I am not Yuan Shu

Chapter 283 I won’t be named Liu unless your whole family is wiped out
The news that Yuan Shu was going to get married was not spread out at the first time, and it was not even included in Yuan Shu's own schedule, because the most important thing for the court at the moment was to try traitors and reward meritorious officials, and Yuan Shu's marriage had to be put on hold for a while.

After Yuan Shu returned to Luoyang, troops continued to return. On March 11, the second year of Zhengshi, Duan Xing led his troops back from Jizhou. At this point, all the 30,000 troops that had gone out to quell the rebellion had returned, and the rebellion war came to an end.

Except for those who died, all the masterminds of the rebellion were captured by the Han army and brought back to Luoyang. Led by Liu He, the former governor of Jiyin County and current rebel leader, more than 50 senior and mid-level rebel leaders were taken back to Luoyang by the Han army.

Emperor Liu Kui appeared in Deyang Palace again after many days and awarded rewards to the soldiers who had made contributions as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty.

It has to be said that although Liu Kui was suppressed by the Yuan father and son and had no real power, he was also very unhappy. As a result, his health, which had just improved a little, became worse again. His cough relapsed, and he kept coughing all day long.

However, in this campaign to quell the rebellion, his interests were consistent with those of the Yuan family.

The Yuan family had to put down the rebellion, and he also had to put down the rebellion to prevent the throne that he had just obtained and had not even sat on yet from being snatched away by others.

Especially when he learned that his relative Liu He was actually trying to depose him, he was so angry that he trembled all over and even suppressed his dissatisfaction with Yuan's usurpation of power.

Compared with Yuan, Liu He is obviously more hateful.

After all, the Yuan family still recognized his throne, but Liu He wanted him dead!

If Liu Hong was restored, would he still be alive? !
For this reason, Liu Kui even asked Yuan Feng to just kill Liu Hong to avoid any further trouble.

But Yuan Feng's attitude remains the same.

Deposing and enthroning an emperor is one thing, and killing the emperor is another. The former can barely maintain the current situation, but if the latter is done, the label of a traitor to the Han Dynasty will be completely put on and cannot be taken off.

Unless Liu Kui was willing to pick up a three-foot sword and kill Liu Hong in broad daylight, Yuan Feng would never be the scapegoat.

Yuan Feng was unwilling, and Liu Kui certainly didn't want to do it himself, so he could only take things step by step and get this matter done first.

These soldiers who maintain their status as emperors should still be rewarded.

Although he felt unwell and coughed continuously, Liu Kui still sat on the throne as the Son of Heaven, and witnessed the enthronement ceremony in silence.

In this battle, many Han army soldiers made great contributions, and the military merit record was a thick volume, but the one who made the greatest contribution was Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu personally killed a rebel general, former Jizhou governor Li Shao, and annihilated a large number of rebel troops. He was the first to break through the rebel defense line and enter Puyang City, and also captured the rebel leader Liu He. In terms of both emotion and reason, he was the one who made the greatest contribution.

Of course, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Duan Xing was still ranked before Yuan Shu. Because of his merits in this campaign, he was promoted to General of Cavalry, and still served as the Grand Marshal. His fief was increased by 3,000 households, and an additional 13,000 households were granted.

As a newcomer in the army, Yuan Shu attacked the rebels as a cavalry captain and achieved great military exploits and gains. Although he was young, he made great contributions, so he was named Rear General and his fief was increased by 3,000 households, in addition to the previous 8,000 households.

For Yuan Shu, the identity of the rear general was quite in line with his needs.

First of all, although the titles of the four generals in the front, back, left and right do not sound very impressive, at this point in time, they are regular and important generals belonging to the regular army system, and they are not generals with miscellaneous titles who are only appointed in war and have no meaning in peacetime.

Compared to the General of Suppressing Rebellion and the General of Conquering the Enemy, the Rear General is the one that really has value.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were only eight generals with important titles, namely the General-in-Chief, the General of Cavalry, the General of Chariots and Cavalry, the General of Guards, and the four generals of the front, left, right and rear.

After the successful campaign against the rebels, Duan Xing became the undisputed leader in the military field of the Han Dynasty, except for the title of general. However, as everyone knows, the position of general was generally given to relatives of the emperor in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and was not often given to foreign officials.

If nothing unexpected happens, Duan Xing's military position has come to an end.

As for the general, he had actually just entered the rank of generals with important titles, and since there were no other candidates in the rank of generals with important titles at present, Yuan Shu actually became the second-in-command in the military field of the Han Dynasty.

