The initial cause of the incident couldn't be simpler. It was, of course, the imperial court's liquidation of accumulated abuses and deprivation of excessive kindness. However, it is ridiculous to say that the commotion caused by this incident itself was quite twists and turns.
When the court initially dealt with this matter, it was impossible to determine whether the six families whose homes had been ransacked were involved in the matter, so many stakeholders spread rumors and satirized with strong tentative emotions. This was the first time the court dealt with the matter.
A round of public uproar.
It was obviously aimed at the new policies of the Zhao family and the imperial court.
But soon, the imperial court responded to these people with an extremely tough attitude.
Not only did the imperial court increase its efforts to pursue those who abused their kindness, but what was terrible was that the theoretical leader of these people, their greatest hope, Lu Haowen, Gongxiang Lu, directly and publicly expressed his support for the imperial court. Zhao Guan's family even more
He personally issued the order and ordered the Imperial City Department to vigorously investigate the source of the rumors and crooked poems in the past few days, and directly broke into the house to search for them with the help of the imperial squad... At this time, the probing and sarcastic behavior of those people quickly stopped.
Because most of them are still very clear, they know that they, the old and the young, or the remnants of the old era, have no real power.
But as the saying goes, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop. Just when these former dignitaries took the initiative to silence themselves in order to make a safe transition, a 'secret' about the top brass of the Jin Kingdom spread almost at the same time, that is, the Jin Kingdom's Prime Minister, Marshal Nianhan, was imprisoned.
The incident of the leader of the Jin Kingdom greatly stimulated the existing bureaucracy, the unofficial scholar-bureaucrats, and the ordinary people in Tokyo.
The subsequent public commotion was mostly initiated by these people.
A powerful minister, and a familiar one, who was one of the masterminds of the Jingkang Incident in the past, suddenly did such a thing, and relevant rumors immediately spread all over the sky:
Some people say that Wu Qi bought the peace and Nianhan took the lead in the battle. Now that Nianhan imprisons the king, he will soon lead his army south to avenge his beloved general Wanyan Loushi.
Others say that Wu Qimai may not be the leader of peace, and Nianhan may not be the leader of war, but since Nianhan has imprisoned the king, the next step is to usurp the throne, and if powerful ministers want to usurp the throne, they always have to come up with something to win people's hearts.
To establish prestige, then how can a barbaric Jurchen win over people's hearts and establish prestige?
Of course he went south to plunder the Central Plains!
Therefore, Nianhan wanted to go south at this time even if he didn't want to go south. Even if he didn't want to fight, he still wanted to lead his army to fight to the death with the Song Dynasty!
Of course, it is not that no one has a little optimism, saying that Nianhan is a truly talented and powerful minister. Next, he will probably consider the overall situation and take the initiative to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty.
But the question is, even if peace is to be negotiated, is it easy to negotiate? What should we do in northern Shaanxi, Shandong, Hebei, and Hedong? Will the officials agree? Even if we cannot say 'peace', we will still have to fight in the end!
All in all, no matter what these people's specific views are, almost everyone feels that since such an earth-shattering thing happened to the top brass of the Jin Kingdom, it will definitely affect the national level directly... And at this time, the imperial court
We must cut through the mess quickly, quickly end those unnecessary internal 'turbulences', and concentrate on dealing with the north.
Under this situation, other people who were originally neutral on "taking back the abuse of kindness" immediately changed their direction and chose to support the policies of the imperial court and Zhao Guanjia without restriction.
To put it bluntly, the political prestige of the Zhao Guan family comes from leading the Song Dynasty to withstand the invasion of the northern Jin people. No ordinary people, including bureaucrats and powerful people, are willing to go through the Jingkang Incident again. Therefore, even if everyone
There is a kind of conservatism, or the instinct to pursue stability, but once they really face the possible threat from the north, not only will their own power be unrestricted, but they will also receive great support from public opinion.
Don’t forget, that unforgettable collapse was only five years ago!
Correspondingly, those old dignitaries quickly fell into the attack and attack of the bureaucracy and public opinion.
The common people at the bottom are saying everywhere that these people are simply the work of the Jin people!
There are also some outside scholar-bureaucrats and imperial students who are of a higher level. They probably know that these people are unlikely to be craftsmen, but they think that these people have actually affected the country's preparations for war and should be dealt with quickly, strictly and quickly.
Public opinion's tolerance for these people instantly dropped to the lowest level.
One of the most representative things is that dozens of slightly radical imperial students wrote to the palace and submitted articles to the Honglu Temple Residence Bureau, directly requesting the imperial court to take extraordinary measures in extraordinary times.
Temporarily treat these people as "Northern spies" and keep them under centralized custody until a major incident occurs before dealing with them to ensure a calm attitude towards the North.
