Volume 1: The Swan Goose Chapter 70: How Proud of a Strong Man (3)
Han Yan bowed again, and then told Emperor Yu the whole story of Pingyang Hou's case, as if he was crying every word:
There is a large paddy field in Daohua Village where she lives. Because the villagers are illiterate and have lived here for generations and know nothing but farming, that is all the villagers rely on for survival.
Once, Pingyanghou and his son passed by Daohua Village when they were out for fun, and they immediately took a look at the fields facing the mountains and water. I don't know whether it was because of the pleasant scenery, or because the fortune teller said that the feng shui was good there. In short, Pingyanghou insisted on turning the paddy fields into
Take it and build yourself a mansion.
He sent people to find the village chief to express his wishes, but he was rejected by the village chief who understood the righteousness. Unexpectedly, this angered Pingyang Hou, who actually sent people to beat the village chief to death in front of the villagers.
However, after the incident, the county magistrate did not dare to make the decision for the village chief, and just treated the matter as an accident. The death of the village chief did not stop Pingyang Hou, and he sent people to spread the word in the village - hand over the paddy fields.
You will get a generous amount of gold and silver, enough to spend the rest of your life without worries!
The country people had never seen the world. When they heard that there was a fortune to be made, and the experience of the village chief who was beaten to death, many people were tempted, and soon signed a sales contract with Marquis Pingyang.
Who knew that Marquis Pingyang was so vicious and sinister that he took advantage of the common people's illiteracy and secretly changed the contract - changing the original eighty taels of silver to eighty taels!
The villagers, who had no livelihood other than farming, realized that they had been cheated, so they united to resist Marquis Pingyang and the unequal contract. But Marquis Pingyang immediately changed his face when he had a piece of paper in black and white, and brutally murdered all the villagers.
Even women and children were not spared...
All one hundred and eighteen people died tragically, and the blood that flowed out dyed the entire paddy field red. Because the whole village was almost extinct, no one came to collect their bodies. The corpses and the strong smell of blood attracted many wild animals.
Dogs and crows, these beasts' eyes had turned red when they left after eating and drinking. Pingyang Hou and his son, who also had red eyes, built a magnificent mansion on it regardless of the matter. Those once vivid lives,
It just became a stepping stone to their mansion...
At the last moment, she couldn't bear it any longer, so she fell on the ground and burst into tears. The heart-rending cry echoed in the empty hall, making it particularly sad and sad, and those who heard it couldn't help but shed tears.
Emperor Yu listened quietly, his face getting uglier and uglier. By the time Han Yan finished speaking, his face was as cold as frost. He glared at Liu Bingwen fiercely. At this moment, the other person's face was as white as paper, with his eyes lowered and his eyebrows lowered.
Say something.
Different from the cold and angry accusations in the memorial, listening to the person involved in the incident narrating this tragedy with emotion, the scenes of blood dripping with mourning and wailing all over the place seem to be right in front of you.
Emperor Yu was silent - Marquis Pingyang killed hundreds of people without hesitation, just for a mere house. Ambition and desire will become bigger and bigger. One day in the future, will Marquis Pingyang be as safe as Annan?
Hou General, for the sake of greater wealth, would he also extend the butcher's knife to himself?
At this time, he was not sure anymore. But obviously, for the sake of his own country, he was determined not to protect and condone Pingyang Hou and his son anymore. However, he could not deal with the two of them hastily at the moment. After all, there were many relatives of the emperor and his countrymen.
Looking at myself, especially the mother's family of Queen Mother Xiaokang, they are the fourth generation and the three princes. The relationships in the Beiyu court are complicated and their reputation is extremely high. If I accidentally cause their dissatisfaction, they will inevitably get together.
Keep warm and take offense at yourself, the emperor.
But before he could find a perfect way to get along with him, Xia Yunqing stepped forward, bowed deeply, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Liu Shangshu just submitted a memorial to impeach the minister. I am willing to accept the emperor's investigation, and I am even willing to give up my position as chief minister.
Now that the witnesses have been presented, I request the emperor to arrest Pingyang Hou and his son and thoroughly investigate the case!"
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.
Liu Bingwen stared at him in disbelief. He never expected that Xia Yunqing would actually retreat in order to advance. He would rather give up his position as chief assistant than force the emperor to deal with Pingyang Hou and his son.
"Report!" Ming En's high-pitched voice sounded outside the door again.
Emperor Yu, who was upset, had an even uglier look on his face. He glared at Eunuch Shuangxi and angrily said, "Where does this slave come from? Why is he always yelling?"
Eunuch Shuangxi quickly slapped his ears twice.
He leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. It's all a slave who failed to teach his apprentice well, which made him look embarrassed." After that, his round body trembled and he ran out.
After a while, Eunuch Shuangxi grabbed Ming En's ear and walked into the palace with a curse: "You are looking for death, you are just embarrassing me, let's see if I don't beat you to death later!"
Ming En grinned and screamed as he was dragged into the palace. Immediately, Eunuch Shuangxi let go of his ears and kicked his vest. Ming En stumbled to the ground and broke his nose.
Emperor Yu stared at him coldly, slapped the table and said angrily: "Why are you so alarmed?"
Ming En quickly knelt down, pulled up his sleeves and wiped the blood from his face, and said tremblingly: "Let me tell you, Your Majesty, those ministers in the Long Live Palace have made a big fuss! They threatened that if the Emperor doesn't see them again, they will all come to the Zichen Palace together.
Face the Saint."
Emperor Yu had a look of displeasure on his face, looked at Eunuch Shuangxi, and shouted coldly: "You and Yu Shousi, go to the Long Live Hall to see who are causing trouble!"
