"Xia Yunyi..." Chongzhen repeated it softly several times.
Xia Yunyi was one of the six members of Jishe and one of the founders of Jishe.
He had a son named Xia Wanchun.
Xia Wanchun was able to compose poems and lyrics at the age of nine and was known as a child prodigy.
Historically, the father and son joined the army and rose up to fight against the Qing Dynasty when the Qing Dynasty entered the Pass.
That year, Xia Wanchun was fifteen years old.
After the defeat, Xia Yunyi refused the Qing Dynasty's call to surrender and committed suicide for his country.
Xia Yunyi died in a very special way. He ordered his brother, son, wife, concubines and family members to watch from the shore, while he walked alone to the middle of the pond.
The water was very shallow, only reaching Xia Yunyi's waist.
He first calmly said goodbye to his family, then buried his head in the water and suffocated to death.
Xia Yunyi chose to die for his country in this tragic way.
Xia Wanchun saw all this and, despite his grief, he became more determined to resist the Qing Dynasty.
The first year of the Yongli reign.
Xia Wanchun was arrested and taken to Nanjing for trial.
In Nanjing, he met Hong Chengchou, who tried to persuade him to surrender.
In the face of national justice, Xia Wanchun not only did not surrender, but also scolded Hong Chengchou.
Subsequently, Xia Wanchun was killed.
That year, he was only sixteen years old.
The performance of both father and son can be regarded as a model for scholars.
Chongzhen shook his head and collected his thoughts.
He stared at the Minister of Personnel Qiu Yu and said, "Qiu Yu."
"I am here."
"Draft an imperial decree to appoint Xia Yunyi as the imperial commissioner. Once the decree is delivered, go to Yangzhou immediately to conduct a thorough investigation. No matter who is involved in this case, we must investigate it thoroughly and give justice to the people and officials!"
"I accept your order." Qiu Yu turned around and went back to the Ministry of Personnel to draft an order.
After Qiu Yu left, Chongzhen felt a little regretful.
He was afraid that Wang Zhixin would be caught and he would not be able to continue the house search.
After thinking for a while, Chongzhen shook his head.
His worries were unnecessary.
Xia Yunyi is indeed good at solving cases, but who is Wang Zhixin?
The commander-in-chief of the East Factory of the Ming Dynasty!
If there is still a eunuch party in the Ming Dynasty now, then the leader of the eunuch party is Wang Zhixin!
If Xia Yunyi could catch him, he would have no need to be the commander-in-chief of the East Depot.
The decree was made into an imperial edict after going through layers of approval.
While preparing the imperial edict, Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen to draft an imperial edict and send it to the foot of Purple Mountain in Nanjing.
He wanted to send troops to protect Xia Yunyi.
Before evening of that day, the imperial decree left Beijing and was sent to Hangzhou Prefecture and Nanjing at the maximum speed of 600 miles per day.
On the morning of the fourth day of July in the twenty-first year of Chongzhen, the Jinyiwei who were delivering the imperial edict arrived at Hangzhou Prefecture.
After receiving the imperial edict and sending away the Jinyiwei, Xia Yunyi returned to the house and ordered people to pack their luggage.
Xia Yunyi's wife, Sheng, sighed: "Master, three people died in the Nanjing case... Even the eunuch Qiu Zhizhong, the companion of the crown prince, fell into the water and drowned."
"Stop nagging. What exactly do you want to say?" Xia Yunyi rolled his eyes at Sheng.
Sheng said boldly: "Master, let alone Yangzhou Prefecture, the entire Nanzhili has now become a place of trouble. If you are not careful, you will fall into an irreversible situation."
"Or... you should just write a letter to resign! Resigning can save your life, but if you do, your life will be in jeopardy."
"Ridiculous!" Xia Yunyi waved his sleeves fiercely, "This is all women's opinion! It is my honor to ask Your Majesty to judge a case when His Majesty is in trouble. How can I retreat in the face of difficulties?"
"Master, I..."
Sheng wanted to say something else, but Xia Yunyi interrupted her with a wave of his hand: "Don't mention this again, or don't blame me for being ruthless."
