Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 531
The capital, early morning.

Standing in the hall, Yu Shan, the Minister of the Ministry of War, held the military newspaper in his hand, feeling all kinds of gazes from all around. Yu Shan's face seemed to be expressionless, but in fact it was like a light on his back.

"...Eunuch Shu Liang, the admiral of the East Factory, forcibly broke into the palace, holding the imperial decree, and arrested the eunuch Liu Yongcheng in Gansu Province. He was punished with fifty sticks on the grounds that the guards did not respect the imperial decree. It is impressive."

"When the minister arrived, there was a mess in the inner courtyard. The Supreme Emperor was panicked and retreated into the room. Only Yuan Bin and Ha Ming were left by his side. When Wen Chen came, the Supreme Emperor walked away from the gate of the courtyard and shouted, 'I am here. place'."

"When the minister inquired, Shu Liang said that the purpose of entering the palace was to send charcoal fires to the Supreme Emperor to keep warm. When the Supreme Emperor was angry, he drank Shu Liang and quickly proclaimed the decree and then retreated. However, Shu Liang held the decree in his hand and hesitated to go. He played the emperor again, please. The Supreme Emperor personally went to Tumu Castle to offer sacrifices."

"The Emperor Taishang said that the court has its own arrangements. Shu Liang pretended to be the emperor's words, and asked the Emperor whether he regretted it? Ashamed? I don't know if this is something that can be done by the court officials. Your Majesty, please judge."

"Your Excellency, Datong Bo Taojin, Chief Military Officer of the Xuanfu, and Geng Jiuchou, Assistant Minister of Military Affairs of the Xuanfu, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment."

Xuanfu's memorabilia, even if it was delivered slowly by the post station, it finally arrived.

Although this method is slow, it has the advantage of a wide range of diffusion.

Unlike the military newspapers sent directly to the Minister of the Ministry of War or directly to the imperial court, the military newspapers delivered slowly by the post station are usually dismantled by the scribes of the Ministry of War first, sorted and then sent to the heads of the various divisions. Send it directly to the palace, or continue to express it through the Secretary of General Administration.

After going through so many procedures in the middle, it is bound to be difficult to keep the content secret.

Therefore, when Yu Shan saw the military newspaper, the news had already leaked out.

By the time he ordered to block the news and hurried into the palace with the military report, many censors had already started to write the memorials by hand.

However, this time the emperor reacted faster.

Before the censor's memorandum was handed over, a decree was passed down from the palace, and the court will discuss this matter tomorrow morning!
Thus, there is the present scene.

Yu Shan finished reading the military newspaper expressionlessly, then cupped his hands and retreated to the queue.

Although this matter was reported by Tao Jinzuo, since Mr. Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War, is not here, it is better not to make a fuss.

"Your Majesty, I think this is a serious matter. As an eunuch, Shu Liang dared to bully the Emperor. He is really audacious and a sign of a powerful eunuch. After hearing that His Majesty received the military report, I have already resigned from the post of admiral of the Shuliang East Factory. This is a sincere and wise move, but if it is only this, I am afraid it will be difficult to curb this trend, so I ask you to punish the officials of the Inner Palace with the canon."

Sure enough, some of them are iron-headed.

Just as Yu Shan stood firm, a young official walked out of the Ke Dao queue.

All the rituals are given to Lin Cong!

No. 19 in the top two in the orthodox four-year examination, awarded a Jinshi background.

Although in terms of imperial examination results, he is not as good as the first-class proud son of heaven, but you must know that Lin Cong was only 23 years old in the year of the imperial examination.

Even now, he is only 35 years old, which is the rising period of his official career.

This man is courageous, good at criminal cases, well versed in etiquette, and understands practical affairs, so he is an all-rounder.

During the Zhengtong period, when he was a censor, he wrote a book to analyze the reasons for Ye Zongliu's rebellion in Zhejiang Province. He believed that the imperial court's mine tax setting was unreasonable and the miners were overly oppressed, which led to large-scale turmoil. He asked for a reduction of the local mine tax. To appease the people, disintegrate Ye Zongliu's army of miners from an economic perspective.

