Red House Shoufu

Chapter 177 Rebellion and Disposal

Above the city tower, the wind and rain suddenly changed.

Upon Lin Shu's order, Tan Mingming immediately waved his hand, and the officers and soldiers of the Dragon Guard standing beside him immediately drew their swords and stepped forward.

"Let go, I'm the fourth-rank court official, how dare you do this..."

Li Jiamao struggled twice, but the hands of the dragon guards firmly suppressed him.

He struggled to raise his head, and shouted at Lin Shu: "Lin Shu, even if you are an imperial envoy, it is against the law of the country to be sentenced before trial. I am the head of a government. Not for you."

Lin Shu flicked his sleeves: "Hmph, I really don't know what you are doing? The ruler of a government, disregarding the life and death of the people under his rule, seized the government's disaster relief food and used it for other purposes... Judgment before trial General Tan, take this group of moths, and I will use them to pay homage to the innocent souls who died in vain in front of the people!"

The magistrates, Tongzhi, Tongpan and other high-ranking officials in the Yamen of Daming Prefecture were all detained at the side, and only the magistrates of the counties who came with them stood aside.

Cai Jinwen, magistrate of Jun County, glanced at the heavy rain outside the window, gritted his teeth and took a step forward.He bowed and bowed, and said eagerly: "Xiaguan County Magistrate Cai Jinwen, I implore the imperial envoy to allocate food, so that Xiaguan can return to Jun County as soon as possible to help the victims..."

Fang Li, who was standing with Cai Jinwen, also followed, and bowed down: "Fang Li, the county magistrate of Hua County, I implore the Imperial Envoy..."

"Don't worry, I have my own considerations about the disaster victims. I have evidence for Li Jiamao Shangguan Jing and others, but whether you are in the same boat or not still needs to be reviewed."

Lin Shu went out of the tower first, and Tan Mingming next to him motioned for everyone to follow.

The imperial guard of honor had already arrived from Xingyuan, Lin Shu got into the carriage, Tan Mingming got on his horse, gonged to clear the way, and a group of people rushed to the government office.

dong dong dong...

The drum of grievances at the gate of the government office was thumped heavily, and Lin Shu ordered his subordinates to beat the gong to bring the imperial envoys to interrogate the magistrates and fellow magistrates, and the news spread throughout the city.At the same time, let the dragon guards escort the group of refugees over.

Standing in the main hall of the government office, Lin Shu looked at the words "Defend yourself and love the people" above his head, feeling extremely ironic.

Tan Mingming brought two people in embroidered guard official uniforms to Lin Shu's side, clasped his fists and said, "Scholar, these two are Qianhu Shen Lun from the Qianhu Office of the Embroidered Guard Daming Mansion, and the deputy Qianhu Cuihe. When the general went to catch them, they were having fun in a brothel in the city!"

"The government of the Daming Mansion is corrupt, and the people are falling into an abyss. As the eyes and ears of His Majesty, you actually concealed it and did not report it!"

Lin Shu didn't even want to look at the two of them, so he waved his hands and told Tan Mingming, "We don't care about the embroidery guards. Send them to the capital and hand them over to Beizhen Fusi."

"My lord, why didn't you try the first trial?" Tan Mingming was a little puzzled. Embroidered clothes guards are proficient in detection. If they want to find out the specific situation of Daming Mansion, interrogating these two people is the most convenient way.

Lin Shu shook his head, motioning to take the two of them down.Then he explained to Tan Mingming: "Embroidered clothes are the eyes and ears of the emperor, so we shouldn't be clingy. Li Jiamao and the others can get all the information about the Daming Mansion..."

Just as he was talking, Fuquan came in with two ledgers and a stack of letters: "Master, this was found from the back house of the government office."

Lin Shu took it over, opened the letter and saw that the signature was someone he didn't know.However, the content of the letter is a bit shocking, those who raise money, those who win over officials, those who arrest young men, those who forge weapons...

