The turmoil in Xijing naturally can't be stopped. But if you want to find out the cause and effect, there is an important figure missing, that is, Dou Huairang, the Xuanfu envoy who caused a series of events.

Previously, all the Fangqu in the city and the camp outside the city were searched, but there was still no trace of Dou Huairang. The world should not be stopped because of this, so after some discussion, the Yongwang shogunate decided to first review the theft of the official treasury in Xijing.

The theft of the official treasury had little to do with the small people, and the people of Chang'an City did not have much interest in it. Rather than interrogating the prisoners who stole the official treasury, they were more willing to see the guests who had caused great damage to the livelihood of Chang'an people punished.

However, when the relevant facts of the case were slightly disclosed, the case quickly spread throughout the city, causing a sensation throughout Chang'an City.

One lies in the form, this time the trial of the case is a public trial, and the so-called public trial is not an interrogation in front of the public, but a direct demonstration of the process of the case on the street. The public notice list is distributed in the vicinity of Tongkuang in the south of Suzaku Gate, the east and west cities, and several major city gates.

This form is unprecedented, and before that, no matter how big or small the government litigated, all of them were tried behind closed doors, which was completely difficult for the small people to access.

However, the fact that the progress of the case has now been directly publicized so that the public can clearly see the trial process has undoubtedly aroused people's curiosity. Even if it has nothing to do with them, they want to see who is so bold and dares to rob the official treasury!

The second is that the people involved in the case were shocked when the list of those involved in the case was posted for the first time on the public notice list, and the whole city was shocked to see the names on the list.

Most of the people involved on the list are Chang'an noble families, even if they are not so famous that the whole city knows them, but they are not unfamiliar, coupled with the enthusiastic propaganda and explanation of those in the know, the people soon realized what the names on the list meant.

At the same time, they can't help but be suspicious, how can those famous clans who are rich and noble and enjoy the grace of the country be the evil bandits who looted the official treasury? Is there a mistake on the part of the government?

In response to the general doubts of the people, Wang Meichang, who temporarily received the Wannian County Order and was responsible for hearing the case, was not impatient.

After the list was posted, Wang Meichang did not conduct the trial as soon as possible, but first listed the evidence of the crime publicly, and on Suzaku Street, the forbidden items from the official treasury confiscated by the families involved were lined up, occupying a large section of the street.

Seeing so much physical evidence deposited on the street, the people in the city were also shocked for a while, and almost gathered onlookers.

"These nobles, what a damn thing! Turning a blind eye to the chaos in the city, they took advantage of the chaos to loot the official treasury! With so many knives, guns and armor, it looks terrifying, they are hiding in private, is it to rebel? ”

"At the moment, it's just an ornament, and it doesn't say that they must have robbed it. At that time, the chaos in the city was so serious, and everyone stayed at the door of their homes, who could tell what was going on outside? They have their own glory and wealth, and they have no worries about food and clothing, and there is really no need to commit such a great sin! ”

The physical evidence was laid out, and the onlookers were also full of opinions, some were indignant, and some were still suspicious.

A day after the physical evidence was displayed, except for some of the ones used in the court for questioning, the others were again sent to other official warehouses that were still in good condition for storage.

Next, Wannian County posted a list to collect human and material evidence scattered among the people, and once the evidence was collected, the conspirators could reduce their guilt by one degree, and the circumstantial witnesses would be rewarded.

After this notice was announced, it immediately caused a heated discussion in the community, and many people rushed to Wannian County, which can be described as extremely enthusiastic.

"Yang Wulang, what are you going to the county party to make a fuss about? I remember that you left the city before the autumn and returned to the city after the chaos? ”

"Stupid, stupid! Prove it or not, just by one word, Lao Tzu cares about rural affairs, and he wants to go to the yatang to see the truth! If it's true, those nobles are really damned! If it's fake, we can't see our local famous sect being wrongfully framed! ”

So far, this public trial has attracted the attention of the whole city. Except for the time period when the curfew and the streets were cleaned, many people barely ate or drank near the public notices, just to be the first to see the latest developments in the case.

For a time, the Wannian County Party located in Xuanyangfang in the east of the city was full of people, because a large number of people gathered, and even it became extremely difficult to enter and exit.

After three days of such a noise, the case finally officially began.

Wang Meichang did not interrogate the main culprits at the first time, but started the interrogation with other witnesses first. Among them, there are residents of Tongji, Dunhua and other neighborhoods, street disciples, and some soldiers who are left behind to defend the official treasury. Shih Tzu literature

Through the interrogation of the surrounding personnel, the basic situation of the robbed official treasury before and after the turmoil was quickly sorted out. The chaos of the people entering the city is mainly concentrated in the area west of Suzaku Street, and the east side of the city is still not out of order. The squares where the special official treasury was located were garrisoned by armor soldiers, so before they were robbed, there were almost no rioters who dared to disturb them.

"Humble duty in Tongjifang, there were two battalions of more than 600 people, a few days after the turmoil, one battalion of sergeants was successively taken away to guard Zhaoguo, Jinchang and other squares? Is there a left-behind government appointment? No, at that time, the news had been out of vogue for a long time, and I didn't know whether the left house was safe or not.

