Daming primary school students

Chapter 806 Spring Thunder Rolls
When Mao Bowen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, invited Zhang Shu, who had been in the "Three Trial Trials", to the cabinet, Old Yan Ge felt very distressed.

Because Yan Song is not qualified to decide whether to implement "three joint trials" against Qin Dewei.

As for Qin Dewei, you can probably do whatever you want to target in private, as long as you make up your mind, there is nothing to be afraid of, and it is no problem to make some small moves.

But once Qin Dewei's matter is brought to the fore, only Emperor Jiajing has the power to make decisions.After all, this is a "Jiajing man", and no one else has the right to decide the fate of a "Jiajing man".

This is the sense of loss of control that Elder Yan Ge hates the most, so he feels that Mao Bowen's memorial is unnecessary.

Moreover, Mr. Yan Ge seriously doubted whether Mao Bowen was fooled by Qin again?

Anyway, this memorabilia entered the Renshou Palace, and it was approved by the imperial court a day later, with the word "ke".

It seems that all the procedures are normal, and Qin Dewei is worthy of the "three trials" given his political status.

The only thing that makes Elder Yan Ge vaguely worried is that the chief officials of the Ministry of Punishment, Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Dali Temple are more or less from his side. If something goes wrong, the whole army will be wiped out. .

After the Ministry of Punishment received the imperial approval, it began to organize a joint trial, mainly to coordinate with the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple, and Dongchang also had to inform.

The preparations for the interrogation took some time, so Qin Dewei stayed in the sky prison for several days.He does three things every day, scolding the two marquises opposite, writing poems on the wall, and summoning concubines to drink.

During this period, the most popular event in the capital was not Qin Dewei's imprisonment, but the drought, which was of great concern to both the high-level people and the people.

I heard that Emperor Jiajing set an example by praying day and night in the palace, and the green poems written with gold powder were kept burning.

Duan Chaoyong, who volunteered to preside over the praying for the rain, also summoned hundreds of Taoist priests in Chaotian Temple, the main Taoist altar.

If ordinary people pay attention to drought and look forward to rain, their motives are very simple and simple, and they are worried about life, but the thoughts of officials, especially the upper class, are mixed with other meanings.

After all, Qin Dewei's imprisonment is directly related to Duan Chaoyong and Qiyu.

After Qin Dewei was dismissed from office and imprisoned, the rain came. Doesn't it correspond to what Duan Chaoyong said, that the drought occurred because "someone in the center lost virtue"?
You, Qin Dewei, objected to Duan Chaoyong's prayer for rain, but after Duan Chaoyong prayed for rain, the rain came. How do you, Qin Dewei, explain it?

Time entered early April, and the weather in late spring suddenly became stuffy and humid.Experienced people have speculated, is this a sign that rain is coming?
Ordinary people are naturally happy, but Qin Dewei's relatives and friends are worried instead.

To put it bluntly, other ministers may have meritorious service in praying for rain at home, but Qin Dewei was locked in the sky prison and did nothing.

Even if the emperor is in a good mood and doesn't want to pursue it, the myth of Jiajing's male auspiciousness in human form is probably about to be shattered.

At this time, the preparations for the "Three Trials" were also ready. When Mao Bowen, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was thinking about the details at home, he was suddenly invited by the Yan Mansion.

So Mao Shangshu went out in a small sedan chair from the back door very low-key, and entered Yan's mansion through the back door, and only got out of the sedan chair to show his face after reaching the gate.

Not surprisingly, Mao Bowen saw the father and son of the Yan family at the same time in the study, and Mao Bowen asked, "What advice does Elder Ge have?"

Yan Song said a little tiredly: "I've been thinking about the matter of the three trials for three days and three nights."

Mao Bowen knew that it was Ge Lao who was going to give instructions, and after cheering up, he heard Yan Song continue to say: "You three judges must handle the case impartially this time, impartial, impartial and impartial!"

Mao Bowen: "."

For a moment, he thought he had heard wrong.It's really hard to believe that words like "handling the case impartially" came from Yan Ge's old mouth.

Yan Song added: "Although I still don't understand Qin Dewei's motives, but judging from the astronomical situation, the general trend belongs to me, so don't overturn the small details.

Qin Dewei's two crimes of beating to death and objecting to praying for rain are ready-made, so we don't need to add more things to the snake.

No matter how he quibbles, he should be exonerated, and he should be given a lighter sentence. Don't haggle over every detail with him in the lawsuit.

Anyway, the criminal laws of the Ming Dynasty are ineffective against Qin Dewei. The key is that he has been charged with a crime, so there is no need to forcibly pursue punishment in the sense of criminal law.

As the saying goes, kung fu is beyond poetry, to deal with Qin Dewei does not lie in the judicial trial, but in using his crimes to make a fuss with the emperor.

All in all, it's good that you three judicial departments really handle the case impartially, if Qin Dewei can't find any reason, it's a victory! "

Yan Shifan interjected, "I would like to ask Da Sikou to convey father's meaning to Tu Zongxian and Dai Tingwei!"

