Chapter 23: Using money as a ransom to deceive the Yuan family
The next day, the memorials of Liu Yan, Yuan Wei, Yuan Feng, and the Luoyang Order were placed in front of Liu Hong. These memorials only talked about one thing, which was the contradictions and conflicts between Liu Zhang and Yuan Shao. However, Luoyang
Ling just described what happened, but Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei pushed all the blame on Liu Zhang. Liu Yan actually asked for forgiveness, in which he made a profound reflection on his failure to teach his son, and promised to do a good job in the future.
Educate Liu Zhang.
In this way, a judgment was made. First of all, the Luoyang order had no interest in the Yuan family and Liu Yan, so his memorial was the most credible. Secondly, the four memorials said the same thing at the same time, but the three parties had different opinions.
Liu Yan even acted to take the blame, which made people feel that he was forced by others. Coupled with the power of the Yuan family, people will always sympathize with the weak, which puts the blame on the Yuan family.
It will make people feel disgusted with not admitting their mistakes. Finally, and the most critical point, Liu Zhang was only five years old. If a five-year-old child leads someone to take revenge, who will believe it if he tells it to someone? You know, when most people are five years old, they are still
Peeing and playing with mud!
As a result, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty believed what the Luoyang Order said, and punished Liu Zhang and others. Liu Zhang, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu were both the main offenders. Remembering that Liu Zhang was young, he punished Liu Zhang with twenty sticks as a warning, and Yuan Shao,
Yuan Shu, who was also an adult, actually got angry with a five-year-old child and was punished with eighty sticks, while the other threats were punished with fifty sticks!
After the verdict, everyone was stupid, Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng were even stupider. They were punished with eighty sticks. Even if they could survive, they would not survive at least half their lives. But when they heard that five-year-old Liu Zhang was also going to receive twenty sticks, they fell
Quite relieved, they didn't think it was unfair, after all, Liu Zhang was only five years old. But Liu Yan's next words stunned Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei!
"Your Majesty, my son is young. As a father, I have failed in my duty of education and I am willing to be punished on my son's behalf!"
"Your Majesty, no, one person is responsible for the work, how can he be punished by someone else?" Beating Liu Yan with twenty sticks is completely different from beating Liu Zhang.
It didn't have much impact. But if Liu Zhang received twenty canes, he might be able to beat the prodigy into an idiot!
"This..." Liu Yan was very hesitant, and he suddenly said: "Your Majesty, Jizhou is suffering from disaster, and there is a law in Han Dynasty that uses gold as a substitute for punishment. I am willing to redeem my two sons with 50,000 yuan per stick.
The punishment of ten rods!"
Fifty thousand qian is not much. Based on the exchange rate between copper coins, silver and gold in the Han Dynasty, 50,000 qian is equivalent to fifty taels of silver or five taels of gold, while Liu Zhang's twenty sticks only cost one thousand taels of silver or one hundred taels of gold.
Two gold can be redeemed! But if Liu Zhang is really allowed to use gold in lieu of punishment, Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng will not see the joke, and they will have to redeem Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's ransom does not count
What, but with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, there are nearly a hundred children of aristocratic families. If these people are allowed to redeem themselves, the reputation of the Yuan family will be stinky in the hearts of these aristocratic families, but if the Yuan family pays the fine on their behalf, then it is the Yuan family that
Financial woes for the family!
They are in a dilemma and there is no way to dissuade them. This is the current portrayal of Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng. No matter in the past dynasties, as long as it is not a heinous crime, the court will agree to pay ransom for the meritorious children, not to mention that Liu Zhang is still a member of the Han Dynasty!
What Liu Hong wanted was this effect. He said with great satisfaction: "The emperor's uncle is loyal to the country. Since he is determined to donate money to the country, I can't stop him. After all, Liu Zhang is young and ignorant, so I ask the emperor to strictly control him. If he does it again, he will be punished."
It’s not that easy to talk to anymore! Pay the money to the Chief Agriculture Officer, and then go to Luoyang Ling to pick up the people!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Liu Yan thanked him and said, "I will hand over the money in a moment!"
"Yes!" Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Is there anything else, gentlemen? If nothing happens, let's disperse the court! As for the other people who fought in the street yesterday, they will be ordered to be executed by the new Luoyang Order. If anyone dares to protect or intercede,
Don’t blame me for being merciless!”
Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng saw that the emperor was determined to punish the children of those aristocratic families! Originally, they wanted to go to Luoyang Ling privately to intercede and ask Luoyang Ling to give him a lighter punishment or not to hit him at all. When the emperor said this, they knew that they would not be beaten at all.
They wanted to persuade Luoyang Order again. But they couldn't watch their own children being beaten, let alone other children of other aristocratic families being beaten because of this matter. After all, this was the trouble caused by the Yuan family. Yuan Wei quickly stepped forward and said: "Old minister
I have something to say!”
"Captain!" Liu Hong said with a smile: "Don't you want to intercede for Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao? I advise you to save it! Mr. Zongzheng Liu Zhang is only five years old this year. If he does something wrong, he will be punished. Then Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu
You've already been crowned! You're such an adult, and you still have the ability to get angry with children! You must teach them a lesson this time, otherwise Luoyang will become a place without king's law? Especially Yuan Shu, who is so arrogant as this
Such a situation! Is it tolerable, but who is intolerable?"
"Your Majesty! Our Yuan family can be considered a meritorious family. Although Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao made quite a few mistakes this time, these are extraordinary times and I am willing to pay ransom for them!"
