Chapter 517: Zhulian
When Shen Zejing came to Lingnan Road, more than half a month had passed since he started his army.
The sad news came from Jiangnan Province and was sent by Hu's Anhetang. In Hu's urgent letter, there are only a few words: Wu Yue's Shen children were all convicted of rebellion; is also connected by the Shen family's in-laws.
The in-laws of the Shen family are old, of course, referring to the Xishan Yu family and the Jiangnan Hu family, as well as the Jiangnan Ye family where Shen Zejing's teacher Ye Zhengchun is located.
What is the situation of being convicted and convicted? What will happen to the crime of treason, Shen Zejing knows very well. Back then, the Li family in Queensland was convicted of rebellion because of Wangjungui, which was handled by Shen Zejing, and the three Yi clans were all punished lightly.
After receiving the message from the Hu family, Shen Zejing felt a pain in his heart and had already made the worst guess. The worst result is that all these people related to the Shen family will be killed.
The Shen family's ancestral home is Jiangnan, and they have been multiplying for nearly a hundred years, and there are many in-laws who can't spread all over Jiangnan Road. Before the army was raised, most of the children of the Shen family had moved out of Jiangnan Province, as did the Yu, Hu, and Ye clans.
The main forces of the various clans have already left Gangnam Province, but this is not a relocation after all, and besides, for the sake of secrecy, there must be someone in the clan to stay.
For example, there are many people in the Yu family in Xishan who stayed, and Shen Yu's mother would never leave Xishan no matter what, and Yu Zhengshi and others also performed their filial piety in Xishan.
Are these people gone now?
Shen Zejing had expected such a result before, but it was inevitable, but when it really came, he was still sad.
Subsequently, a more detailed situation was sent to the edge of the Qujiang River on Lingnan Road. This detailed situation somewhat soothed the grief of Shen Zejing and others.
All because although the outcome of the matter is very bad, it has not yet reached the worst step.
The Shen family and their in-laws, although convicted and imprisoned, were not immediately killed. The court did not kill these people immediately. There is a reason, of course.
Of course, the Shen family, who are far away in Lingnan Province, also knows this reason. The court did this not because of kindness, but for the sake of the future situation. It's always useful to keep these people, whether they're being held hostage or whatever.
In fact, the situation in Jiangnan Province is even more turbulent and fierce than what Shen Zejing and others knew.
The descendants of the Shen family were the children of the side branches, and when Shen Zejing raised the army, he was immediately controlled by the officials of Jiangnan Province; Subsequently, all the firms of Hu Thi On Wo Tong were seized; Ye Zheng's pure righteousness was also imprisoned.
Among them, the situation of Xishan Yu is the most impressive.
Xishan Yu is where the Jiangnan cultural context is located. The position in the minds of Jiangnan civil officials and scholars is naturally extraordinary, and it is the object of their reverence and admiration.
The children of the Yu family in Bute Xishan have become representatives of the Jiangnan context, and even a scene and a house by Xianghu Lake are also the representations of the Jiangnan context.
When the soldiers of 2,000 Jiangnan guards, they went to besiege the Yu clan in Xishan according to the order of the imperial court. When he was going to put all the Yu children in prison for questioning, an amazing scene appeared.
The civil officials and scholars in the south of the Yangtze River, including the Hangzhou assassin Shimei Baichuan, gathered in Xianghu to oppose the Jiangnan Wei soldiers taking the Yu children away.
These officials all knew what would happen if the Yu family was taken away for questioning. The horrible torture in prison, these children of the Yu family who have been studying for generations. Where will it withstand?
If the Yu family has a fold, then the Jiangnan Dao cultural context will definitely be damaged. They gathered here to protect the Xishan Yu clan, in fact, to protect the roots of Jiangnan Wengen and the cultural context of Dayong.
The civil officials of Jiangnan Province are indeed powerless, but there are many people in Jiangnan Province. Needless to say, civil servants and scholars. Ordinary people, who are also cultivators, also serve the Xishan Yu clan as their husbands, not to mention, these officials also have guards from various states and counties behind them.
Although combat effectiveness. It can't be compared with the Jiangnan Wei soldiers, but they stand densely by the Xianghu Lake in a protective posture. Such an imposing scene should not be underestimated by the Jiangnan Wei soldiers.
The Jiangnan Wei soldiers can rush into Yu's house regardless of the obstacle, but the public is angry, how to clean up the situation next?
It is strange that the civilian officials of Jiangnan Province and the Jiangnan Wei soldiers have formed a confrontation here in Xianghu.
The two sides were on the street like this, waiting for the arrival of Wang Bei, the observer of Jiangnan Province, and Yu Hongtu, the general of Jiangnan Wei.
Finally, the two bigwigs hurried to Xianghu Lake from the south stable, and seeing the confrontation between the two sides, Wang Bei and Yu Hongtu felt that their heads were big.
Shen Zejing rebelled, the imperial court had a will to ask the guilt and a cadre of the Shen family, etc., and the Jiangnan guards acted in accordance with the order, which was a matter of course in law. How did it become such a situation when I got to Xishan Yu's place?
"I told the two adults that the Yu family in Xishan has not been out of office for generations, and only focuses on learning and preaching, which shows that the Yu family ignores political affairs and stays away from government affairs. The Yu family is the in-law of the Shen family, which is an irrevocable matter, but Shen Zejing rebelled, and the Yu family must not know. Those who don't know are not guilty, please two adults for the sake of Sanmingtang, don't embarrass the Yu family. ”
Hangzhou Thorn Shi Mei Baichuan said. How much effort Sanmingtang has made for Jiangnan's Wendao, mentioning Sanmingtang, is known to Jiangnan people. There is a crime of rebellion, Mei Baichuan doesn't know it, but ...... But......
