Chapter Nine hundred and eighty seventh through adversity
It's been an uneventful night.
Yang Shen, who was in prison, was not severely tortured that day, but those arrested at the same time as him, including Feng Zhao, were all tortured with sticks that night.
Yang Shen was very anxious. He wanted to see the person in charge, but he couldn't see any of them.
It was not until noon the next day that Zhu Hao reappeared in front of him. At this time, Zhu Hao directly explained to him that nine out of ten people who came yesterday had been punished.
"There is nothing I can do to help." Zhu Hao finally concluded.
If Yang Shen asked me to help, I would be able to help. The emperor has his own opinions and cannot be interfered with by outside forces. Yang Shen sat there with a sad expression: "Then why do you exclude me?"
Zhu Hao sat down and looked at the haggard Yang Shen. He did not show any sarcasm. In fact, Zhu Hao also knew that although Yang Shen was utilitarian and sometimes mean, he was still aboveboard most of the time, at least in the ceremony.
In discussing this matter, he has accomplished what his father Yang Tinghe failed to accomplish.
Even Yang Tinghe didn't fight desperately to this point, but Yang Shen did it.
Many people in history remember Yang Shen, not only because of his wild and unruly nature, but also because of his talent and learning, and also because of his persistence in discussing etiquette.
In one matter, even if what you do is not tolerated by the world, as long as you can do it to the extreme, you can still leave your name in history. What's more, what Yang Shen did was not evil, and the etiquette he insisted on was also Chinese.
Confucian tradition passed down for thousands of years.
It's just controversial.
"Brother Yongxiu, let me put it bluntly, you will not be an exception in the next few days. Maybe there will be a royal staff waiting for you in the court hall." Zhu Hao came to give the notice.
If you are beaten in prison, you will be beaten as long as you can hold your breath, and you may be beaten again later, or you may not be able to bear it and die...the impact is just that.
The emperor wants to kill one person as a warning to others, and the punishment will inevitably be carried out publicly. Then many of you will be executed in the court, which will not only make you lose face, but also let onlookers know the majesty of the emperor. In short, this time you
The more you insist on doing something, the more severe the physical pain you will suffer in the end.
Zhu Haodao: "Fortunately, there is no one outside Zuo Shun's door. Someone's memorial on the ceremony will still be held, but the result has nothing to do with the overall situation." Yang Shen slapped the table: "I persisted for a long time, but the Confucian officials were always the victims.
, but it was a woman who succeeded and did evil? Is there any justice in this world?" Zhu Hao didn't like to hear this.
You can't draw such conclusions on controversial matters. You will be aboveboard in your feelings, while others will be despicable? You seem to have forgotten who you are fighting, right?
The emperor wants to punish you, so it's a good thing if he doesn't let you die.
I don’t know what the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules are. If the king wants his ministers to die, they must die?
"Tomorrow morning, I will definitely mention this matter. Do you have anything to say? Do you want me to take it out to someone?"
What Zhu Hao meant when he said this was that it is impossible to discuss any outcome in this meeting. I am leaving soon, but I can send a message for you again. Yang Shen shook his head: "The matter is over, just let fate happen!"
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Zhu Hao was leaving the prison in Fusi, Beizhen, when he happened to encounter several Hanlin Academy officials being released.
Because Xu Jie had not participated in the Zuo Shunmen incident from the beginning, Zhu Hao did not have to worry about it. Cai Ang himself did not want to get involved in this kind of thing, but he was coerced into it in the end because Cai Ang himself was not a high-ranking official and could not get involved.
He was sent to prison, but fortunately he had a good relationship with Zhu Hao, so he avoided being punished with a cane.
Everyone who participated in the Zuo Shunmen Incident in the Hanlin Academy was almost dealt with in one fell swoop.
Zhu Hao asked Zhu Si to put some people back to calm people's hearts, including Cai Ang. "Jingdao? Are you... okay?"
When Cai Ang saw Zhu Hao, his eyes were red. He seemed to have lost weight. He was probably frightened in the prison, especially when he saw his colleagues being called out one by one to execute the punishment with the stick.
In the end, eight of the ten people would be beaten with a cane, but Cai Ang survived. Even he didn't know what the criteria were for selecting people for the cane punishment.
Why eight people were punished, while the other two were exempted from punishment, and it is difficult to clarify the difference. After all, everyone has basically the same opinion, and
In terms of participation, except for the first few, they are basically the same.
Zhu Hao said: "It's okay, let's go out and talk." As he said that, Zhu Hao motioned to the Jin Yiwei to let him out of the door.
Just as Zhu Hao was about to go out with Cai Ang, a man came from the opposite side and blocked the way. It was Wang Bangqi who had made a big splash among the Jinyi Guards before.
In the Zuo Shunmen incident, Wang Bangqi, a ruthless official with a long-standing reputation in history, found an opportunity and came forward to beat many people. Now he is not afraid of officials at all. He is afraid of Zhu Hao...
He was afraid of the emperor, but now he relies on the emperor to punish civil servants. Naturally, he felt that Zhu Hao would also be classified as a target of punishment.
"Isn't this Mr. Zhu?"
Wang Bangqi's tone of voice was neither yin nor yang.
Zhu Hao frowned: "Yes, what's the matter with you?"
Wang Bangqi said coldly: "It's nothing. Everyone who walks out from here will have to pay for the passage." When Cai Ang heard this, he couldn't help but become nervous and asked quickly: "How much?"
