Come to Daming with military supplies

Chapter 357 Blackmail

As Han Qing, who is in charge of the entire criminal name in Guangdong, after receiving Jia Ping's tribute, he also said that he would save his life, but he needs to be reluctant for a while, and then restart it when the time is right.

Abandoning the city and becoming the general of a defeated army seems like a shameful thing.But he was not the only one who lost the city, at least it seemed that he had killed the enemy in blood.Based on this, Han Qing was a little confident, and even greeted the chief envoy Lu Youfu for this matter.As soon as the imperial envoy arrived, he took the opportunity to say a few good words, and the matter would surely pass.

It is precisely because of this reliance that Jia Ping, who has the confidence to dare to appear here, changed his expression after hearing Yang Chendong's words to him, and immediately fell to his knees, "Master Imperial Envoy Mingjian, the last general It is true that you fought the enemy bravely, but the general situation is such that you have to retreat from the city!"

When Jia Ping knelt down, Han Qing, the Inspector General of Guangdong who was standing beside him, also stepped out of the queue, "General Jia Ping's words are right. This time, there are indeed many bandits and soldiers, and it is impossible to abandon the city." For this, I hope that the imperial envoy can understand."

Han Qing stood up one step at a time, and took the initiative to intercede for Jia Ping. After seeing this scene, other Guangdong officials also understood.I know that this must be a lot of life-saving money.That means colleagues are officials, should they also stand up and do their part?Forging a good relationship at this time, presumably there will be benefits afterwards. Moreover, with the idea of ​​dying with cold lips and teeth, pleading for Jia Ping now is tantamount to leaving an extra retreat for himself. Who can guarantee that he will not make mistakes? ?

All the officials thought this way. At this time, it was the chief envoy of Guangdong, and the highest official here was also ready to speak out.As the first brother in Guangdong, it is one of his responsibilities to protect his subordinates at critical times. Only in this way can he be respected and better convey his ideas and orders.

As a result, the atmosphere in the entire tent became somewhat active, and many people were eager to try it out. As long as the first person stood up, the others would learn how to do it, and came to plead for mercy like a big gang.With such a law that does not blame the public, presumably the young imperial envoy has nothing to do with them.

Everyone just waited for something to happen, and even more people turned their attention to Lord Lu Youfu, the chief political envoy.But at this moment, the young voice suddenly rang out, "Oh? Is there any reason for the defeated general who lost the city? What's more, someone pleaded with him, very good, very good, but I don't know if there is any more What about the other adults interceding for him? Come, let the Duke and the imperial envoy take a look and see how united you officials in Guangdong are."

As soon as this seemingly sarcastic remark came out, Lu Youfu, who was about to take his right leg, suddenly stopped all his movements.From these words, he felt a killing intent; from these words, he felt a sense of resentment; from these words, he felt a chill from head to toe that made his heart palpitate. "The new official takes office three fires!" This word appeared in his mind unknowingly, and at this moment his body that was about to stand up hesitated.

Lu Youfu did not take any action, and the other officials naturally watched quietly.On the other hand, Han Qing, after hearing what Yang Chendong said, stood there and raised his neck, and asked with an unconvinced look, "But I don't know what the imperial envoy means?"

"What do you mean? It's not up to you, a mere inspector, to ask me." Regarding Han Qing's interjection, Yang Chendong responded unceremoniously.It's just that the words are all ruthless.As soon as these words fell, Han Qing's complexion became very ugly, and his face flushed, as if he had been constipated for a long time.

Then there was a scene that made Han Qing even more angry, when Yang Chendong suddenly waved his hand and said to Qiu Wu, the captain of the first guard guarding the tent, "Come on, get this timid man out!" The crime of being like a mouse, fearing the enemy like a tiger, and being incompetent will bring Jia Ping to the Duke of this country."

"Yes." After receiving the order, Qiu Wu and the others strode forward immediately, and two of Leng Feng's guards immediately shot down Jia Ping's shoulders. When the big hands like iron tongs fell, Jia Ping's face became very painful, and he even lost the ability to speak in an instant.

