In Taiwan Province, the capital official Cao was imprisoned.
The capital official is in charge of water, fire, thieves and thieves.
After Xichang Hou Xun Chong was captured by the Jiankang Order, a piece of Xun Chong's confession and the official document of Jiankang County were sent to the Shangshu Province together with the Jiankang Order Wang Fu. Shangshu Zuopu She Wang Xun did not dare to conceal the case and reported the case to the Emperor of Jin. Soon, the palace issued an edict to imprison Xun Chong, the official of the capital, and he would be tried by the three legal departments of Tingwei, Yezhetai and Yushitai.
Outside the cell, cries of injustice could be heard from all directions. Xun Chong was placed in a private room because the formal interrogation had not yet begun and the execution had not yet been carried out.
Xun Chong had been in jail for several days without bathing or changing clothes. The conditions in Du Guan Cao's prison were limited. He could only sleep on hay and drink thin millet porridge, not even steamed buns or Hu cakes. Now his body has been reduced, his mind is in a trance, his hair is unkempt, and his body is full of filthy odor. He has long lost his nobility as a prince and has become an ordinary prisoner who can no longer be ordinary.
Xun Chong was born in the imperial family, and he was raised in the imperial palace since his infancy. He was given the title of Marquis of Xichang County, and he almost became the emperor of the Jin Dynasty! He has a special status and is a noble person from two dynasties. No one near the capital dares to mess with him. Even the nobles avoid him for fear of being accused of coveting the throne and trying to seize the artifact!
For more than 20 years, Xun Chong bullied men and women in Jiankang, squeezed and extorted money, plundered the people's wealth, and tortured hundreds of miles of the capital. After various complaints were submitted to the court, there was no news and disappeared. Therefore, he was arrogant and domineering, and his arrogance grew day by day. Until he met Xu Zongwen, he was beaten severely for the first time and sent to the official's prison for the second time.
It was heard that the Marquis of Xichang was imprisoned for his many crimes. The victims who had been unable to redress their grievances for many years gathered in front of the Tingwei Mansion and the Duguan Caoguan Office to beat drums and cry out for grievances. They continued for several days, shocking the capital!
Xun Chong was leaning in the corner of the cell, wearing a white prison uniform, curled up. He raised his head slightly when he heard the sound of the copper lock of the cell door being opened, but his eyes were still hazy and dim, and his energy was not as good as before.
"The Emperor of the Jin Dynasty issued an edict: In response to the fate of the heavens and the instructions of the emperor, Xun Chong, the Marquis of Xichang, has invaded the imperial land, violated the laws and regulations, and greedy people's wealth. He has committed many crimes. The evidence is conclusive. All witnesses are there and he has written his own fault. Because he was favored by the late emperor and received many favors from the country, he was deprived of his title of Marquis of Xichang County and demoted to a commoner. He was to be convicted by the three judicial departments. It is hoped that the officials will not indulge in this..." The official who is responsible for delivering the imperial edict. It's Hua Fuzi from Xiaohuangmen.
Xun Chong crawled over to receive the edict. When he saw the mountains of complaints from Cao Zhengtang, as well as the noisy wailing outside the government office, he had already expected that such a day would come to him!
I just didn’t expect that in order to quell public anger, smooth public opinion, and rectify people’s hearts and calm false rumors, the emperor would move so quickly!
"Your Majesty! I am also of the Sima family. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!" Xun Chong kowtowed heavily, causing blood to flow from his scalp, and his voice was filled with tears.
Hua Fuzi heard that it was Xun Chong who was accused by Xu Zongwen, and the emperor issued a demotion edict, but he didn't pay any attention to it. After reading the edict, he turned around and left without looking back.
Jiankang Xu Zhai, the residence temporarily rented by Xu Zongwen.
"Husband, Mr. Chang Shi and Zijin are here." Huan Xianrong entered the bedroom. Xu Zongwen was getting up. She hurriedly asked her maid Shuangyue to come forward and help change clothes.
Xu Zongwen stretched out and leaned lazily on the edge of the bed. He looked at Huan Xianrong and said with a smile: "Please let the two gentlemen go to the study for a while!"
"Okay, I'll ask someone to entertain you."
Xu Zongwen put on his clothes, and Huan Xianrong came forward to straighten his clothes, "Husband, Jiankang City has been extremely lively these past two days. Many people gathered in front of the official Cao's office to denounce. I heard that His Majesty's edict has arrived! "
"Are you talking about Xichang Hou Xunchong being imprisoned?" Xu Zongwen turned around and looked into the deep eyes of his beloved wife.
Huan Xianrong nodded gently and said, "I heard that my husband held a banquet in Daming Tower that day, and the person entertaining it was the Marquis of Xichang."
After all, some of the words were hearsay, and the person standing in front of him was his husband after all. Xu Zongwen's explanation was what Huan Xianrong wanted to hear.
