Guanfeng made Yang Gongren rush to Lingzhou non-stop.
"Where is Qiu Xinggong?"
As soon as Yang Gongren entered the city, he ignored the travel and fatigue, and asked Qiu Xinggong when he met Wu Huaiyu.
The reason he came in such a hurry this time was all because of this guy.
Originally, as the emperor's imperial envoy, his main task was to observe customs, collect public opinions, observe people's sentiments, and supervise officials. According to the plan, he set out from Chang'an and interviewed one state and one county. But while he was still in Jizhou, he received the emperor's report.
The urgent edict made him rush to Lingzhou.
"Qiu Xinggong is imprisoned in the dungeon."
Wu Huaiyu imprisoned Qiu Xinggong in a dungeon, where there was no light or sound. He only gave him one meal a day, and he sent a mute jailer to do so.
The food given was still raw pork liver and dog lungs, but nothing else.
Wu Huaiyu disliked Qiu Xinggong's evil deeds very much, so although he did not kill him, he did not take advantage of him either.
Now Qiu Xinggong has been locked up in the dungeon for half a month. He eats some raw pork liver and dog lung every day, not even a piece of sour cake.
This kind of confinement, which is almost isolated from the world and abandoned by others, is more torturous than torture. Generally, people with weak willpower will probably go crazy.
"take me."
Yang Gongren originally admired the young man Wu Huaiyu, but this time he felt that his treatment of Qiu Xinggong was too immature.
"I'll just have someone bring him here."
"I will go in person, and you will come too."
Yang Gongren was an imperial envoy, a Taoist envoy within the pass, and a supervisory official sent by the imperial court, similar to the supervisory governor in the Han Dynasty.
Wu Huaiyu is now the chief historian of the Lingzhou Governor's Office and the governor of Yanzhou, who temporarily takes charge of the affairs of the Lingzhou Governor's Office. He is also the general manager of the Lingwu Road March.
Wu Huaiyu was a real local official. The affairs of the governor's office allowed him to control local military and political power. The governor of Yanzhou was in charge of civil affairs. The general manager of the marching road was in charge of the assembled soldiers for the camp.
Wu Huaiyu and Yang Gongdao are not in a superior-subordinate relationship.
But Yang was an imperial envoy.
He represents the court and the emperor.
On the way to the dungeon, Yang Gongren deliberately asked his entourage to separate themselves.
"Don't you know Qiu Xinggong's background, and how did you get involved with him?" Yang Gongren said with some concern.
"It's true that that guy acted so cruelly and disgustingly. Duke Guan Guo didn't see him. Not only did he kill Han Hucao from Lingzhou Governor's Mansion to participate in the military affairs in the street, but he also tied up his wife and even cut open Han Hucao's chest in the street and took out his heart and liver.
Just grill it on the street and drink it,”
Yang Gongren sighed, he had also heard about Qiu Xinggong's cruelty, but the Qiu family had to take some care of him. When he came from Jizhou, Qiu He specially asked him to take care of him.
"Qiu Xinggong's father originally dedicated himself to Jiaozhi to annex the Tang Dynasty and made great contributions to the country. Although he is old now, His Majesty specially ordered him to serve as the governor of Jizhou in his hometown of Wugong.
Qiu He was given the title of Tejin, went to the Zhu Kingdom, was granted the title of Duke of Tan, and was given the title of General Zuo Wuhou."
"I know." Wu Huaiyu disagreed.
"You don't know, you wouldn't be so reckless if you knew. Qiu He first served in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and then in the Sui Dynasty. In his life, he served as governor and governor of seven states and counties, and finally as the governor of Jiaozhi. Everywhere he served, he served as governor.
It has won the hearts and minds of the local people and brought stability and unity to the area.
Qiu He went through several dynasties and was the general of Guanlong, with relatives and friends all over the court and the public. When Gao Shilian, the current servant, was demoted to Jiaozhi, he got a lot of help from Qiu He. The relationship between the two was very good. Gao Shilian was even given his daughter as a concubine by Qiu He when he was in Jiaozhi.