Obviously Cai Ang was afraid. If he stayed in the prison again, it would be a question of whether he could get out alive, because he heard that someone was beaten to death in the prison last night, and he felt that his health had always been poor and he could not bear the punishment of the rod.
, finally had a chance to escape, who wants to go back?
If it was just a little money, Cai Ang would be willing to pay it. Wang Bangqi said: "One hundred taels per person."
"One hundred taels?"
When Cai Ang heard this, he immediately felt like he might as well die.
Zhu Hao said: "You are quite good at making money, and you openly asked for bribes while His Majesty was furious?"
Wang Bangqi said: "Shilang Zhu, I know that you are not in jail now, but this does not mean that you will be very stable in the future. People who enter here will have to shed their skins even if they die, so that they can take care of themselves. This money will not go into the pocket of Beizi.
Now the imperial court wants to build railways, build trains, and open mines. It wants money everywhere... One hundred taels is considered cheap. If you don't give it, please go back!"
Zhu Hao didn't want to talk to Wang Bangqi.
He pulled Cai Ang's sleeve and turned around to walk into the prison. Wang Bangqi's face turned red when he saw this, and he put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, preparing to draw the knife to threaten him.
"Swish, swish, swish!"
The people behind Zhu Hao who originally belonged to the Jin Yiwei side drew their swords much faster than Wang Bangqi. "What are you doing?"
After all, Wang Bangqi belonged to a hundred households, and the people who knew Zhu Hao's identity and were responsible for personal protection were not as high as Wang Bangqi.
A guard in brocade clothes said: "Wang Baihu, don't mess around. Zhu Shilang is an official of the imperial court. This is the Fusi Yamen of Beizhen. Don't get yourself into trouble."
For Jin Yiwei who knows Zhu Hao's identity, this Beizhen Fusi can be said to be Zhu Hao's back garden. You, Wang Bangqi, want the money to go to Zhu Hao. You really don't know how to write the word "death"!
Or are you saying that you don’t want to work for these hundreds of households?
Just like the last years of Zhengde, he was impeached and even lost his position?
Wang Bangqi frowned and said, "I am working for Jin Yiwei and I have no selfish motives. What should I be afraid of?" Just as he was talking, Luo An came out.
"The envoy of Luo Town."
Wang Bangqi had to bow and salute Luo An.
Luo An nodded to Zhu Hao, then made a farewell gesture and said: "Master Zhu, please do it." "Yes."
Zhu Hao glanced sideways at Wang Bangqi and thought to himself: Who should I take out from here, why should I look at your face? It seems that you really don’t want to work here anymore. Just as the Zuo Shunmen incident is over, you can go where you should go.
, for example, guarding the imperial mausoleum is a good job. Come and accompany my second uncle!
Except for Zhu Hao who took Cai Ang out of Beizhen Fusi without any obstruction, it was not so easy for other officials to go out.
Family members have to bring money to ransom themselves, but the fine does not need to be as much as one hundred taels. It is still needed from a dozen to dozens of taels, and the person who handles this is Wang Zuo, who has the upper hand in the battle for the commander of the Jin Yiwei.
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If Wang Zuo wanted to do this, Zhu Hao had no reason to object, and even secretly supported it.
Otherwise, Zhu Hao had no reason to speak to Zhu Si. It was precisely because Zhu Hao told Zhu Si that there were a lot of people arrested this time, and some of them were kidnapped.
, it is better to treat them differently, implement alienation measures internally, and then appropriately collect some ransom money from those who are released...
After thinking about it, Zhu Si agreed. "Thank you Jingdao. If it weren't for you, I don't know how much money it would cost."
Cai Ang was a little scared.
If Wang Bangqi really cheated him out of a hundred taels of silver, he would never be able to get it back, and he would definitely go back to jail and receive the punishment of a cane. Zhu Hao forced a smile, with a bit of bitterness in his smile.
It was precisely because Zhu Hao knew that Cai Ang was not good at saving money and usually bought books and even helped fellow villagers that he stepped in to bail him out. It was also because Zhu Hao felt that Cai Ang was a friend worth keeping with.
"As long as it's okay."
Zhu Hao looked back at the Fusi Gate of Beizhen.
Cai Ang looked around but couldn't find his family members who came to pick him up.
There were many people from each family coming to welcome their masters out of prison, but most of them were disappointed. This time it was not that they could get out after paying money, but only certain people could pay money and get out. Those who were not on the list,
He is not even qualified to pay money to redeem himself.
"I can just walk back." Cai Ang looked exhausted both physically and mentally.
Zuo Shunmen struggled for a day, and then spent a night of fear in the prison. As a scholar, Cai Ang, whose body was already weak, naturally couldn't bear it. Zhu Hao said: "Brother Cai, I heard that you have the opportunity to be promoted to the Imperial College recently. Work hard."
Bar."
"What?" Cai Ang looked puzzled.
I have just been released from prison, and I don’t know whether I will be held accountable in the future. You actually said that I will be promoted? Even if it is true, I have no idea.
What's more...how is this possible?
Zhu Hao sighed and said, "Now is the time for the imperial court to hire people. Your Majesty will hold Buddhist banquets and lectures in the future, and you will need to hire more people with relatively mild opinions. I recommend you to the imperial court."
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Cai Ang originally wanted to say, is your recommendation useful?
You have just been promoted. Although you were promoted by leaps and bounds, if you say whoever can be a chamberlain will be a chamberlain...then you don't need to be the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, you can be the chief.
Assistant, even the first assistant is not qualified.
Zhu Hao said: "Go back and prepare for peace of mind. Put aside the etiquette matters for now. I will come back to you later to discuss some things with you."