"It turned out to be hidden here...
"It's really hidden!"
Chu Ge couldn't help but sigh. The routines of this game are indeed a bit deep. How could ordinary people have imagined that this game would bury the key clues to the next stage in the mountains of cases, allowing players to discover them on their own?
But when I think about it carefully, I think it makes sense.
On the one hand, this is in line with the consistent characteristics of the game "Dark Sand", which is that it does not consider the difficulty and player acceptance at all, and likes to torture players with the high difficulty of real history; on the other hand, this is also a review of future content. Review and hint.
Chu Ge had already sensed that the content of the subsequent games would probably be related to Wang Wenchuan's reforms.
The Ayun case has a very close relationship with Wang Wenchuan's reforms and can be used as the best entry point. Moreover, the way this case is handled is very likely to be inextricably linked to subsequent reforms.
Chu Ge went over the legal provisions and the emperor's previous decree again, and after careful consideration, he gave his verdict.
First of all, regarding the charge of "murdering her husband", since Ayun was still mourning her mother at the time, her marriage relationship with Wei Da was not established, and naturally it could not be regarded as murdering her husband.
As for the general crime of "attempted murder", after Ayun was arrested, he truthfully confessed before being sentenced. This was in line with the definition of "surrender" in the emperor's decree. Therefore, the actual crime should be reduced by two levels to the crime of attempted murder, and he was ultimately sentenced to imprisonment. , that is, jail time.
After the verdict, Chu Ge submitted the result to Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, and of course, to Wang Wenchuan.
Then, Chu Ge's vision gradually increased, and scenes passed quickly in front of him like a revolving lantern.
His perspective fell on his own verdict, and he followed the fast horse at the inn to the capital of the Qi Dynasty at that time.
One copy was delivered to Dali Temple, and the other was delivered directly to Wang Wenchuan.
This seemingly simple verdict caused an uproar in the Qi Dynasty court at that time.
As expected, Dali Temple did not agree with this verdict. They wanted to reverse the verdict and re-define Ayun to be hanged.
The Ministry of Punishment also agreed with Dali Temple's view and believed that he should be sentenced to death by hanging.
Yushitai, who has supervisory responsibilities, impeached Zhang Renxia, accusing him of misuse of legal provisions and undermining the court's legal system for his own selfish purposes.
However, Wang Wenchuan agreed with Zhang Renxia's verdict and asked the emperor to issue an edict for the court officials and Hanlin students to discuss it together.
In the court, Wang Wenchuan supported Zhang Renxia's verdict, naturally because of the previous emperor's edict; while Wenjun, another important minister in the court, actually supported the verdict of Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishments, believing that "it is not necessary to surrender before surrendering if it harms others." "Example", it is believed that Ayun was not qualified to surrender in the first place, so naturally he could not reduce his crime to second degree by surrendering.
Other Hanlin scholars also put forward their own opinions. In the end, those who supported Wang Wenchuan gained the upper hand.
It happened that the emperor was more inclined to Wang Wenchuan's version, so he issued an order to handle the case according to Wang Wenchuan's opinion.
But then, the Sanfa Si was dissatisfied, and the emperor asked Wang Wenchuan to argue with the officials of Dali Temple again. More and more people are involved in this discussion. The provisions of the law and the emperor's letter originally only contained a few simple sentences, but now they are being discussed continuously with excerpts and quotations from scriptures.
In the end, after a long wrangling, the emperor finally got fed up and finally fully supported Wang Wenchuan's view, declaring that Ayun's marriage was illegal and sentenced him to exile from prison.
In Chu Ge's field of vision, the emperor's orders were issued layer by layer, and finally came to Ayun in prison. While Ayun was being exiled from prison, the emperor also granted a general amnesty, so he regained his freedom within a few years, remarried and had children.
The camera gradually zoomed up, and the field of view was filled with fog again.
Chu Ge let out a sigh of relief. It seemed that this time, he had successfully passed the second stage of the role of Zhang Renxia.
Although watching the cutscene for such a long time was a bit boring, during the discussion between these people, Chu Ge also gained a deeper understanding of the Ayun case.
Should Ayun die?
