Chapter 36: Unexpected
In the prison of Shuntianfu, Xu Xianchun frowned, his hands were tightly clenched into fists, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and his heart could be said to be thunderous. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 The muscles on Info's face twitched, and he held back to keep himself from exploding.
Wen Zhenmeng on the side was full of bitterness, and leaned on the wooden railing of the prison a little weakly.
In front of the two of them was Yuan Bin, the son of Uncle Yuan Guo, but Yuan Bin, who was still arrogant and domineering just now, had turned into a corpse at this time, lying in the prison like that, the fear and disbelief on his face were frozen, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth, which made people shudder to watch.
Die with a grievance or everlasting regret! Seeing this scene, Xu Xianchun knew that the matter was big, and finally slid down in the direction of the abyss, and in a place where he couldn't see, a hand grabbed his ankle tightly and dragged himself down into the abyss.
"Lord Xu, this matter is not something we can call the shots in private, report it to the emperor!" Wen Zhenmeng breathed a sigh of relief and said lightly.
In such a short period of time, Wen Zhenmeng thought a lot, and he had already realized that this was a trap.
From Yuan Guo's uncle's son Yuan Bin going to make trouble, to arresting Yuan Bin in the prison of Shuntianfu, and then going to the palace with Yuan Guo's uncle to fight a lawsuit, and finally Yuan Bin died in the prison of Shuntianfu, one ring after another, allowing himself to step in unconsciously.
Uncle Yuan's son died in the prison of Shuntianfu, and he couldn't explain his Shuntianfu anyway, their purpose was very simple, in fact, it had always been themselves, or what they were doing, to clear the land, and the gentry to pay taxes as one.
sighed softly, although he had long thought that the other party would do his best, and this matter would be difficult, but he didn't expect it to be so difficult, and the other party's methods were too vicious. Despite this, Wen Zhenmeng did not suspect Uncle Yuan Guo, no one would use his son's life to set himself up, and Uncle Yuan Guo thought that he was also being used.
"Lord Wen, this matter is of course to be reported to the emperor, but now that time is pressing, I want to start investigating the murderer first!" Xu Xianchun turned his head and stared at Wen Zhenmeng tightly: "Lord Wen, if you don't check it now, it will be difficult to check it later." This matter is not only related to you and me, but also to Uncle Yuan, and to the emperor, if you can't find out the real culprit at the first time, you and I will be to blame! ”
Looking at Xu Xianchun, Wen Zhenmeng sighed lightly and said with a wry smile: "Lord Xu, the murderer is not so easy to investigate!" ”
"If we investigate privately and conceal it and don't report it, we will definitely be impeached, and then another charge will be added to our crime, and some people will even say that we will destroy the evidence!" Wen Zhenmeng saw Xu Xianchun's appearance, so he had to explain: "At that time, that's the real trouble!" ”
"But, but!" Xu Xianchun didn't think of any words for a long time, but he was still unconvinced.
Wen Zhenmeng looked at Xu Xianchun with a complicated expression, and said helplessly: "I know that Lord Xu is unwilling, how can I be willing?" Lord Xu thought about it carefully, this matter was strange from the beginning, I am afraid that someone had already planned it, and we fell into the trap of others from the beginning. “
Xu Xianchun was suddenly shocked, he has been an official for many years, Xu Xianchun is not stupid, after Wen Zhenmeng's reminder, he instantly figured it out, and hurriedly said: "I see!" ”
Seeing that Xu Xianchun had figured it out, Wen Zhen Meng said with a wry smile: "Since it is cleverly laid out by others, how can we solve the case very easily?" If we can't solve the case in a short time, we can't explain it, I'm afraid we will fall into someone else's trap again. ”
Slammed his fist into the wooden pillar of the cell, Xu Xianchun said angrily: "It's really hateful! After a while, he said: "Everything will be done according to what Master Wen said!" ”
"Okay, you are staring at the scene here, don't let people approach without permission, I'll go into the palace and show the emperor!" Wen Zhenmeng nodded, he persuaded Xu Xianchun, but he wasted a lot of time, and he needed to enter the palace quickly.
The less time it takes, the better, Wen Zhenmeng knows very well in his heart, once the time is long, it will be easy to give birth to changes, and the sooner he goes, the emperor will be able to testify to himself.
In the palace, Uncle Yuan Guo was looking at his sister with a dejected face, and the expression on his face was a tangled.
