Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 463 Using the Academy
He Liu asked: "Why, Old Eleven, you just took a few glances and deciphered the secret words in the book?"

Li Zipian talked eloquently: "Sixth brother, the secret words used in this book are just the simplest secret words that skip characters. Picking out a word every three characters is the real content of the book."

He Shizhong said curiously: "Uncle Eleven, let me have a look."

Li Zipian handed the book to He Shizhong.He picked up a pen and a piece of paper from He Liu's desk.He said: "Shizhong, you read a word every three words. I will record it!"

He Shizhong said: "Zhang Juzheng is a villain. There are ten major crimes of greed for power; three major crimes of unfilial piety; six major crimes of deceiving the emperor; five major crimes of violating the system!"

The more He Liu listened, the more frightened he became!He exclaimed: "Is this book full of insults to Mr. Zhang?"

Li Zipian nodded: "This book has a total of three hundred pages. Each page has three or four hundred words. After deducting the confusing words, there are more than 3 words in total that are all insults to Mr. Zhang!"

He Liu frowned: "Go, go to the truth room and interrogate He Xinzhou immediately!"

He Liu, father and son, and Li Zipian came to the truth room.Not long after, two warriors brought He Xinzhou up.

This He Xinzhou is in his forties, and he is extremely thin.The long one is a poor and rotten face.

He Liudao: "He Xinzhou. You are such a big hand. A small head of the criminal department, a sixth-rank sesame official, actually coveted a full 30 taels of silver."

He Xinzhou said: "I've never done any corruption or bribery."

He Liu sneered: "Oh, so you claim to be an upright official? Let me ask you, how do you explain the banknotes under the hidden compartment in your bedroom? The banknotes are worth 30 taels. I'm afraid, you should do it." 500 years of sixth-grade masters, you can't save this big fortune, right?"

He Xinzhou said: "The 30 taels of silver was not obtained from my corruption and bribery."

He Liudao: "Are you trying to say that it was left by the ancestors? Every corrupt official who entered Beizhen Fusi couldn't explain the source of his huge family wealth, and would make an excuse: it was left by the ancestors. This is a treasure that was used badly by corrupt officials. reason."

He Xinzhou shook his head: "Oh, that's really what my ancestors left behind. My grandfather He Runpu was a well-known big tea merchant in Ji'an, Jiangxi. Before his death, there were tens of thousands of tea fields under his name alone."

He Liudao: "Okay, let's not mention where your 30 taels of silver came from. The book with the silver is full of filthy words insulting the chief minister of the dynasty. Let me ask you, this demon book Where did you get it from?"

When mentioning that book, He Xinzhou remained silent.

He Liu sighed, "Oh. If you don't tell me, your flesh and blood will suffer. Come and punish the criminal."

Several torturers walked up to He Xinzhou with various instruments of torture.

He Liu turned his head and said to He Shizhong: "Shizhong, punishment is too dirty and hurts Yin. I'll just stay here with your eleventh uncle and dig up shit. You go out first."

He Shizhong is only 16 years old.He Liu thought to himself, if the 16-year-old Zhong'er saw all kinds of horrific tortures by Jin Yiwei, he might be scared enough to pee his pants.

He Shizhong obeyed, walked out of the door of the truth room, and stood by the door.

Not long after, he heard heart-piercing cries from the truth room.

The crying continued for half an hour.

Li Zipian opened the door of the truth room, and said to He Shizhong, "Nephew, the punishment is over. Come in."

He Shizhong entered the truth room, and saw that He Xinzhou sitting on the torture chair was covered in blood, almost out of shape!

He Liudao: "He Xinzhou, tell me. What's the name of that demon book, and where did you get it?"

He Xinzhou is not Yang Lian, he doesn't have copper skin and iron bones.He confessed weakly: "This book is called "The Traitor Zhang Taiyue Biography". It was written and given to me by my cousin He Xinyin."

He Liu asked: "What does he mean by giving you this demon book?"

He Xinzhou said: "He asked me to use the 30 taels of silver to secretly print [-] copies of this book and distribute it all over the world."

