Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 892 The so-called court has no ministers, there are treacherous evil inside...

Religious affairs?

Zhu Yongyin was a little dazed and didn't react for a while.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Huixun continued to explain.

"So let me tell you, these civil servants are not easy to mess with. Now it's not like the time of the founding of the country. Whether it's a clan vassal or a noble military general, they can't compare to these civil servants in the court!"

"It's said that the clan is domineering, but in fact, these civil servants are the real ones who must take revenge!"

"Recently, the capital has been in turmoil. After the news of Yi Fan's incident, His Majesty was furious and called all the ministers to discuss it. At that time, some ministers proposed to cut off Yi Fan's fiefdom and lower it to the high wall to make an example of others. .”

"However, His Majesty dismissed this proposal out of consideration for the stability of the clan. He just ordered you and his son to go to Beijing to reprimand him. However, there was a chancellor who was plotting to assassinate the minister before, and now he has come out of the clan to attack the court officials. Naturally, these civil servants will not Willingly."

"As for the ceremony, they took advantage of the momentum of rectifying the army to behead the majestic marquis for public display. How could they swallow their anger this time?"

"So this time, they are targeting Zong Wu!"

Zhu Huixun silently apologized to Mr. Hu in his heart, and said to Zhu Yongyin with the thought that a dead fellow Taoist would not die a poor Taoist.

"You are far away in Henan Province, so you don't know that after the Yi Fan incident, although it seems that the majesty ordered the father and son to come to Beijing, but the Ministry of Rites and several other yamen have already begun to brew the suzerain vassal. reforms."

"Some time ago, some officials told His Majesty, saying, 'Since ancient times, there is no way to prepare for Chengzhou, the fifth ancestor of the Zhou family will be exempted, Yanhui will have nothing to do, and Qingwen will not be able to reach it. I have to stop, benevolence is the end of righteousness...'"

"I also said that my dynasty treats the clan too generously. If things go on like this, it will definitely become a serious problem for the court. The reform of the suzerains and vassals must be carried out. Although there are no specific measures, but these days, Hu Yi from the Ministry of Rites, just ran to the palace when he had nothing to do. It is clear that I want to sit on the religious affairs."

What is learning and using it alive?What is learning now and selling now?

Since His Majesty said that there is this melody, then there is!Your Majesty said that it was the Ministry of Rites who proposed to reform the suzerain vassal, that is, the Ministry of Rites wanted to reform the suzerain vassal!

Lord Min never lied, all he said was the 'truth'.

It's just that, if Hu Wei heard his 'truth', he was destined to yell at him.

However, Zhu Huixun couldn't care about these anymore.

Both he and the Ministry of Rites accepted the task of suzerain reform. Compared with the Ministry of Rites, his position is actually more difficult.

Although it is said that the reform direction that the Ministry of Rites will undertake is more radical, as a member of the vassal prince's clan, it is actually difficult for him to stand on the opposite side of the clan in this matter.

When a person betrays his own group, then he is not far from being destroyed.

Don't forget, King Xiang is still being confined in the ten princes' mansion to think about his past, without charges, without a clear order, he is just imprisoned in the mansion like this, in a daze.

However, after so long, no one cared when he would be released.

why?
Offending the emperor, standing in line with the emperor, and failing in political struggles are all appearances.

The deepest reason is that he betrayed the clan.

Under the intentional or unintentional guidance of all parties, he gradually corrupted the "virtuous name" he had accumulated over the years and offended a group of clan relatives.

In order to fight for power, the commotion in front of King Min's Mansion completely chilled the hearts of the clans.

When the weather is calm, nothing happens.

However, he offended the emperor at the same time. Under the guidance of someone with a heart, the dissatisfaction of the clans against him was vented through the mouths of the disciples of the clan, which not only made King Xiang end sadly, but more importantly, made him lose the last layer of protection symbol.

If other kings, even if they are arrogant and domineering princes like King Yi, who have committed many crimes, there will always be clans who will come forward to intercede for any crimes they commit.

In the worst case, there will also be elders in the clan who ask the emperor to consider his family and friendship, and at least deal with it fairly and lightly.

This is of course not because of the deep friendship between the various clans, but because they are all clansmen, not to mention blood, they are even more connected.

In human terms, everyone is a clan, and whoever has never done anything to bully the people or be arrogant and domineering, interceding for others is interceding for their future self, so they naturally have a good understanding.

But what needs to be understood is that there is no actual connection of interests between the clans, and it is the so-called blood relatives who maintain the relationship between them.

