Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Su Yan looked out of the window, the east was not yet bright, and the sky was a dark indigo blue, it was around the beginning of the Fifth Geng

Today is the Chang Dynasty, also known as Yumen Tingzheng, where a throne is set up on the jade steps of Fengtianmen, and the emperor comes to listen to the performances of the ministers in person.

Except for the guards on duty and the censors who are important to officials, only Beijing officials of the third rank and above and local officials of the fourth rank and above can participate in the early court.He, Su Yan, was only a fifth-rank Beijing official, so he was naturally not qualified to go to court.

But he wanted to shake out a seven-foot silk silk, intending to shake this highly hierarchical court and shake the world.

During the palace examination, he planted willows unintentionally, but this time, he deliberately planted flowers—a deadly piranha.

Su Yan said to Shen Qi: "I can't rest, this matter needs to be done with all my might. It's been two days since I came back from Dong Yuan, Feng Qu E sent several killers to assassinate me, and King Yu hid the body and didn't alarm others. But if these killers didn't return in time, Feng Qu'e would become suspicious, and if he dragged on, he was afraid that he might stun the snake and miss the big deal. I'm going to set off right now and go to Fengtianmen."

Shen Qi said: "You want to break into Fengtianmen's early court? Are you afraid of breaking the rules of court ceremony, bumping into the emperor, and making Longyan furious?"

Su Yan raised his eyebrows calmly: "Just wait and see."

"...You are determined to go, you must know it in your heart, I will not stop you." Shen Qi looked indifferent, but she was still worried, and added, "But the criminal evidence in your hand is not heavy enough, not enough. Use it to crucify the snake's seven inches. In the closet next to it, there is a secret box in the wall behind it. I will teach you how to open it, and you can get it."

Su Yan pushed away the heavy rosewood wardrobe, opened the switch on the wall, carried a two-foot-square shadow box out, and placed it on the floor in front of the bed.

The cassette must be opened in order to align all the textures of the mechanism.Under Shen Qi's guidance, Su Yan opened the box, and found that inside were several thick stacks of paper, albums, ledgers, handwriting, secret orders... everything was available.

He picked up a few pages of handwriting, quickly browsed, and sighed: "You really saved a hand!"

Shen Qi said: "I have been under his command for ten years, and every step of the way is frightening. If not, how can I save my life at critical moments?"

Su Yan sneered: "Your so-called life-saving is to save the other party's life."

Shen Qi remained silent, and looked at him with a look of complacency in her eyes.Su Yan Shun Mao praised: "Qi Lang is helping me in a timely manner, he will decide the world with one stroke." If he can bring down Feng Qu'e this time, Shen Qi should take the lead, and he will definitely tell the truth in front of Emperor Jing Long.

"There are a lot of physical evidence here. If you want to catch up with the imperial gate today to listen to the government, you won't be able to finish reading it in a while. Come here with your ear, and I will dictate an outline to you."

Su Yan saw that Shen Qi was exhausted after talking too much, so she leaned over the edge of the bed and brought her face closer.

Shen Qi succinctly stated a few crimes that Feng Qu'e was involved in.Su Yan nodded: "I've made a note. You lend me a carriage, and I still have some time to sort out these physical evidences in the car."

"But I always feel that time is too tight, why not wait for tomorrow?"

Su Yan shook his head: "This matter is like an arrow on the string, it will happen as soon as it is touched, there can be no further delay, and things will change if it is delayed."

Seeing that his expression was calm and composed, with his own opinion, as if he had great courage and confidence, Shen Qi couldn't help but fall in love with him even more, kissed his cheek, and said in a low voice: " Be careful with everything."

His concern is beyond words.Su Yan didn't care about his rudeness, and stood up holding the cassette, thinking about the success or failure of one action, her heart suddenly filled with pride, she smiled at Shen Qi, pushed the door and left.

The fourth watch was coming to an end, and before dawn, the ministers were already waiting outside the Meridian Gate for the morning court to register and sign in.

The palace gate was opened at five o'clock, and the bell sounded from the Meridian Gate Tower. Ministers of civil and military affairs lined up to enter from the left and right gates, crossed the Jinshui Bridge, and were arranged on both sides of the Taihe Gate according to their grades.The court ceremony system is extremely strict. If any officials cough, spit, or walk unsteadily, they will be recorded by the censor in charge of picketing and dealt with as disrespectful.

The imperial gate was raised to the throne, the whip was sounded, and the ministers knelt down and kowtowed three times.Immediately, the ministers of the six ministries of the Nine Ministers played or presented memorials in turn, and the emperor ordered discussions, made decisions, and issued decrees.

Just after the officials entered the Taihemen Square and had been listening to the government for more than half an hour, a carriage rattled on the bluestone slab and stopped in front of the dismounting tablet at the Meridian Gate.

Su Yan got out of the carriage with a black lacquered mother-of-pearl wooden box. In the dawn light, he looked at the Dengwen drum standing outside the Meridian Gate.

