Chapter 155: The coffin is hammered
Huang Jin thought to himself, it is all to blame for these imperial histories, there are too many irrelevant extensions on the excerpts, they are whimsical, digression, or turn around or directly scold the Son of Heaven, so that the emperor can't even remember the key to the case.
He replied cautiously: "Long live back, I want Zheng Dadutang to be old and have a son, and I love my son deeply, and I also have it." This time, Jin Yiwei arrested Zheng Guoqi, I heard that he used a little means, and said that he was tortured in prison to extract confessions, Zheng Dadutang was not angry and impeached Jin Yiwei and Yan Hong. ”
Huang Jin has a very good opinion of Zheng Xiao, especially Zheng Xiao dares to offend Yan Song repeatedly and never changes his ways, just this point is enough for Huang Jin to pull him. Although it is inconvenient for him to meddle in the case of Zheng Guoqi and Feng Xiaoxian, when it is convenient, he should still do it to help this Qing official Lao Zheng say something.
Huang Jin's words made Jiajing even more unhappy. Up to this point, neither Yan Song nor Lu Bing had bothered this long live with things. Compared with Zheng Xiao's tireless bullet seals, it is really a high opinion. For a strong emperor with a personality like Emperor Jiajing, the trick of "crying children have milk to eat" may not work. As for Zheng Xiao's son falling into the hands of the other party, what happened to Emperor Guan and his old man?
"What's the matter, he loves his son deeply, so he can't live in peace? It really doesn't make sense. Well, I didn't bother to take care of his son's business. But since he is so happy, I want to see what kind of torture Lu Wenfu and Yan Hong used to extract confessions and abuse scholars! ”
Then Emperor Jiajing Dama Golden Knife took out the style of today's long live: "Give an order, pass Wenfu into the palace!" ”
Hearing the Son of Heaven say this, Huang Jin realized that Zheng Xiao might be bad. From this tone, Emperor Jiajing was very dissatisfied with Zheng Xiao.
Although Huang Jin didn't get any evidence about Zheng Guoqi's case these days, after all, he was in control of Dongchang, and he also had some eyebrows when he broke off the relationship with Jinyi Wei. With years of experience, he can almost conclude that Zheng Guoqi did not run away as a murderer. What is at issue is only how to deal with this case.
If the emperor never intervenes, then Zheng Xiao's side may be able to dredge the joints and save Zheng Guoqi's life through the methods of round trial and court trial. Dotting up and down, and getting a haircut after the most should be promising. Even, if you think about it later, you may not even have to go to the frontier.
However, now Jinyiwei is just locking people up, and has not pronounced the sentence. In this case, if the emperor personally intervened, it would be completely sacred. If the emperor says "distribution", then congratulations to Zheng Xiaoxianggong, at least his life will be saved, but eighty percent of the frontier must go. And if the emperor "kills", I'm afraid Zheng Xiaoxianggong's head will have to move. Even if Zheng Dadutang has the heart to make any tricks, I'm afraid it will be too late.
After Lu Bing entered the palace, he sat opposite the Son of Heaven as usual, with a casual and unflattered expression on his face, as if there was no Governor Lu Dadu among the people who had been impeached by the imperial history in the past two days.
Jiajing also smiled and said: "Wenfu, Wenfu, it's really difficult for you to still be this unmoving style, Zheng Dadutang is not just scolding Yan Ge's family, you are not spared." ”
Lu Bing also smiled slightly: "With the imperial brother here, why should the courtier brother worry about anything?" The Ming Dynasty has been established for nearly two hundred years, and people like Zheng Shufu have never been cut off for a while, so let him go. ”
Emperor Jiajing's mood seemed to have improved a lot at this time, and asked: "Wenfu knows, I announced you to the palace, what is the matter?" ”
Lu Bing didn't speak, but just took out a bag of things from his sleeve and opened it. first took out a scroll from it and handed it to Jiajing, but it was Zheng Guoqi's confession.
Jiajing took it in his hand, and before he had time to look at it urgently, Lu Bing took out another volume, but it was the confession of Zhuqing, the maid of Yin's house.
Then there was another volume, which was Feng Sheng's confession. Another volume, but it is the confession of Wu Lezi.
Jiajing couldn't help but say happily: "Brother Huang, you didn't learn the reason of entertaining relatives with Yan Hong's colorful clothes, and you also went to Tianqiao to learn the trick of changing the 'Hundred Treasure Bag' to entertain Yu I?" ”
Lu Bing said with a smile: "The prince of heaven and earth is a teacher, and he is a minister, and it is also the right way to make the king happy." But the treasure in this bag is almost exhausted. "The last thing to take out is the jade pendant of Zheng Guoqi that Miss Yin San dragged down and Wu Lezi secretly hid.
Huang Jin on the side watched Lu Bing take out these things one after another, and secretly complained to himself. I knew that Lu Bing had already mastered so much evidence, so Zheng Xiaozhen shouldn't have been on these bullets, it was purely self-defeating.
Emperor Jiajing didn't bother to read this chapter of impeachment, but he didn't work for others to do these confessions and confessions. Unfold them one by one, from beginning to end, and read them carefully. Then, he pinched the jade pendant in his hand and played with it carefully, the expression on his face did not change, but the corners of his mouth had been slightly twisted into a slightly unnatural angle.
