How dare Pan Xiuwen bet on this matter!
Therefore, after hearing Zhang Pu's words, he was afraid when he thought of all the wise and mighty actions of the current emperor since the beginning of last year!
So, he quickly looked at Zhang Pu and asked: "Mr. Zhang, what should I do now? I... I have little talent and little knowledge. What should I do next?"
Seeing that Pan Xiuwen was timid, Zhang Pu couldn't help but feel relieved. But at the same time, he had to secretly rejoice that the emperor suddenly became wiser and more powerful than the previous Emperor Wanli. He let them know that it was absolutely impossible for the emperor to fool them, so they softened.
Thinking like this, he suddenly came back to his senses. If the emperor hadn't suddenly become wise and powerful, why would he have come to Jiangnan to do these things according to the order?
He couldn't help but feel a little confused whether he should be grateful or not, but after all, the situation at hand was serious. Zhang Pu calmed down and immediately told Pan Xiuwen: "Master Pan immediately came forward and explained clearly to the mob outside, you must be careful Explain what the emperor’s decree is! I believe that as long as they can confirm that the emperor’s decree does have a lower limit of one hundred acres, many people will disperse and no longer be bewitched by Qian Qianyi!”
The imperial edict was originally written clearly, and Pan Xiuwen naturally understood it in his heart, so he immediately agreed. Moreover, his attitude this time was different from the perfunctory one last time.
However, Zhang Pu was not done yet. He struck while the iron was hot and told Pan Xiuwen: "As soon as this matter is over, you should immediately write a memorial explaining the details of this incident, especially about Qian Qianyi. If you have anything to hide, write it down. I will report it to the emperor, along with your memorial. In this way, your guilt will be reduced, otherwise, Dongchang will definitely report this incident, and you will definitely be unlucky later!"
"Okay, okay, okay!" When Pan Xiuwen heard this, he immediately agreed. Thinking about the fate of Shanxi merchants, the emperor had convicted him of treason. Even if the weather was still cold, the sweat on his forehead was still breaking out. , I can’t wipe it all off no matter how hard I wipe it.
The two discussed the details for a while, and Pan Xiuwen immediately hurried to find the county magistrate, chief registrar, dianshi and others.
Zhang Pu also breathed a sigh of relief and came back to see Jiang Dong. Seeing his concerned eyes, he nodded and said calmly: "Pan Zhixian came forward to explain to the mob outside. Don't worry, he will do his best this time. It should be It can defuse the situation.”
At this point, he showed a hint of ruthlessness and said: "As long as ordinary people are not deceived by that old thief Qian Qianyi, and Magistrate Pan cooperates with us, this time, we must get to the bottom of that old thief Qian Qianyi!"
The highest Qian Qianyi can do is to be the Minister of Rites, a third-grade official. If he returns to his hometown as an ordinary official, the exemption will be six-tenths of what he had when he was an official, and it will be valid for two years after his death. However, Qian Qianyi was convicted of a crime and had his status revoked and returned to his hometown. He had no official status at all. In other words, he was actually an ordinary citizen.
Of course, with his status as the leader of Donglin, generally speaking, no one can treat him as an ordinary citizen. His influence in the officialdom is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary feudal officials. There is no certainty that one day he will be reinstated, or even go further.
However, now Qian Qianyi is involved in this matter, and Zhang Pu wants to fight with him. Qian Qianyi accounts for almost half of the grain fields in Changshu County, and even the entire Yushan Mountain belongs to his Qian family. There are not many people in the family. No matter how much they knew, they all escaped from service. Once these things were sorted out, Qian Qianyi would definitely want to die.
That's why he knew that Zhang Pu would definitely do this. Even if Qiuyue Pavilion was not insulted, he would definitely cause trouble.
In fact, the reason why Qiuyue Pavilion took the initiative to teach Zhang Pu a lesson was actually based on this consideration and did not want Zhang Pu and the others to do this.
On Pan Xiuwen's side, just as Zhang Pu said, he was afraid, so he tried his best and personally brought several officials from the county government to come forward to explain to more and more Changshu people outside.
Not to mention, the county magistrate took the lead and came forward with the county officials to explain, which was more convincing to the people than Zhang Pu, the patrol officer, or Jiang Dong, the Dongchang servant.