"I obey the order!" Ruan Lang and Eunuch Shuangxi bowed their hands, then immediately bowed out and hurried towards the Long Live Hall.
At this time, the Long Live Hall was filled with people standing in darkness. Everyone was talking angrily, with a look of displeasure on their faces. When everyone heard the footsteps outside the door, they all looked back expectantly. When they saw the special character of the Imperial Guard,
After taking the Feiyu's clothes, they all turned back in disappointment.
Someone with sharp eyes saw Eunuch Shuangxi behind Ruan Lang at a glance and exclaimed: "Eunuch Shuangxi is here!"
Hearing this, the officials immediately became excited and gathered around each other, shouting: "Eunuch Shuangxi, we have been waiting all morning, when will the Emperor be willing to show up to see us?"
Eunuch Shuangxi folded his hands, smiled, and began to speak in an official tone: "My lords, don't be anxious. The emperor has been in poor health recently and needs to rest. Your lords, please come back. When the emperor feels better, he will summon you all!"
"Stop talking nonsense!" He Mengchun, the seventh-level supervisory censor, strode out of the crowd and shouted loudly: "We know that His Majesty is in the Zichen Palace now! How dare you, a little eunuch, deceive us!"
Wang Yuan, the censor of the Inspectorate, also rushed over and echoed: "It's useless what you said! We won't leave until we see the emperor today!"
When Eunuch Shuangxi saw that these people's energy and blood were rising, he could no longer be intimidated, so he winked at Ruan Lang and stepped aside without saying a word.
Ruan Lang understood, and glanced at everyone in the palace with his sharp eyes, and shouted loudly: "Masters, please go back! The Long Live Palace is the place where His Majesty and his ministers conduct daily government affairs. No entry is allowed except during court hours.
Sir, please communicate with His Majesty through the normal communication channels. If you continue to press hard like this, don’t blame us, the Chief of Staff, for being rude!"
Ruan Lang's words carry a lot of weight: the Imperial Guards Division was directly under the emperor's personal jurisdiction, so Emperor Yu moved the Imperial Guards Division out to admonish these people. This was a naked warning!
But such a warning is really not worth mentioning in the eyes of these officials who are not afraid of death! How could they be afraid of such a verbal warning when they came with the determination to remonstrate to death!
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Liufang, who was in the midst of the seventh-rank household affairs incident, walked out and shouted loudly: "His Majesty actually sent the Chief of Staff to threaten us? Why did he avoid it? Is he afraid of the advice of us officials?
” After saying a few words, he suddenly straightened his back, his eyes shining brightly, and he stared at Ruan Lang sternly.
At this time, the supervisory censor He Mengchun came out again and shouted: "Don't be discouraged! As long as we persist, His Majesty will definitely change his mind!"
Immediately, he looked at Ruan Lang and said righteously: "Those of us have read the books of sages since childhood, and have studied hard for decades, just to be an upright and good official. For the people, for the common people.
, we will definitely fight to the end! If His Majesty is unwilling to listen to our advice, then remove us all! Anyway, today, we will not retreat to the death!"
His words made other officials excited and excited, and the normally solemn and majestic Long Live Hall suddenly became extremely noisy and chaotic.
Everyone gathered around Ruan Lang and talked to each other. He was a martial artist. How could he be the opponent of these knowledgeable people? He looked anxiously
Turning to Eunuch Shuangxi on the side, Eunuch Shuangxi shook his head at him and pulled him out sadly.
Walking outside the door, Ruan Lang asked eagerly: "Eunuch Shuangxi, what should we do now?"
Eunuch Shuangxi rolled his eyes, pulled him and said in a low voice: "Master Ruan, looking at their posture, I'm afraid they are going to cause trouble today! I suggest you take the imperial guards to guard here, and don't let them go to the Zichen Palace to cause trouble.
Your Majesty has an old slave to tell you!"
Ruan Lang glanced at the noisy Long Live Hall, sighed helplessly, and could only hand over his hands and said: "That's all we can do, then I'll bother Mr. Shuangxi to make a trip!"
"It's easy to say, this is what the old slave should do." After that, he lifted up his robe, swaying his body fat, and ran towards the Zichen Palace with small steps.
Ruan Lang stood outside the Long Live Hall, still feeling uneasy. He pulled over a guard and told him, "Ask more people to guard the Long Live Hall. Don't let any minister go!"
"Yes!" The man bowed, turned around and left.
"Wait!" Ruan Lang called out to him, and the man turned his head and looked at Ruan Lang in confusion.
Ruan Lang walked over and looked him up and down. This man with a scar on his face said suspiciously: "Are you new here? Why haven't I seen you before?"
The man smiled and said, "I've been here at the Imperial Guard for a while."
Ruan Lang frowned and asked, "What's your name!"
The man grinned and replied loudly: "Master Ruan, just call me Ping Si!"
The strong wind outside the palace had already blown away the flowers on the branches. Now the branches are covered with green leaves and covered with fruits.
Eunuch Shuangxi trotted back to the Zichen Palace, but his mind was racing rapidly, thinking about what happened today and which side he should be on.
The atmosphere in the Zichen Palace was a bit dull. Emperor Yu sat on the dragon chair with a sinking face, his eyes fixed on the woman in front of him.
Xia Yunqing and Man Tingfang stood as steady as a mountain on the left side, looking confident. Liu Bingwen stood on the right side with a distracted mind, his eyes rolling around, feeling extremely panicked.
A burst of heavy footsteps gradually approached. Eunuch Shuangxi held his brocade robe in one hand and held the door frame with the other, panting as he walked into the hall.