Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 328
Chen Xun's words woke up all the ministers present.

Many ministers glanced at the expressionless emperor above, and after a short hesitation, they exchanged glances and made a decision.

Wang Wen of the Ministry of Officials stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, what Chen Shangshu said is reasonable. Although the Ministry of War is at fault for the matter of Miaodi, it is actually because of Wang Ji's fear of avoiding the battle, deceiving his superiors and his subordinates, and disobeying orders."

"Just now there is a statement in Huang Hao's letter that he has sent envoys to Wang Ji's army station in Chenzhou several times to detail the situation of the Pingyue. However, Wang Ji has not reported the situation of Pingyue in the reports that he has submitted to the Ministry of War in recent months."

"Incomplete information makes it difficult for the Ministry of War to make a correct decision. Therefore, Yu Shangshu just prevented His Majesty from replacing the commander-in-chief. Although he was at fault, it is understandable. If you want to judge the crime, Wang Ji who blocked the military report should be the first."

This statement is slightly biased.

Because in fact, the Pingyue military newspaper was sent to the army station for help, and it was not clearly stated that it was sent to the capital, which also did not comply with the procedure.

Therefore, the crime of blocking the military newspaper is actually a bit biased.

But by this time, such details were no longer pursued.

At this juncture, the heavier Wang Ji's charges were, the lighter the charges against the Ministry of War.

Immediately afterwards, Hubu Shen Yi also spoke.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. Wang Ji deceived the superiors and concealed the truth, whitewashed the peace, misled the military department, and used the name of arbitrariness to act arbitrarily."

"In my opinion, except for Pingyue City, the war situation in other cities is not optimistic. Wang Ji took advantage of the time when all the officials of my court focused on the border, and slackened and avoided the war. He should be the first crime. Besides, the admiral Minister of Military Affairs Hou Jing should also be questioned."

The two ministers of the Seven Ministers successively expressed their opinions, which can be regarded as setting the tone for the government and the opposition.

That is, Wang Ji will bear all the responsibility for this incident!
This is the end of the matter, Wang Ji is over.

When something like this happened, the imperial court needed someone to take responsibility, otherwise, there would be no way to comfort Pingyue soldiers and civilians for their seven-month steadfastness, let alone appease the anger of the people of Miaodi after the news spread.

Yu Qian's position in the court is too important, and the Ministry of War cannot bear this blame. Then, it can only be Wang Ji, the commander-in-chief in charge of the front line, who can bear this responsibility.

Moreover, the people who expressed their opinions were Wang Wen and Shen Yi, and the status of these two people was not ordinary.

Leaving aside the status of Qiqing, there is no doubt that Wang Wen is the most trusted by the emperor in court today.

In recent days, the Son of Heaven summoned Shen Yi quite a few times, and the previous time he publicly supported the Ministry of Household Affairs, he made no secret of his reliance.

Therefore, in a sense, the attitude of the two of them can give a glimpse of the emperor's mind.

After confirming this, Chao Ye put down half of what he was lifting up and down.

As long as the emperor has not made up his mind to take down Yu Shaobao, then everything will be easy to handle.

In the midst of Ke Dao Fengxian, many censors immediately stood up, said.

"Your Majesty, there have been a lot of rumors in Beijing recently, saying that Wang Ji and Chen Bing did not advance because they were not familiar with the terrain, but because the imperial court was in danger at the border. The staff should investigate carefully, and must not be neglected."

Immediately afterwards, another minister stood up and said.

"It's true, there can't be wind from the hole. Wang Ji conquered Luchuan three times, but it was in vain. This time, Huichuanwei taught Zhan Ying to the court, impeached Wang Ji as a slave husband, painted paintings, scattered chieftains to invite huge profits, and taught without discipline. Use corruption punishment, pretend to be a private servant in the name of entering the imperial court."

"The Department of Justice wanted to send officials to conduct a thorough investigation, but Wang Zhen stopped them, and nothing happened. It can be seen that Wang Ji and Wang Zhen have a deep friendship."

"In the Civil War, Wang Zhen committed a heinous crime, and his party was liquidated by the court. At this time, Wang Ji did not support the army. He was definitely not serving the country or the public. His heart is indeed to be punished!"

Still the same sentence, the general direction has been determined, and the efforts of civil servants to turn over old accounts are better than one.

From Wang Ji's three expeditions to Luchuan, which went to no avail, to the various impeachments he suffered during the march, to his personal relationship with Wang Zhen, and Wang Zhen's intercession for him.

One pile after another, they were all turned over.

All of a sudden, there was a lot of discussion in the court, and Wang Ji became an unforgivable sinner.

