Chapter 183: Little Lotus Sharp Corners
The handling of Feng Ang's case did not cause a riot in the market, Yang Guozhong's heart had a bottom, and his confidence in handling affairs suddenly recovered, as if he was the head of the prime minister of the political affairs hall again.
The Son of Heaven's instructions were not disappointed, but the close attendants beside the Son of Heaven, Gao Lishi's emotions could not be ignored. As the only bloodline inheritance of the Feng family, Feng Ang's importance to Colliers is self-evident. Although he also wished that the old eunuch would cut off his children and grandchildren, reason reminded him all the time that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to show goodwill, and perhaps after the case was concluded, the pace of returning to the political hall would speed up again.
For this reason, Yang Guozhong specially instructed Jingzhao Yin Wangshou that he must not treat Feng Ang badly, even if he is in prison, he must be entertained with good food and drink, and it is best to agree to all his requests.
Wang Shou was picked up by Yang Guozhong, although he is thriving now, he still can't raise his head in front of the former prime minister.
"Obey the will of the public!"
Yang Guozhong's eyes didn't see joy or anger, but he only hummed if there was nothing, which was regarded as an answer to Wang Shou.
Wang Shou is obviously a kite with a broken string now, and he is not as obedient to Yang Guozhong as he was when he was Jingzhao Shaoyin, so it is reasonable for Yang Guozhong to color him at this time.
Wang Shou himself was also very embarrassed in front of Yang Guozhong, and he didn't know what to say. Strictly speaking, when Yang Guozhong dismissed the prime minister, what he did could already be regarded as a change of court, and now it is difficult not to be hated by Yang Guozhong. Although most of the credit for Feng Ang's case was taken by Yang Guozhong, he still did not dare to express the slightest dissatisfaction.
However, Wang Shou was very unimpressed with Feng Ang's disposal. Let's ask such a heinous person, who wants to treat him in prison in every way, isn't it for the sake of Gao Lishi's face?
Thinking that Yang Guozhong actually had a day when he was in a hurry to tie up with Colliers, Wang Shou couldn't help but laugh secretly.
"Also, no one is allowed to visit Feng Ang in prison!"
"The subordinates understand!"
Yang Guozhong raised his eyelids and glanced at Wang Shou, then flicked the sleeves of his robe again and strode out of Jingzhao Mansion.
Because of Yang Guozhong's involvement, Wang Shou turned a blind eye to Feng Ang's disposal. It wasn't until three days later, when an official document was sent to Wang Shou's desk, that he learned that Yang Guozhong had sentenced Feng Ang to be beheaded.
However, from beginning to end, Yang Guozhong did not interrogate Feng Ang once. Yang Guozhong's style of acting has not changed in the past at all, and he is still so unscrupulous in doing things, even if he has the intention to let Feng Ang go, the procedures that should be taken still have to be followed, right?
Wang Shou angrily informed Qin Jin of this matter as soon as possible, and Qin Jin's reaction was unexpected, and he did not say anything with a calm face, as if he had known the news for a long time.
"It's really infuriating, Yang Guozhong is so blatant about being a thief, isn't he afraid of being haunted by unjust ghosts?"
Wang Shou nagged indignantly, but Qin Jin was already angry, the so-called beheading execution is roughly equivalent to the suspended execution of the death penalty in later generations, although it is nominally to wait until the autumn to execute, but there is more than half a year during this period, as long as the operation is done properly, coupled with the limelight on the cusp, the possibility of avoiding death is still quite large.
Qin Jin sighed:
"The Son of Heaven ordered Yang Guozhong to participate in it, and Qin already had a premonition that Feng Ang might escape Tang Lu's sanctions. Speaking of this, Qin Jin's words changed, "If you are angry, you can hide the news of the beheading from Feng Ang, and let him be more worried for a day, which can be regarded as punishment!"
Wang Shou had no other way to vent the evil anger in his chest, but he felt that Qin Jin's method was very feasible. So he put Yang Guozhong's instructions behind him, and strictly ordered that no one was allowed to say a word to Feng Ang, let alone tell him the news of the execution.
Not only that, but under Wang Shou's instructions, the jailers also engaged in a scene of breaking the head from time to time, tossing Feng Ang, who had a strong desire to survive, to death.
