Qing Dynasty Secret History

Chapter 44 The whole Ji Gang and the prime minister were confiscated
It is said that He Shen was very frightened when he saw the Shangyu, and his family members politely persuaded him.He Shen said: "When it comes to family and friendship, it shouldn't be so ruthless. My two sons are still the son-in-law of Gege, and they are uncle Lang's closest relatives with Jiaqing."

Before the words were over, the door flew to report that the commander of the army, Mr. Er, came to pay homage.He Shen was shocked, and quickly asked: "How many people did he bring?
"The door replied: "I'm afraid there are fifty or seventy fan servants." "

He Shen's face turned pale with fright.

The second door reported again: "Master Er has entered the second door."

After waiting to greet him, Er Sente came in, with a happy face, holding He Shen's hand to say hello.He Shen said: "Enggong has come down, there must be someone to see and teach."

Er Sente smiled and said, "It's nothing serious, but I'll take a look at Mr. Gong along the way."

Say and sit down.The housekeeper offered tea, Er Sente said a few warm and cold words, but raised his head and just looked at the calligraphy and painting.At this time, He Shen's heart was like fifteen buckets fetching water, ups and downs.Suddenly, I saw a young man on the door flying into the newspaper: "The Minister of Military Aircraft and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry came in."

He Shen thought to himself: "That Yancheng is Ah Gui's grandson, and he doesn't get along with me on weekdays. It must be a bad luck to come here today."

While thinking, Na Yancheng had already entered.

Seeing Er Sente rushing up to greet Ann, he said: "Your Excellency has arrived, and all the guards who are here with you should lead the guards to guard the front and back doors."

The officials responded and went out.Seeing this, He Shen immediately burst into tears, begging for mercy.Na Yancheng said with a smile: "You are also the same, sir. You have been the prime minister for more than ten years. I don't know how many things you have done in your hands. You have seen imperial envoys beg for favors on behalf of criminal officials."

Then he turned his face and said: "There is an edict, please kneel down and listen to the reading."

He Shen had to kneel down.At this time, all the houses and doors are guarded by the guards, and the people in the house are waiting, so they can't walk around in one step.Er Sente replied: "Please declare your will, and it will be easy to do it."

When He Shen took a peek, he saw all the guards pulling up their clothes one by one, waiting for the order, and sighed: "I and Shen don't know how many people's homes have been confiscated, and how many people's officials have been destroyed. It will be my turn."

I saw Na Yancheng standing on the top and proclaiming the decree: "I hereby give you an order: Heshen seized power and ignored him, harmed the country and the people, and failed my kindness. If he does, he will be dismissed immediately and handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for strict interrogation. I respect you."

Er Sente shouted repeatedly, "Take down Heshen! The rest of the guards."

Na Yancheng ordered: "The guards will bring the same guards to check and register the rooms separately."

It didn't matter what he said, and suddenly the majestic dignity and the prime minister's house erupted like a turmoil.The most pitiful thing is that group of beautiful wives, beautiful concubines, beautiful maidservants and young children, who usually look like gods and respect like the emperor of heaven, but now they are escorted by guards and driven around, like pigs and sheep, with disheveled hair and crying to the sky , no personal rescue.As for that group of powerful servants, who usually rely on power to bully others and are as fierce as tigers and wolves, they are all downcast at this moment, and they don't know where their prestige has gone.

Na Yancheng and Tong Heshen watched as the secretary reported the number.At that moment, the guard knelt down and said: "I found all kinds of prohibited things such as the imperial beam cap, the ruby ​​top, the woven dragon yellow coat, the four-open air robe and so on in the upper room. I dare not move it without authorization, so I came here to ask your lord for instructions. "

Na Yancheng told him to let go.After a while, he reported again: "Two boxes of borrowing notes and five boxes of real estate deed papers were found in the internal account room, all of which are illegal for profit."

Na Yancheng sneered and said, "Your Excellency is too scheming, he wants to seek the throne and deprive the people of their wealth, and he caught them all at once."

He Shen hurriedly argued: "Your Excellency, this hat, robe, and gown was originally prepared to pay tribute to the Supreme Emperor.

Although the prisoner is confused, he still knows the court's laws. "

Na Yancheng said: "Qiwen borrows tickets, is it also authorized by order?"