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Qiu He gave a concubine to Gao Shilian as a concubine. He was also the father-in-law of Prime Minister Gao Shilian. Not only that, Changsun Wuji also took Qiu Xinggong's daughter as a concubine. Qiu Xinggong was the prime minister's right servant who shot Changsun Wuji.
Father-in-law.
Of course, the concubine's father is not the real father-in-law, but the marriage relationship is real.
"Qiu He gave birth to fifteen sons. Not only the eldest Xingze and the second Xinggong were both county officials, but he also had three sons who were also county officials. The other ten sons were all county princes. The fifteen sons were all high-ranking officials.
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"Qiu He has more daughters, more than thirty in total, and they are all married to noble and wealthy families. There are even daughters from the Qiu family in the Queen's Palace."
Qiu Xinggong brothers first raised troops in their hometown, then went to vote for Princess Pingyang, and then together they welcomed Li Yuan into the customs. Later, Qiu Xinggong stayed in the Qin Palace and was Li Shimin's direct confidant Yuan Cong.
In the past, he often did things like killing enemies and devouring their hearts and minds, and whipped his subordinates and colleagues at every turn. Even if he was impeached, he would be reinstated in a short time.
Firstly, he was brave and able to fight, secondly, he was Li Shimin's confidant, and secondly, the Qiu family father and son had high achievements and wide connections. With these, Qiu Xinggong was able to be quickly reinstated despite being impeached many times.
You should know that Qiu Xinggong was previously promoted to the title of Tianshui County Duke and Zuowei General. Later, he was severely impeached and was demoted to the County Duke and Sima. However, Zuowei General was quickly restored.
The Holy Family never fades.
"Even if Qiu Xinggong has a hard relationship, he can do whatever he wants?"
Yang Gongren sighed, "I already knew something about it on the way here. Qiu Xinggong brought trouble to the Han family and accused them of treason and rebellion. Although it was suspected of extortion, the Han family was not innocent. The Peng family you killed before
The Han family is almost the same."
"There are still some differences. The Peng family twice plotted to assassinate court ministers. This is suicidal and can never be tolerated. However, the Han family did not participate. The Han family had previously participated in selling money for private coin smuggling, etc., but these problems,
At the moment, it’s not a major issue,”
"Now that this has happened, the Qiu family will stick to this point. The Han family cannot withstand the investigation. When the time comes, the Qiu family will be able to investigate the Han family thoroughly. They are full of shit and are exposed in the sun. The Han family cannot escape.
Those who suffer the fate of destruction,
At that time, Qiu Xinggong was no longer an extortionist, but an exterminator for the imperial court. Although he killed people in the street and devoured their hearts and livers, which was a bit excessive, it was not an unforgivable crime."
"If you hold on to Qiu Xinggong, you will take the initiative to become enemies with the Qiu family, and even involve the two brothers-in-law, Gao Xinggong and Guojiu."
From the perspective of Wu Huaiyu, the local governor who temporarily took charge of the affairs of the Dudu Mansion, Peng and others were executed, and now Cao Liuhan and others have surrendered. This is a very good situation. The next step is to work together for a win-win situation, rather than continuing to fight against each other.
If the fight continues, Lingzhou will be turned upside down and both sides will suffer.
Therefore, Cao Liuhan and other past matters will not be investigated again.
Qiu Xinggong was just the general manager of the Lingwu camp sent by the Qingzhou Dudufu, and he was a general of the camp. He had no right to interfere in the local affairs of the Lingzhou Dudufu, let alone openly murder and cannibalize.
Yang Gongren also knows this, but the Qiu family has a strong background, so of course they will not let Qiu He get involved in this matter. If they want to get Qiu He out, they must overthrow the Han family. Only in this way can Qiu He be justified in punishing the rebels and eliminating the thieves.
Not guilty.
They don't care about the stability, unity and stable development of Lingzhou.
The matter has become so big that there is no room for compromise now.
Either the Han family is destroyed and Qiu He comes out innocent, or Qiu He is convicted and the Han family is preserved. It is impossible for Han Qiu to have an affair.
The Qiu family definitely doesn't care about the Han family. They definitely want to destroy the Han family, and maybe they even want to get Wu Huaiyu involved.
"If that's what Yang Gong said, then I'm sorry, I can't take you to see Qiu He, let alone let him go. Unless the imperial edict is issued and I let him go, no one can think of that Qiu He from me."