Mao Bowen understood the spirit and left quietly.Originally, what he was most anxious about was that Mr. Yan Ge asked him to forcibly sentence Qin Dewei, but if he wanted to handle the case impartially, it would be much easier.

On the next day, Mao Bowen planned to be promoted, but anyway, the three courts are all together, so it is easy to gather personnel.

However, Qin Dewei excused himself from being unwell, and dragged on for two days until the fifth day of April, when the three-session joint trial, which attracted the attention of all the officials in the capital, was able to proceed.

Qin Dewei Shi Shiran came out of the dungeon. This was the first time he saw the sun in the past ten days. After getting used to the outside light, he went to the main hall of the Ministry of Punishment.

At this time, the punishment hall had already been set up, and Mao Bowen, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, Tu Qiao, Yushi of Zuo Du, and Dai Jin, minister of Dali Temple, sat in the seats.

The person sent by Dongchang sat alone on the side, responsible for monitoring and listening.

After Qin Dewei entered the hall, he greeted Mao Bowen and asked, "Is your fellow villager Yan Ge in good health recently? Did you have any instructions?"

Then he asked Tu Qiao, the censor of Zuodu: "I heard that you Zhejiang people have reprinted Yan Gelao's "Qianshan Hall Collection"? How about giving me a copy for collection?"

Then he said to Dali Temple Minister Dai Jin: "I heard that you were demoted by Xia Yan back then, or was it after Mr. Yan Ge came to power that you were promoted to Dali Temple Minister?"

Anyway, after all, the three words Yan Ge Lao hovered in the execution hall like flies.

Tu Qiao said angrily, "What do you mean?"

Qin Dewei replied casually: "It's not interesting, just say what comes to mind. If Tu Zongxian understands something, you might as well say it and let me hear it too."

Mao Bowen didn't want to cause trouble, so he hurriedly started the interrogation, and asked, "Qin Dewei! It is said that you ordered your family to beat Taoist priest Xi Yuanren to death. Is there such a thing?"

Qin Dewei nodded, and replied without hesitation: "Yes! I plead guilty!"

Mao Bowen: "."

He had conceived eighteen kinds of contingency plans in his mind in advance, but he never thought that Qin Dewei would plead guilty without any sophistry.

Encountering such a non-routine approach, Mao Shangshu didn't know how to proceed.

You, Qin Dewei, can completely argue that the servants did it without permission, and you, the master, don't know about it!Why don't you justify yourself like this?

Seeing that Mao Shangshu was stuck, Tu Qiao took up the conversation and asked, "Where is Xi Yuanren's body hidden? Some people say that the Qin family's carriage carried a large vat out of the city and then disappeared. Is this related?"

Qin Dewei replied impatiently: "The evidence is used to confirm the crime and identify the criminal, but I have already voluntarily confessed to the crime, what evidence do you need? Doesn't it seem superfluous?

So don't follow this form, just pronounce the sentence according to the crime! "

At this time, Mao Bowen regained his composure, and today's lawsuit was not limited to a murder case, so he continued to interrogate and asked: "People say that you oppose and hinder praying for rain, is there such a thing?"

Qin Dewei said categorically: "I am indeed opposed to Duan Chaoyong of the Yao Dao, and even more opposed to using Duan Chaoyong to preside over praying for rain! I still have not repented!"

Then there is nothing worth asking about this question. You can't force Qin Dewei to admit "opposing Taoism and praying for rain" in the torture hall. Wouldn't that be torture?It is contrary to Yan Ge's instruction of "handling cases impartially".

Even if you want the emperor to understand it as "opposing Taoism and praying for rain", it depends on Yan Ge's ability in another battlefield.

So Mao Shangshu discovered that the interrogation seemed to end like this?I have asked all the questions that should be asked, and I have admitted all that should be admitted, so what else can I interrogate?
But this process was too short, it seemed hasty and sloppy, and it didn't fit the grand and solemn atmosphere of the "Three Trial Trials" at all!

When the three presiding judges were winking at each other and asking each other for opinions, they suddenly heard Qin Dewei who was standing on the platform urging: "Don't waste time, you three judges discuss it quickly, and then pronounce the sentence!"

Unbearable, Mao Bowen slapped the table and said: "Prisoners be quiet!"

Qin Dewei questioned: "The public judges in the court did not try, and the judges did not judge, but why?"

Mao Bowen waved his hand and said to the jailer, "Take the prisoner down!"

Before being dragged away, Qin Dewei shouted loudly: "Let me tell you how to sentence! I have a golden book and iron certificate. If there is an incident of beating someone to death, I can be exonerated twice! Just be acquitted!

As for the matter of praying for rain against Duan Chaoyong, if you don't know how to make a judgment, you can dig out the eight regulations that have been revoked for a long time from the pile of old papers.

Among them, the five items of discussing meritorious service, discussing ability, discussing merit, discussing nobility, and discussing diligence can all be applied to me, which is enough to use as an excuse to the emperor.

In the end, whether to accept it or not, it is all up to the Holy Will to decide, you don't have to worry about it!

And I suggest that you finish writing the memorial as soon as possible before it rains. It is still early today, and there is still time! "

Watching Qin Dewei being dragged away, the chief officials of the Three Law Departments gathered together to discuss.