Fan Su has been locking himself in his room for the past few days, refusing to talk much or see people. Qin Jin visited his room several times, and saw her curled up on the couch like a frightened bird, shivering, with tears on her cheeks that had not yet dried up.
Xiaoman was also distressed when she saw her sister like this, she had always been reluctant to laugh, but at this time, she frowned lightly.
"That thief is so hateful, the head of the family must teach him a hard lesson and be angry for his sister!"
Qin Jin sighed secretly, how did she know that Feng Ang had already been sentenced by Yang Guozhong to be beheaded under the intentional indulgence of the Son of Heaven, maybe after the autumn, he would be spared death, and it was very possible to even restore his free body.
Fortunately, Fan Su was not poisoned, but just frightened, as long as time passed, this wound will be slowly healed.
Out of the complicated room, Qin Jin only felt as if a boulder had been pressed on his chest, and he couldn't breathe when he was so heavy and stuffy.
In the end, Feng Ang couldn't be so cheap, so he summoned Pei Jing, Lu Qi and Yang Xing to discuss the matter.
"Zhonglang will not forcibly write for this, it is useless and not to say, but also to offend Yang Guozhong and Gao Lishi again!"
Pei Jing's tone was very helpless, but he still had to dissuade Qin Jin and let him dispel this unrealistic idea that there would be all kinds of harm and no benefit.
"It's really shameless, the good people have turned into white bones, but the wicked are protected, is there still heavenly justice?"
Lu Qi snorted, and his complaint also spoke the hearts of everyone present.
However, Yang Xingben smiled strangely: "Tianli has never existed, if there is Tianli, can An Lushan rebel?
"Yang Er, what you said is ...... frustrating"
Lu Qi replied angrily, but acquiesced in his remarks.
Yang Xingben was used to being squeezed, and squinted his eyes and said unhurriedly: "Frustration is frustration, why use an upright method to deal with thieves, isn't there still a saying about fighting poison with poison!"
A word woke up the person in the dream, and Yang Xingben's words made Qin Jin's eyes suddenly light up.
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In the Jingzhao Mansion Prison, Feng Ang was in a panic all day, and the attitude of the jailer guarding him had changed sharply in the past few days, and he had hinted more than once that he might be beheaded. Think about the whole person being cut in two by the waist, and not breathing for a few hours, if you want to suffer such pain and torture for life, it is better to die now.
However, he did not have the courage to die on his own.
When he was imprisoned in the Jingzhao Mansion Prison, he had shouted more than once that he wanted to see his uncle and Gao Lishi, but those jailers were like deaf people, not only did no one respond to him, but they refused to talk to him even a word.
Seeing the scene of the palm lamp, today is unusual, the jailer did not deliver the food on time.
Although the food brought by the jailer was difficult for the pigs and dogs to swallow, it was still better than starving to death without anything to eat.
"Come on, I'm hungry, I'm hungry...... Someone ...... coming."
But even though Feng Ang shouted and broke his throat, no one responded. Since the cell he was in was a room of its own, only his voice echoed in the empty cell.
Suddenly, something flew out of a fist-sized vent in the wall. Feng Ang was startled, but when he picked it up, it turned out to be a key.
Feng Ang's mind flashed into his mind, could it be that there was a god in the dark? He inserted the key into the chain lock of the cell door, and the huge copper lock clicked open.
His face was filled with excitement and apprehension, driven by a strong desire to win, and fearful that the jailer would suddenly break in at this time.
Feng Ang didn't dare to rub in, and boldly walked along the corridor to the outer door, the heavy wooden door tightly closed. He prayed silently and pushed down, and the wooden door slowly opened.
After confirming that there was no movement outside, he flashed and squeezed out, but suddenly he tripped over something under his feet, and the whole person lost his center of gravity and fell forward to the ground.
This frightened Feng Ang so much that he lost half of his three souls and seven spirits, and when he looked back, there were still two unconscious jailers lying on the ground, but it was already dark, and he couldn't tell whether he was dead or alive.
By this time, Feng Ang had confirmed that someone was secretly helping. Without further ado, if you don't run away now, when will you wait? He tiptoed for a while, climbed the high wall of Jingzhao Mansion with great effort, and jumped down again.