He Liudao: "30 taels of silver to print 200 books? One volume of ten taels? Nonsense! The Imperial Academy has just published "Compendium of Materia Medica" for Mr. Li Shizhen. "Compendium of Materia Medica" is an ancient book with nearly 18 million characters. One hundred thousand volumes It only cost [-] taels of silver. The cost of a book is less than two taels. How many words does your book have? It costs ten taels for a volume?"

He Xinzhou said: "My lord, didn't you just say that my book is treasonous and insulting the demonic book of the head of the court? To publish such a book, you can only pay a high price, and find those booksellers who dare to take risks and are only interested in profit."

He Liudao: "Oh, I'm confused. Then where did you get the 30 taels of silver?"

He Xinzhou said: "The 30 taels of silver was indeed left by my grandfather. When my grandfather died, he divided the Wanqing tea field between the eldest and the second wife equally. Before my father and uncle died, they left the tea field to My cousin and I. In the spring of this year, my cousin and I sold all the tea fields and got the 30 taels of silver."

He Liu asked: "I said, what's the matter, your He family, what kind of enmity and grievance do you have with Zhang Shoufu? In order to discredit him, you even sold all your property. Besides, you are a little sixth-rank master, your cousin A commoner who is an enemy of the chief assistant? Do you think there is a chance of winning?"

He Xinzhou smiled wryly: "Master He, you're talking the wrong way! You are the chief assistant of the court, and you should be an enemy of all the scholars in the world!"

He Liu smiled and said, "I want to ask for advice. How come Zhang Shoufu is an enemy of scholars all over the world?"

He Xinzhou said: "Dare to ask my lord, a scholar has been in poverty for ten years and once went to high school. For what?"

He Liudao: "Of course it is to serve the country and benefit the people like Yang Lian, Duke Zhongzhi, Hu Zongxian, Duke Maoxiang, and Yang Bo, Duke Xiangyi."

He Xinzhou said: "Of course it is right to serve the country and benefit the common people. But my lord, I forgot one more thing. Scholars jumping over the dragon's gate can be exempted from land tax after they get fame! Zhang Juzheng implemented a new policy, first restricting the acquisition of famous scholars all over the world. The land of the mud-legged people. It is also said that at the right time, the gentry will be taxed together! That is to say, after a few years, scholars with fame and reputation will have to pay the land tax like those mud-legged people!"

He Liudao: "Scholars should have their home country in their hearts. There is nothing wrong with paying land taxes and filling the national treasury."

He Xinzhou said: "Wrong! Scholars, farmers, businessmen, scholars are the leader! If scholars have to pay land taxes and bear corvee like mud-legged people, then what's the point of the ten-year cold window for scholars? Scholars have to pay taxes like mud legs, so what is the etiquette system? What Zhang Juzheng did is insulting the gentleman! We scholars all have backbone! When the chief minister of the court insults the gentleman, all spine scholars in the world should stand Come out and fight him!"

He Shizhong couldn't listen anymore.He loudly questioned He Xinzhou: "He Xinzhou, I have a reputation for raising people. I am also a scholar. I want to learn from you. "The Analects of Confucius" says that a gentleman cherishes virtue, and a villain cherishes soil. A gentleman cherishes punishment, and a villain cherishes soil. Hui. I wonder if you call yourself a gentleman or a villain?"

He Xinzhou said: "I have read a lot of poetry and books, and I have never been in the same ranks as corrupt officials, powerful and treacherous ministers, so I am naturally a gentleman."

He Shizhong said: "Oh, it's ridiculous! A person who claims to be a gentleman, when his own interests are involved, jumps out like a mad dog, slandering the chief minister of the court with false charges. Is this what a gentleman does? What are you talking about without shame to protect the gentleness? I think you are a complete villain who cherishes the soil but does not cherish virtue, and cherishes benefits without punishment!"

Li Zipian sighed sincerely: "Nephew Shi Zhongxian, well said! Such a despicable villain dare to talk about his integrity!"

He Liudao: "He Xinzhou. I have a question. If [-] copies of this monster book are printed, what method do you plan to use to distribute it to the world?"

He Xinzhou replied: "Use the Academy."

(End of this chapter)