On the way back to Beijing, Zhu Gaochi called Yang Pu to Luan Yu and gave him some face-to-face instructions. Then Yang Pu left the team under the escort of a group of royal guards and headed south under the starry night.
Yang Pu's whereabouts did not escape the eyes of Zhu Zhanji and Zhang Fu, and they immediately concluded that he was sent by the emperor to invite Wang Xian to come out.
"Your Highness, do you think it will be a success for Scholar Yang to go here?" Zhang Fu and Zhu Zhanji rode forward side by side, not conspicuous on this part of the march.
"Liu Bei visited the thatched cottage three times before inviting Zhuge Liang." Zhu Zhanji sneered: "Is this only the second time? I'm afraid he will have to return without success."
"Oh, Your Highness's view is a different one, and it makes sense." Zhang Fu seemed to be in a good mood and laughed.
"I'm all just fooling around..." Zhu Zhanji also laughed.
Talking and doing, the two men quickly left the team and followed Yang Pu... The task given to them by Zhu Zhanji and Zhang Fu was to pay close attention to Wang Xian's movements and use all their strength when necessary.
, delaying Wang Xian’s return to Beijing...
The next day, the funeral procession returned to Beijing, and the bigger funeral began...
As soon as they returned to the capital, the civil servants started to hold a grand funeral ceremony for Jin Youzi and more than ten officials who were beaten to death by the nobles. Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong and others tried their best to persuade Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and others.
Veteran minister, in the name of the cabinet, the six ministries, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I am here to organize this funeral.
Generally speaking, when an official of a yamen dies in office, a public memorial ceremony will be held for the deceased official in the name of the yamen. This is considered a old practice, and it makes sense. However, there has never been a ceremony for all the main yamen of the imperial court to do so together.
A precedent for holding a public sacrifice!
But the civil servants share the same hatred as never before, insisting that all civil servants are victims, and all civil service offices must hold public sacrifices. And not only the capital, but local government offices must also join in, and the whole country must mourn, in order to comfort the officials who died and shock them.
The murderous gangster!
The second day of February, the day when the dragon raises its head, is also a national public memorial day established by civil servants. On this day, civil servants in the capital, regardless of their official positions, big or small, working or idle, all come to the public memorial site on Qipantian Street. This is the most important street in the Ming Dynasty.
The bustling market has been filled with elegiac couplets, paper figures and horses, and plain paper flowers have turned the entire chessboard sky street into a white. Officials participating in the public memorial came from all directions and crowded in front of the platform.
The Chessboard Sky Street was so crowded that the people watching the excitement had no place to stand, so they could only climb up to the roofs on both sides of the Sky Street. They lined up like house sparrows and watched with great interest the usually majestic official.
Became an extremely tragic victim...
"This is a rare sight that is seen once in a hundred years." The people were in high spirits and talking a lot.
"But no, the princes and marquises just held a sacrifice for Duke Yangwu a few years ago. This year, the civil servants have responded with a ceremony that is ten times bigger! It's courageous! It's interesting!"
"No one wanted to see the scene at Marquis Yang Wu. It was just hearsay. The civil servants opened it up and put it on the chessboard street for us to enjoy watching!"
"You just want to watch the excitement. The civil-military struggle in the Ming Dynasty has reached the point of life and death. This is the civil servants building momentum! Do you understand the momentum?" There is never a shortage of sensible people in the city who are in the market and have the world at heart.
"I know you can't create momentum by making shit." The man he accused touched his head and said with a loud voice.
It caused a lot of people to burst into laughter, and many people almost fell off their houses laughing...
The common people showed no concern for the fuss, which made the high-ranking officials on the altar quite unhappy. If they had not wanted to expand the influence of the public sacrifice, they would have asked the officials of Shuntian Prefecture to drive away those ****.
Yang Shiqi, the initiator of this public sacrifice, did not take it seriously. He was very satisfied that this public sacrifice could create such a big momentum. This time, by paying homage to Jin Youzi and other officials who died, the scattered civil servants finally united and united with one voice to crusade.
The atrocities committed by noble generals. And more importantly, the civil servants are united under the cabinet, not the six ministries... Yang Shiqi wants to turn this public memorial meeting into a crusade meeting, a swearing-in meeting, and an alliance meeting. As for the alliance leader, naturally
It's the cabinet, and it's him, the bachelor Yang Shiqi.
In addition, Yang Shiqi also had a little selfishness. He glanced at Jin Youzi's tablet in the center of the altar and said to himself: "Brother Youzi, I am sorry for you, but I just want you to enjoy this honor for the first time in history. Let's
It's considered even, so don't hold any grudges anymore and reincarnate as soon as possible...'
Yang Shiqi has been plagued by nightmares these days. Whenever he closes his eyes, Jin Youzi, covered in blood, will appear, wailing and demanding his life...
While he was thinking wildly, Yang Shiqi heard the sound of a cloud board and knew that the public sacrifice had officially begun. He quickly gathered his mind and focused all his attention on the public sacrifice.
Qipantian Street was packed with two to three thousand civil servants, big and small, surrounded by tens of thousands of ordinary people who came to watch the excitement. The sound of the cloud board sounded, and the noisy people suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes were fixed on it.
He threw it towards the dozen black wooden coffins on the high platform.
