Zhan Xiushan and four others were found dead in Fusi, Beizhen. This was the first time this happened since Zhu Houzhao, the crown prince, restricted the torture of Jinyiwei in the twelfth year of Hongzhi.
Therefore, since it was made public by "Ming Pao" a few days ago, it has caused a lot of discussion in the capital.
To be honest, civil servants still hate this kind of judicial department outside the Ministry of Punishment very much. It can arrest you just as it says without review or approval, without any reason or method.
Factory guard, factory guard, these are mentioned together. Considering how much hostility the civil servants had towards the Dongchang run by the eunuchs, there is no need to say more about the image of Jin Yiwei.
At the earliest, Zhu Yuanzhang revoked the Jin Yiwei because he felt that its power was too great.
To this day when Zhan Xiushan happened, the courtiers have experienced two benevolent monarchs, Hongzhi and the current emperor, and it should be said that they have gone from frugality to luxury. This trick is asking them to return to the terror of Jinyiwei. Who can accept it easily?
After many exaggerations, Zhu Houzhao's Royal Eucalyptus has no one knows how many solos and memorials there are. But the splash was not particularly big. After such a delay, the civil servants simply presented the memorial directly in front of the emperor during the morning court.
This group of people also knew that Zhu Houzhao would not kill people casually, so they held their necks and spoke righteously at Fengtianmen: "...the commander of Jinyiwei also knew that Mao Yuwen was recruiting power and taking bribes. His gate was like a city. I am lucky that he was full of crimes. If he were today If you die, everyone in the government and the public will be happy tomorrow! In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, His Majesty announced to the world that the punishments were limited and the laws were limited, which showed his benevolence and was praised by all the people. However, today, Zhan Xiushan, a doctor in the Guizhou Division of the Ministry of Revenue, and others were suddenly imprisoned. Not long ago He actually lost his life in a dark room and was not punished for this. How can he serve as a warning? I begged Mao Yuwen and his close associates to collect the thin record and pay it to the judicial department. They should report it based on the actual report so as to clear the official path!"
"I second the proposal!"
Zhu Houzhao looked up and found that it was Zhang Mao who he remembered for his integrity, who stood up. The fact that the old man entertained guests with offerings was recorded in history books.
Zhang Mao was a little thin, with a sparse gray beard. He held the wat board and bent down very slowly, but his voice was high-pitched and powerful, "Your Majesty, the Holy Monarch is in the government, the government and the countryside are clear, and everything is renewed! However, Zhan Xiushan and others suddenly died for no reason. Zhao Yu, if it is not clear, I am afraid that the way of heaven will not be clear, and disaster will be imminent. Mao Yuwen, this generation of scheming women, is doing evil, with mysterious traces, sucking carbuncles and licking hemorrhoids, why not do it, servile kneeling, no shame, no more shame. This is not treated , will you be ridiculed later? I hope that your majesty will show his strength, especially punish and depose, and make the constitution official!"
That's not all. Another censor came and stood beside Zhang Mao, adding a serious sentence, "I second the proposal. I am afraid that what I have heard is still unfinished, so I still beg the Jinyi Guards Nanzhen Fu Sifa." Keep a record of the bribes and allow the Justice Department to investigate them one by one!"
Zhu Houzhao had heard such words a lot, but he still felt that these people were ruthless enough to kill them all. What the last words mean is that the accusations we have heard about may not be all of them. I beg your Majesty to dig out all the accusations he has made and investigate them one by one!
I hate Jin Yiwei so much.
Zhu Houzhao sat upright, patiently listening to the scoldings of these people, and then said: "Zhan Xiushan, a doctor in the Guizhou Division of the Ministry of Household Affairs, died suddenly in Zhao Prison. I have collected many memorials many days ago. Didn't I approve the official memorial? ? Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xie Ge, what is the situation?"
