The thirteenth time, the fifth brother of Baiya was killed, and the emperor knew that the prisoner was tried.
Two big black men walked towards the prisoner, one holding his braid and the other holding a ghost-head knife, waiting for Longkodo to wave his sleeves and give orders.
"Wait!"
Ma Qi was really anxious. The ticket was written by himself. As soon as his head fell, there was no proof. He was covered in words and couldn't explain clearly. Seeing that Kangxi was still sitting still, he hurriedly leaned out of the window and shouted: "Knife"
Leave someone behind!"
The crowd below immediately exploded the camp. The soldiers guarding the field thought that someone was robbing the execution ground, so they let out a "whoop", some were guarding the prison officials, and some were protecting the prisoners. Dozens of Geshiha pulled out their knives and rushed in
Coming upstairs, Wu Dan jumped to the top of the stairs and threw the one up and down the other. Seeing Tong Guowei and Ma Qi in a daze, he shouted angrily: "Damn it, you are causing trouble for the master! Find a way quickly!" Still!
Tong Guowei came to his senses and climbed to the window and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Long Keduo! I am your third uncle Tong Guowei, Tong Zhongtang! Ma Zhongtang is here too! Did you hear that, you beast? I ordered your people to go back, you go back to me."
Come in!"
Kangxi originally suspected that Ma Qi had taken stolen goods and sold his life, so he watched with cold eyes. Only when Ma Qi shouted out did he feel relieved. At this moment, seeing that both of them were getting anxious, Tong Guowei shouted "get out" and "get in" again.
His words were incoherent, but he couldn't help but laugh. He had seen Longkodo holding up the corner of his robe, trotting up the stairs, "Baba" playing his horse-hoove sleeves, kneeling on the floor, panting: "I'm humble, knock on Tong Zhongtang, Ma Zhongtang
——Third uncle, you old man..."
"Why are you knocking on our door?" Tong Guowei shouted, "Long live the Lord here!"
Only now did Longkodo, who was confused, see Kangxi sitting quietly beside Wu Dan. Shuntian Prefecture was different from the prefects of other provinces, and was an important official personally selected by the emperor. The governor under the emperor's feet was the most difficult to be and the easiest to be promoted.
Longkodo saw that Emperor Kangxi was also here to watch the execution. He didn't know what went wrong. He suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and kowtowed repeatedly: "Slave Longkodo kowtows to see the Holy Emperor. I don't know why the master summons ministers?"
Kangxi stared at Longkodo with cold eyes. He felt familiar, but couldn't remember how many times he had seen him before. After a long time, he said: "You changed from a military position to a civil servant, right? It's not easy to be in the capital. This
If you don't make any mistakes in your future, it won't be difficult to become a governor, right?"
"Yes..." Longkodo didn't know what to say and glanced at Kangxi. When the imperial commander personally conquered Zhungar for the third time, he was a soldier of the imperial army and had rescued Kangxi. But as the years went by, the nobleman forgot
Kangxi didn't mention the matter, so how could he dare to mention it? Because he couldn't figure out the meaning of the question, he had to respond casually. Suddenly, he heard a commotion outside, the horses' hooves clattered, the horse whip whipped, and the people were noisy and shouting.
, but couldn't hear what happened. Wu Dan, who was standing by the window, smiled and said: "Don't worry, master, it's Zhao Fengchun who is in charge of the infantry army. There is something going on here, so he will naturally come - he is chasing away those who are watching the fun.
Where are you!" As he said that, Zhao Fengchun, the nine-door admiral, had already gone upstairs.
Zhao Fengchun was an old subordinate of Wu Dan. Seeing that he was wearing a sword and came to see Kangxi, Wu Dan lowered his face and said: "Fengchun, the master is here, why don't you come up when called? Take off the sword and get out!"
"The Shuntian Mansion soldier who brought him up opened his hands and said with a smile: "I said the emperor is here, but the army doesn't believe it! How about it?"
"Stay in Fengchun, there is no need to withdraw." Kangxi ordered, and said to Longkodo who was kneeling in front, "I mean, the court has never treated you badly, Longkodo. Why do you dare to be so audacious, to steal and kill innocent people?
"Tell me, how much money have you received from others? Where is the real Qiu Yunsheng hiding now?"
