Outside the Xuande Gate of the Imperial City, there are three large drums in the west corridor of South Street.

This thing is called a Dengwen drum!

Except for the degraded officials, anyone can knock on them, including the families of the degraded officials.

It is not necessary to have grievances, for example, during the Chunhua period, a monk sounded the Dengwen drum, and he actually asked the emperor to borrow the engraving to print the "Tripitaka".

Another example is Lu Zhihan, a famous minister in the Northern Song Dynasty, because he didn't get into the exam, and he felt that he was very talented, so he came to beat the drum. He is a native of Hebei, so he won the quota of Kaifeng Mansion, and he was really admitted to Jinshi.

There is also Liu Zhao, who beat the drum and cried poor, and asked the court to give him a favor official, and the emperor made him a doctor of Youshanzan.

The most nonsense record is that there is a common man named Mu Hui, who has a little money but not much. One day, he came to beat the drum, saying that the servant had lost a pig, and asked the government to help find it. The emperor couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, and gave him a thousand dollars to compensate for the loss.

The above cases all occurred during the reign of Zhao Guangyi.

At that time, the people of Tokyo had a really good life, and they could beat the drum and ask the emperor to help over trivial things.

The further back you go, the less you beat the drums.

The reason is that the process has become more formal and cumbersome, and it is necessary to petition the county, state capital, and road level by level. These local yamen did not accept it, so they could petition the temple supervisor in the capital, the Bencao of Shangshu Province, the Yushitai, and Shangshudu Province step by step.

The first ones are not accepted before they can be beaten.

The three major institutions can all submit complaints to the emperor. If the Dengwen Drum Court does not accept the complaint, it will appeal to the Dengwen Procuratorate, and if it still does not accept it, it will appeal to the Judicial Procuratorate.

"Knock knock ......"

The drum, which had not been sounded in 20 years, sounded again today.

Hundreds of students stood on Xuandemen South Street, and the students gathered more and more.

Seeing that the drummers had never seen this kind of battle, they hurriedly ran in to report. After a while, all the hands and writers came out, and when they saw the situation, they suddenly felt their scalp numb.

The eunuch who was in charge of the drum walked out and asked, "What is the matter with the drums?" ”

Chen Dong stepped forward and said, "We are all students, and there are two things here. One is to shout injustice for Zhu Zhenming, and the other is to cancel the Taixue test. ”

These two things are quite big, and the eunuch didn't want to get involved, so he turned to Ling Shi and said, "Go and find the Drum Courtyard Judgment!" ”

The full name of the Drum Courtyard Judgment is "Judgment Dengwen Drum Courtyard Affairs", which is generally concurrently served by Dali Temple.

Zhang Pu, the Cheng of Dali Temple, hurried over, asked the reason, and immediately said: "The case of Zhu Chenggong's "Public Security Sparseness" has been concluded, and there is no conclusion in the DPRK and the Central Committee on whether to cancel the Taixue test. Your complaint is inconvenient to be accommodated in Dengwen Drum Academy, so you should go back to school and study. ”

Chen Dong asked: "How was the case of "Public Security Sparse" decided? ”

Zhang Pu replied: "Go back and wait for the report from the imperial court." ”

Chen Dong also said: "No matter what, please accept the complaint and transfer it to the official." ”

"There's no need." After Zhang Pu finished speaking, he turned around and left.

"Knock again, knock again!"

The students shouted that most of them were not here to avenge Zhu Ming, but to oppose the cancellation of the Taixue exam.

"Knock knock!"

The Dengwen Inspectorate is next door, and there is also a Dengwen drum.

The eunuch was still the one just now, and said helplessly: "Call the procuratorate to judge!" ”

The judgment of the court is generally concurrently served by the Dali Siqing.

Nie Yu, the secretary of Dali Temple, also came in a hurry, and still did not accept the complaint of the student, for the same reason as Zhang Pu of Dali Temple.

Zhang Si, a student of Tai, said angrily: "Why don't you accept the complaint? ”

Nie Yu said: "The case of "Public Security Sparse" is over, and the cancellation of the Taixue test is even more chasing after the wind. Your complaint is groundless and unfounded, why should I accept it? Go back to school and don't make a fuss here! ”

"Beat the drum, beat the drum, beat it again!"

"Knock knock!"

