"Reporting to the Lord, it is true that Zhang Ru is a slave of Zhang Bingcheng's family, but Zhang Ru is just one of the first ones. Most of the remaining thieves are green-skinned gangsters from all over the country. If he is determined to be a slave, those who don't know will think that all the troublemakers are from the gentry family.
, something seems wrong.”
Yang Fangqian sat at the top and listened to the objections of the scholar next to him.
His original intention was to make it a slave coup, because Ma Shiming's memorial made everyone very passive, and it could have been dealt with as a private grudge fight among the people.
However, the emperor and the cabinet already knew that both sides of the conflict had domestic slaves and must involve gentry, so it would be inappropriate to completely define it as a private fight among the people.
When defining slave changes, we can understand the incident in the direction of internal fighting among domestic slaves, which will involve fewer gentry, make it easier for the yamen to handle it, and allow them to communicate with the emperor.
Of course, Yang Fangqian did not appear on the stage himself first, but asked Zhou Xiancheng to put forward his point of view, so that Yang Fangqian would have room for change in the event of opposition from everyone.
Sure enough, although the gentry did not besiege him, they were unwilling to accept it.
Jiang Chen, a scholar who often came to the Yamen recently, also said to Yang Fangqian, "Wan Sheng agrees with what brother Jiang Cai said, Zhang Ru, Zhu Zong, Huang Wending, and Wang Guohua were the ones who advocated rebellion. Among these four, only Zhang Ru was a domestic slave.
Change is indeed a misnomer.
Wan Sheng still maintains his previous theory. This chaos was caused by the spread of chaos. Since the migration of the rebels to the south of Mianchi last year, Huguang and Henan have been deeply poisoned. People everywhere are unstable. It is inevitable that some cunning people will take advantage of the chaos. Huang Wending
Gangbian should fall into this category and should be punished as a rebel."
Zhouxian Cheng was opposed by a group of gentry. As an eighth-grade official, he did not dare to get angry. He said calmly in the hall, "Although the person who initiated the initiative was only a domestic slave, there were also many domestic slaves among the chaotic people."
few.
On the other hand, Mr. Zheng, Yin Deng, Wu Bing and others are all domestic slaves. It seems that they are fighting among themselves. Being a slave means that everyone has nothing to do with it."
As soon as these words came out, there was a slight silence in the place. The gentry seemed to find it acceptable, but it was a loss of face. After all, we are all family heads here, and there is always a connection when talking about domestic slaves.
Fang Zhongjia coughed, attracting all the attention in the hall, and then said in a deep voice, "Even some domestic slaves are just slaves. Life is different, and there will always be good and bad. There are good and bad among domestic slaves, but it doesn't have to be just
Emphasis on the word "house slave."
All the gentry agreed. They still hoped that the rebellion would be classified as a household rebellion as Jiang Chen said, so that the gentry would not be implicated, and the punishment for the rebellious people would be more severe, which would bring out the bad temper in their hearts.
"What President Fang Ba said is inappropriate."
Everyone looked over in surprise, but the call came from the end of the hall, and it was naturally Pang Yu, who had the lowest status.
He stepped out of the queue and looked at Fang Zhongjia, "Among those who were involved in the chaos, Chen Qian, Zhou Chao and Fang Yingqian were servants, Kang Jin and Zheng Chao came from Wu Yingqi's family, Bailong and Baihu came from Ye Can's family, Lou Xiucai and Fang Xiucai.
, Liu Xiucai, and Zhang Xiang's official family all had domestic slaves who participated in the rebellion.
On that day, the thieves held a memorial ceremony at Wuyin Temple, and the inscriptions on the bronze tripod clearly stated that most of the domestic slaves were the evil geese. The generals on the left and right were in the vanguard before and after the enfeoffment. They were clearly important leaders among the thieves, so President Fang insisted that they were
I don’t know where the basis for those who threaten to obey comes from?”
Fang Zhongjia came on behalf of the Fang family. He was recovering from his injuries these days and did not look carefully at the Qingci on the bronze tripod. Relying on his background as an official, even if Yang Fangqian disagreed, he would not refute it face to face.
Who would have thought that Pang Yu, a lowly class leader, would jump out, and he was immediately speechless.
After Fang Zhongjia escaped from Yunji Temple, this was the first time he met Pang Yu. When the two looked at each other, they could feel the deep hostility.
Pang Yu turned to Jiang Chen again, "If the scandal spread, then why did Huang Wending and others not wait for the bandits to arrive before taking action? Which battalion and group responded to the bandits? Why did they not flee to Huguang, Henan after forming a stronghold?
