Seeing the soldiers of the Ruiqi Battalion he led escorting the shackled Xian Yunhe and others from the carriage, they then took one by one, two by one, into the gate of the county government office. They felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy along the way.
Du Heng was relieved when someone kidnapped him.
He heard the details of Xu Cheng's death right away, having sent his confidants to watch at the gate of the county government office. That unusually complicated mood still affected him to this day. Yesterday, he realized that Ge Yong hoped to provoke Xu Cheng to commit suicide.
He immediately rushed back and stopped the Changlu County Magistrate. At that time, he thought that this was a precautionary measure before trouble came, but now he realized that it was stupid!
Just like Xu Cheng, a fool who was unwilling to commit suicide when Zhu Tingfang threw his sword to him, but tried to jump over the wall to attack Zhang Shou. Why should he worry that people would commit suicide because of Ge Yong's few words? Fortunately, Zhu Tingfang was violent and killed him directly.
Xu Cheng, otherwise if someone tells him that he discouraged him from committing suicide, he will simply steal the chicken but lose the rice!
Although the prisoners were escorted into the county government office first, Du Heng went to the lobby before them. The subordinates he selected still showed this look, and they would not put the prisoners before their bosses. However, even if they heard that they were before
Zhang Shou was ordered to escort the people. At this moment, he saw Zhang Shou sitting in the middle, Ge Yong and Zhu Tingfang sitting on both sides, and there was a chair beside Zhu Tingfang. He was still a little surprised.
Previously, the Cangzhou side was dominated by Zhu Tingfang and Zhang Shou was the assistant. Now that the old master Ge Yong is here, it should be replaced by this veteran, but why is it reversed?
Although he couldn't figure it out, Du Heng still pretended not to care. He first stepped forward to salute Ge Yong, then met Zhu Tingfang and Zhang Shou one by one, and then sat down under Zhu Tingfang. He waited until he saw eight people being taken into custody one by one.
When he came in, he saw Xian Yunhe with an unkempt beard and a haggard appearance. The other people also knelt down one by one in silence with their eyes wandering and their faces pale. He couldn't help but think of the unlucky centurion who had been with the eldest prince.
Although he tried his best to send them out to get some credit and hard work these days, the lost energy and energy were not so easy to make up, and the future was worrying, so even if he knew that someone wanted to take revenge on Xian Yunhe and others through his colleagues, he could not
He just turned a blind eye, but after Zhang Shoulai visited them once, he had to give them a few extra instructions.
Now that he was sure that all the prisoners were here intact and that he would not be held responsible, he lowered his eyelids and decided to sit down and be a silent Bodhisattva today. But who knew that at the next moment, Zhang Shou suddenly
He opened his mouth and asked: "Compared with the more than ten days when you and the other eight were detained in the Cangzhou palace for more than ten days before, do you think there is any difference?"
Du Heng's heart suddenly tightened. These dying people in front of him were barefoot and were not afraid of wearing shoes. If he was angry at being treated harshly in the palace and complained in the court, Taishi Ge heard him.
, the reputation of the Ruiqi Camp is not good, and he, the chief commander, will also be blamed.
His sharp eyes like a falcon stared at everyone, but everyone lowered their eyes, and no one looked at him at all, so he could not intimidate them with his fierce eyes. There was something in his heart.
When I was anxious, I finally heard Xian Yunhe, who was kneeling at the front, finally speak.
"I acted risking my life in the first place because I had no choice but to be taken to the palace before. I deserved it and I have nothing to say. But the whole thing was planned by the guilty people from the beginning to the end. The others had no choice but to risk their lives because they had no way to survive for a while.
Blindly following them, they are just innocent people who have been implicated, please ask the imperial envoy to take a closer look!"
This guy actually took all the blame on his own?
Du Heng was surprised, but then he felt a sense of admiration. Compared with a guy like Xu Cheng, who was bold when he took bribes and perverted the law, but was as timid as a mouse when faced with a desperate situation, the guy in front of him was obviously much more pleasing to the eye. Of course, he
It must be admitted that this person has not said a single word about what it was like to be imprisoned in the palace for these days. This is the key to his good impression.
Hearing that Xian Yunhe was responsible for it alone, there was a slight commotion among the seven people behind him. Immediately afterwards, another young man shouted: "No, Brother Xian did not plan it alone, I also have helpers! The eldest prince
He was too greedy. He colluded with Changlu County Magistrate Xu Cheng and those shameless guys. We were forced to have no choice but to..."
"Shut up!" Before he could finish his words, Xian Yunhe shouted angrily to stop him. He knew this was called roaring in court, but he still desperately used his hands to support himself and turned around, glaring at his ignorant companion.
