Chapter 140: The First Evil Ambushes
Although Pan Chong's party has been arrested, how can we take advantage of the opportunity to amplify the effect as much as possible and solve the domestic problems of Chu first? Zhong Wuregret thought of the township school he had been to. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The next day, as soon as the sun showed its face, the township school was surrounded by heavily armed armor soldiers, and on the small earthen platform of the township school, a large wooden sign was erected, on which were written the blood-red two words "Accusation".
In front of the small earthen platform, there were ten prisoner carts, and in this row of prisoner carts, Pan Chong and General Pan and his party were imprisoned.
Zhong Wuregret stood on the earthen platform and said to the people who were oppressed by the darkness below: "Words are not guilty!" In the past, the people were here, they could say whatever they wanted, and what they expressed was the will of the people. If you can't freely express what you want to say here, your life will no longer be guaranteed.
Because, only power is the only voice, he says black is black, he says white is white. Scholars know that if you listen to both, you will be clear, and if you listen partially, you will be dark, but in this small township school, only someone pointed out the shortcomings of the government, and it was actually baptized by Pan Chong's bloodbath. ”
"Father, you have been wronged!" With a terrible shout, the prelude to the accusation meeting began.
I saw a young man dressed in white mourning clothes, rushing to the earthen platform, and tearfully accusing his father of being secretly taken away and killed by Pan Chong because he commented on current affairs in the township school, and then discarded the mass grave.
Then, Zhang Xiaomei came to the stage again, crying, and told Pan Chong in detail about Pan Chong's expansion of Pan's mansion, tyrannizing real estate, killing his parents, and arresting her younger brother in prison.
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Pan Chong and his party expropriated violently, and the tyranny of the common people, and the wives and daughters of the prostitutes, aroused the monstrous anger of the people.
Zhong Wuregret said to everyone: "The king of Chu has made a secret visit, and he knows the suffering that everyone has suffered, but it is only because Pan Chong was powerful at that time and threatened the king of Chu with the forbidden army under his control, and the king has endured until now, and only then did he wipe out Pan Chong and his dog party in one fell swoop.
I want you to come here today so that you can vomit out the bitterness in your hearts, and then kill this traitor who has brought disaster to the country and the people, and avenge everyone. ”
At this moment, someone suddenly said, "The king is here!" ”
I saw that the king of Chu was wearing a jade crown and a purple large-sleeved robe, which was magnificent, and appeared majestically on the small earthen platform. The people were boiling and jubilant, and many people were so moved that they knelt on the ground.
The king of Chu said: "I have heard all the sufferings you have suffered, after eradicating the traitor Pan Chong, my bear brigade has not made a sound for three years, and a single song must be amazing!" I promise you that you will be able to live a happy life with plenty of food and clothing in the future. In the future, no matter who it is, as long as they dare to disrupt the national affairs of our Chu State and destroy the stable life of the people of our Chu State, I will not forgive them. ”
"The king is wise!" "The king is great!" "The king is our savior!" "Resolutely support the king!" "Whoever dares to hurt the king, we will fight to the end!" ……
At this time, Zhong Wuregret secretly arranged the people in the crowd, began to take the lead in raising their arms and shouting, and suddenly, the vast number of people were passionate, their blood was boiling, and they were loyal to the king of Chu.
After the cheers of the King of Chu calmed down, he said: "This township school will be big and run well in the future, and this is the place where the people will comment on the government and the government in the future, and the mistakes of the king's ministers will be blamed."
I have heard that a virtuous king can be called a king if he is a virtuous man, and a virtuous king can be a hegemon if he has a good minister, and if a king of mediocre virtue and ability is inferior to his subordinates, he will be self-righteous until the country is ruined and he dies. I am a king with mediocre moral integrity, and in the future, if it were not for all kinds of virtuous people to correct my mistakes, the state of Chu would be in danger of perishing.
