Ouyang Xiu followed the trend and listened sincerely to the people's inner thoughts. The petition meeting turned into a complaint meeting.): Read the novel
Ouyang Xiu was also secretly frightened. There were fifty or sixty cases handed over to him. He thought it was a lot, but in fact it was only a drop in the bucket of the crimes committed by Feng Jingyao and the prisoners. Most of the people were timid and afraid of getting into trouble. Many times
As long as it didn't cause the death of their own family, they would not go to any lengths to save their lives, so they just held back and said nothing. Now that they have started today, they simply said everything.
Ouyang Xiu ordered the officials around him to walk through the square and register the cases one by one. After gathering them together, there were a total of two hundred and forty-six cases, a thick stack of paper.
Ouyang Xiu's face was extremely ugly. He shook the stack of papers and looked at Song Xiang and said, "Sir Song, you are the one presiding over the case. How come there are so many missing facts?"
Song Xiang's face was red and he said: "The official has issued a notice asking the people to come to the Yamen to file complaints and appeals. Who knows... who knows that they didn't come?"
Ouyang Xiudao: "As a person in charge, I am not good at understanding the sentiments of the people. It is strange that the people did not take the initiative to confess; those people have done so many evil things in Yangzhou City, with dozens of murder cases and hundreds of minor cases. If you just go to the people for a little while, they will do it."
, how can you not know the anger of the people in Yangzhou City? Obviously you have been a muddle-headed prefect for the past three years, and you don’t know what you have done?"
Song Xiang wanted to find a crack in the ground and burrow into it. Although he refused to face it, he had to admit that he was mediocre in governing affairs and was not a political candidate. It was really unreasonable to handle so many cases but he knew nothing about it.
"I'm so ashamed. I'm going to report to the court now to resign until I die. I don't have the trust of my superiors." Song Xiang wished he could burst into tears.
"Now is not the time for you to give up your choices. We will talk about your affairs later. Now you need to verify these cases immediately. I want to report to the court. In order to calm the pain of the people of Yangzhou and calm the anger of the elders of Yangzhou, I request that these worms be put on the spot.
Make a decision, you must verify all these cases at noon tomorrow and attach them."
"I obey." Song Xiang felt a chill on his back. It seemed that by noon tomorrow, he might not have time to go to the toilet and drink water. There were more than two hundred missing cases that needed to be verified, although they were all minor ones.
case, but it was enough for him to endure.
Ouyang Xiu ignored Song Xiang and turned to the people on the scene and said loudly: "Dear fellow villagers, these scum have appeared in Yangzhou Prefecture and have brought you a lot of pain. It is really the fault of the imperial court for its lax inspection. I am responsible for this.
I would like to apologize to all my fellow villagers."
Ouyang Xiu handed over his hands, and the people said one after another: "This imperial envoy is quite decent, and he seems to be able to make decisions for the people."
Ouyang Xiudao: "After the suffering, everyone still has to live and earn a living. Parents still need to be supported at home, and children still need to be brought up. So please don't remember these unhappy things forever. The people are living and working in peace and contentment. This is the Holy Spirit."
What I expected; in order to allow everyone to live in peace and contentment, I have decided to report your wishes to the emperor and request the emperor to allow me to execute these scum who have harmed everyone in Yangzhou Mansion. What do you think?"
The people cheered loudly, the crowd was enthusiastic, and some people spontaneously applauded.
Ouyang Xiu signaled everyone to be quiet and said with a smile: "Very good, I will order someone to write a petition for you, and then ask you to put your fingerprints. These are to be submitted to the emperor. You must wash the mud off your hands."
If you press your fingerprints more clearly, maybe one of your names will be remembered by the Emperor if he sees it."
The people laughed loudly, and Ouyang Xiu no longer hesitated. He ordered the clerk around him to write the petition in the tone of the Yangzhou people and read it out in public. Considering that many people didn't even know their own names, he asked the clerk to write the names on his behalf.
Just put a bright red fingerprint on your name and you're done.
They worked until dark and got nearly ten thousand people's signatures. Ouyang Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. He thought people would be afraid of things like pressing fingerprints, but he didn't expect them to be so enthusiastic. It seemed that he really hated those people.
Cruel; Ouyang Xiu also knew in his heart that after this incident, he gained a lot of points in the hearts of the people in Yangzhou; he suddenly remembered what the emperor once said to him: the people are like kittens and puppies, if you are good to them,
They will naturally be obedient to you; if you annoy them, it will be easy for them to walk around you. If you do something wrong, they will bark and show their teeth and attack you. At that time, even if you have great abilities, you will not be able to do anything.