Afterwards, Lin Cong took office in the Criminal Division, where he prosecuted unjust prisons and rehabilitated several suspected cases over the years.

After the civil war, he, like other officials of the science and Taoism, was ordered to go out of Beijing to inspect various places.

Shu Liang's case, apart from involving the Ministry of War because of the mobilization of Jin Yiwei's manpower, the other person who is most qualified to speak is naturally Li Ke.

Lin Cong strode forward, cupped his hands again, and said.

"Your Majesty, when Taizu established the country, eunuchs were strictly prohibited from intervening in politics. He once cast an iron plaque and stood it outside the palace. He wrote a letter saying 'inner officials are not allowed to interfere in political affairs, and offenders will be beheaded' to show that this is an iron law. After Taizong ascended the throne, he still obeyed the ancestral system. The factory is only for investigation and supervision, although it is done according to the will, it is still not involved in political affairs."

"After His Majesty Xuanzong ascended the throne, he ordered the Supervisor of Rites to assist in approving the redemption. Although he learned about the political affairs, he still could not interfere in the government affairs. Only the emperor held a Zhubier."

"However, Wang Zhen, with the son of heaven as a child, stole the power of the emperor, acted recklessly, smashed the iron plate of the Taizu, and did things that did not authorize power, which eventually became a disaster, and threatened to overthrow our Daming society."

"The eunuchs of that generation were rude and unrighteous. Throughout the dynasties, the eunuchs' misfortunes were always on the horizon. Now Shu Liang, the eunuch of Dongchang, dared to force his way into the palace and threatened the Supreme Emperor, causing disharmony between the heavenly family. The Supreme Emperor is still in Xuanfu and has not returned. This is also a sign of a disaster, Your Majesty, I beg you to get to the bottom of the matter, punish treacherous eunuchs as soon as possible, in order to cultivate the good of the heavenly family, and restore the righteousness of filial piety to brothers."

It should be said that Lin Cong's attitude was extremely fierce, and he opened his mouth to say words such as "Ming Zheng Dian" and "Early punishing treacherous eunuchs", without any fear of offending anyone.

This is actually related to his consistent political views.

Lin Cong hated eunuchs very much from the time he became an official. At first, it was because he went up to persuade the emperor, stayed close to the ministers, and kept away from the eunuchs, so he was sent to Zhejiang, where the rebellion was the most serious, to inspect.

But he never thought that he would become famous in one fell swoop by virtue of Ye Zongliu's rebellion.

Afterwards, he also went to school many times, criticizing eunuchs for arbitrarily governing, and he had a high prestige among scholars.

Therefore, it should be said that he was the first to stand up this time, and his attitude was so fierce, which did not surprise other ministers.

However, he does have this capital.

Young, famous, and capable, such a person, even if he is suppressed for a while, will always come back.

Of course, more importantly.

Lin Cong's teacher was Wang Zhi, the former Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he is also one of the few civil servants who have become an official with the title of Taishi.

Although the boss has returned to his hometown and ignored political affairs, he still has influence and deterrence. Anyone who wants to move Lin Cong has to weigh whether the boss will intervene.

Therefore, as the favorite student of the old Shangshu Wang Zhi, Lin Cong has the capital to boldly express his political opinions in the court without fear of being deliberately targeted.

As long as he holds himself upright enough, there are no taboos.

One stone caused a thousand waves!

With Lin Cong leading the way, people immediately followed, and many censors stepped forward one after another, saying.

"Your Majesty, the matter of Wang Zhen is still vivid in my mind. The matter of eunuchs taking power must be severely punished and must not be tolerated."

"That's right, please Your Majesty also punish this canon as a warning to others."

"Your Majesty, please don't condone such audacious people."

Voices sounded one after another, and the hall was quickly filled with ministers.

Just as the ministers expected when they received the content of the military report.

This morning, from the very beginning, was full of gunpowder...

(End of this chapter)