Chapter 439 Tokyo Grand Trial(1/2)
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In 1132, on the ninth day of April, all businesses in Tokyo were open, the streets were deserted, Long Live Mountain was crowded, and both sides of the Jinglong River were crowded. Merchants and common people from Kaifeng, Henan, Hebei, and western Beijing, as long as conditions allowed, all rushed into Tokyo.
, just to witness an unprecedented trial of the century.
Tokyo Trial!
The subjects of the trial are the thirty-four Jin war criminals listed below, named Wu Qimai.
As early as last year, when Di Lie besieged Beijing and drew up a list of thirty-four war criminals and announced it to the world, he decided to imitate the famous "Tokyo Trial" of the same name in later generations and conduct a trial of the century. The crime of "war criminals" is not allowed.
Even if you just talk about it, there must be "treatment" that matches it, and trial is the most important part of it.
Tianshu court officials basically agreed to punish the two chief culprits, the gold lord Wu Qimai and the state minister Wanyan Zonghan, to thank the world, but a large-scale trial was another matter.
There is no shortage of precedents in the past dynasties for trying guilty ministers; there is no shortage of precedents for tying down enemy chieftains. However, when the entire enemy country surrenders and is captured in one fell swoop, it is rare to try to judge guilty officials. Such precedents have been repeated throughout the dynasties.
, never happened.
Therefore, when Di Lie proposed this proposal, it aroused great controversy among the courtiers. Di Lie's proposal can be said to have touched the foundation of Confucianism's "benevolence and forgiveness". Many ministers and Tokyo scholars wrote to oppose it, especially among them.
The memorials written by Yu Wenxuzhong are the most representative.
In Yu Wenxuzhong's memorial, he emphatically cited the examples of the previous dynasties (Northern Song Dynasty) that destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty, and surrendered to Wu and Yue. Whether these dynasties were destroyed by force or forced to surrender, their kings were able to properly
The officials of the country were able to continue to be appointed. At the same time, a more powerful example was cited: the Jin State kidnapped the two saints and the clan, which was doubly humiliating. The imperial edict was issued, but the trial was not publicized in front of the world.
At the end of the memorial, he said, "...the barbarians from the north are so disrespectful, but they still respect this law. How about our huge country, which is a country of poetry and etiquette?"
According to the procedure, the memorial was sent to Empress Zhu first. Empress Zhu's reply was quite Taihang-style, "If you have to spare others, spare them." However, King Tianshu Hua's reply was much harsher, "Jin Mie Xian"
Dynasty, who invaded whom? Who is the real sinner? Tianshu destroys the Jin, but he is punished on behalf of Heaven. To avenge the Han Dynasty, how can we not expose the crimes of the enemy chiefs to the world and punish them according to their crimes? "
To offend without comparing is to forgive, to retaliate with tooth is to be straight. The country of the Central Plains already has too many ways to forgive, but what is really lacking is the straight road to grudges and grudges! The land of the Central Plains, thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, has been ravaged by the Jinlu for five years.
As well as countless bones and displaced people, what they need most is a hearty and fair judgment that they can witness with their own eyes.
The benevolent will be forgiven and the evil will be punished; no wrongdoing will be tolerated, and good and evil will be rewarded. This is the right way in the world.
The controversy caused by this matter spread from the imperial court to the people, and fierce debates began among the people in the city. According to the news collectors sent by the Kaifeng Prefecture, who collected folk rumors in the Gyeonggi area, more than 70% supported the public trial of Jin Dynasty war criminals.
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Civil servants and generals within Tianshu's influence also wrote letters one after another, and the vast majority were in favor of a public trial.
In early April, Queen Yuansheng and King Hua jointly issued an order: The public trial of Jin war criminals should be based on facts and the law should be the criterion.
Public trial of crimes, punishment of rape and eradication of evil, shocking the nations and warning to the people.
This is what Di Lie wants to achieve in this trial.
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The location of the public trial ceremony was chosen at the Genyue site of the original royal garden.
Genyue is located in the north of the Imperial City, between the Xuanwu Gate of the Imperial Palace and Longmen, the north view of the Imperial City. It occupies an area of more than ten miles. It is piled with earth to form a mountain, named Long Live. In the past, Long Live Mountain had green peaks and secluded empty valleys.
Strange rocks, flowers and birds, luxuriant forests and bamboos, green leaves and red buds, pavilions and flying majesties, the scenery is excellent when viewed from a distance. Being among them makes people forget the colorful worldly customs and feel as if they are flying in the clouds.
What is regrettable is that this huge project, which consumed a lot of manpower and material resources, and lasted for more than ten years during the reign of Jingkang, gathered countless natural treasures in the "Sky Garden" of the Northern Song Dynasty. However, at the end of the first year of Jingkang, it was
Because the Jin soldiers besieged the city for a long time, Emperor Qinzong "ordered to seize more than 100,000 birds and water birds from the mountains in the garden and throw them into the Mu River. He also demolished the houses for fuel, chiseled stones for cannons, cut down bamboos for cages and fences, and also took hundreds of thousands of large deer.
