I am the king of the dead

The governor of Shuntian Prefecture in Ming Dynasty was in charge of six ministers in rotation, and the official of Shuntian Prefecture was ranked fourth, and he was the person in charge of the government affairs. Yu Qian called him Yin of Shuntian Prefecture in order to solve this matter as soon as possible and prevent it from expanding.

"This year seems to be the rotation of the Minister of Rites. The Minister of Rites, Xiao Bin, is in the imperial prison and can't come." Zhu Qiyu watched the county hall gradually become flat due to the actions of the riders, and thought of the time when he asked Sun Boring to bomb the police. Nearly four thousand catties of gunpowder were used in the tomb of King Li.

He, Zhu Qiyu, was never the one who obeyed the rules.

8Chapter 17 Your Majesty, the criminal has something to say!

Zhu Qiyu is a good person in essence. The official mansion has deep moats and high walls with vicious dogs. The Jinyi guards patrol all day long and check when entering and leaving. However, the construction of the official mansion is an out-and-out luxury mansion. I did my best.

He lives and lets others live.

He also doesn't want to vent his anger like this, and create a firestorm like this. Isn't it embarrassing for the New Year's Eve?

He didn't want to, but he still smashed the Chaoyang County Hall, smashing it so thoroughly that even the plaque hanging high in the mirror was smashed, and then he walked away.

Yin of Shuntian Mansion is concurrently held by Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Xiao Mo. This Minister of Rites, Xiao Mo, is in prison. The Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion doesn't know what happened, it is a disaster from heaven.

It is known inside and outside the capital that His Majesty lost his temper, and lost his temper, but little is known about the reason for this temper, and the military scribe of the Chaoyang County Hall knew the whole story, but he took this matter The matter rotted in the stomach and never mentioned it to others.

This year, some people are destined to have a bad year.

The Wucheng soldiers and horses still don't know what kind of catastrophe they have escaped.

Zhu Qiyu returned to the lecture hall, sitting on the soft rattan chair, still depressed.

"Yu Shaobao, do you think it's difficult to build the capital and publicize the road, or is it difficult to register for Xiao Zhang's butcher?" Zhu Qiyu asked sullenly.

"Of course it's difficult for Xiao Zhang butcher to enter the house." Yu Qian answered with certainty.

The Jing Xuan Chi Road is decided by His Majesty. Yu Qian, the head of all the officials of the Ming Dynasty, supervises it personally. With the cooperation of the Ming Dynasty’s Jingying officials and factories, it will be unimpeded in the six departments.

However, it would be extremely difficult for Butcher Zhang to apply for a household registration. If it wasn't for the help, Butcher Zhang would probably only be able to go on like this.

He looked at Yu Qian and asked rather puzzled: "Little butcher Zhang goes home every year. Our Daming Beijing Camp is not a prison cell. Once you go in, you can't go back. There are [-] days in a year when you can go home to visit your relatives. This neighbor Who doesn't know the butcher Xiao Zhang?"

"Rules are indeed rules. This butcher is dead, and the three neighbors in the neighborhood are guarantors, so it can't be used as evidence? Do you want little butcher Zhang to prove that he is the son of butcher Zhang?"

"We Ming officials, when it comes to their own interests, start to be flexible. When it comes to this kind of thing, don't you know how to be flexible?"

"As soon as they come to the people, they talk about rules and regulations, that is, the rules are greater than the sky, and when they come to their own heads, they are not allowed in principle, that is to say, they can be flexible according to the actual situation. This is our Ming Dynasty. Officials!"

Yu Qian looked at His Majesty who was still losing his temper. His Majesty summed up the bureaucratic style so well that Yu Qian didn't know how to add an explanation.

As for the case of the butcher Xiaozhang, didn’t the butcher Xiaozhang go to another place to serve in the army? Butcher Zhang's identity?

Yu Qian was silent for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, is it possible that Xiao Xun greeted you, which is why these scribes are so rigid? It has been several years since the Beijing camp has been transferred, and I have never heard of such a thing elsewhere. There are more than 130 people, this is not an exception, it is a common phenomenon."

"The word has been passed down from above. Don't the people who work here dare not be flexible? Can't they be flexible?"

This is completely responsible for the above, it looks like this, if the top farts, the bottom smells good.One or two is an exception, and the 130 cases are not exceptions, but someone is doing something bad on purpose.

"Is Xiao Xuan so stupid?" Zhu Qiyu agreed with part of Yu Qian's remarks.

Of course, all the monarchs and ministers knew it well, this was just a rhetoric, someone had to take the blame, and Xiao Xun was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

Anyway, Xiao Xun's crime is not bad for such a flattery and bullying.