Longkodo was startled by this question. He and the "third uncle" who was in the position had a grudge. That day, his father passed away and he was studying at Songyang Academy. People in the clan coveted a piece of Feng Shui land in his family.
It forced the widowed mother to almost commit suicide. Although Tong Guowei did not intervene, as the patriarch, he watched from the side and allowed several members of the family to make noise. It was not until he became the county magistrate that the third uncle recognized his nephew. Although his face was nothing, this was an old thing for him
How could he forget? He stared at Tong Guowei, holding back his anger and said: "Long live, don't listen to the slander - this slave can't bear this! The slave is also a little confused. Is this prisoner - not Qiu Yunsheng?" Tong Guowei naturally became angry when he heard this.
Understand, he couldn't help being furious, his face turned red and he didn't say a word. Kangxi didn't expect Long Keduo to be so bold, so he couldn't help but smile and said to Wu Dan: "Listen, he doesn't understand.
', I also want to ask who has been involved in the slander, go and ask someone to summon this criminal!"
The prisoner was quickly brought up. Two Goshihars carried "Qiu Yunsheng" who was tied up like rice dumplings and kicked him hard in the crook of his legs. The prisoner was already kneeling on the ground. There were dozens of people upstairs and downstairs.
, and there was silence immediately. Yuan, the shopkeeper of the tea shop, was hiding behind the booth and eavesdropping. At this time, when he looked out, he was slapped by Wu Dan and staggered. Kangxi shouted: "Wu Dan must not be rude! He is the boss and we are guests.
Official - come on, boss, come and sit here!" The shop owner stroked his hot cheek and carefully sat with his butt tilted. After listening for a long time, he already knew that this thin old man was "Kangxi Lafayette".
Unexpectedly, he would have such a fate to sit across from each other, and he couldn't help but secretly thought: "My ancestors were virtuous, and this slap was obtained from the past life!" Kangxi then asked the prisoner: "What is your name?"
"My lord," the prisoner was not afraid. He knelt straight and replied, "Qiu Yunsheng!"
"Where are you from?"
"A native of Miyun County."
"Who is at home?"
"Three sons and three wives."
"Don't you have any grandchildren?"
The prisoner hesitated for a moment and said, "Yes." Qiu Yunsheng's eldest grandson was already twenty years old, and he was afraid that Kangxi would ask about it. Kangxi did not dwell on the matter, but asked: "What is the name of the girl you forced to death?"
Name, who called her to your home?" "Qiu Yunsheng" leaned forward uneasily and said loudly: "I've asked this hundreds of times, why can't I die? What the hell are you still nagging about now?
?" Ma Qi heard that he was rude and shouted from the sidelines: "How impudent! Slap your mouth carefully!"
"Your accent is wrong!" Kangxi stopped Ma Qi and added, "You are from Shandong and you pretended to be Qiu Yunsheng in Miyun. Why did you die for others? What benefits did Qiu Yunsheng give you?"
The prisoner opened his mouth in surprise, and for a moment he couldn't answer correctly. After a long while, he said slowly: "I am Qiu Yunsheng, anyway, I am Qiu Yunsheng..." "You are not Qiu Yunsheng!" Kangxi cut it off, "Huang Ying'e, the citizen woman raped by Qiu Yunsheng,
It was Qiu Yunsheng's grandson's daughter-in-law who asked her to come into the house to make needlework. Do you have a grandson's daughter-in-law? How old are you this year?"
…………
"Qiu Yunsheng is already in his sixtieth year, can you pretend?" Kangxi chuckled and said, "Young man, please tell the truth! There must be a reason why you are willing to be punished for others. Tell it so that I can save you!
"But the prisoner lowered his head and didn't say a word. Kangxi was agitated. The owner of the shop on his right touched his knee and sighed. He looked at Kangxi timidly and said, "Long live my Lord, this matter is clear and clear. It's the slaughter.
White duck! What a sin...Amitabha."
"Slaughter the white duck?" Kangxi was stunned and asked, "What does it mean to kill the white duck?"
"You guys have killed a lot of people downstairs, so it's not uncommon for white ducks to be killed." The boss said with a bitter smile, "There is a wealthy family who broke the law and was not punished. They paid a lot of money to buy a stand-in, and they bribed everyone from the ministry to the county with money.
