Chapter 707: Delayed justice is never justice
Whoever dared to embarrass the Qin family afterwards, Zhu Yijun dared to embarrass them. Chu Zhongtian snatched the bride for his own face, and Zhu Yijun also embarrassed Chu Zhongtian for his own face.
In the basic logic of evil people grinding things like this, the comparison is about who is more powerful and who has a tough background, which is not reasonable.
Qin Zhongke stared hard at Chu Zhongtian, took two steps forward, came back again, and finally did not kick him down.
“Hahaha, you coward!” Chu Zhongtian laughed directly when he looked at Qin Zhongke’s look. He really couldn’t afford to offend Mr. Huang, who held a gun to his head, but this Qin Zhongke didn't take action in this situation, he was a coward.
Are you really a wimp? Qin Zhao's head skill is seven, and Qin Zhongke's head skill is three. When killing Japanese pirates, Qin Zhongke didn't show any mercy.
"There are military regulations." Qin Zhongke clenched his fists and finally exhaled.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Let's tell Marquis Shuli that you can just kick him. It will be fine. Marquis Shuli will not make things difficult for you."
"You can't kick me either, Yu. The commander-in-chief said, "I want to report to the emperor to rescue the leader of Guizhou. He is a citizen, so I can't beat him. If I beat him today, I will use the people's heads as military merits in the future." Qin Zhongke shook his head and said.
In this era where killing good people and claiming merit is common, the Ming Dynasty's capital camp and navy have extremely strict regulations on this, with the purpose of preventing the slightest change.
The military discipline of the Ming Dynasty Navy is as strict as that of the Beijing camp, and brainwashing training is carried out on the soldiers. As long as he is a naval soldier one day, and Chu Zhongtian is a civilian the other day, Qin Zhongke cannot do anything. Military regulations have always been like this , one size fits all, unreasonable.
"You are quite reasonable!" Zhu Yijun smiled, stretched, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, it's okay if you don't go, come on! Beat him!"< br>
Zhu Yijun is the number one dude in the capital who bullies others. If Qin Zhongke doesn’t fight, he will!
Just give him a good beating and that's it!
Chu Zhongtian’s face immediately fell. This Mr. Huang has become so unreasonable! It's simply lawless.
At this time, in a restaurant not far away, Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang were playing chess face to face. This southern tour was a vacation for them. They were not far from Chongdefang, and they knew everything about what happened there.
"You don't stop me, but you still insist on fighting the fire?" Zhang Juzheng was a little confused. Qi Jiguang obeyed the edict, mobilized troops into the city, and showed the momentum of not giving up until the Chu Mansion was broken. If he fought, It was a rainbow of momentum, but this was not a battle. At this time, Qi Jiguang's most cherished military example seemed to be in vain.
"I thought Your Majesty was going to take back my military power through this matter." Qi Jiguang said casually and very calmly.
"Well... you can sit still!" Zhang Juzheng was completely silent.
Now is the time for the emperor to inspect Songjiang Mansion. It will be another month before the Ming Emperor returns to Beiya. General Qi Jiguang is not in the capital, and the 70,000 soldiers in the capital camp are in the hands of Li Rusong. This general Mr. Huang of the Songjiang Mansion destroyed the other party's family for no reason. Then the officials in the capital finally found the reason and went to impeachment?
The emperor took advantage of the situation, rising up and down secretly. On the surface, he gave Qi Jiguang better treatment, but secretly, he took away Qi Jiguang's military power.
No emperor in the past dynasties could tolerate the existence of such an idol-like figure in the army after taking power. This is the most basic human nature. A strong general like Qi Jiguang, who has won many battles and has his blade pointed outward, The threat to the throne was physical.
Li Shimin could tolerate even Wei Zheng, but Li Jing was about to die of illness and wanted to take him with him to conquer Goguryeo.
Qi Jiguang’s idea is right. Will the emperor take this opportunity to take back his military power? Even Zhang Juzheng was a little worried deep in his heart.
The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty has grown up, and Qi Jiguang is also a bit old. All parties in the Ming Dynasty are afraid of the power of the Beijing camp and the navy, and do not dare to offend. .