Dengwen drum sounded for the third time, and all the surrounding people came to see the excitement.

There are also more and more students, and the number of them has approached 1,000.

The brains of the eunuchs were blown up, and they shouted, "Go and ask the inspector again!" ”

The envoy of the inspection is concurrently served by the Imperial Historian.

The officials of the inspection institute hurried to the Imperial Historical Observatory.

In the imperial history, before Cai Jing stepped down, Chen Guoting wrote a letter discussing the person responsible for Fang La's rebellion: "To Cai Jing, the one who raised the Kou, Wang Huang, and the two of them, then Kou Ziping." and Zhu Mian's father and son, the villain of this punishment, the right to make friends is close, stealing famous weapons, and the accumulation of crimes, it is advisable to show the canonical punishment, in order to thank the world! ”

At this moment, Chen Guoting was writing a recital to impeach Wang Huang, and when he saw the officials of the Institute of Justice, he immediately said unhappily: "Panic, what kind of system has it become?" ”

The official said: "Thousands of Tai students, beating the Dengwen drum three times, and hundreds of people watching, Xuandemen South Street has been blocked!" ”

Chen Guoting stood up unhurriedly, asked his relatives to lead the horse, turned over and rushed to the inspection institute.

"Yu Shi Zhongcheng is here!"

"Chen Yushi is here!"

The students shouted one after another, making way for Chen Guoting.

Chen Guoting asked, "Who is the leader?" ”

"It's down there!" Chen Dong stepped forward with his head held high.

Chen Guoting spread his hands and said, "Bring the complaint." ”

Chen Dong was overjoyed and held it with both hands: "Thank you Chen Yushi!" ”

Chen Guoting took the complaint of the Tai Student, rode straight to Donghua Gate, and was soon led by the palace people to see the emperor.

This person is the protégé of He Zhizhong and Hou Meng, He Zhizhong has died of illness, Hou Meng was demoted to Zhizhou, but Chen Guoting was promoted like a rocket.

In one year, he was promoted from Taichang Shaoqing to Zhongshushe. Seven days later, the squire of the Ministry of Rites. After another half a month, he was promoted to the middle of the imperial history and served as a waiter.

Song Huizong liked ministers to contain each other, and Chen Guoting was specially promoted to contain and supervise Wang Huang. Moreover, it was to let Chen Guoting be the middle prince of the imperial history first, and then promote Wang Hao to the prime minister.

"What's the matter with Chen Qing?" Song Huizong smiled.

No one is allowed to open the complaint except the emperor.

Chen Guoting held the appeal and said: "Thousands of students have beaten the Dengwen drum three times, and the minister will now bring the Dengwen petition." ”

"More than a thousand students knocking?" Song Huizong was surprised.

"Exactly." Chen Guoting said.

Knocking on the door is not crying outside the palace, at least not in the Song Dynasty, knocking on the drum is equivalent to knocking.

There were two complaints in total, and Song Huizong read the letter about Zhu Ming, and quickly put pen to paper to give instructions. The second letter made him a little difficult, whether to cancel the Taixue test, Song Huizong himself didn't think clearly.

The state finances have been broken by him, and all kinds of institutions must be streamlined.

In the past six months, Song Huizong first abolished Taoism, and then abolished arithmetic and medicine. Abolishing these schools throughout the country would result in significant financial savings.

The next step is to reduce the scale of county, state, and Taixue.

What if there are too many students? You can't just cut it off.

Then cancel the Taixue exam, and if you can't become an official immediately after studying too much, the students will naturally drop out.

Song Huizong handed the complaint to Chen Guoting: "What do you think? ”

Chen Guoting took it and read it, and replied, "Slowly draw it." In next year's Taixue exam, two or three fewer will be recorded, and it will decrease year by year. Cancel the food in the outer house and the inner house, and let them pay for their own food. ”

Song Huizong nodded and said, "It's also a method." ”

Chen Guoting was about to retire, and Song Huizong suddenly said: "Don't stare at Wang Huang's impeachment, everything is steady." ”

Chen Guoting said: "As a prince in the imperial history, the minister should fulfill his duties. ”

Song Huizong didn't bother to pull it anymore, and waved his hand: "Let's go." ”

Chen Guoting took the complaint approved by the emperor, bowed down, and strode away.

