The twenty-ninth chapter: Inquisition Gong Yinxiang with the truth to comfort the emperor of the county magistrate
Zheng Chunhua first wanted to drink the bowl of arsenic while people were not paying attention. When he glanced at it, he saw two bowls of tea on the table, which were exactly the same. He forgot which bowl was his, and he couldn't help but panic. Later, he heard Yinxiang say
When the prince had something to say, he calmed down, stood up and squatted down, saying, "Please give me instructions, Master Thirteen."
"There's no 'instruction', I'm just coaxing Wen Runmu." Yinxiang stared at Zheng Chunhua and said slowly, "The second master has been restored, do you know?" There was no color on Zheng Chunhua's face, and he whispered: "This concubine is
I just found out today..." Yinxiang picked up the tea, put it on the table, took two steps with his hands behind his back, then suddenly turned around and asked, "I heard that the Fourteenth Master has been here?"
When Zheng Chunhua saw him serving tea, he was so frightened that his heart beat wildly. It took him a long time to say incoherently: "The Fourteenth Master didn't come - no, I didn't see the Fourteenth Master. Eunuch Wen said that the Fourteenth Master asked the slaves to be recuperated, maybe.
One day...Long live the slaves to return to the palace..." Yinxiang couldn't help but smile: "Don't be scared out of your wits! The prince has something to tell me, you have to live!"
"Master Thirteen!"
"Listen to me," Yinxiang waved his hand, "This is not a good place. You have to guard against anyone harming you!"
Zheng Chunhua suddenly raised his head and said in shock: "Me?!"
"You!" Yinxiang said coldly, "You should understand that you are the prince's safety and the country's blessing!"
"Prince, he...hasn't he already..."
Yinxiang lowered his head and sighed, and said: "Yes, it was restored. But now a lot of kings have been granted the title. You are good at historical records. In the Ming Dynasty, all the kings were granted fiefs in other counties and were not allowed to leave the vassal country without permission. Today's princes are all here
In the capital, everyone holds great power and everyone has his own team. You probably know better than me how powerful and capable the second master is." Zheng Chunhua nodded silently, stayed silent for a long time, retreated to the bed, and sat down with his legs weak.
, pondered and asked: "What should I do according to Master Thirteen's wishes?" Yinxiang looked around and said with a smile, "Thirty-six strategies are the best!"
"Master Thirteen is really good at making fun of you!" Zheng Chunhua suddenly lost his temper and giggled, "Are you fascinated by Guerci? Don't forget that this is a forbidden garden. There are eunuchs watching inside and Yulin troops guarding outside. Floor after floor.
The layer is as trapped as an iron bucket. Even if it really spreads its wings and flies out, where will it go?" Yinxiang was confused for a while, picked up the tea bowl and was about to put it to his mouth, but Zheng Chunhua exclaimed in surprise:
"Don't!"
"What?"
"I said... the tea is cold." Zheng Chunhua hesitated and came over, "I'll give you a hot cup..." "It scared me so much!" Yinxiang laughed, "it's cool now, I'm impatient."
Drink it hot—" Zheng Chunhua was so flustered that he didn't know what to do. He hurriedly stepped forward and held the bowl with both hands. His eyes were full of fear and sorrow, and he said in a trembling voice: "This tea...can't be eaten!"
Yinxiang let go of his hand in surprise and stared at her as she poured the tea, then changed a bowl to make tea and brought it over. After a long time, he suddenly realized something and exclaimed: "You--you want to..."
"Yes, I'm going to Abi Hell..." Zheng Chunhua murmured, "You have to leave when it's time to leave..." She suddenly choked up, "I have committed so many sins, and I know that I will have to go through hell.
Pot. But living in this world, isn’t it just a matter of slowly frying the flesh with zero knives? Why don’t you just put down your hands - what is the pan with a mountain of knives? You can atone for your sins in an instant."
The sky, I don’t know when it became cloudy. There were melancholy clouds and a cool breeze. A poplar tree in the courtyard made a rustling sound, as if a group of people were clasping their hands and laughing. Yinxiang felt miserable. His hair stood on end and he couldn’t stop it.
Zheng Chunhua shuddered. But Zheng Chunhua still confessed: "...I came from a scholarly family, and was favored by the emperor to be selected in the palace. I could not keep my body like a jade, but instead harmed the prince...My grandfather said that beauty is a disaster and will ruin the country. At that time, I was a governor.
Hearing this made me gnash my teeth, I never thought I was such a person! Oh my God! Why did you call me a woman!" She was convulsing all over, suppressing her voice and tears were streaming down her face...
