Those Things in the Ming Dynasty Part 4 Whitewashing the Peace _ Chapter 5 Edge
As an ally of Zhang Cong, when his friend was in trouble, he very loyally followed his consistent principle - to add insult to injury. It didn't matter who was in power in the court, as long as he could maintain his position.
But slowly he discovered that Xia Yan, who had just come to power, was really not that simple. He was very smart, and he was favored by the emperor. He had no intention of cooperating with him, and was not as easy to control as Zhang Cong. For future plans, it was best to solve it as soon as possible.
this person.
The attack method used by Guo Xun also fully illustrates one point - he is a rough man.
This hard-core senior official usually took bribes, had a bad reputation, was not popular, and was not clear-headed. He went so far as to directly scold Xia Yan in a memorial and fight with fans for actually daring to touch a professional player. This was the legendary egg against a stone.
Needless to say, Xia Yan immediately wrote an article to retaliate. The two sides exchanged fists and kicks, which was very lively. According to common sense, this fight should end with Xia Yan's victory, but this is not the case.
Jiajing is so fed up that he can just scold and scold his subordinates, but every time he has to be involved. On one side are important officials of the imperial court, on the other are old relatives. Both sides want the emperor to express his position. How can I find so much time to deal with you?
What a mess?!
No matter, let’s take care of one first!
Xia Yan was unlucky, he got the first shot.
In the 20th year of Jiajing (1541), the emperor received a memorial from Xia Yan. After reading it, he said nothing but asked someone to tell him that he had come to see him immediately.
After receiving the order, Xia Yan had an ominous premonition, but he felt relatively at ease because his memorial did not involve any sensitive issues. However, it was only after he entered the palace that he realized that the problem was serious.
Jiajing couldn't help but scolded Xia Yan, which made the chief minister confused. Then he revealed the reason for the scolding - a typo.
Xia Yan was confused. Wasn't this a deliberate attempt to cause trouble?
If it had been anyone else, it would have been fine if he had been scolded. If the emperor was deliberately making trouble, would you still dare to slap him?
But Brother Xia Yan is really good. He refused to give up and even replied:
"I am at fault. I have been feeling unwell recently. I hope your majesty will allow me to go home to recuperate."
If you deliberately cause trouble, I won't serve you anymore!
Of course, Mr. Jiajing was not someone to be bullied. He shouted angrily:
"You don't need to recuperate anymore. You can go to work and never come back again!"
Too bad, now we are in trouble.
The joke was too big, but once the words were spoken, there was no way to take them back, so I had to bite the bullet and leave.
Xia Yan began to bundle the quilt with sadness and prepared to leave Beijing. But just as he was about to hit the road, someone suddenly came to him and told him: Wait a minute, you may not have to leave.
Xia Yan really didn't need to leave, because something happened, and it was a big deal.
This incident happened to Guo Xun. Xia Yan was kicked out of the capital because of typos. Guo Xun was very happy for a while, but this brother really failed to live up to his expectations and soon caused a big mess.
Specifically speaking, this matter is a matter of work style. Emperor Jiajing not long ago gave Guo Xun and Wang Tingxiang (then the censor of Zuodu) an errand, and issued a special order.
But the strange thing is that after Wang Tingxiang received the order, there was no movement for more than forty days. I don't know what the trick was.
By the way, Mr. Wang Tingxiang is a great writer, one of the "First Seven Sons", and a famous philosopher. The reason why he is not working is probably because he is thinking about philosophical issues.
But Guo Xun was a bit outrageous. Although Wang Tingxiang was lazy and could only be regarded as sabotaging his work, he was so bold that he knew there was an order but refused to accept it! Quan pretended not to know.
Although Guo Xun is a relative of the emperor, he is also a paid national civil servant. Since he is paid, he has to work for the emperor, but Mr. Guo obviously does not have this consciousness.
So the emperor became angry, and after more than a month there was no response to what he had explained, so he immediately ordered a strict investigation. Wang Tingxiang was really smart. When he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately submitted a supplementary work report.
