Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1105

The news of the lightning strike on the palace gate quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys. There was a lot of discussion about it, and all kinds of rumors spread like wildfire.

The most widely circulated one is naturally the warning from heaven, but there are different opinions on the reason for the warning. Of course, no matter how many opinions there are, it cannot be separated from the emperor and the crown prince.

Some people think that the lightning strike should be on the emperor. The reason is that the emperor deliberately shakes the foundation of the country and refuses to accept the advice. Some people think that the lightning strike should be on the East Palace. If one's name is not right and the foundation of the country is restless, it should be right to rectify the root and clean up the source.

It can be said that a lightning strike can indeed be seen. The so-called induction between heaven and man is just a mouthful of human characters. It depends on how to explain it.

Of course, the mainstream public opinion is still on the former, as for the source of the latter's speech...

"He Wenyuan?"

Zhu Qiyu looked at the memorial in front of him, with a smile on his face.

These days, he has naturally heard all the rumors in Beijing, but, unlike what the officials expected, Zhu Qiyu didn't care about it.

With the vision of hundreds of years, he has long understood one thing, that is, the monarchy of Ming Dynasty is almost unbreakable, thanks to the emperor Taizu's move to withdraw the book and dismiss the prime minister, especially Taizong cut down the vassal and took back the power of the vassal king In the current Ming court, there is essentially no power that can threaten the emperor.

Of course, except for a certain Supreme Emperor who belongs to the imperial power itself...

Therefore, in the hundreds of years of Ming Dynasty's history, there have been many crises, but none of them have truly shaken the status of imperial power from within.

In a sense, the purpose of Taizu Taizong was actually accomplished, because in the Ming Dynasty, there were young lords who were too young to ascend the throne, there were vassal kings who had no foundation, and there were eunuchs who had power over the government. There were also ministers who coerced the court.

But even a powerful official like Zhang Juzheng was powerless to resist in front of the Wanli Emperor who had just grown up. Even Yang Tinghe, a cabinet minister who had been in the court for a long time and was deeply rooted, was also powerless in front of a mere rootless vassal king. There is no way.

Not to mention, the so-called power eunuch Wei Zhongxian, who is full of power for a while and has a lot of party members, can only be killed in front of Chongzhen, a vassal king who has just ascended the throne.

The purpose of Emperor Taizu's actions at the beginning was to prevent the situation where the prime ministers abolished and established in the Yuan Dynasty. From this perspective, the Ming Dynasty had powerful eunuchs, powerful ministers, and powerful relatives, but None of these people could threaten the stability of the imperial power.

Of course, the side effects caused by this are another matter, but in essence, these measures have indeed played their due effect.

Under such circumstances, the so-called induction between heaven and man cannot be said to have no restraint on the emperor, but it is no longer as strong as during the Han and Wei Dynasties.

It should be said that in the Wei and Jin dynasties that were in awe of metaphysics, such remarks as He Wenyuan's would never have appeared.

However, times have changed, and under the current situation, it is completely possible.

The reason is that Daming's connection between heaven and man, or in other words, the so-called etiquette, public opinion, and actual binding force of Daming today all come from imperial power, but the problem is that the emperor itself is the embodiment of imperial power, and imperial power can restrain the emperor's power. Everyone outside, but only the emperor can't be restrained.

In fact, even for Zhu Qiyu, as long as he disregards the evaluation of later history books, no matter what hidden dangers his actions will leave for future generations, when he deals with the current situation, he can use many means. .

So for today's Ming Dynasty, the so-called induction between heaven and man actually depends on whether the emperor believes it or not. If the emperor believes it, it will have infinite power. If the emperor does not believe it... then it will be so.

As for the so-called lightning strike on the palace gate is a warning from heaven, does Zhu Qiyu believe it or not?
In the previous life, he believed it a little bit. After all, at that time, he issued the edict to abolish the crown prince in April, and lightning struck the palace gate in June. It seemed that the heavens were really wrathful.

But now, the crown prince is still staying in the East Palace, but the thunderstorm came as expected, if he believed the so-called warning from heaven, Zhu Qiyu's life would be in vain.

