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Chapter 610 Rebelling against professional households, Mani Mingzun teaches

"The censor came so fast!"

At the gate of the Taixue, under the watchful eyes of Li Yan and Ding Run, tall horses appeared, and officials with square faces or unsmiling faces rolled off the horses in unison.

The leader, an old man in purple robes, led the crowd into the Taixue, his voice was like a bell: "Order the Imperial Academy to stand by, the students of the Imperial College gather in the school building, and the dormitory is empty to search, there must be no mistakes!"

"Yes!"

The old man who gave orders was Zhao Tingzhi, the censor Zhongcheng, who was in the same class as Cai Jing. He had always supported Wang Anshi and was the backbone of the New Party. Later, he was promoted to prime minister and competed with Cai Jing for power.

But regardless of the development in history, Zhao Tingzhi now holds great power.

The institutional setup of Yushitai in the Northern Song Dynasty basically followed the system of Tang and Five Dynasties, with Dr. Yushi as the chief and Yushi Zhongcheng as the deputy chief. However, the Northern Song Dynasty had another characteristic. Many official positions were just for decoration and no one took them.

This is the case of the imperial doctor of the second grade. In the early Northern Song Dynasty, he was only an official or a procurator with a constitutional title. Let him be the doctor of the censor, and Song Shenzong once wanted Sima Guang to be the doctor of the censor, but he was opposed by the prime minister.

This position is generally filled with the qualifications of Advising Doctor, Gishizhong, Shangshu Shilang, Liubu Langzhong, Zhizhigao, etc. Zhao Tingzhi is the official minister as Yushi Zhongcheng. This purple-robed official rushed to Taixue immediately. Sitting in command, it can be seen that Yushitai attaches great importance to this case.

Thinking about the efficiency of other departments in governing in normal times, Ding Run was so excited about the establishment of a prison, Ding Run curled his lips, showing disdain.

Of course, he knew that he couldn't afford to offend these censors, so he stepped back, shrank his head, and tried to hide himself in the crowd as much as possible.

Li Yan also watched calmly, watching the censors rushing into Taixue excitedly, and then found a person dressed as a bookboy approaching him: "But Mr. Lin is in front of you? I am a servant of the Zhao family, and my Xiaolang ordered me to deliver this letter." Give it to Mr. Lin."

Li Yan took the letter, unfolded it and read it carefully: "It was sent by Zhao Langjun. He was confined at home by Zhao Zhongcheng, and he apologized to me."

Ding Run said: "Zhao Zhongcheng seems to love this son very much. I guess he will be kept at home to avoid the limelight and never show up..."

Li Yandao: "It's not just him, many of the imperial students didn't come back after they went out. This is the way out for the rich and powerful children. If they hide at home, the censor will not search the mansion because of the bribes of the imperial students. It's over."

Ding Run shrugged his shoulders and was about to run away: "Young Master Lin, let's go out to avoid it too, how about going to the Yuquan Gym?"

Li Yan's eyes moved slightly: "Don't worry, in Mr. Zhao Langjun's letter, he gave information to several Tai students, and they have dropped out of school."

Ding Run's face darkened: "Take other people's places in the dormitories and force them to drop out? This is driving people to a dead end!"

Li Yandao: "Whether the seven students who paid bribes forced them to drop out of school is still unknown. I plan to go to this address first to find out the situation."

Ding Run said: "Let's go together. When Wu Daizhi asks later, he can also say to investigate the case, so that he won't have to talk too much..."

The two walked out of Taixue and went to the stables to fetch horses.

Ding Run rode on the good steed of the Kaifeng government office and looked over: "Is Mr. Lin still renting horses?"

The horse Li Yan rode was relatively ordinary: "It is convenient to rent a horse in the capital, so let's buy a good horse in the future."

The horse politics in the Northern Song Dynasty is really hard to describe, so that the good horses bought by rich and powerful children with a lot of money are very poor in Li Yan's eyes, so it is obviously inconvenient to take out the lion horses that are very eye-catching in the Tang Dynasty, so he has always rented horses. ride.

Fortunately, the horse rental business in Bianjing is extremely developed, and all kinds of horses and donkeys are readily available. For a well-known local customer like him, it is even more convenient to rent them at any time.

The two merged into the bustling street and headed all the way to the outer city.

After leaving the east gate, they rode their horses for another quarter of an hour and arrived at the location specified in the letter, a remote rental area.

This place is not far from the place where Dong Yunzi assassinated Gongsun Zhao in the first place, but the flow of people is relatively more, and the spirits of the people walking are also good, and many men still have hairpins on their heads.

However, Ding Run's eyes fell on those men's hairpins, and his eyes gradually became vigilant: "Be careful! There may be people from the Mingzun sect here!"

Li Yan raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice, "Manichaeism?"

Ding Run said coldly: "Yes, this religion was originally Manichaeism, but now it is generally called Mingzun Sect among the people. One of the most important tasks of the city secretary before was to ban this evil view that instigates rebellion."

Li Yan nodded slightly, and had to say that the Imperial City Secretary's gaze was quite accurate before, because the Fangla Uprising, which would shake the southeast half of the wall and fundamentally shake the rule of the Northern Song Dynasty, would happen soon.

