Chapter 43 Chapter Forty-Three

Master Yu Lianrong of Futai didn't wait for the green woolen sedan chair to come to a complete stop, he quickly got out of the sedan chair.In front of the sedan chair, a few red silk lanterns from the governor's yamen illuminated the sky and the earth in front of the county yamen like daytime.It turned out that the accompanying soldiers and officers who were walking in front stood in two rows in front of the shining gate, waiting for the arrival of Lord Futai.It's just that none of the people from Linjiang Prefecture and Jinkou County have been seen. Master Futai Yu Lianrong felt that something was a little strange.He knew that Chen Rongjun, the old magistrate who forced the civil uprising, had been killed by the investigation and relief committee member Bo Qinruo; In the past few days, I have heard the news continuously, entered Jinkou, and heard a lot of information from many righteous people, and I have a preliminary understanding of the entire process of the rebellion.He didn't understand why Zhu Jianning and Bo Qinruo didn't come to greet him at the door when they heard of his arrival?

Yu Lianrong took two quick steps towards the county yamen in the bright light, and asked the entourage guarding the door sullenly, "Where is Zhu Jianning, the prefect of Linjiang? Where is Boqin, the investigation and relief committee member? On such a turbulent night, Did they fall asleep?" An attendant hurriedly reported: "Master Qicha, the younger ones rushed to the county government first according to the order of the adults, but they saw Zhu Jianning, the prefect of Linjiang, and the man surnamed Bai fighting. Seeing that someone was about to die, the younger ones took them all And took it, and now it is in the lobby of the county government!"

Yu Lianrong was surprised again: "Oh, there is such a thing? Go and have a look!" Under the guidance of four big lanterns, Yu Lianrong led many officials of the Futai Yamen, stepped up the steps of the county government gate, passed through the gate, and arrived at the entrance of the county government hall. The hall was brightly lit, and there were governor's yamen officials waiting at the door with knives and swords in hand. Inside the door, there were many soldiers wrestling with Bo Qinruo and Zhu Jianning and making noise there.Zhu Jianning scolds Bo Qinruo for colluding with the rebels; Bo Qinruo keeps saying that he wants to see Mr. Futai.

Yu Lianrong stepped into the hall quickly, sat down firmly on the grand master's chair facing the gate, and then ordered the soldiers to let go of Zhu Jianning and Bo Qinruo. As soon as Zhu Jianning saw Yu Lianrong's face, he knew that something was wrong, knowing that the defeat was irreversible.But he was not reconciled, he still wanted to muddy the water before Master Futai grasped the truth of the matter. As soon as the soldiers let go of his hand, he knelt down with a "plop", climbed two steps forward, raised his face and said to Mr. Futai: "My lord, Mr. Yu, you are always here! You are so old! If it is too late, the humble official will be like Chen Rongjun, the magistrate of Jinkou County, and be the ghost of the traitor Bo Qinruo! Bo Qinruo colluded with the people and killed Chen Rongjun, and just now he used a sharp weapon to force the low official's chest, intending to kill him. Despicable! Boss, he is rebelling! The rebellion of the rebellious people in Jinkou was provoked by him! When the rebels broke the city, he said to the rebels, "the government forces the people to rebel, and the rebels are not guilty." Only then did the people have the courage to loot and harass the city. My lord, you have to make the decision for my Linjiang Mansion and for my Jinkou County! If Bo Qin dares to collude with the rioters today and kill the court officials without authorization, it may not be the case tomorrow. Don’t dare to go back to the capital! My lord, please hurry up and let the left and right take him down.”

Yu Lianrong listened indifferently, noncommittal. Zhu Jianning paused again and said: "Everything I said is the truth, and I have a confession from the traitor in my hand!" Only then did Yu Lianrong move his bruised lips, and pressed out a sentence from his chest: "Take the confession and see it!" Zhu Jianning nodded again and again: "Go and get the little ones, and go get the little ones now!" After finishing speaking, he stood up, took a few steps back, and walked outside the door. With a wave of Yu Lianrong's hand, Master Quansi and several accompanying officials followed.

