At the Bianhe wharf, an official ship has been waiting for a long time.

Ju Ming arrived in a carriage and boarded the boat with his entourage. He was asked to enter the cabin and not to move around, while his entourage waited on deck.

About three quarters of an hour later, two more prisoners came.

One is named Sheng Sheng, when he was an official in Ningling County, he rented a house without paying rent, and even had signs of occupying the house. Then he clashed with the landlord and let his entourage beat the landlord to death. When the landlord woke up, he stabbed him in the thigh with another sword, piercing the major artery and bleeding to death.

One is named Li Ke, who was originally the governor of Shezhou. As soon as Fang La hit him, Li Ke abandoned the city and fled, and escaped all the way across the Yangtze River.

This is the great Song Dynasty's lenient treatment of scholars.

Sheng Sheng kills people and dominates the house, and the victims are still rich.

The family of the wealthy family has appealed for many years without success, but Sheng Sheng has been repeatedly promoted to become a Beijing official.

It wasn't until Cai Jing stepped down that Wang Hao began to overturn the case, taking the opportunity to squeeze out the Cai Party, and then the old case was turned over.

Murder and domination of the house, no need to pay for life, no stabbing, no shackles, and no even arrangement, only to be escorted back to their hometown. This is still a deliberate blow by the prime minister of the DPRK, and he can't be punished too heavily!

A wealthy family in a county will die if he dies, and an official from a Jinshi background will definitely not need to pay for his life.

Li Ke is even more outrageous, as a Zhizhou, he abandoned the city and fled, and he may lose his head in the Ming Dynasty.

He was punished because he had fled too far and did not dare to go back.

A large number of officials in Hangzhou also abandoned the city and fled. But they only fled to Jiangdong Road, so they hurriedly organized village soldiers to defend the city and prevent Fang La from continuing to expand northward. Not only is he not guilty, but he can also be promoted.

Wang Fu, the transfer of the two Zhejiang roads, lost dozens of cities within the jurisdiction, did not fall but rose, and has made all the transfer envoys (Jilu officials rose to more than five grades).

"Didn't you let me wait a few days? Why did you leave early? Sheng Sheng asked.

The sergeant in charge of escorting said: "There is a key criminal, and the boss ordered him to leave Beijing on the same day." ”

Sheng Sheng was curious: "Which one is going to be criminal?" It was possible to let the official ship depart early. ”

The sergeant was silent.

Li Ke looked back at the capital, sighed, and followed Sheng Sheng into the cabin.

The three convicts who had chased down the text of their origins met in the cabin of the ship.

Although Sheng Sheng had a sad face, he still maintained his demeanor, and bowed his hand and said: "Under Shengsheng, he was originally a member of the household department. ”

Li Ke directly lay down and swollen, the basic etiquette was gone, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Contemptible Li Ke, the governor of Shezhou, is in charge of Tanzhou." This one I know, Tanhualang Zhu Ming. Our editorials are infamous, Zhu Tanhua's editorials are famous, and life experiences are so different and the same. ”

Sheng Sheng sighed: "Fortunately, I don't have to manage the border places, and I am ordered to return to my hometown and not to enter Beijing again." ”

While he was talking, another one came in.

This self-reported family: "When I was in Xia Deng, I was in charge of Qizhou and met all my colleagues. ”

Deng Shi was the most guilty of the heaviest crime, and when he was promoted to the coin prison, he not only embezzled public funds, but also secretly minted copper coins. He used to be Cai Dang, but he was liquidated by Wang Huang and directly sentenced to hanging, and the fine was changed to arrangement.

This is the prerogative of high-ranking officials, and they only need to give enough money to save their lives.

Privately minting copper coins is a great crime. There is no need for tattooing, no need for exile, no need for wearing a flail, and you can remove the name and make up the pipe.

Even if Zhu Mingzhen is sentenced to death, as long as he is not determined to be "heinous", he can spend money to buy his life, and he has not left the capital.

Otherwise, how dare Zhu Ming take risks?

During this time, there were a large number of officials under management, most of whom belonged to the Cai Party that had been liquidated.

The official ships depart every few days, and at most, one boat can carry away six or seven convicts.