He was inevitably bitten and bruised all over his body.
That night, Ouyang Xiu invited Su Jin and wrote a memorial in front of him. He wrote nearly ten thousand words eloquently, reporting all the affairs of Yangzhou officials, and focusing on exaggerating Su Jin's achievements and the anger of the people of Yangzhou;
Attached to the memorial were the case files of dozens of major cases, as well as many evidence and confessions. Finally, he earnestly requested the emperor's approval and then issued an edict, allowing him to execute a group of prisoners on the spot in Yangzhou, so that the people could live in peace and stability.
Good year.
After finishing the work, Ouyang Xiu put the memorial into a cowhide bag and handed it to Su Jindao: "Tomorrow at noon, it will be sent to the stable together with a batch of case files compiled by the Song Prefect. I can leave this memorial to you for safekeeping, so you can rest assured.
, I won’t do anything in it.”
Su Jin understood that Ouyang Xiu had made up his mind, and if he acted on guard at this moment, he would really look like a villain. Su Jin knelt down on the ground, respectfully gave Ouyang Xiu three big gifts, and said:
"The kindness of Mr. Ouyang's life will be unforgettable by this official. Because this official was so reckless, he involved you, and I felt really uneasy. If you are worried, it's still too late to regret it now. You don't have to shoulder such a huge responsibility for your sake.
"
Ouyang Xiu helped him up and said: "You are not wrong. I have thought carefully about it. If I had been in that situation that day, I would have made the same choice as you. Today I have witnessed with my own eyes the tragic experience of the people of Yangzhou.
I am really frightened. The officials in Yangzhou and the Yushitai are also to blame. They always have improper inspections and surveys, which is why today's disaster happened. I should share the responsibility with you."
Su Jin said: "The administration of officials is not accomplished in one day. Only by working together can all officials do their best. There is no need for you to blame yourself. I will not dare to take this memorial away. I will also go back and summarize the food affairs in Yangzhou and report it to the three officials."
Sir, there is one thing I need to ask you to tell me, do you need to inform Mr. Third Division about the military rations?"
Ouyang Xiu smiled and said, "What do you think?"
Su Jindao: "It's not good to hide it from him, it's even worse to tell him. What I mean is not to tell him first, and then find an opportunity to tell him later after the matter calms down."
Ouyang Xiudao: "Are you afraid that after Master Sansi finds out, your involvement will be in vain?"
Su Jin answered honestly: "He who doesn't know is not guilty. If Mr. Sansi knows about it and doesn't care about it, wouldn't he be dragged into the water by me just like you? I want to wait for everything to settle down and then slowly reveal it to him.
When the time comes, there will be more dangers.”
Ouyang Xiu smiled slightly and served the tea to see the guests off; the two of them tacitly understood that it was the time of competition for the phase. For Yan Shu, it was best to keep out of sight and keep in mind. When the phase was obtained, it would be a different situation; maybe this
She would never tell him the matter, and Yan Shu would not blame him.
At noon the next day, three people and six horses galloped out of Yangzhou City and headed straight for Bianliang City in the northwest. There was only half a month before the New Year, and time was very tight, so Ouyang Xiu strictly ordered to rush to the stable within three days and report the memorial.
The empty horses are also used for interchange on the road, and there are also official horses for interchange at several inns on the road. If everything goes well, we should be able to reach the stable in two days and two nights.
After the messenger set off, Su Jin kept his promise and handed over the confessions of Chen Laogen and other officials on hand to Ouyang Xiu, and at the same time began to search for Long Zhen, who had been missing for a long time.
For several days in a row, I dug three feet deep in the city, but could not find any clues about Long Zhen. Long Zhen seemed to have evaporated half of the world and disappeared without a trace.
There was nothing gained from interrogating Shen Dezhang. Shen Dezhang only admitted that he ordered his sentencing officials to serve Long Zhen carefully and did not place any restrictions on his freedom. As for why Long Zhen suddenly escaped that night, Shen Dezhang did not know.
Su Jin then interrogated several government officials who had been guarding Long Zhen. The officials said that in the evening, Long Zhen rewarded each of them with a large sum of money and sent them to live happily in the brothel.
This was not the first time. Mr. Shen, the Chief of Punishment Department, also told me not to guard him so strictly, so they all dispersed in a hurry. I don’t know where Long Zhen went.
Su Jin was depressed and worried. Where could Long Zhen have gone? The city of Yangzhou was so tightly controlled, could he have wings and fly? dd