Chapter 24: The Duel
After he was imprisoned, the heavy snow, which lasted for several days, stopped silently. The sun emerged from the thick clouds, shining brightly on the snow.
Although I didn't see the color of the sunny day, I already felt the joy of the sunny day from the casual conversation of the officials. But his heart was still cloudy, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get rid of the fear and anger in his heart.
For two days, he had been sitting quietly in the corner of the cell, as if he had walked into the classroom of the Xian'an Palace official school for the first time, and he looked like a wooden man.
No one came to visit him, and no one saved him. The sudden occurrence of such a change in his life was something he did not expect. Just like the soaring of the year, everything was so sudden.
"There is more than a retreat behind him, and there is no way to turn back in front ......of him" and the adult suddenly remembered the couplet in "Dream of Red Mansions", and now that he thinks about it, it is so suitable for his own situation.
He was originally just an outsider, but he didn't expect to end up in prison and his home raided. More than 20 years of hard work have been in vain, and now it is difficult to save even your life.
Humanity: "A companion is like a tiger." "In all dynasties, in order to keep the throne, the emperor can even sacrifice his own relatives, let alone a former minister who stopped in front of the monarch?
And adults were thinking wildly, and suddenly heard three shouts outside the door. He stood in front of him, straightened his clothes, pretended to be calm, and waited for Jiaqing's arrival.
"Long live the emperor! Banzai! Hooray! When Jiaqing came to the outside of the cell, he knelt down with the adults to say goodbye.
"Heshen, are you guilty?" Jiaqing stared at Lord He and said coldly.
Think about how He Shen acted in front of him back then? Now, seeing that the rampant He Shen has become a prisoner in the blink of an eye, and even his life is firmly in his hands, Jiaqing suddenly felt an inexplicable happiness in his heart.
Is this the charm of the right?!
Life and death are snatched, and it is said that one is the same.
After listening to Jiaqing's words, he bowed his head and was silent, he didn't know how much evidence Jiaqing had in his possession.
"Since you were imprisoned, the governors of various provinces and ministers have exposed you, and together with the seizures of your house today, I have collected twenty counts of your crimes. Someone! Speaking of this, Jiaqing raised the document in his hand, and the official of the Criminal Department immediately stepped forward to take the paperwork, "Read the charge to him!" ”
The official gently unfolded the document, glanced at the adult with his eyes, and there was contempt in his eyes, and then read it out loud:
"On the third day of the ninth month of the 60th year of Qianlong (1795), I was canonized as the crown prince by the emperor's examination, and the edict had not yet been announced.
As soon as I heard the first accusation, I regretted it: I moved a stone and shot myself in the foot!
I made a mistake in making progress with the leader, and I made a mistake.
Of course, it all depends on the attitude of the leadership.
Like you, what you say is what; Don't like you, what do you say you are?!
In other words: like you, you cow**; Don't like you, ****.
And the adults remembered Haicheng back then.
I think that back then, Haicheng was finally planted in the hands of adults because of a package of gifts he gave. Now, feng shui is taking turns, and Jiaqing actually used this trick on him. And adults can't help but sigh: the cycle of cause and effect, and the retribution is really unpleasant.
"In the first month of the previous year (1798), the imperial examination summoned He Shen in the Old Summer Palace, and Yi actually rode straight into the left gate, passed the Zhengda Guangming Palace, and reached the Shoushan Pass, without a father and a king, so much more."
"Third, because of a leg disease, I took a sedan chair, carried into the inner hall, and went straight into the Shenwu Gate with my shoulder, which was seen by all and had no fear."
"Fourth, and marry a woman who left the palace as a second wife, regardless of shame."
"Fifth, since the suppression of the bandits, the imperial examination has been looking forward to the military book, and it has been lingering all night. Nai He Shen delivered the reports to the various military camps, arbitrarily delayed, and deliberately deceived them, so that the military affairs were not completed for a long time. ”
"Sixth, when the emperor was hesitant to take the imperial examination, He Shen had no worries. After each meeting, he went out to talk to the people of the court, talked and laughed as usual, and was frustrated. ”
"Seventh, last winter, the emperor's examination was draped in a seal, and he criticized the calligraphy and painting, and there was something untrue. He Shen dared to say, "It's better to tear it off, and actually draw up another purpose." ”
"Eighth, the former emperor's edict ordered Yi to manage the affairs of the Ministry of Officials and the Criminal Department, and because of the military needs, Yi was familiar with it, and he ordered and managed the household department to reimburse the incident. Yi actually took charge of the affairs of the household department by one person, changed it into a rule, and did not allow the ministers to participate in the council. ”
"Nine, in December of last year, Kui Shu reported to Xunhua and Guide No. 2 Hall, thieves gathered more than 1,000 people, robbed ** lama merchants, cattle, killed and injured two lives, and robbed in Qinghai.
