When Zhai Changsun arrived with a group of people, he took a look at the scene in the restaurant.
At a glance, he saw Huang Wanxi and others who were fighting with the patrol soldiers.
Especially when he saw the two patrolmen lying in a pool of blood, Zhai Changsun was filled with rage.
Since taking charge of the defense of Huating County, there has never been a death of a soldier.
He knew very well how much Yang Fan cared about the soldiers in the army.
Now, there are people openly fighting with the patrolmen with knives under the clear sky and broad daylight. It is simply an unforgivable crime.
Zhai Changsun stepped forward, exuding a vague dignity, and shouted: "Stop it, general!"
This loud roar made Huang Wanxi and others startled, and they looked warily at the sudden appearance of Zhai Changsun and his entourage.
Zhai Changsun was too lazy to pay attention to these clowns. He glanced at the injured patrolman with a frown and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
Seeing Zhai Changsun, these patrol soldiers immediately found their backbone.
"General Zhai, these people ate in the restaurant without paying us, and even took the initiative to attack us. Two brothers have already died under their swords..."
Lu Yang stepped forward and briefly stated the whole story.
After hearing this, Zhai Changsun's face suddenly darkened. He pulled out the horizontal sword from his waist and shouted: "In broad daylight, you recklessly killed the patrol soldiers. This is an unpardonable crime. I don't care who you are, just restrain your hands obediently. Otherwise, I will Punished for treason."
Huang Wanxi said disdainfully: "Humph, what's so great about a little city guard general? He is plotting rebellion. Do you really think he is the governor?"
He didn't pay attention to Zhai Changsun's words at all, his eyes were full of disdain.
Seeing Huang Wanxi's stubbornness, Zhai Changsun didn't talk too much. He waved to the soldiers beside him and said: "I will take them all down. If there are any resisters, we will not care whether they live or die."
Zhai Changsun is worthy of being the commander of the Xuanjia Army.
With one attack, Huang Wanxi's servants were beaten until they were unable to resist.
In a moment, Huang Wanxi and others were all knocked to the ground.
"Tie all these people up and put them in jail for the time being. At the same time, take the owner of the restaurant with you..."
After cleaning up these people, Zhai Changsun did not forget to give his instructions.
Xiao Ran looked at all this with cold eyes, but he was thinking about it in his heart.
How should we deal with the same thing before?
If it were Huating County in the past, Huang Wanxi might have been released immediately as soon as he entered.
I don’t know what the punishment will be now.
Will Yang Fan let Huang Wanxi go because of his identity?
However, from the eyes of the people watching the excitement, Xiao Ran felt another meaning.
Because the eyes of these people looking at Huang Wanxi were full of pity, as if Huang Wanxi's fate had already been determined.
Xiao Ran couldn't understand this situation. Could Yang Fan really offend the Huang family for two small patrol soldiers?
Full of doubts, Xiao Ran gently pulled a diner next to him and asked: "Brother, what kind of punishment do you think this guy who caused trouble in the restaurant will be punished? Will he be fined and let go? After all, the other party Noble status."
Hearing this, everyone around laughed.
Just listen to the diner say:
"Sir, you must not be from Huating County, so you don't understand the rules here."
"In the city, anyone who bullies the people will be severely punished. Even if an official makes a mistake, the people can report it directly to the county government or even the governor's office."
"Last time, a local gangster tried to eat Bawang Meal and injured the store owner. Guess what happened in the end?"
Xiao Ran was very cooperative. After thinking about it, he said, "Should I let him out with a fine?"
The diner shook his head, held out three fingers, and said, "The money must be compensated. However, not only was the gangster beaten 50 yuan, but he was also forced to do corvee labor for three years."
"The sentence is so severe?" Xiao Ran frowned.
The people next to him didn't take it seriously, but said proudly: "You don't know this. The Governor said that you should not be merciful when dealing with people like this who disturb the people's stable life. In this way, no one dares to cause trouble in the city. .”
"The young master just asked his servant to kill two patrol soldiers. I'm afraid he will have to pay for his life with his life."
Xiao Ran was obviously in disbelief and asked: "That person just now knows His Royal Highness King Wei, wouldn't the county government be lenient?"
Although he asked this question, after seeing the idiotic looks in everyone's eyes, Xiao Ran had no choice but to run away.
…
Let us say that after Zhai Changsun captured Huang Wanxi and his party, he directly imprisoned several people in the county prison.
Zhai Changsun had no choice but to go to the Governor's Mansion and tell Yang Fan everything about the incident.
After all, given the relationship between the Huang family and Wei King Li Tai, Zhai Changsun really didn't know what to do with it. The only way was to let Yang Fan decide.
Yang Fan, who was originally in a good mood, heard that two soldiers died because of a dispute.
Zhai Changsun could clearly feel Yang Fan's emotional fluctuations.
