Chapter 307 0302 [Destroying the writing since birth]
Dali Temple Prison mainly holds two types of prisoners.
One category is for mid- to high-level criminal officials, and the other category is for key criminals in the Gyeonggi region.
On the official side, the treatment is better, and there are single rooms and multi-person rooms.
But it was still cold and damp, and there were wheat straws under the straw mats. Unless granted permission, family members of prisoners were not allowed to send bedding and other daily necessities.
Zhu Ming was bored all day long, so he picked up the breathing technique taught by Xue Daoguang. He practiced breathing technique first, then did gymnastics, and then did push-ups and sit-ups every day.
Most of the time, I sleep.
The sound of rustling iron chains next door woke up Zhu Ming from his nap.
Then there were footsteps again, and the jailer was escorting a prisoner in shackles, slowly walking past Ju Ming's cell.
"Who is this person?" Zhu Ming greeted the jailer.
The jailer turned around and cupped his hands, and replied: "This guy is the eunuch Feng Hao. He has been destroying his writings since his birth. He was expelled and stopped, and he was sent to Yongzhou for supervision."
To destroy the written records since one's birth means to erase all birth records and remove the person from the officialdom.
To send the shackles to Yongzhou for compilation and management means to escort them to Yongzhou and compile them into local household registration. They are not allowed to run around casually, and the local officials must strictly monitor them.
Ju Ming asked: "Is Feng Hao the eunuch who reported Wang Zaixi?"
The jailer smiled and said, "That's him."
Although Lin Lingsu returned to his hometown safely, his gang members were liquidated. Feng Hao was Lin Lingsu's spy in the palace.
Not long after, the jailer brought delicious food.
He also carried a small table and placed it outside the cell.
Li Bozong, the minister of Dali Temple, sat opposite Ju Ming across the fence, poured wine and raised his glass and said: "My dear friend, please."
Ju Ming raised his glass and asked with a smile: "Your Excellency, are you not afraid of being implicated?"
Li Bozong said: "I will not be here for a long time. When the new prime minister takes office, he will naturally be replaced by his closest associates. How can I continue to be in charge of Dali Temple?"
The two clinked glasses and started chatting.
In fact, Li Bozong had a grudge against Wang Fu. When he was managing Jianghuai's coinage affairs, he severely punished Wang Fu's cronies.
Now that Wang Fu is the prime minister, how can he enjoy Li Bozong's good fruits?
"ah!"
A scream came out, and Zhu Ming poked his ear.
Li Bozong pointed over there and said: "The person who is being punished is called Deng Zhigang. He was promoted to Huiyou Pavilion and has been waiting for less than two months. The crime is that he entered and left the eldest son's house in plain clothes and in a sedan chair, and embezzled public funds from the Ordnance Supervision Bureau."
Ju Ming said: "Embezzling ordnance money? Then you deserve it."
Li Bozong shook his head and said with a smile: "Which military officer is not greedy? How can you be imprisoned if you make friends with the clan? Half a month ago, Deng Zhigang invited his colleagues to a banquet and ordered his concubine to serve at the table. Wang Fu loved his concubine's beauty and repeatedly hinted and asked for it. Deng Zhigang
But he couldn't bear it, pretending to be deaf and dumb just pretending he didn't understand. Concubine Ji is a small matter, but face is a big deal, how can Wang Fu endure it?"
Ju Ming asked: "Sir, are you reminding me that I have offended Wang Fu and may be punished in prison?"
Li Bozong said: "I will be the minister of Dali Temple, so I can rest easy. One day I will be transferred to another place, so I'd better be cautious and don't say anything to anger the officials again."
"Thank you for reminding me." Zhu Ming thanked him, tore off a chicken leg and stuffed it into his mouth.
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The Ministry of Punishment and the Dali Temple held a joint trial, but due to some delays, Zhu Ming was thrown into jail and left unattended for another half month.
The matter was not serious. Chen Yangong, a doctor from the Ministry of Justice who was sent to examine the case, was suddenly thrown into the local tax collection by Wang Fu. He was charged with "having friends with evil friends and harboring differences".
By the way, two ministers of the Ministry of Punishment were also changed.
Fan Zhixu's biological mother died and he had to rush back to his hometown for the funeral.
Cai Jing's nephew-in-law Yu Wencuizhong succeeded him as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments. Before he got too hot, he was transferred elsewhere and replaced by Zhao Yelai in charge of the Ministry of Punishments.
Zhao Ye is a grassroots man who listens to whoever gains power.
Historically, this guy was demoted to the position of magistrate. His car was blocked by rioters in the wilderness, and then he was beheaded by the soldier leader, and all the belongings around him were robbed.
Zhao Ye’s real backer is King Yun Zhao Kai!
He also wrote poems to flatter Zhao Kai, two of which are: "Restore the Tao, secretly connect and multiply the house, among all the kings, who is as wise as King Yun?"
