The Sanfa Department quickly appointed Hai Rui to be executed.
After Zhu Yijun received the review results of the Third Law Division, he was furious and yelled at the Superintendent of Ceremonies:
"Hai Ruifang scolded the Holy Mother. How could he just behead the prisoner and not punish him with the death penalty? I am an arrogant son! I will inform the three judges of this decree!"
However, after the discussion of the Three Laws Division, they still requested that Hai Rui beheaded the prisoner. The reason was that Hai Rui had meritorious service.
Zhu Yijun once again issued a stern decree: "You can't treat the Queen Mother like this even if you have merit! It is decreed that Yang Wei, the Minister of Punishment, Zhao Jin, the censor of Zuodu, and Wang Zhuan, the minister of Dali Temple, will each deprive him of half a year's salary! To punish her for being unclear!"
"Why hasn't the Queen Mother issued a kind edict?"
After Wang Zhuan received the decree that he would be fined for half a year, he couldn't help frowning and asked Yang Wei, the Minister of Punishment, and Zhao Jin, the censor of Zuodu.
Zhao Jin said: "Who knows, the one who cannot be remonstrated is the Queen Mother herself. Will the Queen Mother not retain talented people for the country?"
"It's a pity that foreign ministers can't complain directly to the Queen Mother about this matter. Otherwise, they can still persuade her! If Haigong really died because of this, even though the Tian family is in harmony, it will really destroy the Queen Mother's own virtue. Name."
Yang Wei also said something.
After Yang Wei said this, he still jointly signed the name with Zhao Jin and Wang Zhuan in the name of the Three Laws Division. They still asked Hai Rui to be executed because he still spoke for the country even though he committed the crime.
Zhu Yijun continued to issue a stern edict to refute Yang Wei and others' views, saying: "Hai Rui is right, but the Holy Mother is immoral? Do these three magistrates take the face of the Tian family in their eyes! Send the edict to discuss and punish Half a year’s salary.”
"A year of work for nothing."
"Isn't it time for the Queen Mother to issue a kind edict?"
Wang Zhuan could no longer sit still.
The salary of hundreds of officials in the Wanli Dynasty included generous bonuses, so being fined for one year was a considerable loss for an official.
However, not long after Zhu Yijun issued this decree, eunuch Li Jin still brought Li's decree.
"The Empress Dowager has kindly decreed that if the country has enemies and the country is blessed, my son should not kill the ministers of the three dynasties because of my appearance. Wouldn't this go against the ancestors' desire to make my son a king of Yao and Shun? It will also tell me how to meet my ancestors in the future. ?”
Obviously, Mrs. Li finally made up her mind and issued a decree to intercede for Hai Rui, without really wanting to lose face.
Zhu Yijun then changed his words: "Hai Ruicheng scolded the Holy Mother, and I wish I could eat her flesh alive. But since the Holy Mother intends to show kindness, I will forgive her sin and use her in her original position."
Yang Wei, Zhao Jin, and Wang Zhuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Because if the Li family doesn't intercede for Hai Rui, they will have no choice but to be dismissed from office or sent to prison.
"The father can be released from prison."
After Bai Yiqing came to Hai Rui, he announced to Hai Rui the imperial edict that the former official should be reinstated.
Hai Rui was confused after hearing this: "So fast?"
Bai Yiqing said: "I'm unhappy. The three-law division official's salary for one year has been confiscated."
"The Queen Mother is virtuous and kind!"
Hai Rui couldn't help but burst into tears, and then asked, "Can you keep me in custody for a few more days? I still have a few ideas that I haven't finished talking about."
"How can that be done? You can't stay in this prison as long as you want. Please don't break the court rules yourself. Besides, we don't dare to break the rules."
Bai Yiqing said.
Hai Rui said: "But those people in Wang Xuezhong obviously have some deficiencies in their understanding of Neo-Confucianism. They pay too much attention to empty talk! They only believe in their own conscience and are too self-centered. In this way, they will become complacent! Reading Wan These are all necessary for a book to travel thousands of miles, and you can’t accomplish great things by just thinking!”
"Just one more day, okay?"
"I have never begged anyone before, and this is the first time."
Hai Rui begged Bai Yiqing a little embarrassedly.