"Bachelor, this general will know that he is a gentleman from a private school in the capital. He has a daughter who entered the palace as a concubine four years ago."

Tan Mingming saw a letter signed by Wanzhongyuan, and quickly said to Lin Shu: "This Wanzhongyuan is very famous in Xicheng. He has been to the exam six times, but he was not on the list. Later, in a fit of anger, he swore not to enter the examination room. Teaching and educating people is a career..."

"Interesting, he didn't enter the examination room, but let a woman enter the palace as a concubine...Look at this letter, it seems that our Highness the 'Worthy King' finally can't stand the loneliness."

Tan Mingming took the letter, and the more he read it, the more frightened he became.According to Wan Zhongyuan's intention, Li Jiamao was asked to withhold the relief food allocated by the imperial court, as well as the previously built weapons, and send them to several hidden places in Henan and Shandong.

"This is... is this a rebellion?"

"It's expected, there's no need to panic."

Lin Shu flipped through the books and letters, and he had a general idea of ​​what to do.He said to Tan Mingming: "Your Majesty has been aware of this for a long time, Mr. Zhang Ge came back to his hometown to deal with this matter."

"Fuquan!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"I will write a letter, and you will personally send my letter and these things to the auspicious talisman, and at the same time ask the British government to send a troop over quickly. There are hundreds of people close to us, and we really can't hold back..."

Lin Shu immediately spread out the paper and finished writing the letter after a while.He stamped his official seal, thought for a while, and then stamped his private seal.

After Fuquan received the letter, he hesitated and said, "Master, why don't you let someone else deliver it, the subordinates are worried about your safety..."

Lin Shu patted him on the shoulder: "I have General Tan here, so there will be no problems. Going to the auspicious talisman is a very important matter, and I don't worry about others."

"Brother Fuquan, don't worry, with me here, the bachelor will never be in danger." Tan Mingming also patted his chest to reassure, and the armor slapped loudly.

Fuquan clasped his fists in thanks, put away the letters and other things, and bid farewell to the two of them.

Lin Shu looked at the heavy rain outside the door, sighed and told Tan Mingming: "The wind and rain in Daming Mansion may be even worse!"

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dong dong dong...

The drum of grievance sounded again, and the government office was crowded with people.The umbrella could no longer be opened, but the crowd didn't care at all.

"Imperially ordered the governor of Henan Military and Political Affairs, the Hanlin Shijiao Bachelor, the Hanlin Daizhao, Zhan Shifu Zuo Yude, the cabinet walker Mr. Lin, holding the emperor's sword, investigating and punishing the prefect of the Daming Prefecture Li Jiamao, Tong Zhi Shangguan Jing and other officials..."

A list of official names was reported, and the Dragon Guards were strong and strong, and they were majestic and solemn, and the common people were shocked by the battle.

With a snap, Lin Shu patted the gavel: "Lead someone into prison!"

As Li Jiamao, Shangguan Jing and others were brought into the hall, the official, who was dressed in official clothes earlier, now has disheveled hair and the appearance of a prisoner uniform.

"Lin Jinyu, you falsely preached the imperial decree and violated the law..."

"Paws!"

For such people, Lin Shu did not have the slightest sympathy.He interrogated Li Jiamao and the others just to appease the hearts of the people.The necessary evidence has been found long ago, and the crimes committed cannot be overstated.

clap clap clap...

The officers and men of the Long Guard were more ruthless than ordinary government servants when they picked people up.After a while, Li Jiamao's mouth was speechless.

After a brief interrogation, Lin Shu directly ordered Li Jiamao to be decisive.Of course, the crimes are nothing more than embezzlement of food for disaster relief, collusion with wealthy gentry, abduction and trafficking of disaster victims, and sitting by and watching the people live and die.As for the private forging of weapons, the secret training of private soldiers, and the intention to rebel, all things have been hidden.

Because so far, there are two people who have not been caught.One is Luo Xiangming from the Qianhu Office of the Daming Prefecture of Henan Province, and the other is Wanzhongyuan from the capital.

(End of this chapter)