Waves at the end of Han Dynasty

Chapter 126
Luoyang City.

Just like the taxi drivers of later generations must understand the important affairs of the country, the people of Luoyang are no exception. When they meet a few acquaintances in the streets and alleys, they can always stop and chat.

"Hey, have you heard? Those from Bingzhou are back..."

"Which gang?"

"I said, you are so stupid that you can't act like that, those gangsters... Well, it might be another good show!"

"You can shut your crow's mouth. Last year you said that there was going to be an accident in Bingzhou. Look at the commotion. How many people in the city have entered..."

"Hey, I'm not a crow's mouth, do you know if it's a real skill, why don't you try a crow too?"

"Come on, let me tell you, you still need to control your own mouth, these days are not peaceful, you know..."

The common people are chatting and joking at most, but since the people in the court have made a move, they want to separate life and death!
As Cheng Yangqiu, the censor, took all the evidence to the hall and piled up another hill in the center again, Shi Changshi and the subordinates they sent to Bingzhou began to panic.

This cruel official wants to draw the bottom line!

No wonder he pretended to support himself before, probably because the proof of the Bingzhou gentry's crime was too detailed and too difficult to reverse the case, so he took advantage of the opportunity and threw it away as a bait, which caused everyone on his side to take it lightly and ignore the subsequent big move!
Hmm...maybe it wasn't just Kuli Yangqiu who did it alone, how could he collect so much evidence by himself?This is definitely premeditated by the royalists!
Liu Hong looked at the bamboo slips and didn't speak, and there was no expression on his face.

And the servants below began to care about each other and think about countermeasures, and the sheriffs who were sent to Bingzhou were even more trembling.

They began to think about their small actions in office. After all, there are too many things that can be mixed up in the search of the family property of the gentry, the interrogation of the gentry, and the identification of the accomplices of the gentry. They believe that no matter who they change, they will not be able to bear this huge tempting.

What's more, even if you are not greedy, the subordinates won't do anything. Offending people like this is risky. How can you make them do their best if you don't give them any benefits...

But only now did I realize that there had been a pair of eyes staring behind me all the time, and even deliberately let them do all kinds of small tricks to show off their feet, and then they would start to settle accounts as soon as the matter was over!

And looking at the flashing eyes of the master beside them, they realized a sad possibility.

If His Majesty will be furious later, they will definitely become the abandoned sons thrown by the master!
Although most of the goods they searched for were handed over to the masters, and although they had obtained the consent of the masters in advance, these were of no use, and they could not save their lives at this critical moment.

Perhaps from the day they became the master's subordinates, this ending was doomed, right?
Of course, there are also people who don't care about this, and even some people take pleasure in other people's misfortune.

Zhang Chi, the governor of Taiyuan, and Zhang Yan, the governor of Wuyuan, were both thankful that they did not take the opportunity to make money because they got the confession from their master Zhang Rang.

Originally, seeing others taking advantage of them, they could only act honestly. They were very unhappy and even complained that their master was too cautious. So many eunuchs made a fortune in Bingzhou, and it was ordered by His Majesty. What are you afraid of? The law does not blame everyone!
And they didn't realize that they were not of the "crowd" type, or they didn't realize that even if the Bingzhou gentry were so "crowd", they were also pulled down by themselves...

"Well, where did all these criminal evidence come from?"

Just when the eunuchs had their own ghosts, Liu Hong finally spoke, but his voice was calm as if he was not angry.

"It was all verified by the hermit officials of Yushitai from Bingzhou, and most of the facts have been identified by many nobles."

Yang Qiu clasped his fists and replied calmly, he never fought an uncertain battle.

"My lords, take a look for yourselves."

After hearing this, Liu Hong didn't ask any more questions, but asked Shi Changshi to check it himself.

Although he had already planned today, he wanted to convict the Bingzhou gentry and eliminate these greedy eunuchs. After all, the money they have made over the years is also a huge amount. It's over.

But acting in front of Yuan Wei, Yang Biao and others is also a must!

After all, now is not the time to reveal his intentions. Liu Hong needs to weaken the strength of the gentry in various places before that, so that he will be much more relaxed after he really turns his face.

Since I want to act, I have to "maintain" the eunuchs, they are my "loyal" servants...

That's why Liu Hong didn't have an attack, and let Shi Changshi look at the incriminating evidence submitted by Yang Qiu, which was considered to be a chance for them to find a chance to defend themselves.

"This... this is a false accusation! Your Majesty, we really don't know about these things. They are all caused by the greed of these worms. The old slaves have never thought of this!"

Sure enough, the ten servants began to kneel down and swear to justify, and blamed all the blame on the subordinates, saying that they did not know.

Of course, Zhang Rang, Li Song, and Song Dian were not among them. This time, none of their subordinates "caused trouble" in Bingzhou...

"Hmph, you don't know about it? Then how do you explain this? Don't say that all the goods have been sent to your house and you still don't know about it!"

Yang Qiu would not let them get away with it, took out another summary handbook and continued.

"Your Majesty, this is the list of belongings sent to several permanent servants by the disciples of the eunuch party. This matter is really involved. Please order a detailed interrogation to reassure the people!"

Seeing this situation, the royalists also reacted and began to assist continuously. Even some gentry officials who were originally neutral and did not participate in the incident also echoed.

Since you can't save the Bingzhou gentry, it doesn't matter, as long as you get rid of those biting dogs, the rest of the gentry will naturally be safe.

In order to save their lives, the members of the eunuchs continued to defend themselves. For a while, the court hall was extremely noisy, and the decibels of the noise even surpassed the noise of the market place...

"Okay, the noise above the court hall is like a street person, how decent! Please give me your majesty's order!"

Finally, the old minister Xun Shuang came out and sternly reprimanded everyone, and then the order of the court was restored.

"This... I thought that the regular attendants had nothing to do with this matter, and so on..."

After hearing Xun Shuang's plea, Liu Hong said helplessly, but he was still pretending to be promoted to the eunuch party.

"These sycophants have been confusing the public and enriching their own pockets for many years, and they are still not satisfied. Later, they sold their officials and lords, embezzled military salaries, installed cronies, and framed Zhongliang. This is already a situation where people and gods are indignant. Your Majesty must not tolerate them! If they are innocent, after the interrogation You can return your innocence, Your Majesty, think twice!"

But Liu Hong was interrupted by Xun Shuang before he finished speaking, and now he is the only emperor teacher who is qualified to do so in the court.

Xun Shuang's upright speech pushed Liu Hong into a "corner" in an instant, and he no longer acted, so he sighed and agreed to everyone's request, making Yang Qiu the presiding judge, Cai Yong, Shen Di, Yuan Ji and others as assistants.

(End of this chapter)