However, times have changed, but some people's personalities will not change.

Just like the He Wenyuan who played the above, in the previous life, he was the one who encouraged Zhu Qiyu to change the crown prince, and he was also one of Zhu Qiyu's confidantes at that time.

However, after waking up in this life, Zhu Qiyu did not use this person too much. The reason is that, in a sense, He Wenyuan, like Xu Youzhen, is a person who pursues career advancement. From the understanding of the two of them, they are actually a bit petty, and they lack a grand perspective to look at the entire court and society.

If we have to compare, He Wenyuan is actually not as good as Xu Youzhen. He is a person who is good at fields. Intervene in the field of understanding.

The reason why he was dismissed from office in his previous life was that he disagreed with Yu Qian on the matter of the Miaodi rebellion. It is enough to command the envoys to guard. Once this proposal was put forward, Yu Qian immediately rejected it, reprimanding him for wanting to lose his ancestral land, and then gave up.

So in this life, for He Wenyuan, Zhu Qiyu even left him alone, neither reused nor suppressed, and arranged him as an errand under Wang Wen of the Ministry of Officials, which can be regarded as giving him some preferential treatment.

But he never thought that He Shilang still ran into him after going around. It seems that during this period of time, those who should have been deceived were not deceived, and those who should not be deceived were deceived.

The memorials were submitted in the form of close memorials, and because He Wenyuan himself was a member of the third rank, he rarely used the power of direct memorials, and sent them directly to the imperial court without the cabinet.

The content inside is the same as in the previous life, there is He Wenyuan's signature remonstrance, the father has the world, and it must be passed on to the son, it can be said that it is very radical.

But how to deal with it made Zhu Qiyu face a difficult situation. Logically speaking, this was the first time that a minister of the third rank or above in the imperial court had someone directly put forward that the position in the East Palace was not right, so it should be easier.

If Zhu Qiyu publishes this memorial to the court, it will undoubtedly add fire to the current situation. Moreover, the direction of public opinion is originally explained by people, just like what He Wenyuan said in the memorial. It's destiny, but it's hard to say who it should be.

but……

Sighing, Zhu Qiyu put away the memorial, ready to ask Wynn to put it away, but when he handed it out, he suddenly changed his mind, took the memorial back and looked at it, and he got up and ordered.

"Bring Lu Zhong here, I'm going to go to prison!"

Wynn's actions were quick. Although it was getting late, the emperor personally ordered that the journey was smooth. After a while, Zhu Qiyu arrived at Beizhen Fusi with ease.

Regardless of past life or present life, this is the first time Zhu Qiyu has come to a place like Beizhen Fusi. To be more precise, since he became the emperor, the number of times he has been able to leave the palace is only a handful, let alone such a place. out of place.

Entering Beizhen Fusi, although it is summer, there is an inexplicable cool air blowing towards the face, continue to move forward, enter the imperial prison, this cold air is even stronger, put on the cloak that was prepared earlier , Zhu Qiyu followed Lu Zhong inside and asked.

"How is Yu Qian doing in prison during this time?"

Although Lu Zhong played right with the emperor quite a few times, it was the first time on this occasion, and he spoke a little more cautiously, said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to your instructions, after Yu Shaobao was imprisoned in the Imperial Prison, he was detained alone. He was never interrogated or questioned, and no one was allowed to touch him except food and water every day. "

"Yu Shaobao didn't express any objection to this, but when he came, he asked for a few books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones. These days, he has been very quiet, neither complaining of grievances nor asking for a face-to-face."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qiyu's footsteps were slightly stagnant, and his mood obviously changed.

Seeing this situation, Wynn on the side hurriedly said.

"Commander Lu, is the prison in Shaobao's cell up ahead?"

Lu Zhong blinked his eyes, but didn't react for a while, and said.

"I have to go further..."

However, after only half a sentence, he saw Wynn, who was following the emperor, giving him a wink, so he immediately shivered and changed his words.

"But it's not far away, we'll be there soon!"

After finishing speaking, he didn't dare to say another word, and concentrated on leading the way.

It took another half a cup of tea, and finally arrived at the door of the cell, waved the guards next to him to wait in the distance, Lu Zhong stepped forward and said.

