The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1669

[1669. Chapter 1587 I’ll torture you to death]

In the opinion of Emperor Hongzhi, Fang Jifan must have some kind of ‘plot’ when he suddenly mobilized funds and made big moves.

But soon, he felt relieved and even vaguely expected.

The funds mobilized by Fang Jifan mainly came from Xishan Bank.

As for Xishan Bank, the palace holds the largest share.

I just don’t know… what surprises the successor can bring him this time.

It is most reassuring to leave matters involving money to the successor.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly thought of something again, so he said: “So Liu Huiwen, how is the trial going?”

In the past few days, Emperor Hongzhi’s mind was on the market, and Emperor Hongzhi was distracted.

But for Liu Huiwen, Emperor Hongzhi still ‘cared for’ him, even though he turned into ashes, he could still remember him.

Xiao Jing said: “I have already gone to court twice. After Liu Huiwen went to court, he confessed to his crime… It’s just… it’s just…”

At this point, Xiao Jing’s expression was a bit strange.

Emperor Hongzhi frowned and said, “Just what?”

Xiao Jing said in a dilemma: “It’s just that every time he came to court, he would talk a lot about the affairs in the palace.”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face flashed with a look of disgust, coldly He said: “Could he be talking about his so-called sacred knowledge again, saying that I have rebelled against my ancestors, and that Fang Jifan is a treacherous minister?”

“Exactly.” Xiao Jing said: “The presiding judge present has repeatedly spoken. When he was interrupted, he kept talking and talking nonsense, so that every court interview was interrupted. “

Emperor Hongzhi raised his eyebrows: “Why not punish him?”

Xiao Jing saw Emperor Hongzhi’s insincerity, so he looked at him .

He said: “The meaning of the Third Division is that this is a joint trial, and the other party was once the Imperial Academy’s wine sacrifice, attracting everyone’s attention, so…”

Emperor Hongzhi’s face showed a cold look: “These ministers of mine, personally He cherishes his feathers so much that he won’t even let a speck of dirt get on his body.”

Xiao Jing cheered up and said hurriedly: “Your Majesty, if you hand it over to the factory guards, I guarantee that this traitor will not dare to talk nonsense again. “

Emperor Hongzhi’s reaction surprised Xiao Jing. He waved his hand and said: “Since the three departments have been tried together, let the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment deal with it. I just want to know the result…”

Xiao Jing He couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed, but he nodded quickly and said, “I obey the order.”

In

Dali Temple, Liu Huiwen was brought into the hall for the third time.

Liu Huiwen is very familiar with this place.

He should eat and sleep now, but he is… fat.

The little official who was escorting him did not dare to embarrass him, but just followed suit.

Liu Huiwen was still a Confucian scholar, walking into the hall without squinting.

Under this hall, there is a low stool.

As usual, Liu Huiwen sat down on the low stool calmly.

On the left and right are the officers, the chief judge is the Dali Temple official, and on the left are the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the head of the Criminal Department.

The three of them sat down and stared at Liu Huiwen solemnly.

The official of Dali Temple took the lead and said sternly: “Who is here?”

Liu Huiwen said calmly and calmly: “The guilty officer has reported twice…”

Bang…

the alarm bell shot.

“I’m asking who is in the hall.”

“Liu Huiwen.”

“Liu Huiwen… you…”

“Wait a minute!” Liu Huiwen glanced at them contemptuously: “Since we have been called to court twice, we have all the questions that need to be asked. We have already asked, and all the guilty officers have confessed. Today is the same old trick. Why do you need to delay? Just punish me directly. “

“…”

Look at me, three interrogators. Looking at you, both of you can see the embarrassment in the other’s eyes.

Liu Huiwen said again: “The guilty ministers know no less than you about the laws of the Ming Dynasty. When it comes to how to behave in the world, your knowledge is also very limited. Today, all the princes are officials and the guilty ministers are thieves. There are some words I shouldn’t say it, but I still have to say it. For such a big imperial case, the chief judge appointed by the three divisions is a senior official appointed by the Ministry of Punishment. , is just a senior officer in charge, while the Metropolitan Procuratorate is a senior censor of science and education… Do you know why?”

“Don’t talk about him!”

Liu Huiwen said. He smiled, as if he understood the situation very well, and said triumphantly: “This is because everyone regards this case as a hot potato. Those who have the power to decide the candidates do not dare to go to the court in person to try me, the guilty minister.” , they avoid it like snakes and scorpions.”

After Liu Huiwen finished speaking, he smoothed his towel and said, “The guilty officer has said the same thing. If you want to be punished, please feel free to discuss the crime. , I am not afraid of death, why should I be afraid? On the contrary, you all studied hard in the cold window and won the gold medal, but I don’t know if what you learned was the eight-legged learning of the sage. But now you are the ones who are trying to perpetuate the sage. , behind you, the Duke of Qi is inciting the emperor to cut off our Ming Dynasty cultural lineage, but I don’t know if this is to act as an accomplice to the tiger, or to regard the traitor as the father. Now the eight-legged essay has been abolished, the imperial examination has disappeared, and from now on, there will be no such thing as you. Like, ministers who got their names on the gold list by reading saints’ books, don’t you know how ashamed you are?” This

was not the first time that the three chief judges were faced with such a situation, but they fell silent again.

