Chapter 135: Listen to Jun tell about the Demon Book
With the help of Li Mi, Jiang Bi finally found some eyebrows, but Li Mi also pointed out one of the biggest loopholes in this kind of investigation results.
That is, these materials are collected and summarized by Jiang Bi from the people, and they are not authoritative enough, and if you want to confirm them, you must conduct a large number of visits to ensure that nothing goes wrong.
After all, these are the basis of the investigation, their most fundamental database, if the authenticity cannot be guaranteed, then all subsequent speculations are just empty buildings.
Jiang Bi naturally understands, but now that Zhou Yu is almost worshiped as a god, except for Li Mi and a few people such as Jiang Bi, who will investigate Zhou Yu?
If you don't have enough manpower, how can you visit the authors of those local chronicles or legends and wild history notes all over the world, but verify the authenticity?
"Which of these scholars is the most authoritative and credible?"
In order to save manpower, Li Mi should focus on the key points first, and find the most credible one to verify, which should be the wisest choice.
Jiang Bi was mentioned by Li Mi like this, and he suddenly came to his senses, rummaged on the table for a while, and ran to the bookshelf again.
This bookshelf was also specially prepared for them by Xiang Mu, and they would arrange the books collected by Jiang Bi in chronological order, so that they could easily retrieve and flip through them.
Because of this, Jiang Bi didn't spend too much time finding a book, but when he saw the author's name, he frowned.
The book mentions the Heroes several times, and the record is detailed, but it is just ...... It's just that this book may not be easy to find......"
Li Mi couldn't help but wonder, the people who can publish books are all heads and faces, names and surnames, unless they are dead, how can they be difficult to find?
Yuan Keli also came over, glanced at it, and couldn't help sighing: "I didn't expect it to be him......"
Li Mi took the book and took a look, the author's name was Lu Kun, this name had been known for some time, but he couldn't think of more specific details for a while.
"Lu Shujian has learned a hundred schools, and he likes to explore and study these strange things, and recently I heard about some "* language", which is also a side expedition, full of strangeness, and it is understandable to write such a book......"
Yuan Keli said this, Li Mi couldn't help but be surprised, he didn't expect it to be him!
As I said earlier, Li Mi is very familiar with ancient unjust cases, and it is no wonder that he feels that the name Lu Kun is so familiar!
"This Lu Kun has already given his way, right?" When Li Mi asked this, Yuan Keli also nodded, and asked Li Mi rhetorically: "You shouldn't know about this case, I remember that you only entered the public gate this year, right?" ”
Li Mi was also afraid that the record would not match the historical facts, and now he had a rare opportunity to understand, so he shook his head and said: "It's just hearsay, but the inside story is unknown, and I hope that Brother Xian will solve a thing or two." ”
Yuan Keli took a deep breath before speaking.
"Lu Shujian is a great Confucian in the world, he was an envoy to Shanxi earlier, and I was still in Shanxi Province as a patrol according to the imperial history, and I also had a lot of dealings with him, but I didn't expect him to suffer an unwarranted disaster, and he was involved in the demon book case, and he had to break down to ......"
When Jiang Bi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh, and said to Li Mi: "This case is really annoying, I also thought about going to the book to talk about things, but people are just talking lightly......"
As soon as the two of them said this, Li Mi was also excited, and it was really one of the unjust cases in the late Ming Dynasty, and it really made him Li Mi bump into it!
This demon book case is also simple, but it is widely implicated, it lasts for too long, and there is nothing strange in itself, but it only involves the dispute between the Donglin Party and the country, so it has caused a sensational impact.
The process of the matter is not complicated, this Lu Kun is a cultural person, likes to write books, during that period of whim, he collected the deeds of some virtuous women and martyrs in history, and wrote a book "Boudoir Fan Diagram", to teach women in the world how to be a good woman.
This guy really dares to write anything, no wonder he knows about such a mysterious organization as the Heroes.
Originally, there was nothing, and the book was published, but a eunuch named Chen Ju came out of the palace, and when he saw this book, he brought it back to the palace and dedicated it to Concubine Zheng Guifei.
Zheng Guifei is also a good face, when the queen had no children, she gave birth to a son Zhu Changxun to Emperor Wanli, this woman estimated that she also wanted to squeeze the queen off the Luantai, so she found some people, added a few good women to the book, and wrote herself to the last part of the book, so that her uncle Zheng Chengen and brother Zheng Guotai reprinted, and this "Boudoir Fan Diagram" became her writing.
If it's just like this, then that's it, there is no reason to cause so many things, it's just that this Lu Kun is also troublesome, at that time he had been promoted to the squire of the Criminal Department, and the official was not small, and he could also speak in the court, so he gave the emperor a recital "Sorrow and Danger".
If it is a good thing, there is no later story, this Lu Kun thinks he is a loyal minister, and he wrote to persuade Emperor Wanli not to make money indiscriminately, let alone collect money indiscriminately, otherwise the Ming Dynasty will not be safe.
He immediately stood up and impeached Lu Kun in the middle of the matter, saying that he had bad intentions, and he had written a book of "Boudoir Fan Tushuo" earlier, and secretly sent it to the palace to dedicate it to Concubine Zheng Guifei, and now he wants to say bad things about the emperor, and he definitely doesn't have any good intentions!
