Chapter 231: The Wind and the Clouds Wash the Donglin in Blood (16)

The prisoner is in hand, and the murderous spirit is high.

At the gate of the city, more and more people rushed to hear the news, and the entrance of the city cave was crowded.

Frowning and glancing, Yuan Dahai didn't think about it, waved his hand and ordered to continue moving forward, ignoring those people.

Wei Dazhong's prisoner car appeared behind the city gate, and tens of thousands of county citizens waiting outside the city suddenly became in a commotion, and some young people shouted to rescue Wei Dazhong and blocked the avenue.

This time, Yuan Dahai was not weak, and ordered a group of fans to stretch their bows and arrows, and passed down a strict order, daring to kill those who approached the prisoner's car!

Wei Dazhong saw him in the prisoner car, and for fear that his hometown father and old man would be poisoned by the eagle dog butcher, he knelt down in the car.

The prefect Liu Zeqing and the prefect Xia Zhiyan also appeased the people in time, and the people moved out of the way with tears.

To Yuan Dahai's surprise, he took Wei Dazhong all the way north, from Hubei to Henan, and on the thousand-mile-long section, along the way, people pulled the car to see the "loyal minister"!

Scholars and merchants and ordinary people burned incense on the roadside to greet them, and people also set up Jiao at home to pray for the loyal ministers, praying that God would bless Wei Daren and survive.

And with the spread of the news, Wei Dazhong's deeds of carrying the coffin into Beijing also spread more and more, and finally reached Wei Zhongxian's ears. Wei Zhongxian hurriedly ordered someone to inform Yuan Dahai and asked him to split Wei Dazhong's coffin, but Yuan Dahai did not listen to the order, but continued to tolerate the Wei family sending the coffin to the capital.

From Yingshan through Henan, all the way to the Yellow River ferry, along the way to accompany the people who came in an endless stream.

This situation made Yuan Dahai embarrassed, and then he became angry, and after leaving Henan, he ordered the general banner Lu Yaxiang to take people back to Jiaxian County, Hubei Province to confiscate Wei Dazhong's family property!

Lu Yaxiang was ordered to raid and take out more than 20,000 taels of silver from the Wei family, as well as hundreds of acres of fields and three shops. In addition, Lu also fully implemented Yuan Dahai's advice to copy the house thoroughly, and drove Wei Dazhong's wife and mother out of the house!

Wei's wife and Wei's mother had nowhere to live, so they had to live in a dilapidated house on the city gate. He followed the old servant for many years to go out every day to beg for food to feed his grandmother. After Xia Zhiyan, the magistrate of the county, knew the situation, he tearfully called on the county people to raise donations for the Wei family, so many villagers, including hawkers and vegetable farmers, gave everything they had to support the Wei family.

When the news came, Yuan Dahai said casually, "Dazhong is full of evil, repeatedly rebelling against the emperor's will, relying on the momentum of Donglin to bite the court officials, although today's subdued decree, but the remnants are too heavy, how can his family end up easily?" ”

Lu Yaxiang, who was still in Hubei, heard what he said, so he led his son to drive Wei Dazhong's wife and mother out of the city, so that the two of them would not have a servant to serve, and all the silver taels raised by the county for them were confiscated.

This move provoked the people's anger again, and nearly 10,000 villagers surrounded the prefect's yamen, and the prefect Liu Zeqing did everything possible to suppress the people's anger.

Lu Yaxiang and the others did not dare to stay any longer, and hurriedly entered Beijing to make a business.

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Almost before and after Wei Dazhong's arrest, Zhang Dexi led the black flag of his headquarters into Linqing, Shandong, and his goal was Yuan Huazhong, the imperial historian.

Yuan Huazhong was not dismissed, but he left his post without permission and ran back to his hometown Linqing. After returning to his hometown, he has been paying close attention to the news in the capital. After hearing that Yang Lian and Wei Dazhong were deposed, he knew that Wei Zhongxian would never give up and would definitely take advantage of the situation to exterminate them.

So, he was ready for the arrival of Tiqi, in order to reassure his mother, he intended to let his family appear on the stage, and performed a play of generosity in the execution ground of Yang Jiaoshan before going to the execution ground.

The old lady is familiar with historical allusions, and knows that Yang Jiaoshan is the great hero of the anti-traitor Yan Song during the Jiajing period, and was later killed by Yan Song, and the former residence is at the entrance of the capital. She also knows that the person her son often praises on weekdays is this Yang Gongjiao Mountain, and her son also named the hall "Pepper". Now that her son is inexplicably playing a big play on Yang Jiao Mountain for him, she naturally knows in her heart that her son must have good intentions, but she didn't break it.

Yuan Huazhong often talked to his mother about the "disaster of the party" in the late Eastern Han Dynasty after dinner, saying that there was a gentleman named Fan Fan who opposed the eunuchs' rebellion. Loyal ministers get rid of traitors, the king can be clear, please let the mother fulfill her son! ”

Fan Mu comforted him instead: "Son, you are as famous as Li Ying, who is an anti-eunuch dictatorship, what a glorious thing it should be." If a person has a good reputation and wants to live a long life, how can he have both? Later, when the mother and son broke up, no one cried.