Zhu Ming thought it was already together, but he didn't expect another acquaintance to come.

Li Daochong walked into the cabin, saw Zhu Ming, his expression was stunned, and then he smiled bitterly and hugged his fists: "Zhu Taishou, meet again." ”

Zhu Ming couldn't help but ask, "Why did Your Excellency also enter the prison ship?" ”

Li Daochong sighed: "I was accused of abandoning the city and fleeing." Alas, the same is to escape, they can be promoted, but I removed the name and suspended the management of the partial. Liuxianggong (Cai You) didn't help me say good things! ”

Deng Shi couldn't help complaining: "I also sent money to the six prime ministers, but I was still sentenced to hanging, and I was fined copper to buy my life to live." The six-phase husband is really cool, and he doesn't care about the old feelings at all. ”

Sheng Sheng sneered: "Liuxiang Gong has long been against Cai Xiang's father and son, and now he is Wang Huang's dog's leg, how can he help us speak?" ”

Deng Shi said: "Liuxianggong is really stupid, forcing Cai Xiang to step down, what benefit can he get?" It's not as good as it used to be! ”

Sheng Sheng said: "It was the official family who hated Cai Xiang, and the six prime ministers figured out the holy will. How can people be stupid when they are smart? Alas, it's those of us who are unlucky. ”

Zhu Ming sat next to him and wanted to laugh, silently listening to a group of Cai Dang communicating about his condition.

Suddenly, the hull of the ship shook, and the official ship was already offshore.

A sergeant opened the hatch and smiled, "You can go back to your room." ”

According to the normal treatment, it is naturally impossible for the convict to live in a single room, and the entourage pays the money outside.

On the deck, there stood the personal entourage of the convicts, as well as large and small bags of goods.

In addition to Zhang Bo, Li Bao and others, there is also Zhu Guoxiang's personal disciple Liang Yi.

Liang Yi was in charge of managing the charcoal shop before, and by the way, he inquired about the news in Tokyo.

When Zhu Ming entered Beijing, he sold the charcoal shop cheaply, exchanged all the copper coins into silver, and waited to pay a fine for Zhu Ming at any time.

Zhu Ming returned to his bedroom, looked at him casually, and asked, "How much did this room cost?" ”

Liang Yi replied: "Three hundred." ”

Zhu Ming sighed: "It's really dark enough, how much food do you have to buy." ”

Liang Yi said again: "Our entourage was not allowed to get on the boat. One person can pay 20 yuan before he can board the ship and follow, and if he wants to live in the cabin, he has to pay another fee. Lang Jun lived in one room, and several of us lived in one room, and it took more than 600 yuan in total. ”

Zhang Bo comforted: "The prime minister does not have to be worried, as long as the prince succeeds to the throne, he will be able to summon the prime minister back to Beijing." ”

Zhu Ming smiled, he had to rebel before the crown prince succeeded to the throne!

……

Li Bozong, the secretary of Dali Temple, who resigned from the official seal, was on another boat at this time.

He has too many belongings, and there are more than 30 people in his family and entourage. Yesterday I had only time to get out of the city, hire a boat to carry the goods, and wait until dawn before we set out.

"Dada-da-da!"

Riding a fast horse, searching for traces along the way, he finally met the Li family who came from the inn.

"Why did Uncle Shi leave Beijing in a hurry? The little nephew visited yesterday evening, and there were only a few old servants left in the Li house. The young man rolled over and dismounted.

Li Bozong said: "If you don't go, you can't go, I'm afraid that I will be framed as a righteous man on my back." ”

The young man is called Wang Di, who was originally Wang Anshi's nephew, and passed on to Wang Anshi as a grandson. He is now a servant of the Xianmo Pavilion, a close minister of the emperor, and was killed by the Jin people in history by defending Kaizhou.

Wang Di asked, "But the righteous man is that Zhu Chenggong?" ”

Li Bozong took out the "Song of Righteousness": "My nephew, please take a look." ”

Li Bozong copied two copies, one for the emperor and one for Dali Temple, and he took Zhu Ming's authentic handiwork away.