Of course, if things turn around, you can't change your mind instantly. Only a small part of the people who gathered outside dispersed on the spot, while most of them were doubtful. However, the situation is still somewhat stable.
Of course, this situation will be reported back to Qian Qianyi as soon as possible. After he heard about Pan Xiuwen's behavior, he roughly guessed what was going on. He threw a cup on the spot and walked away angrily, not even listening to Hou Fangyu calling him.
From the original history, Qian Qianyi had a nickname called "The water is too cold", which means that when the Manchu and Qing troops went south, he and Liu Rushi made an agreement to commit suicide by drowning, but when the time came, he But he regretted it and made an excuse, saying that the water was too cold! Then he took the lead, saying that his scalp was itchy, he trimmed his money rat's tail, opened the city gate and knelt down to welcome Duduo into the city, and became an obedient citizen of the Qing Dynasty.
From this point of view, it seems that he is a courageless person, and he should not be so ruthless as to confront the court and incite ignorant people to riot.
However, in the original history, even if Qian Qianyi became an obedient citizen of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he found out that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was not as kind to him as he imagined. Local Manchu Qing officials also misappropriated his family's property, so, He secretly began to contact the anti-Qing and Ming forces in an attempt to fight against the Qing again.
It can be seen that Qian Qianyi is not courageous, but he has not touched his lifeblood. Once he touches his lifeblood, he will risk his life.
It was impossible for him not to know what would happen if he secretly rebelled against the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty. Once the Manchu Qing Dynasty found out, he still did it. If he really had such backbone, he wouldn't have had the water be too cold and his scalp itchy at the beginning.
In fact, most of the officials and gentry in Jiangnan at that time had the same virtues as Qian Qianyi. During the Ming Dynasty, I was so blessed that I didn’t know how blessed I was. I spent all day sucking blood from the sick body of the Ming Dynasty. But in the future, when they find that the new master is far less good than Ming Dynasty, they will regret it again.
Besides, at Changshu County Government, as the sky gradually darkened and the county magistrate Pan Xiuwen's words made his mouth dry, the effect was more or less effective, and more and more people dispersed.
However, suddenly, someone shouted that someone in the prison had been beaten to death by Dongchang Fanzi!
Dongchang's reputation has backfired at this time.
Many people, especially those with relatives in prison, immediately believed such words. So, the mood suddenly became excited.
Then, I don't know who it was, first threw rocks at Pan Xiuwen and others. When the government officials at the door saw this, they quickly alerted the guards. As a result, someone suddenly started booing in the crowd, saying that the officials were arresting people again.
While cheering, many stones were thrown at them.
Suddenly, the scene became chaotic. The situation that had already calmed down became even worse than before in the blink of an eye.
A group of people, obviously better dressed than ordinary people, suddenly broke out and took the lead in attacking the yamen gate.
The yamen servants tried to threaten them at first, but these people were very decisive. They had already prepared sticks in their hands and would hit anyone they saw. After only a few rounds, they could no longer resist and hurriedly dragged Pan Xiuwen and others into the yamen and fled into the yamen.
In the darkness of the night, it was difficult to see their faces clearly, but Pan Xiuwen could probably guess that these people must be servants of the Qian family. He did not expect that once he stood on the opposite side of Qian Qianyi, he would even dare to attack the Yamen. Suddenly, the scene of the Suzhou riots immediately appeared in his mind.
He knew something was wrong and was frightened. He quickly fled to Zhang Pu. Before anyone arrived, he shouted loudly and told Zhang Pu to hide quickly.
In fact, Zhang Pu and others had heard the news a long time ago and were already prepared, so they immediately joined forces with the few government officials in the government office and the policemen sent by Suzhou Prefecture to hurriedly guard the Houyamen.
At this time, the front office was already full of people rushing in. Some people rushed to the county jail, while others smashed anything they saw. There were even crowds of people rushing towards the back office.
At this time, the night was getting darker, there were countless people in the darkness, and the situation was chaotic.
In the panic, I suddenly heard someone outside shouting in panic: "I am the county magistrate, please don't mess around, otherwise...ah"
There was a scream, and Pan Xiuwen, who was hiding in the back office, immediately heard it. It was the scream of the county magistrate. Only then did he realize that when he escaped just now, several people actually escaped. The county magistrate did not have time to escape back to Houya, so he seemed to be unlucky.
