Chapter 118: The leader of the six thieves suffered a mental breakdown
Cai Jing shouted: "I have been an official for more than 20 years, and I have devoted myself to serving the country! What crime is there? Officials, why do they let their relatives and officials tie up the veterans of three dynasties?!"
Zhao Ji sneered and said: "I can allow you to serve as an official and arrest the powerful Grand Master Cai on the spot. Naturally, I have evidence of your crimes over the years of being an official.
Master Cai enters the palace and reads out the evidence of Grand Master Cai’s crime!"
At this time, the side door of Chuigong Hall was pushed open, and a tall, middle-aged man wearing a red court uniform walked in. This man was Cai You, whom Zhao Ji had summoned for a secret conversation in advance. p>
Cai Youchu walked into the Chuigong Hall. Of course, from the corner of his eye, he saw his father Cai Jing being tied up. At this time, he felt complicated.
Previously, Cai You was instigated by Zhao Guan's family to annihilate his relatives in a righteous way. He wrote the evidence of his father's crime into a memorial and secretly promised him the position of young prime minister. Naturally, after weighing the pros and cons, he gritted his teeth and made such a righteous decision to annihilate his relatives.
Otherwise, Cai You also knew that he would not expose the evidence of his father Cai Jing's crime without killing his relatives. Now that the Zhao Guan family is suddenly very powerful and wants to punish their ministers, they can easily find the reasons for the crime.
In that case, Cai You knew that he would fall out of favor in front of Zhao Guan's family, and even be questioned by Zhao Guan's family.
"Your Majesty, Cai You, comes to see the officials."
Zhao Ji smiled and said: "Cai Aiqing is alive. Quickly read out the evidence you collected about the crimes committed by your father Cai Jing!"
"Your Majesty Cai You obeys the decree."
Cai Jing, who was being kidnapped, saw that his traitor Cai You, who had turned against him, had already sided with Zhao Guan's family and was willing to testify against him. This was a huge blow to Cai Jing's heart.
It took less than a year for Cai Jing and his eldest son Cai You to become enemies.
Cai Jing thought to himself: This is very bad! The treacherous son Cai You is forty-three years old this year. This treacherous son knows that I have many little-known secrets in the past 20 years.
At this time, Cai Jing was very afraid. If Cai You, a rebellious son, had written down my many secrets such as corruption, perverting the law, arbitrary power, exclusion of dissidents, secretly cultivating party members, etc. into the memorial, then wouldn't I want to follow suit?
Are you following in the footsteps of Gao Qiu and Wang Fu?
Cai Jing burst into tears, pretending to be innocent and being wronged, and shouted:
"Official officials have learned a lesson! It has been nearly a year since Cai Jing, the minister, and Cai You, the rebellious son, turned against each other. The memorial submitted by Cai You, the rebellious son, must have been to slander the old minister!"
"Tai!" Zhao Ji shouted angrily and said, "Cai Jing, you are making so much noise in this Chuigong hall, aren't you afraid of disturbing me?
You first listen to the great scholar Cai You. After reading the memorial, you won’t be too late to speak.”
Cai Jing was so frightened by Zhao Guan's family that he didn't dare to shout any more.
With a dark face, Cai You took out the memorial of Cai Jing's crimes that he had written overnight, unfolded it, and read aloud:
"One of Cai Jing's crimes was to disobey the court's orders, make false plans in private and slander officials."
Cai Jing shouted urgently: "I am reporting to the officials that what this traitor said is untrue."
Zhao Ji shouted angrily: "Cai Jing, shut up and listen to Cai You finish reading before you speak."
Cai Jing reluctantly obeyed the order and stared at Cai You angrily.
Cai You felt a little ashamed of his father, so he just looked down at the memorial written by him and read aloud:
"In the second year of Yuanfu, when the minister Cai You was twenty-three years old, my father Cai Jing was dismissed from office and became Duanming. Two bachelors, Long Tu, knew Taiyuan. The Empress Dowager ordered my father Cai Jing to complete the history compilation and then go to the place where he was demoted to take office.<
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However, my father took advantage of the few months he stayed in Beijing to secretly make friends with the eunuchs in the chamber in an attempt to smoothen the relationship and avoid being demoted.
