Volume 1: Swan Goose Chapter 105: Momo Blossoms Falling, Grasses and Trees Cool (2)
"The brave and skilled general couldn't stand the evil deeds of the little bully Wang Jing. He beat him to his knees and begged for mercy. He confessed to numerous crimes and occupied his house to rob the rich and give to the poor!"
Once again, Lan Yu has become a hot topic in the streets of Shengjing. Such heroic stories are the most popular among ordinary people. Almost everyone praises Lan Yu's "feat" and publicizes it!
But when the same story came to the mouths of court officials, it turned out to be: "Lan Yu, the border general, was very happy with his achievements, his achievements were superior to those of his master, and he was arrogant. He was always dissatisfied that the emperor valued civil service over military affairs. So he seriously injured the ministers of the court and central government in the street, in order to suppress the civil service forces and attack the emperor.
Demonstration!"
Soon, all these rumors, whether true or false, reached the ears of Emperor Yu.
It was another sunny day, and Xia Yunqing, Man Tingfang and other court officials were summoned to the palace. Before entering the gate of Zichen Palace, several people heard bursts of heart-wrenching wails coming from inside.
The two looked at each other in tacit understanding, and they both knew the purpose of Emperor Yu's summons today: Wang Su faced off against Lan Yu, two figures who gave the emperor a headache collided, and there was another good show today!
Everyone straightened their court clothes, straightened their heads, walked through the door respectfully, stood in the hall and bowed.
You don't need to look up to know that Wang Su is kneeling on the ground, beating his chest and crying bitterly. The arrival of everyone not only did not stop his crying, but intensified it.
Lan Yu was not wearing court uniform, but was wearing a military uniform and stood with his hands in his hands. His back was straight and his eyes were wide open. He was so full of martial spirit!
Sitting in the middle, Emperor Yu had his eyebrows twisted into the Chinese character "Sichuan", the corners of his mouth were pressed into a tight line, and the look in his eyes was flickering, making it difficult to fathom.
The atmosphere in the palace was a bit tense. Even the father-in-law of Shuangxi, who usually couldn't smile from his face, stood aside cautiously, not daring to take a breath. All the old ministers, old women and cunning ministers, even the emperor did not speak, and they didn't even raise an eyelid.
Dare to lift it.
"Your Majesty, Lan Yu indiscriminately beat Quan Zi to serious injuries, and also took over his wife, concubines, and house! Such a bad behavior is simply insane and heinous! Your Majesty must make the decision for me!" Seeing that everyone has arrived, Wang Su
He started crying again with runny nose and tears.
"Okay, okay. You've been crying all morning and it gave me a headache!" Emperor Yu's brows knitted into knots and he interrupted impatiently. He turned to look at Lan Yu: "Why did you seriously hurt Wang Jing and occupy it?"
His house and wives?"
Lan Yu raised his hand and said in a neither humble nor condescending manner: "Back to the emperor, the Wang family and his son bribed and threatened all the insiders, and committed the case to death to exonerate Wang Jing! I couldn't let my niece die in vain, so I went to the door to interrogate him personally! Sure enough,
Then Wang Jing finally admitted all the charges, and I hope the emperor will review it!" As he said that, he took out Wang Jing's "confession" written in blood from his sleeve, and forwarded it to Emperor Yu for review by Eunuch Shuangxi.
"Your Majesty, it's clear! Those testimonies were indiscriminately admitted by Quanzi under severe torture, and they are countless!" Wang Su explained hurriedly at the side.
"Hmph! The cause, consequences and details written in this confession are flawless and logically consistent! Wang Jing is a fool. If he hadn't really done these things, how could he have written it so smoothly!" Lan Yu rolled his eyes at him.
, sharp words and arrogant attitude.
"Your Majesty! Quanzi was threatened with his life, so Lan Yu dictated and wrote this confession. But Quanzi has never done any of the above things!" Wang Su was so angry that he beat his chest and feet, looking innocent and aggrieved.
Lan Yu squinted at him and sneered unceremoniously: "Sir, Mr. Wang! Why are you acting like a mother-in-law, either acting wildly or acting recklessly? Is it just because of these abilities that you have reached the position of assistant this time?