At this time, Yang Fan's face was gloomy and scary, and he gritted his teeth and said, "How dare Huang Wanxi lead people to openly commit murder in the city?"
"Yes!" After a pause, Zhai Changsun reminded again: "Grand Governor, after Huang Wanxi was arrested, he has been clamoring to see His Highness the King of Wei. You see..."
On the one hand, Zhai Changsun hopes that the perpetrators can be brought to justice.
On the other hand, he also had to put himself in Yang Fan's shoes.
Yang Fan came to Jiangnan not long ago, and now he has just established his feet.
It would definitely be unwise to move Huang Wanxi and cause the Huang family to counterattack.
What's more, behind the Huang family is the prince Li Tai, King of Wei...
If Wei King Li Tai deliberately makes things difficult because of this matter, it will be difficult for Yang Fan to carry out his future work.
Of course Yang Fan knew what Zhai Changsun meant, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "This governor already knows about this matter. You ordered people to keep Huang Wanxi and others under custody. Without this governor's order, no one is allowed to visit. In addition, let people tell the truth about the matter." Write it down in detail and sign it at the same time. The more detailed it is, the better."
…
The next day, the Governor's Mansion was a little lively. Generals in the army and officials at all levels were summoned to the mansion.
Yang Fan sat at the top with a serious expression.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Yang Fan said loudly: "Yesterday, something happened in the guest reception building that made the governor very angry. I didn't expect that there are still people in Huating County who are so indifferent to Wang Fa."
"Huang Wanxi, who came from the Huang family in the south of the Yangtze River, because the money he brought was not enough for food and drinks, he acted recklessly in the restaurant and even ordered the guards to openly confront the patrolmen, resulting in the innocent and tragic death of two patrolmen."
"Since the governor took charge of Huating County, such bullying has never happened in the city."
"It can be seen from this incident that some people always think that they are superior and thus ignore the lives of the people. This is something that this governor will never tolerate."
"In order to prevent such incidents from happening again, you must come up with an effective policy to combat the arrogance of those playboys, otherwise the people of Huating County will suffer more oppression and killings in the future."
"General Zhai, tell everyone what happened yesterday in detail."
With that said, Yang Fan turned his attention to Zhai Changsun.
After listening to Zhai Changsun's story, everyone immediately started talking.
The generals in the army were even more indignant. Although the patrol soldiers were not regular soldiers, they were also an important part of the army.
Unexpectedly, the two soldiers did not die on the battlefield, but fell into the hands of the dandy.
As a result, the military generals overwhelmingly demanded severe punishment of the murderer, and even proposed to clean up some of the bad apples among the Jiangnan gentry children.
Compared with military generals, the performance of civilian officials was not so radical.
They are more inclined to formulate strict laws to protect the safety of the people, and at the same time severely punish the most vicious murderers to achieve the purpose of deterring the evildoers.
It would obviously be unwise to directly provoke confrontation with all the Jiangnan nobles because of the Huang Wanxi incident.
Quan Wanji turned his attention to Yang Fan. As wise as he was, he naturally saw that Yang Fan had made a decision in his heart.
The purpose of calling everyone together is just to give everyone a break.
As for what kind of punishment Huang Wanxi and others will receive, the outcome was already decided when these people killed the patrol soldiers.
"Xingjian, you are the magistrate of Huating County. This incident happened under your rule. Can you tell me how to deal with it?"
When everyone was almost finished discussing, Yang Fan looked at Pei Xingjian and asked.
Pei Xingjian was silent for a moment and said: "Grand Governor, although Huang Wanxi is a member of the Jiangnan gentry, he cannot be lenient outside the law because of his status. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, murder must be punished with life, and the sentence can be sentenced according to the law."
"But it is not appropriate to expand this time. It would be irrational to involve other Jiangnan nobles due to personality incidents."
"Although Jiangnan is currently stable on the surface, it is full of internal contradictions. It is not appropriate to antagonize all the Jiangnan nobles."
Yang Fan nodded slightly and turned his attention to Quan Wanji.
Unexpectedly, Quan Wanji stood up, cupped his hands and said, "It's all up to the Governor to decide."
Although Quan Wanji is a long-term historian and controls political affairs, all his power comes from Yang Fan.
If he expressed a different opinion, it would definitely be self-defeating.
After being in the officialdom for so long, Quan Wanji certainly knows the principle of talking less and doing more.
Quan Wanji is an old official in the officialdom and likes to play tricks, but the young Di Renjie doesn't have that much thought.
Seeing that no one had any opinions, Di Renjie stood up directly and said: "Grand Governor, there is no rule without rules. My subordinates believe that the Law of the Tang Dynasty is just a general law and may not be applicable to various places."
"Therefore, I suggest that based on the actual situation in Jiangnan or Huating County, corresponding laws should be formulated under the framework of Datang Law for management."
