Liu Biao's change of office was not a major event of the day. The bigger thing was the first major case of this dynasty: General Jiangyang Huang Xing robbed the court.

There is no doubt about this case from a legal perspective. After all, Huang Xing took hundreds of soldiers to rob the execution ground and killed several law-enforcement Yu Linlang, resisted the pursuit and forced himself to break into the city gate. If it weren't for Liu Biao's pursuit, Huang Xing would have returned to the military camp, either leading the crowd to flee, or raising troops to Chang'an.

In the Han Dynasty, where people could kill people with "slander" by "slander", Huang Xing's behavior was undoubtedly a crime of treason. In this regard, it was not an exaggeration to destroy the clan. The Censor Zhongcheng advocated extermination of the clan for treason.

But Fan Chong, as a censor, disagrees with nothing. In his opinion, the people in the camp are brothers, and Huang Xing raised an army for the brothers in the camp, which is a kind of act of loyalty. Although he killed more brothers in order to save one brother, he violated the rules of the camp and should be executed according to the rule of "the murderer dies", he is already dead and has received punishment. Even if the matter is settled, he can no longer be punished for his wife and children, and his son will still be regarded as a child in the camp.

Fan Chong's opinion represents the opinions of the old Red Eyebrow General. In their opinion, it is common to fight in the camp, and people often die for this. No one is surprised. There is no need to make a big fuss and fights endlessly. It is too much to kill a wife and child who is not counting if he dies.

There are also those who assisted the boxing, in the eyes of the Red Eyebrow generals, who are all good friends, and they should not be held accountable anymore. After all, Liu Biao has killed more than 100 people. If we follow the theory of fighting in groups, Huang Xing will suffer the loss.

If you take advantage of all the advantages, you will still kill all the people you bullied. Is there any reason for it?

But the civil servants in the court did not think so. In name, they were the deputy of the Censor, but the Censor Zhongcheng went against Fan Chong and was determined to make this matter a major case to intimidate later generations. He advocated that all those who assisted the boxing were punished according to the theory of participating in the rebellion, and that their families would be held accountable, otherwise "national laws would not tolerate it."

The Censor's Officer did not discuss any "national law" with him. He only talked about the rules in the Red Eyebrow Military Camp. The Censor's Officer still had to argue, but Fan Chong glared and shouted: "If you dare to kill them, I will kill you!"

This is a naked threat, and I don’t know whether it is for the Censor Zhongcheng or the noble son-in-law of the Fan family.

"Prime Minister, what do you think?" The emperor gave another classic line.

Xu Xuan was a prisoner. He was not only proficient in the laws of the Han Dynasty, but was at least very familiar with them, but he never spoke. This was his usual way after entering Chang'an. It was not that the emperor asked him and he basically didn't take the initiative to express his opinions.

He left the line and said, "Report to Your Majesty that if you are punished for rebellion, Huang Xinghe should destroy the clan, and those who follow him to rebel should abandon the market."

Fan Chong looked at him in surprise, obviously not expecting that Xu Xuan would turn his elbow out and speak for the Censor Zhongcheng.

Xu Xuan continued to say, "I think Huang Xing has no intention of rebellion. He is just a rough man and has no other thoughts in his heart. He just thought about brotherhood and did something wrong on impulse. His Majesty is wise and generous, and he will definitely have a fair judgment on this matter."

The emperor understood that Xu Xuan and Fan Chong agreed that these two big leaders were enough to represent the opinions of the Red Eyebrows in the court.

Since Xu Xuan entered Chang'an, everything depends on the emperor's intention and never expresses his opinion easily. This time, he gave very clear opinions, which seemed even more unusual.

The Censor Zhongcheng wanted to argue, but the emperor did not allow him to speak.

Liu Yu directly made the order, because General Jiangyang gathered a group to kill people, and was extremely guilty, so he should take his title and behead him and beheaded and abandoned the market. Other accomplices were all flogged and each of them was beaten to thirty military sticks.

As for their families, they didn't even sit down.

The emperor basically had a mixed bag, and there was nothing he could do. If the case of rebellion was completed, the involvement and punishment was too heavy, hundreds of thousands of Red Eyebrow soldiers would not accept it. The emperor must take care of the overall stability.

Judging from Liu Yu's subjective wishes, he didn't want to kill him, but he grew up in the camp and knew that although there were no clear laws in the camp, he had a simple set of rules that everyone abides by. The so-called conventions are often more binding than legal provisions. Once this rule is broken and the law is required, it is easy to cause trouble. In the current condition that the emperor does not have a complete control of the army, doing so will increase unnecessary risks to himself.

As a modern person, Liu Yu certainly cannot accept the punishment of extermination of the clan at any time, but this is also a law that has been enforced for thousands of years, and it is not easy to move.

He can only find a balance between national laws and customs so that all parties can accept it. On the surface, it is a mix of things, but isn’t it a kind of power trick?

Those who assist in boxing must be punished to make everyone realize that there is law in terms of the loyalty of friends, and fighting in groups is risky. However, the steps to change should not be too big and you cannot be decisive. As long as it serves as a warning.

From what Fan Chong said was irresponsible to what the emperor said was irresponsible to beat the thirty military sticks, this is a sign that now the boss has changed, and the emperor has the final say, and the rules in the camp need to be changed.

The Chinese officials of the court led by the Censor Zhongcheng asked for a massacre to start a massacre first, and the emperor's compromise was easier to accept by the ministers of the Red Eyebrow Army. Fan Chong also felt that His Majesty gave him face, so he no longer argued.

This matter was just done. Although there was some commotion in the camp, it was generally calm and the storm seemed to be over.

But after two days, things took a turn for the worse.

The left Grand Sima Rong'an and the right Grand Sima Xie Lu returned from hunting in Shanglinyuan. When they heard that Huang Xing was killed, they went straight to the camp outside the city and did not return to Chang'an City.

The two even summoned the generals in the camp and discussed together for half a day. After the generals returned to the camp, the camp outside the city suddenly moved, and three battalions gathered around the tents of Yong'an and Xie Lu. The four battalions moved closer to the tents for several miles, while the rest of the battalions remained unmoved.

Liu Yu knew everything about the camp, but he was not anxious at all. He should eat, drink, and sleep. He was alone in the palace and did not go out, and he did not see ministers, and he even stopped attending the court.

As the saying goes, the emperor is not anxious, the eunuch is anxious, the bull head and horse face are extremely anxious, one left and one right, muttering in the emperor's ear:

"Your Majesty, more than a dozen generals have come to ask for a meeting these days. General Taishan has been here twice, and you have not seen each other at all... Your Majesty, I dare to ask, what are you planning?"

"Your Majesty, the Captain Jiangyang has been waiting outside the palace for a long time. He has returned from the camp outside the city. You should meet him!"

His Majesty the Emperor had been yawning, but suddenly he glared at his eyes and shouted: "Get out of here!"

When the two dead eunuchs saw the emperor angry, they didn't dare to say anything. They rolled out and crawled out. As soon as they left the door, the horse suddenly turned around and came back and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is here, are you here or not? Otherwise, I say you are feeling uncomfortable..."
Chapter completed!