In the Ezhou Prime Minister's Mansion, there was a sneer on the corner of Chen Dong's mouth, Cao Liangshi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Wu Zilong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Wen Xunzhi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and more than a dozen other people sat in a row, staring at the person standing in the political hall with blazing eyes. Dozens of glances made the envoy from Bianliang and the superintendent of Yu Shi Wan a little frightened. Thinking of the previous times when the envoys of Bianliang came, Ezhou either closed the gate of the city and did not accept it, or let the envoys in, and asked about the situation of the Bianliang Emperor, but he never killed the envoy.

"The slave of the Son of Heaven is still more important than the princes, I am the envoy of the Son of Heaven, Chen Shaoyang and others should know the proportions of etiquette and righteousness."

Wan Qiyun secretly said in his heart, he calmed down, coughed and said: "Chen Xiang, the so-called soldiers who surrender without a fight, and the good ones who are good." The Son of Heaven thinks that the most important thing at present is not to worry about vendettas, but to treat friends and neighbors with kindness, and the two countries will stop the war. Ezhou disobeyed the will of the imperial court, supported the army with self-respect, and established its own name, which was disloyal, and the enemy of Daliao, and hit the stone with an egg, which was really an unwise move. ”

In the past few days, the Liao army fought in the south and the north, in addition to still detaining Zhao Ke in the camp outside Bianliang City, the Song ministers who dealt with the government in the city were still unharmed, and many prefectures and counties still obeyed Bianliang's orders. A large number of officials abandoned their posts and fled to Xiangyang or Ezhou, vacating their official positions, and Zhao Zhifu and Qin Hui brought in private individuals to fill them. And this Wan Qian is one of Qin Hui's new henchmen. Now Xiangyang and Bianliang each have the Son of Heaven, and they are discussing with the Liao Dynasty to stop the war, in all fairness, the Liao people are more at ease Zhao Ke, but Bianliang Junchen is really a prisoner of the order, and there is no strength in the palm, so he suffered a loss in the matter of peace, seeing that Xiangyang and the Liao Dynasty are eyebrows, if Xiangyang is successful, then the people of Bianliang are like rebels. Zhao Zhifu, Qin Hui and others were as anxious as ants on a hot pot. This time the Liao army and the Song army confronted each other in Shuzhou, in order to delay time, once again sent envoys to persuade them to surrender, other ministers did not dare to go to Ezhou, Qin Hui only ordered Wan Qian to take on this errand, and secretly promised that after he returned to Bianliang safely, there would be reuse, if he could persuade Chen Dong and others to accept the peace proposal, it would be a great achievement, and in the future Wan Qian would be led into the political hall to participate in politics.

When Chen Dong heard this, he was furious, slapped the table, stood up, and pointed at Wan Qian with his halberd: "Full of nonsense, saying these bastard words, is it really the Son of Heaven who asked you to pass on the decree?" The other Ezhou officials also glared angrily at Wan Qiao.

Wan Qiao's heart jumped, and he forced himself to calm down: "Why did Lord Chen say this, but you want to check the seal of the holy decree?" ”

Chen Dong sneered and said: "If you don't mention it, the imperial seal of the Son of Heaven has already fallen into the hands of the Liao thief, and you must have come with this seal on the orders of the Liao thief." Bianliang fell, the Son of Heaven was taken captive, and I am really the same as the lonely minister. Let you enter the city, I just wanted to ask about the current situation of the Son of Heaven, who knew that you were a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty, and a conscience had already been sold to the position of power and the Liao thief, and saying these bastard words really stained our ears. He paused, then turned around and asked, "According to the laws of the imperial court, what should this person be guilty of in his words and deeds?"

Wen Xunzhi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, was prepared for a long time, and stood up and said: "This official thinks that this person plotting to betray the dynasty and take refuge in Fanguo is a heinous crime, and his words and deeds can be condemned as the crime of treason. The Criminal Department will try this person together with Dali Temple and Yushitai. ”

"Chen Shaoyang, Wen Xunzhi, how dare you?" Wan Qiaoyu was shocked and angry. The crime of treason is one of the most heinous crimes, and if convicted, it may bring disaster to the nine tribes, and may even be punished by extrajudicial torture such as stumbling, stumbling, and stumbling. He and Chen Dong and others used to be ministers in the same palace, but they really didn't expect them to be so ruthless.

Chen Dong sneered: "The three divisions will be tried, and justice has been given to you." He turned his head to Wen Xun and said, "This person betrays the country and plots rebellion, and he is a lobbyist for Fanbang, and we can all testify to it." Without further ado, it will be ruinous. I also asked Lord Wen to arrange the public trial of the three divisions as soon as possible. This is a public trial, but it is done in accordance with the laws of the imperial court, and the prime minister will no longer interfere. ”

Wen Xun bowed straight and said yes, and immediately ordered someone to bring Wan Qiao, who was like a mourner, to the court for trial.

It is said that it will be triaged by three divisions. In fact, in Ezhou, the scale of the three divisions of the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and Yushitai is far from being comparable with Bianliang, and the place where the case is tried is still in the Yamen of Zhizhou, Ezhou, but the judge has been replaced by Wen Xunzhi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Zhang Yanling, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and Xu Rufu, the superintendent of the imperial history. The three of them were the backbone of the society that was inseparable from the traitorous party from the beginning of the exposing case. Ezhou's advocacy of "respecting the Son of Heaven and not obeying orders in disorder", the first important thing is to draw a clear line with the puppet dynasty of Bianliang, but the Liao thieves also saw through this, from Bianliang constantly sent envoys to lobby the prefecture and county, Xiangyang also deliberately confused Ezhou and Bianliang court. All the ministers of Ezhou were really angry, and this time they were going to kill chickens and monkeys, warning the hypocrites who lobbied for the Liao thieves and confused black and white.

