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- After Heshen was arrested, he first wanted to ransack his home. There were fifteen warehouses in his home, and they had to be counted one by one. It would take two or three months to complete the work. So the two princes and the great scholars Wang Jie and Liu Yong, as well as the criminal minister Dong Gao and the soldier minister Qinggui Discuss how to handle it. **¡¶¡¶¡·¡·*
"The emperor is eager to announce Heshen's charges. The search is so troublesome. Let's see, what should we do?" Prince Yi asked by name, "Ze Lin, you are the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, do you have an idea?"
"Corruption is only one of the crimes. Now fifteen warehouses have been sealed. I want to pick out the important ones first, add them to the records in the account books, and then I can resume."
Dong Gao's idea of ????cutting the mess with a sharp knife was approved by everyone, so he first took inventory of the jewelry storehouse, because in addition to the value, there must be many things that were not used by the ministers. Sure enough, after checking, he found the longan. There are as many as ten dongzhu, as well as rubies weighing dozens of kilograms, which are not even found in Da Nei.
"At this end, it is a capital crime." Wang Jie, who has always been praised by the Emperor for his general knowledge, said, "However, when announcing the crime, it is not appropriate to focus on this. It is always based on the failure to observe the minister's integrity and the severity of the case. should."
"What I'm saying is, let's list He Shen's crimes first. Could you please Zhue Lin take notes and then sort them out?"
So everyone listed what they knew one after another. After Dong Gao sorted it out, he drafted nineteen major crimes and submitted them to the emperor. The emperor added a sentence in his own handwriting, "On the third day of September in the sixtyth year of Qianlong's reign, I was crowned the crown prince by the emperor. The edict has not yet been announced, but Heshen presented Ruyi in front of me on the second day of the Lunar New Year, revealed the secret, and actually took it as a credit to support him."
This becomes twenty major crimes. The following are: "Ride a horse in the Old Summer Palace, go straight into the left gate, pass through the Zhengda Guangming Hall, and arrive at Shoushan Pass. The second major sin; ride in a sedan to enter and leave the Shenwu Gate, go straight into the palace, the third major sin; marry a palace maid as your second wife, the fourth major sin "The Sichuan and Chu religious bandits caused trouble, and the military camps and newspapers were arbitrarily delayed and not delivered. The fifth major crime. The Supreme Emperor bowed without hesitation, showed no trace of worry, and talked and laughed with ease when meeting everyone. The sixth major crime."
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? can their assets can be more than 200,000 yuan, and can also have large beads and pearl bracelets, and have committed 20 crimes.
He Shen has already figured it out. There was no doubt that he would die, and he had no intention of taking any chances, but when he saw the copy of the edict, he could not help but be frightened, because according to the charges. According to the crime of treason, he should be executed in Lingchi. Even if the emperor showed mercy and reduced his rank, he would still be executed immediately. This is the crime of a single stabbing in a different place. How to bear it? Thinking about the scene of being kidnapped and taken to the food market, the people gathered around and laughed and cursed. I felt even more shuddering.
Therefore, the only way is to play. Begging for gifts of silk. But as a prisoner himself, it was hard to say whether the petition for begging for favor would be able to reach the imperial court, so he had to think of another way. He thought for a moment and thought of a way: wouldn't it be enough to ask the Tenth Princess to bring his zhezi into the palace?
So the drafted memorial was brought out of the Criminal Department by Peng Hua the next day, and was carried home. He also said a few words, "I will definitely do it." Peng Hua asked, "I will go out once." It¡¯s not easy, what else can I tell you?¡±
He Shen thought for a moment, "There are so many things, I don't know where to start. Just tell the tenth princess that I am responsible for everything, and I will die without any regrets. As of now, there is nothing I can't let go of. There is only one piece, but I hope the princess will have good news and leave a root seedling for me."
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Xiong Mei, the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment, arrived at the Yamen and immediately ordered the officer, "Please ask Mr. Zhang, the prison chief."
The head of the Tilao Division was named Zhang Yuanfan. He bowed to the Lord and heard him say, "The cabinet announced that He Zhongtang Lingchi will be executed; Fu Shangshu (Fu Chang'an) will be executed immediately. However, I heard that the tenth princess interceded for her father-in-law. When giving an order to commit suicide, Master Fu probably changed it to beheading the prisoner." Xiong Mei explained a few words and then asked, "Do you know what the rules are for giving an order to commit suicide?"
"Know."
"Then go down and get ready." Xiong Mei said, "When Dong Shangshu comes later, he will probably take action. That's right, do you want to notify your family?"
"It depends on what the adults want."
"What should we do according to the rules?"
