Chapter 385: Altan Khan is a Basket, Everything is Put Inside

Zhu Yijun was turning the ancestral law of "seeing foreign officials and commoners" into a system for collecting public opinion. As the formulator and promoter of the system, Zhu Yijun hoped to get Zhang Juzheng's recognition and support. Zhang Juzheng chose to give his full support; the charges of "obstructing the channels of speech" and "deceiving the holy hearing" were truly too great.

The grand gathering of seeing foreign officials and commoners at the Huangji Gate slowly came to an end after three days. Zhu Yijun received more than a thousand memorials. The Emperor's secretariat, the Directorate of Ceremonial, organized these memorials by region and category. From the frequency and content of the problems, Zhu Yijun grasped the main contradictions of each region after reading these memorials.

Another spring arrived. The bare branches began to sprout, the snow on the roadside was melting silently, and the frozen river surface was slowly thawing. Amidst the enthusiastic firecrackers, New Year's Eve arrived as scheduled.

In the afternoon, Zhu Yijun received the civil and military officials of the Great Ming at the main hall of the Li Palace and accepted their congratulations. This was paying a New Year's call.

It wasn't until the moon climbed to the willow tips that the officials' New Year calls were officially over. Zhu Yijun changed into casual clothes and began to prepare for the New Year's Eve vigil. The vigil at the Li Palace was quite lively, with various arts entering the palace to celebrate the New Year. It wasn't boring. Empress Dowager Chen liked to listen to plays. The play troupe sang the last part of "Beating Xu Jie" this year: Xu Jie being brought to justice.

This was also a play written by Wan Shihe, the Grand Minister of Rites. It was engaging, and the adaptation was not a random compilation. Wan Shihe basically followed the facts for a secondary creation, and finally added a scene of "Heaven Crying," making the whole story more complete.

Heaven cried—not because Xu Jie died unjustly. Whether Xu Jie was wronged or not, the entire Great Ming was very clear. Heaven cried because of why Xu Jie died only now.

There were rewards, but they were all a uniform one hundred coins. Everyone had them, which could not be compared with the tens of taels of silver rewards during the Longqing reign. The stinginess of the Great Ming Emperor was best known to the artists.

At midnight, firecrackers rang out, and the vigil ended here. The Emperor still had to go to the Imperial Ancestral Temple to sacrifice to his ancestors the next day. The vigil of the palace and the hundred officials would not pass midnight.

Early the next morning, Zhu Yijun took Zhu Yiliu to the Imperial Ancestral Temple. Sacrificing to ancestors at the Imperial Ancestral Temple was also the time when Zhu Yijun made his annual report to his ancestors.

Zhu Yijun lit the incense and said: "I didn't do anything major this year. In summary, it was enriching the country and strengthening the military. Enriching the country: this year, 7.84 million qing of Great Ming common land was surveyed, with an annual income of over 20 million shi. Strengthening the military: I got a lot of warhorses from the Mughal Empire. Now there are three cavalry battalions, totaling over ten thousand people. The maritime defense inspectors have been greatly expanded to 1,200 locations, with 1,400 maritime defense inspectors. One department has ten to fifty 'white-stripes on the waves,' mainly focusing on checking smuggling and receiving rewards."

"General Yu has left. I buried him in the Xishan Mausoleum. General Yu spent his whole life pacifying the Japanese pirates. I plan to let General Yu share the sacrifices in my imperial mausoleum in the future."

"I took the time to kill Xu Jie and sent Nurhaci to the Dissection Institute."

"There is nothing else."

The seventh year of Wanli was a relatively peaceful year. There was no extermination of Zhang Siwei's clan, no sudden collapse of the Kong family estate, and no Zhu Yijun's wedding. Killing Xu Jie and killing Nurhaci couldn't be counted as major events.

Zhu Yijun was somewhat greedy, putting Yu Dayou's sharing of sacrifices on his side. According to reason, he should share the sacrifices with the Daoist Master, after all, Yu Dayou's success was due to the Daoist Master's grace. But, who let Zhu Yijun be the Emperor now?