He has an old grudge against Wang Hao, and he will definitely not be able to do it for long, and he may be demoted to a place at any time.

When you are old, instead of leaving humiliation, it is better to take the opportunity to resign, and you can still leave a good name for the ages.

Zhu Ming's handwritten "Song of Righteousness" can even be collected as an heirloom.

"Heaven and earth have righteousness, and miscellaneous manifolds. The lower part is the river mountain, and the upper part is the sun star. It is said that Haoran is full of people and ...... the sky is full of darkness."

Wang Di read it and said: "If you are really a benevolent and righteous person, you must not do harm." Official ...... Alas, don't say it. ”

Wang Di's current official position is to accompany the emperor to read and write.

He also tried to intercede for Zhu Ming, but he was angrily reprimanded and didn't dare to say anything more.

Li Bozong explained the matter in detail, and Wang Di listened to it and asked, "Uncle Shi, please wait a moment, the little nephew will copy a copy." ”

Li Bozong said: "Let's get on the boat first." ”

When the two arrived at the cabin, Li Bozong took out pen and ink, and Wang Di copied it and then sent him away.

When I returned home, my cousin Wang Tong was not there, and my nephews Wang Xuan and Wang Jue were studying.

Although they are uncles and nephews, they are not far apart in age.

Wang Xuan asked, "Why didn't my uncle go to the palace today?" ”

"I shouldn't be on duty," Wang Di couldn't wait to share the Xiongwen, took out the "Song of Righteousness" and said, "Come and see." ”

Wang Xuan and Wang Jue immediately came over and were shocked after reading it.

Wang Xuan said: "If you read "University Chapters and Sentences Shuyi" first, and then read this "Song of Righteousness", it can be described as a good wine with delicious food, and it is a blessing in the world to taste it. ”

Wang Di was not afraid of offending the emperor, not only showed it to his two nephews, but also went to visit his friends, spreading this article without any scruples.

Wang Xuan and Wang Jue are both studying in Guozijian, but they usually live at home.

I didn't care about today's holiday, and after copying "Song of Righteousness", I immediately went to school to call friends.

"Song of Righteousness" spread rapidly from Guozijian to Taixue.

Not to mention the students, even the teachers are vying to circulate it.

When Cai Jing was there, there was still Cai Dang in Taixue.

Cai Jing stepped down, and Taixue was full of angry youth.

In order to eliminate Cai Jing's influence, Wang Hao is asking for the reform of Taixue.

That is, too students can not take the exam every year and obtain the same jinshi background. In the future, the Taixue examination will be abolished, and all students will go to participate in the imperial examination, and they will be admitted to the military once every three years to become officials.

Song Huizong did not dismiss it in person, and seemed to be considering it.

The teachers and students of Taixue, no matter what faction they belong to, now hate Wang Huang to the core.

When they got the "Song of Righteousness", they immediately spread it all over the world, and they added fuel and vinegar to tell the story.

What traitor Wang Hao framed Zhongliang and wanted to force Zhu Ming to death, and ordered Dali Temple to be beheaded. Zhu Ming was severely tortured, but he was still loyal and unyielding, and wrote "Song of Righteousness" to show his will to die.

What Dali Siqing couldn't bear to kill the righteous man, and pleaded for mercy in many ways to no avail, so he could only resign and leave.

There were even jailers, who learned that Zhu Ming was about to be convicted, risked his life to bring him delicious food, and cried to see off his loyal ministers.

Admiring Zhu Ming is one thing, and at the same time they hate Wang Huang even more, and "Song of Righteousness" has become a tool for Taixue teachers and students to oppose Wang Huang.

Chen Dong is still a student, and he has sent away three sets of roommates.

"Now that the country is in danger, the traitors are still causing trouble in the world," Chen Dong gathered his supporters, "There is a Cai Jing, another Wang Huang, the six thieves are still there, and the Taixue test will be abolished." Mr. Zhu has been humiliated in prison, how can we turn a blind eye? Gentlemen, follow me to knock and shout injustice! ”

"Go together, go together!"

The students responded one after another, not only to gain fame for Zhu Ming's intercession, but also to oppose the cancellation of the Taixue examination by the imperial court.

(End of chapter)