The Four Great Cases of Wu Zetian

Chapter 34

Received Yinshou's former office was humiliated and issued official documents to redress his grievances
But what Hong Ruzhen said made Di Gong furious, so he said: "I know you are an upright gentleman, who knows that you are also regarded as the same type as these bastards, but I have a question for you, you official Are you an official in today's royal family, or are you an official in Zhang Chang's family? Although the former emperor was promoted to this group of treacherous parties, he made the government unclear and full of disadvantages. If you serve the country faithfully, it is not reasonable. Avoiding the dignitaries, confronting court disputes is the right way to be a minister. And this Zhou Bucheng is your subordinate, if you don't know, this crime of lax precautions can be pardoned; you know clearly that he abused the people! If the people's hearts are changed drastically and a catastrophe is caused, then Zhang Changzong can still do it for you? You know the current affairs, that's the case, aren't you a treacherous minister who deceived the emperor and the country? You know that as an official, you only know how to govern the country and the people, and you don’t avoid hardships and dangers. Even if you are a traitor, you will have your own opinion. Why should you be greedy for this mere wealth and reputation? This ministry is trying to persuade you today, and you must change your face and clean your heart in the future Dedicated to the monarchy, it is the bearing of a minister, and the history policy will be passed on after a hundred years, which is also admirable." This faction made Hong Ruzhen speechless, her ears were red, and after a while, she had to admit her mistake Said: "The lower official knows that he is not competent, so he repeatedly petitions to open the vacancy. It is a blessing for all people to come here. How can the lower official not obey?" Di Gong saw Hong Ruzhen's face was ashamed, and at that time he was Get up to say goodbye, get on the sedan chair and leave.

Back to the guest apartment, Qiao Yuanxing rushed forward to pay homage.Di Renjie repeated what he said just now.Nai immediately said: "Hong Ruzhen, I don't know where he came from. Why did he become a big official in the frontier in a few years? Judging by his behavior, he really looks ignorant." Yuan Xingchong sighed and said : "At present, the green clothes have changed to yellow clothes, and Watai has won the gold and jade. It is shameful to say what kind of person Hong Ruzhen is. If you and I have not received the kindness of the late emperor, we must resign and return to the fields, regardless of the current situation. I will be innocent, so that I won't join this group of philistines." At that time, Hong Ruzhen's son, worshiping the monk Huaiyi as his teacher, was sent to the palace, and the monk Huaiyi was the abbot of the White Horse Temple, and the holy car often visited Fortunately, I said it again.When Di Renjie heard about it, he sighed deeply, and said, "If I, Di, had been in Beijing for several years, how could I allow this group of dogs and rats to wait like Zhang Zhang! At first I thought it was just Zhang Changzong, who knew Empress Wu has another monk who is evil. But I don’t know this person, is he still in the palace or in the temple?” Yuan Xingchong said: “He is still in the temple now, if he stays for a long time, he will inevitably sneak into the palace.” At that time, Duke Di talked about it again. After a while, Yuan Xingchong just left and left in a sedan chair.

On the 13th day, Duke Di entered the court first, invited the Holy Grace, and returned to his apartment after Maozheng.Because he didn't have many servants and no mansion, he wore court clothes in his apartment, took a sedan chair, covered the front and embraced the back, and came to the governor's yamen. Please all the scribes of the co-signature, as well as the officials under them, see that the adults are so relieved that they will wear crowns and belts one by one, and stand on both sides of the hall.When Hong Ruzhen saw that the governor sent an official to come in to ask for a seal, she knew that it was Di Gong who had arrived, so she immediately sent out the Wang Ming banner and the continuation of the book, together with the seal.Only three cannons were heard, the music blared, the door of the Nuan Pavilion opened, and the governor's official in red put the seal on the office table and set it up. At that time, Duke Di worshiped the seal, and then set up the incense table in the hall. Kowtow respectfully, bow three times and kowtow nine times, look at the palace and thank you.The public sitting in the Shengtang, marked with a red pen, wrote the four words "Dust auspicious appointment", stamped it with a seal, and posted it on the warm pavilion.

