Chapter 63: The Meridian Gate Public Examination Disturbance
"Long live my lord, Zou Yuanbiao, a Jinshi scholar in charge of the Ministry of Punishments, has submitted a petition for leave!"
Seeing that the love affair was finally coming to an end, the little fat man was in a good mood and was about to put on his sexy Ming Huangjia and Wang Bing to go to the Xiyuan Yulin Guard, when the eunuch Zhang Jing suddenly handed over another memorial.
Came over.
"Oh, is it possible that Zou Yuanbiao also has to be disciplined by Ding You? Hahahaha! Read it and listen to it." The little fat man who was letting a few young eunuchs put on his armor then asked Zhang Jing to read the memorial to him.
"Long live your forgiveness, my slave... I don't dare to read it!" He just opened this memorial and glanced at it twice, Zhang Jing couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and then he knelt down with a plop.
"It's just a memorandum for leave. If there's anything you don't dare to read, show it to me!"
Shaking away the little eunuch who was wearing armor for him, the little fat man raised his hand and stretched it towards Zhang Jing, who was kneeling on the ground.
"Long live my lord, you are still making such crazy talk..."
"Bring it!"
Seeing Zhang Jing's appearance, the little fat man couldn't help but his face darkened.
"How dare you mock me like this!"
After glancing at the memorial in his hand, the little fat man who was still smiling suddenly turned red with anger, and veins jumped on his forehead!
"Your Majesty, can you show me?" Seeing the angry look on the little fat man's face, Wang Bing asked the little fat man.
"Third brother, look, this person is even more hateful than Wu, Zhao, Aichen and the other four. First he directly denied the New Deal, and then he quoted my words to persuade Mr. Zhang to stay and ridiculed me like this. I, I want to kill him!"
, the little fat man pulled out the sword from his waist with a "swish" sound!
"...Fortunately, it is hard to live in the right place, but it is still possible to stay. To escape the misfortune, I donated the building. Your Majesty's studies will eventually be unsuccessful, and your ambition will never be determined?... I have a clear view of the truth, there are extraordinary people in the world, and then what to do
It’s an extraordinary thing... There are people here today who don’t care about life and death, and don’t run for death, yet they still claim to the world that I am an extraordinary person... I am just a pig, and I can say that I am an extraordinary person!”
'Damn it, no wonder the little fat man is so angry. Not only does this directly deny the New Deal, but he also launches a personal attack on the little fat man and Zhang Juzheng. These people are working hard just to cheat!'
Looking at this memorandum, which was submitted under the false pretext of asking for leave, Wang Bing felt not only "admiration" but also "admiration" in her heart!
"He's just another hypocrite who wants to make a name for himself by selling his business. Why should Your Majesty be angry? Since he wants to make a name for himself, let him make a name for himself. The Meridian Gate Trial just happened to find no one to open it, haha!"
Looking at the angry look on the little fat man's face, Wang Bing pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile.
"Well, that's right. I can't bear the infamy for the sake of clearing up the name of these hypocrites! Zhang Jing, go and tell your companion that the Jin Yiwei will take this guy first. There will be a public trial at the Meridian Gate tomorrow, and I will personally observe the trial!"
After being persuaded by Wang Bing's light words, the little fat man who was already on the verge of going berserk immediately calmed down, and then put the drawn sword back into the scabbard again.
"My slave obeys the order!"
After seeing that the little emperor had no other instructions, Zhang Jing then retreated out of the palace in small steps. As he approached the door of the palace, Zhang Jing couldn't help but quietly look at the uncle who calmed down the little emperor's anger with a few words.
A few glances.
…
On October 25th, the fifth year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty, in front of the Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City in the cold wind, tens of thousands of people watched. Teams of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi were lined up in front of the Meridian Gate holding halberds.
On both sides of the square, the entire wide Meridian Gate Square has become a huge 'public hall'!
"Bring the prisoner up!"
Following the loud shout from the presiding judge, 'Internal Minister' Feng Bao, nearly Qianjin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi who were lined up on both sides shouted in response. In an instant, it seemed that even the biting cold wind was shaking!
"Zou Yuanbiao, the former official of the Ministry of Punishment, deceived the world and stole his reputation. In order to gain fame, he falsely claimed the righteousness of filial piety and human ethics, slandered important officials of the imperial court, insulted the emperor and his father, and even accused the imperial court of new policies without any reason, trying to trap my people in poverty. He is really a manic and hateful person... He was put on public trial at the Meridian Gate and his crimes were listed before the people. He was demoted to the people and relegated to the extreme frontier guard station in Guizhou Duyun Guard. He was pardoned but not pardoned."
As the shackled Zou Yuanbiao was dragged up by two Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi, Feng Bao, the presiding judge, began to read out his charges in person.
At the same time, the group of young eunuchs in the inner study hall who had experienced the last public trial of Wu, Zhao Aishen and the four people also integrated into the crowd again and began to explain to the onlookers how Zou Yuanbiao had deceived the world and obstructed the New Deal. The crime of letting the common people live a good life.
And what's different from last time is that this time, at Wang Bing's suggestion, Feng Bao also invited all the newspaper copying agencies in the capital and gave them the opportunity to conduct an 'on-site interview and record'.
"Your Majesty, it's time for the imperial court to run a newspaper!" Looking at the copycats who were busy taking notes, Wang Bing, who followed the little fat man to watch the trial at the Meridian Gate Tower, only then remembered about the newspaper.
"Newspaper? Third child, you are talking about..."
"Eunuch, don't you need a cane? Come on, if I frown, I won't be a good man!" Just when the little fat man was about to ask Wang Bing about the newspaper, he was interrupted by Zou Yuanbiao's roar from downstairs. Already.
"Haha, Your Majesty, let's watch the public trial first!" Seeing Zou Yuanbiao throwing himself on the ground in front of the Meridian Gate because he couldn't find the torture bench for the cane, Wang Bing temporarily suppressed the newspaper matter. Come down.
"Zou Yuanbiao, you are no longer an official. His Majesty has demoted you to a civilian position. You are no longer even a scholar! In addition, you don't know yet. Your Majesty has issued an order yesterday. From now on, all punishments with a stick will be punished. All trials will be changed to Meridian Gate Public Trial. Therefore, you, the traitorous people seeking fame who trapped your father in unjust ways, will be gone from now on, hahahahaha!" Looking at the confused Zou Yuanbiao, Feng Bao laughed so hard. Call me happy!
"This this…"
Not to mention Zou Yuanbiao, even the people who were watching couldn't help but be surprised when they heard that the punishment of the cane that had been practiced for two hundred years was just over.
"Your Majesty is kind and kind. From now on, all punishments with sticks will be changed to public trials at Meridian Gate. This is to let the common people like you see clearly the true faces of these treacherous villains!"
Ignoring Zou Yuanbiao, who was still in a dazed state, Feng Bao loudly promoted the little fat man's generosity to the people watching.
Subsequently, compared to the rush of the last public trial of Wu, Zhao, and Aichen, this formal Meridian Gate trial was much more "formal".
Naturally, Zou Yuanbiao, who wanted to use his cane to gain a reputation, ended up with the same ruined reputation as Wu, Zhao, and Aichen!
Chapter completed!