On the third day of the New Year of the eighth year of Wanli, the Great Ming Empress was about to give birth. Although the Emperor and the two Empress Dowagers sat very steadily, their hands tightly gripping the armrests, which were slightly pale, showed that their hearts were not as calm as they appeared on the surface. Obviously, they were extremely nervous.

This first birth was the most dangerous, especially at full term. The fetus was large, and the midwife said the fetal position was somewhat incorrect, which made the Emperor extremely nervous.

"Waa waa!" With a loud cry, the Great Ming Emperor's first child was born smoothly.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty, mother and child are safe, a dragon son is born, seven jin and six liang!" A palace maid was the first to come out to report the good news.

Zhu Yijun's extremely nervous face immediately became relaxed. He breathed a long sigh of relief, leaned back in his chair, and gasped for a few breaths before standing up, smiling and saying: "Good, good, good! Rewards for everyone!"

Zhu Yijun expressed his joy with real gold and silver. The palace maids in the Li Palace all got ten taels of silver as a reward, and the palace maid who reported the good news got twenty taels.

Empress Dowager Li's eye for people was still very accurate. Wang Yaozhuo was indeed good at giving birth. The incorrect fetal position and the large fetus did not form any obstacles.

The bedroom was still busy. Zhu Yijun did not go in the first time. Now the child and mother were very weak. Even if he was anxious, he had to wait for the delivery room to be cleaned up.

Zhu Yijun walked in and immediately felt that this child was a bit ugly. The newborn child was wrinkled like a little old man, his eyes couldn't open, he excreted at will, and he cried loudly from time to time.

"Girl, you've worked hard." Zhu Yijun held Wang Yaozhuo's hand and said in a low voice, looking at her slightly pale face: "The child is very healthy."

In order to let the child grow smoothly, Wang Yaozhuo ate a lot during these days of waiting for birth, especially some pig liver, duck liver, chives, and other foods. She vomited while eating, vomited after eating, and ate after vomiting. The morning sickness was severe, and it was indeed hard work. This birth was even more painful to the extreme. A first-time mother who opened ten fingers to give birth to a child was almost like dying once.

But no matter how hard it was, the moment the child was born, everything was worth it.

"It's not hard. Husband, go and sleep for a while. You've been up all night." Wang Yaozhuo felt the warmth of the big hand and said very concernedly.

Starting from midnight on the second day of the New Year, Wang Yaozhuo felt the child in her belly wanted to come out. Uterine contractions began. Zhu Yijun had originally fallen asleep, but got up again and came to wait outside the bedroom.

"It's okay, I'll stay with you for a while longer." Zhu Yijun held Wang Yaozhuo's hand, his eyes full of bloodshot. He was full of vitality and in the prime of his life. Staying up all night like this, although a bit tired, didn't matter.

At eighteen, it was the age when staying up all night in the middle of winter didn't feel cold even when the wind blew.

The Great Physicians Chen Shigong and Li Shizhen entered the palace together to wait, preparing to deal with postpartum hemorrhage. The Great Physician even specially prepared blood bags. While stopping the bleeding, he had to perform a blood transfusion.

A physician has a benevolent heart. Chen Shigong didn't know if he would be beheaded if he saved the Empress after she hemorrhaged. After all, she was the Empress. But Chen Shigong was prepared. He was the Great Ming's best surgeon.

In order to deal with this situation, Chen Shigong trained twenty female medical officials, but these female medical officials were trained for a short time. Once the Empress was in mortal danger, Chen Shigong still had to go in to stop the bleeding.

But fortunately, everything went smoothly. Chen Shigong, who had stayed up all night, yawned and returned to the Dissection Institute. After waking up, he continued to make specimens.