The Dengwen drum was set up by order of the founding emperor, and it has been used to this day.Officials and citizens in the capital, as well as people in remote areas who go to Beijing, can beat drums and complain if they have an important case, which is commonly known as an impeachment petition.Even the death-row inmates, who think they have been wronged, can have their family members beat the drums to sue on their behalf.

However, the emperor also stipulated that this drum should not be fired unless it is a serious injustice or confidentiality.The sixth division gave Shizhong and Jinyiwei to take turns guarding Dengwen drums, receiving drummers, and registering drum certificates.Once the drum is sounded, the imperial supervisory censor will go out to inspect and question, and decide whether to report to the heaven.

What Su Yan hit was the idea of ​​Dengwen Drum.

He didn't wear the official's men's uniform, but a plain white linen filial piety suit, wearing a small white crown with a hanging ribbon on his head, and walked with a box in his arms.

Under the watchful eyes of Captain Jinyiwei holding the list board, Su Yan climbed up the steps, pulled out the drumstick from the stand with one hand, and beat the drum head hard, once and for all, calm and powerful.

He knocked a full twelve times before he stopped.

The drummer was also drawn from Jinyiwei. He was a dark-faced man in his thirties. Hearing the sound, he came from the resting place under the porch, and urged him impatiently from a long distance: "It's alright, it's alright, how many more knocks are needed? Can you afford it if it breaks?"

He slapped the registration book in his hand on the wooden table next to him: "Who, what are you suing, do you have a written certificate? If you can write, come and fill in the form. If you can't write, tell me to fill it out."

Su Yan didn't care about him, holding the box with his left hand, and holding a pen with his right hand, the complainant and his party wrote in the register "The Bureau of Economics and Economics washes horses and the prince attends Su Yan".

When the drummer saw him, his face changed slightly.Eight out of ten people who come here to beat Dengwen drums are ordinary people, or small military officials, or family members of criminal officials. Have you ever seen a fifth-rank Beijing official come to beat the drum in person!This person surnamed Su is still the crown prince's attendant, why don't he take the way of the East Palace and find the young master to sue his grievances?Don't come here to trouble him.

He had a faint premonition in his heart, and when he looked at the defendant on the register, his eyes went dark, and he almost fainted on the spot.

That column reads impressively: "Jin Yiwei Commander, Seal Manager Feng Qu'e".

A small Beijing official from the fifth rank, wearing filial piety clothes, broke into the Meridian Gate, wanted to sue the emperor's army, and the leader of the third rank Jinyiwei palm print, and he had to use the way of beating the Dengwen drum, which attracted the attention of everyone... No matter how you look at it, there are many things in it. An extraordinary case, the kind that is enough to stir up the vicissitudes of the court, and it may even cause the head of this insignificant drummer...

The more the black-faced man thought about it, the more frightened he became.

But he couldn't let this young official bring the case to the imperial court - no matter whether the other party succeeds or not, he must be ordered to make the adults cramp and skin him!

Jinyiwei is not only the emperor's bodyguard and guard of honor, but the governors of the South and North Towns also hold the power to investigate, assassinate and arrest, and the eighteen sentences in prison are even more frightening.The command of the palm seal has made Feng Qu'e powerful for many years, with a deep foundation, how can a small civil servant who is not young and weak can shake it!

It's better to drive the person away quickly, even if you want to sue, go to Yousi Yamen, don't come to harm him!

"What is this random writing? I think you are out of your mind!" The black-faced man tore off the page Su Yan was writing, tore it up, and immediately shouted at the captains on both sides: "You guys, fork him!" Go out of the Meridian Gate and throw it to the street. If you dare to come back and act wild, you will break his legs!"

Without saying a word, the two Jinyiwei school captains rushed over and grabbed Su Yan and dragged him out.

Where is Su Yan's opponent against two burly men? It's hard to explain why a real scholar meets a soldier.He looked around, frowned and thought: The sound of the drum has been sounding for a long time, why is the supervisory censor who is in charge of accepting and submitting the case not here yet!

While he was in a hurry, he suddenly saw a fourth-rank official wearing the uniform of the scarlet Yunyan Buzi walking out of Yemen unhurriedly.Su Yan's eyes were sharp, and he immediately recognized an acquaintance - Jia Gongji, the right-hand governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"My lord Jia—" he raised his voice and shouted, "This official has a big case of strange injustice! The strange—major—injustice—”

At this moment, it seemed that Jiang Dawei possessed himself and Dai Yuqiang passed on his skills. He sang the last four words in a resounding tenor voice, even though it was a hundred meters away, Jia Yushi still heard it.

Jia Yushi's eyes were dim, and he didn't recognize the drummer as Su Shidu, who squatted together in the Xiaonan courtyard from a long distance away, but the words "big injustice" poured into him like a potion of the most powerful aphrodisiac. His blood vessels flushed with excitement.

As a well-known talker among speech officials, Mr. Jia's greatest wish in life is to be famous in history, to replace Bao Zheng, an old-timer in the same industry, and become the spokesperson of uprightness and fearlessness of power.Although it is impossible to be "clear with two sleeves", at least you can still be "stern and selfless"!

