Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 430
Seven days passed in a flash.

In summer, the dawn is exceptionally early.

On this day, the common people got up early as usual, and started to work on their own livelihoods. The quiet capital slowly recovered with the rising of the sun.

At the same time, outside the Jinshui Bridge, civil and military officials also lined up early, and when the palace gate opened, they filed in.

In Fengtian Hall, all the ministers shouted long live, and after finishing their salutes, the emperor said squarely.

"Recently, the government and the opposition have arrested members of the mission because of Jin Yiwei. Rumors have spread, and many ministers have come to the book to inquire. I hope that the details of the interrogation can be made public as soon as possible. Because the matter is so important, I will not allow it."

"Seven days ago, there were seventeen ministers gathered outside the palace to impeach Jin Yiwei, and the British Duke Zhang Mao and others beat the Dengwen drum to express their grievances for Zhang Fu and others."

"Taizu Dengwen drums have rules, and the discussions among the ministers have come to this point. Although I consider the importance of the matter, I am afraid that public opinion will ferment and the court will be turbulent. Therefore, at the invitation of the British government, I will be here today in Fengtian Palace. case."

"Jin Yiwei is in charge of the whole process of the interrogation of the case. Therefore, Jin Yiwei will preside over today's Court Judgment, and will be assisted by the Three Jurisdictions."

In a few short sentences, the whole story was explained clearly.

Under the imperial steps, Zhang Min took a look at Jiao Jing, which meant, you see what I said was right.

When he arrived at the Fengtian Hall, the emperor still pretended to be forced to agree to the court ceremony.

Generally speaking, the people involved in the court court are similar to those in the ordinary morning court, except that those related to the people involved in the case can also be authorized to go to the palace.

But this time Tingju is very different.

Still the same sentence, no matter how the seventeen ministers were beaten, they petitioned outside the hall together, and the impact of this matter has spread to the entire court.

Therefore, this time the Tingju, basically there are honorable relatives with names and surnames, officials from the fifth rank and above of the imperial court, and ordinary censors and officials in Beijing, all were allowed to go to the hall together.

Of course, this does not include the seventeen ministers.

That morning, all of them were beaten to pieces, and [-]% of them passed out. In just seven days, most of them couldn't even get out of bed.

Facing the wink from Zhang Wei, Jiao Jing remained expressionless, not knowing what was going on in his heart.

Then, as the emperor's words fell, Lu Zhong, the commander of Jin Yiwei in a flying fish robe, moved to the hall, first cupped his hands towards the emperor, and then said.

"Today in Tingju, my command envoy Cheng Sheng ordered the trial to preside over the trial. Regarding the question that you adults have been questioning, why Jin Yiwei suddenly arrested the members of the mission, and what are the charges? Today, this command envoy will give you an answer."

As he said that, Lu Zhong took out a wax-sealed envelope from the thick stack of files placed on the top side of the case that had been prepared a long time ago, and said.

"First let me talk about what you are most concerned about. There is only one reason why Jin Yiwei arrested the mission. A month ago, Jin Yiwei's accompanying school lieutenant in the mission revealed that during the negotiation process, the mission leaked the deployment of the nearby Shawo. This led to the decision to lead the troops first and raid Shawo."

"This is a copy kept in the Ministry of War. It is signed by officials of the Ministry of War, and the judicial department can check it."

For this court court, it should be said that Lu Zhong was the one who felt the most nervous.

He knew in his heart that this was an opportunity for Jin Yiwei to clarify himself.

For a long time, in the eyes of the courtiers, Jin Yiwei is arrogant and domineering, and is a sharp weapon used by the emperor to suppress the courtiers.

As a result, as long as Jin Yiwei does something, the courtiers will subconsciously start impeaching Jin Yiwei.

Including this time, they didn't even figure out why Jin Yiwei arrested people, so they swarmed up to impeach him.

This made Lu Zhong very aggrieved.

Although it is Jin Yiwei's duty to take the blame for the emperor, Lu Zhong still wants to see, after the truth is announced, whether these Qingliu ministers will dare to impeach Jin Yiwei in the future.

