Chapter 38: The Strange Left Shun Gate
General Jinyi Wei Dahan escorted Ye Xiaotian to Zuoshun Gate, and before he arrived at the door, he found that many officials Xu Shi surrounded the door, and General Dahan couldn't help but be a little stunned, this kind of scene is rare. Sandezi took a look at it and hurriedly rushed forward: "Yo! Ladies and gentlemen, what's going on? β
Wailang An Feiyan, the examiner of the Ministry of Officials, turned his head and glanced at it, recognized it as the imperial companion, and said busily: "Oh, Liu Yushi Fuque knocked on the palace and asked the emperor for his life." β
Sandezi frowned, but although he was the emperor's companion, he did not have the majesty of Feng Bao, and he did not dare to reprimand, at this time he had seen Liu Hengyi kneeling there with tears in his eyes, Liu Huanyi was telling the onlookers with grief and indignation, a handful of snot and a handful of tears, because he was too involved, he didn't notice his arrival at all.
Sandezi sighed secretly, not only was the emperor afraid and the officials were afraid of these officials who would not let go of biting people, but in fact, their eunuchs were also quite responsive, so they had to pretend not to see it, and only said politely to An Fei: "Please let me go, my family is in the holy edict, and we must use the court staff!" β
"Yay?"
Liu Yushi, who was very devoted, heard it all of a sudden, the word court staff was too sensitive, he had been a royal history all his life, and what he dreamed of was to be able to take a court staff in his lifetime, but it was a pity...... The court staff is not so easy to suffer. Looking at the later generations, the court staff of the Ming Dynasty was rendered very powerful, but there were not many times when the emperor of the Ming Dynasty really used the court staff.
At this time, he suddenly heard the word "court staff", Liu Yushi stopped crying, and he didn't care about telling the onlookers about "blood and tears history", he stared wide-eyed, wondering which lucky person actually had the opportunity to take a beating and can be famous all over the world in an instant.
Ye Xiaotian was handcuffed and shackled by General Jinyi Wei Dahan, the officials stood to the side and continued to enter the onlookers, Liu Yushi wiped his tears and stood up, temporarily stopped crying, stretched his neck and joined the queue of onlookers.
Sixteen Han generals are eight on the left and eight on the right. Standing outside the Zuoshun Gate in the shape of a wild goose, eight prison eunuchs dressed in trolling were standing around Sandezi in the shape of a reverse goose feather, Xu Boyi stood at the back of the right wing with a sinister smile, slightly bowed his head, his eyes were attached to the curly brim hat, and he stared coldly at Ye Xiaotian who was pushed to the ground.
Sandezi stood solemnly and preached loudly: "Ye Xiaotian, there is no king in his eyes, and he speaks falsely. In accordance with the holy decree, he immediately struck twenty rods. General Han, execution! β
The general of Jinyi Wei Dahan sang, and as soon as the four big men skillfully stretched out their big sticks, they crossed Ye Xiaotian's head and legs, and the other two big men stepped forward with dark red torture sticks.
When Liu Hengyi heard the words "Ye Xiaotian", his body shook suddenly, and Teng Hui of the right party of the political secretary told him that the fiancΓ© of the woman the emperor loved was the chief official of the Guizhou Woniu Governor's Office. The surname is Ye Xiaotian, there is no doubt that he is the person in front of him.
Ye Xiaotian gritted his teeth and waited for the staff to fall on his body. He'd heard of the court staff. During the Jiajing period, in order to let the emperor recognize his father as his father, the emperor and the civil officials fought for three years, and finally the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty gathered in Zuo Shunmen to cry. It was like forcing the palace, Emperor Jiajing couldn't bear it anymore and used the big killing weapon "Court Staff".
That turmoil. One hundred and forty-two officials below the fifth rank were imprisoned, eighty-six officials above the fourth rank were suspended, and sixteen died because of the court staff. The next day, no more officials objected to the ceremony, and Jiajing Emperor Zhu Houxi won. In this struggle, whether to let Emperor Jiajing change to the Taoist system of Ming Xiaozong is only the appearance, and the essence of the real struggle is that the emperor and the civil official group headed by Yang Tinghe compete for the right to speak.
In that battle, the iron-hearted Emperor Jiajing won. However, in the previous Ming Xianzong, hundreds of officials cried in front of the Wenhua Gate, and disputed with the emperor about the funeral ceremony of the Empress Dowager Ciyi, but Emperor Xianzong relented. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind, and in general, since Yongle, it is still the time when the civilian and official groups have the upper hand. Although most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were very individual, they still had to pinch their noses and admit defeat in the face of the civil official group that could not be defeated.