After hearing Di Renjie's words, Yang Fan couldn't help but his eyes lit up.
This little fat man was indeed worthy of being a prime minister, and he actually discovered a loophole in the law through this incident.
The formulation of local regulations actually has the same effect as the implementation of autonomous regulations within the framework of the constitution in later generations.
Talent is indeed talent!
The reason why Yang Fan called everyone here was because he wanted to use this incident to promote the reform of laws and regulations.
Because as construction progresses, many outdated regulations become outdated.
Di Renjie's words were instantly approved by many colleagues.
Su Dingfang, who had been relatively silent during everyone's discussions, also spoke up: "My subordinates agree with Lord Di, but it takes some time to formulate local laws and regulations. Now Huang Wanxi allows his subordinates to kill patrol soldiers. If not severely punished, what will happen?" The people are convinced, so I believe that Huang Wanxi and others should be sentenced to death as a mark of respect and emulation!"
The generals also agreed with Su Dingfang's point of view.
However, in the end everyone still turned their attention to Yang Fan.
Seeing this, Yang Fan no longer hid his views, coughed slightly and said: "What you all said makes sense. As Dingfang said, if the murderer is not severely punished, how can we win over the people?"
"Of course, we must focus on both sides. In addition to severely punishing the murderers, we must also promptly formulate laws and regulations that suit the development needs of Jiangnan."
"Only by improving the law can we have laws to follow in the future law enforcement process, and can we deter the playboys who maintain their identity and act recklessly in the city."
"Since everyone thinks that the murderer should be punished severely, then we will bring the murderer to justice. Someone, bring the murderer here."
…
When Huang Wanxi and others were escorted up, Huang Wanxi looked a little embarrassed, unlike yesterday's arrogance.
The bruises on his face showed that he had suffered a lot in prison.
The servants who took action yesterday were even more miserable and needed two soldiers to hold them up before they could barely walk.
Seeing Yang Fan, Huang Wanxi's eyes flashed with joy.
In his opinion, Yang Fan is a man who is obsessed with money. As long as he gives money, he can get out soon.
Therefore, as soon as he entered the hall, Huang Wanxi shouted: "Grand Governor, I am Huang Wanxi. I just killed two patrolmen. What's the big deal? As long as you let me go, you can tell me how much it will cost." Call someone to deliver it immediately."
"Besides, you must make the decision for me. Look at the way I was tortured. The officials here are too rude!"
As soon as these words came out, the civil servants could bear it, but the generals in the army couldn't bear it.
This guy is a complete humiliation.
Do you really think that the lives of the two patrolmen are worse than those of pigs and dogs?
It's ridiculous that this guy actually wants to pay for it.
Zhai Changsun took a step forward, glared at Huang Wanxi angrily, and shouted in a deep voice: "A descendant of a dignified Jiangnan gentry killed someone because he didn't have enough money for food and drinks. If word spread, are you afraid of being laughed at by the world? Haha, do you really think money is everything? Want to use money? Come on, you are too naive."
Hearing this, Huang Wanxi showed no fear: "It was you patrolmen who acted rudely first. What's more, it's not that I don't pay for meals, I just want to give them later. Besides, the prices of food and drinks are so expensive, are you a fool to bully me? "
Pei Xingjian was too lazy to talk nonsense, and said in a slightly lower voice: "Huang Wanxi, I am the magistrate of Huating County. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, you committed a murder in a restaurant. Your crime is extremely heinous. You should be beheaded to clarify the national law. You can still have an excuse." "
Hearing this, Huang Wanxi's complexion changed drastically, his body softened, and he fell to the ground. His toughness just now was just a matter of force.
He thought that as long as he paid, he would be safe and sound. At most, he would be tricked by Yang Fan a little more!
Who is Yang Fan!
That's a master who is greedy for money. Why did his style suddenly change today?
But Huang Wanxi didn't want to think about it. There were too many Jiangnan nobles who participated last time, which meant that the law was not punished.
It's completely different now. It's just that Huang Wanxi has committed crimes, but it's not to the point where Yang Fan is afraid.
More importantly, Yang Fan also wanted to use this incident to promote legal reform under his rule.
It turns out that Yang Fan only wanted to develop the economy of Jiangnan and let the people live a prosperous life.
But now he realizes that without complete laws and regulations, many contradictions will arise. This is a dilemma that reform must go through.
Therefore, Yang Fan decided to resolve it earlier, otherwise the conflict would intensify and may ruin Jiangnan's good situation.
Seeing Huang Wanxi paralyzed on the ground, everyone looked down upon him.
This guy is clearly greedy for life and afraid of death.
If Huang Wanxi faces death calmly, he will win the respect of others even in death.
But now...
hehe.
Huang Wanxi's identity is nothing more than a joke.
But everyone didn't say anything. They just waited quietly for the final decision of the Grand Governor Yang Fan.
(End of chapter)