Kill them to feed the guards..."
It took me more than ten years and all the world's resources to build a fairyland on earth, but it was completely destroyed by my son. In order to satisfy his personal enjoyment, he broke bones and sucked out marrow, wasted people and money to build a royal garden, it is certainly
There is no great sin; but how can it not be a grave sin to destroy this paradise on earth, where countless blood, sweat, wisdom and wealth have been poured into it?
This strange father and son really did not lose unfairly.
At this time, the imperial city had already changed. Di Lie did not intend to use this city with obvious signs of the Song Dynasty as his capital, so he simply opened the imperial city to the people of Tokyo and could come and go freely. This made Gen Yue
It became possible to use the former site as a public trial venue.
The preparations for the trial are not complicated. Three high platform sheds were built in advance. The one in the middle is the trial platform, the left is the waiting platform, and the right is the witness stand. With the three high platforms as the center, a square safety fence circle is formed.
People can watch from the outside of the circle, but entry is prohibited and no noise is allowed.
There are 200 government officials from Kaifeng Prefecture inside the fence to maintain order, and a mixed battalion of the Tianzhu Army is surrounding the three towers to serve as security guards.
The presiding judge was Zhi Taiyuan Prefecture Chen Gui, the assessors were Zhi Jingzhao Prefecture Zhang Jiao, Kaifeng Prefecture Yin Zongying, and Yue Wang Zhao Si. King Di Lie of China, a group of civil and military ministers, and envoys from various countries sat on both sides of the trial platform, listening to the trial.
The most eye-catching thing is the legendary female soldier team on the witness stand - the Tianjiao Battalion female soldiers.
The female soldiers of the Tianjiao Battalion, except for the retired princesses Zhao Yuqiang, Ye Die'er, Yang Tiao'er and other girls, who were unable to show up due to their status, the other more than 200 female soldiers who survived the Battle of Nerling were at Xin Yunu
Under the leadership of the leader, representatives of Angel Camp, Tianlai Camp and countless humiliated sisters came to the court to testify.
More than two hundred talented female soldiers stood in a square formation, with green scarves wrapped around their heads, dark green military uniforms that were pressed close to their bodies, wide cowhide belts, and slim waists. Each female soldier was bulging.
On his chest, a shining silver medal hangs, like a landscape that is more beautiful than when Gen Yue was not destroyed, which is dazzling...
Half of the people in Tokyo came to see the fate of Bei Nu, and the other half came to see this legendary female soldier team. They were not disappointed. This army had a neat appearance, a combination of strength and softness, and a heroic appearance.
I can't get enough of the female soldiers, it's really eye-opening and full of respect. Even Tianshu officials and envoys from various countries couldn't help but look sideways - there's nothing I can do, it's too eye-catching.
However, no one has ever noticed that in this formation of ten rows of female soldiers, only the first three rows are female soldiers. They are red-faced and green-dressed, as straight as a gun, heroic and dazzling. From the fourth row onwards, there have been
At the end of the team, some of the female soldiers in the middle of the team were holding sticks, had blind eyes, had scarred faces, or were missing fingers... The team leader, Xin Yunu, was even a semi-disabled person sitting in a wheelchair.
These young ladies who dared to challenge the etiquette and inner fears that have existed for thousands of years and fight bravely have gained a lot and lost a lot... However, standing in this place and integrating into this group, they have no regrets.
On the ninth day of April, at 2:00 a.m. (six o'clock in the morning), when the first ray of sunlight shone on the earth, the Jin War Criminals Trial began.
Tens of thousands of people surrounded dozens of people, and the water was blocked. Those who really couldn't see clearly climbed up to the bare Longevity Mountain; those who couldn't squeeze in stood on the bank of the Jinglong River. Although it was a bit far away, the line of sight was blurry, but as long as you could
Just listen to the verdict clearly.
Well, in order to solve this problem of amplification, Zong Ying, who is in charge of the venue, uses the simplest and most primitive "communication basically relies on shouting" - select a hundred strong men with loud voices, and after a little training, they can be put into use. Just wait for the judge to pronounce the verdict.
These hundreds of "loudspeakers" shouted the verdict for miles around.
Wu Qimai was undoubtedly lucky. On the day he completed the sheep-raising ceremony, just in front of the Hanhuntang Shrine, the Jin Dynasty emperor suffered from a heart attack, ran out of oil, vomited three liters of blood, and died suddenly on the spot. Empress Tang Kuo also died on the spot.
He vomited blood and fainted. In this way, the thirty-four war criminals became thirty-three.
On the ninth day of April, thirty-three war criminals stood in prison cars and were escorted to the trial stand by Tianzhu soldiers. All the important ministers, princes, and generals of the Jin Kingdom were dressed in prison uniforms, with shackles and shackles on their foreheads, and their faces were covered with tattoos.
