01
65 BC
A day in winter
Chang'an City East City
Crowded
Today a prisoner is to be executed here, and many people spontaneously come to see him off.
The prisoner was named Zhao Guanghan and was once Jing Zhaoyin (the first in charge of the capital Chang'an).
A few months ago, when Zhao Guanghan was first arrested, the people of Chang'an spontaneously organized a huge petition to demand Zhao Guanghan's release.
Some people shake their heads and sigh, some people cover their faces and cry, and many people are whispering their dissatisfaction:
Why should such a good official end up with a slash at the waist?
It should be known that the emperor at that time was a famous Emperor Xuan of the Ming Dynasty and Han Dynasty in history.
What's the mystery behind this case?
02
Zhao Guanghan, a man of honesty and courtesy, had a very good impression of him from top to bottom.
With a solid work style, he worked step by step from the grassroots to Jing Zhaoyin (agent).
As soon as I took office, I encountered a tricky case.
At that time, emperor Zhao of Han was still reigning, but the tomb of Emperor Zhao was already under construction, and the person in charge of the project was Jing Zhaoqi [yuán] Du Jian.
Everyone knows that this is a project of flowing oil and water, and some of Du Jian's younger brothers often take advantage of various procurement opportunities to eat and take cards, and every pocket is bulging.
After Zhao Guanghan found out, he privately told Du Jian: Don't be too bad in charge of those under your command.
Theoretically, Du Jian is a subordinate of Zhao Guanghan, Zhao Guanghan has just arrived, and he does not want to make everyone look bad, so remind Du Jian, is it interesting enough?
But Du Jian did not take this superior who came up from the countryside seriously at all, agreed to his face, and turned around to do what to do.
Zhao Guanghan was a little upset: You pure and pure do not take bean bags as dry food.
So Du Jian was arrested and sentenced to death.
But Du Jian had just been taken to the prison car before he arrived at the prison, Zhao Guanghan's phone was exploded--it was all intercession.
It was reasonable that Du Jian did not take Zhao Guanghan in his eyes, although the position of the people was not high, but since he could get such a project as building the tomb of Emperor Zhao, he must have connections.
Even the Du family, later, actually plotted to rob the prison to rescue Du Jian.
However, Zhao Guanghan was not an instigator, and he had long expected that there would be such a hand.
Aren't you going to intercede? It doesn't matter who has called and who has given gifts, register them all, and then tell them:
Don't obstruct me from reviewing and handling the case, oh, if anyone thinks of something crooked and evil, even you will clean up together.
Who has ever seen such a soft and hard Lord who does not eat oil and salt?
As a result, until the day Du Jian was killed, no one dared to say a word for him.
[Order that the officials will build and abandon the city, and those who dare not approach it.] 】
03
Zhao Guanghan not only dared to show his sword to corrupt elements, but also never showed softness toward the criminal syndicates and evil forces.
In 73 BC, Zhao Guanghan was sent by Emperor Xuan of Han to serve as a taishou in Yingchuan.
The reason why he was allowed to come to this place was because there were two major families with the surnames Yuan and Chu, who formed an intricate network of relationships through mutual marriage, and at the same time colluded with local officials to run rampant.
The common people dare to be angry and dare not speak.
It just so happens that Zhao Guanghan had previously done county orders in Yang Zhai (a county below The Yingchuan River) and was relatively familiar with the local area.
Therefore, Emperor Xuan of Han, who had just come to power, hoped to change the situation with the help of Zhao Guanghan's spirit of daring to rectify and dare to do things.
But it is quite difficult to clean up these two families.
The heroic clan of Yingchuan was formed as early as the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and over the years, its roots were deep and leafy.
It is only possible to secretly collect evidence of crimes committed by the two families.
Zhao Guanghan had the ingenuity to use the black box whistleblowing bucket (缿筩筩 xiàng yǒng, which is the earliest prototype of the reporting mailbox) to let ordinary people anonymously report the illegal acts of officials at all levels.
Soon, after an overt inspection and covert visit, the basic situation had been clearly grasped by Zhao Guanghan.
