In the prison, Zheng Yi sat on the bamboo bed. As a member of the third grade, he is not embarrassed by him.

It's just that Zheng Yi's heart is like ashes at this moment, most of his life is dead or alive, looking back at his life, he doesn't have too many regrets.

The only way to do this is to write a letter to the head of the family and teach them to abide by their loyalty and not to dishonor their family.

Hundreds of years of inheritance, the Zheng family has a deep heritage, and this setback can't defeat them.

While he was thinking about how to write, there was a noise outside, and after a while, the officials of the Ministry of Heaven came to Jian Yi.

This made Zheng Yi stunned for a moment, and then smiled helplessly, "I was framed by a traitor, I am in prison, and I have no skills to return to heaven, why bother Lord Tianguan, you shouldn't speak for me." ”

Jian Yi came to him, a jailer sent a chair, Jian Yi sat down, the jailer obediently retreated, and then Jian Yi said: "This time, this time the matter is really a bit tricky, and I can't help it." ”

Zheng Yi smiled, "Don't worry, I already knew, since I dare to stand up on the Golden Palace, uphold the right path, refute Xiaoxiao, be framed by others, and martyrdom, it is a matter of course." The so-called seeking benevolence and obtaining benevolence, I have no complaints. ”

Zheng Yi had a kind of calmness in the face of death, and he asked, "What crime did you convict me?" Is it beheading or distribution? ”

Jian Yi looked at Zheng Yi, helpless in his heart, and could only sigh, "No, Your Majesty just gave another imperial pen." ”

"Mibi?" Zheng Yi said: "What royal pen? ”

Jian Yi hesitated again and again, so he could only hand what Zhu Di wrote to Zheng Yi.

After receiving these words, Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly widened, and his breathing became heavy.

He clenched his fists and suddenly roared like crazy, "Why? How can Your Majesty say that? It's not fair! Treat unjustly! Zheng is wronged! ”

In the face of death, Zheng Yi, who was still calm, saw these words and completely broke the defense.

He knew too well that this imperial pen was equivalent to a death sentence for all the Zheng clansmen.

At least in the Ming Dynasty, they no longer had the opportunity to become officials.

The Zheng family has been able to inherit for hundreds of years, relying on a large number of talents, and there are constantly people as officials.

As a result, Zhu Di made it like this, and his career was cut off, and it didn't take two or three generations for the Zheng family to be completely finished.

He can accept any crime, he can die in any way, but he can't live in this way!

"Wronged! I am also a member of the three grades, I want to implore the three law divisions for trial, and I want to be punished by the canon. It's so confusing that I can't convince the public. So many people in the world are watching, who is right and which is wrong, and there is their own judgment! ”

Zheng Yi looked at Jian Yi suddenly, suddenly pounced, grabbed the railing, and stared at him.

"Jian Tianguan, you are the head of a hundred officials, the hope of the government and the opposition, you just watch and let them frame the innocent?" Zheng Yi shook the railing excitedly, "I want to implore the three law divisions to interrogate, I want to see Your Majesty, I want to confront those traitors!" ”

Jian Yi took a deep breath and didn't know what to say for a while.

But at this moment, there was another noise outside, and the jailer led the way, and a young man came.

Xu Jingchang!

He finally went to prison instead of hiding at home.

As soon as he appeared, Zheng Yi's eyes were bloodshot, and he scolded, "Xu Jingchang, you want to kill someone, the old man's life is given to you, why do you bother to frame the Zheng family, you are too ruthless!" ”

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and said helplessly: "I said Zheng Honglu, I don't seem to have offended you!" This time, your nephew was in trouble with dozens of scholars, and he was clamoring to smash my grandfather's idol. He formed a party for personal gain, plotted against him, and the evidence was ironclad. A mere lifter, I'm afraid I don't have this ability, right? Why do you blame me for instigating behind your back? ”

"You talk nonsense!" Zheng Yi is not polite at all, it is about the entire Zheng family for hundreds of years, and he can't be ambiguous.

"My nephew entered Beijing for the exam, but he was just studying with the same subject, and he didn't have any fault, it was clear that you framed him! Frame the Zheng family! ”

Xu Jingchang smiled, he looked around, there was only a chair under Jianyi's buttocks, and he didn't have the heart to give it to him, Xu Jingchang could only stand and say: "I said Zheng Honglu, you are innocent of your nephew, and I have evidence of his guilt in my hand." ”、

As he spoke, Xu Jingchang handed a copy of "Zheng's Specification" to Zheng Yi.

"Look, this is what they gathered in private and discussed, and you still say that it has nothing to do with your Zheng family?"

Zheng Yi only glanced at it, then laughed, and tears came out of his eyes, "Xu Jingchang, you really haven't read a few books!" Don't you know that my Zheng family has been inherited for hundreds of years since the Two Song Dynasty, and until today, it is prosperous and prosperous, and there are many people. Those who become officials are even more invincible. Even Emperor Taizu praised the Zheng family. The Zheng family's norms have long been popular, and who doesn't have a copy of the readers? If you want to convict you of this, it's a ridiculous joke! ”

Xu Jingchang's smile did not decrease, and he suddenly said: "It turns out that your Zheng family has been for hundreds of years, it is really not easy!" So the change of dynasty didn't make your family happen? It's really impressive! ”

Zheng Yi's eyes widened angrily, and he gasped: "What do you want to say?" ”

"I want to ask you, if you encounter a national disaster, who should your Zheng family prioritize? Is it a country or a home? ”

Country, country, who's in front?

