Chapter 5 Section five

As Pan Zhaolin said, Chen Yi belongs to the "practical faction" in the new party.These people support the new law and have the courage to do it. On the one hand, it is because the new law gives them the opportunity to show their talents, get promoted faster, and realize their political ambitions. On the other hand, it is also because they have a considerable political identity for the new law itself. .Although they have a selfish side, they have extremely outstanding political talents.It is a pity that such people are only a minority in the new party and have little influence on decision-making.The decision makers and executors of the new party put most of their energies into the quarrel with the old party, and even went to extremes to the dilemma of "we support what the old party opposes".

Looking at the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, Chen Yi was quite touched.I can finally walk through this door, sit in the case and decide on the unjust sentence.Can I, who was personally commended by the emperor for "solving the case without avoiding the powerful", be able to establish my eternal name in Kaifeng Mansion like Bao Zheng, who has become a legend and is sung by the people?Chen Yi's palms were covered with hot sweat.The Baishuitan case, which attracted worldwide attention, was both a challenge and an opportunity for me, a rare opportunity in a thousand years.Chen Yi knew very well: the official historian will definitely record the whole process of this matter!

Chen Yi, heartbroken, suddenly heard his family say softly, "Young Master Wang is here to visit." Chen Yi sneered slightly, he naturally knew why Wang Yu came, and said to his family: "Please come to the living room, Mr. Wang, I will go there right away." For a long time, Wang Yu looked down on Chen Yi a little bit, because Chen Yi was "not serious in the boudoir", and Shilin Qingyi criticized this a lot, but Wang Anshi always believed that "talented people may not be able to do things well, and it is okay to choose their talents and use them." ", so boldly reuse Chen Yi and other officials.But Wang Yu didn't have the breadth and tolerance of his father, and it was really a last resort to visit Chen Yi this time.

After waiting in the living room for a long time, Chen Yi came out of the inner room, and when he saw Wang Yu, he clasped his fists and said, "Yuan Ze has been waiting for a long time, forgive me, forgive me." Wang Yu squeezed out a smile, and said teasingly: "Where is it, Uncle He is busy with your affairs now. I haven't congratulated Uncle He for sitting in Kaifeng Mansion yet." Chen Yi smiled, and said, "I made fun of you. Yuan Ze is here, what advice do you have? You have nothing to go to the Three Treasures Palace." Wang Yu took a sip of tea, glanced at Chen Yi, and said slowly: "Uncle He is right, there is indeed something to do here."

"Please also clarify." "Uncle He, what do you think about the Baishuitan case?" Wang Yu asked for directions by throwing stones. "The Holy Majesty ordered me to preside over this case, but I haven't had time to figure out the facts of the case. It's too early to say what I think." Chen Yi said solemnly. Wang Yu smiled and said, "Oh, if I look at it, the facts of this case are very clear." Chen Yi looked at Wang Yu thoughtfully, and smiled slightly, "I would like to hear more about it." "Sang Chongguo, Cheng Yi, and Sun Jue borrowed the "Baishuitan Academic Journal" to instigate and connive thirteen students of Li Zhiping to slander and slander the government. Some people encouraged the students to kowtow and threaten the court in order to get away with it. The case is very clear." Wang Yu said loudly.

Chen Yi couldn't help laughing, and said: "If what Yuan Ze said, then Deng Wenyue would not be dismissed by the emperor. Why does the emperor need me to come to Kaifeng Mansion? How can Han Wei not stop such a clear case?" Wang Yu's complexion changed, and he asked in a deep voice: "Then what is your opinion with Uncle..." Chen Yi smiled and said: "Now the case is unclear, and as the presiding judge, I cannot jump to conclusions. When I find out the case, I will naturally handle it fairly." Wang Yu sneered, took out two memorials from his sleeve, and gently handed them to Chen Yi.

Chen Yi took it in doubt, read it calmly, covered it lightly, and handed it back to Wang Yu. One of these two memorials is to impeach Chen Yiyu for his selfish desire to indulge the guilty, and the other is to say that Chen Yi is outstanding in literature, wise in official affairs, and fair in handling cases, and strongly recommends Chen Yi.Obviously, the two memorials with completely opposite contents were under different circumstances, and only one would be presented to the emperor. Wang Yu gently took the memorial, put it away, and said casually: "I just visited a few censors and saw them writing the memorial, so I made a copy from memory. Remind Uncle He."

Chen Yi smiled lightly, and said, "Thank you so much, Yuan Ze." Such a childish method could not threaten him. Chen Yi is indeed worthy of being a capable official who is known for being able to resolve unjust cases. In just ten days, he interrogated and recorded nearly 300 witnesses, including students from Baishuitan, the boss of the printing workshop, villagers from Baishuitan, and students from the Imperial Academy. His confession, recorded thousands of pages of case files, and finally approved the case of Baishuitan. ... Although the thirteen students from Baishuitan involved in the case are at large and cannot be brought to the case, the testimonials from all of them prove that Sang Chongguo is not guilty. The Sang family has nothing to do with it; moreover, he is dunmin, kind-hearted, ignorant of money and righteousness, outstanding in knowledge, diligent in school affairs, and very popular in Baishuitan College. Instruments of torture, so aroused great changes.The minister thought that Sang Chongguo should be released without charge according to the law.The rest, Sun Jue and Cheng Yi, although they were ignorant and conniving, there was no regulation to follow in the Song Dynasty's laws, and the minister thought that the fine of copper would be enough.Duan Zijie is not a serious crime at all, just blame it with a stick.Thirteen students under Li Zhiping of Baishuitan College slandered the ministers in power, discussed government affairs indiscriminately, and fled afterwards.

