Chapter 1072: The Day of Judgment
, providing you with wonderful reading of Fei Ge's letters from the cabinet, set off from the capital, and flew quickly to Shaanxi and Jiangsu.
It’s okay in Shaanxi. Fu Changzong, Li Banghua and others cleaned up and prepared to go to Beijing, without much obstacle.
But Fang Kongzhao and Yang Jingchen couldn't get rid of it for a moment.
The guillotine in Nanzhili has been raised high, and the cabinet's edict has also arrived. They need to deal with it well and take care of it before they can leave with peace of mind.
Yingtian Prefecture, Governor's Office.
Yang Jingchen looked at the Feige's letter from the cabinet, and his expression never relaxed. He looked at Fang Kongxia and said, "Is this your advice to the cabinet?"
Fang Kongzhao expressed respect for the immediate boss, leaned forward a little, and said, "The subordinate officials are concerned about the emperor. This time the emperor will definitely be furious. If the emperor cannot satisfy him and send an imperial envoy, we will not let us say anything."
Although Yang Jingchen had been away from Beijing for a long time, he knew Zhu Xu's methods. He calmed down and said, "Killing so many people will have a great impact. I am afraid that the future speech will be blocked, the people will be silent, the world will be in panic, and the country will be unfavorable..."
Fang Kongzhang and others' positions are naturally the case with officials, and they are all thoughts and thoughts.
Fang Kongxu was not worried about these things, but they had no choice but to think about them, saying, "The cabinet ordered us to arrive in Beijing before August, and the matter here must be handled as soon as possible."
Yang Jingchen looked at the cabinet's order and hesitated and said, "Okay, order the Criminal Prison Department to sort out the files and pass the Dali Temple immediately, and deal with it collectively tomorrow morning to end the matter."
A quick knife to cut the mess and a quick battle is the only way to deal with such things.
Fang Kongxi's expression tightened and said, "Abide by the order!"
Yang Jingchen sighed in his heart and said without any concealment: "My Ming Dynasty has suffered many disasters since Emperor Yingzong. Now it has finally turned around, but it still has many obstacles and is struggling."
Fang Kongqi looked at Yang Jingchen's face, thought for a while, and said, "Sir, the 'New Policy' is becoming more and more mature now. As long as we wait for everyone to be united, success will be in front of us. Don't be discouraged."
Yang Jingchen laughed and said, "I'm not discouraged, but I just feel it's a pity that both Donglin and these people nowadays have good knowledge, ambitions and abilities. They are talents from the Ming Dynasty. They just took the wrong path and ended up like this. If people from later generations read their articles and know their ambitions, and look at their actions, they are afraid they will be more emotional than me."
Fang Kongxi's eyes moved slightly, and he was a little conscious, and he no longer said much.
These things can only be left to future generations to comment, and they still have to do what they are doing now.
While Fang Kongzhao was talking to Yang Jingchen, rumors in Nanzhili were still rampant and were full of controversy.
"Have you heard that? The governor's yamen is going to start a massacre this time, and all the people caught are killed!"
"More than that, my son inquired about the news that big households with more than one hundred acres of land will be exiled to the barbaric land overseas..."
"It is said that all the land in Nanzhili must be handed over to the court without leaving any of them. If anyone resists, he will be searched and exterminated!"
"You don't know, right? The Governor's Office has ordered all troops to be on standby at any time!"
"The court is getting more and more chaotic. Is there any place for peace in the entire Ming Dynasty..."
"Since the throne ascended today, there has been no peace. Nanzhili has become Jiangsu and Nanjing no longer exists..."
At this moment, a young man rushed in and said anxiously: "Dali Temple has posted a notice. The public trial will begin today, and it will begin soon..."
"What, start today?"
"Is the governor's yamen going to take action? Are you really going to kill so many people? Alas, the holy way does not exist, and the king's way does not prosper, this is a sign of great danger..."
"Stop talking, let's go and have a look..."
"Go away quickly!"
Xu Jie directed the Criminal Prison Office to quickly sort out the files, personal evidence and physical evidence, and prepare to transfer it to Dali Temple.
The Dali Temple in Yingtian Prefecture is provincial and has the right to hear officials below the third rank. This time, there were hundreds of officials from all over the court and the country, as well as some gentry and famous people. On this scale, even the Dali Temple in the capital needed Wang Qiaonian to be in charge and Zhu Xu authorized it to be qualified to hear.
But things were urgently followed. With Zhu Xu's nod and the cabinet's edict, Dali Temple in Jiangsu Province could also make a special trial.
Yang Jingchen, Fang Kongzhao, Lu Qin, Xu Jie, Feng Jiangfeng and other senior civil and military officials from Jiangsu attended the audience, and the officials of Dali Temple were on high alert.
The case has complete evidence and physical evidence, too many witnesses, their correspondence, promised contracts, and the exchange of silver, etc. The case is certain, and there is no doubt that the first instance is a solid case.
The problem is an idiom called: The law does not blame the masses.
There are thousands of people involved now, each of which is not simple, and it involves a wide range of people. They are closely related to the entire Ming Dynasty, including the senior officials of the imperial court.
Dali Temple received the order from Wang Qiaonian and cooperated with Yang Jingchen, Fang Kongzhao and others to deal with the complicated cases as a "one case" and directly sentenced the more than 1,000 people involved in the case in court.
