Wuxi County, Changzhou Prefecture.

Mao Wenyu has led the inspection to the territory of the Wuxi Wang family.

Originally, Liu Jin was messing around here, and a group of idlers could still scold a couple of sentences, but they were always scolding the traitorous eunuchs.

Now that the emperor has come and arrested people for treason, most people don't dare to say anything.

On the one hand, the court really used a knife to kill people, and if it was to sell directly to seek fame, the price would be greater.

The kind of person who really sacrifices his life for righteousness is upright and will not do the thing of selling straight to fame.

People who want to do this kind of thing are actually doing it as a business, so if the cost is too large, it is not cost-effective.

This officialdom of the Ming Dynasty as a whole originated in the Chenghua period. Because Emperor Xianzong actually didn't kill his courtiers much, like Wang Shu, who was just as iron, the emperor didn't like him and kicked him out of Beijing, that's all.

Not being able to get out of life is actually part of the logical starting point.

When Hongzhi, he met the emperor who was a good man, which actually strengthened the logic of the beginning of Chenghua, if Chenghua is the cause, then Hongzhi is the effect. Because the so-called Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty actually appointed many people at once according to their moral reputation.

Who?

Clean.

It is equivalent to cashing moral prestige into officialdom interests.

And then it was out of control.

All in all, when the emperor really kills, he must make a name for himself, and that is a dangerous game.

"The emperor has decreed that no one will be spared if it is involved in an anti-king case."

Mao Yuyu has already explained this to the head of the Wang family, because this family has been out of Jinshi.

probably guessed their thoughts, so he continued to add, "In the fifteenth year of Hongzhi, the Wang family got the Jinshi, and it was the name of Wang Sheng." He is now a student official in Fujian, and his wanted will is already on the way. If you want to come to the Fujian Governor's Yamen, it will be time to receive the holy decree in a few days. ”

This is the biggest reliance of this family, but it was gently exposed by Mao Yuyu.

In fact, the official position is not important, and the name is not important, no matter what the official position is, if you are involved in a major case of rebellion, you will not be able to live.

And the tragedy of the whole family being arrested does not need to be mentioned.

In short, in all prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, there are Jinyiwei transit.

When Liu Jin was there, it was still cooking oil here, and for a while this official wanted to play for him, and for a while the official had another hidden secret, and everything was still lively.

But this time, from the governor to the prefect to the prefect, no one said anything more.

Min Yiqin, the prefect of Suzhou, has been performing well in this storm, and he is not a cruel official, but when the sound of the horses' hooves of the Jinyi guard sounded in this Gusu city,

He could only fully cooperate and arrest the people who were almost on the list.

At the beginning, Tang Bohu was invited by King Ning because of his talent and wanted him to teach his favorite concubine Lou to paint, but Tang Bohu excused himself again and again, and he was quite resolute in drawing a line with King Ning, but now it seems that he has been lucky.

His life was also bumpy, and in the twelfth year of Hongzhi, he was involved in the inexplicable tragic death of the emperor's brother-in-law at that time, and as a result, he lost the road to the imperial examination, although he still won the merit later.

But because Empress Dowager Zhang hates him very much, his career has not been smooth.

Zhu Houzhao has no feeling for him, he has not proved that his literary talent and painting talent are of any use to people's livelihood, in comparison, many amazing artists in the Ming Dynasty are not bad.

So he was later sent back to Suzhou.

But this guy is also arrogant and feels that he is being despised so he resigns and does not do it.

So Zhu Houzhao was even more indifferent to him, this kind of young man with a floating mentality, how could he have time to slowly cultivate him, and he was not his father.

Of course, he has also made some names in the field of art, and because of his big popularity, under Qingtian's order this time, the Tang family has no big moths.

He was able to dodge two times in a row.

On this day, he was at home, reading a letter from his friend Min Yiqin, "The case of Jiangnan gentry colluding with Ning Rebellion is quite powerful, although there is a connection between my brother and King Ning, but the refusal that day is an opportunity to survive today, don't worry." ”

After reading it, Tang Bohu sighed, he remembered the son of Zhengde, that was a brilliant person.

