Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1104 Lightning Strike
After becoming an official, everyone knows that Beijing officials are better than foreign officials.

Not only because of being able to get in touch with the emperor and many bigwigs, but more importantly, when encountering this kind of promotion and demotion, he can immediately mobilize his contacts.

Like this court push, as early as when the emperor issued the imperial decree, many officials in Beijing had already started private activities to win greater support from the court, but in contrast, many local officials beyond reach.

Since they are in the place, it is naturally impossible for them to interfere with the outcome of Ting Tui, and they can only resign themselves to their fate. Unless they are people who are Jane in the Sacred Heart, in most cases, they just accompany them.

But having said that, if Jane is in the Sacred Heart, why bother to push it?

Everyone was talking about this list, but Yu Shiyue didn't care much about it. He is already powerful enough in the cabinet, and no matter how high he is, he will overwhelm the chief assistant, so things like adding cabinet ministers are not good. No more meddling.

What's more, Yu Shiyue hoped that one or two people who would not deal with him so well could come in. In this way, the power of the cabinet could be relatively balanced, and he would have fewer scruples when he started his own errands.

After all, it is never a good thing to be too sharp in the court.

However, it is not today to finalize the candidates. Therefore, after the officials' performance is over, although the officials are discussing, the early court is still going on.

The next step is to rectify the military mansion, which has also received much attention recently. Half a month after taking office, Zhang Wei, together with Li Shi from the Ministry of War, rearranged a new charter, and finally submitted it to the court in the morning. .

Of course, the content of this charter has been leaked long ago because of the large number of people who participated in its formulation.

As the ministers expected, it was basically based on the content formulated by Yu Qian, but the specific process and management were re-divided.

Now that Yu Qian is not around, and Xiang Wenyao has been transferred out of Beijing again, it is impossible for Li Shi to resist the pressure of nobles by himself, so in many places, he can only be forced to compromise.

This matter also caused a lot of discussion in the court, but relatively speaking, the important officials were much calmer.

If you are willing to gamble, you have to admit defeat. Just like how Xungui was beaten by civil servants after the civil war, and he could not even keep the capital camp. This time, the errand of rectifying the military mansion is undoubtedly another confrontation between civil and military.

Regardless of the process, but now that Wu Xun's lineage has won, and it coincides with such a good time for Yu Qian to be imprisoned, it is natural to try to grab the spoils as much as possible.

This, they can't stop it, and they have no position to stop it, so they can only stand on the sidelines and try to find a chance to get it back later.

However, seeing Zhang Min's high-spirited appearance, the ministers felt a little more apprehensive, and many people turned their eyes to Zhu Jian who was aside.

It should be said that for most of the ministers, at least up to now, they still maintain their defense of Qian on the surface, especially on the premise that the military government took advantage of the fire and took the opportunity to suppress the Ministry of War. It's one thing to say in the secret memorial, at least the public opinion in the DPRK and China still hopes that the case can be tried quickly and Yu Qian will be released as soon as possible.

As a result of the court trial, many ministers have already heard the news. In fact, it doesn't matter if they don't know. The focus of everyone's attention on this matter is not the case itself, but whether Yu Qian has been involved in this matter. go inside.

Of course, there are also many people who are thinking of watching a joke. After all, Zhu Jian and Yu Qian have never dealt with each other. Although many people have made trouble for Qian, it does not mean that they have not stared at Zhu Jian's false public welfare...

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Zhu Jian, who had been silent for a long time in the court hall, was very calm. He took out the memorial that he had prepared a long time ago, and submitted it, saying.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have been ordered to preside over the first land invasion case committed by Prince Xiang, and the facts of the case have been basically clarified. Please read it..."

The court trial was actually just a formality, and this matter involved too much, so the real investigation part was obviously under the court trial.

Such a high-profile interrogation is actually a signal to the court that the case should be closed.

Of course, everyone knows that the closing of the case is just the beginning, and the real game lies in the court after the case is closed.

The memorial was presented, and Zhu Jian continued to speak, saying.

"In this case of land invasion, I was ordered by the emperor to arraign the plaintiff, defendant, witnesses Daxing county magistrate, master, master bookkeeper, yamen servant and many other people. The facts of the case have been basically clarified. The plaintiff Xu Da has reported the land invasion. It is true that the defendant Lu Fu colluded with the master of Daxing County to plot land property. Although the chief bookkeeper, government servants and others were under pressure, they helped the tyrant to abuse him. listen."