"Poof!"
Zhao Ye slapped Xingmu fiercely, pointed at Ju Ming and said: "Since he is a prisoner, why don't he wear shackles? Someone is here, put them on him!"
When Zhao Ye became the Minister of Punishment, the first thing he did was to interrogate Ju Ming, and he also gave him a powerful blow.
Zhu Ming stood up straight, with a calm face, and allowed the jailer to put handcuffs and legcuffs on him.
The six thieves planned to exile Zhu Ming, but King Yun tried to do something else.
Zhao Ye asked sternly: "Who instructed you in that "Public Security Manual"?"
Zhu Ming asked back: "As the Minister of Punishment, don't you read the files of Dali Temple? I have already answered this question in Dali Temple."
"Say it again!" Zhao Ye said angrily.
Ju Ming could only say: "No one ordered it."
Zhao Ye deliberately induced: "How can you dare to talk about the country without any instigation? Someone must have instigated it and said it. No matter how powerful you are, you are not afraid. After you confess, you will be treated leniently."
Li Bozong, the minister of Dali Temple, Nie Yu, the young minister of Dali Temple, Cai Anshi, the Minister of Punishment, and others all changed their expressions after hearing this.
Zhao Ye's intention was too obvious, he actually wanted Ju Ming to throw dirty water on the prince.
Li Bozong took the lead to stop him and said in an angry tone: "Please be careful what you say and don't try to induce a confession!"
"There can be no further trial today. I will inform Your Majesty." Cai Anshi directly advocated adjourning the trial. This matter was too big for him to bear.
Zhao Ye felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere and had many doubts in his heart.
Most of the judges here are members of the Six Thieves, and the Six Thieves usually make good friends with Prince Yun. Now is a great opportunity to coerce Ju Ming into confessing the prince, so that the prince will be charged with colluding with foreign ministers.
Why did everyone else but myself shrink back?
Nie Yu was Zheng Juzhong's confidant, and he did not want to wade into this muddy water. He quickly said: "What Mr. Cai said is absolutely true. We cannot try it again today."
After saying this, Nie Yu stood up and left.
Li Bozong and Cai Anshi also left one after another, followed by the other three or four officials.
Zhao Ye was actually the only one left in the court.
What's the point of reviewing this?
The trial was not counted, and all the jurors ran away.
In the afternoon of the same day, Song Huizong received the news that someone had rushed to deliver the impeachment memorial.
After Song Huizong read it, he was so angry that he threw the memorial in Zhao Kai's face: "Are you so impatient?"
Zhao Kaicheng was so frightened that he picked up the impeachment memorial and read it. Then he was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Sir, it's really not the boy who instigated it. It was Zhao Ye who made his own decision!"
Song Huizong stared at his son for a long time and warned: "You are not allowed to intervene in the case of public security neglect, otherwise you will be responsible for the consequences!" He also said to the accompanying eunuch, "Drawing up a decree, Zhao Ye, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has specially demoted the three officials to the rank of
Deputy Tuanlian. Leave the capital immediately and are not allowed to stay!"
Zhao Kai was so frightened that he knelt down. He asked Zhao Ye to lure him into confessing, which was just a test.
The first was to test the important ministers in the court to see if they would support him in seizing the throne of the East Palace. The second was to test Song Huizong to see if he had any intention of deposing the crown prince.
But I never expected that the ministers would be so sensitive and report the matter together regardless of faction.
Song Huizong was also merciless and demoted Zhao Kai's confidants to scattered officials.
Zhao Kai was a little confused that his father loved him so much, and the ministers were extremely respectful to him. Why didn't they support him as the prince? He was a hundred times better than the useless prince!
This thing is already floating around, and is loved by thousands of people.
Even when he wanted to take the imperial examination, the emperor and ministers did not interfere. Instead, they joined forces to promote him as the number one scholar.
He even promoted the Imperial City Secretary, holding soldiers and horses in his hands, thinking that he would be the prince sooner or later.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty held back his anger and said to his son: "Go back to Prince Yun's Mansion and spend a month behind closed doors. You are not allowed to have contact with any courtiers!"
"Yes!" Zhao Kai was so frightened that he was trembling even as he spoke.
After his son left, Song Huizong said to his internal and external ministers: "You also retreat."
The emperor was the only one left in the garden, sitting there alone with his thoughts wandering around.
Song Huizong was smart and willful, and King Yun was so much like him that he loved him so much that he even did many outrageous things.
It was also because King Yun was so similar to him that Song Huizong did not dare to depose the crown prince. He knew very well that if King Yun became emperor, he would destroy the country, and the prince was the best candidate for heir apparent.
Yang Jian is terminally ill, and Li Yan is now favored.