Fish it out here."
Wu Huaiyu stopped and refused to leave.
He understood this matter clearly. The Qiu family had exerted their efforts. They were very domineering and unreasonable. They used the power in the court and their personal connections to not only fish out Qiu Xinggong, but also to make him a hero.
If he becomes a hero, then the Han family will naturally become a rebel. The key is that Wu Huaiyu will also become a wrong person.
This won't work.
If the Qiu family can come to them first and sit down and negotiate this matter carefully, for example, if Qiu Xinggong pleads guilty, and the Han family will also abandon the dead Han Gui and bear the blame, leaving some room for the matter, then it will still be possible.
No matter what you do, you can't touch Wu Huaiyu.
Nor can we disrupt the stability that Lingzhou has just restored.
Wu Huaiyu cannot accept the Qiu family's current approach.
Yang Gongren didn't expect this young man to be so tough. Although he was not invited by the Qiu family, he also intended to help him.
But young people nowadays don't appreciate it.
"You have to think about the consequences." Yang Gongren reminded Wu Huaiyu that although the old man is no longer the prime minister, as the patriarch of the Hongnong Yang family's royal palace, he is also capable of both literary and military skills and has a reputation for benevolence and bravery.
, after leaving the general and entering the phase, the prestige and reputation still remain.
He never imagined that young people today could be so tough.
"There is no need to fight head-on. It doesn't hurt to give in. You are still young and there is still a long way to go."
"Although I am young, it is impossible for me to accept the Qiu family's behavior of forcing shit into my mouth. It is his fault, and I cannot bear the responsibility."
"How about I talk to Qiu Xinggong first, and then communicate with the Qiu family and ask them to come and have a good talk with you?"
"It's not necessary. Let the saints decide this matter."
"Duke Guan has come a long way and has been working hard. I will send him back to rest first, and I will hold a banquet in the evening for him to wash away his troubles."
Seeing how determined this young man was, Yang Gongren could only smile bitterly, turned around and left.
Wu Huaiyu watched him leave and called the jailer, "Don't give Qiu Xinggong any more pig hearts or lungs in the next two days."
"Do you want to deliver food?"
"Start him for three days first and let him enjoy the darkness and loneliness."
It's not that Wu Huaiyu didn't know what to do and didn't accept Yang Gongren's kindness, it was actually the Qiu family's approach that touched his bottom line. Wiping someone's butt was nothing, but it was unacceptable for him to let someone eat him.
Of course, Wu Huaiyu dared to be so tough not only because he was now temporarily taking charge of the affairs of the Governor's Mansion, but the most important thing was that he had the status of Wailang, a member of the Six Men Shuofang Bureau. He was able to communicate directly and secretly with the emperor, and had already reported the cause and effect of the matter.
Furthermore, he did not believe that Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji, the nephews and uncles of the prime ministers, would really confuse right and wrong.
As for the Han family, they are really not innocent.
Wu Huaiyu didn't want to protect the Han family, and he didn't care about the Han family's promise of a 10% family fortune, or his Han family's daughter-in-law.
If they want to fight this time, let's fight. If things get too big and the Han family is wiped out with the help of the Qiu family, it will not be a bad thing for Lingzhou. It can further weaken the local powerful forces. Of course, the premise is that they fight them.
Yes, don't let it affect Wu Huaiyu.
Back in the study, Huaiyu sent people to prepare for the reception banquet in the evening, and at the same time he began to write secret notes to the emperor of Chang'an. He directly copied the original secret notes to the emperor of what Yang Gongren had told him today.
The Emperor's Minions are all about reality.
After writing the long and secret chapter, Huaiyu sat there and meditated for a while, then picked up the pen and wrote a long letter, this time to his in-law Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng is now the Secretary Supervisor and a third-grade official. He has always been outspoken and outspoken, so Qiu Xinggong’s matter is suitable to be left to him. He believes that Wei Zheng will never be hesitant and fearful after getting the information. Wei Zheng is the main
He is a loyal and pure minister who follows the path of admonishment. Qiu Xinggong, with his background and background, is the most suitable person for Mr. Wei.
