Ma Qian raised his lips and smiled, saying: "The idea is simple. If other gentry in this county accept the new law and hand over their land obediently, then I will follow suit. But if others don't hand over their land, then I'm sorry. I
Don’t be that stupid.”
Wang Cang was furious, pulled his face, and said angrily: "What are you talking about? If everyone is prevaricating like you, will the new law be implemented? I advise you not to go against the general trend of the world, otherwise you will
It’s too late to regret.”
Wang Cang was obviously angry, but Ma Qian was not afraid at all. He just shook his head and said: "Anyway, if others hand it over to me, I will hand it over to you. If others don't hand it over to you, please don't force me. I am also a miserable person.
Why bother forcing me to die?"
Wang Cang had no choice but to leave.
The problem Wangcang encountered was not a special case, but a common imagination. Although the powerful people in Zhenjiang Prefecture all knew what happened to the powerful people in Renhe County, they still chose to fight and refused to give in easily. They all believed that the sword would not fall.
On your own head.
In this case, all they can do is kill the chicken to scare the monkey. This is a move that officials of all dynasties have mastered very well, and Wu Yuan had to do it this time.
Wu Yuan found the head of the Imperial City Department in Zhenjiang Mansion and asked him for advice on the possible crimes committed by these powerful men.
The Imperial City Division has long been keeping an eye on these powerful men, and naturally has a lot of dirty information in its hands. Therefore, many of the criminal activities committed by the powerful men were handed over to Wu Yuan by the Imperial City Division.
Wu Yuan selected among them, selected a powerful man named Zhou Guifu, and ordered people to find the master of suffering and arrest him.
"You are abusing national laws and retaliating. I want to file a lawsuit. I don't accept it."
Zhou Guifu was detained and taken away at home. He refused to accept it and shouted loudly.
But all this was in vain, and he was soon taken to the government office, where Wu Yuan tried it in person to establish his authority.
The process went smoothly. After being accused by the victim and severely tortured, Zhou Guifu finally confessed and was ordered by Wu Yuan to confiscate his home!
"So cruel!"
Wu Yuan's behavior surprised all the powerful people in Zhenjiang Mansion. They sighed. At this moment, they finally understood that the new law had been implemented and it could not be ended hastily. Now, they must face a choice.
Should I obey and hand over the land obediently, or should I,,, rebel!
At Wei Shengkai's mansion, all the gentry arrived, their faces were serious and solemn. Wei Shengkai's face was even more gloomy, like a ghost, and his eyes were sometimes dull and sometimes like knives.
There was silence for a while, and the powerful Zhang Bochu was the first to express his strong dissatisfaction. He loudly said: "The court is unjust and wants my life to wait for me. If we don't fight, I will be the fate of Yuan Zhou today. What are you still thinking about? Let's raise an army."
His words finally tore off the last layer of window paper. All the gentry were moved and all looked at Wei Shengkai.
The powerful Zuo Caifan thought for a while, then raised his hand to clear the way for Wei Sheng: "Outside of Wei Yuan, among the Zhenjiang gentry, you are the most powerful and the most prestige, and there are Jinshi, Juren, and talents in your family. Why don't you join me?"
How is the chief?"
"Yes, yes, Wei Yuan, you are the most suitable leader. I agree with you."
Wei Shengkai raised his eyes and looked at the people, not knowing what their plans were. He said to himself that these people regarded him as their leader and the army was successful. They were all heroes and could not enjoy all the glory and wealth.
If things fail, they can take their own heads and show them to the court, claiming that they were coerced to get away with it, which is a good plan.
But what if they have such thoughts?
Now that the new law has been implemented, Wei Shengkai himself feels that he has no choice but to take risks.
So Wei Shengkai didn't say much, and ordered someone to fetch a bowl of wine and said: "Nowadays, the court is unruly and the officials are stupid, so that we, the gentry, have no choice but to raise armies and take action. Today, we meet by chance, and we are here to make a blood alliance and work together.
event."
After speaking, Wei Shengkai cut his finger with a knife and dripped the blood into the wine.
Then seven other powerful men, Zuo Caifan, Zhang Bochu, Ma Qian, Cui Deng, He Jidao, Zeng Xiuming, and Qian Zhengbai, also stepped forward one by one, cut their fingers and dripped blood into the bowl.
The last bowl of wine was dyed red with the blood of eight people, and then everyone drank the wine in one sip to show their determination.
Two days later, when Wu Yuan had just gotten up in the morning and had not had any snacks, Zuo Caifan came to visit him. Wu Yuan met him cordially.
As soon as they met, Zuo Caifan said: "Your Majesty, I support the new law. Yesterday, I counted the acres of land at home. I know that there are 53,700 acres of land under my name. Please take a look at it."
With that said, Zuo Caifan handed over the account book of his family's fields to Wu Yuan.
Wu Yuan was overjoyed and quickly took over the account books and looked through them one by one. Finally, he excitedly said to Zuo Caifan: "Zuo Yuan has a profound understanding of righteousness, is devoted to the country and the people, and has a high moral integrity, which really makes me admire him."
"I dare not take it seriously, I dare not take it seriously. The right way is to take it from the people and use it for the people. This is what I should do. On the contrary, I am asking you to handle government affairs and benefit the people of Zhenjiang. In the future, the people will have a good life.
I will certainly send tens of thousands of umbrellas to the people to express my gratitude to you for your great kindness."
After some humility and compliments, Zuo Caifan finally said with a bitter look on his face: "To be honest, handing over more than 50,000 acres of land is really too important, but many elders in the family refuse to comply. No matter what I say, it's true.
Disobey.
Therefore, I am brave enough to ask you to go to my residence and persuade me personally. You are an official of the imperial court, and you are responsible for guarding the place as an official, family pastor, and as long as you come forward, no one will dare to have any objections."
When Wu Yuan heard this, he felt it was reasonable, so without thinking much, he left the city in a sedan chair and went to Zuo Caifan's residence.
However, just after leaving the city, not long after walking, more than a dozen people ran out from the roadside. They all had knives in their hands and looked fierce. The bearers were frightened and put down the sedan to try to escape.
But at this moment, is there any possibility of escape?
Several bearers were surrounded, and then Zuo Caifan sternly shouted: "Kill, don't let anyone go."
At this time, Zuo Caifan's face became ferocious and ferocious, unlike his usual gentle appearance.
After receiving the order, the subordinates raised their swords and chopped down the bearers, causing blood to flow all over the ground.
Wu Yuan was sitting in the sedan. At this time, he was in shock. His body could not help but tremble, and his thinking was confused.
Zuo Caifan walked to the sedan, lifted the curtain, smiled at Wu Yuan and said, "I can't help but frighten you."
Wu Yuan was trembling, his voice was trembling, and he said: "You, you, you,,,, what are you going to do? Do you want to rebel?"
"Hahaha,,,rebellion? No, it is to raise an issue, to raise an army, to rebuild the world and restore peace to the world."
Zuo Caifan changed his submissive demeanor before, and became firm in tone and sharp in eyes, which only made Wu Yuan even more frightened.