Gao Qiqian was in a hurry to return to Beijing to resume his life, Yu Xiang took a luxurious banquet for him, and gave Gao Qiqian a bag of gold without hesitation, and said: "Please say a few words to me in front of the emperor, and I have a request, I don't know if to talk about it?" ”

Gao Qiqian was full of joy and said, "Governor Yu, if you have any requirements, just mention it!" ”

Yu Xiang said: "Wei Tiezui's father and daughter are going to the capital to see the world, and they have begged me, can Master Gao do me a favor and bring him to the capital?" ”

Gao Qiqian was overjoyed and said: "No problem, I've covered this matter, besides, his book is very good, I haven't heard enough yet, you can relieve boredom along the way!" You just have to leave it to me, I will definitely bring them to the capital, and I can also introduce some court officials to listen to his books. ”

Yu Xiang thanked him again and again, picked up the wine glass, and drank it all.

After the meal, Yu Xiang personally saw him off, and after sending Gao Qiqian to the carriage, Yu Xiang came to Wei Tiezui's father and daughter, and said to him solemnly: "Mr. Wei, when you go to the capital, the image propaganda of the new guard army will be handed over to you. ”

Wei Tiezui said again and again: "Please rest assured, Lord Governor, the little old man will do his best." ”

Yu Xiang nodded and looked at Wei Guizhi, only to see her head down, tears in her eyes, and secretly looked at Yu Xiang. In ancient times, men and women did not kiss, and Yu Xiang did not greet her.

Only a shout was heard, and a group of people and horses rushed back to Beijing, raising clouds of dust on the pale road.

Sending Gao Qiqian away, Wang Chengen and Liu Xiangyi came to Yu Xiang and felt confused. Liu Xiangyi couldn't help it after all, and asked: "Your Excellency the Governor has always been frugal, why did he suddenly go against the norm and be so high-profile and generous?" Is it because he copied the fortune of King Fu Wanguan? ”

The corners of Yu Xiang's mouth were raised, and he smiled slightly: "Time will give you the answer." Since you are a special envoy sent by Banzai, you can report it truthfully, and you don't have to hide it, you don't hide it, and I deliberately did it to show off so highly. ”

Wang Chengen and Liu Xiangyi nodded thoughtfully, although they didn't understand what medicine was sold in Yu Xiang's gourd, they believed that there must be a deep meaning, so they didn't say anything more.

"Let's go, it's time to go and see those exiled scholars and Liu Shangshu's family." Yu Xiang proposed that the two of them also had this intention, and they hit it off.

The group came to the general army yamen prison, more than 100 soldiers were locked in more than a dozen rooms according to ten people, and the sharpness of these people was almost grinded, and they all bowed their heads and sat in the cell, sighing.

Seeing the young faces and enthusiastic young people, Yu Xiang couldn't help but sigh that they were a group of people with a real pure heart and the hope of the nation, but they were also a group of people who were immature in mind and were easily bewitched and became the tools of the cunning politicians.

Yu Xiang didn't stop, and walked straight to the innermost large single room, where Liu Fengyuan and his family were locked in. Standing outside the cell, I saw that the family had become embarrassed after this incident, an old woman was lying on a straw mat, coughing and panting loudly, and several young women surrounded the old woman, very anxious.

Liu Fengyuan sat alone, silent, with gray hair and unkempt, looking very old.

Yu Xiang said to the guards beside him: "Quickly ask Zhu Jishi to come over and treat her!" Yu Xiang took Zhu Jishi as the military doctor with the team, and Wu Youxing and Yang Yizhen were preparing for a new hospital. The guards responded, turned around and walked quickly to invite Zhu Jishi.

Ordered someone to open the cell, and Yu Xiang, Wang Chengen, Liu Xiangyi and others walked in.

The people in the cell looked at the man in horror and huddled into a ball.

Yu Xiang smiled and said to everyone: "Don't be afraid, I came to visit you, how is the old man's illness?" ”

A young man wiped tears from his tears and said, "My mother is suffering from asthma, an old disease, and these days of exhaustion and adaptation to the soil and water, she has become sick again, and it is worse than ever." After speaking, he wiped away his tears.

Yu Xiang said: "Don't worry, the doctor will be here soon, he is the best doctor we have here, and he will definitely cure your mother's illness." You will be released from prison soon, and when the time comes, find a better place to serve the elderly. ”

Several people in the cell heard Yu Xiang say this, and looked at Yu Xiang in disbelief.

Liu Fengyuan raised his head from the corner, looked at Yu Xiang, and asked, "Who are you, with such a big mouth?" ”

Yu Xiang did not hide it at all: "My name is Yu Xiang!" ”

When Liu Fengyuan heard this, his eyes widened, his hair was open, and he scolded loudly: "I'm a traitor who misleads the country, don't pretend to be kind, come here to be a living Bodhisattva, come to a grace and power, let us be grateful to you, I'm bah~!" The head can be broken, the blood can flow, you want me to bend my waist for three buckets of rice, don't think! ”

Wang Chengen couldn't stand it anymore, and shouted: "Liu Fengyuan, you open your eyes to see who I am, why do you say that Governor Yu is a traitor to the country?" ”

Liu Fengyuan saw that it was Wang Chengen, he was frightened, his arrogance disappeared all at once, he knew Wang Chengen's identity. He twisted his head to the side with a grunt, ignoring the others.

