Chapter 23: How to Deal with Trouble (8)
"The two of Lu and Shu should not see this excitement."
Renzong's eleventh daughter, the eldest princess of Lu State, and the younger sister of today's son, the eldest princess of Shu Kingdom, are all known for their virtue and virtue, and they will not stop on the side of the road to watch the excitement, and in the guards who followed the car, they did not see the maids, so it was naturally impossible for the two princesses to be in the car. Han Gang didn't say it explicitly, but Su Song still understood.
"King Yong, King Cao, half and half. Yukun, can you determine which one it is? Su Song asked.
I don't know what happened, the direction of the Marquis of Nam Soon suddenly burst into a bang at this time, and suddenly there was a commotion, and the crowd on the street was clamoring, shouting and shouting, with a look of righteous indignation.
The streets were full of people, and many horses were disturbed and raised their hooves and neighed. Han Gang and Su Song's mounts were also frightened, and even the formation was thrown into disarray.
Han Gang glanced back and smiled coldly, but he didn't care what happened. A casual pat on the horse's head made the restless horse settle down immediately. All that remains is to control the horse with its legs, clamp the horse's body, and let the mount steady and slow down the street.
But Su Song couldn't learn Han Gang's skill of controlling horses. Holding the reins of the mount tightly in his hand, he controlled the horses under his crotch not to be frightened by the noise around them, and finally relied on two retinues to hold the bridles in front of him, one left and one right.
Most of Han Gang's entourage was also skilled in riding, and they calmed the horses without much effort, while most of Su Song's side immediately turned over and dismounted before they could control their mounts.
Finally sat down firmly on the horseback, Su Song looked at Han Gang's stable sitting posture on the horse's back with his shoulders stretched and his waist straight, and couldn't help but praise: "Yukun is good at riding." It is said that the southerners are good at boats, and the northerners are good at horses, and you can see it at a glance when you look at Yukun. ”
"It's the horses that are well trained. There was a good groom, and the horses in the family were taught well. Han Gang said modestly, and said: "Recently, the road to Yizhou [now Hami] has been opened on the side of Ganliang Road, and there are more good horses. If Brother Zirong doesn't mind changing to a new horse, he will send one to the house tomorrow. ”
Su Song's horse is estimated to be twelve or thirteen years old, and it looks old. Judging from the imprints on the hind buttocks and flanks, it was once a stagecoach. The physique should be enough for the standard of a war horse, and the shoulder height is only about an inch shorter than Hangang's Kawasai Liangju, and there are no defects or disabilities. Such a military horse failed to pass the selection of war horses, and only made a stagecoach after the last one, generally speaking, the temperament will not be very good, either timid or irritable - to be exact, it should be a very bad temperament, with the thirst for war horses in the Great Song Army, the standard of character has always been very low.
Han Gang looked at the horse for a while, and then said, "Brother Zirong's horse should indeed be changed." ”
"Then thank you Yukun." Su Song is not humble, he has an open-minded personality, and he and Han Gang are old friends, and he is also an in-law with a good family, so there is no need to push back in personal contacts.
"By the way, who's in that carriage?" Su Song brought up the topic of Fang Cai again.
"It's King Cao."
"How so?" Su Song was gossiping with Han Gang with little interest.
"It's almost dark, and the people of Cao Wangfu have already taken out the lantern and hung it in front of the car. It's a glass lantern, which is very different from ordinary lanterns, and you can tell it from a distance. Han Gang pointed to the Yuan Sui in front of him, and the glass lantern hanging in front of the saddle was very conspicuous: "This is a new gadget sold in SF Express." King Yong's mind is heavy and simple. King Cao didn't have so many scruples, and specially ordered twelve glass lanterns to SF. ”
Han Gang smiled after speaking, and saw the hole cards in advance, which was no different from cheating.
Su Song was stunned for a moment and shook his head, "No wonder you can tell Yukun!" ”
Longxi has a glass workshop, which has only recently come out, not to make lenses or utensils, but to make lanterns, and the ordinary style in the store is five and one lamp. It is said that it is not expensive, and people above the middle level in the capital can afford it, but it is not cheap, and it is also vulnerable to damage compared to paper lanterns, but the price difference between the two is large, so only the rich will buy it. On Su Song's side, Han Gang gave two as gifts a few days ago, but he was reluctant to hang them out and put them in the study as lamps.
Han Gang made a joke, which can be regarded as being revealed. Of course, his evaluation of King Yong and King Cao will not be mentioned.
