Xia Xun could not feel these things that happened in the palace. He only knew that Peng Ziqi brought the sachet and met Xu Zengshou, the third son of Zhongshan Palace. Xu Zengshou went to Yingtian Mansion, and then
He was released and he thought that this matter was all thanks to Xu Zengshou's help. He never thought about the background of the person to be punished and how many connections the Zhongshan Palace used in the subsequent turmoil.
In fact, when the matter has reached this stage, even if he is willing to give up and accept any sanctions, the Zhongshan Palace will never give up. Since the Zhongshan Palace has intervened, this is not Xia Xun's personal matter. It is related to the dignity of the Zhongshan Palace.
You can't go all out.
After Xia Xun returned to Moling Town, he also made careful preparations for the retrial ten days later.
Speaking of witnesses, the first witnesses were the servants in his house, as well as the workers and craftsmen who were hired to clean the house. The physical evidence was the tattered altar table that was cleaned out, and the stains that were still stained on it.
with the filthy Death Mother tablet.
These days, all the officials in Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, the Hanlin Academy, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Rites have been busy. The particularity of this case has made it the key to a heated debate among the courtiers.
Coupled with the secret push from the Zhongshan Palace and Huang Zicheng, it turned into a huge academic seminar.
Later, Huang Zicheng sadly discovered that he could no longer control the situation, and no one could control the situation. The plaintiffs and defendants in this case had been automatically ignored by the officials who argued happily. They were scholars.
, I like to delve deeply into the social significance and academic value hidden beneath the surface of this case. As for the plaintiff’s death and the defendant’s humiliation, let him die!
There is a conflict between filial piety and national law. How can we make the two harmonious and harmonious without conflicting with each other?
The dialectical focus finally focused on this point. Although the core of governance in various dynasties in history was still law, they were all packaged with Confucianism, or Confucianism was externalized and Confucianism was internalized, or both Confucianism and Confucianism were yangfa, but even if everyone knew it,
Obviously, this Legalist thing can never be put on the table. Therefore, Confucianism is the tone and the core of the law.
Confucianism, on the other hand, attaches great importance to principles, natural principles, national laws, and human sentiments. The three must be unified. Reasons must be consistent with human sentiments. This is the qualified law. The Confucian law has always required law enforcers to comply with natural principles, comply with people's sentiments, and obey the people's sentiments.
The main principle of clarifying the law and punishing crimes according to the meaning of the scriptures is to judge the crime from the original mind, which includes the subjective presence or absence of malignancy and the judgment of the size. Those who intend to be good but violate the law will be exempted, and those who intend to be evil but comply with the law will be punished. That is,
It is said that if the subjective motive is good, it is not guilty if it is violated. If the subjective motive is evil, it is legal to kill, so that evil can be punished and good can be promoted.
Therefore, since ancient times, there have been many behaviors that seem illegal but are allowed by law, such as living together and hiding each other (if someone in the family commits a crime, you can hide it for him without having to bear the burden of reporting or proving it, except for the crime of treason.
), the son does not speak of his father's faults, retains relatives for adoption, and is convicted by the five services, etc. This is the unique Chinese law that has been composed of the three elements of heaven, state, law, and human relations for thousands of years. It was unusually stable until the Ming Dynasty.
No one has ever broken it.
But Yang Xu first took advantage of the situation: private property was included and was prohibited from being appropriated by others; he also took advantage of the righteousness, and if his parents' temple was humiliated, he should be the son of a human being and he should abdicate himself. This is filial piety. But the Yang clan's so-called claim for compensation, being beaten, They were humiliated, the cattle were killed, etc., all of them were caused by their mistakes in the first place, and they violated the principles of righteousness. Therefore, they should bear all the consequences on their own, and Yang Xu should not be punished.
Before the outcome of this debate came out, His Majesty Wang Hongrui had already written the verdict. He didn't care what those people were saying. Xu Zengshou had already brought the emperor's grandson's righteous speech to the court. The emperor said it, and the emperor's grandson meant the emperor's. Meaning, then this is the emperor's oral order. How you discuss it is your business. I, Lao Wang, have made one point clear: follow the above, you can't go wrong!
Therefore, Xia Xun's second trial in court was, without any surprise, a complete victory. Mr. Yang, who had been clamoring for being slapped in the face, rushed to get in his face. Under the attention of countless people from both the government and the public, he once again He was slapped hard and loud, and this time he finally fell ill.
The arrogance of the Yang family was immediately suppressed. Now every servant in the Xia Xun Mansion stands out with his chest raised and his head raised, and the Yang family members take a detour when they see their family members. People with foreign surnames in Moling Town There is even more enthusiasm to please them.
Xia Xun, Peng Ziqi, and Xiaodi stood under the willow shade, looking at the building shelves that had been erected in their yard, and said: "We just came back, and it's over for now. It's not appropriate to have any more relations with the Yang clan for the time being. What a big conflict. Although the house is being built day and night, it will take some time before it is built. In the past two days, I want to go to the house my father made a reservation for when I was young, meet the elders, and discuss getting married. days."
