Northern Dynasties

For most people, death means the end of life.But for some people, this is a new beginning.

Wang Mingyuan was born into a famous family in Jingzhao, and his father was also a famous minister.But relatively speaking, he himself is much mediocre. He has nothing to say when he reaches middle age, and he has nothing to show in terms of merit or fame.

If nothing unexpected happens, his life will probably continue to be so mediocre. When he dies of old age, apart from the tears of his relatives and friends, he will not have any impact or touch on the world.

But in troubled times, with new turmoil and new changes every day, wanting to live an ordinary and mediocre life is just a luxury dream for many people.Even when the end comes, you are lucky to be able to choose your own way of death.

Since Wang Mingyuan committed suicide in the East Palace, his death became extraordinary.In just one night, the news spread throughout Chang'an City, and even the people in the village heard Wang Mingyuan's last words: "How can I protect an inch of land in my hometown, but I am worth seven feet!"

There are many types of heroes in this world, but the ones that resonate most emotionally with the people in the countryside are undoubtedly those who fight against evil forces in order to protect the interests of the countryside, and are even willing to pay the price with their lives!
So that night, all the scholars and people in Chang'an City got to know Wang Mingyuan again, and Guan Xierlang's bones and pride were deeply shaken.On the second day, people from different walks of life also responded in their own ways to Wang Mingyuan's righteous act of sacrificing his life to defend the interests of his hometown.

Chang'an City does not have a strict curfew system, and there are many broken gaps in the city wall for people and animals to pass.Therefore, at dawn, there was no shortage of people leaving the city in an endless stream. When meeting people walking at night, they occasionally shouted and asked, and learned that they were going to the same destination, so they walked together and rushed to Wang Mingyuan's urban and rural areas.

The group of these people grew larger and larger, and at the same time they spread relevant news to the countryside. This also inspired the people in the countryside to have a sense of justice, so they all spontaneously gathered to follow.

Yan Qing led his troops into the countryside yesterday to control Wang Mingyuan's clan members, but without further instructions from Daxingtai, he could only temporarily confine Wang Mingyuan's clan members to the Wang family's mansion in the village and not go out.

In the early morning, villagers began to gather outside Wang's mansion to watch.Yan Qing didn't pay much attention to this. This family was a prominent family in the village, but any disturbance would naturally attract the attention of the villagers. He just thought that these people were just coming to watch the fun.

But gradually, as more and more people gathered outside the mansion, Yan Qing also smelled something unusual.Although Bacheng County is a suburban county in Kinki and the township is densely populated, gatherings of tens of thousands of people at every turn is by no means a common occurrence.

To be on the safe side, he planned not to stay here and wait for orders from Daxingtai, but to take Wang Mingyuan's immediate family members back to Chang'an first.However, it was okay that he didn't move. As soon as Wang Mingyuan's wife and children were led out of the house, the people around him who were still watching from a distance immediately came closer and shouted excitedly: "Give me back my king, give me back my king." !”

Yan Qing was shocked when he saw the indignation of the masses. At this time, the number of villagers gathered around him had far exceeded the number of people he had led. In order to avoid further irritating the people and causing riots and civil uprisings, Yan Qing could only Then he sent Wang Mingyuan's wife and children back to his house, and at the same time sent Qingqi Qimao back to Chang'an to report the situation here and ask for instructions.

But at this time, the palace of the Prime Minister in the Imperial City was also unclean, and the atmosphere was even more subtle and dangerous than in the city and countryside.

Yang Kuan reluctantly went out and got in the car. When he arrived outside the Prime Minister's Mansion in the Imperial City, he found that he was already a late arrival. There were already more than a dozen officials from Guanzhong in front of him queuing up to wait for the grand ceremony. Xingtai’s summons.

When these people saw Yang Kuan's arrival, they all cheered up. Guanzhong's hometown is not known for its prosperous people. Yang Kuan served in Heluo for a long time and later followed Xiaowu to enter Guan. Now he is also cited as an ally by these Guanlong scholars. And build momentum.

So they all stepped aside and moved Yang Kuan from the end of the line to the front.When Yang Kuan saw this, he felt a pain in his heart. He didn't want to get involved deeply in the matter, but if he didn't show up, it would inevitably cause great harm to people. With the advice of the children in the household, he reluctantly joined in to watch the fun, but he I don’t want to be directly promoted as the leader by the masses.

As soon as he stood in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, he saw Su Liang, the Minister of Xingtai, walking out of the mansion.

Su Liang's face was solemn, his brows were furrowed and he lowered his head as he walked quickly. When he got close, he noticed Yang Kuan and others, and stopped for a moment to clasp his fists in greeting.

"Has Su Shangshu heard about the affairs of the Wang family?"

Seeing Su Liang's expression, Yang Kuan asked in a low voice.

Su Liang sighed softly after hearing this, then nodded, looked at Yang Kuan and the people behind him and said: "The evidence of Wang Mingyuan's crime is conclusive, he was wildly disobedient to the law and committed suicide in fear of crime. There is really no reason for mercy. If this is why you are here. If you report the disturbance to Daxingtai, please go home. Daxingtai has mercifully stated that only the Wang family will be prosecuted, and the rest will not be questioned. If we continue to rely on public interests and press the national law, it will only make the situation even more uncontrollable. ." Yang Kuan originally didn't want to get involved in this muddy water, but after hearing this, he turned around and advised everyone.But before he could speak, someone present said sternly: "Su Shangshu's remarks can be said to be fair and appropriate to the king's ministers. However, how can we wipe out the kindness of the country's righteous people with just one word? Today, we can keep silent. But when things happen to my hometown in the future, who will be heard?"