"This time, I heard that a lot of people were arrested." On the side, it was his delicate concubine, who had also been frightened recently.

Tang Bohu nodded, "Yes, except for the Wang family in Dongshan, there are few families who think that they are completely fine." It is said on the outside that the person who secretly befriended King Ning at that time was also found out. ”

The Dongshan Wang family is Wang Wei's own family, he knows the emperor's will best, where will he not remind his relatives. So the Dongshan Wang clan is quite well-behaved.

"I'm afraid it's not checked, but it's been explained, right?" The concubine said worriedly: "In such cases, one person often leads one person, and I am most afraid that someone will point out arbitrarily. ”

Yes, the Dongshan Wang family is not afraid, and no one will believe that the Shoufu family of the dynasty will have something to do with the anti-thief.

But the rest of them are not easy to say, in case an enemy is arrested, and you are identified inside, Jin Yiwei may not be able to find out everything very clearly during this period.

"Don't worry, it's because of this that Brother Min wrote this letter to me. During this time, we don't have to go out, we can only avoid it. It's really not good, but my husband still knows Jiaxing Chen's son. ”

That is, the maiden family of the virtuous concubine.

However, the concubine is still worried that the images of the emperors she has heard over the years are all strong and fierce, and they are so old that they are so old, but it is a level that is so high that it is impossible to look at, and if they are really provoked, they may be made to disappear into the world with a look.

Of course, it is also said that he is lenient and kind, but it can only be said that everyone's circumstances are different.

In short, this Zhengde Emperor, good or bad, but he didn't dare to say that he was mediocre.

Even if it was her husband Tang Bohu, the officialdom was unhappy, and he didn't dare to say it.

Hide, that's what most people think.

When Liu Jin was 'in turmoil' before, many active people all died down.

The emperor said that the gentry of Jiangnan lost to me first.

What kind of concept is this, it is possible that after the limelight has passed this time, scholars from Jiangnan will still be 'discriminated against' in the court.

At the climax of the previous year, there was chaos in some places in Suzhou Mansion, isn't it the Xu family, who organized the young and strong people in the mansion to make trouble, and now the weeds at the door have grown more than one meter high.

At this time, Tang Bohu was thinking about those 'friends of the same generation of the family' in the past, and many people suffered from this difficulty.

Mao was in Changzhou, and Han Ziren was separated to Suzhou.

The in-laws of the Xu family are the goals of his trip.

When the prisoners with shackles walked on the streets of Gusu City, there were no literati or scholars who spoke for them, but only said:

"The Zhao family is really unlucky, and the daughter-in-law of the Xu family is on the stall."

"Fortunately, the Xu family only gave birth to a total of six daughters in this generation......"

"Six less?"

"I'm afraid you don't know, more than ten households have been arrested in Wuxi County, and the prison can't be stuffed!"

Han Ziren had to coordinate with Min Yiqin on the issue of the prison.

In the prefect's yamen,

He said: "This time to handle the Ning rebellion case, a total of more than 800 criminals have been arrested, the Min Governor's Mansion, so many people, you need to coordinate, temporarily put a few cells, and when the matter is done, I will be escorted to Nanjing and handed over to the emperor." ”

Min Yiqin couldn't say anything, "Don't worry, the lower officials will do it." ”

Jiangnan has not had a peaceful birthday for most of the past six months, because too many people have died, and the farming has been delayed.

But at this juncture, no one has any more opinions.

……

The prison is really a pickled place, so Zhang Xuan and Zhang Zilin suggested that they either bring someone here, if they really want to see it.

But Zhu Houzhao still insisted on going.

In fact, there are a lot of people in the dungeon, such as Li Shishi and Liu Yangzheng, these people are all in one place.

Zhu Houzhao was ready to watch it together.

Before leaving, he also called Fan Yuchang.

It was not damp here in winter, and after waiting for the jailer to open the door, Zhu Houzhao walked down the stairs under the leadership of Xu Jin, the commander of the Shenwu Guard. A group of several people followed.

