Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 654 The pressure has come to Jin Shangshu
There was silence in the Hall of Martial Arts, and everyone could see that the emperor was obviously really angry.

From the court to the Supreme Emperor, a mere change of title is tantamount to tearing off the last fig leaf of this matter and putting everything on the table.

That's right, everyone present knew that the greatest responsibility for this matter lay with the Supreme Emperor.

However, from a certain point of view, the Supreme Emperor at that time represented the Ming court, and the consequences of his imperial edict had to be borne by the Ming court.

In fact, this is also the reason why the emperor's official edicts have been issued with complicated procedures from ancient times to the present, because once an edict is issued, no matter whether the results are good or bad, it is not the emperor who bears it alone, but the whole body. The court is jointly responsible.

Power and responsibility go hand in hand, no matter how strong the emperor's personal ability is, he cannot be responsible for the whole world alone, so he needs the assistance of courtiers.

Since the courtiers have taken on the responsibility of guarding the world for the emperor, they must also have corresponding powers. Because of this, there has always been a struggle between monarchy and ministerial power in the past thousand years.

Monarchs and ministers are born together and cannot be separated.

Therefore, although the decision made by the Supreme Emperor is only a decree, if something goes wrong, the court should still be held accountable. In fact, what Yu Qian said just now is from this perspective.

Once the truth of this case is revealed, for the Kansai Seven Guards, they will not hate a certain person, but will feel resentment towards the entire Ming court.

Although the Seven Guardians of Kansai surrendered to Daming, they were not native citizens of Daming after all. They were replaced by the latter, and now they have been rehabilitated, so they are naturally grateful to Dade.

However, this kind of thing has to be questioned when it is placed on the Kansai Seven Guards.

Perhaps, their loyalty to Daming has made them regard themselves as citizens of Daming, so it is naturally best. Although they have been wronged before, but now that they have been wronged and Mu Shengen has been rewarded, they will be more grateful.

However, once they still do not regard themselves as citizens of Daming, or this kind of loyalty is not enough for them to have no intention of defecting, then the consequences will be something that Daming does not want to see.

However, this is only from the perspective of the relationship between the imperial court and the seven guards of Kansai. There is no difference between the Supreme Emperor's will and the imperial court's edict.

When it comes to the court, there are still differences between the two.

Obviously, the reason why the emperor changed his tune now is to make this distinction clear.

Being inexplicably involved in the struggle of the Tian family, the boss couldn't help feeling helpless, but since the emperor asked, he had to answer.

So, Chen Yi hesitated for a moment, glanced at Yu Qian, and could only speak tentatively.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the ministers dare not speculate on Shang's intentions. However, based on the situation at the time, perhaps the Supreme Emperor also wanted to calm things down and keep the border peaceful. Wei must be dissatisfied, if something happens, the gain will not be worth the loss."

However, what he said made him feel a little guilty, not to mention persuading the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at him and said lightly.

"In this way, Ren Li has so much face that a crime by one person can drag down the entire border, forcing the court to clean up for him?"

"Yang Hou, you have been at the border for a long time, why don't you tell me, do you think Ren Li has such a great ability?"

Since the emperor ordered people, Yang Hong naturally dared not answer.

In fact, at this time, he will not have other attitudes. After all, just before the court meeting, he and Ren Li had just been in an endless posture. At this time, it is really wishful thinking to expect him to say good things for Ren Li. .

So, Yang Hong didn't hesitate much, and said.

"Your Majesty, I feel that this statement is a bit too high on Ning Yuanhou. At the beginning, since Chijin Mongol Guard chose to send an envoy to the court to report to him, he must be clear in his heart that Ning Yuanhou's move is to deceive the court."

"So, even if it is revealed that he intercepted and killed the envoy, as long as the imperial court can see clearly and be impartial, not only will the Seven Guards of Kansai not feel resentful towards the imperial court, but they will be even more loyal to the imperial court."

This is the real truth.

Ren Li can't represent the imperial court. The reason why the current situation is so difficult is that it is not Ren Li who concealed this matter, but the Supreme Emperor.

If Ren Li committed a crime, he would be punished by the imperial court, but what about the Supreme Emperor?

Still the same sentence, under the circumstances at that time, no matter whether the decision made by the Supreme Emperor was right or wrong, if it was spread, it would be regarded as the decision of the court.

This is exactly the reason why riding a tiger is hard to get off now.

