The daily work of the Ministry of Rites is to welcome people from all walks of life who have arrived in Fuzhou to defect to the imperial court, register and classify them, and send them to the various receiving units. The specific affairs will make Wen Tianxiang busy and dizzy. As the champion, Wen Tianxiang has also done clerical work, but he never thought that the world could be so busy, so busy that Wen Tianxiang had to admit shyly in a small corner of his heart that he himself is actually a 'lazy government' person, and when he can be lazy, he will have a high chance of being lazy.

When Lu Xiufu arrived at Mawei Port in Fuzhou, he saw a group of men and women sitting behind the tables in the big row, each of them with a straight face. Fortunately, although these people have ugly faces, they don't give others a face, but just register carefully with ugly faces. As an important staff member in Li Tingzhi's mansion, Lu Xiufu praised these staff members in his heart for being too good.

There are more than 80 staff members in Mawei Port who can write and remember, and the number of all the staff members under Li Tingzhi is not so much. In addition to the quantity, if Li Tingzhi's staff showed such expressions, they would start to pick on them. These people in Fuzhou have ugly faces, and they continue to work without stopping. It can be described as dedicated.

Knowing that Lu Xiufu was a person sent by Li Tingzhi, the cadres who had finished the record took out a slip of paper with the Chinese characters '49527' and the Arabic numeral 49527 coexisting, and wrote the Arabic numeral '49527' on the back of Lu Hidefu's enthronement column on the form, and then asked Lu Xiufu to sign the signature of the rank list and on the piece of paper.

Although he didn't know what it meant, Lu Xiufu still completed the request. The registrar pointed to the wooden fence gates behind him and said, "You take the note and go to Gate 4 to clear the customs." ”

Lu Xiufu had already seen that there were many passages enclosed by wooden fences behind the registration office, and the wooden signs above the fence gates had big characters on them, and he didn't recognize Arabic numerals, but he could still recognize those Chinese characters. At this time, Lu Xiufu couldn't help but admire, the staff always asked people to find XXX, and whether they could find it depended on whether the favor was in place or the money was enough. It is completely different from Fuzhou to complete this procedure, and after it is completed, it is the next procedure.

Of course, Lu Xiufu, who has rich experience, is not simply moved, there must be demons when things go wrong, maybe Fuzhou's exploitation is more ruthless than our common staff members in the Great Song Dynasty. With a cautious attitude, Lu Xiufu waited for more than an hour after four procedures, and finally saw Wen Tianxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, before sunset.

Wen Tianxiang had just woken up from a nap at this time, he started work at half past eight in the morning, ate at twelve o'clock, and took time to rest before going to work at two o'clock in the afternoon. Even so, at about four o'clock in the afternoon, he couldn't help but take a nap. The grassroots staff work in two shifts before the heavy work, the first shift from half past six in the morning to twelve o'clock, and the second shift from twelve in the afternoon to half past six in the afternoon. A big cadre like Wen Tianxiang has to go to work all day. Even though he knew that he shouldn't complain, Wen Tianxiang's mood in his heart was still not high.

I heard Lu Xiufu say that he was sent by Li Tingzhi to serve the imperial court, and asked for help by the way. Wen Tianxiang couldn't help but smile bitterly, if it was before, this kind of small means would probably be able to start working. Now, Zhao Jiaren's subordinates don't recognize this. If you want to serve the imperial court, you must first pass the examination.

Even though he had an idea in his heart, Wen Tianxiang still made a note and sent Lu Xiufu's information to the Privy Council along with other similar materials.

The next day happened to be a day off every Friday. Early in the morning, Wen Tianxiang went to the large playground of the cadre school as arranged. He was a little surprised to see Lu Xiufu's figure. He was placed in the ranks of 'other personnel', who had not yet been given a formal establishment after the review. Wen Tianxiang was surprised, even though he knew that Zhao Jiaren's subordinates were extremely efficient, he didn't expect Lu Xiufu to be able to complete all the processes in one day. For thousands of years, the Chinese bureaucracy has never been so efficient, and the only possibility is that there is only one left, and that is Lu Xiufu's 'there is someone above'.

Wen Tianxiang, who 'has someone above', guessed correctly, there is indeed someone above Lu Xiufu. Seeing Lu Xiufu's information, Zhao Jiaren made a guarantee for Lu Xiufu. Although there are still many steps before arranging work for Lu Xiu, at least Lu Xiufu is no longer an outsider. The people in the establishment have accommodation for the people in the establishment, and in the modern bureaucracy, whether you have been here for a few years or a few hours, the meeting can only be arranged according to the conditions. Lu Xiufu himself was inexplicably asked to line up in a place full of strangers.