After a while, the head of the Criminal Department knew that he could not continue to let him talk, so he said sternly: “Stop talking nonsense. This is not your place. If you plead guilty and obey the law, you can still be forgiven. If you do this again, Roaring in court…”

“I’m being reasonable.” Liu Huiwen interrupted him: “What I’m talking about is the teachings of the sages. Confucius wrote the Spring and Autumn Period, but the rebellious officials and traitors were afraid. Do you still read the Spring and Autumn Period? A hundred years later, if everyone is like you, dare not speak out against rebellious ministers and traitors, but are willing to ride for them, will anyone still read the Spring and Autumn Period? The heavenly kingdom, the land of etiquette, the place taught by saints, is going to become barbarians. Your descendants are all barbarians. Is this… what you want to see? Justice is in the hearts of thousands. In the hearts of thousands of subjects, this cannot be swayed by just one or two traitors. If

you

see his power today, you will be buried with him when he is cut to pieces in the future.

“This is the end of today’s trial. Take him down, take him down immediately.”

The three presiding judges suddenly broke out in cold sweat and felt very agitated. They knew that they could no longer continue the trial.

Liu Huiwen laughed and said: “Today I am a thief and you are officials. But in the hearts of people in this world, you are all thieves. The same is true for rebellious ministers, thieves and this courageous person. All dynasties, all dynasties, since ancient times. All in all, hey, I sympathize with you. I have to be the scapegoat today. It is better to close the case as soon as possible. I have had enough of this endless interrogation and just begged for death.”

The officers hurriedly stepped forward to take him into custody .

Go down.

Liu Huiwen stood up and shouted: “Who dares to touch me?”

Several officers were stunned and turned around to look at Shangguan.

Liu Huiwen laughed again: “Do barbarians and beasts dare to touch a gentleman?”

As he said this, he flicked his sleeves and walked away.

………

Looking at the leaving figure, the three presiding officers were dumbfounded.

In fact, they also vaguely understood in their hearts that if others did not come to interrogate, but they were allowed to do so as three small characters, it must be that the superior officials were unwilling to touch the mud star and did not want to tarnish their own names.

But the problem is that we also want to lose face.

Who wants to be considered a traitor a hundred years from now?

What’s more, Liu Huiwen is very powerful.

After all, he was once a clear stream among the clean streams. His disciples and old officials were all over the government and the public. The imperial court abolished stereotypes. I am afraid that there are countless gentry and scholars in the world who agree with him.

At this time, any of Meng Lang’s actions may cause catastrophe.

You must know that the emperor is temporary and the power is also temporary.

But a person’s name is related to his whole life.

How many people who initially flattered the palace and worked as a scheming partner ended up dead without a burial place.

How many people have been convicted of serious crimes, and once they were emperor and courtiers, and the new emperor ascended the throne, they were finally rehabilitated and declared as loyal ministers.

“What do you think?”

“Well… how about I wait until everyone returns to the ministry and ask the superior officer?”

“I’m afraid the superior officer is also unclear.”

“Hey…”

“This is not a trial prisoner. It’s obviously a prisoner. The imperial convicts are interrogating us. We are the only ones who have no power to deal with this hot potato.”

The three chief judges were also aggrieved.

If he had a good backer, or if he was in a high position, why would he end up like this?

………

The world has changed.

When Deng Jian and Wang Jinyuan’s people brought back countless land deeds and house deeds from all the capitals in the world, the deeds were put directly on the car and quickly sent to the capital. After that, more than a hundred arithmetic students were on standby. They began to count the carloads of contracts, and even called the maps of various state capitals from the Tiantian Guards to mark the location of the fields.

This kind of work is extremely intensive because… there are too many land deeds sent.

Prefectures in Northern Zhili, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, Jiangxi… are overwhelmed.

Looking at the signed sales contracts above, the students even suddenly had an illusion.

It’s like all the land in the world is worthless. Every day, a math student has tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of acres of land in his hands, even if it’s dozens of acres of land that is enough for a person to live and settle down. acres of land have become so small.

The land is being calculated here.

On the other side, there was a different scene at Yaxing Bank and the Exchange. Some people burst into tears. At Xishan Bank, people began to come to the door one after another, demanding the return of their collateral and the repayment of their loans.

But…it’s written in black and white. How can it be that they will pay it back if they say it will be paid, and they won’t pay it back if they don’t.

At the beginning, the collectors came to the door one by one and signed each other’s signatures in black and white.

Under this situation, additional guards were assigned to each branch of Xishan Bank.

So…many people were outside, crying and wailing everywhere.

(End of chapter)