Mi Han

Chapter 704: Three Rules to Rectify People's Hearts
Dozens of envoys from all over Jingzhou gathered behind Mi Yang and watched him whip Li Yan hard with the rattan in his hand.

At the same time, they also heard Mi Yang's words of regret:

"I came to Jingzhou for the great cause of unification of the Han Dynasty.

Although the Han Dynasty is now prosperous, it is not easy to unify the country!

This cannot be achieved without the concerted efforts and unity of all the ministers of the Han Dynasty.

I have such ambition, why don’t you?
As a general valued by the late emperor, you have acted perversely and caused great resentment among the people of Yiyang.

The late emperor's good reputation has also been disgraced because of you.

But for this crime, how can you redeem yourself even if you die a hundred times? "

As he spoke, Mi Yang seemed to really want to whip Li Yan to death, and he swung the cane in his hand harder and harder.

Li Yan is a battle-hardened general, and his physical fitness is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

However, no matter how brave a general is, how long can he last under Mi Yang's constant beating?
After being whipped by Mi Yang for dozens of times, Li Yan's back had become a bloody mess and looked extremely miserable.

After Mi Yang whipped him hard again, Li Yan finally couldn't hold on any longer. At this time, he couldn't even scream and simply fell to the ground and fainted.

Li Yan's fainting scared Li Feng who was standing next to him.

Li Feng was afraid that Mi Yang would really whip Li Yan to death. At this moment, he forgot his inner fear and threw himself directly on Li Yan, bearing the rest of the whipping for Li Yan.

However, Li Feng's act of saving his father did not make Mi Yang determined to let Li Yan go.

Mi Yang looked at Ding Feng who was standing aside and said, "Drag Li Feng away."

As soon as Mi Yang said this, before Ding Feng could take any action, the faces of the envoys watching around him changed drastically.

Does the Grand Marshal really want to whip Li Yan to death?
They were already terrified by the process of Mi Yang whipping Li Yan just now.

You know, even though Li Yan was deprived of his military power by Mi Yang, he still had the status of a former general.

In the military system of the Han Dynasty, the position of general was very high.

At least in Jingzhou at present, Li Yan is the person with the highest status except Mi Yang.

Moreover, it is well known that Li Yan is a member of Mi Yang's faction!

Precisely because of Li Yan's prominent status and special identity, the tragic scene of him being whipped in public had a greater impact on envoys from all over the country.

For a moment, envoys from all over the country could not help but ask themselves in their hearts, if even Li Yan committed a crime like this, what about their lords whose status was not as high as Li Yan's?

It was not until now that envoys from all over the country realized that Mi Yang's character was by no means exactly like Liu Bei. At least in some aspects, he had a ruthlessness and determination that Liu Bei did not have.

And because of Li Yan's prominent status, the envoys could not sit idly by and watch Mi Yang whip Li Yan to death.

Perhaps they could not go against Mi Yang's decision, but not doing something and not being able to do something are two different things.

When thinking of this, the first person to react was Chen Dao.

Chen Dao rushed to Mi Yang in one step, knelt down, hugged Mi Yang's thighs and said:
"Da Sima, we can't fight anymore!

The former general is old, and if the war continues, he will die."

Chen Dao was the first person to report Li Yan to Mi Yang, but the reason why Chen Dao reported Li Yan to Mi Yang was that he was worried that Li Yan would ruin state affairs for his own selfish interests, not because he had a personal grudge against Li Yan.

Deep down, Chen Dao had no intention of using this incident to kill Li Yan.

Mi Yang saw that it was Chen Dao who suddenly came out to stop him. He said angrily: "Such a criminal should die, so what's the harm?"

As he spoke, Mi Yang saw Li Feng being forcibly pulled away by Ding Feng, and was about to raise the cane again.

Before Mi Yang dropped the cane in his hand, the envoys from all over the country knelt down and pleaded with Mi Yang:
"Grand Sima, please spare the former general's life!"

"Da Sima, the former general knows he was wrong."

"Grand Sima, the former general has made great contributions to the Han Dynasty!"