Relatively speaking, Guo Xun's attitude towards pleading guilty was not very good. He refused to do any work and only wrote a memorial to defend himself. Originally, this was not a big deal. Considering that he has been a high-ranking official for generations, the most he could do was scold him.
A few words settled the matter, but his memorial caused big trouble.
It must be noted that there were no typos in Guo Xun’s memorial, which is worthy of praise, but his problem is much more serious than typos.
This dear fellow is indeed a rough man. Not only did he quibble in the memorial, but he also wrote a shocking sentence: "Why bother to work harder to give an imperial edict?"
Combined with the context, the popular explanation of this statement is roughly as follows:
Why do you (referring to the emperor) need to issue special orders for this kind of thing? It’s superfluous!
If you have the surname Guo, you will not be surnamed Zhu until it is abolished!
The emperor finally got angry. He scolded Guo Xun and recalled Xia Yan. It rained all night because of the leak in the house. Mr. Guo Xun usually took corruption and bribes, bullied ministers and people, did all kinds of bad things, and was very unpopular with the court.
Seeing that he was unlucky, the officials in charge wrote letters and cursed him, and beat him up.
At the critical moment, Guo Xun finally woke up and immediately fired a feint, saying that he was under great pressure and was ill to recuperate, hoping for the emperor's permission.
Jiajing agreed. He still trusted this old relative. When the officials saw that the situation was not good, they all backed down.
If things ended here, Guo Xun could successfully avoid the limelight and probably have a peaceful old age. But at the most critical moment, Xia Yan came back.
In Xia Yan's view, Zhang Cong is more or less a man of action, while Guo Gaoqian is uneducated and a pure social garbage. If he wants to govern the country safely and realize his political ideals, he must get rid of this pile of garbage.
But this is almost an impossible task. Starting from Lao Zhu, the Guo family has been around for almost two hundred years. They have deep roots and are well-versed in both the underworld and the white. What can an ordinary chief minister of the cabinet do?
There is nothing an ordinary cabinet minister can do, but Xia Yan is not ordinary.
He was determined to challenge this difficult move and remove the final stumbling block. To this end, he found his protégé Yan Guan Gao Shi, told him his plan, and asked him a question:
"This is a very risky matter, are you willing?"
Answer the following:
"We will do whatever it takes to get rid of this evil villain for our country!"
In September of the 20th year of Jiajing (1531), Yiwei.
I wrote a letter of impeachment to Zhong Gao Shi: Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, was favored by the emperor and committed corruption and illegal acts. It has been found that his crimes are as follows and he should be severely punished by the judicial department!
This is a very weighty memorial. The full text lists fifteen items of Guo Xun's crimes, all of which have solid evidence. It is really a heavy bomb.
Jiajing got angry. He didn't expect Guo Xun to have so many "feats", so he imprisoned the relative in anger.
Guo Xun was very surprised when the incident happened suddenly, but after being imprisoned, he calmed down because he knew very well that with his status, the emperor would never kill him, and he would just stay in jail for two days.
His judgment was very reliable. Jiajing was just impulsive and quickly calmed down. He also specifically ordered that no execution be carried out. It seemed that he would be released without charge in two days.
However, Guo Xun was wrong, and his life would come to an end here.
Soon after, Gao Shi sent a second memorial with the same content, demanding severe punishment for Guo Xun. Jiajing ignored it and returned the memorial.
This action hides the emperor's true intention - let's end the matter here and don't continue to entangle it.
However, Xia Yan's offensive has just begun.
Different from the past, this time the judicial department was very efficient. They quickly reported the pre-trial results of the case - the crime should be punished.
Now Jiajing's head was getting big. He originally just wanted to teach Guo Xun a lesson, but why did he end up beheading him?
At this point, we must get straight to the point:
"The circumstances of this case are unknown and will be sent back to the Justice Department for review!"
The first round of testing ends here, and the second round of attacks is ready to begin.