"You...you don't want it!" Yinxiang was stunned by her look. He was stunned, but felt his heart was burning. He and Yinzhen discussed this matter over and over again. Since Yinzhen has this kind of virtue, he should not offend her.
, there is no need to harm others for him. I originally wanted to get Zheng Chunhua out and hand it over to Yin Reng. Even if he kills her and doesn't get any blood, at least he has a decent conscience. Now it seems that doing so seems more cruel! Yin Xiang stood like a tree.
, after thinking about it for a long time, Guangjing made up his mind and said: "You remember my words, don't die! Everything will be done by the Thirteenth Master!" After that, he strode out and stood under the tree, his heart beating loudly.
more than.
Wen Runmu knew that it was forbidden for his elder brother to visit a concubine who had been deposed. Although the prince had sent a message, there was no proof. He was beating his drum in his heart when he saw Yinxiang coming out. He rushed to greet him and said with a smile: "Thirteenth Master, are you done?
Why don't you go to the slave's room and have a cup of tea?"
"Follow me!" Yinxiang said with a livid face, and walked towards a pavilion next to the gate with his hands behind his back. Wen Runmu was stunned for a moment and hurriedly followed him. He walked around and around until he was next to the rockery to the west of the pavilion.
Yin Xiangfang stopped, looked at a pool of blue waves, and said: "Wen Runmu, I just heard you say that you guys are all kind-hearted. Now I really want to ask you to do something. I wonder if you have the courage.
?”
"What did you say?" Wen Runmu proudly raised his chest and said, "I have only purified my body, but my heart is whole, and I am also a seven-foot husband!"
"Okay," Yinxiang took out a bag from his arms and handed it to Wen Runmu, "You can secretly give this bag of medicine to Zheng Gongren."
Wen Runmu was sweating on his forehead. He took it with trembling hands and asked: "This is..." Yinxiang said coldly: "This is the chicken crow and five drums rejuvenating the soul. As soon as she continues to use it, you will give her a violent illness."
He died. You will be in charge of the post-mortem eunuch. I will be in charge of the funeral field in Zuojiazhuang. I will ask your father to pay the sum of money to my house account. Do you understand?" Wen Runmu seemed to be in a dream.
, after a long while he muttered: "Slave...slave..."
"Huh?"
"This slave is confused..." Wen Runmu said, "Why on earth is this? Besides, how do you explain to the Fourteenth Master on the other side?"
Yinxiang sneered and said: "Don't ask why, knowing too much will do you no good. The Fourteenth Master is brave, I am the 'Desperate Thirteenth Man'! I just want you to know that you did this as a righteous act! The Fourteenth Master sneered.
What can I do to you? The worst I can do is chase you out! Even better, I will give your family a slave status. Your father, mother, brother, and sister will all return to Baode. Ten hectares of land and five thousand taels of silver.
"Is this life enough?" These words brought great temptation, but more importantly, there was pressure. The life and death of his family were all in the hands of the Thirteenth Brother!
"Since Master Thirteen has pointed out the clear path," Wen Runmu gritted his teeth and said calmly, "I'll do it for you! People eat whole grains, get sick, and die violently. What can I, Wen Runmu, do? It's done!"
"You are very smart." Yinxiang nodded, waved his hand and left.
Kangxi's southern patrol car left Beijing on July 16th. According to the old rules, he first went to Wutai Mountain, then went east to climb Mount Tai, and took a dragon boat along the canal to go south. When he first left Beijing, Kangxi was in a bad mood and had been taciturn.
Looking at Luoma Lake Town, the rise of Kangxi, he simply called Zhang Tingyu, who was on the official ship behind, to play chess on the royal boat and talk about the past. During his first tour to the south that year, he was robbed at the house of the emperor merchant Han Chun.
The capable mother-in-law Han Liu showed her talents and subdued the water pirate Liu Tiecheng. Kangxi was full of energy and turned around to ask Liu Tiecheng: "I have always wanted to ask you, what did you think at that time? Han Liu's few tears made you cry.
Do you recognize your sister?"
"The slave was also in a daze at the time." Liu Tiecheng was filled with emotion when he thought of the past. Seeing that Kangxi was happy, he hurriedly said: "I was confused at first - how could it be such a coincidence that the crime was committed at my sister's house? But Han said it right
She has a clear sense; and on second thought, even if it is a fake, it is not bad to have this 'old sister'. Thinking about it now is like a dream - this is all the great blessing of the master!" Zhang Tingyu took the opportunity to admonish: "The Holy Emperor and the Hundred Gods"
Helping each other is a natural principle. However, it is always inappropriate for a king of ten thousand chariots to venture into dangerous places. The slaves are younger and have not caught up with the difficult journey of Long Live back then. I only heard Gao Shiqi say this. Back then, Long Live broke into Aobai Mansion and visited Wu Yingxiong’s house.
