Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 480 Xiao Wangwen's Combat Strength

The so-called Wen dies to remonstrate, and Wu dies to fight.

It was probably because a certain emperor had stayed in Yibei for too long, and he had forgotten how honest and outspoken the Ming Dynasty was, and he especially liked to stab the emperor directly.

Li Shi's remarks were blunt, almost unabashedly accusing the Supreme Emperor of acting recklessly and causing the calamity of Oala.

Now that he is trapped in a captive camp, he still doesn't think about self-cultivation and independence, he is still impulsive and reckless, and he can't do things with his brain.

Think about it, there are hundreds of tribute envoys in the area, and they are big things if they are big things, and small things if they are small things.

The rewards given by the Ming Dynasty to the vassal envoys have always been extremely generous. Almost every envoy who comes to pay tribute can get several times the reward of the tribute he brought.

These rewards come from Da Nei according to the rules, and all the money spent is the emperor's own money, so distressing is inevitable.

But it is also a joke to say that it cannot be supported.

Wala has been deceiving the number of tribute envoys for a long time. Although this is a large expense, it is not impossible for the emperor's internal treasury to be unavailable.

From this point of view, it is actually a good idea to agree to increase the request for tribute envoys first, and quickly facilitate negotiations in exchange for the Supreme Emperor's return to the court as soon as possible.

But, that's not the case!
After the Civil War, the Ming court sent envoys five or six times, whether it was to meet the emperor as an excuse in the early stage, or to formally propose peace talks in the later stage to welcome them back.

Therefore, if the Supreme Emperor can be welcomed back, the imperial court will not feel sorry for Yin Zi.

But there are some things that cannot be easily compromised when it comes to matters of principle.

Wala concealed the envoys, deceived the court, and defrauded the rewards. After being punished, he became angry, provoked the border, and robbed the army and the people.

Daming's crusade against thieves is justified, and he is a master of the kingly way!
Although there was a big defeat in the civil engineering battle, the battle turned around afterwards, with the victory at Zijingguan before and the victory at Shawo later.

Under such circumstances, the number of tribute envoys involved not only the issue of rewarding money, but also the dignity of Ming Dynasty.

How to judge whether a battle is won or lost?

It does not depend on who sacrificed less on both sides, but on whether the conflict that started the war has been resolved and by which side.

As the fuse to start the war, Daming sent troops to the north to teach Ye a lesson, so that he would not take Daming as a fool and maintain the peace of the border.

At this time, to expand the number of people agreed by His Majesty Yongle and Yexian's father by more than ten times, wouldn't it be a slap in the face and admit that the Northern Expedition was an unjust act?
Agreeing to this condition, what was lost was not the face of the Supreme Emperor alone, but the whole court. Sorry, it was the 20 officers and soldiers who died tragically in the Tumu Fortress!

Therefore, in Li Shi's own opinion, what he said was quite light.

Of course, Zhu Qizhen might not think so.

For him at this moment, the hope of returning to the capital is close at hand. Even if he understands some things, he probably doesn't want to understand them.

Being so "advised" by Li Shi face to face, Zhu Qizhen's face turned red quickly, and he clenched his fists, almost making Long Yan furious.

But in the end, he took a few breaths, and finally suppressed his emotions.

Favoring Wang Zhen, losing his teacher in civil engineering, dusting the holy car, and being captured by Beishou, these are indeed his own sins, even if he wants to deny it.

Gently pressing his hand on the case, Zhu Qizhen's voice was a little muffled.

"When Wang Zhen was fine, none of the ministers said anything about it, but now that something is wrong, the crime is my fault."

Hearing the Supreme Emperor's complaining tone, Li Shi frowned even more, and spoke directly.

"The Supreme Emperor said that the ministers would not remonstrate, but since the time of the Supreme Emperor's wedding, he has reused Wang Zhen. The ministers have impeached him many times, but the Supreme Emperor has repeatedly defended him, and his favor is getting better and better."

"In the seventh year of orthodoxy, Liu Qiu, the imperial servant, advised His Majesty to take care of common affairs and not entrust them to eunuchs. Otherwise, the power may be stolen and the country will be in danger."

"Shu Shang, Jin Yiwei ordered Liu Qiu to be imprisoned for committing the above crime. A few days later, Liu Qiu died of an inexplicable illness and ordered him to be imprisoned. After his death, his body was dismembered on the street, and his family members were not allowed to bury him."

"In June, Li Yan, the supervisory censor, denounced Wang Zhen's arrogance at the court. It is like guarding Tieling Guard in Liaodong."

"In the eighth year of orthodoxy, Dali Temple's Shaoqing Xue Xuan investigated Wang Zhen's nephew Wang Shan's connection with the Jinyi Guards and secretly weaved a case of injustice. Please allow a review of the first book. Wang Zhen heard about it and framed Xue Xuan's crimes. The Supreme Emperor listened to Wang Zhen's words and ordered Xue Xuan to die."

"At that time, the Ministry of Punishment, Ke Dao, Dali Temple and other yamen all remonstrated. The emperor didn't know if there was any grievance? However, in order to protect Wang Zhen, the emperor refused to reverse the case. He only wanted to avoid the death penalty and dismissed Xue Xuan from office."

