Hai Rui's trial not only clarified the crimes of the "Yan Dang", but also pulled out the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, pulled the Si Li Supervisor, and even climbed the Jiajing Emperor. After this case file was presented to the imperial court, in order to protect himself and to preserve the name of the Jiajing Emperor, Lü Fang found Yan Song and Xu Jie and issued an order to Zhao Zhenji, then the "Inspector of Zhejiang" and the "Chief Judge of the Zhejiang Corruption Ink Case", in the name of the Celebrant and the Cabinet, to retry the confession.
At the same time, Zhang Juzheng thought that Hai Rui's confession was a great opportunity to overthrow the "Yan Dang", and after forcing Xu Jie to express his position, he also sent a letter to Zhao Zhenji, suggesting that Zhao Zhenji "submit the original confession on his signature.".
On the one hand, it is Zhang Juzheng, who can directly determine Zhao Zhenji's career as a celebrant and cabinet; on the other hand, he shouts slogans and throws others to rush upwards, but he himself hides behind Zhang Juzheng; Zhao Zhenji naturally knows how to choose.
Therefore, after persuading Tan Lun, who was "jointly handling the case", Zhao Zhenji decided to carry out the orders of the superintendent of ceremonies and the cabinet and retry the confession; and, in order to clear the responsibility as much as possible, Zhao Zhenji also entrusted the task of retrial to Hai Rui.
After summoning the relevant personnel of the trial and Zheng Bichang and He Maocai, who were on trial, Zhao Zhenji publicly announced that the imperial court sent:
"It was shocking to see the confession of Zheng Bichang and Mao Cai, who had been presented by the Zhejiang Eight Hundred Mile Express Delivery Office! Zheng He Er committed the crime of grabbing the national treasury of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau and scraping the grease paste of the people of Zhejiang, only wealth is greed, and he knows the bottom! In order to evade responsibility, he went so far as to wantonly climb and shake the situation, because his crime of greed for ink can still be determined according to the law, and although his desire to transfer misfortune is difficult to punish! ”
The meaning of this message is clear:
1. If Zheng Bichang and He Maocai are only guilty of greed for ink, they can be dealt with according to the law, and they will basically be punished with "raiding the family and exile"; if the matter is not big, at least they can save their lives;
2, but if you arbitrarily climb and shake the situation, it is not a problem of "raiding the family and exile", and the lightest punishment must also be "LingChi".
After reading this passage, Zhao Zhenji looked at the lonely Zheng Bichang and He Maocai, saw that the two did not react, or did not understand their true intentions, and repeated the Tingji again.
"Didn't you understand?" Then I will read the important sentences again: Zheng He'er's crime of only money is greed, and his crime of greed for ink can still be judged according to the law, and his heart to transfer misfortune is difficult to punish! ”
Don't you understand? If it is only the sin of greed for ink, you may still have a chance to live; but if you add the "heart of transfer of misfortune", Ling Chi's execution is considered light!
To put it bluntly, this is Zhao Zhenji's hint that Zheng Bichang and He Maocai quickly retracted their confessions and overturned their previous confessions!
Well, Zheng He and the two people, who had prepared for the worst, finally found a life-saving straw, and this time, He Maocai actually reacted first and quickly shouted:
"The perpetrators have no intention of climbing, they are all forced by Hai Rui, and the perpetrators are willing to take back the original confession." Brother Bichang, haven't you been shouting injustice, it's time to say something! ”
Shouting injustice himself, the effect was not enough, the power was not enough, He Maocai quickly called Zheng Bichang to shout. People are dying, and iq is actually stimulated.
Zheng Bichang understood, and quickly followed the rhythm, shouting loudly:
"The criminal did not climb, and all the words on the confession were set up by the interrogator Hai Rui, and the criminal asked the imperial court to make a clear judgment!"