Song Huizong thought for a while, called Li Yan and said: "You go to Dali Temple to deliver the edict. If Ju Ming is willing to repent, you can keep his official status. If he is unwilling to repent, he will be assassinated in Qiongzhou and his family name will be destroyed. I only told Li Bozong,
Don’t let others know about it, settle the case as soon as possible, and don’t delay it any longer.”
Song Huizong was really annoyed that more and more ministers were interceding for Ju Ming.
Moreover, Zhu Ming was arrested and imprisoned in Dali Temple, and the news had spread throughout the city of Tokyo. People were furious, and even prostitutes were singing dramas about loyal ministers and their injustice.
The case must be closed as soon as possible and the situation cannot be allowed to continue to develop.
At any other time, Song Huizong would not have been afraid at all. The problem was that rebels from all walks of life had not been suppressed, natural and man-made disasters had occurred, hungry people were everywhere, and finances were in straits. Some ministers with upright temperaments were already advising the emperor to issue self-incriminating edicts.
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Dali Temple Prison.
Li Bozong went to Ju Ming again for a drink, took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone and said: "The official family has a secret order to close the case as soon as possible. If I write a letter of repentance, I can retain my official status. If I don't repent, I will assassinate Qiongzhou and destroy my family background. Alas,
Choose one yourself.”
Tattoo?
Ju Ming doesn't like tattoos, let alone tattoos on his face.
It seems that I have to be a little ruthless. If I want to change history, I will definitely not have the Southern Song Dynasty, and Prime Minister Wen will not have to leave his loyalty to history.
In that case, let's borrow a poem from Prime Minister Wen.
After grinding the ink, Zhu Ming picked up the brush.
Li Bozong was a little disappointed. He admired Ju Ming very much. He would rather Ju Ming assassinate Qiongzhou than see Ju Ming bow his head and repent.
It was like a strong-willed man had his backbone broken.
Li Bozong sat down to drink alone. After a few glasses of wine, he suddenly saw something wrong with the content of the confession book. He quickly read it carefully: "The heaven and earth have righteousness, and are mixed with manifolds. Below are the rivers and mountains, and above are the sun and stars. As people say
Haoran, Peihusai Cangming..."
"Pfft...cough cough cough!"
Li Bozong took a sip of wine, wiped the corners of his mouth with his horizontal sleeves, and his expression became solemn.
In this song "Song of Righteousness", Ju Ming only changed two words, changing "Qiongbei" to "Bianliang".
After Zhu Ming finished writing, he put down the pen, and Li Bozong took it silently.
He returned to his office and first copied two copies of "Song of Righteousness". Then he wrote a letter of resignation, took out the official seal and put it away, and sent "Song of Righteousness" and the letter of resignation to the palace.
Song Huizong read "Song of Righteousness" first. After appreciating it, he felt even more headache.
After reading the resignation letter again, I was so angry that I yelled: "This Li Bozong has no sense of responsibility as a minister!"
The content of the resignation letter was very simple. Li Bozong said that he admired the righteous people and did not dare to assassinate Ju Ming in Qiongzhou. He could not violate the imperial edict, so he had to resign and return home, asking the emperor not to retain him. At this time, he had already fled with his whole family.
A "Song of Righteousness" states that given the public opinion atmosphere of the Song Dynasty's preferential treatment of scholar-bureaucrats, Song Huizong did not dare to kill Ju Ming, nor did he dare to assassinate Ju Ming and exile him.
It doesn't matter how many people die, this kind of scholar-officials cannot be insulted.
Song Huizong called Li Yan again: "Promote Nie Yu to the rank of Minister of Dali Temple and ask him to close the case immediately. Zhu Ming made arrogant comments on the government and wrote banned books, destroyed the writings since his birth, and escorted him to the Guizhou editor. After the case was closed, he was sent out immediately.
Tokyo, don’t use shackles on prison cars, lest you attract criticism.”
The last person to receive such treatment was Cheng Yi. He also had his birth certificate destroyed and was also escorted to the local editor. He neither tattooed nor wore shackles.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty never wanted to see Ju Ming again. He wanted to get away as far as he could. It would be best to die in Guizhou.
Just like a thief, Dali Temple prepared a carriage, escorted by several sergeants, and sent Ju Ming out of the city early in the morning.
The moment he came out of the city gate, Ju Ming felt like a bird escaping from its cage.
What he wants is to "pursue and destroy the writings that he has written since his birth". From now on, he will no longer be a minister of the Song Dynasty. In the future, he can be free to carry out rebellions and will not bear the infamy of a rebellious minister and traitor.
On the contrary, you will be sympathized with and understood.
"I still have a personal entourage in the city. Brother, can you go and let me know?" Zhu Ming asked.
The escorting sergeant looked embarrassed.
Ju Ming also said: "All the wealth and wealth are with me."
"I'll go right away and ask your husband to tell you the address of the chamber." The sergeant immediately became motivated.