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Chapter 805 Daming Conscience
Scholars and scholars are officials after the imperial examination, and rumors in the Qing Dynasty that officials will be ministers of the central government after they have experienced and promoted. Therefore, if these people gather to make trouble, the government will attach great importance to it, and the court will not take it lightly.

Those who can study and be officials are mostly relatives from wealthy families, and these wealthy families have various relationships with the officialdom. This aspect must be taken into account in every aspect.

For so many years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, officials were often beaten to death with court sticks in the court, and officials and scholars were often imprisoned for crimes, and many people were killed. Behind the "public" are a large number of bureaucrats and wealthy families, and their relationships and forces are intricate.

Once there are too many arrests, there will be more deaths and injuries, and so many officials will make a fuss, and no one will end well. However, such matters must be investigated afterwards, and the leaders should be arrested and severely punished.

Therefore, the people below will not easily use such means to make trouble. Once a disturbance arises, the people above will treat it with caution, and no one dares to take it lightly.

There are so many people surrounded and noisy in front of the commander of Jinyiwei, it is no wonder that Yang Sichen is so nervous, as if he is facing a big enemy, but the solution to this matter is too simple, someone shouted that the brothel has a new show, theater theater A new play was staged, and most of it dispersed immediately.

"The power of this official is small, whether the words of civil officials or military generals are effective, no more than 200 people can be affected in this world, and these 200 people will not directly have more than [-] followers, and these [-] people may not be affected. There is no stake in the impact of what I do, who would really give up his life."

When Wang Tong's personal guards brought back those who left last, Wang Tong smiled and commented to Yang Sichen, Yang Sichen still had a worried look on his face, Wang Tong just said:
"You can't delay eating dinner, just focus on playing the role of a woman watching a play. You expect them to have some strong bones, but they are just a bunch of mobs."

Although most of the soldiers working in the yamen have already left, the interrogation and torture are not these people. The Department of Public Security and Shuntian Mansion have experienced officials and soldiers who have come, and the torture and interrogation places in Jinyiwei Prison are lit all night .

Just like what Wang Tong thought, after arresting people in the morning, some people gathered around to make trouble in the afternoon, and after arresting the chief of the troublemakers, everything was calm, and there was no disturbance at all after that, some people went back to eat, some went to the brothel , Some people go to the theater, no one cares about this righteousness.

In the middle of the night, some people came to the gate of the Jinyiwei Yamen to cry. Most of the troublemakers came to join in the fun, and a few were not clear-headed. They really thought that they were doing it for righteousness, and the others dispersed afterwards. , They continued to toss in front of the door and were arrested together.

When their family members came over, they thought they would be scolded or even beaten by Jin Yiwei, but they were very kind here, and after asking their names and residences, they immediately let them go.

These hard-headed scholars were born in a daze afterwards, and their spirits were not very good. There were no injuries on their bodies, at best they were bruises from the struggle when they were caught.

The family members were concerned and inquired, and no one wanted to say anything more, but they just went home quickly, and those who came out later heard what the people who came out first, the interrogation in the big prison was all interrogated together, and those who instigated the noise behind were all It's really not a comfortable thing to know that you are being used by others and used as a knife.

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The festive atmosphere in the capital is getting heavier and heavier. The victorious army enters the capital to present a victory parade. This kind of scene has not been seen in the capital for many years. For so many years, the people in the capital only heard that a certain place was defeated again, and the residents of a certain place There are many cases of being killed and plundered by the Tartars or Japanese pirates. Since Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and Li Chengliang have been born, there has been some news of victory. Now there is Wang Tong, which has brought an even more brilliant victory.

Storytellers in teahouses and restaurants all said that this Wang Tong was also a star in the sky and was sent by heaven to assist the emperor. Otherwise, why would the emperor want to go in and eat a bowl of braised pork when he opened that small restaurant back then!
The preparations for the various parts of the capital were mainly led by Shuntian Mansion and Wucheng Bingmasi. Shuntian Mansion was in charge of Lu Wancai, with the assistance of Gong Li and Jin Yiwei, so they naturally put in extra effort.

Compared with the festive atmosphere on the street, the various yamen are very indifferent. After the victory, there are many complicated things. Guihua City and other relevant government offices are also busy with preparations.

What's more, for Wang Tong's victory, the ministers of various ministries showed no joy, but more hostility. Everyone understood their position.

Everything in Jinyiwei's yamen is normal, there was just a disturbance yesterday, and today more than [-] generals in the capital came to the yamen early to wait.

It was just dawn, and not long after the bells and drums of the imperial city rang, Zhao Jinliang, one of the most trusted eunuchs of Emperor Wanli, the head of the sixth division of the Sili Supervisor, came to deliver the decree.

".Wang Tong is the commander of Jinyiwei."

