Yang Biao and the more than 20 people were all looking at me and I looked at you. I didn’t know how to explain to Liu He. In the end, they could only turn their attention to Cui Jun and Xun Yu.

Especially Cui Lie kept giving his son a look, but Cui Jun was also confused. He himself didn't think clearly about the mystery, which made Cui Lie anxious.

Xun Yu seemed to have a completely understandable meaning.

"Master..."

He put down the wine bottle and stood up.

"Has the lord ever calculated that this group of people accounted for what percentage of the total number of officials in the entire Luoyang and Sili area?"

Liu He was naturally not a fool. As soon as he asked this, he immediately understood what it meant.

"So what? Do you also think that the law does not punish the masses?"

Xun Yu said respectfully: "Lord, this group of people accounts for about 70% of the ministers in the court. And nearly 60% of all the officials in the counties and counties in the Sili area."

Zhong Yao added: "This is just to forget the officials, not the officials. Even among the officials, the capital officials are less than 600 stones, and the county officials and below are all because of their low position and low power, so it seems not very important in this plan. The offenders may not be able to provide them all at once, but it is conceivable that the number of people is absolutely large. If these people are included, I am afraid that the wide range of people involved this time will be one of the biggest cases since the founding of Guangwu."

"Once all the ministers and forty-three masters of the family were executed according to the law, among which the three families of Chen, Zheng and Wei were implicated in nine tribes, there would be tens of thousands of people killed. In addition, due to this, countless people need to be dismissed, exiled, and imprisoned."

"What do you mean by this? These dog thieves have committed rebellion. Could it be that such a sin that is unforgivable? "

Cheng Liang slapped the table and stood up, waiting for Zhong Yao angrily.

Zhu Ye also stood beside him: "The third brother said it well. These bastards are cut into pieces and executed by Lingchi. It is also a kindness to the elder brother. If you plead for them, don't blame me for not driving you out of the mansion without caring about the past."

When the two shouted, Yang Biao and the others became a little embarrassed.

As the invisible leader among the crowd, Yang Biao had to stand up at this time.

"General, we are also thinking about the general and the stability of the court. If we are punished strictly in accordance with the law, more than 60% of the officials in the court and the local government will lose more than 60% of the officials. In this way, the court system will not fall apart, and its operations will be greatly reduced. It is difficult to issue central government orders, local bullies are rampant, no taxes are collected, and no officials are responsible for disasters. Isn't it a mess?"

"That's not afraid."

Ye Xiang also walked out and stood beside Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye.

"If you are an official, if you use your power to seek personal gain, do evil to cause disaster, or even collude with each other and intend to rebel, then this kind of official is better than a vacant one."

Cheng Liang and Zhu Ye heard what he said, and both gave him a thumbs up.

"What the generals said is true, but they also thought of this matter simply."

Yang Biao looked at the three of them and said in a very respectful tone.

"This time is definitely not a matter of hundreds of people. Once they are executed, many officials and families who have participated but have not been deeply involved and have not been arrested may flee because of fear of accountability. Moreover, the rest of the families that have not participated have marriages with them and may be scared away."

"Secondly, the general has always been unfriendly to the aristocratic families. If so many families are severely punished, it is difficult for the scholars in the world to be unhappy and fearful of the general. The imperial court has a large number of vacant positions, and then no scholars come to serve. The Sili and Bingzhou area alone will be in chaos. How can the general have the spare time to go to fight for the rest of the states?"

Yang Biao spoke sincerely, obviously not like he was deliberately expelling the traitor, but was really considering it from the bottom of his heart.

Liu He looked at the other ministers.

"Do you all think so?"

Everyone stood up.

"We all agree with what the Taiwei said."

Liu He nodded and said, "Now all the ministers are about to be destroyed. Is it difficult for your brothers and nephews to fill these vacancy?"

"cannot."

Yang Biao said firmly: "This incident involved more than 200 officials. Among our family, there were no less than 200 people who had not yet become officials. However, some were too young, some were old, some were poor in character, some were dedicated to learning and unintentional career, and in a short time, those who could come out to fill the gap were only seventy or eighty. Moreover, most of them could only hold official positions below Thousand Stones, such as Jinwu, Shangshulang, Jiuqing, etc., and very few were competent."