Immediately, Duke Di took up official documents in the hall, and with the Liuli card list, hurriedly ordered Zhou Bucheng of Qinghe County to come quickly to fill in all the missing parts, and act as the interim agent of the county magistrate, and informed Hao Qianting, Hu Dajing, Wang Xiaosanzi, and the defendant Zeng If you are talented, send a messenger to escort Laiyuan for interrogation.The book office took over the manuscript, feeling very afraid, and the scribes secretly said: "It's really governor Di, who lives up to his reputation. He is a courageous man. He has never seen it before. He just accepted the seal and started business." The matter was immediately transcribed in the hall, stamped with the official seal, and delivered by the post.Here, Mr. Di went through the city pan library, checked the prisons, and listed these many official documents for several days.At this time, Hong Ruzhen had moved out of the yamen and returned to the court, which was not a problem.

Let's talk about Zhou Bucheng's self-referral to the lack of Qinghe County, and he was very happy. One of them often said: "The ancients said well that there is no kind of general, and a man should be self-reliant. I think these two sentences in ancient times may be useful; if in At this time, no matter how self-improving you are, you can't be an official. If I hadn't served Zhang Changzong's family for many years, how could I be the head of a county? I would like to remember these two sentences. Okay, it’s better to change these two sentences: the general has no kind, and his power lies with Wu Zhang. You see, the people who are officials today, whether they are Beijing officials or foreign officials, are mostly from the two parties. I am doing both now. If you become an official, if you don't have some money and some prestige, wouldn't you be a disappointment to this county magistrate?" He usually thought this way, but when he took office, he happened to see Zeng Youcai living here again, and he was even more overjoyed. People are traitors on the outside and inside, and Zeng Youcai will let Zeng Youcai go if he doesn't want to come forward.

Regardless of occupying the land or robbing women, let him get the first share, and when someone comes to accuse him, he will not be able to refute it.Outsiders know that he is in the same category as Zeng Youcai, but they don't know that he is worse than Zeng Youcai.On that day, Hao Qianting's daughter-in-law was snatched away, and he said to Zeng Youcai, "I am very happy with this person. I have the power to let you take advantage of it. When the matter is over, it will be up to me." At the right time, Hao Qianting came to report, and Zhou Bucheng refuted it very cleanly, so that he would never dare to sue again.Unexpectedly, at this time, Mr. Di went to Beijing and visited along the road. Within a few days, there was an imperial decree in Beijing to dismiss him. The two of them were very surprised. County cases.

Although he was puzzled at the time, he always relied on the members of the Zhang family. Even if there was a disturbance, it might not be a hindrance.Immediately wrote a letter, sent people to Beijing overnight with many gifts of gold and silver, and asked Zhang Changzong to do his best to avoid dismissal.Unexpectedly, just now, the Henan mansion has received an official business from Governor Di Gong, and the magistrate in the mansion was so frightened that he was in a hurry, and then he sent a special mission to visit and ordered the county magistrate to act as the county seal, and immediately sent the original defendant and others to go together. Awaiting trial.Zhou Bucheng took over the official job, and he was anxious at the bottom of his heart, regretting that this matter should not be messed up, because of this county vacancy, he was suddenly dismissed because of Shangxian's letter.It's too late to regret.Although I want to delay, but the business is urgent.The next day, he handed over the printed volume to the county magistrate.The county magistrate also went on a business trip immediately.The plaintiff was notified, and he was allowed to go to the governor's gate to wait for the hearing the next day.As a result, Hao Qianting, Hu Dajing, Wang Xiaosanzi and others had long been hesitant. When they heard that the governor had mentioned it in person, they thought it was not a good omen. For fear of suffering in the classroom.

