Mr. Fan Yuan, who is famous all over the world, single-handedly created the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty. Although he is old, he is very resourceful and well-known in the court. But in this "Ren Ding Sijuan" case, in the face of his former protégé Ma Wencai, Fan Yuan was defeated and retreated, almost making all his hard work come to naught. What kind of magical power is Ma Wencai, who can surprise Fan Yuan, who is accustomed to officialdom calculations? Or did Fan Yuan himself make some mistakes that made this lawsuit go in an unexpected direction? How will the dark side of the power struggle in the Ming Dynasty play out?
Ma Wencai came from a humble background and went through hardships to enter the official career
During the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, in a small village in Huizhou, there lived a family surnamed Ma. Ma Wencai was born in this ordinary farming family. His father, Ma Tingyun, was a diligent and kind farmer who took care of the entire family. However, Ma Wencai's mother died young, and he has only one person who loves him since he was a child.
Ma Wencai has been a smart and clever child since he was a child, and he is very eager to read. Whenever he gets out of school, he always holds on to those worn-out old books and refuses to let go. Ma Tingyun was also very happy to see this, even though his family was poor, he did his best to provide for Ma Wencai to study in a private school. Ma Wencai is diligent and studious, and Mr. Private School is full of praise for his character and learning.
During Ma Wencai's study, his family has been poor, and he often does not have enough food and clothing. Sometimes, in order to save some firewood in winter, he can only use a hot water bottle to warm up and read in the cold study. Even so, Marven's enthusiasm for reading has not diminished in the slightest. He set up an ambition to change his family's fortune with fame, and he did not untie his clothes day and night.
However, the road to the field was thorny, and Marven lost again and again. The days after the release of the list were the most melancholy times for Marvencai. He was helpless and wanted to give up several times. It was his father's earnest teaching, "Sometimes there must be in life, and the exam of historicaltimeperiod will come" that gave him the strength to keep going.
By chance, Ma Wencai got acquainted with the famous Mr. Fan Yuan. Mr. Fan appreciated Ma Wencai very much and happily accepted him as a protégé. Under the careful guidance of Mr. Fan, Ma Wencai was successful in his studies, and finally got ahead in a student employee examination and was reused as an official. Since then, Ma Wencai's life has fallen into a new stage.
The feud between Ma Wencai and Cheng Renqing
Ma Wencai met Cheng Renqing, a classmate, when he was young. The two hit it off at first sight, and they hated to see each other late. They studied together in Beijing and were inseparable all day long, which can be described as brothers.
Cheng Renqing was gifted and specialized, and he could be said to be the top student of the Hanlin Academy at that time. In contrast, Ma Wencai is mediocre and always a scumbag. But it is precisely because of this that Marven admires Cheng Renqing more and more, and regards him as a brother. In this way, the friendship between the two became stronger and stronger in the gap between knowledge and talent.
Back then, there was a peerless beauty in the Hanlin Academy who taught her surname Huang Mingniang, Cheng Renqing and her had a deep love, and the marriage between the two was tied at that time. Although Ma Wencai was poor, he also fell in love with Huang Niang at first sight, but he had nothing to do, so he could only sigh again and again.
In an important homework assessment, Ma Wencai cheated and was severely punished by the teacher. Cheng Renqing tried his best to intercede for him, but was forced out of the Hanlin Academy by Ma Wencai's cruel words. In this way, Cheng Renqing's future was ruined, his career died, and Huang Niang died young.
Cheng Renqing left Beijing with hatred, and in the end he could only make a living as a litigator for some wealthy businessmen in the countryside. Ma Wencai advanced rapidly after Cheng Renqing left, and was finally promoted by Fan Wenyuan's old acquaintance and was able to become an official. Cheng Renqing always thinks of the past, and his hatred is hard to get rid of, but in the end, because of his weak strength, he can only swallow this evil breath secretly.
Decades have passed, Ma Wencai has become a prestigious official, but Cheng Renqing is just a mustard. However, the god of fate finally gave him a chance to take revenge, and Marven was the key figure in the "Ding Sijuan Case". And so it all began.
Ma Wencai strongly supported Shuai Jiamo in the Ding Sijuan case
Time flies, and Ma Wencai, under the support of Fan Yuan, has long been prestigious, and his official fortune is prosperous. At this moment, a "Ren Ding Silk Case" involving thousands of households affected the entire Ming Dynasty and the opposition.
This lawsuit, which was launched by Shuai Jiamo, was aimed at the court magnate Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng has always been arrogant and domineering, occupying the fields and forcibly occupying the people's daughters. As one of the richest people in the local area, Shuai Jiamo was determined to uphold justice for the people, so he exposed Zhang Juzheng's excessive robbery in front of everyone one by one.
As soon as the case fermented, it immediately attracted great attention from the government and the public. Huang Ningdao, who was the prefect of Jin'an at the time, was appointed as the chief judge of this case, and he was born in poverty but soared all the way, and he had extraordinary ambitions for this case.
Ma Wencai was also secretly ordered by Fan Yuan to intervene in this case and fully helped. However, at this time, Ma Wencai had already seen through the hypocritical nature of Fan Yuan's loyal words, and he knew that Fan Yuan was just trying to seek personal interests for his own family in this case. Ma Wencai was very disdainful of this, and secretly had other plans.
