Jinyi Night Walk

The Xingbu and Dali Temple are together, the northern half is the Xingbu, and the southern half is Dali Temple.The compound of the Ministry of Punishment sits west and faces east. There is no large prison in the southwest and northwest corners of the compound. They are official prisons and ordinary prisons. The place where the family members are detained.

The conditions in official prisons are much better than those in ordinary prisons, and the guards in official prisons are also polite to prisoners. This is an experience passed down from ancient times. Who knows which royal official said that he would beheaded today but would be reinstated the next day? ?You have offended him very much. After he is released from prison, he can strangle you to death like an ant with just a word.

Therefore, the guards in the official prison are not only very polite to the prisoners, they still respectfully call themselves lords in the prison, and as long as you have money and want some enjoyment, the guards will run errands for you when the time comes.

Xia Xun, accompanied by Liao En, the servant of the Ministry of Justice, walked into the prison. The inside was very clean, the skylights were opened a lot, and the air was still fresh. However, because many family members of prisoners were also locked in, the prison was a little bit crowded. Feeling overcrowded.

Along the way, wives were crying, children were screaming, and some people were yelling at them. Listen carefully, but they were their own relatives, such as Fang Xiaoru's relatives and Qi Tai's relatives. At this time, they didn't remember that they were officials. The benefits of coming here, I just remember that they committed crimes and exhausted their family, and the words were extremely vicious, with all kinds of filthy words.

Xia Xun frowned slightly, and Liao Shilang, who was by the side, saw that the Duke was a little displeased, so he quickly gave the jailer a wink, and the jailer immediately roared: "Shut up, everyone, be careful of the whip!", The voice of respect stops abruptly. The jailer can be polite to you. If you dare to push your nose in the face, he really dares to deal with you. People who guard the prison all the year round have a somewhat dark mentality, and there are many vicious methods to punish people.

Liao Shilang respectfully accompanied Xia Xun as he walked in. The further he went in, the larger the number of officials was imprisoned. There were fewer and fewer people in each cell, and the cells became much more empty.

The people in these cells are different. Some people saw that the Minister of Criminal Justice came, and they seemed to be accompanied by a better official. They sat in the cell without talking, but their eyes kept following Xia Xun's movement closely. There was longing and hope in his eyes, and he only hoped that he came to deliver the decree to release him.There were also people who rushed to the fence, grabbed the fence with both hands, and yelled at Xia Xun and Liao En: "Dog officer, traitor, you will die!" The Duke of the country yelled loudly, isn’t this a way to kill them, they whipped them with a whip, don’t look at the cell is a series of vertical bars, they have already practiced their whipping skills, and they can go in through the gaps no matter where you hide. It made them cry out.

In some cells, the officer in prison uniform didn't even look at Fu Xun and Liao En's group, but just took a stone and wrote poems on the wall.

There are many poems on the old and new walls on the wall, and the whole wall is like graffiti in the toilet. If this person wants to write poems, he can only find some gaps in them, and the words should not be too large.

Another person sat upright, watching Xia Xun and Liao En pass by, with a calm demeanor and a smile on his face, as if he was a master monk who had fully realized the Tao, and it was difficult to tell whether he was really indifferent to life and death.

At that time, Xia Xun, the Jiangyang thief who shouted "I will be a good man again in 20 years", had never seen it before, but in modern society, there are also death-row inmates who don't care and smile on their faces. Xia Xun is also hard to determine They understand psychology, and it is even more difficult to speculate on these scholars.

People say that life is best reflected in the prison, and it seems to be true.

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"Guo Gong, going forward, there are single cells, Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, Lian Zining, Zhuo Jing, and..."

Xia Xun stopped and motioned to him. Liao En straightened up his chest, looked around, and said loudly: "The Duke of Fuguo is here to visit all your lords according to the emperor's orders. Of course, all your lords have treated the emperor well in the past." Disrespectful, disrespectful, but the emperor is magnanimous, as long as the adults are willing to bow their heads and plead guilty, the emperor will pardon you..." Xia Xun raised his hand, stopped Liao En, and said: "The emperor said: Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai, tampering The ancestral system and the alienation of the clan are the chief culprits. They should be responsible for the loss of the country, the displacement of the people, the slaughter of the clan, and the casualties of soldiers in the past four years. They must not be pardoned! Except for these three, the emperor will be lenient and tolerant to those who are willing to repent!"

