Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 834 Your Majesty is forever holy
Well cursed!
These little bastards are like dogs biting Lu Dongbin, and they don't know good people.

The king kindly asked you to focus on your studies, but each of you not only caused trouble every day, but also dared to sue the king. Do you really think that the king can’t do without your little lumi?

Seeing a group of people being scolded as "dog blood sprinklers", King Xiang was very relieved to be there.

However, these words naturally cannot be said.

Hearing the Son of Heaven's inquiry, he hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, it is my fault that I failed to discipline my religious disciples well. This time, Jinduo cut his veins and hanged himself. I feel very uncomfortable, and I feel that there is something negligent..."

"The so-called lack of strict teaching and laziness of teachers. As a great sect, I am governed by His Majesty's will to govern the sect. I can also be regarded as the teachers of these clans. I am extremely ashamed that such troubles have occurred."

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty. After returning to Zongxue this time, I must learn from the painful experience and discipline myself well. I will definitely live up to your majesty's trust."

Although King Xiang didn't understand the reason for the emperor's protection.

But he is very clear in his heart that even if he is not mainly responsible for today's incident, he cannot escape the charge of lax discipline and excessive harshness.

No matter what the emperor thinks now, in the end, the fault is all attributed to these disciples of Zongxue.

That being the case, you have to know your feelings and tastes. To put it bluntly, since people have given you steps, you have to follow them down, and you have to know how to praise them.

Seeing King Xiang like this, the emperor above nodded and said.

"Uncle Xiang's magnanimity is the blessing of these sect disciples. Today's incident is really a quarrel. It is really inappropriate to hurt the friendship of relatives for a trivial matter."

"In my opinion, there is no need to punish these children. The Lumi that should be distributed will be distributed as usual. In addition, the disciple of the Zongxue who committed suicide by cutting his pulse should also be comforted and healed."

"How does the emperor feel?"

With the Son of Heaven as a peacemaker, King Xiang naturally pushed the boat along, saying respectfully.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I naturally obey everything."

However, the disciples of the clan under him did not buy his behavior.

Rebelling against King Xiang twice has already offended him to death.

Don't look at what King Xiang said right now, but this time, if he is turned into a trivial matter again, and he returns to Zongxue, he may not know how to retaliate.

Thinking about the bloody and tearful experience of myself and others in Zongxue these days, a group of clan children fell to their knees and said.

"Your Majesty, don't believe in slanderous rumors. King Xiang has stolen the position of Da Zongzheng, but he is actually narrow-minded and cruel. After today, he will definitely wait for an opportunity to retaliate against us. Please, Your Majesty, allow me to return home."

"Woo, Your Majesty, I want to go home."

"Your Majesty, please think of the love of the clan. Please allow me to return to the feudal land and stay in Zongxue. We will definitely be tortured to death."

This group of clan children, whose average age was in their teens, immediately became noisy as soon as someone took the lead.

For a while, there were those who knelt down and begged, some who cried loudly, and some who stared fiercely at King Xiang, as if he was the enemy of life and death.

This made the ministers on the side a little speechless.

After all, they are still children, listen to what they say, is it really that serious?

Of course, some ministers looked at King Xiang with strange expressions, wondering what happened to these children in Zongxue, and they resisted King Xiang so much...

"presumptuous!"

Seeing the chaos in the hall, King Xiang, who was the main character, couldn't help it immediately.

During these days, he has been calling the wind and calling the rain in the Zongxue, who knows that he is not submissive.

As a result, today, a group of brats used a small excuse to make a fuss in front of the imperial court. They cried so loudly in front of so many people.

King Xiang could imagine that after this scene was spread, the reputation he had built for many years was completely ruined.

With a vicious roar, the hall fell silent, but all eyes were on King Xiang.

Against these eyes with different expressions, Xiang Wang said.

"Above the Golden Palace, in front of Your Majesty, how can you cry like this? But there is still a trace of royal dignity?"

"Don't plead guilty to His Majesty yet!"

What he said was powerful, whether it was the sobbing or the clan children who were shouting loudly, they all looked frightened and dared not speak.

However, they did not kneel down to plead guilty as King Xiang said.

So, the situation froze here.

A moment later, there was a chuckle in the hall, and a familiar and annoying voice sounded in King Xiang's ear.

"Prince Xiang is so majestic... Presumably he treats these children in the same way in Zongxue on weekdays, right?"

