Zhu Ping'an stayed in the Shuntian Prefecture prison for about half an hour, during which he gained a general understanding of the prisoners' silencing.
The incident happened around the early morning, which is around 1 or 2 a.m. in modern times. This is when people sleep the deepest, and the violent storm last night provided a natural disguise for the other party's actions.
On the one hand, the strong wind and rainstorm can cover up the movements in the cell, making it difficult for people to detect; on the other hand, the strong wind and rainstorm can wash away the traces of the other party entering and escaping the cell, making it difficult to track them.
The silencing took place at Chou time, but the other party had started planning it since yesterday evening. We learned from the two prison guards on duty yesterday that yesterday evening an old man and a young woman came to visit the prison with wine and food, saying that they were the father and daughter-in-law of one of the eight prisoners and came to visit.
The old man and the young woman came to the prison and were very polite. They gave his son five taels of silver for food and shared half of the wine and food with the two jailers.
The old man and the young woman visited the prisoner in the cell for a while and then left. After they left, the jailer used a silver needle to test the two servings of wine and food and found that there was no poison. Moreover, the eight prisoners were fine after eating for a long time. It was raining and cold outside, so they ate some of the wine and food.
The other party is very smart. The food and wine are non-toxic, but there is something similar to a knockout drug in the wine. The dosage is not large, but it can deepen your sleep.
After the two jailers drank it, they didn't react much, but it took effect after they fell asleep and they slept very soundly.
Not only the jailer was sleeping soundly, but the eight prisoners were also sleeping soundly. The other party also used this time to silence them.
As for how the other party got into prison
There is no doubt that there must be a traitor in Shuntian Prefecture. Shuntian Prefecture Prison is a strict prison with several checkpoints. Even if the guards on duty are sleeping soundly, if there is no painting by the traitor, the other party cannot enter the prison to silence him.
As for the traitor, it will be impossible to find him out in a short time because the other party is very secretive and there are dozens of suspects. Anyone who has the ability to assist outsiders to go to jail is a suspect at this time.
It is not easy to find the traitor even if it is intentional.
Zhu Ping'an stayed in prison for about half an hour, cooperated with Zhou Houjie to complete the procedures, and then came out.
As for the traitor, Zhu Ping'an did not interfere too much. The details were still handled by Zhou Houjie. This was an internal matter of their Shuntian Prefecture government, and Zhou Houjie was very worried about such a thing happening under his rule, and was determined to get to the bottom of it himself.
After Zhu Ping'an came out, he met Wang Shizhen and Zhang Siwei outside the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen. When the two saw Zhu Ping'an walking out of the yamen, they walked over quickly.
"Ziwei, Wensheng, why are you here?" Zhu Ping'an greeted them from afar with a bow.
"I'm not here to see you."
Wang Shizhen and Zhang Siwei smiled bitterly, looking like they were weighed down with something on their mind. They had just gone to Linhuai Marquis's Mansion to look for Zhu Ping'an, and the doorman of Linhuai Marquis's Mansion said that Zhu Ping'an had come to Shuntian Prefecture's government office, so they immediately turned around and came here.
"You look like you're worried about something. What happened?" Zhu Ping'an asked puzzledly.
"Yes, Zihou, what happened?"
Wang Shizhen looked at Zhu Ping'an and said, and Zhang Siwei also nodded.
"What's the matter?" Zhu Ping'an also became serious. It seemed that it was not a trivial matter as it could make the two people who were famous in history so heavy-hearted.
"Two things." Wang Shizhen raised two fingers and said with a heavy face, "First, I received news this morning that Lord Wang Zongmao, who had just been transferred to Nanjing as the Censor, wrote a letter to impeach the old villain Yan Song for nine major crimes, and requested that Yan Song be removed and his property be confiscated to save the country from danger."
Someone impeached Yan Song again? !
