Emperor Qianlong: the beginning of his glory

Chapter 34 Escaping the Prison and Taking the County Magistrate as a Hostage to Stop the Riot
Yunlu didn't expect to consult himself first, he lowered his head and thought for a while, and said, "It's nothing to say, let the Ministry of War send troops to suppress it. Capture the leader and cut him! It's incredible that such a thing happened in a peaceful and prosperous age." Seeing Qianlong looking at him, Neqin hurriedly said, "I think what Prince Zhuang said is absolutely unacceptable!"

"Why?" Qianlong asked coldly.

"A magistrate of the imperial court was held hostage by them, and these prisoners did not escape from the prison." Neqin said calmly, "Using soldiers to suppress it is the easiest way, but it will not take care of the dignity of the imperial court. Since the prisoners dare to do this, it is a hug." Desperate, these desperadoes are red-eyed, what can't be done? As soon as the army is raised, the world knows that the imperial court will go to war even for such an idea, it is not worth it." Qianlong nodded and said: "What are you talking about? , but what comprehensive solution do you have?" Neqin said: "The slave thinks that the case in Shanghai should be handled according to the case."

The Shanghai case happened more than ten years ago.A family surnamed Zhang in Xiaoqiao Town, Huzhou got married, and something happened on the wedding night.The bride colluded with her lover to tie her young son-in-law to the leg of the bed as a hostage in the bridal chamber, and the two lovers openly occupied the bridal chamber to get married.This event shocked tens of thousands of people to watch the excitement, and the state reported to the government, the government reported to the province, and all the way to the Yongzheng case, making it known to the whole court.The emperor decreed that the young son-in-law must be protected and the adulterer and adulterer captured.Helplessly, the two men and women took strict precautions, watched the ten-year-old groom, and dared not disobey him if he wanted to eat or drink, and surrounded him for more than three months.Later, Li Wei of Wuhu Road was specially transferred to check and rescue.Li Wei persuaded him in every possible way, but he couldn't say anything, so he found a long-standing thief from the prison, and scented the "couple" with incense sticks, only then rescued the hapless little son-in-law.Now when encountering the robbery in Shanzhou, Naqin came up with this method.Yun Lu shook his head and smiled, "One prisoner, more than 500 thieves, all use incense sticks to fumigate? Opponents and postures are different, so we can't apply that method." Qianlong asked beside him, "What Uncle Sixteen said is the same. , is there no other way?"

"Since the master doesn't want to kill," Yun Lu said, "I think it's a good idea to encircle and not fight. After a long time, there may not be no prisoners among the prisoners." Qianlong shook his head again and again, saying: "I don't want to kill because I'm afraid Losing face, it's not that I feel sorry for these bastards." Neqin frowned and thought for a long time, then slowly said: "Master, this place in Shanzhou is where the cult "Yizhihua" is active. Therefore, I would rather lose a county magistrate than be called This group of gangsters succeeded, this is one. Send a message to the governors of Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi provinces, and martial law in the Luoshan area. If they escape, they would rather kill by mistake than slip through the net. This is two. Third, strictly order Sun Guoxi to block the news and not spread it rashly , Waiting for the imperial court to send personnel to deal with it - we are so far away, we can't discuss too much, Agui from Luoyang is not an incompetent person."

Hearing Neqin's arrangement, Qianlong felt that it was very appropriate and meticulous. He glanced at Neqin appreciatively, and said with a smile: "That's the only way, I'll leave this matter to you! Agui—is it the style of writing in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" He won the Jinshi examination?" Naqin hurriedly replied: "Yes. When the emperor was in the mansion, he once purchased tribute satin cloth. He is very capable, and he is very organized in speaking and doing things."

"Don't send imperial envoys, but the imperial edict must have this meaning." Qianlong looked at the snow outside, and said slowly, "Let Sun Guoxi and Agui deal with it on the spot, and don't disturb the ministry. It's best. You kneel down ——Inform the Hall of Mental Cultivation if there is something urgent!"

While Qianlong was discussing the prison reform in Shanzhou, Agui had been ordered by Sun Guoxi to go to Shanzhou one day earlier to deal with the first strange case of the founding of the Qing Dynasty.

The prison is located in the northwest corner of Shanzhou City.Different from other prisons, this is an underground prison - a neat courtyard like tofu blocks is dug out of the thick loess layer, there is only one passage to enter the courtyard, and a cave dwelling with holes is dug out along the walls of the courtyard. cell.The top is surrounded by walls, and there are watchtowers at the four corners—it is Henan, and it is also the most tightly sealed prison in the country.The robbery criminals and death row prisoners captured in Western Henan have always been imprisoned here, and there has never been a case of escaped criminals.But because of this, the prisoners are slack, and they don't go to the cell for a whole month to inspect.The new governor, Mi Xiaozu, had never seen this kind of prison room before. He went to inspect it suddenly, but he was swarmed by rioting prisoners and took them as hostages. can survive.

Agui's administrative office is located in the northwest of Yuewang Temple in the north of the city. From the top of the building, you can see the situation in the prison at a glance.Two thousand green battalion soldiers transferred from Luoyang have surrounded here for four days and four nights, and it is still unknown who is the first culprit in the robbery.He decided to make a statement today, and put on a black lambskin cloak and went to the watchtower of the prison.

"Hey——Listen below—" A Qianzong hand-rolled loudspeaker yelled, "Our prefect A Taizun is talking to you!"