"Yo, isn't this a dignified uncle of the country? Majestic, dare to do anything, and the emperor's holy decree dares to take the lead in disrespecting, do you think that Uncle Guo is big enough, and the emperor can't do anything to you? Yuan Guifei looked at her eldest brother, this time she was really angry.
I can protect my family once, but I can't protect it a second time, if it goes on like this, sooner or later the Yuan family will be over.
"Sister, don't say that, should our Yuan family be bullied? It was he Wen Zhenmeng, who had to change our family's 500 acres of barren mountains into 500 acres of fertile land, once we started paying taxes, how much more do we need to pay! ”
"Besides, now it is rumored outside that the emperor wants to equalize the land and restrict the sale of land, and the state will pay for our family's excess land to buy it back, as for how much money to pay, isn't it still a matter of the government's words? If these 500 acres are counted as fertile land, then how much land does our family need to take out! ”
Yuan Guifei raised her eyebrows and asked with a calm face, "Where did you hear this?" Is it about the emperor's request for Juntian? ”
Being in the palace, the news is naturally very well-informed, and the relationship between himself and Empress Zhou is also very good, Yuan Guifei can get first-hand information many times, unless it is deliberately concealed by Emperor Chongzhen, otherwise it is impossible for him not to know.
It's impossible to be like this, but there is no leakage inside the palace. Unless this news was released by someone outside, and it was deliberately spread by someone with ulterior motives, thinking of this, Yuan Guifei's expression was even more ugly.
Yuan Guifei is not Yuan Guo's uncle, she has been rich in poetry and songs since she was a child, she is literate and hyphenated, and she is very intelligent.
After a moment of silence, Yuan Guifei stretched out her hand and summoned her maid: "You go to Kunning Palace right now, go to the queen mother, just say what I said, it is now rumored that the emperor wants to equalize the land, restrict the sale of land, and buy back land from people with more land!" ”
"Yes, mother, slave and maid will go!" The palace maid didn't dare to slack off, nodded, and turned around and walked towards Kunning Palace.
At this moment, Yuan Guifei didn't bother to say anything to her eldest brother anymore, and asked directly: "You and me make it clear, what is the cause and effect of this matter, don't hide it a little, hurry up, this matter is not as simple as you think!" ”
Seeing his sister-in-law's serious expression, and thinking of Emperor Chongzhen's words just now, Uncle Yuan Guo also panicked, and hurriedly said: "The thing is that the people of Shuntianfu brought people to the house to clear the land, and everything went smoothly, but when you arrived at the five hundred acres of wasteland, just west of Zhuangzi, you also went there when you were a child!" ”
"Is that a wasteland? Is there such a wasteland in the world? When Yuan Guifei heard the words of the eldest brother, she suddenly became angry and said loudly.
Although the west side of Zhuangzi is a hillside, but the soil there is very thick, it is a first-class fertile field, I didn't expect my eldest brother to report it as a barren mountain, it seems that they have been married for many years, they don't know how many things they have done.
I'm afraid it's not a good thing, thinking of this, Yuan Guifei has a feeling of weakness all over her body, how can she be such a big brother who doesn't know how to advance or retreat? Thinking of this, Yuan Guifei glared at Uncle Yuan Guo fiercely.
"It's that piece of land, Wen Zhenmeng has to write 500 acres of fertile land, and we didn't plan to make trouble, but then I heard that Bin'er went and was suppressed by Shuntianfu, so I followed." Uncle Yuan Guo sighed: "On the way, I asked Bin'er's scholar, and he said that it was Bin'er's teacher, that is, I asked Bin'er to ask Mr. Liang Zhongkun to let Bin'er go!" ”
"Liang Zhongkun is a lifter, his knowledge is not bad, although he is Bin'er's teacher, but after so many years, the family has also planned it!"
Liang Zhongkun, there is definitely something wrong with this person, Yuan Guifei thought about it and asked directly: "Let me ask you, the emperor wants Juntian, did you listen to this Liang Zhongkun?" ”
"No, it's from someone in the house!" Uncle Yuan Guo shook his head, not understanding why his sister-in-law was always staring at this matter.
Yuan Guifei thought about it, and was even more sure that this matter was most likely from this Liang Zhongkun's hand. The people in the house? Those who have not studied literature know what Junda is? People who sell themselves to the uncle's mansion, will they care about whether the emperor is Juntian?
"Do you know what Liang Zhongkun said to Bin'er?" Yuan Guifei looked at Uncle Yuan Guo and asked.
