In the prison, Zheng Yi was sitting on the bamboo bed. As a third-grade official, there was nothing difficult for him.
It's just that at this moment, Zheng Yi's heart was filled with despair. He was probably destined to die. Looking back on his official career, he didn't have much to regret.
The only thing is to write a letter to the family and teach them to abide by their loyalty and not to disgrace the family.
With hundreds of years of inheritance, the Zheng family has a profound heritage. This setback cannot defeat them.
While he was thinking about how to write, there was a noise outside, and soon Jian Yi, the official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came.
This made Zheng Yi stunned for a moment, and then he smiled helplessly, "I was framed by a traitor and imprisoned. I have no way to save myself. Why bother to involve the Lord Tianguan? You shouldn't speak for me."
When Jian Yi arrived in front of him, a jailer brought a chair. Jian Yi sat down and the jailer retreated obediently. Then Jian Yi said: "This matter is indeed a bit difficult, and I can't help."
Zheng Yi smiled, "It doesn't matter, I already knew it. Since I dare to stand up in the Golden Palace, uphold the right way, refute Xiao Xiao, be framed, and die as a martyr, it is natural. As the saying goes, seeking benevolence will lead to benevolence, and I have no complaints.
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Zheng Yi was calm and calm as if he was ready to die. He asked: "What crime have you been convicted of? Is it beheading or banishment?"
Xu Jingchang was indeed right. A family like theirs, with one family and two sons, may seem prominent, but it is still different from a truly wealthy family.
"You're talking nonsense!" Zheng Yi was not polite at all. This matter concerned the entire Zheng family for hundreds of years, so he couldn't be vague.
That's why it's so dangerous to kill the Kong family.
He can accept any crime and die in any way, but he cannot live an ignoble existence in this way!
"Unjustly accused! I am also a third-rank official. I want to ask the three judges to interrogate you and I want to clarify the canonical punishment. It is so confusing and cannot convince the public. There are so many people in the world watching, and I will make my own decision on what is right and wrong!"
Zheng Yi, who was still calm in the face of death, completely lost his guard when he saw these words.
"If they were all loyal ministers and righteous men, they wouldn't be alive today!" Xu Jingchang said tit for tat.
Zheng Yi finally gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Dong Guo, why bother to kill them all! There are many places like the Zheng family!"
Xu Jingchang smiled. He looked around and saw that there was only a chair under Jian Yi's butt. This person had no intention of giving it to him. Xu Jingchang could only stand and said: "I said Zheng Honglu, you have insisted that you are your nephew."
Innocent, I have evidence of his guilt in my hand.",
But at this moment, there was another noise outside. The jailer led the way, and a young man came unexpectedly.
"That's why change is needed!"
Instead, Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Zheng Honglu, having said this, I don't need to tell you what the Zheng family's standards are, right? You think that it will be passed down from generation to generation and will last forever, and you put yourself above the Ming Dynasty.
.You are also spreading this stuff around, saying that you are forming a clique for personal gain. How can you be wronged? Isn’t it a matter of course that His Majesty gave you the imperial pen?"
Change, how to change?
Xu Jingchang chuckled: "Big families have been passed down for hundreds of years. These families put their families above the country... Everything they do is to preserve their family status. They will never harm the interests of the family for the sake of the country. The Ming Dynasty is just you.
Tools that harm the public, enrich private interests, and line your own pockets. You lie on the body of the Ming Dynasty and suck blood wantonly. When the Ming Dynasty has sucked it dry, you will replace it with another one, just like you abandoned Zhao Song and the Yuan Dynasty... Aren't you still forming a clique for personal gain? "
"Yu Bi?" Zheng Yi said: "What Yu Bi?"
"Be careful what you say, be careful what you say!" Jian Yi couldn't help but pull Xu Jingchang away, "Dong Guo Gong, don't talk nonsense. How can you say such nonsense?"
Xu Jingchang's smile became even brighter, "Zheng Yi, I think you have probably forgotten that our family shares weal and woe with the country and shares weal and woe with the Ming Dynasty. One day, our glory and wealth will definitely disappear with the Ming Dynasty... On the contrary, it is your big family
, you have been illustrious for hundreds of years, you have many descendants, you have talents in large numbers, you are a huge force, you need to think carefully about which side you are on."
Zheng Yi was also very eloquent, "Xu Jingchang, it has been passed down from generation to generation. Who doesn't have ancestors? Your ancestors also came from the Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties. How are they different from us!"
He clenched his fists and suddenly roared like crazy, "Why? How could your Majesty say that? Unfair! Unjust! Zheng is unjust!"
"My nephew went to Beijing to take the exam, but he was just sharpening his knowledge and discussing eight-part essays with his classmates. He did not do anything wrong. It was clearly you who framed him! You framed the Zheng family!"
Xu Jingchang!
Finally, he was no longer hiding at home, but in prison.
As a result, Zhu Di's official career was cut off due to his actions, and within two or three generations, the Zheng family would be completely ruined.
At least in the Ming Dynasty, they never had the opportunity to become officials.
Xu Jingchang flicked Jian Yi's arm and said, "Master Tianguan, Your Majesty asked me to say this. It is not advisable to say that the emperor is blessed with prosperity. The Ming Dynasty must be placed in the supreme position. That's what I'm talking about!"
The Zheng family can be passed down for hundreds of years because of the emergence of talents and the constant succession of officials.