The remonstrator Chen Niu impeached my father for having an affair with an eunuch. Chen Niu was found guilty and dismissed, and my father Cai Jing was also demoted. He knew Jiangning...
At that time, my father Cai Jing was at home, saying that the emperor had no moral principles and did not recognize his capable ministers, so he abandoned them and did not use them. My father was very dissatisfied and delayed his appointment. The censors Chen Cisheng, Gong Fu, and Chen Shixi successively went to court to impeach my father for delaying his appointment.
Because of the crime of not going to Jiangning to take up his post, my father Cai Jing was deprived of his official position, promoted to Dongxiao Palace, and lived in Hangzhou. During this period, my father repeatedly said wildly: 'If I succeed, the people of the world will wait and see.'
This is one of my father Cai Jing's crimes: disobeying the imperial court's orders, making false decisions in private and slandering officials."
Cai Jing still wants to refute...
Zhao Ji said angrily: "Cai Jingxiu wants to interrupt. If you dare to interrupt Cai You's reading, I will gag you."
Cai Jing had no choice but to shut up again and glared at his traitor Cai You.
Cai You continued to read, but when he confessed the crimes of his father Cai Jing, he deliberately omitted the story that Cai Jing bribed Tong Guan and asked Tong Guan to inherit the famous calligraphy and painting and various ingenuity that he dedicated to Zhao Guan's family.
These things, after all, all involve the Zhao Guan family.
Cai You continued to read: "Cai Jing's second crime is to use his power to cause chaos and suppress the emperor."
"Since February of the second year of Chongning, my father Cai Jing moved to Zuopushe. Under the guise of "Shaoshu", he secretly took control of the power and suppressed the emperor. He used the Ordinance Department to make old friends, set up the Interpretation Department in the Shangshu Province, and promoted him himself.
He used more than ten of his party members, including Wu Juhou and Wang Hanzhi, as his subordinates. They were responsible for important state affairs, such as clan affairs, redundant officials, state affairs, business travel, Yanze, Fu Tiao, and Yin Mu.
All major decisions of the imperial court come from the Negotiation Department controlled by my father..."
Zhao Ji nodded with satisfaction.
However, Cai Jing shouted: "The officials, the old minister has been wronged! What the old minister's rebellious son said is untrue..."
Zhao Ji is not happy anymore. What the hell, didn’t I tell you, an old thief, to stop beeping? Why are you still making noise here?!
Zhao Ji pointed at Cai Jing and ordered him to follow the official: "Stop the mouth of the guilty minister Cai Jing."
Following the official's instructions, the Imperial City Secretary immediately took out the rags he had prepared, kneaded them into a ball, and forced them into Cai Jing's mouth...
"Uh huh..." Cai Jing, whose mouth was gagged, could only squeak and screamed without being able to defend or retort at all.
Zhao Ji feels that the world is much quieter.
His intention was to let Cai You point out the evidence of his crimes in person in front of Cai Jing, in order to destroy Cai Jing's inner defenses and make him, the leader of the six thieves in the late Northern Song Dynasty, die clearly before he died. Cai Jing could use it
Your cunning methods can deceive my original owner Song Huizong, can you also deceive me, a time traveler?
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In fact, Zhao Ji also knew that even the original owner of his body, Song Huizong, had clear signs that Cai Jing had exclusive power in the seventeen years before the second year of Xuanhe, so he appointed Cai Jing as prime minister three times.
The prime minister ordered him to become an official.
If Zhao Ji, the time traveler, had not taken away Song Huizong's body, that is to say, if Song Huizong could still live normally, then in the near future, Cai Jing, who had already become an official at this time, would usher in his fourth appointment by Zhao Guan's family.
For phase...
However, after Zhao Ji traveled through time, Cai Jing, an old thief, had absolutely no chance of being appointed prime minister for the fourth time.