"Now that the facts of the case are clear, the defendant, Lu Fu, is going to be sentenced to return Xu Dayi's property. He colluded with the master to occupy other people's land. According to the Ming Dynasty's law, the stick was fifty. The master Chen Chengye practiced favoritism, accepted bribes, and planned to deprive him of his status as a student. The seven people involved in the case, including thirty sticks, the chief secretary, and the yamen servant, were deceived and coerced, but they failed to report in time. They were also guilty and should be punished. The position shall be re-elected by the Ministry of Officials, and it should be rated as inferior in the examination."

"In addition, there are also Zhu Ji, the son of Yu Qian, the son of Jinyiwei, and Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, who intervened in local affairs arbitrarily. According to the confessions of Li Youde, the magistrate of Daxing County, and Yin Wangxian, Yin Wangxian of Shuntian Prefecture. Zhu Ji and Yu Mian have no objection to this confession, and the details are here for Your Majesty to read."

Sure enough, the content of the trial was only a small part of the whole case.

At this moment, most of the evidence and confessions presented by Zhu Jian were not present in the court trial. However, after listening to Zhu Jian's report, all the officials found something very interesting.

That is, Mr. Zhu really didn't have any wrong thoughts on this case. Listen carefully to what he said just now, and you will find that, as the presiding judge, his handling of the people involved in this case , only stayed on some insignificant small characters, and he didn't touch any of the really important people, such as Zhu Ji and Yu Mian.

If it is because of the official status, the magistrate of Daxing County is also an official, but Zhu Jian also gave the punishment, and don't forget that Yu Mian is not an official, he only has the status of a juren, and Zhu Jian did not give it. Any opinions on how to deal with it can be seen that he is deliberately avoiding these, but handing them over to the Holy Tribunal.

The memorial is very long, and it can be seen that the evidence in it is very detailed, and the emperor also read it very carefully, so it took a lot of time to read it.

After putting down the memorial, the Son of Heaven raised his head, his expression was normal, said.

"Zhu Qing's family has worked hard. The investigation of the case was good, and the handling was considered appropriate. Those involved in the case were handled properly, and all were allowed. Zhu Ji and Yu Mian interfered with the court's affairs without authorization, bullied others, and tried to take away Yu Mian's reputation. Zhu Ji was demoted to Jinyiwei Baihu, Yin Wangxian of Shuntian Mansion neglected his duties, was demoted to half rank, fined his salary for half a year, and demoted to a first class in the examination of the Ministry of Officials, but he still knows about Shuntian Mansion's affairs."

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That's it?

The officials looked up at the emperor, eagerly waiting for the next sentence, Zhu Ji and Yu Mian have been dealt with, but what about the most important Yu Qian?

It was so quiet for a moment. To their disappointment, the emperor never spoke again. In desperation, many people looked at Zhu Jian who was still in the hall.

Feeling the pressure from the crowd, Zhu Jian hesitated for a moment and said.

"Your Majesty, the case has now been concluded. Judging from the current evidence, it has not been found that Zhu Ji or Yu Mian's interference in local affairs was ordered by the Shaobao. When this happened, Yu Shaobao Feng It is intended to run a local business, so it should be concluded that Yu Shaobao did not know about it at the time, and according to the testimony of Yu Mian and others, it has also been confirmed that Yu Shaobao did not know the inside story of this matter, please Your Majesty make a holy judgment."

This is already a tactful excuse to help Yu Qian. Of course, the statement is still very cautious.

However, even so, Zhu Jian's deeds did change the opinion of many ministers in the palace.

You know, before that, Master Zhu's reputation in the court, because of the prince's departure from the cabinet and the subsequent palace examination, can be regarded as falling to the bottom.

In the eyes of many ministers, he is an image of fighting for power and profit, who likes to form cliques but can't do anything, and will only end up self-defeating in the end.

Now that Yu Qian's case is being presided over, many people feel that he is either taking revenge privately or flattering him. In short, not many people are optimistic that he will deal with it fairly.

But judging from his performance this morning, Mr. Zhu's performance is obviously qualified.

Especially now that the emperor is about to go to prison and obviously has a prejudice against Qian, he still excuses Yu Qian, which can be regarded as earning a lot of goodwill.

However, after hearing these words, the emperor's expression was somewhat intriguing. He was neither happy nor angry, but just said plainly.

