Master Yuan, start!

Yi X's idea is very simple. He will deal with anyone who touches his son, and there will be no room for maneuver.

"That's not the case." Seeing this, Yi D no longer considered saving Tie Liang and the others, but instead talked about another matter:

“Didn’t Yiktang’a always report that he didn’t have enough troops under his command to prevent Russian infiltration?

In my opinion, it would be better to execute only the main culprits of the rebels in western Beijing, and give leniency to those who accomplices, just like Emperor Kangxi sent them to Ningguta, and throw them all into Heilongjiang.

It is better to defend the Qing Dynasty than to die at the hands of one's own people."

Yi D's eyes were firm as he stared closely at the person in front of him, his seventh brother, the Regent Yi X.

"Seventh Brother, in the early years of the Ming Dynasty, the Zhenglan Banner rebelled in Yunnan under the banner of Yongli. Emperor Shunzhi always prioritized the interests of the Eight Banners and gave lenient punishments to his followers. Now, only these few banners are left in the Eight Banners!"

YiX's eyes evaded under the gaze of his sixth brother YiD, clearly hesitating.

"Sixth brother, this... this cannot be compared..."

Yi X grew up under the strict guidance of his biological mother, Uya. Uya came from a poor family, so she was very cautious in everything, which also made Yi X develop such a cautious character.

Tie Liang was executed, which was also worthy of his son. Thinking of this, Yi X hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed to the method of only executing the main culprit and sending his followers to Heilongjiang to defend the land.

"Never mind. This is fine."

He could serve as a rubber-stamp Grand Councilor under Cixi, and naturally he could forgive the Eight Banners who followed Tie Liang and others in the rebellion.

In the final analysis, as long as Yi X's core interests, that is, Guangxu, are not touched, he is still easy to talk to.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a sound suddenly came from outside the door.

"Reporting to the Regent, Prince Gong, Yuan Xiangcheng has taken Gongji City."

"Great!" Yi X immediately stood up happily: "Where's Tieliang? Is he dead?"

"The thief Tieliang surrendered!" The man hesitated for a moment and said, "But...but the anti-rebel army and the bannermen town suffered heavy casualties."

"What?" Yi D opened his eyes wide.

They had just discussed a way out for the Eight Banners, and there was still a way out, but in the blink of an eye, the Eight Banners soldiers were gone?

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Chapter 265 Punishment of Jiujiu Tiredness 0 "Five Continents D Group: and Rewards

"Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the emperor!" Guangxu's personal eunuch Kou Liancai knelt on the ground, kowtowed with each word, and the kowtows made a loud noise.

After kowtowed three times, Kou Liancai's forehead was already bleeding, but he did not feel any pain at all. Instead, his eyes were filled with tears as he looked at the Regent Yi X eagerly.

For a eunuch like Kou Liancai, his master was everything to him. If Emperor Guangxu was assassinated and Emperor Yixuan wanted to punish him, he would be the first one to be beheaded.

But now, Yi Xin not only did not blame him, but allowed him to continue to serve Guangxu on his sickbed, and also gave him the right to meet with the regent at any time.

Having received so much grace and honor, Kou Liancai no longer expected anything. In his heart, being able to take good care of the emperor in the future was the greatest blessing.

"Seventh Brother, this is a happy event, a great joy!"

After receiving the good news, Yi X looked at Prince Gong Yi D, and the gloom on his face for many days was swept away, and he said with a smile.

In Yi X's view, this was indeed a great joyous event, which made him more excited than the fall of Yangzhou City. It meant that Guangxu, who was on his sickbed, had his great revenge avenged.

Of course, the war in the South was also important.

Now the rebellion in the capital has been quelled. Although the country has not yet been unified, the trend of moving south is already set. Now that Yangzhou has been captured, there is absolutely no reason for the southern half of the Yangtze River to defend against the river. The time for complete success is just around the corner.

"Well, it is indeed a happy event." Prince Gong Yi D replied absentmindedly.

What he wanted to know most at this moment was how many remnants of the Eight Banners Anti-Rebellion Army and the rebellious Banner Army were left. After all, these were the only remaining Eight Banners warriors who dared to fight in the Qing Dynasty.

If they were all dead, the entire court would have to rely on Yuan Shikai, and this was absolutely unacceptable.

The two people in the hall had their own thoughts, and soon, Yi X ordered all the ministers in the palace to be called in.

The situation in Beijing was tense. In order to reduce manpower for defense, Yi Jiu brought all the ministers and princes to the Forbidden City and settled them in Wenyuan Pavilion, Wenhua Hall, Jiwen Hall and other places south of the Imperial Hospital.

He just spread out his blanket and slept on the floor, totally disregarding any scholarly manners.

Fortunately, it is summer now and there is no need for warm clothes or quilts. Otherwise, this large open-air dormitory would be enough to make many elderly court officials drunk.

They all lived in the palace, and they arrived quickly after the eunuchs notified them.

Soon, the hurried figures of ministers and princes appeared outside the Imperial Hospital, some of them not even having time to trim their beards.

"Tieliang was executed, Zaixun was captured, the Eight Banners' anti-rebel army suffered heavy casualties, Fuyu and Boyan Nemohu fled, and Yuan Xiangcheng was leading his troops in pursuit."

After reading this news, most of the princes and ministers put their minds at ease.

However, some people are worried.

