Chapter nine hundred and ninetieth, please kill the thief ministers
"Sheng, I wrote an eight-legged article some time ago. If Zihou has time, he might as well help Sheng correct it."
Halfway through breakfast, when Zhu Pingan was still thinking about how to mention the memorial, Yang Jisheng took out a folded piece of rice paper from his arms, claiming that it was an eight-part essay written by him, and asked Zhu Pingan to help him correct it.
Eight-legged essay?
Zhu Ping'an was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his heart skipped a beat. This so-called "eight-legged essay" should be Senior Brother Yang's memorial.
really.
When Zhu Ping'an took the "eight-legged" piece from Yang Jisheng, he opened it and saw that it was exactly what he thought.
"Please punish the traitors and ministers"
The five large characters with iron paintings and silver hooks at the beginning of the cover come to mind like a backbone of iron bones.
After reading, Zhu Pingan raised his head and looked at Yang Jisheng. Yang Jisheng smiled slightly and motioned Zhu Pingan to continue looking down.
So, Zhu Pingan flipped through the text and continued reading:
"Yang Jisheng, a member of the Military Selection Department of the Qing Dynasty and the chief minister of the Foreign Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of War, would like to report: In order to thank God for his kindness, he sacrificed his life to repay the favor, and begged for the Holy Judgment to kill the traitor and the clever traitor early.
A minister, Wailang, remonstrated with the horse market, but his words were not timely and his words were missing. He should be jailed. He was questioned by Niluan, a subordinate of Niluan. His fingers were broken and his tibia was pinched out. He was destined to die. He was blessed by the Holy Grace of the Emperor.
, he was punished with a small punishment and demoted. Within two years, he was promoted to his current position. I am extremely lucky that I am a lonely and sinful minister, and I am not dead in the hands of Ni Luan. And the transfer is so fast, the emperor will be reborn in the years that have passed from now on.
The body; all the officials who have passed since now are all positions bestowed by the emperor. If I receive this great favor, everything will be beneficial to the country, and I can repay it in case of death. Although I have no regard for death, I will only be afraid of sacrificing my life day and night.
There is no way to retaliate, and there is no rush to ask the traitor ministers to be killed. Kuang Chen is an official in the army, and his duty is to punish thieves. However, thieves are not specialized in foreign troubles. Anyone who is harmful to the people of the country is called a thief..."
This is the first time that Zhu Pingan has seen Yang Jisheng's original version of "Please punish the traitors and ministers". Zhu Pingan has not read the original text of Yang Jisheng's memorial in modern times, but only knows the gist of the memorial and some key points.
Zhu Ping'an read it very carefully, carefully considering every word and every sentence, and studied whether there were any other taboos in the memorial besides the taboo "I may ask the two kings".
This first paragraph is to explain the background, and there is nothing inappropriate about it.
Zhu Ping'an continued to read the second paragraph: "I think Yan Song, a great scholar, steals power and authority, harms the country and the people, and is the greatest thief in the world! Nowadays, thieves outside are only worried about the border, and thieves inside are worried
But Yan Song is the most powerful. Thieves and bandits are bandits on the border, and they are also the cause of scabies; bandits of Song are bandits in the family and court, and they are harmful to the inner circle. There are internal and external thieves, and the attack should be sequential. If there are no internal thieves, the thieves can be eliminated.
Therefore, I request that the traitor Song be punished before the traitors and bandits are exterminated. Moreover, Song's crimes are so widespread that gods and men are indignant. Xu Xueshi, Shen Lian, Wang Zongmao, etc. often impeach him, but they all say that Song is a small amount of corruption.
But he has not committed the crime of plagiarism."
In the second paragraph, Yang Jisheng got to the point and criticized Yan Song's crimes. Xu Xueshi, Shen Lian, Wang Zongmao and others impeached Yan Song only for minor crimes such as corruption, but did not impeach Yan Song for the serious crime of transgression.
Although this paragraph contains Senior Brother Yang's personal emotions, overall, there is nothing inappropriate.
Zhu Ping'an continued to read down, and then came to the main topic.
Yang Jisheng painstakingly wrote more than 3,000 words to expose the ten major crimes and five major traitors of Yan Song's dictatorship and treason.
