The Ye brothers sued Gu Yanwu, accusing him of taking advantage of his power and occupying 800 acres of Ye's paddy fields in Yumei Township.
The lawsuit went smoothly and was filed directly in the lobby of the Ministry of Punishment in Nanjing. The Ministry of Punishment actually accepted the case.
Poor patriot Gu Yanwu, who was working hard in Tianbei Province to guard the border for the Ming Dynasty. He was recalled to Nanjing and imprisoned for no reason.
Zhu Hengjia was very proud, Mr. Tinglin, aren't you crazy? In "Rizhilu", you said nonsense that you should not "govern alone" but "govern by all", advocating "the power of the world should be transferred to the people of the world". Haha
!If you want to take away my power, I will put you in jail.
He summoned Wang Huacheng, the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, and gave a hint: This man wrote a book to discuss government affairs, and the influence was too bad. He should be exiled three thousand miles to herd sheep in Outer Mongolia.
As for why not behead him? The main reason is that this man is a great Confucian and a righteous man who fought against the Qing Dynasty. He is highly regarded among the people. Killing him directly would damage my reputation. It would be better to exile him to a remote place and let him fend for himself. The emperor had spoken, and the sentence of exile was naturally smooth from the Ministry of Punishment to Dali Temple.
Unexpectedly, he was not exiled.
First, public dissatisfaction boiled over.
This Gu family can be said to be full of loyal people! When they were fighting against the Qing Dynasty in Kunshan, Gu Yanwu's biological mother He's right arm was cut off by Qing soldiers, and her two younger brothers were killed. After hearing about the rebellion, his stepmother Wang went on a hunger strike and died for the country. On her deathbed, she told Yanwu:
"Even if I am a woman, favored by the emperor, and die with the country, it is a kind of righteousness. If you are not a minister of another country, live up to the great kindness of the country for generations, and do not forget the legacy of the ancestors, then I can sleep underground forever.
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Such a loyal person, when mentioning the Gu family in Kunshan, who wouldn't give a thumbs up? He pointed out black as white, but the people would not agree! The people in Kunshan wrote a letter to the people, demanding the release of Gu Yanwu, and blocked the Suzhou prefect in the government office, forcing him to do so.
Signing the Book of Ten Thousand People. Gu Yanwu’s nephew Xu Qianxue also brought a large group of people to Beijing to petition, which disturbed the peace of the Three Laws Division.
A few unruly people were making trouble. Wouldn't it be over if they were arrested? Everyone knew that Gu Yanwu was wronged, and no one wanted to embarrass these unruly people. Instead, the trouble became more and more serious. Zhu Hengjia claimed to be a good emperor who loved the people, so he could not send troops to suppress it.
, I have to waste time pretending to be deaf and dumb.
It was enough for the unruly people to make trouble. Officials, especially those from the Qingliu, also started to make trouble. Gu Yanwu's friends Wang Lue, Lu Zebo, Lu Longqi and other Qingliu officials went to the Shu to express their grievances. Even He Wuzou and Qian Qian
Yi and other important ministers also requested a retrial of the case.
What worries Zhu Hengjia the most is that some generals also interceded for Gu Yanwu. His direct general Sun Gui fought alongside Gu Yanwu when he fought in Nanjing; Zhou Hezhi, Zhou Rui, Ruan Jin, and Gu Yanwu, former subordinates of Lu Jianguo, were also comrades-in-arms;
Peng Mingyang was Gu Yanwu's commander, and they all rushed to rescue people.
"I'm so angry. I didn't expect that even though I am a majestic emperor, I can't even exile a corrupt scholar!"
Zhu Hengjia saw that if one person was exiled, he would lose the support of the people, officials, and the military. He felt that the gains were not worth the loss. He could only pretend to say: "I feel that there is no solid evidence for the case of Gu Yanwu's occupation of the Ye family's property. It's just that this person took over the Ye family's 800 acres of paddy fields. There is some evidence."
It's a disgrace to the gentlemen. You should be demoted and go to the south bank of the Wuguerzha River to be a postmaster."