"Your Majesty, Xiao Zhen was almost sent to the Xie Jie Yuan, isn't he stupid? Even Zhang Feng has never been so disgraceful to climb to this position."

"Your Majesty, I don't know. This Xiao Yu probably didn't say such things directly to the people below, but the ministers around Xiao Xuan showed a little bit of meaning. The people below will naturally hear the piano and know the elegant meaning, and there will naturally be people I made it up for him." Yu Qian talked about a common phenomenon.

Your Majesty is the emperor, and he is not so clear about the way of being an official. What an official has to do every day is to figure out the psychology of his boss. After all, it is the boss who decides whether to be promoted.

Although Xiao Xun didn't say it explicitly, he definitely acquiesced.

In short, Xiao Xun had to take the pot on his back.

Zhu Qiyu said quite seriously: "No matter what you say, all the houses in this government office are like pawnshops, and you have to talk with your face up. The pawnshop is to guard against thieves. Who is the Ming Dynasty government office guarding against? Guarding against the people of Daming!"

"At the end of Jingtai's 11th year, I sent Tiqi to visit everywhere. If there are still such government offices that can only speak with their heads up, I will take people to dismantle them for them."

Although it is only a small step, a thousand miles can be reached without accumulating steps.

As the year approached, His Royal Highness Zhu Zhanqian did not rest, but came to the prison.

The court meeting made a resolution on Xiao Xun's issue, and as the general person in charge of supervising the case, His Royal Highness King Xiang came to the imperial prison and personally notified Xiao Xun of the news.

"Your Majesty is merciful. If you didn't kill them all, your wife, children, and children will all be exiled overseas, to Java, and once you die, this matter will end here. It will be cheaper for you." Zhu Zhanqian said to Xiao in a bad tone Jun said.

"It's really cheap for me." Xiao Xun looked at the angry King Xiang, and asked tentatively: "Can I leave a suicide note for my family? It's nothing else, just tell my children and grandchildren that I am completely You deserve what you have done, and you have to take the blame, no wonder the Ming court."

After Fang Xiaoru's case, Fang Xiaoru's descendants did not appreciate Zhu Di's lenient behavior, especially during the Zhengtong period, even the Fang family property in Haining was returned.

"Keep it." Zhu Zhanqian flicked his sleeves, and asked Luo Bingzhong to take a pen, ink, paper and inkstone to Xiao Ting, and asked him to leave a suicide note.

"Your Highness is really a prince of virtue." Xiao Xuan got the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and said so to King Xiang after looking at it for a long time.

King Xiang died of his elder brother. This is the reason why King Xiang was uncharacteristically reaching out to deal with government affairs while His Majesty was still in the capital. In all senses, Xiao Xun is King Xiang's enemy.

But King Xiang still gave Xiao Xun a chance to leave a suicide note.

This is not what is the ultimate virtue?

Zhu Zhanqian sneered and said: "Death is the most important thing, you are going to die, why do I still care about these things with you?"

His purpose was to take revenge, and King Xiang was really satisfied with the result of Xiao Xun's beheading for public display.

When Xiao Xun was found, Zhu Zhanqian asked His Majesty whether he would continue to supervise the handling, and he was ready to make major matters smaller and smaller. Never give up.

"Have you ever told the Shuntian Mansion Hall and County Hall to embarrass the veterans of the Beijing camp?" Zhu Zhanqian picked up the suicide note, did not open it, but took the brazier and asked Xiao Yu .

The meaning of the threat is very obvious, if you don't answer this question properly, Xiao Min's suicide note will be burned by him.

Zhu Zhanqin used the bait Xiao Xun made himself to catch Xiao Xun's material.

Xiao Xun looked at King Xiang in shock, he took back what Prince Zhide said just now, this is simply a rascal!

The corner of his mouth twitched and said, "I've already explained everything that needs to be explained."

"So there are questions that shouldn't be explained?" Zhu Zhanqian took the suicide note and approached the candlestick. If Xiao Xun refused to answer the question honestly, he would really burn it.

Shameless?

No matter how shameless King Xiang is, can he shamelessly surpass the Duke Ming in front of him?

"It should be because of me." Seeing King Xiang's appearance, Xiao Xun had no choice but to answer.

Zhu Zhanqian immediately asked back: "What should be? Yes, yes, no, no. There are so many crimes in your diary, and there is only one thing missing?"

Xiao Xun had no choice but to explain: "I have done too many evil things, so I have to write it down, for fear that I will forget it. Most of the things I didn't write down are trivial things. I really can't remember clearly whether to show it or hint it. "

Hearing this reason, Zhu Zhanqian looked at Xiao Ting's expression, and after being convinced that it was the reason, he said viciously: "You are really guilty of a heinous crime, and you deserve death! You really deserve to die."