"Random thoughts." Zhang Juzheng forcefully defended his disciple Zhu Yijun. The Ming Emperor was just messing around. He didn't want to take back military power. Don't think too much. This defense seemed a bit weak.
"It's nothing." Qi Jiguang said quite calmly: "Your Majesty will not make things too ugly, otherwise there is no need. Everywhere he goes, he goes to worship at the Zhongyong Temple. Last time Your Majesty went to the tomb of King Yue and the Yu Gong Temple, and after paying homage, he rewarded me, the Duke of Fengguo.”
“I ask myself, I am a loyal and brave man.”
< br>In honor of King Yue and Yu Gong, the emperor generously rewarded Qi Jiguang. Yue Fei and Yu Qian have passed away, but Qi Jiguang is still alive and well, very healthy, and enjoys eating well, even if he is really asked to hand over his military power. Come on, the emperor will not play tricks of liquidation. Zhu Yijun wants to lose face and does not want to live like a joke.
As for why Qi Jiguang refused to fight? Qi Jiguang's ambitions can be spread, and there are not so many uneasy feelings. His Majesty's determination to promote military affairs is as unremitting as that of marching military horses. For the stability of the empire and in order not to create more winds to promote civility and military affairs, Qi Jiguang did not Plan to fight.
"Everyone in the world says that this Beijing Camp is my Qi Jiguang's Beijing Camp, and it is even called Qi Jiajun, but this Beijing Camp is originally His Majesty's Beijing Camp. To be fair, sir, do you think that without His Majesty, Beijing Camp would be like what it is today?" No." Qi Jiguang once again emphasized that the Beijing camp is His Majesty's, and he is the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp appointed by His Majesty. Whatever His Majesty wants to do will be right.
"It is difficult to support a single tree, but it can be covered by a forest." Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and answered this question. It is difficult to support a single tree. With Zhang Juzheng or Qi Jiguang, ministers like them, the capital camp and the navy would not be like today. The scene is extremely difficult to Zhenwu, but it is covered with forests. It means that only when there are more like-minded comrades can it form a large scale.
The prosperity of the New Deal is very good.
"Shuai Qi, Yuan Fu, over there, the Songjiang Town Naval Division has arrived." Chen Dacheng reported the new situation.
The military discipline of the Ming Dynasty indeed stipulates that soldiers cannot attack civilians for any reason, but this does not mean that soldiers are completely bullied. Although in many military-civilian conflicts, the Zhenfu Division will fight with each other, But there are people and Xini, which is already very good. In the past, after the military suppression department was destroyed, the worst situation was when the soldiers filed a lawsuit and had to go to the Yamen.
"Yuan Fu, Qi Shuai, Shanghai County Magistrate Yao Guangqi has arrived with his government servants." You Shouli You Qi told Zhang Juzheng that Yao Guangqi has arrived.
In addition to the Zhenfu Division safeguarding the interests of the military, there are also Yamen to ensure basic fairness.
Even if 'Huang Gongzi' hadn't happened to meet with today's bride-robbing, Chu Zhongtian would not have been able to take away Ren Qiubai, the Ming Dynasty's Law, the Navy Law Department, the Zhenfu Division, and the Ming Dynasty Court Yamen. No one will allow such a thing to happen. In addition to having higher material rewards, soldiers also have a higher social status.
This is Zhenwu, either full pay or Zhenwu, which places higher demands on the soldiers and at the same time gives them a higher social status.
"It seems that it's our turn." Zhang Juzheng was not very interested in watching the excitement. He was a little unsure of the emperor's intentions. Is he just messing around, or was he trying to take back his military power? He originally wanted to watch It was a bustle, but he didn't want to see the bustle of taking back military power.
Is it really that time? Zhang Juzheng felt a little disappointed.
Chu Zhongtian was beaten so badly that he lay on the ground like a dog. Zhao Mengyou, as the sword in the emperor's hand, carried out His Majesty's orders without any compromise.
"Hey, interesting, interesting, everything is here." Zhu Yijun looked at Yao Guangqi and nodded.
Yao Guangqi is the noble son of the Yao family in Wuzhong. He knows very well the value of the words Huang Zhongxing of the Huang family in Penglai. Moreover, Yao Guangqi knows that the Huang family and the emperor are the same person because he has seen it with his own eyes. Guessed.
