Zhang Jingxiu nodded, ordered the Jin Yiwei to do as he was told, and looked at Zhao Qing who had been silent: "What about you?"
Zhao Qing sneered: "I would rather be a slave to the subjugation of the country than to lose the courtesy of the world! You are all greedy for life and fear of death, and you are willing to humiliate yourself just to have a good night's sleep."
"The people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is strong and the country is in peace. If you don't treat the people as human beings and still think like this, you can only say that you deserve to die."
Zhang Jingxiu said something at this time.
Zhu Yijun soon received letters of apology from Qian Yiben, Meng Yanghao and Zhao Nanxing.
"Very good! Since they are willing to repent, I will be merciful to them because they have not committed any crime. I will not execute them. They will only be dismissed from their posts to serve the people and go to study and farm."
Zhu Yijun gave an order.
Zhang Jingxiu raised his hand and said yes, and added: "But Zhao Qing refuses to repent. I asked him specifically, but he said he would rather be a slave to the subjugation of the country than to lose the courtesy of the world. It is obvious that he is still unwilling to accept the common people of this dynasty as human beings."
"If he can't accept it, then he can't accept it. In addition, the punishment will be severe and the car will be broken."
"Also, three generations of his family were not allowed to take the imperial examination. This is because his family tradition is not correct. He should reshape his family tradition."
"All military and military officers who followed his orders and killed civilians were exiled. They were blamed for their low consciousness. It cannot be said that the superior Hu Lai, as a subordinate, followed suit."
Zhu Yijun was destined to die because of this.
Therefore, Zhao Qing was then taken to the execution ground and executed by being broken into pieces.
Zhao Nanxing, Qian Yiben, and Meng Yanghao had left the capital as civilians and sat together in a tea shop on the outskirts of the capital.
Outside the tea shop, because it was the time of continuous spring rain, the sky and the earth were all ink.
Green trees surround the city wall, covering only half of the green hills outside the tea shop window.
Qian Yiben in the window was reading a copy of "Di Bao", shaking his head and sighing from time to time, and did not go to drink tea.
Meng Yanghao looked at the capital city gate outside his shop with a dull expression, patted his face, and murmured: "Are you just leaving like this?"
Zhao Nanxing picked up the tea and hesitated to drink it, as if he had endless thoughts.
"There are some things that I still don't understand. I want to go to the imperial prison again and ask Na Luo Jinxi."
At this time, Zhao Nanxing suddenly spoke to these two people first.
Meng Yanghao turned back to look at Zhao Nanxing and said with a smile: "Then you have to be guilty, right? If you want to go in now and prevent the Jin Yiwei from arresting you, you have to confess one more crime, but doesn't that mean you admit that you are not a true gentleman? , isn’t he also a perfect person?”
Snapped!
"So this is where the genius comes from!"
Zhao Nanxing slapped the table and said excitedly.
After hearing this, Meng Yanghao asked him curiously: "What do you mean by this?"
Zhao Nanxing put down his teacup and said, "Just think about it, the quasi-criminal officials debated and sorted out their political opinions in the prison. From the very beginning, when they entered and participated in the debate, they could no longer regard themselves as perfect people or saints, and they could not hold a single husband." If you have the heart of a thief among the people and discuss knowledge and state affairs, it will be easier for you to listen to the truth and it will be easier for you to have a clear understanding of yourself."
Zhao Nanxing then added: "I do feel a little guilty for the deaths of An, Yue and others. When Luo Jinxi said this, I had to admit it!"
"Then, I also thought about it during this period. It is true that I did not treat His Majesty and Yuan Fu realistically before. Now I remember that I was asked by the emperor in the past why I should wrong Zhang Siwen even more because he knew that he was a gentleman. And we will do everything possible to prevent him from taking power."
"Now that I think about it, I have saved too much for personal gain!"
"However, my family's self-interest is important, shouldn't Shenwu County's family's self-interest be important?"
After Zhao Nanxing asked this question, he looked at Meng Yanghao and Qian Yiben again.
Meng Yanghao smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know whether the selfish interests of Shenwu County are important, but the selfish interests of our close friends in Beijing are still very important. Just because we regret admitting that we are cliques and messing up the government, there is no one who comes to see us off." ! Everyone is disappointed in us and looks down upon us!"
At this time, Qian Yiben also slapped the "Di Bao" on the table and said: "Our confession of repentance and guilt was published very quickly. Now it has been published in the "Di Bao". From now on, we can no longer act as gentlemen." Identity is gone!"
"Your reputation is ruined!"
Qian Yiben sighed as he spoke, and said with a wry smile: "The gentlemen in the court naturally don't want to associate with us anymore."