He Shen said: "Forgive it's all done by the slaves, the prisoner really doesn't know."

Na Yancheng said: "This is a matter for the Lord to go forward and do it himself. I really dare not repeat it."

He Shenyang said: "My lord, my grandfather and my lord are close friends of the third generation. I hope that we will take care of this matter."

Na Yancheng said: "Forgive me, my lord, what I'm doing today is a state affair."

At this time, the search was about to be completed, and some officers actually wrote a report, only listening to the report: "The red gold is the first to be boarded, a total of 650 pieces. The jewels include 890 gold and four east beads.

Pearl 170 nine hanging.Scattered pearls and dendrobium, 73 ruby ​​crowns.Eleven emerald quills, five emerald collars 830, and three sapphire collars 120.Qinanxiang Chaozhu 87 hanging.Agarwood Chaozhu 690 eight hanging.Fifty pairs of large red gold bowls.Ten pairs of jade bowls, four pairs of gold pots, two pairs of gold vases, 480 gold spoons, one pair of gold basins, one pair of gold folding bowls, five pairs of crystal jars, and 24 coral trees.A jade horse, two feet high and three feet one inch long.There were 260 large silver bowls, 38 silver medium bowls, 120 silver dishes, 180 silver cups, 730 coral chopsticks, 83 golden elephant chopsticks, and 49 silver chopsticks. Eight hundred pots, one emerald watermelon, eighty lynx skins, 64 mink skins, 78 green fox skins, 38 black fox skins, ten black fox bucket belts, ten white fox buckets, and cement gray skins Three hundred sheets, 5000 sheets of gray fox leg skin, thirty sheets of sea tiger skin, sixteen sheets of seal skin, fifty sheets of Tibetan otter skin, 700 rolls of silk and satin, 530 rolls of silk silk, and [-] rolls of embroidered python satin , [-] pieces of scarlet foreign cloth, [-] pieces of serge, [-] pieces of woolen cloth, [-] bundles of cloth of various colors, [-] bundles of Gebu, [-] pieces of leather clothes of various colors, [-] pieces of cotton and single-gauze silk garments, for the imperial court. Two weft caps, two woven dragon yellow mandarin jackets, two caramel satin quarto gowns, [-] white jade vases, [-] jasper vases, [-] Western clocks, ten glass mirrors, [-] small mirrors, There are more than [-] pieces of copper and tin, [-] taels of patterned silver, [-] taels of red gold, and [-] taels of money.One should be registered on the horizontal nail of the animal guy, as well as [-] houses and a garden, all of which are listed in detail, and the real estate deed paper and family documents are also sealed.

He Shen was heartbroken and burst into tears, thinking to himself: "If I had known this would end up like this, I would have seen through the idea."

Na Yancheng asked, "Is it over?"

The crowd replied, "It's over."

Na Yancheng said: "It's fine when it's over, we can go back and reply to the decree."

Er Sente reported: "All the important doors have been sealed. The population of men and women has been placed in the lower room, and people have been sent to guard them."

Na Yancheng nodded, and followed the instructions to set up the car.So the masses flocked Heshen to the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice to confess, and then entered the court for a replay.The censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, seeing Heshen's bad things, suddenly became sharp, you also participated in one book, and I also participated in one book. Today I said that this is the Harmony Party, and I clearly said that the other is the Harmony Party.In less than a month, more than half of the senior officials in the court were implicated in dismissal.He Shen is Renzong's intentional opponent, so after the case is closed, he will always be punished severely.At that time, there was a saying in Beijing: "Heshen fell, and Jiaqing was full."

Just referring to this matter.

After He Shen was convicted, Renzong summoned his courtiers and gave him a severe reprimand.All the ministers were frightened this time, although not all of them changed their minds, they were much better than before.

