Chapter 529: A bolt from the blue, the capital was shaken!
Gongsun Zhao stood in the Ren family's house and waited respectfully.
His work has always been two points and one line, and sometimes he only stays at that point. It is very simple and he has almost no experience of visiting other officials' homes.
When I came to Ren Boyu's home, my first impression was very good.
Living in Bianjing is not easy, especially the housing problem. The high housing prices have forced many lower-level officials to rent houses, but important officials in the court can still have a decent place to live.
However, Ren Boyu's home was not only narrow, but also crowded when there were many children. It was also simple, with not many servants, not to mention pretty maids, and only a few white-haired old servants busy around.
This kind of life, which is not as poor as the common people, is in sharp contrast to the corrupt officials, which is awe-inspiring.
Unfortunately, Ren Boyu still didn't see him until nightfall in the afternoon, so he still handed Fan Chunli's letter, otherwise he might have been waiting outside.
It's July now, the weather in Bianjing is already hot, and Gongsun Zhao's clothes are slightly wet.
With his martial arts, this would not be the case, but when he thought that the recruitment of Wuyou Cave was in progress, he couldn't help but feel anxious.
The case record in my hand was almost soaked with sweat, so I quickly wiped it carefully.
This case record was carefully compiled before coming here. The testimony clues and speculative analysis are listed separately. It must be fair and rigorous and not misleading, so that Ren Boyu can quickly have a more accurate understanding of the case after reading it.
After suffering like this for a long time, finally there was movement in the house, and an old man with a pale appearance and wearing a hoodie came out.
Ren Boyu is fifty-three years old this year, but his hair has turned white, his appearance looks older, his back is slightly arched, but his eyes are as sharp as lightning, and he has a feeling that he cannot be looked at, and he is piercing towards him.
Gongsun Zhao wanted to ask for help from the other party, so he immediately lowered his eyebrows and saluted: "Meet Ren Zhengyan."
Seeing that he had been waiting for a long time and his attitude was still respectful, Ren Boyu's face softened slightly, revealing a trace of a child's teachable recognition: "Judge Gongsun, please come in."
Gongsun Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and followed the old man to the study room where there was only the scent of pure ink. After kneeling down and sitting down, he handed over the case record with both hands: "Recently, there has been an important case in the capital, with the dignitaries in the court, the powerful slaves and the evil thieves.
Both Wuyou Cave and Wuyou Cave are related. Here is the case, please let Ren Zhengyan take a look at it!"
Ren Boyu took it, lowered his head and took a quick look, and was no longer interested: "I have received Fan Zhige's letter. You swear what you said, but there is no proof. How can you win people's trust?"
Gongsun Zhao hurriedly said: "Please Ren Zhengyan, please read through the case record. The ins and outs of this case are all included. Now there are various signs that Wuyoudong colluded with important officials in the court. We must not let them succeed!"
Ren Boyu frowned slightly and put the case record aside: "I don't believe this. If you have evidence, you might as well present it."
Gongsun Zhao took a deep breath and explained again: "Wouyou Cave has been harmful to the capital for hundreds of years. It is fierce and cunning and should not be underestimated. If you want to get evidence from them, you must first expose the matter and make the thieves make mistakes in the chaos!
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"I also know that this matter is ridiculous and it is indeed difficult to win people's trust. However, it involves the blood and tears of many innocent people in the capital, and there is a real murder case. Shouldn't we be more prepared and would rather believe that it is true than that it is not true?
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"I hope Ren Zhengyan will read the case record first. Many doubtful points in it will be analyzed accordingly. I am willing to explain them one by one!"
Gongsun Zhao's words were somewhat pleading, and to Ren Boyu's ears, it seemed that the young judge was here to give him advice. The good impression he had before suddenly disappeared, and he said sternly: "This kind of gossip and nonsense is just the right thing to do.
It was the Imperial City Department that did it, and Fan Zhige actually believed what you said, I will definitely take part in his crime of dereliction of duty!"
Gongsun Zhao was stunned for a moment, anger rising on his brows, and he wanted to refute immediately, but his lips trembled, and he did not dare after all. His heart had already sunk.
He didn't just look for someone randomly. He heard that this person was a Jinshi and first served as the magistrate of Yongqiu County. His political achievements were praised by scholars. He should be a hard worker. He never expected that the other party would blindly ask for confirmation without understanding the case.
Then he said these disrespectful words.
When Ren Boyu was serving in the local government, his main contribution was indeed to eliminate thieves. Yongqiu County is close to the Bian River, and there is an endless stream of ships transporting goods in the waterway. Therefore, there are many thieves. The successive county magistrates have never been able to eliminate the thieves. It was not until Ren Boyu took office that the thieves were eliminated.
The solution was praised by scholars.
Gongsun Zhao understood this, but what he didn't understand was what kind of clever trick Ren Boyu used to eliminate the thieves under his rule.
In fact, Ren Boyu did not ask the county lieutenant to suppress the bandits, but ordered the ships carrying goods not to stay overnight in Yongqiu. At first, the shipowners and cargo owners were unwilling, so Ren Boyu asked the county lieutenant to lead people and use an ax to cut off the ships going eastward.
They used cables to force them to leave, and sent people to escort the ships heading to the capital.
With this treatment, it didn't take long for the thieves to disappear, and there would be no more boats to steal. Who would come to this increasingly poor place?
The misunderstanding caused Gongsun Zhao to misunderstand this person, and the method he adopted was to impress people with actual case records, which naturally led to this end.
Thinking of the seriousness of the case, he still wanted to fight for it. Ren Boyu had already stood up and said, "Judge Gongsun, I won't give it away!"
