September 16th, cloudy.
Wang Zhen was authenticated and escorted to the execution ground.
On this day, countless people gathered outside Taipingmen, and even monks and Taoists appeared outside the execution site. All Zheng He's navy officers and soldiers in Beijing were not spared, and they all came to the execution ground.
Bao Zhao and Liu Jichi supervised the execution.
Li Laosan stood in the crowd and looked at Wang Zhen kneeling on the execution ground with a sad look on his face. He took Li Sheng's arm and asked, "You can't beg for mercy. After all, you are the hero who brought good seeds!"
Li Sheng was helpless in the face of his unreasonable father. What kind of official was he? Zheng He, Xu Huizu, Tie Xuan, Li Jian, who among the top military officials had not come forward to intercede?
King Zhu Di of Yan also came to the palace to persuade him that it was not appropriate to kill people during a good harvest, but Emperor Jianwen didn't listen.
Chen Mu and Cui Niang couldn't help crying when they saw this scene.
Cui Niang looked at Chen Yu: "A good hero, do you really want to kill him?"
Chen Yu pursed his lips and said nothing.
Huang Eryue didn't know how to explain it. Wang Zhen made a mistake and beheading was a matter of course. However, this person's special status and the bumper harvest of sweet potatoes made the contributions of Zheng He's naval officers deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The people could not bear this kind of behavior. The hero dies.
Luo Guanying looked at his old general with red eyes.
The brother-in-law was determined to kill Wang Zhen in order to uphold the law and calm people's hearts. He wanted to use Wang Zhen's head to tell all the soldiers not to think that just because they were promoted and gained power, they could trample on national laws and act recklessly.
Luo Guanying understood her brother-in-law. As an emperor, he had to put the country and the rules first! At that time, Taizu shouted "I would rather Hu Dahai betray me than make my law fail". Wasn't it just to promote the law and win the hearts of the army?
It's just that understanding is one thing, but being upset is another.
Luo Guanying and Wang Zhen lived and ate together, depended on each other for life and death in the sea, and even took care of each other in the rainforest. After a life-long friendship, how could it not be painful to see him end up in this situation?
Shen Wei squeezed Luo Guanying's shoulder solemnly without saying a word.
Zheng He, Zhu Neng and others also came to see Wang Zhen off, feeling so heavy that no one wanted to speak.
Liu Changge came over with a food box, handed it to Zheng He, and whispered: "The emperor is not coming, so I asked you to give these things to Wang Zhen as a last farewell to him."
Zheng He took the food box and walked to the execution platform silently.
The sergeant did not dare to stop him.
Zheng He climbed onto the execution platform and looked at Wang Zhen who was tied and kneeling on the ground. He raised his head and looked at the sky. He endured the pain and shouted in a low voice: "Wang Zhen!"
Wang Zhen, who was shameless in front of everyone, always lowered his head. He raised his head when he heard Zheng He's voice.
Zheng He placed the food box in front of Wang Zhen and said sadly: "This is what the emperor has prepared for you. Eat once you are full - let's go on your way again."
The food box is opened.
A roasted sweet potato, a plate of sweet potato meatballs, a stack of fried sweet potato pancakes, and a bowl of sweet potato porridge.
Wang Zhen cried endlessly, looking at the food in front of him with regret.
Zheng He sat down, picked up the roasted sweet potato, broke it open, the inside was still hot, and said to the crying Wang Zhen: "In the next life, we will still be brothers, but you have to remember that you can no longer bully the people or cause chaos. Farewell to the people!"
Wang Zhen looked up at the sky: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm sorry for you, I have disgraced the navy."
Zheng He knew that it was too late to say this. If an apology was useful, then anyone could trample on the laws of the country, and the world would no longer have any respect for laws and regulations.
"Come on, eat."
Zheng He fed Wang Zhen. Wang Zhen took a bite of roasted sweet potato, and tears kept pouring out.
Zheng He took another sweet potato ball and said softly: "As you know, the sweet potato harvest is more than 20 dan. I think the potatoes and corn are about the same as expected. Isn't your long-cherished wish that there will be no famine in the prosperous world? I will I’ll watch it for you, and I’ll tell you when the day comes.”
Wang Zhen nodded sadly.
Bao Zhao and Liu Jichi looked at Zheng He and Wang Zhen, and they couldn't bear to look at them. Bao Zhao looked at the sky, but the sun did not come out, as if he was deliberately delaying time.
Wang Zhen had no one left and ate them all.
Zheng He put away the dishes, stood up, picked up the food box, and said his last words to Wang Zhen: "Don't worry, all the navy officers and men will defend your name and let it stay on the monument to the heroes."
Wang Zhen closed his eyes, listened to Zheng He's footsteps, clenched his fists, and shouted loudly: "I was wrong, brothers in the navy, remember, never learn from me, never violate the law, and be an upright person." Good man, don't let prosperity mess you up..."
When the navy officers and soldiers heard this, they were all heartbroken.
"The time has come."
Bao Zhao raised his hand, took out the order, and looked outside the field, waiting for someone to shout "Save one under the knife", but unfortunately, no one shouted .
The order has landed!
Wang Zhen looked at Zheng He, Luo Guanying and others, and said softly: "Take care, my brothers."
Blood spilled!
All the people are mourning.
Wuying Palace.
Liu Changge hurriedly entered and reported: "Wang Zhen has been executed."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand: "Tell the cabinet to stop attending court for seven days."
Liu Changge took the order and left.
Zhu Yunwen did not return to the harem, but stayed in Wuying Palace for seven days to pay homage to the deceased Wang Zhen.