The participants were all civil servants within the system, and thousands of people lined up in the square. A gallows was erected next to the rostrum in front of the square, and the white and brown ropes on it swayed gently in the cold wind. Different from the commonly used words posted on white paper, this time the words 'Song Rape Liu Whole Public Trial Conference' were pasted on black paper on the red cloth strip. Wen Tianxiang was stunned for a moment, the Song traitor Liu Cheng he knew should be the Mongolian Navy Wanhu, who is this Song traitor Liu Cheng who is going to be tried publicly?

It seems that the public trial meeting is not short, and everyone is required to bring stools when they come. When Wen Tianxiang looked left and right, he saw that Lu Xiufu was questioned by the disciplinary committee in charge of discipline because he didn't take a stool, but the discipline clerk didn't seem to embarrass Lu Xiufu, and after asking, he gave Lu Xiufu a spare stool.

When everyone sat down, the new Dali Temple secretary Sima Kao and a group of officials took the stage first. When they were seated, a group of shackled men were set up. The position of the Ministry of Rites is at the front, but Wen Tianxiang has never seen Liu Quan, let alone the people behind Liu Quan.

The group of prisoners was brought to the stage and first escorted, and some people came out to testify. It can be seen that the people who testify know these people, and the leader is Zhang Shijie. Zhang Shijie stepped forward and said angrily to Liu Quan: "Liu Quan, you dog thief, do you still know me?" ”

Liu Cheng lowered his head and said nothing, Zhang Shijie asked two sentences in a row, Liu Cheng raised his head slightly and glanced at Zhang Shijie, and lowered his head again. The errand officer in the back grabbed Liu Quan's hair without saying a word and let his face rise. Zhang Shijie shouted angrily again: "What kind of dead dog, Liu Quan, do you know me." ”

was treated like this, Liu Quan simply closed his eyes and remained silent. Zhang Shijie stepped forward angrily and was about to kick, but was stopped by the errand officer.

Sima Kao didn't want the situation to get out of control, he asked, "Witness Zhang Shijie, are you sure this person is Liu Quan?" ”

"Yes! This person is Liu Quan. Zhang Shijie said loudly.

"Did you know that perjury is against the law?" Sima Kao continued to follow the process and read the course according to the script.

Although Zhang Shijie has been told that there is such a process, he was still stunned when he really faced it. He felt that his sanity should be able to understand that there were rules for doing so, but he still couldn't help but feel offended. After a pause, Zhang Shijie still replied: "I know." ”

"Are you sure you're right?" Sima Kao continued to follow the process.

"That's right!" Zhang Shijie replied categorically.

Wen Tianxiang in the audience watched Sima Kao, the secretary of Dali Temple, step by step, and watched the trial be carried out step by step slowly, but it was actually quite fast. First determine the identities of Liu Cheng and others, and verify their identities.

Next, representatives of the army who captured Liu Cheng came to the stage to testify that these men had been captured during the battle with the Song army. The propagandists read aloud the contents of the identified documents in front of the phalanxes. Although this has somewhat lengthened the time, it has allowed civil servants who have not heard the specific conversations to know the contents of the trial.

Liu Quan's life was briefly introduced. Liu Quan, whose name is Wuzhong, was a native of Dengzhou Suicheng (now Dengxian County, Henan), and his ancestral home was Jingzhao Fanchuan (now Xi'an, Shaanxi). He used to be a Song general, and because of his military exploits, he was promoted to the prefect of Luzhou and the deputy envoy of Tongchuan Road to pacify.

Later, Liu Quan took the initiative to commit treason, surrendered to the Mongols, and was appointed by the Mongols as the province of Kuilu and the pacification envoy. After that, he fought against the Song army, and became the Mongolian navy when training the Mongolian navy. When the Mongols invaded the Song Kingdom, Liu Cheng was a subordinate of the Mongolian army and committed heinous crimes against the Great Song Dynasty.

These have been testified to, and Liu Cheng has kept his head down and kept silent. By the time he finished reading his life and crimes, Liu Cheng already knew that he was in a catastrophe. Seeing the noose hanging from the gallows in the venue, Liu Quan knew that it would be his destination. Even if he had decided to keep his mouth shut, he didn't insist on it now. I saw Liu Quan suddenly raise his head and shout with all his strength: "If it weren't for the persecution of this traitor, Jia Rudao, how could I have defected to Mongolia?" If it is said that he is guilty, Jia Rudao is the culprit! I was forced, I was forced to be helpless. Xiang Shibi was forced to death by Jia Nidao, and Jia Nidao is going to kill me next! ”

Because he sat in the front row, Wen Tianxiang heard this fiercely, and his heart was also full of emotion. In the imperial court, Wen Tianxiang has always opposed Jia Nidao. Jia Nidao forced Xiang Shibi to death, and many people felt that Jia Nidao had done extremely much. And what Liu Quancheng said......

