History of Yongwu

Palace of Government Affairs

Changning County's violent arrests reminded the Liang courtiers of the Kong family in the capital, and the atmosphere in the hall was gloomy and frozen.

Fan Wentian took a deep breath, walked gently to the center of the hall, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to say."

"Please tell me, Fan Xiang." King Jin waved his hand with a smile on his lips.

"Great King" Fan Wentian bent even lower, and said, "Since Changning County invaded the land, Zhao Shangshu arrested most of the Changning gentry. For a while, there was a lot of turmoil and public complaints. I ask the king to issue an order. Zhao Shangshu returned Liang to his life and stabilized the hearts of the people."

"Fan Xiang, but this king heard that the people Zhao Shangshu arrested were people who broke the law. How can we make people resentful? Could it be that my king's national law is wrong?"

"Your Majesty, the laws of the country must be obeyed, and the hearts of the people should be accepted. The village has always relied on gentry to guide the people. Your Majesty has captured all the gentry. If the people lose their sheep, there will be troublemakers. A county can still be suppressed. How about a county? ?”

Fan Wentian's words made sense, but the reason was mixed with the threat of the family, and Qin Yu knew in his heart that this was Fan Wentian's warning to himself not to go too far.

"What does Xu Shangqing think?" Qin Yu looked at Xu Wenbai, "Most of the gentry occupying the land this time are from the Xu family in Changning. What can Aiqing want to say?"

"Back to the king" Xu Wenbo stood beside Fan Wentian, lifted his robe and knelt down and said, "I have been in Daliang for many years, but I didn't notice that my younger generation disregarded the laws of the country. The minister made a mistake in managing the family, and the minister made a mistake in assisting the king. My nephew Xu Xi is here If the township fails to stop it, please ask the king to take heavy responsibility. The Xu family will never dare to violate the laws of the country. All the land that has been occupied has been returned.

It's so difficult to deal with, if this king is not relentless, it will not only show that he is not tolerant, but also may cause the family to retaliate collectively, alas...

"An Fusi, you just came back from Changning County. Are the people in the village as Xiangguo said?" Qin Yu asked again.Xu's and Fan's have both expressed their views, and only An's is missing!

"Going back to the king, the time for me to go is short, and I will return after I clear the accounts." An Zimo also stood in the hall and said, "However, what Fan Xiang said is also reasonable. The gentry was arrested, and most of the twelve county magistrates were convicted. Killed according to the law, I am afraid that Changning County will be in chaos for a while."

"Hehe, this Changning County is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and the people are like clouds."

"Great King" Fan Wentian seemed not to have heard King Jin's sarcasm, and said again, "Ruling the people by law is not enough, and the king's government is based on virtue. The gentry officials in Changning County already know the consequences of breaking the law. If the King can implement a little benevolent government, he will forgive his subordinates." , presumably the people in Changning will be more in awe of the king, and the king's wisdom will be praised by future generations."

It will be famous for generations to come!Qin Yu laughed at himself from the bottom of his heart, and said calmly, "I know what my lovers said, and the situation in Changning County was like this beforehand, so I can make my own decision."

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Just as they were about to retreat, Liu Yuansi stood up.

"The little minister has played"

Qin Yu was about to get up and leave, but when he saw him standing up, he stopped, "Guo Fu, please tell me."

"Your Majesty, I have worked with Yu Shi to investigate the case of the Prime Minister's deception and the results have been obtained."

"Oh?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the Prime Minister's Mansion has concealed a lot since Yonghe four years ago, and even concealed and suppressed thousands of official documents in the mansion. Only Changning County last year had a hundred official documents that were not presented to the King. Most of them are guilty of colluding and deceiving each other, what's more, Fan Xiangguo personally ordered that the king ask the king to enlist Fan Xiangxiang as a lieutenant in the government to find out and judge the crime."

Hiss... Everyone in the hall took a deep breath, Liu Guofu was too outspoken, even his friends for many years were ignored.