"Yes," Xu Zongwenlin walked out and told Huan Xianrong the details of that day: "I was responsible for this bureau. The Marquis of Xichang did evil, and there were many innocent people in Jiankang City who suffered from it, and Yingchuan The Xun family has been making frequent moves recently, and I must take action. These things are actually nothing complicated, they are all for me to return to Luoyang as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation. "
Nanchang Gong Xi Sengshi invited Yu You, the prefect of Dongyang, to come to the capital. This was to announce the alliance between Gaoping Xi family and Yingchuan Yu family. Recent news from Jinyiwei. Qulinggong Xun Liang and Sanqi Shilang Xi Hui had a close relationship in private. This was to ask three families The alliance jointly dealt with the Xie family and Longkang Huan family of Chen County!
The Northern Expedition has not yet been completed, and Xie Xuan and the Huan brothers control most of the military power. If internal strife breaks out at this time, the troops will definitely be withdrawn from the border. Murong Chui and Zhang Hao are eyeing the Central Plains. If the Jin army withdraws south , wouldn’t it be that most of the territory previously recovered was given away?
Xu Zongwen was so honest, Huan Xianrong finally understood everything.
While looking around, Xu Zongwen's figure had disappeared into the twists and turns of the corridor...
"Since Murong Chui captured Yecheng, he has stabilized all parts of Jizhou, and now he is coveting Bingzhou."
"The Xianbei people have not had time to spare for more than half a year. With the addition of the entire Jizhou and Wei County, the power of Yan State has increased a lot. Murong Chui is very ambitious. The burden on the shoulders of Brother Auxiliary Machine and General Shen Yu cannot be lightened!"
"Brother Auxiliary Machine has a good plan, General Shen Yu is as witty as a fox, and there are brothers in the Xiaoqi Army and an army of 30,000. In addition, the general defeated the arrogant main force of the Yan Army at Bailangdu last year. The Yan Army did not win. When we go down to the land of Youyan and before Bingzhou, we should not go south to invade the territory."
"Right now, the nobles in the capital are secretly fighting each other. They are all busy fighting each other. Everyone else is walking on thin ice and trembling with fear. Only the general is making clever plans one after another to catch him off guard!"
"Xun Chong dismissed the governor, and the nobles were busy fighting for power. Once the limelight of this case passed, no one would care. What I'm worried about is that the general's original plan has changed. Will Your Majesty let the general go? "
Outside the study, Xu Zongwen heard subtle discussions coming from inside the study.
"Xu Zongwen strode across the threshold. He raised his eyes and saw that Xi Jian and Guo Shang were indeed discussing the situation.
"General!"
"Gentlemen, I've been waiting for a long time!"
The three people bowed to each other and saluted.
Xu Zongwen braved the bright sun and stopped outside to listen for a long time. Then he entered the study and took Xi Jian and Guo Shang to the inner courtyard.
In the courtyard, three bamboo rocking chairs are arranged neatly, with green vines climbing on the trellis above their heads. Brothers Zhang, Zhang, Zhang and Zhang are guarding the entrance between the inner and outer courtyard gates with long swords in hand. Outsiders are not allowed to enter without instructions.
The three of them, Xu Zongwen and his ministers, were lying on the rocking chairs. The summer afternoon sunshine slanted through the gaps in the green leaves on the scaffolding and fell on the three people's faces, which were full of comfort.
The gradually scorching sunshine made Xu Zongwen's face start to heat up, "I have heard what the two gentlemen just said. Murong Chui took advantage of the opportunity to leave outside and indeed expanded his territory a lot, so he is most afraid of us returning to Luoyang now, but We had to return to Luoyang. Why? To the west was Duke Fu Pi of Changle, to the north was Duke Fu Xi of Guangping in Youzhou, and to the south was Zhai Zhen of the Dingling tribe. Only we signed a three-year agreement with the Yan army. The treaty of non-aggression, although this treaty was just a show, and both parties knew it well, but the Yan State needed it, and he, the Murong family, needed it even more. He, Murong Chui, did not dare to break the treaty first. Once he broke the treaty, the Yan State would immediately It will lead to a situation of four wars, and he will not dare to offend us!"
"General, do you mean to use Yan State to allow us to return to Luoyang early?" Guo Shang leaned on the rocking chair, swayed, and slanted his body to tell Xu Zongwen's hidden meaning.
Xu Zongwen smiled and said: "Ask the Jin Yiwei to send a message and ask the border gatekeepers to draft an urgent report, saying that the Yan army is moving south and the border is in danger!"
Xi Jian hurriedly asked: "Should I ask Brother Auxiliary Machinery and General Shen to jointly present the memorial?"
"This kind of military information naturally made Liu Laozhi, the governor of Xingyang, take the initiative to report it to the court."
If it was news about the Qiaoqi Army, the court might doubt the authenticity of the military information, but if it was about the military information from the Beifu soldiers, Emperor Jin couldn't just sit idly by and ignore it!
In this way, it is logical for Xu Zongwen to take advantage of the situation and return to Luoyang to take charge of the overall situation!