Sure enough, with a scream, there was an immediate silence outside. It was obvious that the rioting crowd seemed to be frightened. However, soon someone shouted loudly again, stirring up chaos again.
In fact, the most important thing is that there is a group of people leading the riot.
These people not only occupied the front office to make trouble, but also began to attack the back office, shouting there, saying that several people died in the county government prison, and they wanted Zhang Pu, a dog official, to pay for it with his life!
"Bang bang bang" banging sounds on the door sounded from time to time.
Outside the courtyard wall, stones and the like were thrown in through the wall. Later, there was even fire, and some people tried to climb over the wall.
Many government officials had never seen such a scene before, and they all turned pale with fright and were a little at a loss. Normally, they can only rely on this layer of skin on their bodies. Now that this layer of skin is no longer working, they have lost their biggest reliance. Even the county magistrate seems to have been beaten to death by them, so will the people outside let them go?
The south is so peaceful, and it is rare to see scenes like this. These government officials were frightened, and holes in the defense suddenly appeared. Many people appeared on the courtyard wall, and the door of the courtyard was almost opened.
Seeing this situation, Jiang Dong became anxious. He and Dongchang Fanyi were both from the north. There were many wars in the north, and they had experienced more than the government officials in the south.
Therefore, Jiang Dong immediately ordered his men and government officials to adjust their defenses and not stay behind.
As a result, the mobs who tried to break in began to get injured, and those who dared to stand on the courtyard wall were greeted with bows and arrows. As a result, the scene suddenly became quiet again, letting the rioters outside know that they would probably end up like this.
Under normal circumstances, even if ordinary people lose control of their emotions, if there is blood or death, someone will definitely wake up. As long as he is not a desperado, he will definitely care about his own life.
At this time, the outside was only quiet for a while, and then they started shouting and killing again, and the impact became more intense.
Pan Xiuwen looked sad and shouted quickly to resist. His family grew up in Houya, and there was no way out. Looking at this posture, if these mobs rush in, they will definitely not let him go.
"The leader outside must be Qian Qianyi's servant." He hurriedly said to Zhang Pu, "The Qian Mansion has many servants, at least five hundred people. If they take the lead, our back office may not be able to defend it. What should I do?"
Although Zhang Pu was also frightened, he knew what the tactics of the riot were, so he immediately ordered Pan Xiuwen: "Immediately send someone to deliver a message, sneak out, and kill them. Report to the surrounding officials that there is a rebellion here, and send troops immediately." Come here, otherwise the emperor will definitely question them!"
"Also, everyone in the back office must gather together. If we can't defend here, I think that building can be used. Everyone retreats to that building. You must persist. I don't believe it. If something like this happens, there are still people around. No official is worried about his black gauze hat!"
Although Zhang Pu said this, he was actually unsure in his heart, because he knew that if something happened here, even if troops were sent from the surrounding areas, as long as he moved slower, he didn't know what would happen here.
However, what he said is that there is no other way, and the only way is to do this.
Thousands of people were beating, smashing, looting and burning at the county government office, and the situation was already in chaos.
Even if no one reported it, Qian Qianyi, who was hiding in the distance and watching all this secretly, knew how the situation was developing.
Hou Fangyu looked at the fire over there. To be honest, he was a little scared in his heart, but more of it was the excitement after hormonal secretion. The scene in Suzhou was repeated in Changshu County. Zhang Pu became famous in "Tombstone Story of Five People". Then you should think about it carefully and write a great article about it!
On Qian Qianyi's side, when he heard that someone came to report the matter, he took out a lot of letters and told his servants to send them out immediately.
Hou Fangyu looked at it and knew that it was Qian Qianyi who gave his old disciples in the officialdom. A bad person would complain first and let those people speak for him.
He still admired this. In the local area, he coerced other powerful families to become servants. Even the Zhang family, who had a grudge against the Qian family in the past, had people become members under his coercion; this was tantamount to They have tied all the forces in Changshu County together; now they have brought out their official connections, and by the way, they have already prepared the culprit for tonight's trouble. This time, Zhang Pu will definitely be unlucky!
The night is getting deeper, but Changshu County has never been like this today, with shouts and firelight resounding throughout the county. It's like the city in the north that suffered a military disaster.
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