Chapter 583 Return to Merry Town

Many officials in the hall had their hands trembling, and even one of them fainted, but on the contrary, the person concerned, Zhu Mian, was much more stable. Isn't Zhu Mian afraid? Of course he was afraid, the murderous reputation of Zhao Yougong, the king of Qin, had already spread all over the Great Song Dynasty, and he Zhu Mian was not an immortal, how could he not be afraid of Zhao Yougong's knife? However, how can he Zhu Mian also be a confidant of the Son of Heaven, and most of them are stationed in Kunshan and Wujiang County, as for the more than 10,000 soldiers inside and outside Suzhou City, most of them are Suzhou government soldiers, these soldiers are all under Tong Guan's orders, Tong Guan will be so stupid that he is afraid of Zhao Yougong, and will kill him to cook noodles? What's more, it was Song Jiang's headquarters stationed in Changzhou to the west.

Although Zhu Mian was panicked in his heart, he was panicked but not confused, but Ah Zhu didn't care so much, he read with a cold little face and without any scruples.

"In the fifth year of Zhenghe, Zhu Mian of Suzhou Enshrinement Office occupied the Jin family compound in Changzhou, and all the rain flower stones and blue and white porcelain stored in the Jin family compound were swept away, and the eldest son of the Jin family sued the state government, and was put in prison by Zhu Mian for attacking the imperial court, and died of illness in the autumn of the sixth year of Zhenghe. In the seventh year of Zhenghe, Zhu Mian occupied the cemetery of the ancestors of the Xiao family on the grounds of moving the grave, and snatched the burial things, and Xiao Guicheng, the patriarch of the Xiao family, also died of anger. In the first year of Chonghe, the Suzhou enshrinement office occupied Gusu Mountain, and the prefect took the Gusu Mountain Mudu Villa by the prefect's official document, and the gold in the villa was all entered into the enshrinement office, and the land deed of the villa fell into the hands of the prefect Han Yingyuan. In the first year of Xuanhe, the Suzhou government privately withheld 230,000 yuan from the canal, resulting in hundreds of thousands of households in Xiuzhou and Muzhou without pay for three years, leading to civil unrest. ”

As Azhu read sentence by sentence, more and more people began to break out in a cold sweat, especially the officials of Suzhou Prefecture and the principal of Caoyun Yamen. Ah Zhu read a stick of incense for a whole time before stopping, and at this time Zhao Yougong glanced at the hall. With a sneer on his face, suddenly, he slapped his hand on the table and made a muffled sound.

"Zhu Mian, Han Yingyuan, Kuang Bisheng, Xu Dingqi, are you guilty?" A loud shout. Straight as thunder, full of majesty, with this question, there was a loud noise in the hall, kneeling down several people, carefully counting. There are not only four people, there are twelve or thirteen people, including Han Yingyuan, the prefect of Suzhou, Kuang Bisheng, the envoy of Caoyun, and Xu Dingqi, the governor of Suzhou, as for Zhu Mian, who has done the most evil, he sat calmly on the seat. As if nothing had anything to do with him.

"Your Highness is angry, we are wronged, the ministers are loyal to the country and work diligently, Your Highness can't listen to Xiaoxiao's false accusations!" Han Yingyuan knelt on the ground and cried loudly, that desolate look was really sympathetic, and the corners of Zhao Yougong's mouth turned up. Full of sarcasm, he didn't pay attention to Han Yingyuan, but looked at Zhu Mian, who was sitting like a mountain.

Feeling Zhao Yougong's unkind gaze. Zhu Mian also muttered in his heart, and without waiting for Zhao Yougong to speak, he turned his head and said angrily, "How did His Highness know about these things?" I don't know if it's true or not, how can we be convicted? ”

knew that Zhu Mian would definitely resist, otherwise it would not be Zhu Mian. Clapping his hands, there were suddenly many more people outside the hall. These people walked into the hall under the escort of the guards, and Tang Miao presented some evidence first. Then the people in different clothes vied with each other. Seeing these people, Zhu Mian's face turned white, to say that it is forgivable for the people of the Jin family to come, but there are too many people who do not know. Zhu Mian's thoughts are not bad at all, most of these so-called certifications in the hall are fake, but does it matter, as long as the charges of General Manager Zhu can be confirmed.