People are living things. Hemorrhage will kill you. Then isn't it okay to transfuse the blood back into the body? The principle is this principle, and Chen Shigong also felt so. But different blood types will cause hemolysis, and people will suffocate to death. In order to study the reason for this, the Great Physicians used microscopes to study blood types.

A, B, AB, and O—a total of four blood types. Type A can transfuse blood to the other three types, and the other three types can also transfuse blood to Type A.

There are several clear taboos for blood transfusion, which were lessons learned from prisoners in the Dissection Institute. For example, blood relatives cannot transfuse blood. Blood transfusion between blood relatives will cause "five decays of heaven and man," which is the failure of major organs.

And it can also perform partial paternity testing. Kong Shangtan of the Yanzhou Kong family estate is Type A, and his wife is Type B, but the child who is seventeen years old is Type O. The message contained in this is very thought-provoking.

All dissection reports of the Dissection Institute are regularly sent to the palace. Zhu Yijun is also very clear about this.

Zhu Yijun held Wang Yaozhuo's hand and said happily: "Mother is so happy that she beat Zhu Yiliu."

"Ah?" Wang Yaozhuo was very tired and felt that her brain was not enough. The Emperor had his first imperial son, and he was the legitimate eldest son. Empress Dowager Li was happy. What connection did it have with Zhu Yiliu being beaten?

Zhu Yijun explained a little: "Zhu Yiliu was making trouble in the Prince of Lu's mansion. Mother sent a palace maid to report the good news and happened to catch this scene. The palace maid reported truthfully. Mother went over and beat him, and also punished him with confinement."

Don't beat the diligent, don't beat the lazy, specifically beat the one who doesn't have eyes. Zhu Yiliu was truly hitting the muzzle of the gun.

Zhu Yijun didn't know exactly how he made trouble. Anyway, Empress Dowager Li was very angry, and even stopped Zhu Yiliu from listening to government affairs with the Emperor.

After learning about this, Zhu Yijun suspected that Zhu Yiliu was doing it on purpose, deliberately giving Empress Dowager Li a reason. This bitter job of listening to government affairs was finally stopped, and he could finally sleep in.

The first imperial son was born. For everyone, it was a great piece of good news. The Directorate of Ceremonial became busy and sent "Everything Goes Well" boxes to the homes of every official of the fourth rank and above. There were two silver coins in the box, which counted as sharing the joy.

And the hundred officials of the Great Ming also knew from the "Everything Goes Well" box that the Emperor had named the first imperial son "Changzhi."

The Ministry of Rites prepared quite a few characters for the unborn imperial heir for the Emperor to choose from. Zhu Yijun didn't like the character "Luo" because the Luo River could no longer be pointed to for swearing, so he chose the character "Zhi."

The Crown Prince is the foundation of the country.

If people's hearts move, there will be turmoil. The Emperor's first imperial son is both the eldest son and the legitimate son. This represents the position of the Crown Prince. As long as Zhu Changzhi does not die young, the position of the Crown Prince must be his. Even if the Emperor does not establish a Crown Prince, Zhu Changzhi has replaced Zhu Yiliu as the de facto Crown Prince, the first in line to the throne.

On the fifth day of the first month of the eighth year of Wanli, the vacation ended.

"Your servants pay respects to Your Majesty, Your Majesty ten thousand years, ten thousand years, ten thousand ten thousand years." Zhang Juzheng led the court officials to pay respects. After the three shouts of "ten thousand years," Zhang Juzheng immediately said loudly: "Your servants congratulate Your Majesty on the birth of a dragon son."

"Your servants congratulate Your Majesty on the birth of a dragon son." The court officials echoed in unison.

"Share the joy, share the joy, all officials, please rise." Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling everyone to rise.

The Crown Prince is both ruler and minister. The existence of the Crown Prince is actually reminding the Emperor that the Emperor is not really ten thousand years old, but also a mortal. Everyone is equal in the face of death. Even a monarch is no exception.

