boom!
With a loud sound, Xia Yuanlong suddenly felt like the world was spinning, his head became dizzy, and he fell to the ground. It turned out that the two officers and soldiers hit them with their rifle barrels, and they did not dare to hurt them.
Soon, other people were caught one by one and thrown into wooden cages. The officer just waved his big hand and dispersed many people, opened a wide path, and carried the criminals to the prison.
Wan Heshun was overjoyed when he heard the news, which marked the complete demise of the academy's power in the world. Satisfied, he took the pen and wrote on the letter, "Every member who participated in the rebellion is facing the death penalty. Xia Yuanlong's crime is extremely serious, and the three clans should be executed and executed." This is my opinion. I hope to inform the magistrate and discuss it further. '
The officer followed the order of the county king, took the three or four people, and set off for the Yamen.
The Inspection Department was extremely well-informed. Jiang Tian heard about Xia Yuanlong's arrest, and also knew that people from the Wan Fang Party had gone to meet Ye Yongjia. He expected that there would be trouble later, so he rode on horseback and galloped towards the government office.
The Inspection Department was only across the street from the other place. The officer and a few of his men had just dismounted in front of the stone lion. They glanced to both sides and saw a faint figure coming towards here. They quickly ordered the people around him: "Jiang Tianding is here to cause trouble, don't do it." We need to see each other, let’s go quickly!”
He hurriedly stepped onto the stone steps, and before he had even taken two steps, he heard a shout in the distance: "Stop!" which made him freeze in place.
"Don't be nervous, everyone." Jiang Tian saw that the men had pulled off their sabers and looked menacing, so he bowed and apologized, "I was ordered by the government to listen to his explanation of his resignation. I didn't mean to stop you. , why threaten him with this?"
"No matter how big or small, take it back." The officer turned around depressedly and had no choice but to scold the soldiers a few times and then came forward with a smile on his face, "Jiang inspected, disrespectful and disrespectful."
"Seeing that you are so vigilant, you must have a heavy responsibility. I wonder why you came to Mr. Ye to discuss?" Jiang Tian asked knowingly.
The officer was afraid of his high position, so he had to answer: "The thief Xia Yuanlong has caused trouble, and the prince wants to pursue it to the end, so he asked us to come and discuss with him."
After hearing this, Jiang Tian sighed several times with a worried look on his face: "According to my understanding of Mr. Ye, not only will you have no merit, but you will also be at fault."
"Why...why?"
Jiang Tiandao: "Master Ye has a surprisingly stubborn temper and has always protected the academy party. Now that I have said goodbye, of course I will not let go of any regrets. I will argue with you vigorously and will not let go. If I speak out of proportion, let him If you are in a hurry, if you send a piece of paper to the king of the county, it will be ruined. Think about it, the king of the county hopes that Ye Yongjia will leave quickly. If he is too troublesome today and the matter is delayed, he will I hate that you guys failed to implement it well, but it ended up in the wrong place.”
The officer gradually became anxious and nodded: "The words of the inspection do make sense. But if you blindly follow Mr. Ye's words, won't the leader of the rebel party let him go?"
"You have a smarter mind," Jiang Tian added, "The prince only needs peace in Nanjing and doesn't cause too much trouble. As for 'pursuing to the end', punishing the three tribes, etc., it is just an expectation, not unshakable. The bottom line. When the time comes, Jiang will advise you and ensure that you can make a great contribution."
The officer suddenly woke up and bowed down to thank him two or three times before entering the Yamen together.
"Is it Jiang's inspection?" Ye Yongjia's voice came from the back room.
"It's me and someone from the palace who came up to report something."
Ye Yongjia just opened the curtains and came out to meet the two of them. After bowing to each other, he sat aside and asked him what he was doing. The officer then told everything about Xia Yuanlong's conspiracy and Wan Heshun's hatred, without daring to omit a single word.
Ye Yongjia had long known that Xia Yuanlong would end up like this, but when he heard this fact, he was suddenly stunned. Thinking that the reform of the academy had been so close to him, lingering around the city like a raging river, but now it had turned into dust so quickly and been swept away, he felt a little sad.
He did not respond immediately, but rubbed his browbones and fell into deep thought. 'I can't let the academy go away in this world in vain,' Ye Yongjia thought, 'it must always live in a place...'
"Rebellion is a heinous crime. According to Sir Wan's opinion, the three tribes should be killed to serve as a warning to the people." When the officer saw that he did not answer, he made up his own terms.
"This military master," Ye Yongjia suddenly sat up, his eyebrows raised like sharp swords, "Which Xia Yuanlong can bear such a serious crime?! Even if he has evil intentions and intends to rebel, he has not yet taken action! He is just deceiving If a common person commits a crime, do you want him to suffer eternal damnation?"
Inspector Jiang saw that the officer's face was ashen, and he hurriedly walked to Magistrate Ye and persuaded him in a low voice: "After the meeting in the front hall, we have determined that the academy has violated the law and is tantamount to causing chaos. If we hold on now, it will not only not help the matter, but also may Get you in."
After saying that, he turned back to the officer and said, "This discussion is really unfair. It's no wonder that the government officials are angry. Xia Yuanlong, a scholar, didn't cause a big mess that shocked the state and moved the government. It's enough to punish one of them, so why implicate innocent people?" It should always be done in accordance with the law.”
"Then... what do you think, Lord Magistrate, of killing Xia Yuanlong alone in a busy city?" The officer seemed reluctant to lower the terms and asked hesitantly.
"I'm just speaking out of reason, and I don't mean to be biased," Ye Yongjia said, adding another word with his peripheral vision, "Forget it, I won't argue... That's okay."
The officer smiled relievedly: "Then please Sir Ye, please stand for this last shift."
"Kill today...?" Ye Yongjia obviously didn't want to visit that scene in person.
"Yes, if you stay too long, you will be in trouble." After saying this, he stopped explaining and left the government office.
"Inspector Jiang...are you willing to go to the capital with me?" After Ye Yongjia saw off the officer, he slowly turned around and met Jiang Tian's eyes.
"I'm sorry," Jiang Tian bowed politely, "I can't let go of what happened in Donkey Skin Alley for a long time... I ruined the lives of two subordinates, and I was the one who encouraged Captain Mao to die. I feel guilty and don't want to be so easy. Just... pat your butt and leave.”
"But Wan Dang Hui..."
Jiang Tian smiled calmly: "It's okay, this is my responsibility."
Ye Yongjia had nothing to say anymore. He looked into the distance melancholy. Jiang Tian behind him bowed to him for a long time and walked down the hall.
"It's time to eat, it's time to eat!"
Xia Yuanlong was sleeping soundly, but he was woken up by this roar. He half-opened his eyes. There was a fish and a full bowl of soy sauce beef in front of him.
"It's a no-brainer," he waved his hand, picked up the chopsticks, and said with a smile, "I know this stuff..."
"You're damn lucky. The three clans were supposed to be punished for a serious crime, but Master Ye begged for mercy like this, and the fate of the whole family was saved!"