Gao Shi wrote another letter, still demanding severe punishment, but this time, Jiajing was no longer polite to him, and ordered Gao Shi to be demoted.
After receiving the punishment, Gao Shi was not depressed, but was very happy because he had completed his mission and the show was about to begin.
After stating his position, Jiajing waited with confidence for the result of the retrial. However, at this moment, Liu Tianzhi suddenly wrote a letter to impeach Guo Xun for twelve major crimes. This time it was not as simple as corruption and bribery, and the types of crimes were more diverse.
To enrich, including disrupting government affairs, plotting evil, etc.
As if prearranged, the judicial department, which had been hesitant before, immediately concluded a retrial—in addition to beheading, personal property was also confiscated.
This move is really too cruel.
Jiajing originally thought that if he spoke, the people below him would naturally be obedient, but it backfired. What's even worse is that he suffered a lot, but he still couldn't lose his temper. They have evidence and handle the case according to the evidence. Can you say that he is wrong?
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His Majesty the Emperor finally discovered that he was the one who had been taken advantage of. He was fooled by others and was still helping others count their money after being sold.
But it doesn’t matter. Although my opponent is cunning, the final decision is still in my hands. If I don’t say anything, who dares to kill Guo Xun?!
Jiajing learned the lesson this time. He accepted the memorial from the Chief Justice but ignored it at all. At the same time, he summoned the relevant ministers many times and made insinuations, asking them to let Guo Xun live.
In his opinion, as long as he doesn't nod, Guo Xun will not die, and two more days in jail is not a bad thing for this high-ranking cadre's son.
It's a pity that he doesn't know that killing Guo Xun does not necessarily require his approval. In this world, to solve
There are many different ways for a person.
The emperor conveyed his opinions, but the ministers showed symptoms of collective mental retardation. They ignored the painstaking efforts of their superiors and continued to petition for Guo Xun's death.
That was fine, but a few months later, Jiajing received shocking news - Guo Xun died in prison.
This energetic man ended his life. The cause of death is unknown, but what is certain is that it was definitely not a natural death. Anyway, in prison, you can do whatever you like in prison.
Jiajing was finally angry. This was a naked judicial shady case! It was a political assassination!
But he still had no choice.
After the death, officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple who investigated the case were very conscious and wrote memorials in which they expressed that they would learn from this lesson and conduct safety inspections in prisons to prevent similar tragedies from happening again in the future.
Be sure to pay more attention to this.
All in all, there is responsibility, there is negligence, but there is no intentionality.
His Majesty the Emperor, who was so angry that he didn't talk nonsense this time, directly ordered that all the officials involved in handling the case be demoted, which can be regarded as a sigh of relief.
Xia Yan once again won a great victory. He pulled out the tiger's teeth, turned raw rice into cooked rice, and transformed the living into the dead. Not only did he kill Guo Xun, but he also teased the emperor without even a single clue.
Leave.
The success of this operation fully demonstrated that Xia Yan's art of struggle had reached a state of perfection, and he himself had thus entered the ranks of top political masters.
Okay, now I'm the only one left. After reaching the top, Xia Yan began to look down at everything under his feet.
We have finally reached this point, everyone is obeying my orders, and the great political ideals and ambitions will be realized in my hands.
Xia Yan finally began to feel proud. There is no doubt that he has enough capital, but history tells us countless times that the beginning of arrogance means the end of victory. There is a pair of eyes watching him, waiting for his mistakes.
The top of that mountain can only accommodate the existence of one person, forever.
A confident choice
In fact, to the emperor, the bloody turmoil in the court did not matter, because although Xia Yan was an extremely smart person, there was still a big gap between him and himself.
At the age of fifteen, he ascended the throne. At the age of seventeen, he defeated Yang Tinghe with his extraordinary talent. At the age of eighteen, he punished hundreds of officials and established his authority. Facts have proved that he
He is definitely not a mediocre person when it comes to governing the country.