Tong Guan also found that the momentum was a little wrong, looking at today's scene, Zhao Yougong was going to take Zhu Mian with an iron heart. There are also a lot of benefits to Zhu Mian on weekdays, and he is also a cronie of the official family, so fundamentally speaking, he is like a fellow traveler, so he has to keep Zhu Mian no matter what. After the so-called witnesses retreated, Tong Guan got up and arched his hand, "Your Highness, Steward Zhu and Governor Han are all members of my Great Song Prefecture Mansion. ”

Sent to Jingshi for disposal? Hmph, it is estimated that as soon as he arrives in Beijing, Zhu Mian will not be a criminal minister, but a successful minister. Zhao Yougong is determined to take the opportunity to erase Zhu Mian, which is not only conducive to exterminating Fang La's thief, but also helps him to plant forces in Jiangnan, in short, Zhu Mian must die.

Tong Guan naturally knew that it was impossible to convince Zhao Yougong with a few words, so he gestured to Ning Guoxiao, the commander of the Suzhou Mansion behind him, "Come on, escort Zhu Mian, Han Yingyuan and other criminal ministers down, and escort Jingshi on a certain day, and the official family will send them down." ”

As long as Zhu Mian and Han Yingyuan are sent back to the barracks, and then they want to kill them, it is tantamount to a fool's dream. Tong Guan thought very simply, that is, he wanted to forcibly save the lives of Zhu Mian and others. With Tong Guan's order, more than 20 Suzhou government soldiers broke in from outside, but these government soldiers did not immediately take Zhu Mian and others away, but all looked at Ning Guoxiao. Ning Guoxiao took a step back, raised his hand and said slowly, "Zhu Mian, Han Yingyuan and others are corrupt and pervert the law, and their crimes should be punished. ”

Zhao Yougong smiled faintly, but this smile fell Tong Guan's eyes were full of sarcasm. Tong Guan turned his head and stared at Ning Guoxiao tightly, as if he wanted to understand why Ning Guoxiao would do this.

Ning Guoxiao was born in the Guangde Army, and was later promoted to the commander of the Hangzhou Ma Army, and was transferred to Suzhou two years ago to control the Mabu Capital, speaking of which, Ning Guoxiao's promotion speed is also fast, which is naturally indispensable to Tong Guan and Gao Yu's contributions, so this Ning Guoxiao should be Tong Guan's cronies, otherwise Tong Guan would not be able to keep Ning Guoxiao among the many generals to guard Suzhou Mansion. But Ning Guoxiao, who should be a close confidant, betrayed Tong Guan and turned to Zhao Yougong. In fact, it is not unusual for Ning Guoxiao to throw himself into Zhao Yougong, although Ning Guoxiao is sleek and good at drilling, he is definitely not a traitor. In recent years, he has been clear about what Zhu Mian and Jiangnan officials have done, and it is not an exaggeration to say who is the official forcing the people to rebel against the chaos in Jiangnan, especially since Fang La raised the army, what the imperial court has done has made Ning Guoxiao's heart cold, so before Zhao Yougong came to Jiangnan, Ning Guoxiao had already handed over a post to the Chu Palace.

Zhao Yougong is not a fool, if it weren't for the fact that Ning Guoxiao had fallen to Ding**, Niu Gao would not have sent most of his soldiers and horses to Kunshan and Wujiang County with confidence.