"Your Majesty must have misunderstood this matter, please enlighten your Majesty." Fan Xingyan knelt down.Not only him and Fan's disciples, but also An Zimo and Xu Wenbo pleaded for Fan Wentian.

Qin Yu suppressed his smile, looked at the courtiers in the hall who were begging for mercy, and at Liu Yuansi who was bowing and waiting for orders, and stood up.

"The prime minister, the prime minister assists the government, the land of the ten counties of the Jin state, from Hudi in the north, to Guanzhong in the south, how can this king not know the complexity of the matter. Fan Xiang is the same as this king. If the ministers lie, the king will also become blind, let alone Xiangguo? Xiangguo has assisted the king for ten years, and his gray hair is gradually growing. This king can see his loyalty. This king believes that Xiangguo will not be unfaithful."

"Your Majesty Shengming!" the crowd shouted.

"Officials are not clear, the gentry bend the law, and the ministers deceive. This is all the fault of this king. It is the fault of Jin. This king should reflect on himself."

Qin Yu waved his hand, walked down the jade steps slowly, and stood in front of Fan Wentian and the others.

"If there is a mistake, you must be punished. The Minister of the Prime Minister's Office should have censored all the Caos, but he failed to do his duty. It is a big mistake. The Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office, Geng Ning, was dismissed. The Prime Minister's dereliction of duty, but the king reads that he is old and loyal, so he is exonerated. , punished for half a year, the mansion thinks about it"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness." Fan Wentian and Geng Ning fell to their knees, King Jin stepped out of the hall without saying a word.

Lexing Temple

"My lord, Liu Guofu asks to see you"

Before Qin Yu sat down, he looked out the window, shook his head and said helplessly, "Please come in."

"See Your Majesty"

"Teacher, don't be too polite"

Qin Yu led him to sit down, Liu Guofu was obviously upset, and just sat down, he said, "Why is the prince protecting Fan Wentian today?"

"Teacher, have a cup of tea first." Qin Yu pushed the teacup over.

"Prince" Liu Yuansi didn't even touch the teacup. He looked at the King of Jin and said, "The Prime Minister of the country is leading all the officials, but he deceives the prince and monopolizes the government. The prince still has the mind to drink tea? The humble minister has no mind!"

"Hehe, since the teacher understands, why do you persecute me?"

"king··"

"Teacher" Qin Yu stopped him and said, "Fan's roots have been deeply rooted for many years, how can it be eradicated overnight, and besides internal and external troubles in Jin, we must be careful in everything, otherwise it will only make enemies happy."

Fan Wentian is not only a representative of the Fan family, but also a representative of the Jin family. If Fan Wentian is killed, who will maintain the loyalty of the family to him? A family without a leader is more dangerous and more troublesome, so he suppressed Fan Wentian and reprimanded Fan Wentian But never thought of getting rid of Fan Wentian.

Liu Yuansi stopped talking. He wanted to get rid of the bad government and the bad habits of the officialdom, but he forgot that King Jin didn't just want to be King Jin.

"Then the prince will be at their mercy"

"Teacher, this king said he will get rid of the long-standing evils of Jin, and he will definitely do it. This king will not forget it, but the teacher needs to give students more time and be more patient."

King Jin handed over the teacup again, and Liu Yuansi took it, bowed his head and saluted and said, "I understand, thank you, my lord, for reminding me."

"Teacher, Geng Ning was dismissed. This king wants to re-appoint a minister, picket all Cao Cao, report Xiangguo, be responsible to Zhong Shangshu, and directly report to this king." In the past, there was no way to get an official position without being canonized by the Xiangfu, but now Fan Xiangtai Sin, there is a chance.

"Veteran takes orders, immediately consider candidates." Liu Yuansi's eyes lit up.

After comforting Liu Guofu, Qin Yu was also a little disappointed, but he also understood that the affairs of the family should not be forced too much, at least for a while now, and the rest will be gradually figured out in the future.

