Chapter 480: How to deal with Fan Wencheng? (First update)
Different from the original history, Fan Wencheng did not follow Huang Taiji south this time, but stayed in Shenyang and was captured when the First Division and the Second Division captured Shenyang.
Fan Wencheng, who witnessed the combat effectiveness of the First Division and the Second Division, was frightened. He never thought that Hou Jin's army would be slaughtered like tofu, and he also never thought that there would be an army in this world that had mastered the palm thunder. .
So when the first division and the second division appeared in front of him, he surrendered very happily just like when Nurhachi captured Liaoyang.
From this point of view, Fan Wencheng is extremely spineless and does not have any character of the Ming Dynasty literati. But Fan Wencheng doesn't see it that way. He thinks that he is talented and capable, and he hopes to have a place to display his talents, whether it is the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty, the officialdom of the Later Jin Dynasty, or the current Taiwanese government.
However, what he did not expect was that in this trial in Taiwan, he was sentenced to ten years in prison for being a traitor.
You must know that when the Taiwanese army captured Liaodong, he was still working in the Khan's Library, and the "study officer" was simply a formal official position, equivalent to the little secretary in later generations.
He would certainly not accept the charge of being a traitor for such a position. Although compared to people like Ning Wan and I, who were sentenced to death for their great efforts in controlling, subduing, and attacking Ming strategies, Fan Wencheng was already relatively light-hearted.
"But Fan Wencheng thought that he had not done anything for Hou Jin. He only said a few words next to Huang Taiji that he would stay in prison for ten years. He was still dissatisfied. So when he was sentenced, he always cried out for injustice and always asked to see Xiao Mingqian.
What¡¯s terrible is that Taiwan¡¯s law allows suspects to do the above. What's even more terrible is that the judge sent by the Ministry of Justice who was responsible for approving him was a crazy supporter of Huang Xingyun. He believed that all legal matters must strictly follow the procedures prescribed by law, so Fan Wencheng's matter was handed over to Xiao Mingqian.
To be honest, Xiao Mingqian really has a headache. He found that his desire to establish a system of governing the country by law was simply in trouble with himself. Many times, this law ties one's hands and feet and makes one feel uncomfortable.
Xiao Mingqian is sometimes very lucky. Fortunately, he did not propose democracy, otherwise he would really not be able to do anything.
Of course Xiao Mingqian would be familiar with Fan Wencheng, a famous traitor in Chinese history and one of the heroes of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's takeover of the Central Plains.
Such a person was only sentenced to ten years, and Fan Wencheng himself still complained about injustice, which made him feel a little unable to turn around for a while.
But after reading Fan Wencheng¡¯s files, Xiao Mingqian understood. It turns out that Fan Wencheng was just a slave since he was captured by Hou Jin in Liaoyang. With great difficulty, he relied on literacy to make Hou Jin feel that it would be a waste to treat him as an ordinary slave. He was promoted to specialize in Something about writing and drawing.
During the Nurhaci era, the status of Hanchen was very low. Those Han officials who were able to stand in the court were all officials who had served in the Ming Dynasty and later surrendered to the Jin Dynasty.
Literati like Fan Wencheng, who was captured by Hou Jin before he had even passed the examination, had no chance of entering Hou Jin's officialdom.
After Huang Taiji came to power, Fan Wencheng improved his situation through a series of reforms by Huang Taiji. It was not until later that he entered the Hanzhiwen Hall and became a member of Huang Taiji's personal secretaries.
Although Fan Wencheng tried his best to express himself during this period, his vision of entering Huang Taiji was still short after all, and he himself was still young, so he had not yet had time to put forward any constructive opinions.
The reason why he was sentenced to ten years in prison was entirely because after investigation, Fan Wencheng was very active in entering the officialdom of Houjin. From an attitude point of view, he was a traitor.
After Xiao Mingqian read Fan Wencheng's file, he looked up at Fan Wencheng standing aside. Although the thirty-two-year-old Fan Wencheng has a strong scholarly look on his face, he has a rather tall physique, which may have been tempered by his several years of slavery.
"Fan Wencheng, you think the judge's sentence is too harsh, but why do I feel that the sentence is too light?"
Hearing this name, Xiao Mingqian's first impression was indeed one of disgust, and he unconsciously imposed this impression on Fan Wencheng at this time.
"Master Governor, it has only been two years since Cao Min joined the Khan's Library, but he has not given any advice to Jin Jin, nor has he killed any Han people. How can he be charged with being a traitor?"
Hearing what Xiao Mingqian said, Fan Wencheng became anxious. If Xiao Ming is sentenced to a heavy sentence because of what he said, then heIt's really unfair.
"But according to the investigation, when you were the study officer of the Hanzhiwen Museum, you were very active in entering the officialdom of Houjin! In other words, if Houjin had not been destroyed by Taiwan, you would probably have In the years to come, you will contribute a lot to Hou Jin's efforts to destroy China. Based on this, your ten-year sentence is considered a light sentence."
" Xiao Mingqian said with a cold face. In fact, Xiao Mingqian was a bit arrogant. After all, those things haven't happened yet!
"Lord Overseer, that's just a possibility. After all, it hasn't happened yet. If I say that even if Hou Jin is not destroyed, I, Fan Wencheng, will be killed because I offended that Hou Jin's Baylor! Is it okay for Lord Overseer to say that it didn't happen? To convict Wen Cheng of the matter? In that case, why would the Governor have to hold this public trial? He could just put the charges on him and kill all the Jin officials after he was caught."
Hearing what Xiao Mingqian said, Fan Wencheng was stunned. He knew that what Xiao Mingqian said was likely to be true. If Hou Jin was immortal, then Fan Wencheng would never mind being loyal to Jin.
"But of course you can't say this kind of thing, and Fan Wencheng desperately specializes in Houjin officialdom, so that he can use what he has learned and leave a name in history. He didn't want to stay in prison for ten years. In that case, when he came out, he would be almost fifty years old and it would be too late.
Xiao Mingqian had to admit that Fan Wencheng was very eloquent and quick-witted, and he was really questioned by him.
"Lord Governor, I think what this person said is reasonable. Since we have to sentence these prisoners according to the law, we should not sentence a person for something that has not happened yet. Although this person was very active when he was serving as Houjin, That only shows that he is keen on power, and it cannot be used as a basis to sentence him to such a severe punishment, so I think this person can be let go." At this time, Song Jia spoke.