When it comes to the Fangla Uprising, Manichaeism cannot be avoided, but a person from the Tang Dynasty is also the first woman in Chinese history to call herself emperor.

This woman launched an uprising with the help of the beliefs of Manichaeism and Taoist Pavilion Zaozong (Lingbao Sect). Her name is Chen Shuozhen. She claimed to be a Nine Heavens Profound Girl who descended to earth and performed various miracles. Many Tang officials were really afraid that she had a destiny in her body. , dare not contend with it.

As a result, success is also superstitious, and defeat is also superstitious. When the Tang army went to encircle and suppress, a meteorite fell from the sky and fell on Chen Shuozhen's army. The uprising not long after he took the throne was suppressed.

But although Chen Shuozhen failed, the influence he left behind is still there. The foundation of Fang La’s initial uprising was related to her. Wannian Building, Layi has confidence in it."

When Fang La is mentioned in later generations, he is often regarded as the leader of Manichaeism, but in fact there is no real evidence to prove that Fang La is a Manichean, and there is no evidence to prove that the first thousand people who gathered for the uprising were Manicheans. .

It is more likely that Fang La used the influence of Manichaeism to inspire people at first, and later, after his power expanded, he also attracted many real Manichaeists, and was regarded as the most representative figure of the Manichaeism uprising.

To put it bluntly, it is the relationship of utilization and dependence.

And the believers I see now are the real Manichaeism, that is, the disciples of Mingzun Sect.

As it gradually deepened, Li Yan also found that many men wearing hairpins appeared repeatedly, as if they were patrolling vigilantly. The position and color of the hairpins they wore were regular, and it seemed that the organization was quite strict.

Ding Run didn't look sideways, and explained in a low voice: "Ming Zun's disciples, male disciples like to wear toga, the leader wears a purple crown, followed by a red crown, and then a green crown, and the female disciples like to wear white clothes. They have been tracked down by the Imperial City Division a lot, so they use hairpin flowers to identify the enemy and us. They think they are very concealed, and they have been found out by my master a long time ago..."

Li Yan nodded slightly: "Since that's the case, should Judge Ding avoid it, and let me go in and have a look first?"

Ding Run grinned and said, "How can you put Mr. Lin in danger? It's okay, they won't recognize me, and even if they recognize me, it's just a matter of hacking and killing me!"

He didn't wear official robes, and rolled up his sleeves, revealing the tattoos on his arms. The temperament of Jiang Huzi was unmistakable, and he really didn't look like a Kaifeng mansion judge.

Of course, if someone is interested in recognizing his appearance, he will still be caught out, so Ding Run straightened his waist knife, and his bones rang slightly, showing excitement.

With some pure curiosity, Li Yan came to the Tai student's address found by Zhao Mingcheng.

The door of the house was open, and when the two walked in, they saw a topless young monk lying on a big rock in the front hall, with his chest heaving and heaving, making a thunderous snoring sound, and two other monks dressed as scholars People are playing chess.

Seeing Li Yan and Ding Run walk in, they raised their heads, and one of them stood up, also a tall and burly person, and greeted him: "You two are very handsome, I don't know why you came to our courtyard?"

Li Yandao: "I don't know if Lu Xuezi, the imperial student, is here?"

The scholar cupped his hands and bowed: "Here, Lu Qing, whose name is Shi Nang, used to be the inner house of the Taixue, and has dropped out of school now. Could it be that you are looking for me?"

Li Yan nodded: "Here, Lin Chong, this is Ding Run. I came here to investigate the case of the murder of a Tai student. At that time, there were seven dropouts. Is it because Wang Zhi and others bribed the doctor of the Guozijian, cheated and promoted, and I was afraid The scandal was brought to light and forced you to leave?"

Lu Shinang raised his brows, a little surprised: "Your Excellency is quick to speak, and dare to speak out about such things, yes, that's exactly the case!"

Ding Run simply asked: "So you killed the seven Wang Zhi?"

Lu Shinang asked back, "How did they die?"

Ding Run said: "He was decapitated and died in Taixue!"

Lu Shinang smiled but said: "I am afraid that it is a punishment from the gods, so that the two of you will know that the seven of us were expelled, discouraged, and dare not make trouble. Only Dingyuan Chen Yu wanted to Follow the example of Yu Fan, a student of the imperial court in the past, and beat Dengwen's drum to sue for injustice..."

Ding Run wondered, "Did this happen? When did it happen?"

When he was in office, he did not receive such a lawsuit. When Gongsun Zhao was a judge, he would not ignore such important matters. Why did there not be any disturbance?
Lu Shinang was full of sadness: "The pleadings on the first day were accepted by Judge Han of the Kaifeng government office. On the second day, Chen Yu wanted to go to the Kaifeng government office to find Judge Gongsun, but was dragged into Wuyou Cave on the way. , In the backyard on the third day, I saw his deathly head..."

Speaking of this, the snoring behind him stopped, and the courtyard suddenly fell silent, only Lu Shinang's voice that sounded like reciting: "The envoy is proselytizing, and may the crime be eradicated. The two of you think, is this a punishment from the gods?" Woolen cloth?"

　Thanks to book friends "Fengyu Wufei" and "Rogeotarifos" for their rewards, and thanks to "Fengyu Wufei" for becoming the fourth leader of this book.

　　
　
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