vrcanaries Chapter 263 The Great Proclamation
Chapter 263 The Great Proclamation
Lin Ke finished speaking and sighed: "Regardless, providing a channel for ordinary people to seek redress is a good starting point. Let's go back to the previous point. At the same time, in order to protect these ordinary people, Zhu Yuanzhang also said:"
As long as one possesses the "Great Proclamation," no one can infringe upon their person; otherwise, regardless of official rank, they will be punished without mercy.
"Official post stations along the route to seek justice were required to provide these common people with free meals and lodging; otherwise, they would be warned of execution."
"However, this group might have connections in the court, so their backing is strong enough that they dared to intercept Wang Qun'er."
"Not only did he dare to steal Wang Qun'er's travel expenses, but he also dared to burn the 'Great Proclamation,' but it was precisely because he burned the 'Great Proclamation' that he was punished."
"The local officials didn't dare to hide it either, after all, Old Zhu had a very bad temper, and he would find out about this sooner or later, so the matter was reported."
"As expected, Old Zhu was furious when he found out, exclaiming: 'Even if Heaven forgives such an unreasonable person!'"
"However, apart from Zongju burning the Great Proclamation, which violated Zhu Yuanzhang's great taboo, his oppression of the commoner Wang Qun'er as a commander of a thousand was the behavior he hated most. Therefore, in his eyes, Zongju and Zhou were practically dead, and both deserved to be killed!"
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: This story is quite bizarre! So many twists and turns! Luckily, those two were dealt with, otherwise I would have been furious!
A bystander from the Tang Dynasty commented: "It seems like this isn't the first time Zhe Zongju has done this. Could he be a repeat offender?"
A farming expert from the Ming Dynasty: You can tell by how little he cares about Wang Qun'er; he's definitely doomed!
A Han Dynasty official: Luckily, the lawsuit was successful, otherwise it would have been really frustrating!
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The live broadcast continues.
"However, speaking of the court flogging that we mentioned before, although it existed in every dynasty, it was relatively mild. Its peak and most severe period was during the Ming Dynasty of Emperor Zhu."
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: ...
"As everyone knows, Old Zhu has a very bad temper. With Empress Ma and Zhu Biao protecting him, the lives of his subjects are miserable, but they can still manage!"
"But fate was unkind; Zhu Biao died young, his eldest grandson Zhu Xiong Ying also died young, and finally, Empress Ma, who was by his side, also passed away."
"It is said that the ministers at Empress Ma's funeral wept even more bitterly than Emperor Zhu, because they knew that once Empress Ma was gone, no one could stop him!"
"And that's indeed the case. Later on, Zhu really went crazy, and the lives of officials became incredibly difficult. Cough, cough, I digress."
"However, some unofficial histories also say that during Empress Ma's funeral, the ministers rebelled and demanded that Zhu Yuanzhang be buried alive with the empress. As for the result, Zhu Yuanzhang had fought in wars, so he eventually went mad with killing."
A bystander from the Song Dynasty: This is outrageous!!!
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: Explain clearly what illness you have!?
Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he paced back and forth in the hall! He didn't want to hear about the court flogging at all!
All he wanted to know was what illness his eldest grandson, Biao'er, and sister had, and why none of them survived!
The tests showed his mother was perfectly healthy. Could it be something that happened later?!
Thinking of this, Old Zhu felt extremely sad. He had really suffered a lot. He lost his father, his mother, and his whole family when he was young. In middle age, he lost his son and his wife!
So they're just targeting him and bullying him relentlessly, aren't they!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
"Returning to the topic of court flogging, it wasn't actually used very frequently in the early Ming Dynasty. There were only a few instances during the Hongwu reign, and almost no records exist from the Jianwen and Yongle reigns."
"That time, it was Ru Taisu who wrote a short essay of more than 16,000 words. It was too long and annoying, which is why Old Zhu beat him up!"
"However, the fact that the other two did not have this opportunity does not mean that Judy was more lenient. Many of the officials who offended him did not have this opportunity, because there were still ways to execute nine generations of their families or imprison them."
Zhu Yunwen: I'm too busy weakening the power of the princes to beat people up!
Judy: I will exterminate your entire family, ten generations!
“The practice of flogging in court was prevalent in the Ming Dynasty around the time of the Wanli Emperor. For example, the Wanli Emperor favored Consort Zheng and wanted to make her son the crown prince, but the ministers disagreed and submitted remonstrances one by one.”
"As a result, Wanli was enraged, and then these ministers were flogged in court. Once upon a time, the Grand Eunuch Liu Jin flogged twenty-three ministers."
"The power struggle between Wanli and his ministers lasted for more than a decade. They tried everything—insults, even physical punishment—but these people managed to prevent the emperor from intervening."
"However, there is a rather ironic thing: some officials, after being flogged in court, immediately became famous throughout the land for their courage to speak frankly and their fearlessness in the face of the flogging."
"A mere flogging can make them famous throughout the land. Death is terrifying, but these people clearly value their own reputation. So, regardless of whether what the court is discussing is right or wrong, many of them are only after the flogging. They oppose for the sake of opposing, and it is said that quite a few of them are rashly trying to get themselves flogged."
Judy, the General Who Conquers the North: You're sick!
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: Am I out of touch with the times?! Someone actually tried to scam this thing and got beaten up?!
A farming expert from the Tang Dynasty: Ming Dynasty literati were a bit crazy, all for the sake of fame!
Judy, the Great General Who Conquers the North: These bunch of worthless bastards!
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People from other dimensions were speechless upon hearing this; they didn't understand it at all!
Why would someone risk getting beaten up just for the sake of posthumous fame? What? Does getting beaten up make them a virtuous and wise minister?
They were truly baffled: ? ????……