Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 350

The sound of the rain outside the window became more and more urgent, and the big raindrops hit the window lattice, crackling, as if the strings of a harp were plucked, hitting people's hearts.

There was silence in the hall, and everyone was stunned by Luo Tong's boldness.

"Huh~"

A moment later, a contemptuous laugh sounded.

Chen Mao looked at Luo Tong coldly, and said with a strong mockery on his face.

"Knocking? This is a good way for Mr. Luo to think hard? I think you want to send us all to the prison!"

The so-called knocking on the gate literally means knocking on the palace door.

Dengwen drum is actually a form of knocking on the que.

But in fact, knocking on the que in the political sense refers to the fact that when the emperor and courtiers hold completely opposite opinions on a certain government affairs, and both parties are unwilling to compromise, all civil and military officials sit in a collective sit-in outside the Meridian Gate to make admonitions. The act of asking the emperor to take back his order or to listen to his advice.

This form is the most powerful and almost last resort for courtiers to persuade the emperor.

From the point of view of nature, knocking on the que and admonishing is almost a direct challenge to the imperial power.

So up to now, Daming hasn't knocked on the que in a real sense.

The big court meeting after civil engineering was relatively close, but at that time the court had no owner, and it was a formal court meeting, so although there was a lot of noise, it was not really a knock-off.

Generally speaking, any incident that can cause trouble to the level of knocking the que is basically an admonition related to the foundation of the country.

Moreover, knocking on the que is a huge risk!
Under the concept of the supremacy of imperial power, the behavior of knocking on the que, even if the goal was finally achieved, the emperor could use this as an excuse to take away the officials who participated in the knocking on the que.

Of course, the risk is high and the return is also high. As long as you don't die after knocking the que, you will definitely have a good reputation among the world's scholars.

But it all depends on the emperor's thoughts.

however……

Zhang Min's complexion was not very good-looking, and he opened his mouth and said.

"Master Luo, you should know that the emperor has been waiting for me for a long time, and there is such a big commotion at this time, isn't this sending him to the door by himself and letting others slaughter him?"

This time, even Ren Li, who had been helping Luo Tong just now, didn't speak.

But Luo Tong was quite calm, shook his head and said.

"Second Master, don't worry, I will naturally not be so reckless. The reason why I want to knock on the que is because the Ministry of Household Affairs has made too many preparations for the mutual market. Among the six departments of the court, there are very few who will really object."

"So, if you want to stop the mutual market, it will ultimately fall on Wang Jianzhai. He is the one who went to the peace talks, and he presided over the agreement with Tuotuobuhua. As long as Wang Jianzhai can be taken down, the mutual market will naturally be void."

At this time, Ren Li couldn't help but interjected.

"You mean to impeach Wang Jianzhai for agreeing to open the market without permission, begging for compromise from the captives, and betraying Daming?"

Luo Tong nodded.

So, Ren Li was a little disappointed, and said.

"However, don't forget that the emperor agreed to open the trade market, and there is a document with a seal on it as evidence. If the emperor comes forward to admit this matter and take the blame for Wang Jianzhai, it will be difficult for me to wait. Can you still force the emperor to go back on his word?"

He originally thought that Luo Tong had some good idea, but he didn't expect to go around and return to the original point.

Although he really didn't want to admit it, Ren Li understood how much the emperor favored this Wang Wen.

Don't say that the emperor ordered him to do this matter, even if he didn't, if the emperor wanted to take the blame for him, the courtiers could only stare blankly.

Luo Tong was stunned for Ren Li's question, then he smiled dumbly and shook his head.

"Excuse me for what Luo said bluntly, you are an honorable man after all, and it seems that you still don't know enough about the political affairs of the court."

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the people present were not very good-looking.

You know, in this hall, except for Luo Tong himself, everyone else is honorable.

Chen Mao sneered, staring at Luo Tongtong: "I would like to hear more about it."

Luo Tong shook his sleeves and said seriously.

"If the Son of Heaven really speaks out to defend Wang Jianzhai, then he will really be pushed to death!"

Now not only Chen Mao, but also other people's faces showed doubts.

Luo Tong continued to explain.

"Everyone, please think about it carefully. Such an important matter as negotiating peace with Tuotuo clearly shows that Wang Jianzhai himself does not dare to be exclusive. Behind this must be the permission of the emperor. This matter is well known by the government and the public."

