Chapter 116 The Rule of Man
The citizens of Suzhou City had no idea what happened this night. For them, the extinction of the morning light was just the beginning of a new day.
Li Shuchang was nervous all night. In the morning, Li Shuchang, who was stranded in the east garden of Humble Administrator's Garden, was summoned by the emperor.
Haitang Chunwu is an independent courtyard with book-style bricks and two crabapples in the courtyard. The courtyard paved with green, red and white pebbles are inlaid with crabapple patterns, which complements the crabapple flowers. Now this courtyard has been designated as Ye Zhao's study.
Ye Zhao also did not sleep all night and received a simple confession from the assassin's maid in the evening. Now the assassin has been handed over to the Land and Resources Administration for a thorough investigation.
The Nanjing Governor Bai Laoheng, who is in charge of the troops in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, has been with him since Ye Zhao came to Suzhou. He was guarding Ye Zhao's side last night and dared not leave easily.
This Miao warrior, together with Lei Chong, Ye Tuwa and other new commanders, served as commanders of various important military regions, and was also a reflection of the emperor's unparalleled control over military power.
In fact, in today's military academy education, the spirit of loyalty to the emperor and martial arts ranks first. The new generation of young officers are often more fanatical, afraid that they are similar to the samurai sword loyalty to the emperor that was desperately promoted during the Meiji Restoration of Japan.
Sometimes, Ye Zhao couldn't help but feel sorry for the militarist tendency in the army. He didn't know whether the country would become a more dictatorial feudal empire after his death.
But at least now, absolute control over military power can force Ye Zhao to promote various changes.
Ye Zhao was ready to deal with the assassination in a low-key manner. Last night, he rejected Bai Laoheng's proposal of martial law throughout the city.
As a local official from the Imperial Study Room, Li Shuchang had a good personal relationship with Bai Laoheng. When he entered the study room, he saw Bai Laoheng wink at him. He knew that the emperor did not blame him and felt relieved. However, someone first complained to the emperor, and then there was a shocking assassination case. The head of a province, Li Shuchang was really unforgivable. He stood in front of the Longshu case with his hands down. Li Shuchang looked panicked and gloomy, and said, "Master, I am ashamed of the emperor's kindness, please punish me for my crime."
Ye Zhao didn't say anything, picked up the assassin's confession. Bai Laoheng hurriedly took a few steps and took it over, and handed it over to Li Shuchang.
The assassin was sent to the hospital for gastric lavage, and his life was fine. However, she might have thought that her death had come, so she scolded Ye Zhao as a cruel and foolish monarch, saying that she died for the millions of fair party members and the people who died in vain, and only regretted that she could not kill this foolish monarch.
Her tone was very similar to the booklets of the Praise of the Praise Party that slandered Ye Zhao. In the booklets of the Praise Party, she accused Ye Zhao of usurping power, being debauchery, and accusing the royal family of making money. Ye Zhao was even a big businessman, a representative of the interests of the big chaebol, bankrupt farmers, and cruelly exploited laborers were actually all harmed by Ye Zhao. Ye Zhao and the big merchants, big chaebols, feudal bureaucrats, etc., had become a borer in society, and plundered the wealth created by the great development of industry without restraint.
Although the imperial economy has developed steadily, the transformation from a self-sufficiency small peasant economy to industrialization will inevitably lead to various contradictions, and a new impoverished class will inevitably arise, and a class that is seriously dissatisfied with society, including the middle class who believes that distribution is unfair. This class is also the most likely to be attracted by revolution.
In fact, Ye Zhao has always believed that it may be difficult to gradually solve the needs of the people, but it is the most difficult to establish a healthy hèN governance system. Without the latter, any so-called commitment to improving people's livelihood is a building in the air.
Seeing this confession or a statement of rebellion, Ye Zhao was almost certain that the assassin was fair, and fair was extremely patient. They should have investigated the relationship between the royal family and Taihexing. Perhaps they sent assassins when Taihexing hired maids, or maybe they later pulled the maid into their camp through various channels. The specific details were to be interrogated by the security department.
After reading the confession, Li Shuchang immediately said: "It's a fair bandit."
Ye Zhao pointed his head slightly and signaled to the guards on the side of the door. Soon, footsteps sounded, and a guard led a young man in his twenties in.
The young man wore a green jacket and robe, and his face looked very similar to Gang'an, who was Gang'an's child Derong.
Derong is twenty-two years old this year. Although his father was executed for treason, neither he nor his mother was implicated. The emperor was even more grateful for his friendship and rewarded some money. Despite this, the family wanted to live in seclusion in a low-key manner and moved to Suzhou to live.
The Gang'an clan was the dǎnjā clan. After coming to Suzhou, he changed his surname to Jiao and opened a grocery store. He had no worries about food and clothing.
Derong's wife was in poor health and was bedridden all year round. So she took a concubine with her surname Wang, and she was beautiful. She studied in private school for two years and was active by nature and was uneasy in the room.
A few months ago, Wang went to Suzhou Department Store to shop and avoided chasing Yuan Shijie, the grandson of Yuan Jiasan. At that time, the rain bag was falling, and Yuan Shijie blocked the disaster for Wang. The two met and soon had a secret meeting.