Of course, the imperial court would not listen to these words, but there was no doubt that the bureaucracy quickly became tense. This tension was compounded by the political commitment of officials to compensate officials for half their salary in previous years, plus rewards and posthumous gifts to ministers who had kept their integrity since Jingkang.
The stimulation... actually forced the entire bureaucracy to quickly complete the separation from these people, and then the efficiency and intensity of handling this matter reached a new height.
As for the protagonists in the whirlpool of the incident, that is, those powerful people in the prosperous Henan era, who later fled to Yangzhou and came back, so that these people had no actual merits in Jianyan, I really never expected that,
Thousands of miles away, a bad old man suffered a stroke, which actually directly affected their wealth and lives... It was almost as mysterious as the story in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".
However, the documents used to seize Enyin's official position, as well as the investigation into previous rumors and crooked poems, cannot be true anymore.
Speaking of which, in the midst of the turmoil, Zheng Yinian, who had gone out to inquire about news in the evening, went straight to his brother Zheng Xiunian's bedroom as soon as he returned home. Then, leaving the servants behind, he questioned his brother face to face in the bedroom:
"Brother, tell me the truth. Does the crooked words in Hanfang Garden have anything to do with you? Why, after I asked around, they all said that you were among the relevant people who happened to be in Hanfang Garden that day?"
Zheng Xiunian, who had specifically reported that he was sick at home these days, looked pale and was speechless for a long time.
When Zheng Yinian saw such a situation, he was also relieved. However, he got up and stamped his feet vigorously on the ground, then turned around and asked: "Brother, why are you so confused?"
"Isn't there some resentment in my heart?" Zheng Xiunian, who was lying on the couch, wrapped in a small quilt and pretending to be sick, was completely helpless and could only explain in a low voice. "The real estate is gone. In the past, Emperor Taishang Daojun rewarded our brother's attendant officer.
My rank is about to be gone, and I am left with only a few frivolous wealth to sit back and forth. Thinking about how prosperous my family was in the past, but now it is gradually declining in my hands, of course I feel unhappy... And when I was watching Cuju that day, I happened to have some wine with some relatives in the box.
, and discussed this matter for a while, and as soon as the resentment came up in his heart, he mentioned that little word before leaving..."
"So what if I'm not angry?" Zheng Yinian was completely helpless. "That must be an official who leads the army!"
"At that time, I felt that apart from military affairs, the officialdom was not very harsh." Zheng Xiunian frowned slightly on the couch. "Who would have thought that this officialdom would fall out whenever he wanted to? After all, I always feel that our brothers' official status is after all It's a reward from the Emperor Taishang Daojun. Our Zheng family can be regarded as a family of prime ministers for generations, plus the Queen Mother's relatives, how can he be so disrespectful of dignity? Let me tell you..."
"You want me to tell you, the Emperor Taishang Daojun is a fart?!" Zheng Yinian saw that his brother was still a little stubborn, but he was completely furious. He took the words on the spot and jumped in front of the bed and cursed. "Your Majesty." Emperor Daojun also had to mend his own clothes in the Five Kingdoms City! Because he couldn't bear the pain, he cut his clothes into strips and wanted to hang himself. In the end, he didn't have the guts to die, so he cried there shirtless. In the end, he had to find a gold hunter to find needle and thread for the Queen Mother. Help sew it up again... What kind of dignity does this kind of person have?! You still want to borrow this kind of person's dignity?!"
Zheng Xiunian was frightened by his brother for a while.
But Zheng Yinian seemed to be completely angry, but his expressions kept getting ferocious. "Brother, let me ask you, do you know where the word decent comes from? If you don't know, I do! I'll go. After a trip to the Five Kingdoms City, I realized that if I want to have dignity, I have to have this strength behind me. Where does strength come from? It’s not just two words: soldiers and horses?! And whoever holds the soldiers and horses today can have dignity. !Whoever has the strongest soldiers and horses will be the most honorable! The Jin people have strong soldiers and horses, and their dignity is given by the Jin people. Later, in the next five years, the officials gritted their teeth and trained an army of 200,000 imperial troops, and they became The most decent person in the world! But what about you? You know nothing about dignity and strength! You actually think that you can rely on a prisoner from Five Kingdoms City to talk about dignity with the most decent person in the world? Are you trying to be decent? , to bury our whole Zheng family for something that has been lost long ago!"
"The second brother said something serious." One face after another, Zheng Xiunian was so frightened by his brother that he could only comfort him a little.
