A bolt of heavenly lightning not only blew up a few servants in the yamen, but also blew up the entire Great Song Dynasty. (PS: This is a different world, and history is also fictitious. Please do not compare it to the real history.)
In less than half an hour, the news of Grand Commandant Gao's son, Gao Ping, molesting innocent women on the street and being killed by a bolt of heavenly lightning was spread to the court. From the Great Song Emperor to the civil and military officials, everyone was dumbfounded.
Although everyone now revered ghosts and gods, and the Emperor still called himself the Son of Heaven, the theory of ghosts and gods was only vague and illusory. Many people were already doubtful, and swearing was like farts to them.
However, this time was different. Under the watchful eyes of the public, Yamen Gao and his servants were killed by a bolt of heavenly lightning on the street. Everyone knew that the streets of Bianjing were filled with pedestrians at this time. Moreover, when Yamen Gao and his servants molested innocent women, not only were the innocent women there, there were also hundreds of citizens around them.
However, that bolt of heavenly lightning did not strike anyone else, but Yamen Gao and a few of Grand Commandant Gao's servants. Did this not explain something?
This was obviously God who could not stand Yamen Gao's behavior, so he sent down a bolt of heavenly lightning to punish him, killing him directly.
Yamen Gao had always been a tyrant in Bianjing. Things like kidnapping innocent women, bullying good people, beating people to death, other than good things that he did not dare to do, it could be said that he did not do anything bad.
It was not that the officials in the court did not know about these things, but every family had an unfilial son. In fact, some of the officials in the court were like this, so they usually turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.
However, it was different now. Yamen Gao had obviously offended God. The world was big, but God was the greatest. Even the Emperor had to step aside at this time. Then, they all stood up and began to impeach Grand Commandant Gao.
In an instant, the entire court was in a frenzy.
In the entire matter, the most confused person was probably Gao Siyuan, Grand Commandant Gao.
Gao Siyuan, formerly known as Gao Jian, was originally just a hooligan on the streets. He was even arrested by the government and imprisoned, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
However, during a riot, Gao Jian took advantage of the chaos to escape from prison. Not only that, but he also joined the mob. With his fearlessness and skill in flattery, he managed to become the leader of the mob.
Then, the Court recruited the mob and Gao Jian changed his name to Gao Siyuan. After that, he became a low-ranking official in the Court. Then, step by step, he consolidated his position. On one hand, he ransacked the land, on the other hand, he offered the treasures he had plundered to his superiors. He was also promoted one rank at a time, all the way to the position of the prefectural magistrate of Jing County.
From a local hooligan who could only grow old in prison, in less than 20 years, Gao Jian had become the governor of Jing County. It could be said that Gao Jian was very lucky.
However, Gao Jian's good luck was not over. One time, when the emperor was visiting incognito, he was assassinated by bandits. Although the emperor did not die, he was separated from his bodyguards. Fortunately, Gao Jian heard the news and came to the rescue.
Later on, the bandits happened to arrive. Gao Jian risked his life to save the emperor. In order to save the emperor, he was even shot by an arrow. After surviving the disaster, his career began to soar. In less than 20 years, he went from being a prefectural magistrate to a commander, then to a high-ranking official. Finally, he was conferred the title of Grand Commandant, with power over the entire court.
It could be said that Grand Commandant Gao was a person with the aura of a protagonist. Based on his experiences, coupled with the premise that he had transmigrated, it would be a little too girly, wouldn't it?
However, the truth was as nonsensical as that. Gao Jian, no, he should be called Gao Siyuan now. Grand Commandant Gao's life was just like that. He did not even need to be reborn, nor did he need to know the trajectory of history to become a Grand Commandant. (PS: There was also such a person in history, also called Grand Commandant Gao, but this one was even more amazing. He had already been escorted to the execution ground to be beheaded, but in the end, he escaped during the storm and became a Grand Commandant in the end. Of course, this is just a fabrication, so please do not delve into it.)
Being able to rise from a street thug to a Grand Commandant in just a few decades, Grand Commandant Gao's mind was naturally not comparable to that of an ordinary person.
Although this incident happened suddenly, when he saw the officials who were initially against him, or who were pretending to be obedient, come forward to impeach him, Grand Commandant Gao immediately endured the pain of losing his son and knelt before the emperor. Then, he began to cry bitterly and kowtow to ask for forgiveness.
Grand Commandant Gao had been with the emperor for too long and was very familiar with the emperor's personality. If it was any other emperor, not only would his position as an official come to an end, he might even lose his head.
However, Grand Commandant Gao knew that the emperor's weakness was that his personality was not too tough, and he was even more soft-hearted towards the people around him. As long as he showed a certain degree of sincerity, the emperor would not take his life.
Sure enough, after seeing Grand Commandant Gao kneeling on the ground with his white hair and beard begging for forgiveness, the emperor remembered how Grand Commandant Gao had saved his life all those years ago, and remembered how Grand Commandant Gao had been by his side all these years. The emperor's heart softened, and he spoke up for Grand Commandant Gao, saying that the punishment from the heavens was only because the high officials had offended the heavens, and it was not Grand Commandant Gao's fault.
Although a wise man once said that it was the father's fault to raise and not teach, Grand Commandant Gao's crime was not punishable by death. Therefore, the emperor only stripped Grand Commandant Gao of his title of Grand Commandant and ordered him to go home to reflect on his mistakes.
Seeing that the emperor had let Grand Commandant Gao off so lightly, the officials knew that even though this matter had occurred, Grand Commandant Gao had not lost the emperor's favor. Other than the heavens sending down a bolt of lightning to strike him dead, there was no way to take him down for the time being. Therefore, they could only suppress this matter.
After all, as mentioned before, which of these officials did not have one or two unfilial children in their family? If something happened to an unfilial child in their family, they would be implicated and lose their positions. Then, wouldn't they all lose their black hats?
Naturally, they could not set a precedent in this matter.
Grand Commandant Gao did not care too much about losing his position of Grand Commandant. The position of Grand Commandant was only a position of honor, and had no real power. The emperor had only stripped him of his position of Grand Commandant, which meant that his other positions were still there.
Although the emperor had ordered him to go home to reflect on his mistakes, as long as he had the emperor's favor, if he wanted to rise again, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes?
Gao Siyuan was pained by the death of his youngest son. Although Gao Ping was not his only son, he was his youngest son, and he had always doted on him. This was also the reason why Gao Ping could run amok outside.
Although Gao Ping had been struck dead by lightning, and Gao Siyuan could not blame the heavens, he thought of the so-called virtuous woman who had caused Gao Ping to be struck by lightning …
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