Not only did he talk about these, but Yuan Huazhong also told his mother the story of Zhang Jian in the late Han Dynasty.

Zhang Jian was also a celebrity of the Eastern Han Dynasty's anti-eunuchs, when the imperial court searched for party members, Zhang Jian planned to defect to Kong Bao of the Lu State, but it happened that Kong Bao was not at home, and only his brother Kong Rong was at home. Kong Rong was only sixteen years old, and he took the initiative to shelter Zhang Jian, and then the matter was leaked, Kong praised Kong Rong and the two brothers were imprisoned together, Kong Rong stepped forward and said: "I am the master of accepting it, treat me!" ”

Brother Kong Bao said: "It has nothing to do with my brother, Zhang Jian is here to take refuge in me." ”

The county officials couldn't make a decision, so they had to ask for Confucius's mother's opinion, but Confucius's mother said righteously: "I am the head of the family, please deal with my crimes." ”

A fight to the death, passed down as a good story!

Yuan Huazhong's mother listened to what her son said, her heart was much brighter, and she secretly made preparations, just waiting for the Ti rider who came to capture her son, and then she looked for an opportunity to hang herself!

Zhang Dexi entered Linqing City at night, and after entering the city, he went straight to Yuan Huazhongfu!

Hearing that Tiqi had arrived at the door, Yuan Huazhong's expression was still calm, but he said to the eldest brother with some embarrassment: "Parents are old, how can you say goodbye?" ”

When the eldest brother heard this, he couldn't stop crying.

In the face of his wife's crying, Yuan Huazhong didn't say too many comforting words, but just stepped forward and gently stroked her long hair.

What is the fear of death? I just hate to die in vain!

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Zhang Dexi was anxious, and he didn't declare any will, so he viciously rushed into Yuan's mansion with his fans, and with a wave of his hand, Yuan Huazhong was shackled!

Because it was still dark, everyone waited until dawn in Yuan's mansion. During this period, there were many "disturbances" to the Yuan Mansion.

After dawn, Zhang Dexi did not dare to delay, and hurriedly ordered the fans to escort Yuan Huazhong to leave for his brother.

On that day, the sky was clear, but when Yuan's prisoner car arrived in the city, dark clouds suddenly overrained, and then heavy rain poured down.

The people of the city were full of complaints.

The rain was so heavy that it was an hour at a time, and it did not stop for half a minute.

Zhang Dexi had no choice but to send a message to his subordinates to the local officials and asked them to arrange a post station for rest.

Fanzi was about to pass the word, but Xie Wu, the head of Zhang's hand, proposed: "Looking at this heavenly situation, I am afraid that God is angry, it is better to read the holy decree of arresting Yuan Huazhong in front of the people in the city, so that God and the people know that Yuan Huazhong deserves it." I can't say that it will be sunny on this day. ”

Although Zhang Dexi felt that this was absurd, it was not impossible, so he held the idea of a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and unfolded the holy decree to read it from a high place, not wanting to just finish reading it, but saw the scorching sun above his head, and the sun was shining all over the city. The clouds and the rain are gone!

Weird, weird! Isn't it a miracle that has never been heard of for eternity!

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The sun is out, the wind and rain have stopped, and it is time to set off immediately.

When the prisoner car arrived at the city gate, there was a sudden urgent report, saying that there were thousands of villagers planning to attack Tiqi, Zhang Dexi was furious, and ordered the fans to be on guard, but those who dared to rob the prisoners were all beheaded under the horse!

Like Wei Dazhong in Hubei, Yuan Huazhong also came forward to stop the villagers who wanted to rescue him at this time, and he looked up to the sky and shouted: "You are doing this to hasten my death!" ”

When the villagers heard this, everyone was silent, and Xu Ci retreated. When Yuan Huazhong stood on the threshold car and went out of the city, they hugged the side of the road and cried to the sky. People are facing north, holding incense and praying in the direction of the capital. After that, they all turned around and asked Tiqi to beg them to be kind to Lord Yuan.

The simplicity of the villagers made some of the Black Flag fans unable to help shedding tears.

Zhang Dexi escorted Yuan Huazhong all the way to the Yellow River, and there were still fathers and children from his hometown who saw him off all the way, and they looked at Yuan Huazhong and got on the ferry, before returning with tears.

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At the beginning of May, when the news of Yang Lian's arrest came out, Zhou Chaorui knew that he was inevitable and had a premonition that a disaster was coming, so he discussed with his wife and prepared to give his second son a wedding in advance. The wedding was held on the third day of the fifth month, and four days later, the fan of Dongchang came.

On the day of Zhou Chaorui's arrest, there was thunder and lightning, and the wind and rain roared.

Guo Kegang knew that Zhou Chaorui was a person hated by the governor, so he deliberately made it difficult and put a bamboo tube on each hand in Chaorui, so that he could not take care of himself.