"You're talking too much!" Zheng Yinian was still angry. "Brother, I only want to ask you one thing. Have you ever thought about what we would do if Yang Yizhong came to investigate? Do you really know what it feels like to be exiled? Let me tell you, after visiting Five Kingdoms City, your brothers now only think that Tokyo City is a paradise for gods! But you insist on having dozens of your whole family go and suffer with you? Not to mention, you asked that kind of question Wrong words, Shinji, you have nothing to say for criticizing the public and inciting people's hearts. Not only will your whole family be exiled, but your life will also be in danger!"
When Zheng Xiunian thought of the most direct threat before him, he softened his tone again: "When I wrote the inscription that day, there was only one servant holding ink beside me..."
Halfway through the words, the two brothers were stunned. Immediately, Zheng Xiunian was about to turn over and get up from the bed, but was stopped by the pale-faced Zheng Yinian.
"What do you mean, second brother?" Zheng Xiunian lowered his voice and said, "Learning from the past, we should deal with this person, right?"
"It can't be avoided..." Zheng Yinian's voice was trembling. "The key is not that person, but that the current public opinion is criticizing us, and the officials are extremely dissatisfied with the fact that I brought the Second Saint's letter that day. Under such circumstances, those people are eager to deal with us severely to please the officials... Therefore, as long as they find our family, keeping that servant will of course be a witness, and removing him will be evidence of our fear of crime!"
"Then..." Zheng Xiunian finally panicked. "Shall I give him a big reward?"
"How can one stand up to five trees?"
"Is there really no way out?"
"I can't think of it." Zheng Yinian felt cold in his heart, but he was thinking hard. "You wrote an inscription based on my situation, and it said, 'It's better to go back and be a common people.' This is something that everyone can think of."
Yes, this is the first one; and you were among the people who went to see Cuju that day. A little inquiry can tell that this is the second one... So, it only took two days for Yang Yizhong to find our house. Since
It is impossible to find and leave this gap."
Zheng Xiunian was at a loss.
But Zheng Yinian angrily punched the tables on the bedside: "If I had known this, I might as well have gone to Jinan, and I could have lived for another half a year! It could have been a year or two later before I was exiled.
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Zheng Xiunian was slightly startled, but he hesitated to speak.
Zheng Yinian looked at his brother's expression and was also startled.
"Escape..." Zheng Xiunian said carefully in a slightly trembling voice. "Second brother, let's escape, brother! With our family background, if we go to Jinan, we will definitely be regarded as honored guests by Liu Yu and become a big boss there.
Official, collect some treasures, and when Zhang Junyue flies back to fight, we will escape from the back to the sea, go to Goryeo, go to Japan... wait until the world is peaceful and then come back with a different name or surname, or simply never come back... Isn't this a rule?
A way out?"
Zheng Yinian's eyes flashed, and he was silent for more than ten breaths before shaking his head in panic: "This is a way to survive... But brother, have you ever thought about it, if only we brothers could escape, but my sister-in-law, nieces and nephews would do this
?How can we escape if we take them with us to escape? And if we leave without them, we will enjoy wealth and wealth for half our lives, but they will be imprisoned, how can you and I tolerate it?"
Zheng Xiunian was completely desperate...how could he let go of his wife and children.
But at this moment, his younger brother Zheng Yinian slightly covered his nose and mouth under the light and looked at each other carefully: "But if my brother escapes alone and I stay, it will be the best of both worlds..."
Zheng Xiunian raised his head blankly and looked at his brother, as if confused.
"Brother..." Zheng Yinian took half a step forward and carefully explained in a low voice in front of the bed. "You went to the Cuju field that day. This matter cannot be concealed. Otherwise, I will bear the crime on your behalf and let you go to Kaifeng Mansion."
Report in order to get away with it..."
Zheng Xiunian was startled for a moment, but he stared at his brother.
"Brother, you go to Jinan. I will take care of my sister-in-law for you." Zheng Yinian finally gritted his teeth and said, "Now that things have happened, this is the only way to save our family!"
Zheng Xiunian opened his mouth to argue, but could not speak. He could only sit on the couch.
"Brother, you should go. A strong man can probably escape if he wants to." When Zheng Yinian saw that his brother was unwilling to speak, he simply broke out of the plan in response. "You go.
After that, I waited for half a day and then went to Kaifeng Mansion to report. Since I had the merit of reporting for justice, I could persuade our relatives to intercede, so that the disaster would not come to my wife and children... By then, my brother would be free to collect money in Jinan and escape to Goryeo.
Then secretly return, and I am able to support my family in Tokyo and take care of my sister-in-law for my brother... This is the real way to live! Let me tell you, brother, if you are determined to be ruthless, don't disturb your sister-in-law and them, while it is getting dark soon.
, put on your makeup and sneak away immediately, I will send you to Maxing Street Night Market to wait there, and at dawn, you will follow everyone in the night market out of the city and head east, straight to Jinan!"
Zheng Xiunian listened for a long time, and suddenly he hugged the little quilt on the bed and burst into tears.
