Linque

At two o'clock in the early days, the sky in the east was only bright, and an old woman with gray hair and hobbled steps came to the gate of the official office under the Jingzhao Mansion in the imperial capital.

The yamen servant on duty who was dozing off next to her was startled and woke up instantly. Seeing that the old woman was about to beat the drum again, the yamen servant rushed over to stop her.

It should be noted that when the drum is sounded, no matter how busy the county magistrate is, he will immediately put down his official duties and be promoted to the court to receive a petition. Therefore, the drum can only be played when there is an emergency, a major matter, or an appeal for great injustice.The yamen has its own set of regulations for handling trivial matters such as trivial matters and neighborhood disputes. ①

It was early in the morning again, and it was not time for the official office to do business, so it was even more difficult to knock on the drums casually.The yamen servant was afraid that the old woman would not obey the rules, so he stopped her from walking on crutches and asked what was wronged.

Unexpectedly, when the old woman heard this, she immediately sat down on the ground, wiped her eyes and burst into tears.At the beginning of the Mao Dynasty, it was the time when the outer city of the imperial capital just woke up from sleep. On March [-]th, there was a market in the square. The officials who were on duty at night had also arrived at the time to change their guards, and they yawned and went home.The yamen under the Jingzhao Mansion is located in the downtown area of ​​the outer city. Although it was just dawn, there were many people coming and going on the road at the gate.

The emperor is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and the administration of officials is the clearest. Few people who are officials and eunuchs dare to bully the people, otherwise it is not a trivial matter to be caught.The old woman sat on the ground crying loudly, which attracted many passers-by to stop curiously, and the yamen servants beside her also panicked, trying to help her up, while asking her repeatedly who she wanted to sue, he would definitely decide for her.

But the old woman didn't speak, she still wailed loudly, seeing that she had suffered a great deal of injustice.Seeing more and more people watching, the yamen servant had no choice but to send his class to invite Facao.

Two quarters of an hour later, Facao, who was in charge of the criminal law of the prison, hurried over. The old woman probably saw someone who could call the shots. She stopped crying, knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said in a mournful voice that she would sue her son for disobedience. .

As soon as these words came out, the yamen servants on duty and the pedestrians onlookers were all shocked. Facao's expression became serious, and he ordered his left and right to help the old woman up, and asked her what evil her son had done.

The old woman was full of grief and indignation, saying how Niezi cursed her parents behind her back. When she and her husband were still alive, Niezi set up a separate household registration and saved money privately. Fighting fiercely, causing trouble and endangering the family, the father was so angry that he couldn't get up, but the wicked son never even came back to take a look.

Serious unfilial piety has been a felony among felonies in all dynasties. Once verified, it will be punished with the death penalty of abandoning the market.There are many children in the family, who doesn't have one or two incompetent children?But no matter how angry and annoyed, few parents are willing to sue the rebellious son to the government—this is a dead end, and no parent is willing to go unless they can't bear it.

It is the nature and instinct of most people to sympathize with the weak. The more emaciated the person who complains, the more hateful the person who does evil will appear.The old woman looked haggard, weeping, almost passed out several times, and the onlookers were immediately filled with righteous indignation, talking about evil and obscurity in vain!

Fa Cao's face was full of solemnity, his brows were deeply frowned, and he asked where the old woman lived, and immediately sent an order to bring the nephew to justice.

The sun rises in the east, and as soon as the market opens, there are more and more pedestrians coming and going. This extremely rare case of unfilial son and filial piety at the gate of the outer city government office has been passed on by people who have seen it in the past. As word spread, more and more people joined in the fun.

The official office has been officially promoted, and at the beginning of the hour, the criminal arrived, and before the trial, the crowd of onlookers began to curse.

The trial of the case went very smoothly. Nizi panicked as soon as he was escorted to the court. There was no way to explain it. He cried bitterly and begged his mother for forgiveness. In addition, Facao also sent Lizheng and his neighbors to come. , Don't come from a different family and have different wealth, what the old woman said is true.

The crowd of onlookers suddenly became furious!This rebellious son is a serious crime of unfilial piety, the crime is so serious that he abandons the market, and the outside yamen cannot be sentenced, so he will be handed over to Jingzhao Mansion immediately for the governor to make a decision.

The trial of the case was completed within an hour, but the outraged voices were far from over.It is rare for the parents to tell the son once a year, and this rebellious son is really hateful, so the news spread quickly and attracted the attention of the public, and it spread all over the outer city of the imperial capital within half a day.When he arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, he reported the crime of death to the Three Law Departments, and even got into the ears of many high-ranking officials in the inner city.

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Two minutes before the meeting, in the Hall of Respect and Sincerity, Ling Ye had just come out of Nuan Pavilion, when there was an attendant in front of the imperial court holding a tray and begging to see him at the door of the study.

Seeing the imperial decree in the tray, Ling Ye couldn't help frowning.This is the imperial decree that he personally prepared to confer Yan Xiang as Grand Master yesterday, and the reason for Yan Xiang's name as Emperor Master is written in the decree, it can be said that the name is justified.It should be smooth and unimpeded for the imperial decree to be filed under Zhongshu's door with a seal, not to mention his servant, how could he be stopped?

Every edict issued by the imperial pen, Zhongshumen once thought it was inappropriate and rejected the power, which was intended to ask the emperor to think twice.Ling Ye's face darkened, and said: "Send it back, and use the seal under the gate of life."

The kneeling servant was also a little puzzled, and said truthfully: "Your Majesty, the servant said that it was Yan Xiang who sent someone to Taiwei City early in the morning, please tell your majesty to think twice..."

Ling Ye's hand holding the teacup froze for a moment, before he could clear his mind, a shadow guard of the emperor rushed to see him into the hall, and the bachelor's servant immediately resigned, and the shadow guard reported the matter of the government office outside Jingzhao Mansion again.

This case of rebellious son and unfilial piety spread surprisingly quickly in the city. Within a day, people in the inner and outer cities of the imperial capital had heard about it.At this stall where the volume is closed, the turmoil in the imperial capital and the public opinion of the people are extremely important. The monitoring shadow guard has a bad intuition, so he hurriedly reported it.

Hearing this, the emperor was stunned for a few breaths. His fingers holding the teacup holder became more and more forceful, and then turned bluish white.The shadow guard knelt in front of the imperial case, and only heard a click. When he raised his head subconsciously, he saw that the cup was shattered, and the cup placed on it was tilted, and the hot tea soup was splashed into the emperor's hand. The shadow guard was frightened out of his wits.

The cup fell to the ground with a "boom".

The emperor's face became extremely ugly.

——This imperial decree cannot go down.

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Yes, it’s actually half of it. What I wrote later was not very good, and I was very entangled. I overturned and rewrote it. I will update it tomorrow.

This is the beginning of a move, it is a prelude, and it will be finished.

① Regarding the use of Tanggu, refer to an article in Baidu 360 Library.