Then it was discovered that the best way was to follow the verdict drawn up by Qin Dewei, the prisoner himself.

The chief officer of the Sanfa Department suddenly felt bored, and felt that the trial was lonely!
Mao Bowen said helplessly: "Our generation of justice must act impartially, so be it."

After Qin Dewei returned to the sky prison, he didn't make any more noise, and it was rare for him to be quiet.All that needs to be done is done, all we have to do is wait.

If there are no accidents, there will be a lightning strike on the Taimiao tonight, and then the Taimiao will catch fire and be burned down.

The butterfly effect may change people and things, but natural astronomical phenomena should still follow the original track, right?
It may be a bit risky and radical to use natural disasters and gods in human fantasy to try to seize the dictatorial power under the emperor.

But there is no other way, time is running out, the emperor is getting more and more dizzy, and the turning point of the Jiajing Dynasty is just around the corner.If you want to restore the country's power, you can't delay it in the past few years, and it will be even more difficult in the future.

The verdict is not difficult to write, and it doesn't need to be too long. The memorial written jointly by the three judicial departments was written on the same day and submitted to the cabinet.

There is no impenetrable wall in the world. After the trial results were announced, everyone only felt that Qin Dewei had broken the pot, and they didn't know if he was stimulated by the recent rainy weather.

Who would have thought before that Qin Dewei's fate was actually related to rain.

Thinking about it, it's kind of darkly humorous.The man from Jiajing fought invincible hands all over the court. He thought he was invincible in the world, but he didn't want to lose to the gods of heaven and earth.

Yan Song and Yan Ge were in the Zhilu of Wuyi Hall, holding the memorial of the Trial of Qin Dewei by the Sanfa Division, and read it several times.Then he looked up at the sky again, unable to make up his mind for a moment.

Regarding Qin Dewei's question, only Emperor Jiajing can make a decision, so he has two timing options.

One is to immediately send the trial results to Renshou Palace to remind Emperor Jiajing to read it early; the other is to wait for the rain to come before sending the trial results to the emperor.

These two timing options have their own advantages and disadvantages.

Before the rain, the emperor was anxious and irritable, and a little incitement could easily produce extreme emotions;

After the rain, Qin Dewei's charges were formally confirmed, and he might not be punished due to public opinion.

After the long exam, Elder Yan Ge felt that he had to be patient, anyway, he was guarding the Wuyi Hall outside Renshou Palace, and could ask to see the emperor at any time.

In the evening, when Mr. Yan Ge was lighting up the lamp to write Qingci, a gust of wind suddenly swept by, and then, there was a thunderous sound in the sky.

Yan Song hurried out of the room, and heard faint cheers coming from far away in all directions.After all, thunder means precipitation, and rain after a long drought is a great joy for people.

Elder Yan Ge didn't hesitate anymore, picked up the memorial to Qin Dewei's trial, and walked quickly to Renshou Palace.

Although it was late at night, Emperor Jiajing hadn't fallen asleep yet, and was still praying in the hall, with Tao Zhongwen, the national teacher, serving and assisting him.

But Emperor Jiajing's mood obviously improved a lot after hearing the thunder.

For Emperor Jiajing, praying for rain was not just praying for rain, but also a process of communicating with the gods.Rain is not just rain, but the god's response to himself.

After the prayer, Emperor Jiajing read the memorial to Qin Dewei's trial and asked Yan Song, "What do you think?"

Yan Song replied: "I believe that the trial should be regarded as fair."

Emperor Jiajing interrupted and said, "I didn't ask you whether the trial was fair or not!"

Yan Song then replied: "I just heard that Qin Dewei had expected to be fine for a long time, and he didn't care about the crimes of killing people, disrespecting the way, and obstructing praying for rain.

The judiciary can only act according to the law and exonerate Qin Dewei, there is no other way.

Therefore, what Duan Chaoyong said may not be unreasonable. Qin Dewei, who has no one to punish him, can only rely on the heavens to warn him. "

Emperor Jiajing snorted coldly, and said in his mouth: "Since the judges don't understand the three laws, they should be sent to the Imperial Prison for retrial!"

Before the words fell, suddenly there was a huge explosion in the sky, which made everyone's scalp numb.

After the Emperor Jiajing regained his composure, he subconsciously said, "The power of the thunder is as great as it is!"

Suddenly, Eunuch Huang Jinhuang staggered outside the palace gate and shouted to Emperor Jiajing, "My lord! There is fire!"

Emperor Jiajing stood up and walked out of the palace gate. Sure enough, he saw a patch of red reflected in the night sky to the east and south, which was very eye-catching.

You don't need to think about it to know that it was struck by lightning and started the fire. This kind of thing often happens these days, but I don't know where the fire started this time.

Seeing that it was not far from the palace, the monarch and his subjects were in no mood to speak.

Half an hour later, another eunuch came to report: "The Taimiao is on fire! Except for the offering temple, everything is on fire!"

　I just finished writing this, and the next chapter will be published as soon as possible tomorrow. .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)