"There are no rules," Zhang Yuanfan replied, "This situation of a minister committing suicide has not happened for many years. **"""*"
"What about the rules of hanging?"
Hangings are carried out in prisons, and as usual, family members are notified afterwards to claim the body. However, some families have spent money in advance, and after learning that they were careful, they found a temple behind the Ministry of Punishment and prepared coffins for burial. Zhang Yuanfan explained these and Xiong Mei immediately made the decision. The decision was made: inform Fengshen Yinde.
At Si Shi, Dong Gao sent an edict to the Ministry of Justice. The content is as follows: "As far as He Shen's crime is concerned, he suppressed the military report and deliberately deceived the hidden people. All the military camps listened to his instructions, falsely reported the head, and cheated the military rations, which led to military affairs. It has not been completed for a long time, which has delayed the military and the country, especially the crime of love.If it is serious, that is, instead of punishing him for treason, he should also be punished according to the example of a close relative. If this matter were to be handled one or two years later, there would be no way to forgive him. However, when the imperial examination is about to take place, He Shen will be executed. He will be punished for his true love in Yigu. However, I cannot bear it in my heart. I remember his past. When he was appointed as the chief minister, he had absolutely no money to borrow, so that he could avoid being in the market. He Shen ordered to commit suicide with a gift. "
There is also Fu Chang'an mentioned in the edict, "Since He Shen had been ordered to commit suicide with leniency, Fu Chang'an also changed the leniency to beheading the prisoner, and took Fu Chang'an to Heshen's prison, kneeling down to look at Heshen. After committing suicide, he will be taken back to this prison and imprisoned."
Except for He Shen and Fu Chang'an, the number one lackey of the He Party, others such as bachelors Su Ling'a, Wu Shenglan, Li Huang, Li Guangyun, Wu Shengqin, etc. were either ordered to serve as original officials or demoted and transferred, and they were all let go. ; Even the embarrassing status of Fengshen Yinde only removed the duke and retained the earl.
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At this point, I would like to make a few digressions. The passage about the death of Heshen is taken from the Qing Dynasty Notes novel. But in my opinion, this kind of approach of only questioning the first culprit and ignoring the rest can only make everyone in the world appreciate the saintliness at that time - but in fact, this approach of Emperor Jiaqing was very unwise.
"If he can use this to effectively rectify the officialdom, he will especially restrain the nobles of the Eight Banners and pay attention to practical learning. This would prevent us from ending up in such a miserable situation of total defeat in the Opium War.
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Dong Gao arrived while he was talking. In addition, he also mentioned Fu Changan, and Zhang Yuanfan came back. Please tell me the time of execution. "I just handed over the noon hour, shall we do it?"
"Farewell." Dong Gao was a generous man and ordered, "Send someone to check. Maybe you and Zhongtang are having dinner. Don't disturb his last meal."
"If I tell you, Sir, He Zhongtang has already eaten."
"Then take action." Dong Gao said to Xiong Mei, "I declare the decree. You monitor."
So when he entered the fire room, He Shen immediately knew that it was time. He saw Zhang Yuanfan coming in and saying, "Please ask the central hall to receive the order."
"Have you prepared the incense table?"
"I only prepared a mat for worship."
"That's true. It's not a grace worthy of celebration, and there is no need to set up an incense table." As he spoke, He Shen walked out, and Dong Gao stood facing south, waiting for He Shen to kneel down. Dong Gao read aloud, "The great scholar He Shen has committed various rebellious behaviors and committed extremely evil crimes. The great scholar Jiuqing, the civil and military officer Han Zhan Kedao, and others. Please order He Shen to be executed at Lingchi according to the law of great rebellion, and to order him to commit suicide with a gift. I hereby express my gratitude to you." !¡±
He Shen touched his head with great difficulty, and was supported by Peng Hua in the ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times. Thank you for your gratitude.
"He Zhongtang, please rest first. If there is anything you need, I can play on your behalf."
"Thank you very much, thank you very much." He Shen bowed and said, "Please sit inside, you two."
Inviting Dong Gao and Xiong Mei into the room, they sat down at a square table next to the window. He Shen cupped his hands and said, "I feel ashamed to call you He Zhongtang just now. Today, it's my turn." That¡¯s how you call them adults.¡±
"No, at this moment we are just talking about personal courtesy, nothing more."
"Yes, yes. I call you Cane Forest, and you call me Zhizhai." After saying this, He Shen hesitated for a moment, with a solemn expression on his face, which seemed to be sad or angry, and finally said , "Ze Lin, if you ask me if I have anything to say to you, please tell me in front of the emperor. It's too late for He Shen to regret it. Especially the mistake in the last move caused the whole game to be lost."