It can be said that besides convicting Zhang Fu and his gang, this court court ceremony also had another purpose, which was to respond to the many controversies that the courtiers had about Jin Yiwei in this case.

Therefore, when the emperor asked him to preside over the court court, he was busy for several nights without sleep, and carefully sorted out the whole process of the case.

Being able to sneak into the position of the commander of Jinyiwei, Lu Zhong is also a first-class expert in criminal cases, and he is not the kind of cruel official who only knows how to use torture.

After the words fell, apart from a few people who already knew the inside story, more ministers suddenly took a breath, and low voices of discussion suddenly sounded from the quiet hall.

Although they had long thought that if the emperor could directly order the arrest of the mission, something would happen.

But they didn't expect that it would be such a big event as the leak of the Border Military News.

Amidst a burst of discussion, Yu Qian, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu, stepped forward and jointly opened the wax-sealed military newspaper. After careful inspection, Yu Qian opened his mouth and said.

"That's right. This is indeed a copy of the military newspaper sent over a month ago. It has the signature and seal of the clerk of the Ministry of War on it."

Then, Chen Yi also said: "There is no mistake in the content, it is indeed about the leak of the Shawo Military News."

The joint endorsement of the two big shots can at least prove that this military report was not temporarily forged by Jin Yiwei.

So, Lu Zhong continued to speak in a low voice of discussion.

"After Jin Yiwei received the report, on the one hand, the general sent it to Datong, and asked Guo Deng, the commander-in-chief of Datong, to take strict precautions. On the other hand, he sent it to the capital urgently, and asked the emperor to make a decision."

With that said, Lu Zhong turned around and looked at the emperor on the throne.

Zhu Qiyu spoke cooperatively and said.

"After I got the report, on the one hand, I called Yu Qian into the palace to discuss, and ordered Guo Deng to follow the plan, and to kill him first; Detain it first, and bring it back to the capital for trial."

Well, the emperor himself endorsed it, and the ministers have nothing to question.

Since it was not for no reason, and the secret edict was issued to arrest people, the bosses reluctantly accepted that Jin Yiwei was in a hurry.

Turning their eyes away from Jin Yiwei, the officials refocused their attention on the case of the mission itself.

As one of the co-trial officials, at this time, Du Ning, Minister of Dali Temple, spoke out.

"Commander Lu said just now, if it is true, then the matter of arresting the mission can be exposed, but the old man has two questions, please ask Commander Lu to clarify."

"First, how and why the border military situation was leaked during the mission's negotiation process. Whether it was leaked on its own initiative or was accidentally tricked into it. I don't know if Commander Lu has ever found out the details."

"Secondly, although the crime of leaking military information is serious, it is not a matter that needs to be kept secret. It involves court officials, and the whole court pays attention to it. Regardless of whether it is true or not, the interrogation and investigation progress should be announced. Why is Jin Yiwei so late? Refuse to announce the case?"

After all, this is the reason why many ministers in the court are full of resentment towards Jin Yiwei.

Among the missions were civil servants and second-rank officials, as well as Qingliu Fengxian, and important ministers from the Dudufu of the Five Armies.

With such a heavyweight lineup, Jin Yiwei didn't say a word, and just arrested people directly, as long as Jin Yiwei can come up with enough reasons.

After all, the bosses are not unreasonable enough to say that second-rank officials cannot be arrested even if they commit a crime.

But you arrested everyone, and you didn't even give an explanation.

The ministers' memorials and inquiries, the impeachment, and the Jinyiwei all turned a deaf ear to it. This kind of ignoring attitude made the elder feel very uncomfortable.

Of course, the more plausible statement is.

For such high-ranking officials, Jin Yiwei arrested them without any reason, and ignored the courtiers' inquiries. Wouldn't everyone in the court be in danger in the future?
So, everyone's eyes focused on Lu Zhong.

But this time, the commander-in-chief was a little hesitant, hesitatingly cast his eyes on the emperor above.

Seeing this, the emperor also sighed and said.

"Since it is Tingju, I should interrogate it clearly. Although the matter is important, there is no need to hide it. It is true."

(End of this chapter)