I, Liu Bian, the hero

Chapter 98
Under Yang Xu's order, a team of gold guards rushed into the crowd of Tai students, and after several rounds of shouting and questioning, they finally arrested the Tai students who had just shouted loudly.

This action caused a great uproar among the Tai students. Few of them could understand Yang Xu's worries, and most of them were angry at the Jinwei's rudeness, and they actually pushed and fought with the team of Jinwei.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Yang Xu made a decisive decision, rode his horse to the front of the crowd, and shouted sharply: "Are you planning to rebel?!"

In the drinking room, his eyes searched for the traces of Zheng Tai or his younger brother Zheng Hun in the crowd of Tai students. After all, the leader of the Tai students is now Zheng Tai. If the Tai students want to protest and make trouble this time, then Zheng Tai, Zheng Hun Brother Hun will definitely have one person present.

And this is exactly what Yang Xu is worried about. As far as he knows, both today's son and Shihou don't like Zheng Tai. Second party prison.

Among other things, this group of young and immature high-spirited students will become the main targets of sacrifice.

So he decisively came out to control the situation.

Fortunately, after hearing Yang Xu's heavy drink, those Tai students calmed down a little bit, and some of them showed fear on their faces, and they didn't dare to push and fight with the golden guard anymore. Seeing the shadows of Zheng Tai and Zheng Hun, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief: It seems that the Zheng Tai brothers still know what is good and what is bad, and they did not become too much student in this matter.

At this time Wei Wei Yang Biao had also reacted, and quickly sent his guards to control the situation. After all, Yang Xu's worries were also Yang Biao's worries.

Under the timely control of Yang Xu and Yang Biao, the turmoil caused by the Tai students was brought under control and a conflict was avoided, but it was bad for Yang Xu and Yang Biao, especially Yang Xu.

No, among the controlled Tai students, there are many Tai students who don't know the truth and spurn Yang Xu. They secretly suspect that Yang Xu is also one of the people who participated in the frame-up of Wang Fen. Otherwise, why should they be prevented from filing reasonable lawsuits? ?
Yang Xu turned a blind eye to these people's doubts or even loud questions, and devoted all his energy to controlling the crowd and preventing sudden changes. After all, it would be a disaster if the Tai students rushed to escort Wang Fen and others at this time beginning.

Not only Yang Xu and Yang Biao thought so, but Zhao Yan, the school captain of Chengmen, also thought of it, and looked at those Tai students with a pair of eyes.

In the past, what the Tai students did today was a good excuse for them to attack the courtiers, but the times are different. Under the mediation of Shi Hou, their relationship with Lu Zhi, Yang Xu and others among the scholars has been eased. , so he didn't want to make each other too nervous.

After a while, Yang Biao and Yang Xu, who controlled the commotion of the Tai students, ordered the guards to press the prison car of Wang Fen and others around the southeast corner of Luoyang City, and then entered through the consumption gate, and started a parade around the streets and alleys of the city. The Tai students returned to the school angrily, but there were also a small group of students who spontaneously followed the team.

It has to be said that Wang Fen, as one of the eight chefs and the governor of a state, will be executed for treason and rebellion. Farmers, all the city residents who knew about Wang Fen, from the gentry to the common people, had inquired about the route of the parade early on, and crowded along the roadside to watch the excitement.

It is undeniable that the prestige of the Luoyang court at this time is actually very difficult to completely control the local area. Unless the personal reputation is huge, it is difficult for the governors and prefects sent to the local area to control the local tyrants, even the officials of the state capital and county government. , Runan prefect Zhao Qian is an example.

But in Henan, Jingzhao, Sanfu, and Sanhe, the prestige and control of the Han Dynasty is still not small, and the people under the rule are also inclined to the Han and Liu royal families. Today, Emperor Ling issued an edict to punish Wang Fen and others. Li Pan, Geng Wu, Min Chun, Li Li, Cheng Huan and others followed the car and kept telling passers-by the details of Wang Fen's rebellion. The passers-by generally believed Wang Fen's rebellion.