Han Gang and King Cao have not met a few times, and compared to Zhao Hao, the third brother of the Son of Heaven, he really has no sense of existence. Just like the three brothers Taizu Taizong and Qin Mourning Wang, the first two are qualified to ascend the throne, and the third generally has no hope. In the Queen Mother, he is not more favored than his second brother, and it is easy for people to ignore him, and just two days ago, Han Gang just heard from He Ju that he entered the palace to speak for the Qiyun General Society.
Turning his head, Han Gang sighed at Li Qiande: "Poor Li Gande, after death, he will also be dragged out as a scapegoat." ”
"It's for the best." Su Song didn't have much fraternity for all races, especially because of Su Mian, who was martyred in Yongzhou, he never had a good impression of the remnants of Jiaozhi, "Speaking of which, it wasn't Yukun's idea you gave?" ”
Keju Express is the second most widely circulated publication in Beijing, second only to the Yellow Calendar, which changes once a year. first put the blame on Li Gande, and then put the old affairs in Yongzhou on the table, arousing the hatred of the same enemy. The city was full of wind and rain in the capital, and more than a dozen family members of the deceased carried coffins to the gate of the Nam Soon Marquis Mansion, and there were so many people that they crowded into the street. In Su Song's eyes, such a sharp method is very similar to Han Gang's past actions - the catastrophe in the seventh and eighth years of Xining, Wang Anshi used the people's will to cut off the roots of the powerful grain store in the capital in one fell swoop. Su Song knew that Han Gang had contributed a lot in it.
Han Gang shook his head: "I don't need to worry about this matter. Being in a place of suspicion, I haven't dared to say a word these days. ”
"That's the leader of the Qiyun Headquarters and the people behind them...... It's a shame that they figured it out. ”
"There are many smart people in this world, especially when they shirk their responsibilities." Han Gang said with a smile.
Han Gang denied that the actions of Qiyun Headquarters had anything to do with him, and speaking of which, this idea was indeed not his idea. He also admired the leaders of the two organizations of Qiyun Headquarters and Horse Racing Headquarters for finding a breakthrough so quickly.
In the matter of shirking and shifting responsibility, their efforts are indeed admirable, and their quick brains are also admirable.
The character of the group of people in Qiyun Headquarters is vividly demonstrated in this matter. The dead cannot speak, and it is only natural that the responsibility for stirring up trouble should be placed on the seventeen dead. Among them, Li Qiande is the best target.
When the cause of the whole incident is no longer the native of the Great Song Dynasty, but Li Qiande, the subordinate, then the nature of the incident is different. It is no longer a gathering of people to cause chaos, but the result of the subordinates who have evil intentions.
If it is characterized as the former, then in order to avoid the same accident from happening again in the future, Yushitai can justifiably suggest that the Son of Heaven cut the two events with tears, and by the way, Han Gang is also involved - Han Gang said that he was in a place of suspicion, which is the reason.
But if it is the latter, Nam Shun Hou will die a hundred. For the sake of the dignity of the imperial court, it is impossible to pull out the queen mother of the Great Yue Kingdom to punish her, at most the funeral, pension, and medical expenses will be calculated on the head of the Nam Soon Marquis Mansion, as for the Qiyun General Society, as well as the proprietors and directors of the two teams, they will also be reprimanded.
What about the Goshidai?
Grievances for Li Qiande? Do you want a face?!
If everything is only in the court, there are still verbal battles to fight, but yesterday's "Keju Express" has already exposed the results of the Kaifeng Mansion case, and let the victim's family members cry in front of the Nam Soon Marquis Mansion, plus the review of the Jiaozhi invasion incident that triggered the Battle of Pingnan, the entire public opinion has been incited by the "Keju Express".
The people at the feet of the Son of Heaven are not easy to bully, and when the trouble arises, the Son of Heaven and the court have to appease the people in turn. The burghers are more susceptible to agitation than the peasant class, and they are more daring to defend their own interests. Especially now, there are clans, nobles and eunuchs behind the scenes, even more so. And Han Gang himself can stay out of the matter, just need to watch the excitement.