Just when Wang Sanhuai was escorted to Beijing, Renzong ordered the Minister of Military Affairs and the Dali Temple of the Criminal Department to interrogate carefully. Wang Sanhuai confessed that he always insisted that the government forced the people to rebel.The minister who was in charge of the trial did not dare to hide, but played the news directly.Renzong Lan played compassionately and ordered to be executed with a suspended sentence.Then he issued an edict and said: The country has been benevolent and generous for more than a hundred years, and the people have grown up peacefully. If they are forced to do so, will they take risks regardless of their wealth?All prefecture and county officials and Xiaomin serve their superiors, and the superiors present knots and embarrassments.Now that the great emperor has gone, the rules and regulations have been cleared up, and everything below is up to the top, so that we can be big and clean, so as not to be a burden to the people.However, the bandits forced the Xieliang people, and when they met the officers and soldiers, they drove them forward to attack the front.They even cut their hair and stabbed their faces to prevent them from escaping.The little people will die when they advance or retreat, and I will suffer from it day and night.Since ancient times, we have only heard of using troops against enemy countries, but never heard of using troops against our people.He declared that among the thieves from all walks of life who were co-operated, those who were able to bind and present the head of the thieves would not only forgive their sins, but also invite them to be kind.

Otherwise, if you cast in front of the battle or escape by yourself, you will be released and returned to your hometown, so that you can make a living in peace.The common people are very anxious about peace, and think about it for a long time. Forgive me for seeing the decree of kindness, and then come back.Among them, Wang Sanhuai, a good official in Sichuan Province, besides Liu Qing, there are Zhao Hua in Zhiba County and Wu Gui in Zhiqu County.As far as Dai Ruhuang, the magistrate of Dazhou, was old, sick and corrupt, and had five thousand servants. He used the name of investigating cults to arrest wealthy households.Chang Dankui, the Tong Zhi of Wuchang Mansion, was ordered to investigate and arrest thousands of innocent people, tortured and blackmailed, until Nie Renjie resisted arrest and started an incident.They were all arrested and punished in Beijing.For the refugees who have no farmland to return to, Le Bao agreed with Liu Qingshu to arrange resettlement, or imitate Xiang Zhongyuanjie's method of recruiting refugees from Jingxiang, and rescued the manager.He sent letters all over Sichuan, Shaanxi, Chu and Henan, so that Alkali could know my intentions.This is it.

This edict is benevolent and benevolent, and it is beyond words. It is not just a high-level article in the Qing Dynasty.The six emperors of Renxianchun never had this, and Han, Tang, Song and Ming Dynasties never saw such a benevolent edict!The twelve emperors of the Qing Dynasty, in balance, this Emperor Renzong can be regarded as passable.Could it be that under the third generation, where can we really find Yao and Shun?
Renzong was a man, not only benevolent and forgiving, but also very unique in handling various affairs, big and small.

At that time, there was an unjust prison in the capital. If you met Gaozong, who was so ambitious, and Sejong, who was clever and ingenious, he was always high-spirited, doing things like expanding land and opening borders, and had no time to manage private affairs, and the unjust prison would be heavy. , this beautiful woman with beautiful face, nine strong and three chaste, she would have been ruined by that stupid official.What happened?It turned out that there was a young man named Huisheng in Tonghua Hutong, Dashilan, Beijing.However, Hu Huisheng doesn't make progress, doesn't study literature, doesn't take responsibility for martial arts, wandering around all day long, with a group of foxes and dogs, gambling and drinking, doing everything.How can thousands of silver be worth the big squandering, and it will be gone in less than two years.Although Huisheng is not a talented person, his wife Xie Shi is very virtuous. She has endured hardships and hardships with Huisheng, and has never complained a word. The first-class Peugeot, when others saw her, they all complained for her.She is doing nothing, living in peace and poverty, relying on ten fingers to make ends meet for the family.

One day Mrs. Xie came back from her natal home and saw Huisheng standing on the way with a scoundrel, not knowing what to say.When that rascal saw Xie Shi, his two thief eyes were doomed, and they didn't blink for a moment. That thief's wolf-like appearance was very indecent.Mrs. Xie felt uncomfortable. When she returned home, she saw the broken bottles and jars collapsed all over the floor, and no one cleaned it up. Thinking of her husband's lack of progress, she felt sorry for herself.While tidying up, there was a sound of broken shoes coming from outside. It was supposed to be Huisheng, when he looked up.Seeing that Huisheng came in with two hanging green coins, he smiled.When I saw Mrs. Xie, I felt like a thief, not as usual.Mrs. Xie was upset, so she yelled, "You come home too, I'll treat you as if you died outside!"