Ning Guoxiao's actions are tantamount to stating his position, seeing that Tong Guan can no longer order Ning Guoxiao, Zhu Mian is really afraid, if even the Suzhou soldiers can't save him, who can save him? So, Zhu Mian, who was as stable as Mount Tai just now. Already pale, he slipped down from the chair and knelt on the ground, "Your Highness spare your life, spare your life."

"Come on. All these people were imprisoned in the prison, and in the name of the state capital, they were sentenced in the name of the state capital, and two days later, they were sentenced in the south street of Suzhou! ”

In a word, it is tantamount to announcing the final fate of these people, and the Nanshi Street Mouth is a canonical punishment. Isn't that a knife to be slashed? Han Yingyuan and the others hurriedly cried and begged for mercy, and one of them was so frightened that his lower body was wet, but unfortunately those wolf-like soldiers didn't pay attention to these at all and dragged them out of the hall. The people were dragged away, but there was still a faint smell of urine in the hall. The rest of the officials were still trembling, and even Tong Guan had a cold face with palpitations.

Zhao Yougong stood up, paced with a relaxed face, looked at the trembling officials, and said slowly, "This king came to Suzhou Mansion to exterminate the thieves and return the people of Jiangnan to a peaceful and prosperous world. This king does not care what you have done before. In short, from now on, but with the order of this king. Who dares to be lazy, this king doesn't care about sending one more knife and axeman, do you understand? Well? ”

With cold eyes like lightning, just a slight glance, those state officials all stood up and arched their hands. "In accordance with His Highness's orders, we should devote ourselves to state affairs. Don't dare to slack off. ”

"That's fine, as long as you wait for a good student to do things. This king will never be embarrassed, the meritorious will be promoted, the guilty will be lowered, and under the rule of this king, the mediocre will never be allowed, and of course, no talented person will be buried. Well, the king has already prepared a meal, so let's eat a little! ”

Dine? It is estimated that there is sea cucumber and abalone in front of him at this time, and these officials can't eat it, but His Royal Highness Zhao has an order, who dares not to obey?

Tong Guan sat on the chair expressionlessly, a hint of complexity flashed in his eyes. For Zhao Yougong, I have to say a word of admiration, this young man really has the means and courage, and he quietly accused Ning Guoxiao, and as soon as he came to Suzhou Mansion, he took down Zhu Mian and Han Yingyuan and more than a dozen officials of the government in one go, and directly gave the officials of the states in the south of the Yangtze River a disadvantage. Now that the prestige has been played, the next thing is to reward, otherwise how can it be called grace and prestige?

Zhu Mian is dead, and now that the Suzhou government soldiers are under the control of Zhao Yougong, who can save Zhu Mian, so Tong Guan will not save Zhu Mian again, forcibly save people, and in the end, he can't save Zhu Mian, so he has to put himself in. If it weren't for Zhao Yougong's taboo that he Tong Guan had commanded the army for many years, his prestige in the army was not low, and he had a large army of cronies near Changzhou, I am afraid that he Tong Guan would also become a stepping stone for His Royal Highness Zhao to control Jiangnan, right?

The next day, that is, on August 17, there was an uproar in Suzhou Mansion because of an official document, and the pig grave that had been digging for nearly ten years in the south of the Yangtze River collapsed, and it was His Royal Highness the young King Qin who ordered the arrest of the pig grave. The people are easy to forget, at this moment they forgot whether His Royal Highness Zhao had helped Zhu Mian, in short, the words recited in the restaurant and tea shop are all praises.

At this time, Zhao Yougong did not stay in Suzhou Mansion, and that morning, he led people to Meili Town, accompanied by Zhu Mian, who looked depressed.

Meili Town is a memorable place for Zhao Yougong, if it weren't for the gold obtained from the Xiao family, he Zhao Yougong would not have been able to quickly pull up a team of soldiers and horses in Dayangtan. The original ancestral tomb of the Xiao family was in the southeast of the town, but when Zhu Mian and Zhao Yougong had a quarrel, the Xiao family could only move the ancestral tomb to the southwest, and after the death of the previous patriarch Xiao Guicheng, it was also buried in the southwest of the town. Zhao Yougong came to Meili Town this time to pay tribute to Xiao Guicheng, and there has always been a strong sense of guilt in his heart for this old man.