The two dark red staff were held high in the air, and the Han general shouted, and the staff slashed down heavily. They had already seen the gesture of the three virtues. The court staff is divided into "beating with heart" and "beating with heart", and as for what kind of fighting method to take, it is up to the prison officer to decide according to the emperor's will.
If the prisoner's toes are open, then it is a "real beating", which may lead to cripplement, and if the prisoner's toes are closed, then it is a "heart-to-heart beating", and the minister who is being punished will surely die. The toes of Sandezi are closed at the moment, and the Han general knows that the emperor wants Ye Xiaotian to die.
"Phew!"
"Ahh
"Bang!"
"Ah~~~"
Two heavy sticks, two screams, the first one was relatively short, and the second one brought a trill, Ye Xiaotian turned his head with wide eyes in astonishment, he didn't hurt at all, because there was a person lying on his stomach, and the two heavy sticks hit that person.
The two Han generals were stunned and raised their staffs, and they didn't respond for a while. When they raised their big sticks high and pulled them down heavily, Liu Yushi suddenly rushed out of the crowd of onlookers, and a hungry dog pounced on Ye Xiaotian's body, and two heavy sticks were slapped on his buttocks.
"You ...... Don't touch him! Don't touch him! β
Liu Yushi received the court staff as he wished, although he was injured by mistake, and the effect was far less than the emperor's direct order to beat him, but this is also the court staff, and it is also a qualification to show off when he returns to his hometown and returns to his hometown in the future.
Ye Xiaotian looked at this old man with a gray beard trembling in pain, and his heart was at a loss: "Why does this old man defend me so much, isn't it going to stage a bloody drama of "child, I am your father"? β
Liu Yushi shouted loudly: "Everyone! This person is what I just said Ye Xiaotian! The emperor wants to punish lawlessness, it is clearly a public weapon for private use, and the intention is to put him to death! Ouch, it hurts! It hurts......"
An Feichen and the others hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, but Liu Yushi leaned on Ye Xiaotian and refused to get up: "No!" Colleagues, colleagues, you must protect Ye Xiaotian and stop the emperor! If Ye Xiaotian has three longs and two shorts, it will be the shame of the dynasty! It's the emperor's shame! It's a shame to us and other ministers! β
Liu Yushi was shouting loudly, and there was a sudden uproar in the distance, and when everyone heard the sound, they saw a large number of dark cyan official robes fluttering over, all of them were officials in green robes, and the Yushitai collectively exploded!
Heroes save beauty complex, almost every man has it. Each of these imperial historians, who have always regarded themselves as messengers of justice, has had such fantasies. Now, everything they have done can not only satisfy their former fantasy of heroes saving beauty, but also in line with their mission as officials, how can they not respond in groups?
The person who rushed to the front was Li Boxian, who raised his arms and shouted as he walked, and he shouted not a slogan, but a "battle article" that was exported into chapters:
"The monarch, the lord of all things among the subjects of the world. However, he is the lord of all things among the subjects of the world, and his responsibility is extremely heavy. The One of the World. His Majesty's house has not neglected his family. The subjects of the world, the relatives of His Majesty, there is no one who does not love his relatives. Now Your Majesty's bad ancestors' law is to destroy his family. Fake state weapons for private use, greedy women and persecution of ministers, that is, harm their relatives! β
Li Boxian's voice was loud, he raised his arms and shouted, and suddenly saw the situation in front of Zuo Shun's door at a glance. couldn't help but be stunned, Liu Yushi was ......
Liu Hengyi struggled to stand up and said loudly: "Your colleagues are here just in time!" Brother Boxian came just in time! His Majesty plotted against his wife, and wanted to kill her husband with a rod. Fortunately, I was protected by the old man! Your Majesty's actions are different from the king of the scum? I wait for the courtiers to sit back and watch, and when we have the ambition to work together, Kuang Zhengjun said! β
Liu Hengyi robbed Li Boxian of the initiative. I was still a little ashamed in my heart, but fortunately, when he arrived at Zuo Shunmen, Ye Xiaotian was brought out to be beaten. And he stepped forward to stop it, and he also grabbed the best opportunity and took two canes for Ye Xiaotian. In this way, it is not necessary to rob Li Boxian of the credit.
Therefore, he preemptively shouted, implying that this merit is still Li Boxian's. However, he took the first step and saved Ye Xiaotian, who was about to be killed by the emperor's staff, this major event that went down in history, no matter what, it couldn't bypass him, and if he wanted to be famous, his wish was fulfilled, so he didn't have to be so clear.