Since Huang Wending did not establish the banner of a giant thief, nor did he exchange letters with the rogue bandits, how could Jiang Xiucai confirm that they responded to the rogue bandits."
Jiang Chen's response to the theory of rogue bandits was just his personal conjecture, which indeed had no basis at all. It could not withstand logical scrutiny and was unable to refute it for the time being.
Pang Yu didn't wait for Jiang Chen to speak, and said back to Fang Zhongjia, this was his main target, "When we are doing business in the yamen, we need to provide evidence and witnesses. The names of all the people mentioned in the poem can prove that the slaves are not coerced.
Moreover, when Huang Wending and others raised the flag in Hujiazhuang, they summoned the rebels from all over the countryside to kill Fang Yinggan. The people in the city can testify. If the slave rebellion is uncertain, I think it is okay to write down the cause of Fang Yinggan. At least the witnesses are there, so it can be investigated. of."
Fang Zhongjia glared at Pang Yu, and two scholars also yelled at him.
Fang Yingqian was Fang Kongzhen's cousin. Unlike Ye Can and Wu Yingqi, he personally led his slaves to do evil. When Huang Wending set up a flag to build a stronghold, he called on the people to kill Fang Yingqian instead of Wu Yingqi and Ye Can. With the call, it can be seen that this person's position in Tongcheng is unshakable.
At this time, Pang Yu only mentioned Fang Yingqian, which was naturally aimed at the Fang family. That night in Yunji Temple, Pang Yu left no one alive on the mountain. Several servants in Diggang had their heads chopped off. They almost killed Fang Zhongjia before. Fang Zhongjia naturally followed He has a grudge.
Pang Yu has always been worried about Fang Zhongjia's revenge, and he is even more afraid of involving money.
Therefore, Wang Guohua has been detained, waiting for reconciliation with the Fang family.
However, the Fang family has always been as stable as Mount Tai and has not had any contact with Pang Yu. Naturally, Pang Yu cannot take the initiative to come to the door. At this time, whoever speaks first will be at a disadvantage in the negotiation.
As this continued, Pang Yu had to worry about Fang Zhongjia's revenge and Wang Guohua's exposure, and was always under great mental pressure.
So since there is an opportunity today, Pang Yu needs to put enough pressure on the Fang family. Although the gentry calmed down the turmoil, this chaos caused a major blow to the gentry class. At this time, the Tongcheng gentry was actually strong on the outside but powerful on the inside.
Jiang Zhihuai looked at Pang Yu and said doubtfully, "When will Zaoli be able to speak in the hall?"
The Tongcheng gentry was suppressed by Pang Yu's few words, but Yang Fangfian was happy to see the result. Pang Yu came forward to offend people. This was the role he had ordered Pang Yu to play in advance. Pang Yu's choice of timing was also very suitable.
Pang Yu actually didn't want to offend these people. After all, Yang Fangqian was just acting as the county magistrate and would leave soon, but Pang Yu couldn't leave. He had to live with these gentry in Tongcheng for a long time, and there was no benefit in provoking these big local households.
The gentry as a group lost their politeness this time, especially those who spent money to buy the fire-free flag, and lost their face and prestige in front of the people.
The people seemed to realize that the government and the gentry were both weak, and now frequently besieged the gentry's residences. Two days ago, Huang Wending's relatives and friends mourned him. At that time, there was another incident of Du Shushou and the bandit's persecution. Thousands of people wore white clothes to mourn Huang Wending.
Yang Fangqian and the gentry were so frightened that they fell into silence. All the gentry were ready to flee. Fortunately, the fast class captured Mr. Zheng in time, and the public anger found a channel to calm down the situation.
Yang Fangqian pointed at Pang Yu and said to Jiang Zhihuai, "This is Pang Yu who independently annihilated the Yunji Temple bandits that day, and is also the new leader of the county government's fast squad.
Pantou Pang worked diligently and he arrested Mr. Zheng who had been on the run for more than a month within a few days of taking office. He is also a man of both civil and military skills. Pantou Pang also participated in drafting the application sent to Anqing."
Jiang Zhihuai said oh, and then held his hands to Pang Yugong with a smile.
There was a burst of discussion in the hall. People all over Tongcheng had heard of Pang Yu in recent days, but some gentry had never seen him. They were all whispering to each other while carefully looking at this hero who put down the chaos.