After a quick glance, until he finally refused to shut up, he turned back again and slowly bowed down.
"Thousands of sins were committed by the sinners alone. Please forgive me for the sake of God's good deeds. The rest of the people were led astray. They were barely able to survive in the hardships before, so they took the risk out of desperation."
Give them a way out for their sins! They will surely appreciate the kindness and make meritorious deeds."
Rao were two people who were resentful towards Xian Yunhe because they were likely to be executed. When they heard that he had taken all the blame, they couldn't help but lower their heads silently. Xian Yunhe was indeed cheering, but if they hadn't been forced to
How could you go with him with your head up when you were desperate? Now that everything has failed, is it really all down to Xian Yunhe?
Suddenly, someone shouted loudly again: "Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, I took off the clothes of those people in the Ruiqi Camp. I plead guilty!"
After one person took the lead, others immediately responded: "When Xu Cheng, the magistrate of Changlu County, gathered people to counterattack the palace, I was the first to follow brother Xian and rush out. I knew he was going to kill or behead me. Twenty years later, at worst,
Another good guy!"
"What's Brother Xian's crime? His house was burned down by the eldest prince. He worked hard to get the drawings for everyone to modify the spinning machine, but in the end, it was smashed by the thugs sent by those big families. The yarn we worked so hard to spin
The line is rejected by those profiteers, and we have no way of survival at all! Since we are not allowed to live, who cares whether it is illegal or not... first rebel first!"
Just after Xian Yunhe heard these treasonous words, he couldn't help it any longer. When he suddenly stood up and wanted to shout something stern, he heard a loud bang and the alarm suddenly sounded. He closed his mouth suddenly and found that he had just
The sound like boiling water suddenly breaking through the lid of a pot finally came to an end, and he felt extremely bitter.
If he is not locked up with his companions, he cannot let them understand his painstaking efforts... Since he is going to die, one death is enough, why bring a large number of people with him! These fools!
He temporarily stopped the accusations and excuses with a scream, and Zhang Shou said calmly: "The eldest prince has escorted Ruiqiying back to the capital, but as soon as he arrived in the capital, he was sent to Zongzheng Temple and beaten.
One hundred sticks."
Seeing that everyone was silent for a moment, he continued to tell the fate of another person in a leisurely manner.
"Xu Cheng, the magistrate of Changlu County, is guilty of corruption, perverting the law, and exploiting the people. He has been punished by the imperial court for his dismissal from his official position and his family background. However, he roared in court and was wronged. General Zhu spared no effort and gave him the opportunity to commit suicide.
, but instead he became mad and swung his sword to hurt people. His crime was unforgivable and he had already committed the crime before. In other words, he deserved his crime, but he is already dead."
The eldest prince received a hundred canes, and Xu Cheng... actually died?
Except for Xian Yunhe, who was already mentally prepared, everyone else was stunned. In the play, no one dared to write that a prince who broke the law was as guilty as the people. The prince who broke the law would at most be reprimanded by the emperor, imprisoned for a few days, and deprived of his title. Today, the world is like this
A fair and virtuous person?
And Xu Cheng, the dignified county magistrate, really dismissed his official position to serve the people, and really killed him whenever he asked?
Seeing that most of the eight people looked devastated when they heard the news, Zhang Shou struck while the iron was hot and said: "As for those big families who once burned down your houses and made it impossible for you to make a living, because of their former
Each of the bad deeds received their due treatment. While you were in custody, General Zhu sentenced several people to beheading, several to be exiled, and dozens to be beaten with sticks."
This was also news that only Xian Yunhe knew. The seven people behind him were almost stunned. It took a long time before someone finally murmured to himself: "Has God finally opened his eyes? If this is the case, why didn't he?
earlier?"
As soon as he said these words, Ge Yong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke slowly: "It's not God who opens his eyes, but the emperor's eyes that are always looking at the people. However, the palace walls are deep and the city walls are high, so we can only rely on the pastoral officials."
Serve as his eyes. However, once a local official like Xu Cheng appears, it is equivalent to cutting off his sight."
"Now that the emperor has seen the true situation in Cangzhou again through General Mingwei and Imperial Academy Doctor Zhang, he will naturally understand everything and give justice to the people of Cangzhou."
Regarding Ge Yong's statement, Zhang Shouwei could only smile bitterly in his heart, thinking that the teacher is really fooling people. The world is so big, and the emperor always represents a small group of people. Rather than focusing on fairness, it is better to say
Pay attention to order - after all, even those corrupt orders, once broken, will still arouse huge reactions from vested interest groups.