That's why he dislikes everyone, wants to impeach anyone he catches, scolds eunuchs for being soft and sycophant, scolds the country's foxes for pretending to be tigers, scolds feudal princes for emptying their salaries, and scolds civil officials for eating vegetarian meals.Even the small pornographic book hidden in the East Palace, which has nothing to do with him, after he received the tip, he boldly read a copy.

The prince is young and he is the heir apparent, so he scolded him lightly for the sake of saving face, and the lecturers and readers of Zhan Shifu who tutored the prince, especially Su Qinghe, who accompanied the prince every day, were even scolded by him in the booklet. Drenching his head, this made the emperor angry, and gave Su Yan a royal stick.

Although the emperor's deeper thoughts are still to act as a punishment, to stabilize the forces behind him who are trying to shake the East Palace, and to put a long line to catch big fish.However, because Feng Qu'e was instructed by Feng'an Hou Weijun to intervene horizontally, Su Yan was almost killed by the court staff.

After all, this Jia Yushi is also one of the pushers.

But Su Yan wants to use him now, so naturally he won't settle the score with him.Seeing Jia Gongji approaching quickly, Su Yan shouted: "Lord Jia, the servant has finished beating the drum and has not yet filled out the form. This drummer will tear up the form without saying a word and will fork me out of the Meridian Gate. I don't know if the servant broke the paperwork." According to the rules, is it possible that the Dengwen drum is not played anymore?"

Only now did Jia Gongji see clearly that the young man in front of him who was crossed by the school lieutenant was Su Qinghe whom he impeached and mocked face to face?

Who is this mourner for?

Look at this posture...it's about to make a big deal!

At this time, Jia Gongji saw no old festivals, only new battles, and couldn't wait to ask, "Who is Su Xima suing?"

Su Yan resoundingly said: "Feng Que!"

As if enlightened, Jia Yushi shuddered, and the pores all over his body opened.

——Jia Yushi's hands trembled with excitement when he thought that his own history of impeachment could add another rich and colorful stroke.

What about the Commander of Jin Yiwei?The more authoritarian and powerful he is, the more valuable it is for him to speak out and speak out, even if it offends Long Yan, he will not hesitate.It's better to hit him with the court stick again, won't it become a festival of invincibility and a good reputation all over the world?

Jia Gongji slapped his thigh: "I'll accept the drum shape!"

He turned his head and yelled at the black-faced man: "As a drummer, you should have registered the drum certificate according to the facts, but because of fear of power, you neglected your duties and violated the law, and even beat up officials. It is very abominable! I will report you to His Majesty at the court meeting." crime."

The drummer's legs went limp, and he fell to the ground, screaming repeatedly: "I didn't hit him! I just crossed him lightly!"

Jia Gongji ignored him, and asked Su Yan enthusiastically, "Is there any criminal evidence in this wooden box in your hand? It's a bit small, I'm afraid it won't hold much."

"There is another big one." Su Yan replied, "My carriage is parked in front of the Dismounting Monument, and there is a hidden box in the carriage, which is full of iron-clad criminal evidence. It's just that I can't move it alone."

"I'm here to help you move it." Jia Gongji rolled up his arms and sleeves, went into the carriage, took out a big box two feet square, and said to him, "Come on, come with me, and wait by the Jinshui Bridge first." Wait. After I have reported to the emperor, I will call you to file a lawsuit before the imperial court, and confront Nafeng Que in court."

Su Yan asked: "Feng Qu'e is also in Fengtianmen?"

Jia Gongji said: "When the emperor's imperial gate is in charge of the government, as usual, there is a member of the Jinyiweitang Shangguan who stands on the west side of the throne and is responsible for delivering the decree. Today is Feng Qu'e's job. Why, you dare not confront him face to face?"

Su Yan's expression remained unchanged: "Why don't you dare? I have iron-clad evidence in my hand, and every single one of them is a mortal crime. I wish he could make excuses to deny it. There are so many mistakes in what he said. If I really want to pick a thorn, I can't pick out any sentence. ?”

Jia Gongji nodded sympathetically: "That's right. I think Su Xima is eloquent, courageous, and knows the essence of impeaching people. He has the potential to be a Taoist official. The emperor sent you to manage the four libraries in the palace. , Qu Cai."

Su Yan said with a smile: "Master Jia loves you. I also admire the noble character and integrity of the censors. As long as you are willing to study, everyone can pass the scientific examination, but the officials are very moral, just like the four subjects and ten philosophers of Confucianism. people are available."

Jia Gongji was praised by him for a while, and he was even more proud of his status. He said: "Although the rank of the imperial censor is not high, the responsibility is great. He corrects and impeaches hundreds of ministers, discerns wrongdoing, admirals and supervisors, and clears eyes and ears for the emperor. We wait Possessing the power of rectification, supervision, and judicial power, and even temporarily dispatched to other places to become governor, admiral, or governor, to rectify and govern local affairs, ad hoc according to the situation."

He sold Amway to Su Yan, and finally suggested: "If this case can be successful, how about I recommend it to the emperor, so that Su Xima can take another post of seventh-rank supervisory censor?"