Chapter 108: The Edict (1)
Everyone was silent, Gu Dachun became proud again, pointed to Yang Hong on the ground with his hand, and said: "He knows astronomy, geography, and is useful, but now he is a half-dead man, and my family moved a finger, and he was killed instantly." Your sins may not be as great as his, but those who know each other will be intrigued. ”
"What are we going to recruit?" The voice exploded again, and then a person walked out of the crowd, a middle-aged official, with angry eyes, staring at Gu Dachun, and then at Yang Hong on the ground, sighed, and said, "We are all subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and we only have this Ming Dynasty in our hearts, can't we say something fair?" His voice was deafening and heartwarming.
Gu Dachun didn't know this person, so he hurriedly asked Xiao Chengzi, Xiao Chengzi was just about to speak, and the official said angrily: "I am Yan Tianming, the head of the Ministry of Officials, don't bother to ask, we have all followed the elder of the pavilion for many years, and what the elder did was right, so we followed it." ”
Gu Dachun Yin laughed and said, "Lord Yan's courage is commendable, but I don't look at where this is?" Come on, clip him! The two lieutenants pounced and reached out to grab Yan Tianming's arm, Yan Tianming broke free angrily and said angrily: "Why are you arresting us? Isn't there a royal law? Ladies and gentlemen, we can't let others slaughter us, rush out, and find a place to reason, otherwise, we will all end up with Lord Yang! ”
When these officials heard this, they flocked to the stage, and the audience was in an uproar. Gu Dachun still wanted to say a few words, these officials had already surrounded him, and he had already pulled and kicked him, which had caused his hat to fall off, his clothes to be torn, his face to be slapped several times, and countless beatings on his body.
It's also the first time I've encountered this situation, and I'm in a daze. Xiao Chengzi shouted repeatedly: "My lord, my lord, what should I do?" I woke up like a dream, and felt that if I didn't come forward with this matter, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to suppress it, so I quickly got up and said loudly: "Stop!" Stand down! With a wave of his hand, several lieutenants rushed in and quickly dispersed the officers.
The officials also seemed to be bluffing, and when I shouted this, they all stopped. Gu Dachun looked embarrassed and ran back.
Everyone looked at me, and I cleared my throat and said, "Brother is ordered to investigate you, and offense is inevitable. I studied medicine, and bruises, for me, it was a piece of cake. What's more, Jinyiwei has always had no shortage of good doctors! ”
"You are all officials of the imperial court, and loyalty and filial piety are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. The height of the temple is the distance of the rivers and lakes, which is the foundation of the people. To err is human. Since you are here, there must be something unclear. You want to get out, and I want to let you out, but you all have to tell the truth. ”
"Master Zhang, what do you want us to explain?" An official asked.
It seems that what I said has worked, and I said slowly: "One is whether it is collusion to frame my father-in-law for interfering in government affairs; The second is whether to participate voluntarily! It's easy! ”
Yan Tianming took a sip and said, "Simple? If we say collusion, we are afraid that everyone will have to move their heads, and if we say that it is not collusion, we will definitely interrogate them one by one; As for whether we are voluntary, hehe, Mr. Zhang, do you think we are voluntary? ”
I smiled and said, "Lord Yan, you said that I am considerate of you, is it voluntary?" ”
Yan Tianming was speechless for a while, I glanced at Yang Hong on the ground, and said to Xiaochengzi: "Take Lord Yang back and let the medical officer take a look." Xiao Chengzi answered, greeted the captain, and sent Yang Hong back.
I turned around, looked at the officials, and said, "Actually, the question I asked was very simple and easy to answer. You are all ministers of the court, and you have read a lot of sages, so you should know what faith is. As I said, if you answer my questions truthfully, you will be able to go home in two or three days, or five or six days at the earliest, and then you will continue to be your ruler. ”
The men looked at each other and said, "Is this true?" I nodded and said, "I'm the biggest official here, of course it counts!" ”
The man looked back at the crowd and arched his hand and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I believe in the words of this Lord Qianhu, and I will tell you the truth, I will deal with it as I want." I've been here for half a month, and I really can't stand it. With that, I bowed deeply, turned around and walked over, and I motioned for the little city to take him away and make a confession.
