Chapter 263 [Then kill them all! 】
What was even more terrifying was still behind, but I saw a few more people standing up slowly, and the total was exactly five people, representing the four surnames and five hopes.
The five surnames and seven Wangs of the Tang Dynasty have always been connected and joined together. Later, the Lu family of Fanyang died for the country, and the Tang Dynasty became the four surnames and six Wangs. Unexpectedly, today they changed again. Five families of the four surnames and six Wangs of the Four surnames and Six Wangs chose to stab the knife.
The Wang ministers' brothers and feet are cold.
They already felt something was wrong.
The so-called God wants to destroy people, it will inevitably make people crazy first. These ministers made the final struggle and finally roared at Li Shimin: "Li Shimin, what are you doing? Even if other aristocratic families become traitors, my Wang family is still the number one family in the world. I advise you to think about it carefully. How many officials in the Tang Dynasty came from the Wang family? All of them were surnamed Wang, and they were all branches of the Wang family."
How many officials from the Tang Dynasty came from the Wang family?
There are more than a thousand people in all parts of the country!
From the second-rank important officials to the ninth-rank grassroots officials, if the clerks holding real power in the yamen in various places are added, the number of people will probably exceed 5,000.
These people basically have the surname Wang. Even if they don’t have the surname Wang, they have a close relationship with the Wang family. They are either disciples and old officials or son-in-laws of marriage.
The grassroots officials with more than 5,000 people are the last barrier of the Wang family in Taiyuan.
Unfortunately, they underestimated Li Shimin's murderous intention.
Or rather, they underestimated Li Yun's determination.
Since the ninth year of Wude, Li Yun has been planning aristocratic families. From selling salted fish to hype in Fanyang City, he would rather integrate with the grassland ethnic group than focus on the Central Plains family, because Li Yun knew one thing very clearly that the grassland was very stable. The greatest ability of the Han people is to melt other ethnic groups. As long as it takes decades, the Turks will inevitably become members of the Han family.
At that time, there will be no Turks in the world, only the Han nationality will be integrated, which will only create greater benefits and allow all people to live a good life.
But the aristocratic families are different!
The aristocratic family is a "Han" with a strong root, but unfortunately it is the most shameful "traitor". Later generations once had a strange statement that aristocratic family should enjoy the food of bells and cauldrons. Some people mistakenly believe that the wealth of aristocratic family was accumulated from generation to generation, so they are qualified to enjoy the most luxurious and wealthy life. Unfortunately, these people ignored one thing: How did the wealth of aristocratic family come from?
The wealth of aristocratic families has absorbed the blood of the people!
There is an essential difference between aristocratic families and heroic families...
The heroes are qualified to enjoy it later because their ancestors are fighting for the country with their heads in hand. However, the aristocratic families do not have such qualifications. What they are best at is selling the country for small families.
In history, several alien slaughtered the Central Plains. The leading thieves were basically all family members who passed on their poetry and books. They sold their own nation, but their families continued to grow.
To a certain extent, they are called Zhongming Ding Food. They sucked the blood of their Han compatriots, but regarded their compatriots as stepping stones for glory and wealth. But they mastered the writing style and verbalism. All recorded in historical books are for the country and the people.
History is a little girl. The aristocratic family likes to dress her up the most. Behind the flowers is the extremely dirty food of the bells and tripods.
This extremely dirty bell and tripod food refers to the bell and tripod food that was before the Han Dynasty.
Unfortunately, it is now the Tang Dynasty, and the Wang family in Taiyuan is not worthy of the word "backbone".
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The Wang family in Taiyuan was struggling for the final struggle, and was preparing to use more than 5,000 grassroots officials of the Wang family as a threat, of which about 1,000 officials and about 4,000 clerks holding real power. This is an extremely huge number. The Wang family was indeed the first family of the Tang Dynasty.
According to historical records, during the Li Shimin period, there were only 7,000 officials in the country, and there were about 20,000 clerks in office, and at most 30,000 were added.
The Wang clan in Taiyuan directly accounts for one-sixth.
This is the last barrier for the Wang family, the confidence for them to make the final struggle, and it is precisely because of this confidence that they still dare to threaten after being stabbed by their allies.
Unfortunately, one step is wrong!
But seeing Li Shimin standing with his hands behind his back, he spoke leisurely and said lightly: "I have been waiting for today for many years..."
This is the seventh repetition sentence.
The hearts of the Wang ministers were at the bottom of the valley.
Smart people are not allowed to say too much, and the emperor's words have already shown everything.
But people have to struggle before they die!
"His Majesty!"
The Wang officials finally showed weakness and suddenly knelt on the ground. The Tang Dynasty did not kneel down. At this moment, they all knelt down. The tone was not as strong as before. Instead, they pretended to be pitiful: "Your Majesty, the Wang family has made great contributions. Our clan has worked hard and made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty. The court has put its heart into the local government. Could your Majesty really want to raise the butcher knife and massacre more than 5,000 meritorious officials?"
It's hard, it's soft!
Unfortunately, Li Shimin's expression was not at all turbulent, but instead asked meaningfully, saying, "You have worked hard and made great contributions? Do you have to manage things with your heart? Why do I see different things? What I see is you who control the people's livelihood."
The emperor stopped here, and his eyes suddenly flashed with a strong murderous intent, and said in a stern manner: "Salt, you sell, iron, you weave and dye, tea bricks, you account for 30% of them, silk cloth, you control it at a high price, the people work hard, and you are suppressed to buy it. I once remembered a unsolved case back then. Your Wang family bought a widow's income from weaving for half a year with five copper plates. As a result, the widow's youngest son starved to death, and you beat the widow to death in the court..."
