Jinyi Night Walk

Yang Chong was stunned for a moment, and then he held back his breath and said: "My lord," the students have said that Yang Xu, as a student, was educated by saints, but he violated filial piety. , is not worthy of being a disciple of a sage, in order to maintain the norms and warn the public, his fame should be reduced!"

Scholars regard fame as their second life. Yang Chong expelled people from the sect, dug up people's ancestral graves, and even took away people's fame. It is impossible to continue to develop in the imperial examination. He has no research on the ancient classics and history subsets." He can memorize a few poems, but no one who has been an official in history climbed up by writing poems. "Poetry can make you famous. But in the end, it still depends on making a fuss and learning.He never thought of becoming an official through the imperial examination.If there were no imperial examinations, although this scholar's fame would be beneficial but limited, he didn't care, so he listened to Yang Chong's vicious words, "with a calm demeanor and no anger.

After hearing Yang Chong's words, Wu Busha rolled his eyes and said, "Cutting off his fame? That's not under the control of the general." You should go to Yingtianfu or the Ministry of Rites. "

Yang Chong rushed up, and couldn't help but said: "My lord! Yang Xu is a military member, and it was Ying Tianfu who just transferred the case to your lord's case.", "That's right!"

Wu Busha's eyes lit up: "Yang Xu is a member of the army, but he is also a student. Some of the men in our army have passed the examination and become scholars."

Wu Busha got excited, and looked at Yang Xu proudly, and said kindly, "Yang Xu" just now what Yang Chong said, "You heard it all, what's your explanation?"

Xia Xun said calmly: "My lord, Yang Chong's accusation is only his one-sided words. Yang Xu had a bad relationship with his clan" and was even expelled from the sect. There are reasons for all this, not because Yang Xu is perverted and rude."

Xia Xun recounted everything that had happened since he returned to Moling Town from Qingzhou, and said, "That's why Yang Xu had a rift with his clan. Originally, due to his identity, Yang Xu wanted to calm things down." But who knew Soon thereafter, the tribe abandoned the idea of ​​building ancestral halls and building righteous fields, but in Moling town, there were more than a hundred households in the tribe, but Yang Xu was required to bear most of the money needed.Emotionally and rationally, it can't be justified.This is obviously because the clansmen deliberately made things difficult. Afterwards, "Yang Xu was expelled from the sect." The coffin of his parents was forcibly moved out of the ancestral grave without notifying him. Isn't this too deceitful?Now he bites back. "Where is the law of heaven? Where is the law of the king?"

Yang Chong hurriedly said: "My lord, expelling Yang Xu's family from the sect is a decision made by the whole family's father and husband. As for the coffin of his parents being forcibly removed from the ancestral grave" it was not the instruction of the student's grandfather, but the clan's relatives. The elders hated what Yang Xu did, and they spontaneously gathered together" to take actions. "

Xu Zengshou listened quietly, and couldn't help but said, "Even if the people of the clan act spontaneously, they are always unkind and unreasonable. As the head of the clan, even though grandfather didn't know about it", it is hard to escape the blame.Yang Xu's actions "although it is inevitable that there is suspicion of disharmony with relatives", from what you both said, the reason is not only on Yang Xu's side.If you can't slap your hands, have you fulfilled your responsibilities as an elder and a kinsman in what you, the Yang clan, have done?Now that Yang Xu has been expelled from the sect by you, and the coffin of his parents has been forcibly moved out, even if there are all kinds of "this is enough", how vicious is his intention to win fame? ", Wu Busha hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "What Governor Xu said is reasonable, Yang Chong, did you hear that? "

"Governor Xu?"

Yang Chong's eyes flashed, and he suddenly realized that Governor Xu is the third young master of the Zhongshan Palace?

Although Yang Chong was a little afraid, at this time he was on the verge of attacking and had to do so. Besides, there are many domineering people in the Xunqi Gongchen family, but the family education in the Zhongshan Palace is very good, and there are very few disciples who bully others. Anyway, I will take the imperial examination in the future Along the way, he doesn't need to be honored by Xu Guogong, if he speaks out with "righteousness" in his heart, he may gain a great reputation, which will be of great help to his future official career.

So Yang Chong immediately said in a high voice, "Governor Xu? But the young master of the Zhongshan Palace? As far as the students know." The governor and Yang Xu have a very close relationship. Sue Yang Xu, at that time it was the governor from Zhong Hanxuan who "preserved Yang Xu."

Letting go of this big case of killing cattle, this time it is just an interrogation of a small student, is it necessary for the first-rank officials of the governor to come forward to hear the trial?Doesn't the governor think this is a public cover-up? ", Xu Zengshou said angrily: "It's unreasonable, the case of killing farm cattle" should be tried by the Tianfu, and this case has now been included in the appendix of the Daming Law" to show the world.What does it have to do with the passage of time and this governor? "Yang Chong is getting more and more courageous." With a sneer, he retorted and said, "If the governor hadn't come forward, Ying Tianfu would have dared to risk the world's shame and judge him innocent?"

"You, you," Xu Zengshou blew his beard and stared, but for a student who stood behind the future emperor and many students from the Yuanmen Foreign Academy, he really couldn't beat someone just because he contradicted him.

"Third brother!", a very crisp girl's voice suddenly sounded, the voice was not loud, very crisp and sweet, it was only because Xu Zengshou was angry that everyone in the hall held their breath, this slight call was heard, but this soft voice The call only rang once, and then there was no sound. The person who heard the sound searched around subconsciously. The hall was full of men from the army, both the plaintiff and the defendant, and there were also two small officials from Yingtianfu. What kind of girl can't help thinking that she has heard wrong for a while.