Xia Xun directly stated that these three people are mortal, and begging for mercy is useless. This is the first step of differentiation.He wanted to persuade the ministers, but he was afraid that they would be held hostage by Fang Xiaoru and others, and some officials who could be won over would not take the step of showing weakness and surrendering. , the effect will be greatly reduced.In order to persuade these officials not to make unnecessary sacrifices, Xia Xun really used his brains.

He bowed his hands to the officials in the cells on the left and right sides, and said loudly: "My lords, in the past, each of us was our master. You all served the imperial court and served the emperor. Your loyalty is commendable. Today, the emperor does not blame you. The emperor once said, You are all the courtiers left behind by Emperor Taizu, so naturally you should be loyal to the Son of Heaven who was passed on by Emperor Taizu. This is the way of being a minister, and there is nothing wrong with it.

However, Emperor Jianwen grew up in the deep palace and was ignorant of world affairs. He was controlled by a few treacherous ministers and deceived the emperor. All the adults were also forced to do some wrong things that destroyed the ancestral dispatch system and hurt the royal family. Forgivable, extenuating circumstances.Today's Zi Jingnan raised troops to kill Jinling City. Originally, he followed the ancestral system, and the Qing emperor sided, punishing evildoers. However, Emperor Jianwen felt ashamed of his sins, shameless to face his uncle, and committed suicide.For the sake of the country and the country, the current emperor will inherit the great rule, as long as you, my lords..."

Xia Xun hadn't finished paving the steps for them, so he heard a sneer and said, "It's hard to change the fact that traitors have usurped us with clever words. You are a traitor, but you will be scolded by all ages!" Xia Xun saw that it was Huang Zicheng who was speaking. Xia Xun smiled slightly and said: "It turns out that it is Mr. Huang, the minister of Taichang Temple. Disrespect and disrespect. One person, one bad idea. It's not difficult." What's difficult is that you have come up with bad ideas all your life. Master Huang has done such a difficult thing. Yang really admires Master Huang. "Huang Zicheng's face was as red as blood." He rushed to the fence, pointed at Xia Xun with his halberd, and said angrily, "You... dare to insult the old man..."

Xia Xun brushed off his robes, and said disdainfully: "Bright and misty? You deserve it too! Cao Guogong's army was defeated in Beiping, who was it who pretended to cover up for him and deceived Jianwen, so that he was not punished for the crime and was rewarded instead? That's it. You emperor teacher, why did you do this? Is it for Jianwen’s country or the righteousness of the world? It’s not for your own future! I’m afraid you are so pretentious for the sake of the name behind you, knowing that you will die!”

Huang Zicheng was so angry that he wanted to explode, but he couldn't refute the taint of this matter, and he blushed for a moment, Fang Xiaoru, who was in the opposite cell, said in a deep voice: "Small faults do not hinder the great integrity! Datong has always had a long-term succession since ancient times. How can the "National Ethics Guidelines" be disorderly?What we have done is for the country and the people, with a clear conscience!If you can hold on to this point, what are some flaws? ", Xia Xun turned his head, looked at Fang Xiaoru" and asked: "Then, may I ask, Bachelor Fang, what ethics is so important that it is always related to the national destiny and the people's livelihood?" Fang Xiaoru Zhenhuan said: "The royal family is orthodox!" Xia Xun smiled faintly : "It's just marrying Xianmang first, and the first child!"

Fang Xiaoru said sharply: "This is God's will, this is the way of heaven!"

Xia Xun said: "God's will? Speaking of God's will, God's will made His Royal Highness King Yan the emperor! Don't you, a bachelor, uphold the ancient etiquette system, and you have to choose talents and appoint talents when you get in the car, and give up the world. Isn't it a good emperor? Let's see what he can do to the country and the common people! Jianwen is so big that it can't match a corner of Beiping, so what virtue and ability does he have?" Fang Xiaoru cupped his hands in the sun and said disdainfully, "The emperor is so benevolent and filial, how could Yan Can a thief be compared?" Xia Xun sighed and said, "To be kind and to be filial, my ears are about to grow calluses when I hear these words, but I want to break my head, and I didn't expect that Jianwen Yuji has done all kinds of things in the past four years. Where is the benevolence! Where is the filial piety? Is it filial piety when you ascend to the throne and ban the prince from going to the funeral? Is it benevolence to punish the king without guilt, imprison the king of Qi, Zhou, and Dai, and force the king of Xiang to death?

