For most people, death means the end of life. But for some, it is a new beginning.
Wang Mingyuan was born into a famous family in Jingzhao, and his father could also be regarded as a famous official. But relatively speaking, he himself was much mediocre. He had nothing to say in his middle age, and he had nothing to show in terms of merit or fame.
If nothing unexpected happens, his life will probably continue to be so mediocre. When he dies of old age, he will not have any impact or touch on the world except for the tears of his relatives and friends.
But in troubled times, there are new turmoils and changes every day. Wanting to live an ordinary life is just a luxury dream for many people. Even when the end comes, they can choose their own way of death. These are all relatively lucky things.
Since Wang Mingyuan committed suicide in the East Palace, his death became extraordinary. In just one night, the news spread throughout Chang'an City, and even the people in the village heard Wang Mingyuan's last words: But keep There is only an inch of land in the countryside, why should we cherish seven feet of this body!
There are many types of heroes in this world, but the ones that resonate most emotionally with the people in the countryside are undoubtedly those who fight against evil forces in order to protect the interests of the country, and are even willing to pay the price with their lives!
So that night, all the people in Chang'an City got to know Wang Mingyuan again, and Guanxi Erlang's muscles and pride were deeply shaken. On the next day, people from different walks of life also responded in their own ways to Wang Mingyuan's defense. A righteous act of sacrifice for the interests of the local people.
Chang'an City does not have a strict curfew system, and there are no shortage of broken gaps in the city wall for people and animals to pass through. Therefore, at dawn, there is an endless stream of people leaving the city. When they encounter night travelers, they occasionally shout and ask, and they learn that they are going to the same destination. So they went together with Wang Mingyuan to go to the city and countryside.
The group of these people grew larger and larger, and at the same time they spread relevant news to the countryside. This also inspired the people in the countryside to have a sense of justice, so they all spontaneously gathered to follow.
Yan Qing led his troops into the countryside yesterday to control Wang Mingyuan's clan members. However, because he did not receive further instructions from Daxingtai, he could only temporarily confine Wang Mingyuan's clan members to the Wang family's mansion in the village and not go out.
In the early morning, villagers began to gather outside the Wang family's mansion to watch. Yan Qing didn't take it seriously. The family was a prominent family in the village, but any disturbance would naturally attract the attention of the villagers. He just treated these people as simple people. Come and watch the excitement.
But gradually, as more and more people gathered outside the mansion, Yan Qing also smelled something unusual. Although Bacheng County is a suburban county in Kinki, and the township is densely populated, there are often tens of thousands of people. Convergence will never be a common occurrence.
To be on the safe side, he planned not to stay here and wait for orders from Daxingtai, but to take Wang Mingyuan's immediate family members back to Chang'an first. However, it was okay for him not to move. As soon as he ordered people to lead Wang Mingyuan's wife and children out of the house, the surroundings were full of chaos. The crowd who were still watching from a distance suddenly came closer and shouted excitedly: "Give me back my king, my king! Give me back my king!"
Yan Qing was shocked when he saw the indignation of the masses. At this time, the number of villagers gathered around him had far exceeded the number of people he had led. In order to avoid further irritating the people and causing riots and civil uprisings, Yan Qing could only Then he sent Wang Mingyuan's wife and children back to his house, and at the same time sent Qingqi Qimao back to Chang'an to report the situation here and ask for instructions.
But at this time, the palace of the Prime Minister in the Imperial City was also unclean, and the atmosphere was even more subtle and dangerous than in the urban and rural areas.
Yang Kuan reluctantly went out and got in the car. When he arrived outside the Prime Minister's Mansion in the Imperial City, he found that he was already a late arrival. There were already more than a dozen officials from Guanzhong in front of him queuing up to wait for the big ticket. Xingtai’s summons.