The original novel has this description of Zheng Bichang's psychological activities at this time:
He was waiting for this moment, as long as the imperial court had taboos, it did not involve the destruction of the embankment and flooding the fields, and it did not involve the tongwu, just as Ting ji said, "The crime of greed for ink can still be determined according to the law", there is nothing but raiding the house, nothing more than a stream of disciples.
In short, all of Hai Rui's previous efforts were in vain, and Zhao Zhenji, in order to carry out the orders of the Celebrant of Ceremonies and the Cabinet, actually read out the court message in front of Zheng He and the two, and even implied that the two retracted their confessions on the spot. Hai Rui was shocked, and Wang Yongji immediately looked at Tan Lun, who bowed his head and did not respond; and looked at Hai Rui again, with a look of pain.
Looking at Tan Lun, it means: Tan Zili, what have you done babies! Looking at Hai Rui, it means: Brother Gangfeng, my bitter brother Gangfeng, you have been sold in the end.
Well, Zhao Zhenji's purpose was achieved, and then he announced that Tingyu:
"How prudent should Zhejiang Inspector Zhao Zhenji and other officials who have been ordered to preside over important cases should be? Is it sincere that Zheng He Er is now allowed to commit the crime of transferring crimes and stirring up the situation in the DPRK? ”
Let you try the case, you actually tried the truth, you are afraid that the world will not be chaotic!
"The original confession is hereby thrown back, and the case will be retried immediately, and the facts will be reported to the imperial court within seven days." If there are any more untrue words, the offender is the same as the offender! ”
The truth is not important, the stability of the KOREAN situation is the first priority, immediately retrial, trial a confession that does not involve any forces, only discusses the crime of Zheng He and the two people's greed for ink. Otherwise, the trial and the trial shall be guilty together.
After Ting sent the book, Zheng Bichang and He Maocai made requests almost at the same time:
"The guilty man is willing to confess the truth again! But please ask Lord Zhongcheng to interrogate him personally. ”
The reason why Zheng He and the two people asked for this is obvious:
Zhao Zhenji's attitude is very clear, he only wants to confirm the crime of Zheng He and zheng he's greed, and the rest do not ask, this is the only chance for Zheng He and zheng he to survive. After the first two confrontations, Zheng He and the two people knew Too well about Hai Rui's trial skills and straight personality, and then let Hai Rui try, I am afraid that they still can't retract their confessions!
Let's look at Zhao Zhenji's decision:
"Oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and those born in Huaibei are oranges!" The confessions examined by the former asking officials are one kind of statement, and the confessions tried by the later questioning officials are another kind of statement, can such a confession be reported to the imperial court again? The confessions that were originally tried are still tried by whom. There are still seven days of date, two days of trial, and the third day of eight hundred miles of express delivery must be sent to the Beijing Division within five days! ”
Two demands: whoever tried the confession offended the imperial court was responsible for making up for the mistake; the time for retrial of the confession was very urgent, only two days.
After speaking, Zhao Zhenji immediately turned and left, leaving no one with the opportunity to refuse or inquire.
Now, do you understand why Zhao Zhenji was able to enter the cabinet?
If there are factors that affect the development of his career, Zhao Zhenji has an extremely sober ability to distinguish, on the one hand is Zhang Juzheng's personal letter, on the other side are the orders of the two centers, which is lighter and heavier, Zhao Zhenji is naturally clear. Therefore, between "the same glory of the day and the same glory" and the development of the career, Zhao Zhenji almost did not hesitate and directly chose the latter.
As a member of the "Qingliu Party" and a member of the Yuwang faction, Zhao Zhenji's actions, although not authentic, were the best manifestation of "understanding current affairs". We have been saying that Zhao Zhenji is the representative figure of the elite of the feudal officialdom, so we have made such an evaluation of his dexterity and sophistication of "ordering his deeds, and his must do it".