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Li Dongyang came out and responded: "Your Majesty, I have reported Zhan Xiushan's case. According to Zhu's approval, I have transferred it to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to find out the crimes committed by several people. According to the reply from the Ministry of Punishment, Zhan Xiushan and others have no criminal record. I really don’t know why the Jin Yiwei suddenly arrested a few people. As for how to die violently in Zhao Prison, the cabinet, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple have no authority to interfere."
To put it bluntly, the Jin Yiwei are authorized by the imperial power. They killed people. What do you ask ***?
Mou Bin immediately came over and said, "Your Majesty, Mao Tongzhi left the capital for business the day before yesterday. Is it necessary to issue an order to summon him back to the capital for questioning in court?"
"Isn't this case unidentified?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Mou Bin and narrowed his eyes, "Commander Mou, under your rule, Jin Yiwei died, and you don't know a word about it?"
Mou Bin lifted his official robe and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I did not take any action in the arrest of Zhan Xiushan and others. All my colleagues above and below have witnessed it. Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
Mou Bin has a certain reputation, so many people will choose to believe what he says.
After he said this, three or two people actually came out to help
He stood up, so that Zhu Houzhao would not be able to pursue him anymore.
Just when there was an awkward silence, Min Gui, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, came out and said, "Your Majesty! I have this memorial!"
"explain."
"Wei Chen thinks that Zhan Xiushan and others did not die at the hands of Mao Yuwen!"
Min Gui was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and a serious Jinshi.
He actually said such words at this time, and the civil servants group suddenly seemed to explode. Immediately, they were whispering to each other, and there were all kinds of low-pitched exclamations and refutations.
Liu Jin took a step forward: "Quiet!"
Zhu Houzhao looked at the wrinkled old man. To be honest, sometimes he was quite envious of Min Gui.
This guy... has a bit of the outlook of some modern people. I just say what I think is right, I don’t care about you, you don’t like me? Labor and management don’t like you yet!
Last time, the emperor was so angry that he pleaded for Liu Jian despite Zhu Houzhao's anger when so many people did not dare to speak!
That's not because he's selling off his former chief assistant's face, it's because he feels that Liu Jian is really not guilty of that big a crime.
This time he stood up to the courtiers and defended Mao Yuwen. Naturally, he was not afraid of the second-in-command of the Jin Yiwei.
Anyway, such a person would not have many friends, but he could not hold back the emperor's trust. Counting the time when Zhu Houzhao was in charge of the country, Minister Min had been acting in the Ministry of Punishment for six years, and his position became more and more secure.
"Since I have been in charge of punishment, I have seen countless cases, and I have never seen a prisoner dig a hole for himself! The commander of the Jinyi Guards also knows Mao Yuwen. Although he is arrogant and domineering, he does not dare to violate the imperial edict. Your Majesty understands Purpose, severe punishments are not to be used lightly in Zhao Prison. All the subjects in the world say that Your Majesty is kind because of this. Doesn’t Mao Yuwenhui not know? What’s more, this punishment is not severe punishment, but direct murder?! This does not make any sense!"
"Furthermore, Mao Yuwen had his own purpose in arresting people. Although I don't know what Zhan Xiushan and others committed, or they themselves were innocent, in any case, Mao Yuwen's purpose was not to kill people. Your Majesty, if you think about it carefully, if Mao Yuwen If you want to kill someone, why should you first arrest him in Zhao Prison and take the risk of disobeying the imperial edict and behead him? This is not only unnecessary, but also extremely stupid! The other two don't make sense!"
"Thirdly, Mao Yuwen captured Zhan Xiushan and others and tried every means to interrogate them. How could he kill people without knowing why and cut off the clues?! This makes no sense!"
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"These three points do not make sense. I can conclude that the deaths of Zhan Xiushan and others have nothing to do with Mao Yuwen! What I say today is not for Mao Yuwen, but for justice!"
Min Shangshu's one-two-three-point analysis is clear and logical.