However, when it came to this point, everyone really began to really think about the problem that the emperor said, that is, why did the Supreme Emperor want to keep his appointment ceremony?
You must know that the Supreme Emperor at that time was not the abdicated emperor who was taking care of alone in Nangong, but the emperor who had justifiably inherited the throne, had been the emperor for eight full years, and was in charge of the government smoothly.

Ren Li was only a side general, and he had only been awarded the earl for a few years. Logically speaking, he would not be in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor at that time, and there was no reason for the Supreme Emperor to go all out to protect him.

However, the facts are so absurd. Not only did the Supreme Emperor do this, but he also took over the whole matter from top to bottom. This kind of approach is really incomprehensible.

However, there are still people who understand. For example, Jin Shangshu, who dealt with the criminal case for a long time, frowned tightly from the very beginning, looking thoughtful, but for some reason, he never spoke.

However, as the first person to start the conversation, there are some things that Jin Lian can't escape.

After Yang Hong finished speaking, the emperor turned his gaze to him and asked.

"Jin Shangshu, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is presiding over this case, what do you think?"

These words seemed ordinary, but after Jin Lian heard it, he couldn't help but sighed.

That's right, this case belongs to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Now that it's in its hands, it can't be thrown away. Now that the emperor has such an attitude, some decisions should be made, but they still have to be made.

So, after pondering for a moment, Jin Lian said in a steady and calm voice.

"Your Majesty, I dare to guess that the Supreme Emperor made this decision because he didn't want to cause turmoil in the court."

After the voice fell, the other people present also frowned, not understanding what it meant for a while.

So Jin Lian continued to explain.

"Ren Li alone, even if he has the title of earl, since he has committed a serious crime, he should be dealt with, so the court will not be disturbed by it."

"However, the problem probably lies in how to deal with it in the future..."

follow-up?

All the people present looked at each other and vaguely understood, so, intentionally or not, they all looked at Yu Qian who was at the side.

At this time, under the sign of the emperor, Jin Lian did not stop talking, but continued.

"Although this case is big, it is not difficult to deal with Ren Li. However, if everything is true, then Ren Li intercepted and killed the envoy in order to prevent Chijin Mengwei from accusing him of occupying the army. .”

"Furthermore, the initial dispute in this case stemmed from the Chijin Mongolian Guard's relocation to the vicinity of Suzhou. The imperial court thoroughly investigated the case and wanted to give Chijin Mongolian Guard an explanation. At least, it was reasonable to move to Suzhou. The court must agree to the request."

"but……"

Needless to say, everyone has already understood.

However, the reason why Ren Li tried his best to oppose Chijin Mengwei's relocation at the beginning was because the place where they wanted to relocate had already been reclaimed a large area of ​​private land.

The amount of these private lands is huge, and it is certainly impossible for Ren Li to occupy them all. Many generals in Gansu may be involved in them.

If the imperial court wants to appease the Chijin Mongolian Guard, it will take back all these private lands. Moreover, when things become aroused, the imperial court will definitely conduct a thorough investigation of the military settlements in Gansu.

Just like now, if such a large case cannot have a complete and detailed chain of evidence, then the handling of a minister who has made meritorious service to the country will inevitably be criticized.

So, again, Ren Li is nothing, but once this case is uncovered, the series of incidents behind it will be difficult to solve.

Logically speaking, this is not a bad thing. After all, the army has been abandoned for many years. If the Ren Li case can be used as an opportunity to launch a vigorous rectification operation, it will boost the strength and morale of the entire frontier army. effect.

The only harm is... such a huge operation will inevitably cause the court to be in turmoil for a period of time, and more importantly, once a thorough investigation is started, the entire border will definitely face a big change.

In this way, at least for a long period of time, the border will only be able to implement a conservative and sticky strategy. If you want to take the initiative to attack, you have to wait until the generals and the frontier army get in touch again.

And this is obviously not what the Supreme Emperor, who has just been in charge of the government and wants to emulate his father and grandfather, wants to see.

Although the ministers present were not familiar with military affairs, they all came from the orthodox era after all.

To put it in a disrespectful word, their overlord thinks very highly of himself, is too impatient and not stable enough, so he absolutely does not have the patience, and slowly waits for the border to re-adjust.

From this point of view, suppressing this matter would naturally become the best choice.

Anyway, when Chijin Mongol Guard arrived in Ningxia, looting happened from time to time, and any accidents might happen to the envoys along the way.

