The governor's mansion has been in chaos for a long time. Ever since the master was taken away by Yu Shixingtai, the pillars of the house have collapsed. The servants secretly wrapped up their belongings and fled. Some of the ladies were crying and some were looking around, but
No matter who he visited, he was always rejected. People in the officialdom knew clearly that Wen Yan was really doomed this time.
After the decree from the capital arrived, a group of soldiers surrounded the governor's palace. It was a patrol camp under the governor's jurisdiction. Wen Yan was interrogated, his family property was confiscated, and his family members were also deprived of official status. The male and female were admitted to the Jiaofang Division.
This is the rule, but the soldiers haven't gone in to arrest people yet. They are waiting.
Outside the Chang'an Posthouse, the postman who was washing the horses was surprised to see a dozen horses running in the distance. They were dressed in bright clothes and angry with the horses, and they were imposing. Several guards in golden clothes with swords came to the gate of the posthouse, dismounted and shouted.
Said: "Gansu Governor Liu Songpo accepted the order!"
They came out hurriedly, set up incense tables, and knelt down to receive the order. The person who came to deliver the order was the previous Eunuch Qin. In just three years, he ran to the northwest three times and witnessed Liu Songpo's transformation from the county magistrate to the prefecture.
, the road of promotion from prefect to prefect, and then from prefect to governor, now the governor Liu Songpo's position has not yet been firmly established, but he has been promoted again. This time, he was promoted to the governor of Shaanxi and Gansu to replace Wen Yan.
After announcing the edict, Liu Songpo Mountain shouted long live and knelt down to accept the edict. He was not surprised. This was a planned strategy. Even the crimes against Wen Yan were sorted out by him and sent to the capital. This time he came to Chang'an.
The so-called debriefing was actually for the purpose of taking over the throne, but I didn't expect that the emperor would act so quickly and get rid of Wen Yan without letting him pass for several years.
Eunuch Qin was also an old acquaintance of Liu Songpo. Knowing that he had always been honest, he would naturally not ask for any favors. He said with emotion: "Master Liu, the emperor is so kind to you, it is really enviable."
Liu Songpo nodded with a wry smile. Now he is in great glory, but when he was demoted from prime minister to Lanzhou as a powerless prefect, and then demoted from prefect to county magistrate, he was an official in Luyang, a place where no one has shit, how could it feel like that?
Being able to understand that there are no greater ups and downs in life than this, he did not want to say anything more, but simply said: "Songpa will definitely live up to the emperor's kindness."
Eunuch Qin sighed and said: "Master Liu, hurry up and take office, and take good control of Shaanxi and Gansu. It will also be in the emperor's mind. Our family has a hard life. It's freezing today. We have to continue walking west to Lanzhou."
deliver an imperial order."
Liu Songpo's heart moved: "Eunuch Qin, who will succeed you as governor of Gansu?"
"He is also a lucky guy. Fan Liangchen, a disciple of Zhou Hubu and a Taoist patrolman, is said to have been just a Qipin Cha Ma Ti Si. He has grown up very fast in the past two years. Alas, he manages horse administration well. His name is
Even the emperor knows about it, and there are people in the capital who are fully recommended by Zhou Shangshu. No, he became a feudal official at a young age. He is really a blessed person." Eunuch Qin shook his head and sighed.
"Eunuch Qin, it's better to take a break for two days and wait until the New Year is over before leaving," Liu Songpo persuaded.
"No, our family has accepted Mr. Liu's kindness. Gansu cannot be left without an official. We will leave tomorrow. We should wait until we return to harass Governor Liu." Eunuch Qin is a diligent person and hurried to Lanzhou to deliver the order.
, He understood in his heart that Liu Songpo had nothing to lose, so he didn't expect to receive any good hospitality in Chang'an. He might as well rush to Lanzhou. I heard that Lord Fan was a sensible person and he would not be able to treat him badly.
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Liu Songpo received the imperial edict and quickly took over the Governor's Yamen. He just happened to bring a group of agents headed by Wang Xiaoga from Lanzhou, who could serve as the basis for the new Governor's Yamen with three classes and six rooms. The original people were all those whom Wen Yan brought from Lanzhou.
All the old subordinates who came here were dismissed, and locals from Chang'an could stay in their posts. Chang'an was full of talents, so it was not a problem to recruit a few masters who could write and paint. Liu Songpo was a capable official, and he got the Governor's Yamen up and running in a very short time.
The first thing is to work with the censor Xingtai to handle the case of former governor Wen Yan. This case is already an ironclad case, and there is actually no trial. Wen Yan has been in Gansu for decades, and he is not a kind person. He killed
There are many innocent people, and the massacre of Shibali Fort is just one of them. There are so many blood feuds that even the death penalty is a minor one.
The detectives from the governor's office and the officials from Yushi Xingtai jointly seized Wen Yan's mansion, sealed the door with a seal written in black and white and stamped the official seal, confiscated all property, and took all relatives and registered servants out and temporarily locked up outside the city.
In a dilapidated temple, it is the cold winter season. The nobles who used to be well-dressed and well-fed can now only hold their arms and tremble. They only have two bowls of thin porridge to satisfy their hunger every day. There is nothing more unpredictable in life than this.