Not long after he ascended the throne, he began to inquire about the whereabouts of two people:
"Where are Jiang Bin and Qian Ning?"
The minister reported that he is still in prison and is awaiting His Majesty's disposal.
Regarding this issue, the subordinates are well aware that when a new king ascends the throne, he must provide some amnesty to show tolerance. After all, it is rare to celebrate the opening by killing people.
But the next sentence is a bit different from their imagination:
"You treacherous villain, what are you doing here? Behead him immediately!"
Jiajing is a very special person, not only for his IQ, but also for his life experience.
Unlike Zhu Houzhao, who was pampered and lived in big cities, Zhu Houcong was born in a remote place. As the so-called son of a vassal king, he was actually in a miserable state, because apart from having better food and clothing, he was a person who basically lost his freedom.
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In the Ming Dynasty, due to the glorious example and successful experience of Zhu Laosi (Zhu Di), emperors of all dynasties regarded the brothers of the vassal kings as a thorn in their side. If the vassal king entered the capital without receiving the imperial edict, it was a rebellion, and he could immediately send troops to attack them.
Therefore, Zhu Houcong could not go to Beijing or wander around. There were always people watching him around him, and the people he could usually come into contact with were just ordinary people.
Zhu Houcong, who grew up in such an environment, knew how to be suspicious and defensive, and also understood the pain of ordinary people, so whenever he heard the deeds of his ridiculous cousin, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh:
"If I were in the government, I would cleanse the evil spirits and make the world prosperous!"
Now is the time.
In the era of Emperor Wuzong of the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs were a promising profession. Not to mention big names like Liu Jin and Zhang Yong, the general eunuchs in charge were also wealthy. Not only could they manage palace affairs, they even had military power (guarding eunuchs).
, even the local commanders had to listen to these armed eunuchs.
It's a pity that Zhu Houzhao failed to live up to expectations and died at the age of thirty. There was a change of leadership above him, so he woke up with no trace of his heart.
Jiajing's positioning of eunuchs was very simple - slaves. In his opinion, these eunuchs should wash toilets and sweep floors, work peacefully, and want to make a fortune, lead troops, and control government affairs?
He publicly expressed his position: slaves should do slave things, and if they dare to cross the line, they will not be leniently spared!
At the beginning, the eunuchs didn't care and didn't believe it. But their miserable world did come.
Jiajing summoned the Chief Eunuch and issued a stern order to recall all eunuchs stationed in other places. This order was quickly implemented.
What do you do when you bring someone back? According to the procedure, first give a lecture, then check after the training, beat if any problems are found, and beat to death if you can't stand the beating. This is quite humane. There were two corrupt eunuchs because of
The amount was huge, the circumstances were serious, and the body was hung outside for public display after being beaten to death. It was really cruel.
This is what happens to the little minions, and even the big shots don't end well.
Among the "Eight Tigers" that year, Liu Jin had been beheaded, and none of the others were spared. Gu Dayong was dismissed from his post and his house was ransacked. His last job was as a guard at Zhu Houzhao's mausoleum. Another one, Wei Bin, worked hard.
After working for decades, he finally climbed up to the position of Supervisor of Ceremonies. At Jiajing's order, he was laid off and transferred. It is said that he was not even given a house, but was kicked out of the palace and lived on the streets as a beggar.
The rest of the people were also miserable, and they were all punished, even the only person who shouldn't have been punished.
In any case, Zhang Yong should be considered a good person. He has helped Yang Yiqing and Wang Shouren. He is also a relatively upright person. It seems that he should not be on the blacklist.
But Mr. Jiajing was too fierce. In his opinion, anyone who risked his life and got stabbed was not a good person. Soon Zhang Yong was demoted and then ordered to retire. His head was about to be saved. Yang Yiqing stood up.
Come out and speak.
Finally, good things come to good people. Mr. Yang swore to his heart and pledged his life to protect Zhang Yong. He was restored to his post and became the only remaining eunuch in power.