This person left, and immediately overwhelmed the officials here, and soon, a few more people left, and then, a large number of officials followed, and within half an hour, Yan Tianming was the only one left in the huge courtyard, he stood there, looked up at the sky, and let the cold wind blow.
I walked over, stood side by side with him, looked up at the sky, and said, "It's a nice day!" Spring is coming, spring is coming! Yan Tianming was stunned for a moment and said: "I always thought that Jinyiwei were rough people, and I didn't want Lord Qianhu to still be a scholar!" I smiled and said, "When I was a child, I also read the Four Books and Five Classics, and I also specialized in medical books, Lord Yan, what are your plans?" ”
Yan Tianming said: "What can I plan?" Your question, I can't answer! Then he said, "Where is Lord Yang, let me pass." He's seriously injured, I'll take a look! I nodded, motioned to Xiaochengzi, and said, "Okay, since Lord Yan doesn't want to go out, I will also fulfill you!" ”
Yan Tianming was taken away by Xiaochengzi, I turned around, and Gu Dachun asked, "Lord Qianhu, did you really let these people go?" I nodded and said, "Why do you keep so many people in the edict?" ”
"But can you command the envoy to agree? There are also fathers-in-law who know about it and will not agree. If you blame it, you can't explain it! Gu Dachun said carefully.
I took a deep breath and said, "I'll take care of this matter!" ”
In fact, the reason why I have the courage to do this is because Liao Jianzhong told me that day that I was promoted to a thousand households and was in charge of the edict. Of course, I'm also worried that I'll be blamed by the Eight Tigers for doing so. Liao Jianzhong said that these people are all accomplices, not the main culprits. And the fathers-in-law are also afraid that the punishment will be too severe, which will lead to the emptiness of the court, so they will not care too much about the lenient punishment of these so-called accomplices, after all, these people will all leave the capital and be sent to other places.
As long as these people are willing to confess and I take the confession and give it back, there won't be much of a problem. And what I thought more about was that I should visit Liu Jin.
As I expected, an hour later, the officials quickly confessed that they had impeached the Tigers at the instigation of the Cabinet, not out of their own intentions.
Looking at the thick confession, I felt an indescribable feeling in my heart. At this time, Lu Song and Gu Dachun were standing beside me, Ning Boyang led people to the Hou Ye's Mansion, and Hardy was in charge of the internal affairs of the Zhenfu Division, and he was busy, and only I had my own ideas.
I glanced at the confession and smiled unconsciously: "It seems that these officials still want to go out." Lu Song asked, "Then shall we release the people?" Recently, Lu Song's face has not been very good, and he has lost a lot of weight, so I nodded and said, "If you should put it, you have to let it go, there is nothing wrong with one by one!" Brother Lu, you've been very busy lately, so it's okay to take a break these days. ”
Lu Song said: "Thank you, sir." It's just that we've just come here, and we still need to understand some matters, so it's okay to be busy for a few days. ”
I nodded and said, "It's okay, when I hand over all the paperwork to the commander, I'll release these people." ”
Gu Dachun interjected: "Ye Baihu has been staring at it, you are free, hurry up and deal with it!" I wondered and said, "Has he come back?" ”
Gu Dachun nodded and said, "Just came back, he asked me about Yan Tianming, it seems that he has a good relationship with Yan Tianming!" ”
I thought about it for a while and said, "Da Chun, you go and call Ye Baihu, and I'll have a few words with him." Gu Dachun answered and hurried away. I hurriedly said to Lu Song, "Brother Lu, do you think I will offend anyone if I let these people go?" ”
Lu Song said: "These people are all offending the father-in-law, if the father-in-law refuses to let go, if the adult releases, I am afraid that it will cause trouble." However, when I heard that the adult was a subordinate of Zhang Yong's father-in-law, I felt that there was nothing wrong, after all, these people were all assistants. ”
I smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whose subordinates are, the important thing is that we do things safely, even if the emperor comes, we have a reason." Lu Song's pale face showed a hint of a smile, and said, "The adults are becoming more and more mature, oh, Ye Baihu is here!" ”
"Ye Chengda, see Lord Qianhu!" Ye Chengda, dressed in a brand-new hundred household clothes, walked in generously and gave me a salute. I remembered that morning, when I was still a general banner, I went with Liu Tong to intercept and kill Mu Bin, Ye Cheng made a big move, and he also lost his position and became a fugitive from Jinyiwei.