After everyone heard Su Liang's words, they had already started to think about retreating, but after hearing these words, their swaying hearts suddenly became firm again. Some spoke in agreement, and some remained silent but stood still. Not moving at all.

When Yang Kuan saw this, he could only bite the bullet and said: "Su Shangshu Mingjian, how can we dare to rely on the public to reject our orders, but we must not ignore our nostalgia. I am a man from the grassland, and I value the countryside more than the court. Occupying this honorable position, if the orders cannot be issued and the voices cannot be heard by Heaven, it would be a failure for both the superiors and the subordinates."

Su Liang hurried into the mansion this morning to persuade Daxingtai in the hope of giving Wang Mingyuan a lighter punishment, but he was reprimanded by an angry Daxingtai.He spoke out to advise everyone, hoping not to make the situation too tense.

But seeing that the masses were still so stubborn, he felt helpless.What Yang Kuan said actually revealed the helplessness of these court officials. The government's decrees may not necessarily be in line with the interests of the local people. If they represent the imperial court and the Taiwan government and blindly oppress the local people, the reputation of the local people will undoubtedly be greatly damaged. But if they blindly protect the local people, And regardless of Chaogang, the most extreme outcome would be Wang Mingyuan's fate.

Not to mention the inner struggles of Su Liang and others, Daxingtai Yuwentai was also quite anxious at the moment.What was originally a very simple matter now seems to be increasingly difficult to end.

The mere nostalgia and common wishes are naturally not enough to put Yu Wentai in such a difficult position.The voice of the ant people has always been the least worthy of attention. Even if the public opinion is agitated for a while, as long as the peak is missed and a little guidance is given, it is normal to wander around.

What really bothered him was that Wang Mingyuan's death in the East Palace increased the sensitivity of the whole matter several times.Although Donggong has no direct relationship with this, many people who don't know the inside story will inevitably mistakenly think that this is the result of Taiwan government forcing Donggong.

Therefore, it is difficult to judge whether these people who are eager to speak out for Wang Mingyuan are speaking out of justice out of nostalgia, or whether they want to use this to convey some kind of heartfelt message to the East Palace.

Last night, Yu Wentai urgently summoned all the Zhuguo countries to discuss this matter. On the one hand, he wanted to use the Zhuguo countries' attitudes to make the prince fearful and stop acting willfully. On the other hand, he was also testing the Zhuguo countries' respective thoughts.

As a result, except for Hou Mo and Chen Chong, who expressed dissatisfaction with the townspeople's gradual retreat and Han'er's gradual takeover of military power, everyone else's attitudes were normal.Including Dugu Xin, whom Yuwentai was most wary of, this time his performance was impeccable and normal, and he did not take the opportunity to cause trouble, which also made Yuwentai quite gratified.

As long as the situation at the top is not chaotic, no matter how noisy the bottom is, it will not be a problem.The most important thing at the moment is to extract the East Palace and not continue to give people the opportunity to confuse the public and expand the situation.

Yang Kuan's words in front of the mansion soon reached Yu Wentai's ears, so he summoned Yang Kuan into the mansion, regardless of his modest words, and entrusted Yang Kuan with the task of trying Wang Mingyuan's case, and asked him to come up with a conclusion as soon as possible Come to show the public.

Yang Kuan had no choice but to accept this task. After a rigorous investigation, it was finally announced that Wang Mingyuan's crime was that he was not a general who violated the imperial palace at night, was frightened by the arrest, and committed suicide.As for the fact that he sent his domestic slaves to attack and kill the powerful chiefs of Hanzhong and humiliate Jing Zhaoyin, they were not even mentioned in the charges.

Although violating the palace ban at night is also a serious crime, as long as he is not involved in treason, his wife and children will not be implicated.Of course, Daxingtai didn't want such a strong man from the village to be regarded as a hero of righteousness in the village, and to be loved by the village.At the same time, Wang Mingyuan died because he violated the palace ban, and he would not have any deep ties to the East Palace.

As Wang Mingyuan's charges were announced, although there were still many boos in the court, there was no reason to speak out to Daxingtai in a group.As for the Hanzhong immigration plan that prompted Wang Mingyuan to commit dangerous crimes and commit suicide, they were not mentioned at all.

Of course, the Taiwan government is not completely uncompromising. When the Hanzhong immigration plan was officially announced next year, Bacheng County was not included in the list of counties within the customs that would accept immigrants from Hanzhong.In addition, the Taiwan government also maintained an extremely cautious attitude towards other similar immigration plans. When some government officials proposed to immigrate the people of Handong following the Hanzhong example, they were directly rejected by Daxingtai before they were even put on the agenda.

The aftermath of this incident still persists. Although Wang Mingyuan passed away, he gained great prestige in the village. His son Wang Shoucai was only in his early ten years, and he was supported by the villagers and promoted as county magistrate.Of course, the Tai government did not approve this appointment, but it appointed Wang Mingyuan's brother Wang Shu as the governor of the county, township and regiment, and was given the surname Yuwen by Daxingtai.

As a bystander, when Li Tai saw another Yu Wenshu in the world, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart. After all the tossing between the government and the public, he finally let Yu Wentai pick the fruit, but he didn't expect that Yu Wenshu would turn around and come from home. visit.