Unexpectedly, the office of the official document number, seeing this official report, knew that Qinghe County had already arrived in the province, so it was sent in immediately, and I asked Di Gong to announce it.Di Gong ordered the general to be prosecuted, and handed over Qinghe County, which had been relocated, to the police officer. Tomorrow morning, Hao Qianting, Hu Dajing and Wang Xiaosan came to Yuanmen to wait for the hearing.After Di Gong's resignation that day, he immediately rose to sit in the lobby, patrolling and arresting officials, scribes and servants on both sides, standing full of steps.I saw Di Gong entered the public seat, and the secretary office presented the case file. After Di Gong opened it and read it, he tapped on the roster with a ink pen, and the secretary office next to him shouted: "Bring the plaintiff Hao Qianting up." Outside the gate of Yi, they heard shouts to bring the plaintiff, and sent someone to bring the plaintiff, Hao Qianting, in, and reported loudly: "The citizen Hao Qianting is coming in." Kneel down before the case.

Di Gongwang looked down and shouted: "Hao Qianting, if you raise your head, do you recognize this department?" Old man Hao said: "The villain dare not raise his head, the villain has suffered a great injustice, and his wife was snatched away by Zeng Youcai, I beg my lord Arbitration." Di Gong said: "You old man is too confused. This is the news of the Ministry's interview. Naturally, I will wait for the conclusion for you. You will raise your head and take a look at the Ministry. Where have you seen it? ?" Hao Qianting could only look up tremblingly, and was surprised: it was the visitor who was going to sue the government for this matter the day before yesterday.At that time, I only kowtowed at the bottom and said: "The villain has eyes but does not know Mount Tai. It turns out that the adult visited secretly in private. It is really fortunate for us to wait for the villain. This is what the adult witnessed with his own eyes, and there is no false talk. I hate this Qinghe County. People are not allowed to speak, and a lot of money was extorted by the secretary, and they refuted the false accusation. Isn't there no place to redress the injustice? Poor Hu Dajing and Wang Xiaosan, who are also suffering from the same villain, are now serving outside the gate. I always ask my lord to make a decision from the public, so that he can let him go back. For other things, I beg my lord not to ask him. He has Zhang Changzong to protect him in front of the Empress Dowager Wu. My lord has done a lot of hard work. Although it is for our people, I am afraid On the adults themselves, it is a hindrance to the future. The little people are willing to spend some money, and it is up to him." Hearing this, Di Gong secretly sighed, thinking to himself that since now there have been good people, you treat him with kindness, He will respect you with his parents, and the department will only take the person back, and there is no need to investigate the rest. I am afraid that Zhang Changzong will harm me secretly. What do people like this have to say!I hate this group of dogheads, greedy and insatiable, petty people, so that the country's bad governance is discussed by villains, how can you not hate it!At that time, he said: "You don't need to say too much. Since the Ministry is a minister of the court and corrupt officials, it is reasonable to punish them according to the law. You are wronged, and the Ministry already knows all about it. Hu Dajing and Wang Xiaosan have been ordered to confront each other in court." After discussing it, the guard brought the two people to the case.Di Gong knelt aside as ordered, and then sent the criminal officer to hear the trial.There was a loud shout in the hall, and the patrol officer had heard it long ago. He brought Zhou Bucheng to the case, approached Yimen, and signed up to enter.At this time Zhou Bucheng was frightened, and said in his heart: "This Di Renjie is against us. Although I am a local official, I belong to the same category, and the robbery is all done by Zeng Youcai. Why don't you mention him first? Only Mention me first? This is not a good thing." The more I thought about it, the more I became more and more afraid, and my feet were so limp that I couldn't lift them up. White.Seeing his situation, the patrol officer scolded him in a low voice: "You dog-headed prisoner, now that you know how frightening you are, you shouldn't have used the power of Zhang Changzong's family to bully the people of Qinghe County. I didn't see you in the middle of the night yesterday. There is a little bit of filial piety to Lao Tzu. You are in Qinghe County, and you will ask people for money. At this time, what kind of air and power do you have to do? If you don’t replace me, go away!"

At this time, Zhou Bucheng had no choice but to follow his insults, and knelt down before the case and said, "We have been sent to see Zhou Bucheng, the magistrate of Qinghe County." I don't know how Di Gong punished Zhou Bucheng, and we will see the next chapter.

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