Xu Zengshou leaned back" against the screen where the tiger descended the mountain, and heard a very soft girl's voice behind him saying: "Third brother is so stupid, you are asking questions in the classroom, but you are being questioned by others." up. "

Xu Zengshou blushed and coughed awkwardly.

"Behind the screen" is Xu Ming'er, the young lady of the Xu family. She just came back from Beiping. In the Xu family, her three older sisters were married a long time ago. She has a serious and dignified disposition since she was a child, and was not easy to get close to. She only heard of such a second brother when she was young, but she had never seen her before. Often in Beijing "so she and the third brother Xu Zengshou are the closest. I went out for a trip, and the little girl's wildness was brought out, and I was bored at home", so I ran to the third brother's yamen to play, and it happened to run into this lawsuit.

As soon as I heard that it was Yang Xu's case, Ming'er became interested." He insisted on pestering her third brother to come to the trial. Xu Zengshou doted on this little girl the most, and couldn't bear her begging, so he had to arrange her behind a screen. Squatting in the back, I was very angry when I heard that the old Yang family was bullying people like this. Finally, I was even more displeased when I saw that Yang Chong accused her closest third brother of abusing his power and interfering in the judiciary.

"Third brother, according to the laws of Ming Dynasty, it is strictly forbidden to report the pardon of previous crimes."This Yang Chong broke the law, beat him and told him to talk nonsense. "

"Huh?" Xu Zengshou rolled his eyes wildly, covered his mouth with his hands, and said in a low voice, "Is it true? Is there such a thing?" "Of course," Xu Minger said quickly behind the screen A few words" and then said: "The emperor has clearly ordered the world: except for the unforgivable "ten heinous" crimes, the verdict will be "regardless of the severity." In the future, you must not tell the past." Otherwise, you will be punished. Especially in this case, But the emperor personally reviewed and revised it and included it in the Daming law." He broke the law, and he offended the emperor, spanking his ass!Spank him! "

The emperor Minger mentioned was Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Yuanzhang and Xu Da were relatives. Xu Da’s three daughters married Zhu Yuanzhang’s three sons. In terms of seniority, Minger must be called Zhu Yuanzhang. The Xu family has a close relationship with the royal family. My son also often went to the palace. She was born with beautiful makeup and jade decorations, and Zhu Yuanzhang would often hold her on his lap to "make her happy." Since she was a child, she called Zhu Yuanzhang the emperor, not the emperor.

And in the Ming Law, there is indeed such a rule, that is, if you are not satisfied with a case that has already been judged, you can sue again, but it is strictly forbidden for you to bid farewell to the case, but to entangle the case that has been judged before.If it is a case of amnesty by the imperial court, it will be handled in the same way. The verdict is the verdict. You are never allowed to bring out all these old sesame seeds and rotten millet when suing other cases, and entangle the theory.

In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang believed in the rule of law in his bones, and at the same time he also paid great attention to etiquette and education.In the early Ming Dynasty, "Dagao" was written one by one, and the work of popularizing the law was more meticulous than that of any other dynasty. In order to prevent some people with low education level and unable to understand the laws of the country, he appended many "truths" at the end of "Dagao". The actual case, the judgment result and why it was judged are written in detail.

He loves the people, pays attention to the people's livelihood, and also pays attention to the authority of the law to govern the country. It is not good to be too inclined to either side. He must pay attention to its balanced development. He is out of the consideration of maintaining the authority and dignity of the law. He just made such a rule.In fact, similar regulations existed in Tang Lufeng, and Zhu Yuanzhang just borrowed from them and discarded the rubbish to keep the essence.

Seeing that Xu Zengshou kept his mouth shut, Yang Chong thought he was denouncing him. Xu Zengshou felt a little guilty, so he sneered slightly and said: "The governor, for the sake of the Zhongshan Palace and the reputation of the governor, this Yang Xu has an old relationship with the governor. , Should the governor avoid suspicion?" Xu Zengshou burst into laughter: "Hahaha..." Yang Chong, the current emperor issued the "Da Gao" with good intentions.

This "Great Law" is for all people in the world, one for each family, and places like county schools, government schools, and imperial schools even list my Great Ming Law as a must-read article.It's a pity, you disciples of the sages "only know what you know, the four books and five classics, you can read whatever will help you to become an official in the scientific examination", but you treat my Ming Dynasty's criminal law as nothing. "

When Xu Zengshou said this, his face sank, he stretched out his hand to grab "Shocking Tiger Guts", slapped the case hard, pointed his halberd and shouted: "The current emperor has clearly ordered the world: except for the unforgivable "ten evils" and serious crimes, once sentenced, Regardless of the severity, you must not tell the truth about the past in the future, otherwise you will be punished, don't you know? Come on, spank his ass! Uh... pull him down and beat him twenty times! ","What? ", Yang Chong was surprised and angry." To be honest, although he has dabbled in "Law of the Ming Dynasty", he has never read it thoroughly, and he really didn't know there was such a rule.The two wolf-like military academies had long thought that this guy who lived a long life was not pleasing to the eye, they rushed up viciously, like carrying a chicken, picked him up and left, Yang Chong really panicked: "It's unreasonable, it's unreasonable, I am the plaintiff, I am the plaintiff..."

As soon as Yang Chong was dragged out, a charming little girl with bright eyes and white teeth ran out from behind the screen, wearing a light white slanted satin jacket with a silver border, and a silk-colored boot skirt, holding a fine white porcelain On the fruit plate was a plate of "March Red" fresh lychees. She smiled sweetly and said, "Hey! Liar, do you want to eat lychees?"! ~!