Cai You felt much relieved after seeing that his father's mouth was blocked and he could no longer curse him.
Cai You continued to read: "Cai Jing's third crime is to hide his disobedience."
"In the fifth year of Chongning, my father Cai Jing was promoted to the rank of Sikong by the Zhao Guan family, and he was appointed as the official governor of the Third Division of the Imperial Palace. He was appointed as the governor of the Anyuan Army and was renamed Wei Guogong.
When my father returned to the house and held a banquet with us and other disciples to celebrate his promotion, my father drunkenly said arrogantly: "Wang Mang was once Sikong, and Emperor Wu of Wei Cao Cao was granted the title of Duke of Wei."
Now, my Sikong and Wei Guogong have both, how does it compare with the power of Wang Mang and Cao Cao back then?’”
"Uh huh..." Cai Jing, who was gagged, heard the words of the traitor Cai You. He didn't care about his mouth being gagged. He tried his best to shout out that this was the traitor Cai You.
You have wronged him!
Although he actually lived in Chongning for five years and encouraged and persuaded Zhao Guan's family to make him [Sikong] and [Wei Guogong], but in his memory, he did not seem to have said such a treasonous thing! Even in his own house.
At the celebration banquet, even though I was drunk, I didn’t dare to say such outrageous words, right?
Cai Jing knew very well that if the evidence that Cai Youzhi said that Cai Jing had a "disloyal heart" was proven true, it would prove that Cai Jing had the ambition to usurp power and seize the throne. By then, not only Cai Jing would be killed.
It’s not a matter of fact, but the nine tribes are going to be exterminated!
In his heart, Cai Jing wished he could scold all the eighteen generations of his traitor Cai You's ancestors...
What the hell!
Cai You, in order to claim credit in front of Zhao Guan's family, you not only sold your biological father, but also falsely accused me of having a "disloyal heart". This is killing all living relatives of our Lao Cai family, as well as us.
Do the ancestral tombs of the Cai family have to match the rhythm?
"Uh-huh...Uh-huh..." Cai Jing, who was gagged, was so anxious that he wanted to scream that he was wronged but couldn't. He was so anxious that he wanted to crawl forward and hug Zhao Guan's family like before when he was scolded by Zhao Guan's family.
My thighs cry and beg the officials for mercy...
However, how could Cai Jing, a seventy-three-year-old man and a civil servant, watch the four imperial ministers in custody climb to the front of Zhao Guan's family under the supervision of strong officials?
Just as Cai Jing crawled forward and followed the steps again and again, like a chicken, he was grabbed back by the Imperial City Secretary [previous commander] by the collar of the back of his court uniform...
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Cai Jing burst into tears.
Cai You looked at his father's embarrassment. How had he ever been a Jinshi and a successful father?
Cai You felt a little sad in his heart. He recalled the scene when his father Cai Jing taught him calligraphy when he was a child. After he became an official, his father Cai Jing secretly taught him the secret method of being an official. They were all vivid in his mind...
However, Cai You is somewhat relieved because when his father Cai Jing secretly taught him how to be an official, there was a rule called "In order to be promoted and gain power, you must do whatever it takes..."
Now, Cai You feels that he has learned enough to become an apprentice. "In order to be promoted and gain power, you must do whatever it takes." His son has learned it. I'm sorry, father, but I will try it out with you first.
Thinking of this, the academician Cai You's heart stilled, and he continued to think of his father Cai Jing's crimes, saying:
"The fourth crime of Cai Jing is corruption, perverting the law, accepting huge bribes, and squandering public property."
"My minister, Cai You, has lived in the Grand Master's Mansion for several years. I had known that when my father Cai Jing was receiving his salary, he was the first to send salary money from Sikong, and he was greedy and occupied.
When my father Cai Jing was Prime Minister, the Taishi Mansion was like a bustling city, and officials came to visit in an endless stream. Officials were promoted according to the amount of bribes paid by the visitors...
My father, Cai Jing, was the first to advocate the theory of "Feng, Heng, Yu, and Da" during the Song Dynasty. He advocated the great development of Huashi Gang and regarded official property as dung. The wealth accumulated by previous generations was squandered when he became the prime minister.