Running wildly on the streets of Chang'an, Feng Ang was still in a dream, and he couldn't believe that he had escaped now. However, now that it is curfew, it is better to avoid the forbidden army that patrols the night, and it is these forbidden troops that have caused him to almost lose his family.
Under the cover of night, Feng Ang returned to Wubenfang first, but seeing that there were still more than a dozen forbidden soldiers guarding Wubenfang, he knew that he could not go home. He also thought that his uncle Gao Lishi and the other courtyard in Chang'an City, it was better to seek refuge from his uncle, as long as he escaped from Chang'an City, he would be completely saved!
But before Feng Ang could turn around, a pair of cold and big hands like iron tongs locked his shoulders tightly. Feng Ang was so frightened that he almost screamed, but when he looked back, he was a masked strong man, and his eyes were full of murderous aura under the moonlight.
"You, what are you going to do? If you want money, I, I can give it to you, but I have to go to my uncle'......"
The masked man's eyes revealed a cat-and-mouse smile.
"How much money do you have, and how much are you willing to give in exchange for your own life?"
Seeing that the other party was stubble, Feng Ang was a little relieved, as long as he was willing to talk about money, everything was easy to say.
"You, how much do you want?"
"How much? How much is your life worth?"
Feng Ang swallowed his saliva and replied dryly, "How about 100 gold?"
To be honest, 100 gold is not a small amount, although he thinks that his life is not only worth 100 gold, but he can't just open his mouth and give away thousands of gold, right?
The masked man seemed to have seen the funniest joke, and actually sneered.
"100 gold, the dignified light car captain is actually only worth 100 gold......"
Feng Ang suddenly sweated, the other party was able to accurately say his official position, that is to say, he knew his identity, could it still be for wealth?
Thinking of this, in a moment of stunned, Feng Ang suddenly shouted: "Save ......"
At this time, even if he is caught by the forbidden army, it is a thousand times stronger than falling into the hands of the other party without knowing it. However, as if he had been prepared, the masked strong man used his right hand as a palm only between Feng Ang's neck, and with a heavy blow, his whole body collapsed to the ground like a pile of dead pork.
After I don't know how long, Feng Ang woke up slowly, opened his eyes, and it was pitch black all around. He tried to move his legs and feet, but found that he was trapped by the rope and could not move at all.
"Help, help!"
Feng Ang opened his throat and shouted for help, but he received no response except for a response.
"Don't shout, it's useless, the wasteland south of the city is a mass grave, you scream, maybe you will call a few unjust souls, I don't know!"
It was the voice of a masked strong man, and Feng Ang knew that he was afraid that he would be in danger, but he refused to give up hope of survival.
"You, how much money you want, I'll give it to you, I'll give it to you!"
"Can money buy everything, can money buy back living people?"
The masked man's voice seemed to be excited, as if it meant something.
"You and I have no grievances, why bother, why bother, why ......"
Feng Ang didn't say this, but as soon as he said it, the masked strong man slapped him hard.
"No grievances, no revenge, I want to pick your skin, pump your tendons, and then go feed the pigs and dogs!"
"My skin and flesh are not delicious, pigs, pigs and dogs don't eat it...... It's better to give you money, as much as you want, as much as you want, as long as you let me go!"
The desperate Feng Ang was incoherent, and the masked strong man laughed sharply, "You thief's meat is indeed not eaten by pigs and dogs!" As he spoke, he already had a bright short knife in his hand, and before Feng Ang could react, he stabbed it fiercely, cutting straight between Feng Ang's two strands.
"Ahh
The screams of killing pigs immediately pierced the dark void.
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In the Qinzheng Building of Xingqing Palace, Yang Guozhong was waiting for the Son of Heaven to summon him, and he was quite proud at this moment. Finally, he lived up to the expectations of the Son of Heaven and did the entrusted thing successfully and beautifully, not only that, but also made Colliers owe himself a favor.
You must know that money debts are easy to repay, but personal debts are difficult to repay. Especially saved the only blood heir of the Feng family, this kind of human debt, but he has to take advantage of Gaolis.