Jia Ping was suddenly restrained, and Han Qing, who was at the side, was startled. Suddenly, he pointed at Yang Chendong behind the main table and said, "You can't do this. There is no final conclusion on Jia Ping's matter, how can you punish him out of thin air?" , I can't wait."

"Dissatisfied?" As if he had expected Han Qing to say something like this, Yang Chendong suddenly stood up from his chair, "Based on what Jia Ping said just now, why did he have to leave the city because of the situation! Dare I ask, where The general trend? What is the general trend he is talking about? Does it mean that Nanming has lost power and is about to perish?"

Yang Chendong's sudden questioning made Han Qing's face change again and again.But he is worthy of being the procurator of a province. He is in contact with various criminal cases and various official fights every day. His reaction is still very fast. After only a momentary change of color, he regained his composure and said: "You're taking the meaning out of context. General Jia Ping didn't mean that."

"Meaning, what does he mean? What do you mean? Is it difficult to do things after taking money from others? Ah! By the way, don't you want evidence? Here you are." The paper flew up from the table, flying all over the sky, as if it was snowing heavily.

The paper flew over and landed on Lu Youfu and the others, at their feet.Out of curiosity, they reached out to take it, and when they saw the contents recorded in it, they were all shocked. When they looked at Han Qing and Jia Ping, they felt more sympathetic. Sometimes, it is more surprise and fear.

What is recorded in the paper is the crime committed by Han Qing and Jia Ping.

Among them, Jia Ping fled first because he was afraid of dying and abandoning the city, which caused chaos in Zhaoqing city, and was taken advantage of by the bandit army; there was also Han Qing who accepted one hundred thousand taels of silver from the Jia family behind Jia Ping, and then spoke for him. fact.And in these records, there are all kinds of supporting evidence, such as the testimony of officers and soldiers who escaped from Zhaoqing City, such as the testimony of the housekeeper in charge of property in Jia's mansion, etc., and all of them are attached with fingerprints.

This is already an established fact.There is no need for the imperial envoy to be fake in such a matter, because it is false. Whether it is Han Qing or Jia Ping, they can bring it up in front of everyone. Such a loss will only be the face of the imperial envoy, and it will even lead to him The result of not even being able to do this errand.

Not to mention whether it is worthwhile to wrong others like this.That is to say, Jia Ping, who also saw the records in the paper, was already trembling all over.What's more, Han Qing, after seeing all this, fell to his knees with a plop, and then cried loudly, "Master Imperial Envoy, it's just that the lower officials were confused for a while. I would like to plead guilty and hand over all the dirty money." Come out, please be extra merciful!"

While shouting loudly, Han Qing also set his eyes on Lu Youfu who was standing on the side, "Master Lu, please speak up and save this officer, you know, this officer is just confused for a while!"

Han Qing's cries and cries have already proved everything and said everything is true.At this moment, everyone knew that Han Qing was in trouble.To risk one's own reputation and future for the sake of one hundred thousand taels of silver seemed unworthy.

Lu Youfu who was called by his name gently closed his eyes.He really didn't want to speak for Han Qing, it's okay to do dirty things, but if someone caught his pigtails and was publicly brought out to speak out, he would be an idiot.

For such a fool, wouldn't he be stupid if he begged for help?

It's just that the truth is so, but Lu Youfu had to stretch out his hand, not for anything else, but because he and Han Qing had a good personal relationship, and he received quite a lot of filial piety during his one-year stay in Guangdong. People have too deep ties, if the other party is really in trouble, once you stand by and watch, who knows if the mad dog will bite people randomly.Judging by the methods of this imperial envoy, if something really happened into his hands, I am afraid that I will be finished.

Lu Youfu, who didn't want to speak out but really had to speak out, had to step out of the queue after a lot of inner struggle, cupped his fists and said to Yang Chendong: "Master Imperial Envoy, I'm afraid that Han Qing is also confused this time, why don't you Please see that he has no credit for governing Guangdong and he has worked hard, so let him be punished lightly."