In the future, whenever there is something that requires fighting, Duan Yan will be the first choice, and Yuan Shu will be the second choice.

Other generals who made military achievements in this expedition also received rewards and incentives. For example, several important subordinates under Yuan Shu, such as Xu Chong, Lian Da and Shao Yuan, were all appointed as colonels and given their own titles.

For example, Xu Chong became the Captain of Tiger Power, Lian Da became the Captain of Suppressing Rebellion, and Shao Yuan became the Captain of Cavalry. Although they had no formal organization and no authority to command troops, their status was there, and they would be able to command a battalion of troops when they went on an expedition in the future.

As for Dong Xuan, who had the support of Yuan Shu, in addition to continuing to serve as the General of the Tiger Guards, he was also granted the title of Marquis, with an increase of 800 households in his fief, and an increase of 1,800 households.

Fan Li, who served as the captain of Yue cavalry, was also granted the title of marquis and a fief of 1,000 households.

Their positions did not increase, but they all entered the realm of military nobility. The rest of the soldiers, whether they were from the Luoyang Central Army, Yuan Shu's Yi Xin Hui armed group, or the Sanhe recruits, all received the rewards they deserved.

There may not be many positions, but the rewards will not be small.

Finally, Yuan Feng announced on behalf of Liu Kui that all captured rebel prisoners of war would be executed.

Liu He, in particular, disregarded the grace of heaven, committed treason, and betrayed the bloodline of his clan. He was unworthy of being a descendant of Emperor Gaozu. First, his status as a relative of the Han royal family was abolished, and then his entire family was executed, leaving no one alive.

This is what Liu Kui meant.

Originally, Yuan Feng thought that beheading the adult males in his family and either exiling or selling the rest into slavery were both good options.

But Liu Kui refused and strongly demanded that Liu He's entire family be killed.

No one, young or old, male or female, will be left behind!
Kill them all!
"If you still think I am the emperor, the Son of Heaven, Yuan Sikong, then let me make the decision for once. Liu He's entire family must be killed! I want to see their entire family killed with my own eyes!"

Liu Kui was full of resentment and hated Liu He so much that he gnashed his teeth.

I'm so miserable now, I'm just a puppet. The old servants who have followed me for decades have all been forced to become eunuchs. I'm so unlucky, and you actually want to seize my throne?

You still want to fight for the last throne?!

If I don't kill your whole family, I won't be named Liu!
Liu Kui's eyes were filled with intense anger.

Yuan Feng did not refute Liu Kui's "request" in the end.

After Liu Kui said so much, Yuan Feng agreed to his request.

As a result, all 73 members of Liu He's family, including men, women, young and old, were pushed to the guillotine.

The reward ceremony was followed by the execution of Liu He's family. Liu Kui strongly requested to supervise the execution personally. Despite his poor health, he was determined to see Liu He's death with his own eyes.

He even demanded that Liu He's family be killed first and Liu He be killed last. He wanted Liu He to die in extreme pain.

So the executioner followed Liu Kui's wishes and first killed Liu He's close relatives, including his wife's family, his nephews, uncles, father-in-law and mother-in-law. They were sent to the guillotine one by one and were killed one by one.

After killing all these people, they began to deal with his immediate family members. For example, his elderly mother was killed amid Liu He's wailing.

Next, the executioner killed Liu He's wife, and then killed his concubines one by one, and then killed his children one by one.

From the oldest to the youngest, they were killed one after another.

Every time someone died, Liu He would wail in pain and struggle desperately, trying to break free from the grip and save his relatives.

But all the efforts were in vain.

And his performance undoubtedly made Liu Li very satisfied and happy.

He looked at Liu He writhing in pain and laughed out loud.

The worries before becoming emperor, the pain after becoming emperor, and the resentment accumulated in his heart seemed to be poured out at this moment.

Such a brutal scene not only made Yuan Fengzhi frown, but also made the civil and military officials in the court have many thoughts.

Not to mention the officials who had already joined Yuan’s ruling group, even the “elite” party members who had just been called back could not bear it when they saw this scene with their own eyes.

This level of punishment is probably not much more merciful than lingchi. Is it really necessary to torture someone to this extent?
Fortunately, this guy is not a powerful monarch. If he were...

Can everyone still live a peaceful life?
Some party officials who had already understood the actual situation in the court had such outrageous ideas in their hearts.

(End of this chapter)