The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 33

Hong Ruzhen, a polluting officer played by Di Renjie, meets with senior officials
But when Wu Sansi came to the court room, he saw Xiaohuangmen and Di Renjie yelling, walked up to him, bowed to Di Gong, and said, "Your Excellency is a minister of the court. Why do you argue with the small officials of the court? Wouldn't it be a loss?" Your honor? If there is any fault in this group of people, you can report it according to the facts. If you are so nonsense, what kind of a feudal official? Now the Empress Dowager has an order to call you in, and you come in with me." Di The father looked at him, he was very young, with a green robe and jade belt, and black gauze on his head, so he knew that Wu Sansi had come.At that time, he pretended not to know, and said loudly: "I said that the master of the court is very clear, how can there be a minister who is newly released, who can't pay a visit to the court! I hate to be bullied by these villains, and the country will be ruled and corrupted." In the hands of a villain. That guy from Zhuli used Wu Sansi as a talisman. This is a group of dog gangs and foxes who are corrupt and pervert the law. What kind of royal relative? Since the Queen Mother ordered you to proclaim the decree, you don’t know your name, what is your current position?"

Wu Sansi heard him scolding, how could he dare to open his mouth, he thought to himself: "This person is unusual, if he stays in court for a long time, it will be very inconvenient for him to wait with me. How dare he stand in front of me at this time?" I don't know, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, so I can imagine what's behind." Seeing his name again, he didn't dare to say it, but immediately said: "The queen mother is now in the golden palace, waiting to see it, my lord hastened to see you Come on. You and I are ministers of the same hall, so I don’t know my name at this time; I will know it later.” He ordered the little yellow gate to retreat and lead the way by himself, and then Duke Di walked through several side halls until noon Door.Wu Sansi first ordered Di Gong to stay here for a while, and went in by himself, playing in front of the royal driver, and then the official on duty came out and shouted: "The Empress Dowager has a decree, and it will be sent to Di Renjie, the governor of Henan." Hall, and played upwards: "My minister Di Renjie, the governor of Henan Province, sees you, and may my emperor live forever!"

Empress Wu was at the imperial case, and Long Mu watched him, only to see that he knelt and bowed calmly, which was really the bearing of a minister. He immediately asked, "When will the Qing family set off from Changping, and will the customs along the way be sufficient? The former Shandong Governor Yan Liben, Paul Zouqing's family has an outstanding political reputation and a lonely family with great pity and talent, so they jumped over the ranks. Now that you have arrived in Beijing, why don't you go to the Huangmen official to register first, so that you can enter the court to see me?" Di Gong immediately said: "My ignorant minister Talented, ignorant, promoted by Meng Si, deeply afraid of being incompetent, and only use his holy family as a superior, but do his best to serve. The minister went to Beijing from Changping the month before last. The years along the way can predict a good harvest, but there are too many corrupt officials. After hearing this, Empress Wu hurriedly asked: "Since the solitary family was at the top of the imperial court, there have been repeated edicts ordering local officials to love the people and be diligent. Who does the Qing family see like this?" , and play it according to the facts." Di Gong knelt and said: "Nowadays, Zhou Bucheng in Qinghe County, Henan Province, corrupts the law and abuses the people's livelihood. All sorts of evil deeds and road propaganda. The people sue the Yamen, but they say that the people are wrong. The reason is that these two people are Zhang Changzong's domestic slaves. Zhang Changzong is the emperor's favorite minister, so they can't Ji. If corrupt officials and officials are not punished by law, it will become worse day by day, and the people will suffer endlessly, and there will be great changes. However, as far as the Huangmen official Zhu Liren is concerned, the minister is an important minister under orders, and the governor of Jianfang. He is Wu Sansi's wife-in-law, and he claims to be a relative of the emperor. He ordered his subordinates to give him 1000 rupees before he was willing to introduce him. The minister was recommended by the county magistrate. Is this stolen money given to him? Who would have thought that he would obstruct the entrance and order the Huangmen to falsely deliver the imperial decree, forbidding humble ministers to enter the court. If it wasn't for His Majesty's kindness to send an edict to announce the meeting, it may be a year later, and it will be rare to see the Holy Majesty again. This group of villains, who are in charge of the country, rely entirely on the strength of Wu Sansi, Zhang Changzong and others. If they are not dismissed and expelled from Beijing, they fear that the officials will not be able to rectify their power, and the people will suffer more and more. Unbelievable! I have received the great kindness of the country, so I risked my life to play, begging my lord to carry it out."

