Chapter 17 Section 17

The next day was the scheduled trial of the Kang Party.Chen Kuilong took a car to the Ministry of Punishments. Halfway there, Su La, who was sent by the Prime Minister's Yamen, chased after him, stopped the car, and said out of breath, "Master Chen, the Ministry of Punishment sent someone to inform you that you don't need to go, and there is no need for a joint trial." !" It turned out that Huang Guijun, a senior from Chen Kuilong's hometown, is currently the censor of Fujian Province. He is a conservative general. , causing other changes”, so it should be “quickly treated to avoid future troubles”.There is another saying that Huang Guijun is an old party rather than a queen party. He loves the emperor, not the descendants. I am afraid that once this imperial case is tried, some people will arbitrarily talk about it and make it too high, making the emperor who has been imprisoned , the situation is even more embarrassing, there is nothing wrong with his original intention.

In any case, this suggestion is considered by the Empress Dowager Cixi to be a good idea to cut through the mess quickly, especially after King Qing Chen Zou, the French envoy recommending doctors, and the British envoy asked for the preservation of Zhang Yinhuan. If it is delayed, foreigners may intervene Opportunities will definitely damage the prestige of the imperial court.Therefore, when the military aircraft was summoned on this day, an imperial edict was issued: "Kang Guangren, Yang Shenxiu, Yang Rui, Lin Xu, Tan Sitong, Liu Guangdi, etc., are rebellious, and they will be executed immediately. They will be sent to monitor, and the infantry will lead the yamen and send troops to suppress them. "

Not long after Chen Kuilong returned to the car, the Minister of Supervision and Execution, Gang Yi, was accompanied by Chongli and Liao Shouheng, two ministers of the Ministry of Punishment, and arrived at the Ministry together.As soon as the seat was seated in the lobby, the host officer and the head of the prison hall were immediately summoned, the reason was announced, and the "official prisoner" in the proposal was ordered to be present. The person in charge of the prison hall is Qiao Shuzan, a native of Huayang, Sichuan, and everyone admires the "Six Gentlemen" except Kang Guangren.Kang Guangren didn't dare to be flattered, because his self-cultivation was too far behind those in the same case. From the day he was arrested and imprisoned, he made a lot of noise in the prison, banging his head on the wall from time to time, crying and shouting: "Oh my god! Why should my younger brother take the blame for what my elder brother did? How wronged!"

Therefore, Qiao Shuzan received the imperial edict and took care of the "prison manager" and the forbidden son: "Except for that Mr. Kang who will definitely make trouble and has to be tied up as a last resort, the other five masters, you must be extra polite. Don't talk about those things." As usual, just say 'interview'." The so-called usual words are roughly ironic: I am clearly mourning, but I just say: "Congratulations on your old ascension to heaven!" The prison officer was ordered, and he started from the first room and notified room by room, please go to the yard and prepare for the interrogation.

The first room was Tan Sitong, who had just received a poem by Lin Xu: "What's the use of Qingpu weeping? It's hard to repay the country's kindness with generosity. If you want to be a king's song, don't speak lightly." This is The allusion of He Jin in the later Han Dynasty was used. "Qianlicao" and "Benchu" cut Dong and Yuan, which means an act of remonstrance. Dong Fuxiang should be sought, and Yuan Shikai's trust would be rash. Tan Sitong was reprimanded, and he was naturally emotional, but he had a bold and optimistic disposition, and he still didn't change his normal at this point.Also using the allusion in "Book of the Later Han Dynasty", he wrote a poem on the prison wall: "Looking at the gate, thinking of Zhang Jian, enduring death and waiting for Dugan. I will smile to the sky from the sword, and go to Kunlun with my heart and gall! "

The jailer waited for him to finish writing before he said, "Master Tan, I'm in court today!" "You didn't go to court until today?" Tan Sitong looked into the yard, "Is it just me?" "No! There are six in total. Master Tan will know when he turns around!" Not long after, everyone had arrived, and Kang Guangren was the last one to come to the yard. Uncharacteristically, he not only didn't cry or make trouble, but also had a hint of joy.This is because the jailer lied to him in order to seek peace for a while, and he can be convicted in court, which is no big deal, maybe only a year or so in prison.Kang Guangren believed it to be true and was relieved, so he had this abnormal expression.

"Everyone," the jailer cast a wary look at all the guards present, and pointed to the door, "Please go this way!" The big prison of the Ministry of Punishment is called "Zhao Prison", and the common name is "Tianlao". It was the Zhenfu Division of Jinyiwei in the former Ming Dynasty.For more than two hundred years, the organizational system has remained the same. No matter the Fusi in the South Town or the Fusi in the North Town, there are two corner gates in the east and west.At this time, the jailer was referring to the Xijiao Gate, and others didn't take it seriously, but Liu Guangdi's expression changed, and he stood still.

It turns out that according to the old regulations in the imperial prison, if they are released or just passed through the court, they all go out of the east corner gate, and only prisoners who have already established their fate can go out of the west corner gate.Liu Guangdi, who was an officer in the Ministry of Punishment, knew this rule. He was startled and astonished, and asked loudly, "How do you get out of the Xijiao Gate?" Knowing that he was negligent, the jailer quickly pointed to the east corner gate and said, "Yes, yes, we should go here!" So, Tan Sitong took the lead and walked out of the East Corner Gate boldly.Lin Xu walked behind, deliberately slowing down two steps. When Liu Guangdi came to the side, he walked beside him and asked in a low voice:

"what happened?" "The sign is not good! I'm afraid I will die at this time." Hearing this, Lin Xu's legs went limp, and he almost collapsed, but after all, he straightened his back and walked out in a decent manner. When he got to the hall, he had to wait, because Wang Wenshao, Minister of Military Aircraft, rushed to the Ministry of Punishment and said that there was an extremely important matter that he had to discuss with Gang Yi immediately.