Yu Xiang walked up to Liu Fengyuan and said: "I respect you as a clean official, so I treat you well, I came today to appoint you as a disaster relief officer, your two sons as adjutants, you still have the words of the people in your heart to do this job well!" Would you like to do it? ”

When Liu Fengyuan heard this, he looked at Yu Xiang in disbelief and did not answer.

Yu Xiang didn't wait for his answer, "If you think about it, tell the prison officer to get out of prison, if you don't think about it, your whole family will stay in prison for the rest of your life!" With a few words, he bowed down and walked out of the cell.

When dealing with these sour and rotten literati, at a critical time, you have to go straight, otherwise simple things will be complicated.

After Yu Xiang left, the two sons of the Liu family carefully knelt down in front of Liu Fengyuan and asked, "Dad, what did the governor say, what do you think?" ”

Liu Fengyuan sighed and said: "This is Yu Xiang under the steps for us, I think about it, I don't know Yu Xiang at all, why impeach him, as soon as he was instigated by his colleagues, he was hot-headed, bringing unwarranted disasters to our family, it is good to reform and reform, by the way, I will transform my broken mouth, I will be bad in this broken mouth for the rest of my life, take this opportunity to learn more about this Yu Xiang, if it is really a big villain, it is death, and I will also impeach him." ”

The two sons of the Liu family breathed a sigh of relief when they heard their father say this.

On the second day, on the training ground of the general army, the detained soldiers and students were gathered and knelt in several rows in order of high and low, without telling them what they were going to do in advance.

In front of the students, there were several rows of people kneeling, these people were the gang of ruffians and bullies who were arrested by the new guards in Luoyang City, and they were extremely heinous people.

Beside every gentleman, there was a fire. Spearmen.

Before the scholars could figure out what was going on, they heard someone shouting, "Hold a gun!" - Aim! - Execution! ”

I only heard a gunshot sound, and the first row of people near Shizi was shot in the head and fell to the ground.

The soldiers thought they were on the execution ground, and several of them were so frightened that they peed their pants.

Then I heard someone shouting, "Hold the gun!" - Aim! - Execution! ”

There was a burst of gunfire, and the second platoon was shot in the head and fell to the ground.

Several of the soldiers fainted in fright. The team doctor was busy pinching them, and these few people woke up slowly. They no longer dared to open their eyes, and their eyes were closed.

Several times in this way, the first few platoons of people were shot.

The soldiers who became the first row were like ashes, thinking that they would definitely die.

Yu Xiang stood in the middle of the dead corpses and said to these scholars: "Didn't you kneel down and petition, saying that I was arrogant and cruel, which of you said it, how am I cruel?" ”

I saw a scholar struggling to stand up and angrily scolding: "Tyrant, scum, why did you execute us? You killed so many people just now, aren't you brutal? ”

One of the soldiers on either side pressed one shoulder to push him to the ground.

Yu Xiang waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers not to press him, Yu Xiang pointed to the dead body at his feet and said: "This person is making human meat buns, and in order to make human meat buns, he specially went to catch those homeless children and kill them alive." If you don't get rid of this person, the Luoyang buns you bought may be filled with human flesh. What you eat is innocent street children's meat. ”

Hearing Yu Xiang say this, several scholars vomited.

Yu Xiang didn't continue, and said, "Everyone who fell here suffered at least two lives, and the ones who died were innocent and honest people. If they are not executed, what is the justice of heaven? ”

"We didn't kill anyone, so why should you execute us?" The gentleman was right.

"What evidence do you have for my indiscriminate slander in front of the palace and begging the emperor to put me to death? Do you know what crimes have been committed against those whom I have executed? Yu Xiang was emotional and scolded loudly.

The gentleman was stumbling, his legs were weak, he fell to his knees, stopped talking, and led his neck to slaughter.

Yu Xiang pointed to the scholar and asked, "What's your name?" ”

"Zhang Congjian." The gentleman said.

"Okay, I remember you, Zhang Congjian, you have died once now, I hope you can see the world with your eyes, experience the world with your heart, and be a new person." Yu Xiang said.

Zhang Congjian didn't understand what it meant, and looked at Yu Xiang with wide eyes.

The soldier next to him was stunned, kicked him and said, "Your Excellency the Governor has exempted you from the death penalty, so don't hurry up and thank you." ”

Zhang Congjian was still stunned.

Yu Xiang waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to leave him alone. Then he said to those scholars: "Listen, you all died on this execution ground before, from now on, you must start to be reborn, and the opportunity for rebirth is only reserved for those who are willing to be reborn, I don't expect you to be able to echo me and agree with me, but I hope that you will have a heart of great love, use your wisdom and learning to benefit society, and turn your hatred for me into your motivation for rebirth, and in a month, you will accept the test of rebirth." Liu Xiangyi and Gui Xinshu are your reborn mentors, you will receive the most rigorous militarized training, and now, I declare that you will be temporarily exempted from the death penalty, and you are free! ”

After Yu Xiang finished speaking, the soldiers immediately stepped forward and untied the ropes of the soldiers.

These people, who were alive and dead, wept with joy one by one, hugged each other and cried.

Yu Xiang didn't understand them, turned around and walked out of the execution ground, and returned to the governor's palace.