The young man who participated in politics and frivolously had already been hinted, and knew his guilt and even the result of the trial. He nodded and pleaded guilty without any accident, and had no objection to the verdict of Dali Temple.
Everything went very smoothly, without any twists and turns, everyone had a calm expression, everything seemed to have been practiced countless times, and even the onlookers outside the lobby were extremely quiet.
"Han Xiaocheng, Zhaoqiyuan, Shangguan's masterpiece, Liu Deqin... a total of 329, committing treason, plotting rebellion, murder... the sentence is executed immediately, and it is executed immediately!"
"Qian Jiayou, Zhang Zusheng, Li Guizhou, Sun Qinmian...Accomplices, sentenced to guard the border, exiled, and house search..."
"Wu Zhiyuan, Zheng Chengming and others threatened to accomplices and were exiled for three thousand miles..."
Until the final verdict was announced, the inside and outside of the hall was still quiet.
Yang Jingchen, Fang Kongzhao and others looked at each other quietly, feeling a little uneasy about the reactions outside. They did this for the outside world, hoping to eliminate the rumors as much as possible and calm the hearts of the people of Nanzhili.
Nanzhili has been tortured again and again, and the rumors have never stopped. If such a large-scale trial cannot be calmed down, there may be trouble in the future.
But looking at the reactions of these people outside... they seem to have done it?
Yang Jingchen, Fang Kongzhao and other senior officials were nervous, and the judges who were judged were also a little confused and even more panicked. If it backfired, they would be the first one to beat the court.
There were only a few people standing in the hall. They had long been explained, and they accepted their fate honestly and would not appeal or anything else. They waited for death peacefully, but watching the judge's one-man show from beginning to end, the terrible quietness made them worry.
The people outside did not react for a moment, because the judgment was too far from their expectations. Such a major case, according to past memories, would definitely not be so "light" and were waiting for the highlights later.
So, inside and outside the hall, there were almost all eyes wide open.
"The judgment is over, withdraw from the house!"
The judge knocked on the gavel and said loudly.
The people outside were a little enlightened at this moment, but still couldn't accept it. This was not their usual idea and was inconsistent with their previous guesses.
Those sentenced people accepted it because they were too light. Seeing the verdict, they felt a big heart and showed calmness.
Yang Jingchen, Fang Kongqiu and others looked at the reaction outside, looked at each other, got up and left.
They are really uneasy now. If Nanzhili is not calm, they may not be able to leave.
Not long after the verdict, there were a lot of discussion outside and the noise was loud.
"This time the court was so tolerant, and it just fell down like this..."
"Yes, I heard the rumor before, saying that more than 3,000 people were killed and more than 10,000 people were exiled..."
"This time the house was raided, and the court must have deliberately shown mercy..."
"It is rare that the court did not start a massacre. I hope the court can really be kind and not continue to treat our scholars harshly..."
Yang Jingchen, Fang Kongzhang and others were worried, observing the public opinion closely, and hearing the report, the group of people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Yang Jingchen finally smiled and said, "Huangfu, this time, we can enter Beijing with confidence."
Qianfu is Fang Kongshao's name. He looked at Yang Jingchen with a rare relaxation and smiled and said, "You can breathe a sigh of relief, but when you arrive in the capital, you still don't know how the emperor beats the board, so you can't take it lightly..."
Speaking of this, Yang Jingchen smiled a little slower and said, "When it comes to this, we must go to Beijing as soon as possible to find out some news. This time the court basically agreed to our disposal, not the emperor's style."
Fang Kongxiao listened, turned to look at Xu Jie and said, "Mr. Xu, this matter is related to my Jiangsu. You should reveal some things to us, right?"
Xu Jie was previously the Secretary of the Cabinet, Bi Ziyan's confidant, and half a student.
Xu Jie knew that he had always been a vigilant character in the Governor's yamen. He pondered and said, "I received a letter from Mr. Bi Ge, which said that the emperor's attitude this time was a bit surprised and there might be other plans."
"Do you have any plans?" Yang Jingchen asked hurriedly.
Xu Jie shook his head and said, "The emperor's thoughts have always been difficult to guess, and Master Bi Ge is also quite worried, so he hopes that we can do it thoroughly and neatly, and there is still some room for maneuver at that time."
Yang Jingchen and Fang Kongqi looked at Xu Jie and remained silent for a while. Yang Jingchen said, "If it weren't for too many things to do after the disaster, I hope Lord Xu can go to the capital together."
Xu Jie knew what Yang Jingchen meant and said, "The Lord of the Communist Party wrote a letter overnight and asked the two adults to transfer it to Master Bi Ge. I believe it will be of some use."
Yang Jingchen and Xu Jie both smiled. After all, Xu Jie was from the Jiangsu Governor's Office. In this way, they could get closer to Bi Ziyan and suffer less from the silence.
The verdict of Dali Temple quickly spread throughout the city, with some ease, some disappointment, and naturally some anger.
"I guessed that the tyrant monarch would not dare to start a big killing. If it really starts a killing, we will directly rebel!"
"Of course they dare not, and they don't think about who will support the entire Ming Dynasty. There are only more than 300 people... wait, most of them will definitely be pardoned in various ways and released them secretly..."
"This time it was a failure, but there will definitely be another next time. We must make the trouble right and return the original to the end!"
"I was still wrong this time. If we want to achieve our grand ambitions, we have to find a way to enter the court. We have to change our courses and do our best to do it step by step..."
Chapter completed!