In addition to strictly controlling the local eunuchs, Mr. Jiajing also set an example and tried to control the eunuchs around him. For example, Huang Jin, who later became very famous, had followed him since he was a child.
He got angry and gave him a stern warning to be honest and not to play tricks.
Jiajing is a person who rejects eunuchs. On the surface, this seems to be just a matter of personal preference. However, this is not the case. Behind it, there is a secret hidden - the secret of choice.
In fact, ruling a dynasty is about running a business, but the business of running a country is bigger. When doing ordinary business, you have to pay taxes, and you also have to deal with industrial and commercial inspections, safety inspections, fire inspections, and you have to pay during the holidays. If you have a bad year, you will lose money.
Bankruptcy.
Relatively speaking, the business of establishing a dynasty is much easier to do. In addition to the high start-up capital (you have to dare to work hard) and the uncertain operating cycle (you may die tomorrow), as soon as you succeed, you will immediately change the gun. From now on, not only do you not have to
You can pay money, and you can also collect other people's money. You have the final say as to how much you want to collect. No one dares to care about you except you.
Because starting a government has greater profits and broader prospects than starting a company, countless people have been eager to try it since ancient times, but only a few have succeeded (just a few dynasties).
Generally speaking, those first chairman of the board of directors who have successfully started a business are extremely aggressive, such as Mr. Zhu Yuanzhang, who started from scratch. If those who work under him are disobedient, in addition to being fired, they will also have to pay liquidated damages (forfeit their lives), so
Everyone obeys management.
But when the first CEO passed away, the successor chairman was not capable enough to solve the company's problems. In desperation, he had no choice but to recruit talents from outside (the imperial examination system) and hire the elite among them as general managers (chief assistant to the cabinet) to help manage.
However, the problem is that the general manager is not necessarily obedient. This is called an agency problem in economics. Those who can stand out from many applicants and climb to this position are generally extremely cunning and are definitely not good people. They are pampered.
The chairman of the family business is probably no match for him.
In order to control the situation, the chairman introduced a new type of talent - secretaries (eunuchs). These people have low academic qualifications, bad conduct, psychological problems, and like to bully employees. But they have one advantage in common - obedience.
For the chairman, this is enough.
Therefore, for Jiajing, the secretaries (eunuchs) were by no means his enemies, but his friends. Looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, no matter how rampant the eunuchs were and how they bullied the ministers, they had to listen to the emperor's words. Since the time of Xuanzong in the Ming Dynasty, eunuchs have been
He became the emperor's assistant and helped rule this huge empire.
Jiajing knew very well that during his term of office, he had two choices before him - a low-educated eunuch who was good at flattering and being very obedient, or a highly educated eunuch who liked to fight and find faults, and was unruly and unruly.
Even the blind man knew that the former was much easier to deal with than the latter, so many of his colleagues chose eunuchs, but Jiajing did not do so.
Because he is very confident, he believes that he can deal with everyone.
This is an extremely difficult choice. From now on, he will lose
With the help of his secretary, he independently dealt with the cunning and knowledgeable general manager. Facts have proved that he succeeded in doing so.
Regardless of whether his surname is Zhang or Xia, no matter how lively the commotion is below, he is always a calm bystander and the final judge.
Twenty years have passed, and victory has always been firmly in his hands. People of all colors, regardless of education, nationality, gender, zodiac sign, or personal hobbies, as long as they work for him, are all treated submissively.
The life of a top master is quite painful. Since there is no opponent, he has to find something else to do. Soon, Mr. Jiajing found his spiritual sustenance - Taoism.
You must know that Taoism is a native product of China and was independently developed by the Chinese. If I could use two words to describe this religion, it would be mysterious.
The so-called mystery means that you can't figure it out, you can't figure it out, you hold the Taoist scriptures all day long, collect strange materials everywhere, add firewood in front of the smoky alchemy furnace, and then dance with joy while looking at the things that are made that no ghost would dare to eat.
, no one knows what these people are doing all day long.
In short, one word: Xuan.