"Damn it, I should be sent to the hospital." Xiao Ting agreed with Zhu Zhanqin's words, and he had actually expected this day, so when facing death, he seemed extraordinarily flat.

Zhu Zhanqian handed over the suicide note to Luo Bingzhong and sent it to Xiao Tun's exiled family members.

When he walked out of the cell, Xiao Xun suddenly said: "Your Highness, people have mistakes, horses have stumbles, Your Majesty is in the sky at noon, and the spring and autumn are at their peak, so there is nothing to guard against His Highness, but His Highness is still doing meritorious deeds everywhere, I am afraid that he will not fall A good death."

"My predicament today is what His Royal Highness will look like in the future."

Zhu Zhanqian heard what Xiao Zhen said, and knew that Xiao Zhen was reading it for the sake of his suicide note. He kindly reminded that when a person is about to die, his words are also good.

This is when it comes, Xiao Xun is still alienating the relationship between His Majesty and King Xiang, don't you forget your original intention?

In fact, that's what Xiao Xuan thought in his heart, His Majesty and King Xiang will have a quarrel one day, sooner or later, it's better to let Prince Zhide be a prince safely in the capital.

Zhu Zhanqian turned his head and said cheerfully: "That's wrong. I'm already fifty-six this year, and I'll be 57 in a few days. How long do you think I can live alone?"

"Lonely lives until the day when I can't die well."

Xiao Xun was completely dumbfounded, only then did he realize that Zhu Zhanqian is really a wonderful person, his answer was unexpected but reasonable.

Luo Bingzhong followed King Xiang and left step by step. Luo Bingzhong asked a little confusedly: "Why did Your Highness let this Xiao Jun leave a suicide note? Is it to ask him about the Chaoyang County Hall?"

Zhu Zhan was amused, and said with a smile: "Hey, you think this suicide note is only for his family members? No, this is his confession."

"When the history is compiled in the future, the suicide note on this case file is the ironclad proof that he deserved what he deserved, not the evidence of His Majesty's brutality and mistreatment of his subjects, do you know?"

"As a minister, you must always think about your majesty's merits and sanctity."

"It doesn't matter whether the matter of Chaoyang County Hall was ordered by Xiao Xuan or not."

"It's not important?" Luo Bingzhong was very puzzled. If it's not important, he still asked about it, threatened with a suicide note, and still recorded it?

Zhu Zhanqian shook his head again and again and said: "You, you said that you have been with Gu for so long, why can't you figure out what His Majesty is thinking? It's not Xiao Xuan or Chaoyang County Hall that His Majesty is angry with, it's all in one city and one place. Your Majesty is angry with the bureaucrats, do you understand?"

"So that's the case, Your Highness is wise." Luo Bingzhong said quite sincerely.

Zhu Zhanqian said as he walked: "It's a pity that this Xiao Yu is supposed to be the pillar of the country, but now he has become a dead soul under the knife. This temptation is always there. I can instinctively stick to the original and follow my original thoughts." , From one end to the end, and one consistent, is the greatest test in a person's life."

"Before he started to be corrupt, everything that Xiao Ting did was good for the country and the people, but after he started to be corrupt, he became full of evil, and his intelligence became the aid of his evil doings .”

"It's really dangerous for this wise man to do evil."

Luo Bingzhong savored Zhu Zhanqin's words very seriously, and then asked: "Your Highness is pitying that a capable person like Xiao Ting was corrupted, and finally degenerated into this appearance, not a pity for Xiao Ting. "

"Smart." Zhu Zhanqian nodded very satisfied. Is it a pity for Xiao Xun?It's a pity that he died, but it's a pity that all his talents were used in conspiracy and tricks instead of righteousness.

Luo Bingzhong immediately said with a smile: "His Highness Quan Yang cultivated well."

On the fourth day of the first lunar month in the 11th year of Jingtai, the Tianming Festival came as scheduled. There were lanterns and festoons everywhere, which was quite lively, and the Caishikou was even more crowded. Today is the day when the former Minister of Rites, Xiao Yu, was executed.

Zhu Qiyu originally didn't plan to keep Xiao Xun for the new year, but the case was approaching the end of the new year to make up for it. Even if it was expedited, it took the fourth day of the first lunar month to go through the process.

Because of the results of the court discussion, no one from Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate wrote a letter to intercede for Xiao Xun. In this way, the day when Xiao Xun was executed was set on Tianming Festival.

Zhu Qiyu once said that if he wanted to be imprisoned in person, he naturally came to the execution ground.

