Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 314 The Sense of Existence of Xue Siqing

The Clan Mansion was originally set up by Emperor Taizu, in charge of the genealogy of the nine royal clans, jade certificates, grants, marriages, posthumous burials, criminal names, and promotion of virtuous persons.

According to the usual practice, the chief of the clan mansion is the clan order, and there are one left and one right clan, and one left and one right clan, led by the prince, and the rank is regarded as the same.

But in fact, since Taizong Jingnan, the clan mansion has been useless.

Emperor Taizong ordered the Minister of Honor and Qi to be in charge of the affairs of the clan's mansion. Although the official positions of the clan's mansion were set up, they were not conferred.

So in essence, although the current clan mansion is still in the imperial court system, it has only stayed on paper.

There is no yamen, no officials, only a relative who is in charge of affairs.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhennan King's case involved too much, Chen Mao would not even need to intervene in ordinary criminal cases of the clan, and the Ministry of Rites would have sent people to investigate directly.

Regarding the re-granting of the patriarchal decree, the courtiers actually did not have much opinion.

Anyway, all the affairs of the Clan Mansion have been assigned to the Ministry of Rites, and now they are inseparable from the original management of the Ministry of Rites.

Even if they come from another clan, they can't intervene. It's roughly the same as Ningyang Hou's false leadership. Only when important matters are involved, the clan order is needed to preside over it.

However, what made the bosses vigilant was that, in addition to the clan order, this group of clan actually proposed to grant Zuo Zongzheng again.

This is clear, it is to restore the actual control of the clan mansion and seize power from the Ministry of Rites!
This matter is related to the vital interests of the Ministry of Rites, so all the elders all looked at Hu Wei in unison, waiting for him to take the lead.

Of course Mr. Hu wouldn't hesitate, he stood up without much hesitation, and said.

"Your Majesty, the princes of the clan are enshrined in feudal clans to establish a country, and guarding the fences is a major matter for the country. If several clan clans leave their fiefdoms, there may be suspicion of local turmoil."

"Since Emperor Taizong, it has become a common practice for the ancestral mansion to set up government offices but not to prepare officials. Even if there are ministers in charge of affairs, it is also a vain leader,"

"Even if the patriarchal decree is reissued, apart from the criminal case of the clan, there are not many complicated affairs to deal with, so there is no need to worry about the patriarchal decree being too hard."

Once there is a leader, there will naturally be those who follow immediately.

Tianguan Wang Wen also said: "Your Majesty, for many years, most of the affairs of the Clan Mansion have overlapped with those of the Ministry of Rites. If there are too many officials, it may be suspected of redundant officials."

"Furthermore, the clan's request for title, marriage, posthumous posthumous title, and burial has already been established. If the clan's residence is re-established, one will overlap, and the other will be complicated. I think it is unnecessary."

Further down, Shen Yi from the household department also stood up. He said bluntly, "Your Majesty, the treasury is empty now. We should increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Useless officials and yamen should be abolished. It is not appropriate to open more yamen. Your Majesty, please think twice."

Several important ministers stood up to object one after another, and the emperor seemed a little helpless.

After pondering for a moment, the emperor turned to the clan and asked.

"Princes, all the ministers think that there is no need to grant another Zong Zheng, what do you think?"

King Min didn't speak, but King Zhou spoke.

"Your Majesty, in the past, there were indeed no too many common affairs that needed to be dealt with by the clan's family, but now that your majesty wants to start the clan school and teach the clan's children, there must be many affairs to deal with. Therefore, I think that there is still a need for a powerful clan to assist the clan. ordered."

In addition, other kings also spoke.

"Your Majesty, what the king of Zhou said is true. Uncle Min Wang is old enough to be qualified for the clan order, but he should not work too hard."

Seeing that the clan and courtiers had disagreements again, the emperor seemed to have a headache, and after a while, Fang asked.

"Since this is the case, do the kings have suitable candidates?"

Hearing this, King Zhou and the other princes all showed joy, and hurriedly said.

"Your Majesty, Xuanzong's brother, King Xiang, is young and powerful, known for his talents, and is worthy of a heavy responsibility. If Your Majesty uses King Xiang to assist King Min to take charge of the clan's mansion, the school of Buddhism will surely flourish."

The faces of the elders below turned black.