His Royal Highness Prince Jin was not in a good mood, and wanted to go to Mo'er's place to listen to a song with Xiao Fuzi, but before he reached the door, he saw Wang Meng running over quickly across the back garden.

"My lord, there is someone at the gate of the palace asking to see you." Wang Meng said without breathing.

"Then bring it in." Qin Yu looked at him strangely.

"My lord...you have to go see yourself." Wang Meng explained with a troubled face, "About a hundred scholars crossed the guard bridge and knelt at the gate of the palace to beg for an audience."

Hundreds of scholars, the scholars in the academy rioted?Qin Yu immediately walked out, asking "Is anyone dead?"

"No, the last general doesn't dare to hurt anyone." Wang Meng quickly shook his head, and then said, "I did hurt a few when I tore it, but it's not serious. Don't worry, my lord."

Qin Yu nodded, and sat on the chariot with no expression on his face. He arrived at the gate of the palace in a short while. He raised his head slightly. Sure enough, they were a group of Confucian scholars, but why did they all look so shabby?

The guards formed a circular formation, and Wang Meng stood in front of the King of Jin, as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

"Who wants to see this king?" Qin Yu pushed Wang Meng away. A group of Confucian scholars can still assassinate this king!

A scholar kneeling at the front trembled, not knowing whether it was excitement or fear, he kowtowed and said loudly, "Hundreds of scholars from Changning County, pay homage to His Royal Highness King Jin."

Changning County... Qin Yu grumbled and laughed, "Are you the leader?"

"Grassman Shen Xuewen, pay homage to King Jin"

"Shen Xuewen, why do you want to see me?"

"Prince" Shen Xuewen kowtowed again, gathered his thoughts and said, "The governor of Changning County favors selfishness, excludes poor scholars, and only promotes and elects the children of the aristocratic family to enter the academy. Enter Daliang to meet the prince"

As Shen Xuewen said, he raised his hands high, holding a thick booklet, and sent it to King Jin.

"This is a petition from the scholars of the twelve counties in Changning, please preview it, and return justice to the scholars of Changning."

Qin Yu took the joint booklet, turned it upside down in his hand, and asked, "In this case, why didn't you come to Daliang earlier, and my special envoy is in Changning County, why didn't you go to talk to him?"

"My lord, if Zhao Shangshu hadn't come to Changning County, we wouldn't be able to see him now, lord..." Shen Xuewen suddenly raised his head and said, "Changning, the people have changed!"

The people have really changed!Qin Yu's heart skipped a beat, didn't this just fall into Fan Xiang's hands.

"Wang Meng, take the scholars to the post house to rest, and send the medical officer to see the injured ones, Shen Xuewen..." Qin Yu paused, and then said, "You come with me."

Lexing Temple

Qin Yu snapped the petition booklet shut, and Zhao Zhiping took back Zhantian, just to save the clan some money, and the fact that Shen Xuewen came up was indeed the lifeblood of the clan.

Shen Xuewen stood in front, still a little cautious, the hall was bright, Qin Yu realized that this scholar was not old, he should have just reached the weak crown, wearing a cloth robe that could not be said to be blue or gray, only the etiquette remained.

"Sit down." Qin Yu pointed to the stool. After Shen Xuewen sat down carefully, he asked, "What is the civil uprising you mentioned?"

After reading this, Qin Yu also knew that it was not the kind of civil uprising he thought, but he still had doubts. You must know that the King Jin Army is in Changning. Zhao Zhiping can suppress any civil uprising, so why let these scholars come to Daliang.

"Back to the prince, it's a long story." Shen Xuewen sighed, looking a little old-fashioned.

Hehe... Qin Yu laughed when he saw his immature and old-fashioned appearance, leaned there and said leisurely, "Then speak slowly"

Shen Xuewen paused for a moment, as if he was sorting out his thoughts, and then he half-lowered his head and talked, it was indeed a long story.