The Wuguerzha River is located in the Onan River Wei, the capital of Yunuergandu, close to Outer Mongolia and the stronghold of the Rakshasa people, Nerchinsk City.
The reason for handling it this way is based on the experience of the eunuch Liu Jin who demoted Wang Shouren to Longchang Station in Guizhou as a postmaster. Humph, don't you and Gu Yanwu like to write books? I asked you to write slowly in the ice and snow; didn't you say
"Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world." Well, I want to see if you can still fulfill your duties as a little postmaster.
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Among the three democratic scholars that Zhu Hengjia wanted to deal with, Mr. Tinglin and Gu Yanwu actually had the weakest foundation. The other two: Mr. Lizhou Huang Zongyi and Mr. Chuanshan Wang Fuzhi, both came from well-known families, and their foundation in the court was much deeper than that of Gu Yanwu.
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Dealing with Gu Yanwu was so strenuous, Zhu Hengjia felt the power of the democratic faction, even if it was only budding, it still made all emperors fearful.
He did not dare to act rashly and sent people to collect evidence of corruption, bending the law, and tax evasion of these two families. Unexpectedly, the Huang and Wang families had a very good family tradition, and nothing illegal was found. Although some distant relatives in the family had committed crimes, they could not be punished.
This condemns the two of them.
However, in feudal society, it is really easy for the dictatorial emperor to punish the ministers below him.
With a stroke of the pen, Wang Fuzhi was changed to the governor of Taiwan, and Yu Tunan, the former governor of Taiwan, was appointed governor of Baoding. Haha, doesn’t your king Fuzhi like to write books, so I asked you to write them for the students on the island of Taiwan to read.<
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As for the other great scholar Huang Zongyi, he is already the censor of the right capital, so it is difficult to change him.
Seeing that he had been in the saddle for many years, the emperor decided to have a heart-to-heart talk with him before dealing with him.
Huang Daru was summoned to Qianqing Palace, and Zhu Hengjia was very polite. He not only gave him a seat and tea, but also greeted him with a smile and chatted about household matters.
"It's too strong. I remember you are fifty-two this year, right?"
"Your Majesty has a good memory, and I am exactly fifty-two years old."
"Oh, time flies! We are all old in a flash, I am sixty-five this year!"
"Your Majesty, you are the Son of Heaven. You live as long as Heaven. You have the spirit of a dragon and a horse, but you are not old at all."
After hearing Huang Zongyi's compliments, Zhu Hengjia's face instantly darkened. You Huang Taichong, in front of me, you are respectful and flattering, but behind my back, you have written so many books.
, advocate democracy and freedom, oppose dictatorship, and oppose my imperial power. You, you, you, which one is the real you?
"Taichong, I heard that you wrote a wonderful book called "Records of Visits to the Ming Yi". Well, good, it's really well written! There are twenty-one chapters in total. I have read each one. The more I read, the more interesting it becomes.
, I can’t put it down."
Upon hearing this, Huang Zongxi suddenly felt a little cold on his neck, and couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat. He said bravely: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment!"
"Humph, I have little talent and little knowledge, and I don't understand some things. You said in the chapter "Yuanjun": You, the monarch, "take my selfishness as the great public of the world" and "the great harm to the world." What is this?
What do you mean?"
As soon as this question came out, Huang Zongxi couldn't hold it in any longer and fell to his knees with a plop, "Your Majesty, these are all written by me when I was drunk. I am confused. Please forgive me!"
"Haha, what you said makes sense, what crime is there? 'For the world, not for the king; for all the people, not for one surname'; today's law is 'the law of one family, not the law of the world'; 'The Son of Heaven'
What is true may not necessarily be true, and what is wrong with the emperor may not necessarily be wrong. Well, it is so well written!"
"Your Majesty, I am punished by death." Huang Zongxi burst into tears and was speechless because of fear.
Zhu Hengjia did not look at him, but said leisurely: "Taichong, I always thought that you were very close to me. I was wrong. In fact, you have never been close to me. Please step back, I am a little tired."