In the tenth year of Dazhong of Tang, the Grand Secretary Pei Xiu again requested the Tang Emperor Xuanzong to establish a Crown Prince. Tang Xuanzong said: "If a Crown Prince is established, then I will become an idle person." Tang Xuanzong refused to establish a Crown Prince and also sought immortality by asking for immortals, but ended up eating medicine and eating himself to death.

After Tang Xuanzong died, he left a will for the Kui Prince Li Zi to succeed him. Wang Zongshi, the eunuch and commander of the Left Divine Strategy Army, led troops into the palace, claiming that the rebellious ministers had falsified the will, and again established the first imperial son Li Wen as Emperor, who was the Tang Emperor Yizong.

The eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty led the Divine Strategy Army and were responsible for the palace defense. Whoever controls the imperial guards controls the person on the throne.

Zhang Juzheng and the court officials all discovered that today the Great Ming Emperor came to listen to government affairs at the imperial gate alone. The Prince of Lu, Zhu Yiliu, who used to yawn, did not come together. Although it was said that he was beaten by Empress Dowager Li for making trouble and punished with confinement, everyone knew that it was just an excuse.

Others didn't know, but Zhu Yiliu was very happy. The happy life of not having to get up before dawn and rolling in facial cleanser to continue sleeping finally arrived!

The first court deliberation of the eighth year of Wanli began. The first court deliberation of the New Year had to determine the main tasks of the Great Ming this year. In summary, it was still "enriching the country and strengthening the military." This had been tossed about for the eighth year, which was a bit of an old tune, but the court officials were already used to it.

The main tasks of the imperial court this year were still concentrated on the expansion of cavalry and the navy.

"Tax revenue is recovering. Is the scale of the navy too large? Ninety thousand people." The Grand Minister of Revenue Wang Guoguang first expressed his doubt. He continued: "The navy is too expensive. A navy of thirty thousand people—that is thirty five-masted ocean-crossing ships, nearly one hundred three-masted clipper ships, five hundred combat seat ships, plus artillery, firearms, and soldiers. This navy of thirty thousand people, since its establishment, has cost over 5 million silver. The annual maintenance cost is at least one million silver."

"Strengthening the military is of course necessary, but is a navy of ninety thousand people too many?"

Wang Guoguang had opposed Zhang Juzheng's expansion of the navy to a scale of ninety thousand people before the New Year. Zhang Juzheng's navy quota was elite soldiers, an elite navy under the recruitment system. The ninth-rank maritime defense inspectors belonged to the navy, but the "white-stripes on the waves" under the maritime defense inspectors did not count as part of the navy.

"It is indeed a lot." Tan Lun immediately took over the conversation and said: "But it is very worthwhile, isn't it? How much profit the Great Ming has gained from opening the sea, there is no need to say much. Everyone is very clear."

"Grand Minister of War! My meaning is that it is enough!" Wang Guoguang immediately refuted Tan Lun's words. Tan Lun was avoiding the important and dwelling on the trivial. How could Wang Guoguang let the topic run off?

"Hmm... there are changes in Japan." Zhang Juzheng saw that Tan Lun had lost the battle and said very definitely: "We cannot let Oda Nobunaga become the true ruler of the world. Once Japan finishes fighting, the Nagasaki Governor's Office, Ryukyu, Korea, and the Great Ming's long coastline will all be under threat."

"Hmm... if expanding the navy is to beat Japan, then expand it. The state treasury still has 2 million in savings. Use it first."

Navy expansion quickly reached a consensus. If the money is not used for military expansion, should it be used for war reparations?

"Zhao Shiqing, Left Vice Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War, spoke of the evils of the current politics, impeached the Grand Secretary and Second Grand Secretary, and the evils of colluding with foreign barbarians." Zhang Juzheng took out a memorial. This was a memorial impeaching him, scolding Zhang Juzheng and Wang Guoguang, and the reason was the Altan Khan's tribute.