Only then did Li Boxian understand that he had taken the lead, but fortunately, Liu Lao Yushi was also knowledgeable, and he had already received the court rod, and saved Ye Xiaotian, who was about to be persecuted to death by the emperor, and he had already made great contributions, and returned this initiative to him. Li Boxian's mind reacted quickly, and immediately responded to Liu Hengyi's words:
"Guys, you all saw it? The emperor did this, why is it so faint? I have to wait for the court, how can I sit back and ignore the corpse, be aroused by loyalty and indignation, and not avoid the wok, so that I can be the king, the minister, and seek the rule of eternity! Today, outside this Zuoshun Gate, we will wait to bow and please, and ask the Son of Heaven to repent of his sins! β
All the imperial histories responded: "The ministers ask Your Majesty to repent of their mistakes!" β
Some civilian officials with a strong sense of justice also joined in one after another, shouting along with righteous indignation.
Xu Boyi saw that the group of officials was gathering, and the group was in a turbulent mood, and his mood was also a little apprehensive. He was worried that so many officials would knock on the palace to protest, and the emperor would give in and let Ye Xiaotian escape again. But the scene that happened next surprised him, the emperor's companion, the third son and the third father-in-law, actually ran away!
As soon as Sandezi saw Liu Yushi lying on the ground, his bloody buttocks seemed to be waving a red flag of battle, and he complained indignantly and proudly, while Li Boxian led the high-spirited public officials with an excited face, so he smeared oil on the soles of his feet and slipped away. Not only did he run away, but all the eunuchs and the generals of the Jinyi Guards all ran away.
"This ...... This ......"
Xu Boyi didn't understand what was going on at all. Fortunately, there was an acquaintance in that group of Han generals, General Xiong Weixiong. When General Xiong ran in front of him, he roared hurriedly: "What is my father-in-law still doing in a daze, run!" β
Xu Boyi trembled with anger: It's okay if the eunuchs run, you are soldiers, what are you running? In the face of a group of unarmed scholars, you are wearing armor and swords, and you are embarrassed to escape? I don't have the courage to do this, if I let you go to defend the Acropolis, don't you all have to raise your hands and surrender?
Xu Boyi entered the palace halfway, did not recognize his godfather, lacked a point, and was promoted by a rocket, so he didn't know that Zuo Shunmen had a very special rule here, that is: civil officials don't pay for their lives if they kill people here, this is the only place in the territory of the Ming Dynasty where they can kill people without paying for their lives.
Zuo Shunmen was originally an ordinary palace gate, and there was no immunity from the death penalty, but in the fourteenth year of Ming orthodoxy, civil officials killed three people here, and since then a special rule has been established here: "Civil officials are not guilty of killing people here!" β
This privilege was facilitated by Wang Zhen, the great eunuch of the Yingzong period. Wang Zhen bewitched the Son of Heaven to conquer in person, and as a result, the battle of Tumubao resulted in the Great Ming Dynasty's vitality being greatly injured and Yingzong being captured. The Empress Dowager issued an edict, and Zhu Jianshen, the eldest son of Yingzong, was the crown prince. At that time, Zhu Jianshen was only two years old, so he appointed Zhu Qiyu, the younger brother of Yingzong, to act as the national government.
At that time, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty wrote to please kill Wang Zhen and his henchmen, the king did not dare to call the shots, let the ministers go out of the palace to standby, the ministers were disappointed, and cried bitterly on the ground in Zuo Shunmen, insisting on an immediate decree, Wang Zhen's sworn friend Jinyi Wei commanded Ma Shun to drive everyone out of the palace, which angered the ministers, and the ministers rushed up and beat Ma Shun and his two henchmen to death.
Seeing this, the brocade guards guarding the palace gate were furious, and rushed forward to avenge their chief, if these brocade guards were really allowed to do it, none of the ministers present would be spared, and at the critical moment, Yu Qian rushed to the king of Yu and suggested, "Please declare to the hundred officials: Ma Shun's crime deserves death, and the person who killed Ma Shun is not guilty." β
The king listened to his words and proclaimed loudly, this time the Jinyi guard did not dare to move, and the tragedy of the bloody palace gate disappeared invisibly. Since then, Zuo Shunmen has a rule here that even the Criminal Department acquiesces: if the ministers beat people to death in this place, they can not be held accountable according to the precedent.
The father-in-law and the Han generals all ran away, and Xu Boyi was one step late, so he was tragic. Seeing Liu Yushi's buttocks blooming, all the civil officials were furious, and when they saw that there was still a eunuch who had not escaped, they rushed up and surrounded him in an uproar......
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(To be continued......)