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As soon as these words came out, several ministers couldn't help but smile and quickly lowered their heads to cover the raised corners of their lips.
"Lan Yu, don't go too far -" Wang Su glared at Lan Yu angrily, gnashing his teeth in hatred.
Emperor Yu suddenly slapped the dragon bookcase and shouted angrily: "That's enough! I'm here, if you keep arguing, get out!"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Liu Bingwen stepped out and bowed his hands: "You appointed Man Tingfang to investigate the case thoroughly. Now that the case has been concluded, Lan Yu used lynching to seriously injure innocent people. This is clearly a sign of dissatisfaction with the Emperor's judgment.
There is also the suspicion of revenge!"
"Oh, Wang Jing is innocent? This is really ridiculous!" Xia Yunqing stroked her long beard and smiled coldly: "Who doesn't know that Wang Jing has other abilities, such as bullying, corruption and bribery, and humiliating women? Your Majesty, I thought
Since there are still doubts about this case, why not bring all the witnesses to trial! Firstly, with the support of the emperor, they don’t have to worry about being coerced, and secondly, they will never dare to lie in the face of the emperor’s majesty!”
Liu Bingwen rolled his eyes and sarcastically said: "Hmph! Does the chief minister regard this Beiyu court as the county government office? The emperor is in charge of world affairs. If a woman dies, the emperor will personally interrogate it, so what?
What are the county magistrates, prefects and Dali Temple doing?"
Xia Yunqing raised his eyebrows and immediately refuted: "Master Liu, what you said is wrong! This world belongs to the people! A woman from a good family was insulted and forced to death. If the injustice cannot be redressed, the court and the law will lose their deterrent effect in the hearts of the people.
——"
Liu Bingwen immediately interrupted him: "Master Chief Assistant, you said that the woman committed suicide. Even if Wang Jing really had frivolous intentions, according to Beiyu law, the crime would not lead to death! But Lan Yu is a side general and has no edict.
Returning to Beijing without permission, disregarding human life, robbing and robbing, every case is a capital offense!"
Xia Yunqing raised his head and laughed: "I remember that in the case of Pingyang Hou, several adults even proposed that Pingyang Hou and his son pay for the people who died in vain. Why do you dare to seek justice this time?"
"You——" Liu Bingwen's face turned red with anger, and his eyebrows almost flew into the brim of his hat.
"I love you so much." Emperor Yu interrupted the two of them impatiently.
"I'm here." Man Tingfang walked out steadily, her white hair standing out among the crowd.
"Re-investigate this case and find evidence that the witnesses were bribed and threatened." Emperor Yu was already overly angry, and his tone was filled with only fatigue and irritability...
"I obey the decree." Man Tingfang bowed her hands.
Emperor Yu had to look at Lan Yu again: "As for Lan Yu, if you are not satisfied with the result of the trial, you can go to court and ask for a retrial. Killing someone in the street without any scruples is too bad and will never be tolerated!"
"I am willing to accept the punishment!" Lan Yu cupped his fists and handed over his hands, with a look of righteousness on his face.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" Man Tingfang seized the opportunity before Emperor Yu could issue the order.
"What's the matter?" Emperor Yu frowned, full of suspicion.
"Since the last time Your Majesty wrote a letter to the new Lord Annan to question the civil strife, there have been changes in the border area. It seems that the new Lord Annan has been training his troops and has quietly stationed 100,000 troops at the junction of the two countries. The situation is very urgent!" The whole court was full!
Fang's urgent attitude surprised everyone.
Emperor Yu's face immediately changed color: "Lan Yu, is this true? Why haven't I heard you mention it?"
Lan Yu said calmly: "Those are just the tricks of Annan's new king! Not to mention a mere hundred thousand new soldiers, even a million strong soldiers are no match for the Southwest Iron Cavalry! I don't think this is a threat.
, so there is no report!”
This sudden news and Lan Yu's confident attitude made Emperor Yu suddenly fall into silence.