, Shahebao in Shanxi was assassinated, Luoma Lake was in danger and turned into a desert, and it was extremely dangerous. It was a last resort. I hope that the emperor will go on patrol this time, and the ninth level of the vertical arch will be severely guarded. It seems that it is not appropriate to do this again."
Kangxi looked at his son and said: "What Tingyu said is wrong! What's wrong with visiting privately in private? Without the night visit in private at Shahebao, I would not know the difficulties in the world; without the changes in Niujie Temple, how could the Hui people in the world be stabilized? I think so
The common people are in charge of the city and never harm the people. How can there be so many people harming me? I'm just afraid -" He stopped suddenly. He wanted to say, "The trouble starts within Xiao Qiang", but he didn't want to talk about these troubles, so he swallowed it.
Back home, Zhang Tingyu's chess game was a few moves better than Kangxi's. While he was painstakingly throwing black stones to make the game a draw, he said: "Long live what you said. Lu Long also liked to play incognito. Because he suffered the disadvantages of incognito, he rarely paid private visits.
My servant met Lu Longqi half a month ago. He escaped from prison and was dismissed from his post." Hearing about Lu Longqi, Kangxi's heart sank. He was a well-known upright official, and Hu Xian only received four points. He also understood the matter of being imprisoned.
The prisoner Wang Qiusheng owed the debt to the prisoner Chu Xinrong and could not repay the defendant and was sent to jail. Lu Longqi let Wang go. It was originally a trivial matter, but Yinreng listened to the words of Shandong Province's Yin Cheng and insisted on being dismissed from his post and questioned - not because
Yin Cheng followed Wang Guan to save the prince! Thinking about it, Kangxi's face darkened and he said coldly: "We are approaching Jiyuan ahead. Ask people to get off the boat and ride on horseback to deliver the order, and Lulong will pick him up!"
The dragon boat entered Jiyuan at the end of the night. Kangxi walked out of the cabin. In the drizzle, he saw twelve red gauze palace lanterns lit up in the reed sheds on the shore, twinkling in the sparkling waves. The autumn wind came and swept Kangxi
Lao Gao was lifted up by his pale braid. A large group of civil and military officials were on the shore, including the gentry and elders, who were looking at the boat and kowtowing their heads. They all shouted long live the mountain. Kangxi twirled his beard and smiled, ordered the dragon boat to anchor and pause, and asked to the shore: "Who is the magistrate of Jiyuan County?"
"Long live!" The county magistrate was among the government officials. He originally said that the imperial boat would not stop when crossing the border and would kowtow to see him off. Unexpectedly, Kangxi actually stopped the boat and asked him by name. He couldn't help being flattered. He kowtowed three times and replied loudly.
: "Slave Wan Binghui, from Taiyuan, Shanxi, is forty-one years old. He was born as a Jinshi in the 39th year of Kangxi's reign. He is currently the magistrate of Jiyuan County. I wish you long live Jin'an, long live, long live!"
"It's good to be an official," Kangxi said with a smile when he saw his verbosity. "Although your predecessor, Lu Longqi, was dismissed for committing crimes, you must imitate his incorruptibility. Is Lu Longqi here?"
In the shadow of the lights on the shore, the crowd was whispering to each other and looking left and right. An old man in his sixties walked a few steps on his knees, kowtowed and replied: "The guilty minister Lu Long is here."
"Come up." Kangxi ordered and entered the cabin.
Lu Longqi got on the boat and looked at Zhang Tingyu a little at a loss. Liu Tiecheng raised the curtain and said, "Please come in." Zhang Tingyu followed him into the cabin. Lu Longqi was a very frail old man, and his cotton robe and green mantle were stained by the wash.
Bai, wearing a pair of "angry cow" cloth shoes, looked like an old scholar in the countryside. Kangxi then said with a smile: "Get up and answer - when did you leave Beijing?"
"The guilty minister returned to the county on the eighth day of July." Lu Longqi thanked him and bowed in reply, "The ministry has decided that I should go to serve in front of the Xining army. Because the local gentry and common people are on strike, fearing an accident, I will return to the county to appease you before setting off.
"
Kangxi pondered for a while, and the people of Jiyuan were forced to stay because Lu Longqi resigned from Panyuan City. He already knew this from the memorial, so he smiled and said: "The ministry meeting is a ministry meeting, I haven't said anything yet. It's bitterly cold in Xining, and your body is not suitable for this."