The Great Ming fought the Altan Khan for twenty-five years. At that time, the Great Ming had not strengthened its military. At that time, it was true that it couldn't fight. Fighting until the final peace talks was forced by the situation. This was all right. Nearly ten years had passed since the peace talks. The Great Ming had strengthened its military, fought in Daning Guard, Quanning Guard, and Song Yingchang, and now there were changes outside the pass. The Tümen Khan and the Altan Khan were fighting each other, but the Grand Secretary and Second Grand Secretary were still only concerned with doing business, instead of taking advantage of the changes outside the pass to attack!

Zhu Yijun threw the memorial on the imperial desk and said extremely dissatisfied: "This Zhao Shiqing speaks easily. Fortunately, he didn't shout the stupid words of 'leading 60,000 troops to gallop on the pass and defeat the enemy.' It is truly standing and talking without hurting the waist."

"Zhou Liangyin has made achievements in land reclamation. Transfer him to Nanjing and let this Zhao Shiqing go to Song Yingchang to participate in military affairs. Zhao Shiqing, I think he is just 'looking for trouble'!"

Participating in military affairs is not a Provincial Governor, not a Governor-General; it is just doing some clerical work. Let this cheap Confucian eat sand and drink the northwest wind outside the pass, and his brain will be clear.

Zhu Yijun, who had zero military talent, also knew that the Great Ming could achieve results at the eastern foot of the Great Khingan Mountains entirely because it occupied the right time, the right place, and the right people.

In terms of terrain, the eastern foot is mountainous and rugged, and the grassland cavalry is not easy to deploy. The advantage of mobility cannot be reflected. West of the Great Khingan Mountains, it is an endless grassland. The Great Ming has no cavalry. Running to the grasslands to be a living target?

"Armchair strategy" is more reasonable than Zhao Shiqing's speech.

"Your Majesty's words are very true. But this Zhao Shiqing's words are not necessarily unfavorable to the state." Zhang Juzheng hurriedly explained. He took out this memorial not to seek refuge with the Emperor and let the Emperor clean up Zhao Shiqing, but to change the wind direction for the attack outside the pass.

On the surface, the Altan Khan was still the Great Ming's Prince of Shunyi. The Great Ming ship was so big; it couldn't turn around just because it wanted to. If the wind direction was to change, naturally, old things had to be brought up again. Zhang Juzheng took out this memorial, meaning to let these people stir up this wind, and then use this wind.

"What the Master said is very true. But this Zhao Shiqing is wrong. The great affairs of the country lie in military affairs and sacrifices. Military affairs are of great importance. How can we allow such absurd remarks to talk nonsense?" Zhu Yijun gave Zhao Shiqing a chance, a chance to transform from a cheap Confucian to a practical official. As for whether he could grasp it, it depended on himself.

Zhou Liangyin, the cheap Confucian who said that the achievements outside the pass were not credible because they were reported by military generals, was thrown by Zhu Yijun to Quanning Guard to reclaim land for five years. He was reformed and followed Hou Yuzhao, picking up quite a few merits.

Wan Shihe caught the wind direction and smiled: "Grand Tutor, don't worry. Leave the public opinion to me. There is no need to make a fuss about this."

The one who advocated peace talks back then was Zhang Juzheng. Now the imperial court wanted to advocate war, so Zhang Juzheng's decision back then was wrong. Zhang Juzheng took out this memorial, perhaps intending to use his own reputation as the price to exchange for the Great Ming's adjustment of the policy toward the Altan Khan.

Wan Shihe's thinking was: Blame it all on the Altan Khan!

Altan Khan is a basket; everything is put inside.

Blaming all responsibilities on the Altan Khan became a matter of course. Zhang Juzheng was not wrong back then; it was the Altan Khan who had no heart of submission. Although he had been conferred a king, he still refused to submit, made small moves continuously, and invited heavenly anger.

"Grand Minister Wan is thoughtful. Just do as Grand Minister Wan said." Zhu Yijun expressed high praise for Wan Shihe's sophistry and shamelessness.