Being benevolent and filial is a good emperor?According to what your lord Fang said, a Xiaolian can be the emperor, but can he manage a country well?If the Mingjun in your eyes is only 〖moral〗 of high morality, then the most suitable emperor should be a monk. Wouldn’t it be beautiful to sweep the floor without hurting the lives of ants and cherish the moth gauze lamp? "

Fang Xiaoru roared furiously: "The swallow thief is the uncle and the nephew..."

"Come on, is it possible for your university scholar to explain the truth? There is always a cause and effect in everything! Oh, yes, the scholar Fang suppresses Buddhism and does not believe in cause and effect, but you always talk about the truth? The head of the family just passed away, and his bones are not cold. The eldest grandson who inherits the family business excludes the uncles in each house, and does everything possible to seize the property that your grandfather distributed to them in various names.

That's not counting, and all the uncles were forced to death. Is this nephew a benevolent man?The uncle can only wait to die, once he resists, he will be the uncle and nephew.Is there any rule in the law of the Ming Dynasty that it is benevolent and righteous to use nephews and uncles, and is it right for uncles to rebel against uncles and nephews?Reversing black and white, referring to a deer as a horse, and so on! ", Qi Tai has been sitting cross-legged in the cell, listening to their arguments, hearing this, just sighed slightly, and gently closed his eyes.

Huang Zicheng interjected: "This is a national matter, how can it be compared with family affairs, the power of the vassal king is not beneficial to the country, for the sake of peace in the world, we must..."

Xia Xun also glanced at him, spread his hands and said, "Look, I'll talk about state affairs with you, and you'll tell me about uncles and nephews. Let's talk about state affairs." Xia Xun pulled his body back and said in a loud voice: "Emperor Ming Zu Xun": The world is so big, it is necessary to build a feudal screen, to protect the country, and to live in peace.Now you are both grown up.It is advisable for each to have a noble title and divide the town into various countries.I am not a private relative, but follow the system of ancient sages and kings, for the sake of long-term stability and long-term governance.My lords, this feudal clan was established by Emperor Taizu. You keep saying that His Royal Highness King Yan violated the ancestral system. Who on earth violated the ancestral system? Just as Huang Zicheng was about to speak, Xia Xun said again: "Okay, I won't argue with you about what you say, just follow what you said. Fan.Then let me ask you, what is cutting the feudal clan? ", Xia Xun suddenly raised his voice, and said in a deep voice: "Fan people, fences, have their own kingdoms, own their own soldiers, and call them Fans.

You want military power, and the kings hand it over, and you want three guards, soldiers and horses, and the kings also hand it over. "This prince is just a prince, and he can no longer be called a vassal king. Why do you have to press him so hard and not let him die?", Fang Xiaoru sternly said: "The power of enfeoffment is heavy." In case of misfortune, Li Chang and Wu Lubi will suffer. King Yan sits in one side and guards the border for a long time. Once ambition grows, the country will be in chaos!Handing over his military power doesn't mean he can't do harm to one side! ","just in case?once?Don’t you want to imitate the Duke of Zhou, as long as you see a prince with ability and prestige, if there are any civil servants and generals who are popular and have a large army, once, in case, they may rebel.” Based on his This ability will cause chaos in the world, so regardless of whether he is guilty or rebellious, kill him immediately?

No wonder your scholar is a great Confucian. This kind of shocking knowledge really makes me admire!No wonder you were recommended by the local government to enter the court." Emperor Taizu refused to use you. According to your theory, if the world is too big, then except for the crown prince, the other princes should all be raised, and neither martial arts nor taught. Literacy" or strangle them all in their lifetime to prevent future troubles, right? ", Huang Zicheng rolled his eyes and said with a cold smile: "Have we wronged him?He did go backwards, didn't he? "

Xia Xun also smiled: "Scholar Huang, are you still shameless? His Royal Highness King Yan should bow his head and kill him" just to take advantage of your wishes?But if His Royal Highness King Yan really bowed his head and killed him, would you admit that he was wronged?I don't think so." If King Yan was a loyal minister, then Emperor Jianwen would have become a foolish emperor, and wouldn't you all be considered traitors?

Therefore, if His Royal Highness King Yan really bowed his head and killed him, you would still charge him with conspiracy to rebel.It will be written in the history books that all the adults are wise and powerful, and once they find out the wrongdoing, they will immediately kill the treacherous ministers.