However, a few days ago, the township school was baptized in blood because of someone's remarks here, which is also my fault, and I feel sorry for the people who were killed by Pan Chong last time. ”
Speaking of this, the king of Chu beckoned a young man in white mourning clothes and said to him: "In order to express my regret, I can only compensate the families of your victims with fifty taels of silver, are you satisfied?" ”
At that time, the magnates wanted to kill the common people, and if they killed the wrong people, they would kill them in vain.
When the young man heard this, he was so frightened that he hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowed again and again, and said, "Xiaomin doesn't dare." ”
However, the king of Chu insisted that he accept fifty taels of silver, and took out a piece of silk and said: "I have clearly ascertained which people were killed by the Pan thief in the first place, and their names are in my hand, and the families of these people can be compensated with fifty taels of silver." Although I don't have a lot of money, I do this because I want everyone here in the future to dare to criticize the current politics and correct the king.
If you don't dare to listen to some unpleasant words, and the people are not allowed to say anything about their suffering, do I still have the face to be your king? ”
After that, the king of Chu publicly instructed Zhong Wuregret to wait for a while to go to the victim's house and distribute fifty taels of silver from house to house.
This move not only touched the general public, but also moved the warm eyes of many taxis, shouting "Virtuous King" and "Ming Jun".
At this time, singing began to appear in the crowd: "The east is red, the sun is bright, there is a good king in the country of Chu, he seeks happiness for the people, he is our great savior." ”
This tune is a popular song of the Chu State, as soon as you listen to it, only a small number of people sang it at first, but after two times, there were more and more people, and later, the sound of this tune sounded in the sky over the entire royal city.
"This is a township school, it is not appropriate to see blood, take Pan Chong to the execution ground for execution." Zhong Wuregret ordered loudly.
The torture cart escorting Pan Chong and the other prisoners began to roll, and beside the torture cart were heavily guarded soldiers, and many people followed behind and shouted angrily.
A leader of the guards quietly came to Zhong Wuregret and whispered, "Pan Chong wants to say a few words to you, is Lord Zhong going?" ”
"Go!" Zhong Wuregret agreed without hesitation.
Zhong Wuregret came to Pan Chong's prison car, after a few days of not seeing him, Pan Chong looked old, as if he had aged for ten years, a pair of yellow eyes, stupid, gray hair messy and scattered on his shoulders.
After seeing Zhong Wuregret, there seemed to be a little anger in his eyes. He said weakly to Zhong Wuregret: "I hate you very much in my heart, if it wasn't for you, how could I end up with such a ruined family." ”
"What you said is wrong, you have done too much evil yourself, as the saying goes, you will get melons and beans, and the evil seeds you sow will inevitably reap the evil fruits, but you were too arrogant when you were in power, and you didn't think about it." Zhong Wuregret said coldly.
"So, you've been hating me for a long time?" Pan Chong asked.
"From the moment you tortured and killed my maid Lingxiang, I have formed an unending hatred with you. I swore at her grave that I would wash away her humiliation with ten times the blood of my enemies. Zhong Wuregret said coldly.
"What's tenfold?" Pan Chong asked.
"It's the way of counting, it's a lot, a lot." Only then did Zhong Wuregret remember that the counting method at that time was still very backward, and the calculation of multiples seemed to come from other regions.
"I'm running out of time, I want to ask you two things before I die, is that okay? This is the first time in my life that I have asked for someone, but if you promise me, I will give you a great reward. Pan Chong said.
"Tell me if I can do it." Zhong Wuregret looked around vigilantly, his guards had already separated a space for him. This is already a common practice, whenever he talks to people alone, the guards must make a certain space for Zhong Wuregret.
"I don't know what happened to Yuanyuan, it's impossible to escape the death penalty like her, can you save her?" Pan Chong said nervously.
"The child in her womb will definitely not be saved, but Concubine Yuan is still alive, and I have arranged her in a secret place, and I am now trying to recuperate. Don't think about going to the sidelines. As soon as Zhong Wuregret saw Pan Chong's eyes, he knew what he wanted to say.