"However, these days, the impeachment memorabilia of the ruling and opposition parties only said that Wang Jianzhai made his own claim and made an agreement with Tuotuo on his own initiative, and never mentioned the document with the seal on it?"

Everyone was silent for a moment, Ren Li tentatively spoke.

"Is it because everyone wants to stop this matter with Wang Jianzhai instead of involving the emperor?"

Luo Tong nodded and said.

"Ren Hou has a good opinion, and the officials know it well, but no one points it out. They just don't want to escalate the conflict. This time, the emperor made arbitrarily arbitrary decisions on such a major matter without court discussion. This is why Wang Jianzhai was impeached. root cause."

"Until now, everyone has been restrained and only pointed the finger at Wang Jianzhai, but if the emperor takes the initiative to take the matter to himself, then the matter will become serious."

Zhang Min was not good at these things in the first place, but when he heard this, he felt more and more incomprehensible, and asked.

"Why is it such a big deal? Could it be that you civil servants, how dare you do anything to the emperor?"

Luo Tong smiled, a trace of coldness flashed across his face, and said lightly.

"Of course no one would dare to offend the emperor, but for such a big matter, the emperor directly issued an edict without court discussion, and after such a long time, the officials did not know about it until the Mongolian envoys came to Beijing. "

"The Son of Heaven would not do such an unruly thing. If he did it, there must be a treacherous minister on his side, bewitching the emperor. This person, except for Wang Wen, who is an envoy to Liaodong, would not do anything else."

"Naturally, the edicts issued by the emperor when he was bewitched are also innumerable."

Zhang Min was taken aback when he heard that.

He really didn't expect that this group of civil servants could turn black and white to such an extent. Could this be the so-called court dispute?
The others were obviously a little dazed, and after a while, Jiang Yi asked.

"Then if..."

However, Luo Tong seemed to understand what he wanted to ask, and opened his mouth.

"If the emperor insists on saying that it was his own idea, then it will be equivalent to tearing faces with the officials. At that time, in order to maintain the rules of the court, we will not be the only ones who knock the que..."

In the final analysis, the matter of opening up the mutual market is too big.

If the emperor can do this kind of thing arbitrarily, then there is no need for courtiers to exist.

So if it really got to that point and put everything on the bright side, all the courtiers had no other choice but to stand against the emperor.

Because once a compromise is made, the ministers will no longer have any say in all subsequent government affairs, and will completely become the emperor's echoers.

This is a situation that all civil and military officials are absolutely unwilling to see.

Especially at this time, the shadow of civil engineering changes still hangs over Daming. With such a vivid example in front of them, it is difficult for the officials to turn a blind eye to the emperor's arbitrary style.

You know, at the beginning, the Supreme Emperor disregarded the advice of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and acted arbitrarily and insisted on going north.

No, she's still in Yibei and hasn't come back yet...

As long as the old man listened to a little persuasion at that time, he would not have caused troubles like this.

With such a lesson learned from the past, how could the officials dare to let the emperor take his own temper in matters of state affairs?

Of course, this is also the worst-case scenario.

So in the end, Luo Tong shook his head and said: "This kind of situation where the monarch and his subjects are confronting each other is something that no one wants to see. I believe that our Majesty will not be so confused."

Zhang Min took a look at Chen Mao, saw that he didn't question him, so he had a bottom line in his mind. After thinking for a while, Zhang Min spoke.

"Lord Luo is right, but the risk is too great. If the emperor tries his best to abandon Wang Jianzhai and use the matter of knocking on the gate to turn around and settle accounts after the fall, the loss outweighs the gain."

Hearing this, Luo Tong pondered for a moment, then smiled and said.

"Second Master's worry is not unreasonable. We can't take the lead in this matter. It's even better to hide away and let others take the lead!"

Zhang Min asked nervously, "Who is it?"

Luo Tongtong: "Naturally, he is the one who benefits the most. Once the matter of knocking down the gate is completed, Wang Jianzhai will definitely be taken down, and Wang Jiugao will also be affected by it."

"At that time, the positions of Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Chief Assistant of the Cabinet will be vacant. Who will be the most likely to take over?"

(End of this chapter)