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Chapter 356: Dealing with the Great Family

Li Yongfang really didn't expect that the Ming Emperor would be so cruel to the betrayer, which made him very angry and worried that once the Ming Dynasty successfully wiped out the Eastern Captains, he would have the same fate as Zhang Cunren, Jin Guan and others.

"You go and inquire about whether those who surrendered to the Eastern Barbarians in the past would not be treated like this if they took the initiative to surrender to the court. Wouldn't Liu Aita be sent to the mainland as the deputy general? What if it were me, would he still be awarded an official position by the court?"

Li Yongfang hurriedly whispered to his people.

For Li Yongfang, although he was very angry with Zhu Youxiao doing this, he knew that the current situation was with the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Youxiao, and he could not stop it. He could only find other ways to beg for forgiveness by Emperor Zhu Youxiao, if he took the initiative to surrender.

Li Yongfang also regretted it very much. He never expected that the Ming Dynasty, which had already been playing in literature and martial arts in the late Wanli period, would cheer up again.

In his memory, the military equipment in the border town of Daming at that time was already very decayed and corrupted to the point of being uncontrollable. Nurhaci of Jianzhou and his Eight Banners soldiers had already shown strong combat power. Even Nurhaci, as a slave chief, was very broad-minded and courageous. Because he was the first Ming army general to surrender voluntarily, he directly entrusted him with important tasks and married his royal family daughter to him, making him directly a member of the Eight Banners nobles.

Therefore, Li Yongfang has always believed that forces like Jianzhou can succeed.

But he did not expect that as Emperor Aoki ascended the throne, the entire situation in Dajin was increasingly changing to a bad situation.

He found that the Emperor of the Apocalypse of the Ming Kingdom was young and dared to resist the opposition. He trusted him unconditionally at the time as the only person he was not easy to deal with - Xiong Tingbi, who also showed extraordinary patience and courage. Ning spent a lot of money to transfer the visiting army into Liao, and Ning weakened his power in Dajin by cutting his flesh with a slow knife, without rushing to achieve success. He even refused to hesitate to suppress opponents in the country, even if he had the risk of being killed, he was not afraid.

Li Yongfang felt from the heart that the current Ming emperor surprised him.

A person is not afraid of his intelligence, but he is afraid that he is both smart and fearless and has a strong will.

Li Yongfang felt that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty was such a person now.

Although, he has never met or spoken with the Emperor of Ming Dynasty.

So, to now, Li Yongfang has to admit that this will is really hard to predict. Even though he thought he was the best choice at the beginning, as the situation developed, the best choice at that time would become the worst choice.

"If I had known this, I would have been defending Fushun City to the death. Even if I died in battle, I would have been able to win the title of a wife and a son, and a loyal and wise man!"

Li Yongfang thought so at this time.

...

It’s not just Li Yongfang, the big traitor, who regrets it now.

The other Liaodong clans who initially intended to bet on both sides now regret it and are worried that their family and their families would be severely punished by His Majesty the Emperor after they were discovered.

They even wanted to assassinate the emperor directly because of this.

However, countless failed actions to assassinate the emperor prove that the Ming Emperor Zhu Youxiao was really favored by God, and their actions would only lead to more serious consequences.

Now they hope to obtain the understanding of His Majesty or reduce the punishment by the emperor by voluntarily surrendering their tribe members who have defected to the Donglu.

Therefore, these Liaodong tribes also began to use various relationships to inquire about how the rebels who took the initiative to surrender to the court would be dealt with.

"Active confession and surrender are considered as abandoning the dark and turning to the light, which is naturally worthy of recognition, but it is difficult to determine whether it is sincerely surrender."

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao talked about the matter with Liao generals Zu Dashou and Meng Qiaofang who took the initiative to ask about this matter.

After hearing this, Zu Dashou and Meng Qiaofang couldn't help but tremble. Zu Dashou first asked, "Please tell me clearly, what should I say to be a sincere surrender to the next generation friend?"

Zu Dashou did not dare to directly say that his tribe members had already held important positions in the Donglu camp, but just asked the emperor in the form of "I have a friend".