Later, the matter was revealed, and Wang even quarreled at home, and finally moved out to live with Yuan Shijie. Derong was young and energetic, and came to argue. He was so tired that his mother qin chased her out to dissuade him. She was pushed and insulted by the Yuan family's servants. She died soon after she returned home.
Derong immediately filed a lawsuit in Suzhou Prefecture Court, suing Wang and Yuan Shijietong, as well as Yuan Jiajia slaves to beat and insult her mother, Wang Qinsi.
In fact, Brother Derong advised him to swallow this to avoid causing disaster for the entire clan. After all, one family was a traitor, and one family was a family of officials. However, Derong was stubborn and decided to fight this battle.
However, after the lawsuit was passed into the court, there were even people who went to his house to intimidate him and calmed down. At this time, the emperor inspected the Humble Administrator's Garden in Suzhou, and De Rong made a fuss and sued the imperial examination.
The complaint was based on a irritation. At this time, he was led by the guards to pay homage to the emperor. Derong didn't know what it felt like. The emperor was his enemy who killed his father, but his father betrayed him first. The emperor could say that the emperor was even more fond of his family. It was difficult for him to know what kind of feelings he had in his heart.
He knelt down slowly and kowtowed, "The criminal minister Xiao Xiao Derong kowtowed to Master Long Live, long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long, long live long live long live long, long live long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long, long live long,
Looking at the young man whose mouth and nose looked like he was a little annoyed, at that moment, Ye Zhao was a little stunned. Suddenly, he remembered many past events, the past events that were full of war.
If he was still killing Gang'an now, Ye Zhao immediately knew that in order to rectify the law, Gang'an would definitely be severely punished, but there were really fewer and fewer old people who followed him to fight back then.
He sighed softly, "Get up, you are so big." When Derong was a child, Ye Zhao hugged him.
"Your mother passed away?" When Ye Zhao asked this, a beautiful woman flashed in front of his eyes, smiling and chatting with him.
"Yes, thank you for your concern!" Derong kowtowed hard, choked, and tears flowed out.
Ye Zhao didn't say anything for a long time. After a long time, he said, "You go, I will transfer your case to the Jiangsu Provincial Department."
Derong didn't dare to say much, kowtowed hard, slowly got up, and walked backwards.
"Three..." Ye Zhao suddenly called him, looked at Derong who was stunned, and said slowly: "If you have time, write me a letter."
Derong gently turned his head, tears in his eyes, and retreated.
Both Bai Laoheng and Li Shuchang didn't say anything. The emperor was nostalgic and they all knew.
Ye Zhao picked up the lawsuit on the table again. The imperial law contained the crime of adultery. "Wives and concubines committed adultery were sentenced to imprisonment of not more than three months and not more than two years, and the adulterer was also sentenced to the same crime. The husband was fined 100 to 2,000 yuan at home. The victim or wife told him."
To a certain extent, this clause is naturally a product of the husband's power society. If a man commits adultery, he will only be fined. However, if he commits adultery with a husband, he will commit the same crime with a woman and go to jail. As for the concubine, he naturally has no right to report adultery to the man.
In this case, it is undoubtedly confirmed that Yuan Shijie and Wang committed adultery, but there is controversy over how Jiao's death is defined.
Yuan Shijie and Derong's different family backgrounds are inevitably becoming factors that judges need to consider. Ye Zhao can even think of.
"This case will be handed over to the Jiangsu Court." As he said that, Ye Zhao let go of his feelings and felt a little heavy. Nowadays, it is still a man-rule society. From Derong's case, he can clearly understand this point.
It is easy to conquer the country, but it is really too difficult to shape a country with thousands of years of dynasty tradition into its ideal society.
"Yuanzhai, tell me, what should we do? Can everyone be self-reliant and dedicated to the public?" Ye Zhao sighed deeply, and was a little excited.
When Li Shuchang saw the emperor showing fatigue for the first time, he felt sad. Yes, everyone from the imperial study room felt that the emperor was a saint. Promoting the House system was actually a disguised weakening of the imperial power and weakening his own power. Who in the world can do this great wisdom and courage?
In fact, Li Shuchang even felt that with the great emperor's far-sighted vision, the ability of a saint, and the blood of the royal family, even if the kings rule for thousands of generations in the future, what's wrong?
This is the real feeling of this radical change faction. It can only be said that the emperor's civil and military achievements really forced the "Li Shuchang people" to sincerely support him.
"Emperor, if I can relieve my worries for the emperor, I will be willing to die even if I die!" Li Shuchang was in a state of excitement and really didn't know how to express it.
Bai Laoheng also sighed and said, "Your Majesty, I am a rough man. Unfortunately, what the emperor is worried about is not something I can help the emperor with desperate efforts to lose my head!"
Ye Zhao looked at them, said with a slight head, "You all go down, you haven't slept all night, it's time to take a break."
At this moment, the guards hurried in and sent a submission from Su Shuai's Interior Bureau and the State Council. However, the female assassin had confessed. Now the security forces have been dispatched to search for the fair party members. According to the assassin, after the emperor came to Suzhou, the number of fair party members who came to Suzhou also increased. Obviously, the fair party believed that this was a good opportunity to assassinate the imperial emperor.
Chapter completed!