There are a lot of clichés in the decree, but everyone understands the most central meaning. From now on, everyone will be called Wang Tong, and they will be called "Wang Du Tang".

The Commander of Jin Yiwei was the first military official in the court meeting, and he was also accompanied by the court as usual, but after Zhang Juzheng came to power, he felt that it was unnecessary for an inner guard military official to appear in the court, so he changed this rule.

Regardless of whether Zhang Siwei and Shen Shixing followed Zhang Juzheng's policy or reformed it, this habit has continued. Jinyiwei's commanders enter the court when they have something to do, and they don't have anything to do. This is actually tantamount to reducing the status of the Jinyiwei's commander.

Now that Wang Tong is in this position, Emperor Wanli naturally wants to praise him. He announced the decree in the Jinyiwei yamen early in the morning, so that after the Jinyiwei people know about this, Wang Tong will go to court as soon as possible.

After the decree was read, Zhao Jinliang came forward with a smile and congratulated him, but he could see that the eunuchs who came were tongue-tied. Eunuch Zhao was young, but he had a sense of arrogance in his bones. He was so polite.

The Military Justice Department, Patrol Department, Training Department and thousands of households in the city all came up to say congratulations. Jin Yiwei commanded the envoys to replace their waist badges with ivory ones, and they had already prepared them. Hang it up for Wang Tong and change into an official uniform. He greeted him and went directly to the palace.

Yumen listened to the government, and in the side hall of Fengtianmen, a group of people had been playing and discussing there for a long time, and Wang Tong came in after the outside briefing.

For the ministers who are qualified to appear at the court meeting, most of them have heard Wang Tong's name for a long time and have never seen him. There are so many things going on these days, so naturally they will not show Wang Tong any smiles and goodwill. Everyone looked at them indifferently, without any expression.

Wang Tong was wearing the official uniform of the commander of Jinyi Guards. He was indeed young and outrageous. After seeing Wang Tong, many ministers looked at Emperor Wanli and sighed in their hearts. Young emperors and young ministers, we people are indeed old.

On weekdays, the rumors about Wang Tong's arrogance and bullying are all about how arrogant he is. When we met today, I didn't see any domineering elements in Wang Tong's expression and behavior. It should be calm. Others went up to the court with several memorials in their hands, but this Wang Tong was holding a large volume, and he didn't know what he was holding.

"Wang Tong, what are you holding a stack of documents?"

Emperor Wanli asked with a smile, and Wang Tong quickly picked up the papers in his hand and said:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, what I'm holding is a confession. Yesterday afternoon, hundreds of people gathered in front of the Jinyiwei Yamen to make a noise. After investigation, it was found that someone was instigating this matter. What I'm holding is the confession of these disorderly people."

Emperor Wanli's expression sank, and he asked solemnly:

"Who is behind the scenes?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei was interrogated yesterday, and those who spread rumors about the northern conscripts and horses' military discipline were corrupted, and those who ordered people to besiege Jin Yiwei's Yamen yesterday were all instigated by one person behind the scenes, Lord Yan Qingyan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials!
"Wang Tong, if you go to court today, you dare to spout blood like this!!"

Before Emperor Wanli could speak, Wang Lin, Minister of the Household Department, had already stepped out, pointed at Wang Tong and shouted angrily. Wang Tong glanced up and replied coldly:

"Master Wang, Mr. Wang has a statement in his hand, and there are witnesses, so it's not bloody!"

"Show it up!!"

Seeing that Wang Lin wanted to say more, Emperor Wanli shouted from the top, Wang Tong hurriedly sent the confession up, Emperor Wanli frowned and looked over there, and the ministers below exchanged glances with each other, all awe-inspiring, this king With such ruthless methods and great courage, on the first day of going to court, he actually planned to attack Yan Qing, the Minister of the Ministry of officials.

Emperor Wanli flipped through a few pages, his face became more and more gloomy, he looked up at Yan Qing and said:

"Yan Qing, what's going on?"

Yan Qing has a white beard and white hair, and is not young anymore. As usual, the emperor gave him a seat. Hearing the question from Emperor Wanli, he straightened his clothes, stood up and knelt down and said:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, these are all done by the minister."

Wang Tong's accusation and Yan Qing's straightforward admission, these actions surprised the people in the court. Officials pay attention to subtlety and cover-up, and this kind of confrontation is really unaccustomed to people.

Before Emperor Wanli could speak, Yan Qing said again:
"Your Majesty, it's not very bright for me to do such a thing, and it will involve my family and friends. I know the consequences. The reason why I do this is for the sake of your Majesty's country and society, and to prevent villains from stealing high positions and causing chaos. , to prevent Wu Fu from harboring ulterior motives and doing rebellious things!"

Yan Qing is so old, when he said these words, his beard and hair fluttered, and he really looked like a man of iron bones, and he was clearly the conscience of Daming!

(End of this chapter)