Legacy of the old dynasty

At the end of autumn, Hai Rui, the right censor of the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, died in office.

Apart from Zhang Jiangling, Hai Qingtian was a famous official in the dynasty.The ups and downs of the officialdom, you know how warm and cold you are.Compared with ghosts and gods, the human heart is another kind of fear.

Now, the storyteller in the teahouse also tells the anecdote of Hai Qingtian, and he can listen to a passage for a few pennies.Wu Xie came and listened for a while, but it wasn't about stories like "remonstrance to death on the back of the coffin" and "promotion of a prisoner on death row", but about Daojing Chun'an, the son of Hu Zongxian, the governor of Huguang, who accompanied a large number of servants and luggage, and was picky in every possible way. Domineering.The local post office couldn't afford such a large expense, and it was miserable.Hai Rui was the county magistrate of Chun'an at the time, and immediately ordered the yamen guards to arrest Mr. Hu, escort him all the way to the governor's yamen, and confiscate all the silver that Mr. Hu was carrying with him.

Mr. Hai then submitted an official document to Governor Hu.It said: Mr. Hu has always been clean and has a high reputation. It is impossible for him to have such an unworthy son, and it is impossible to have so much money. This person must be an impostor and a bad name.Now he has been taken down and escorted back to the governor's mansion to wait for your lord to deal with him.

Wu Xie laughed when he heard this, shook his head and was about to leave when he heard a "snap" in front, as if someone slammed the table.He turned his head to look, but he saw a person standing up, pointing at the storyteller and saying: "Last month in the tea house in Qingxi Town, in the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms you talked about, the governor was like this when Liu Xuande pretended to be the emperor's relative." You said it! But changing your name and surname, it became Hai Qingtian’s story. Today’s part can’t be counted!”

As soon as the man moved, Wu Xie recognized it - who else could there be besides the prince who loves to join in the fun in Hangzhou?The storyteller was really poked at a sore spot, and his face was very embarrassed.Before he could open his mouth, he heard the prince slap again, louder than a gavel, and shouted angrily, "Money back!"

As soon as he yelled, the spectators around couldn't sit still, and they all shouted for money back.The prince looked around triumphantly, and when he turned around, he saw Wu Xie, his eyes widened instantly, and he took a deep breath.

"I'll be good..." Wang Gongzi seemed to be in disbelief, he took a step forward, but took half a step back, "My ancestor, why are you here!"

Just as Wu Xie was about to speak, he heard that the surroundings were in chaos again, and the besieged storyteller shouted: "Everyone, it was a free gift just now, I will repeat the 'Hai Qing Tianzhi Killing Husband Case'! How about it!"

Upon hearing this, Prince Wang immediately turned around and said, "Don't use what you said before to prevaricate! Otherwise, you will have to refund the money!"

The storyteller arched his hands and said with a smile, "It must be."

Wang Gongzi then turned around, grabbed Wu Xie's sleeve and said, "You and I will finish listening to this book first, and then we can talk carefully."

In Wu Xie's opinion, this "husband killing case" is indeed a bit bizarre.Because of what happened just now, Mr. Storyteller worked very hard at this time, and glanced at Prince Wang's face from time to time, for fear of being caught out again.Prince Wang had obviously entered the scene, and when he heard that the woman had been convicted of adultery and that she should be tortured, and that the other relatives and friends implicated were either beheaded or hanged, he couldn't help but clenched his fists and stared at her without blinking. Storyteller.Although it was mid-winter, there were traces of sweat on his face, so he wiped it off with Wu Xie's sleeve robe.

That gentleman spoke really well.The wife who was sentenced to Ling Chi cried and cried out for injustice during the third trial, which was extremely miserable.Wu Xie was also worried when he heard that.Later, after the sixth trial, Hai Rui finally revealed the truth, and his grievances were cleared.In the end, Mr. Na's gavel was extremely loud, and the prince, who was still immersed in the story, was terrified.

Wu Xie sighed: "Who knows how many people in the world are afraid of punishment to confess and go to prison in a trance. This case was originally a disaster for one person, but the criminal law is strict and inflexible, which leads to a catastrophe in hiding and not reporting. Thanks Hai Qingtian discerned."

The prince was covered in sweat, he raised his head and drank the tea in hand, wiped his mouth and said, "What you said...just listen to the story, you can't believe it. Mr. Hai took office in Nanjing, the first The article is written in this troubled time, and the heavy code is used. Officials who have stolen [-] guan have to be skinned. Such a severe punishment will make the court furious..." Turning his eyes, he said again, "It was Liu Yushi from Taiping Lane last month. The family invited a theater troupe to rehearse at home. Master Hai found out and said that according to the Hongwu ancestor system, Liu Yushi should be punished by the court according to the law, and the theater troupe will also be dismissed..."

Wu Xie heard this, and asked him anxiously: "Where is the troupe? Is it from Xie's family?"

Wang Gongzi rolled his eyes at him, shook his head and said: "I think you are getting more and more confused the more you live, what kind of characters are the Xie family! His family's actors never rehearse plays outside, who knows where the team is..." After finishing speaking, he shook his head again. shook his head.

Wu Xie forced a smile, only to hear Prince Wang say again: "Lord Hai is indeed clean, but it is inevitable that he has overcorrected. Now the emperor does not watch operas and listen to music in the Jinluan Palace. Since it has become customary, he still insists on using old scriptures to criticize, which is unavoidably pedantic. It's inhuman."

"Your tone of voice now is somewhat similar to that of my little brother."

After hearing this, Prince Wang sighed back: "I've waited for a long time, and you finally mentioned him."