After Zhu Jianning went out, Yu Lianrong said sullenly to Bo Qinruo: "Bo Qinruo, old man, I thought you were upright and intelligent, and I entrusted you with the task of investigating and relief. I never thought you would cause such a mess! You... ...You dare to kill the court officials! Don't you really know the court's laws and regulations? Now, tell me why you disregarded the king's laws and killed Chen Rongjun, the magistrate of Jinkou County?" Bo Qinruo opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, two lines of hot tears rolled down and landed on his lapel.

When Yu Lianrong saw that Bo Qinruo was shedding tears, his heart softened, and he thought to himself: "Look at the scene, there must be something hidden in it."Bo Qinruo is an honest and upright person, and he has just been assigned here as a supplementary, and he has never had any grievances with Chen Rongjun, so he will never commit suicide for personal gain.And Zhu Jianning and Chen Rongjun are not honest officials, he also knows this.This time, Bo Qinruo was sent to inspect the relief. His original intention was to seize the evidence of corruption and perversion of the law, so as to clean up the corruption in his subordinate prefectures and counties.

"Speak up! Tell me what's hidden! A real man won't shed his tears easily! You're not a three-year-old anymore. If you dare to kill a seventh-rank magistrate, don't you dare to reveal the truth?" When Bo Qinruo spoke, Yu Lianrong was taken aback. "My lord! My lord Yu, I have never been afraid of anything. These tears were not shed for myself, but for you, the court saint! My lord, you often lamented to me in the Futai yamen that the officialdom is depraved and depraved. I’m still half-doubtful, but this time I was commissioned to investigate the relief, and I only knew it in a humble position. Now the officials are like bandits! If the officials in the prefectures, prefectures and counties used by my Qing Dynasty are like Zhu Jianning and Chen Rongjun, then my Qing Dynasty will Its collapse is imminent! There is no hope!"

Everyone was shocked. Yu Lianrong was afraid that Bo Qinruo would take advantage of the topic and say something that would offend the court, so he hurriedly said: "Bo Qinruo, don't go so far, just talk about this relief investigation!" Bo Qinruo obeyed the order and reported on his duties, from the disaster he witnessed when he stepped into Jinkou, to how the tens of thousands of rioters broke through the county; I would rather sell myself to save my husband than oppose the imperial court.When he mentioned that the rioters surrounded the county government and he was forced to order Chen Rongjun to be killed, Bo Qinruo said: "The humble official knows that he has no right to kill this dog official, and the humble official knows that if he kills this dog official, he will be charged with crimes, but at that time The indignation of the rioters is hard to stop. If the humble officials don't punish him, the rioters will also kill him. And if the rioters kill him, the sage of the imperial court will be gone. For the crimes committed by the court saint, he must go back to Linjiang Mansion, and to the capital! He is punished by a lowly position for the sake of the Qing Dynasty and the court! People think that this lowly official should not be beheaded, so they immediately put this lowly official into prison, this lowly position has no complaints, the lowly level is for you, for the sake of the emperor, and has done its duty, the lowly level has no shame in its heart!"

Yu Lianrong was greatly moved, but without showing any emotion on his face, he asked again: "If Chen Rongjun beheaded, will the rioters retreat?" Bo Qinruo said: "Beheading Chen Rongjun, I declared my righteousness to the rioters, and most of the rioters withdrew. Only three to five hundred gangsters remained strong, and I organized the righteous people in the city to fight against him. Keep guard until the officers and soldiers enter the city, and then the rebellion will be quelled!" Yu Lianrong nodded frequently and said: "I heard that an old Xiaolian surnamed Lu in Qingpu made great efforts for this, and sent more than fifty members of the Lu clan to accompany you, but is it true?"

