Governor's Palace
The ivy on the female wall has grown leaves, and the trees inside the wall are lush and green, with a faint red mist lingering, and flocks of birds looking for food from time to time.
There were cars everywhere in front of the door, and the officials who were welcoming them all bowed to let them in and out. When they entered the house, they saw armored soldiers guarding them, standing with swords in their hands and not squinting. Once inside, it was even busier, and the maids were busy packing and saluting.
The housekeeper arranged for the servants to fill up the carts in a hurry.
There was a middle-aged man sitting in the study, drinking tea with the governor. The tea was fragrant. The two of them sat on equal seats and felt extremely comfortable.
This is Gong Yun, the new governor. The handover was very polite to both of them. The reason is that the governor has accomplished many achievements, such as establishing a maritime ban, greatly increasing customs tax revenue, and destroying Japanese pirates. Not to mention that today he dug out the prefect who killed the guerrilla general and was even promoted. All the honors are in sight.
Although Gong Yun was ordered to serve as the governor of Yingzhou, he would not rush or be rude.
"Brother Gong, since you have come to take over from me, I have to order my subordinates to clean things up quickly, but we can no longer occupy the Governor's Mansion." The Governor was high-spirited, with a smile on his face. He took a sip of tea and felt all over. It's so exciting that it seems to be flying.
Gong Yun also took a sip: "Brother Li, you are unreasonable. You are clearly thinking about promotion, so you are unwilling to stay in the Governor's Mansion for a moment, and you even told me that you would give up the mansion to me."
"Brother Gong is the one who knows me." The governor did not deny it, with a smile on his face, and then asked: "Can you tell me about any rumors in the capital recently?"
Gong Yun just whispered: "This year, the eldest princess's little princess performed a piano performance, which was highly appreciated by your majesty. He called the little princess to play the piano more often."
"Why?" With his achievements completed, the governor was in a good mood and couldn't help but start gossiping.
"On the one hand, the little princess's piano skills have indeed improved by leaps and bounds. I was lucky enough to hear her. She is truly worthy of being a royal noble, and is far above the masters and craftsmen."
"The second thing is that King Lu came out of the capital and cried bitterly, which made His Majesty and his elders worried. Alas." Gong Yun said with a sigh.
After hearing this, the governor glanced sensitively and said thoughtfully: "In this way, the prince's position is stable."
"What I'm saying is that King Lu has become a vassal, and the status of king and minister has been completely determined. Although he still has a son, he has never been outstanding. The status of the prince is stable."
Both of them are deep people. After saying this, they will not say more about this matter.
A housekeeper came in. This man was in his forties, fair-skinned, and looked capable. At this time, he just whispered: "Sir, everything has been packed away. Only the study is left. Do you think?"
"You, you, you are always looking forward to returning to Beijing. You have only followed me for a few years, and you still want to go home." The governor pointed with a smile and said: "Okay, Brother Gong, let's go out for a walk, don't delay giving me You vacate the mansion."
Gong Yun stood up and smiled: "I was still laughing when I heard Brother Li reprimanding his family just now. I didn't expect you to think about home more than the servants. Let's take a walk and see the scenery."
The two of them went out and walked along the corridor to a rockery pond, chatting about the current situation. At this time, another person hurriedly came forward: "Sir, there is an imperial edict coming."
"Is there an imperial edict?" The governor was startled, then reacted and ordered: "Stop all movements, do not make any noise, and prepare the incense table to receive the imperial edict."
"Yes!" These were always neatly placed, and in a moment someone cleaned them and put them on the table. The governor and the new governor were all dressed neatly, rushed out, and knelt on the ground to receive the imperial edict.
The eunuch nodded slightly, held the imperial edict, went to the incense table and stood facing the south, and saw the governor saying: "Your Majesty Li Min (Gong Yun) respectfully greets you!"
"Honor!" the eunuch replied loudly, and then read out the imperial edict: "Zhi said: Yue Bai, the governor of Anji Prefecture, is insane. No further trial is needed. He will be deprived of his official position. He will be punished immediately and all civil and military officials will observe the punishment. I admire this!"
"Receive the decree!" After announcing the decree, the governor stepped forward to receive it. The father-in-law smiled and said: "Xiaguan brought two decrees. This one is for you, and the other one is for the late guerrilla general Gao Shunyi as a posthumous gift. Xiaguan I’ll stay soon.”
"Father-in-law, just go."
Seeing the eunuch gone, Li Min sighed: "In an instant, the prefect became a prisoner on death row. It's sad."
As he spoke, he handed the imperial edict to Gong Yun. Gong Yun was a scholar and had never been in prison before. He was a little afraid of seeing it. When he saw the imperial edict handed over, he couldn't help but shudder and said: "The handover has not been completed yet, Li Brother, it’s you who will preside over the execution.”
Hearing this, Li Min laughed. Knowing that Gong Yun was a scholar, he was afraid of such beheading, so he just said: "It's good to have a beginning and an end, but Brother Gong, do you know the difference between local officials and capital officials?"
"Oh? Please give me some advice from Brother Li!" Gong Yun was startled and said with a tone of asking for advice.
Li Min took a walk, and Gong Yun followed. The two went to the railing. Li Min looked at the spring scenery of the pond and sighed: "When you are a local official, the first is power, and the second is prestige."
"When someone gets promoted, prestige means killing people. I imprisoned and killed the magistrate, so I only left a good name. Brother Gong, if you kill the magistrate, you will have dignity, and others will not dare to offend easily."
"I, Li Min, will be able to help you before I leave." The governor smiled.