When these people saw Yang Kuan's arrival, they all cheered up. Guanzhong's hometown was not known for its prosperous people. Yang Kuan served in Heluo for a long time, and then followed Xiaowu into Guan. Now he is also cited as a fellow by these Guanlong scholars. The party strengthens its momentum.
So they all stepped aside and moved Yang Kuan from the end of the queue to the front. Yang Kuan felt a pain in his heart when he saw this. He didn't want to get involved in this matter, but if he didn't show up, he would inevitably be looked down upon. Dasao, under the advice of the children in the household, reluctantly joined in to watch the fun, but he did not want to be directly promoted as the leader by the masses.
As soon as he set up shop in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he saw Su Liang, the Minister of Xingtai, walking out of the mansion.
Su Liang's face was solemn, his brows were furrowed and he lowered his head as he walked quickly. When he got closer, he noticed Yang Kuan and others, and stopped for a moment to clasp his fists in greeting.
"Has Shangshu Su heard about the affairs of the Wang family?"
Seeing Su Liang's expression, Yang Kuan asked in a low voice.
Su Liang sighed softly after hearing this, then nodded, looked at Yang Kuan and the people behind him and said: "The evidence of Wang Mingyuan's crime is conclusive, he was wildly disobedient to the law and committed suicide out of fear of crime. There is really no reason for mercy. If this is why you are here. If you report the disturbance to Daxingtai, please go back. Daxingtai has mercifully stated that only the Wang family will be prosecuted, and the rest will not be questioned. If we continue to rely on public selfishness to press the national law, it will only make the situation even more uncontrollable. .”
Su Liang sighed softly after hearing this, then nodded, looked at Yang Kuan and the people behind him and said: "The evidence of Wang Mingyuan's crime is conclusive, he was wildly disobedient to the law and committed suicide out of fear of crime. There is really no reason for mercy. If this is why you are here. If you report the disturbance to Daxingtai, please go back. Daxingtai has mercifully stated that only the Wang family will be prosecuted, and the rest will not be questioned. If we continue to rely on public selfishness to press the national law, it will only make the situation even more uncontrollable. .”
Yang Kuan originally did not want to get involved in this muddy water, and after hearing this, he turned around to advise everyone. But before he had time to speak, someone present said seriously: "Su Shangshu's remarks can be said to be fair and appropriate for the king's ministers. But how can we wipe out the kindness of our hometown with just one word? Today some of us can live in silence, but when things happen to our hometown in the future, who will be the last to comment!"
After everyone heard Su Liang's words, they had already started to think about retreating. But after hearing these words, their shaking hearts suddenly became firm again. Some spoke in agreement, and some remained silent but stood still. Not moving at all.
After Yang Kuan saw this, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Su Shangshu clearly shows that we dare to rely on the public to reject our orders, but we must not ignore our hometown. We are people from the grassland who value the countryside and stay in the court. Holding this honorable position, if the orders from the superiors cannot be issued, it will be difficult for heaven to hear all the voices, and it can be said that both superiors and inferiors are at a disadvantage."
Su Liang hurried into the mansion this morning to persuade Daxingtai to give Wang Mingyuan a lenient punishment, but was reprimanded by the furious Daxingtai. He spoke out to advise everyone, hoping not to make the situation too tense.
But seeing that the masses were still so stubborn, he was a little helpless. What Yang Kuan said actually revealed the helplessness of the court officials. The country's decrees may not be in line with the interests of the local people. If they represent the imperial court and the Taiwanese government, they will blindly oppress the local people. The reputation of the hometown meeting was greatly damaged, but if you blindly protect the hometown and ignore the Chao Gang, the most extreme end is Wang Mingyuan's.
Not to mention the inner struggles of Su Liang and others, Daxingtai Yuwentai was also very anxious at the moment. What was originally a very simple matter, now seems to be increasingly difficult to end.
The mere nostalgia and public wishes are naturally not enough to put Yu Wentai in such a difficult situation. The voice of the ant people has always been the least worthy of attention. Even if the public opinion is agitated for a moment, as long as the peak is missed and a little guidance is given, it is usual to wander around.