Peng Ziqi said: "I'll go with you."
"no."
Xia Xun paused, took her hand, squeezed it gently, and said with a smile: "Manager Xiao is the most familiar with his family's situation, so he has to accompany me, even though we, the old Yang family, have suffered a lot. Sap, you may not have the guts to make trouble, but you are not afraid of ten thousand, just what happens, how can you do it without anyone here to watch?"
Xiaodi puffed up her chest and said, "I'm here!"
Xia Xun glanced at her, Xiaodi stuck out her tongue, blushed and said, "Well... then I'll stay at home with my sister."
Xia Xun smiled, turned to Peng Ziqi, and whispered: "Don't worry, if you should see me, you will see me sooner or later. What I said to you will always be valid."
"That's not what people are worried about."
Peng Ziqi felt a little embarrassed and hesitated for a moment, then said: "Okay, you go, I will... guard the house."
Xia Xun nodded and said: "Well, you pick out four of the gifts from King Yan tonight, and I will take them with you tomorrow to use them when I go to Xie's house. By the way, don't touch those two average-sized walking beads. "
Peng Ziqi asked in surprise: "Why?"
Xia Xun lightly scratched her nose and said with a smile: "Because I see that you and your brother-in-law have beads on their knife handles. I guess that the father-in-law in Qingzhou must like pearls. Those two walking beads, I will use it as a betrothal gift when I plan to go back to Qingzhou to propose marriage."
Peng Ziqi's face turned into a pomegranate blossom after hearing this, and he responded with joy, and all the feeling of anxiety and sadness was immediately swept away.
On the ground next to him, Carpenter Wang opened his eyes and was making wooden strings. When he heard this, he raised his head and glanced at him with his eyes closed, thinking: "My boss is really a good master at coaxing people!"
"Master, how old is my unmarried young lady, and what is her name?"
Xiaodi on the side couldn't bear to see the two of them flirting with each other. Goosebumps fell all over the floor, and quickly interrupted to prevent the two of them from flirting with each other. Peng Ziqi was also wanting to know the name of the Yang family's wife, and he also looked at it with a pair of inquiring eyes.
He, Xia Xun subconsciously touched his waist, where the marriage certificate was hidden.
"She, she is just 28 this year, her name is Xie Luti, the small print...thank you..."
"Thanks!"
Manager Xiao thanked the half-grown old man playing chess on the side of the road and returned to Xia Xun: "Master, I heard from that man that the Xie family sold their house and moved away ten years ago."
"Moved?"
Xia Xun was a little confused. When he didn't see this unmarried woman, his heart was pounding. He didn't know whether she was bruised, black, or pockmarked, what she looked like, whether her temperament was gentle, and whether her character was decent. He was worried all the way.
, I didn’t expect that when I arrived at the treasure gathering gate, the family had already moved away. Xia Xun was secretly relieved. If her whereabouts were unknown after she moved, I would never be able to find her again, so there would be no need to risk marrying her, right?
I heard Manager Xiao say: "Yes, this is a prosperous place near Jubaomen. I heard the old man said that the Xie family was in a tight situation at the time, so they sold the property here and moved to the edge of the city where the land price is cheaper. Because
Selling ancestral property is always a shameful thing, so it’s hard to find out the exact place where you moved to, and it’s hard to find out from your old neighbors. They haven’t been in contact with each other in these years, and they don’t even know.”
When Xia Xun heard this, he thought again: "You're still in Nanjing. It's hard to pretend you don't know. But Nanjing is not a small place. When will we find it?"
Manager Xiao said: "Master, let's go to Sanshan Gate. Lao Xiao accompanied me to this alley once to sign a marriage contract. Then he invited Mr. Xie's family to go out for a drink, and the place was at Sanshan Gate.
There was a restaurant nearby. Judging from the way they greeted the owner, the owner of the restaurant and Mr. Xie's family should be very familiar friends. Maybe he could get some news from him. If still not possible, the young master would go back first and Mr. Xiao would go back.
Pay some money and find a few local idle men to help you inquire."
As they talked, the two walked along the Qinhuai River towards Sanshan Gate.
The section of the Qinhuai River from Jubaomen to Jiming Temple is the most prosperous area. On the market, the 16th floor of the Qinhuai River stands majestically on the bank of the Qinhuai River. There are constant singing and singing every night, and the sound of silk and bamboo every day, even under the rule of the always solemn Zhu Yuanzhang.
Under the circumstances, this place is still a world dominated by the golden people of the Southern Dynasties, where people are drunk with money and glamour, and everything is romantic.
Although the Qinhuai River is a land of sensuality, it is not all smokey streets and willow lanes. Many wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen also built houses here. In fact, during the Yuan Dynasty, Nanjing had already declined. Zhu Yuanzhang decided to settle the Central Plains and established Jinling as its capital.
The capital city was heavily involved in construction and construction. Because the cost was huge, the court could not afford so much money. Shen Wansan, the richest man in the world at that time, was also responsible for the reconstruction of half of Jinling City, and finally built Nanjing into the world's largest city.