After listening to him playing, Empress Wu secretly said: "This man is so courageous. Zhang Changzong and Wu Sansi are all my favorites. He first came to Beijing to see me, so he participated in playing them like this. It can be seen that he usually serves the people and the country. What about people who don’t shy away from the rich and powerful. Even though you can tell me about this matter, how can I teach Gu’s family? It’s really unbearable to dismiss them both. Besides, there will be no one to accompany them in the palace. If you don’t ask, Di Renjie will be the first The old ministers of the emperor, all the officials are even more dissatisfied." After thinking for a while, he said: "The performance of Qing's family shows that the abolition of bad government is very worthy of praise. The Zhuli people were demoted to a second level, and the appointment of Huangmen officials was removed; Zhou Bucheng If it harms the country and the people, it will be dismissed immediately. With Zeng Youcai and the people who were killed, after the Qing's family took office, they will be brought to court for interrogation and punished. Zhang Changzong and Wu Sansigu have made meritorious deeds, so there is no need to discuss them. " Seeing this decree, Di Gong immediately kowtowed to thank you.Empress Wu ordered him to take up the new post, and then retreated from the court, and all the officials were scattered.

Yuan Xing rushed out of the court room, and said to Di Gong: "My lord's recitation today is quite unexpected. Although I can't punish those two thieves, I don't dare to underestimate you and me from now on. But If you don't go for a day, it will be a serious problem for the country, and I hope that you will do your best to visit and investigate each other, so that you can say that you are not responsible for your duty." Di Gong said: "Please relax, my lord, I am not the one who seeks glory and adores wealth. The villain, attached to this group of treacherous ministers, after taking office, even if this Empress Wu has made a mistake, I have to join her!" Saying this, the two broke up and said goodbye.When Mr. Di arrived at the guest apartment, he went in to drink tea. Because of his holy order, he dared not stay in Beijing for a long time.I went out in the afternoon, paid homage to the guests for one day, and chose the fifth day to pick up the cherry blossoms. Fortunately, the governor's yamen is in the territory of Henan Province.The capital of the Tang Dynasty was established in Henan, and it was named Wairen in Henan. It was still the same as a Beijing official. There are many, so you must see the driver every day.

Ever since the Zhuli people were demoted, all the treacherous officials knew about Duke Di's interests and dared not underestimate him.The people discussed in private: "Wu and Zhang are so powerful. Even if he came to Beijing, his Majesty would report his crimes the first time he saw him. Although the Holy Majesty did not allow it, he had already dismissed the wife and uncle who thought twice. Are you and I If a person with grass is attached to trees, if he plays a book for him, he will be the same as Zhou Bucheng."

