Chapter 32 Wei Zheng’s character was discovered by me
Chapter 32 Wei Zhengshi’s character was discovered by me
The good news that Liang Shicheng brought back to Zhao Guan's family was, "The evil Taoist Lin Lingsu used poisonous elixirs to consecrate the saints in an attempt to murder the officials, and Dali Temple sentenced him to death!"
Zhao Ji knew that Dali Temple could not execute the sentence immediately after it was sentenced.
In the Song Dynasty, Dali Temple was the judicial institution, and the Ministry of Punishment was the review institution for cases.
During the period of peace and rejuvenation of the Song Dynasty, Taizong Zhao Kuangyi established the Juxing Yuan, and the review of cases in Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment was completed by the Juxing Yuan. Later Song Shenzong Zhao Xu added the Yushitai.
Therefore, the current [Three Divisions] of the Song Dynasty are the three institutions of Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Yushitai.
Moreover, after the review of a death row prisoner is completed, the list of death row prisoners in various places must be presented to Emperor Zhu Pi within a period of time.
Only after the emperor approves the list of death row prisoners will the death row prisoner be sentenced to death.
In the Song Dynasty, although this kind of judicial process for death row prisoners was a bit troublesome, it showed to the people how much the emperor valued human life.
In fact, when the emperor was criticizing Zhu, he had no time to take a closer look at the case. He just waved his pen and went through the motions. Unless it was a major case that shocked the whole country, after the emperor heard about it, he might take a look at the case out of curiosity. Zhao Ji was quite satisfied with the speed of Dali Temple's trial, but he was not satisfied with just Lin Lingsu using poisonous elixirs to murder him, the official Zhao family.
He also wanted to spit out all the huge wealth that Lin Lingsu had made in the past four or five years when he was favored to fill the empty treasury.
Zhao Ji immediately told Liang Shicheng: "We must also confiscate all the money that the demon Taoist Lin Lingsu has embezzled while presiding over the construction of Taoist temples and teaching Dharma and sermons over the years to fill the national treasury!"
Liang Shicheng smiled knowingly and praised sincerely: "The officials are wise, in this way, the national treasury can increase a lot more revenue!"
Zhao Ji nodded and smiled. He knew that after cleaning up corrupt officials and eliminating harm to the people, he would not only be popular with the people and gain his reputation, but also benefit the country and increase the revenue of the treasury.
This is really a good thing that "kills two birds with one stone"
At this time, official Zhao Ji looked at the chubby and corrupt eunuch Liang Shicheng in front of him, and couldn't help but feel that the old man in front of him was a golden mountain!
Liang Shicheng noticed that Zhao Guanjia looked at him strangely, which made him feel scared.
He thought back to the past two days when he was running errands for the officials. Did he make any mistakes?
It seems not!
Then why do Zhao Guanjia’s eyes look weird?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems that something really hasn't been done well, and there are rumors in the capital...
After Liang Shicheng thought about it, his eyes seemed to be evasive.
After Zhao Ji saw Liang Shicheng's wandering eyes, he said: "Master Liang, look at me, are you hiding something from me?"
With a "plop", Liang Shicheng fell to his knees and pretended to be pitiful:
"It's not that I want to hide that matter from the officials! It's actually that I'm afraid that if I tell it, I'll make the officials unhappy!"
Zhao Ji frowned. He didn't expect that he had actually lied to Liang Shicheng and found out that he was hiding something from me.
Most of the traitorous ministers from ancient times to the present have similarities, that is, they flatter the emperor, are greedy, deceive superiors and deceive inferiors, and report good news but not bad news.
Zhao Ji said angrily: "Didn't I tell you after I returned to the palace last night? No matter whether you are sad or happy, as long as it is related to the military or national affairs, Senior Officer Liang, you must tell me truthfully and let me know!"
The old eunuch Liang Shicheng said: "This matter has nothing to do with the military or national affairs. It is just a private matter for the officials. Therefore, the old slave did not dare to report it to the officials!"
Zhao Ji originally thought that there might be news about the Fangla uprising in the south. Wang Fu or Liang Shicheng were afraid of upsetting me, so they deliberately suppressed the military report and did not report it. Now after hearing what Liang Shicheng said, it should not be an important matter for the army or the country.
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However, Zhao Ji is still very curious, why would the eunuch Liang Da, who is honest and kind on the surface but cunning on the inside, not dare to report my personal affairs?
Zhao Ji ordered: "Sir Liang, just say it! Regardless of whether what you said is related to my private matters, I will pardon you! You don't have to kneel there to reply to me when you are old." p>
"Thank you Lord for your kindness!" After Liang Shicheng finished praying, he stood up and said frankly to Zhao Guan's family:
"Before, wasn't the old slave sent by the government to Dali Temple to observe and supervise the trial of the demon Dao Lin Lingsu's case?"
Zhao Ji nodded, indicating that he knew about this.
"After Dali Temple completed the trial of the case of demon Dao Lin Lingsu, the old slave naturally had to rush back to the palace and report the result to the officials."
Zhao Ji said displeasedly: "Sir Liang, let's talk about the important point. Don't I know everything you just said?
What are you talking about that concerns my private matters? Tell me quickly."
"I obey the order." Liang Shicheng wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, quickly picked the key points, and said:
"On my way back to the palace, I met an angry Wang Shaozai. He was holding a remonstrance written by Cao Fu in his hand [Secretary Provincial Ordinance]. He wanted to enter the palace and become a saint, and asked the officials to punish Cao Fu for his treason.<
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But the old slave is actually worried about the official family's dragon body!
