Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1053 You can do it

A few days later, morning morning.

"Your Majesty has a decree. The ministry of rites has ordered the kings who are visiting relatives in Beijing to return to the vassal within a month. The ancestral mansion will be transferred to Zhangzhou.

As Wynn spoke on the imperial steps expressionlessly, all the officials below exploded.

With so many vassal kings in the capital, it's hard not to attract attention, not to mention, they just caused such a big incident.

There have been rumors about the transfer of the feudal domain on behalf of the king, especially two days ago, King Min played in the name of Da Zongzheng to replace the king and requested the transfer of the feudal domain, which aroused a lot of discussion among the ruling and opposition parties.

However, no one expected that the emperor would directly issue an order this morning, without any room for negotiation.

The voice of the imperial edict reverberated in the hall, and the ministers discussed a lot, each with different expressions, but basically all frowned.

Immediately afterwards, a censor spoke up, saying.

"Your Majesty, the Dai Fan was conferred by His Majesty the Taizu. It is located in an important place in Datong. It has an important position and should not be moved lightly. Your Majesty, please think twice."

"That's right, Your Majesty, the vassal kings of various places have the utmost importance of protecting the country. How can they change the fiefs at will? The previous transfer of feudal vassals to the Qing vassals, and the transfer of feudal vassals to the vassals this time, are so frequent that the clan may become more and more alienated from the imperial court."

These are officials from Ke Dao, followed closely by officials from the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry.

"Your Majesty understands that changing the land of the vassal is a major event. The acting king is not at fault. It is against etiquette and law to rashly move him to the barren land of Zhangzhou."

"Moving the land of the vassal will cost a lot of money. The corvee needed to build the palace, the craftsmen, the money and silver are huge, and the Zhangzhou mansion is poor. The transfer of the vassal to Zhangzhou will definitely make the local people more burdensome. Please be sympathetic to the power of the people and stop this transfer. please."

The officials below all clamored to speak out, but almost without exception, they were all opposing words.

This scene made Zhu Qiyu frowned, obviously displeased, after pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth and asked a few important officials beside him.

"Although this matter is an invitation from the Clan Mansion, it is also related to the Ministry of Rites. What does Uncle Da Zong think?"

Hu Wei's face was a bit complicated, the old man rarely made a decision immediately, on the contrary, he obviously struggled for a moment, and then stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I also believe that this matter is of great importance, and we need to think twice before acting."

The words are simple, but the attitude is very clear, not at all like the usual smooth style, but this answer is obviously not what the emperor wants.

So, Zhu Qiyu turned his gaze to the other important ministers aside and asked.

"What do the six ministries and the cabinet mean?"

All the ministers present could naturally see that the Son of Heaven was seeking the support of other important ministers, but this time, everyone, including the heavenly official Wang Wen who had always followed the Son of Heaven closely, seemed a little hesitant.

You must know that the reasons given by the minister who just made an admonition are basically not false. From the standpoint of the imperial court, the matter of moving the feudal domain is not only cumbersome, but also very wasteful. Just building the palace does not know how much it will cost. Moreover, Zhangzhou Mansion is desolate after all, and the frequent transfer of domains can easily arouse discussions between the government and the public.

These human and material resources don't need to be spent if they don't move, so they naturally don't want to agree.

In addition, there is another reason that many of them know that the acting prince has always wanted to move the feudal domain, but some time ago, the kings joined hands to force Yu Qian to come to apologize, which is regarded as a blow to the entire court. , especially Wenchen, felt that he was slapped in the face.

Due to the dignity of the vassal king, it is difficult for them to fight back, but at this moment, let them obey the king's wishes, and naturally they are unwilling.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Xun, the Ministry of Industry, spoke first.

"Your Majesty has learned that the national treasury has been empty recently. According to His Majesty's wishes, many projects in various places have stopped construction. If the vassals are moved, it may be difficult to build the palace for a while. Therefore, I think that this matter can be postponed until the treasury in the future. When there is enough time, we will discuss again."

Mrs. Chen is still considerate in doing things, taking into account the emperor's face, he didn't directly deny it, just said to postpone the discussion.

But as we all know, in the court, some things are deferred, but in fact they are gone.

and……

As soon as these words were said, Shen Shangshu's face turned dark immediately, "Chen Xun, you old boy, just steal my words and forget it. What you said, why does it sound like it's all the fault of my household department?"
If you don't want to build it yourself, you don't want to build it. You have to blame the Ministry of Accounts for the reason, tui!

What's the matter, the palace cannot be built because of the Ministry of Household Affairs?

Holding his breath, he glanced dissatisfiedly at Chen Xun beside him, and Shen Yi also stepped forward, saying.

