Chapter 803 In troubled times, there must be heroes, and they must be banned by force
When Su Yuanjing heard that Xiao Tang, whom he had been suspicious of, could actually come to visit him in person, his heart skipped a beat and he secretly said: This Xiao Tang is loved by the officials, but he secretly and openly cheats on him in Bianjing with the second-year senior student of Yuanshe.
There were disputes, but there was no way to form cliques for private purposes in the court... It’s just that he was an official from Cai Jing’s son-in-law Liang Shijie’s left-behind department, and I often visited official offices on official orders, so I didn’t have much opportunity in Bianliang, Tokyo.
acquaintance.
Although Su Yuanjing was also extremely difficult to deal with courtiers like Zheng Juzhong and powerful centralized ministers such as Cai Jing and Tong Guan, he heard that Xiao Tang was known for his good conduct, and he seemed to be at a distance from the Cai Party and others in the court.
Although Su Yuanjing had a pretty good impression of Xiao Tang, he just thought that if the assassination of Prefect He and the murders of dozens of servants in the mansion were really the one secretly instigated by Xiao Tang...
Su Yuanjing's frown gradually relaxed, he nodded and said, "Please come soon."
Marquis Yu was ordered to invite Xiao Tang to meet with Su Yuanjing in the hall. Not long after, Su Yuanjing saw a young and vigorous man walking in, saluted him and said: "Junior
Xiao Tang, I have met Taiwei Su. I have heard about Taiwei’s name for a long time, so I didn’t expect to meet him here.”
Su Yuanjing chuckled and said: "I have heard about Xiao Jieshuai's good reputation for a long time. Jieshuai held an important position in the court at a young age and was willing to devote himself to the country. This time he made great achievements in suppressing Hedong.
, Save the people from the ashes, protect the country without borders, and make our subjects of the Song Dynasty very lucky. They are really to be feared in the future! Come and watch tea for Marshal Xiao Jie!"
Xiao Tang and Su Yuanjing met happily for the first time. However, after Xiao Tang took his seat and thanked Su Yuanjing, and the two of them were polite, Su Yuanjing asked Xiao Tang: "What about Xiao Jieshuai?"
I was near Huazhou at that time, and I must have known what changes had happened in the city. Magistrate He was assassinated in his own residence. Suddenly, people from all over Huazhou rushed to accuse the man who had bent the law for personal gain and committed all kinds of scandals. The state capital
The assassination of the official involved the serious crime of treason, and now the public resentment is boiling, and I am also very worried... I also heard that Xiao Jieshuai broke into the official residence of He Zhifu and had a conflict. I wonder if this is true? "
Xiao Tang also knew that Su Yuanjing was deliberately testing him with his words. He smiled slightly and said, "Yes, I was originally on official business in Hedong according to the imperial decree. I was about to return to the capital, but something unexpected happened, and I happened to see someone committing murder.
After only a brief investigation, I found out about the unscrupulous things that Prefect He was doing in private.
Taiwei Su, you must be the clear name of our Song Dynasty court. Most of them were corrupted by some slanderous and evil-minded national idiots. Now today, thieves and bandits are rampant in the world. But if we want to trace the origin, we can find the source.
, but many of them were due to the imperial court's temporary negligence, which resulted in many corrupt officials taking advantage of the king's laws to do evil, forcing many innocent people to become thieves. I am planning to congratulate the prefect after returning to the capital, accuse him of using official weapons for personal use, and impeach him.
This guy was running rampant in lawlessness in Huazhou, and committed crimes that violated the state capital, but I didn't expect that a man from the green forest would take action first and take the life of Prefect He."
When Su Yuanjing heard this, there was no sign of joy or anger on his face, and he added: "I am very troubled by this matter. This lawsuit is not a trivial matter, but the origin of the culprit cannot be traced. Since the murderer who assassinated Prefect He
The message said that it was done by the strong man from the green forest who fell into the grass on the border of Yongxing Military Road... Xiao Jieshuai, I heard that you have a very good reputation in the world. A righteous man with a rough background in the Zhizhi religion is famous in Nabai. According to your idea, this
Where in the green forest was this murder committed by the strong men gathering here?"
Xiao Tang shook his head and said with a smile: "Su Taiwei is joking. Although I have some contacts with people in the world, they are all old friends who abide by the law and will not commit such a serious crime. After all, I am also a minister who eats the country's salary.
How could he be familiar with those thieves who assassinated state officials and committed treasonous crimes?"
"Treason? But it may not be..."
Of course, it was impossible for Xiao Tang to reveal any clues about his assassination of Prefect He in front of Su Yuanjing, but Su Yuanjing seemed to be deeply touched and said: "As the saying goes, a white jade has slight flaws, big and small flaws,
Since our Song Dynasty, there have indeed been treacherous ministers who interfered with government. The state government has slandered one party and caused harm to one party, and abused officials and framed the people of the world. How can it be rare? As for the guy like Prefect He... such a national fool who brings bad reputation to the court.
Perhaps the person who committed this murder was indeed a reckless man who did not obey the king's law, but I want to say: Well done!"
Xiao Tang was not surprised that Su Yuanjing could say this. Although he, a Taiwei officer, did not have official historical prototypes like other figures in the Water Margin such as Zheng Juzhong, Chen Guan, Wang Shen, etc.
However, judging from the narrative in the original work, Su Taiwei not only wanted to confront powerful traitors such as Cai Jing, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu, etc., but also had a very tolerant attitude towards the people in the green forest who gathered in the green forest.
In terms of uprightness and integrity, although Su Yuanjing has received many benefits from Song Jiang, it is not just about collecting money to do practical things. Since he got on the line with everyone in Liangshan, he has been strongly recommending the recruitment of Song Jiang and the leaders.
The soldiers and horses of Liangshan also had the intention of not teaching the Song Dynasty to lose troops and generals, wasting money and food. Among the high-ranking officials in the Bianjing court, Su Yuanjing was one of the few who could do anything for someone who was born in a green forest.
The country uses a strong leader who can be tolerant.
What's more, Xiao Tang was also a good friend of Su Yuanjing back then. Wen Huanzhang, who is now presiding over civil affairs in Baozhou, Liaodong, talked about the character of his old friend. Wen Huanzhang also said that Su Yuanjing was not only friendly in dealing with others.
, and he is kind and generous, and his opinions and stance are also very different from other officials who have heavy bureaucratic habits and most of them have their eyes higher than their heads.
The assassination of a state official is indeed a serious matter, but the sky is high and the emperor is far away. The Bianjing court knows the content of what happened in Huazhou, and it can only be understood through the statement of Su Taiwei, the presiding judge.
The whole story. Even if Xiao Tang is highly suspected in the assassination of Prefect He, how Su Yuanjing reports it to the court depends on his attitude towards Xiao Tang and this secret incident.
Su Yuanjing said with emotion, and then said: "Han Feizi said that Confucianism disrupted the law with literature, and chivalrous people violated the law with martial arts. But as the saying goes, there must be chivalrous people in troubled times, and Confucianism must be respected in prosperous times. Although our Song Dynasty is at its peak, there are still many
They abuse officials and ruin the reputation of the court, and use their power to do evil things repeatedly. There are many loyal people who are forced to die in the green woods and grass. The same is true for the governor of Huazhou. Now someone in the green forest assassinates that guy, and I also
I roughly know the reason, if that group of green forest troops are really trying to eliminate evil and support good people, I would like to recruit that group of righteous men to surrender, and I think they will be able to make contributions to the imperial court in the future."