Huang Gongzi, Wang Qian, and Yao Guangqi, the three major dandies in the capital, each one more lawless than the other, run rampant.
"Young master under the general's palace? I advise you to stop it. Think about how difficult it will be for the general when he is in court! You are sending troops into the city for no reason. Are you crazy?!" Zhenfu Si When the governor saw Huang Gongzi, he immediately came forward and whispered anxiously: "Leave the matter to us, don't cause trouble for Qi Shuai."
More than a hundred people need to be transferred. It is a very cumbersome process, except for the emperor's edict. The emperor does not need to go to the Ministry of War to use troops. This is the military power that Zhu Yijun has worked hard for so many years. He can just give the order directly to Qi Jiguang.
"Huh?" Zhu Yijun smiled and did not answer. Instead, he looked at the Songjiang Town Governor meaningfully.
"Hey, that's not right. Commander Qi has always had strict military discipline." The governor suddenly frowned and took three steps back in horror. He had already exceeded the distance just now. What do you want to do if you are three feet away? Very arrogant!
The governor has turned a corner, this Mr. Huang is definitely the emperor! Three Beijing infantry battalions have entered the city, one has surrounded the Chu family, and two have surrounded Chongdefang. Qi Jiguang always leads by example, so since he is mobilizing troops, there must be no problems in the process.
This is the cognitive difference between the people and the military. The people think that Qi Jiguang can mobilize the troops in the Beijing camp at will, but without an imperial decree, he has to mobilize more than a hundred people and has to go through the cumbersome procedures of the Ministry of War. But in the army, as long as he has a little After thinking about it for a moment, I realized that this was not because Qi Shuai was crazy, but because there was something wrong with Mr. Huang's identity.
Zhu Yijun has never really concealed his identity, because there is no need. Just like now, if the governor guesses it, he can only cooperate with the performance instead of revealing the emperor's identity.
Yao Guangqi knew the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and was thinking about whether to salute, which spoiled the emperor's mood. The governor guessed Mr. Huang's true identity just by meeting him.
"If we don't care about this matter, how will your Zhenfu Division deal with it?" Zhu Yijun was more curious about how the Zhenfu Division would reconcile.
The governor thought for a while and said helplessly: "If I want to take back the Qin family's daughter-in-law, the Chu family will apologize and I can give her at most twenty sticks."
The governor did not hide it. The only way to deal with this kind of thing is twenty sticks. If he wants to do more, there is nothing he can do.
"It's so easy to get along, so this genius in Chuzhong dares to come to steal the bride!" Zhu Yijun was not satisfied with the result.
For the so-called face, the Chu family ran to the streets to snatch the bride. Whether it was successful or not, the Chu family’s face and lizi were both there. He had a direct conflict with the Ming Dynasty Navy and returned home intact. It was all about face, no matter what. Qiubai is Riko.
Whether it is a military yamen or a county yamen, the most it can do is this. Chu Zhongtian will not even be beaten, let alone apologize. The Chu family’s future has been planned for a long time. The yamen really To hold someone accountable, they introduced a scapegoat, randomly picked a servant in the family to take the blame, and received twenty canes, and the matter just passed by in a blur.
Zhu Yijun does not accept this result. Even if the parties involved, Qin Zhao and Qin Zhongke, can accept it, Zhu Yijun cannot accept it.
If he doesn't stand up for his basic interests now, in the future, when he is wronged, which soldier will listen to his orders?
"Let's handle it." Zhu Yijun asked Feng Bao to bring up a chair. He sat on it and said nothing, looking at the embarrassed Chu Zhongtian without saying a word.
“Kill or behead, it’s up to Mr. Huang’s wish! But I’m not wrong, my brother is so sick, if I don’t help him, who will help him!” Chu Zhongtian didn’t care about the noble man’s face. Sitting on the floor, facing the emperor, he still said very stubbornly.
Chu Zhongtian seemed to have a very good reason. Zhu Yijun did not answer, but said with a smile: "The Yamen has arrived, the Zhenfu Department has arrived, but your family has not arrived yet, so let's make a bet. "Let's bring your family here and see what your family's choices are: first, to protect you, and second, to give up on you. I bet that your Shanghai Chu family will definitely abandon you." ”
"If your family didn't abandon you, we would let you go. If your family abandoned you, how about letting us deal with it?"