Liu Bingwen took the opportunity to make a fuss: "Your Majesty, Lan Yu is reckless, tough, aloof and unruly. He is really not a good general. I don't think it's easy to send him to guard the border again!"
Xia Yunqing frowned angrily and retorted: "Since the founding of Beiyu, the frontiers have been harassed by Annan and Nanzhao for a long time. Lan Yu put down all the rebellions in just one year. He has always had merits and demerits, why did Liu Shangshu do this?
Word!"
Liu Bingwen smiled coldly and said proudly: "Lan Yu is an insatiable greedy person! As the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Mr. Chief Assistant, have you calculated carefully how much military pay will be given to him this year?"
Before Xia Yunqing could respond, Lan Yu shouted loudly: "What the hell! You civil servants spend all day quarreling in the court, so you can build a mansion in Shengjing and enjoy good food and drink! My soldiers spend all day long
I put my head on my belt and protect my country for you! If you don’t let them have enough to eat and drink, a house and a land, and no worries about food and clothing, why should they protect your safety?”
Although this sentence offended many civil servants, everyone ignored it as it was rough and unreasonable.
Only Liu Bingwen shook his head and said maliciously: "It's nothing to feed and clothe the soldiers! I
I’m afraid a large part of the military salary will go into your pocket!”
Unexpectedly, Lan Yu smiled instead of being angry: "Huh, I'm afraid I won't get as much as your Uncle Liu Guo!"
These words made Liu Bingwen shut his mouth completely. He stared at Lan Yu with anger rising.
"Your Majesty." Man Tingfang bowed his hands and said loudly: "The people in the frontier are fierce and uncivilized. Lan Yu grew up in the frontier since he was a child. He is familiar with the local customs and has his own way of governing! What's more, the people under his command have
The Southwest Iron Cavalry are well-trained and extremely brave. They are the best in the world and no one can replace them!"
Xia Yunqing also raised his hand and added: "Only when the frontier is stable can Northern Chongqing be at peace. According to my statistics, the military salary of the Southwest Iron Cavalry in recent years is just a drop in the bucket compared with the silver needed for wars and peace negotiations in previous years! I thought it would be better to take advantage of the opportunity.
The southern Xinjiang under Lan Yu's jurisdiction was turned into an independent war zone, and Lan Yu was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Southwest Army. He no longer had to report to the higher levels, but was directly managed by the imperial court, thus avoiding a lot of trouble."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar: Since the founding of Beiyu, even the ghost and god troops once commanded by Gui Lichi have never been treated like this! If southern Xinjiang is really turned into an independent war zone, and Lan Yu is appointed as the commander-in-chief of the southwest, then
Xia Yunqing, who promoted him all the way, became even more unshakable in power in the court!
A few people who reacted quickly came out and started to refute. But Emperor Yu didn't listen to a word. He looked at Lan Yu standing proudly in the palace and Wang Su with a sad face, and kept thinking in his heart:
Emotionally, he hates Lan Yu, who is unruly, and prefers Wang Su, who understands his own thoughts. But in terms of the political situation, he deeply understands that the stability of the border is the top priority! Any war may be
Destroy the country that he has worked so hard to win! So no matter how reluctant he is, he has to admit: Beiyu can live without Wang Su, but cannot live without Lan Yu!
Thinking of this, Emperor Yu raised his hand to interrupt everyone's dispute: "Lan Yu, you seriously injured the courtiers and robbed them by force. I will punish you with a three-month suspension of salary starting from a few days ago!"
This penalty made everyone indignant: the emperor started to fight again! He said he was punished, but in fact there was no real punishment!
"Yes, I thank the emperor for your kindness!" Lan Yu knew that Emperor Yu was giving him the steps to step down, so he immediately borrowed the donkey to get off the slope.
"Double happiness, prepare a decree for me!" Emperor Yu paused and said solemnly: "Lan Yu has made outstanding contributions in guarding the border. From now on, he will be named the Southwest General Soldier and Prince Shaobao. He will turn the southern border into a
The independent station area will be directly assigned to the imperial court in the future! Also, if anyone objects to Lan Yu going to the edge of town again, I will send him to Annan to fight!"