Chapter 218 Golden Books and Iron Vouchers
Everyone surrounded Yang Qiuchi and entered the station, sat down to the living room to rest, and asked about the passing.
Yang Qiuchi had already thought about this, and there was nothing to hide from the rest. It was just that only Yang Qiuchi knew about Liu Ruobing as Master Song Yuner, and Bai Sumei and the others didn't know about this. Yang Qiuchi had to hide this. Even Song Yuner tried to test it out, and Yang Qiuchi didn't miss a word.
Yang Qiuchi only said that this man was a martial arts master who didn't know and was masked all the time, so he didn't know his appearance. He said that he later defeated her by betting, so she let Qin Zhihui and Song Qing go. As for the reason why this man robbed them, Yang Qiuchi had already told Bai Sumei to keep the secret when he was in the wooden house. At that moment, he just vaguely said that the man refused to tell the reason, so he didn't know. Anyway, the man had agreed not to rob him again, so everyone was relieved.
While they were talking, the guard of the station came to report that Luo Qianhu was visiting. Qin Zhihui and other female family members avoided entering the room, and only Song Yuner and the little black dog were guarding Yang Qiuchi.
Luo Qianhu entered the door of the sealed room, took a few steps, and knelt down on one knee and saluted: "The official is in vain, please punish him!"
Yang Qiuchi quickly helped him up and said, "What an accident happened, why can you blame Lord Luo? Fortunately, I am in danger." Luo Qianhu then stood up and thanked him repeatedly.
Immediately afterwards, Nangong Xiong and Xia Ping and other Jinyi Guards came in and kowtowed and apologized. Yang Qiuchi gave a few simple sentences of punishment and told them that the two young ladies had been rescued by themselves, so that they would protect them with all their heart in the future and not make any mistakes.
Yang Qiuchi was taken away, which was the dereliction of duty of the guards, so they were immediately ordered by Luo Qianhu to be put into prison and wait for the handling, and they all thought they were dead this time. Unexpectedly, Yang Qiuchi returned safely and rescued the two missing young grandmothers. They pardoned their crime of dereliction of duty, and were immediately happy and grateful, kowtowed and thanked repeatedly, and vowed to protect the safety and security of the adults and their family in the future.
Yang Qiuchi thought to himself that if you meet a master like Liu Ruobing, it would be useless if you swear to death. He waved his hand and asked them to retreat.
Luo Qianhu reported to Yang Qiuchi: "Mr. Yang, after you sent a secret report to the commander last time, the emperor sent a father-in-law to award the meritorious person this time, and knew that you were snatched away by the thief. This father-in-law was very worried. We were going to inform the Jinyiwei of the whole country to find out your whereabouts, but because of your special envoy, we dare not sit down and argue. This father-in-law also meant this, so he decided to secretly investigate and wait for it. Sure enough, you are back safely, sir."
Only then did Yang Qiuchi understand why no one paid attention to his reasons along the way. When he heard that someone came from the palace, he was happy and asked, "The father-in-law sent by the emperor? Is it Eunuch Li? Where is he?"
"Stay in the government office."
"Okay! I'll visit you right away."
Luo Qianhu immediately said goodbye and left tactfully. Yang Qiuchi went back to the room and talked to Qin Zhihui and the others, and then took Nangong Xiong and other Jinyi Guards to the Zuo Gongzheng Office. This was an official meeting, so Song Yuner stopped following.
When he arrived at the government office, after informing him, the concierge took Yang Qiuchi to the living room to serve tea and wait.
After a moment, a sharp laugh came. Two people turned out behind the screen, the leader was Eunuch Li, followed by the Zuo Gongzheng.
Yang Qiuchi quickly stepped forward and bowed and said, "I have met Eunuch Li!"
"Okay! Lord Yang is lucky to be in heaven. It's great to be back safe!" Eunuch Li smiled and greeted Yang Qiuchi to sit down and speak. Lord Qian, the Zuo Gongshu, also said happily to Yang Qiuchi for coming back safely.
After the three of them sat down, Eunuch Li asked about Yang Qiuchi's incident after he was kidnapped. Yang Qiuchi briefly said that he had already thought of the words to deal with, and he had concealed all the things he should have hidden.
After hearing Yang Qiuchi's story, Eunuch Li and General Qian heard that Yang Qiuchi's two concubines had returned, and they both bowed to celebrate.
Eunuch Li said again: "This female thief is so skillful. Our Jinyiwei didn't notice such a person. She is really dereliction of duty. After I go back, I give the commander Ji more attention. This person dares to hijack the commander's special envoy. He is so bold. After he catches him, he must be severely punished!"
Yang Qiuchi felt a stern and was secretly worried about Liu Ruobing, but thinking that she had lived in the wilderness for a long time and rarely showed up in public. In addition, her martial arts skills were extremely high, and the Jinyiwei didn't know her appearance, so it was difficult to find her, let alone catch her.
Eunuch Li asked in detail about where she was arrested, and Yang Qiuchi told the truth. Eunuch Li arranged for the envoy Qian to send an instigator to join the Jinyiwei to search. The envoy Qian took the order out immediately.
After he left, Eunuch Li said, "Mr. Yang, kneel down and receive the order."
Yang Qiuchi quickly knelt down and kowtowed.
