On the 27th day of April in the 14th year of Wanli, Guo Siji, the Deputy Military Envoy of the Zhejiang Prosecution Department's inspection of Huining Road, reported that the demon book "Da Qian Qi Yun" was found in Xiuning County under the jurisdiction of the road, and there were treasonous words in it, saying that "Zeng The one who “lights” is the Lord of the new world. The editor-in-chief is the demon monk Zeng Guang, whose lay name is Yang Zhongkui. He has been arrested. He confessed that a scholar named Liang named Ruyuan who was giving lectures in the county participated in the compilation of the demon book. Today, he went to the Zhejiang Ancha Division and recommended that he report to Dali Temple for treason and have Yang and Liang reviewed and beheaded.
The Zhejiang Procuratorate did not dare to neglect, and the Procuratorate Yu Menglin took the file and reported it directly to the Zhejiang Governor. Teng Bolun, the governor of Zhejiang Province, saw that he was reluctant to speak, so he asked, "What does Boxiang have to say?"
Yu Menglin said: "Futai, Guo Siji deserves to die - this guy is pretending to be confused while pretending to understand. There must be injustice in this case. You don't need to see the files to know it."
Hearing this, Teng Bolun raised his eyebrows, looked directly at Yu Menglin and said, "Speak clearly."
Yu Menglin smiled and said: "The so-called Liang Ruyuan is He Xinyin! He Xinyin is a native of Liangjia Village, Yongfeng, Ji'an, Jiangxi Province. In the past, he conspired with Lan Daoxing to overthrow Yan. After fleeing the world, he changed his name to He Xinyin. It has been more than thirty years now - He Xinyin has never been with him. Others told about it, so many people in the world do not know his original name. I only know this because I am familiar with Li Zhi."
As soon as these words came out, Teng Bolun took a breath and cursed: "No wonder I thought the name Liang Ruyuan looked familiar just now, no wonder! Guo Si is so cruel! This bitch wants to be promoted and goes crazy!"
Guo Si desperately wanted to be promoted and went crazy, so he took a big gamble on his official career. This was his own choice, but Teng Bolun, who was kidnapped, followed suit. Although the emperor's attitude towards He Xinyin's article has not been reported from the capital, it is known from common sense that anger is bound to happen. If Zhejiang vindicates the case, will Teng Futai's career be lost?
Teng Bolun wanted to hold the Futai but couldn't lift it, so he cursed Guo Siji for half a quarter of an hour in front of Yu Menglin. After scolding for a while, he saw that Yu Menglin was a little distracted, and he couldn't help but said in his heart: "Boxiang, first tell me how you plan to deal with it?"
Yu Menglin still smiled and said: "Don't worry, Futai. This idiot Guo Siji was still alive ten years ago - he has no idea what kind of emperor the emperor is."
Hearing this, Teng Bolun stood up, turned around the governor's case and walked to Yu Menglin. He smiled at him and cupped his hands and said: "Yes, Boxiang has been with the emperor for several years, so he must be sure to handle this case - I Sincerely ask for advice.”
Yu Menglin hurriedly stood up and bent down and said: "Futai broke the official. The official has already looked through the files. The so-called confession of Liang Ruyuan is as expected. It only has a fingerprint and no signature. I wonder what kind of person He Xinyin can make Guo Siji beat him to death. ? I think the key to this matter is that Futai issued an order to escort all the criminals to the province to prevent him from committing evil crimes in Xiuning."
"Just now, the official has sent capable men to rush to Xiuning with the order to prevent He Xinyin from being killed in prison. If Futai issues another Jun order, Guo Siji will not dare to disobey it. When He Xinyin arrives at the governor's Yamen , the initiative lies entirely with us. When the time comes, how and how much the case will be turned over, Futai Ke Yinzhang will tell you directly, and you will know the emperor's attitude."
After hearing this, Teng Bolun let out a sigh of relief and said: "No wonder Boxiang has been so successful these years. He has been trained by the emperor himself, and he is so flawless! Okay! I will write the order right now!"
However, Teng Bolun and Yu Menglin still underestimated the lower limit of people's hearts. When Futai Jun ordered to arrive in Xiuning, the people from Yu Menglin's faction had already returned - He Xinyin was old and died of an old illness in prison less than two days after being sentenced!
As soon as the news of He Xinyin's death in prison came out, the whole country was in an uproar, and people were talking about the eternal injustice. He Xinyin was originally invited by Huizhou businessman Shen Cheng and others to give lectures. Now that he was tortured and sentenced to death for no apparent reason, Shen Cheng raised his voice and all six counties in Huizhou Prefecture went on strike to protest. Seeing that the people's hearts were boiling, Teng Bolun did not dare to use force. While personally coming to appease him, he made an urgent report to the court and asked Zhu Yijun for instructions on the next step.