"Yu Shaobao, someone is here to see you."

At this moment, Yu Qian was wearing a prison uniform, which looked a little dirty. Obviously, he hadn't taken care of it for some days, and his beard and hair were a little messy. After all, the imperial prison is an imperial prison. Just harsh treatment.

In the whole cell, apart from a roll of beds, there is a small case with an oil lamp, some books, pens, inks, papers and inkstones on it. This is the only preferential treatment he has in prison.

Although it was getting late, Yu Qian was still sitting upright behind the desk, with an open book in his hand, and the oil lamp was dim. While looking at the words on the book with difficulty, he wrote something on it from time to time.

Hearing someone coming from behind, he thought it was the jailer who came to check as usual, but suddenly heard Lu Zhong's voice.

Looking up, he saw a young man in a cloak standing behind Lu Zhong. Immediately, Yu Qian almost lost his grip on the pen in his hand. He immediately got up, knelt down on the ground, and said.

"Chen Yuqian kowtows to His Majesty!"

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, motioning for Lu Zhong to open the cell door, and then he stepped in, but ignored Yu Qian, instead, he came to the desk beside him, and took a look at the open book.

To his surprise, it turned out to be some miscellaneous books that were popular in Beijing recently. He flipped through them casually, and found that Yu Qian had made serious comments on the books.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, but he always feels that these words are a bit more spacious and soft than the memorials written to him.

On the side, Huai En took two servants and lightly set up the chairs in the cell. After Zhu Qiyu sat down, he set his eyes on Qian and said.

"It seems that Mr. Yu has lived a happy life in this prison for more than a month..."

"I dare not."

Yu Qian knelt on the ground, lowered his head and spoke, his tone was very calm.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu snorted softly and said.

"Mr. is very comfortable in this prison, so don't worry about it. Has something earth-shaking happened to the imperial court?"

Yu Qian raised his head slightly, and met Zhu Qiyu's eyes. It was rare that his eyes no longer had the stubbornness of the past, but were a little more peaceful, said.

"Now that I'm wearing a crime, how dare I interfere in the government affairs of the court? How about the court affairs, I will discuss with all the ministers, and your Majesty will judge. I am already in the imperial prison, and I can't protect myself. What's the use of thinking about it?"

"At this moment, sir, he has become more open-minded. When he knelt at the gate of the palace to remonstrate, why didn't he think that all affairs of the court are judged by me?"

After putting down the book in his hand, Zhu Qiyu's voice became cold after all.

Compared to the emperor's anger, Yu Qian still responded calmly, said.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that the matter of Song Wenyi is indeed illegal. I know that most of the properties he seized near the capital are from the families of wealthy gentry, and many of them were obtained by these people. Song Wenyi's seizure of land is considered a An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, I have also learned about the operation of His Majesty's Huangzhuang, it has indeed provided a shelter for many refugees, it can be called a good deed of benefiting the people."

The more he said this, the angrier Zhu Qiyu became.

Do you know everything together?
"So, Mister knows everything, but even so, Mister is still kneeling outside the palace to make a fuss?"

To be honest, this is the most annoying thing, if Yu Qian doesn't know the inside story, that's all.

But since he knew Zhu Qiyu's difficulties and still made such a fuss, it was clear that he was going against the emperor.

However, facing the emperor whose air pressure had begun to drop around him, Yu Qian just nodded slightly and said.

"Yes!"

"you!"

Zhu Qiyu almost jumped up from the chair. After waiting for a long time, he pinched the armrest with his hand, gritted his teeth and said a word.

"Okay, okay, okay, you Yu Qian is really a tough guy, in that case, you can either give me a reasonable explanation today, or you can continue to stay in this prison!"

Looking at the angry emperor who was smiling back, Yu Qian cupped his hands and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

While speaking, Yu Qian straightened up, his face became serious, and he pondered for a moment before he opened his mouth to speak.

"I know your Majesty's heart, but because of this, I object to this even more. I kneel at the gate of the palace to remonstrate with Your Majesty. It is not only for the sake of Huangzhuang, but not just for Huangzhuang..."

(End of this chapter)