Chapter 156 Splitting bamboo and boiling bamboo shoots
On the second day after the Son of Heaven ordered Huang Jin to transcribe the confession, Huang Jin was expressionless, and he held a stack of this chapter and sent it to the Son of Heaven. The top one of these chapters is the one that has an interesting grandson, Yan Song and Yan Ge.
Yan Ge Lao said in the chapter that he was going to resign and return to his hometown, and he would beg for a leave of absence. In this chapter, there is no court dispute involved, and what is mentioned between the lines is only a recollection of the past that he has experienced from his first entry into the officialdom to serving the Son of Heaven. After the last, Yan Ge said that he was old, and he couldn't do both family and state affairs. The children and grandchildren of his disciples acted absurdly, and even caused controversy in the imperial court. Ask yourself, the sin is deep. I hope to return to my hometown as soon as possible, educate my children and grandchildren, rectify the style, and enjoy the joy of family at the same time.
Although the words on the chapter are humble and sincere, Huang Jin is angry and wants to scold his mother. What a powerful Yan Song!
Originally, yesterday the emperor ordered that confession to be copied, and Zheng Dadutang had to think about it behind closed doors. If you can come in time to protect the car, express the righteousness of killing relatives, and support the imperial court to severely punish the unscrupulous son Zheng Guoqi, maybe it is possible to maintain your position.
Now Yan Song has come to such a hand, and it is clear that he is playing with retreat. He put on the appearance of a victim, as if he was pitiful, and even died down and withdrew from the fight. But after yesterday's incident, this kind of behavior is not a truce at all, but a downfall to Zheng Xiao.
Sure enough, after the Son of Heaven saw this recital, his eyebrows were slightly locked, and his face showed infinite embarrassment. He seemed to see that the elder Yan Song, who had accompanied him through countless ups and downs, was kneeling in front of him, pitifully taking off his crown clothes, and infinitely desolate with his lame one-eyed son, his old wife, and three grandsons, returning to Yuanzhou, Jiangxi Province step by step.
"But why is it so? Zheng is suffocating, deceiving people too much. Jiajing said this softly, put this chapter aside, needless to say, it is naturally not allowed.
The following chapter is a bullet stamp. It is the Imperial History Zheng Cunren who was inspected by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and impeached Zheng Xiao, the right capital of the Imperial Procuratorate.
It is said that Zheng Cunren is the imperial history of Jiajing for 29 years, and in terms of seniority, status, and officialdom qualifications, what is the difference between him and Zheng Xiao? But he didn't expect him to dare to shoot directly at his boss, with sharp words and no mercy, listing eighteen pieces of Zheng Xiao's big and small crimes, revealing Sensen's murderous spirit between the lines.
The next chapter in this book is Cao Hui, the imperial history of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Inspectorate, who impeached Zheng Guoqi for lawlessness. In particular, between the lines, Zheng Xiao's family came to patrol the city and instructed Feng Xiaoxian to torture to extract a confession, in a vain attempt to make a trick, and explained it secretly.
The following chapter has more than 20 copies in a row, all of which impeach Zheng Xiao's father and son for all kinds of lawlessness, and the people in this book are not Yan Song's descendants, and their grades are not high.
This is another plan by the Yan government. If Zheng Xiao is attacked by the troops of the descendants, it will inevitably be obvious that the resignation of the old Yan Pavilion is insincere, so it is still easy to use the peripheral thugs. On the other hand, there is absolutely no shortage of low-grade officials who are willing to serve as thugs for the Yan family for the sake of power and money.
Under the decisive battle between Yan and Zheng, the vacant vacancy in the future can indeed attract many people who tend to be inflammatory, and come to work. This time, no one can catch the sore feet of the Yan family from the procedural point of view, after all, it is not our Yan family's protégé who launched the attack, you can't stop the "righteous people" from acting bravely.
In fact, on the night Zheng Guoqi was arrested, once Yan Song and Yan Shifan confirmed that the confession fell into the hands of Lu Bing, Zheng Guoqi would definitely die, and Zheng Xiao could no longer be subdued, so they immediately made arrangements, secretly conspired with his henchmen, and arranged an attack.
Compared with the strategy of figuring out the intention and arranging the struggle accordingly, Zheng Xiao, an old and angry young man with a tendon, is really not the opponent of the old treacherous and cunning master of Yan Mansion. What's more, his son committed a crime first, and he has already fallen into the hands of others, so he is absolutely passive from the beginning. In addition, if you care, you will be chaotic, lose your calm, and although the offensive is fierce, it lacks strategic layout, and it is not surprising that the whole army was wiped out by Yan Fu's subtle tricks.
With rare patience, Jiajing read one bullet after another, and then sneered a few times and said: "Anyway, Zheng Yufu is old, and with the pain of losing his son, I am afraid that it is not suitable to be in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate again." Huang Ban intended purpose. ”
Next, several decrees were issued in succession. The emperor has always been relaxed in his work. None of these harsh decrees were directly aimed at Zheng Xiao, but the most vicious of the imperial histories that impeached Yan Song, Yan Hong, and Lu Bing in the past two days were all demoted from the capital division and released to the county and county.
It is said that the imperial history is seven products, and the county is also seven products, the grade is equivalent, and the county is known as the Baili Hou, who is in charge of the local government, and has regular incomes such as drenching and kicking, which is much stronger than the income of a Qingshui imperial history. In reality, however, this is not the case. For most officials, the Qipin Imperial History is higher than that of Qipinzhi County.
