Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 303 Clan Petition
There was a moment of silence in the hall, no one thought that Zhu Yinxuan would make such a request.

The emperor seemed a little surprised, and asked half-confirmed.

"You mean, you want to ask for a trial?"

Zhu Yinyuan nodded heavily.

"Only His Majesty personally interrogating such important matters involving the clan and county kings can convince the clan and the world."

This is no small matter.

Although it is said that the emperor is the lord of the world and can intervene in all affairs, in fact, there are basically no specific affairs that are actually handled by the emperor himself.

Regarding the handling of criminal cases, in addition to the joint trial of the three divisions, the most formal way of trial is the court court.

But even in Tingju, the emperor personally supervised the trial, and the judiciary presided over the trial.

There has never been a situation where the emperor personally judged.

On the one hand, it is because the emperor has so many opportunities to deal with, he does not have the time and energy to try this kind of criminal case.

On the other hand, and the most important reason, it is because, after all, the Son of Heaven cannot be an omnipotent person.

Many criminal cases are complicated and complicated, and the interrogation process requires a lot of skills. How to obtain evidence, cross-examine evidence, and various specific procedures may not be clear to the emperor.

These things are difficult to judge accurately without a few years of experience in criminal cases.

The status of the emperor is special, so the so-called words are constitutional, and the words are golden.

If there is a mistake in judging a case by the judiciary, even the court can still correct it.

But if the emperor tried the court, then once the trial was wrong, in order to maintain the dignity of the imperial power, the face of the Tian family would never be changed.

For these reasons, there is no precedent for the Ming Dynasty to have an imperial trial. After the judicial trial is over, the conclusions and punishment recommendations are submitted, and then the emperor makes the final approval.

So strictly speaking, this is a violation of the interrogation rights of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and Dali Temple, so for a while, the emperor seemed a little uncertain.

Dali Temple itself was in a mess, so the emperor turned to the minister of the Ministry of punishment and asked.

"Jin Shangshu, the Prince of Zhennan asked the court to try this case on the grounds that Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate have not cleared his suspicions. The Ministry of Punishment should be in charge of punishment and prison. What do you think?"

Jin Lian was a little embarrassed.

Logically speaking, this is unacceptable, there is no precedent, and no one can say for sure what the emperor can do in the trial.

After a little thought, Jin Lian spoke cautiously.

"Your Majesty, I think this case is complicated, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to conclude it in a short time. Your Majesty is dealing with all kinds of opportunities every day, and you are in the community. This case should be handled by the Judiciary."

"If the son of the Prince of Zhennan fears that the judiciary will be unfair, he can submit the case to Tingju, and His Majesty will personally supervise the trial."

In all fairness, Jin Shangshu was really helpless.

According to Zhu Yinxuan, both Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are suspected of favoritism, so if the case is handed over to the Judiciary, it can only be taken over by the Ministry of Punishment.

Moreover, a case of this level can only be heard by him, the minister of the Ministry of punishment.

So if he wants to be judged by the court, it means that he will come to the trial by himself.

But to be honest, Jin Shangshu himself didn't want to go through this muddy water.

He has been up and down in the court for many years, so he can naturally see the huge interests involved in this case.

No matter what the outcome of the final trial is, it will cause an uproar in the court.

But if he were to support the imperial trial, it would be a precedent for the emperor to interfere in the trial of a specific criminal case, and he was also unwilling.

With the power of two evils, Jin Shangshu can only choose the lesser.

In fact, this was also the thinking of the officials present, but after the emperor heard it, he didn't say anything, but turned his attention to Zhu Yinxuan.

Obviously, he was questioning what he meant.

Zhu Yinxuan seemed to hesitate for a moment, then sighed deeply, and said.

"Your Majesty, this minister thinks it is impossible!"

"The people involved in this case are all members of the clan. In the final analysis, it is a royal family matter. As the head of the clan, there is nothing wrong with His Majesty presiding over the trial."

"What's more, this matter is not only a court affair, but also a family affair. In addition to considering the wishes of the officials, His Majesty should also take into account the heart of the clan."

Zhu Yinyu paused, took out a memorial from his sleeve, held it high above his head, and said.

"Respectfully, Your Majesty's proposal for the imperial trial was not requested by me alone, but was recommended by all the clan and princes. This is the joint memorandum handed over to me by all my uncles before I entered the palace. I also ask Your Majesty to personally review this case. Please." Your Majesty will take a look."

