All the officials and nobles in Fanyang County received a white note from the Lu family's ancestral home. However, except for those who were related to the Lu family, the other officials and nobles hesitated again and again and finally did not go to the Lu family's ancestral home to express their condolences. , some even sent their unimportant nephews, and some even pretended not to know.
These people acted like this, naturally because of the governor in the county town of Zhuo County. With Dou Shihai being killed and Lu Bian being forced to die, the result of the battle in Fanyang County has come out. Naturally, the governor won a complete victory. for the result.
Now everyone is watching to see if the prefect wants to kill everyone, or to what extent he wants to kill them all. Everyone knows that after the Lu family, there will inevitably be a big purge in the officialdom of Fanyang County. Originally, all the officials and many nobles were in conflict with Lu. The family is closely related to each other. At this time, no one dares to attend Lu Bian's funeral for fear of losing contact with the Lu family. The so-called world is so cold and cold.
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However, no troubles occurred, especially because Wang Junlin was looking forward to those useless scholars causing trouble. Wang Junlin was disappointed and called Shen Guoer over. The two discussed for more than an hour and directed a big show.
Wang Junlin sent people to arrest Lu Bian's fifth son and Lu Youwei's fifth brother, Lu Youfeng. The reason was that someone from within the Lu family reported that Lu Youfeng had made a dummy that looked the same as the prefect. , take a bow and arrow and shoot the dummy secretly.
This reason is naturally a bit absurd, but so what! The governor is so domineering, so careless about his own reputation, and so fond of ruining his own reputation.
The next day, people began to gather in front of the post house where Wang Junlin lived, cursing loudly and shouting slogans that they didn't know, such as releasing Lu Youfeng and restoring Lu's innocence.
What makes the whole Lu family even more happy is that students from Lu Family College and scholars from Fanyang County have also joined the ranks. Young students are full of enthusiasm, and after being instigated by someone arranged by Shen Guoer, Shen The people arranged by Guoer took the lead, and they were all very angry, as if the prefect had taken advantage of their women, making loud noises and angrily scolding them.
The post house where Wang Junlin lived was naturally calm as usual, but this frightened the county magistrate, county captain, captain, and county magistrate of Zhuoxian County. In order to prevent the prefect from clearing up their collusion with the Lu family, they remained silent. Things, they have been serving the prefect carefully these days, and it seems to be effective. The prefect has never done anything to them. But you untouchables jumped out to cause trouble, and these damn scholars, they just want to kill us. ah!
The four Zhuoxian officials were angry and panicked. As quickly as possible, they personally led a thousand county soldiers and nearly a hundred petty officials to guard outside the post house, and separated the agitated and angry scholars and Shen Guo. The beggars who were hired secretly and the local gangsters were driven away into the distance.
After the troublemakers were temporarily driven away, the four Zhuoxian officials entered the post house to plead guilty to the prefect. According to the four people's wishes, all these people were thrown into prison, and the leader was also killed for treason. Put their family members in jail as well.
Wang Junlin glanced at the four people and thought that these four people were the kind of people who would have no lower limit for official status!
Thinking that these four people must continue to hold this position, Wang Junlin said calmly: "They are just hot-blooded young people. When have I ever cared about reputation? Don't embarrass them... It's cold outside. If they are frozen, their warm blood will become cold as time goes by, and it won't take long for them to disperse naturally."
As if they had rehearsed it, the four people quickly bowed down and said in unison: "Your Excellency is wise."
Wang Junlin believed that the spy organization controlled by the old eunuch beside Yang Guang must have arranged many spies in Fanyang County and even Zhuo County at this time. After today's scene was reported to Yang Guang by these people, it was his biggest benefit. .
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Under Shen Guoer's directing, the common people played by the local gangsters and beggars dispersed before eating, but the scholars didn't have it yet, because this was originally arranged by Wang Junlin. Shen Guoer He bribed three scholars to take the lead, and finally gathered more than a hundred scholars. Although Wang Junlin knew that these people could not achieve anything, what he lacked most at the moment was scholars, because reading, literacy, and understanding were necessary for an official to govern. Conditions. Therefore, Wang Junlin also had a third purpose in instigating some scholars to cause trouble by directing and acting on his own - to find some useful people and then cultivate them.
In the evening, it started to snow again. More than a hundred scholars were shivering with cold in front of the post house, but there was still no response inside the post house. The lights inside were faintly visible, and the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard through the rain. Come.
The county magistrate and the county magistrate had already left. The county captain and the captain led the county soldiers and some police officers to stand ready. They lit torches in their hands, illuminating the hall outside the post house.
The snowflakes were flying and had already covered the clothes of the scholars who were still outside the post house. They looked at each other and shook off the snowflakes from their bodies. Some of them couldn't believe their ears. People like themselves were already like this, and the prefect actually still had it. This is leisurely and elegant.
While he was suffering from the cold, the governor was listening to the play. These scholars became inexplicably angry, and then their angry curses, which had been paused due to exhaustion, started to rise again.
In the midst of this roar, Shan Xiongxin came out and looked at the scholars with a calm expression. When the scholars saw someone finally coming out of the post house, they suddenly became silent and looked at Shan Xiongxin angrily.
Shan Xiongxin said loudly: "The prefect said that you are young and have been misled by others. The prefect does not blame you. But you are instigated and promoted without knowing the truth. How stupid is it? You are scholars, but now you are like a market person. It's really insulting to be polite to make noises like a shrew, the prefect is going to let you go in and confront and debate with the prefect, please do it!"
There was a sudden silence in the whole place. Wang Junlin's reputation was too bad. If someone else were to be the prefect, they would at least not be afraid of their lives. But when they met the prefect, they could still come out alive. ?
For a moment, no one dared to say anything. The three scholars who were bribed by Shen Guoer actually didn't know who bribed them. They always thought that it was someone from the Lu family who bribed them, but now they were asked to risk their lives for money. , but they are unwilling.
Seeing that no scholar dared to stand up for a long time, Shan Xiong thought that the governor might be disappointed. There are still only a few scholars who have the courage and integrity.
At this time, a scholar stood up, and then three more scholars stood up. The four of them had determination in their eyes, and they looked like they were going to die.
Shan Xiongxin glanced at the four of them, with a ferocious smile on his face, which made the four scholars feel chilled in their hearts. They became more and more sure that it would be difficult for them to come out alive. They almost turned around and went back, but in the end the persistence and Haoran's righteousness in their hearts supported them. Then they followed Shan Xiongxin into the post house.