And under the Confucius family, there are many century-old families like the Zheng family... Under the Zheng family, there are also gentry families in many places who pay attention to farming, reading and passing down the family family, and they continue to live and breathe.
Country, country, who is in front?
Xu Jingchang's voice is not high-pitched, but every word is heart-breaking and goes straight to the heart.
Being exposed by Xu Jingchang, Zheng Yi's face turned pale, his lips were trembling with anger, and he couldn't say a word.
Zheng Yi only glanced at it and laughed so much that he burst into tears, "Xu Jingchang, you really haven't read many books! Don't you know that my Zheng family has inherited it for hundreds of years since the two Song Dynasties?
Today, there is prosperity and a large number of people. Those who become officials are even more incomparable. Even Emperor Taizu praised the Zheng family. The Zheng family's standards have long been popular. Who among the scholars does not have a share? Do you want to take this?
Conviction is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world!"
He knew very well that this royal pen was equivalent to a death sentence for all Zheng clan members.
"I want to ask you, if there is a national disaster, who should your Zheng family put first? The country or the family?"
The Kong family is the ultimate form of these aristocratic families and their flag.
"Don't think about it." Zheng Yi hummed, "I, the Zheng family, are all loyal ministers and righteous men!"
Jian Yi hesitated again and again, so he could only hand what Zhu Di had written to Zheng Yi.
After receiving these words, Zheng Yi's eyes suddenly widened and his breathing became heavy.
Xu Jingchang's smile did not diminish, and he suddenly said: "It turns out that your Zheng family has been around for hundreds of years. It's really not easy! So the change of dynasties has not changed your family? It's really admirable and admirable!"
No matter who is the emperor, they will all have official positions and enjoy glory and wealth.
Xu Jingchang said something that caught Jian Yi's surprised gaze.
Jian Yi looked at Zheng Yi and felt helpless. He could only sigh and said, "No, your Majesty just gave me another imperial pen."
Xu Jingchang suddenly smiled faintly, "Zheng Honglu, I raised the issue of Nankong in the Golden Palace, and you stood up in a hurry and refuted me with Taizu's few words recognizing the orthodoxy of the Yuan Dynasty. Are you worried that once you deny the Yuan Dynasty, you will
The clansmen who served as officials in the Yuan Dynasty became traitors and traitors who served the barbarians? They tarnished the good name of your first family in the south of the Yangtze River. How can you continue to dominate one side when your reputation is ruined? Is this true? No wonder you don’t like me! I
I accidentally dug up your family’s ancestral grave!”
"Big difference!" Xu Jingchang sneered: "Counting us up from the Xu family, we are all poor people, just like Emperor Taizu. We poor people, who have enough food, pay taxes, and support the country, have never owed anything. Like you
As a big family, we regard ourselves as scholar-bureaucrats. We are aloof and get everything we ask for. We enjoy the country's rewards and are supported by our fellow villagers. What's wrong with holding you to higher standards?"
Jian Yi took a deep breath and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids and said helplessly: "Zheng Honglu, I don't seem to have offended you! What happened this time was that your nephew made a rebellion with dozens of scholars and shouted that he would kill my grandfather.
A statue of a god. He formed a clique for personal gain and had evil intentions. There is irrefutable evidence. A mere official is probably not capable of this, right? Why should you blame me if you are instigating and giving instructions behind my back?"
Zheng Yi suddenly looked at Jian Yi, suddenly rushed over, grabbed the railing, and stared at him.
"Look, this is what they gathered in private to discuss, and you still say it has nothing to do with your Zheng family?"
A truly wealthy family is one that can withstand changes in dynasties like the Confucius family.
The four words "rest with the country" do not mean sharing the glory with the Ming Dynasty, but that when the Ming Dynasty is over, it is over.
Zheng Yi gritted his teeth and suddenly sneered: "Xu Jingchang, you Xu family has one sect and two masters, which are extremely illustrious. I want to ask you, is it the country or the family?"
"Jian Tianguan, you are the head of hundreds of officials, the leader of the government and the public, so you just watch and let them frame innocent people?" Zheng Yi shook the railing excitedly, "I want to ask the three judges to hold a trial, and I want to see your majesty.
I want to confront those traitors!"
With that said, Xu Jingchang handed a copy of "Zheng's Standards" to Zheng Yi.
Even Jian Yi, who was sitting on the chair, couldn't help but stand up and frowned.
Zheng Yi's eyes widened angrily and he gasped, "What do you want to say?"
As soon as he showed up, Zheng Yi's eyes were bloodshot and he yelled, "Xu Jingchang, if you want to kill someone, I will give you my life. Why did you bother to frame Zheng's family? You are so cruel!"
Zheng Yi, who was still in the cell, looked pale and almost fainted. He trembled and said: "So, are you going to wipe out all the wealthy families in the world?"
"No!" Xu Jingchang shook his head and said: "It's not that serious. I just hope to break up the huge family... Zheng Honglu, how many people are there in your Zheng family?"
"Yes, there are more than a thousand people. Lord Ding, your life is at stake. I hope you will show mercy!" Zheng Yi lost all his aura.
Xu Jingchang smiled and said: "Don't worry, I am easy to talk to, and His Majesty is more willing to be accommodating... In fact, you only need to announce that the Zheng family will be completely separated. The other families do not need to care about this Yubi. They can study normally and enter the imperial examination.
Official... even your descendants may be able to get pardon. It's just something similar to the Zheng family's regulations, or should it be shelved, what do you think?"
