Guide to Traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty.

Chapter 308 0303 [Officers get together]

At the Bianhe Wharf, an official ship has been waiting for a long time.

Zhu Ming arrived in a carriage and boarded the boat with his relatives.He was asked to enter the cabin and was not allowed to walk around at will, while his entourage waited on the deck.

About three quarters of an hour later, two more prisoners came.

One named Sheng Sheng, when he was an official in Ningling County, rented a private house without paying rent, and there were even signs of occupying the house.Then there was a conflict with the landlord, and the entourage beat the landlord unconscious.When the landlord woke up, he was stabbed in the thigh with another sword, and the main artery bled to death.

One is Li Ke, who was the magistrate of Shezhou.As soon as Fang La fought over, Li Ke abandoned the city and fled, and escaped all the way across the Yangtze River.

This is the lenient treatment of scholar-bureaucrats in the Song Dynasty.

Sheng Sheng murdered and bullied the house, and the victim was a wealthy family.

The family of a wealthy family has appealed for many years without success, but Sheng Sheng has been promoted many times to be a Beijing official.

It wasn't until Cai Jing stepped down and Wang Fu began to overturn the case, taking the opportunity to squeeze out the Cai party, that the old case was overturned.

Killing and dominating the house, without paying for life, without stabbing, without wearing shackles, and even without editing, they were only escorted back to their hometown.This is still the Prime Minister of the current court who is deliberately cracking down, but he can't punish him too severely!
A rich family in a county will die when he dies, and an official with a Jinshi background will definitely not have to pay for his life.

Li Ke is even more outrageous. As a magistrate, he abandoned the city and fled. In the Ming Dynasty, he might lose his head.

He was punished because he escaped too far and dared not go back.

A large number of officials in Hangzhou also abandoned the city and fled.But they only fled to Jiangdong Road, and quickly organized town soldiers to guard the city to prevent Fangla from continuing to expand northward.Not only is he not guilty, but he can also be promoted.

Wang Fu, the transshipment envoy of the Liangzhe Road, lost dozens of cities in his jurisdiction.

"Didn't you tell me to wait a few days? Why did you leave early?" Sheng Sheng asked.

The sergeant in charge of the escort said: "There is an important criminal, and the superior ordered him to leave Beijing immediately."

Sheng Sheng asked curiously, "Which one is going to commit the crime? They actually made the official ship leave early."

The sergeant remained silent.

Li Ke looked back at the capital, sighed, and followed Sheng Sheng into the cabin.

The three criminals who chased and destroyed their birth records met in the cabin like this.

Although Sheng Sheng was frowning, he still maintained his demeanor, bowed his hands and said, "I, Sheng Sheng, used to be a member of the household department, Wailang."

Li Ke lay down and laid down, without basic etiquette. He shook his head and smiled wryly: "I, Li Ke, the prefect of Shezhou, was in charge of Tanzhou. I know this person, Tanhualang Zhu Ming. Our editor is infamy, and Zhu Tanhua is in charge of it. A good name, the fate of life is so different but the same.”

Sheng Sheng sighed: "Fortunately, I don't have to organize and control the border areas, and ordered to go back to my hometown and not to enter Beijing again."

While talking, another one came in soon.

This self-reported family name: "When I was in Xiadeng, I was in charge of Qizhou and met all my colleagues."

Deng Shi was charged with the most serious crime. When he was promoted to the money casting prison, he not only embezzled public funds, but also secretly minted copper coins.He used to be a member of the Cai party, but was liquidated by Wang Fu, and was directly sentenced to hang, and he was fined with copper and bought his life and changed to editorial management.

This is the prerogative of senior officials, as long as they pay enough money, they can save their lives.

Private casting of copper coins is a heinous crime.No need for tattooing, no need for exile, no need for wearing shackles, just remove the name and manage.

Even if Zhu Ming is really sentenced to death, as long as he is not deemed "heinous", he can pay for his life without leaving the capital.

Otherwise, how would Zhu Ming dare to take risks?

During this period of time, there were a lot of officials under editorial management, most of whom belonged to the liquidated Cai Party.