"10. After the imperial examination was promoted, I decreed that the Mongolian princes who had not had pox did not have to come to Beijing. He Shen did not comply with the decree, so that those who have not had acne do not have to come to Beijing. Ignoring the country's intention to appease foreign vassals, its intentions are really unquestionable. ”
"Eleven, Su Ling'a, a university scholar, is hard of hearing in both ears, and is embarrassed by old age, because he is the in-law of Yidi and Lin, he hides it; The waiters Wu Xinglan and Li Huang, and the Taifu Siqing Li Guangyun, all taught and studied in the Yi family, and served as a scholar and politician. ”
"Twelve, the named personnel of the Military Aircraft Department, and Shen were arbitrarily withdrawn. All kinds of specialties are impossible to enumerate. ”
"Thirteen, yesterday will be confiscated with the Shen family's property, the built Nanmu house, extravagant and over-the-top, its multi-treasure pavilion and partition style, are modeled after the Ningshou Palace system. Its garden is dotted, and it is no different from Pengdao and Yaotai of the Old Summer Palace, I don't know what lungs and intestines are. ”
"Fourteenth, Jizhou filled, actually set up a palace, open a tunnel, nearby residents have the name of "and Ling". ”
"Fifteen, the treasures in the house, there are more than 200 strings of pearl bracelets, more than several times larger than the inside, and there are large beads, especially larger than the royal crown."
"Sixteenth, the top of the gem is not something that Yi should wear, there are dozens of real gem tops, and the whole large gem is countless, and there are those that are not in the inner house."
"Seventeen, the silver taels and clothes in the house, more than 10 million."
"Eighteen, and there are more than 26,000 taels of gold hidden in the wall, more than 6,000 taels of gold in the private treasury, and more than 2 million taels of buried silver in the cellar."
"19. In the nearby Tongzhou and Jizhou places, there are pawnshops and money shops, and the capital is not less than 100,000. With the first auxiliary minister, compete with the small people for profit. ”
"Twenty, Liu Quan, the Yi family, is not a ** house slave, and the seizure of the property has reached more than 200,000, and there are large beads and pearl bracelets. If it weren't for the demand, how could it be so rich. ”
After listening to these twenty crimes, I was in a cold sweat with adults. To admit it or not to admit it?!
"He Shen, these twenty charges are conclusively evidenced, and you don't have to defend yourself for your clever words, everything is in vain."
"Your Majesty, slaves are guilty, and they deserve death! The slave knows that he will not escape the law, and he will not exonerate himself. It's just that many of these crimes have nothing to do with the slaves, and I hope the emperor will find out! ”
"Well, in that case, then tell me which one I have wronged you?" Jiaqing said coldly, "On the second day of the sixty-ninth month, the Emperor Taishang canonized me as the crown prince, did you hand me jade Ruyi and leak your will?" ”
"This one is." This one is really irrefutable with adults.
"When the Emperor Taishang was seriously ill, you leaked some things in the palace to the people of the outer court, and you still talked and laughed freely, is this possible?"
"This one too." In fact, Lord He is more worried about Qianlong's condition than Jiaqing. It's just that he is good at disguising his mood and often puts a smile on his face.
"Well, on the fourteenth day of the first month of last year, the Emperor Taishang summoned you, did you ride a horse into the left gate to Shoushan Pass?"
"The slave is only in a moment's urgency, and his leg is sick, and it is inconvenient to walk, which is really a crime that deserves death."
"The first emperor died, and I ordered the Mongolian princes not to come to Beijing if they did not have pox. However, you asked not to come to Beijing regardless of whether there is a pox or not, is this also false? ”
"It's all because the slaves didn't understand the emperor's will. Emperor Taishang has been supporting the foreign feudal clan for 60 years, and the foreign feudal Mongolia should have come to blame the minions, and the minions really deserve to die! ”
"Also, the gold and silver treasures found in your house are innumerable, is this not evidence of your greed?"
"These are all sent by other officials, and the minions are just gracious and difficult......"
"Sent? Don't you know how much money you have? ”
"This ...... This slave really doesn't know......" When it comes to family property, he is speechless with adults.
"In that case, what else do you have to say? Naturally, I will not wronged you, and I will hand over the rest to other officials for review one by one. A smile of victory appeared at the corner of Jiaqing's mouth. Liu Yong! Yongxuan! Yongzhen! The three of you can examine these 20 counts one by one! Let's see if I have wronged him! ”
"Yes!" The three of them hurriedly agreed.
Jiaqing didn't speak again, flicked his sleeves, and walked out of the cell.
The sky was clear outside the cell, and there was not a trace of wind in the air. In the bright sunshine, everything is so cheerful and bright, just like Jiaqing's heart at this time. (To be continued.) )