Zheng Yi gritted his teeth, and suddenly sneered: "Xu Jingchang, your Xu family is one family and two dukes, and Xuan He is incomparable. I would like to ask you, is it the country or the home? ”

Xu Jingchang's smile was even bigger, "Zheng Yi, I think you have forgotten that our family is resting with the country and sharing weal and woe with the Ming Dynasty." One day, our glory and wealth will definitely disappear with the Ming Dynasty...... On the contrary, it is your big family, which has been prominent for hundreds of years, has many children and grandchildren, and has produced many talents, and you have a huge power, so you need to think carefully about which side you are on. ”

"Don't think about it." Zheng Yi snorted: "My Zheng clan is all loyal and righteous!" ”

"If they were all loyal and righteous, they wouldn't be alive today!" Xu Jingchang was-for-tat.

Zheng Yi is also sharp-toothed, "Xu Jingchang, passed down from generation to generation, who has no ancestors, your ancestors also came from the Song, Jin, and Yuan, what is the difference with us!" ”

"It's a big difference!" Xu Jingchang sneered: "Our Xu family is all poor people, and they are the same as Emperor Taizu. We, the poor, have paid for our country and have never owed anything. It seems that you big families, who regard themselves as scholars, are high up in the sky, and give what they want. Enjoy the national reward and the villagers support. What's wrong with holding you to a higher standard? ”

Xu Jingchang suddenly smiled faintly, "Zheng Honglu, I am on the Golden Palace, and I am on the Golden Palace, and I am in a hurry to stand up and refute me with the words of Taizu admitting the orthodoxy of the Great Yuan." Are you worried that once you deny the Great Yuan, your clansmen who were officials in the Yuan Dynasty will become rebels and thieves who serve the barbarians? Tarnished the reputation of your first place in Jiangnan? Your reputation is bad, but how do you continue to dominate one side? Isn't that the truth? No wonder you look at me! I accidentally dug up your family's ancestral grave! ”

Xu Jingchang's voice is not high, but every word is heart-wrenching, piercing the heart.

Even Jian Yi, who was sitting in the chair, couldn't help but stand up, his brows furrowed.

Xu Jingchang is really right, like their family, one family and two dukes, it seems to be prominent. But it's still two different things from a real giant.

Rest with the country, these four words do not mean to share the glory with the Ming Dynasty, but the Ming Dynasty is over, and it will be over.

The real wealthy family is like the Confucian Mansion, which can withstand the change of dynasty.

No matter who is the son of heaven, they have officials to do, and they can enjoy glory and wealth.

And under the Confucian Mansion, there are many century-old families like the Zheng family...... Under the Zheng family, there are still many local gentry families, who pay attention to farming and reading heirlooms, and they are endless.

The Kong family is the ultimate form of these families, and it is one of their banners.

That's why it's so dangerous to cut the hole family.

was broken by Xu Jingchang, Zheng Yi's face was pale, his lips were trembling with anger, and he couldn't say a word.

Xu Jingchang smiled instead: "Zheng Honglu, when it comes to this, what is your Zheng family's norms, what is it, so I don't need to talk about it, right?" You think that you will inherit from generation to generation, and you will put yourself above the Ming Dynasty. And spread this set of things around, saying that you have formed a party for personal gain, what is wrong? Isn't it a matter of course that Your Majesty has given you the imperial pen! ”

Zheng Yi finally gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Dingguo Gong, why rush to kill them all!" Like the Zheng family, there are many places! ”

"That's why we need to change!"

Xu Jingchang had a sentence that attracted Jian Yi's surprised gaze.

Change, how to change?

Xu Jingchang said: "Big families have been passed down for hundreds of years, and these families put their families in the country...... Everything he did was to protect the family. We will never harm the interests of the family for the sake of the country. The Ming Dynasty is just a tool for you to damage the public and enrich your private pockets. You lie on Da Ming's body, sucking blood wantonly. When the Ming Dynasty is drained, you will replace it with another one, just like you abandoned the Zhao Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty at the beginning...... Aren't you still a party for your own sake? ”

"Be cautious, be cautious!" Jian Yi couldn't help but pull Xu Jingchang, "Dingguo Gong, don't talk nonsense, how can you talk nonsense like this?" ”

Xu Jingchang shook his righteous arm, "Lord Tianguan, Your Majesty asked me to say this." It is not advisable to say that the temple is blessed, and the Ming Dynasty should be placed in the supreme position. That's what I'm talking about! ”

Zheng Yi, who was still in the cell, had a bloodless face and almost fainted, and he trembled and said, "So, is it to destroy all the wealthy families in the world?" ”

"Definitely!" Xu Jingchang shook his head and said, "It's not that serious, I just hope to split up the huge family...... Zheng Honglu, how many people are there in your Zheng family? ”

"Yes, there are more than a thousand people. Dingguo Gong, human life is at stake, I hope your subordinates will be merciful! Zheng Yi has no momentum.

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm a good talker, Your Majesty is more willing to open the net...... In fact, you just need to announce that the Zheng family is completely separated. The rest of the rooms don't have to care about this royal pen. You can study normally and enter the imperial examination...... Even your descendants may be able to be pardoned. Is it just something similar to Zheng's norms, or is it shelved, what do you think? ”

(End of chapter)