If reviewed afterwards, it is obvious that he did not deserve to die.
The key to this lies in the emperor's edict.
When an edict is issued, all officials agree with it, so it can be promulgated to the world. Once this edict is issued, it will have legal effect.
Therefore, since all the details of Ayun's case meet the conditions of this edict, Ayun's crime should be reduced by two degrees in accordance with the regulations.
As for why the discussion took so long in the end, it was because officials from the two groups disagreed on the specific interpretation and identification of the law.
For example, in the opinion of Wen Junshi and other important ministers, murdering one's husband is one of the ten evils, and the ten evils are generally not included in the amnesty; the criminal law stipulates that murder and wounding cannot be surrendered, which conflicts with the emperor's edict; or Ayun Does it count as surrender, how should surrender be defined, etc...
During the whole process, both sides quoted from other sources and each said many truths, which amazed Chu Ge.
I have to say that ancient people were indeed literate.
If a modern person were placed in ancient times, even a person like Chu Ge who knew relatively much about ancient times, in that environment, would only be beaten by these great scholars who were rich in knowledge.
After all, modern people cannot be the opponents of ancient people in debating scriptures.
Fortunately, the game "Ansha" was kind this time and did not let Chu Ge really play the role of Wang Wenchuan and fight against the scholars, otherwise Chu Ge would probably have to suffer again.
“In this way, the Ayun case should be properly resolved.
“However, it can also be seen from the Ayun case that two very serious contradictions may run through the entire dungeon in the future, no, it may even run through all the dungeons of the Qi Dynasty.
"It's difficult..."
Chu Ge had already foreseen that there might be more challenges waiting for him in the future copies.
In the Ayun case, he saw two huge contradictions. One is the question of "which one has the final say, the emperor's edict or the existing laws?" and the other is the question of whether the emperor "ruls the world with the scholar-bureaucrats."
In the view of Wang Wenchuan and other reformists, since the emperor has issued a decree or edict clearly stipulating how to deal with this special situation, even if this edict conflicts with existing laws, the emperor's edict should prevail.
Wen Junshi and others believed that the emperor could not break the law by decree.
In other words, what the two sides are arguing is actually the issue of "whether the ancestral laws can be changed."
There is no doubt that this kind of debate will continue when Wang Wenchuan implements the new law. In every subsequent specific incident, the two sides will use this method to repeatedly confront each other until one side completely falls.
Another huge contradiction is the question of "whether the emperor rules the world with the scholar-bureaucrats."
Obviously, in the view of Wen Junshi and others, the emperor of the Qi Dynasty could not enjoy absolute and supreme monarchy. In fact, he had to share the monarchy with these important civil servants.
If a certain edict of the emperor is unanimously opposed by all the scholar-bureaucrats, then this edict should not and cannot be implemented smoothly.
From a modern perspective, limiting imperial power seems to be a good thing, but when the emperor wants to do something practical and offends the interests of important ministers, leading to ultimate failure, this is not necessarily a good thing...
In short, the second stage of Zhang Renxia's identity was finally passed smoothly.
The fog in Chu Ge's vision gradually dissipated, but the next stage of the scene did not immediately appear in front of his eyes, but a special fragment appeared.
The image of Wang Wenchuan can also be vaguely seen above.
"Um?
"Memory pieces!"
Chu Ge couldn't help but perked up and immediately tried to touch the fragment. Then, scenes appeared in front of him like a revolving lantern.
In the previous version update, the talent of memory fragments has become a permanent talent for players. It will be triggered at key links in many dungeons, giving players some surprises.
And this time is no exception.
Although the memory fragments were relatively fragmented and not particularly complete and coherent, Chu Ge still looked at them carefully because he knew that there might be some important information related to customs clearance.
…
The picture in his memory was still from the first-person perspective. After watching it for a while, Chu Ge realized that this perspective belonged to Wang Wenchuan.
There are many names written on the imperial list.
In Chu Ge's field of vision, Wang Wenchuan did not look at the list from back to front like others, but looked directly at the top position with great confidence.
Sure enough, he saw his name in the fourth place.