Therefore, the biggest mistake King Xiang made was that he offended the late old King Min. The law could not help him with this mistake, but it hurt people's hearts!
The clan can tolerate an arrogant and domineering vassal king who has done many evil deeds, because no matter how many evil deeds, they can't do evil to them.

However, they will not tolerate a clan that is ruthless and disregards even blood and family ties, because this is the foundation of their existence.

The affection between relatives is the greatest law between clans!
King Xiang violated this taboo, so when he was in trouble, no one pleaded for him, not even mentioned his name.

At this point, Zhu Huixun's thoughts drifted away.

Having said that, the way the emperor dealt with King Xiang was cruel enough.

The reason why King Xiang dared to do this at the beginning was because he was determined. From the perspective of the law, the emperor had no way to do anything to him. At most, he would be driven back to the fief. This result is still acceptable in the end.

But who would have thought that the emperor would not tell him anything about crimes at all, but let him think about his mistakes in the ten princes' mansion, without mentioning the time limit or what crime he should be convicted of.

Since there is no conviction, then of course there is no talk of punishment, and this mistake has to be thought about all the time.

This method is actually very easy to crack, because it is not in compliance with regulations.

As long as a family of the vassal king stood up and asked how King Xiang would deal with it, the emperor would definitely respond, and naturally he would not hang on like this.

but……

At least for now, most of the vassal kings in various places don't have the slightest sympathy for King Xiang's current situation, so naturally no one has come forward.

If there is, then it can only be the vassal kings of Renzong's lineage, but perhaps because of the fear of the emperor, King Zheng and King Jing of Renzong's lineage are still alive, so far, they have not been here. statement on this matter.

Therefore, the disposal of King Xiang can only be delayed for the time being...

This is the price of betraying one's own group!
Zhu Huixun, as the instigator of the King Xiang incident, naturally has a deeper understanding of this.

So the difficulty of this matter is that once the reform is launched, it will definitely hurt the collective interests of the clan and vassals.

Although Zhu Huixun has to undertake these few items, in a sense, it is actually beneficial to the long-term development of the clan.

However, since it is a reform, there must be a price to pay. At least for now, it will definitely touch the interests of some clan vassals who are content with the status quo.

In this way, Zhu Huixun, as the person who rushed to the front, would inevitably and inevitably be affected.

How to keep himself in a safe position as much as possible on the premise of ensuring that he can complete the errand entrusted by the emperor depends on Zhu Huixun's own means.

Therefore, at this time, Zhu Huixun didn't care whether he would offend Hu Mi.

Not to mention him and Zhu Yongyin, the possibility of Hu Min knowing about it is very small, even if it is really spread, with the character of that old fox Hu Min, he will not be too angry.

At most, when the time comes, on Zongwu's side, Zhu Huixun will do more to help, and just find an opportunity to pay back the favor.

In this suzerainty reform, both of them have to bear a lot of pressure. Didn't Hu Yi let the Ministry of Households get in without even saying hello?
Since the difficulty lies here, it is natural that the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers, as long as the matter can be done, we will talk about the rest later.

"Hu Wei?"

Hearing this name, Zhu Yongyin frowned, and really paid attention to it.

Although he is not often in the capital, he also knows that this Hu Shangshu is a veteran of several dynasties, and his strength and prestige in the dynasties is not small.

It would indeed be troublesome if he had his eye on Zong Wu.

Going through the conversation just now in his mind, Zhu Yongjin vaguely felt that he had a clear understanding, thinking of what happened when he entered Beijing, he finally had a flash of inspiration and said.

"So, these civil servants have long held back their energy and wanted to make a big fuss about the clan affairs. No wonder His Majesty is so angry this time, and he refuses to even see our father and son. But it turns out that they are all these treacherous officials. You should be damned for sowing discord in His Majesty's ears every day!"

Under Zhu Huixun's explicit and private guidance, Zhu Yongyin finally realized his bad "situation".

The so-called shooting the first bird, he is now the "early bird".

Originally, he thought that even if the emperor called him into the capital, at most he would be reprimanded.

But who would have thought that the civil servants in the capital had already set up such a trap, waiting for him to step in.

Poor him ignorant, he didn't even meet the emperor, so he received such a punishment for nothing, and it might cause even more serious consequences.

Now that the matter has come to this point, this Prince Yi finally understands what it means to have no ministers in the court, there are treacherous people inside, and it is hard to be wronged by alienating clansmen.

Your Majesty Taizu, sincerely do not deceive me!
It's a pity that if the court is like this, the kings of the feudal towns will no longer have the ability to train soldiers and stand by to eradicate treacherous officials.