The so-called "people do not do it for themselves, the heavens are damned", now, I suddenly feel that Zhao Zhenji is not a bad person, just a delicate self-interested person; and this self-interest is human nature, and there is nothing wrong with it. It is too difficult to be Hai Rui, too bitter, it takes too much courage and sacrifice, or to be Zhao Zhenji, to be a Junjie who knows the times, so that he is the most real person, not the god who needs to pay and sacrifice like Hai Rui.
In addition to the perfect explanation of the upper, Zhao Zhenji also has the basic skills of "throwing the pot under the pot, never ambiguous".
"Can shake the pot" in order to protect themselves to the greatest extent, "can shake the pot" in order to avoid traps and step by step.
Knowing that there was a pit in front of him, but insisting on stomping forward, it was Hai Rui, not Zhao Zhenji! Bravely entering the thunder pool, although it is respectable, but he was killed by the explosion, how to serve the country and the people? Although Zhao Zhenji's deeds are despised by people, they are also the common feelings of people. Again, Hai Rui has only one, in the face of traps and responsibilities, almost everyone will choose to escape and shirk, the difference is only whether they can avoid, whether they can push away.
Zhao Zhenji left, but Tan Lun, who was ashamed in his heart, still wanted to appease Hai Rui, after all, Hai Rui was recommended by himself; after all, Tan Lun had made a promise to Hai Rui. However, Tan Lun does not have to feel guilty, "only responsible for shouting slogans to let others charge, not responsible for the aftermath, not responsible for the wind and rain in the same boat" is not the consistent face of the Qingliu!
Tan Lun took the confession that was rejected by the imperial court and said to Hai Rui:
"You all know the meaning of the imperial court, the situation is important, the time limit is urgent, and it will be retried overnight."
It's easier to understand this sentence in another way: I recommended you, and now that you're in trouble, I should withdraw, lol.
Some people say that such a Tan Lun is really shameless! But I have to say, how can I praise Tan Lun like this and tarnish the word "shameless"!
Hai Rui was angry in his heart, but he still had a stiff look:
"Zhao Zhongcheng gave me a two-day deadline, and I didn't need to be tried overnight. Tonight I have to go back and take a good look at what is untrue in this confession and who is stirring up the situation. ”
Bottom line: Rest assured, I'll make you regret it!
Hai Rui, Hai Gang Feng, Hai Pen Holder, Hard So, Awe-inspiring So, Big Oh Hai Rui, Great Hai Rui!
Hai Rui left, and Wang Yongji caught Tan Lun again with a fierce thud:
"I don't know what the imperial court thinks, but you know better than anyone about Zhao Zhongcheng and Lord Tan here." Now you have to push all the burden to Hai Gangfeng alone, and you should not recommend him at that time. ”
In a word, shouting slogans to make people rush to the forefront, but also beautifully known: "The mother of the public is really the mother of the people of the world, the daughter of the public is the daughter of the people of the world", "the incense of the public, the surname of the sea gate, will continue in the temple and will not be extinguished for thousands of generations." The treatment is so good, the reputation is so high, why are you shrinking behind one by one? Mother Lao Tzu wept less in hunger and cold, jackals and tigers were everywhere in the wilderness, why don't you clear streams that claim to serve the country and the people rush forward, why are you willing to let your sword sleep in its sheath?
Zhang Juzheng's letter of persuasion to Hai Rui to go out of the mountain was touted by Tan Lun; now, Hai Rui has an accident and has to bear all the responsibilities, tan Lun not only stands idly by and even plays the role of pressure.
The same is the grace of knowledge, why is Hu Zongxian always unwilling to betray Yan Song, but Hai Rui is not even willing to pay attention to Tan Lun's guilty eyes?
In a word - Yan Song wants a face, Tan Lun doesn't want a face!
The sage Runlian has always been gentle and elegant, but he is so relieved to stir up people!
With this anger, please wait for Hai Rui's third trial of Zheng Bichang and He Maocai's Jedi counter-killing!
(This article is only based on the specific interpretation of the plot and human analysis of "Daming Dynasty 1566", and is not based on historical facts, personal views, welcome to put forward criticism!) ）