While he was thinking wildly, the Son of Heaven walked into the hall with rapid steps.
"Minister Yang Guozhong visited His Majesty the Emperor and ...... unharmed"
"No courtesy, no courtesy, it's not a court meeting, why be so verbose?"
Li Longji interrupted Yang Guozhong, his words relaxed and intimate.
"Those who are guilty of ministers dare not Meng Lang in front of the king!"
The more the Son of Heaven expressed his closeness, the more Yang Guozhong had to express his remorse and change his past ways, he knew that the Son of Heaven would take this trick. Sure enough, Li Longji waved his hand and said: "Sin is sin, merit is merit, and it cannot be generalized." Like Feng Ang's case, it's very good, even better than I expected!"
Indeed, when Li Longji gave Yang Guozhong a face-to-face lecture, he gave him a hand-in-hand hand on how to deal with it, and he didn't want Yang Guozhong's disposal method to be regarded as making him stove, but it received better results. Not only did it quell the possible riots, but it also took into account the feelings of Colliers.
Such an overall view and such a means made Li Longji secretly amazed.
"From tomorrow, Yang Qing doesn't have to recuperate, Qian Wenyao, the secretary of the branch, is worried, you go and make up for his shortcomings!"
The words of the Son of Heaven made Yang Guozhong burst into tears, when he first saw the Son of Heaven, because of his good calculations, the Son of Heaven praised a good Du Zhilang, and soon after, he really rose to prominence and served as Du Zhilang. Since then, in just a few years, he has been the head of the prime minister.
Now that Li Longji has let him be the secretary of the branch, isn't it an extremely strong hint?
After the two monarchs and ministers finished discussing political affairs, they began to talk casually again, and at this time, Gao Lishi also entered the palace and stood around Li Longji.
Li Longji was in a good mood, so he said to Gao Lishi: "The general came just in time, and Feng Ang's case has been decided. ”
Hearing the words of the Son of Heaven, Gao Lishi couldn't help but tremble violently, although Feng Ang was not his own flesh and blood, but he had all the hopes of the Feng family on his body, how could he not be moved? He couldn't help but have a few old tears overflowing from the corners of his wrinkled eyes.
Li Longji deliberately sold a pass, and when he saw Gao Lishi so out of shape, he smiled and said: "Feng Ang sentenced him to be executed, and Yang Qing personally supervised the result." ”
In Li Longji's view, Feng Ang's killing of a few people is not a heinous crime, and if he can be extrajudicial and benevolent under the premise of no criticism, he will naturally be happy to see it.
The significance of the beheading to Feng Ang is self-evident, Gao Lishi is familiar with the rules of officialdom, and naturally understands that his nephew's fate has been saved. But because the Son of Heaven was in front, he couldn't thank Yang Guozhong publicly, so he could only give him a grateful glance.
Yang Guozhong generously received Gao Lishi's gratitude, and his intuition was refreshed, as if the bad luck of the past few months had been swept away.
The three of them chatted for a while, Li Longji started Hache, and Yang Guozhong knew that the Son of Heaven was lacking, so he retired with interest. Out of Xingqing Palace, there was already an entourage outside in a hurry.
"Something that can be calculated, an accident, an accident......"
The incoherence of the entourage made Yang Guozhong very dissatisfied, so he reprimanded softly:
"What's the accident, say it slowly!"
"Just now, a division came to report that Feng Ang knocked the jailer unconscious, escaped from prison and absconded, and there is no trace so far!"
"Break from prison and abscond?"
Hearing this, Yang Guozhong's temples suddenly jumped for a while.
He was a little unsure of the situation, whether it was an accident or if Colliers had secretly rescued someone. In short, after the prison escape incident, the result of his perfect disposal was greatly reduced.
"Can anyone find out their whereabouts?"
Yang Guozhong asked in a low voice. Although Chang'an City is large, it is difficult for a wanted criminal to get out of the city, of course, with the help of a high-ranking and powerful person like Gao Lishi, it is another matter. The question now is whether to catch Feng Ang or not, even if he learns about Feng Ang's traces.
The attendant shook his head.
"No trace!"
Yang Guozhong sighed lightly, it was good that there was no trace, so he didn't have to make this tangled decision.