There was a moment of silence below, and then someone laughed and said: "What the fuck prefect! We are the old Zhang Zhang! If you fart, let it go!" Ah Gui leaned out and shouted: "Which of you is the leader? Come out and speak!" After a while of silence, someone replied: "We have no heads!"

"Can you live without a head?" Agui laughed loudly, "I am Agui, a man from Manchuria, come out if you are heroes!"

"I'm sorry, we don't want to be fooled - you want to identify who is the leader, so that you can chop off your head in the future?"

Ah Gui tightened her lips, suppressed her anger, and said with a sneer, "Are any of you still wanting to live? I only have one sentence, whoever wants to live will turn his back first! For one day and one night, let Master Mi be released, otherwise I will die." Just open the Jian River to flood this nest, this Sifang pond is a good place to raise fish and feed shrimps!"

"As long as you are willing to give up these dozens of people, I don't care about this life! Tell you the surname Ah, a seventh-rank official, an eighth-rank warden, and more than a dozen government officials. If you release the water, we will soak them to death first!"

"I can't believe they're still alive!"

"If you don't believe me, release the water!"

"Let it go!" Agui was furious, and shouted loudly, "I'm also a rascal—yamen servants!"

"exist!"

"Block the water on the Run River in the northeast of the city, bring the water from the river, and let the water drown him! -Listen, you bastards, let the water be six feet deep! I'll watch you drown slowly from above !"

There seemed to be a hasty discussion in the cell below, a few masked men pushed two unkempt officials out, and sneered at Agui: "Let your brothers talk to you!" Agui fell silent and slowed down. In a tone of voice, he asked: "Master Mi, do you have anything to say?" Mi Xiaozu looked at the row of soldiers with swords and bows on the top of the Sanzhang kiln and Agui as if in a daze, and said, "My lord, what should I do?" Just do whatever you want, since you want to release the water, then release it—don't make a fuss!" Before finishing speaking, Mi Xiaozu was slapped twice in the face, and the corner of Mi Xiaozu's mouth was bleeding immediately.A tall masked man next to him scolded: "Damn! What did you say just now?" Mi Xiaozu also went all out, and shouted: "They are from the Yizhihua cult—" The warden also said The voice said "—the leader is Wang Laowu and——" Before he finished speaking, both of them had their chins removed, and a group of people beat and kicked them around, and pushed them back.

Ah Gui suddenly felt sad, rebels and officials were only seen in books, Mi Xiaozu fell to such a point, he also felt the sadness of the fox.Thinking about it, he shouted: "Listen, Wang Laowu, Mi Xiaozu is cowardly and incompetent, and he is not a good official. The court doesn't feel sorry for him either! If you let him go, you can save these five hundred ignorant people." Prisoners, aren’t they also yin skills? I’ll tell you the truth, you won’t survive, don’t you think about so many people?” When listening attentively, there seemed to be a discussion at the bottom, and suddenly everyone burst into laughter.Wang Laowu's voice shouted through the window: "Ah Gui, don't hang this kind of fancy intestines with your fifth master. You were in the womb, and I was already a famous 'Five Hells' in the underworld. What haven't you seen?" Ah Gui thought silently for a while, then said with a smile, "Zhong Kui met five ghosts today, so you are the character! Tell me, what rules do you have?"

"It's easy to say, this is an honest man!" Wang Laowu replied with a smile, "Pinglu County is across the Yellow River in the north, which is the border of Shanxi. Get ten boats and send two people to take us a hundred miles into the mountains See you on the battlefield from now on!" Agui smiled and said, "You are so smart! I let you go, what if you don't let me go?" Wang Laowu said loudly: "I have been in the rivers and lakes for 30 years, and I have never heard anyone say that my words don't count! After crossing the Yellow River, I will leave the hostages to you, and we will change at fifty miles away!"

Ah Gui gritted her teeth and thought nervously. This place goes to Tongguan in the west and Luoyang in the east. They are both densely populated places and heavily guarded by soldiers.Funiu Mountain in the south and Taihang Mountain in the northern province are indeed the best places to escape and hide.It took a long time to come up with an idea, and Ah Gui said loudly, "That's the border of Shanxi. My people can't go a hundred miles with you. We'll change people on the boat in the middle of the Yellow River, and we'll go our separate ways from now on!"

This time there was silence below, and it took a while for Wang Laowu to reply: "No, you must walk a hundred miles!" Ah Gui gritted his teeth and said, "I will let you go for a hundred miles, and the court will kill me if it finds out. It's right in the middle of the Yellow River—otherwise, you'll just wait to drink the water from the Jianhe River!" After speaking, he listened carefully, and there seemed to be a few people below who were arguing quietly.After a long time, Wang Laowu reluctantly replied: "Okay, I'm up to you! But my brothers have to go ashore, and there will be no ambushes before changing people - when?"

"Now!"

"You're farting!" Wang Laowu laughed loudly, "Hundreds of people walk in broad daylight! Prepare ten boats and start shifts tonight, start shifts!"

Agui smiled and said: "Okay, let's start! You listen to my words first, if your people dare to go back to my Henan Mansion to make trouble, I will kill your family members!" Then he went back to the Yuewang Temple and summoned the officials. Army Benzuo secretly discusses the military aircraft, and until the time to apply for the license plate, the sergeants of each battalion will act separately.

(End of this chapter)