The establishment of the Dengwen Drum certainly has certain positive meanings, but there are many restrictions on reaching the heavens through the Dengwen Drum. Not everyone can just come here to complain about anything.
If you do not meet the conditions and still come to beat the drum, you will be severely punished.
For example, civil cases such as marriage, land ownership, fights, etc. are not accepted by Dengwengu.
Another example is that the original case can only be filed in Dengwengu after the state or county government rejects the case.
Just now, Official Lin made a special trip to Wanping County in the north of the city to complain to the county government, but was rejected by the county government just to meet this condition.
After the petition is submitted, according to today's system, the case must be sent to the emperor the next morning, and then usually handed over to the Metropolitan Procuratorate for handling.
After beating the drum and handing over the handwritten petition, Lin Daguan returned to Wang's house and never came out.
As a result, the entire officialdom of the capital was in a state of panic today. Many officials traveled several miles to go outside the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to watch the scene in person.
Ordinary excitement may cause hundreds of people to gather to watch, but today, hundreds of officials gathered outside the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The previous court had not been so active.
Xin Zixiu, the censor of Zuodu, grabbed Li Rusong, the commander of the patrol camp, by the breast and cursed him in public.
Li Rusong explained again and again: "Lin Tailai has already escaped into the residence of King Shao Situ of the Ministry of Revenue. According to the rules, without an imperial edict, we can't break in and take someone!"
The next day was the day of the feast, but Emperor Wanli would rather listen to the ministers' presentation than attend class.
Emperor Wanli arrived at the Wenhua Hall in the morning, and after sitting on the throne, he glanced around the hall and felt that the number of ministers attending the Wenhua Hall today was slightly more than usual.
Generally, core ministers such as the cabinet, ministries, and governor's office must be present during the prelude to the Wenhua Palace, while other ministers usually come only when they have something to do.
It can be seen from the number of people today that something must have happened, and most of the extra people are Yanguan.
Emperor Wanli only wanted to say to this, I hope these people are not here to remonstrate with Yan Jin for the sake of performance.
Xin Zixiu, the censor of Zuodu, came forward and said: "The Imperial Procuratorate was ordered to inspect the martial arts examination venue and yesterday summoned relevant personnel for questioning.
But some people openly resisted arrest, beat dozens of jailers in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, broke open the door and fled, which is really shocking!"
You can tell from his tone how angry Mr. Xin is. If he hadn't been concerned about the crime of disrespecting the emperor, he would have started to curse.
"Hey!" Suddenly, an uncontrollable chuckle came from the throne.
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As an emperor who has received professional training since he was a child, he can generally keep his emotions and angers a secret unless he can't help it.
Unexpectedly, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, known as a hornet's nest, would be stabbed in this way.
Seeing the Zuodu Yushi who was losing control of his emotions, Emperor Wanli quickly went back to make amends: "I just thought that this person must be Lin Tailai?"
Xin Zongxian felt that he was speechless and said in a low voice: "Fang Wanshan, the censor in charge, was ordered to inspect the examination room and investigate Lin Tailai's illegal activities. Fang Wanshan can report it."
This mode of political fighting has become popular in recent years. The boss often does not speak directly, leaving his own censor to be responsible for firing. Of course, water is impermanent, and the situation varies.
Fang Yushi came out from behind and reported: "I have been ordered to find out that Lin Tailai was favored in the examination room and Zheng Guotai was unfairly treated."
That Lin Tailai was extremely vicious, he frequently used force to break the rules, repeatedly committed abuses wantonly, and violated discipline everywhere, and he is still at large to this day."
Ministers with some experience can tell that Fang Yushi deliberately emphasized Zheng Guotai, and it was definitely with careful thoughts, hoping to guide the emperor's emotions.
Fang Yushi didn't care about being seen by others, his main job was to induce the emperor to "help relatives but not take care of others".
Besides, Zheng Guotai has not done any evil deeds now. If he can help Zheng Guotai from a fair standpoint and say a few words, it will not cause any public backlash.
Hearing the word "impunity", Emperor Wanli asked: "Why not arrest people?"
Fang Yushi was overjoyed and waited for this sentence, and quickly said: "Lin Tailai hid in the home of Taicang Wang Zhiyuan, the left minister of the household department and the governor, and was protected by him.
Previously, Li Rusong, the commander of the patrol camp, came to ask for people twice, but Wang Zhiyuan refused to hand them over."
Emperor Wanli looked at his chief minister in surprise, "Isn't Lin Tailai Mr. Shen's retainer?"
Shen Shixing reported: "Lin Tailai has left the Shen family for the sake of the Wang family's daughter."
Emperor Wanli was speechless, and the imperial circle was in chaos. He asked Zhang Jiayin, the Minister of War, "The imperial censor reported that Zheng Guotai suffered injustice. What does the Ministry of War, who presided over the military examination, think?"
Zhang Jiayin was also angry. If the emperor finally listened to the report from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and determined that the examination room was unfair, then he, the nominal examiner, would be held responsible for it!
It's understandable that you, the Qingliu forces, want to compete for the position of Minister of Household Affairs and use Lin Tailai to get Wang Zhiyuan, but what does it mean to drag Zhang Jiayin into the water?