Yu Menglin thought that the handling was spotless, but the plan did not change quickly. No one could have imagined that Guo Siji could be so stupid. As soon as He Xinyin died, the situation immediately intensified. Within two or three days, scholars in Southern Zhili and Zhejiang Province were incited by Nanjing Daily to plaster the words "injustice" on the streets.
Li Zhi issued "Lun He Xinyin" 1, 2 and 3 in succession, challenging the Nanjing court to ask him to be imprisoned, expressing his willingness to die with He Xinyin. If the Nanjing court does not arrest him, "Zhi will stop eating from now on, and he will not eat again unless he avenges this strange injustice." In the article, he praised He Xinyin, "Ordinary people are too lazy to take care of themselves, and the public alone is unwilling to manage their lives. The public family has always been wealthy, but they just want to live together with the sages in the world between heaven and earth." He Xinyin was directly promoted. The status of Tao and sages coexisting.
Originally, most people in the major schools of psychology to which He Xinyin belonged did not approve of He Xinyin's radicalism. However, because He Xinyin died as a martyr, super bosses such as his teacher Yan Shannong and Mr. Longxi Wang Ji spoke out angrily, and He Xinyin complained of injustice.
As if God was making the current situation more difficult, Mr. Long Xi was already on his deathbed, but he went westward the next day after speaking out. At this time, the whole southern part of the Ming Dynasty was in an uproar, and practitioners from all over the Ming Dynasty were crying and reciting Li Zhi's comments. "The public comes and goes alone, and there is no way for me... I think that if the world hears what I do, they will think it's a big monster, and everyone wants to kill me, but they don't know that Confucius has already done it first." While going to the Confucius Temple for a gathering. [Note 1]
Zhu Yijun, who was in the capital, heard the bad news and couldn't recover for a long time. Zhang Siwei's face in the Yangxin Hall was earth-colored, and his claws were numb and he didn't know what to do. Zhu Yijun had already sentenced Guo Siji to death in his heart, but decided to wait and see - what did the Prime Minister have to say?
Unfortunately, Zhang Siwei's first thought was to suppress: "Nowadays, most of the scholars are making noises. We should issue an order to supervise the schools in various places to control the scholars' nonsense and actions. If there are those who don't listen, their academic achievements will be taken away. There are imperial supervisors stationed in colleges in various places. , they also want to control the situation in the academy."
Zhu Yijun was silent after hearing this. Zhang Siwei saw that his opinion was not in line with the purpose. He was a little frustrated at first, and then gritted his teeth and suggested: "Pan Shuilian is in charge of the Ministry of Culture and Education, and I think he must have a good plan."
Zhu Yijun still frowned and didn't answer, just pacing back and forth in the hall. Wei Chao, who was standing aside, sneered secretly in his heart, wondering how did this Siwei become the prime minister? The emperor wants your advice, so what's the point of you passing the blame at this time?
Zhang Siwei hit two soft nails in a row, and he was extremely frustrated. His second suggestion was actually giving in, but the emperor didn't respond - this was because he was extremely dissatisfied with his suggestion.
However, the scholars in the south are making such a big fuss now. If they are treated with gentleness, will they still be able to make a big move in the future? If these scholars are connected with the wealthy businessmen who want to reform the tax, then what will happen to the tax reform of the imperial court?
After pacing nervously and thinking for a long time, Zhu Yijun finally issued an order: "First of all, please report to Teng Bolun and Yu Menglin, arrest Guo Siji and put him in jail, and rehabilitate He Xinyin. As for the case of the demon monk Zeng Guang, Teng Bolun must investigate it in detail, and no more Killing someone unjustly." Seeing that the emperor finally chose to compromise, Zhang Siwei felt a little slanderous, but he still gave his opinion. He breathed a sigh of relief and said he obeyed the order.
"Send Li Weizhen to Nanjing with my handwriting to persuade Li Zhi, a fool. Let Li Weizhen explain the tax reform policy to him clearly and let him not cause trouble for me!" After hearing this, Zhang Siwei still bowed to accept the order.
"Mr. Fengpan, the Political Affairs Hall has already prepared the first draft of the tax reform plan. In addition to the provisions on private property protection suggested by He Xinyin, newspapers in the two capitals immediately issued it to solicit public opinion." - Zhang Siwei opened his mouth and then bent over. Even lower, he still said he obeyed the order.
"Wei Dynasty, let Wang Tong come to see me!"
After a series of decrees were issued, Zhu Yijun glanced at the somewhat skinny Zhang Siwei and sighed secretly in his heart - do you want to take this opportunity to replace this guy?
It is true that he is obedient, but the Prime Minister is not only obedient. My political thinking cannot keep up with that of my Prime Minister, which makes me very tired. Alas, old gentleman, why did you leave just as you said you would?