"Song traitor! Go to hell! Behind Wen Tianxiang, someone suddenly roared like thunder. This voice came suddenly, and Wen Tianxiang was frightened. Not only did he roar, he continued to roar angrily: "Song traitor should be killed!" Song traitor should be killed! ”

Many people were taken aback by this angry roar, and after a short period of coldness, people everywhere stood up and began to respond, "Song traitor should be killed!" "Song traitor should be killed!"

Soon, all the people who watched the public trial meeting stood up and made the same sound: "Song traitor should be killed!" "Song traitor should be killed!" These voices soon turned into more concise and bright calls, "Kill Song traitor!" "Kill Song traitor!"

Although Liu Chuan still tried to shout, his little voice was instantly drowned out in the sound of thousands of people. It wasn't until Sima Kao ordered everyone to be quiet that the shouts were silenced. Wen Tianxiang also stood up at this time, he only sympathized with Liu Quan's situation before treason, but thinking of Liu Quan's cruelty after serving the Mongols, he also shouted, 'Kill the Song traitor!' ’

Sima Kao made an announcement, "Song traitor Liu Cheng and others took the initiative to defect to the enemy, committed treason, and were sentenced to death in accordance with the law and immediately executed." ”

After the announcement, Sima Kao drew a charge. Liu Cheng and the others were immediately put on the execution card behind their backs and their names were decided. Dragged down from the judgment table and walked towards the gallows. Seeing that his life was not long in coming, Liu Quan simply pulled his neck and shouted: "You Song dogs, you Nanban, you kill Lao Tzu today, and tomorrow you will wait for the Mongols to kill the whole family." The Great Khan will not let you go, and you will definitely be killed by your whole family......"

Seeing Liu Quan shouting, the other Song traitors who knew that they were dying also scolded angrily, "Lao Tzu will not let you go if he is a ghost!" "If I die, I will die with your whole family!"

These words immediately triggered a reaction from the onlookers, and some people rushed up with stools. The servants immediately protected Liu Cheng, and finally blocked the crowd that wanted to smash Liu Cheng and others to death with a stool. The disciplinary committee and others also hurriedly came up and asked everyone to return to their seats. It took a long time for the execution to continue.

When Liu Chuan was hung on the noose and bounced, only one sentence echoed in the entire public trial meeting: 'Kill Song traitor!' ’

Zhao Jiaren did not attend the public trial, and it was a bit too cheap for the dignified Prime Minister and Privy Envoy to participate in such a public trial. But Zhao Jiaren was very concerned about the trial, or rather he was concerned about the performance of these cadres. Hearing the angry sound of 'killing Song traitor' not too far away, Zhao Jiaren sighed softly.

This dichotomy looks simple, but it is difficult for Da Song to come up with such a clean decision when facing the enemy. The poor are well, and they often feel pity because of the pleading of their enemies. Those officials and wealthy people did not dare to support the attitude of Song traitors because they were afraid of their own losses. Because it will make them feel like there is no way back.

The purpose of holding this public trial meeting for the cadres this time is to let the cadres understand the position of the new imperial court against the Song traitors. This is a life-and-death war, and we will never forgive the Song traitors who take the initiative to surrender to the enemy.

When the public trial was over, Zhao Jiaren sent someone to invite Lu Xiufu. In this era, there are mixed fish and dragons, and Zhao Jiaren only dares to vouch for Lu Xiufu. Judging from Lu Xiufu's tense expression, the public trial will give him a lot of stimulation. Resisting the urge to ask about the public trial, Zhao Jiaren asked Lu Xiufu, "I don't know why Mr. Lu is here?" ”

Lu Xiufu and Zhao Jiaren had a relationship, that was a few years ago Zhao Jiaren led the army to aid Xiangyang, Zhao Jiaren broke through the siege of the Mongolian army and met with the leaders of various armies, Lu Xiufu once followed Li Tingzhi to meet Zhao Jiaren. Because he knew Zhao Jiaren's strength, Lu Xiufu said solemnly: "Li Zhizhi made an envoy to guard Yangzhou, and the Mongolian army besieged Yangzhou. Li Zhizhi sent me to ask the imperial court to send troops to help. ”

Zhao Jiaren didn't want to refuse this request, he had always thought that the Mongols might break through Lin'an and move south quickly, but the Mongolian troops on the left and right were all still. In his last life, the county orders of various state capitals and counties were in the wind, which was also the reason why Zhao Jiaren must treat Song traitors. However, although the state capitals of Lingnan and the state capitals of Fujian Road also have fluctuating people's hearts, those officials only obediently obey when Zhao Jiaren sends officials to take over their positions. As a result, the Liangguang and Fujian roads were all stabilized.

Since this is the case, Zhao Jiaren has to consider the current situation that the Mongols' concept of war is also changing with the situation. It was clear that the Mongols, who had suffered at the hands of Zhao Jiaren, did not want to trek through the mountains and then be bombarded under the city.

"Tell me more about the situation in Yangzhou." Zhao Jiaren made a request to Lu Xiufu.