Zhou Chaorui's sons Liqing and Lide had to borrow a lot of silver taels, and accompanied a lot of good words before saying that Zhang Dexi removed the bamboo tube in their father's hand.

Before leaving, thousands of people crowded on the side of the road and wept, some of the people hid their faces and wept, some beat their chests and feet, and even the county officials were in tears.

Zhou Chaorui boarded the ship at the north gate, and before boarding the ship, the two sons cried loudly, as if they were parting from life and death.

Seeing this, Zhou Chaorui said sharply: "Don't cry!" Since ancient times, the cloud 'lives and deaths'. Dead loyalty for the minister, filial piety for the son, this is all a matter of duty, and it is in vain to cry! After that, he got on the boat and left.

The boat sailed to Suzhou, Zhou Shunchang, a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who was on vacation at home, rushed to the riverside after hearing the news, although he was on the gold list one section earlier than Chaorui, but he has always admired Chaorui's integrity, he specially arrived, took Zhou's hand through the prisoner car and said: "One death and one life, it is to see friendship, Lord Zhou is really difficult for you!" ”

Zhou Chaorui said angrily: "If you want to be a hero, you want to be a ghost hero, what is there to be afraid of?" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Shunchang was not sad, and choked up: "The eldest husband regards death as home, don't worry about his children." Brother's trip made future generations know that there was Brother Zhou after Yang Jiaoshan, and he also lived up to the study. Yang Jiaoshan was harmed by Yan Song, the minister of power, and his brother was harmed by the eunuch, and there is no other way for loyal ministers, and they can do their ambitions! ”

Here, Guo Kegang waited impatiently, and urged the boat to start, Zhou Shunchang was angry, pointed at him and said angrily: "Do you know that there is a man in the world who is not afraid of death?" Go back and tell Wei Zhongxian, I am Zhou Shunchang in the Ministry of Officials! As he spoke, he waved his arms, calling Wei Zhongxian's name and scolding.

Guo Kegang was furious, so he wanted to swing a knife to hit Zhou Shunchang, but fortunately, the prefect Hou Gui pleaded in time, and Zhou Shunchang survived. But Guo Kegang also remembered the name of Zhou Shunchang, and secretly reported to the Lord Qianhu after returning to Beijing, and asked you to look good!

The ship continued north.

Zhou Chaorui inadvertently caught a glimpse of a package in front of his feet, and he remembered that it was the silver sent by the family sent by Li Yingsheng, the imperial historian.

Li Yingsheng has also been cut from his post, and he can't come to see him off in person because of illness, so he specially assigned his family to travel 90 miles, sent 3,000 taels of silver, and attached a letter.

Zhou Chaorui opened the letter and read it carefully, in addition to greeting himself, he also copied a passage from Fan Fan, a party member who fought against eunuchs in the Eastern Han Dynasty:

"When the minister hears that the farmer goes to the grass, the grain will be mao; Loyal ministers eliminate traitors, the royal road can be clear, if the ministers have a good word, they are willing to be killed. ”

After reading it, Zhou Chaorui understood that this was Li Yingsheng motivating himself, and the clouds in his heart seemed to be swept away because of Zhou Shunchang's matter.

When the boat arrived in Changzhou, Zeng Ying, the prefect of Changzhou, saw Zhou Chaorui entangled in chains, and couldn't help but have a sour nose and shed tears.

Zeng Ying and Chaorui are both Wanli forty-four years of Jinshi, like-minded, and once participated in the Donglin lecture together, knowing each other.

Zeng Ying said to Chao Rui: "Previously, Wan Liao, who was in the same department, was killed by the court staff, and now it is your turn again, what a grievance under the raspberry!" ”

Chaorui said with tears in his eyes: "Your teacher, Mr. Nangao, is my role model!" Even if his leg is lame, he still fights and would rather bend than bend for the rest of his life! I'm not going to bend over with my eyebrows down! ”

Zeng Ying said gloomily: "The teacher passed away last year, and there is one less moral model in this world!" ”

After speaking, he asked his family to bring his own 100 taels of gold and give it to Chaorui.

Chao Rui insisted on refusing, and excused himself: "For example, a widow who has been widowed for decades, and when she is about to die, she has the idea of remarrying, which is out of mode, and so am I!" I have never been rude in my life, and my great-brother forgave me. ”

The two finally shed tears and parted.

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On 23 May, Wei Dazhong, Yuan Huazhong, Zhou Chaorui, and Gu Dazhang were escorted to Beijing and imprisoned in Dongchang Prison.

So far, among the six criminals who were circled by the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, and Yuan Huazhong were arrested at home, and the other Gu Dazhang was arrested in Chang'an, because he was the new deputy envoy of Shaanxi.

When Gu Dazhang got on the prisoner car and traveled all the way north, he found that his relatives and friends were far away from his old friends, and he felt that the world was hot and cold, and he once chanted poetry:

"The dust of the car chases the wheel, and the door is covered all the way."

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