.It’s ridiculous that you can’t be an official! People get bigger and bigger as they get bigger, but you, on the other hand, get smaller and smaller. If I remember correctly, you are a second-class Jinshi, appointed outside the Hanlin Academy and assigned to Huyan Road.
Later he was demoted to the prefect of Fengyang, and then deposed as the magistrate of Jiyuan County. Now he is nothing!" Lu Longqi thought for a moment and replied: "Long Live thinks it's ridiculous, but I think it's pathetic. If you offend Yan Xiao, the Taoist platform can't be built; no.
If you send money to the vassal, the magistrate will not be able to do it; if you let go of a filial son, the magistrate will not be able to do it. Isn't it sad?"
"Hmm!" Kangxi's eyes were glaring. He walked up to Lu Longqi and patted him on the shoulder. "I understand that you are a good official who is honest and fair. It's just that you are too aloof and have committed a common problem among scholars. Some things have to be dealt with in a flexible way."
Lu Longqi's eyes were filled with tears as he listened, but he resisted and said: "Please give me a clear lesson from the emperor!" Kangxi chuckled and said: "I can't tell, you are a hidden person! What I mean by flexibility is not that you are taking bribes and perverting the law. For example
In the case of Wang Qiusheng, why did you release him from prison privately? If the county magistrates all over the world want to imitate you, won’t there be chaos? Yu Chenglong was also punished for this kind of thing. The ministry did not accuse you unjustly. Wang Qiusheng failed to repay his debts, so
If you want to take care of him after being exiled for thousands of miles, you can get him from the county government and be yoked for three months. Look, you are a parent official. If you talk to the plaintiff, you can avoid prosecution. Or you can explain it to the government officials.
, even if you can’t get a case, you can still get it done? Are you going to break the law yourself?”
After Lu Longqi heard this, he felt that although it was a bit unbelievable, if he thought about it carefully, being banished for a thousand miles and being shackles for three months was indeed an alternative punishment. He was an old official who was familiar with writings, so why couldn't he think of this clever way? He couldn't help but
He glanced at Kangxi with admiration and said solemnly: "The guilty minister was not familiar with the laws and regulations and threw himself into the legal system. Banzai deserves the most blame! However, I do not agree with the third method suggested by Banzai."
"You!" Kangxi smiled, "What do you want me to say so that you understand? The saying in the Chu Ci that 'the water in Canglang is clear can wash my tassel; the water in Canglang is turbid can wash my feet' is not completely unreasonable.
A truly virtuous minister must be wise and self-sufficient! You have the ambition to serve the country, but you have no wisdom to worry about things. How can you be loyal to the court when your life is not guaranteed? This is a long-standing habit of the Han people, and they like to be called loyal and loyal.
, In fact, it does not help the country. When Li Mi's Tang Dynasty house was about to be destroyed, he was in danger and doubt, and he supported Yongzhu to bring the world to the throne. This is called loyalty and wisdom.
Which one is better, leaving one's name behind or setting one's father up for injustice? If you look at Zhang Tingyu, you will understand this truth."
After what he said, Lu Longqi lowered his head and pondered, secretly convinced, and only replied in a low voice: "Yes." Zhang Tingyu felt all kinds of emotions in his heart. He had vaguely thought about these words, but unexpectedly, Kangxi said more than he thought.
It's even more profound and clearer! When I heard the meaning of "Mediocre Lord" in Kangxi's words, I immediately thought of Yinreng. I was surprised and moved at the same time. When Kangxi was disappointed, he actually used this method to save a group of ministers.
I couldn't help but feel a touch of wistfulness.
"Kneel down and rest in peace." Kangxi sighed, "While you have nothing to do with your dismissal, you can rest for a while. I will have my will later."
The ship unsealed its anchor and started moving. With the sound of gurgling water under the ship, Zhang Tingyu stood meditating with ups and downs in her heart. Suddenly she heard Kangxi ask: "What do you think of this person?"
"He is a capable person." Zhang Tingyu said hurriedly, "It seems a bit old-fashioned." Kangxi shook his head and said: "I am a little disappointed. He is too weak and too old. I don't understand why such a person can be such a good person.
I can't let him go! The prince, who knows people through history, is too far behind." He looked at the flickering candlelight with bright eyes, and said nothing for a long time.