"The confessions of Zhu Ji and Yu Mian alone are not enough to prove that this matter has nothing to do with Yu Qian. Now Yu Qian is in jail, and Jin Yiwei is questioning him according to the order. We will deal with it after the results come out."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a burst of discussion in the hall, and many ministers were very surprised by the emperor's indifferent attitude.

Although Yu Qian was imprisoned, he was the Secretary of the Ministry of War after all, with the title of first-rank Shaobao. With Zhu Jian's rank, he did not have the right to interrogate, and even asked for a separate order for questioning.

And this case, although it involves Yu Qian, does not involve him too much. Zhu Jian asked to see Yu Qian, but the emperor did not allow it. So in fact, Yu Qian has been imprisoned for more than a month. During the time, no one saw him.

Originally, the ministers thought that the emperor was detained by Yuqian because of the case, but now it seems that the fact is not so simple.

At this point, many ministers have already noticed that before the case was submitted to the imperial court, there were already many conflicts between the emperor and Yu Qian.

Especially the matter of kneeling at the palace gate to remonstrate, intensified this contradiction, so in fact, this case is just an introduction, and the root cause is not resolved. I am afraid that Yu Qian will continue to stay in the imperial prison for a period of time.

The minister who was more thoughtful and astute immediately thought of the emperor's transfer of Xiang Wenyao from the Ministry of War. Yu Qian was imprisoned, and the Ministry of War fell into a disadvantage in the confrontation with the military mansion. At this time, Xiang Wenyao, who had always had a good friendship with Yu Qian Wen Yao was transferred again.

All these signs seem to indicate that Yu Qian has fallen out of favor, or, at least, his credit and prestige may have aroused the fear of the emperor...

For a while, although Chaozhong became quiet, there was an undercurrent surging, which was even more intense than just now.

"Let's end today's discussion..."

The Son of Heaven didn't seem to want to talk about this topic any more, and after a short sentence, he was about to end today's morning court. The officials had their own thoughts and didn't say anything more.

However, just as this morning court was about to end, there was a loud bang suddenly, shaking the entire court hall.

The ministers were horrified for a moment, and they all looked in the direction of the sound, and the emperor also jumped up from the throne.

Immediately, two big Han generals outside the hall entered the hall to report, saying.

"Your Majesty, just now a lightning strike struck the Duanmen Gate, causing lightning fire and injuring several palace guards. Your Majesty, please show me."

Lightning strikes the palace gate?

There was a sudden commotion in the hall, and anyone with a little bit of political sensitivity could sense the huge waves that would be caused after this incident.

Sure enough, when he looked up at the emperor's face, he did not know when it had become extremely gloomy, looking at the ministers and the big Han general below, and said.

"Immediately dispatch the forbidden army, seal off the inside and outside of the Duanmen, put out all the fire, and don't allow anyone to approach!"

"Yes!"

The forbidden army immediately started to move according to the order. Although it was raining heavily outside, the sound of the armor of the forbidden army colliding was still clearly visible.

But even so, the discussions among the officials in the palace did not stop.

You know, Duanmen is not an ordinary palace gate. It is located between Daming Gate and Chengtian Gate, and it is also one of the main gates of the Forbidden City.

At this time, the lightning strike at Duanmen caught fire, its significance is extraordinary.

"Masters!"

Just at this moment, the voice of the emperor sounded again, and the hall slowly fell silent, waiting for the emperor's attitude on this matter.

However, the emperor didn't say anything, just ordered.

"Since Duanmen is on fire, it must be difficult to get in and out for a while. Today, you should leave the palace through Xihuamen. The court is now in a troubled time. It is up to you to do your best to calm the people and assist the government. Retire!"

These words obviously had other meanings, all the ministers immediately looked at each other in blank dismay, and before they had time to think too much, the figure of the emperor had already disappeared from the hall.

At the same time, as the emperor left, the hall, which had gradually quieted down, immediately erupted into noisy discussions.

Yu Shiyue was caught in this group of people, with a complicated expression on his face. He pinched the memorial book in his sleeve, sighed, and turned to leave.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, there were bursts of thunder, heavy rain was pouring, and the big raindrops kept hitting the eaves and corridors. The whole world was shrouded in dark clouds. There is a sense of gloom, which makes people feel extremely depressed when looking at it...

(End of this chapter)