"Your Majesty, Huaizhou, Xuzhou and other places in Jiangxi have reported that there will be little snow throughout the winter, and there may be a drought. In addition, according to reports from Henan and other places, the water in the rivers and canals has risen this year, and the levee needs to be reinforced."

"In addition, the Ministry of War has just sorted out the specific figures for last year's rectification of military settlements. There are still many acres of land that need to be bought, and all parts of the court need to use silver."

"There is also a chaotic situation on the grasslands across the border, which will inevitably affect our dynasty. In recent days, many tribes have been affected by the flames of war, making it difficult to survive, and they often harass the border. Will try..."

"At this moment, the transfer of the feudal lord is a good opportunity. Therefore, I implore your majesty to put the people first."

When it comes to crying poor, the household department is a professional!
Shen Shangshu rambled on, and started to calculate every sum. Anyway, the summary is that there are many places to spend money, and there is no money for the Ministry of Industry to build the palace.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu frowned even tighter. This was obviously a rogue, but it was indeed useful.

Because even if he is the emperor, in the face of such specific difficulties, it is impossible to force the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households to implement, not to say that it cannot be done, but once forced, there will be nothing more than two consequences.

One is to shirk each other, be passive and slow down, and procrastinate. The other is that he sends people to watch at all times and force the ministries to handle these things properly, but in this way, it will lead to more uncontrollable consequences.

The Ministry of Industry has been restructured from the former craftsman household system, and now adopts the system of employing craftsmen. That is to say, if the Ministry of Households does not give money, then the Ministry of Industry will not be able to find craftsmen. The burden will eventually fall on the heads of ordinary people.

At that time, if there is an inquiry, it will be arguing with each other again, and if the household department is asked to transfer the money in advance, then there will be a new problem, that is, the palace has used money, and the series of places that need money listed by Shen Yi just now To cut.

Once something goes wrong in the end, the people will continue to argue regardless of suffering, and in the end, it will only be blamed on him, the emperor, who acts arbitrarily and recklessly.

Of course, this kind of situation has actually been encountered before, and it is very simple to solve it, just don't ask the Ministry of Households to pay.

In fact, most of the time before, he did exactly that. The household department had no money to do it, so it just transferred money from the internal treasury.

But this time it is different. One is to build a royal palace, and the waste is really huge. It is not because the internal treasury can’t afford to pay, but it is really heartache. The mutual market is now intermittent, the income of the imperial store has also decreased a lot, and the emperor's family has little surplus food, so they cannot be beaten all day long.

However, seeing the silence of all the ministers below, Zhu Qiyu was a little helpless. He pondered for a moment, and he was about to speak, but unexpectedly, at this time, a voice suddenly sounded in the hall.

"Your Majesty, I think that the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry are just excuses. The affairs of the court are all important, and the country's political affairs are difficult everywhere. Your Majesty solves the problem, what is the use of each yamen? As a subject, it is incompetent not to be able to share the worries of the emperor!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the ministers present couldn't help turning dark at the same time.

You know, these words are not about one person, but a range of strikes. According to this statement, these ministers, if they have difficulties, can't they talk about it?
But if you can't do what the emperor ordered, you are incompetent?
So, everyone looked at the person who spoke in unison, but the identity of this person surprised them.

The Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, Zhang Min!

How did he pop out?

Everyone frowned, looking at Zhang Min with rather strange eyes, and swallowed the words that were on the verge of swearing.

It's not that Zhang Min's identity is scary, he is a powerful British government, and he is also among the honorable military officials, not to mention Zhang Min, even if Zhang Fu was there, he would definitely be impeached if he made such a statement.

The reason why they hesitated was because now everyone in the court knew that Zhang Xiang belonged to the Supreme Emperor, and he was intervening in the clan affairs at this time. Could it be that there was the shadow of the Supreme Emperor behind this?

Several important officials looked at each other, and couldn't help thinking that a few days ago, it seemed that the Supreme Emperor had sent Cheng Guogong Zhu Yi to the Tenth Prince's Mansion to meet King Yi.

Although I don't know what they talked about, but the two princes started to make friends with the vassal king at the same time. Could there be something hidden behind this that they don't know?
But when did the Supreme Emperor agree with the Son of Heaven?Could it be that he also wants to win over the clan?
All kinds of speculations surged up in my mind, and naturally several important ministers chose to stand still.

At their level, it is a big taboo to speak up rashly to express their position without knowing the situation. Of course, more importantly, with their status, they are qualified to make a decision after the situation becomes clear.

However, it was inconvenient for these important ministers to speak, but the officials below were not among them. Seeing Zhang Xiang's "arrogant and provocative" appearance, the imperial censor immediately stepped forward and said.

