The next day, the sky was gray and rainy, without a trace of sunshine, which made people feel gloomy.
Heavenly prison.
Qin Geng was a little disappointed that he didn't succeed. The coup launched by Shi Heng and others last night was unimaginably smooth.
Carrying the wooden bucket filled with rice porridge, he walked through the dark passage and arrived outside the cell No. 1 where Yu Su was located.
This was the first time Qin Geng had close contact with Yu Su.
Qin Geng admired this person.
As a bureaucrat in an era of low productivity, Yu Su did everything he could. In terms of personal ethics, compared with Zhang Shuyue who likes to enjoy, he can be called a saint.
Qin Geng was unhappy with this man. He actually didn't resist at all. Shang Yang still knew how to escape and raise troops to rebel.
If it were Qin Geng, even if he didn't take away the bird position, he would still be killed with blood flowing like a river.
After delivering the meal, Qin Geng hid in the dark and sent a message to Yu Su: "Yu Shoufu, why did you surrender without any help? Is it because Taoist Wanshou showed kindness to you?"
When Yu Su was young, he wrote a poem expressing his ambition, which was appreciated by the Taoist Lord Wanshou at that time. After he was admitted to Jinshi, his official career was prosperous.
Yu Su was stunned for a moment and responded through a voice transmission: "The kindness of knowing someone is just a small thing. Yu just doesn't want the blood of Da Feng to flow like a river."
"It's the same as Shi Heng said."
Sure enough, the person who knows you best is your enemy.
"Shi Heng, it's not surprising. I have known him for many years."
Yu Su picked up the bowl and started eating silently.
Qin Geng asked again: "Then you don't care about the life or death of other people?"
In Qin Geng's opinion, as a teammate, Yu Su is too deceptive.
It doesn't take much thinking to guess that a large group of reformist officials will be killed and exiled next.
"The Emperor promised me that it would not expand."
Yu Su responded.
It turns out it was already agreed upon.
Qin Geng frowned and said, "You really believe in Wanlong's character?"
Based on his understanding of Wanlong, it is not surprising at all that he would do the same thing as Sima Yi.
"The Emperor has suffered so much in the world and has changed."
"You have become more like an emperor, right?"
Qin Geng replied.
Emperors are all about balance and will not let one family dominate.
If Yu Su's reform faction is defeated, Wanlong will really become alone.
To be honest, Qin Geng really envied Wanlong.
When he was a child, Zhang Shuyue helped him. When he got into big trouble, Yu Su helped him wipe his ass.
Those emperors in previous lives would probably faint in the toilet if they knew they had such a lucky colleague.
"What about your own wealth and life?"
The more Qin Geng thought about it, the more he felt that this person was too pedantic.
He doesn’t take his own life seriously, nor does his family’s life take him seriously.
"Since ancient times, there has been no reform without bloodshed. Let's start with me."
Yu Su closed his eyes.
Qin Geng suddenly understood that Yu Su wanted to die for his reforms.
After a while of silence, he said: "Where is your family? Even if you don't die, you will inevitably be brutally tortured by the jailer Jin Yiwei, be exiled, and be hunted down by those who have been damaged by the reform."
Yu Su opened his eyes and showed a guilty expression.
As a Confucian official, he achieved moral integrity and meritorious deeds, but as a father, he was incompetent.
After thinking about it, he said, "I can only feel sorry for them."
"You are such a good father"
Qin Geng sympathized with Yu Su's son.
Yu Su is a very principled person. As Yu Su's son, when he was the chief minister, he never got any good things and was even suppressed. After Yu Su was finished, he had to suffer the consequences.
…
In the next few days, there were a huge number of memorials to impeach Yu Su from various places.
There were even petitions from hundreds of scholars from Jiangnan, asking Your Majesty to immediately kill Yu Su, a traitor who harmed the people.
At the same time, various arrangements for Su also began.
Some say that Yu Su appears to be an upright official, but is actually a corrupt official. His family has 20,000 taels of gold, 5 million taels of silver, and countless jewelry. There are over a hundred beauties in the back house, including the concubines of the Supreme Emperor.