However, the more reasonable his analysis was, the angrier those who actually disagreed became, so as soon as he finished speaking, there were angry sounds.
"absurd!"
"Absolutely ridiculous!"
"Mao Yuwen has always been cruel. He kills people and destroys his family without blinking an eye. Facing such evil-doing women, Da Sikou actually wants to explain the reason for his murder! When has Mao Yuwen ever been justified in killing people? Innocent people. How many people have died at his hands? This is ridiculous!"
"Furthermore, Da Sikou said that although Mao Yuwen was arrogant and domineering, he did not dare to violate the imperial edict. What did he mean by this? Does the imperial edict allow him to be arrogant and domineering? This is ridiculous!"
"Thirdly, both the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple have investigated the background of Zhan Xiushan and others. None of these four people had any criminal records, but they died in Zhao Prison without any explanation. This is ridiculous. But Da Si Kou did not do anything Offering advice to an innocent man, but instead exonerating a murderer, this is even more absurd!"
These remarks were made by Xie Guangjian, the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. They are quite reasonable. In terms of eloquence, he should be as good as Min Gui.
With two idiots fighting like this, others dared to speak. Anyway, if the emperor was angry, Min Gui would be there to support him, so a quarrel broke out in front of Fengtian Gate.
Whenever someone opens his mouth, Mao Yuwen will be killed, from the Lord in Heaven to the Father-in-law of the Earth, from the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, to Taizu Taizong... His words are so loud that Zhu Houzhao's head will faint.
When the sun slowly rose, he could even see the stars flying in the sunlight.
Honestly, Zhu
Hou Zhao is obsessed with government affairs, but not obsessed with quarrels...
With this rhythm, he couldn't concentrate all the time. As he listened, he actually started to wander around the sky. While soaking in the morning sunshine, he also admired the clouds in the sky. After seeing too much, he felt slightly sleepy.
Until a high-pitched voice pulled him back to reality from the top of the white clouds,
The voice was full of crying, and the ending was extremely long, "Your Majesty!
Zhu Houzhao twisted his scalp and looked down to see a face full of tears, "The official of the imperial court died in Zhao Prison. If he can bear the dirt and the perpetrators go unpunished, then the officials in the government and the public will be sad and depressed." , Under the Nine Netherworld, even if Zhan Xiushan and others died to fill the ravine, their eyes would not be darkened. I admire the sage as benevolent as heaven, and practice the canon to illuminate the sky and restore innocence to the world!"
"Your Majesty!" Min Gui was confused to a certain extent. No matter how much he scolded him, he still insisted on his opinion, "The imperial court has its own rules when it comes to things. You can't make mistakes. Since you want to bring innocence to the world, then you should pay it back." True innocence in the world!"
Zhu Houzhao knew that the quarrel was almost over, and many people must have gotten angry. He stood up and said, "I think what you said is reasonable. In the twelfth year of Hongzhi, I did issue an order to the Jinyiwei. Those cruel and severe punishments were really inappropriate." Use it lightly. Especially if it is used on my ministers, it will be like peeling skin and cramping... I can't bear to hear it. I often say that even if the ministers of the DPRK really make big mistakes, as long as they can give him one credit , then this severe punishment will not be used. If the death penalty is indeed committed, just issue an order and be executed. Why torture people? If all cruel methods are used, then what is the difference between humans and animals?"
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The emperor's words were in line with the wishes of the civil servants.
So he knelt down outside Fengtianmen and said, "Your Majesty is wise," Zhu Houzhao believed that many people meant it sincerely.