"Thank you so much, Brother Li. It's a great blessing to have Brother Li as a good friend." Gong Yun was startled, and suddenly enlightened. He came back to his senses, bowed his head, and said, "I have really learned a lesson. I don't want Gong Yun to come to Yingzhou. One thing is to kill people. Your Majesty, all the officials in the provincial capital will take a look, and we will make a rule. No shouting from other counties will be made. All the ninth-rank and above people in this city will be present. What do you think?"
Seeing that Gong Yun acted in a proper manner and knew the etiquette, Li Min laughed: "Good!"
Gong Yun did not refuse at this time and immediately passed the order. The people below responded and passed the order.
The next day·execution field
There were very few killings in spring, and the one who killed was the prefect, which immediately caused a sensation in Yingzhou City. Gong Yun handled this matter for the first time, and he did it very seriously. He personally arranged for the government officials to maintain the execution ground, and because it did not harm the family, he allowed the family to collect the body. , and there were dozens of officials above the ninth rank, who set up tents and arranged seats on reed mats.
After Gong Yun finished his work, he arrived at the execution platform. There were two chairs on the left and one on the right. Li Min glanced around and saw that dozens of officials had arrived, including Pei Ziyun, so he pointed: "That's the person. Yue Bai was put to death, which is very powerful."
Gong Yun also heard about it and couldn't help but look around and saw Pei Ziyun sitting on the seventh grade reed mat drinking tea. He was less than 20 years old. He was wearing a bamboo crown and a long-sleeved robe. He looked like a handsome gentleman and did not want to have a close relationship with the prince. And if a prefect kills someone in a blink of an eye, these Taoists really have some skills.
Gong Yungao looked at it and paid attention to it.
"The prisoner is here!" shouted, and the atmosphere immediately became tense. A few whips were whipped, and the crowd immediately stopped commotion.
At that time, Yue Bai was pulled out of the prison cart. The white prison uniform on his body had changed color and was covered with gray and black. When he was pulled up, he had no official appearance at all and looked miserable.
Xi Zishou came forward, wearing a red scarf and looking burly. He brought a bowl of wine and was about to give him some wine. Yue Bai refused to drink. He bit his head and broke the bowl. Xi Zishou saw this. If there were too many, he would not pour the wine. He would just smile coldly and stand to one side with a big sword. With just one command, Yue Bai could be chopped down by the sword.
"Although Yue Bai committed a heinous crime and harmed himself, he is still diligent and caring for the people. Especially when he reclaims wasteland, he still has merit and deserves a glass of wine." Li Min sighed and stood up, went to the execution platform, and took the After pouring a pot of wine all night, he looked at Yue Bai and sighed: "Yue Bai, I'm here to see you off. This is your will, and there is nothing anyone can do about it."
"Drink it, it will make you feel better - you shouldn't offend people you shouldn't offend."
After listening to the governor's words, Yue Bai raised his head, his eyes were red, and he shouted loudly: "I hate it so much!"
Li Min returned to his position, Gong Yun knocked the gavel tree in his hand, and recited the decree loudly: "Zhi said: Yue Bai, the governor of Anji Prefecture, is insane. There is no need for further trial. He will be deprived of his official position and the law will be rectified immediately, so that all civil and military officials can watch." Punishment, admire this!"
After reading it, he threw the execution token away. The red token rolled around in the sky and fell to the ground. The moment it landed, the executioner slashed it with a knife.
"Poof!" The onlookers all gasped, blood spurted out three feet, and a human head flew out and fell to the ground. It rolled around a few times, eyes wide open, and seemed to want to speak.
The new governor sat upright with no expression on his face, only looking slightly sideways. He looked towards Pei Ziyun and saw that Pei Ziyun's expression was dull. He couldn't help but think to himself: "He must be a ruthless character."
After killing the people, Li Min didn't hesitate and set off.
pier
A large ship was waiting, with soldiers on board. The officials were sent to the city gate, but Li Min refused to let him go. Before boarding the ship, he looked back at the state capital and saw the city walls and towers hidden in the state capital. He was deeply moved.
Pei Ziyun came down with an ox cart to see him off.
Li Min stroked his beard and smiled: "You are finally here. I have been waiting for a long time, but you still have a farewell poem to send me?"
"Sir, have you forgotten something?" Pei Ziyun also smiled.
"What?" Li Min was startled for a moment, then laughed: "I'm sure I'm ready. Someone, come and get me the treasured imperial wine."
Later, a servant brought a pot of wine. Li Min poured seven cups in a row and sighed: "It took seven cups to drink to meet you, and it took seven cups to say goodbye."
Pei Ziyun was not pretentious. He drank seven cups in a row, stood up and recited:
"There are few passengers at Yangliu Ferry, and Master Yi is rowing towards Linqi.
Only lovesickness is like the beauty of spring, sending you home from the south to the north of the Yangtze River. "
"What a beautiful poem!"
"There are few travelers at Yangliu Ferry, and Shishi is sluggish... With this poem to see me off, I am really happy!" Li Min recited the poem, laughed, turned around and boarded the boat. Watching the governor leave, Pei Ziyun also felt a little melancholy, and turned to The girl wearing a veil said: "With this majesty, even if the new governor comes, you and I will have peace of mind. I will go too. If you have any news about Ye'er, please send it to me directly!"
"By the way, this is Jiu Fu Kong's new novel Snow Wrongs. It's about retribution. The protagonists are the guerrilla general, the prefect, and the River God. It's taboo for our Taoist sect to directly intervene. If the River God wants to be named, it's a win-win situation. Just give it the reputation!”
The girl answered and nodded: "I will print and publish it right away!"
Pei Ziyun smiled, boarded the boat, and said, "We will set off in a moment!"
(End of chapter)