Some people say that the courtyard of Yu Su's family always emits strange lights. This scene is the same as the situation in the house of Zhu who usurped the throne in the previous dynasty.
Others say that the dog in Yu Su's family grew dragon horns, which was a precursor to rebellion.
Many of these people had previously praised Yu Su's reforms.
The great hero of this coup, the general of the Beijing camp, Shi Heng, bluntly said to Wanlong: "If you don't kill Yu Su, your reputation is not justified."
In fact, it was a personal grudge. Yu Su clashed with Shi Heng many times during the process of reorganizing the Beijing camp.
Yu Su saw that the other party had made great achievements in the defense of the capital, so he did not kill him.
Shi Heng didn't appreciate it and vowed to kill Su.
The people in the capital were completely opposite to the officialdom regarding the imprisonment of Su.
They had a great favorable impression of Su Bao.
There are three reasons:
During the battle to defend the capital, if Yu Su had not firmly opposed the relocation of the capital and resisted, everyone would have been doomed.
Yu Su's reforms mainly targeted property owners. Not only did ordinary people suffer little loss, they also gained a lot of benefits.
Yu Su is very incorruptible. As long as an official is incorruptible, people will naturally gain favor.
Time flies, and a few days have passed. Wanlong sent Jin Yiwei to search Yu Su's house. Except for the python robe and jade belt rewarded by Emperor Taide, there was nothing valuable, not even as good as a small official's house.
Jin Yiwei has seen many people who act like upright officials, but this was the first time they saw a real upright official, and they were all dumbfounded.
Afterwards, word spread, and there was even more sympathy for Su.
But, this doesn't change anything.
Bandung ordered the death penalty, but rejected the counter-reformists' suggestion of extensive implication.
…
Heavenly prison.
Qin Geng found Yu Su again.
Unlike the officials who were always beaten in the past, no one beat him.
In Pei Lun's words, if even Yu Su is beaten, our group of people will be worse than beasts.
Qin Geng sent a message: "Yu Su, you are a bit pedantic, but you are a hero. I can make an exception and help you escape."
"No, Da Feng, the paper framer, thinks I'm tired, so just let me rest early."
Yu Su refused and started coughing.
His health is very poor, and even if he doesn't die this time, he won't live long.
Qin Geng was silent, and Yu Su did not resist. I am afraid that despair about the prospects of reform was also an important reason.
Yu Su's reforms, at best, are meant to turn the tide, but at worst, they just add a few more years to Dafeng's life.
Agricultural productivity is low, the population is overflowing, the Little Ice Age, and wealth mergers and acquisitions are all mixed together. There is only one way in front of Dafeng, which is to change the dynasty.
"Do you have any last words?"
"Don't let my children and grandchildren die in the hands of evil people"
"good"
Qin Geng agreed.
He threw a wine bottle casually.
Yu Su took it, opened it, took a sip, and showed a comfortable expression: "Good wine."
"When I see you, I don't want to drink good wine."
After Qin Geng sighed, he said to Su: "Master Wanshou is still alive. If you want to see him, I can arrange for you to meet."
"He's still alive"
Yu Su was surprised.
Qin Geng briefly explained the situation of Taoist Wanshou.
After Yu Su was silent for a long time, he said: "Let him let go of the past."
Qin Geng didn't force it.
Moreover, it is estimated that Wanshou Daojun may not want to meet Yu Su.
Yu Su took out a broken piece of green jade tied with a rope from his neck and said: "The master and I are strangers, but he is willing to help. Yu has nothing worth giving to the master. This broken jade was ordered by the eunuch Sunflower. I found what I was looking for, and I didn’t give it to him.”
Qin Geng was happy.
It turns out that the only missing piece of jade is in Su's hands.
As the saying goes, good things come to good people.
It's not unreasonable.
Qin Geng stretched out his hand and sucked it, and got the broken green jade. If you get another five dollars, you can go to another world.
At noon the next day, it was stormy and dark.
Yu Su was beheaded outside Chongwen Gate, and the executioner then committed suicide to apologize.
Everyone understood that Da Fengxing was about to go to bed.