The current emperor has a unique temperament, but judging from his consistent words and deeds, it is true that he pays great attention to the people's livelihood. But if it were someone who didn't care about the life and death of the people at all, as long as he did not rebel or commit rebellion, he would be a mediocre king and a foolish king. Fairness and justice are
What, can it be eaten? Can it be played? People can’t even drink porridge, so what does it matter? Can’t they eat minced meat?
However, although they once kidnapped the eldest prince and occupied the palace, most of Xian Yunhe and others were truly kind-hearted people. Faced with the suggestion that Ge Yong, the holy emperor, was deceived by treacherous ministers, the prisoners who had been shouting just now were completely silent.
Not only was it quiet, but a certain young man in front of him who was shouting such treasonous words against his mother even fell down on the ground and cried bitterly, shouting that everything was a traitor and deceiving the master. In a very short time
Inside, the people who were full of resentment just now lowered their heads one after another, confessing their sins and repenting, but none of them could bear it to the end.
In the end, the hall was full of prostrate prisoners, and Xian Yunhe, who was about to open his mouth again to take care of everything, had to sigh secretly and gave up this effort. Most civilians are like this. As long as the court can give justice, they will be done.
Satisfied, even if he was the only one who had the awareness of mortality at first, probably everyone would have it by now, right?
"In other words, you all plead guilty?"
Zhang Shou asked again, and when he heard the mixed voices of confession, he breathed a sigh of relief after deliberately not mentioning the specific charges of everyone. Even in anger, even in difficulty
In the same mood, these people even said the words "rebellious", and even admitted to counterattacking Xu Cheng and stripping off the clothes of the soldiers of the Rui Cavalry Camp, but everyone avoided it.
Not to mention kidnapping the eldest prince.
He had no intention of investigating whether this was an instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, or because it was out of awe of the so-called Holy Emperor, because this was the result he wanted. So, he patted the gavel again, and then fell silent.
He said in a loud voice: "Since you have confessed your guilt, that is to say, you have entered the palace gates without authorization, stolen the eldest prince's guard, mobilized the cavalry troops and horses to enter the palace, and then stolen his uniforms and weapons. Do you all admit to these crimes?"
When the others bowed their heads and admitted again, Xian Yunhe did not answer, but was slightly stunned. He was a very smart person, and he immediately heard the difference. Invading the palace was said to be trespassing in the palace gates.
; He kidnapped the eldest prince and was said to have stolen the eldest prince's security and stolen military uniforms and weapons...
With such a change of concept, he didn't know to what extent these crimes could reduce their crimes, but it was definitely lighter than the original!
Not wanting to think about why Zhang Shou turned his elbows towards them like this, he also bowed his head and confessed. Unexpectedly, he suddenly heard Du Heng's voice: "Dr. Zhang, there seems to be something wrong with the crime you just committed, right? Didn't they invade the palace?
Hijacking..."
Du Heng's doubts were expected by Zhang Shou. In fact, he thought that if there was no Du Heng, there should be someone else. This is why he did not ask for more people to attend the interrogation. He smiled calmly and then
He looked at Du Heng calmly and said: "I heard that the eldest prince once scolded Xu Cheng's group of people who so-called counterattacked the palace to rescue him in broad daylight?"
Seeing that Du Heng was stunned, he smiled and said: "I remember that I asked everyone present at the time, and they all said that the eldest prince shouted with all his strength that what he said was being held hostage and the palace was captured was completely fabricated out of nothing.
A group of victimized people had no choice but to try to see him. Then the eldest prince even offered a reward and called on everyone to counterattack Xu Cheng. This matter spread widely in Cangzhou."
Hearing that Zhang Shou actually brought up such an old news, Du Heng, who had just asked the question out of a flurry, suddenly turned dark. Except for those truly ignorant people, everyone could tell that the eldest prince was a tiger falling in Pingyang Longyou Shoal at that time.
, plus he wanted to throw the blame on Xu Cheng, so he just came up with this trick, and Zhang Shou actually took it seriously?
Is this a blatant attempt to show off to a group of rioters?
Seeing Ge Yong squinting his eyes and sitting silently on the Taishi chair, Zhu Tingfang seemed to be smiling but not smiling. Although Du Heng also knew that he had a low chance of winning if he rashly criticized him, and there was no need to be a spearman for some people in the court - after all, no one was instructing him.
.
But in the end, he couldn't help but said: "The eldest prince had another theory afterwards, saying that he was coerced by others, so he just talked nonsense. Dr. Zhang, don't you think that you just took his preface, which is really a bit evasive.
?”
Before he could finish speaking, at that moment, the sound of heavy drumming suddenly came from outside the gate of the county government office.