The poor scholars in Changning County had no hope of official career and had nowhere to ask for advice, so they gradually gave up, but the arrogance of literati still existed, so a group of unhappy scholars got together and lived in seclusion in the mountains like the ancient sages. It's just that he has a grudge, so he often writes to satirize the sheriff.

Fan Jingping cherishes the feathers, and also considers Fan's reputation, he doesn't want this matter to spread, so he repeatedly finds fault, saying that these people criticize the government and gather people to do something wrong.

Later, I don't know who suggested it, the scholars really took over the mountain and became the king, Fan Jingping saw this and turned a blind eye.

Qin Yu guessed that Fan Jingping was afraid that he would really mobilize troops to exterminate them. Firstly, he was afraid of arousing public anger, and secondly, he was afraid that he would find out, so let it go.

The scholars lived a happy life until the incident of Xu's invasion of the fields broke out. Fan Jingping didn't expect Zhao Shangshu to be so clever that he even visited the village. Fearing that the incident would be exposed, he hastily ordered the county garrison to exterminate these scholars in the name of bandits .

So Shen Xuewen was desperate, gathered a hundred poor scholars, and with the help of Zhao Zhiping, came to Daliang.

After Shen Xuewen finished speaking, Qin Yu looked at him, wondering "Why did you come to Daliang now to petition the king?"

"The county guard is persecuting us, we... can't get out," Shen Xuewen replied.

Can't get out?Changning is so big, Fan Jingping can't watch it all the time, as long as Shen Xuewen doesn't gather hundreds of people here today, how can Fan Jingping stop it.

"Then how did you meet Zhao Zhiping?" Qin Yu asked again.

"Occupying the mountain as a king and becoming a bandit is inappropriate. We are all scholars who learn the words of the sage. We shouldn't be like this. When we heard that the special envoy of the prince came to Changning, we wanted to take this opportunity to redress our grievances."

Shen Xuewen's head was even lowered, if it wasn't for the bright lights, Qin Yu wouldn't have seen the cold sweat on his forehead.

"Hehe..." Qin Yu smiled and became more sure of the doubts in his heart, "Shen Xuewen, you are lying!"

"My lord..."

"Although the garrison army is not as elite as the King Jin's army, if Fan Jingping really wants to exterminate you and Zhao Zhiping doesn't find out, it's very simple. There is no chance for you to ask Zhao Zhiping for help, so why? ?”

Since the Confucian scholars occupy the mountain as kings, they are actually completely disappointed in Daliang. If Fan Jingping hadn't suddenly become murderous, these people would not have come here.

Shen Xuewen kept his mouth shut and clenched his hands into fists, the knuckles turned white. Seeing that he was about to suffocate, Qin Yu hit him on the head with a fan.

"This king is just curious, and doesn't mean to blame," Qin Yu comforted.

Shen Xuewen was stunned for a moment, touched the top of his head and said, "In fact, someone realized that after Mr. Zhao entered Changping County, Fan Jingping would definitely not spare us, so he suggested to escape in advance."

"who?"

"Yes... Caomin"

You... Qin Yu re-examined Shen Xuewen, unexpectedly, the little Confucian scholar is still a malleable talent.

"Then why did you come to Daliang instead of fleeing to another place and occupying another mountain?"

Alas... Shen Xuewen said in that old-fashioned way again, "My lord, what I said before is true. I don't want to be a bandit. I have read the books of sages and sages, and I want to make meritorious deeds."

The light in the eyes of the little Confucian scholar was very bright, Qin Yu looked at it and sighed, "What a brave and loyal person"

The light in Shen Xuewen's eyes disappeared in an instant, Qin Yu felt apologetic and patted him on the shoulder.

"Rest first, little Fuzi"

Xiao Fuzi came in, Shen Xuewen followed behind and walked out of the hall, took two steps and looked back at King Jin.

"My lord, will you save us?"

"This king" Jin Wang seemed to sigh, and said to him, "It is the people's hearts that need to be saved."

People's hearts, Shen Xuewen's brows are stretched, and for a moment, he must believe in King Jin's sincerity.