"Since severe punishment is not allowed, it is even more unacceptable to kill people without being convicted. What the left deputy censor and the right deputy censor said are also the heartfelt words of many ministers. I listened. I feel that Jin Yiwei has followed the instructions from above. I have to reflect on my own mistakes from now on. The first thing is to ensure that such a fate cannot happen again. I also decided to reorganize the Jinyiwei. The severe punishment mentioned in the 12th year of Hongzhi should not be used lightly. In fact, it is the meaning of Mohu, such as the soldering iron. Block, is this a severe punishment? Some people say it is severe, but others say it is not severe. It is impossible for Commander Mou to chase me with these questions every day, so I want to make the punishment clear, and even in the twelfth year of Hongzhi On the basis of years, the connotation of severe punishment should be appropriately expanded, which is also a guarantee that there will no longer be killings before committing crimes among the Jinyi Guards."
Reorganize Jinyiwei?
After hearing this, Mou Bin immediately felt that something was wrong. Why didn't he, the commander of the Jin Yiwei, know about such a big matter?
But he didn't dare to ask, and even if he asked Zhu Houzhao, he would ask him, why do you dare to plausibly say that it's none of my business when someone died there? This is not quite right with the leadership responsibility system that Zhu Houzhao has emphasized in recent years.
Why don't you have any responsibility in the field you're in charge of? What is leadership? The leader is the biggest person in charge.
Maybe this statement is a bit unreasonable, as if if something goes wrong, the person in charge will have to take responsibility. But from the emperor's perspective, he can only do this. Otherwise, when any problem occurs, the top leaders in various fields will find an excuse to say, ah, it has nothing to do with me. That management is a joke.
Other courtiers thought the emperor's idea was a good one.
In the past, it was a principled saying that severe punishment should not be used lightly. In the future, severe punishment has a practical and specific connotation, such as pinching fingers. As long as it is written down, if it cannot be used, it cannot be used.
The civil servants welcomed this and felt that they had achieved a good result today.
Zhu Houzhao turned around and said, "But if I think about it carefully, doesn't what Da Sikou say make sense? Mao Yuwen is really a stupid person, and he wants to kill people where I don't allow him to kill people? This is really hard to understand. I I know that you all want to punish the criminals and seek justice for the deceased. But the prerequisite for seeking justice is to seek justice for the right person. We don't want our monarchs and ministers to randomly arrest people and kill them, and then deceive ourselves and others by saying that great revenge will be repaid. This way , I, as the emperor, will make a joke to the real murderer, and the souls of Zhan Xiushan and others will probably not rest in peace. What do you think?"
This is a well-reasoned statement.
Although there are many people here today
A lot of emotional words were said during the argument, but no matter how emotional you are, you can't still be emotional when the emperor is trying to reason with you, right?
All the ministers knew how to cherish their heads and nodded in agreement, "Your Majesty's words make sense!"
Zhu Houzhao nodded, "In that case, let's handle it this way. Zhang Aiqing."
Zhang Mao cupped his hands and said, "I'm here."
"I have come to decree that the imperial court must give a clear explanation regarding Zhan Xiushan Eucalyptus. The cause and effect must also be investigated clearly. We will not give up until the goal is achieved. As for the person who is found, as high as the prince, Down to the common people, everything will be dealt with according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and no one is allowed to be partial. Do you think it is fair? Can you be sorry for those undead?"
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Zhang Mao was speechless, and the emperor was very considerate of him, "Your Majesty's move can be called a sage! Your Majesty, a wise king, will definitely protect our Ming Dynasty thousands of miles away!"
"Okay, Dai Sikou."
"I'm here."
"I know that you have always been a public servant, and even today you have no selfish motives. I also know your temper. No one among the officials here can do anything about your temper. However, in order to show justice, Zhan Xiushan will not let the Ministry of Punishment Handle it, do you have anything to say?"
"I have nothing to say, Your Majesty, it is best to avoid this problem."
Zhang Mao also added, "I also agree with your Majesty's words!"
"Okay. It's not just the Criminal Department that wants to avoid suspicion, but also the Jin Yiwei. Commander Mou?"
Mou Bin understood the idea and said, "The Imperial Guard respects His Majesty's decree!"
But no one needs it, so who else can check it?
