Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 434 Don't You Want Evidence?

No one thought that things would develop like this.

Xu Bin, the chief envoy of the mission, and Xiao Weizhen, the deputy envoy of the mission, gave completely different explanations. Not only that, but they even quarreled like this in front of the imperial court.

When it comes to the truth, all the ministers have their own judgments in their hearts.

But the problem is that this kind of major event involving the Supreme Emperor cannot be judged by a logical individual at all.

Whether it is or not, it needs to be supported by detailed evidence in order to convince the public.

All of a sudden, many ministers, including some Qiqing and cabinet ministers, felt a burst of resentment against the group of nobles who beat the Dengwen drum.

That's right, although those nobles insisted on denying it, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that they accompanied the British Duke to beat the Dengwen drum.

It's just that the emperor didn't poke it out because of his face.

Back to the case.

Up to now, the ministers have all felt the difficulty.

Obviously, neither Xu Bin nor Xiao Weizhen had enough evidence to prove their words.

But by chance, this case was brought to court.

Not to mention how many civil and military officials are witnessing above the court, it is impossible to hide the news.

In terms of the regulatory process alone, there are special officials who are responsible for recording and filing all the details of Tingju for reference.

Even the conclusions drawn by Tingju, Tingyi, and Tingtui must be reported to various places by Ming Fadi.

Therefore, it can be said that after going to court court, this case is tantamount to being made public.

In other words, no matter how this case is judged, it needs to be supported by detailed evidence to block the arguments of all parties.

For a while, the ministers looked at the emperor who also had some headaches, and couldn't help but feel the painstaking efforts of the emperor to cover the lid all the time.

If there had been no Dengwengu incident, and this case had been secretly investigated by Jin Yiwei, then no matter whether the Taishanghuang incident was true or not, there was still room for change.

The biggest possibility is that the high-level bosses and the emperor got together to discuss and deal with the members of the mission in a way that minimized the turmoil in the court.

The case is closed.

However, someone just wanted to make a fuss, and it turned out like this, how should it end?

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It was at the time when there was a lot of arguing about the case of the mission in Fengtian Hall.

At the gate of the city, Shu Liang led dozens of Dongchang fans, frowning, looking into the distance, kept looking up at the sky, with a somewhat anxious expression.

Finally, a puff of smoke rose in the distance, and in the sight, a group of officers and soldiers escorted two carriages galloping from a distance.

Not long after, the team stopped in front of the city gate, and an old man in scarlet robe got out of the carriage. Seeing this, Shu Liang hurriedly led his people to meet him.

"The person here is Master Zhu Jianzhu?"

The scarlet-robed old man was a little surprised to see Shu Liang who was wearing a python robe. He hadn't been in Beijing for a long time, so he was not familiar with the governor of the East Factory.

But just looking at his python robe, he had some guesses about the side, nodded, and said: "That's right, it's my official, your Excellency?"

Shu Liang cupped his hands and said: "Shu Liang, the admiral and eunuch of our East Factory, is ordered by the emperor to wait for Master Zhu here."

Although Zhu Jian had expected it, he was still a little surprised, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Eunuch Lao is waiting here, but does your Majesty have an edict?"

Shu Liang didn't answer immediately, but glanced at the other carriage at the back, and asked, "Master Zhu, in the carriage at the back, is the person brought back from there?"

Zhu Jian nodded, and then signaled his followers to open the curtain of the carriage.

Then, two people came down from inside, one was dressed in Mongolian aristocratic costumes, obviously not from the Central Plains, and the other was wearing Jinyiwei's robes, after getting out of the car, he looked at the capital he had not seen for a long time, his face was quite excited.

Shu Liang breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Lord Zhu, the road is dusty, and I should have let you go to the city to rest first, but His Majesty ordered you to bring these two into the palace immediately to face the saints. This is the same as our family. let's go."

Zhu Jian was stunned, he didn't expect the emperor to summon him in such a hurry, but seeing the dozens of Dongchang fans brought behind Shu Liang, he knew that there was really no delay.

So, he nodded, returned to the carriage, and was escorted by Dongchang fanzi, and drove towards Miyagi...

At the same time, in Fengtian Palace.

Seeing Xu Bin and Xiao Weizhen arguing back and forth, looking desperate, the elders were worried for a while.

However, there was also a shrewd minister who caught a glimpse of Zhang Fu who had been silent since entering the palace.

There are three members of the mission. If the testimonies of the two are consistent, then although it is not conclusive evidence, at least to a certain extent, the testimony of the third person can be overturned.

So at this time, Zhang Fu's testimony is actually the most critical.

After pondering for a moment, Du Ning, Minister of Dali Temple, stepped forward and asked Lu Zhong.

"Master Commander, since there are three members of the mission, do you know if there is any testimony from Zhang Fu?"

After asking this question, the faces of Zhang Bi and Jiao Jing tensed up at the same time. They knew that the matter had finally reached a critical moment.

How this case will end up depends on what Zhang Fu has to say.

Lu Zhong nodded and said.

"Of course there are, but Master Zhang is different from the other two. Master Zhang did not admit that the mission leaked military information, and insisted that the mission never said anything about the war with Shawo during the negotiations." Related military situation."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, the ministers were startled for a while, for fear that something would happen again.

After hearing this, I gradually let go of my heart, but it was just a denial of guilt, not a big deal.

The next procedure should be to continue to ask Zhang Fu.

After all, his testimony was a lie at first glance, presumably because he didn't know that Xiao Weizhen and Xu Bin had let go before, so he refused to admit it.

But now in the hall, Xu Bin and Xiao Weizhen are both biting like this, no matter how Zhang Fu pretends to know nothing, no one will believe it.

However, when Lu Zhong was speaking, no one noticed that a small servant came to the imperial steps from the side hall and said a few words to Cheng Jing.

Immediately afterwards, Cheng Jing quickly returned to the throne, leaned sideways, and whispered a few words to the emperor.

So, just when Lu Zhong was going to pass the testimony to Zhang Fu for him to defend himself, the first emperor spoke.

"Since the three members of the mission insisted on their own words, but they couldn't come up with evidence, it's useless to keep stalemate."

"It just so happens that I just got a report that Zhu Jian, the governor of Shanxi, returned to Beijing by order, and brought back two people. They are waiting outside the palace at the moment. You might as well meet him first, maybe you will gain something."

The elders were in a daze for a while, and Zhu Jian was involved for some reason.

Although Zhu Jian has been guarding Datong, no matter how you look at it, this case has nothing to do with him.

Some ministers wanted to step forward to persuade them, but this time, the emperor obviously didn't intend to discuss with them, so he ordered directly.

"Come here, take these three people to the side hall for a while and take them into custody. In addition, Xuan Zhujian will have an audience with them."

Thus, the three missionaries kneeling in the hall were taken down by Jin Yiwei.

The ministers in the palace also returned to their positions, and after a while, Zhu Jian, who was busy with the world, entered the palace.

However, to everyone's surprise, Zhu Jian did not come alone. Behind him, he brought a foreigner in Mongolian costume, and another one, wearing Jinyiwei's robe, which looked a bit worn out. A little restrained.

"See Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"Oirat envoy Naha went out and met His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty."

That Mongolian was familiar to many ministers, until he spoke, someone remembered, isn't this the arrogant envoy sent by Wala before?
Last time, this guy was driven back by the emperor with a stern voice, but he didn't expect to come again this time.

Relatively speaking, another Jinyiwei officer, kneeling on the ground, was not conspicuous enough.

However, there were still people in the hall who recognized him at a glance and exclaimed in a low voice.

"Yuan Bin?!"

(End of this chapter)