Seeing that the official was kind, Fan Sanba begged: "Liu Langguan, I've been traveling for a whole day and I'm exhausted. Can you let me eat something and drink some water before we go on the road?"
Liu Bi smiled gently: "Humans, they have to eat and drink water wherever they go. Come on, separate the women and children of the Fan family from the adult men and give them food and water."
They took the food from left to right, and Fan Sanba and everyone in the Fan family ate it. When people were hungry, the food tasted especially sweet.
Liu Bi looked at it with a smile and remained calm.
After devouring their food, everyone in the Fan family finished eating.
Fan Sanba stood up and thanked him, "Thank you so much Liu Langguan".
"Thank you, Mo, have you eaten and drunk?" Liu Qin's tone was very gentle, as if he was talking to a good friend.
Fan Sanba gave a salute and said, "Thank you for your care. The common people will never forget it. I will definitely repay you if I have the opportunity."
"There is no need to repay you, and you will have no chance."
Liu Qin's smile suddenly turned ferocious, "After you have eaten and drank well, please hit the road. Do it!"
The soldiers who had been arranged long ago drew their swords and slowly approached the Fan family.
Fan Sanba was shocked: "Why kill us?"
"The Holy One has decreed that all male members of the Fan family should be killed when they reach the age of fourteen."
Fan Sanba has seen the world, "We are criminals of the imperial court. Even if we are to be executed, we should be tried by the three departments. How can you execute us without trial?"
Liu Qin smiled: "As expected of the head of the Fan family, he is quite eloquent, but it's a pity that it's useless."
The accompanying general Wang Jinying hesitated, "Guan Liu, why don't we take them to Jiexiu and hand them over to Huang Zongxian?"
"Humph!"
Liu Qin's eyes were like lightning, and he glanced at Wang Jinying coldly, "If I don't kill them, if they escape, can you bear the responsibility?"
When Liu Qin glanced at her, Wang Jinying felt a chill on her back. She quickly pulled out her sword and chopped off Fan Sanba's head with one blow.
All the soldiers took action, and Fan Yuxin, Fan Yufu, Fan Yutan, Fan Yuqi, etc. all fell in a pool of blood.
"Brother, you are so cruel," Fan Yuqi muttered before he died.
"I report to Sun Langguan that all the adult males over the age of fourteen in the Fan family have been killed, a total of forty-three people." Zhang De, the head of the Criminal Department, counted the number of people and reported to Liu Qin.
"Very good, you have worked hard. I will ask the court to take credit for you. Take those women and children to Jiexiu."
Liu Qin looked at the corpses on the ground and suddenly said seriously: "The Fan family colluded with the Tartars and committed heinous crimes. It is our duty to eliminate the traitors for the imperial court!"
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"Oh, what a disaster! What a disaster!"
In Chen Zhai, Beijing, Shuntian Governor Chen Zengyu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
"Master, what's wrong with you?" Guo Qiaoer asked urgently.
"Alas! Huang Zongxian mobilized the border troops from Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, and Outer Mongolia to block the provincial borders. How can Fan Xiandi and his whole family escape? If he is arrested, the court will know that I sent it to him.
Xin, if the hat of 'Tonglu' is put on my head, not only me, but also my old Taishan will be implicated!"
Chen Zengyu had realized the seriousness of the matter at this time and complained: "It's all your bad idea!"
Guo Qiaoer frowned slightly and pondered for a while before saying, "Sir, the situation is like this, you have no choice but to cut off your tail to survive!"
"Survival by docking your tail?"
Guo Qiaoer's voice was low and faint, "Liu Mi, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who is delivering the order this time, is a disciple of your old Taishan. Why not beg him? In any case, Fan Engong cannot be allowed to return to Nanjing alive." Speaking of this, Guo Qiaoer
The voice is as low as a gnat.
"Qiao'er, what are you talking about?"
Chen Zengyu was shocked and looked at Guo Qiaoer in disbelief, as if he was meeting the woman next to him for the first time.
"Fan Engong is kind to me, but when a woman marries and obeys her husband, the most important things in my heart are always my master and my children. We must never let anyone ruin our family!"
Hearing what she said, Chen Zengyu let out a long sigh, "How can I do this?"
"Although Fan Engong is kind to you and me, he treats you as a rare commodity. Think about it, if you were not an official of the imperial court and had no power in your hands, would he redeem my body and give her to you?
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"This!"
Chen Zengyu felt that what Guo Qiaoer said made sense. Friendship or not, in the final analysis, it was just an exchange of power and money.
"If I do this, I must do it quickly. Otherwise, if we are taken to Nanjing, our family will be doomed."
After listening to Guo Qiaoer's words, Chen Zengyu no longer hesitated. He dressed in civilian clothes, rode a fast horse, and traveled day and night to find Liu Bi and take his adopted brother's life.
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When Chen Zengyu found Liu Qin, Liu Qin and his party had just arrived in Taiyuan Prefecture to govern Yangqu County.