"In this way, it's just to forget the officials who are directly involved in this matter. If I count the people I said earlier that I would escape, the number of officials vacant numbers is probably no less than five hundred. The gentry fled from the general to serve under the command of the princes, which will increase and decrease, which will be extremely unfavorable to the general. Moreover, if the capital of the capital is in chaos due to the lack of management, the consequences will be obvious. Please think twice."

What he said is serious.

The operation of a country and a court is bound to be inseparable from officials at all levels during the period. All matters of all sizes require these officials to provide advice and then execute them one by one. If 70% or 80% of the officials in the court die or flee, the consequences of this disaster will be much more serious than a defeat.

Thinking of this, even Liu He had to start to think carefully.

Cui Jun and Xun Yu looked at each other, then looked at Liu He's face, and the two chose to keep silent.

Liu He hit the table, frowned, and fell into a dilemma.

"I don't know what to do with your intentions?"

Seeing that he seemed to intend to accept the proposals of others, Yang Biao quickly answered.

"We are foolish in our opinion, Chen Ji, Zheng Tai and Wei Ji are the leader of Chen Ji. Chen Ji can be beheaded, and Chen Ji can be sentenced to the Chen Mansion, whether the master or the family is divided, the whole family is confiscated, the man is exiled, and the woman is exiled. Zheng and Wei beheaded, and all officials are dismissed, and 100 million yuan is paid as atonement money, which can be exempted from the crime of the entire clan."

"As for the rest of the families who directly participated, they provided troops, food and grass for the rebels, they chose the ones who contributed the most and committed the worst and punished them severely. Most of the people were coerced by the three. Although they were disloyal to the court and the general, they could still be saved. The general could burn all the letters they had with Chen, Zheng and Wei. The confessions that all involved in these people and families were wiped out."

"In this way, these people will be grateful to the general and serve the general and the court with all their hearts. Wouldn't it be wonderful?"

As soon as he said this method, Liu He felt it was very familiar.

"Well? This trick seems to have been done in history after Cao Cao destroyed Yuan Shao. He colluded with Yuan Shao and many ministers and families who had colluded with Yuan Shao to rebel against him, burned their correspondence with Yuan Shao, pretending not to know, so as to gain their allegiance."

Liu He also had some intentions about this method.

"Brother, you can't listen to their nonsense. Keeping these people who harm the country and the people will only cause trouble for me. I don't believe that I can't find anyone to be an official. With these guys behind us, how can we feel at ease when we go to war in the future?"

Cheng Liang tried his best to persuade Liu He, and Zhu Ye and Ye Xiang also spoke for help.

However, Liu He ignored them. He was pounding on the table and thinking intently. Seeing this, the others did not dare to disturb him again.

"Tap...tap...tap..."

Suddenly, the sound of beating the table stopped, and everyone focused their eyes on Liu He.

"This matter is of great importance and it is difficult for Liu to make a decision at the moment. My ministers are right, but my third brother and others are also right. It is better to bother the court guard to continue to hear the case. Anyway, Your Majesty was frightened that day, he was bedridden and could not go to court for a while. Why not let Liu think carefully in the past few days and then make a decision? "

Everyone thought about it and it was all that was the only way.

The banquet dispersed, and everyone returned to their homes, including Cai Yong, and finally was able to return to their own residence.

"Brother, you..."

Cheng Liang and the others wanted to say something, but Liu He directly waved his hand to interrupt them.

"I won't talk about this beforehand. Call Gong Saner here. I have something to tell him."

"Gong San'er, okay, I'll go find him in person."

Zhu Ye had a good impression of this little eunuch. When he heard that Liu He was looking for him, he ran to the palace himself.

Liu He narrowed his eyes and said to himself: "Don't be anxious about how to deal with it. But I can't let those ministers do whatever they want..."

He was also thinking about it, and on the other side, the major families were also planning their next actions...
Chapter completed!