Just when the two forces were wrestling in secret, Cheng Renqing, Ma Wencai's old enemy, was involved in this turmoil. Ma Wencai's past when Cheng Renqing ruined his future made him have a deep resentment towards Ma Wencai. Although Cheng Renqing is just a small lawyer, he also has the ability to be a eunuch of the Ming Dynasty.
Ma Wencai took advantage of his power and first secretly contacted Cheng Renqing. The two took advantage of their old personal grievances and soon reached a subtle tacit understanding and alliance of interests. Subsequently, Ma Wencai secretly contacted Shuai Jiamo himself, and the two sides quickly finalized the specific matters of cooperation.
In this way, in this lawsuit, which seems to have become controlled by Fan Yuan, Ma Wencai quietly turned his focus to the side of Shuai Jiamo who opposed him. And all these tricks are outside Fan Yuan's field of vision.
Cheng Renqing was burdened by Ma Wencai's old hatred and made it difficult
Marven and Cheng Renqing have had an old hatred for a long time, but until this moment, Cheng Renqing finally found an excellent opportunity to take revenge.
Back then, it was Ma Wencai's unintentional words that buried Cheng Renqing's originally bright future. At that age, Cheng Renqing was expelled from the Hanlin Academy, and Huang Niang died young. Since then, Cheng Renqing has a grudge in his heart, and can only wander in the poor countryside, relying on fighting for the rich to survive.
And now, Ma Wencai has become a high position and has become the helmsman of the entire Fengxing Inspectorate Division. And Cheng Renqing is just an obscure little litigator. But the god of fate made a big joke and actually let him participate in the core struggle of this "human silk case".
As soon as the case was heard, Ma Wencai acted in secret, intending to dominate the direction of the entire case. He didn't want Fan Yuan to control the power single-handedly, but planned to seek a personal benefit for himself in the case. For this reason, Ma Wencai found his old student Cheng Renqing and wanted to borrow his talent.
When Cheng Renqing saw Ma Wencai, old grievances arose, where was he willing to listen to his advice? The two had a big quarrel in private, and they were almost about to use force against each other. It can be seen that the grudge is deep and has been rooted for a long time. But under Ma Wencai's continuous lobbying, Cheng Renqing finally chose to temporarily suppress the anger in his heart and agreed to "cooperate" once.
The cooperation between the two parties was soon reflected in the trial of the case. Ma Wencai used his power to open the door of convenience and insert a straight line for Cheng Renqing, so that he could better lead the direction of the case. And Cheng Renqing gave full play to his extraordinary eloquence and intelligence, and tried his best to fight back for Shuai Jiamo's side.
In this way, the case that was supposed to be won by Fan Yuan gradually developed in the opposite direction under the joint operation of these two people. Although Fan Yuan is also secretly controlling, he can't defeat Ma Wencai, a sinister "traitor" after all. The balance of the case began to tilt to Shuai Jiamo's side, and Fan Shibo's calculations were almost bankrupt.
Ma Wencai brought down Fan Yuan and hated himself
After many rounds, Ma Wencai and Cheng Renqing finally pushed Fan Yuan to a desperate situation step by step in the "Ren Ding Siqi Case".
Fan Yuan has always been cunning and suspicious, and he never easily entrusts his authority to others. Therefore, although Ma Wencai has a high official rank, Fan Yuan has never completely handed over the leadership of this case to Ma Wencai. He secretly planted a large number of cronies and closely monitored the progress of the case.
However, Ma Wencai and Cheng Renqing finally withstood Fan Yuan's heavy encirclement. With Cheng Renqing's efforts, the situation of Shuai Jiamo's side has gradually gained the upper hand. As a revenge for Ma Wencai, Cheng Renqing did everything possible to mediate and aimed the spearhead of the case at Fan Yuan himself.
One link after another, layer by layer. Gradually, Fan Yuan exposed a large amount of evidence of corruption in this seemingly insignificant small case. He is greedy for ink, corrupt for personal gain, and vicious in his methods. What's even more terrifying is that Cheng Renqing finally found ironclad evidence of Fan Yuan's collusion with some reactionary elements in the imperial court.
In this way, Ma Wencai and Cheng Renqing did their best to finally defeat Fan Yuan completely in this case. Ma Wencai, who was arrogant in the officialdom, also took this opportunity to knock Fan Yuan down from the pinnacle of power in one fell swoop. And Cheng Renqing struck while the iron was hot and carried out a reasonable and well-founded harbor of Fan Yuan, resulting in Fan Yuan finally being sent to the cold palace.
For Ma Wencai, this is undoubtedly a great time to turn around. If it weren't for Fan Yuan's support in the past, he probably wouldn't have been able to achieve what he is today. But now, Marven has just trampled the former benefactor under his feet. For Cheng Renqing, it completely washed away the shame that Marven brought to him many years ago. In this way, the two of them used their strength to knock down the tallest chess piece of the Ming Dynasty.
For a time, the entire government and opposition were shocked. No one expected that Fan Yuan, who was originally unstoppable, would make a big mistake like this and retreat to Tongguan. Ma Wencai and Cheng Renqing became the biggest winners, and the two were re-intertwined in the fate of the Ming Dynasty.