Zhu Zhanqian followed the prestige, and saw that the speaker was none other than the Min King Zhu Huixun who had been watching coldly.

At the same time, he also vaguely noticed that the ministers around him seemed to be looking at him a little more strangely.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Zhanxi felt a trace of regret in his heart, but he was quickly pushed away, and said coldly to Zhu Huixun who was beside him.

"Prince Min still has the heart to worry about this king's affairs, why not think about how you should explain your crime of resisting the decree to His Majesty?"

With that said, Zhu Zhanqian turned to the front of the imperial court and said.

"Your Majesty has long had a decree to order Min Wang and his son to leave Beijing within a one-month deadline, but now, the one-month deadline is too early, and the two of them still can't postpone it. It is against the holy will. I implore Your Majesty to order the two to leave the capital immediately. , not to be postponed!"

By now, he could see it.

Although the resentment in the hearts of these Zongxue disciples is heavy, if no one stirs up this resentment, it can still be suppressed.

However, with King Min and his son around, there are always people instigating behind this, and troubles will inevitably continue.

Therefore, for the current plan, the best way is to drive his father and son out of Beijing as soon as possible.

In order to achieve this goal, as soon as King Xiang opened his mouth, he put on a big hat for resisting the edict.

However, after he finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Huixun's chubby face, not only did he not show any fear, but on the contrary, there was a hint of sarcasm.

He said in his heart that he was not good, and then, the voice of the emperor rang in his ears.

"Uncle Huang's words are exaggerated. Uncle Min Wang stayed in Beijing to attend the funeral for his great uncle. This is pure filial piety. How can I be harsh?"

"Furthermore, they are all relatives of the royal family, and it's just a delay for a while. Using the word "resisting the decree" is really a bit of a big deal."

"Great Uncle just passed away, if I punish Uncle Min Wang for making such a small mistake, it would be a bit too inhumane, right?"

Little mistake?

King Xiang admitted that when he said that King Min resisted and did not follow the edict, he was indeed a little out of line. However, this was nothing more than a matter of heavy punishment and light punishment. In the mouth of the emperor, it turned into a small mistake?
Seeing the mocking expression on King Min's face, King Xiang felt angry for a while, and was about to open his mouth to argue a few words, but when he looked up and saw the sincere expression on the face of the emperor, he suddenly calmed down.

The emperor has never been close to his uncle!
This point, King Xiang knew clearly, he himself valued the etiquette system and abided by the distinction between his son and concubine, this was a concept instilled in his bones since he was a child.

Therefore, he has always been very repulsive to the Son of Heaven, a concubine who usurped the eldest son to succeed him. Therefore, he was not close to the Son of Heaven, and the Son of Heaven was not close to him either.

However, with such a relationship, the emperor would defend him repeatedly, why is this?
The answer is obvious!
It is not him that the emperor protects, but the clan.

As the Holy Son of Ming Dynasty, what the emperor did was to show his righteousness to his relatives, to show his tolerance towards his clan, to appease both sides, so that all clans could coexist peacefully and get close to each other.

Therefore, the emperor is not on his side, but on the weak side.

To put it bluntly, as the patriarch of the Zhu family, facing a group of clan members, what the emperor needs to do is not to distinguish between rewards and punishments, but to protect everyone to the greatest extent. , don't go too far.

For this reason, the emperor reprimanded a group of clan children who came to make trouble and wanted to remove King Xiang Dazong's official position, and then restored their Lumi and gave them comfort, hoping that today's farce can be resolved peacefully.

That being the case, then for the same reason, when facing King Xiang's impeachment of King Min for "resisting the decree and not obeying", it is natural to say "you can't be so unkind" lightly.

At this time, if King Xiang pestered King Min and his son for not leaving Beijing on time, then he would be slapping himself in the face.

No way, he is the only one who gets the benefits, and if it happens to someone else, he will have to be severely punished...

Seeing the emperor's gentle face, King Xiang opened his mouth, but in the end, he still cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, the minister made a slip of the tongue!"

So, a smile appeared on the face of the emperor, and said.

"That's right, everyone is a family, why are you so tense, and you..."

As he spoke, the emperor turned his head towards the clan disciples on the side, and spoke earnestly.

"Zongxue has just been established recently, so there will naturally be omissions. If you are dissatisfied, you can tell Uncle Xiang directly, or write a memorial and hand it over to me. It's like this, making a noise outside the palace gate, making a lot of noise. Everyone in the capital knows it, so what's the face of the Tian Family?"