Zhaoguofang has Hongnong Yang's Yongshou County Park Industry, and the school captain Zhou Limin is Yang's son-in-law, leading the crowd to support, but Yongshou Gong helps two hundred grains. At that time, there was no food in the workshop, and he did not dare to open an official warehouse to take it...... Before the official treasury was robbed, Daye Fang was suddenly broken, and he led the crowd to help, and when he came back, Tongji Fang had broken ......"

At that time, there were more than 200 officials and street disciples in the square, and more than 600 people helped guard the four sides of the door. When the fang broke, Xiaomin was at the Dongfang Gate, and the Xifang Gate was in an emergency, and the Xiaomin was not saved, just because there was chaos in Dongfang Street at that time...... Yes, it was the cowardice of the small people who led the crowd to retreat to their own homes first......

No killing, no killing! Xiaomin is guilty, yes, it is the minister of Liyang who sent a message, as long as Xiaomin allows the troubled people to enter the workshop, he will compensate the small people for the loss of their wealth, and give 100 horses of silk, and recruit a son to serve in the house...... Xiaomin is guilty, he really didn't kill anyone, those goods are really gifts from Liyang's family......"

After reviewing many people, the patchwork of the case is clear. When they heard that Fang Zheng was greedy for money and took the initiative to open the door to meet the thieves, those people who suffered heavily were even more angry for a while, and even several people directly broke through the blockade of the yagong and rushed into the yatang to kill Fang Zheng.

"Dog thief, dog thief! Do you know that you are greedy for those hundred horses, the chaotic people rushed into my house, the old man was shocked to death, and my sister was innocent! ”

A strong man was beating Fang Zheng while crying and screaming with tears in his eyes. The rest of the crowd was also indignant, raising their arms and shouting: "Kill him, kill him!" There is also the thief Liyang Gong's house, the government does not dare to kill, and the township dares to kill! ”

"Recruit another two hundred soldiers into the government, and you must control the crowd!"

Finally ordered the officials to drive back the people who rushed up, Wang Meichang summoned the county lieutenant Su Yue to command, and at the same time wiped a cold sweat on his forehead, the people of Xijing are fierce, and he can be regarded as a leader today.

"You folks hate the thieves, and I feel it. Therefore, the public trial of the thieves is to publicize these evil deeds of the countryside to the public, so as to show that the authority of the imperial court cannot be violated! The nostalgia and indignation are also overturned by the criminal order. After the crime is revealed, it will be punished by its own national law! ”

Wang Meichang returned to the yatang again, first calming the emotions of the indignant hearing before continuing to interrogate the case.

The theft of the official treasury by these dozen or so families in Xijing is conclusive evidence and ironclad evidence. However, the reason why it is necessary to retry the case is to alleviate the public opinion that the contradictions between the local and the guest in Beijing are now acute, and the second is to implicate the crimes of these families in Xijing.

The process of this public trial not only outlines the entire process of these people from planning to implementation, but also does lead to some new crimes.

For example, the robbery that occurred on Suzaku Street that day was indeed someone who secretly led the chaotic people in the west of the city to the east of the city, which caused several squares in the east of the city to be in a hurry and even breached.

This is also a very normal thing, those people are reluctant to even rob their own wealth in the face of King Yong's demand. When they create chaos in the city, they will not use their own wealth to attract the rebels, so a few squares near Suzaku Street have become victims.

"Dog thieves should be killed! Kill them alive! ”

As the case gradually leaked, the entire Chang'an City was also completely boiling. Originally, those people thought that the riot in Xijing was just a murderous and lawless guest, but they didn't expect that there were so many rat portals hidden in the city!

When the atmosphere was created to a certain extent, the Yongwang shogunate did not continue to delay, and directly made a judgment: all the families involved, all the middle-aged men and above will be beheaded! The rest were old and young women, and they were not official slaves. Suzaku Street participated in the looting and was captured on the street, all the adults were beheaded, and the rest were exiled to Shuofang.

After the verdict was confirmed, in the next two days, Chang'an West City beheaded from morning to night, for more than two days, nearly 1,000 people were killed, and the blood was all over the court for a while, and the scene was extremely bloody.

But even so, the situation in Chang'an has not completely calmed down. The dozen or so families who were killed were punished with conclusive evidence of guilt, but were those who did not participate in the robbery of the official treasury innocent?

Obviously, Chang'an City still has a strong guard force, but as a result, those powerful families rely on their own power to divide the soldiers who should guard the whole city as private guards, are they not guilty?

Since the punishment order is difficult to punish, then the nostalgia will punish it! For a while, a large number of people in Chang'an, who were still angry, rushed into the residences of the magnates, either besieging and scolding, or smashing around the mansion to vent their dissatisfaction.

At the same time, the Yongwang shogunate once again issued a decree to suppress rebellion: all the people registered in Chang'an will be exempted from the next year, and the tax fee will be halved. The guest people of all camps can be naturalized only after the three years of rent.

Although the whereabouts of Xuanfu Dou Huairang are still unknown, he has cut down more than a dozen nobles in Xijing, and he always has to give the imperial court a phased reply. Therefore, after the completion of the prison beheading, Wang Meichang returned to the Shendu with the Yongwang Song Table and the list of the shogunate's selection.