As a result, many people, especially some good-natured people, threw stones at the prison car, smashing Wang Fen, Chen Yi, and Xu You to the ground one by one, and at the same time smashed Wang Fen and Chen Yi out. The belief in his heart that seemed to die for righteousness also became panicked.

"If I knew today, why was it in the first place?"

Yang Biao shook his head with a sigh, and ordered the guards to stop the behavior of onlookers as much as possible.

After parading for an hour, Wang Fen and others were finally taken to Luoyang West Market to be beheaded in public.

At the same time, more than ten family members of Wang Fen were executed.

It is clear that several people and three families will be stationed in Wang Fen, but why only Wang Fen's family members were implicated in the end? , Xu You is from Nanyang, Xiangkai and Zhou Jing are from Pingyuan and Peiguo respectively. In this era when access is not very convenient, it may take several months or even half a year just to be afraid of being captured by the family members of these people. How could Emperor Ling afford to wait?

Furthermore, what if the lives of Wang Fen, Chen Yi and others are saved temporarily, and scholars all over the world are aroused to jointly petition for pardon?Maybe it's the joint name of scholars from the thirteen states, and Emperor Ling was also afraid.

That's why Emperor Ling decided to execute Wang Fen and other masterminds first. After all, as long as people are dead, even if the scholars in the world protest, it won't be too bad to deal with.

"The hour has come, execution!"

Following Dong Zhong's order, Wang Fen, Chen Yi, Xu You, Xiang Kai, and Zhou Jing were beheaded at the same time and their bodies were separated.

The poor five were stuffed with cloth in their mouths, and they couldn't utter a word before they died.

But Wang Fen's family members, his uncles, brothers, and nephews, whose mouths were not stuffed with cloth balls, cried and shouted before being executed. Too much.

In the end, everything from Wang Fen's uncle who was over [-] years old to children who were only eight or nine years old were executed.

Most of the people who watched onlookers applauded. Yang Biao, Yang Xu, including Yuan Kai and other court ministers who came to watch, were all in complicated moods and had their own thoughts.

Now that the criminal was dead, Wei Wei Yang Biao stayed to clean up the scene, while Dong Zhong, Yang Xu and Zhao Yan went to the palace to report to Emperor Ling.

I don't know if it's because Wang Fen and others are going to be executed today, Emperor Ling rarely messed around with the maids, but sat in the Chongde Hall, reviewing the memorials together with Liu Bian and Lu Zhi.

After a while, waiting for Dong Zhong, Yang Xu, and Zhao Yan to return to the palace, Lingdi Longyan Dayue, until Dong Zhong mentioned the commotion of the Tai students.

I have to say that when Dong Zhong mentioned the turmoil of the Tai students, Yang Xu scolded him in his heart. After all, even Zhao Yan, the elder brother of Zhao Zhong, the Zhongchang servant, did not mention it this time for his sake. Dong Zhong spoke out.

You, Dong Zhong, are also worthy of being a scholar?
What?Relatives?Oh, that's all right.

With strong indignation towards Dong Zhong in his heart, Yang Xu said to Emperor Ling solemnly: "Your Majesty calm down, it's not because of the rebellion by the Tai students as Dong Huuqi said, the Tai students were only shocked by Wang Fen's rebellion and influenced by his past reputation, so I complained about Wang Fen's injustice, and I thought that I shouldn't go to war for it."

From the side, Lu Zhi also echoed: "Zhi Jinwu's words are very true. Wang Fen is loyal and treacherous. He has deceived many people in the past. The students of the imperial court are all young people. It is inevitable that they will act recklessly under excitement. I think Forgive me for now."

"Well……"

Emperor Ling stroked his beard and asked Zhang Rang beside him, "Father, what do you think?"

"This one……"

Zhang Rang bowed and saluted, with a playful expression on his face. In the past, he and Zhao Yan must have taken the opportunity to attack Taixue and scholars, but now, he looked at Liu Bian.

At this time, Lu Zhi and Yang Xu also frequently winked at Liu Bian, asking Liu Bian to come forward.

