"Zihou, how do you think Yue Wumu can prove his innocence at this moment?" Zhao Wenhua asked again.
"Teacher, Yue Wumu has proven his innocence." Zhu Ping'an replied softly, "Before and after Yue Wumu's death, all the officials in the court and the people of the country knew that Yue Fei was innocent. They all knew that Yue Fei was wrongly accused. Qin Hui's words 'no evidence' also proved Yue Wumu's innocence from the opposite side. However, even if Yue Wumu was innocent, it would not help. Yue Wumu died because of Qin Hui and other treacherous officials who framed him for a false crime. He also died because of Song Gaozong's distrust and his own death. Yue Wumu's death is the sorrow of an era."
Yue Fei commanded a large army and won every battle. His achievements were so great that they shocked the emperor. He took it as his duty to be loyal to the emperor and serve the country and bring back the two saints. Song Gaozong was weak and suspicious. He was worried that Yue Fei would become powerful and that bringing back the two saints would threaten his throne. He wanted to make peace with the Jin Kingdom in a corner. Yue Fei, who was protecting the country, became an obstacle to peace... ...
If the ruler orders his subject to die, the subject must die...
"Haha, Zihou's statement is novel, but Yue Fei's death can be described in four words." Zhao Wenhua smiled slightly.
"Teacher, what are the four words?" Zhu Ping'an bowed and asked.
"It's a heart-piercing statement." Zhao Wenhua said slowly.
Zhu Pingan thought about it for a moment, and agreed with it. He bowed to Zhao Wenhua and said, "Teacher's words are insightful and to the point."
"The theory of punishing the heart is not an isolated case, nor is it a distant one. Didn't Yu Qian, who helped save the country, also die because of the theory of punishing the heart? After Shi Heng, Cao Jixiang and Xu Youzhen welcomed Emperor Yingzong to the throne, Xu Youzhen and others invented the word "intention" and used it as a charge of wanting to establish the son of Prince Xiang, wanting to rebel, and wanting to seek power. Intention, haha, we all say you thought about it, you say you didn't think about it, then you show us the evidence, how can you show your thoughts to others, how can you prove yourself?! Even Bi Gan couldn't prove himself by digging out his heart. The word "intention" is no less than "false accusation", and it's even worse than that."
Zhao Wenhua cited another example of Yu Qian.
"That's right." Zhu Ping'an nodded, thinking that this word was even more rogue and unreasonable than false accusation.
"There are many examples of similar heart-piercing theories in our dynasty. To be disrespectful, heart-piercing theories are still prevalent in our dynasty. Last month, Censor Wang wrote a letter to impeach Minister Qian of the Ministry of Personnel. Minister Qian had a party at night and went to court the next day with dark circles under his eyes. Censor Wang impeached Minister Qian for extravagance, indulgence in wine and women, and intoxication with pleasure... ... A few days ago, before I left Beijing, Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Justice punished Minister Wang of the Ministry of Justice. Minister Wang impeached Minister Zhang for being stubborn and self-willed and intolerant of honest advice... ... There are many such cases."
Zhao Wenhua went on to say that he cited two recent examples to prove that the theory of punishing people for their crimes was very popular in this dynasty.
Zhu Ping'an is also aware of this.
"The power of the heart-piercing argument is that you can't prove it yourself. Let's take a very realistic example. If you, Zihou, go to a shop to eat noodles, you eat one bowl of noodles and pay for one bowl of noodles, and the shop owner slanders you that you ate two bowls of noodles and only paid for one bowl of noodles, and says that you are bullying others by taking advantage of your power. The shop assistants also surround you and swear that they saw you eat two bowls of noodles with their own eyes. Even some gossipy diners follow suit and blame you, saying why did you only pay for one bowl of noodles when you ate two bowls of noodles? The onlookers also follow suit and make a fuss and blame you. Zihou, if you encounter this situation, what would you do?"
