49. Avenge the people's injustice, and the drums are heard
"Duke Xu Pengju of Wei, eunuch Zhang Zuo of the garrison, and Wu Wending, secretary of the Ministry of War in Nanjing."
Wang Jiangque walked down the ladder and introduced the three chief officials there to Zhang Zhixiang, and also intended to tell Zhang Zhixiang that what happened today was unusual.
Zhang Zhixiang then looked at Lao Miaozhu and wanted an explanation.
"This true lord is placed in Yingtian Prefecture's yamen. The rituals cannot be delayed. Even if the little real person is consecrated first, the three chief officials are here. If there is anything, I will give you an explanation."
"How did Master Miao Zhu recognize me?"
"As soon as the ten realms of immortal cultivation come out, who in the world doesn't know the little real person?"
"How to do the instrument?"
“Just finish the touch.”
Zhang Zhixiang took a deep breath, dipped it in cinnabar with a pen, came to the gate of Guan Sheng statue, climbed the ladder, and pointed a stroke on each of the eyes that opened their eyes with great power. In an instant, Guan Sheng statue was vivid, as if it had come alive, and the wind was also strong between heaven and earth.
Zhang Zhixiang kept on, continuing to finish the finishing touch on the blue dragon above Mr. Guan Er's head.
The consecration was completed, and a dragon sings faintly into the sky. The plain white clouds in the sky had dispersed at some point. The golden sunlight bathed down from the sky and just shone on the Guan Sheng statue.
Such a miracle.
The people who were visiting suddenly knelt on the ground and prayed to Mr. Guan Er...
Zhang Zhixiang glanced at Guan Shengxiang, then turned around and walked down the ladder, returned the imperial pen to the temple to pray. He walked towards the group of dignitaries and nobles. He clasped his fists to Xu Peng, who was standing in the first place, and asked loudly: "Can Duke of Wei tell me what is this to suppress?"
Xu Pengju was in his early thirties, but he could still vaguely see some of the dandy he used to be.
Although it is rumored that Xu Pengju was reincarnated and that Grandpa Yue was reincarnated, so the name Pengju is proved that these are all gimmicks.
Xu Pengju was not outstanding in both civil and military affairs, and he would be called a fool in the future.
But his family background and status are there, Xu Pengju is an important figure in Nanjing City. Perhaps because of his former playboy habit, he was not dissatisfied with Zhang Zhixiang's aggressiveness. Instead, he smiled and said, "The temple Zhu is right. This true lord seems to be placed in the Yingtian Prefecture Office."
"As for the things I have been in the town, it's so interesting."
"You may not believe it when you say it, that thing is - Dengwengu."
Dengwengu has existed since ancient times. During the Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang set up Dengwengugu and set new regulations, saying: If an unjust person complains, the emperor will personally accept the case. If officials block it, they will be sentenced seriously.
This Dengwen Drum is a system that cooperates with the "Da Gao".
Let the common people go directly to the heaven and listen, and if there is any injustice, you can directly appeal to the emperor.
This system was indeed effective during the Hongwu period. If local officials embezzled and oppressed the people, the people could directly arrest the officials and take them to Yingtian Prefecture for Lao Zhu to interrogate them personally.
On this journey, officials and generals from all over the country were not only unable to stop them, but also provided food and accommodation for the petition team.
The complaints of the people are true and will be commended by the emperor.
If any official dares to retaliate against the whistleblower, he will be severely punished by Lao Zhu no matter what the whistleblower committed. No matter what the whistleblower committed, local officials cannot be tried privately. They must be escorted to Yingtian Prefecture and Lao Zhu will come to the trial in person.
Lao Zhu's strictness towards officials led to a spectacle during the Hongwu period.
That is, one-third of the officials are all in shackles and are officials... It is enough to describe it in four words, and officials are not in trouble!
so.
Once Lao Zhu died, the "Great Edict" was useless. The only effect was to reduce the crimes of ordinary people who had "Great Edict" at home after committing a crime. The "Great Edict" was useless, so naturally no one would beat the drum.
During the Xuande period, officials wrote a letter to revoke the Dengwengu, but Emperor Xuande refused on the grounds that his ancestors could not be abolished.
but……
No one has been able to beat the drum in the past century. The Chongwen Drum, especially the Chongwen Drum in Yingtian Prefecture, has long been "disappeared". Weeds and vines are piled up, and later people don't know where there is a drum.
But it was just half a month ago night.
It rained that night, and a thunder thunder hit the sky, directly hitting the Dengwen Drum, burning the weeds and vines completely. The Dengwen Drum was completely damaged in the fire and was completely revealed!
Until today, there is a loud drumming every noon!
No one is knocking!!
The sound of the drums made people panic. Some murders in Yingtian Mansion recently were very bizarre, and the shape of the deceased was extremely terrifying, which made Yingtian Mansion "everyone is in danger" for a while.
Then he hurriedly found a bottle of ebony and invited the master to carve it.
That's not enough. The highlight ceremony is also required to be held at the Chenghuang Temple.
They would not feel at ease if they did not invite this true master statue to the yamen.
When Zhang Zhixiang heard this, his face suddenly turned dark, but Xu Pengju looked at the fun and smiled happily. He looked at Wu Wending, Zhang Zuo, and Yingtian Prefect Luo Wenzhong, waiting for them to explain.
This little real person will come to Beijing in the future~~
"Our family has also written a memorial for this matter and will be delivered to the capital soon." Zhang Zuo said in a timely manner, leaving the relationship out of the matter.
Wu Wending snorted coldly, disdaining to explain.
In the end, the matter still fell on Luo Wenzhong, the prefect of Yingtian.
In three lives, the magistrate was attached to Guo; in three lives, he committed evil, he was attached to Guo's provincial capital; in three lives, he was attached to Guo's provincial capital; in many evil deeds, he was attached to Guo's Jingcheng.
Luo Wenzhong's face was a little dark, but he had no choice but to stand up and said, "There are naturally grievances for the reappearance of the Dengwengu in the world, but there are grievances for the present and past hundred years."
"There is a saying in Buddhism that causes and effects."
"Who knew that today's retribution was not the injustice left by that year?"
"Don't worry, little real person, we should investigate the administration of the government and seek justice for the people. We will review the years of unjust cases one by one, and re-establish the final settlement."
This kind of official words can only fool the ghost. Zhang Zhixiang lacks life experience, but how could he not hear it? What does Luo Wenzhong mean?
If you push things to your predecessors, will you be done with all your life?
Zhang Zhixiang took a deep breath, turned around and looked at Temple Zhu, and asked in a deep voice: "This is what you said, will they give?"
The temple sighed long and bowed to Zhang Zhixiang before saying, "Why should ghosts and gods do things in the world be used to do? After asking for the Guan Sheng statue, the Dengwen Drum can still be saved. These officials looked at the Dengwen Drum at least in awe."
"But if there is really no way, even if it is something left by Emperor Taizu."
"There can also be fired in the yamen."
Zhang Zhixiang widened her eyes, her eyes full of disbelief.
Temple Zhu turned his head away unbearably and sighed quietly. It would be fine if the drum was not exposed. It was exposed. Maybe it would be a big injustice...
Chapter completed!