Optimus One Pillar of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 29 The foreshadowing of sending Xia Yan on his way

Captain Jinyi ran and murmured, "Imperial trial, imperial trial, but you must be imperial trial", and arrived at the current residence of Emperor Jiajing, Xiyuan Wanshou Palace.

As soon as he arrived here, Colonel Jinyi gloated about the incident and told the eunuch on duty at the door in detail.When the eunuch who served as a close servant heard that Xia Shoufu was being led by a county magistrate and a group of people to kneel outside to complain, he was so happy.Madla Xia, you fell into the hands of Lao Zhi this time. I hope Lao Zhi doesn't kill you this time.

Thinking of this, the eunuch's mouth revealed a sinister smile.He asked Captain Jinyi to wait here, and then he brewed his own emotions, pretending that the sky had fallen, waving his whisk in disregard of his image, and ran inside in a hurry, while shouting: "Master, it's not good It’s not good anymore.”

"Little monkey, why are you so unruly! How dare you make such a noise in front of Long Live Lord? Don't you want to live?"

Seeing that the subordinate he had trained was so disrespectful of royal etiquette, he ran in without a trace and yelled.Lu Fang, the most trusted eunuch of Emperor Jiajing and the chief minister of etiquette, was immediately furious. He immediately spoke in a lowered voice and reprimanded the attendant who ran in.

While Lu Fang was reprimanding the eunuch, Emperor Jiajing, who was meditating cross-legged on the lotus seat, was also alarmed by the movement of the eunuch.Then Emperor Jiajing narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly: "Lu Fang, go back and reward this guy who doesn't understand the rules with ten boards, so that he can remember it well in the future. Now let him come closer and reply."

"Yes, master."

"Slave, thank you Long Live Lord for the reward."

After the eunuch thanked Emperor Jiajing for rewarding him with ten pieces of banquet, he quickly crawled to Emperor Jiajing's feet like a dog and reported: "Long live the Lord, it's not good. There is a county magistrate and thousands of people outside the door. I kidnapped the housekeeper of Xia Shoufu’s family and came to Lord Long Live to complain.”

This eunuch was very thoughtful. In order to harm Xia Yan, he deliberately described the two to three hundred people eating melons as thousands of common people, giving Emperor Jiajing the impression that Xia Yan was extremely angry with the people.At the same time, he did not make it clear that Shen Lian, the county magistrate, was just a magistrate who was meddling in other places' affairs.He only said county magistrate, just to mislead Emperor Jiajing into thinking that he was a county magistrate under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Prefecture?

It has to be said that this is the person around him. The eunuch who serves as a close servant knows Emperor Jiajing well.Sure enough, when he said this, the evil-minded Emperor Jiajing was now filled with questions.What is it about Xia Yan that the county magistrate cannot handle according to normal procedures, so he has to bring the people to complain?
When you have questions, you become curious and want to know the answers.So Emperor Jiajing, whose curiosity was aroused, issued an order: "Lu Fang, ask the Jin Yiwei to bring the two parties in. Then go to Zhilu (duty room) to summon people from the cabinet, six ministries, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

"Yes, master."

Lu Fang agreed and left. Of course, when he left, it was not that he went to run errands and call for help, but that he went out to instruct other young eunuchs to run errands. After instructing the young eunuchs, he had to return to Emperor Jiajing immediately.

Wang Daoqiu, Shen Lian and a group of people knelt outside for about a quarter of an hour.The brigade of royal guards came out. After asking about the situation, they escorted Wang Daoqiu, Shen Lian, and Butler Xia into Xiyuan.

Arriving at the entrance of Wanshou Palace, Wang Daoqiu saw a lone warm sedan sitting here, which was particularly conspicuous.Without thinking intelligently, Wang Daoqiu also knew that this sedan must belong to Xia Yan.After all, the specifications of this sedan are definitely not worthy of Emperor Jiajing, and among the ministers on duty in Xiyuan Zhilu, he is the only one who dares to ride in Xiyuan, Xia Yan?

Wang Daoqiu shook his head as he thought about Xia Yan's act of seeking death by treating the emperor's house as his own and not paying any attention to propriety.The ancients said: Details determine success or failure, and character determines life. Xia Yan, you really can't blame others for your death. You are too suicidal!

Despising this so-called "loyal minister" who was beautified in all aspects by later generations, Wang Daoqiu entered the Longevity Palace.Entering here, he suppressed his inner curiosity and lowered his head without moving his eyes.

The imperial trial began, because Shen Lian was now a court official, and he also wrote the lawsuit.Therefore, as soon as the imperial trial began, Shen Lian acted as the plaintiff and defended the emperor and the court officials.