...Seventeen students from Baishuitan, including Zhang Chun, Yuan Jingwen, and Guozijian Li Xu, gathered a crowd to kowtow and blackmail the court, which was disrespectful. Fame, hand over to the original editor... While looking at Chen Yi's memorial, Zhao Xu asked Wen Yanbo, "How does Duke Wen think Chen Yi's sentence went?" Wen Yanbo said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I think Chen Yi's sentence is too light." "Oh?" "As for the matter of gathering people to kowtow, I thought it would be a three-thousand-mile assassination to punish those who come." Wen Yanbo didn't like these people.

Zhao Xu bowed his head and pondered for a while, then asked Feng Jing beside him, "What does Feng Qing think?" Feng Jing smiled and said, "I thought the sentence was too severe." "Oh?" "Not all of the thirteen people in Baishuitan wrote articles that slandered the ruling power. Some of them just talked about the gains and losses of ancient politics. Chen Yi couldn't go through them one by one. Giving these Confucian scholars the road to self-rehabilitation is also a bit more important. As for the seventeen people who knocked at the gate, I think that since the circumstances are justifiable, Chen Yi’s judgment is appropriate. For Confucian scholars, it is very important to remove their fame. punished."

"Ye Zhuangyuan, what do you think of someone who taught you at Baishuitan College?" Zhao Xu said with a smile to Ye Zuqia, who was preoccupied with facts. Ye Zuqia naturally didn't want Baishuitan to be punished too badly, otherwise he would not be a good person, but he was exquisite by nature, and at this moment he secretly saw the emperor's face was very relaxed, so he carefully chose the words, and said: "I think Chen Yi judges the case like this, It is also to preserve some dignity for the imperial court. I heard that His Majesty ordered the prime minister to take charge of the matter. If you want the prime minister to come back, the Baishuitan case should not be dealt with too seriously, nor too lightly. If you deal with it too severely, you will lose the hope of the world's scholars Therefore, scholars are hostile to the new law, which is not beautiful; if the treatment is too light, the prestige of the prime minister will be lost, and the orders of the court will also be despised. Therefore, on the one hand, we should show the world to be magnanimous, and on the other hand, we should show the world to be majestic What Chen Yi said is quite appropriate. The rest of the details don't seem to need to be delved into. It's the luck of the court and the world that this case will be concluded as soon as possible." Zhao Xu couldn't help laughing when Ye Zuqia talked about his thoughts: "What Ye Zhuangyuan said is right, let's follow what Chen Yi said." Zhao Xu picked up another memorial, handed it to Feng Jing, and said, "Wait and see, Qing." .” Feng Jing took it again and again respectfully, and carefully opened it, only to see that it read: Chen Yushi paused and said: ... "Dui Ming" says "reading from beginning to end, code is in learning".It is said that "learn from ancient times to become an official, and discuss affairs in order to control them."In the old country, there is Taixue, and the county has Xiangxu, for education, and all the princes, officials, officials and deacons all choose it.It can be seen that the prosperity of learning is the root of the selection of talents and the selection of talents by bureaucrats.In addition to official schools, there are still private schools. If they are small, they are familiar with the family, and if they are long, they are in the school. They are also prepared to be suitable for non-commissioned officers. Traitors seek selfishness to relieve anger, discuss the national policy in vain, let alone enumerate.I heard that there is a private school called Baishuitan Academy in the outskirts of the capital, which was created by Shi Yue, the secretary of the dynasty, the author of Zuo Lang, and the case of Yubu Zhou.Originally, officials and gentry established schools, but Ben Guang developed a style of study, expounding the principles of Hongzhi, so that everyone in the world admires learning and pursues goodness, and turns the people into customs.However, those who go beyond, relying on their official status, hide the scriptures and go to reason, prefer to be obscene and ingenious, and completely destroy the way of saints and teachers.For the ancients to learn from Taoism, righteousness is the most important thing, followed by classics and techniques. They are the foundation of Confucianism.How can my husband's promiscuous skills benefit the people's livelihood and the country!The more you set up a hall in the academy, it's called the Debating Office, and the ministers listened to it, and they were horrified!I originally thought that Confucius and Mencius were discussed, and the poems and books studied, but they actually criticized the national policy and slandered the tomb. Then the edict of the policy must be wrong before it is implemented, and the position of the authority is to be discussed. The new law, stick to it.Your Majesty is determined to forge ahead and implement the policies of enriching the country. However, the Confucian scholar Muer in the courtyard is actually an act of plundering the people. What's more, he walked outside, leading other students to follow blindly, spreading rumors in the market, and deeming the new law as a beast. The prestige of the sage is gone, and the minister is deeply troubled.The generalization of this, the more you know it, the more you know it, and it is a crime.Here, I sincerely ask Your Majesty to abolish the