...On the second day, Kangxi got up at dawn. When he took off his shoes and walked out of the cabin to look, the rain had stopped. He saw a large dark house in front of him, and the faint sound of the roar of the river could be heard, so he asked:
"Ahead is Luoma Lake Town, right?" Liu Tiecheng behind him was very familiar with this area and said without hesitation: "Yes! Ahead is Luoma Lake. Long live the roar of the Yellow River, right? The autumn floods have come down at this time. It's so loud.
It can be heard five miles away. If Jin Zhongcheng hadn't opened the Zhonghe River while he was alive, we might have been delayed here again." Kangxi ignored his words, pondered for a moment and said: "Stop the boat, I want to walk along the embankment. You
Zhang Tingyu and you all changed into plain clothes and followed." After saying that, he went back to the cabin to change clothes, changed into a bamboo green robe and tied a belt, came out, and walked ashore along the bridge board. Zhang Tingyu was wearing a sapphire blue robe, and Liu Tiecheng
Pretending to be a long follower, he followed behind. Kangxi held up his palms and smiled and said: "You say you are rushing to take the exam, so you go south; you say you are doing business, and you look bookish. Where can such a master and servant come from?"
"We are driving to Nanwei." Zhang Tingyu said with a smile, "Master still doesn't listen to others' advice! Yesterday, he said that it is not something that can be done!" Liu Tiecheng said: "What birds are you afraid of? Today is no better than in the past, there are no bandits.
I just have a ground stick. I don’t need to show my master’s sign. I scare him by saying that I am Liu Da Scar back then!” Kangxi laughed and said, “You are talking now! If it weren’t for me, I don’t know where you would be right now.
Buried in a mass grave!"
As he walked, he saw that the town was near. The sun was just rising at the moment, and there was an endless stream of carts and carts laden with goose, duck, meat, eggs, fish and vegetables on the roads in all directions. There were couples driving livestock, and village girls walking together.
They were chattering, chattering, and laughing endlessly. Kangxi, who had been in the palace for a long time and was dizzy due to the struggle for power and profit for his sons, stepped onto the wet loess embankment and looked at the laughing crowd.
It was refreshing. When he saw an old man pushing rice up the slope and sitting on the side of a wheelbarrow to rest, Kangxi walked over and chatted up: "Brother! Are you going to sell rice? It's such a big cart, you can't push it.
!Where is my son?”
"Ah? Ah..." The old man's ears were somewhat hard of hearing. He looked at Kangxi with squinted eyes, fanned himself with a broken straw hat and said, "Are you buying rice? No way! Our young master's family has sold this rice to Hegong. I'm here
Make the old bones strong again!" Kangxi smiled when he heard it. It turned out that the tenants were selling rice to the landowner, and asked loudly: "How much does this rice cost per dou?" The old man stretched out his hand to compare, and said: "
Three qian for old rice, this is new rice, five qian for a dou! To tell you the truth, our boss will be rich this autumn. Then make money and push it home in carts!"
After Kangxi heard this, he looked at Zhang Tingyu. Zhang Tingyu's heart sank: the river governor reported to the Ministry of Household Affairs that the price of rice was between eight yuan and one tael. It is obvious that the extra silver was embezzled. But the current river governor Feng Shengyun was under Yin's family, how could he dare to offend him? So he grabbed a handful of rice and looked at the color in his hands, not daring to say anything. Kangxi also grabbed a handful of rice, rubbed it in his hands, looked at it, and praised: "It's as yellow as gold. It’s really good rice! How much land does your boss have? Why do you have to drive money home in trucks?”
"The famous Zhang Ge old man!" the old man said proudly, "How little land is there? This number." As he said that, he showed his thumb and little finger. Kangxi thought about it and said: "Oh, six hundred acres of land. "You are really a foreigner!" the old man chuckled, "Six hundred hectares! Including our tenants' land, the total is more than a thousand hectares!"
Kangxi was confused: "Why should a tenant be a tenant if he has land? Why should the tenant's land be added to the elder's land?" Just as he was about to ask, Zhang Tingyu asked: "Old man, you have land at home, why do you want to be a tenant of others? , is this a waste of energy?"
"According to the rules of the Long Live Lord, 'jurenge elders and scholar ministers' are all tax-free." The old man said seriously, "I have three brothers, and only one of them is Miao Miao. Once we three brothers pass away, the three mu tax of the three of us will be taxed." , in the future it will all fall on my single seedling. Do you think it is better to be a tenant, or to grow it yourself? People, you have to accept your fate and be content. Without this big tree, we men will have to live in the poisonous sun. There's grease down there!" After saying that, he sighed, used his rough hands to light the fire sickle and smoked the dry tobacco, savoring it without saying anything else. (To be continued)