Later, Shen Lian directly confronted Xia Shoufu, and the two confronted each other in court.Xia Shoufu was recognized as the best eloquent person in the world. He had been an official for 30 years, and when it came to quarreling with others, he was still a hero and was alone in seeking defeat.

Therefore, Xia Shoufu was eloquent and insisted that this was an accident only because the horse pulling the cart was frightened.However, Shen Lian, a dignified official of the imperial court, actually complained about such a trivial matter. This was a public insult to the emperor and the court. He suggested that the emperor severely punish Shen Lian.

Shen Lian is upright and hates evil, but he has a fiery personality and is unruly.His speaking ability was several levels lower than Xia Shoufu's. In addition, he had a fiery personality. After being provoked by Xia Shoufu, he would hold his neck and curse and talk nonsense.

One is a top chess player who is strategizing and thinking clearly, and the other is a dumb guy who only knows how to charge. The outcome of this game can be imagined.

Wang Daoqiu knelt aside, wondering if this could continue.So when Shen Lian was once again angered by Xia Shoufu and his face turned red, and he didn't know how to reply, he rushed out and said: "Your Majesty, all the princes in the court, Wang Daoqiu, who was born late, has the courtesy name Liangzhen. Jieyuan of the Zhejiang Province Provincial Examination."

In order to attract the attention of the emperor and court ministers and let them allow such a small person like him to speak, Wang Daoqiu revealed his identity as Zhejiang Jieyuan.

As expected, top students are always looked down upon by others. As soon as Wang Daoqiu said that he was Zhejiang Jieyuan, his identity won the favor of the emperor and the court.Some ministers also remembered the interesting story they had heard about the current Zhejiang Xinke Jieyuan meeting at the gate of Zhejiang Provincial Gongyuan, so they took it out on the spot and asked Wang Daoqiu for confirmation.

There was no way, the matter was embarrassing, but it was true, so Wang Daoqiu personally admitted the matter in front of Emperor Jiajing and all the important officials of the court, which made everyone laugh.

After laughing, Xia Yan, with a condescending and victorious attitude, arrogantly teased Wang Daoqiu: "Does Xie Yuanlang also want to falsely accuse me of slavery and bullying the people in front of the king?"

Xia Yan is very crazy. Even now in front of Emperor Jiajing and all the important officials of the court, his tone is unabashedly crazy.Ma De dares to despise the Lord, even if the Lord can't bring you down today, for your downfall in more than ten months, first give Emperor Jiajing and the court officials a preconceived impression, so that they have the impression of you as a habitual offender.You must know that the main crime for which you, Xia Yan, were executed for more than ten months was that you colluded with Zeng Xian, the governor of the three sides, to plot evil.

Thinking of this, Wang Daoqiu faced Xia Yan's domineering look and answered Xia Yan calmly: "Master Chief Assistant, whether it was you who ordered the housekeeper to run rampant on the street, I don't know. There is no evidence for this at present." "Explanation" Yuan Lang is fair and much better than some brainless county magistrate, hahahahaha!"

After Xia Yan said these words to instigate the relationship between Wang Daoqiu and Shen Lian, he got carried away again and began to think that he was right regardless of the occasion.

Faced with Xia Yan's arrogance, Wang Daoqiu patted Shen Lian's thigh without leaving any trace, winked at Shen Lian, and signaled Shen Lian to calm down.

After calming down Shen Lian's emotions, Wang Daoqiu said to Emperor Jiajing in a loud voice: "Wang Daoqiu, the son of Zhejiang Province, reported to your majesty that Xia Yan, the chief minister of the cabinet, was ambitious and colluded with the generals in the army to plot evil. This is As a national thief, please Your Majesty to hand over the Xia thief immediately to the Si Yamen for investigation."

After saying this, Wang Daoqiu paid homage to Emperor Jiajing.

Damn it!What does this Zhejiang Jieyuan tell the chief minister of the dynasty?Rebellion, and directly called the chief assistant of the current dynasty "Xia Thief".This Zhejiang Jieyuan, he is too courageous!

After hearing Wang Daoqiu's accusation, Emperor Jiajing and all the important officials at the scene were stunned. They didn't know what to say next!
At this time, Xia Yan, who was a party involved, heard that Wang Daoqiu accused him of treason. This was a serious crime against the Nine Clan!How could Xia Yan, a madman who always thought he was awesome and everyone else was stupid, endure being thrown such a big scapegoat?So as soon as Xia Yan heard Wang Daoqiu's accusation, he pointed at Wang Daoqiu's nose and asked, "Do you know what you are talking about? Ignorant little thief, do you want to die?"

"Master Chief Assistant, please step down. Since Wang Jieyuan has accused you of treason, then this matter will be tried by Yu Aiqing of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. You and Wang Jieyuan will confront each other in court."