"Zhuolin, you probably won't believe what I say, but if I died half a month too late and fifteen days too early, not only would my family not be ruined, but I would also be rewarded with excellent imperial edicts," he said, "I It would be an exaggeration to say this, but with your kindness now, it is not an extravagance to hope that I will let things go."
"Oh?" Dong Gao was inevitably curious, "Which move did you make wrong?"
"After the Emperor's death, I took poison and died for the Lord on the night of the third day of the Lunar New Year. What do you think?"
Dong Gao was stunned. Everyone in the court knew that He Shen would be defeated, and they had all imagined how he would ask for immunity. The general view was that he would donate a huge amount of his family wealth, plus ten The princess's plea might save him from death, but no one thought that he would have such a plan, so it was impossible to evaluate the gains and losses for a while.
But after thinking about it a little more, Dong Gao felt sorry for He Shen. He had thought of a supremely good plan, but he couldn't act on it resolutely? "Hezhongtang," he still used the honorific title, "I really feel sorry for you! One thought of hesitation led to today. On the third day of the first lunar month, in the name of being deeply favored by the emperor and willing to serve the emperor in heaven, I committed suicide by taking medicine. It is rare for a minister to die for his lord, but with the emperor¡¯s pure filial piety, he will never think of his past evil again!¡±
Having said this, he also became a little excited, "If the Zhongtang could really do business at the top and leave at the bottom, I would fully support its success and serve the Zhongtang wholeheartedly."?2 Yi Tong Yi Zhe, self-confidence, even if there is no excellent edict, there must be warm edicts. "
Dong Gao still had something to say. Now the court is discussing the crime according to the law of great rebellion, because these twenty major crimes are unavoidable for Heshen. If he is not here and there is no evidence, the emperor will never declare the crime again. , because he and Dai Quheng repeatedly lamented when they went to the study, "These models may hurt the late emperor's knowledge of people."
The emperor wanted to kill Heshen, mainly because he could not rectify military affairs and purge the officials. As for the popular saying that "Heshen fell, Jiaqing was full", the emperor did not value it, and because there was no evidence of his death, many of Heshen's inappropriate actions could not be confirmed. To blame the Emperor's instructions is to follow the instructions of the Emperor unkindly, or to misunderstand the Emperor's will and lead to violence. If you defend yourself for this, you can also win the sympathy of others. At the same time, the Supreme Emperor was already in heaven. This is yet another sense of death without evidence.
Therefore, if there are some mistakes, as long as the words are true and the lies are not exposed, for example, what the emperor hates most is that He Shen arbitrarily piles up military reports and "reports good news but not bad news". When the time comes, he can say that the emperor is old and does not dare to worry about the emperor. , saying that the emperor gave instructions and strategies. Thousands of miles away, if you have clear vision, you will definitely win, and the generals will occasionally suffer setbacks. It is a common thing for military strategists, so I put it aside for the time being, preparing to wait for the good news to come to Beijing before starting to report. I am worried first and then happy, which cannot be compared with whitewashing.
??And the emperor can also reprimand the military leaders based on this. At the time, the military minister reported the good news but not the bad news, purely to commemorate the emperor's old age. If you don't violate Chen Funi's affairs, you will definitely not protect the generals at the front. From now on, if you believe in rewards, you must be punished, and you must seek truth from facts. It can also have a tidying effect.
"Hey!" He Shen stamped his feet sadly, "I, the old chicken and dog of King Huai, will not follow the immortals and fall into the world. I will do my own evil!"
This is a poem by Wumeicun. Dong Gao unconsciously recited the first two sentences, "All I owe in this life is death, and there is no way to pay it back in this world?" At this point, Dong Gao regretted greatly: this poem came from Wumei Village during his ten years in Shunzhi. Recommended by Ma Guozhu, the governor of Jiangnan, he refused to accept the offer. He was forced to surrender and went north to serve in the Qing Dynasty. An article about my thoughts after passing Huaiyin. The King of Huai in the poem refers to Sizong, and the old chicken and dog naturally refer to Wu himself.
It means that I should regret not having left my old master in heaven earlier, which led to today's disloyalty. And the next sentence he followed meant that Chen didn't have the elixir that could bring people back to life after nine turns. People are always going to die. If you don't die, you will suffer from it. This explains why you don't follow the immortals and fall into the world. It means regret. , very obvious.
As for what Dong Gao regretted, it was that he still blamed the other person for not willing to die early when the person was about to die, which was unkind.
Unexpectedly, Heshen's reaction was different. "Ze Lin," he tapped the table, "your words just scratched my itch. The only thing I owe to the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty is to die. If I die early, I will be fine. If I don't die, I will be fine." All the charges have been added, otherwise how could we kill a great bachelor?"