When Fang Zhongjia heard Yang Fangqian say that he had annihilated Pingyunji Temple alone, he felt a bad breath in his chest. He clearly led his servants to annihilate it. This Pang Zaoli used dirty tricks, poisoning and shooting arrows. In short, it was all done secretly.
business, and finally got a big bargain.
He felt even more aggrieved when he thought of this, but he couldn't refute it, so he turned his head to the side with a look of disdain, picked up the tea cup and took a big gulp of tea.
Pang Yu bowed to Yang Fangqian and said, "Thank you for your respect, sir. I will definitely fulfill my duties and never betray your trust. I will definitely bring that Wang Guohua to justice."
Upon hearing the words "Wang Guohua", Fang Zhongjia immediately turned his head and happened to meet Pang Yu's eyes. Pang Yu glanced at Fang Zhongjia meaningfully and caught a hint of panic in Fang Zhongjia's eyes.
..."He mentioned Wang Guohua?"
Fang Kongzheng raised his head from behind the desk.
Fang Zhongjia nodded, glanced at the album on the desk and said, "Brother is writing the "Complete Frontier Chronicles" again."
Fang Kongzheng smiled, did not answer Fang Zhongjia's words, but put down his pen and walked out.
Fang Zhongjia hurriedly followed behind, and the two of them arrived at the Fang family's garden one after the other. Autumn was already here. The green trees in the garden surrounded the pavilion and waterside pavilion. A few dead leaves fell in the pond, making the garden look a little desolate.
"Now that the chaos has been settled, my brother wants to move his family to Nanjing."
Fang Kongzheng sat down by the pool, his tone a little lonely.
Fang Zhongjia asked in surprise, "Why do you want to go to Nanjing? The hometown is more intimate."
"Huang Wending and Wang Guohua only had more than a hundred men, and those who could fight were only a few dozen. The Anqing government was helpless, and dozens of prefectures along the river were shaken.
At present, rogue bandits have appeared in the east of Henan, and there are often tens of thousands of them. If rogue bandits come to Tongcheng, they may do something unbearable."
After Fang Kongzheng finished speaking, he breathed a long sigh of relief, "Nowadays, we are not close to each other in this country. When Huang Wending and Wang Guohua were in trouble, no one made trouble in Fengyi. On the contrary, after we helped quell the chaos, the people in the city came to Fengyi."
It's ridiculous to think about being besieged two or three times."
"How do those stupid men and women know what is good and what is good? Brother, don't worry about it.
But what the eldest brother just said, shouldn’t he be ignored when it comes to Tongcheng?”
Fang Kongzheng put away his smile and his eyes slowly gathered, "Of course not, that Pang Zaoli has not been seen for a few days and has become the head of the fast shift. Although he is still a lowly servant, he has the responsibility of drafting the detailed application.
Nowadays, the patrol officials and the Southern War Department Titang officer have arrived in Tongcheng. If he hands Wang Guohua over to the Yamen, it will not be under the jurisdiction of the Tongcheng County Yamen.
I heard that Wang Gongbi and the governor's secret friends may come to Tongcheng at any time. There will be many people talking and there will be even more confusion. Wang Guohua should not delay this matter any longer."
"Then let's just send the police to arrest Pang Zaoli..." "Wang Guohua must be under the custody of others. If you kill Pang Zaoli, you will hand Wang Guohua over to the Yamen."
Fang Kongzhen shook his head and said, "Since Pang Yu mentioned Wang Guohua to you in the county government, he wanted to reconcile with us. Otherwise, he would have surrendered directly and would have had the great success of arresting the bandit leader."
Fang Zhongjia was stunned, "He is just a government servant, how can He De and negotiate peace with the Fang family?"
Fang Kongzheng frowned, "This application is very important to me. It is best not to mention Fang Yingqian in it. When the chaos is quelled, my name must be mentioned. There are many people in the world, and the emperor is most in need of someone who knows how to quell the chaos."
Please ask Mr. He for recommendations in the future. This is the basis.
As for Wang Guohua, there is no need to say more.
Now that Pang Zaoli is involved in drafting the application, Wang Guohua may also be in his hands, so he can naturally negotiate peace with me."
"Then...how to talk about it?
We can't beg him to go to his room where he is on duty. He killed several of my servants, and I will never beg him."
Fang Kongzheng looked up and saw a small pond in the corner of the garden, with a lot of salt bags thrown beside it. He couldn't help but smile and said, "Whoever speaks first will be at a disadvantage. I can't find him at this time, and he doesn't want to." It would be appropriate for someone else to invite him to come to me."