On the 27th day of April in the 14th year of Wanli, Guo Siji, the Deputy Military Envoy of the Zhejiang Prosecution Department's inspection of Hui Ning Dao, reported that the demon book "Da Qian Qi Yun" was found in Xiuning County under the jurisdiction of Dao Shi, and there were treasonous words in it, saying that "Zeng "Guang" is the editor of the New World. The chief editor is the demon monk Zeng Guang, whose lay name is Yang Zhongkui, who has been arrested. He confessed that a certain Liang Ruyuan who was giving lectures in this county participated in the compilation of the demon book. Today, the Zhejiang Ancha Division recommends The crime of treason was reported to Dali Temple, and Yang and Liang were reviewed and beheaded.
The Zhejiang Procuratorate did not dare to neglect, and the Procuratorate Yu Menglin took the file and reported it directly to the Zhejiang Governor. Seeing that he was reluctant to speak, Teng Bolun, the Zhejiang Governor, asked, "What does Boxiang have to say?"
Yu Menglin said: "Futai, Guo Siji deserves to die - this guy is pretending to be confused while pretending to understand. There must be injustice in this case. You don't need to see the files to know it."
Hearing this, Teng Bolun raised his eyebrows, looked directly at Yu Menglin and said, "Speak clearly."
Yu Menglin smiled and said: "The so-called Liang Ruyuan is He Xinyin! He Xinyin is from Liangjia Village, Yongfeng, Ji'an, Jiangxi. In the past, he conspired with Lan Daoxing to bring down Yan. After fleeing, he changed his name to He Xinyin. It has been more than thirty years now - He Xinyin has never been with him. Others have told it, so many people in the world do not know his original name. I only know this because I am familiar with Li Zhi."
As soon as these words came out, Teng Bolun took a deep breath, slapped the table and cursed: "No wonder I thought the name Liang Ruyuan looked familiar just now, no wonder! Guo Si is so cruel! This bitch wants to be promoted and goes crazy!"
Guo Si wanted to be promoted and went crazy, so he took a big gamble on his official career. This was his own choice, but the kidnapped Teng Bolun followed him. Although the emperor's attitude towards He Xinyin's article has not been reported in the capital, it can be known from common sense. , it is inevitable to be angry. If Zhejiang vindicates the case, will Teng Futai still have his official career?
Teng Bolun wanted to hold the stand of the Futai but couldn't lift it, so he cursed Guo Siji in front of Yu Menglin for half a quarter of an hour. After scolding for a while, he saw that Yu Menglin was a little distracted, and he couldn't help but moved in his heart and said: "Boxiang, First tell me how you plan to deal with it?"
Yu Menglin still smiled and said: "Don't worry, Futai. This idiot Guo Siji still lived ten years ago - he has no idea what kind of emperor the emperor is."
Hearing this, Teng Bolun stood up, turned around the governor's case and walked to Yu Menglin. He smiled at him and said with his hands, "Yes, Boxiang has been with the emperor for several years, so he must be sure to handle this case - I Sincerely ask for advice.”
Yu Menglin hurriedly stood up and bent down and said: "Futai broke the official. The official has already looked through the files. The so-called confession of Liang Ruyuan is as expected. It only has a fingerprint and no signature. I wonder what kind of person He Xinyin can make Guo Siji beat him up." ?I think the key to this matter is that Futai issued an order to escort all the criminals to the province to prevent him from committing evil crimes in Xiuning."
"Just now, the official has sent capable men to rush to Xiuning with the warrant to prevent He Xinyin from being killed in prison. If Futai issues another Jun order, Guo Siji will not dare to disobey it. Wait until He Xinyin arrives at the governor's Yamen , the initiative lies entirely with us. When the time comes, how and how much the case will be turned over, Futai Keyinzhang will tell you directly, and you will know the emperor's attitude."
After hearing this, Teng Bolun let out a sigh of relief and said: "No wonder Boxiang has been so successful in these years. He has been trained by the emperor himself, and he is so flawless! Okay! I will write the order right now!"
However, Teng Bolun and Yu Menglin still underestimated the lower limit of people's hearts. When Futai Jun's order was sent to Xiuning, the people of Yu Menglin's faction had already returned - He Xinyin was already old, and he died in prison less than two days after being sentenced. Died from an old illness!
As soon as the news of He Xinyin's death in prison came out, the whole country was in an uproar, and people were talking about the eternal injustice. He Xinyin was originally invited by Huizhou merchant Shen Cheng and others to give lectures, but now he was tortured to death for no reason. Shen Cheng raised his arms and all six counties in Huizhou Prefecture went on strike to protest. Seeing that the people's hearts were boiling, Teng Bolun did not dare to use force. While personally coming to appease the people, he reported to the imperial court urgently, and at the same time, he urgently made a direct report to the court with eight hundred miles of silver seals to ask Zhu Yijun for instructions on the next step.