With angry looks and malicious eyes, they were lined up on the stand waiting for trial.
First of all, the presiding judge Chen Gui read out the opening speech: "Since Jingkang, the northern barbarians have repeatedly invaded our Central Plains, killing the people, trampling on the rivers and mountains, and the rivers and rivers are bare, making ghosts cry; they have also robbed the clan, driven all the people into slavery, or committed crimes.
Selling the frontier waste... After Jingkang, the desire to destroy our Han Dynasty will not die
, year after year, they invade the south, and come back and forth in the Spring and Autumn Period, they regard our great rivers and mountains as a hunting ground. How can we, the righteous men of the Central Plains and the men of the Han family, be the ones who are ready to be slaughtered? We must strengthen our arms to rise up, and we must fight back with determination to kill hundreds of people.
Thousands of Tartars wearing hairy horns have washed away the humiliation of thousands of days of cruelty and cruelty..."
The impassioned opening speech of the trial was led by hundreds of big men who roared loudly, and the sound was deafening and deafening, arousing strong resonance among tens of thousands of people in Tokyo. Every time Chen Gui read a sentence, there was a cheer from the outside, and at the end, he responded.
The sounds rise and fall one after another, turning into a mountain and a tsunami.
When the people's emotions were aroused to the extreme, the public trial officially began.
The first person to announce the crime was Wanyan Zonghan. This Jin Kingdom Prime Minister and Marshal was also unlucky. He was originally ranked second, but because of the sudden death of the king, he was promoted to the number one war criminal. But strictly speaking, he was not unjust, because he was
Compared with the benefactor Wu Qimai, Wanyan Zonghan had the most evil reputation in the Central Plains, and he was also the real executor of the invasion and destruction of the Song Dynasty.
First, witness Zhang Xiaochun accused Wanyan Zonghan of leading a 60,000 Jin army as the left deputy marshal of the Jinxi Route Army to invade Taiyuan in January of the first year of Jingkang, and captured Taiyuan in September, killing the Song generals who were defending the city and reinforcing them.
There were tens of thousands of soldiers. What was even more outrageous was that after the city of Taiyuan was destroyed, the guard general Wang Zhen threw himself into a river and died for his country. Instead of burying such a loyal and loyal soldier with courtesy, Wanyan Zonghan ordered his subordinates to trample his body on horseback.
Vent anger...
When it comes to anger, Zhang Xiaochun burst into tears and broke down in grief. As the commander of the Taiyuan defense battle and Wang Zhen's comrade-in-arms, Zhang Xiaochun's testimony from the original Taiyuan Prefecture was extremely credible and contagious. The people watching onlookers listened.
When a righteous man throws himself into the river, everyone sheds tears of sympathy; when he hears that his body has been brutally ravaged, everyone sheds tears of sympathy.
Filled with righteous indignation, there were nearly a thousand people who were close to the fence at the scene. They threw hard objects such as coins, silver coins, broken silver, and even took off their cloth shoes on the waiting platform. If the distance was not too far, the objects were small, and the lethality was too weak,
It is estimated that the Prime Minister of Jin will stage a spectacle of being beaten to death by money...
When the Tianjiao female soldiers stood up one by one and complained that they were ravaged and humiliated by Wanyan Zonghan's beast soldiers on their way north, and that the women either endured the humiliation and lived in espionage, or committed suicide, the atmosphere at the scene reached a climax. Tens of thousands of people
The roar of the surname shook the sky, and the sound of executions reached the sky.
The female soldiers burst into tears. Telling this painful past in public was like tearing open the long-healed scars again, which was heartbreaking. But they are soldiers and must obey orders-most importantly, in order to save their lives.
To seek justice for the sisters who died on the way north and myself, we must do this!
With smiles and tears, they will replace the souls that have passed away on the road to the north, on Daugher Ridge, and watch the enemy invaders perish!
The witnesses and material evidence were complete and the evidence was conclusive. The presiding judge Chen Gui read out the verdict:
"The slave chieftain Wanyan Zonghan has repeatedly invaded the south since the end of Xuanhe. He besieged Taiyuan for nine months, causing countless casualties to our soldiers and civilians. After the city was broken, he massacred the surviving soldiers and civilians, and even trampled the guarding general to death in the water with random horses. Reported by Wang
The body is left behind, and the evil deeds are heinous... He destroyed our city of Tokyo, captured and robbed the Emperor of Song Dynasty, and brutalized and humiliated countless women of Zongji and the common people. It is really a heinous crime that cannot be pardoned and should be punished with the death penalty according to the law. Wanyan Zonghan, you can accept the sentence.
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Since almost all of the people on trial were Jurchens, it was natural to have several interpreters. Every time Chen Gui read a sentence, his own interpreter would translate it.
To be continued...