Chapter 68: The Third Lesson

The first two classes are all questions, and in the third class, it is a veritable trial. The questions asked in the previous two classes are repeated, and then the evidence is investigated and the prisoner is tortured. After these three trials, the case can basically be closed. It was just an ordinary case, this kind of major case of rebellion, because the circumstances were serious and there were too many people involved, and after three trials, it had to be tried one by one, and the trial lasted for more than two months before the case was finally concluded.

Zhong Dalu, Han Dongjun, Jiang Yuyuan, and Hu Songhua were all punished for rebellion. According to the law of Mingsha Mountain, all those who conspire against the rebellion (conspiring to endanger the community) and the great rebellion (conspiring to destroy the temple, the mountain, and the palace) but are all executed by Ling Chi, regardless of the head and subordinate. Grandfathers, fathers and sons, grandson brothers, and cohabitants, and sons of uncles and brothers, regardless of nationality, shall be beheaded at the age of sixteen or above, regardless of whether they are sick or disabled. Under fifteen, and mothers, daughters, wives and sisters, and wives and concubines of sons, they shall be enslaved in the homes of meritorious heroes. Property into the official. If the marriage of a woman has been decided, it shall belong to her husband. Children and grandchildren who have intercourse with others, and those who have not yet married a wife, shall not sit after them.

Those who know so are hidden, beheaded. Those who can be captured will be given civilian officials by the people, and military officers will be given military positions, and all the prisoners' property will be rewarded. If you know it, the official is the one who captures it, and the property is stopped. If he is not the first, he will have a hundred rods and three thousand miles.

Zhong Dalu was sentenced to Ling Chi, razed the nine clans, and confiscated his property for being the first offender, plotting rebellion, and being disrespectful. Han Dongjun, Hu Songhua, Jiang Yuyuan and others were sentenced to beheading, razing the three clans, and confiscating their family property for being accomplices, plotting rebellion, and great disrespect. The rest of the accomplices, either beheaded or exiled, involved more than 600 people. Even Ciming Nunnery and Desheng Building were implicated.

Such a big case caused a sensation. On the day of Zhong Dalu and others' execution, all the people came to visit, and the crowds were crowded, and the prisoner car almost couldn't pass. He was slashed a thousand and four times, and with each slash, the executioner would raise his arms and shout, and it is said that the grandson ended up with frozen shoulder.

was tried together with Zhong Dalu's rebellion case, as well as the rebellion case of the great eunuch Xu Zhi'an. Because he was not called to order, he went out of the palace without permission, and in the name of King Qin, he incited two battalions of generals to plot rebellion, and was also sentenced to death. The rest of those who have been misled are not asked.

There is a disaster without vain, there is a blessing without vain, Zhong Dalu was executed by Ling Chi, but the road was smooth sailing. He was awarded the title of Great Sima and Governor of the Internal and External Armed Forces for his efforts to quell the turmoil, and Lu Mingfei was named the Great Situ and the Prince and the Prince. General Xia Chaoyun and the young master of the crown prince, the rest of the guards of the forbidden palace, the generals of the northern and southern camps, and other important positions were also replaced by Lu Yuanhang's own people. The current imperial court is not so much Qiu Shenghong's imperial court, but rather the imperial court of Lu Yuanhang.

Since ancient times, turmoil in small countries has been an excuse for big countries, how could Chu Yuxing, who has long had the heart to destroy it, let go of such an opportunity? He immediately decided to send troops, appointed Chu Han as the general to supervise the internal and external military, Chu Feng as the deputy general, sent 100,000 troops, and sent troops to Mingsha Mountain again.

After getting the news, Lu Yuanhang left the rear to Lu Mingfei, and personally led the troops to garrison the border.

The things of the world, those who harm others, are also harmed, and heaven does not repay, but people come to repay. Lu Yuanhang relied on the conspiracy to succeed for a while, and the people who plotted against him naturally did not live in a few, just because he was closely guarded and had no way to start, and now he left the lair, leaving Lu Mingfei behind, leaving these people with an opportunity.

After the fall of Zhong Dalu, the moderates went underground from the confrontation between the upright and the hardliners. Lu Yuanhang did blow them to the point that they had no power to fight back this time, but it was only at the political level, and the private forces were not greatly impacted, which is also the difference between political struggle and vendetta.

After Lu Yuanhang left Withered Leaf Town, the remaining force quickly contacted Jiang Yuyuan's nephew, Jiang Yuchen, who survived the catastrophe because he was not in Kyoto.

"How can a person with great ambitions be a slave and waste time"? When the person came to take off the hat, Jiang Yuchen saw the person's face clearly.