"Gentle punishment?" Yang Chendong looked directly at Lu Youfu.Just this stare made this Guangdong elder brother tense all over his body.Although it is possible for him to be the other party's grandfather in terms of age, but compared to his aura, he has to admit that Yang Chendong is more majestic and more pressured than all the young people he has ever seen.Even those eyes don't look like the eyes of a young man at all, they seem to be a pair of vicissitudes of life that have experienced many things, as if they can see through everything in the world at this moment.

When asked about it, Lu Youfu, who was also shocked in his heart, was shocked, and said unknowingly: "Yes, I would like to ask the imperial envoy to give you a lenient sentence. Han Yanchasi's family also has a lot of money, so he would like to Donate most of it to the military supplies of the army to atone for his crime."

Take money to buy sin.

It seemed inconceivable that Lu Youfu put this thing that could only be done in private at this moment on the table.At least it is an extremely shameful thing to put it on the literati who have read the books of sages since childhood.But at this moment, Lu Youfu really didn't know how to intercede for Han Qing.This imperial envoy has just arrived, so there is no personal relationship at all; he is not an official of Nanming, even if he finds someone to suppress him, it may be difficult to do.And even if it was done, Han Qing's head would have fallen to the ground.In order to save himself, he had no choice but to make such a move.Even when he said this, his expression was extremely unnatural, and it could be seen that he was really ashamed by his own words.

Chapter 358 The Corpse Is Valuable

As soon as Lu Youfu said this, Guan Ying, who was standing directly opposite him, had a very ugly expression on his face.In his opinion, the Guangdong officials at today's meeting really humiliated the Nanming court. If the military generals abandoned the city and fled, and the civil servants received dirty money, once it gets out, I don't know how many people will laugh in secret. .

However, all of this seems to be incomparable to Lu Youfu's actions. This person even openly offered bribes.And in front of so many people, isn't he afraid that Yang Chendong will get angry again and make him angry?

When Guan Ying was secretly annoyed and hated, Yang Chendong, who was standing there with a bad face, suddenly sat down, and then asked with a calm expression, "Oh? Are you willing to donate your family's wealth for military expenses? What about that?" I don’t know how much it is? Let me tell you, I can’t agree without this imperial envoy.”

If the performance of Lu Youfu and others was already shocking, the moment Yang Chendong said this, the audience was like thunder, and everyone stood there with a blank expression at this moment.Some people even pulled their ears with their hands, as if trying to see if there was something wrong with their hearing.

One bribed in public, and the other accepted bribes in public.Moreover, all the officials present were from Guangdong, and there were many important ministers and generals.This unimaginable scene actually happened.At this moment, Lu Youfu, who said the words of bribery out of desperation, was also shocked, standing there a little at a loss.

Seeing the sudden silence in the big tent, Yang Chendong seemed very displeased with everyone's behavior, "What? Didn't the imperial envoy say it clearly enough? Or is it that the criminal officer Han Qing is unwilling to pay the money?"

"Yes, yes." After finally realizing that all this is true, Han Qing said repeatedly, like a drowning man suddenly catching a dead tree, "The criminal is willing to pay the money, pay the money."

"How much?" Yang Chendong lay down on the copywriter in front of him, staring into Han Qing's eyes and asking.

"Pay" Han Qing thought about what Yang Chendong said just now that it is impossible to take less, thinking that such an opportunity might not come up again, he gritted his teeth and said: "The criminal officer is willing to give 20 taels of silver to atone for the crime, please The imperial envoy will give you a chance."

"20 taels!" Hearing such an answer, Yang Chendong repeated lightly, and then he stopped making a sound, but looked like he was thinking.

This scene really frightened Han Qing. He thought that the money he paid was too little, so he said cruelly: "I am willing to give 40 taels of silver. This is already the property of my family. There is really no more money." There are many."