"Wang Zhen has ravaged the court for several years. There are many illegal things, and there are many remonstrances from the ministers. Has the emperor not heard of it?"

"Also, when the emperor was slandered by Wang Zhen and insisted on going north, the official minister Wang bluntly persuaded the officials, but the emperor refused to listen and instead drove them away."

"When the army was out, Wang Zhen commanded it indiscriminately, and Kuang Ye, Minister of the Ministry of War, knelt down and advised His Majesty to return to the army as soon as possible, but..."

"enough!"

Li Shi was bold and outspoken, and one by one, he began to bring up old accounts.

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen's face turned blue and white, and at the end, he couldn't help but slapped the table and shouted sharply.

"The old things are all my faults? You are an envoy sent by the imperial court to welcome me. How can you be a minister if you scold me like this?"

Li Shi silently knelt down on the ground and kept silent, but there was no sign of admitting his mistake on his face.

At this time, the other two finally had to come out to smooth things over, and Luo Qi spoke first.

"The Supreme Emperor calms down his anger. Although Master Li's words and deeds are inappropriate and disrespectful, he still thinks of the Supreme Emperor wholeheartedly. I hope that the Supreme Emperor can understand Wang Zhen's crime and use the police to punish him. Only in this way can the hearts of the people in the country be at peace."

Hearing this, Zhu Jian who was about to speak also sighed.

These two people, can they talk? Why are they always holding on to the past? Isn't it obvious that they are going to quarrel?

Taking a step forward, Zhu Jian said.

"The Supreme Emperor, everything in the past was Wang Zhen's fault. It is an unforgivable crime to delay the emperor. Now that Wang Zhen is serving his death, his accomplices have also been killed."

"I waited this time to come here, not for other reasons, but to try my best to welcome the return of the emperor. Don't worry, your majesty, I will continue to discuss with Yexian and others tomorrow, and strive to bridge the differences and welcome back to your majesty as soon as possible."

Finally, there was a step down, and Zhu Qizhen gradually calmed down.

Of course he knew in his heart that what Li Shi said was correct, and his anger just now was actually nothing more than a strong outsider.

With a muffled hum, Zhu Qizhen sighed.

"I also know that Wang Zhen committed a serious crime. The army went out to fight, and the civil war was defeated. It was all because of it. However, the tree is already done. I regret it too much. I wish I could see his face sooner."

Logically speaking, at this time, it should be flattering the Supreme Emperor, and then calm down the conflict just now.

But just as Zhu Jian was about to speak, Li Shi, whose neck was stuck, said again.

"The Supreme Emperor's thought of this shows that he already has a heart of repentance. In the past, His Majesty appointed inhumane people, which caused great disasters, and the dangerous orders first went straight to the capital, turbulent artifacts."

"Now that His Majesty knows his own faults, he should take the blame and blame himself, and retreat modestly. This minister boldly speaks honestly and honestly. Please accept the honor of the Supreme Emperor."

This person is really...

Zhu Jian was speechless for a while, and looked up at the Supreme Emperor, apparently also very angry.

So Master Zhu hurriedly cupped his hands and said.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late now, and I have to go back to prepare for the follow-up peace talks. I need to leave early, please allow your majesty."

After finishing speaking, seeing the Taishang Emperor nodded lightly with a dark face, Zhu Jian quickly led the people out of the tent.

It's just that as soon as he left, before he went far, he could hear bursts of thunderous sounds coming from the military tent...

　Seeing that some book friends mentioned disrespect, I checked some information.

　　In the Ming Dynasty, you Rong remonstrated with officials, so those who wrote or verbally accused the emperor of his faults could only be called remonstrance, not disrespect.

　　The risk of this kind of "remonstration" is that the emperor is above the law, and if he feels offended, he can be punished or relegated.

　　However, regardless of whether the royal staff is relegated, it is the emperor's private behavior, and it does not belong to guilt and punishment.

　　In the Law of the Ming Dynasty, disrespect is listed as one of the ten evils that cannot be pardoned, and it has a clearly defined scope.

　　"Ming Law Volume [-]" records: Great disrespect, that is, stealing the things that are worshiped by the gods, taking advantage of the public to serve the imperial things, stealing and forging the imperial treasures, combining the imperial medicines, not following the original recipe and sealing the title wrongly, and making the imperial meals by mistake Forbidden, the Yuxing boat is not strong by mistake.

　　In addition, in the 26th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang once issued a decree that horses passing the tomb of the emperor, and those who guard the mausoleum and the people entering the mausoleum, must dismount after a hundred steps, and those who violate it will be regarded as disrespectful.

　　Therefore, disrespect in the Ming Dynasty mainly refers to two aspects, one is the act of usurping the emperor, and the other is the behavior that, although not intentional, does endanger the life and safety of the emperor himself.

　　As for the admonishing officer scolding the emperor, no matter how harsh the words are, theoretically it cannot be regarded as a crime of disrespect.

　　Of course, this had to meet a reasonable emperor.

　　A certain Supreme Emperor is not unreasonable, but he is in Yibei, after all, he doesn't have a useful Jinyiwei around him...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)