Chapter 1042 Smiling like a knife The city of Chang'an was not quiet all night. This incident naturally left a very strong mark in later history books, and there was even an allusion spread about it The night arrest of the town official . There has been no shortage of such shocking events in Chang'an City in recent years, but no matter what happened before, it makes people feel more uneasy than the arrest that night without explanation. When King Yi Yang Yin rebelled, Emperor Tianyou also issued an order to arrest people all over the city. Officials of all sizes plus their family members and followers killed tens of thousands. There were not enough carriages at Caishikou to transport corpses outside the city every day. . When Yang Jian first returned to the court, he also killed many people, but Yang Jian did not kill many court officials. Wei Mu sits in Chang'an and kills people like crazy, but in the eyes of others, he is just a madman. But the whole night spent by Fang Jie's men arresting people had another meaning in the eyes of those with discerning eyes. No matter how people killed people in the past, the sky in Chang'an City has never changed. But Fang Jie's move this time may indicate that a new sky is about to cover Chang'an City. This is a signal, a signal that Fang Jie wants to completely stabilize the court. Fang Jie did not enter Chang'an City by force, but this does not mean that Fang Jie did not kill after entering the city. It's just that most successful people in history will not kill those who greet them. Although most of these welcomers are hypocritical and speculators, successful people must learn to accept it all. But obviously, Fang Jie had no intention of accepting it. After midnight, the Chang'an government office was taken over by a large number of knights, and all the officials on duty at night were unarmed and thrown into prison. It didn't take long for them to gain many companions. There were many prisons in the yamen of Xiaoqiu School, but they could not hold so many people. The cells in Chang'an Mansion were soon overcrowded. It was almost dawn, and the cells in the Criminal Department were full. Even so, a large number of prisoners were still brought to the Black Flag Army camp for control. It is impossible for the outside world to guess how many people were arrested that night, but there is no doubt that this number must be extremely shocking. As expected by Fang Jie, after Pei Dazhi, the Prime Minister of Chang'an Prefecture, was taken down, the old people of various families who had not been involved in worldly affairs in Chang'an City for many years could not sit still. The carriage stopped outside Changchun Garden was full of excitement. Car after car. Fang Jie didn't see any of them, but asked someone to write down the He family from which these people came. "The appearance of these people, even if Fang Jie doesn't see them at all, is still a big gain." When it was time for the morning court, Fang Jie washed up and put on his court clothes, walked out of Changchun Garden and went straight to Tai Chi Palace. Although Yang Qinyan, the eldest princess of the Great Sui Dynasty, had left all court affairs to him, she was still nominally a courtier of the Great Sui Dynasty, so the eldest princess still had to preside over the morning court every morning, but she handed over all the memorials to him. Fang Jie will not make any decisions at the court meeting. She seemed to be in no mood or desire to face these court ministers. Relatively speaking, she preferred to sit in a daze by the window in her original residence in Taiji Palace for the whole afternoon. There were far fewer people coming to court today than usual, making the already empty Taiji Hall look even more empty. In addition to the black flag army's civilian and military generals who are basically all here, there are all vacancies for officials in various government offices. No one knew what happened last night, so the faces of the courtiers outside the Black Flag Army were extremely solemn. No one knows what Fang Jie will do next. And these people were not captured last night. Who knows whether a large number of knights will come in during the court meeting and capture them all? But they didn't dare not come, because if they didn't come, they would clearly give Fang Jie a reason to take action. In the past, before going to court, the courtiers would gather together in twos and threes and whisper. Even after entering the main hall, someone would exchange a few words from time to time. But today, everyone is quiet. After Fang Jie walked into the hall, the courtiers turned to look at him and then quickly lowered their heads. No one dared to look into Fang Jie's eyes, as if they could shoot poisonous arrows. As soon as Fang Jie entered the hall, the civil and military generals from the Black Flag Army leaned forward and saluted: "I have met my lord!" Compared with the other courtiers who were dumbfounded and frightened, they were clearly different. Fang Jie waved his hand, walked to the front of the queue and stood there. Yang Qinyan originally arranged a seat for him, but Fang Jie refused to accept it. It wasn't until Fang Jie reached his position that the subordinates of the Black Flag Army straightened up. Compared with the restless courtiers, everyone in the Black Flag Army was extremely calm, as if nothing happened last night. At this time, Mu San came from the direction of the inner court. After entering the main hall, he first greeted Fang Jie, then stood up straight and said loudly: "Her Royal Highness the Princess said that she will not come to the morning court today. All ministers and ministers of the court. All the reports will be reported to the Duke of Zhen, who will make his decision." As soon as these words were spoken, the courtiers all took a breath of air. They all thought that the eldest princess Yang Qin could be bullied, but now I see that this woman's thoughts are really scary. Fang Jie had the Black Flag Army capture so many people last night, and it was impossible for Yang Qinyan not to know. I won¡¯t come to the morning court today, obviously to avoid this matter. It's good now. The eldest princess put aside the matter and pretended not to know about it. She didn't care and let Fang make the decision. Those who originally planned to take advantage of the eldest princess could not even see her shadow. In fact, many people came outside Tai Chi Palace last night and asked to see Her Royal Highness the Princess. But Yang Qinyan asked people outside to tell the people outside that Tai Chi Palace would not open its doors at night. This was the rule. No matter how big something happened, it would have to wait until tomorrow morning to discuss it. Those who were rejected had to wait, but in the end, she simply stopped coming. ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Mu San looked at the faces of the courtiers, feeling a little proud and a little depressed. He is now a legitimate official, but because he is a eunuch, it is most convenient for him to enter and leave the Taiji Palace, so he is still in charge of palace affairs for the time being. Although this feeling of being the chief steward of the harem was very satisfying, he wanted to stand in the Tai Chi Hall and participate in political affairs like the rest of the Black Flag Army. "Last night." Fang Jie turned around and looked at the courtiers, his eyes slowly scanning over them. "The Knight Riding School and my personal barracks have taken some people. Those who are still here, please rest assured. I ordered to take down all those who are detrimental to the court. As for what crimes have been found, there will be a notice later. I am now Just name a few people and tell me why they were taken. " "A while ago, there was a rebel in Chang'an City who took control of the government, dismissed hundreds of officials, and was sentenced to regicide. This person did not show his true face, so many people still don't know. His identity. Later it was rumored that this person was the Emperor Taizu of the Sui Dynasty This is such a nonsense. The person who made up such a lie had a clear intention to subvert the Sui Dynasty. What is ridiculous is that there are still people who believe it. "As far as I know, most of the royal family members in the city died at the hands of this person. If this person was resurrected by Emperor Taizu, would he do such a cruel thing to kill his descendants? It's so obvious. Many people don't understand. I'm afraid you were all in the Tai Chi Palace during those days, right? I never force everyone to remain loyal to the Sui Dynasty. It's understandable that I have no choice but to compromise. This is also the reason why I do not pursue the case against everyone present, because you are just trying to compromise and are not committing rebellion. " "The traitor killed so many royal nobles. If such a crime can be indulged, what is the difference between the traitor and the traitor? , Minister Wu Hao, Dali Temple Qing Duan Chun, Chang'an Prefecture Prime Minister Pei Dazhi these people hold great power in maintaining the laws of the Sui Dynasty, but they became accomplices of the rebels in the rebellion. Needless to say, you are better than them. I know how many of the royal family in Chang'an City were arrested by them personally." Fang Jie paused and continued: "The reason why the eldest princess did not come to the morning court was because she could not face such people. You can still stand in the court!" The courtiers lowered their heads, and no one dared to interrupt. "All I want to do is to cooperate sincerely with all the ministers and ministers after entering the city to stabilize Chang'an and even the world. But this is just my wishful thinking The evil people will have their own evil people to rule, and I will be the evil person to rule the evil people. In troubled times, we should pay attention to the rules. I will only say these words once and will not mention them again." "There is something I want to discuss with you." Fang Jie walked slowly in the hall: "The Xiaoqi School Yamen has been here since last night. The interrogation lasted all night, and no one could hide any secrets in the yamen of the Xiaoqiu School. However the manpower of the Xiaoqiu School is limited after all, and they are not busy with anything else these days You, Dugu, will coordinate and arrange everything for this morning. Everyone goes to interrogate." Fang Jie smiled: "There is another advantage to this. No matter how powerful the Xiaoqiu School is, they are not familiar with the things in Chang'an City. They have been familiar with you for many years. What secrets do they have. You don't need to interrogate me to know that as long as they see you sitting there, they won't be able to resist." After saying this, everyone was shocked. Ruthless! Fang Jie¡¯s move was too cruel. Let the courtiers interrogate the courtiers. One of his former colleagues sat in the hall to interrogate the other and became a prisoner. Both the prisoner and the judge knew each other very well, and they couldn't hide any dirty things. If the interrogation continues like this, the people sitting in the lobby may not become prisoners. ??If the trial continues like this, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty will probably not be able to save anyone. At this time, the courtiers were not only frightened but also angry. Fang Jie made it clear that he wanted to catch them all. "This" Yu Aishan, an old minister who was invited out again after the little emperor ascended the throne, pondered for a moment, took a step forward and bowed and said: "The Duke's method is so wonderful that those who do evil will have nowhere to escape. Shape. Just?¡All the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were involved in this matter. If there were other things in the court, it would be impossible to estimate. It would be of no benefit to the people if the court stopped. In my opinion, it would be better to ask all the ministers to go back home and try their best to think about the crimes of the captured traitors, and then each write a statement and submit it to the Duke. " In fact, when he said this, he was just bargaining. He had completely ignored everything else. If you know what he said, Fang Jie could have asked him, since you all know the crimes of those people, why didn't you expose them? If Fang Jie asked If Fang Jie doesn't ask, then there is still room for relaxation. It has to be said that Jiang is still too old. Yu Aishan's move seems to have forced him to have no way out, so why not. Retreating to advance? ¡°That makes sense. " Fang Jie smiled slightly: "That's it, you guys will pay more attention later. Those traitors will still regret the dead souls after all, right? "The implication of this is that if those people don't die, you may also be bitten to death." "But it depends on the Duke of the country's decision!" " Yu Aishan breathed a long sigh of relief in his heart, and quietly wiped the sweat from his palms in his sleeves. Fang Jie is really forcing people to die without repaying their lives, leaving the life and death of those captured to the courtiers to decide In order to protect themselves, the remaining people can only punish the captured people to death. However, it is obvious that Fang Jie does not intend to kill the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty. Since they have left some room, they can still get along with each other secretly in the future. Glancing at Fang Jie, the young man's smile was as gentle as a knife.