With a sigh in his heart, Zhu Yongyin asked with the last ray of hope in his arms.

"Brother Wang, the last time I entered the court, I think His Majesty is also a person who understands the truth and cares about the clan. Could it be that if they want to target the vassal king, His Majesty will let them do it?"

Hearing this, Zhu Huixun sighed and said.

"During these days, I have been urging Your Majesty, but..."

At this point, Zhu Huixun stopped, as if there was something hard to say.

This time, Zhu Yongyin felt a little strange.

When talking about the complicated situation of the court just now, and even blatantly scolding Hu Wei, Zhu Huixun only hesitated a little, but he was never so embarrassed.

Therefore, Zhu Yongyin couldn't help asking.

"but what……"

"Ugh……"

Sighing heavily, Zhu Huixun hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.

"There are some things that I can't say, but you have to know that in this capital, life as a brother is actually not easy."

Hearing this, Zhu Yongyin was also a little surprised and asked.

"how come?"

"When I came to the capital a while back, Your Majesty treated Uncle Wang with great courtesy and granted him the post of Da Zongzheng. I heard that later, he personally matched up with your son and asked him to marry someone from Uncle Jing'an's family. daughter?"

"What's more, Brother Wang is still in charge of the family's affairs. In this capital, is it possible that there are still people who dare to provoke you?"

Facing King Yi whose IQ suddenly went online, Zhu Huixun's body froze.

But in the end, this Prince Min is a person with a delicate mind, and soon thought of an excuse, sighed, and said.

"Not Your Majesty, oh, how should I put it..."

Seeing Zhu Huixun hesitating, he looked embarrassed.

Zhu Yongyin was even more puzzled and asked.

"Brother Wang, you and I are from our own family. Is there anything else we can't say? Don't worry, there is no one else here. I guarantee that no one else will know what we are talking about!"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Huixun hesitated for a moment, and finally reluctantly said.

"Since that's the case, I won't deny it. Well, alas, you are right. His Majesty does have great trust in Prince Min's Mansion. However, that is because of his father's face and pointing him to sit in the sect. "

"Yinji's marriage is actually the old man's premonition that the time is coming, so he specially asked for it. The purpose is to prevent the Min Palace from being bullied after a hundred years. But in the end, there are some things that cannot be stopped... "

Different from government affairs in the imperial court, this is considered a family matter, therefore, Zhu Yongyin understood a little after thinking about it for a while.

However, after realizing it, his expression suddenly became a little strange, and he asked.

"Brother Wang, you mean... King Xiang?"

Zhu Huixun nodded and said.

"This matter actually had clues at the beginning. Do you still remember that His Majesty appointed my father as Da Zongzheng, and appointed King Xiang as Zuo Zongren to assist in managing the affairs of the clan?"

"Naturally remember!"

So Zhu Huixun continued.

"Father's health is not good, so after the Zongxue is set up, the old man will not be in charge. Many affairs are basically managed by King Xiang."

"After a long time, King Xiang began to want Da Zongzheng's position, but his father was still there, so he didn't dare to offend, so he waited for the right time."

"It is precisely because of this that my father was afraid that after his death, Prince Min's mansion would be embarrassed, so he went to ask His Majesty for this marriage."

"But I never thought about it, or..."

Zhu Huixun didn't say what he said next, but Zhu Yongyin naturally knew what he was referring to. The incident that King Xiang made a big fuss in front of the old Min King's spirit had already caused ups and downs. knew.

After a brief pause, Zhu Huixun continued.

"Your Majesty's attention to our Min Palace is seniority, so we treat him with the utmost courtesy. For Xiang Palace, what we value is the relatives of uncles and nephews. Usually, it seems that there is no preference. , His Majesty seemed a little hesitant."

"Originally, King Xiang and I were on the left and right. One was Da Zongzheng and the other was Zuo Zongren. I was too reckless, and I got the position of Da Zongzheng logically."

"Actually, I don't care about Da Zongzheng's position. Your Majesty has his Majesty's difficulties. After dealing with them, I think this matter will be over. But Yin Yu, and Cheng Yi in Daiwang's Mansion, these few The child insisted on asking for an explanation. At that time, I, alas, in short, at the end, I made a noise outside the ten princes' mansion, and publicized the matter to everyone in the clan. In the end, King Xiang was grounded, but, Your Majesty The side is also very dissatisfied, thinking that this is a loss of the court and the face of the royal family."

"Although I am in charge of the family's affairs now, His Majesty doesn't want to see you. King Xiang has also offended me. It's really hard to do..."

(End of this chapter)