Wang Zhen's death made Wu Xun more restrained, more sensible, and aware that national law was a red line that could not be crossed. Once crossed, Emperor Jianwen would never let him go lightly, no matter how high his merits were.
People die, but things don't end.
According to the original regulations, the names of Zheng He's navy officers and soldiers who have died will be engraved on the monument of heroes. The names of those who are still alive and dead will be written, and no one will be left out.
Now that Wang Zhen is dead, whether his name should be on the Monument of Heroes has become a controversial matter.
Many officials believe that Wang Zhen's death was completely in violation of national law. He had killed and harmed people, and his crimes should not be punished. He was a deeply stained person. Such a person did not deserve to be named a hero.
However, all the navy officers and soldiers, from Zheng He to Xiao Bing, were resolute and unanimously requested that Wang Zhen's name be left on the monument to the heroes.
Zheng He and Zhu Neng were not very eloquent and could not convince the censor. Luo Guanying couldn't stand it, so he took out his fist and broke the censor's teeth. As a result, Zhu Yunwen ordered him to drag him out and beat him with twenty sticks.
Unable to stand up, Luo Guanying still insisted on speaking up for Wang Zhen, scolding the censor as nothing, mistakes as mistakes, and merit as merit. He worked hard for merit, and he lost his life because of his mistakes. Why should his name be cancelled?
The officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were very excited. Not only did they tell Wang Zhen's scandal over and over again, but they also dug up the matter of the Jurong Luojia Limestone Mine. Looking at the situation, they would not give up until Luo Guanying was dealt with. .
But it was no use, the group of people cursed and cursed and couldn't do anything else.
Because Luo Guanying was directly assigned to the Donghai Navy by Zhu Yunwen and went fishing in Jeju Island.
Seeing that Luo Guanying was being treated unfairly, Zheng He, Zhu Neng, Shen Wei, and Zhao Shiyu went to war with the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The result was natural. How could an amateur curse be compared to a professional? Zhu Yunwen was furious, All the people involved in Zheng He and Zhu Neng were kicked out of the capital and went to Da Liuqiu to watch the sea, to Qindao to catch crabs, and to Tianjin Port to watch the sunrise.
Shen Wei, Zhao Shiyu and others were sent to Jeju Island because they scolded them too harshly. Along the way, Luo Guanying's badly injured buttocks were occasionally beaten. Amidst Luo Guanying's screams, she entered the sea again.
Wu Xun has finished cleaning up, and the censor can no longer curse.
Xu Huizu came out to speak: "Since Wang Zhen is dead, there must be a conclusion. Seven points for his merits and three points for his faults. Kuang is dead, and it is really unpopular to continue to hold on to his faults. His name should be left on the Heroes Monument." "
Before the censors had time to refute Xu Huizu, Zhu Yunwen had already agreed. By the time the censors had sorted out the manuscript, Wang Zhen's name had been engraved on the hero's monument in Dabaoen Temple overnight.
It's a done deal, and there's still an argument.
What is surprising is that after making a fuss and expelling a large number of nobles, the Metropolitan Procuratorate actually started internal rectification. Some of the censors who were originally very aggressive in impeaching the nobles were actually replaced by the censors of the left capital and the censors of the right capital. He was directly transferred from the capital and sent to the local area as a supervisory censor.
Dai Deyi and Lian Zining, with the consent of Zhu Yunwen, selected thirty people from among the Imperial College students to serve in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. These newcomers were more courageous, had a greater sense of justice, were aware of right and wrong, were not stubborn, and were able to hold on to the bottom line.
On this day, Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi, Xia Yuanji and others were summoned to Wuying Hall.
Zhu Yunwen handed He Wenyuan's documents to Xie Jin and others: "Here is Mr. Ye Geng's suggestion. I hope the court can follow the ancients and set up a festival to commemorate the great achievements of Zheng He's naval officers and soldiers in fetching grain. What do you think?"
Xie Jin was a little embarrassed.
To commemorate Qu Yuan, it was after Qu Yuan jumped into the river.
To commemorate Jie Zitui, it was after people were burned.
Is it necessary to commemorate Zheng He...
"Your Majesty, is this inappropriate?"
Xie Jin couldn't accept setting festivals for living people.
Yang Shiqi pondered for a while: "In ancient times, there were not many people who built shrines to heroes and generals. It is not impossible to set up a festival to commemorate Zheng He and the naval officers. However, it is not appropriate to simply commemorate Zheng He and others. We might as well celebrate the harvest of new improved seeds. Therefore, setting up a festival can not only let people from generation to generation know where the new food comes from, but also calm people's hearts."
Xia Yuanji praised again and again, and seconded: "I think what Yang Gechen said is very true. There is no dispute about the harvest festival."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly, thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "How about harvest thanksgiving?"
"Harvest Thanksgiving?"
Xie Jin, Yang Shiqi and Xia Yuanji chewed it and were very satisfied with the name of the festival.
Good harvest, don’t forget to be grateful.
EMI remembers Zheng He as a naval hero.
As for the timing of the Harvest Thanksgiving Day, Xia Yuanji pushed the festival to after the harvest of corn and potatoes.
Zhu Yunwen had no objection and looked at Xia Yuanji: "I heard that the Navy Commander's Office applied for 500,000 yuan, but the Ministry of Revenue blocked it."
Xia Yuanji admitted: "The Navy Commander's Office has already withdrawn enough money from the finances this year. If it withdraws another five hundred thousand banknotes, it will be too much beyond its budget."
Zhu Yunwen picked up the tea bowl and blew a breath of hot air: "The navy's money should be approved as it should be approved. You can't be stingy at this time..." [s:
The idea of harvest thanksgiving was provided by Hu Liming, a reader who loves European cakes. Special thanks. 】