His skin was much darker than usual, with curly hair, a high bridge, a large nose, deep eye sockets, and thick lips - almost exactly the appearance of the wanted man posted on the thoroughfare.

At this time, Jiang Yuchen had already assumed the name of Liu San'er and sold himself in a landlord's house to herd pigs. Because of his special identity and extremely low-key behavior, if it weren't for the delicate skin of the peasant, it would be impossible to tell that he was originally from the city.

As soon as he saw this man, he guessed what he was coming for. Hurriedly took him to a secret place, and then said, "The strong man has a great name? By whose command, and by what"?

The big man smiled indifferently and reported to his family: "Villain Yu Zaiqing, your uncle's friend, I didn't come here today, I was a certain family volunteering." As for the purpose, it is to avenge your family with Gongzi."

Jiang Yuchen had already had this heart, but he couldn't find a way. Although he was Jiang Yuyuan's nephew, he did not participate in their activities at the beginning, and he did not know about their affairs. It wasn't until the official news was released that they murdered important officials of the court, tried to endanger Sheji, and were executed for treason.

"I am a powerless sinner, I am fortunate not to die, where is the power of revenge"? He was telling the truth, and at the same time he was tempting, he knew that Yu Zaiqing could find him, he must have already had a plan, and he couldn't promise too early until he found out his details.

Yu Zaiqing knew that he was afraid of being implicated, so he acted cautiously, and in order to dispel his concerns, he had to divulge some information to him to strengthen his faith.

"The so-called force, if there is a heart, it is powerful, and if there is a heart, it is a matter beyond ability. Now, we have the winning position, as long as the son has a heart, it will be fine."

Although Jiang Yuchen is cautious, in the end, he is revengeful, even if the other party only says one point, he is willing to believe ten points, which is also blindness caused by urgency. Without much thought, he agreed, and that evening he negotiated with the landlord that his uncle had come to take him home. The landlord demanded a ransom from him and let him out. Yu Zai waited at the entrance of the village early in the morning, two people and two horses, under the cover of night, and went straight to Withered Leaf Town.

Their meeting place is still Desheng Building. The boss, Lidson, took them to the secret room, where a few people were already waiting for them.

"Let me introduce, this is Fairy Tale Village, this is Tong Yigang, this is Ho Chi Minh, and this is Han Shaoqing", after introducing a few people in the house, Yu Zaiqing introduced Jiang Yuchen to them. After everyone greeted each other, they sat down to discuss important matters.

"Are all the explosives ready"? Lidson asked the Tong brothers.

"It's all in the designated place".

Lidson nodded, and then asked Ho Chi Minh and Han Shaoqing: "Do you have all the manpower?"

"You don't have to worry about this, our original people are here, and we have been contacted, just notify you."

"So it's all right." Lidson nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "For a long time, we have been favored by the country and often think about repaying the service. The previous plan was not well planned and failed, so that General Manager Xu was killed, and Zhong Situ and others died in vain. Now that the tiger is out of the hole, the chicks are not to worry, it is the best time to start an incident, life and death, in this move, you should work harder".!

There was nothing to do at the moment, and everyone dispersed. Yu Zaiqing arranged Jiang Yuchen in a farmer's house, told him not to walk around casually, and let him know if he had something, and he left.

Jiang Yuchen thought about Fang Cai's matter carefully, and realized that although these people had something to do with Zhong Dalu and others, they had nothing to do with the real plan to assassinate Lu Yuanhang. Judging from what these people said about Mr. Xu, that Mr. Xu should be Xu Zhi'an, and they are also likely to be Xu Zhi'an's people. He also said that he was grateful to the country, and he thought that this matter had something to do with the current emperor Qiu Shenghong. In other words, Xu Zhi'an was ordered by Qiu Shenghong to arrange this assassination activity, wanting to eliminate the hardliners in one fell swoop. But for some reason, Lu Yuanhang got the news, of course, it may be that he expected the danger, so on the day of the funeral, although he went to Sima Mansion, he did not take his sedan chair to the funeral. What makes people even more chilling is that he did not warn others. Those people were either his subordinates, or his friends, including the family members of the great Sima Huermu, he did not inform or remind them in advance. The sinister intentions and the viciousness of the heart can be seen.

Maybe the actions of these people have long been under his control, maybe he has superior intelligence and knows things like a god, no matter what, Xu Zhi'an's plan failed to succeed, and helped him eliminate the moderates, and finally put himself in. He really single-handedly changed the political landscape, although not in the direction he wanted.