Zhao Wenhua looked at Zhu Ping'an with a smile, set up a scene for Zhu Ping'an, and finally asked a question.
Haha, isn’t this the scene that Xiao Liuzi encountered in Let the Bullets Fly? The difference is that one eats noodles and the other eats rice noodles.
It doesn't matter what you eat, the situation is the same.
When Zhu Ping'an was watching a movie in modern times, when he saw Liuzi cut open his stomach and took out a bowl of noodles, the crowd who were watching and accusing him didn't even look at him and scattered like birds and beasts. Only Liuzi was left, shouting in despair at the backs of the crowd, "Don't go! Is there only one bowl?" He felt extremely aggrieved and indignant.
If I were Xiao Liuzi, I would...
"If it were me, I would ask the store owner to check with my own eyes whether I ate one or two bowls of noodles."
Zhu Ping'an thought about it and spoke slowly.
"Oh, does Zihou have to cut open his stomach to see how many bowls of noodles are inside? Isn't that too expensive?"
Zhao Wenhua smiled and shook his head.
"No." Zhu Pingan shook his head, and then replied seriously, "I will dig out the shop owner's eyes and swallow them, so that he can see with his own eyes whether I ate one bowl of noodles or two bowls of noodles."
“Poof…”
Zhao Wenhua just took a sip of tea and spit it out. He didn't expect Zhu Ping'an to give this answer. This was not a turn, this was simply a wild idea, and he couldn't follow it at all.
"Haha, I was just joking." Zhu Ping'an apologized with a smile, "My martial virtue is not that strong."
"You, Zihou..." Zhao Wenhua smiled bitterly and shook his head. No wonder Brother Donglou is so wary of you.
"When faced with malicious remarks from people with ulterior motives, the 'left-handed look' rule of King Li of Zhou is no longer enough to protect oneself. It is extremely difficult to prove one's innocence, and any self-defense will be of no avail. However, I do have a plan. Do you, Zihou, want to hear it?" Zhao Wenhua paused here and looked at Zhu Ping'an with burning eyes.
Zhu Ping'an immediately understood that Zhao Wenhua was finally going to reveal his true intention of inviting him to have tea.
Before Zhao Wenhua told him the method, Zhu Ping'an had already guessed what Zhao Wenhua was going to say.
If I am not mistaken, they should form a clique to protect themselves. If they cannot prove their innocence, they can use circumstantial evidence to prove their innocence, or even form a clique to attack and eliminate those who want to "harm them", so as to protect themselves.
Zhao Wenhua wanted to be a lobbyist and pull himself into the camp of the Yan Party.
As for whether I want to listen or not, if I say I don’t want to, will you stop talking
Zhu Pingan was complaining in his heart, but he could only bow to Zhao Wenhua and ask for advice, "Please give me some advice, teacher."
"It's simple. As the saying goes, one brother needs three helpers and one fence needs three stakes. Since you can't prove your innocence, then use circumstantial evidence. If there are many colleagues who speak for you and prove your innocence, then the malicious criticism will be easily resolved." Zhao Wenhua said with a smile, patiently persuading.
As expected.
Zhu Ping'an was calm.
"When Yue Wumu was accused of a crime that he did not commit, no one spoke up for him except Han Shizhong; when Yu Qian was accused of the crime of 'intention', no one spoke up for him; therefore, they were killed by the heart-breaking argument."
Zhao Wenhua shook his head, sighed, and then continued to say to Zhu Pingan with emotion:
"Zihou, if there are many colleagues who wave the flag and shout for him, speak up for him, plead for him, and prove his innocence, and the number is much greater than those who slander them, then they can protect themselves and continue their glory. Yue Wumu may be able to avenge the shame of Jingkang, drive a long chariot to break through the Helan Mountain Pass, eat the Huns and drink the Xiongnu, and restore the old mountains and rivers; Yu Shaobao may assist Yingzong to avenge the shame of Tumu Fort and create a prosperous era..."
Chapter 1662 Hua An Q&A (Part 2)