"Oh, 40 taels. Let's be so-so. After all, you are a second-rank official of the imperial court, and you are worth the price. Even so, it's fine. The imperial envoy will not pursue your crimes. As for what the emperor will do It's up to you, so it has nothing to do with this imperial envoy." Yang Chendong shook his hand, which also made Han Qingda, who was kneeling there, heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that he was fine for the time being, as for the emperor, relying on him It is not that there is no room for change in the relationship with several important ministers in Kyoto, but I am afraid that I will need to borrow money to tide over the disaster.

Han Qing had no more crimes, and Zhaoqing General Jia Ping, who was kneeling over there, seemed to see the hope of rebirth. Regardless of the pain in his body when he was held down, he shouted loudly, "Master Imperial Envoy, the guilty general is willing to use money to atone for his sins!" .”

"You are also willing to take money." Yang Chendong seemed to be very interested in asking.

"Yes, the criminal general is willing to take silver, and he is also willing to take 40 taels of silver as military expenses for the mercenaries." Jia Ping said loudly, as if he was afraid that Yang Chendong would not hear clearly.

"Oh, you are just a fourth-rank military general, but you are willing to hand over 40 taels of silver, which is indeed a lot." After Yang Chendong's words fell, everyone else had a clear expression, and Jia Ping would also like to was offended.

But before everyone's expression calmed down completely, Yang Chendong, who had been calm and drizzled just now, suddenly changed his expression, and then shouted in a roaring voice: "Because of you, one hundred thousand people in Zhaoqing Prefecture are suffering, don't you?" Knowing how many Nanming officials and soldiers died because of this, you still have the face to talk to me about money here. Where is Shangfang's sword?"

"Furthermore." Standing aside, Humang handed over the long sword that Kuang Ye had left behind, which represented the ability to kill the faint king and the slanderous minister.Then Yang Chendong stretched out his right hand and grasped the hilt of the sword. Then the sword light flashed, the sword was unsheathed, and then a stream of blood splattered out, right on the face of Han Qing who was still kneeling on the ground and didn't get up.

A sword fell, and Jia Ping, who was still alive just now, fell to the ground, separated from everyone.

Jia Ping was killed like this.This unexpected scene left everyone at a loss as to what to say.He was obviously still negotiating the price just now, but why did he kill him?This imperial envoy is not very old, but he always does things unexpectedly. It is really hard to figure out his intentions. Such an imperial envoy is really difficult to get in touch with.

Many officials who watched this scene felt drummed in their hearts, thinking that they should be more careful when doing things in the future, and don't be caught by the imperial envoy, otherwise, they would have to take off their clothes like Han Qing if they didn't die. Layers of skin.

Besides, Han Qing, who was sprayed with blood on his face, was stunned at first, and then feces and urine flowed together, and an unpleasant smell permeated the tent.

To say that as a prosecutor in charge of criminal and public affairs in one place, he has seen the world, and there are not a few people who died under his orders, which should not be the case.It's strange to blame Yang Chendong for moving too fast, and Han Qing himself is guilty, thinking that if he didn't pay the money just now, his head would fall to the ground like now, how can he not be afraid, how can he not make a fool of himself?

Yang Chendong was also displeased by the unpleasant smell. "Forget it, let's go out for a meeting. Oh, yes, Jia Ping committed a felony, which is unforgivable. This imperial envoy killed him, but he must believe some of his words, such as what he said before his death. Everyone must have heard about the 40 taels of silver, and it is better to be a witness, and then I will ask Mr. Lu to take the silver for military expenses. Of course, the Jia family can not give the silver, so there is no money left It is necessary, bribing a Shangguan is a serious crime, and it can be punished."

Originally, everyone was covering their noses and walking out due to the filth coming out of Han Qing's body, but suddenly they heard Yang Chendong's words behind them, and everyone's expressions changed drastically.This imperial envoy is really a ruthless person. If he kills someone, he will ask for money.

Everyone was terrified, they were frightened by Yang Chendong's displayed methods.The same is true for Lu Youfu, but when he heard that his name was called, he reacted, and immediately replied obediently, "Yes, please rest assured, the Jia family will definitely take out the 40 taels of silver. It's just Can Jia Ping's body be sent back to Jia's house?"