"Poison!" Chu Zhongtian said sternly, it's too vicious. Yes, it’s simply too vicious! Chu Zhongtian had already guessed what his father would choose, but the power was stronger than others, so he could only accept it.
"Why don't you go to the Yamen and the Zhenfu Division to file a lawsuit? You don't even want to go through the most basic legal procedures, and you just come to steal the bride, and even beat Qin Zhongke? You are lawless, and we are also lawless. Lawless, isn't it because of strict military discipline and knowing that Qin Zhongke can't fight back, that's why he acted so boldly? Your servants are not enough for Qin Zhongke to fight alone."
"You are a wealthy family, and we are also a wealthy family, a wealthy family. Isn’t this the case for fighting? You are unreasonable, so why should we reason with you?" Zhu Yijun sneered, "Poison Master?" Everyone is aggressive and right-wing, who is more cruel than who?
"Feng Banban, go and fetch Mr. Chu's biological father. We want to see whether father and son are deeply in love, or whether they want to survive by cutting off their tails." The arrogant and domineering Mr. Huang did not give Chu Zhongtian a choice at all. If there is an opportunity, let people go and arrest them directly.
Young Master Huang was not kept waiting for too long. Soon, Chu Zhongtian’s father arrived. Chu Zhongtian’s father was named Chu Xunxiao. When he was brought there, Chu Xunxiao didn’t even notice. After taking one look at Mr. Chu, he walked straight to Mr. Huang, bowed with a smile on his face and said, "Young Master Huang comes from the capital. I bumped into you accidentally. I hope that Mr. Chu will respect you."
"Mr. Chu feels that Can today's matter be over with just a confrontation?" Zhu Yijun folded the fan, shook it gently, and asked with a smile.
"This, Quanzi did such a thing out of spite for his younger brother. He deserves to be punished. He deserves to be punished. Mr. Huang, let's take a step to talk?" Chu Xunxiao said in a low voice: "I don't know Mr. Huang. How can we let the soldiers who besieged their house retreat?"
For Chu Xunxiao, how to get the soldiers who besieged their house to evacuate is the most urgent matter. As for Chu Zhongtian, he can only let him. Bless yourself.
"Kill him?" Zhu Yijun turned to look at Chu Zhongtian and said with a smile.
"Young Master Huang...this..." Chu Xunxiao said in an almost pleading voice: "How about I lend you a step to talk?"
"Dad!" Chu Zhongtian looked at his face in disbelief Father, his father actually abandoned him so simply, without even saying a word.
Sometimes, there is no clear answer, just an answer. For the survival of the family, Chu Xunxiao’s so-called borrowing a step to speak is the same as the parents who drown their baby girls and let Wen Po take action. Just a fig leaf.
Zhu Yijun leaned back in his chair and looked at the Chu family father and son with interest. They used their family background to do random things and bully others all day long. If they do any unrighteousness, they will kill themselves. Today, they were killed by Mr. Huang. Bullied.
"Chu Zhongtian, for the sake of your Chu family's face, you charged into battle and brought your servants here. Did your father instruct you, or did you come on your own?" Zhu Yijun was very curious about this question. Chu Zhongtian had heard about it. They got married today and were filled with indignation. It was Chu Xunxiao who ordered Chu Zhongtian for the sake of the family's face.
This question is very important and very heart-wrenching.
Chu Zhongtian was dejected and whispered: "My father asked me to come."
"Don't talk nonsense! You have brought great trouble to the family, how dare you talk nonsense?" Chu Xunxiao was furious and cursed sternly.
Chu Zhongtian said sternly: "Where am I talking nonsense? Didn't you say that our Chu family just swallowed the tone today, and we will not be able to hold our heads up in Shanghai in the future? Why is it me? Nonsense?”
"Have I made it clear that I asked you to bring someone to snatch the bride?"
"Didn't you nod?"
......
"Hahaha!" Zhu Yijun said loudly After laughing, they started to blame each other, as if all the faults were the other's fault.
Feng Bao hurried over and said, "Grandpa Huang, sir and the general are here."
"Please." Zhu Yijun sat up straight and stood up, saying with a smile.