Official ships were sent out every few days, and at most, one ship could transport six or seven prisoners.

Zhu Ming thought they were all ready, but unexpectedly, another acquaintance came.

Li Dao rushed into the cabin, and when he saw Zhu Ming, his expression was startled, then he smiled wryly and clasped his fists together: "Prefect Zhu, we meet again."

Zhu Ming couldn't help asking: "Why did you get into the prison ship?"

Li Daochong sighed and said, "I was accused of abandoning the city and fled. Alas, they are also fleeing. They can be promoted, but I am dismissed and stopped editing and managing the local area. Liu Xianggong (Cai You) doesn't even speak good words for me!"

Deng Shi couldn't help complaining: "I also gave money to Liu Xianggong, but I was still sentenced to hang, and I was fined with copper to buy my life to live. Liu Xianggong is really cold, and he doesn't care about nostalgia at all."

Sheng Sheng sneered and said, "Liu Xianggong turned against Cai Xiang and his son a long time ago, and now he is Wang Fu's lackey, how could he speak for us?"

Deng Shi said: "Liu Xianggong is really stupid, forcing Cai Xiang to step down, what benefits can he get? It's not as good as before!"

Sheng Sheng said: "It's the officials who hate Prime Minister Cai, and Mr. Liu figured out the holy meaning. He is smart, how could he be stupid? Alas, we are the ones who are unlucky."

Ju Ming sat next to him and wanted to laugh, silently listening to a group of Cai Dang discussing his illness.

Suddenly, the hull of the ship shook, and the official ship had already left the shore.

A sergeant opened the cabin door and said with a smile, "Everyone can go back to their rooms."

According to the normal treatment, it is naturally impossible for the prisoner to live in a single room, and the followers paid the money outside.

On the deck, there stood the entourage of the prisoners, as well as large and small bags of goods.

In addition to Zhang Tong, Li Bao and others, there is Zhu Guoxiang's personal disciple Liang Yi.

Liang Yi was in charge of managing the charcoal shop before, so he inquired about Tokyo news by the way.

When Zhu Ming came to Beijing, he sold the charcoal shop at a low price, exchanged all the copper coins into silver, and waited to pay a fine for Zhu Ming to pay for his life at any time.

Zhu Ming returned to his bedroom, looked around casually, and asked, "How much did this room cost?"

Liang Yi replied, "Three hundred guan."

Ju Ming said with emotion: "It's really dark enough, how much food do I have to buy?"

Liang Yi also said: "Our attendants were not allowed to board the ship. Only after paying 600 yuan per person can we board the ship and follow. If you want to live in the cabin, you have to pay another fee. The gentleman lives in one room, and the few of us It cost more than [-] yuan to live in one house.”

Zhang Tong comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry, as long as the crown prince succeeds, he will definitely be able to call you back to Beijing."

Zhu Ming smiled, he must rebel before the crown prince succeeds!

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Li Bozong, the Minister of Dali Temple who had resigned from office, had his whole family on another boat at this time.

He has too many belongings, and there are more than [-] family members and followers.Yesterday I had only time to leave the city, and hired a boat to bring the goods up, and had to wait until dawn before setting off.

"Da da da da!"

He came galloping on a fast horse, searched for traces along the way, and finally met the Li family who came from the inn.

"Why did Uncle Shi leave Beijing in such a hurry? My nephew visited last night, and there are only a few old servants left in Li's residence." The young man got off his horse.

Li Bozong said: "I can't do it if I don't go, I'm afraid I will be accused of framing a righteous man."

The young man's name is Wang Di, who was originally Wang Anshi's nephew and grandson, and he was adopted as Wang Anshi's grandson.He is now a servant of Xianmo Pavilion and a close minister of the emperor. Historically, he defended Kaizhou and was killed by the Jin people.

Wang Di asked: "The righteous man is Zhu Chenggong?"

Li Bozong took out "Song of Righteous Qi" and said, "Nephew, please read it."

Li Bozong copied two copies, one was handed over to the emperor, and the other was left in Dali Temple. He took away Ju Ming's original work.

He has old grievances with Wang Fu, so he will not last long, and he may be demoted to another place at any time.