Shaking his head gently, Uncle Yuan Guo said directly: "I asked Bin'er's scholar, and the scholar said that Liang Zhongkun gave Bin'er a lesson, and then the housekeeper came to report the matter, I usually do it to exercise Bin'er, and many things at home are managed by Bin'er." ”
"The scholar said that Liang Zhongkun didn't say anything at that time, and then Bin'er didn't even go to class, so he went to the field, and this is what happened later."
"What you say is true?" Yuan Guifei looked at her eldest brother, for fear that her eldest brother would pull this Liang Zhongkun out to confess.
Uncle Yuan nodded awkwardly, and said with a wry smile: "Sister, at this time, is there still any need for me and you to lie?" That's what the scholar said, it was indeed Liang Zhongkun, and I specifically asked him at that time, isn't the young master reading? How did they get into the ground? ”
Yuan Guifei nodded, and said to Uncle Yuan Guo: "In this way, you go back first, you must take care of this Liang Zhongkun, and you must not let him run away, understand?" ”
"Okay, okay, I'll go!" Uncle Yuan nodded, turned around and walked out, scolding himself for being unlucky, how did he come here, while cursing Liang Zhongkun, giving him money himself, and asking him to be the gentleman of the Guogong Mansion, but he turned out to be like this, seeing that he would not teach him a lesson when he went back.
In Qianqing Palace, Emperor Chongzhen was drinking tea, and he had just been angry, so now drink some tea to calm down.
"Wang Chengen, how do you think Uncle Yuan's matter should be punished?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen and asked casually.
Wang Chengen filled a cup of tea for Emperor Chongzhen, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, slaves and maids don't understand this, as long as they serve the emperor well, it will be enough." However, the slave maid felt that the punishment should not be too severe, after all, it was Yuan Guifei's family! ”
"That being said, I also have to give an explanation to the people outside, and now maybe the people who operate this matter are waiting to see what I do!" Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, sighed softly, and reached out to pat Wang Chengen's shoulder: "You need to think of a way to get the best of both worlds, do you have any way?" ”
"The slave didn't expect this, but the emperor is still wise and wise!" Wang Chengen shook his head, and by the way, he also presented a horse to Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and smiled, Emperor Chongzhen had long been accustomed to Wang Chengen's speaking style. It seems that he really can't help it, and after a while, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen and asked, "What is Uncle Yuan's title now?" ”
"Back to the emperor, it's the earl!" Wang Chengen thought about it, and then said that he still remembered this matter.
"Count!" Emperor Chongzhen thought about it, clapped his hands, and said with a bit of pride: "Yes, I will take away the title of Uncle Yuan, demote him to a commoner, confiscate his 500 acres of land, confiscate a little silver, and send Yuan Bin, the son of Uncle Yuan, for three years!" Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, turned to Wang Chengen and said, "What do you think?" ”
Wang Chengen opened his mouth and heard Emperor Chongzhen's question: "Your Majesty, it's too much, it's too harsh!" ”
"Is there one?" Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wang Chengen: "Are you serious? I still think it's light, isn't it appropriate to confiscate all his family property? ”
Is the emperor addicted to copying his home? This thought flashed in his mind, and Wang Chengen hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, it is already very severe to take the title and demote to a commoner, and it is already a top priority to add the confiscation of land and silver, and the punishment in the future should not be added!" ”
Looking at Wang Chengen suspiciously, Emperor Chongzhen said directly: "You didn't say this to tie up with Yuan Guifei, right?" ”
"Your Majesty, how dare the slave maid, the emperor has wrongfully killed the old slave, it is really the emperor's punishment is too heavy." Wang Chengen smiled bitterly, knowing that Emperor Chongzhen's words were not taken seriously, so he continued: "In the end, Uncle Yuan's son is just a young man, and the young man is just making trouble, and losing the title is already very severe. ”
Nodding, Emperor Chongzhen decided to follow the good as the stream, since this is the case, then so be it! Just as she wanted the celebrant to draft the decree, Queen Zhou walked in from outside.
Looking at Empress Zhou, who was going and returning, Emperor Chongzhen greeted him with a smile and solved the matter of Uncle Yuan, Emperor Chongzhen was also in a good mood, and said directly: "Why is the queen here?" If there is something for them to pass on a message, you are now pregnant with my dragon, don't run around, what should you do if you have a tire? (To be continued.) )