Zhao Nanxing nodded and looked out the window. He saw a scholar outside holding an umbrella and pointing at him, and even a familiar official gave him a look when he passed by.
For a moment, Zhao Nanxing couldn't help but touch his chest.
Qian Yiben also touched his chest at this time and continued: "Mengbai is right, Jinshang is too powerful, and his methods are superior to those of Shimiao! Although Shimiao is ruthless, it is not heart-breaking, but Jinshang is heart-breaking, let's Your life is worse than death!"
After Qian Yiben said this, he couldn't help but feel jealous.
"Although it is painful, it is indeed easier to correct people's hearts!"
Zhao Nanxing said this with a smile.
At this time, Sun Yan, a clerk, came over, patted the raindrops on his body, took out the edict from the tuck, held it in his hand and said, "You are here, and there is an edict for you."
After hearing this, Zhao Nanxing, Qian Yiben, and Meng Yanghao all knelt down in anticipation.
"Although I don't like An Xifan, Yue Yuansheng and others, they are still my ministers and fellow Yanhuang compatriots, so they cannot lose their lives so easily!"
"Since you are my friends, you should investigate this matter openly and secretly after returning home, and find out the real culprit behind the scenes, so that the person who died in vain will not die in vain, and the despicable person will be punished with justice. I appreciate this."
After Sun made his speech, he gave the imperial edict to these three people.
After receiving the order, the three of them stopped in place for so long that they didn't even know when Sun Yan left the tea shop, nor did they realize that a plainclothes guard had just captured the assassin and left.
After a long while, Zhao Nanxing sighed: "Sure enough, Your Majesty still cares more about An, Yue and others. I am worthy of being their friend."
"Same!"
Qian Yiben said: "A gentleman can be humiliated, but he cannot be humiliated in vain!"
Shortly after Zhu Yijun issued the decree to these three people, Gu Xiancheng still sent a letter to these three people and invited them to go to Jiangnan.
So, these three people came to Jiangnan and met Gu Xiancheng and other Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats in Donglin Hall.
Zhang Jing, Sun Hai and other eunuchs living in Nanjing also attended to see these three people because they were getting along well with the scholar-bureaucrats.
Although scholar-bureaucrats disliked eunuchs taking power, in reality, many scholar-bureaucrats would still ally with eunuchs and even become sworn friends for the sake of power.
Even if the court disallows it, they will contact you secretly.
Gu Xiancheng and others were no exception. Taking advantage of the fact that the emperor was far away in the capital, their friendship with Zhang Jing and others became even more blatant.
Although Gu Xiancheng supported getting rid of Zhao Nanxing, he would not directly participate in it. He was only surprised when he saw Zhao Nanxing, Qian Yiben, and Meng Yanghao, and then said with a smile:
"Although the three of them repented and spared their lives and left the capital, which caused a lot of criticism from people in the world, in my eyes, the three of them are still gentlemen, and we can still talk about state affairs and world affairs. I have established a Donglin Hall. As this is a place where we will give lectures and discuss world affairs, I will invite three of you to come and give lectures and talk about this incident."
Because the imperial court now required the academy to be governmental, Gu Xiancheng did not establish Donglin Academy, but Donglin Hall. He did not want his place of study to be controlled by the government.
After hearing what Gu Xiancheng said, Qian Benben waved his hand and said: "Those who humiliate themselves and have no virtue are neither worthy of admonishing the emperor in the temple nor worthy of enlightening the people in the world, so let's give it up."
Zhao Nanxing also said: "Yes, I don't have the dignity to lecture to the younger generation. I'm afraid that if I lecture, I will only be humiliated to the younger generation."
After hearing this, Zhang Jing pretended to be puzzled and asked: "Why are the three of you so depressed?"
Qian Benben said with a smile: "My father-in-law was once the emperor, and he knew that today's world is powerful. Now we are finally afraid and fearful. We dare not show our eyes again. In the future, we really plan to obey the holy will, study and farm." .”
When Gu Xiancheng heard what Qian Yiben said, his expression turned solemn and showed displeasure.
"Yes, what's more, it's not clear that Duke An, Yue and others were poisoned. We feel very guilty, so we still have the confidence to criticize the current situation."
Zhao Nanxing agreed at this time, and turned to ask Gu Xiancheng specifically: "Does Uncle Shi know that An, Yue and other Dukes were poisoned and who did it?"
"Yes, I must know something about it. After all, Shilin often takes you as their guide and will discuss everything with you to avoid doing anything that will not be tolerated by Shilin."
Qian Yiben also said.
(End of chapter)