But you must not think that followers of Taoism are just people who have enough to eat and nothing to do, because Mr. Jiajing is a veteran member of the organization.
We have introduced the character of Mr. Jiajing many times. This man is a guy who is unprofitable and has absolutely no interest in philanthropy. However, he is willing to sacrifice his precious daily office time to set up various projects in the palace.
Incense burner, hire a lot of Taoist priests with high salary to burn the burner every day.
It looks strange, but it's actually very simple.
Unlike other religions, Taoism has an ultimate goal - to become immortals. Taoists always believe that one day they will be able to escape the gravity of the earth, break through aerodynamics, exceed the lifespan of robots, go wherever they want, and live as long as they want.
Live as long as you want.
Jiajing was convinced of this, so he practiced Taoism and pursued immortality for decades. His behavior was defined by many historians as being devoted to Taoism and uninterested in politics.
This is a very outrageous definition, because it is not the case. Mr. Jiajing's calculation is very shrewd: cultivating Taoism is only a means, not an end.
He doesn't care who Taishang Laojun's surname is. For him, practicing Taoism is just to live a few more years, so that he can rule the world forever, because he hasn't lived enough yet. He likes everything now - power.
Manipulation, struggle, this is the truth.
Therefore, the issue of monasticism is, in the final analysis, a political issue.
Knot tying is a technical job
Since Mr. Jiajing ascended the throne, countless people have used various means to try to control or influence him, but they have failed.
Whether he is a minister or an eunuch, he can handle it with ease. No one can threaten him, but he never expected that his seemingly unattainable life was almost taken away by a group of little people late at night, and he failed to do so.
The reason is just a knot.
In October of the twenty-first year of Jiajing (1542), Ding Yin.
Late at night, Emperor Jiajing stayed in his harem as usual. That night, he was accompanied by Concubine Duan. Concubine Duan, whose surname was Cao, was a very popular concubine at that time. The emperor had camped here for a long time and loved her.
Moreover, the queen was so angry that she could not do anything about it.
While the Emperor and Concubine Duan were sleeping, a group (note, it was a group) of black shadows sneaked into the palace and came to the bedside. The leader stretched out his trembling hands, picked up the rope, and tied Jiajing's neck.
A knot was tied around my neck (where I slept relatively hard).
Then she slowly and forcefully tightened the knot downwards and strangled the emperor's neck. It turned out that the king who ruled the world was so fragile.
The person who is tying knots is called Yang Jinying, and she is a palace maid. The details are unknown, but I can still be sure of one thing - she cannot tie knots.
It is uncomfortable for a sleeping person to have his neck strangled, so the emperor finally made some movement while he was half asleep.
However, due to lack of exercise for many years, his nerve response was relatively sluggish. Before he could call for help, he lost consciousness again.
Ordinarily Mr. Jiajing was dead, but his feeble actions while in a coma caused the murderer to panic.
After all, Yang Jinying was just a palace maid, and she probably didn't have the guts to kill a chicken on a normal day, but now she had a rope in her hand and wrapped it around the neck of the most terrifying person in the world.
The contrast was too great, so in panic, she rolled up the rope and tied another knot on the original knot.
I believe that anyone who has tied shoelaces knows the consequences of this kind of knot - a dead knot.
By the way, I have a deep understanding of this. Due to lack of systematic training, my shoe-tying skills are very poor. For a long time, I often tied knots. It was not until an expert gave me guidance that I finally tied them.
Scientific and reasonable knot - bow knot.
Just like tying shoelaces, it is best not to tie a knot when strangling someone, because the knot cannot be tightened. Of course, if you want to combine murder and the pursuit of art, then tying a bow tie is also a good choice.
Yang Jinying discovered this problem. No matter how hard she tried, the knot did not tighten. In her rush, she forgot the extremely simple solution - untie and tie again.
According to the law of crime, generally when doing such shameful things, as long as it is not strenuous work (moving corpses), the fewer people the better, and this time is no exception.