A few months later, Zhao Guanghan finally sacrificed a great killing weapon - the boss of the original surname and the Chu family was arrested and immediately beheaded.
Everyone was shocked: is this product really a play?
After Zhao Guanghan's iron fist rectification, the social atmosphere has been greatly improved, and the local people have all clapped their hands and applauded.
04
In 72 BC, Zhao Guanghan returned to Chang'an as Jing Zhaoyin.
Zhao Guanghan had a protégé who sold liquor without a license in the market and was caught by the people of the Xiang Mansion.
At that time, selling illegal liquor was a typical illegal act, and Zhao Guanghan, who was the boss and Jing Zhaoyin, could not have been unaware.
Fortunately, the inspection team did not embarrass this doorman, but only drove him out of the market and warned him not to come back in the future.
But the doorman's heart is not a taste: cutting off my financial path is like killing my parents. Who reported me?
Thinking about it, he thought of a man named Su Xian: This product has a contradiction with me, it must be him.
So the doorman told Zhao Guanghan about this idea, and Zhao Guanghan was very angry: Do you count the onion with the surname Su? Is it your turn to be nosy?
He sent someone to arrest Su Xian.
In charge of this was Shi Yu, a lieutenant of Chang'an, who accused Su Xian of leaving the garrison without permission as a soldier.
At this time, Su Xian's father was unwilling: Lord Zhao, are you not being rude in this matter? It's true that your doorman has violated the law, right? We all admit that you old Zhao is a good leader, but you can't abuse your power to retaliate against my son.
Old Sue went up. visit.
05
Emperor Xuan listened: What? examine!
After checking, this was really the case, so Shi Yu, the chang'an lieutenant who was ordered to act, fell into bad luck and was sentenced to beheading at the waist.
Shi Yu thought to himself: The leader told me to do this, why did you kill me?
Therefore, it was revealed that the person behind the scenes was Zhao Guanghan, and strongly demanded that Zhao Guanghan be disposed of.
Emperor Xuan was very angry: They all said that your old Zhao had a clean wind in his sleeves and did not favor selfish feelings, and actually did such a thing?
Zhao Guanghan also admitted his mistake.
However, just in time for Emperor Xuan's amnesty, Old Zhao was only demoted and used.
However, Old Zhao was depressed in his heart, so he formed a vendetta with the XiangFu, who was called Wei Xiang at that time.
Can't swallow this breath? Check, see who is behind Su Xian?
After some investigation, Zhao Guanghan set his eyes on a person named Rong Beast.
Zhao Guanghan thought: Regardless of whether you are a person who is a minister, first kill you and then say, if you don't let me have a good year, I will let you not even live a year.
He put this beast to death.
Human life is at stake, and there is no real evidence to kill people only by suspicion, where can it be done?
Zhao Guanghan went to the emperor again, and Emperor Xuan was very angry: Old Zhao, are you not finished? What the hell do you want to do?
Therefore, he asked the Shogunate and the Imperial Observatory to jointly investigate.
This is good, originally wanted to pull Wei Xiang into the water, but now he did not eat the fox, but he caused a commotion.
Zhao Guanghan was completely anxious: Rong Beast's death could not withstand investigation at all, and he really couldn't pass the pass this time.
Simply, don't do two without stopping, and die with Wei Xiang.
Not a saint, don't believe your ass is so clean?
So he sent a younger brother to Wei Xiang's house as a maid, but he was actually undercover.
06
Don't say, it wasn't long before a shocking secret came out: a maid in the family of the prime minister died, and it was said that she had hanged herself.
As soon as Zhao Guanghan heard it, he came to the spirit: What? Why would a big girl commit suicide? It must be that Wei Xiang, the old guy, wanted to force people to do something, and if they didn't want to, they would wipe out people's mouths, right?
After a few days, Zhao Guanghan found someone to bring a message to Wei Xiang: Old Wei, I already know that little bit of pickles in your family, so don't bite me, I don't tell others about your business, what do you think?