The emperor became more and more angry as he spoke. He suddenly roared and roared angrily: "But the anger is that I had no choice but to give in to you at that time. The reason why I gritted my teeth and gave in was because you have more than 5,000 officials."
At this point, he roared and shouted again: "Now you still dare to salivate and mention more than 5,000 officials. Do you really think I am the emperor of Wude Nine Years? I want to tell you that my nephew has worked hard for nine years. In these nine years, the whole royal family gritted their teeth and endured it. What we are trying to destroy the officials of aristocratic families to control the people's livelihood. You are defeated, and most of the five thousand officials who act as amulets will kneel down and surrender to the royal family..."
"impossible!"
The Wang ministers suddenly looked up. There was obvious panic in their eyes, but they had to strengthen their confidence and shouted: "The officials from the Wang family are all strong and strong. They would rather live on their feet than live on their knees. If you let them betray the family, you should not think too wonderful."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Li Shimin laughed again and suddenly asked in a laugh: "Is that true?"
Iron-bending?
Unwilling to live?
The Wang family in Taiyuan seems not worthy!
The emperor suddenly stepped forward, walked all the way to the silk book that Li Xiaogong unfolded. Suddenly he burst out laughing and asked the group of Wang officials: "Do you want to know what the silk book says?"
What does it say in the silk book?
Isn’t the statement in the silk book Li Yun’s statement?
Li Yun is just a lord of the vassal state. Can his statement replace the emperor's decision?
It seems to be true!
The Wang official suddenly became extremely frightened.
They fear Li Yun more than the emperor.
The emperor sometimes knew how to endure, but Li Yun only liked to "suppose people with virtue". His virtue was two sledgehammers, and his conquering people was to smash people to death.
In the eyes of Wang family and others in Taiyuan, Li Yun was an unreasonable and unconscientious madman.
In their horrified eyes, Li Shimin slowly looked down at the silk book. The emperor found the part about the national affairs on the silk book, and then recited it in an extremely calm tone, saying: "My nephew guessed that the Wang family would definitely struggle to death. They would definitely use officials as threats to threaten the second uncle to make concessions and compromises. Hahaha, my nephew has already investigated. Wang family has 1,32 officials, and the total number of clerks is 3,871. Together, there are 5,191 people."
The investigation is very clear and the numbers are accurate to the individual.
The group of Wang officials looked pale, and they themselves didn't know the exact number of their family officials.
However, Li Yun knew how to master this number. What was his purpose in mastering this number?
Don't dare to think about it.
They did not dare to think further, but Li Shimin continued to recite, but saw the emperor staring at the silk book and chanting slowly: "Five thousand, one hundred and ninety-one people are just officials, not the people. If they are willing to make meritorious contributions, they can save their lives to live in the world. If they want to fight against power, then..."
Li Shimin stopped here deliberately, and his tiger eyes looked at the Wang ministers with a pair of tiger eyes, and suddenly hesitated lightly, and said in extreme plainness: "Then, kill them all!"
Then kill them all!
This is what Li Yun wrote on the silk book!
How light and fluttering?
It seems to be casual!
However, the strong murderous intent in this sentence made the ministers of Wang feel cold.
"Li Shimin!"
The Wang official suddenly roared.
But seeing them all climbing up from the ground, their eyes were like crazy: "If you dare to destroy the Wang family, five thousand officials will die suddenly, the entire Tang Dynasty will inevitably fall into chaos. Your Li family will also repeat the mistakes of the Sui Dynasty. Destroy the country is right in front of you, and the entire Li family will die suddenly."
"Yeah?"
Li Shimin said lightly, clearly unmoved!
The emperor suddenly looked like a tiger and shouted loudly: "Fang Xuanling, I'll write an order!"
Before Lao Fang agreed, the emperor shouted and said: "In March of the seventh year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, the king of Bohai Kingdom fought in Liaodong, and wiped out Goguryeo in one battle. There were aristocratic families in the Central Plains, and they had private soldiers to spread news. This was selling the clan and the country was sold, which was no different from treason. The Tang Dynasty had a rule that he would not kill all crimes, but only rebelled and killed nine clans. I accepted the words of the king of Bohai Kingdom. The whole family of the Wang family in Taiyuan was exterminated. This order was the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was responsible for the heavens and spread to the world, and all sent people to hear it!"
Good guy!
What a domineering language!
What a resolute decision!
The emperor clearly called for Fang Xuanling to draft an edict, but he directly said the entire content of the edict. This edict could be issued without any modification and written directly on the blank edict.
It spread to the world and all the envoys heard about it!
This is a chance to make no concessions and not to give anyone a chance to advise.
"Li Shimin, you dare..."
The group of Wang's ministers were full of horror, and they were like roaring wildly. One of them laughed like crazy because they were too scared and pointed at Li Shimin and said, "Butcher, you are a butcher. If you kill five thousand officials of Wang's family, you will definitely be accused in history books for generations. Hahaha, butcher dog thief, what emperor are you? You are a tyrant."
Before death, people are indeed extremely crazy.
"OK!"
Li Shimin seemed not angry, but instead nodded with a smile, and suddenly behind his back, he said leisurely: "I am just wanting to be a butcher and recite this tyrannical crime. Otherwise, if my nephew is written on the history books, then I will feel guilty as an elder, butcher, I don't care..."
He stopped suddenly, and the tiger's eyes showed coldness and harshness. He suddenly shouted softly and said, "Where is Jinwu Guard?"
Rumble!
A group of Jinwu Guards, who were like wolves and tigers, rushed in.
Li Shimin reached out and pointed to the Wang ministers and said in a singular manner: "No one of the forty-seven people will be allowed. The Wang family will be the first to destroy the family and drag them out..."
He stopped here again, slowly spit out the last three words, and said coldly: "Kill them all."
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Chapter completed!