Yang Jinying's panicked look frightened another accomplice, and she was about to give up.
The timid accomplice's name was Zhang Jinlian. Seeing this chaotic scene, her will completely collapsed.
In order to get rid of everything in front of her, she sneaked out secretly while others were not prepared and reported the news to the queen.
This was a move that saved Jiajing's life, but it was also a stupid decision. Because from the moment she sneaked into the harem, her name had been written in the notebook of the King of Hell.
No matter what she does, it won't help.
The queen, who was woken up late at night, learned the news and was speechless. In desperation, she personally led people to the scene of the crime and blocked the criminal Yang Jinying and others. At that time, the palace lady Yang was still using all her strength.
She pulled hard on the rope. It was obvious that she felt that the knot was not tight enough.
The queen personally untied the knot for the emperor and took away the special necklace. The imperial doctors also went to the emergency room overnight. After emergency rescue, Mr. Jiajing's life was saved except for the difficulty in using his neck.
This case is finally solved. The emperor was almost strangled to death on the bed of his wife (one of the), and the perpetrator turned out to be a defenseless palace maid. If this were to happen today, it would definitely be special gossip news, what kind of shady story in the harem
, the secrets about the concubines are bound to be revealed one after another, causing much speculation.
But surprisingly, at that time, this case was handled in an unusually low-key manner, and all official historical records were kept secret, as if they were hiding something.
Of course, there is still a conclusion. After interrogation, the criminal suspects Yang Jinying and Zhang Jinlian confessed to their crimes. In order to win leniency, they also confessed the mastermind behind the case-Wang Ningbin.
This Miss Wang is also Jiajing's wife and one of the heavyweights in the harem. I won't go into details here. The title of mastermind was finally pinned on her head.
At this point, the preliminary trial of the case was concluded and there was no need to hand it over to the procuratorate for prosecution. All the above persons were immediately beheaded in public display.
The case is settled here, but the truth seems to have not been revealed, because there is still an unexplained problem - the motive of the murder.
You must know that killing the emperor is really a big deal, and it can never be trivialized. According to convention, those who dare to take this risk must follow one principle - the benefits outweigh the risks.
No one is willing to do a loss-making business, so what kind of profit can allow them to do such a shocking thing? In those days, Wu Zetian was no longer popular.
The biggest doubt is Wang Ningbin. She has no reason to do this because according to cost accounting, even if Jiajing dies, she will not take any advantage.
This is a case with no motive, and the people involved are not the beneficiaries. This seems difficult to understand. But having said that, women’s psychology is difficult to grasp. In addition to jealousy, endocrine disorders and emotional disorders are not excluded.
Loss of control and other reasons.
So after all is said and done, this case is still a mess. The motive and the truth are unclear. The only thing that is clear is the ending of each character in the case.
Jiajing was very depressed. He was choked by someone on his bed and almost died. After that, he moved out of the harem and lived in Xiyuan.
Yang Jinying and others were instigated by others, and eventually lost their lives. Wang Ningbin was accused of hiring a murderer to kill. If it is true, then she deserves it. If it is pure fiction, then she can only be considered unlucky.
But there was still a beneficiary in this incident - the empress. Not only did she save the emperor and get rid of Wang Ning's concubine, she also took the opportunity to do something bad. Under her control, the murder task force found out that Concubine Duan had also been killed beforehand.
Knowing about the assassination plot, the Queen took advantage of the situation and sent this dangerous enemy (to her) to the execution ground.
Since then, this murder case has become a hot topic in the streets and an indispensable gossip for officials to go to work every day. However, this case is not just gossip. In fact, it has a profound impact on the subsequent more than 20 years.
The development of history has an extremely important impact.
Maybe he was too frightened, and Jiajing's mind was severely traumatized. He never went to court again. At the beginning, the ministers didn't care, and just treated him as the emperor to recuperate and rest. He would naturally return to his original state soon, as long as he waited.
Just fine.
But they didn't expect that they would have to wait for more than 20 years.