Chapter 517: Gongsun Hei's Death
In the autumn of this year, Gongsun Hei finally killed himself.
Last year, he forced Zichan to expel Gongsun Chu, and then forcibly made an alliance with Liuqing, and kept persecuting You and the belt. As he continues to commit various crimes with impunity, he becomes more and more arrogant. His strong influence in the Si clan made him the de facto patriarch. The doctors' tolerance of him made him look down on the ministers; So much so that now, he is trying in vain to clear You Ji in order to seize his throne.
But Yuji is different from Liangxiao: Liangxiao is a depraved hater; You Ji is a humble gentleman who is diligent in political affairs and is loved by the people. Killing Liangxiao people applauded and applauded, except for Youji, it would attract the anger of people and gods.
Gongsun Hei is not a villain who can only do things to the end, he intends to fabricate some crimes against You Jiluo by designing a conspiracy, and then eliminate him by means of "law and justice".
As mentioned earlier, You Liang was killed in a very embarrassing way on the way to the Jin Kingdom, and You Liang's son You Liang was canceled from the patriarch's inheritance because he belonged to the same thing as his father who died. As a result, You Liang developed a huge hatred for You Ji.
Gongsun Hei lured You Liang in with a shameless lie and Hull's seductive promises. He buried the ultimate goal of destroying the You clan deep in his heart, and claimed to You Liang that he and You Ji only had a personal grudge, and he promised to support You Liang to take the throne after getting rid of You Ji. But You Liang saw through Gongsun Hei's thoughts, and he wanted to use the other party's strength to get rid of You Ji and then kill him.
As a result, these two careerists with different agendas secretly colluded together.
In mid-June, You Liang complained to the Grand Priest Kou Gongsun Duan against You Ji, falsely claiming that he had mixed up with some astrologers and charlatans in a vain attempt to eliminate all his political enemies. Rumors spread that You Ji not only divined the death date of Zheng Jiangong, but also predicted whether the soothsayer Xia could become the new king.
Although these charges are somewhat alarmist, they involve conspiracy and rebellion, and Gongsun Duan has to file a case for investigation as a major matter.
On the surface, Gongsun Hei and the members of the You clan are like fire and water, and no one thinks that he will collude with You Liang, so at first the doctors didn't realize that there would be the shadow of Gongsun Hei inside. Gongsun Duan reported the case to the monarch, and the doctors decided to suspend Yu Ji from his position after a court discussion, asking him to be investigated.
You Liang's accusation is not "groundless". You Ji likes to study the astronomical calendar on weekdays, so he gathers some people with the same hobby; This is a well-known fact, but now it has become the reason why You Liang accused him.
Gongsun Duan was a man who liked to use chicken feathers as arrows, so he put You Ji under house arrest at home, and disarmed him privately, so that he lost the protection he deserved; He also detained Youji's retainers, "astrologers" and "charlatans" and interrogated them in turn.
Later, news came out that You Ji invited a Wu sorcerer through Gongsun Chu's relationship; The sorcerer was ordered to bow his head to Gongsun Hei and curse him to die soon. It turned out that although Gongsun Hei's back injury had been formed for a year, it had never healed completely, and it often recurred. Therefore, people with bad intentions have shaken up this matter and made a fuss about it again.
As soon as the incident was related to Gongsun Hei, the doctors began to be vigilant - they knew that he had always wanted revenge on You, and he would definitely use this as an excuse to stir up trouble and fight against You.
Gongsun Hei saw that the time was ripe, so he gathered the clan armor and attacked the You family under the banner of revenge for the country's hatred and family hatred. If he can really kill Yukichi, then he may really be able to get his wish. But just as he was leading the armed forces towards You's clan, his back wound burst out again, blood kept gushing out, and the severe pain instantly spread to his whole body, so painful that he could barely stand, and he didn't even dare to move. The accompanying doctor was frightened, he said that if he did not deal with it immediately, his life would be in danger, and Gongsun Hei had no choice but to go home with the team.
Gongsun Hei's crazy actions shocked the government and the opposition, and the secretaries did not hesitate at the moment of national crisis, and immediately made an emergency decision to declare Gongsun Hei a national sinner. Among them, the attitude of the belt is the most resolute, because Gongsun Hei's crime will bring devastating disasters to the family. In order to draw a clear line with Gongsun Hei, Si took the lead and proposed to bring Gongsun Hei to justice. Seeing that the belt was so categorical, everyone no longer hesitated, and without the support of the family, Gongsun Hei completely collapsed.
At this time, the child was collecting the field tax in the field, and he did not make it in time to attend the meeting. After receiving the report, he immediately took a stagecoach and ran 300 miles in one day and one night to rush back to Xinzheng. Zichan first agreed with the doctors' decision, but at the same time he asked everyone to give him a little time, and let Gongsun Hei decide on his own for the sake of Gongzi's great contribution to the country.
The proposal was passed, and Zichan rushed to Gongsun Hei's house with the magistrate, and Gongsun Hei at this time had completely lost his former arrogance and majesty. In fact, he has been disarmed and placed under house arrest, and his house has been surrounded by the City Guard; His face was pale, his head was covered with sweat, and the pain made him convulse incessantly, and he had to endure a word for a long time.
Zichan nodded to the magistrate beside him, and the magistrate said, "The rebellion coincided with a major event in the country, so you have not been prosecuted for your crimes; And not only have you not repented, but you have become even worse, and the country has become unbearable, and you must be punished!
"One of the crimes you have committed, Bo You is the official secretary of the king's own order, but you have taken the initiative to crusade; The second crime is to fight with his cousin for his son, and if he can't do it, he wants to kill and take his wife; The third crime, the alliance of the smoke tunnel, you actually corrected the throne. All three are capital offenses, so what else can you justify? If you don't kill yourself right away, you'll die with no dignity as soon as Dr. Siko arrives! ”
Until this time, Gongsun Hei still brazenly refused to commit suicide, and he bowed to his son again with difficulty: "My old injury recurred, and I died in the morning and night." Please ask Lord Si Kou on my behalf to stop helping the heavens! ”
Zichan shook his head and said, "Who hasn't died?" If you do all the evil things, you are a wicked person, and it is the destiny of heaven that the wicked will not be good. If I don't help the heavens, do I still want to help the wicked?! I hate you, but we're brothers after all, and if you want to save some face, don't wait to be punished! ”
Gongsun Hei said, "Everything is subject to the Master, and I have only one last wish, which is to ask the king to appoint my son Siyin as the city magistrate." He is not guilty of any crimes, and he doesn't know anything about my affairs, so please don't let him become a commoner! ”
Zichan said: "If the seal is talented, of course the king will entrust him with an official position, if not, I am afraid that you will soon see him in heaven!" If you don't repent of your sins, what right do you have to ask for an official position for your son? Hurry up! Dr. Scoop is coming soon! ”
Gongsun Hei slowly prepared to commit suicide by hanging himself with the help of his servants. Zichan withdrew, Si Dai sat in the main hall and was silent, Si Yin was wearing mourning clothes, kneeling behind Si Dai and weeping non-stop, Gongsun Duan stood by the prisoner cart outside the door, waiting impatiently for news, and beside him stood the executioner with the bronze big Yue in his hand.
Not long after, Gongsun Hei's already angry corpse was carried out and thrown into the prisoner car, and then thrown to the Zhou family's Qu for public display. On the body of the corpse lay a piece of crossbar with the deceased's crimes written in cinnabar, which was much larger than the average size.
Yu Ji was cleared of charges, and Yu Liang was deported.