"Sir, Qi Shuai." Zhu Yijun was quite polite. After all, he is now Mr. Huang. Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng couldn't salute when they saw the emperor being polite. After all, they were acting as Mr. Huang now.
"He's not dead yet?" Qi Jiguang looked at the living Chu Zhongtian in great surprise. The reason why Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang thought it was their turn to appear was to deal with the aftermath. They thought the emperor had ordered the killing and After breaking into the house, Chu Zhongtian was beaten up.
His Majesty the Emperor was furious and there was no blood. This was the first time Qi Jiguang had seen him.
But to outsiders, these words seemed very reasonable. Mr. Huang was so arrogant because he was accustomed to it by Qi Jiguang. Mr. Huang hadn’t even shouted to kill, but Qi Shuai came and asked Why do people live? Isn’t this arrogance?
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "If he had injured Qin Zhongke, he would be dead now. We are very reasonable!"
"Chu Zhongtian, we promise you, if you let the bride go, we will Let me tell you about this in detail. Your family spent five thousand taels of silver to buy a child bride for your brother. This contract of sale of Ren Qiubai is a contract of sale, right? "
"Yes." Chu Zhongtian came to snatch the bride because of the invalidated contract of betrayal.
"Then let me ask you, did you give one cent of these five thousand taels to Ren Qiubai?" Zhu Yijun asked immediately.
“No.” Chu Zhongtian whispered.
"The imperial court has issued an order to abolish the lowly slave status. Once it is abolished, it is abolished. Instead of going to the Ren family to refund the five thousand taels of silver, you will instead cause trouble for Qin Zhao and his son. What's the point?" Zhu Yijun asked coldly.
Chu Xunxiao said in a low voice: "The Ren family, relying on their great business, said: Ren Qiubai has been sold, so there is no reason to return it. Since the deed of sale is gone, it has been replaced by a letter of engagement. That five thousand taels of silver is the betrothal gift."
"Why don't you dare to trouble the Ren family, Qin Zhao and his son, because you can't afford to offend officials like the Ren family, but you are just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong." Zhu Yijun sat up straight and said mockingly.
Ren Qiubai's father was a Juren, and Ren Qiubai's uncle was a Jinshi. If you can get a Jinshi, you are basically not considered a small family. There are also levels of power and power. Among officials, Chu Zhongtian I couldn't afford to offend them, so I came to bully Qin Zhao and Qin Zhongke.
“Look, over there is the Zhenfu Division, and over here is the Yamen. You know this very well and cannot be lenient.”
"What are you planning to do? We know very well that it's nothing but cooked rice. Today, the bride is snatched away. As long as Ren Qiubai is brought back to your Chu family, she will become a member of your family, even if the Fasi Yamen pursues it. , Ren Qiubai has entered your house, what else can you do?" Zhu Yijun looked at Chu Zhongtian and asked, "Is this the idea?"
This really makes Ren Qiubai be taken into the Chu family? After leaving, even if the Zhenfu Secretary goes through the judicial process to ask for it, Ren Qiubai has also entered the door of their Chu family. Can you shout about beating and killing because of this kind of thing?
"Yes." Chu Zhongtian said in a low voice with a red face. He couldn't compete with his family background. Even his conspiracy was seen through and was revealed in front of everyone. He was simply ashamed.
"Since we have taken care of this matter, we will take care of it to the end. I will get your family's five thousand taels of silver back." Zhu Yijun closed the fan and announced the result of the disposition.
"Did you think this was the end? Hehehe, the trouble you caused by offending Mr. Huang has just begun!" Zhu Yijun opened the fan, shook it slightly, and looked at the Chu family father and son with extreme ruthlessness.
Discussing the matter and analyzing the specific matters in detail, the marriage robbery incident ended with Chu Zhongtian being beaten and the rift between Chu Zhongtian and his son. The marriage robbery incident did end here.
But the nightmare of the Chu family and the Ren family has just begun.
Qi Jiguang and Zhang Juzheng met each other's eyes. They both misunderstood His Majesty the Emperor. The Emperor never thought of taking back the military power because of this matter. His Majesty just drew his sword to help when the road was unfair and bullied others. He just wanted to take advantage of it. This is an unfair matter that needs to be dealt with.