Seeing that his wife was angry, Hu Huisheng dared not answer.Mrs. Xie said angrily: "I just came home, and I saw you sneaking around with an incompetent thing, but it was this incompetent person, and you, an incompetent person, were doing things in groups with him." My friend, seeing my grotesque appearance makes me sick to death. You have to act like a human being. Get rid of this kind of incompetent person as soon as possible. If you want to associate with him again, don’t come home. I don't want to know you anymore."

When Huisheng came here, he didn't dare to open his mouth. He put two hanging green coins on the table and sat down gently.

Xie asked, "Where did the money come from?"

Huisheng said, "I made it for you."

Xie said: "Thank you, I'm using your money today. But where did the money come from?"

Huisheng said, "I'll do it for you. You just do it. Why ask?"

Xie said: "Stolen, snatched, I also insisted not to ask?"

Hui Sheng said: "Don't worry, I will never be a robber or a thief."

Xie said: "Where did the money come from?

It doesn't mean I don't want to use it.I know you'll never do anything serious again. "

Huisheng murmured, "Did you ask me for the money?"

Xie Shi said: "May I ask where did you get the money from?

Huisheng said: "You don't need to ask, my money is your money, take it home and you just do what you want." "

Mrs. Xie was suspicious, and the interrogation became more intense. Huisheng saw her expression was unkind, so he could only say, "I told you, I won the money from a bet. I'm so poor, can I still have a good friend to lend me?" "

Xie said: "Usually when you gamble, you only lose, you don't win. How could you win today?"

Huisheng said: "It's just a pity for the sky.

"I have nothing to say all night.

Early the next morning, Huisheng went out, as if he had something urgent to do and didn't finish it.When the sun was setting, I went home slowly, holding two slings of money in my hand.Ask him about it, he won by gambling again, look at his expression, frowning and worrying, he doesn't look like he won money.Mrs. Xie suspiciously said: "This is not a talent, don't you do something illegal, are you a thief? Why did you only get two slings of money to go home? Even if you win with money, you can't win such a coincidental bet. Yesterday, two slings, today The son is also two hangs, one will not be more money, and the other will not be less."

After thinking about it, thinking about it, thinking about it, thinking about it, thinking about it, I suddenly felt a move in my heart and said: "Oh, this is not a talented thing, don't show off to me. The thief on the road the day before yesterday looked suspicious. If it is really so incompetent , how can I do well?"

After thinking about it, he made up his mind and said: "Why don't I do this, it's best if nothing happens, if there is anything, I won't be afraid of him if I'm on guard."

Then take out the needle and thread, and sew up your own clothes densely.After sewing, I sharpened the tailoring scissors thoroughly.

After supper, without greeting Huisheng, he fell asleep on the bed with his clothes on.Huisheng didn't dare to disturb her, so he took off his clothes, blew out the lights, and slept on the outer bed.There was another sleep, when suddenly someone knocked on the door outside, Huisheng was not asleep, and called Xie Shi, "Sister, sister!"

Shouted twice, but didn't get an answer. Knowing that she was in a deep sleep and sleeping, she said happily, "I don't earn money for nothing."

Then he got up and said, "I'll go to sleep after drowning."

He dragged his shoes and gently touched outside.Mrs. Xie's sleep was originally a feign. Hearing that he had left the room, she hurriedly got up, grabbed the scissors and followed out. Seeing Huisheng asked through the door, "Who knocked?"

The outside responded: "I!"

Hui Sheng said, "Aren't you Shen Jinfa?

"The outside said: "Is my name also called by you?How is your wife?Agree or not?If you don't agree, I only want your dog's life. "

Huisheng opened the door and said, "You don't need to be impatient, old man, I've already made arrangements."

Shen Jinfa said: "Have the arrangements been made?"

Huisheng said: "My brother has received your reward, why didn't he think about it for you?"

Shen Jinfa said: "Your wife has already agreed?"

Hui Sheng said: "We are not so strong, I really dare not open my mouth."

Shen Jinfa said: "I haven't spoken, how can I do it?"

Hui Sheng said: "It's also a godsend for you old man. At this moment, she is just asleep. There is no light in it. Don't open your mouth. Come out when you are done. Who knows! Which one of us should be me."

Shen Jinfa said: "It's my bad luck to still be so sneaky after spending money."

Said the two walked in one after the other.