After staying for a while, Emperor Jiajing sneered, put Zheng Guoqi's confession, along with the jade pendant, on the futon beside him, and said to Huang Jin: "Huang Ban, you go to find some people, copy dozens of copies of this confession, and extend this jade pendant." Illustrated and illustrated, give a copy of the imperial history of these impeachment chapters. Zheng Xiao, Meng Shangxian, and Yin Shiguang also had one copy. ”
Huang Jin was secretly uncomfortable in his heart, but how could he dare to disobey the holy decree? Hurry up and bow down to receive the order.
Emperor Jiajing said: "It's really a belly of male thieves and female prostitutes." I want to see what these people who usually do not leave their mouths of benevolence, righteousness and morality have to say this time. As for this kid surnamed Zheng, he will be locked up in the edict prison first, and he will be beheaded after the autumn. Those who dare to appeal or intercede for them are to be punished as the same crime. ”
After a few words from the Son of Heaven, the battle had a result. The handwriting on this confession was neat and elegant, and it was clear that the person who wrote the confession did not suffer any harm at all. If it is the result of torture to extract a confession, it is to take the Son of Heaven as a mentally handicapped, of course, Jiajing can't imagine how this confession was obtained. Coupled with the three confessions of Zhu Qing, Wu Lezi and Feng Xiaoxian, as well as the jade pendant evidence, this case is an idiot and knows what is going on.
As for Zheng Guoqi, according to Shao An's "kind" guidance, he emphasized in the confession how Miss Yin San first seduced him, and later how she had a bad attitude and insulted Yunyun, which would only make the emperor feel that this man is really not a fucking thing. I did things, and I didn't even take any responsibility. Anyway, now that Miss Yin San is dead, you can only splash dirty water as much as you like.
In any case, the feudal emperors of the Ming Dynasty were not so mediocre as to use "murder of passion" as a reason to reduce their crimes.
Of course, with Emperor Jiajing's big heart, killing an adulteress may not be taken seriously by his old man. What's more, Zheng Xiao had repeatedly written to the emperor three times to advise the emperor to expel Fangshi, respect Confucianism, be diligent in state affairs, establish a prince early, and move to the inner palace...... This kind of annoying words that hold high the banner of justice has made Jiajing's tolerance for him to the limit. And Zheng Guoqi's murder became the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Huang Jin fully understood when he received the order that Zheng Dadutang was finished this time. Yan Song, Yan Shifan, and Lu Bing did not take any superficial action after arresting Zheng Guoqi, but it was this "motionlessness" that finally caused the emperor to take action, so that Zheng Xiao and his party naturally went to ruin.
Jiajing passed on the will, slightly adjusted a comfortable sitting position, and said to Lu Bing: "Wenfu, how did this case have anything to do with Yan Hong?" This kid is a refusal to stop, when it comes to your Jinyiwei, I'm afraid you will have to waste a lot of thought. ”
"Brother Huihuang, this Yan Hong is indeed a restless master, he doesn't learn and has no skills, he often likes to follow crooked ways, and he always acts unexpectedly. However, it was this gentleman who was able to come up with such a ghost idea, and he actually arrested Zheng Xiaoxianggong, who was both civil and military, and put him in prison. Lu Bing didn't hide it, so he told Yan Hong how to pretend to be dead and touch porcelain, arrest Zheng Guoqi, and pour beans from the bamboo tube.
Huang Jin's eyes were burning as he listened, thinking to himself what he was doing? Conspiracy and intrigues, misdeeds, trampling on the discipline and law of the country, using purely the methods of scoundrels and ruffians in Beijing. How can such a person allow him to settle down in officialdom? If he is allowed to become bigger, his son will be a great harm to the Ming Dynasty in the future! Lu Bing actually shamelessly said this illegal and undisciplined deed in front of the emperor, he was really not ashamed, but proud!
Jiajing nodded again and again when he heard this, and laughed. He himself doesn't have a good opinion of Zheng Xiao, especially during this period of time, Zheng Xiao has continued to go to the capital, allowing Jiajing to drive King Jing out of Beijing as soon as possible to take up the domain, and Jiajing's opinion of him is extremely poor. And Zheng Guoqi, you not only committed adultery with a married husband, but also killed your wife and children, hehe, what a righteous and heroic Zheng Dadutang, you have a good tutor, a good style, and raise a good son!
As for the methods taken by Yan Hong, the emperor didn't care. After all, when it comes to court battles, open swords and hidden arrows, it is normal to do more than this. Zheng Guoqi felt that the matter was so bad, what is it to deal with you with a little unseemly means? Anyway, Lu Bing had already reported the inside story in its original form.
Emperor Jiajing is rich all over the world, but he will not pursue any procedural justice, nor will he think about how much impact this method will bring to the judicial system in the future. Anyway, as long as you don't fix the emperor, you can fix anyone.
And the matter of cleaning up Zheng Guoqi secretly made this son of heaven feel very happy. After all, Zheng Xiao is a speech official, and he is carrying the banner of asking for the people's life, so he can't clean up the people just because the speech official advises the Son of Heaven to be diligent and love the people, alienate the scholars, and let the prince obey the law of etiquette and obey the law, so he can clean up the people, right? And what Yan Hong did this time gave Zheng Xiao a hard stab from the most sensitive angle. In the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, a faint monarch, this kind of behavior of traitorous ministers slandering loyal ministers is really indirectly angry for himself, and he feels very happy in his heart.
Whether it is Lu Bing or Yan Shifan, they are very clear about Jiajing's thoughts in this regard. Lu Bing saw that the goal was achieved, so he said goodbye and left. After Emperor Jiajing waited for Lu Bing to leave, he gently knocked it again with a jade pestle: "I don't want Yan Weizhong to have such an interesting grandson." It's good, it's good. ”