Zhu Ping'an summarized it while reading. Yang Jisheng revealed Yan Song's ten major crimes in his memorial:
A major crime: Emperor Taizu of our dynasty saw the disaster of the prime minister's autocratic power, so he dismissed the prime minister and appointed cabinet ministers and advisers. However, the traitor Yan Song took the emperor's power and invaded the affairs of Baisi. He always regarded himself as the prime minister, although he did not have the name of the prime minister.
However, he has the reality of being a prime minister and has great power. Every time an official is promoted, before thanking the emperor for his kindness, he must first thank him. Because they know that the power comes from him, they only fear and flatter him. This is the way of bad ancestors.
The two major sins are: The Holy Emperor's thief minister Yan Song's vote. Every time the Holy One appoints someone, Thief Song goes around and says that this person is recommended by my vote book; every time the Holy One removes someone, Thief Song says that this person is not diligent in being attached to me, so
I just deposed him on the ballot paper. Every time the Holy Spirit showed leniency to someone, Thief Song would say that it was his ballot paper that saved him. Every time the Holy Spirit punished someone, Thief Song would go around and threaten people, saying that this person offended him, so he was on the ballot.
In order to seek revenge, the thief Song always relied on the joy and anger of the Holy Emperor to unleash his unbridled power. Therefore, the officials felt more grateful for Song's benefits than the Emperor's favor, and feared Song's majesty more than they feared the Emperor's punishment. They used the power of giving up rewards and punishments.
Return to Song, and all the ministers and ministers, big and small, will be attached to Song. Song's heart will become bolder and more reckless, and he will steal the great power of the emperor.
Three major sins: Whenever His Majesty has good governance, the thieves will always say that it was his suggestion. He is robbing and destroying the merits of the Holy One.
Four major crimes: The thief Song Zongzi usurped the imperial power and delegated heavy power to his son Yan Shifan. Therefore, there is a rumor in the capital that "the great prime minister and the small prime minister".
The five major sins are: stealing the Song Dynasty's weapons for personal use, killing relatives indiscriminately, promoting officials and nobles to private parties, and impersonating the military merits of the imperial court.
The Six Deadly Sins: Thief Song accepted bribes wantonly and cited traitorous ministers such as Zhao Daying and Gao Botai, causing harm to the world.
Seven Deadly Sins: Foreign invaders invade, thieves are afraid of fighting, and miss the country's military aircraft.
The Eight Deadly Sins: The thief Song controls the power of the government. Those who follow me will prosper and those who go against me will perish.
Nine Deadly Sins: Civil and military officials are promoted, but regardless of the amount of bribes, corruption and exploitation are prevalent in the world and have greatly lost the hearts of the world.
Ten major sins: Since the time when Thieves Song became the leader, bribery has become a common practice in both government and the public, and the official style is not upright. Officials have taken advantage of opportunism, corrupting customs, and creating a chaotic atmosphere.
After Zhu Ping'an studied the ten deadly sins word by word, he found that the sixth crime among the ten deadly sins was the sixth. He cited Zhao Daying, Gao Botai and others who he had impeached as examples of Yan Song's acceptance of bribes.
This is probably one of the influences caused by the flapping of one's own butterfly wings.
Although these ten crimes are slightly exaggerated, they are all facts. Yang Jisheng tore off all the fig leaves and pointed directly at Yan Song's deep sins, especially the first three crimes. It is no wonder that in history, Yan Song saw Yang Jisheng's memorial.
Finally, I broke out in a cold sweat.
However, after studying the Ten Deadly Sins, Zhu Ping'an still had a vague feeling that Senior Brother Yang's impeachment of Yan Song's Ten Deadly Sins seemed to involve the emperor.
In Senior Brother Yang's memorial, Yan Song seemed to have become a powerful traitor, a bit like Cao Cao who held the emperor hostage to order the princes.
Since ancient times, treacherous ministers have appeared from faint kings.
Powerful rape is even worse.
Only a cowardly and foolish king can be powerful and traitorous.
If he is a wise king, how can he be deceived by his ministers to such an extent? If he is such a powerful monarch, how can he be overstepped by his ministers?
However, it is also possible that I am overthinking, or it is my own misunderstanding, because I know that in history Yang Jisheng incurred the wrath of the Holy Spirit because of this memorial, so if I look at this memorial with this preconceived understanding, I may be confused.