Sheng shut up immediately.
While I was packing my luggage, a handsome young man ran in from outside.
He was wearing a blue Confucian robe, a dark red barbarian-patterned belt around his waist, a net scarf on his head, and had a medium build and regular features, giving people a feeling of being high-spirited and vigorous.
After entering the house, he went straight to Xia Yunyi and bowed, "Father, I heard that you are going to Yangzhou Prefecture to investigate a case?"
Xia Yunyi looked at Xia Wanchun: "Why? Are you going to persuade me to resign too?"
"I dare not!" Xia Wanchun said hurriedly.
"That's more like it!" Xia Yunyi patted Xia Wanchun's shoulder with relief: "Don't be scared by difficulties, everything is up to you!"
Xia Wanchun nodded, hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to go to Yangzhou Prefecture with my father."
"No, you absolutely can't go!" Before Xia Yunyi could say anything, Sheng immediately stopped him, "Yangzhou Prefecture is too dangerous. If you go there, your life will be in danger."
"Mother, I'm going!" Xia Wanchun started to act stubborn.
Sheng was so angry that she stamped her feet and said, "I can't control it anymore. The older you get, the more I can't control it. Don't tell me about this. Go tell your mother!"
Sheng was not Xia Wanchun's biological mother, his biological mother was Lu.
Since Lu was a concubine, according to the rules at that time, Xia Wanchun called Sheng "mother" and Lu "niang".
"Wait a minute," Xia Yunyi raised his hand, stared at Xia Wanchun with a gloomy face and asked, "Why do you want to go to Yangzhou Prefecture?"
"I want to help my father investigate the case."
"How can I help?" Xia Yunyi continued to ask.
"The mining case is complicated and it is not easy to investigate it. What I mean is to start from both ends. Father, investigate it openly, and I will investigate it privately. When the time comes, we can combine all the evidence and clues into one, and we will be able to sort it out clearly."
Xia Yunyi's face turned from gloomy to bright. He patted Xia Wanchun's shoulder and said with a smile: "As expected of my son Xia Yunyi, you can think the same as me."
"Thank you, Dad!"
"I'll have someone help you pack your luggage, and you go and say goodbye to your mother." Xia Yunyi ordered.
Xia Wanchun bowed and went to the next room to say goodbye to his biological mother.
Parting is always sad. Amid the cries of Sheng and Lu, the father and son set out on their journey.
Before leaving Hangzhou Prefecture, Xia Wanchun and Xia Yunyi parted ways.
Xia Yunyi took the official road and stayed at the post station, while Xia Wanchun took the small road and stayed at an inn. The two arrived at the border of Nanzhili one after the other.
As soon as they entered Nanzhili, more than a hundred fully armed soldiers blocked their way.
These soldiers were wearing old armor, and the swords and bows in their hands did not shine like sharp weapons, giving people the feeling of a ragtag army.
"Who are you? You dare to block the imperial envoy's team. Are you tired of living?" The accompanying soldiers drew their swords and raised their guns, and were on full alert.
"Excuse me, are you Lord Xia, the imperial envoy who is going to Yangzhou Prefecture to investigate a case?" asked the leading general.
"Yes, who are you?"
"I am Mei Chun, the commander of the Xiaoling Guard."
"Xiaoling Guard?" Xia Yunyi was a little surprised after hearing these three words.
The Xiaoling Guard was the guard force of the Ming Xiaoling Mausoleum (the mausoleum of Zhu Yuanzhang). It was neither part of the local guard post nor under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, but was directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Emperor.
It was first established in the tenth year of Hongwu, with a full staff of 5,600 people.
After nearly three hundred years of changes, there were only more than two hundred people in the Xiaoling Guard.
"Why are you here instead of guarding the Xiaoling Mausoleum in Purple Mountain?" Xia Yunyi asked.
Mei Chun, the commander of the Xiaoling Guard, bowed deeply and said, "We are here on the orders of His Majesty to protect Lord Xia's safety!"
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