"This is the truth! Elder Lu Xiaolian understands righteousness deeply. All of the more than fifty clan members are brave and loyal, and they are all righteous people. The elders can also check with the family members of the Lu family for the things that the humble officials say." Yu Lianrong understood the truth of the matter, and admired Bo Qinruo in his heart. Bo Qinruo was indeed very wise, brave and extraordinary. It was a wise move for him to send him to investigate relief. Jinkou, the chaos in Jinkou may not be dealt with right now. However, in order to punish Zhu Jianning for his crimes, he had to obtain conclusive evidence. Therefore, Yu Lianrong asked again: "You said that Zhu Jianning colluded with Chen Rongjun to hide the money, but is there any evidence? You said that Zhu Jianning wanted to kill you, but what evidence is there? " Bo Qinruo said: "Chen Rongjun's handwritten notes on July 22nd are the basis for the matter of embezzling and hiding money. Zhu Jianning's murder and silence happened just before the arrival of the boss. He wanted to use poisonous wine to kill the lowly officials, but he never thought of the lowly ones. He was never harmed, but Li Xing, a humble servant, ate poisoned wine and died on the spot! Right now, Li Xing's body is in the yamen!" Yu Lianrong had everything he needed, raised his hand, and said to Bo Qinruo: "Don't talk about it, the old man understands everything. As the magistrate of a county, Chen Rongjun was greedy and hid the relief money, sparking a civil uprising, and committed the crime of deceiving the emperor and forcing rebellion. He should be executed according to the law; Keeping you innocent, and asking for a reward for you..." At this point, the magistrate Zhu Jianning stumbled in, holding Ruan Dacheng and others' confessions. Yu Lianrong stopped shouting: "Kneel down!" Zhu Jianning knelt down obediently. "Submit the confession!" Lord Quansi snatched the confession form from Zhu Jianning and presented it to Yu Lianrong's case. Yu Lianrong finished reading it hastily, and scolded at the table: "The paper is full of nonsense, a school of absurd words!" It was only then that Zhu Jianning realized that the matter had been completely revealed, and hurriedly said: "My lord, you have learned a lesson! When the humble official interrogated the thief, he did not use severe punishment. This... This confession is all made by the criminal himself! The humble official thought..." Yu Lianrong didn't listen to Zhu Jianning's defense at all, and slammed the case again, and shouted sharply: "Left and right, hurry up and take down this Linjiang magistrate who is not as good as a pig! crime!" Zhu Jianning suddenly collapsed on the ground, rolled over and shouted: "My lord! My lord! I am wronged by my lowly position, I am wronged by my lowly position! Bo Qinruo rebelled! It is true that Bo Qinruo rebelled! My lord, my lord... " The two soldiers dragged the wailing Zhu Jianning down the hall like dogs. Yu Lianrong waved his hand again, and ordered all the servants and idlers to retreat, and then he went straight to the lobby and personally helped Bo Qinruo to get up. If Bo Qin couldn't help it, he nodded his head and thanked him: "My lord, I will never forget your old kindness forever! In the Qing Dynasty, it is a blessing for the emperor to have such a lord. In the land of two rivers, there is such a big man. The blue sky is the luck of all the people; it is my luck for three lifetimes that I, Bai, can follow the boss on the saddle, and do the work of dogs and horses!" Master Futai was deeply moved, and tried his best to lift Bo Qinruo up. Sitting Bo Qinruo on the grand teacher's chair, Yu Lianrong said again: "Although the chaos is over now, there are still many things to do to interrogate the thieves and ask them to comfort the people. There is no one to talk about. You and I will temporarily act as the master of a county. What about the aftermath?" Bo Qinruo said: "I'm not talented in a humble position, I'm afraid it will be difficult to bear such a heavy trust." Yu Lianrong said: "Don't talk about it, even if Linjiang Mansion entrusts you to rectify it, the old man is at ease! It's not that the old man is boasting, the old man may have a lot of mistakes, only by looking at people, you can tell at a glance!" Bo Qinruo once again thanked Mr. Futai for his kindness, and said: "Since my lord loves you so wrongly, why don't I try my best to do something for the people of Jinkou! If there is something wrong, please give me some advice. " Yu Lianrong nodded, and then talked with Bo Qinruo about the political affairs in Jinkou after the chaos. Yu Lianrong asked: "The famine in Jinkou has not passed, the rebellious people and thieves have not been eradicated, and the cause of the rebellion has not been found out, you are not a good county leader! I want to hear what you plan to do?" Bo Qinruo thought for a while and said: "The most important thing is to appease the people's hearts so that they don't fluctuate. I once made a wish when the rioters besieged the Yamen, that I would release all the 93,500 taels of relief money allocated by the court. To the victims of disasters. This will firstly show the people’s trust, secondly, it will let the common people know the great grace of the Holy One, and thirdly, it will relieve the hunger of the people and stop new chaos!” Yu Lianrong nodded and said, "Not bad!" "Secondly, step up the interrogation of all the thieves in prison! Find out the culprit of the rebellion, the cause of the rebellion, and the planning process of the rebellion. Such a big rebellion is definitely not a success in ten and a half months. I think that there must be something hidden in it. There must be gangsters who will instigate the hidden feelings." Yu Lianrong nodded again: "Yes! Qingpu sea road is open for trade, and there are frequent contacts with various places in Nanyang. It is hard to guarantee that there will be no bandits from the South! Say it! Say it again!" Bo Qinruo said again: "According to my knowledge, before the uprising, all the places in Jinkou held group exercises, and the first ones to organize group exercises were rich businessmen from Qingpu Nansipo. Frequently, I suspect that there is fraud in it! Therefore, thirdly, the humble official plans to conduct a thorough investigation of the fraudulent names of Nansipo profiteers, and all those who donate money to fund the regiment training—that is, those who fund the rebellion of the rebels, will be arrested and jailed together to stop the rebels The source of wealth, eradicating future troubles!" Yu Lianrong praised Jie Jie: "Good! These fake names of profiteers should have been banned a long time ago! I have long heard that the gang of profiteers and rich merchants in Nansipo, Qingpu, have repeatedly violated the imperial court's prohibition and transshipped foreign medicines. The private sale poisoned the common people and caused the world to decline day by day, but Chen Rongjun, the lord of Nayuan County, may have benefited a lot from those profiteers and never asked any questions!" "Fourth, in the suppression of the rebellion, many righteous people in Jinkou did not fear the power of the rebels, and assisted the government in suppressing the rebels. Those who died, the county rewarded them with generous burials, and those who were injured, the county rewarded them with money to appease them as a show of kindness. " Yu Lianrong added: "In addition to rewarding silver and appeasement, we also need to write a book for the righteous people who died!" "Your Excellency's words are very true! The humble official obeyed the order, and immediately sent people to investigate and write a register of righteous people." "Okay! Say it again!" "Fifth, dredging the river, draining the seawater that pours into the fields, and remediating the mulberry fields, so as to lay the foundation for the long-term stability of the people." ... That night, Bo Qinruo, who was ordered in the face of danger, explained the eight principles of governing to Yu Lianrong, the master of Futai, and Yu Lianrong agreed with them all.Yu Lianrong was amazed at Bo Qinruo's intelligence, and thought to himself: If he had sent Bo Qinruo to Jinkou earlier to replace the greedy and stupid Chen Rongjun, Jinkou would never have such a chaos. In the end, Yu Lianrong reminded Bo Qinruo: Of the eight major governance plans, the most important thing at the moment is to eliminate the bandits and eradicate the chaotic buddies. Bo Qinruo remembered it. The next day, the bald Boss Zhao, the one-eyed Uncle Fei and others in custody confessed to the secrets of the Hongmen. A large number of officers and soldiers in Jinkou were mobilized to search for the remnants of the gangsters. Within three days, more than 200 people were accused of being gangsters. The bandits captured many merchants on the South Temple Slope of Qingpu as bandits, and many houses in Jinkou City that were not taken by the bandits were also robbed by the officers and soldiers by taking the opportunity to seize people. Another chaos broke out out of thin air in Jinkou.The chaos this time was not caused by bandits, but by the government...