Yu Menglin thought that the handling was spotless, but the plan did not change quickly. No one could have imagined that Guo Siji could be so stupid. When He Xinyin died, the situation immediately intensified. Within two or three days, scholars in Nanzhili and Zhejiang had been reported to the "Nanjing Daily" 》Instigated, the word "injustice" was plastered all over the streets.
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Li Zhi issued "Lun He Xinyin" 1, 2, and 3 in succession, challenging the Nanjing court to ask him to be imprisoned, expressing his willingness to die with He Xinyin. If the Nanjing court did not arrest him, "Zhi will stop eating from now on. Unless he avenges this strange injustice, he will "Return to food." In the article, he praised He Xinyin, "People in this world are too lazy to take care of themselves, and the public alone is unwilling to manage their lives. The public family is rich in wealth, but they want to live together with the sages of the world between heaven and earth." He Xinyin was directly elevated to the position of being on par with the sages.
Originally, most people in the major schools of psychology to which He Xinyin belonged did not approve of He Xinyin's radicalism. However, because He Xinyin died as a martyr, super bosses such as his teacher Yan Shannong and Mr. Longxi Wang Ji spoke out angrily, and He Xinyin complained of injustice.
As if God was making the current situation more difficult, Mr. Long Xi, who was already on the verge of death, went westward the next day after speaking out. At this time, the whole southern part of the Ming Dynasty was in uproar, and disciples of psychology from all over the country were crying and reciting Li Zhi's comments. "The public comes and goes alone, and there is no way for me... I think that if the world hears what I do, they will think it's a big monster, and everyone wants to kill me, but they don't know that Confucius has already done it first." While going to the Confucius Temple for a gathering. [Note 1]
Zhu Yijun in the capital couldn't recover from the bad news for a long time. Zhang Siwei in the Yangxin Hall had an earthy face and his claws were numb and didn't know what to do. Zhu Yijun had already sentenced Guo Siji to death in his heart, but decided to wait and see. ——What is the Prime Minister’s opinion?
Unfortunately, Zhang Siwei's first thought was to suppress: "Nowadays, most of the scholars are making noises. We should issue orders to supervise the schools in various places to control the scholars' nonsense and actions. If anyone refuses to listen, his or her academic honors will be taken away. There are imperial supervisors stationed in colleges in various places. , they also want to control the situation in the academy."
Zhu Yijun was silent after hearing this. Seeing that his opinion was not in line with the purpose, Zhang Siwei was a little frustrated at first, and then gritted his teeth and suggested: "Pan Shuilian is in charge of the Ministry of Culture and Education, and I think he must have good strategies."
Zhu Yijun still frowned and didn't answer, just pacing back and forth in the palace. Wei Chao, who was standing aside, sneered secretly in his heart, thinking how did this four-dimensional man become the prime minister? The emperor wants your advice, so what are you doing to blame now? significance?
Zhang Siwei hit two soft nails in a row, and was extremely frustrated. His second suggestion was actually giving in, but the emperor didn't respond - this was because he was extremely dissatisfied with his suggestion.
However, the scholars in the south are making such a big fuss now. If we treat them with a gentle attitude, they will not be able to make a big change in the future. If these scholars are connected with the wealthy businessmen, will the tax reform of the imperial court be in vain?
After pacing awkwardly and thinking for a long time, Zhu Yijun finally issued an order: "First of all, please report to Teng Bolun and Yu Menglin, arrest Guo Siji and put him in prison, and rehabilitate He Xinyin. As for the case of the demon monk Zeng Guang, Teng Bolun must investigate it in detail, and no more
Killing someone unjustly." Zhang Siwei saw that the emperor finally chose to compromise. Although he was a little slanderous, he still gave his opinion. He breathed a sigh of relief and said that he complied with the order.
"Send Li Weizhen to Nanjing with my handwriting to persuade Li Zhi, a fool. Let Li Weizhen explain the tax reform policy to him clearly, so that he will not cause trouble for me!" After hearing this, Zhang Siwei still bowed to accept the order.
"Mr. Fengpan, the Political Affairs Hall has already prepared the first draft of the tax reform plan. In addition to the provisions on private property protection suggested by He Xinyin, newspapers in the two capitals immediately issued it to solicit public opinion." - Zhang Siwei opened his mouth and then bent his body.
Even lower, he still said he obeyed the order.
"Wei Dynasty, let Wang Tong come to see me!"
After a series of decrees were issued, Zhu Yijun glanced at the skinny Zhang Siwei and sighed secretly in his heart - should we take this opportunity to replace this guy?
It is true that he is obedient, but the Prime Minister is not only obedient. It is very tiring for me that the Prime Minister cannot keep up with my political thinking. Alas, old sir, why did you leave just as you said?