The meaning behind the words is that if you don't agree, Zongxue will not be able to flourish?

Sure enough, after hearing this, the emperor was also a little displeased, but after thinking about it for a while, he still said.

"Since this is the case, then according to what Zhou Wang's uncle said, King Min is appointed to be the patriarchal decree, in charge of the affairs of the patriarch's mansion, and King Xiang is Zuo Zongzheng, who is in charge of the affairs of Zongxue with the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Academy."

The clans were relieved now, King Min and King Xiang each went out to receive orders to thank them.

However, the sensitive courtiers heard some implication.

It seems that the emperor is still a little dissatisfied with the clan's grasp of power.

You know, what the emperor said just now is "assistant" rather than "principal".

There is a difference between primary and secondary if there is a difference of one word.

In this way, the emperor does not intend to hand over all the matters of Zongxue to the clan's mansion. If he fights for it again, it seems that it is not impossible for the Ministry of Rites to take charge.

After understanding this verse, the courtiers who originally wanted to speak up and defend themselves all died down.

It's just a Zongzheng, and if you teach it, you will teach it.

Now that there are so many clans in the capital, it would be unwise to fight with them.

As long as the emperor has the intention, then when they leave the capital, the bosses will have plenty of ways to make Zuo Zongzheng stand up.

But even so, the eye drops that should be applied still need to be applied.

At that moment, a minister came out and said.

"Your Majesty, Prince Min is highly respected. It is not wrong to serve as the patriarch's order. However, in this case, the case of King Guangtong cannot be tried by the patriarchal government. It is necessary to order other yamen to preside over it."

However, before he could finish speaking, King Zhou smiled and said.

"That's right, Your Majesty, since Uncle Min Wang is appointed as the patriarchal order, it is inappropriate for the patriarchal government to continue to participate in the interrogation of King Guangtong. However, it is inappropriate for the clan to be in charge of the criminal department. Therefore, I think that it can be handed over to Jin Yiwei. The chief judge is the most appropriate."

The minister below was choked.

They originally wanted to say that the Ministry of Punishment should be in charge, but they were blocked all of a sudden.

Coincidentally, the emperor seemed to be a little moved, and after pondering for a while, Fang said.

"Since this is the case, the interrogation of King Guangtong and King Yangzong will be handed over to Jin Yiwei. After obtaining the confession, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Punishment as evidence for the interrogation of Ningyanghou and others."

However, this is exactly what many courtiers do not want to see. With the Yin Jian during the Hongwu period, the bosses are very prepared for Jinyiwei.

Chen Yi immediately said: "Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has never made it public. Such a big case may be difficult to convince the public, let alone..."

"enough!"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the emperor on the throne.

All the ministers looked up, only to see the emperor's face was a little displeased, and he said.

"This case has been going on for so long. The Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice have participated in each of them. How did the trial turn out?"

"Jinyiwei was set up by Taizu. Detecting and arresting robbers and interrogating serious cases are their duties. Why can't they participate?"

Seeing that the Son of Heaven got angry, all the officials and clansmen below suddenly withered, they all knelt down on the ground and spoke.

"Your Majesty calm down, the ministers are guilty."

Sighing, the emperor waved his hand irritably and said.

"King Guangtong and others Jin Yiwei came to interrogate, Ningyang Hou and others came to interrogate the Ministry of Criminal Justice, that's it!"

"As for Xue Xuan..."

The emperor's tone was a bit complicated, and his eyes fell on Old Master Xue who was still kneeling on the ground, with a hesitant expression.

Logically speaking, as a report, Xue Xuan should also be imprisoned.

But Jin Yiwei has always faithfully carried out the order of the emperor, the emperor only said to arrest the four Marquis of Ningyang, Jin Yiwei only cared about the four of them, and kept Xue Xuan in the palace.

But it's not a big deal.

Xue Xuan's confession has already been written down.

What the Ministry of Punishment has to do is to check the testimony of Guangtong Wang and others to see if it is true, so as to judge the crimes of Ningyanghou and others.

Whether what he said was true or not, he himself was to blame.

Just when Zhu Qiyu hesitated about how to deal with Xue Xuan, he himself spoke up.

"I know that the crime is serious, and I am willing to accept all punishments from the court, but I still have a word, and I need to advise Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)