Amidst all the discussions, finally, Chen Yi, the Zuodu censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, stepped forward and spoke.

"Your Majesty, Wang Ji's crime should be thoroughly investigated. Your Majesty, please order the Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and Dali Temple to jointly dispatch personnel to Miaodi to thoroughly investigate the matter and rectify the crime in detail."

"As for the Ministry of War, it is true that it failed to detect Wang Ji's sinister intentions in a timely manner. However, it would be too harsh to say that he did not know people well and employed them improperly."

"The edict to send Wang Ji to Miaodi to quell the rebellion was issued in mid-June last year. At that time, Yu Shangshu was the Minister of the Ministry of War. All affairs of the Ministry of War were managed by the former Shangshu Kuang Ye. Wang Ji's proposal was advocated by Wang Zhenli."

"As for the failure to replace Wang Ji in time, one was because the border was chaotic and he had no time to take care of it, and the other was because Wang Ji deceived his superiors and concealed the situation in Miaodi."

"The old minister is bold, please be merciful and lenient, don't offend the Ministry of War, don't offend the Shangshu."

What Chen Yi said was a final blow to Wang Ji.

His words almost completely assigned Wang Ji to Wang Zhen's party.

As we all know, Wang Zhen's crimes are heinous, nepotism, and power.

Blaming Wang Zhen for sending Wang Ji to suppress the rebellion is the most acceptable and comprehensive solution for the courtiers.

In this way, knowing people without knowing them has nothing to do with Yu Qian.

At most, on New Year's Eve, Yu Qian's objection to the removal of the commander-in-chief was a bit controversial.

But in all fairness, what Yu Qian did was not wrong in the situation at that time.

If the commander-in-chief of the [-]-strong army wants to be replaced, he really needs to be carefully considered. The reason why Yu Qian stopped him was because of the responsibility of the Minister of the Ministry of War.

After all, no one thought that the situation in Pingyue would be so bad.

But in this way, Wang Ji's crime is more than just avoiding war due to fear and stagnation. If he is classified as Wang Zhen's party, the crime will be serious.

But at this time, no one cares about Wang Ji's end, as long as Yu Qian is not involved, everything is easy to talk about.

So, all the officials bowed down one after another, saying.

"Please Your Majesty be merciful and lenient, don't offend the Ministry of War, don't offend the Shangshu."

The court unanimously agreed, and Zhu Qiyu nodded.

At this time, according to the usual practice, it was supposed to ask Yu Qian's excuse again, but after thinking about it, Zhu Qiyu decided to ignore this stupid idea and said directly.

"Since this is the case, as stated in the quasi-general constitution, order Nanjing Dali Temple, Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Affairs, and Nanjing Metropolitan Procuratorate to jointly send personnel to Miaodi to check the situation in Pingyue and confirm whether there is any concealment of military information and blackmailing the bandits."

"Let's go to Wang Ji. As soon as Hou Jing accepted his official position, he was sent to the Imperial Prison and ordered the Jin Yiwei to investigate whether Wang Ji and Wang Zhen had colluded with each other, engaged in private fraud, and after the investigation, they will report the truth and deal with it."

Hearing that the emperor handed over this matter to Jin Yiwei, the ministers knew what they were doing.

This time Wang Ji is doomed!

The two crimes of colluding with Wang Zhen and coercing the bandits into self-respect, once confirmed, will be more than just dismissal from office.

Such a heinous crime, even if Wang Ji had a noble title, he would be exiled thousands of miles to guard the border, and it would definitely be unavoidable.

If there is more tangible evidence, I am afraid that whether his life can be saved will not matter.

Of course, no one cared about Wang Ji's life or death. What they cared about was how the emperor would deal with Yu Qian.

Fortunately, the Son of Heaven didn't make them wait too long, and then he set his eyes on the silent Yu Qian, sighed and said.

"Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, failed to observe the situation in Miao in a timely manner and let Wang Ji stand still. He is guilty of dereliction of duty."

"Nianji worked hard for the country and was loyal. He was removed from the post of admiral in the Beijing camp, fined for three months, and confined to the house for three days to reflect on his mistakes as a punishment."

While the ministers breathed a sigh of relief, they were also vaguely disappointed.

In the final analysis, the Beijing camp was still not kept, but fortunately, Yu Shangshu had nothing serious, this punishment was regarded as a minor punishment, and he finally got through it safely.

So all the officials bowed down again and shouted in unison.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Qiyu nodded, got up from the throne, and gave a faint order.

"Retreat."

So, this thrilling early morning finally came to an end...

　The next chapter will be released before [-] o'clock~~~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)