Zhong Wuregret continued: "Because I think she is an innocent woman, she was dragged in because of your fight, she doesn't need to be your martyr, lose the child, she is already nine deaths, and the punishment is big enough." ”
"Thank you! In addition, I also have a son in the forbidden army, which I gave birth to with a singer, and I have been living outside since I was born, and no one knows that he is my son. He must have suffered a lot, can you take care of him, let him start a family, and follow my Pan Sect bloodline? Pan Chong seemed to have made great determination to speak.
"As long as he's of good character, I can guarantee that. It is not necessary for the junior to bear the responsibility for the crimes of the seniors. To tell you honestly, I originally wanted to protect your wife and concubine and the slaves and maids in the house from being implicated, but because you did too much evil and the people were very angry, I couldn't keep your wife and concubines, and they have been accepted as official slaves.
However, if your son is of bad character, not only will I not guarantee that he will start a family, but I will bring him to justice so that he will not be brought to justice in the future. Zhong Wuregret said frankly.
Pan Chong sighed: "I didn't know until now that Lord Zhong is really a gentleman!" Anyway, if he behaves badly, it would be better to die early, so as not to bring disaster to his family. His name is Pan Dang! ”
"Okay, I remember!" Zhong Wuregret said.
Seeing that they were about to arrive at the execution ground, the two had to be separated immediately, Pan Chong hurriedly said: "Lord Zhong should pay attention in the future, the Queen Mother wants to kill you!" ”
At this time, there was no time to say more, but Zhong Wuregret felt like he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his whole body was cold. The king's power is stable, and he is about to kill the heroes so soon?
Zhong Wuregret doesn't know whether what Pan Chong said is true or false, with a cunning politician like Pan Chong, he can completely separate the relationship between Zhong Wuregret and the palace before he dies. But, if he is telling a lie, can his only bloodline, the illegitimate son of the forbidden army, also be sacrificed? However, there is nothing that cannot be sacrificed to the great evil in order to achieve the goal.
Zhong Wuregret was determined to wait for Tang Zhong and them to secretly visit before bothering with it, if the Queen Mother wanted to kill him, how could Mrs. Juan Hua not think so?
After Pan Chong and a group of rebellious ministers were ambushed, the royal city was a scene of joy, and the prestige of the king of Chu soared in the hearts of the people.
"The east is red, the sun is bright, there is a good king in the country of Chu, he seeks happiness for the people, he is our great savior." The song also spread all over the streets and alleys of Wangcheng.
In the study room of the palace, the king of Chu happily said to Zhong Wuregret: "Brother Zhong, you really have a set, and now, the people of Chu finally know that there is a king of Chu who is the master of their house." ”
But Zhong Wuregret couldn't be happy, Pan Chong's words before he died were like shadows, and they had been hanging in his heart. If Pan Chong's words were true, the Queen Mother wanted to kill him, he didn't know, this was just the Queen Mother's idea, or did it mean the King of Chu.
"The birds are all gone, the good bow is hidden, the cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackeys are cooking." This has almost become a custom in Chinese dynasties,
Now, the king of Chu has killed hundreds of officials at once, promoted hundreds of officials, and Dou Yuejiao has also behaved in a good manner, plus Zhong Wuregret took advantage of this opportunity to kill Pan Chong to raise the prestige of the king of Chu to an unprecedented level. "To the point?
Before the great cause of the hegemony of the Chu State is not completed, will you find a way to slip away before the Queen Mother has started, or will you stay and continue to assist the King of Chu? Zhong Wuregret hesitated.
However, the more Zhong Wuregret thought about it, the more uneasy he became. But seeing the King of Chu's high spirits, he didn't want to go back to the house immediately, so he entertained the King of Chu for a while before finding an excuse to go back to the Zhong Mansion.
As soon as he returned to Zhongfu, he heard that something big had happened in Zhongfu. (To be continued.) )