As soon as he saw Chen Zengyu, Liu Qin scolded him: "Oh, at this juncture, Brother Chen is not in Beijing, so why are you here?"
Chen Zengyu sighed: "To be honest, Brother Yu and the Jiexiu Fan family are somewhat involved. If Fan Yuqi is allowed to enter Dali Temple alive, I am afraid that not only me, but also my old Taishan will be affected. Please save Brother Yu's life."
Ah!"
"Plop!"
Liu Qin suddenly smiled and said, "Don't worry, my mentor has arranged this matter. You should return to Beijing quickly. If people see you and your little brother together, it will inevitably attract criticism."
Chen Zengyu was stunned, "What do you mean, my dear brother?"
"Yes, all the adult men of the Jiexiu Fan family have committed suicide."
After hearing this, Chen Zengyu felt relieved and rode back to Beijing with ease.
This is what officialdom is like. We can share wealth and honor, but we cannot share hardships.
The two thought they were very secretive, but unexpectedly there were ears across the wall. The spy sent by Tao Cheng to the imperial team carefully recorded Chen Zengyu's night visit to Liu Qin.
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In Nanjing Guanzhai, two people are facing each other. One is an old man with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, a humble gentleman, with flawless beauty; the other is a young man with a face as good as a crown jade, good-looking, like a fairy.
"Pa!"
The young man held Bai, lost a son, and said with a smile: "The supervisory censor Li Guoxiang came back from his inspection in Beizhili. He discovered that Sun Gelao's son-in-law, Shuntian Governor Chen Zengyu, colluded with the Jiexiu Fan family to help him obtain Changlu
Half of the salt in the salt field. At present, the Holy Emperor has issued an order to investigate and deal with the eight profiteers headed by Fan. Why don't you take advantage of the situation?"
The speaker is Tang Zhen, the think tank of Guan Shouzhen, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, and a doctor in the Chariot and Driving Department of the Ministry of War.
Tang Zhen, also known as Zhu Wan and nicknamed Pu Ting, was only twenty-nine years old this year, but he was regarded by Guan Shouzhen as an astonishing talent and was cited as a close friend and think tank. This man was a native of Dazhou, Sichuan, and the eleventh emperor's disciple Tang Yu
Daisun, the author of "Qian Shu", was called "a good medicine for awakening people and a piece of advice that hurts the ears" by Liang Qichao of later generations.
He believes that the people are the foundation of the country, and the government should enrich the people. "If a country has no people, how can there be four governments? Feudalism is maintained by the people; treasury is filled by the people; the court is respected by the people; official positions are supported by the people."
Not only slogans, but also practical suggestions for enriching the people: First, rectify the administration of officials. Eliminate corrupt officials and appoint talented people. "Integrity will make the people frugal and make a lot of money, and talented people will make the people diligent and make big profits. If you promote integrity and talents, you will make a lot of money."
Secondly, it negated the traditional concept of "agriculture is the basis of agriculture and business is not the end of business", and proposed that agriculture, handicrafts and commerce should develop together; thirdly, it reformed the currency, abolished silver and used money to promote commercial circulation. It believed that silver should be used as a loan
Coins restrict the exchange of wealth and loans and hinder the development of commerce. "The harm of husband's wealth lies in gathering. Silver is an easy thing to gather." "To save the people today, we should waste silver and use money." The only way to use copper coins is to
Only by replacing silver can the currency's circulation role be fully utilized.
At first, when others recommended Tang Zhen to Guan Shouzhen, Guan Shoufu didn't take it seriously. He thought that this guy was less than thirty years old, had a hairless mouth, and was not good at work. What kind of skills could he have? Wait until he reads what Tang Zhen wrote.
Look, I was so surprised that I screamed: "Mr. Tang is a great talent! Amazing! Amazing!"
I no longer dare to regard him as a young person and treat him as an old friend. I like to ask his opinion on everything.
Hearing what Tang Zhen said, Guan Shouzhen held the black cover quietly, responded, and said with a smile: "In officialdom games, you must be cautious. If you don't hit, you will be fine, but if you hit, you will hit. I am not completely sure yet." p>
"Sir, a message has arrived from Shanxi Governor Liu Dou." The two of them were having a fierce confrontation, and a servant came to report.
There was no one in the court who wanted to be an official. Liu Dou was originally demoted from the Qing court. After returning to the Ming Dynasty, he found his way into Guan Shoufu and became a good relationship general.
After reading the letter, Guan Shouzhen's calm expression suddenly stopped, and he laughed for a long time: "Sun Jinding made a bad move!"
"Guan Gong, what is written in the letter?"
Guan Shouzhen handed over the letter, and Tang Zhen opened it and read it. It read: "The imperial envoy was on an errand, and the Fan family escaped early. Liu Bi, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, killed thirty-three people of the Fan family in Monan, and it seemed that they were trying to silence them."