A great city, the power of Qi Wei is unprecedented and unprecedented.
Wouldn't it be a dead city if it had a city without people? Zhu Yuanzhang used Qin Shihuang's immigration plan again and moved the rich and famous gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. He moved 200,000 households in one go and 100,000 households moved to Central China.
From the capital Fengyang, one hundred thousand households moved to Jinling. As a result, Jinling finally regained its glory, with high-rise buildings everywhere and aristocratic families everywhere.
The Imperial College at the foot of Jiming Mountain is where the aura of Jinling City is favored. Imperial students from this dynasty and foreign students who came to study all gathered here to study. The buildings here are grand and spectacular, and there is a main hall.
There are fifteen rooms in one hall, named "Yilun Hall"; there are also six branch halls, namely Suzheng, Xiudao, Sincerity, Justice, Chongzhi and Guangye. Each hall has fifteen rooms; Tibetan hall has fourteen rooms; Taisheng
There are more than 1,000 residences, more than 100 residences for foreign students, and more than 100 acres of lecture halls, shooting gardens, vegetable gardens, mills, warehouses, etc.
At this moment, in the bamboo grove behind the Imperial Academy's Shooting Garden, a burst of elegant guzheng music was flowing out. Under the whistling bamboos, there was a stone platform with a guzheng placed horizontally. Huang Zicheng was dressed in a white robe and sat cross-legged.
On a futon, he is slightly closing his eyes and playing the guzheng. Behind him, standing a young man, wearing a Confucian shirt and a Confucian scarf, his hands slightly arched in front of his chest, this scene is like a
Pictures of ancient sages.
"Zheng..." Huang Zicheng gently put his hands on the strings of the zheng and said slowly: "Yang Chong, your heart... is not peaceful."
Yang Chong hurriedly leaned over: "Sir..."
Huang Zicheng raised his hand, gently stroked his beard, and laughed: "If you know yourself but don't know the enemy, defeat is inevitable. Who would have thought that he actually knew the people in the Zhongshan Palace? I was also careless, and was tricked by Xu Zengshou.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, I went to seal the mouth of the emperor's grandson first. After the emperor's grandson learned the truth, he was really upset, but you didn't joke, and there was nothing you could do."
Yang Chong said hurriedly: "Yes, this is a student's family matter. I didn't dare to do anything to Mr. Sir. Mr. has taken such trouble, and the student is already grateful. How can I dare to complain at all?"
Huang Zicheng snorted and said: "Although he took the path of the Zhongshan Prince's Palace, he was able to escape the crime by chance, and in the end it was because of the word filial piety. This little thief is very cunning, but it is not impossible to punish him.
"
Yang Chong's eyes lit up and he said quickly: "Sir, please give me some advice."
"Come over here."
Huang Zicheng called him to him, whispered in his ear, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a proud smile: "If you use your son's gift to attack your son's shield, even if he is cunning, he will either bow his head or his reputation will be ruined."
, is there a third way?”
Yang Chong was so happy that his handsome face turned red and he said repeatedly: "Sir, you are brilliant, you are brilliant, you are really talented like Zhuge Liang. The students know how to do it."
Huang Zicheng laughed loudly, with his big sleeves fluttering, and walked away. Yang Chong quickly picked up the guzheng, just like a boy playing the piano, and followed step by step.
Half an hour later, Yang Chong left the Imperial College and hurriedly appeared on Chengxian Street.
Yang Chong walked in a hurry for a while, looked around and saw no one he knew, so he hurriedly turned towards the Qinhuai River.
Yang Chong walked through the alley between two wealthy families with green tiles and white walls, and then arrived at the Qinhuai River. There was a small boat tied under the willows by the river. Looking at the lanterns hanging on the boat, he thought he belonged to a good family, not a prostitute. There was a green on the bow.
The little girl in a red dress was playing in the water. When she saw him coming, she jumped up and said happily: "Master, you are here."
Yang Chong nodded, jumped onto the boat, opened the curtain and entered the cabin. He heard a surprised voice coming from inside: "Brother Chong, I have been waiting for you for a long time. I have to get up and go back. Why are you here?"
."
Then Yang Chong's voice came: "Sir, you must play the piano, what can I do as a disciple?"
The woman's voice said: "Is it that old man Huang Zicheng? This person is the most annoying. Brother Chong, I finally came out, but you have delayed for too long. I have to go back soon, otherwise my father will see me out for a long time."
, and I want to scold you again.”
Yang Chong said: "Feiyi, I came here to tell you that there is something urgent. I have to go home immediately. When I come back, I will set a time to have a loving relationship with you."
The girl said in a shy voice: "Fuck you, I really care about you, but you only think about my body all day long..."
The two of them were rubbing each other's hair together, having a good time, and somehow managed to make the woman happy. Yang Chong hurriedly came ashore again, slightly lifting the cabin curtain, revealing half of his beautiful face that was dazzled by the clouds, and he reluctantly said
: "Brother Chong, I'm waiting for you to believe me."
Yang Chong waved his hand to her and hurried away.