Zhu Yijun looked at Qin Zhongke and said with a smile: "We won't go to the wedding banquet. Don't worry, you will have nothing to worry about in the future. Just live a good life."
The rest of the struggle , it is the contradiction between the imperial court and the local government, the contradiction between the emperor and the powerful right-wingers, it has nothing to do with Qin Zhao and Qin Zhongke. If they get involved again, it will be bad for them.
"Thank you Mr. Huang for your great kindness. I will keep it in mind." Qin Zhao saluted and left with the folks from Chongdefang. Qin Zhao was an old man. When chatting with Mr. Huang, he felt a little bit like Mr. Huang. A bit weird, weird in every aspect, a valet without a beard, rules as big as the sky, he looks approachable, but he has his own majesty.
Such a noble man, but his hands were full of calluses, such a strange person. At that time, Qin Zhao felt that he was not just as simple as Mr. Huang.
When Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang appeared, Qin Zhao was sure that Mr. Huang was the emperor. This couldn't be more obvious. Qin Zhao saw the way Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang wanted to salute but couldn't. Here, if Your Majesty takes care of this matter, there will be no further trouble.
At the wedding banquet, the emperor had designated that he could not go, but the gift money had been given and his heart was already there.
Zhu Yijun returned to Yanzheng Tower, which is the Yanzi Tower in Shanghai County, Songjiang Prefecture. It is magnificent. When he returned here, he changed from Huang Gongzi to emperor. He looked at Yao Guangqi and said: "The Ren family The five thousand taels of silver should be returned to the Chu family immediately by Ren Qiubai's younger brother and the worried stepmother."
"Tishuai, please immediately ask the Songjiang Prefecture Tax Inspection Institute to conduct a comprehensive tax audit on the Ren family and the Chu family, and deal with them sternly. We must let the world know that the military does not attack the people. It is a strict military discipline, but it is not to be slaughtered by others. , let others bully you! Today, I must make the decision for them!"
"What do you think, sir?"
"Your Majesty will not make the decision for the soldiers, so the Ninth Battalion of Zhejiang entered the city to suppress it. To the extent of banditry, it is too late. Justice that is delayed is not justice. It doesn’t matter if you make a fuss or not. Everyone thinks that the soldiers are a piece of meat on the chopping board. Then Chu Zhongtian called Jiupin Zhaomo a cripple. Zhongyong soldiers are refugees, they cannot be like this, and they should not be like this." Zhang Juzheng fully agreed that your Majesty will continue to pursue the case.
The matter of kidnapping the bride is indeed over here, but Zhang Juzheng cannot accept that the soldiers are not regarded as human beings, and they are treated like lame and homeless. It is tantamount to the failure of Zhenwu's New Deal.
Making the country strong and strengthening the army was the main proposition of Zhang Juzheng’s New Deal from beginning to end.
Justice delayed is never justice, only redress.
"What do Qi Shuai think?" Zhu Yijun looked at Qi Jiguang, his right-hand man.
"Your Majesty is a wise man." Qi Jiguang bowed his head and said. He had previously thought that His Majesty was going to kill Chu Zhongtian... The reason why he thought so was because the capital's original pen was Chen Youren, who glorified the Japanese pirates' plundering the southeast and slandered the Ming army's eastern expedition to quell the Japanese. , His Majesty killed him on the street. He ran directly to ransack the house and exterminate the family.
In the end, His Majesty still went through the process and wanted to investigate the two families thoroughly and pursue them reasonably and legally.
Some people cannot withstand investigation. As long as you look carefully, there will be a lot of dirty things underneath.
"In this case, County Magistrate Yao, please do your best to cooperate." Zhu Yijun looked at Yao Guangqi and gave further instructions.
"Your Majesty, in fact, I have already investigated the evidence of the Ren family's crimes..." Yao Guangqi bowed his head and said. Crying driving is a traditional program for emperors in the past dynasties to inspect. In order to satisfy the righteousness of the inspecting emperors, local officials must prepare some Unjust cases require the emperor to seek justice.
As for the Ren family, they were on the list of those who cried. It was the emperor who should represent justice in the trial.
"Oh? What did their family do?" Zhu Yijun asked curiously.
(End of this chapter)