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"Cai Jing's fifth crime was to erect the [Yuanyou Party Member Monument] in order to avenge the Prime Minister's former ministers who fought in the party..."
"The sixth crime of Cai Jing is to exercise exclusive power for the prime minister and exclude dissidents..."
"The seventh crime of Cai Jing is to form a party for personal gain..."
"The eighth crime of Cai Jing is to recommend officials based on nepotism..."
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Cai You finished reading the eight major crimes and the evidence he used to expose his father Cai Jing.
After Cai Jing heard the eight major crimes and evidence listed by his own son, he collapsed...
If these crimes are confirmed, he will undoubtedly die.
Cai Jing felt that he might be following in the footsteps of Gao Qiu and Wang Fu.
The only thing that left him with only a glimmer of luck was that he still had other options available.
Last night, when Cai Jing conspired with his five other sons, the next best thing he prepared was to ask his daughter-in-law, Princess Maode, to come to Zhao Guan's family with her one-year-old child in her arms.
Please let Cai Jing and the Cai family go...
Zhao Ji issued an order and said: "The great scholar Cai You, together with my personal officials, will escort Cai Jing to Dali Temple for trial..."
"I obey the decree..."
Cai Jing was taken to Dali Temple for trial, while Cai You temporarily stayed in Dali Temple to serve as a witness...
At this time, Liang Shicheng, the eunuch who had been sent to Dali Temple by Zhao Ji to supervise the trial earlier, was shocked to see the powerful Master Cai in the past...
Cai Jing, whose spirit was so stimulated that he almost collapsed, either said nothing during the interrogation process in Dali Temple, or he pretended to be crazy and stupid when he was interrogated, hoping to delay time so that he could implement the next strategy...
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In the Chuigong Hall, Zhao Ji asked the eunuch to treasure the calligraphy and "Listening to the Qin" sent by Cai Jing.
Although Cai Jing has been sent to Dali Temple, this calligraphy and painting are all national treasures. Zhao Ji feels that because Cai Jing is guilty, he cannot deny that his calligraphy is not good, let alone because Cai Jing is guilty, in "
"Listening to the Qin Picture" depicts Cai Jing listening to Zhao Guan's family playing the qin, thus destroying a famous painting with high artistic value such as "Listening to the Qin Picture".
Zhao Ji lamented that Cai Jing had been ups and downs in the officialdom for decades. When Wang Anshi became the prime minister, Cai Jing was able to cling to Wang Anshi and be appreciated by relying on the relationship that his brother was Wang Anshi's son-in-law;
When Wang Anshi lost power and the opposition Sima Guang came to power and restored the service law, Cai Jing was able to implement Sima Guang's service law in all the areas under his jurisdiction within five days, overturning Wang Anshi's "Xining Reform."
Cai Jing can deal with the two factions and has experienced ups and downs several times. He is not without any ability.
In addition to being able to flatter Song Huizong, the original owner of Zhao Ji's body, Cai Jing also has certain political abilities in addition to calligraphy and articles.
During his tenure as prime minister, Cai Jing vigorously promoted the elderly care assistance system, such as setting up residential homes, Anjifang and Luzeyuan in prefectures and counties. During the Chongning period, Cai Jing also presided over the "Chongning Education Movement", which was the most effective among the three education movements in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The main measures include: establishing local schools throughout the country; establishing a three-level academic system linked to county schools, state schools, and Taixue; building a new Piyong school to develop Taixue; reviving the establishment of medicine, and establishing arithmetic, calligraphy, painting, etc. schools...
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Cai Jing is talented, but his moral character is very bad, he is greedy for his own use, and his character is evil. In fact, he is a powerful villain.
Therefore, Zhao Ji was 90% happy about moving Cai Jing down and sending him to Dali Temple to be tried and convicted, and to deal with Cai Jing, the leader of the Six Thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty. The other 10% was because he was so talented.
If an immoral person is in a high position, the harm will be great!