Not to mention the fear in the hearts of the people, but to say that Duke Di issued a red post the next day, and decided to engrave it on the thirteenth day of this month. the governor.At this time, the former governor was Hong Ruzhen, who was a philistine, and had been friends with the monk Huaiyi since childhood. Because Huaiyi was born with extraordinary beauty, Empress Wu saw him one day, and ordered him to be the abbot of the White Horse Temple. They burn incense in the temple, and they all live in the temple. It is difficult to describe the promiscuity.After the monk Huaiyi got lucky, he was even more proud. He respected the throne and rode on horses and horses when he came in and out.Seeing Empress Wu, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi doted on him, and they all met each other as a boy servant and called him their master.Monk Huaiyi feared that Empress Wu would not be able to live up to his expectations because of his lack of manpower, so he gathered many rascals from the market and became monks. He taught some secret methods in the White Horse Temple all day long, and then sent them to the palace.This Hong Ruzhen knew this method, he had a son who was very good-looking, so he sent him to the temple to worship Huaiyi as his master.This son was born dexterous, and the secret method he passed on was extraordinarily active than the group of people.Therefore, Huaiyi liked him very much, and he entered the empress dowager, who was very fond of him.Therefore, in front of Empress Wu, she begged again and again, and released Hong Ruzhen from the governor.Di Gong has not known about these many filthy traces.At that time, when I arrived at the yamen, I put the famous post into the No. [-] room. Seeing that it was the new governor, I hurriedly sent it to the family who held the post to report. At this time, Hong Ruzhen had already got information about his son, saying that the new governor had arrived. All the people in Zhang participated strictly for him, and the Zhuli people had already withdrawn.If you visit the Yamen, don't be careless.After reading this letter, Hong Ruzhen smiled and said, "This guy Zhang Changzong is usually jealous of Huaiyi, saying that he has taken his position, but he doesn't have many secret methods of Huaiyi, but he is always doing things. Now Renjie will participate again. One book, especially about to fall out of favor. At that time, my son was lucky enough to be able to take office, even though there is a man named Di in Beijing, what are you afraid of?" When seeing family members coming and going, they had to follow them, opened the middle gate, and entered the flower hall. Please meet, I also changed the crown belt and stood at the bottom of the steps.Looking up, he saw a person introduced from outside, with a gauze hat, black boots, and a jade belt around his waist. He was more than fifty years old, and he looked dignified. Please forgive me." Seeing that he was so modest, Duke Di said, "Your Excellency is a former senior official, why dare you take care of him!" As they spoke, they went to the flower hall, and after seeing the ceremony, they divided the guests and the host to sit down.The family brought tea, and after talking about the cold and warm, each spit out his arms.

Hong Ruzhen first asked and said: "Your Excellency was promoted by the county magistrate, and Zhuo conferred this post. It can be said that he is very honorable. But I don't know when my lord will receive the seal. I hope to let you know so that I can move to the yamen." Di Gong said: " The lower official has no knowledge, and is afraid of taking on this great responsibility. He only entrusts the seal of borders with the grace of the Holy One. When I saw it yesterday, the Holy Order was very hasty. Now it has been decided to engrave the seal on the [-]th day of this month. The red edict has already been sealed I have issued it, so I came here to pay homage to express my contempt. To all the official documents in the local area, I hope that the adults will not hesitate to give admonitions and give pointers." Who knows that Hong Ruzhen sees that Di Gong is so humble, and suspects that the letter written by his son is not true. At this time, he didn't care about Di Renjie, but said: "Your Excellency is a minister appointed by the imperial court. It is reasonable to take over the official documents in the hands of the officials. Shun. Even if there is an ordinary case, it doesn't matter. When the official hand over, it will naturally be explained clearly. At this time, I don't bother you to worry about it." When Di Gong saw that he was talking in a condescending manner, he smiled in his heart: "I only know you You are my generation, but who knows that you are also an arrogant villain, since you are so arrogant, this department will refute you face to face today." Nai immediately said: "According to this, my lord is counting in office. Years, really is the blessing of the villain. But I don't know if the subordinates agree with what the adults said? The officials crossed the Yellow River from Shandong from Changping to Qinghe County. That Zhou Bucheng really harmed the people and the country. Your Majesty saw the Holy One yesterday, and participated in his crimes one by one in front of the palace. His Majesty allowed him to dismiss him from his post. He didn't know the ears and eyes of the adults. Do you know this group of corrupt officials? Your Excellency claims that the officials are clean and the people are obedient. Why, why has Gu Rong not dealt with this kind of personnel? Could it be that the big population is not concerned, and they are investigating and visiting unknown places?"

At that time, Hong Ruzhen listened to Di Gong's words, obviously intending to ridicule, because I thought he was talking big, so I said: "Your Excellency, you only know one thing, but who is Zhou Bucheng's origin? His fame is guaranteed by Zhang Changzong. Although the county magistrate released by Empress Wu is now dismissed, it is probably a deception. As the saying goes: "A person who knows the current affairs is a hero. Although my lord has this straight way, I am afraid that my words will not agree with me. Wouldn't it hurt my future?" The words made Di Gonghuo start from his heart, and he was furious.I don't know what happened to Di Gong's funeral, let's see the breakdown in the next chapter.

(End of this chapter)