Lu Kun was also anxious when he heard this, and hurriedly defended himself, "Boudoir Fan Tu Said" just taught people how to be a good woman, and he didn't send it to the palace to befriend Concubine Zheng, and implored the emperor and the civil and military officials to compare it.
Because Emperor Wanli felt sorry for Concubine Zheng Guifei, he pretended to be deaf and dumb about this matter, stayed in the middle and didn't bother to pay attention to them.
But at this time, someone wrote a special article for "Boudoir Fan Tushuo", called "Discussion of Distress", which spread throughout the capital overnight in the form of leaflets!
This essay is a preface written in front of the article, or it can also be regarded as a postscript, called the title or the end, which is to make some evaluations or summaries of the content of the article, and sometimes talk about the process and experience of writing.
The point is that this article actually connects the "Boudoir Fan Diagram" with the question of Lichu!
At that time, the empress of the Wanli Emperor did not give birth, except for Zheng Guifei who gave birth to a dragon son Zhu Changxun, in fact, there was also a big prince, named Zhu Changluo, that is, the later Son of Heaven in January, who died after only 28 days as the emperor.
Although Zhu Changluo has been in power for the shortest time, he is also the most legendary and dramatic, because almost all of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty are related to him.
However, Emperor Wanli didn't like Zhu Changluo, the eldest son, because he was born to Emperor Wanli on impulse and was fortunate to be a palace maid.
The officials led by the Donglin Party, in line with the rules of the old and the young, hoped to make Zhu Changluo the crown prince, but the Wanli Emperor was extremely fortunate to Zheng Guifei, and Zheng Guifei wanted to make Zhu Changxun the crown prince, so the Wanli Emperor could only drag it all the time.
The battle for the position of the crown prince, that is, the "national capital dispute", one of the three major cases in the late Ming Dynasty, this battle is fifteen years, of course, this is also a later story.
Speaking of this text, it was mixed with the matter of establishing the prince in "Boudoir Fan Tu Shuo", saying that Lu Kun and others harbored evil intentions, but in fact, they wanted to collude with Zheng Guifei and others to curry favor with Zheng Guifei, and they had already formed a party member, and the purpose was to abolish Chang Liyu and make Zhu Changxun the prince!
When Zheng Guifei's uncle Zheng Chengen got the news, he suspected that Dai Shiheng and Quanjiao Zhixian were doing it, because Fan Yuheng, the county governor of Quanjiao, had earlier invited Zhu Changluo, the eldest son of the emperor, to be the crown prince and blamed Zheng Guifei.
Things got to this point, and Emperor Wanli couldn't stand by anymore, so he stood up and said that "Boudoir Fan Tu Said" was given to Zheng Guifei by him, but he beat Dai Shiheng and Fan Yuheng of Quanjiao Zhixian County, saying that they formed a party to make books, vainly accused the palace ban, and bewitched the public, and degraded them to Leizhou and Lianzhou.
The most wronged person is Lu Kun, because of this matter, he can only retire early and go home to continue writing.
Therefore, as a man, don't write books casually and teach women how to be a good woman, this will not end well.
Although the demon book case is over, it is mixed with political struggles, as long as Emperor Wanli does not decide on the candidate for the crown prince for a day, this old case is very likely to be turned over, so no one dares to go to Lu Kun, the unlucky guy.
Others may not know, but Li Mi is clear, and soon, the second demon book case will be set off, which will involve more widely and have a worse impact!
For a big case like the Demon Book Case, the facts of the case are not complicated, and there is no need for too much investigation, the reason why it is so bad is completely because of the political struggle, and Li Mi does not want to get involved.
But since Lu Kun knows the news of the Heroes Society, he must go to verify it, if he is a court official, he may still have some scruples, but he is just a fast catcher, even if he goes to the kiln with Lu Kun, I am afraid that no one will involve him in anything with the demon book case.
However, Li Mi was also a little worried, because he had learned through the autumn and winter that Zheng Duofu next to Wang Shisu was Zheng Guifei's cousin, and now Zheng Guifei was just popular, and if this Zheng Duofu girl wanted to bully him Li Mi, it would be a real headache.
Yuan Keli and Jiang Bi finished telling the inside story of the demon book case, thinking that Li Mi would be discouraged, after all, they didn't dare to go to Lu Kun.
However, Li Mi didn't seem to listen, nodded his head, indicating that he was clear, and then asked the two.
"Then where is Lu Kunmu now?"
Yuan Keli also shook his head and smiled bitterly, and was about to persuade, but Jiang Bi pulled his sleeve and replied to Li Mi first.
"Lu Shujian was originally a native of Ningling, Defu, and the emperor demoted him to Nanjing earlier, but he couldn't stand this anger, so he resigned and stepped down, and now it is estimated that he should still stay in Nanjing, but the fallen leaves return to his roots, I am afraid that he will return to his hometown in Henan soon......"
Li Mi naturally knew that Yuan Keli was worried that he would get into trouble because of this, but he also understood that Jiang Bi was eager to investigate the truth about Wang Zuo, and he didn't see the small actions of the two.
In any case, this Lu Kun is upright, honest and honest, he is one of the three great sages of Wanli, one of the ancient Chinese "Twenty-four Confucianism", that is the real great Confucianism of the world, and miscellaneous learning, what politics, economy, military, criminal law, agriculture, water conservancy education, phonology, medicine, Taoism, metaphysics, there is almost nothing he does not dabble in.
What is so strange about such a strange person who knows the details of the Heroes Society? How could Li Mi not take a look?