The public trial of the three divisions is to open the yamen widely, and let the military and civilians observe the trial and carry out the execution. The people of Ezhou City were originally concerned about the government and politics, and as soon as they heard that the three divisions were going to be tried and tried publicly, the people in the nearby market went to watch the trial one after another, and the spectators outside the yamen were blocked, and they were afraid that there would not be tens of thousands of people. Everyone stretched their necks, some curious, some gloating, some hating. Sellers selling all kinds of snacks and fruits stop and stop in the crowd, like a temple fair. Because of the small size of the yamen, most of the people were standing on the street outside the state office, talking about the public trial from one to another.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way." The officials protected Fan Xuzhou and Zeng Chucai through the crowd. Sacrificial liquor at or above the prefectural school level can be heard inside. Behind them, there was a whisper: "Which lord of the yamen is that, so majestic?" Someone replied proudly, "You don't know what you ask others, but you are right when you ask me." Looking at the costumes, these two are the county school and the political masters, it can be seen that the officials do not worship, and they ride into the palace, even if they are tried, there is a seat in the hall. ”

"Hmm, so powerful? This scholar still asks about the case? ”

"When they want to take care of everything, they can manage everything, and when they don't want to take care of it, they are uncles."

"It's really amazing, but it's a pity that I, Xu Jiujin, am not a reading material."

Fan Changheng stood in the crowd, and he looked at the state government with red eyes. On the third day of his exile in Ezhou, he learned from his fellow villagers that Xinyang Mansion had suffered a military disaster, and his hometown was empty in ten rooms and nine empty, and his grandfather and father did not know whether they were alive or dead. With a good hand, Fan Changheng reluctantly found a scribe in the military department, and planned to wait for Zhao Xingde to return to the division, and then transfer to the insurance army, this day was not him on duty, heard that the news of the Bianliang envoy was going to be tried publicly, Fan Changheng immediately rushed over to watch the trial. There was even a certain excitement and excitement in his heart, the depression and anger that had been in his heart for a long time, and the surging torrent seemed to have finally found an outlet.

The crowd of people in front blocked the view, Fan Changheng stood on tiptoe and looked in the direction of the gate of the state government, but he still couldn't see anything. He was very restless: "If the court doesn't kill the scholars, shouldn't this traitor be released?" A word lingered in the bottom of his heart, and he became more and more impatient, and he was about to rush out.

Finally, Fan Changheng could no longer control himself, and shouted with all his strength: "Kill!" ”

There was such a loud roar that almost deafened his ears, and several people beside him turned around and glanced at Fan Changheng in a strange way, and two of them even moved timidly and moved a little farther away from him. Fan Changheng seemed to be even more excited, and shouted twice again: "Kill!" Kill! ”

Almost at the same time, people began to shout in various parts of the crowd outside the state office, "Kill the traitor!" "Kill this thief alive!" "Kill!" "Kill!" Many of the people crowded outside the state government had fled to Ezhou because their homes were ruined. And the local people in Ezhou, although many don't even know what the Khitan people look like, they also have a bitter hatred for the Liao thieves and even the traitors of the Song family who fought for the tiger. Today, it was easy to meet the traitor Wan Qiao, the third division of public trial, and everyone's anger was ignited in almost the shortest time. Many people have not even seen Wan Qiao, have not heard what he has said, and do not know what he has done, so they subconsciously vent all the suffering they have suffered on this traitor, and with all their strength, they shouted "Kill!" in the direction of the state government. ”

"Kill!"

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"

This emotion and voice quickly fermented, as if it exploded in an instant, and the fork converged into a violent hurricane, which reverberated in the air, resounding throughout the state government, and rushing endlessly. The shops on the main street at the entrance of the state government are closed and locked. Many people's faces were inexplicably excited, and the children were lying on the window looking excitedly, looking forward to going to the street to see the excitement like Lantern Festival lanterns, but they were pulled back by their mothers in a panic. The sound grew louder and more rhythmic, almost to the point where it could be heard throughout the city.

"The people's hearts are available, the people's hearts are available!" Cao Liangshi, the secretary of the military department, clenched his fists excitedly.

Although the three divisions did not have his clansmen, Wan Qianwei once served as the criminal prison department on Jinghu North Road, and had extensive land near Ezhou, which were all owned by the imperial treasury. Previously, taking care of the dignity of the imperial court, the family property left by the Bianliang courtiers in the south, Xiangyang and Ezhou did not move. This time the confiscation of Wan Qiao's family property set a precedent. Ao Taosun, the head of the household department, is also ready to move, Qin Hui, the governor of Bianliang, is a native of Jiangning, and many of the other courtiers are southerners, if their family property can be confiscated for the crime of treason, the emptiness of the Ezhou treasury will be greatly alleviated.

Chen Dong's face was solemn, he nodded, and didn't say anything.

The voice of tens of thousands of people shouting "kill" in unison was transmitted to the Ezhou Prefecture School, and the scholars and students all looked at each other. After a short time, a well-informed person brought in the information outside, and the scholars who were still sitting upright and listening to the lecture just now could not hold back their whispers, and many of them had excited expressions on their faces.

Huang Jian didn't stop these students, closed the scroll, stared out the window, in the shade of branches and leaves, the quiet courtyard, but invisibly revealed a sense of unease. The world is so big that it can't accommodate a peaceful study.

A complicated look flashed in his cloudy eyes, and he let out a long sigh and pondered......