These words carry a strong sense of wanting to incriminate someone without excuses, which is unavoidable and disgusting. Given his status as the Minister of Punishment, it is even more unacceptable. But at this time and here, there is no way to defend him, so he can only respond with a wry smile.
"Ze Lin, if the emperor asks me what I said in the end, just say, 'I owe the emperor a death.'"
"He Zhongtang," Dong Gao continued to use his honorific title and stood up as he spoke, "I will leave Minister Xiong here to serve you, and I have to take my leave."
When he stood up, He Shen held his hand and said, "Ze Lin, I bid you farewell!" After saying that, he knelt down.
Dong Gao hurriedly knelt down and said goodbye. At this moment, he stood up and bowed to him. His eyes were sad. Dong Gaoqiang laughed to himself, "He Zhongtang met the Supreme Emperor and asked Dong Gao to pay his respects."
This was a sentence that I came up with out of consolation, but it had a strange effect. The expression on He Shen's face suddenly became very subtle. It could be said to be the admiration of a grandson longing for his grandfather, or it could be said that It is the expectation of the aggrieved person who longs for comfort. In short, at this moment, one can imagine that he is in a state of mind that regards death, as if he is returning home after a long journey!
"Sue Lin, we will meet again in the next life. I hope we can work together again."
"I hope, I hope."
He Shen wanted to say more, but Zhang Yuanfan lifted the door curtain and poked his head in, "He Zhongtang, the auspicious time has come!"
"well!"
Heshen acted very calmly and walked out of the threshold slowly. He saw a white silk ribbon hanging in the middle of the beam - this was the so-called gift of silk. "He Zhongtang," Zhang Yuanfan said with a thousand words, "will ascend to heaven early."
After saying that, he winked at a policeman. The two men helped him and stepped onto a domino stool. The policeman supported his body. Zhang Yuanfan, who was very tall, stretched out his hand and put the white silk snare into Heshen's chin. It went straight to the throat, and after checking that it was OK, he stretched out his feet and kicked off the stool. The guard moved his hand away, and He Shen's body swayed slightly and remained still.
"Wow!" Peng Hua, who was staying outside the window, screamed, as if he was shouting for He Shen on Huangquan Road.??
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??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? After hearing the end of the story, Jingyu shuddered unconsciously, "I'm so scared of people!"
The emperor was full of worries, and was amused by her rare little girlishness, "You only saw thieves being beaten, not eating meat."
"" Although Jingyu has lived in the north for many years, he has never heard of such common sayings, and he did not dare to laugh. He just stared with bright eyes and pursed his lips.
"The meaning of this sentence is that all pitiful people must be hateful. Do you know how many soldiers from the imperial court who suppressed thieves in Sichuan and Chu complained about He Shen? They wish they could eat his flesh. , sleeping on his skin? Now you feel pity for him?"
"Then we can't blame the slave, right?" Jingyu pouted and said slowly, "If you want to blame me, you have to blame the Emperor."
"You blame me? Why?" The emperor really didn't understand.
"You spoke so well that it made people feel on the spot, and I haven't heard you say anything hateful about him, so you just feel sorry for him?"
The emperor couldn't help but laugh loudly.
"By the way, Your Majesty, didn't you talk about the censor patrolling the streets? Why did you mention He Shen?"
"Oh, yes. This street censor is the descendant of Peng Hua."
"Is this another long story?" Jingyu listened with interest and urged the emperor to tell more, but he didn't know much about this matter, so he could only speak vaguely, "This Peng Hua is a slave¡ª¡ª Scholars, farmers, industry, and merchants are all good people, and other elites, subordinates, and slaves are all untouchables. According to the regulations of the Household Department of the Qing Dynasty, it takes four generations to apply for an official position and change careers. Only if the family is clean can the descendants take the exam. In order to get rid of the untouchables, Peng Hua Identity: When He Shen was still in the court, he donated a military position as a garrison and became a fifth-grade military attache. He changed his civilian status to military status, which was like a completely different person.
"What happens after that? How about it?"
"I don't know what will happen next." The emperor spread his hands in embarrassment. Seeing her pout, he knew he was not satisfied with what he wanted, so he had to coax and lie, "Don't be anxious. If you really want to know, wait until you have the opportunity in the future. , I sent Peng Nanqing in and asked him to tell you carefully, he must know the deeds of his ancestors in detail."
Jingyu sighed with regret and quickly added, "Then, don't forget it!"
"Don't worry, I won't forget it." The emperor said with a smile, "Even if I forget, wouldn't you be there to remind me?" (To be continued)
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