"Since you have excuses, I won't punish you, go back to study hard..."

Seeing that the emperor was about to send them away, the disciples of the lower clan immediately became anxious.

Especially Zhu Fanzhi, he could almost imagine that if he returned to Zongxue this time, King Xiang would have to make things difficult for him.

Glancing at Zhu Yinxuan and Zhu Chenglian next to him, the three exchanged glances, and Zhu Fanzhi mustered up his courage and stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, I think that the position of Da Zongzheng should be selected from the elders who can convince the clans. King Xiang severely criticized the clan and forced the clan students to commit suicide. He cannot be called a worthy person, which has caused complaints from the clan disciples. He has no prestige to manage the clan. I beseech you, Your Majesty, to resign from the position of Da Zongzheng and choose another sage to take over!"

"I implore Your Majesty to give you permission to go to the position of King Xiang Dazong!"

Following Zhu Fanzhi, Zhu Yinyu and Zhu Chenglian were the first to kneel and speak.

Immediately afterwards, one after another, the clan's children fell to their knees on the ground. Although their voices were not neat, they were very consistent.

This time, from the emperor to all the ministers, their brows finally frowned.

This is already the second time these clan disciples have solemnly made this request after entering the palace.

If it is said that the quarrel just now was because of being wronged and wanted to vent, then it is time to stop when this kind of scene arises.

However, this group of clan children are so persistent, could it be that there is something hidden?
After repeating the request again and again, the Son of Heaven on the first song obviously paid more attention to it. He glanced around for a week, and his tone became more solemn as he murmured.

"You want me to remove King Xiang from the position of Da Zongzheng, but the reason you can come up with is only a mere accident. How can you convince all the kings and the clans of the world?"

"Your Majesty, the ministers are not only asking for the request because he forced the death of the emperor. For more than a year, King Xiang has repeatedly violated his duty. As a clan, he has interfered in the government affairs without authorization. He is not capable enough to govern the sect. Disregarding seniority, making troubles in front of the spirit of the old Min king, all the clans in the world are watching, but they just don't want to disturb His Majesty."

"However, King Xiang not only doesn't know how to restrain himself, but also pushes forward more and more. If things go on like this, the grievances of the clans all over the country will definitely make my royal family alienate and the country will be unstable. Please learn from your majesty."

While talking, Zhu Fanzhi took out a letter from his sleeve, held it high above his head, and said.

"Your Majesty, this is a letter from my cousin, King Han, to my family. In the letter, my cousin repeatedly reprimanded King Xiang for being unworthy of virtue. The post of Dazong Zheng should be held by someone with more prestige in the clan. Sincerely, Your Majesty please read it."

As soon as the letter was taken out, it immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

You know, although Zhu Fanzhi has a noble status, in the final analysis, in the eyes of many elders, he is just a half-grown child.

What's more, he is only the son of King Xiangling, not King Xiangling. No matter how much he argues in the court, what he says is more like a junior messing around. Most of the time, he will be laughed off.

However, the king of Han is different. Although the current king of Han is Zhu Fanzhi's cousin, he is nearly thirty years old and has reached his thirties. Moreover, he is a serious vassal king. , especially in terms of clan affairs, the weight of a vassal king is not light.

Of course, this letter is not an official memorial, but a letter from home, so the effectiveness may be somewhat discounted, but it is definitely not to the extent that it can be easily set aside.

Seeing the family letter that Zhu Fanzhi handed over, King Xiang's face was so gloomy that water dripped out.

He didn't expect that this little bastard still has such a skill, but it's too heavenly to do anything to him with just one King Han...

"Your Majesty, I also have it here. This is a letter from my uncle Shen Wang's family. It also says in it that King Xiang doesn't respect his elders and his morals are not good!"

"I also have it. My cousin, King Qing, also wrote a letter to my family. I feel that King Xiang, as the clan, intervenes in the government without authorization, which is really out of his duty..."

... Really ... it!
King Xiang turned his neck stiffly, glanced at it, and saw that the clan disciples below all took out their own family letters in their hands, and some even took out several letters.

The servants in the palace were flustered for a while, and with great difficulty, they collected all the family letters and handed them to the imperial case.

From a distance, just these letters are three or four inches high when stacked...

(End of this chapter)