Zhu Youxiao glanced at the Liao generals such as Zu Dashou.

He had to admit that these Liaodong clans really did not take any national justice in their hearts. They only had the interests of the family. On the one hand, they were also living in the battle for the Ming Dynasty and trashing the country. On the other hand, they were indeed colluding with enemies and tying the country. By monopolizing the human resources of Liao and their own good combat strength, they were doing things that were both a bitch and a archway.

This kind of family is really difficult for him as an emperor to deal with.

If the nine clans are destroyed because of their crimes, will it not be considered?

If you reward the nine clans for their merits, don’t you worry about their crimes?

Zhu Youxiao knew that this was a common situation for big clans. Even in modern times, there were still many. One brother was in the red and the other brother was in the white. Sometimes it was not proactive, but it appeared in an objective environment. For example, the TV series "The Right Way on Earth is Vicissitudes" he had watched before, which involved such a thing.

"Only those who revolt in the uprising, who take the initiative to kill the captain and offer the village can be truly surrendered! In addition, I may be forgiven by other people who revolt, but Li Yongfang, the first person who betrays the Ming Dynasty, cannot be forgiven even if he actively revolts in the uprising! This person sets the precedent for my Ming minister to surrender! It is obvious that he is loyal to the Eastern Captains, and even if he surrenders, he cannot be guaranteed to surrender! It is not enough to be a warning to others if he is not punished severely! He has issued an order to change Li Yongfang's grandfather's land into a public toilet! It has been defiled by the Liao people for generations!"

Zhu Youxiao knew that it would be difficult for him to curb speculative matters in which famous families were betting on both sides, but he also wanted to let these famous families have a memory. Don’t be the first to join the enemy when a new force emerged, then you will only be severely punished as a typical example, and don’t expect other big clans to speak out for you. Other big clans will not be so stupid, so he asked for severe punishment of Li Yongfang.

In addition, Zhu Youxiao remembers that Li Yongfang was really hateful in history, and he repeatedly played with the officials of the border town of Daming. In history, Wang Huazhen was aggressive when he was the governor of Liaodong and led a great defeat because he misunderstood that Li Yongfang really wanted to surrender to the court, but Li Yongfang lied to him and took the initiative to lead troops to defeat his central army while he was unprepared, which led to the great defeat of Wang Huazhen's troops.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao was not at ease with Li Yongfang.

He had to get rid of Li Yongfang.

"In addition to Li Yongfang, those who commit crimes of extreme crimes after colluding with the enemy and treason in the country should also be severely punished. The Jinyiwei ordered the Jinyiwei to list a list of war criminals based on the crimes of these traitors who surrendered to the Donglu. Even if the people on this list take the initiative to revolt, they should not be dealt with lightly! If a person who commits extreme crimes like Ning Wan, he needs to be included in the list of war criminals!"

Zhu Youxiao decided to also make a list of war criminals, so that the future clans of aristocratic families will know more about restraint. Even if their clans really want to join the hostile camp, they should know the right position and not be too active.

Moreover, Zhu Youxiao planned to create another "Biography of the Two Ministers" in the future, and mobilized the public to criticize him, insult his personality, use cultural violence, and allow the whole nation to supervise the people, and even make the people of the whole world a supporter of his emperor's crackdown on this behavior. In this way, as the emperor, he can legitimately punish such shameless speculative behaviors of aristocratic families.

Of course, this is the matter of settlement after autumn.

Now Zhu Youxiao cannot let these people know that he has this plan.

Therefore, Meng Qiaofang, Zu Dashou and others were relieved and secretly thanked that their clan members were not the first to surrender to the Donglu.

"How could the Emperor of Ming Dynasty do this? I, Li Yongfang, had the intention of surrendering, but he did not give me the chance to surrender! Why do I think I want to surrender! Now that the Great Jin Dynasty is in danger, how can I surrender? How can I surrender if I am Li Yongfang!"

Li Yongfang was quite angry after being dealt with by Zhu Youchao.
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