History is like a mirror that allows us to see our own shadows at some point, these shadows can follow us like our relatives, no matter when, every history has its value, in the era of the supremacy of imperial power in feudal society, everyone is trying to pursue their own power, and is to maximize their power. Although feudal society has become more and more solidified in people's thoughts and behaviors, it is still possible to imprison our behaviors more and more in a certain circle at some point.
In a feudal society where imperial power is supreme, the emperor's position is like a ladder, becoming the top one. Among all the emperors in history, there are also some who were born in the countryside. Among them, Zhu Yuanzhang is one. Zhu Yuanzhang's life is as thick as a book and full of legends. In history, Zhu Yuanzhang also relied on his wisdom to make a lot of contributions to the Ming Dynasty.
Because Zhu Yuanzhang was born poor, he hates the ** officials very much, and the management of the ** prisoners is very strict, and sometimes even uses the joint sitting method, which makes people very afraid. The law of the Ming Dynasty is very strict for the prisoners of the **, whether they are high-ranking officials or a petty official. Because he was born as a peasant, when he was a child, he watched those petty officials take the peasants' grain for themselves. So since he was a child, he vowed to punish them when he was able.
Although the ministers of the court and the central government had a lot of dissatisfaction with the cruelty of the emperor's methods, no one dared to stand up. In the repeated investigations, there are times when there are many unjust, false and wrongly decided cases. In the court, once again a minister stood up against Zhu Yuanzhang's practice, and in the debate in the court, Zhu Yuanzhang was angry and immediately asked the criminal department to execute him. He was also examined at the time of execution, and the secret was dug up at the same time as the censorship.
When reviewing Fan Congwen, in the indictment sent by the Criminal Department, I saw that Fan Congwen had confessed the articles he had written, and had explained his political opinions and political aspirations. In the end, seeing that Fan Congwen was also from Suzhou, Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to keep him. and was promoted to an official soon after, hoping that Fan Congwen could assist him.
Soon after the review, Fan Congwen was interrogated by Zhu Yuanzhang again in the lobby, and Zhu Yuanzhang asked him if he was a ** person?Fan Congwen replied to Suzhou, Jiangsu. and explained that he was the thirteenth grandson of Fan Zhongyan. even asked Fan Congwen to express his political views, "The country should legislate, the crimes should be clear, the hierarchy should be clear, and the law is greater than power", these views coincided with Zhu Yuanzhang's, and he said with a smile on the spot: Pardon.