Standing from the perspective of the Altan Khan, he was actually very submissive. The Great Ming's extortion several times, the Altan Khan pinched his nose and admitted it. Besides not giving warhorses, everything else that could be given was given. It was just short of offering everything except warhorses.

But Zhu Yijun is the Great Ming Emperor. He thinks about problems not from the perspective of the Great Ming, but from the perspective of the barbarian king?

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment, wrote a floating ticket, and presented it to the imperial front. Wan Shihe's approach was actually okay. The final goal was to realize the Great Ming's adjustment of the policy toward the northern barbarians.

Wang Chonggu didn't speak. The Great Ming's policy shift would hurt the Jin faction and Jin merchants the most. But now, those Jin faction and Jin merchants who were sensible had long ago transferred their asset focus to the two words "opening the sea." The plan for everyone in Yanxing Tower to be a ship owner was both to seek funds for opening the sea and to realize the transformation of Jin merchants.

"Nikan Wailan submitted a memorial of confession, begging to see the Emperor to ask for His Majesty's forgiveness for the matter of faking tribute." Zhang Juzheng took out another memorial and talked about Liaodong.

Nikan Wailan was indeed guilty of lax discipline, letting Nurhaci, this kind of thing, run to the Emperor during the New Year and disgust the Emperor. The tribute outside the pass still had to continue. Nikan Wailan decided to come to the capital to apologize and ask His Majesty to calm his anger.

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked: "How is this Nikan Wailan?"

"He is loyal and unswerving, has some small cleverness, but has no great ability." Zhang Juzheng made a summary. Nikan Wailan's military talent was not high, and he couldn't suppress other tribes.

"Looking after the house and guarding the courtyard, what ability is needed? Let him come to the capital." Zhu Yijun heard Zhang Juzheng's evaluation and felt that having no great ability was not a shortcoming, but an advantage.

If Nikan Wailan could really kill in all directions outside the pass and his strength kept expanding, it would represent the continuous growth of ambition. If Nikan Wailan was very capable of fighting, then the Great Ming would have to be vigilant.

The court deliberation continued. The six ministries had their own ministry deliberations, and the localities also had local troubles. The court deliberation was a long and noisy meeting, and it had to be held every day, which undoubtedly consumed a lot of the Emperor's energy.

After the court deliberation, Zhu Yijun rubbed his eyebrows and stood up. He thought of happy things! Zhu Yiliu still had to follow him to the North Camp to inspect the military horses. After all, the first imperial son was only three days old and really didn't have this ability.

Eat, sleep, beat Zhu Yiliu!

When Zhu Yijun returned from the North Camp, he was refreshed. Zhu Yiliu was beaten, but he wasn't angry. The purpose of his practicing martial arts was naturally to make his body strong so that he could enjoy a few more years of good life.

Zhu Yiliu was very serious about practicing martial arts, involving the happy life of the next few decades.

When Zhu Yijun returned to the Li Palace, he looked at a case on the table, and his eyebrows were twisted together.

Wang Yie, the Assistant Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, was truly unlucky. He encountered another difficult case. The matter was not complicated. There was a murder case, and he didn't know how to judge it.

This Hao family in the West City had been practicing medicine for generations. Now it was the old grandmother who was in charge. This old grandmother had a heart disease, always suspecting that the child of her eldest grandson was not her own flesh and blood, but born by the grandson's wife with someone else, because he didn't look like him at all.

In this day and age, the most common is "blood dripping to recognize relatives." The Hao old grandmother had also done it secretly, and the answer was naturally a biological child. Blood dripping to recognize relatives is not reliable. The old grandmother's suspicion had never been dispelled.

The Hao family had a granddaughter who was a female medical official in the Dissection Institute. The granddaughter was very good at being a medical official. After the Dissection Institute had the theory of blood types, the granddaughter made a simple attempt. Then the granddaughter knew that it was indeed not her own flesh and blood. It was not just blood type, but also many other traits, such as tongue rolling, finger bending, hair curling, etc.