Considering that many of the Taixue students are the future talents of the country, Liu Bian did not want to affect the Taixue, so he said: "Father, my ministers seconded the remarks of Master Lu and Yang Gong. The chief culprit has been punished, so why go too far?" ?”

"Well."

Emperor Ling understood Liu Bian's meaning, and he was happy to kill Wang Fen, so he didn't pursue it further.

This made Lu Zhi and Yang Xu heave a sigh of relief.

A while later, in order to show how much he valued Yang Xu, Liu Bian personally sent him and Zhao Yan out of Chongde Hall.

When he walked outside the hall, Yang Xu solemnly thanked Liu Bian: "Thank you Shi Hou for the matter just now, otherwise there will be another disaster."

Liu Bian smiled and said: "Yang Gong is serious. Although I am young, I also know that most of the Tai students are the pillars of the country, just like scholars. Except for a few exceptions such as Wang Fen, most of them are honest and loyal. I also I don't want the disaster of 20 years ago to happen again."

Yang Xu heard that Liu Bian was alluding to the party, and he was very relieved. After all, he is also a person who has experienced the disaster of the party. For him, the party is not a glory, but a symbol of a dark period of suffering.

He must admit that compared with Cao Jie and Wang Fu back then, Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others under the restraint of this Marquis Shi are indeed not really evil, at least no one has been falsely imprisoned. And inexplicably died in prison.

The two were talking, when they suddenly saw Hussar General Dong Zhong walking out of the hall.

"Hmph." Yang Xu's face immediately darkened, obviously he was worried about his talent.

Who made it so that even Zhang Rang and Zhao Yan didn't make trouble this time, but Dong Zhong thought about Lingdi's mind and reported the behavior of Tai students?

Liu Bian is quite open about this. After all, in his eyes, Dong Zhong is just a real villain who spares no effort to please Emperor Bo Ling. He has neither foundation nor ability. And self-respect.

To be honest, this kind of real villain is actually much cuter than Wang Fen's so-called celebrities who act in the name of justice - this has nothing to do with Liu Bian's spies planted beside Dong Zhong.

All in all, the matter of Wang Fen's rebellion is considered temporary, and the rest is to send people to Pingyuan, Dongping, Nanyang, and Peiguo to arrest the clansmen of Xiangkai, Xu You, and Zhou Jing, who slipped through the net. Scholars will also react, and there may be a dispute between the two sides at that time.

But there is nothing to do for the time being, what the court has to do is to reward Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan and other heroes who have contributed to the escort, and at the same time send the governor of Jizhou and the prefect of Weijun—although Li Pan, Geng Wu, Min Chun, Li Li and others passed the testimony of the king Fen was exempted from being implicated, but the original official positions of these people were naturally wiped out. Except for Jushou, who Liu Bian liked, it is estimated that it would be difficult for others to have the opportunity to leave a mark in history like they did in history.

Without these people, Liu Bian didn't think about whether the historical Jizhou shepherd Han Fu would hand over Jizhou to Yuan Shao, because he decided to recommend Gongsun Zan as the governor of Jizhou.

For this reason, he discussed with Lu Zhi: "Master Lu, Brother Bogui has done a great job in escorting him this time, and my father also admires him very much. I would like to recommend him as the governor of Jizhou."

After hearing this, Lu Zhi hesitated: "Bogui used to be the lieutenant of Zhuojun, even if he was a good escort, he was not qualified to be the governor of Jizhou. Besides, the general has recommended Yilang Jia Cong and Jia Mengjian as the governor of Jizhou. This is also a sign of loyalty. Bogui is not as good as a person."

After Liu Bian heard this, he also felt that the promotion of Gongsun Zan from Zhuojun Commander to Governor of a State would easily attract criticism, so he thought about it and said, "Then...is it possible to replace Li Pan as the prefect of Wei County?"

Lu Zhi thought for a while, and then fell silent.

Liu Bian understood, so he asked Zhao Chun to contact Zhang Rang in private, and asked Zhang Rang to recommend Gongsun Zan as the prefect of Wei County in front of Emperor Ling.

(End of this chapter)