He who doesn't know is not guilty, is he?
As soon as Mei Baichuan spoke, the civil officials of Jiangnan Province who were around him all said in unison: "Those who don't know are not guilty!"
The shore of Xianghu Lake, which was originally a little calm, became restless again.
Wang Bei and Yu Hongtu frowned and were silent. When Wang Bei was in Jingzhao, he worked with Shen Huashan, but he really didn't expect that Shen Huashan, who had been smiling, would rebel.
Last year, when Shen Huashan came to Jiangnan Province to transfer troops for the Expedition Division, Yu Hongtu also saw him. Yu Hongtu didn't expect that the family of such a good old man would actually raise troops.
There is no reward for meritorious service, but seven major crimes are set, the emperor's will is too much......
No matter what the scales in Wang Bei and Yu Hongtu's hearts are, the situation in front of them will come to an end. The court has a will to ask for guilt, and the courtiers can't disobey the will, but what about the surging people's feelings?
Following the wishes of civil officials and scholars, if the Yu family is not sent to prison for questioning, how can he explain to the imperial court? If you insist on rushing in, what will happen to the civil officials and soldiers of Gangnam Province who are killed or injured?
In this chaotic situation, if the civil officials of Gangnam Province are seriously damaged, then Gangnam Province will also be paralyzed. Neither Wang Bei nor Yu Hongtu wanted or had the ability to rebuild the officialdom structure of Jiangnan Province.
Wang Bei and Yu Hongtu did not speak, and the civil officials and soldiers who confronted each other did not make a sound. On the shore of Xianghu Lake in September, the breeze came slowly, but it was a little peaceful.
There were even a few fat hairy crabs that crawled out of the Xianghu Lake, and after the rustling sound, they seemed to feel that the atmosphere by the Xianghu Lake was not good, and then they sank down with a "poof".
In the midst of such silence and noise, suddenly someone spoke.
"You can't keep arguing like this. There will be a suggestion at the end, which may satisfy everyone......"
The one who spoke was Duan Hong, the general of Jiangnan Weizhonglang who followed Yu Hongtu. Duan Hong looked resolute and stood up, saying that he had a solution.
Duan Hong's words made Wang Bei and Yu Hongtu happy. If Duan Hong has a good plan, then of course it is the best.
"The last general suggested that seeing the Yu family imprisoned on the spot could not only reassure the adults, but also give an explanation to the imperial court. The last general is willing to take soldiers to guard the Yu family. If you find that there is something wrong with the Yu family, or if the situation of the Shen family changes, you will adapt to the situation. What do you two adults think?"
Duan Hong's meaning is very simple, that is, he will take the Jiangnan Wei soldiers to guard the places of Xishan Yu's family, and not let them go out, nor let others enter.
In other words, the Xishan Yu clan is still in the hands of Jiangnan Wei, but it is in line with the wishes of the civil officials and scholars of Jiangnan Province.
This is a good idea, and it is most appropriate to do so in such a situation. In case the imperial court has another will, or wants to use the Yu family to deter the Shen family, Jiang Nanwei has the initiative.
This method is also acceptable to the civil officials and scholars of Jiangnan Province. They can only do this for the Xishan Yu clan, and if there are more, they will become suspected of rebellion.
In the end, Wang Bei and Yu Hongtu both agreed to Duan Hong's suggestion, and Duan Hong took a thousand Jiangnan Wei soldiers to guard the Xianghu Lake and control the Xishan Yu clan.
Yu Zhengshi and other children of the Yu family have been closed all the time, as if they don't know about the disputes and turmoil outside the door. Those who annotate poems are still annotating poems, and those who interpret history are still interpreting history. No matter what the situation is outside the door, the general history, the writing, and the writing, these three Mings are still going on.
Compared with the luck of the Xishan Yu family, the fate of the children of the Shen family was different. They were sent to prison for questioning, and many of them couldn't stand the torture in prison and died, and the rest only pursed their lips and didn't say a word.
Not only that, but the ancestral grave of the Shen family was also dug up. Tombstones were knocked down, bones were turned out, and they were scattered in disarray. None of the families, the accumulations, and the tombs of several generations survived.
This is the greatest revenge of the imperial court against Shen Zejing's move to raise troops, and it is also a negation of Shen Zejing's banner of "punishing the Zuo clan and the Qing monarch's side".
Shen Zejing and the others led their troops, and in Xining Road and Lingnan Road, all they could do was to dig up the ancestral grave of the Shen family.
The imperial court dug the ancestral grave, which was also expected by Shen Zejing, which was nothing. Respect the heavens and respect the ancestors, as long as the descendants of the Shen family are still there, what is the difficulty of reerecting the tombstones for the ancestors?
The grief of Shen Zejing and others is for the Shen family who are in prison. They are the children of the Wu Yue Shen family, and they are in the same vein as Shen Zejing and others, and they insist on staying in Jiangnan Dao, which is what they can do for their own family.
The loss of these clansmen's lives is the biggest loss for the Shen family. Everything else can be lost, but life, if it's gone, it's gone.
There is no greater loss than death, and there is no loss of existence.
Every member of the clan is the strength of the clan, and now that the Shen family has suffered such a heavy blow, how can the Shen family not be sad?
However, no matter how much pain there is, since the Shen family has taken the first step, there is no possibility of stopping. This kind of pain has become the driving force for them to move forward.
ps:
One more, thank you for the pink of Pucao and cute meow, and thank Suzi and sunfloer889 for their tips.
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