Being named on the gold list is one of the great pleasures in life. This also means that Wang Wenchuan's many years of hard study finally paid off. When he was 22 years old, he successfully entered the officialdom of the Qi Dynasty and was ready to make a career.
From the current perspective, there is absolutely nothing wrong with saying that he is a top academic.
After reporting to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Wang Wenchuan turned around and left the bustling capital and came to the local prefectures and counties of the Qi Dynasty.
Twenty years passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past twenty years, he has traveled to many prefectures and counties, and has held a series of positions such as judge, county magistrate, tong magistrate, and prefecture magistrate. He started from the grassroots and was promoted by political performance.
In these fleeting memory fragments, Chu Ge also saw some special scenes.
In fact, Wang Wenchuan had already had the opportunity to become a Beijing official. When he was the judge of Jiedu, he could pass the imperial examination and enter the court, and then slowly pass the qualifications, get promoted naturally, and quickly enter the core of power of the Qi Dynasty.
As for the exam, for a super academic like Wang Wenchuan, it is something that can be easily grasped.
After all, he was the undisputed first in terms of articles at the time, and although he was not the first in terms of poetry, he was definitely among the top.
But he didn't take the exam at all.
He stubbornly went to another county to be the magistrate and stayed there for another five years.
He saw doubt in the eyes of colleagues, friends and political opponents. These people obviously felt that Wang Wenchuan's brain was suffering from some serious disease.
But Chu Ge could understand Wang Wenchuan's mentality at this time.
Because he is known for his stubbornness in history.
Whatever he decides on must be carried out regardless of the cost or consequences, and even nine cows cannot pull him back.
Officials in the Qi Dynasty were taking shortcuts in order to get promoted and make a fortune.
The scholars of Qi Dynasty had the highest status in history. The Qi Dynasty also had the problem of "redundant officials", and the number of officials was the largest in the history of the dynasty. A large number of scholars can always find an official position after a period of time after passing the examination.
But even so, these officials are very picky and only want to stay in the prosperous and prosperous capital city. Few of them are willing to go to the remote countryside and grassroots.
Even after being appointed, there were still pushbacks and obstacles.
Build relationships, give gifts, find backers, find ways to stay in the capital, sneak into the center of power, then cling to a powerful person, and quickly rise to the top.
But Wang Wenchuan obviously doesn't want this.
The reason why he stubbornly stayed at the grassroots level and only wanted to climb up step by step based on his own ability was obviously not because he did not consider his salary and future at all, but rather put them in a relatively low position.
What he is more concerned about is what he should do as an official.
Twenty years flashed by in fragments of memory.
But from these fragments, Chu Ge could still clearly see that Wang Wenchuan had repaired water conservancy, opened wasteland, controlled floods, fought against powerful men, promoted students, and adjudicated cases impartially...
There is one thing that occupies a large space in the memory fragments.
When Wang Wenchuan was the county magistrate, the spring and summer were not coming, and the life of farmers was very difficult. Last year's grain has been used up, but this year's new grain has not yet been harvested. Various grain merchants and gentry were ready to take this opportunity to raise grain prices and kill farmers.
Therefore, Wang Wenchuan decided to lend the grain stored in the government granary to the farmers and ask them to return it after the autumn harvest, and guaranteed to only calculate the lowest interest rate in the market.
This method was ultimately a great success. The farmers got relief rations, and the government also increased their income. The only people who were dissatisfied were the landlords and powerful people.
But for Wang Wenchuan, their displeasure is obviously the best reward for him.
In this way, he accumulated bit by bit at the grassroots level, until one day, when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives after serving as county magistrate, he passed by a famous mountain outside the city.
After crossing the weeds and rocks at the foot of the mountain, Wang Wenchuan arrived at the top of the mountain. Climbing high and looking into the distance, he saw the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain, and below the mountain were the beautiful rivers and mountains of the Qi Dynasty.
So he wrote a poem.
"Don't be afraid of the clouds covering your eyes, just because you are at the top."
Perhaps he had made up his mind from this point on.
The time at the grassroots level should be long enough.
We are fully prepared and there is not much time left.
He wants to leave the grassroots and move up.
Because if you want to "not be afraid of the clouds covering your eyes", you can only "be at the top".