The next moment, all kinds of pleading words flooded into Mi Yang's ears.

After hearing those words of pleading, Mi Yang showed hesitation on his face for the first time.

Mi Yang's hesitation was soon noticed by Deng Zhi among the ministers.

Deng Zhi, who came from a prominent family, had heard too many secret political stories since he was a child.

Good experience enables Deng Zhi to make the most accurate judgment at this time.

Deng Zhi knelt down to Mi Yang's body, hugged Mi Yang's other thigh, and said with a trembling voice:

"During the battle of Yizhou, the former general led his troops back to the right path, which enabled the late emperor to march straight into Chengdu.

Later, the former general served in various places, suppressed rebellions, and improved people's livelihood. The late emperor praised him a lot and called him a meritorious official who assisted the Han Dynasty.

People all over the world say that the Grand Marshal has the spirit of the late emperor. If the Grand Marshal whips the former general to death in public today, it will damage the reputation of the late emperor for his kindness!"

"Besides, the Grand Marshal just said that the Han Dynasty needs a large number of talented people to unify the country. Although the former general has a bad personal character, he is very talented.

Why doesn't the Grand Marshal spare his life so that he can make up for his crime with meritorious service in the future?

"It is easy to kill a talented person, but hard to find one, Grand Marshal!"

As Deng Zhi spoke, tears began to creep into her voice.

Mi Yang was quite moved by his appearance of dying to protect Mi Yang's good reputation and to glorify the Han Dynasty.

It must be said that there are some things that children from aristocratic families are experts in.

After listening to Deng Zhi's words, Mi Yang looked at the envoys kneeling on the ground to plead for Li Yan, and a look of helplessness appeared on his face.

"You, you are putting yourself in an unjust situation!

If I spare Li Yan's life today, what will happen if someone imitates him in the future?"

It must be said that Mi Yang is essentially a descendant of a noble family.

Deng Zhi saw that Mi Yang's tone had softened, but he still didn't change his mind because of his concerns. At this time, no matter how stupid he was, he knew what to say.

Deng Zhi quickly wiped away the tears on her face, and then took the lead in expressing her opinion:

"Don't worry, Grand Sima!

To teach and then punish is the hundred-year tradition of our Han Dynasty.

If there are still people who dare to commit the same offense again after the previous generals set an example, then there is no need for the Grand Marshal to worry. I will punish him severely even if I die, and I will never show any leniency!"

When Deng Zhi said this, Mi Yang's eyes showed satisfaction.

However, the envoys who had just been pleading for Li Yan were all stunned for a moment.

They seemed to have noticed something.

When Mi Yang saw that the messengers had no additional words, he took the initiative to ask:
"What do you think of what Deng Jingzhou said?"

As soon as Mi Yang said this, the envoys gradually reacted.

This is the Jingzhou version of “Three Rules”!

But the situation has developed to this point, can they say no?
Once they say no, aren't they clearly telling the world that the master behind them will do illegal things in the future?

I don't think a person who can be a messenger would be so stupid.

Therefore, after a little thought, the envoys kowtowed to Mi Yang repeatedly to express their agreement with Deng Zhi's proposal.

Seeing that "it is hard to resist the public sentiment", although Mi Yang is the Grand Marshal, he cannot act on his own.

Mi Yang finally chose to put down the cane in his hand, but his desire to punish Li Yan was not fake.

Then Mi Yang said to all the ministers present:

"Li Yan can be spared the death penalty, but he cannot escape the punishment of living.

Today I have issued an edict to strip Li Yan of his post as general and demote him three ranks to a lieutenant as a punishment!"

After saying this, Mi Yang threw the rattan stick in his hand to the ground and turned away.

Looking at Mi Yang's departing back, the kneeling envoys from all over the country breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the cane used by Mi Yang just now whipped Li Yan's body, wasn't it also whipping their hearts?

Some envoys thought of the illegal things their masters had done in private, and they became alert.

Go back quickly and persuade them to stop doing it!

(End of this chapter)