"In accordance with the heavens, the emperor issued an edict: Those who have made achievements must be awarded titles to value them. This is a holy scripture for rewarding merits and persuading merits. Yang Qiuchi, the commander of the Jinyiwei and the county magistrate of Qingxi County, Yuanzhou, Huguang, was loyal and righteous, with a pure and honest mind, and was a simple and leisurely general. He made contributions to the rebellion in Wuchang, and gave him a golden letter and iron certificate. I vowed you to be guilty of a death sentence, except for the rebellion, if you commit a death sentence, you will be exempted once to repay your honor. Since I will not forget your honor, you will not Don't forget your advice, and go to encourage you to make good achievements. I am so proud, thank you!"
Yang Qiuchi was confused when he heard this imperial edict. He only knew that the emperor praised him and gave him a gold book and iron coupon. However, Yang Qiuchi didn't understand what this was. The emperor must have given him the imperial edict. After shouting three times, he took the imperial edict from Eunuch Li with both hands, raised it over his head, and then slowly stood up.
Eunuch Li could see that Yang Qiuchi didn't understand very well, so he asked with a smile: "Mr. Yang, do you know what the emperor gave you?"
Yang Qiuchi bowed and answered honestly: "I really don't know about the humble vocation."
"Haha, this gold book and iron voucher is what the common people call the 'golden medal of avoiding death'!"
What? The gold medal for avoiding death? Yang Qiuchi was so surprised that his eyes widened. I heard about this thing in the movie. It was a very awesome thing. If you commit the crime of beheading, you can use this thing to withstand it. You will not be punished other than deposed officials and serve the people.
Eunuch Li clapped his palms, and a follower came in from the back hall. He held a gold box covered with pearl agate and placed it on the coffee table. When Yang Qiuchi looked at it, he said that if nothing else, the box alone was worth a lot of money.
Eunuch Li opened the treasure box, took out something that looked like a black tiles from it, and held it in both hands and handed it to Yang Qiuchi.
Yang Qiuchi took it respectfully, and saw a line of gilded characters written on it: "The special envoy of the commander of the Jinyiwei and the magistrate of Qingxi County, Yuanzhou, Huguang Town, Yang Qiuchi, except for the plot to rebel, will not be punished. If the rest are committed to death, they will be exempted from death once."
After reading the words on it, Yang Qiuchi knew that this thing is a gold medal for avoiding death, haha, avoiding death once, hahaha. It’s great! Yang Qiuchi hugged this treasure, laughing so hard that he couldn’t close his mouth.
Eunuch Li smiled and said, "Mr. Yang, this time you have solved the case of the General Administration of Trustee, the Embassy of the Relief, the Mi Yuanwai, and the Duke of Wei Xu Qin inciting a series of rebellion. The emperor is very happy and praised you very much, saying that if it were not for Lord Yang, if these rebels succeeded, they would not know how many ordinary people would suffer from the suffering of war, and then they would be devastated and mourning."
"The emperor said, Lord Yang, you resolved this crisis. That is the immeasurable merit of saving thousands of living beings. Since you have saved so many people, the emperor has given you a gold medal to avoid death and commend your merits. You must know that there are only a handful of people who have won this honor in the Ming Dynasty, and they are all kings, princes, generals and ministers with great military achievements."
When Yang Qiuchi heard this, he laughed so hard that his eyes and nose almost squeezed into a pile. He turned over the gold medal to avoid death and looked over and looked again.
Eunuch Li said: "This gold medal is divided into two halves, the left half is given to Lord Yang, and the right half is left to the palace in the palace to support it."
Yang Qiuchi nodded repeatedly with a smile, read the words on it carefully, recalled a question, and asked: "Dadfather-in-law, can I only use this gold medal myself?"
Eunuch Li said: "There is no limit on the imperial edict or gold medal for adults, so you should be authorized to use it. However, if others use it, the adults will be gone." After that, he looked at Yang Qiuchi and smiled meaningfully.
Yang Qiuchi then realized that the last time he released Song Qing privately, the emperor knew that he was a love affair, so he did not limit himself to use the gold medal of avoiding death like others. He was just to prevent himself from encountering such things again, so he had a choice to avoid making such low-level mistakes again. He was really thoughtful.
Yang Qiuchi respectfully put the gold medal of ignorance into the gold box, covered the lid, and tilted his head happily for a while before asking again: "Father-in-law, how did these imperial prisoners deal with it?"
"The emperor has issued an order. The governor of Quan, and the governor of the government, colluded with others inside and outside to embezzle disaster relief grains, which was almost used for rebellion, and almost caused a disaster. Therefore, it was regarded as a rebellion and the crime was unforgivable. It should have been executed by Lingchi and destroyed the nine clans. I believe that the two of them can confess truthfully, especially the governor of Quan made contributions to the arrest of the culprit behind the scenes. The emperor Long En saved the two from implicated. The governor of Quan was single and the governor of Quan was killed and the governor of Tan was killed and the governor of Tan was killed."
Yang Qiuchi felt a big heart. Although these two old guys confessed and reported frankly, they could not escape death in the end. And they were judged by analogy. It seems that Chengzu of Ming Dynasty would never tolerate rebellion. However, their confession is still useful, at least it saved his own pain and saved their family.
Eunuch Li continued: "All participants who incite the robbery of grain and those who set fire to the granary, according to the theory of treason, I will be executed by slander and destroy the nine clans."
"Mi Jun colluded with the inside and outside to embezzle disaster relief grain and instructed the slaves to incite the robbery of grain. It was a great rebellion and the crime was unforgivable. However, for the sake of Duke Ding, the emperor exempted Mi Junwai Lingchi and changed it to a slaughter. The nine clans and the males who lived together had been killed, and the remaining males below 15, mother, daughter, wife, sister, and wives and concubines of the descendants were all given to the family of the meritorious officials as slaves. All the property was rewarded to the meritorious officials."
Chapter completed!