Wei Xiang had always been just and righteous, and when he heard this, he was furious:
Shaogen and I are pulling calves, I investigated you Zhao Guanghan is arranged by the emperor, you Zhao Guanghan feel that I have something to sue me, want to talk to me about the conditions, the door is not there.
In fact, Zhao Guanghan's move is really smelly:
First of all, didn't you obviously tell people that you didn't do a very good job of killing Rong Animals?
Second, go undercover, go undercover, you actually dare to shake out in the light.
Zhao Guanghan had no choice but to fight with Wei Xiang to break the net.
He found a Taishi who was proficient in astrology, and the master of astrology told him that this year, there would definitely be an official in the imperial court who would be executed.
Zhao Guanghan was very happy to hear this: I am preparing to engage Wei Xiang, this old boy, I am sure he is going to die.
Alas, feudal superstitions kill people.
Zhao Guanghan immediately wrote a letter of complaint to the emperor.
And so, a dramatic scene appeared—
Emperor Xuan of Han: Can you still work well? Since you are so fond of fighting, let's divide the high and low, you go to check Wei Xiang, Wei Xiang to check you.
Time is tight and the task is heavy, and Zhao Guanghan, who has always had a relatively tough work style, after getting Emperor Xuan's consent, could not take care of the process and directly led people to break into the Xiang Mansion.
"Kneel down, kneel down for me, and tell me why the staff member of your house died?"
"What? Are you the Lady of the Prime Minister? Hold back, they are all suspects now. ”
As a result, after asking for half a day, Zhao Guanghan did not ask what he wanted: it seems that the punishment is not feasible, and all of them are brought back for trial.
After some severe torture, there was still no result.
Even the clay people had fire, and Wei Xiang immediately went to Emperor Xuan of Han to complain:
Zhao Guanghan investigated me, and I am willing to cooperate. But what right does he have to run to my house and censor? And let my wife kneel for him?
Zhao Guanghan had asked me to let him go before, but I Wei Xiang was not that kind of person, so I ignored him, and now he actually made a fuss about this matter...
"The Guanghan Count Crime Law does not bend the law, and coerces the minister with deceit, and the fortunate minister does not play it." May the emissaries of the Ming Dynasty rule over the affairs of the courtiers of Guanghan. ”
In the end, Emperor Xuan of Han decided that Zhao Guanghan and Wei Xiang would both go home to reflect, and their cases would be investigated by Ting Wei.
Portrait of Zhao Guanghan
07
The truth was soon ascertained: the maid in the Prime Minister's Mansion was indeed beaten for making a mistake and then hanged in a fit of rage. It had nothing to do with Wei Xiang.
When the news came out, public opinion was in an uproar.
I can't imagine that you Zhao Guanghan is such a person, who actually planted bribes to frame the court officials, and actually sent undercover agents to investigate the chancellor.
Zhao Guanghan became the target of everyone, and all the ministers wanted to kill him: Zhao Guanghan did not die, and everyone wanted to sleep peacefully. Will he send undercover agents to his own home?
The first to stand up was Xiao Wangzhi , who was The Commander of the Imperial Household , who was in charge of supervising the hundred officials of the capital and was also a confidant of Emperor Xuan of Han , who found a great crime against Zhao Guanghan:
Zhao Guanghan pretended to be public and private, framed the ministers, and disrupted the order of the court, which was simply rebellious.
"Guanghan insulted the ministers, wanted to kidnap the public, and went against the grain, and did not do the same."
At this time, Emperor Xuan of Han did not think about how to deal with it, after all, Old Zhao was a good knife for him to deal with the powerful and powerful hao.
Let's go to jail first.
After Zhao Guanghan was arrested, tens of thousands of Chang'an people and low-level officials, believing that Zhao Guanghan had been persecuted by traitors, spontaneously organized a huge petition to demand Zhao Guanghan's release.
At this moment, Zhao Guanghan was dead, and he touched the reverse scales of Emperor Xuan of Han -- this is to envelop the hearts of the people.
The result is the opening scene.