The reason why he cried was not because he was desperate, but because he thought about it again and again, and his brother's plan was really the best way out at the moment... But the more this happened, the more reluctant he was to leave his wife and children and the Tokyo where he grew up.
The more reluctant you are to leave the city, the clearer it becomes that you have to leave quickly.
Now that things have happened, I can only say that I regret it!
If I had drunk less wine that day and listened less to the instigation and instigation of Gao Yaokang and Gao Yaofu brothers (both sons of Gao Qiu), I would not have caused such a disaster.
In this way, Zheng Xiunian cried for a long time. After all, he was like a piece of wood. He was forced to change into the clothes of a servant by Zheng Yinian. Then he was dragged by Zheng Yinian, pretending to be a master and servant, and went out through the back door, preparing to go to the Mahang Street Night Market.
go.
However, as soon as the two brothers came out of the back door and walked no more than fifty or sixty steps, they were blocked by a group of strong men holding lanterns at the back door alley and were then taken to a pot sticker and tofu stall in the opposite alley.
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Under the light, facing Yang Yizhong and Wan Qixi, who were drinking tea with tofu, the two Zheng brothers turned pale. Zheng Xiunian, who had been lucky before, collapsed to the ground.
The owner of the pot stickers and tofu stall and the owner of the tea stall nearby were taken away from the scene early. Yang Yizhong looked at the two brothers, but rarely showed a puzzled expression: "Why are you two so ignorant? The inscription of Hanfang Yuan is like this
Big flaw, why did you figure it out today and run away? Do you brothers know that Gao Bing, the third of the three sons of former Taiwei Gao Qiu, came forward yesterday and sued his two brothers for following him in Hanfang Garden?
The thing about your meeting, and directly implying that the crooked words were written by you, and if we weren't waiting for your brothers, we would have arrested people on a large scale."
The Zheng brothers were completely speechless. After a while, Zheng Yinian stepped forward and handed over his hands: "I've made you two tired."
"I can't call it tired." Yang Yizhong didn't know if it was because he was holding back too much in the palace, and his expression became more and more animated. "It just made me and Yushi Wanqi eat three meals of fried tofu here, so it's not easy to go.
Eat something special... I'm young, that's all. Censor Wanqi just said that his stomach was bloated last night!"
"Okay..." Wan Qixi was powerless and waved his hand directly. "It's Zheng Xiunian who wants to leave, right? Then let's go! When you arrive in Jinan, you have two things to do... One is to seek for the fake Prime Minister Hong Ya, and to
To establish contact, you don't need to be too direct, be more subtle, and the person will understand. The other is to make it clear to the abbot of Jinan Lingjiu Temple that you can find out about each situation. In this way, not only will your wife and children be fine, but your brother will also understand.
You can also take up a practical position, and you will have good results in the future..."
Zheng Xiunian was confused for a moment, but he didn't react yet.
Wan Qixi and Yang Yizhong looked at each other with some suspicion. Zheng Yinian, on the other hand, couldn't help but press his brother down and made a bowing gesture on the ground.
"How good would your inscription be?" Seeing this, Yang Yizhong couldn't help but shake his head.
"How could Xiaguan be so confused when he came back from Five Kingdoms City?" Zheng Yinian smiled bitterly on the spot. "Xiaguan can eat these pot stickers and tofu for the rest of his life without feeling bloated."
Yang Yizhong also laughed, but first put down the tofu money, then stood up and made a move to avoid it, asking Wan Qixi to go first, and then walked away directly with a dozen big men... as if he had never been waiting here.
At this time, Zheng Xiunian finally came to his senses.
Early the next morning, huge news broke in Tokyo - the grandson of the former Prime Minister Wang Gui, the eldest son of Prime Minister Zheng Juzhong, Zheng Xiunian, fled in fear of crime. His younger brother Zheng Yinian killed his relatives and took the initiative to take the lead, and confessed on the spot in Kaifeng Mansion to a dissatisfied official.
, the reactionary group that gathered many times to "criticize Chengyu".
The eldest son and second son of the former Taiwei Gao Qiu, his elder brother Zheng Xiunian, his cousin Wang Huan, and many other ministers and princes' children were among them.
The imperial court did not hesitate and immediately rounded up all these people. Except for Zheng Yinian and Gao Bing, who were the first to appear, they also revealed their origins and offered a reward for Zheng Xiunian's capture... This incident was regarded as causing a stir in public opinion in Tokyo in early March.
It has officially come to an end.
There is no obstacle to depriving the work of taking away favors and abuses.
The only thing that makes people feel a little regretful is that a few days later, Zheng Xiunian was confirmed to have successfully absconded and entered Jinan. He was then appointed by the overjoyed Liu Yu as the minister of household affairs.