Speaking of which, the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty has always been divided into quality streams, not only on products, but also on streams, and there is a clear distinction between clear streams and miscellaneous streams. Generally speaking, compared with foreign officials, Beijing officials are considered clear streams, and foreign officials are counted as miscellaneous streams. If it is subdivided, the words forest officials, science and road officials, ministry officials, ministry officials, and other officials are complex and have many rules.
But fundamentally speaking, Yushi, as a Fengxian official, is second only to the official of the Cilinfang Bureau of the Hanlin Academy in terms of quality, which is much higher than the rank of the pro-people official like Zhixian. Generally, the seven-grade imperial history is released, due to the drop in flow, as compensation to add products, at least from the sixth grade. From the Qipin Imperial History to the Qipin Zhixian County, this kind of horizontal transfer from the central to the local level is called depreciation.
As for the county Cheng, let alone this kind of eight-grade official. This is a blatant derogation, and it is hit in the face. Generally speaking, it is a miscellaneous official who is born from a person or an official born to be appointed as an eight-grade petty official like a county cheng. Put a royal history in this position, then it is better to directly take the court staff and beat him into a photo.
And look at the places again: Yuanmou in Yunnan, Leizhou in Guangdong, Qiongzhou in Hainan...... No matter what the economic development of these places was in later generations, in the Ming Dynasty, this was an out-and-out treacherous mountain and bad water, and no one wanted to go to an unlucky place. The officials who were ordered to leave Beijing were like going to the execution ground, saying goodbye to their relatives, friends, and colleagues with tears. It's just that this farewell, when we can see each other again, no one can say.
At this point, although the emperor did not mention a word about Zheng Xiao from beginning to end, Zheng Xiao also understood that he had been defeated. is also a role in the officialdom of the country for most of his life, is it really necessary to know how to advance and retreat, and to issue an edict from the Son of Heaven to dismiss the official and go to work?
As a result, Zheng Lao Dutang not only wrote an excerpt to the old man overnight, but also ordered his cronies to take his own handwritten letter and rush to Shanxi, so that his eldest son, who was an official in Shanxi, also resigned quickly.
His second and third sons all died early due to illness, and there is no need to mention it, and most of these four officials will not be able to be saved. The eldest son left a few days late, and if he was chased and beaten by the Yan Mansion, he would be in danger if he was looking for any stubble.
According to the practice of officialdom, usually the officials begged for their home, and the emperor had to keep them several times as a show of mercy. But this time it was different, from the above table to the proposed approval of the ticket, it was very smooth. Almost at lightning speed, Zheng Dadutang resigned, and the administrative process of returning to his hometown went through a thorough process.
Of course, the face of the court still needs to be talked about. Emperor Jiajing was happy when he saw Zheng Xiao, the plague god, gone. The rewards that ordinary officials should enjoy according to the usual practice will not be too deducted from him this time. Although he didn't give all the money, he gave half a half of the money, and he usually gave it to Mipaif, and it was still normal to send it. Despite this, everyone still knows each other, calling Zhishi is good, but it is actually a dismissal.
Zheng Xiao's big tree has fallen, leaving Zheng Guoqi with a plucked monkey, so what hope is there? His conviction went unusually well: he was beheaded.
It is said that it should be executed after the autumn, but everyone knows that Zheng Xiao and Zheng Dadutang have to wait to pack up their son's body and return to their hometown, and drag it until the autumn, whether Zheng Dadutang will leave or not? If he doesn't leave, how can the new official take his place? Anyway, the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, so an exception was made to make a decision, and Emperor Jiajing also approved the edict.
Not long after, the West Fourth Archway was in the legislative field again, but this time it was only Zheng Guoqi alone. That handsome and dashing appearance is long gone. For many days, he was frightened and malnourished, which caused his face to be unsightly and abnormal. More importantly, the whole person's spirit seemed to have been withdrawn from the body, and he was thrown to the ground like a paralyzed mud, unable to even lift his head.
Originally, I wanted to see the lively old and young masters of Beijing, but they were all disappointed when they saw this scene. I thought that this Zheng Xiaoxianggong was a man of the dynasty, both civil and military, handsome and chic. For such an excellent murderer, it is best to stride forward and shout a few words "Eighteen years later, another good man or something", then it will be strong!
When Yang Jisheng was killed last year, he was not only impassioned, but also wrote a poem before he was executed: "The spirit is still too empty, and Dan's heart is eternal." He did not repay the favor in his life, and kept it as a loyal soul. "What a pie!
Unexpectedly, what I saw today was such a pus-filled appearance. In disappointment, I couldn't help but cheer.
Zheng Guoqi has not suffered any sins in the past few days, and he eats and drinks well. But his whole person was completely crushed, since he was a child, he has become accustomed to having his father and mother solve everything for him, his father, who is the right capital of the Imperial Palace, and his mother, who was born in Jin Shang, can solve all problems.
The reason why he dared to confess to killing people was that he believed that with the protection of his parents, he would not die. I didn't expect to be able to turn over this time. Although he dared to put an end to human life, when the time came, he was more cowardly than anyone else.
When he was kicked down by the executioner at the stake, Zheng Xiaoxianggong's uncontrollable excrement had already defiled his clothes. The executioner was close, smelling the stench, and couldn't help but "puff": "If you have the courage to kill, but you don't have the courage to eat a knife, you should stay with me." If you move around, it won't hurt. The executioner whispered a threat.
Zheng Guoqi's face was still looking in the direction of the palace gate, and he imagined that a lieutenant could fly out and read the holy decree of amnesty. With a cannon shot, the knife flashed. He only felt a chill on his neck, and then he felt that his body was so light, so light. People can't control the rise, can they fly? Who is that headless body on the ground? Where am I?