"What does Zhang Tongzhi mean by this? It is normal for the government to be complicated. His Majesty allows us to speak freely, but Zhang Tongzhi criticizes the incompetence of the officials in the court. Is this a discussion of the government?"

At the same time, another official stood up and said coldly.

"It is the duty of the ministers to share the worries of the king, but discussing the state affairs is to express the situation, the monarch and the ministers discuss together, and discuss the countermeasures together, which is the real share of the worries for the king. It is difficult for Zhang Tongzhi to mean that as a courtier, it is convenient Everything is in order, and there must be no objection?"

"If that's the case, wouldn't the former British Duke be invincible and invincible in the civil engineering battle?"

What he said was extremely tricky, and he pierced people's hearts.

Zhang Yu didn't expect that someone in the court could speak so viciously, and when he looked closely, it was Shen Jing who had just been promoted to the position of Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion.

Therefore, Zhang Min's gaze immediately turned to Wang Wen, the heavenly official who was standing with his arms folded.

In this court, who doesn't know that Shen Jing's backstage is Wang Wen. At the beginning of the big plan, Shen Jing was his right-hand man. Later, he was transferred to the military department as a doctor. In just one year, he skyrocketed. The so-called 'initiative' of the crown prince's contribution to leaving the cabinet squeezed into the East Palace again.

Now, the Ministry of War has not yet finished the matter of rectifying the military settlements, so they can't wait to transfer Shen Jing to Zhan Shi, the young man of the Prince's Mansion. The degree of favoritism is really unmatched.

The same is true for Shen Jing, who has always followed Wang Wen to help him everywhere in the imperial court, but now, he has also learned this way of speaking, which is just as irritating!

"Young Master Shen's tone is not small. It's also true. From the sixth-rank chief to the fourth-rank Shaozhan, he moved three times in three years, and there was also a promotion. People who are proud of their careers naturally often act arrogantly."

When Zhang Fu was mentioned, it seemed to touch Zhang Min's back, and he turned to stare at Shen Jing, his face was gloomy, and he spoke in a cold voice.

"My brother is Emperor Taizong who conferred the title of Duke of England. His Majesty pursued the posthumous title of King Dingxing. He has made countless military exploits throughout his life. He has dedicated himself to the country. What kind of idiot do you dare to talk about my brother?"

It should be said that Zhang Wei was not the only one who was angry. Although Zhang Fu died, he had a high prestige in the court, especially among the noble and military officials. Therefore, following Zhang Wei's words, other ministers also began to denounce Shen. Respect, they all said.

"That's right, how heroic is King Dingxing? Is it something that you, a junior, can talk about?"

"It's simply disrespectful, Your Majesty, how can such rebellious people stay in the East Palace, please punish them severely!"

All of a sudden, the court became boiling.

Seeing this situation, Wang Wen on the side frowned, and finally couldn't continue to stand by, and took two steps forward gently, and came to the hall.

Immediately, many military officials who were clamoring just now also quieted down.

The shadow of a man's famous tree, the illustrious reputation of this Wang Tianguan, no one knows, if he is provoked, even the noble family will lose all skin.

Wang Tianguan stopped in his tracks, cupped his hands at the head of the emperor, and said.

"Your Majesty, Shen Jing is young and vigorous, and there is indeed some inappropriateness in his words. I think that he should be ordered to go back to the mansion to meditate and reflect, as a punishment."

meditation?
Hearing this sentence, the complexions of the military officials below changed, and they were a little ready to move.

Seeing this situation, the leader Zhu Qiyu also had some headaches. After all, Zhang Fu's identity was different. Shen Jing's words were indeed a bit exaggerated. It might not be so easy to fool him like this. After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu said.

"Shen Jing's words were inappropriate and he offended the late King Dingxing. He had to be punished. He was fined for three months and banned for seven days as a sign of punishment."

This punishment was not heavy, but it was justified. Shen Jing didn't have any objection, so he accepted the order and retreated.

However, the matter is not over yet. Wang Wen, as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, basically doesn't make friends with ministers. In addition, he has that temper that makes people dare not get close to him. Now in the court, he is really what he puts on the bright side. There are actually only a handful of direct descendants, and Shen Jing is the most powerful among them.

Now, Shen Jing was punished because of Zhang Min, and Wang Wen naturally wanted to find this place, his eyes narrowed, the Otsuka Prime Minister's eyes fell on Zhang Min, and he said.

"Shen Jing's words were indeed inappropriate, but what I'm curious about is that since Zhang Tongzhi is so loyal, he can naturally share the worries of the king. If this is the case, if he doesn't know about the transfer of feudal vassals, can Zhang Tongzhi have a good plan?"

(End of this chapter)