Do you still want to kill rabbits and win back a minister of the Ministry of War?
With such a big appetite, I’m not afraid of overeating!
Therefore, Zhang Jiayin said angrily: "It is unbelievable that a foreign censor directly interferes in the examination and instructs the examiner on how to grade based on subjective suspicion!
Could it be that in the liberal arts examination room, a censor could break into the Gongyuan Academy and directly instruct the examiner how to judge the paper?"
Fang Yushi was also helpless. In fact, he had no intention of targeting Zhang Jiayin.
However, in order to deal with Lin Tailai and use Zheng Guotai to guide the emperor's emotions, we had to come up with the theory that "Zheng Guotai was unfairly treated in the examination room".
He also explained to the emperor: "The reason for the injustice in the examination room is not that I made trouble for nothing, but that the examinees and the instructors who evaluated the examination were making noise together, so I had to investigate."
At present, Lin Tailai's crime is clear, and the impact is extremely bad! He should cut through the mess quickly, question him with thunderous force, and quickly calm down the martial arts test storm!"
If the emperor personally issued an order to arrest someone, then the Jinyiwei Official School would be dispatched to imprison him in the "imperial prison".
Unless they want to rebel, no one in Ming Dynasty dares to openly resist, not even Lin Tailai!
In the court hall, Lin Tailai knew two big bosses, Wang Zhiyuan was still at home behind closed doors to thank guests, and only Chief Assistant Shen Shixing stood here.
At this time, everyone subconsciously looked at Shen Shoufu. Logically speaking, Shen Shoufu should come out to intercede.
But what was unexpected was that Shen Shoufu looked at his eyes, nose and heart, like a sculpture without saying a word.
Everyone's first reaction was, has Lin Tailai really become the abandoned son of the chief minister?
Lin Tailai has caused too much trouble, and the chief assistant can't bear it anymore?
When the emperor and his ministers play against each other, the pattern is as follows: the civil servant closest to the emperor's left is the cabinet scholar, and the military official closest to the emperor's right is the imperial guard.
At this time, someone from the Jinyi Guards stood up and said with a somewhat helpless tone: "Lin Tailai beat the drum yesterday to express his grievances."
Originally, trivial matters like hearing the drum report were usually left to the end of the court meeting between the monarch and his ministers.
But today the Metropolitan Procuratorate came up to bite Lin Tailai. Looking at the situation, if they don't come out to report Lin Tailai's beating of the Dengwen drum, it will affect the emperor's judgment.
According to the system, the emperor had to know the contents of the drums to express grievances. At this time, when he heard Lin Tailai beat the drums to express grievances, he asked the imperial guards to read out the petition.
At any time, a basic principle in judging a case is that both the plaintiff and the defendant must listen to their statements.
The imperial guard held the petition submitted by Lin Tailai and read expressionlessly:
"I, Lin Tailai, cried and cried and complained. I am clothed in commoners and farmed in Gusu, so I am still alive. No, I grew up under the emperor's grace and bathed in the spring breeze."
Everyone can only say that these two sentences are interesting, but they don’t look like they could be written by a nineteen-year-old boy. Could it be that they hired a lawyer to ghostwrite them?
The royal guard continued to read: "I have acquired literary and martial arts over the past eighteen years. I hope to use this to serve the country and to honor our ancestors.
I rushed to Beijing to take part in the martial arts test recently, but unexpectedly I competed with my uncle, which caused countless waves."
Hearing this, many ministers smiled contemptuously. This Lin Tailai was really a layman.
In folk parlance, it is true that the concubine's brother is often called Guojiu. At the same time, people also often use Guojiu as an honorific title for the concubine's brother in verbal address.
But those are all private names and do not conform to official etiquette. Only the brothers of the Queen and the Queen Mother are officially recognized uncles.
In official documents, it is really disrespectful to use "uncle" to address the imperial concubine's brother.
If Lin Tailai was an official and this petition was a formal memorial, Lin Tailai would be punished based on this title.
No joke, if you make mistakes in the memorial to the emperor, you will really be punished, and the worst case can lead to dismissal from office.
Regardless of anything else, the imperial guard only serves as a tool for reading the pleadings:
"My minister and my uncle were competing for the first place. The three games were very tense and the situation was tense. I didn't want my uncle to be popular among the people, so the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate stepped forward to support my uncle in winning the first place."
The description of the uncle in the petition was full of rustic vibes, which really made everyone speechless, but they could only listen first.
Otherwise, some people say that things written by laymen are poisonous in the eyes of insiders.
However, Emperor Wanli and his ministers had somewhat different ideas. This visit to an uncle made the emperor feel a little wandering.
The guard in brocade clothes was still reading: "I am a small citizen from the south of the Yangtze River. I have been a poor peasant for eight generations, and my family has only four walls.
Now, first I encountered a fight with my uncle, and then I encountered a suppression by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I have never seen such a situation in the world. I feel trembling in my heart and feel uneasy all day long.
I feel anxious all night long, have difficulty falling asleep, and often have random thoughts after tossing and turning.
When I think about it, the Metropolitan Procuratorate probably thinks that as a relative of the emperor, my uncle has no official position and is very pitiful, so he should have been given a title."
To be continued...