Thus, the forty-two-year-old Wang Wenchuan finally came to the capital and entered the core of power of the Qi Dynasty that he had stubbornly refused to enter before.
But the scenes in Memory Fragments don’t end there.
After arriving in the capital, the prosperity here is indeed not comparable to the previous remote villages.
And Wang Wenchuan's official position rose step by step. In the Qi Dynasty, a dynasty famous for its generous salary, this money was enough for him to live a very prosperous life.
After get off work every day, his colleagues would happily walk to the Goulan House, go to the brothel to recite poems and write poems, go to the Jiaofang Bureau to "feel the sentiments of the people", and do elegant things that are popular among literati and officials.
But Wang Wenchuan silently packed his shabby luggage and returned home exhausted, guarding his miserable wife.
In this era, there was actually a system of "monogamy and multiple concubines." Visiting brothels, drinking wine, and keeping concubines were not only not shameful things, but also normal. People who do not do these things will appear very unsociable and lack the elegance of literati.
So one day, Wang Wenchuan's wife finally couldn't stand it anymore. She always felt that she was not good-looking and not good enough for Wang Wenchuan, so she secretly used her three years of savings to buy a concubine for Wang Wenchuan, intending to surprise her husband.
This beautiful concubine was sold because her family owed a huge debt, so she had no choice but to sell herself to pay off the debt. Wang Wenchuan's wife saw that she was pitiful and very beautiful, so she bought her back.
As a result, Wang Wenchuan sent the concubine back to her home intact, and did not ask for the few hundred taels of silver. He regarded it as paying off her debt to prevent her from being sold again.
In this matter, Wang Wenchuan also showed his usual stubborn character. He stubbornly practices monogamy, does not care about personal enjoyment, and does not care about material life. All that is left in his life is making fuss and being an official.
One day, he went to Qingliang Temple to give lectures.
In Qingliang Temple, there are many scholars studying.
Wang Wenchuan was walking on the road and met a young man he had never seen before. The young man very kindly proposed that he would like to pay for Wang Wenchuan's hair washing.
Wang Wenchuan was a little stunned, and the young man didn't know why the other party reacted like this.
Because in his opinion, Wang Wenchuan was plainly dressed, his clothes were washed white and patched, and his hair looked like it hadn't been washed for a long time. He seemed much poorer than himself.
So, this poor but helpful scholar kindly offered to ask him to wash his hair.
But the scholar didn't expect that this middle-aged man who looked poorer than himself was the famous Wang Wenchuan.
The first meeting between the two was indeed a bit embarrassing.
Later, Wang Wenchuan learned the name of this young scholar: Zhang Renxia.
The relationship between the two can be said to be that of both teachers and friends. When Wang Wenchuan saw the scholar studying hard, he remembered himself many years ago, so he often reminded him. Sometimes, they will also talk about the current situation of the world from the classics and meanings.
Until one day, Zhang Renxia also became a Jinshi in high school.
Wang Wenchuan said to him: From now on, you must remember that there are many people who are poorer than you in this world, and you must not forget your name.
What is a hero?
A chivalrous person, with a long sword and a glass of wine, a man's heart is narrow.
The most important thing about chivalrous spirit is to stick to one's heart and move forward indomitably. As a scholar, you may not have a sword in your hand, but you must have a sword in your heart.
A true chivalrous person should draw his sword to help when the road is rough. A true scholar should serve as an official for one term and benefit the country.
We should never forget at any time that we have to plead for the people with a clear conscience.
After that, Wang Wenchuan became a political advisor and determined to reform and revitalize the country.
Zhang Renxia was also sent to Guangzhou to take charge of a state prison.
A reform sweeping the country started with the Ayun case and started with great vigor.
…
The fog in his vision quickly dissipated, and Chu Ge returned to the original scene.
But this time, he apparently succeeded.
Because among the original two identity cards, there was a third identity card with the image of Wang Wenchuan on it.
His expression was firm yet stubborn, and he was high-spirited, as if he was preparing to flex his muscles and do something destined to leave his name in history.
There are also two poems next to the card.
"Don't be afraid of the clouds covering your eyes, just because you are at the top."
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