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Wei Yao, as usual, runs between the ladies of Chang'an every day, because of her personality, and she has a father who is a Zhongshu Ling, she is very popular with those princesses, the older ones regard her as a nephew, and the younger ones regard her as a sister.
On this day, it was the poetry meeting led by Princess Huo Guochang. The princesses, who often move around on weekdays, are naturally indispensable to join in the fun.
It's just that the poems of these deep ladies are full of beautiful works that meet the occasion, with exaggerated rhetoric and artificial semantics. Wei Wan listened a lot, as if she was tired of eating fat leg of mutton, and frowned frequently.
To tell the truth, this kind of false errand has always annoyed her to the extreme, and if it were not for the help of her father and brother, she would not be immersed in it every day.
The princesses and wives said that they had enough poems and songs, and the topic was led by one of them, but it pointed to the boiling Feng Ang case in the city.
"Alas, I heard that there are as many as 100 bones dug up in the main workshop......"
"Don't talk nonsense, didn't Yang Xianggong say in his notice, the data released earlier was wrong, and after verification, most of them were cattle and sheep bones, and human bones were only three or two......
"Three or two? Then you can believe it? The horse is in the forbidden army, what you see with your own eyes, can there be a fake?"
The ladies couldn't help but get goosebumps.
"Is there still a place to live? After nightfall, there are no lonely ghosts everywhere? Oh, it's scared to death just thinking about it!"
"I heard that Feng Ang is the nephew of Colliers......"
"Shhhh......h
The topic came to Colliers, and he quickly jumped away like a dragonfly, and it was never wise to gather a crowd to talk about this person. The focus was quickly drawn to Qin Jin again.
"The horse said, this case was originally unintentional!"
This kind of rhetoric is far from the version announced by Yang Guozhong, and it can't help but arouse the strong curiosity of the noblewomen.
"Say it quickly, say it quickly, don't sell it, how did you unintentionally insert willows?"
The horse said that Feng Ang was a hungry ghost who often kidnapped noble women in the city for sexual pleasure. A few days ago, he unfortunately kidnapped the concubine of Qin Jin, the lieutenant general of the Shenwu Army. ”
Qin Jin's name spit out from the noble lady's mouth, and immediately fell into the ears of the bored Wei Yao, which made her spirit suddenly shock, and she also turned her head and listened carefully to these secret things.
"Qin Jin pursued it overnight, and finally found Feng Ang's mansion ......"
Wei Wan suddenly realized that he galloped out of Shengye Fang that night, but it was to find the concubine Fansu.
"Feng Ang is Gao Lishi's nephew, doesn't General Qin know about it?
"How don't you know? When the horse talked about the Zhonglang general, he once praised it, this is called Chong Guan and angry as a red face, no matter how big the official is, he doesn't care. ”
This description immediately caused a lot of discussion among the noblewomen, just ask which woman is not envious and has a man who is desperate for herself?
Even Wei Wei couldn't help but fall into a fantasy, if one day, he could treat himself like this, even if he died immediately, it would be worth it. But she was soon pulled back to reality by the frolicking of the ladies.
Father Wei Jiansu has made it clear that Qin Jin's future is extremely unstable, and for the sake of the family, she will never be allowed to provoke this person, otherwise she may bring death to the family.
Although Wei Wan kept saying that she didn't care about the life and death of the Wei family, in the end she was still soft-hearted, even if she didn't care about others, thinking about the brother who loved him very much, she could only bear this loss silently.
The eldest princess of the Huo Kingdom, who has never liked to participate in this kind of discussion, suddenly praised: "For a concubine to dare not be afraid of death, it can be regarded as affectionate and righteous! It's a pity that she is not rational enough!"
"Young and vigorous, dare to act, this is a good man!"
Wei Wan turned her head to look, it was Princess Changshan who spoke, I heard that the missing young lady of her family was found a few days ago, maybe it was related to Feng Ang's case.
"Princess Changshan's words reminded me that the insect girl is already waiting to be married this year, and it is also suitable for Zhao Zhonglang to be a concubine......"
Princess Huo Guo seemed to be talking to herself, but Wei Wan listened to it, but her heart was sour for no reason.