Zhu Houzhao did not show off, "Recently, provincial officials came to Beijing. I heard that there was a man named Zhao Shen who was said to be good at arresting people. This person has a low reputation and has almost no connections with all parties in Beijing. Let him investigate this case." .”
This is a person that neither party is willing to refute, but it is also difficult to refute. It's equivalent to taking a step back. And with the blessing of Emperor Chrysostom, there is no problem.
After the imperial edict came out, Zhao Shen was given the title of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and personnel were dispatched from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate to investigate this case. The results of the investigation are sent directly to the Cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies without going through the three departments.
This method of only adding a title without holding a position is to give him a rank. Otherwise, without this official position of the third rank, he would not be able to enter many yamen.
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There is something fishy about the head. Tell him exactly what you said. I don't care about the others. I won't blame anyone if I find him. "
Yan Song was a little surprised by the emperor's words. What does it mean to find no one and not blame him? Isn't this just a disguised form of encouragement for Zhao Shen to make this matter as big as possible? Otherwise, why would this huge hole be made for no apparent reason?
The emperor is Chrysostom. Such slightly irresponsible words must have been said with ulterior motives. Otherwise, how could he be worthy of the name of "Mingjun".
Nowadays, no one knows the capabilities of this emperor, so Yan Song will not doubt the word "Mingjun".
"Wei Chen understands that regardless of the cause or consequence, His Majesty wants eight words, clearly and clearly."
"Yes, you are still smart."
"Your Majesty also trained me well."
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In the courtyard where Zhao Shen rents. It was him and Yan Song again.
Yan Song has already conveyed the emperor's words.
Zhao Shen was indeed unfamiliar with the capital. In fact, they, who had just entered the capital, were a little confused when such a dispute suddenly broke out in the court.
And judging from today's scale, it is unlikely that this situation developed simply by coincidence. But the problem is that it is useless to just detect that something is wrong. You must understand the situation clearly.
Only in this way can you judge what is best for you.
"...In this way, I am somewhat lucky. Things in this world are really wonderful. I originally thought that having no one in the court was a bad thing, but I didn't expect that there is a good side. This is like a snipe and a clam competing with each other. Profit?"
Yan Song asked: "What does the teacher want to do?"
"Do as before, find out the truth and return the truth to Your Majesty."
Yan Song respected Zhao Shen as a teacher, so he was very restrained in what he said, but some words had to be said.
"Teacher, please forgive me for being rude. Teacher, do you really think it's luck that you got the title of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice this time?"
Zhao Shen's eyes flashed, and his unexpected student seemed to be quite scheming.
"tell me the story."
"The student has been with His Majesty for more than a month, and has been exposed to dozens of government affairs. The time is short, but there are many things. The student dares to say that the current His Majesty is not a monarch who succumbs to the situation, but a monarch who takes advantage of the situation."
"What's the meaning?"
"It means that the situation in which a local official with an innocent family background suddenly came to the capital and took over a big case that both sides of the feud between the capital officials wanted to avoid was not a coincidence, but was created by His Majesty."
This is a bit convoluted. It also deeply surprised Zhao Shen.
Yan Song added another explanation, "In short, the teacher is not lucky, but His Majesty has designated you in his heart to investigate and handle this case. However, the teacher has no foundation in the capital. How can the teacher take over naturally?" ?That’s a problem.”
"Of course imperial edicts can be given directly. But according to students' understanding, His Majesty always follows the trend, or to use a word that other seniors often say: plan in advance. This is more accurate, because sometimes there is no momentum, and His Majesty will create it himself. .”
Zhao Shen's heart trembled slightly, "Who... can do this?"
Yan Song said seriously: "Your Majesty, you can. Absolutely."
If this is really the case, then this matter is actually a bit scary when you think about it, which means that everything is under control.
"But why me? As you said, I have no foundation in the capital."
Yan Song lowered his head and looked at the two shallow water lines in the tea cup: "Because I have no foundation, the teacher can only rely on Your Majesty."
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