When a person dies, he has to leave a thousand years of infamy!Didn't the king of Xiang, who was killed as a slut, get such a treatment?The most benevolent and filial Emperor Jianwen bestowed a posthumous title on his uncle who was forced to death by his own hands!Cruel! "

Xia Xun's voice was stern, and then his voice shook the roof tiles, and every word and sentence spread into the hearts of every official, causing waves of waves in their hearts. Is that right?

Fang Xiaoru said in a loud voice: "Let your tongue shine, Fang Xiaoru will only be loyal to the Tao in your heart, set up your heart for the world, and set up your life for the people, Fang will die without regret!"

Xia Xun calmed down, bowed slightly to him and said, "Scholar Fang, you are loyal to the Tao in your heart, and you are indeed worthy of respect! But, are you the only one who is loyal to your own Tao? In the past four years, following Emperor Yongle through life and death, Aren't those soldiers who never leave us loyal to their way?

You die, it is Wei Dao!General Zhang Yu died in a hundred battles, isn't it the way in Wei's heart?Only your way is the way?Only you deserve to die?Is the Heaven and Earth Avenue just for you?Why is your way righteousness?Establish a heart for the world, and a life for the people?Do you deserve it?Does this concern the country, the nation and the people?You just set up your heart for Jianwen, plead for orthodoxy, and die for your beliefs!The heart of martyrdom is respectable, but the truth is really worthless! ", Fang Xiaoru suddenly took two steps back as if struck by lightning, and was speechless for a while.

Xia Xun turned around disdainfully, and said coldly: "Scholar Fang, on the day the city was destroyed, there were ministers who died, and when Emperor Jianwen set himself on fire, there were also ministers who died. You were not among them, and you were not the one who was relied on by Emperor Jianwen." , you were caught at home!

Huang Xueshi, Qi Shangshu, after the current emperor Yuji, the recruiting ministers such as Wang Shuying, Huang Guan, etc. before going to Beijing, all committed suicide, and you were not among them. Caught back.

If they didn't want to die, they didn't have to die. Those who confessed their crimes and surrendered to Emperor Yongle were all pardoned. Generals like Ping An and Sheng Yong who had defeated the Beijun army could not die, let alone them.And you are the most deserving of martyrdom, but none of you are dead, so why are you still talking about righteousness with me here? ", Xia Xun's words were a bit provocative. Hearing the ears of other ministers, his expression was different. Xia Xun struck while the iron was hot and called out: "Mr. Liao! ", Liao En, who was listening on the sidelines, hurried forward and said: "The officer is here, what orders does the Duke have? ", Xia Xun said: "Except for Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai, all other officials, please come out one by one, let's have a good talk!" "Xia Xun quietly watched the expressions of the officials in the prisons. Obviously, some people's attitudes had loosened because of his words. It was just because of face, it was difficult to speak in front of everyone. He struck while the iron was hot, and took these officials out one by one for questioning. There were no other people around. Prisoners, it would be easier for them to plead guilty then and ask for pardon.

Saving one is a family or even a clan, and the meritorious deeds are immeasurable.As for those who are still unwilling to let go of their obsessions, he can't control that much anymore. Isn't that nonsense if one is not dead when the dynasty changes?

Xia Xun walked out. At this time, there were crazy roars from the prisoner's family members who were closer. Some elders of the prisoner's close relatives tried to show their elders, shouting hoarsely, and some wives, children, and parents cried loudly. .

Some people want to report Jianwen's death, and his family members may have the same attitude, but this is a minority after all. Most family members are like drowning people grabbing a life-saving straw. The shouts are deafening, like what happened in a prison. Like a riot, every sound is shaking the hearts of some people who were still determined.

Immediately afterwards, the family members of the prisoner in the farther cell also understood, and immediately joined the ranks of begging and persuading their lords, while some family members of Fang Xiaoru, Huang Zicheng, and Qi Tai, who were clearly declared to be punished, He yelled like crazy, seeing how crazy they were shaking the fence, if they were released now, they could rush over and bite the Sukui who had brought his whole family to death.

Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng still wanted to show their resolve and call on the officials, but no matter how loud they shouted, they were drowned out by the tsunami-like shouts of the furious family members of the prisoners.

When Xia Xun walked out of the cell, she quietly told Liao En: "Don't worry, wait for half an hour before bringing him up!"! ~!