Hearing that some officers and soldiers came to Meili Town again, all the Xiao clansmen in the town became nervous, because of what happened a few years ago, the Xiao clan people did not have a good impression of the officers and soldiers. After Xiao Guicheng's death, the successor to the patriarch of the Xiao clan was Xiao Guicheng's third son, Xiao Lingye. As soon as he heard that the soldiers of Suzhou Mansion had come to Meili Town again, and they were still heading for the ancestral grave of the clan, Xiao Lingye immediately became angry and shouted that all the young and strong people in the clan were running towards the outside of the town. It's just that after coming to the cemetery, Xiao Lingye was stunned. The officers and soldiers did not dig the ancestral grave like last time, but put an incense case, in front of which sat a dozen monks meditating and chanting scriptures, and one of the older monks was very familiar, wasn't that Master Zhiguang?

Master Zhiguang is a well-known monk, and there are many people who want to ask him to practice the undead, but Master Zhiguang really goes down the mountain to practice very little, and this time he actually came to Meili Town.

In addition to Master Zhiguang, there are many acquaintances, two of whom are Zhao Yougong and Zhu Mian. For these two people, Xiao Lingye will never forget it in his life, wasn't it these two people who led the troops back then, how could the old father be angry to death? Xiao Lingye's eyes were cold, and a man in his fifties next to him was also indignant, he clenched the firewood knife in his hand and was about to rush over, but Xiao Lingye stretched out his hand to stop him, "Big brother, don't be impatient, I want to see what these people are going to do." ”

Near noon, Master Zhiguang finished his practice, and as soon as he got up, Zhao Yougong walked over, looked at him and said, "Master has worked hard!" ”

"Your Highness is polite, Xiao Lao is a famous person in Jiangnan, he has a lot of good deeds, and doing a Dharma for him is what Lao Gao should do!"

Zhao Yougong smiled faintly, now that the Dharma has been completed, Master Zhiguang refused to stay longer, saluted and led his disciples out of Zhendian. Zhao Yougong asked people to remove the incense case, and walked to a tombstone, on which was written "The Tomb of the Taigong of the Xiao Family".

Seeing this tombstone, Zhao Yougong remembered that dark day, the stubborn old man, who saved the lives of his clansmen, but failed to save his own life.

"Old Xiao, in the past, I Zhao Yougong can't stand you, Zhao respects you, but because of the world, I can't tell you, and you lost your life. Originally, Zhao should have come to worship your old man, but he had been in Guanzhong for a long time, entangled in everything, and he didn't dare to guarantee his life, so he was delayed, and after more than four years, he came here, and I hope that Xiao Lao will not blame. ”

After that, Zhao Yougong lifted the hem of the brocade robe and knelt down in front of the tomb, he looked solemn and kowtowed respectfully three times.

Today's Zhao Yougong is already the king of the Great Song Dynasty and Qin, and his status is noble, even if the current official family sees it, he will be afraid of seven points, but such a powerful and powerful nobleman actually knelt in front of Xiao Guicheng's tomb. With the respect of the King of Qin, he knelt down to worship a grass people, so countless people were moved, and even those Xiao clan people couldn't help but shed tears, this kind of tears were not hatred, but moving. Regardless of whether Zhao Yougong sincerely repents or not, at least this kneeling is something that many people can't do.

got up, Sanniang personally escorted Zhu Mian to the tomb, at this time Zhu Mian knew very well what Zhao Yougong was going to do, so he knelt down and climbed to Zhao Yougong's feet, crying, "Your Highness, please spare the little one, the small one is a cow and a horse to serve you, please beg you" (to be continued)