.Those criminal masters have very magical powers. If the prisoner is not caught, they can quietly ask the white duck to change his name, or surrender voluntarily. If the prisoner is already in prison, it will cost a lot more.
After being fed with enough money, you secretly change the situation when you are delivering meals or visiting the prison. This is called killing the white duck! Some prison officials find out at the last moment, but they know it in their hearts and dare not make it public - if they shout out, they will offend a large number of people.
After saying that, he let out a long sigh and recited the Buddha's name: "This brother, maybe something happened to his family, so he came out to take the blame for others and get punished! What a crime. Some people have a 'white duck' because of their bad years, but
Another family can survive; some have parents, wives and children who are sick and work hard to save others... It is not easy in this world for a child to be raised by his parents. To be in such a difficult situation, it is really a last resort..."
The prisoner was still stiff at first, with his neck stiffened and motionless. After hearing the boss's words, he was emotionally moved, and gradually started to tremble all over. Finally, he couldn't help but howl and cry loudly. With his hands behind his back, he only banged his head against the floor, "
Daddy...my old daddy...my son is unfilial, I'm sorry...I'm sorry for you...I'm sorry for you...my miserable old daddy..." There seemed to be something stuck in his throat, and his hoarse and shrill cries hurt people.
Kangxi's heart was sore and trembling. Kangxi was so angry that he was trembling with anger at the boss's words. Seeing this tough man on the execution ground crying in despair, he jumped up in shock, holding on to the back of his chair, and got goosebumps all over his body.
After a long time, he stammered and said: "You...you...don't be like this. Just tell the truth. I have the final say on all big things. Do you know? I am the emperor, and I am the emperor!"
Untie.
This sound immediately shocked the prisoner to stop crying. He looked at Kangxi with blurred eyes, stroked the deep marks on his body, kowtowed and cried: "Long live the Lord, you have the final say! My father, Zhang Jiuru, is now detained at Qiu's house in Miyun."
.If the Qiu family knows that the villain will not die, my father will have to ask him to strangle him to death...Long live..."
"Understood." Kangxi nodded with his beard tangled, turned to Longkodo and said coldly, "This is a matter for Shuntian Mansion. Detain all those who collected the bodies of the Qiu family, men, women, old and young! If Zhang Jiuru is dead, I will take your life for you.
!" Long Keduo agreed with a chirp, stood up and ordered his soldiers: "Divide into three groups, one group will go to Miyun to seal the Qiu family and capture the culprit; one group will detain the people here; and one group will intercept them at the intersection of the capital.
People of the Qiu family - listen, this mission is going to go wrong. Long live my life, I will take care of you first!" After saying that, he hurried downstairs. Kangxi then smiled at the prisoner and said: "Don't worry now.
Right? What’s your name, and why did you go to jail for someone else? Tell me!”
It turned out that the prisoner was Zhang Wuge. He was originally from Xincheng, Shandong. Ten of his brothers from his father's generation were martial arts masters and ran a bodyguard agency. Twenty years after Kangxi, the world gradually became peaceful, and the business of the bodyguard agency was sluggish, so he gave up martial arts and worked as a farmer.
With two hectares of land, he was considered a well-off family. Later, the family was divided. Zhang Jiuru was not good at farming, and his family fell into decline. He was also repaid, and the family property was burned down in a fire. Zhang Wu Ge had no choice but to make appointments with several members of his family.
The brothers went out to make private salt. The emperor's brothers left Tongcheng, and Shi Shilun resigned according to the order. Wei Laojiu, a salt merchant, immediately gained power. The fifth brother and his brothers were forced to have no other way out. They also heard that there was a severe drought in Shandong and not a single blade of grass grew. Because they missed their family.
, when the brothers traveled all night to return to the new city, only two members of the Zhang family had starved to death.
"How could so many people starve to death!" Kangxi said in horror, "This is not true! I know this. At that time, Aling'a went to provide relief!"
"Long live my Lord, you are the most sage: there are many ways to raise grains! The common people can get 20% of the 10% of the emperor's favor, even if they burn high incense!" Brother Zhang Wu said, "There are only four aunts and four aunts who are lonely old women left in our village.
When my father saw us coming back, he cried loudly and complained that we were 'young and ignorant and should not have come back to die' - it was so miserable that it was like a nightmare!"
"It was March at that time, and the snow outside had not yet melted away. We men stumbled home and were crying miserably under the oil lamp. Fatty Jin kicked the door open and spread the word that the county magistrate had an order to ban all those who had returned from exile.
, you are not allowed to go out again. All the taxes owed last year must be paid back within one year!"
Kangxi thought deeply: "The imperial court has a decree on this matter. There are so many people fleeing famine there, and the land must be planted, so it is not appropriate to let people out again, but the tax is exempted! Even if it is unavoidable, pressing 'never add tax' will make it
Not much money!"
"Long live! If there is 'never increase the tax', then naturally there will be 'never reduce the tax'..." Zhang Wuge kowtowed, "Father, there are ten brothers, ten head taxes, and two hundred acres of grain tax.
We are so exhausted that we can’t even pay it! Fatty Jin opened a herbal medicine shop, and the greater the plague, the richer he became! He said that he paid the land tax on our behalf, which was converted into 117 taels of silver. He also said that we earned money outside
If you make a big sum of money, you must pay it back immediately..." Kangxi couldn't help but ponder after hearing this. Although Fatty Jin was unkind, he followed the national law, which was really helpless, so he asked: "What happened next?" The fifth brother lowered his head and spent a long time.
He said: "My father asked him for proof, but he couldn't produce it. His face changed, so he asked someone to snatch our luggage and packages. He beat him with a stick until he fainted and blood started to pour from his neck. I was so angry that I rushed over to him.
The palm hit him...to the point of death."
Kangxi listened in silence and took a deep breath for a long time.
"That night our father and son escaped," the fifth brother also took a breath. "We fled to Zichuan and saw the notice to arrest us at the gate of the city. Poor old man, he was sick, angry, and scared. He said that the land in Shandong was
I can't stay here any longer, so I can fly away...According to his wishes, he asked me to leave alone, and he turned himself in. I said, 'Dad, it was me who caused the trouble, and I can't harm you life or death. I can have a good place to settle down.
If I don't let you go, I'll go do it myself...' I carried him all the way out of Shandong."
"How is it connected with the Qiu family's affairs?" Kangxi asked thoughtfully while listening.
"Oh, this is all fate!" Brother Zhang Wu sighed, "...after leaving Shandong, I was performing in Henan and Shanxi. When I heard the news, I relaxed, thinking that there were many rich people in Zhili, so I went behind my father's back again.
All the way to Miyun, I didn't expect to be recognized by Qiu Shanren. He pointed out the matter of Fatty Jin and blackmailed him into giving him all his savings for half a year. Later I found out that Qiu Yunsheng and Fatty Jin were cousins! Long live you, this is
Aren’t we men in bad luck? From then on, it became harder and harder to pass the time. He took all the money from daily entertainment on the same day. It was like walking into a wolf’s den. What was there to live for?” As he said this, two lines of tears welled up in his eyes.
, hurriedly wiped it and said: ...It was a coincidence that something happened to the man named Qiu. He raped the daughter of a tenant farmer and forced her to commit suicide. He was scolded by his eldest wife in the street. He couldn't hide it and was sent to prison.
However, Qiu Yunsheng could not endure the punishment, so he committed suicide when asked, and was sentenced to death. Later, for some reason, he recanted his confession, and the girl's family accepted the money. They also insisted that her daughter committed suicide because of a quarrel with an old man in the family. Originally, the matter was over, but I heard that the Ministry of Punishment
Wang Zhongtang found out that there were suspicions in the case, and transferred all the people to Beijing to investigate and find out the truth, and sent Qiu Yunsheng to Shuntian Prefecture's death row.
"His evil bitch also panicked at this time. She spent an unknown amount of money to open the joints, and finally came to me and said, 'Anyway, you have committed a crime and you deserve to die. Follow me and go to jail to change my old man out.
.I put a thousand taels of silver here. It is my business to support your father until he is old. If you don’t comply, I will spend money to find another substitute. I have to get you out of trouble first, and the silver reward will be enough.
"Long live my Lord, now that I've reached this point, can I choose another path?"
At this point, the origin of the substitute was already clear. Kangxi looked at Brother Zhang with tears on his face, and his heart sank. If Brother Wu had not said it face to face, he would not have believed it anyway. He was always proud of "
"The prosperous age of the Xi Dynasty" turned out to be like this, and a chill came from the bottom of his heart. Kangxi couldn't help but trembled. When he thought about it carefully, he hesitated again: Fifth Brother turned out to be a person who broke the law and deserved to die. He wanted to protect him, but he couldn't find the words.
, because he asked Ma Qi: "Brother Zhang Wu has unforgivable feelings?"
"In other words," Ma Qi had already seen Kangxi's thoughts and said with a smile, "Brother Zhang's matter is a small case among the big cases. The most important thing now is to find out how Qiu did it and get through it.
Whose joint actually deceived Sheng Cong and used a subcontracting scheme to exchange prisoners? It is a matter of national law and is of no small importance!" Tong Guowei also said: "The reason why Brother Zhang beat Jin to death was because Jin extorted money and beat his father, and he was angry.
If he misses, he will not be punished with death. Later, he will be imprisoned on behalf of his father. He is obviously a most sincere and filial person. Our dynasty has always governed the world with filial piety, how can we kill such a person?"
Kangxi couldn't help laughing after hearing this. Zhang Wuge beat the clerk to death, escaped, and was punished on his behalf. The two crimes were stacked together, and he was qualified for execution. However, he was unwilling to reveal this layer, so he turned around and asked Zhao Fengchun:
"Is Camp Shanpu now under the control of your nine-door admiral?"
"Obviously, it is under the control of the emperor. This messenger has always been a bodyguard." Zhao Fengchun was stunned when he heard this. When Kangxi asked, he smiled and said, "Actually, after the destruction of Suo'etu, Shanpu camp has been assigned to the infantry commander's yamen, because
This is an oral decree. Now Shanpu camp is under the control of Erundai and also the slaves. If Mao'er goes to the slaves, in fact, the camp slaves can't control it." "Needless to say, who can compare with you?" Kangxi laughed.
He said, "Brother Zhang Wu will be sent to the prison temple for custody first. When the serious case is heard, he will be asked to serve in the Shanpu camp. From what he said, he seems to have some martial arts skills. I only give him the word 'filial piety'. But he is not guilty."
Punishment will not do. According to the rule of surrender, he will be punished in the camp for three days and then obey." After escorting the fifth brother out, Kangxi suddenly suppressed his smile and said to Tong Guowei and Ma Qi: "Qiu Yunsheng's life and death is not a trivial matter.
Now that his case has been reviewed and examined by the imperial court, a person who has been convicted can still do such a big trick, which shows how bad the officialdom is! This is really surprising! The Ministry of Punishments has been ordered to seal it from tomorrow, and this autumn
It is decided to suspend the whole country, and all death row prisoners will be retried. The Ministry of Punishment, from the Minister to the various officials, and the provincial inspectors, must be investigated one by one! Wang Shizhen, the minister, seems to have a conscience, but it is a pity that he returned home last month due to illness...
Alas, maybe it’s because people are squeezing each other. The legal system has been corrupted to such an extent, it’s awe-inspiring!”
Ma Qi hurriedly said: "Yes! However, for such a big event, someone must be in charge. Long live the decree!"
"Hmm." Kangxi thought for a while. He was not at ease with Ma and Tong, and Zhang Tingyu couldn't leave for a moment. He mused: "The prince is busy clearing up the deficit, and it is not appropriate for the fourth elder brother and the thirteenth elder brother to move. Everyone said
Yinsu is smart and capable, let him do it." After saying that, he got up and went downstairs. Tong Guowei and others followed behind. Ma Qi stepped forward and said: "My slave is reckless today and is shocked. Long live the punishment!"
"Huh?" Kangxi, who was going downstairs, stopped and said with a half-smile, "If I don't call for a cessation of punishment, I will take your crown off now. It is the prime minister's job to assist in the government affairs and handle machine affairs.
It's your responsibility." Kangxi turned to Tong Guowei and asked, "This Long Ke looks so familiar. Is he from your Tong family?"
Tong Guowei was startled and said hurriedly: "He is my distant nephew. During the Western Expedition, he fought with his master in Khovd."
"Well," Kangxi's eyes lit up. He had already thought about it, but didn't say anything. He then took a sedan chair back to the palace. (To be continued)