What really gave him a headache was that Wang Mingyuan's death in the East Palace heightened the sensitivity of the whole matter several times. Although the East Palace had no direct relationship with this, for many people who didn't know the inside story, it was inevitable that they would be shocked when they first heard about it.
One would mistakenly think that this is the result of Taiwan government forcing Dong Gong.
Therefore, it is difficult to judge whether these people who are eager to speak out for Wang Mingyuan are speaking out of justice out of nostalgia, or whether they are using this to convey some kind of heartfelt message to the East Palace.
Last night, Yu Wentai urgently summoned all the Zhuguo countries to discuss the matter together. On the one hand, he wanted to use the attitudes of the Zhuguo countries to make the prince fearful and stop acting willfully. On the other hand, he was also testing the Zhuguo countries' respective thoughts.
As a result, except for Hou Mo and Chen Chong who expressed their dissatisfaction with the townspeople's gradual retreat and Han'er's gradual takeover of military power, everyone else's attitudes were normal. Including Dugu Xin, whom Yu Wentai was most wary of, his behavior this time was also normal.
He was picky and did not take the opportunity to cause trouble, which made Yu Wentai quite happy.
As long as the situation at the top is not chaotic, no matter how noisy the bottom is, it will not be a problem. The most important thing right now is to extract the East Palace and not continue to give people the opportunity to confuse the situation and expand the situation.
What Yang Kuan said in front of the mansion soon reached Yu Wentai's ears, so he summoned Yang Kuan into the mansion, and regardless of his humble words, he assigned Yang Kuan the task of trying Wang Mingyuan's case, and asked him to come up with a conclusion as soon as possible.
Come to show the public.
Yang Kuan had no choice but to take on this task. After a rigorous investigation, he finally announced that Wang Mingyuan's crime was that he was not a general who violated the imperial palace at night. He was frightened by the arrest and committed suicide. As for Wang Mingyuan's crime, he committed suicide at night.
It is said that he sent his domestic slaves to attack and kill the powerful chieftains of Hanzhong and humiliated Jing Zhaoyin. The charges were not mentioned at all.
Although it is a serious crime to violate the palace ban at night, as long as it is not involved in treason, it will not implicate his wife and children. Of course, Daxingtai does not want such a village gangster to be regarded as a local hero and be highly supported by the village. At the same time, Wang Mingyuan is because
If he dies in violation of the palace ban, he will not be deeply involved in the East Palace.
As Wang Mingyuan's crimes were announced, although there was still a lot of boos in the DPRK and the Central Government, there was no reason for them to make collective comments to Daxingtai. As for the Hanzhong immigration plan that prompted Wang Mingyuan to commit a dangerous crime that led to his death,
Didn't mention it at all.
Of course, the Taiwanese government is not completely uncompromising. When the Hanzhong immigration plan was officially announced next year, Bacheng County was not included in the list of counties within the customs to accept immigrants from Hanzhong. And for other similar immigration plans, the Taiwanese government also remained extremely cautious.
With a cautious attitude, when some government officials proposed to follow the Hanzhong example and move people to the east of the Han Dynasty, they were directly vetoed by Daxingtai before it was even put on the agenda.
The aftermath of this incident still lingers. Although Wang Mingyuan died, he gained great popularity in the village. His son Wang Shoucai, who was only in his early ten years, was supported by the villagers and elected as the county magistrate. Of course, the Taiwan government did not approve this appointment, but Wang Mingyuan was appointed as the magistrate.
His brother Wang Shu was appointed as the governor of the county, township and regiment, and was given the surname Yuwen by Daxingtai.
As a bystander, when Li Tai saw another Yu Wenshu in the world, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After all the tossing between the government and the public, he finally let Yu Wentai pick the fruit, but he didn't expect that Yu Wenshu would turn around and come from home.