Time and again, Xia Yan ignored etiquette and acted arrogantly in front of the emperor, which made Emperor Jiajing feel a little arrogant now.So when Emperor Jiajing saw Xia Yan again and acted as the protagonist here without asking for instructions or reporting, he ordered Xia Yan to step down and appointed Yu Maojian, the censor of Youdu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to preside over the case.

Yu Maojian, whose courtesy name was Yuewu and whose name was Xinan, was born in Rongchang, Chongqing. He was a famous jurist and a famous honest official in my country. His political achievements and character were impeccable throughout his life.Moreover, when he presided over the work of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the 25th year of Jiajing, he was over seventy years old. It can be said that he was highly respected in the court at this time.

So now Emperor Jiajing asked Yu Maojian to preside over the lawsuit between Xia Yan and Wang Daoqiu. Xia Yan had nothing to say and stood aside obediently, waiting to be questioned.

After Xia Yan retreated, Yu Maojian, who was now gray-haired and trembling when walking, walked up to Wang Daoqiu. He asked kindly like a grandfather talking to his grandson: "Jie Yuanlang, what are you doing?" To sue Lord Shoufu for colluding with the lieutenant generals and conspire against others, do you have any evidence?"

"Sir, Mr. Wan Sheng has evidence. Mr. Boss, can you ask Wansheng to interrogate Xia Thief's housekeeper? Mr. Lao will understand as soon as he hears it."

Wang Daoqiu was talking to Yu Maojian, and kept calling Xia Yan a "Xia thief". This made Xia Yan, who was standing aside, very angry. He suppressed the anger in his heart and tried hard to stand there and maintain his dignity as the leader of all officials.

After Yu Maojian listened to Wang Daoqiu's words, he didn't say anything. He just gestured to indicate that Wang Daoqiu could interrogate the housekeeper of Xia Mansion.

After getting permission, Wang Daoqiu said to Butler Xia: "Steward Xia, before I start interrogating you, let me remind you that if you talk nonsense outside, people will at most say that you have a bad character and love to lie. And if you dare to lie in front of the emperor today, it is called the crime of deceiving the emperor. Butler Xia, you are a housekeeper in the house of the first assistant. I don’t need to tell you how serious the crime of deceiving the emperor is!"

"Little thief, don't scare me. You slandered the chief minister in front of the emperor for treason. It's you who deceived the emperor today."

Good job, toughness. Butler Xia angrily criticized Wang Daoqiu. Xia Yan was very satisfied with the toughness. He praised himself as a butler in his heart. He planned to transfer him back to his hometown in Jiangxi when the capital could no longer tolerate him after this. Let him take care of the farm there.

Butler Xia's toughness won the favor of his master and Wang Daoqiu.Mad, what's the point of bullying a coward? Is it challenging to be tough?

So facing Butler Xia's stubbornness, Wang Daoqiu asked coldly: "Steward Xia, when you asked the snack stall owner Chen Laosan to pay for your horse, what price did you set?"

"What's wrong? His charcoal fire and boiling water scalded my Xia Mansion's horse. The horse was frightened and hit the door of the merchant's office on the street. It fell to the ground with a bloody head and died. I asked him to pay 70 Two, what's going on? Is this expensive? The horses in my Xia Mansion are war horses in the army..."

Damn it, war horse in the army. As soon as these four words came out of his mouth, Butler Xia said it smoothly without realizing anything.But at this moment, Xia Yan, who was standing aside, heard that the housekeeper really wanted to go up and strangle him to death.Mudd, I can’t explain it right now.

There were many types of horses in ancient times, among which war horses were the most expensive, because the war horses not only had to be strong and responsive, but also brave and able to act according to orders in various environments.These abilities and courage are all trained from childhood, just like we train military dogs in future generations.

At the same time, in this era of cold weapons, the impact of war horses is like the charge of tanks in World War II.So in this era of cold weapons, war horses are like tanks of later generations, each of which is strictly controlled by the state.

And Xia Yan, a civil servant, actually had an army war horse at home. Who gave it to him, and how did he get it from the army to escape state control?Think about it, this article is huge.

Thinking of this, Xia Yan could no longer pretend to be arrogant. Emperor Jiajing knelt down with a "plop", and he said with tears in his eyes: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, don't listen to this evil slave's nonsense. There is absolutely no such thing, there is no such thing! That horse of my family is definitely nothing. War horse. It’s all because of my incompetence in running the family and my lack of discipline in daily life, which led to this dog slave pretending to be powerful outside and extorting people’s money in the name of me. Your Majesty, that horse is just an ordinary rogue horse, not a war horse! Please Your Majesty will investigate clearly."

(End of this chapter)