"I don't know if it's a matter of shirking responsibility. I know Kaifeng Mansion," Su Song glanced at Han Gang, "The officials in the mansion still have some understanding. The group of officials below can't manage the things that are deceived and concealed at all. It is even more common for witnesses to be instigated to change their confessions. When it comes to coming up with ideas, most of them are them, who have been doing it for decades, and they can't think of any tricks? Just like Li Qiande's Yuan Sui, their confessions are exactly the same as those of other people, and it is estimated that they were instigated by the officials in the palace. ”
"If the officials want to instigate, they must be able to persuade them. Putting the blame on Li Qiande in the confession is also beneficial to Li Qiande's Yuan Sui. Han Gang said.
"Among the witnesses, there is only Yuan Sui sent by the imperial court, what about Li Qiande's cronies brought out from Jiaozhi?" Su Song sneered, "This is the method of the officials in the house. ”
"It's also because someone has supported them. After all, it's just an idea, not a big idea. ”
"Hmm." Su Song nodded, "It's all mixed up...... Because of the Kemari League. ”
Han Gang smiled slightly, they are all people who understand.
Li Qiande has Yuan Sui by his side, and he is a person sent by the imperial court, and it is estimated that he can still receive a share of the Imperial City Division. When Li Gande went out to watch the game, they had to follow him closely. Li Gande died in the riots, and several Yuan Followers sent by the imperial court failed to protect him, which was a crime that could not be escaped. What's more, in order to clear himself, or the officials who presided over the trial below in order not to let the Son of Heaven be 'wronged', they will definitely increase the punishment, and even harm the family, just to give an explanation to the Nam Soon Marquis Mansion.
But Li Qiande's death, if he provoked himself and set fire to his own body at the end, then the charges against Yuan Sui were completely different, and the guilt could be lightened by three or five percent.
Even though when Li Gande went out to watch the game, in addition to the two Yuan Suis sent by the Imperial City Division, there were several other retinues brought from Jiaozhi, but Kaifeng Mansion did not send them to court at all. I am not afraid that someone will make a fuss with this, the people have already been incited, Shilin is even more one-sided, even the Yushitai does not dare to take the confession of the Jiaozhi people to refute the conclusion of Kaifeng Mansion.
In other words, Han Gang definitely does not have the ability to cover the sky with one hand - it may be no problem in Longyou, but it is impossible in the capital. Only the emperor's relatives and relatives, the low-level officials in the Kaifeng Mansion, and the Qiyun Headquarters in the market, which has eaten both black and white, can prop up the entire net and smoothly splash the muddy water on Li Qiande.
An interest group that wants to maintain the status quo is completely bought by money, and for its own interests, it doesn't care about doing a few more things. It's called having a will.
Su Song sighed: "There is a proverb in Beijing that 'disobeys Kaifeng Mansion and is filial to Yushitai', and the officials of Kaifeng Mansion have always ignored the outgoing prefect. ”
"That's the prefect of Kaifeng, who often leads the guilty to the official. And if you want to manage Kaifeng Mansion well, you can only put a little more effort into restraining those officials. If you please them, the people of the city will not have a good life. ”
"Qian Zao's resignation is definitely different."
For Kaifeng Prefecture, a tragedy broke out in the capital during the peaceful season, which caused seventeen people to lose their lives, and in addition, there were many more injured. There must be an explanation to the people of the city, the imperial court, and the Kaifeng Mansion. Now that Kaifeng Mansion has found out the truth in the shortest possible time, and gave a reasonable reply to the Son of Heaven, the imperial court, and millions of soldiers and civilians, Kaifeng Governor Qian Zao's contribution is indispensable, although he may not be willing to take credit.
"It's his luck, maybe he can stay in the Kaifeng Mansion for a year or two. As for Li Qiande," Han Gang smiled, "Everyone is dead, and they can't turn out the corpse and whip the corpse, so they can only vaguely go over anyway." ”
Han Gang didn't care about the future development anymore. In the face of the huge interest groups in the capital, public opinion is again controlled by it, and Yushitai and other opponents do not have enough strength to confront it, and the result is already doomed.
Since the Kaifeng Mansion has been concluded, the two teams will be able to get out without incident, even Yushitai only dares to say that this is due to the excessive gathering of people to cause chaos, and it is impossible to say that the two teams are the culprits. The whole case cannot find the corresponding clause from the criminal law, and it does not even need to be submitted to the trial court and Dali Temple for review, and the responsibility of Kaifeng Prefecture is to investigate, not to judge-there is no defendant, no plaintiff, and it cannot even be regarded as a case.
In Han Gang's eyes, it was Xicheng Hospital that performed remarkably in this ball game tragedy, and its reputation was even louder. If such accidents happen a few more times, the achievements in surgical treatment may be able to reach a new level.