The mournful music sounded, and thousands of officials paid their respects in silence. The scene was very shocking. When the officials stood up, the master of ceremonies announced that Yang Shiqi, a scholar of Wuyingdian and Minister of War, would deliver a condolence speech on behalf of all officials.
Yang Shiqi took a step forward and looked at the dark crowd of civil servants in the audience. All the civil servants, regardless of their rank, looked up at him. Yang Shiqi felt extremely proud in his heart. This is the life he wants!
Putting aside his inappropriate pride and regaining his sad expression, Yang Shiqi cleared his throat and began to loudly recite his carefully prepared memorial poem.
"On the second day of the second lunar month of the first year of Hongxi, Jin Gong, the former bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and the minister of the Ministry of Rites, the right minister of the Ministry of War, Mr. Zhai, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, the foreign minister Chen Gong... the former censor of the capital procuratorate, Mr. Xie, and other twelve colleagues and friends
At the funeral, Yang Shiqi, a scholar of Wuyingdian University and Minister of the Ministry of War, wrote an article to commemorate him: "Jin Gong Youzi, with a good name, good character, and the name Tui'an. He was a native of Xiajiang, Jiangxi. In the second year of Jianwen's reign, he was a Jinshi, and was granted the household science to Shizhong...
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After introducing the lives of the twelve officials, Yang Shiqi changed the topic and said impassionedly:
"These twelve Dukes died on the same day. In the Chang Tomb built on that day, the nobles committed murders and killed all the Dukes before the late Emperor Ling! Oh, oh, oh, oh, Jin Gong, you are ministers of the country. When you encounter the Ming Dynasty, you want to retaliate.
He did not hesitate to sacrifice himself, only seeking to contribute to the country and benefit all people! Unexpectedly, he offended the powerful, and he was killed by a vicious man, and he died in vain! Wow, oh, oh, hoo, all the talents were wasted, and the blood of loyal ministers was soaked in the imperial mausoleum! His appearance was miserable, his feelings were
Such sorrow has been unheard of for three generations!"
"I still remember that when the princes were killed, the noble people turned into beasts and surrounded and killed us civil servants without humanity. The mausoleum turned into a place of Shura, and the emperor turned into a hell on earth..."
Then Yang Shiqi described the situation that day, and the officials who were not there that day were filled with grief. Those officials who were there that day and were brutally beaten cried bitterly, and they were so miserable that they burst into tears in the audience.
Outside the court, the people were also shocked. It was hard to imagine how those pampered princes and uncles could turn into man-eating beasts. But the fact was before their eyes, Jin Youzi and the twelve people were beaten to death by them!
"Sigh! Your nobles are cruel, barbaric and lawless. They bully the emperor and kill the ministers behind. I have never seen it before in the history books!" Yang Shiqi read this and turned into a shout at the top of his lungs. He looked ferocious.
Twisted, with blood-red eyes, almost crazy!
"Severely punish the murderer! Revenge for your colleagues!" Yang Shiqi's performance completely aroused the emotions of the people in the audience. Some officials shouted at the top of their lungs, which immediately attracted thousands of people to shout together: "Severely punish the murderer! Revenge, revenge!"
"That's right! I am an official of the imperial court and guard the world on behalf of the emperor. How can I be reduced to meat on the anvil and be slaughtered by others?!" Yang Shiqi excitedly threw away the memorial in his hand and shouted with his arms raised high.
"No! No!" The emotions of the officials have been completely controlled by Yang Shiqi, like ignited gunpowder tubes. They are no longer as gentle and elegant as before. Their eyes are bloodshot, and they are beating their chests and feet. Their anger can set the sky on fire!
"We can't give in anymore this time, because we have no way to retreat! If we take another step back, the world is so big that there is no place for us to stand!" Yang Shiqi roared: "We are going to stop the government from today! When will the murderer be punished?
, when will you return to the Yamen!"
"Stop the court! Stop the court! We will never return the court until the murderer dies!" the officials shouted in unison, and no one expressed any objection.
This is not correct. At least Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and other veterans were shocked because they had never heard of Yang Shiqi mentioning the dismissal of the court before. In fact, they did not agree with this kind of eunuch sacrifice, but Yang Shiqi said otherwise.
, civil servants will always be stepped on, so a few veterans reluctantly agreed to come to support Yang Shiqi.
But they were afraid that Yang Shiqi would mess up, so they read his memorial text in advance and revised it according to their opinions before allowing Yang Shiqi to read it out. Who would have thought that Yang Shiqi would not follow the rules, throw away the manuscript, and start talking nonsense!
Several veterans have been cautious all their lives, but they did not expect that they would not be safe at Yang Shiqi's house. Listening to Yang Shiqi shouting to stop the court, these veterans almost fainted. They were standing behind Yang Shiqi, and anyone would think that they had achieved this.
consensus!
However, the public sentiment is fierce at this time. Anyone who dares to single out and sing the opposite will probably be eaten alive by the civil servants in the audience!
So Jian Yi and others had no choice but to remain silent. When the public sacrifice was over and everyone moved to the back of the stage, they all burst out angrily and surrounded Yang Shiqi, asking: "Why didn't you discuss such a big matter with us in advance?
?!"
"Is that necessary?" Yang Shiqi looked at these gray-haired old guys coldly and said contemptuously: "In the past thirty years, you have proven that you are unable to lead civilian officials against noble military generals, so please give in if you have the sense to do so.
On the other hand, don’t get in the way of the juniors.”