As soon as I went down, the result of a large cage in the aisle and on both sides appeared in front of me.

In each cell, there is a window in the corner, so it is not so dark.

As soon as the Son of Heaven came, the place immediately began to move.

Of course, Zhu Houzhao saw that the one on the right was Zhu Chenhao.

However, he didn't want to see him first, but asked, "Who is Li Shishi?" ”

You Di had already prepared, and walked forward to five cells with His Majesty, only to see a gray-haired rickety old man sitting on the grass on the left.

However, as soon as Zhu Houzhao spoke out like this, many people knew that the Son of Heaven was coming.

Those who were as excited as Chenhao immediately began to shout, "Zhengde! How dare you come here! ”

Zhu Houzhao glared at him fiercely, so someone immediately warned, "Dare to say more!" Let you die here! ”

"It's like a raging child, whose mind is worse than that of others, and who only shouts and screams. Gagged him temporarily. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Houzhao turned around, looked at Li Shishi, who was famous in history, and asked: "You are a Jinshi, and you have gone through four dynasties and been an official for many years, even if you are confused, how can you be confused enough to assist such a mentally imperfect prince to seize the world?" Besides, even if you become it, you are almost eighty years old, and you can enjoy your old age in peace, why do you want to do this? I couldn't figure it out. ”

"The emperor does not follow the ancestral system and does not abide by the legislation, everything is based on his own heart, and he is arbitrary and paranoid. Don't you hear the etiquette and be happy? At that time, people's hearts will be in turmoil, and the artifact of the country will naturally be lived by virtuous people. ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to be like his uncle, crying wolf at every turn, he wasn't angry, "Just because I despise the ancestral system and etiquette, do you assert it like this?" ”

"Ancestral rituals are fundamental. Has the emperor ever thought about why he is the lord of the world, the supreme of the Ninety-Five? ”

Zhu Houzhao sighed, "What you said makes sense." ”

Li Shishi was slightly surprised, he didn't expect Emperor Zhengde to agree with his statement.

Actually, there is some truth to it.

The so-called imperial system is to use one person against the people of the world, that is, everyone should keep to themselves, everyone accept their identity at the moment of birth, and then do not move.

This set of etiquette for kings, ministers, fathers, sons, and sons is precisely for this purpose.

There is a reason why Confucianism is admired by the rulers.

It's a pity that he came from the later life, and this set will be broken sooner or later, so it is still empty in the end, so naturally he doesn't pay so much attention to it.

Zhu Houzhao didn't feel so much pressure in his heart, and ordered: "For the sake of what you said, I will leave you a whole corpse." ”

You Zhi immediately said: "Don't thank you yet? ”

Li Shishi was unmoved.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't want to attack him morally, if you speak righteousness to a shameless person, he won't understand. He turned back to look at the cell next to him.

"Your Majesty, this is Xu Shidao."

It was a middle-aged man, kneeling down at this time, unkempt, and couldn't see what he looked like at all.

"You're quiet."

"One misstep becomes a thousand years of hatred, and the small people only hate themselves for being confused! Confused! ”

"I thought you would scold me twice, but at this time I began to repent, it's really useless. I still like the way you used to think that the court couldn't help you. I don't understand Li Shishi's choice, you, I still understand, do you think that Qingtian's matter is very involved, and he has become acquainted with many officials, and when the momentum is huge, even if it is the emperor, he has to withdraw his will, right? It's a pity that I don't listen to that trick.

Now that I think about it, I just took out my own land and measured it, and then paid more taxes per mu in the next year, why did it get to this point today? I guess I must have been used to it in this life, and I have never suffered a loss, even if it is from the government, it is also a relationship to give this loss to others, so I feel that this time I have to share some benefits, it is really uncomfortable, isn't it? ”

The man was speechless.

Zhu Houzhao also sneered, "From now on, there will be no Xu clan in Suzhou, and the Ming Dynasty is in charge, not you Jiangnan gentry." ”