Meng Yeluo, the supervisory censor, and Wang Xiaoga, now the chief arrester of the Criminal Division of Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, looked coldly at the Wen family members in the cold kiln. They did not have the slightest pity in their hearts. The great hatred of Shibali Fort
Finally got his reward, this is how reincarnation is. Suddenly, a cry of a baby in the crowd attracted Meng Yeluo. He sent a government servant to go in and snatch the baby from a woman, holding it in his hand and watching.
The woman was Wen Yan's second wife. She had been his wife for many years and still had some momentum. She shouted at Meng Yeluo: "You can't even let such a small child go? That is the only flesh and blood of our Wen family.
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Meng Yeluo said coldly: "You are wrong. Wen Yan has no heirs. He has done too many bad things and is destined to have no descendants. This baby is the flesh and blood of Master Ma San of Lanzhou. It is better to return to the Ma family."
The corpse of Xing'er parked in the backyard of Wen Yan's residence had been discovered before. This child was a motherless baby. Meng Yeluo thought that Ma Jingtao had done a lot, so he scanned the family members of the criminal officials and picked one from them.
The maid, who looked pretty good, said to Wang Xiaoga: "The chief arrester will bear witness. This maid was redeemed by her subordinates and given to Mr. Ma San to raise the child. No matter what the name of the child is, he is always innocent."
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Wang Xiaoga was convinced and nodded heavily.
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Wen Yan's official uniform has been stripped off, and his veil has also been taken off. He is only wearing a white middle coat. He is sitting on the straw bed in the prison cell with his hair disheveled. He is looking at his own crimes, sometimes laughing wildly, sometimes sneering, as if he is watching something.
Just an average joke.
"Wen Yan, are all these charges true? What else do you have to say?" Meng Yeluo, dressed in official uniform, asked outside the iron railing.
"There's no point in trying to incriminate someone. I have nothing to say. If the emperor wants to kill me, just kill me. It's funny that he goes to such lengths to do these things." Wen Yan said scornfully.
"Then just draw the pledge." Meng Yeluo said.
Wen Yan drew a note on the charges with his pen, threw the brush away and said, "Okay, you can kill or scratch me if you want."
Meng Yeluo opened the cell door and walked in slowly, followed by several people, Yuan Feng, Zhao Ding'an, Wang Xiaoga, Zhao Ziqian, and several young people looked at Wen Yan with cold eyes.
Meng Yeluo picked up the charges against Wen Yanhua, put them away carefully, and then said: "Wen Yan, to tell you the truth, the emperor didn't want to kill you, and planned to let you live in the position of governor of Shaanxi and Gansu forever, but it was I who wanted to kill you.
I have set up several traps to harm you."
Wen Yan was startled and stood up suddenly. The iron on his feet and hands rattled: "Who are you? Who are you? Why are you hurting me!"
"Three years ago, a scholar from Luyang County went to Lanzhou Prefecture to take the provincial examination. He was a famous child prodigy in his hometown and the youngest scholar in the northwest. His articles were good, and he was easily admitted to the high school exam. But he failed the exam and was not able to pass the exam in high school.
Yuan is a Taoist scholar from this province. Even illiterate people can get seventh place. This is the Gansu scientific examination under your rule, Governor Wen. That show
Although he failed in the exam, he was not discouraged at all. He planned to take the exam again in three years, but something unfortunate happened. His sister was snatched away by a group of new imperial examination candidates, dressed like beasts, and humiliated to death! The scholar and his
The brothers killed the murderer out of anger, but were hunted down by the officers and soldiers. In the end, the entire town was massacred, and the family fortune they finally built was in vain..."
The brothers listened sadly to Meng Yeluo's recounting of the past. Wen Yan's eyes also popped out. He naturally remembered the tragic death of his only son back then. He pointed at Meng Yeluo and said: "You, you, you, you
It's that scholar Meng Yeluo! You are the gang of horse traders who killed officials and rebelled! The remnants of Shibali Fort!"
"Shut up!" Yuan Feng stood up and said: "Wen Yan, if you hadn't killed them all, we wouldn't be in this situation today. All this is your own fault. You are destined to have no descendants and will be infamy for thousands of years."
Meng Yeluo continued: "You attacked Xiliang and lost your troops. The imperial court took this opportunity to seize your governorship. You were promoted to the right and moved to the right in secret. You did your duty and just wanted to spend the rest of your life in Chang'an."
, I was the one who forged the letters between you and Gansu officials, and told the emperor that you were evil-minded and intended to separate Gansu. The emperor then became murderous. Mr. Wen, you died unjustly..."
These words were said close to Wen Yan's ear. After hearing this, Wen Yan turned pale and finally realized that his death at the hands of this young man was indeed unfair. He screamed: "I want to see Mr. Liu!
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How could the crowd allow him to scream, years of hatred welling up in their hearts, and they all rushed to beat Wen Yan. The soundproofing effect of the prison was very good, and people outside could not hear it at all. By the time everyone had finished venting their hatred, Wen Yan had already
The air is coming in but not coming out.
"Come here, hang him with ginseng juice. He can't die. There will be no one alive when he is beheaded. Let me ask you." Meng Yeluo told the cell leader and walked out of the prison with his brothers.
Although it is winter, the sunshine outside is very bright, giving people a feeling of bright spring for a while.