Therefore, I want to wait until things get better for the officials before I can present the rebellious letter from Cao Fu that Wang Fu obtained to the officials for review."
After Zhao Ji heard Liang Shicheng's words, he immediately thought of two things.
The first thing is a fragment of memory left by the original owner Song Huizong. Due to the original owner's neglect of government, he handed over the review of memorials, remonstrances and other tasks that should have been done by the emperor himself to several of his prime ministers.
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This is why Wang Fu was able to get it before Zhao Guan's family and read Cao Fu's letter of advice to the emperor.
The second thing is that when I was reading history books before I traveled through time, "History of the Song Dynasty: Biography 111" was a biography written specifically for Cao Fu.
Cao Fu, courtesy name Zaide, was from Nanjianzhou. He was a Jinshi scholar.
In the second year of Zhenghe, Cao Fu passed the examination of Tongshilangzhongci and Maoke, and served as the official of the [Secretary Province]...
The Ministry of Secretaries is the central agency that specializes in managing national book collections.
From the establishment of the Secretariat Supervisory Office in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, it was promoted to the Secretariat Province from the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the Song Dynasty.
The secretarial department went from having a distinguished status before to losing its status later on.
Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, the printing and publishing industry has gradually matured, and the number of books has increased. Academies, libraries, etc. established by government and private parties have appeared in many places. Even in the central government, book collection institutions are not limited to the secretary's office. p>
The Song Dynasty was a period in the history of our country when the book industry was highly developed, and the secretary in charge of books and classics was no longer useful, and it was a pity that the secretary was eliminated.
Officials in the Secretariat Province have the lowest official status and salary among those with the same official position in history.
Cao Fu, who was a dignified Jinshi and became an official in the [Secretary Department], was just a sixth-rank minor official.
At this time, Liang Shicheng was very discerning and took out Cao Fu's memorial from the sleeves of his broad robe, holding it in both hands and presenting it to Zhao Guan's family.
At this time, Zhao Ji took the remonstrance letter from Liang Shicheng and unfolded it. He was really angry...
Zhao Ji saw the content of Cao Fu's remonstrance:
"After the self-government and peace, the emperor often walked around in small sedan chairs, accompanied by several ministers.
It is a good fortune to set up a position. In the game, it is said that there is a queue on the day when the emperor comes out. If he does not return the next day, he will be declared to be in a state of devastation and will not sit in court.
At the beginning, the people still didn't know it. Cai Jing's thank-you letter said "a light chariot and a small chariot, seven gifts of good fortune". Since then, he has reported it to all directions, but his officials, Shun, did not dare to say anything."
When Zhao Ji saw this paragraph in the remonstrance book, he could still understand it with his background as a liberal arts student.
Cao Fu stated in the memorial that the original owner of Zhao Ji's body had left the palace incognito many times to play among the people;
If you don’t go to court, you will lie and claim that you have wounds and you won’t be able to sit in court;
Unexpectedly, the emperor told a big lie, but Cai Jing's thank you note contained the words "Light car and small chariot, seven blessings of good fortune", which inadvertently revealed the big melon of Zhao Guan's family...
The officials are flattering, but they dare not say anything, so they can only eat in silence.
Zhao Ji continued to read Cao Fu's remonstrance:
"The assistant Shang Shulue said: Your Majesty is tired of living in the Dharma Palace. Sometimes he takes a carriage and goes in and out of the streets and outskirts. He enjoys himself very much and then turns back...
I don’t realize that your majesty is so important to the ancestral temple and the country, and you are so concerned about safety and danger. In the past, Renzu regarded the people as his sons, but he was compassionate and feared that they might be harmed. Once the palace was out of bounds, the guards often crossed the forbidden city and almost touched the treasure.
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I wish that your majesty would live deep in the high arch, silently thundering in the abyss, and approach it with the power of the sky as high as the sky, and move in the direction of the sun and moon. When he comes out, Taishi will choose a day, and there will be a minister to clear the way, and three guards and hundreds of officials.
Before and after.
If it is to save trouble and make appointments for the sake of public and private affairs, then the decree is issued temporarily, and it cannot be stored in the place, and the damage will not be used. Although it is not the old system of the ancestors, it is more obscure than the ordinary clothes.
Isn’t it better?”
Zhao Ji could understand what Cao Fu meant by writing this remonstrance in classical Chinese, which was to tell him not to leave the palace incognito, but to strengthen his defense and pay attention to security...
Zhao Ji looked at Cao Fu's letter of remonstrance and didn't care too much. After all, it was Cao Fu's criticism and admonition to Song Huizong, the original owner of Zhao Ji's body; he just had nothing to do with Zhao Ji. p>
However, when he continued to look down,
"Yi Fu Wei Xing, staying in a prostitute's house, starting from Your Majesty!" This sentence,
Zhao Ji almost flipped the table with anger. After all, Zhao Ji, who thought he had done a good job in keeping secrets, never expected that when he went to Fanlou to meet the oiran Li Shishi last night, he would be exposed by a little [zhengziguan]
Cao Fu knew about it, and even wrote a memorial to remonstrate with me and ridiculed me severely!
Is Cao Fu not afraid of being convicted for this?
However, Zhao Ji knew that Cao Fu had Wei Zheng's kind of stubborn character in his heart. However, in history, Cao Fu was not as lucky as Wei Zheng...
Zhao Ji secretly thought: "Unintentionally, I discovered a figure like Wei Zheng! Our Song Dynasty's agency that monitors the conduct of all officials - Yushitai, happens to lack talents like Cao Fu!"