For Song Huizong, the imperial history is a tool man, and it is a consumable. Chen Guoting is too upright, I'm afraid it won't take long to throw it away.

Historically, Chen Guoting offended too many powerful people, and he will be demoted to the governor of Qizhou next year. Halfway through, he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Haizhou regimental training. Before he took office, he was pushed to the end and escorted to Huangzhou for three years.

When he came to the procuratorate again, Chen Guoting handed over the complaint to the writer for copying, and then asked the hand to file it.

He personally said to the students: "The case of "Public Security Shu" has been closed, and Zhu Ming's origin text has been recovered and escorted to Guizhou. As for the Taixue exam, the official family has already agreed, and it will definitely not be canceled next year. ”

Knowing that the Taixue exam will not be canceled next year, most of the students present dispersed in an instant.

Chen Dong asked: "What is Mr. Zhu's crime, and why did he remove him from the list?" ”

Chen Guoting was speechless, he himself was impeaching the traitorous party, of course, on Zhu Ming's side.

"Alas," Chen Guoting sighed, "let's disperse, it's useless to gather here." ”

Chen Dong asked, "Can Chen Yushi read the Song of Righteousness?" ”

Chen Guoting did not answer and rode away alone.

After walking a long way, Chen Guoting suddenly looked up at the sky and muttered: "Heaven and earth have righteousness, but where is this righteousness?" I have righteousness in my chest, but what can I do with the traitorous party? The world has been riddled with holes, but people with lofty ideals are not allowed to be in the court. It is said that evil does not prevail over good, and I have been overwhelmed by the traitorous party......"

Chen Dong no longer beat the drum, but walked outside the Xuande Gate, sat down cross-legged with his clothes, and recited the "Song of Righteousness" aloud: "Heaven and earth have righteousness, and miscellaneous manifolds. The lower part is the river mountain, and the upper part is the sun and stars......"

The students left one after another, and now there are less than a hundred left.

These dozens of students gathered around Chen Dong and recited in unison in front of Xuandemen: "In Qi Taishi Jian, in Jin Dong Fox Pen." In Qin Zhang Liangshi, in the Han Su Wu Festival. For General Yan's head, for Ji Shizhong's blood ......"

"Or for the sake of the teacher's table, the ghosts and gods cry strongly. Or to cross the river, generously swallow the hu. Or for the fight of the thief, the reverse vertical head is broken. It is majestic, awe-inspiring and eternal......"

Thinking of the traitorous ministers in power, thinking of the hardships of the people, and singing and singing, some students have tears in their eyes.

They wept blood, but the emperor could not hear it.

Just sat cross-legged like this, facing the Xuande Gate and reciting the "Song of Righteousness". When night fell, no one left, and the night did not stop.

By the next morning, the students were hoarse.

Some people couldn't stand it anymore and took the initiative to bring food and water.

When Wang Hao learned the news, he couldn't stand it anymore, and ordered Kaifeng Mansion Yin to arrest people.

The new Kaifeng Mansion Yin is called Wang Ding, who is Wang Huang's confidant, and he was promoted to Kaifeng Mansion by the deputy envoy.

When he was ordered to go out immediately, he shouted angrily at the dozens of students: "It's disrespectful to sing poetry in the face." If you don't disperse, you will be arrested and put in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion! ”

The students turned a deaf ear and still recited the "Song of Righteousness" in a hoarse voice in front of the Xuande Gate.

This is no longer a grievance for Zhu Ming, but a grievance for the people of the world.

Of the four thousand students, there are only a few dozen of them left, and they are full of righteousness.

Wang Ding was a little apprehensive, and in order to please Wang Huang, he had to make another move, and shouted: "All of them are arrested and sent to prison!" ”

Even the officials of Kaifeng Mansion couldn't bear to do it, and persuaded the students to leave. I really couldn't persuade him, so I had to arrest people, which attracted the scolding of the onlookers.

Dozens of students were arrested and put in prison, still reciting and some even fainted.

When Wang Hao learned of the situation, he was also extremely frightened, and ordered Taixue to remove these people from the list, and asked the criminal department to drive the offender students out of the capital.

Public opinion was in an uproar, and the imperial historians were crazy about impeachment.

In the imperial history, Chen passed through the court, and even pointed at Wang Hao's nose and scolded him in person.

Song Huizong nested in the palace, pretending not to know anything.

(End of chapter)