All the court had to do was to destroy all the records of the envoys' arrival in Ningxia, as if nothing had happened.

In this situation, if Chijin Mongol Guard wanted to complain, he would only complain about Renli, which had nothing to do with the imperial court, while the Supreme Emperor could continue to control the imperial court, maintain the stability of the border, and prepare for his own "contributions".

With all the evidence in front of us, it is not difficult to draw conclusions, but in the final analysis, it is the Supreme Emperor. Even if this conclusion is on the lips, it is not something that a minister can discuss.

Therefore, as Jin Lian's voice faded away, the hall fell into silence again.

Until a moment later, on the upper imperial steps, the calm voice of the Son of Heaven resounded, and every word and every sentence seemed to be beating on the hearts of everyone.

"There is a saying in folk slang that the same rice feeds a variety of people. In this world, there are pedantic old-fashioned people who don't understand the slightest flexibility, and there are hypocrites who can sacrifice small righteousness for the sake of the overall situation."

"Among them, some people seek personal gain under the banner of the overall situation, and some people really feel that the overall situation is more important than everything else. If a small morality can be exchanged for the overall situation, it should be taken for granted."

"However, what I want to say is that morality has no size, just like etiquette. The latter restrains words and deeds, and the former restrains people's hearts."

"If the heart is deviated, the road will be deviated. If the principle and morality are lost in the heart, you will not be able to walk on the right path. If you take the wrong path, you will never reach the desired end!"

"If people don't have morality and righteousness in their hearts, they will eventually harm others and themselves, and cause a catastrophe!"

These words are extremely serious, although they did not name them, but how can everyone fail to understand that what the Son of Heaven said, the person who lost his principles and morals and went astray is none other than the Supreme Emperor who is now in Nangong .

It should be said that this was the first time that the Son of Heaven accused the Overlord of his faults so unabashedly in front of so many people. Although he still didn't say it clearly, this kind of behavior had never happened before.

Everyone below had different expressions, but only Yu Qian had the most complicated expression, as if he was preoccupied.

There was another moment of silence in the hall, and there was another sigh from the imperial steps. Immediately, all the ministers heard it, and the emperor shouted again.

"Jin Shangshu?"

Jin Lian was in a complicated mood, knowing that this errand would still fall on him in the end.

It should be said that from the bottom of his heart, Jin Lian agreed with what the emperor said just now, but, still the same sentence, the truth is the truth, and it cannot be taken for granted.

To really deal with things, we still have to consider the impact of various aspects.

Among other things, if this case is really uncovered like this, the shock of the government and the public will be second, and the Kansai Seven Guards will also be in trouble. In addition to these, it is just now that the family has finally returned to its place. It didn't take long for the emperor to turn over the old account of the Supreme Emperor and spread it. I don't know how it will be discussed by the government and the public.

Just thinking about these kinds of problems made Jin Lian's scalp tingle. He just wanted to investigate the case carefully, but who knew that such a big incident would be involved.

If I had known earlier, it would have been better to shut up at the beginning.

However, the matter has come to this point, and there is no way out, I just hope that the emperor will not make it too difficult for him...

There was a burst of distress in his heart, but Jin Shangshu had no choice but to bow his hands and go forward.

"The minister is here."

Zhu Qiyu glanced down, taking everyone's expressions into his eyes, and then said.

"Since this case was committed by Ren Li privately and did not involve any generals in Gansu, I will not move on and replace many generals. However, the Ministry of Punishment should handle this case strictly and investigate carefully. I still order you to serve as the governor-general. The Minister of Military Affairs, who is in charge of military affairs in Gansu, Yansui, Ningxia, etc., has the right to make arbitrary decisions on the fly."

"Besides, since this case involves the Seven Guards of Kansai, then, according to my will, you will go to Gansu in person to announce Chijin Mongol Guard Commander Asu to testify in Beijing, and I will order Wang Jing and others to cooperate with you. "

At this point, Zhu Qiyu's voice paused, after thinking for a while, he picked up the living note at hand, handed it over, and said.

"You can also take this daily note back as physical evidence. However, this is a secret document in the palace. You need to keep it carefully and don't show it to others. This case is serious. Before the case is fully investigated, try not to announce it to the government and the public. , do you understand?"

These words had a profound meaning, Jin Lian took the daily life note, and vaguely guessed the emperor's intention in his heart, but he nodded before he could think about it.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the minister will live up to His Majesty's expectations and thoroughly investigate this case!"

(End of this chapter)