Chapter 155 Suicide
"How dare you be here to be arrogant!" In the living room of the Yang Family Banquet, the guards at the door naturally could not stop the well-trained Tingwei. When Yang Biao entered the hall, he saw several Tingwei's guards entangled with a middle-aged scholar.
To be precise, the middle-aged scholar was struggling wildly, dragged out by two guards, looking like a scoundrel.
He was not here to capture him, but Yang Biao's expression was even more gloomy. Today is his birthday party. If the people from the Tingwei Mansion were asked to capture the person here, where would his old face be put?
"Stop!" With a angrily shout that suppressed anger, Yang Biao brought Sima Fang and Yang Xiu came to the hall. With a wave of his hand, several generals of the family blocked the door and blocked Man Chong and others.
"Trial tutor, the Tingwei Mansion is ordered to handle the task. I hope the Tai tutor will not make things difficult for us." Man Chong bowed to Yang Biao with an expressionless face and said calmly.
"Ha~" Yang Biao sneered: "Tingwei Mansion is so powerful, but I don't know what Yaoyang has committed? Do you want to humiliate him in full view of everyone?"
Yang Biao recognized this person as an official who had just retired. Speaking of which, he responded to the call of aristocratic families. Although he was not considered a descendant of aristocratic families, he was grateful for his help. These officials who retired were invited. Otherwise, as his first-time county magistrate, he would not be qualified to attend Yang Biao's birthday party.
"Zhao Huai, the magistrate of Huayin County, Hongnong County, was an official for two years. During his tenure, after verification by the Tingwei, there were 19 wrongly verified cases, including four murder cases, seven people were killed unjustly. The greedy court distributed local food and salary of five zhu coins and 300,000 yuan. His son Zhao Meng fled with the money and has now been brought to the case and has confessed everything. The families of the seven unjustly verified people in Hongnong have reported this matter to the Governor Tingwei Mansion. According to the Han law, there are all personal evidence and physical evidence. Our Tingwei Mansion has the right to arrest people. If the Taifu has any doubts, you can sue our Tingwei Mansion to Your Majesty, but now, please don't interfere."
Upon hearing this, Yang Biao turned his head to look at Zhao Huai, but saw Zhao Huai kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to Yang Biao, and said sadly: "Trial tutor, help the Taifu!"
"Hmph!" Yang Biao ignored him, but looked at Man Chong, took a deep breath, and said with his fists: "I will not protect such a treacherous person, but I just asked Boning to give me some shame. Can I wait until the birthday party is over, and I will send him to the Tingwei Mansion with my own hands?"
Man Chong glanced at Yang Biao and nodded, "Okay, stop the team!"
After saying that, he ignored Yang Biao and others' astonished gazes, waved his hand and left directly with the guards of the Tingwei Mansion.
"This..." Yang Biao and Sima Fang looked at Man Chong's direction of leaving in confusion. When did the Tingwei Mansion change his nature? If it were in the past, Man Chong's character would not have compromised, right?
Just as he was confused, Zhao Huai kowtowed to Yang Biao and said, "Thank you for your life-saving kindness, Huai will never forget it, so I will say goodbye!"
After saying that, he got up and ran out.
Yang Biao's expression changed and he sternly said: "Take it!"
Immediately, several servants stepped forward and pressed Zhao Huai tightly to the ground.
"Tao Fu, what does this mean?" Zhao Huai did not struggle this time, but looked at Yang Biao in surprise.
Yang Biao looked at Zhao Huai with a gloomy expression. At this moment, he realized that no wonder that Man Chong simply stopped the team and left, just to put a trap for him.
Although Zhao Huai was wrong, if he arrested him like this and sent him to Tingwei's Mansion, what does this mean to outsiders?
Not only Yang Biao compromised with the Tingwei Mansion, but more importantly, what do the scholars who were instigated to resist the emperor's orders think of him? Really sending Zhao Huai out will make those scholars who support their actions disappointed. The most important thing about the two armies fighting was morale. Man Chong left so simply this time to destroy their morale.
But if he didn't give up, he had already said it before. Man Chong left because of his words. If he let Zhao Huai go privately, then he would have to take the blame.
The Yang family, can they bear it?
