Turbulent Times Chapter 954: Go to prison

While Huang Shuren and Jin Yibei were acting with Lu Bian and Dou Shihai, Wang Junlin also hosted a banquet for the thirteen noble heads who came from three counties in the south of Fanyang County, except for Liu Ziming from Wang Junlin's family. , Ben Ruhui, and Shan Xiongxin, Wang Junlin also specially invited Xue Li, the general of Yingyang's mansion, and Sun Yang, the general guard, to participate.

Wang Junlin was a little worried about whether Huang Shuren and Jin Yibei could act well in this scene, whether Lu Bian and Dou Shihai would follow the script he had planned, but in his mouth he was the same as the one sitting on his left. Xue Li chatted casually.

Tong Shou Sun Yang sat down on Wang Junlin's right side and lowered his head while drinking, leaned forward, and suddenly smiled and said to Wang Junlin: "My lord came to Fanyang County on the way to take office, five thousand pirates raided, three counties in the south In the wake of the war, the people were robbed of a lot of property and food by pirates. Even the families sitting here also suffered serious losses. I heard that even the children of each family were robbed by pirates! The officials thought that the three counties in the south should be used to recuperate with the people. , um... I went to Lu's house a few days ago. Mr. Lu intends to ask the imperial court to exempt the three counties in the south from money, food and taxes for three years. Of course, the prefect of Fanyang County has the final say after all, and the prefect must ask the imperial court for this matter. , what do adults think?"

Wang Junlin's face suddenly sank, thinking that if the thirteen nobles from the three counties here did not know about the relationship between the pirates and the Lu family, Sun Yang would give these thirteen people a sweet date on behalf of the Lu family, and the thirteen people would say Maybe he is very grateful to the Lu family. Because of some land and business conflicts, it will be eased, and eventually he will be further divided and cannibalized by the Lu family.

A few days ago, the big boat sent the children of thirteen noble families from the three counties in the south to go home. It is also kept secret. So Sun Yang and Lu thought that all these hostages and pirates were killed by the navy on Snake Island.

Lu Bian asked Sun Yang to ask Wang Junlin's opinion in public at the banquet. If Wang Junlin hadn't rescued the children of the thirteen families, his intention would be malicious.

If Wang Junlin opposes the reduction of money and food, he will not only be a bad person, but also let the Lu family win the hearts of the three counties in the south, and make the thirteen nobles owe them favors; if Wang Junlin agrees, the tax revenue of Fanyang County will be reduced by nearly half within three years , and Emperor Yang Guang and the court waited to use the money. At this juncture, the local officials who had reduced taxes were most annoyed, and naturally they would be extremely dissatisfied with Wang Junlin. "

"Master Sun, don't you know that this official and Mrs. Lu are already at odds, and you really think that this official can't do anything to you?" Before Sun Yang could reply, Wang Junlin slammed his chopsticks on the table with a "slap" On the way, looking at Sun Yang with a cold face, he suddenly shouted: "Come on, Sun Yang colluded with Lu's family to buy and sell officials, resell private salt, appoint private individuals, and immediately go to jail!"

Wang Junlin specially wore an official robe tonight, and from the very beginning he was gentle and pleasant, who would have thought that he would suddenly turn his back on him, and would also send the second in command of Fan Yang County, from the fourth-rank general guard Sun Yang, to prison .

Sun Yang's face changed, and he was extremely frightened, but he was also very angry. He stood up and shouted: "What is the meaning of the prefect, I am the general guard of a county, even when there was a state capital before, the governor If you want to send a county guard to prison, you must get the approval of the court, but the prefect has forgotten that you don't have this right!"

Wang Junlin sneered and said, "Your Majesty Sun and Mrs. Lu don't know yet! Your Majesty sent an angel a few days ago to send a secret decree to this official, granting this official privilege. From this official down, as long as the evidence is convincing, this official will You can cut first and then play."

"Secret decree..." Sun Yang looked in disbelief. He really didn't know about the secret decree. Lu Shi didn't inform him, but the three-year tax reduction and exemption for the three counties in the south that he just said was the original plan. When the pirates invaded the three counties in the south, Mrs. Lu made a part of the plan to deal with Wang Junlin, and he just followed the plan.

"Come here, take the prisoner Sun Yang down and put him in the prison of the county mansion. Shan Xiongxin, you personally arrange for someone to look after him. No one can visit the prison." Wang Junlin was too lazy to talk nonsense with Sun Yang, so he could take him down Lu's representative in the county mansion guards Sun Yang, which is the first benefit of the secret decree he obtained from Yang Guang.

Of course, this time was deliberately chosen to capture Sun Yang, but there were three additional purposes. One was to further convince Lu Shi that he was unaware of their plan to murder him on Dou Shihai's birthday. The second is to further strengthen the heart of the lord of the thirteen nobles in the three counties in the south, and let them feel his authority up close. The third is to show Xue Li that Wang Junlin can completely eradicate Lu Shi and Dou Shihai who has been in collusion with Lu Shi for many years, but he cannot deal with Xue Li like this. With the existence of rituals, Yang Guang would not suspect that Wang Junlin had a different intention in Fanyang County, so that Wang Junlin could do many things that could be called treason.

Watching Sun Yang, who was at the same level as his official rank, was easily taken down by Wang Junlin, Xue Li's face changed a lot, and he fell into Wang Junlin's eyes, which made Wang Junlin look down on him, thinking that he was in Fan Yang The county just needs this kind of ability, lack of means, poor temperament, no city mansion, but Yang Guang's confidant Ying Yanglang general.

Wang Junlin ignored Xue Li, but secretly observed the expressions and reactions of the heads of the thirteen noble families in the three counties to the south. These thirteen people all had joy and joy on their faces. Obviously, they were often dominated by Sun Yang in the past. Bullying, of course, there is a little more awe in the eyes of the prefect.

At this time, one of the thirteen people was an unattractive man who looked to be in his forties and knelt down in the hall, shouting loudly: "The pirates invaded the three counties to the south of us, and most of the county soldiers are under the control of the Lu family." , our family and the villagers are weak, although our hometown was plundered by pirates, and the loss is not small, but now an adult has brought the emperor's order to our Fanyang County to serve as a parent officer, and treats me like admiration, if there is still greed for reducing money and food, It's really shameless, what face do you have to see the people of the world? Please don't mention the reduction or exemption of money and grain. Not only can you not reduce the money and grain, but after discussing with other families, you have to ask your lord to levy additional money and grain to be used in Anjing area, Guard against pirates."

Perhaps because of Xue Lizai, there were endless words in this person's words, and he didn't say anything about Wang Junlin sending people to save their nephew, but his gratitude was very clear.

With this person taking the lead, the lords of the other twelve families also knelt down and kowtowed in the hall to ask Wang Junlin not to reduce taxes, but to increase them.

Although everyone hopes to be exempted from crimes and food, smart people know that at this time they are already tied to the same boat with the prefect, and there is no other way out except to fight to the death with Mrs. Lu, so You still have to support what should be supported by the prefect.