"Oh!" Liu Hong, who had just prepared to go to court, returned to the dragon throne and said: "The two beloved ministers are also willing to contribute to the country, how can I refuse! However, how much money are you prepared to pay to atone for the sins of your children? Young Master
I won’t obey you!”
"This..." Yuan Wei glanced at Liu Yan and said in his mind: "Can we just use Master Zongzheng's standards..."
"Hmph!" Liu Hong snorted coldly: "Liu Zhang is only five years old this year, so I took advantage of him! What? You, the second son of the Yuan family, can only compete with five-year-old children? I heard that they have already gathered Xiaolian, right?
!Cao Qing! I will leave the prison sentence to you. You will go to Luoyang to deliver the order later. Anyone who causes trouble in Luoyang from now on will be reported to me and punished according to the law!"
"Old minister, I obey the order!" Cao Jie bowed to receive the order, and glanced at Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng with evil intentions, making them tremble in fright!
"Your Majesty, I am willing to pay three times the price to redeem the punishment!" Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were both about seventeen or eighteen years old, almost three times Liu Zhang's age.
"Well!" Liu Hong nodded with satisfaction and said: "Since the two Yuan Aiqings are so loyal to me, I don't want to be too reluctant and just pay three times the price for redemption! As for the others, what should I say? If they are not willing to pay
I will order the Luoyang Order to execute those who want to be punished with money! Cao Qing, it’s better for you to go to jail!”
Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng looked at each other, and Yuan Wei said: "Your Majesty, those people were invited by the son of a minor minister. If they are executed because of this matter, wouldn't it be the minor minister's responsibility? Your Majesty, please be lenient!"
"The emperor breaks the law and the common people are equally guilty!" Cai Yong saw Liu Hong's purpose, and he immediately stood up and said: "Even if your majesty has made mistakes, he will be punished. Those children of aristocratic families do not read the laws of the country and the king. When someone commits a crime, they will not be punished.
Stop it and help the tyrants to commit violence. I request you to be severely punished to serve as a warning to others!"
"Cai Yong..." Yuan Wei gritted his teeth and said, "This matter is caused by my children. My family is responsible for this, so why bother innocent people?"
"Innocent?!" Cai Yong said angrily: "If they were just watching, they would be really innocent! But they sent their slaves to participate in the war. If they are still innocent, then wouldn't Zong Zheng's son be even more innocent? Liu Zhang just went to a restaurant to eat.
, he was insulted. If the guards around him were not strong enough, his life would have been lost in the hands of those dandies! Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
Seeing that Cai Yong was filled with indignation, Liu Hong blinked at him and immediately understood what Cai Yong meant. Liu Hong said: "What the Taifu said is absolutely true! If the Yuan family wants to bear all the blame, then Yuan Shu cannot be allowed to do it.
, Yuan Shao redeemed his sentence with gold! Murdering the clan and besieging state ministers without permission are all serious crimes of beheading, and the two Yuan Qings are also quite involved!"
When Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei saw it, they had to spend money to avoid disaster! Eighty sticks were nothing, but if Cao Jie came to fight, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao would not be able to please him! Besides, those children of aristocratic families, more or less
Shaodu has some involvement with the Yuan family. Cao Jie, a vicious man, will never show mercy unless those aristocratic families change their families. This would be digging into the foundation of the Yuan family.
"Your Majesty, I am willing to pay gold in lieu of punishment for others, but those people were instigated by Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, so please be lenient!" Seeing that things could not change, Yuan Wei could only accept this hidden loss, but he still
I want to give less money.
"Open the net?" Liu Hong sneered: "If I didn't open the net enough, I would have had them all killed long ago! Nearly three hundred people were gathered in the streets of Luoyang to fight with weapons, as well as domestic slaves, and there was a steady stream of forbidden troops.
When they arrived, what did they want to do? Rebellion? I no longer want to pursue the case, but you are unwilling to give up. I am tired, I will give you one more day to think about it, and I will get an answer tomorrow, whether it is a ransom or execution!" Liu
After Hong said this, he walked away, leaving Man Chao Gongqing with big eyes and small eyes.
When Yuan Wei and Yuan Feng came to court, they gathered together the parents of all those involved in the case yesterday for a meeting. Many of these people knew the cause and effect after their children were arrested. Zhou Yi let those slaves go.
The purpose was to inform them. Originally, in the eyes of these aristocratic families, although fighting was illegal, it was nothing more than a trivial matter. But now that it was brought to the attention of the emperor and brought to the forefront, everyone could smell something was wrong.
Some smart people have already sent people to visit Luoyang Ling in prison. The miserable images of those children frightened the leaders of these aristocratic families. A small Luoyang order would definitely not dare to treat those children of aristocratic families like this. The only
It's possible that someone was instigating it. With the emperor's attitude, who could not understand that someone was taking advantage of the situation? Understanding it is one thing, but how to do it is another, so everyone still chose to let Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei come out.
idea.
After everyone discussed for a long time, they learned from the servants about the tragic situation of the children in the family. Although they had not eaten for more than a day, when had these children of well-dressed and well-fed families ever suffered like this? Forced to do nothing, the Yuan family had no choice but to
It was decided to pay ransom with money. Otherwise, given the delicacy of these children of the aristocratic family, they would have to lie down for at least ten days and a half after being beaten. And this matter was always caused by the Yuan family, no matter whether these children of the aristocratic family would hold grudges or not.
The Yuan family, Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei cannot let this happen!