When you are old, instead of staying and being humiliated, it is better to take the opportunity to resign and leave a good name through the ages.

"Song of Righteous Qi" written by Ju Ming can even be collected as a family heirloom.

"Heaven and earth have righteous energy, mixed with manifolds. The lower part is the river and the mountains, and the upper part is the sun and stars. People call it Haoran, and it is full of power to fill the sky..."

Wang Di read with enthusiasm and said: "If you really are a benevolent and righteous man, you must not harm them. Officials... well, don't say anything."

Wang Di's current official position is to accompany the emperor to read and write.

He also tried to intercede for Ju Ming, but was reprimanded angrily and dared not say anything more.

Li Bozong explained the matter in detail, Wang Di listened and asked: "Uncle Shi, please wait a moment, my nephew will make a copy."

Li Bozong said: "Let's get on the boat first."

When the two arrived at the cabin, Li Bozong took out his pen and ink, Wang Di copied it and saw him off.

When I got home, my cousin Wang Tong was not there, and my nephews Wang Yan and Wang Jue were studying.

Although they are uncles and nephews, they are not far apart in age.

Wang Xuan asked, "Why doesn't uncle go to the palace today?"

"I shouldn't be on duty," Wang Di couldn't wait to share his writing, and took out "Song of Righteousness" and said, "Come and see."

Wang Yan and Wang Jue immediately came over and were shocked after reading it.

Wang Yan said: "If you read "University Chapters and Sentences" first, and then read this "Song of Righteous Qi", it can be said that good wine and food are paired. It is a blessing in the world to taste it."

Wang Di was not afraid of offending the emperor, so he not only showed it to his two nephews, but also went to visit his friends, spreading this article without any scruples.

Brothers Wang Yan and Wang Jue are both studying in the Imperial College, but they usually live at home.

Regardless of today's holiday, after transcribing "Song of Righteous Qi", I immediately ran to school to call friends.

"Song of Righteousness" quickly spread from Guozijian to Taixue.

Not to mention students, even teachers are scrambling to pass it on.

When Cai Jing was there, there was still Cai Dang in Taixue.

Cai Jing has stepped down, and the Taixue is full of angry youths.

In order to eliminate Cai Jing's influence, Wang Fu is requesting the reform of Taixue in Shangshu.

That is, too students cannot take the exam every year and get the same Jinshi origin.In the future, the Taixue Examination will be cancelled, and all students will take the imperial examination, and once every three years, they will be forced to take the Jinshi examination to become an official.

Song Huizong did not reject it in person, and seemed to be considering it.

The teachers and students of Taixue, no matter which faction they belong to, now hate Wang Fu to the bone.

They got the "Song of Righteous Qi" and immediately spread it all over the world, and they added more oil and vinegar to tell the story.

The traitor Wang Fu framed Zhongliang, wanted to force Zhu Ming to death, and ordered Dali Temple to sentence him to beheaded.Ju Ming was tortured and tortured, but he remained steadfast and unyielding. He wrote "Song of Righteousness" to show his will to die.

What Dali Temple Minister couldn't bear to kill the righteous man, and pleaded with many parties to no avail, so he had to hang his seal and resign from office.

There were even jailers who learned that Zhu Ming was about to be convicted, risked their lives to send him delicious food, and saw off loyal ministers crying.

It was one thing to admire Ju Ming, but at the same time they hated Wang Fu even more. "Song of Righteous Qi" became a tool used by the teachers and students of Taixue to oppose Wang Fu.

Chen Dong is still a student in the upper dormitory, and he has sent away three groups of roommates.

"The country is at stake now, but the treacherous ministers are still causing trouble in the world," Chen Dong gathered his supporters, "One Cai Jing went, another Wang Fu came, the six thieves are still there, and the Taixue Examination will be abolished. Mr. Zhu is in prison After all the humiliation, how can we turn a blind eye? Gentlemen, follow me to knock on the gate and cry for injustice!"

"Go together, go together!"

The students responded one after another, not only to gain fame for Zhu Ming's intercession, but also to oppose the imperial court's cancellation of the Taixue Examination.

(End of this chapter)