"Your Highness, Tie Liang has been executed. No one can find fault with what Yuan Xiangcheng did." Weng Tong bowed. The first half of his sentence expressed his affirmation of Yuan Xiangcheng, but the second half of his sentence was somewhat inappropriate:

"But the heavy casualties among the Eight Banners were truly unjustified.

Since the tenth year of the Guangxu reign, the number of bannermen who joined the army has been very small. Now that we finally have two large armies, they are destroyed in an instant. It is really, really heartbreaking.

"Lord Weng, according to what you said, Yuan Xiangcheng not only has no merit this time, but you want me to blame him?" Yi X looked unhappy. He finally understood what it was like for his son to be the emperor.

A minister who always sings the opposite tune, no wonder his son always complains about Master Weng when he comes home to visit his parents.

On such a happy occasion, he said that Yuan Shikai had both merits and faults. What did he want? Could he defeat the enemy without getting hurt?

Since ancient times, leading troops into battle has always resulted in casualties. Could it be that Yuan Xiangcheng would fly over Tie Liang's head, smash his skull with one palm, and then drag Tie Liang's body out of the enemy camp?

“Of course there is merit, but…”

Weng Tong was about to continue explaining when Prince Li Shiduo immediately took over and said:

"Of course I have made contributions, and they are great contributions. The rebellion of the Eight Banners is something unprecedented in the past hundred years of our country.

Yuan Xiangcheng's actions can be described as a good doctor, helping the court to scrape the bones and heal the wound. Even if the treatment was extremely painful, it is not his fault. "

Strange, strange.

The ministers and princes present looked at the two people in front of them strangely.

Weng Tong, a Han Chinese, spoke up for the Bannermen; while Prince Li Shiduo, a member of the Eight Banners royal family, spoke for Yuan Shikai.

Perhaps Weng Tong wanted to use the act of blaming Yuan Shikai and protecting the Eight Banners to demonstrate his own "impartial" position.

Many Han ministers in the Qing Dynasty have done this kind of thing throughout history, so it is understandable.

Why is it Prince Keli?

What the ministers present did not know was that at this moment, nation was no longer the basis for Shiduo's settlement, but interests were.

Compared with the Eight Banners in Gongji City, which have become ghosts, it is more in line with Prince Li Shiduo's own interests to maintain Yuan Xiang City.

After all, the "Chengcheng Company" outside the Great Wall could send hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, countless Korean ginseng and Western novelties to Prince Li's Mansion every year.

Eight Banners?

What are the Eight Banners? Silver is the real thing.

"Yuan Xiangcheng, you really didn't disappoint me." Yi X calmed down and said to the ministers with emotion:

"Over the years, except for the Jindan Dao incident, all other battles were conducted beautifully.

Even the Golden Core Dao was limited by supplies and terrain, and had no choice but to watch the bandits flee westward and eventually disappear into the desert."

Never disappointed, always beautiful, even if the golden elixir made a mistake, it is beyond human control.

Hearing these words from the Regent Prince Yixun, the princes and ministers understood what he meant to Yuan Shikai.

Upon hearing this, Weng Tong did not explain any more and quietly retreated to the side of the ministers.

The remaining ministers also understood what he meant and came forward one after another to express that Yuan Shikai's suppression of the Tieliang rebels was indeed a great achievement. It only took more than ten days and he could be said to be a role model for military officers of the time.

"Where is Zaixun?" Yixun looked at the ministers and asked, "What crime should a mere prince be punished for plotting to assassinate the emperor?"

"Your Highness, naturally, the sentence will be stripping of title and expulsion from the clan. The death penalty is inevitable, and the entire clan will be executed, either by beheading or by slow slicing, regardless of whether the leader or the follower is serious." Li Hongzao paused, then added: "But..."

"But what?"

"Zaixun is the Iron Hat King, this title..." When Li Hongzao said this, everyone present understood.

After Qianlong, the title of Iron Hat King had never been taken away. It was simply that the eldest clan took away the title and the younger clan inherited it.

But the key point is that these iron-hat kings have never committed the crime of treason.

Which is more serious, the Iron Hat King or the rebellion?

Should the title be stripped and the iron hat abolished; or should the hat be kept and someone else be appointed to inherit the title?

But no matter what, Zaixun could not escape the punishment of clan extermination.

Prince Zhuang's family, especially Zaixun's brothers and sisters, uncles, aunts, sisters-in-law, parents, nephews and nieces, are unlikely to escape death.

In other words, the main branch of Prince Zhuang's mansion disappeared from then on, and only the minor branch remained.

Yi X remained silent upon hearing this. He was not sad for Zaixun's family. After all, they were just distant relatives with weak blood ties, and were almost five generations away from him.

Did he just think that this was the end of it, that once the head fell, it would be over?

Then what about the fear, anger, pain and resentment in my heart these days?

All I can say is that rebellion is like this. After the assassination fails, the participants only need to be executed by slow slicing, but there are many things to consider after the execution.

"The title of Prince Zhuang will be abolished forever!" Yi X gnashed his teeth and said, "From now on, only ten iron-hatted princes will be left. Nine deaths^10 "4 Shan 3 Wu Ci" o4 fold generation:!"

Seeing Yi X so angry, all the princes and ministers naturally bowed and agreed.

But even so, YiX still didn't feel relieved.

"Lord Regent, why don't you let me talk to Zaixun?" Yi D saw that his seventh brother was still angry and spoke decisively: