Five years as county magistrate, hundreds of millions of kilograms of grain shocked Li Shimin Chapter 166 The trial of Zhao Yingcai, the blood letter of all people
Chapter 166 The trial of Zhao Yingcai, the blood letter of all people
Chapter 166: Trial of Zhao Yingcai, blood letter of all people
"You can continue to make trouble, and you can wait to die."
This sentence deeply penetrated into the hearts of all the refugees present.
In an instant, they became hesitant and at a loss.
Some refugees subconsciously looked at the city gate and wanted to rush into the city.
But at this time, there were more than 500 people guarding the city gate with weapons, and the security was tight.
The atmosphere at the scene became a little weird. Some people wanted to riot, some looked guilty, and some were terrified.
"Lord Governor, save us!"
Suddenly, someone knelt down and screamed miserably.
Fang Yuan looked over and saw that it was the old woman who thanked him on the first day.
As the old woman knelt down, more refugees knelt down and begged Fang Yuan to save them.
He who originally had other ideas, looked struggling for a moment, then knelt down and begged Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan frowned, looking at the dark refugees kneeling down, feeling uncomfortable in his heart.
I thought there would be some conflicts today, but I never thought it would turn out like this.
Could it be that my heart is too dark, so I think about the refugees in front of me in such a dark way?
Kneeling down was like a wave, one after another. In the end, more than 30,000 refugees knelt down, begging Fang Yuan to save them.
"Get up, everyone get up!"
"The only one who can save you is yourself!"
Fang Yuan choked up.
Walk quickly to the old woman.
Compared with last time, the old woman's condition is much better.
The first time I saw her, she smelled bad and there was a lot of mud on her body.
When we met again, she no longer smelled bad and her clothes had changed into new ones.
Most of these refugees had time to pack their luggage, and most of them brought some clothes.
It’s just that we ran out of money and ran out of food, and finally ended up in this situation.
"Lord Governor, please teach us."
The old woman held Fang Yuan's hand tightly and choked with sobs.
Her cloudy eyes were filled with tears and a desire for life.
"Lord Governor, please teach us."
More voices sounded.
The refugees all hope to survive.
No one wants to die if they can live.
Even if it means surviving, it is still better than dying.
"Get up and I'll teach you!"
Fang Yuan looked at the old woman and helped him up, choking.
The plan was successful, but instead of feeling happy, I felt a little guilty.
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Chang'an City, Tai Chi Palace, morning dynasty.
"Has the Ministry of Household Affairs made preparations for disaster relief food?"
Li Shimin looked at Tang Jian, the Minister of Household Affairs, with a straight face and asked.
This is the third time he has asked the Ministry of Household Affairs about the situation of disaster relief food.
Everything should be done within three times. If the problem cannot be solved after three inquiries, there is no need to worry about the relationship between the king and his ministers.
"Your Majesty, I have collected ten thousand dan and can allocate funds at any time."
Tang Jian stood up and said respectfully.
"Dial it now!"
Li Shimin ordered.
Finally, I collected enough 10,000 shi.
Although ten thousand dan is not much, it can last for a while.
After enough new food is prepared, allocate it a second time.
There is no way, food is too tight now, there is still a war on the front line, and food is very scarce.
"Yes."
Tang Jian returned to his original position.
At this time, a middle-aged man came out from behind Tang Jian.
"Your Majesty, I am impeaching Zhao Yingcai, the governor of Langzhou, for using his advance knowledge of the collapse of the Yellow River dam to buy a large amount of grain at a low price and trying to sell it at a high price!"
"I also found out that this person took advantage of his position to form gangs and had improper dealings with many governors and county magistrates in Shannan Province. I and the officials have arrested him and taken him to Chang'an City."
Cui Zhentang, the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up and said.
After the words fell, the expressions of the ministers changed.
At this time, there must be many aristocratic families purchasing grain at low prices without knowing the risks.
However, there are relatively few officials who purchase grain in person, and they all have scruples, fearing that they will be found out and lose their official positions.
Moreover, Daolang Prefecture in Shannan is far away from Chang'an City, so it is strange enough to find this. Anyone who is interested will know that the matter is not simple.
"The evidence is conclusive?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly and said.
He knew Zhao Yingcai, but he didn't know much about him. He just knew that he was Fang Yuan's noble person.
Fang Yuan is currently providing disaster relief in Liaozhou, but as a nobleman of Fang Yuan, he is buying low and selling high in Langzhou?
It doesn’t make sense, right?
Therefore, Li Shimin also subconsciously felt that something was wrong.
"The evidence is conclusive!"
"It can be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple for review!"
Cui Zhentang said calmly.
Faced with the strange looks of many ministers, he remained calm and composed.
He also had a faint smile, confident and steady, and his eyebrows were filled with pride.
"Then pay..."
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and then made a decision.
If something is wrong, the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple will conduct a review to find out.
As long as the evidence is conclusive, even if someone deliberately targets Zhao Yingcai, Zhao Yingcai deserves it the most.
But before he could say anything, he saw Li Junxian running towards him urgently outside the Tai Chi Palace, so he paused his speech.
When the officials saw this, they turned back curiously to look at Li Junxian, who was running in a panic.
During the morning court, if something is not particularly important, it cannot be interrupted like this.
"Report!"
"The blood of thousands of people in Liaozhou!"
Li Junxian touched the sweat on his forehead and said urgently.
Only then did everyone see that he was holding a large white bloody cloth in his hand.
"What?"
Li Shimin suddenly exclaimed.
Even the ministers present were shocked.
The blood letter written by thousands of people still comes from Liaozhou, which is currently providing disaster relief.
What happened that they didn't know about?
"Hit, open!"
Li Shimin's voice was trembling.
Cui Zhentang, who was standing in front, frowned and stepped aside.
An eunuch immediately left the scene and took the big white cloth from Li Junxian's hand.
The big cloth was slowly opened, extending from the inside of the Tai Chi Palace to a place far outside.
The ministers saw that the white cloth was dyed red with blood-red names, and it looked ferocious and terrifying.
"There is no food in Liaozhou, and we have provided relief to 35,435 refugees for a month without any complaints to the imperial court."
Eunuch Wang De slowly read the bloody words on it.
When the number thirty-five thousand four hundred and thirty-five was read out, the emperor and his ministers changed their expressions again.
Unconsciously, so many refugees gathered in Liaozhou!
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How can Liaozhou survive without food?
Everyone was shocked, tragic and puzzled as they listened to eunuch Wang De continue reading.
"The request for 10,000 shi of grain from Bingzhou in the west was stopped by Cui Yuanting, the governor of Bingzhou, and the 30,000 shi of grain from Langzhou in the south was seized by Cui Zhentang, the minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Zhao Yingcai, the governor of Langzhou, was wrongfully accused of buying low and selling high."
"Everyone in Liaozhou understands that the imperial court wants to support the war and cannot prepare food for Liaozhou. However, the food prepared by Liaozhou itself has to be detained. Are the 35,435 refugees not worthy of living?" p>
"Don't we deserve to live?"
"Co-signers: Fang Yuan, Zhang San, Yang Sina, Su Chen, Zhou Kaile, Sun Taihe, Wang Wenshu..."
Eunuch Wang De read the words on the blood cloth.
After reading, there is a personal name written all over the blood cloth, estimated to be as many as thirty-five thousand four hundred and thirty-five.
Don’t we deserve to live?
These six words deeply struck the hearts of everyone present.
The expressions of both the monarch and his ministers changed drastically, and it was hard to imagine how sad it was.
The face of Cui Zhentang, the Minister of Household Affairs, has turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
Eunuch Wang De continued to read the names on the blood book, which were the names of people who wanted to survive.
Every time I read one, everyone present felt heavier.
"Enough!"
Li Shimin slapped his hand on the desk and roared.
With a bang, the hearts of the ministers present also jumped heavily.
"Your Majesty, there are 35,435 refugees in Liaozhou who are hungry, but Cui Zhentang, the Minister of Household Affairs, seizes food indiscriminately and unjustly accuses his loyal minister Zhao Yingcai. I thought he would be suspended pending trial!"
Du Ruhui immediately stood up and impeached Cui Zhentang.
As soon as the words fell, some ministers immediately stood up and seconded the proposal.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Yingcai really had improper dealings with many governors and county magistrates in Shannan Road!"
Cui Zhentang was shocked and stood up in a panic to cry out for injustice.
It's so terrible that 35,435 people wrote blood letters to sue themselves.
With this shocking blood book in front of me, I couldn't wash it away even if I jumped into the Yellow River.
Therefore, Cui Zhentang did not dare to say that Zhao Yingcai bought low and sold high, and directly transferred it to another incriminating evidence he found.
"Your Majesty, Cui Zhentang, the Minister of Household Affairs, ignored the lives of 35,435 refugees and only cared about his own personal interests. I thought he would be suspended pending trial and immediately reinstate Zhao Yingcai, the governor of Langzhou, to his official position."
Changsun Wuji also stood up to impeach Cui Zhentang.
"I second the proposal!"
Another group of ministers walked out.
One after another wants to convict Cui Zhentang.
More than 30,000 refugees signed a blood letter, which is irrefutable evidence!
"Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
Cui Zhentang could only cry out for injustice.
But no matter how loud the sound is, it seems so pale.
"Your Majesty, Minister Cui just did it unintentionally. Please be dealt with lightly."
There are also people who have stood up to speak for Cui Zhentang, and there are quite a few of them.
There are the most people of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes in the court, and their relationship is complicated.
"Okay, shut up everyone!"
"Cui Zhentang was suspended for investigation, Cui Yuanting was suspended for investigation, Zhao Yingcai was reinstated, and food was immediately allocated to Liaozhou!"
Li Shimin shouted angrily.
Seeing that all the ministers had shut up, he issued the result.
Cui Zhentang's pale face turned ugly, but he could only accept this result.
Suspension is just a matter of investigation, it is not the final result, and it is useless to refute it at this time.
After all, more than 30,000 jointly signed blood letters are displayed naked here, and no matter how many words there are, they will seem pale.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Du Ruhui and others saluted.
The blood-soaked book was also put away.
Zhao Yingcai was released and the grain was escorted to Liaozhou.
Everything seemed to be resolved, but it angered the Bolingcui family, one of the five surnames and seven hopes.
As a result, a more terrifying storm slowly formed.
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The entrance to Liaozhou City.
After the day when tens of thousands of people wrote in blood, disaster relief has returned to its original state.
The gruel was ensured, and order was maintained by selecting people from among the refugees.
It's now April, the weather is no longer cold, and it's not as difficult for refugees as it was at the beginning.
Liaozhou City still selects 200 people to enter the city every day. From the beginning to now, more than 6,000 people have been selected.
Fang Yuan's previous policy allowed refugees who could prove family ties to bring in their wives, children, and children, but those who could not prove were not allowed to bring in.
After that day, Fang Yuan made another policy: refugees entering the city were allowed to leave the city once a day to report to their relatives and friends outside that they were safe.
I saw with my own eyes that two hundred people entered the city every day, and their companions came out. More refugees here were comforted, and the order became more and more stable.
The number of refugees finally stopped increasing and stayed at just over 40,000.
There are about 150,000 refugees affected this time, but not all refugees come here.
Many people received the news of Du He and others' walk in advance and sought refuge with relatives, or they did not come towards Liaozhou.
Governor's Mansion.
Fang Yuan received documents from the imperial court.
There are three main things on the document: the food is being transported; Fang Yuan has been credited for his good work; Zhao Yingcai has been acquitted.
Du Miaoyan also received the news, and went to the Governor's Mansion to look for Fang Yuan with Changsun Chong and Cheng Chumo.
"Miaoyan, Changsun Chong, Cheng Chumo, you came just in time."
"Let Du He and the others escort the food back."
Fang Yuan placed the paperwork and smiled.
The blood book of all people is really powerful.
Zhao Yingcai was directly acquitted.
The court did not investigate any of his unclean things.
Cui Zhentang, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Cui Yuanting, the Governor of Bingzhou, were both suspended for investigation.
"I have sent someone to take care of this matter."
"My father gave me a secret letter and asked me to pass it on to you."
Du Miaoyan nodded.
Then he approached Fang Yuan and whispered.
Changsun Chong and Cheng Chumo also approached and looked at Fang Yuan.
"You said."
Fang Yuan's face suddenly straightened up and he said in a deep voice.
"My dad said, if all the refugees were admitted, would there be enough for 25,000 households in Liaozhou?"
"If you have enough, or if you are only one or two thousand households short, you can try to apply to become an intermediate state, and he will help!"
Du Miaoyan said seriously.
Liaozhou is a lower-level state, and Fang Yuan is only a fifth-rank official.
But if the population of Liaozhou reaches the standard, Fang Yuan can be promoted to a full fifth-rank official.
"I've thought about this problem!"
"But feasibility is more difficult!"
Fang Yuan looked at Du Miaoyan in shock.
I didn't expect that Du Ruhui would think so deeply about himself.
However, he has also considered this issue, but it is more difficult to act.
First of all, we must consider whether Liaozhou's food is enough to fully accept them all.
Then we have to consider how many of them are willing to stay in Liaozhou after the flood.
Whether it is the first question or the second question, it is relatively difficult for Liaozhou.
"Have you really considered this?"
"Fang Yuan, you are more powerful than I thought!"
Changsun Chong looked at Fang Yuan with a sigh, looking up and down.
"Huh?"
Fang Yuan is puzzled.
Look at Chang Sun Chong and then look at Du Miaoyan.
"They both also know my father's secret message."
"They said you must not have thought of this. I said you should have thought of it, but they didn't believe it."
Du Miaoyan explained slightly proudly.
Just now they were at the Royal Commercial Bank and each received letters from their elders.
They all looked at each other, and Changsun Chong guessed that Fang Yuan had not thought of what Du Ruhui mentioned.
But Du Miaoyan said that Fang Yuan should have thought of it, so the two parties made a bet and came to Fang Yuan together to tell Fang Yuan and see if Fang Yuan had thought of it.
"So that's it."
"Thank your dad for me and say I will try my best."
Fang Yuan suddenly realized, and then he straightened his expression.
He also wants to promote Liaozhou to an intermediate state.
But at present, this possibility is unlikely, but it is not impossible to try.
"Take time to thank him in person with me."
Du Miaoyan did not agree and chuckled.
She still remembered that Fang Yuan comforted her last time and said that he wanted to meet Du Ruhui in person.
For Du Miaoyan, she felt that this visit was not just a visit, but also meant to meet the parents.
Fang Yuan nodded and agreed.
"Fang Yuan, when Du He comes back from transporting grain and grass, we will return to Beijing and take up our posts."
"We look forward to the day when you are promoted to Chang'an City. Then we will fight to see who is more powerful!"
Changsun Chong looked at Fang Yuan and said with some reluctance.
I have known Fang Yuan for a short time, but I always feel like I am being suppressed by Fang Yuan.
Although there is not much age difference between them, they are being suppressed by a person with no foundation, which makes him, who comes from a noble family, very dissatisfied.
"Congratulations, congratulations."
"What position have you been promoted to?"
Fang Yuan smiled and congratulated the two of them.
"Young Master Zongzheng, from the fourth rank, I am higher than you!"
Changsun Chong rarely showed a proud look.
"The prince personally conferred the title of General Yiwei Zhonglang, also from the fourth rank."
Cheng Chumo smiled and said.
"Congratulations!"
Fang Yuan sincerely congratulated the two of them.
But my heart is also full of sighs.
This is the beginning of Guixun's son.
From the very beginning, he passed through countless people directly from the fourth level.
"Don't say congratulations. Why don't you invite us to the White Tiger Club?"
Changsun Chong saw Fang Yuan sincerely congratulating him, but he was too embarrassed to appear too unwilling to admit defeat.
"I'll invite you when Du He and the others come back."
"Now I have to go back and tell Zhao Zixuan and the others that Zhao Yingcai is okay."
Fang Yuan shook his head and refused.
When Changsun Chong saw this, he didn't force it.
Leave with Du Miaoyan and Cheng Chumo.
After they left, Fang Yuan skipped work and returned to Fang Mansion.
I didn't even need to look for it, I saw Yang Xiulan and Zhao Zixuan in the living room.
Not only are their mother and daughter in the living room, but also Mrs. Li and Li Danqiu’s mother and daughter.
Fang Yuan looked at the two pairs of mother and daughter, subconsciously compared them, and found that they were both 70% or 80% similar.
Both mothers are mature, charming and moist, and their daughters are as young as flowers. Each has its own merits and each has its own characteristics.
"Brother Yuan!"
Zhao Zixuan was the first to notice Fang Yuan’s arrival.
She jumped with joy, and two deep dimples appeared on her cheeks.
Yang Xiulan and Mrs. Li's mother and daughter also noticed Fang Yuan's arrival, and they all stood up to greet Fang Yuan.
"Sit, sit, don't be too polite."
Fang Yuan smiled and approached, asking Yang Xiulan and others not to be too polite.
"Brother Yuan, have you bought me something to eat?"
Zhao Zixuan came over and held Fang Yuan's hand affectionately.
During her time in Liaozhou, her mood slowly recovered.
But I have to eat a lot every day, as if to transfer the sadness away.
"Forgot."
"Aunt Zhao, girl, Uncle Zhao is fine."
Fang Yuan chuckled and shook his head.
Push Zhao Zixuan's hands away and take out the court documents.
"Really?!"
Yang Xiulan burst into tears of joy.
She tremblingly took the document handed over by Fang Yuan and looked at it carefully.
As Zhao Yingcai's married wife, she has a deep understanding of what Zhao Yingcai is up to.
Considering that he and many Shannan Province governors and county magistrates secretly conveyed benefits, dismissal was the least serious issue.
But I never thought that it would be okay?
Zhao Zixuan was originally unhappy because she was pushed away by Fang Yuan.
But after hearing Fang Yuan's words, he immediately pounced on Yang Xiulan, and the two of them looked at the court documents.
After seeing that Zhao Yingcai was fine and the official was restored to his post, the two hugged each other tightly with choked sobs and looked at Fang Yuan gratefully.
Mrs. Li and her daughter also looked at Fang Yuan, but they were more curious about how Fang Yuan did it?
In their previous chat, what they heard from Yang Xiulan was very pessimistic.