prohibition. All private schools that are effective, whether abolished or revised, should be severely punished, and those who are protected by officials and officials should be punished if they do not change after repeated warnings... The name of the censor was scribbled out with a Chinese ink pen, which was obviously the emperor's intention to protect the censor.The more Feng Jing read it, the more frightened he became. After reading it, he carefully handed it to Wen Yanbo, but Wen Yanbo nodded as he read it, obviously quite appreciative.When it was reported to Ye Zuqia, Ye Zuqia's face was heavy, and he was silent and did not dare to speak out.The three of them are clear in their hearts that this is the impeachment of Shi Yue for founding a private school, not talking about the way of Confucius and Mencius, but talking about strange skills and obscenity, and setting up a debate hall to criticize the government. After a long time, Feng Jingcai said: "Your Majesty, I think the discussion in this memorial is biased. Shi Yue is a famous scholar in governance. If you take Baishuitan College as an example, Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi, Sun Jue, and even Ye Zhuangyuan, which one does not talk about it?" Those who recite the sage’s art from the classics? As for the discussion of the new law in the debating hall, I don’t know about it. If there is something wrong, I should call Shi Yue to admonish him and make him correct it.” Wen Yanbo said: "Although it is biased, I think it is right. The Gewu Academy can be abolished at all. If the students don't study the classics and righteousness, what kind of system is there! If they don't know about propriety, justice and shame, what use are such people in the country? " Ye Zuqia chewed on this memorial in his heart for a long time, suddenly a flash of light came to his mind, he understood, and couldn't help laughing: "I think the person who wrote this memorial is just a pedantic gentleman." Zhao Xu wondered: "Why did the champion make such a statement?" "Shiyue's Seven Books have been published in the world, and there is a theory of investigating things. The scholars and bureaucrats do not think it is strange. In ancient times, these things can be established in the study of kings and officials. It is not just a lowly slave. Even Confucius advocated the theory of the six arts. , Wang Chengxiang also tasted that scholars should be omniscient and learn everything. I was teaching in Baishuitan, and I heard Shi Yue said that Confucian scholars should cultivate themselves internally and govern the country externally. ; Those who study things, those who are masters, can gain knowledge by studying things, and can understand the world, and the second one can also benefit the people's livelihood, economical use, and it is not a useless study. Confucianism can be the body, and the study of things can be used. The two are indispensable. Such insight, indeed, coincides with Prime Minister Wang. Reading scriptures, ignorant of world affairs, can only be called a pedant, what use is such a person in the country's court? Ancient scholars, astronomy and geography, Hundreds of schools of thought, no matter how small or far-reaching things are, they all seek knowledge, and today's small Confucianism is not as good as this." Ye Zuqia emphasized that Shi Yue and Wang Anshi had many things in common. Although Zhao Xu nodded in agreement with what he said, it was unavoidable, and Wen Yanbo was offended unconsciously.Isn't this calling Wen Yanbo a "little Confucian" in person?Ye Zuqia, who suddenly woke up, couldn't help feeling annoyed.But he had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue: "As for the establishment of the debate hall, I think there is nothing wrong with it. Shi Yue once said, 'The truth becomes clearer when debated'. Historically, there were Yantie Conference and Shiqu Pavilion Conference in the Han Dynasty. The things that are praised. The school is originally a place to store talents for the country. Students care about the world's affairs and take the world as their own responsibility. Only such students can become the future pillars of the country. It is a good way to cultivate talents with different understandings. Gather together and distinguish between gains and losses. Both the emperor and Prime Minister Wang hope that the talents cultivated by the school will be scholars rather than scholars. According to the scriptures, it is difficult for such people not to be pedantic. As for them deliberately slandering the new law, I have never heard of it, and I think it is true that Shi Yue has benefited the new law." Zhao Xu couldn't help laughing after hearing Ye Zuqia's eloquence: "It's true that those who are close to vermilion are red, and those who are close to ink are black. Ye Zhuangyuan and Shi Yue have been together for a long time, and their views and tone really resemble Shi Yue. He said, "Shi Yue Zeng Yan', shutting up means 'Shi Yue once said'..." Ye Zuqia hurriedly said: "I am ignorant, I am ignorant." But he was chewing on the emperor's words carefully in his heart, trying to figure out whether the emperor wanted to praise him "the one who is close to Zhu is red", or scolded him "the one who is close to ink is black". Zhao Xu waved his hand, angry and funny, and said: "Qing is the number one in the Long Fei list, why are you so stupid. I am not King Li of Zhou, so I will not prohibit people from talking, but when it comes to court decrees and ministers, in the future It is necessary to explicitly prohibit publishing it in the "Bai Shui Tan Academic Journal", otherwise people will be divided and damage the prestige of the court."