But this matter, the female medical official had always dared not tell the old grandmother, fearing that the old grandmother would be so angry that she would pass out, which would cause a great mess. The old grandmother was worried all day, and the female medical official dared not say it even more.

Paper cannot wrap fire. The old grandmother passed away from illness. The female medical official finally had no scruples and told her brother Hao Chengxin about this.

Hao Chengxin was furious. Under pressure, the woman only admitted her mistake but refused to say who the adulterer was. Hao Chengxin beat her to death.

This was a murder case. There is a saying: "Catching adultery requires catching a pair." According to the Great Ming Law: "If a wife commits adultery with someone, and the husband catches the adulterer and adulteress at the scene, killing them on the spot is not a crime." As long as you catch the adultery and catch the pair, Hao Chengxin's killing was not wrong, and the yamen would not ask.

Hao Chengxin failed to catch the adultery and catch the pair. When interrogating, he beat her to death. He was taken into the prefecture yamen, waiting for trial.

The female medical official hurriedly took blood and asked her mentor for help, issuing a document proving that it was indeed not her own flesh and blood.

Wang Yie, the Assistant Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, was numb. Should Hao Chengxin be killed or released? He couldn't make up his mind. The opinions of the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple were to release him. Cases of beheading had to be sent to the Emperor for three reviews, so it was sent to the Emperor.

One of the core problems is: can the document issued by the Dissection Institute be used as evidence?

Zhu Yijun pondered for a while and said to Zhao Mengyou: "Commander, please work hard and find out who the child's biological father is."

"Your servant obeys the decree." Zhao Mengyou didn't think this matter was difficult to handle. The Hao family was a big family with many rules. If there was really an adulterer, the Tiao cavalry could definitely find the person. If the Tiao cavalry couldn't find him, then there was none.

Zhao Mengyou found the child's biological father the next day.

SPECIAL REMINDER!!! "Catching adultery requires catching a pair, killing on the spot is not a crime" is the dross under the feudal imperial system. There is no such crime in the current law. This is the law of the Ming Dynasty! Of course, the author himself occasionally sighs that the advancement of feudal dross is just that. Begging for monthly tickets, Awoo!!!!!!!!!!!

Hao Chengxin was furious. Under duress, the woman only admitted her mistake but refused to say who the adulterer was. Hao Chengxin beat her to death.

This was a murder case. There is a saying: "Catching adultery requires catching the pair; killing the adulterer and adulteress on the spot is not a crime." As long as the adultery was caught in the act, Hao Chengxin's killing was not a crime, and the yamen would not inquire.

Hao Chengxin failed to catch the pair, and when he interrogated her, he beat her to death. He was taken into the prefectural yamen to await trial.

The female physician hurriedly took blood and asked her mentor for help, issuing a document proving that the child was indeed not his biological offspring.

The Shun Tian Prefecture Assistant Wang Yie was completely numb. Should Hao Chengxin be killed or released? He couldn't make up his mind. The opinions of the Ministry of Justice and the Court of Judicial Review were to release him. Cases involving beheading had to be sent to the Emperor for three reviews of the death penalty, so it was sent to the Emperor.

One of the core issues was: could the document issued by the Dissection Institute be used as evidence?

Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and said to Zhao Mengyou, "Zhao, work hard and find out who the child's biological father is."

"This subject obeys the decree." Zhao Mengyou didn't think this matter was difficult to handle. The Hao family was a wealthy family with many rules. If there really was an adulterer, the Embroidered Uniform Guards would definitely be able to find him. If even the Embroidered Uniform Guards couldn't find him, then there was no one.

The next day, Zhao Mengyou found the child's biological father.

Special reminder!!! "Catching adultery requires catching the pair; killing on the spot is not a crime" is dross under the feudal imperial system. Under current law, there is no such crime. This is the law of the Ming Dynasty! Of course, the author himself occasionally sighs at the advancement of feudal dross. Seeking monthly tickets, Awoo!!!!!!!!!!!