Zhu Ping'an was stunned for a moment. He had impeached Yan Song, but was acquitted by the Ministry of Justice. Following him, Zhao Jin, the Inspector of Yunnan and Guizhou, and Zhou Mian, a Langzhong of the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War, impeached Yan Song, were demoted to commoners and thrown into prison. He thought that with the lessons learned from his and others' experiences, even if someone was dissatisfied with Yan Song, they would not dare to impeach him again. He did not expect that someone would impeach Yan Song at this time.
Sure enough, literati are not lacking in character.
Wang Zongmao? I seem to have some impression of this person. I have read his information when I was studying Yan Song in modern times. This person impeached Yan Song, but I don't know if he impeached Yan Song at this time.
However, when he impeached Yan Song, didn’t he accuse him of eight major crimes? How come it has become nine major crimes now
"Zihou, Lord Wang wrote a letter to impeach Yan Song, and it has something to do with you." Wang Shizhen's next words surprised Zhu Ping'an for a long time.
"Is it related to me?" Zhu Ping'an pointed at himself, looking surprised.
"Yes. Previously, Shen Lian impeached Yan Song and was exiled to Bao'an. Later, you impeached Yan Song's henchman Zhao Daying, and the Ministry of Justice appealed to you. Subsequently, Zhao Jin and Zhou Mian were demoted to common people. Up to this point, people inside and outside the court were intimidated by Yan Song's power and were silent. No one dared to speak out. Lord Wang was very indignant about this, and he wrote a letter to impeach Yan Song in anger." Wang Shizhen nodded.
Uh, Zhu Ping'an opened his mouth but no words came out.
"Not only that, the ninth crime among the nine crimes that Lord Wang impeached Yan Song for quoted the content of your memorial." Zhang Siwei continued, and then repeated Wang Zongmao's memorial, "Lord Wang impeached: Yan Song was originally an evil flatterer, with no sense of shame, who held power for a long time, abused his power, and all the subjects inside and outside the country were resentful. He had eight major crimes that brought disaster to the country and the people: First, he appointed officials and demanded huge bribes. All the civil and military officials came from his family, and they were all distributed in important places. Second, he appointed private individuals, and promoted officials outside the country without asking about their talents or qualifications, but only bribes, which caused upright people to be repeatedly excluded and unable to serve the country. Third, after being impeached a few years ago, he immediately secretly transferred tens of thousands of family properties to his hometown in Jiangxi in the south. Fourth, he bought good farmland in various places in Jiangxi, and accumulated a lot of gold, silver and treasures for his descendants. "The plan for a hundred generations is to ignore the poverty of the country and the hardship of the people. Fifth, he raised many slaves, traveled to and from the capital, harassed and abused the residents along the way, and everyone was angry but dared not speak out. Sixth, he was extremely extravagant and lustful, and had everything from different places and different products. Seventh, he was extremely greedy and did not know how to stop. Eighth, he recruited more than 30 court officials as his adopted sons and served as his minions and thugs, so that the grace and power of the court did not come from Your Majesty. Ninth, he shielded his subordinates and allowed them to commit crimes and bring disaster to the world. For example, Zhao Daying, who killed an innocent man and took credit for his achievements, was not only not guilty, but was promoted. The only things the world relies on for peace are money and soldiers. The incompetent civil officials who bribed their way out of Songmen will deprive the people of their money, so how can the people not be in trouble! The incompetent military generals who bribed their way out of Songmen will withhold military pay, so how can the soldiers not be tired! Yan Song's position can pay the border for several years. Please get rid of this traitor who harms the country and the people, and confiscate his property to relieve the country's troubles."
Zhu Ping'an was melancholy for a long time after hearing this.
So that's why. No wonder Wang Zongmao impeached Yan Song for eight crimes in history, but today it became nine crimes. It turned out that he referred to his own memorial, which led to the additional crime.
At this time, Zhu Ping'an felt like he was the butterfly flapping its wings in the South Pacific, gradually beginning to influence history.