After the Minister of the Ministry of Justice read out the imperial decree, Xiao Ting was taken to the execution ground by the riders and knelt on Xingtai. Everyone was waiting for the three quarters in the afternoon.

This kind of excitement is rare now, after Yongle Years, Daming has never pulled out a second-rank official and beheaded it to show the public, so there are naturally many onlookers with this kind of excitement.

"Your Majesty's time has come." Xing'an whispered in His Majesty's ear.

Zhu Qiyu stood up and said to Xing'an: "Take it."

Dozens of little yellow gatekeepers spread the words to the big Han generals, and 320 big Han generals shouted in unison: "Take it!"

Xiao Xun, who had always been extremely indifferent, only realized that death was approaching after hearing the shouts of the big Han generals, and his face turned pale with fright.

The executioner is holding a bone knife and a big knife, right in front of his eyes.

"Your Majesty, the guilty minister has something to say!" Xiao Xuan struggled and shouted loudly.

Chapter 848 When the time comes, go to hell

Ants live stealthily, let alone human beings?

Xiao Xun wanted to live, but his cries did not attract anyone's attention, and everyone turned a deaf ear to his cries.

Zhu Qiyu didn't hear it, but he could probably guess what Xiao Xun was yelling. He didn't really care what Xiao Xun said. When the time came, he would die.

At that time, Xining insisted not to say who the Chinese person who communicated with Wala was, begging for his life, but Zhu Qiyu directly threw Xining into the courtyard of understanding, preferring not to talk.

The Minister of the Ministry of Punishments did not stop the execution when he saw that there was no decree. There are too many people who say that they have secrets to reveal before they die. , beheaded for public display, and died at [-]:[-] noon, he would never live to the next moment.

Zhu Qiyu was sitting on the viewing platform, watching the executioner holding a bone prying knife to pry Xiao Xun's spine open, he smiled at Xiang Wang Zhu Zhanqian and said, "Uncle Huang."

"Your Majesty is here." Zhu Zhanqian saw that this man was about to die, could it be that His Majesty wanted to go back on his word?Now that the matter has come to this point, with His Majesty's reputation, how can it be possible to keep someone under the knife in the execution ground?

Zhu Qiyu continued: "Tell me, he has been quite indifferent before, and he has a feeling of knowing whether he is dead or not. Lu Zhong also said that although Xiao Xun's face was ashen after he was sent to Jiejieyuan, he still held on."

"I thought he wasn't afraid of death. He turned out to be strong. Look at his frightened and terrified appearance. How is it different from those before? He was still showing timidity in the end. .”

When Zhu Zhanqian heard this, he immediately looked towards the execution ground. Xiao Xun, who had been carrying him before, had already run out of reincarnation, and his face was even more colorful, with tears and snot flowing out. The prison warned Zhu Zhanqian that he looked like a different counselor.

"Your Majesty, everyone is afraid of death, but some people are afraid of death, and they will face death, just like the night does not close, they walk on the edge of life and death. Corrupt officials like Xiao Ting should be even more afraid of death, because The more you do bad things, the more afraid you will be." Seeing Xiao Jun's distressed appearance, Zhu Zhanqian became more satisfied and spoke to His Majesty.

"Have you vented your anger? The second uncle's matter is a state matter and a public matter. I want to be selfish, but the whole world is watching, so I can only do so." Zhu Qiyu spoke to Zhu Zhanqian, with apologetic tone in his tone.

Zhu Zhanqian and Zhu Zhanyu have a deep relationship. This Zhu Zhanqian traveled for the country for a whole year and went home to celebrate the New Year. As a result, he personally forced his second brother to death before the New Year. Up and down became Zheng Shu people.

Zhu Zhanqian deserves to die, but Zhu Zhanqian shouldn't be allowed to do it, but if Zhu Zhanqian doesn't do it, Prince Zheng's Mansion will not be able to survive.

It can also be seen from a certain extent that Xiao Xun is really a smart person.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are angry with those provocative people like Xiao Yu. Second brother, he was provoked by others and delayed himself. He deserved to end up like this." Zhu Zhanqian once again expressed his attitude. So many courtiers As usual, Zhu Zhanqian wanted to make a summary and characterization of the case he supervised.

As he said before, His Majesty is not in the capital, he is in the position of supervising the country, and in the end, his second brother will die too, and the death is not so dignified.

Only when His Majesty is in Beijing, can he use the miraculous card to intercede with the Prince Zheng's Mansion and keep the whole of the Prince Zheng's Mansion. If His Majesty is not in Beijing, Zhu Zhanqian can't do favoritism at all.

In the final analysis, it was Zhu Zhanyu who walked into the fork in the road. He missed himself and embarked on a road of no return paved by Chang Shi Chen Kuan. There is only one dead end.