There was an explosion in the courtroom, and all the officials looked at the seemingly ordinary memorabilia in Zhu Yinyu's hand, and a burst of discussion broke out.

No one thought that this seemingly young son of the Zhennan Prince would actually hold such a big move in his hand.

In fact, if the emperor does not personally interrogate, except for the three courts that are related to himself, other elders are irrelevant.

After all, even if this precedent is set, the Son of Heaven is always in charge of every day, and it is impossible to really intervene in ordinary criminal cases every day.

But when this memorial is handed over, the meaning is different!
This means that the entire clan is putting pressure on the court, and even the emperor cannot completely ignore the attitude of the clan.

Among them, Ningyang Hou Chen Mao's face was very ugly.

He knew the inside story better than others, so when he saw this memorandum, he thought of more.

The case of the King of Zhennan is already a settled fact. As the heir of the Prince of Zhennan, Zhu Yinyu felt unwilling and asked for a retrial, which is understandable.

But this memorandum made Chen Mao feel deeply uneasy.

You know, it is a taboo for the clan to intervene in court affairs without authorization.

Although this case is said to be a matter of the clan, it is still a matter for the imperial court to deal with. It is taboo for the clan to intervene rashly.

If they hadn't lost their heads together in such a blatant joint name, it meant that they were sure that they could truly overthrow this iron-clad case.

For a while, Chen Mao's heart was also shaken. Is the inside story that Guangtong Wang and others said back then all true?
King Zhennan has always insisted on denying the poems that slandered Ren Temple in the hall. Is it really a futile effort of dying?
The courtiers had their own thoughts, but the servants had already handed over the joint playbook in Zhu Yinyu's hand to the emperor's imperial case.

Zhu Qiyu opened it and browsed quickly, looking a little embarrassed, and muttered to the bottom.

"This memorandum was written by Zhou Wang's uncle himself, and many clan princes jointly signed it. They not only asked me to try the case in person, but also asked to go to the palace to hear the trial in person."

The discussion among the ministers below became louder, and everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, a little at a loss.

This is really strange, after so many years, it is the first time to see the clan members so stubborn.

For a moment, the courtiers could not help but have doubts in their hearts.

Could it be that the case of King Zhennan is really an unjust case?

At this time, Chen Mao felt even more uneasy, and at the moment, he didn't even care about his own suspicions, and spoke out.

"Your Majesty, even if this case is retried, it will take a lot of energy and time, but the clan kings cannot leave the fief for a long time. Your Majesty, you are busy with all kinds of affairs and concentrate on this matter, which may delay the government. Therefore, it is more appropriate to hand it over to the judiciary. What Jin Shangshu said is very true, if the prince of Zhennan suspects that there is someone in the court who is biased, he can order Tingju to do it."

At this point in time, when Chen Mao spoke out against this matter, the courtiers looked at him with unconsciously more inexplicable eyes.

For these reasons, Zhu Yinyuan was prepared and said directly.

"Your Majesty, I have been traveling for many days and found evidence to prove that my father was wronged. There is no need to delay too much time. All I need is Your Majesty's permission to summon all the people involved in the case to the palace. The truth will come to light."

Zhu Qiyu hadn't opened his mouth to speak yet, suddenly two big Han generals entered the hall outside, prostrated themselves on the ground, and said.

"His Majesty, more than ten princes, including King Min, King Zhou, King Xiang, King Jin, and King Qin, have met outside the palace, claiming that the King of Zhennan has been wronged, and would like His Majesty to try the case himself."

Well, this is a big decision.

So many princes have come to block the gate of the palace, who dare to stop?

After all, in the final analysis, this case is indeed the emperor's family business.

On the civil servant's side, several Qiqing exchanged glances with each other, and finally, Jin Lian, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, since the princes of the clan are raging, it is up to His Majesty to order this case. Since the son has something to say and there is new evidence, he might as well try it in court and return the king of Zhennan to his innocence."

So, it was finally agreed.

Zhu Qiyu nodded, got up from the throne, and said.

"In that case, I will personally try the case today."

"Decree to call all the princes to wait in the Fengtian Palace. Jin Yiwei immediately went to the clan's mansion, and took all the people involved in the case and the witnesses and evidence into the palace."

"Follow me and move to Fengtian Palace!"

(End of this chapter)