They also realized that the Tang Dynasty court had wanted to capture them for a long time, simply because they had not gathered together. If they touched one of them, it was very likely that the others would run away. In this vast desert, if they really ran away, it would not be easy to catch them back.
So the Tang army has been tolerating you. When all of you are gathered, we will arrest you. Anyway, it will just let you live for two more days. When these people saw the Tang army arrest them in an orderly manner, they really regretted it in their hearts. It turned out that the rebellion we thought of was nothing in the eyes of others. If we continue to do this, I am afraid that more people will be implicated.
The people around who were not participating were also frightened. In fact, they also received the invitation, but they just couldn't make up their minds for a while. Now they finally realized that the affairs of these rebellious nobles were like child's play. The Tang Dynasty court had already known about them. It's not that they don't want to deal with you, but they are waiting until you have brought enough people together, just like fattening up pigs before killing you.
"Protector General, Protector General, we know we were wrong and are willing to offer all our tribes and cattle and sheep. Please give us another chance..."
"Please tell His Highness that we have been deceived. We were once loyal to the Tang Dynasty. Please give us another chance. We promise that nothing like this will happen again. I am willing to go to the front lines and prove my words with my sword."
By the time they were escorted to the guillotine, these people really felt scared. The Tang Dynasty soldiers had already started sharpening their knives, but they couldn't find so many chopstick handlers at once, so they could only find a group of ordinary soldiers. Although these people had never chopped off heads, they had all killed people on the battlefield. As long as there was anyone who was detrimental to the court, their steel knives would chop at your head. It was nothing more than a cameo appearance, nothing to worry about.
Xiao Shougui sneered at these people. "What have you been doing? Didn't the court give you a chance to pledge your loyalty? I don't know how many chances I've given you before, but have you ever seized them?"
One person stepped forward to make contact, and over forty nobles suddenly showed up. What does this mean? It means that in your hearts, you still don't regard the Tang Dynasty as your own. All the words you say are lies. If that's the case, you don't need the so-called opportunities anymore. You can cherish these so-called opportunities slowly in the second half of your life.
"kill."
Xiao Shougui looked at the sun. It was time, so there was nothing more to say. With a wave of his hand, the tiger-head knife chopped down. More than forty heads rolled on the ground in an instant, scaring the remaining nobles. Some of them even fainted.
Don't be fooled by their usual boasts about how brave they are in battle and what they have done on the battlefield. In fact, it's all exaggerated. If they really have seen snow on the battlefield, what does a few heads mean? It's just to add some scenery to them.
"Everyone, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued an order. If anyone is involved in treason in the future, their entire family will be enslaved, and I will be beheaded in the street."
After Xiao Shougui finished speaking, the door behind him opened, and these people finally breathed a sigh of relief. The Tang Dynasty court did not kill them all, but gave them some opportunities. If they had used this incident to kill them, some of them would probably not have been able to escape. Although they did not participate directly, they also gave a lot of cattle, sheep and silver, which could be considered as indirect participation.
Fortunately, the imperial court did not investigate further and directly killed those more than 40 people. This was considered to save their face. Some people made up their minds that they would never get involved in this matter in the future. If they continued to get involved, look at the more than 40 blood gourds on the ground. Maybe one day one of them would be you.
When they walked out of the yard, they immediately smelled a stronger smell of blood. It turned out that more people were killed outside. There were only more than 40 people inside, but hundreds of people died outside. These were all followers of these nobles, and they all came with knives.
Since that's the case, then I'll take your lives first. As for the families of these more than 40 nobles, the imperial army has already rushed to their base. From this moment on, these people have become slaves and will be rewarded to those who have made meritorious contributions in fighting on the front line. As for when they can get rid of this slavery, I'm afraid only God knows.
Everyone in that era knew that if you became a slave, not only would your own life be ruined, but your descendants would also have no chance of a good life. All your children would be slaves, and their children's children would also be slaves, unless you had made some achievements and your master was willing to free you from slavery.
On their way back, cavalry kept passing by. Whenever they heard the familiar sound of horse hooves, many nobles were so scared that they could not sit still. They were afraid that these people were coming for them. Some of them really had something to hide.
That night, some people sent a lot of gifts to Li Xiang. These were no longer ordinary gifts, but almost half of the property of their entire tribe. These people also knew that the Tang court did not hold them accountable, probably because it thought they were pretty good. Now you have to wake up.
If you don't have any awareness at all, don't blame us for being rude. Now that you have handed over half of your property, it can be regarded as the money to buy your life. If you don't even understand this, I'm afraid there will be nothing to say in the future.
That night, Li Xiang and Xiao Shougui had a few drinks together. Being able to resolve the rebellion in the Western Regions with great efficiency was just a small episode for the two of them. If Xiao Shougui had not been afraid of not being able to catch them all in one fell swoop, he would have taken action long ago.
"Have the common people from the interior arrived?"
Li Xiang picked up a peanut. Fried peanuts were not available in this era, and the peanuts were also obtained from overseas. It’s true that the peanuts in this era were much more delicious than those in modern times. It was also the first time that Xiao Shougui heard of such a snack. His Highness had a lot of new things.