If it were before, Yang Biao was not afraid, but now, Yang Biao was really afraid. Although the emperor in the palace had always been polite to their old ministers, if he really wanted to do it, he would not leave any kindness. Even if he wanted to be a righteous man, he didn't know how the emperor drove public opinion, but he knew very well that this emperor definitely had public opinion that the aristocratic family could not match. Moreover, if he really did this, he would have made mistakes first. If the emperor added fuel to the fire, his reputation would be ruined!
These thoughts kept flashing through Yang Biao's mind, but it was only a moment. Looking down at Zhao Huai, Yang Biao shook his head and said, "When you go out at this time, you will be caught by the Tingwei Mansion, and be careful not to be impatient."
"It's still the Taifu's thoughtfulness." Zhao Huai breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. After the two servants saw Yang Biao nodding and letting Zhao Huai stand up.
"Let me follow me, I have something to ask you." Yang Biao waved his hand and signaled Yang Xiu to stay here to receive guests, while he took Zhao Huai into the back hall.
"What are the instructions of the Grand Tutor?" Zhao Huai came to the back hall and bowed to Yang Biao with some anxiety.
"In this matter, I can help you leave Chang'an or even Guanzhong, but..." Yang Biao looked at Zhao Huai and said bluntly: "I can only help you alone, can your family make arrangements?"
"This..." Zhao Huai's face turned pale.
"According to the Han law, as a local official, you fled for fear of crime. Not only will your family's assets be confiscated by the court, but your family must also serve." Yang Biao said seriously.
"Please help me!" The face that had just recovered a little turned pale again, and Zhao Huai knelt in front of Yang Biao.
"It is natural to save you, but your family is..." Yang Biao sighed. Not to mention Zhao Huai's family, even Zhao Huai's family was the limit to being able to send Chang'an. Now, the guards at all levels of Guanzhong and even Luoyang have nothing to do with him. It is already his best to send Zhao Huai out of Chang'an. If his family is added, I am afraid that even Chang'an will not be able to send it out.
"You go and prepare. I will have someone send you out of Chang'an later. As for your family..." Yang Biao shook his head and sighed: "If you have the chance in the future, I will take care of you."
"Let's thank you for your kindness." Zhao Huai didn't know how he walked out of the back hall, and he was confused along the way, even if someone familiar with him greeted him, he ignored him.
"Taifu, this..." After Zhao Huai left, Sima Fang, who had been hiding in the back hall, came to Yang Biao, looked at Zhao Huai's back and said with a wry smile.
"There is no other way. If this person is not handed over to the Tingwei, the Tingwei Mansion will definitely ask me for the crime of sheltering." Yang Biao shook his head. He cannot be imprisoned now, but he cannot send Zhao Huai to the Tingwei Mansion with his own hands. Therefore, he can only use this alarmist method to let Zhao Huai surrender himself.
"It seems that the emperor is ready to take action." Sima Fang nodded and then smiled bitterly.
Zhao Huai's incident could not have been just happened. At this time, the Tingwei Mansion suddenly came to Yang Biao's birthday party to arrest people. If you say that there was no intention of Liu Xie behind this, Sima Fang would not believe it.
"Let the scholars blocked in front of the palace gate leave as soon as possible, don't do anything!" Yang Biao nodded bitterly and closed his eyes. It seemed that this time, even if they did not compromise, there was nothing they could do.
"Father!" At this moment, a sudden riot came from outside. Yang Xiu rushed in from outside the door and said anxiously: "Then Zhao Huai suddenly drew his sword and committed suicide at the banquet!"
"What!?" Yang Biao and Sima Fang were stunned at the same time, and hurriedly ran to the main hall.
When the two of them arrived at the main hall, a pungent smell of blood came to their faces. Yang Biao didn't care about anything else and rushed forward, looking down at Zhao Huai's body that had fallen in a pool of blood, with a terrible expression.
When the scholars around him saw Yang Biao, they no longer had their previous admiration, and there was a bit of unspeakable smell in their eyes.
Before, Zhao Huai had no intention of dying, but after being called into the back hall by Yang Biao, his expression was a little wrong. At the banquet before, he suddenly cursed with a ferocious look, and then drew his sword and committed suicide. Strangely, he was not scolding the court, but Yang Biao, which is a bit interesting. What did Yang Biao say to Zhao Huai in the back hall before? So much so that Zhao Huai did not hesitate to commit suicide on the spot?
Chapter completed!