Bai Yiqing said with some embarrassment: "The decree has been declared. If it had not been declared, I could still go back and wait until tomorrow."
"Fine."
Hai Rui had no choice but to walk out of the prison, squinted at the blue sky outside, and then saw a group of civil servants and ministers waiting outside the prison. He walked towards them with a smile and bowed his hands first.
Shen Shixing and others also hurriedly returned the greeting: "My lord is tired."
Hai Rui said: "Eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor are the duties of a minister."
After saying that, Hai Rui looked at Yang Wei, Zhao Jin, and Wang Zhuan:
"As a result, Mr. San has no salary to receive this year, and Hai is ashamed!"
"It doesn't matter. If you can save Mr. Hai's life, let alone one year's salary, even three years' salary is worth it."
Yang Weiqiang said with a smile.
Zhao Jin and Wang Zhuan also nodded and forced a smile: "Yes!"
Only Chen Jingbang and Shi Xing looked at each other at this scene, and after returning home, they sat down in a teahouse and talked about the matter.
Shi Xing said first: "Haigang Peak has gained a great reputation again. God really favors him."
"Oh, he seems to be loyal and honest, but he is actually very cunning!"
"After what he did, the Queen Mother felt ashamed of herself and began to feel guilty towards the Emperor. Then the Heavenly Family would be harmonious. However, since then there will be a gap between us civil servants, and she will no longer be able to think of changing the system of mother to son."
Chen Jingbang sighed.
The so-called change of mother to son was caused by Sima Guang and other old parties in the Northern Song Dynasty who wanted to abolish the new law. However, because the new law was nominally established by Shenzong, the abolition of the new law violated the law established by the late emperor, so Sima Guang thought of a reason at that time. , saying that the abolition of the new law does not mean that the son changes the father system, but that the mother changes the son system, so it does not violate the etiquette and law.
When Chen Jingbang said this, his intention was naturally self-evident.
Shi Xing didn't say much, he just smiled and said:
"In any case, it is a foregone conclusion that King Lu will go to Japan. This will further confirm that Japan is our Chinese soil. In order to protect the emperor's virtue, future generations of kings cannot abandon it and have to regard it as the old land of their ancestors!"
"After all, how can the kings of future generations make the present majesty admit that he imprisoned his younger brother in a foreign wilderness?"
"In this way, trading with Japan is still considered domestic trade, and is no longer overseas trade."
Chen Jingbang nodded: "Your Majesty is really thoughtful!"
…
After Zhu Yili was raised for a month, he went to Japan.
On the way to Japan, Zhu Yili kept crying.
And after arriving in Nagasaki, Japan and being carried off the ship, Zhu Yili saw that the entire coastal area of Nagasaki was full of shacks and huts, without a single tile roof, and the people coming in and out were mostly short, thin, unkempt, and numb, so he became interested. The governor Song Yingchang who came to greet him said:
"What kind of barbarian land is this! Is it a place where humans can stay?"
Song Yingchang said: "It's just like this here, because the main people living here are Japanese people. It will be different after entering the city."
Zhu Yiliu sneered, seemingly unwilling to believe Song Yingchang's words.
But once entering the city.
Zhu Yixuan saw many pavilions and pavilions, and the streets were spacious and bright, paved with bluestone slabs, and there were rows of shops with flags written in Chinese characters. There were also many women wearing lake silk suede. Some people in the loft waved with charming smiles, and Wu Nong's soft words floated on various stages here, saying:
"It doesn't seem that bad."
When Zhu Yixian arrived at the confinement house, he saw twenty Japanese children standing in the courtyard, so he asked Song Yingchang: "What is this?"
"The confinement is a confinement, and there are still maidservants to serve the nobles and their relatives. Nowadays, the Japanese are civil war, and a large number of Japanese have to come to Japan to be slaves to escape the war. Therefore, even a Han can have many slaves here to provide for the nobles and their relatives. It is not difficult for nobles and their families to find people to serve them, and the expenses can be controlled within the regulations stipulated by the court."
Song Yingchang replied.
Zhu Yiliu laughed: "It seems that this is still a romantic and wealthy place!"
"It doesn't seem that bad. It turns out that the emperor still cares about me as his younger brother and has no real intention of letting me suffer in the wilderness."
(End of chapter)