At this point, Mrs. Xie realized that Hui Sheng had really shown off herself, and seeing Shen Jinfa's arrogance, she knew that Hui Sheng must have been coerced and did not do it voluntarily, so she unknowingly directed all her grievances on Shen Jinfa.Holding on to the scissors, he hid behind the door of the room and waited with bated breath, when he saw a figure in Hei Liman coming in, Xie tried his best to sneer the scissors, and hit the man's throat right in the middle.The one behind heard the sound and flew away.Mrs. Xie also said it was Hui Sheng, and shouted: "Where are you going? Don't stop for me."

The man kept running.Suspicious, Mrs. Xie hurriedly lit the lamp, and when she saw it, there was a person lying in a pool of blood, none other than her husband Hu Huisheng.Xie was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and he cried out loudly.The neighbors heard the sound and went to the market. Seeing that they had committed a crime, they hurried to report to the official.

It turned out that Shen Jinfa was a well-known rascal in Dashilar.This day, when he was negotiating a debt with Hu Huisheng, he accidentally ran into Mrs. Xie, and Shen Jinfa salivated and couldn't help but praise him.Huisheng disagreed and said modestly: "It's very mediocre, but my brother won the gold medal."

The blonde jumped up and said, "Who is this daughter? Do you dare to recognize her?"

Hui Sheng said, "It's just a bitch, why don't you know me."

The blonde was stunned for a while, then patted Huisheng on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you have such a beautiful wife, do you still worry about having no money?"

Huisheng blushed and said, "Brother laughed, Peugeot can't be sold for money, how could it be..."

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Shen Jinfa didn't wait for him to finish, he stopped him and said: "Why can't you sell it for money, if you are willing to sell it, I will make you.

Before Huisheng could answer, Jinfa said: "You don't need to pay back the money you owe me, and I'll give you another big money for two hangs. As long as you let me stay overnight tonight, it's nothing to worry about." "

After finishing speaking, give Wison two pennies.Huisheng refused to accept it, and Jin said angrily, "If you don't accept my money, you obviously look down on me."

Huisheng said: "I didn't have any reluctance at first, but we are a hot charcoal, and we don't talk very easily, and we don't want to accept money. It's hard for me."

Blonde said: "It doesn't matter. We brothers can't be flexible. We discuss it at home. It's best if you agree. If you don't, do I really want you to pay back the money? Being a brother is poor, but he doesn't care about the money. superior."

Huisheng took it as the truth, took the money and went home happily, and just as he was about to open his mouth, Xie Shi made a fuss and was so scared that he didn't dare to say a word.

The next day, I met Jinfa and told him the embarrassing situation, Jinfa said: "That's impossible, why did you accept my money yesterday."

Hui Sheng said, "This money is my brother's own reward."

Jinfa said: "Why do I reward you, I reward you because I want you to do something. You go outside to inquire about it, and give money to the poor and poor, but it is also my job, Shen Jinfa?"

Hui Sheng said, "What will you do if you win?"

Blonde said: "That can't be done. I think the money is too little, so I can add a few of you, and the matter will be done."

As he spoke, he took two slings of money and gave it to Huisheng, saying, "Hurry up and do it, don't see me if it doesn't work. I'm staying at your house tonight."

It was supposed to be something, came in in the dark, Huisheng walked in front of the blond, acted as a scapegoat, and was stabbed to death by Xie Shi with a pair of scissors.

When all the neighbors reported to the officials, the magistrate of Wanping County did not dare to neglect, and Pili Rocket sent officers to arrest Mrs. Xie.Mrs. Xie cried and complained, and Chen Ming killed him by mistake.Wanping County took Shen Jinfa back and interrogated him in court.Shen Jinfa said: "The young one is good friends with Hu Huisheng, and they joked during the day, as expected, but didn't go at night."

Repeatedly refuted, never budged.The servants in the yamen all spoke for him, so they were released in court.Only Xie was tortured and convicted of rape and murder. He was scheduled to be executed after autumn, and the case would be closed when the adulterer was found.One corner of the document, apply to the government for details, and the governor of the government has the original request.This kind of routine thing, the sages of the past pilgrims, mostly approved it as "as requested, hereby."

five words.Unexpectedly, Renzong came up with a novel trick. After reading the memorial, he issued an order to call the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Dali Siqing, to the inner court for questioning.When all the officials were called, they rushed into the court in fear and sweat.If you want to know how Emperor Renzong reversed the case, let's listen to the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)