Gongsun Zhao pursed his lips, stood up slowly, picked up the case files that he and everyone in the government office had carefully compiled, and turned around to leave without even a courtesy.
Ren Boyu's eyes became sharper when he saw it: "A person from the Imperial City Department really cannot hold the important position of judge in the Kaifeng government office. I will take part in another book tomorrow to clear up the chaos!"
Just as he was getting angry, his son Ren Shen, who was wearing a patchwork dress, entered first. Hearing these words, he was convinced: "The Imperial City Secretary is rampant in lawlessness, slandering, doing whatever he wants, and harming the people. I thought this Gongsun Zhao was a little different, but he didn't."
To think that we are still making trouble like this, regardless of the safety of the government and the public!"
After a pause, Ren Shenxian reminded again: "Father is Zuo Zhengyan now, and he should clean up the court and bring order to chaos. Gongsun Zhao and his like are just minor evils, and they must punish the big ones!"
Ren Boyu was very pleased that his son had learned everything he had taught him, but he immediately taught him a lesson: "Don't ignore good deeds because they are small. The chaos in Kaifeng's government office must be rectified, and the thieves have been stealing the government's power for a long time, and they have confused the country."
Above, the poisonous flow drives down the gentry and looks down upon thousands of people. They no longer have the respect of the ministers, and they must not be tolerated!"
Changsun Wuji: Huh?
Zhang Dun: He is talking about me...
Changsun Wuji retreated tactically: That’s okay.
Zhang Dun, described by Ren Boyu, is not only clearly rebellious, but there is also a paragraph later in history: "If the loan is not punished, the justice of the world will not be clear and the law will not be established. I heard that the envoy from the north said that last year the Liao ruler
Shi, after hearing that China was deposed, put down his chopsticks and stood up, saying that he was very good again, saying that the Southern Dynasty had wrongly used this person... From this point of view, it is not only Mencius who said that "everyone in the country is said to be killable", even if it is a barbaric country, everyone thinks that
It can be killed."
The translation is "If Zhang Dun is forgiven but not killed, then the righteousness cannot be explained and the law cannot be established. I heard from the envoy from the north that last year the Lord of Liao was eating when he heard that Zhang Dun was deposed in the Central Plains. He put down his chopsticks and stood up, one after another.
He praised him and said that the Southern Dynasty had wrongly appointed this person... From this point of view, (to Zhang Dun), isn't it just as Mencius said, "Everyone in the country said that he should be killed." Even though it was a barbaric country, everyone thought that he should be killed.
Deserve to kill.”
Of course, the key to Zhang Dun's demotion was not these remonstrating officials at all, but the downfall of the Queen Mother. The prime minister no longer needed checks and balances, but Ren Boyu, who impeached the prime minister eight times in a row, was also a super-intensive output.
At this time, this upright and fearless old man quickly wrote the memorial to impeach Fan Chunli and Gongsun Zhao, put it together with the three impeachment chapters he had written before, and then came to the dining table with satisfaction.
He moved his chopsticks, and the family members who had been waiting all moved their chopsticks one after another, and silently tasted the simple meal under the dim candlelight.
The elites of the Qing Dynasty established the dynasty with few helpers, all for the sake of a better tomorrow for the Song Dynasty!
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Under the same moonlight.
Gongsun Zhao returned to the Kaifeng government office with a slightly dazed expression.
Looking at his room, which was still brightly lit with candles, and thinking that many people, including Consultant Lin Chong, were working hard to solve the case, he actually didn't dare to go in.
Yan Guan despises himself, this is something he has known for a long time.
It is not unusual for parties to fight against people and things.
But he fully thought that in such a major case, those good officials praised by scholars should think carefully about the incident, deliberate on the conclusion, discuss the case with him, and come up with the most appropriate solution.
It turned out that he was too naive and was dismissed without even getting to the point.
On weekdays, I care about time the most. For most of the day, I got this result. In the wasted time, the murderer might be committing the crime. Thinking of this, Gongsun Zhao couldn't accept it after all, and felt that he couldn't face other people.
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While wandering in the darkness, Li Yan appeared at the door of the house and called: "Judge Gongsun?"
Gongsun Zhao pursed his lips, walked into the room, and said in a deep voice: "Ren Zhengyan doesn't believe our speculation at all. This trip failed."
Looking at his expression, everyone actually expected it. Qiu Wuzuo hurriedly said: "Sanlang, don't be discouraged. He is not the only one who can be the censor. Let's find another one."
Li Yanze said: "Solving problems can't just rely on advice. We can think of other ways."
Others also expressed their condolences.
Encouraged by everyone, Gongsun Zhao regained his determination and bowed heavily: "You really can't be discouraged. You should continue to work hard. Please!"
Everyone returned the favor, the candlelight became brighter, and figures walked around one after another. Until they were too tired, they all put on their clothes and went to sleep together.
Gongsun Zhao never closed his eyes, always focusing on pursuing clues and not letting go of every clue.
I worked all night to investigate the case, Kaifeng Mansion is my home, everything is for a better tomorrow of the Song Dynasty!
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Early morning of the second day.
Ren Boyu carried the memorial and entered the court to impeach him.
Gongsun Zhao took a shower and continued investigating the case.
One has just arrived in the imperial city.
One had just left the government office.
Then they saw fast horses galloping, and the soldiers who came to communicate shouted loudly, and their voices were extremely sad: "Prince Yongyang...Prince Yongyang has been killed!"
The two of them were stunned at first, and then turned pale with horror.