Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 509 Attacking Yuan Shizhen
"Brother Imperial, you have chosen to rehabilitate Qi Jiajun and Ma Qiancheng at this time. I'm afraid there are many people who will dispute this matter."

On the Diaoyutai in Xiyuan, Zhu Youjian's expression was slightly solemn. He looked at Zhu Youxiao who was reclining on the recliner, with a little hesitation in his words, "After all, these two important cases occurred when the emperor's grandfather was still alive. If it really happened, If we study it carefully, it will inevitably lead to the suspicion of quarrel.”

"Then according to the wishes of the emperor's brother, these two important cases are shelved like this?"

Zhu Youxiao held the memorial in his hand and glanced at Zhu Youjian, "You know there is something fishy in it, so you pretend to be deaf and turn a blind eye?"

"Brother Chen, that's not what I meant."

Zhu Youjian hurriedly explained: "Brother Chen feels that now is not the time."

"So when is the right time?"

Zhu Youxiao asked back: "Is it the most appropriate time to wait until Qin Liangyu and Qi Jin go to Shu to complain?"

"Brother Chen..."

Zhu Youjian was speechless for a moment.

As several officials from the Criminal Division reviewed the case involving Qi Jiajun and Ma Qiancheng, the Secretary of General Affairs was about to submit it to the imperial court, which set off a new turmoil in the court.

Is the impact that big?
At this time, Zhu Youjian was surprised. He didn't expect things to be so complicated.

Zhu Youxiao sat up from the recliner, frowned slightly and said: "Since you have made a mistake, you will inevitably bear the price. In a sense, the current Jianlu rebellion in Liaodong and the chieftain rebellion in Sichuan and Guizhou were planted at that time. The cause has not yet borne fruit until now.”

"It's just that at that time, Yang Yinglong, the chieftain of Bozhou, Guizhou, rebelled and plundered Hejiang, Qijiang and other places. As a result, these chieftain soldiers did not go to Korea to participate in the war, but instead participated in suppressing the Bozhou rebellion."

Zhu Youxiao's expression was serious, staring at the Taiye Pond in front of him, "And the matter of Ma Qiancheng being wrongly imprisoned also involves more than just Shizhu Tusi. This is also the court's attitude towards Tusi. If these two wrongful cases are not vindicated, , then the imperial court can’t even think of condensing a truly strong army!!”

After this incident occurred, Zhu Youxiao moved from Qianqing Palace to Xiyuan. It was exactly like this, which made the public opinion more intense.

Zhu Yujian, who had been silent all this time, lowered his head and said: "The incident with the Qi family army happened after the end of the war against Japanese aggression and aid to Korea. This incident not only affected the southern army, but also affected the Liaodong frontier army."

"Your Majesty is holy."

"The imperial court did indeed make mistakes in some matters."

No one thought that two things that happened in the Wanli Dynasty would actually come to light in the Tianqi Dynasty. This should have become a thing of the past, but now it has been revealed again.

"The Jizhen mutiny involves more than just the Qi family army. It also involves the Korean War, one of the three major campaigns."

"As for Ma Qiancheng's unjust imprisonment, it caused many chieftains to change their attitude towards the court. After all, whenever a war comes, the court will recruit chieftain soldiers to participate in the war. For example, in the Korean War, many chieftain soldiers were When the expedition was launched, the chieftain of the stone pillar where Ma Qiancheng was located was among them."

"Brother Imperial, there is no necessary connection between them, right?"

Zhu Youjian thought for a while and expressed his doubts.

"Yes." Zhu Youxiao said in a low tone: "Because both of these important cases had civilian involvement, especially the Jizhen mutiny, so there were even more involvements."

"Out of various considerations, they chose to conceal some truths, which caused the emperor's grandfather to make wrong predictions, resulting in certain mistakes being made."

"What I have to do now is to set things right for the mistakes of the past, so that Han Dao's heart can get some comfort. But then again, delayed justice is no longer justice."

When talking about this, Zhu Youxiao sighed softly.

Zhu Youjian and Zhu Yujian looked at each other with different expressions on their faces. They didn't know why their royal brother/His Majesty had such a reaction.

This is rare.

It's just that the two of them didn't know that Zhu Youxiao had always remembered to vindicate the two cases. The fundamental reason was that he wanted the privileges of the civil servants to be partially reduced.

The Jizhou mutiny's treatment of the Qi family's army further aggravated the culture of nobles and military officials, and at the same time made the generals and soldiers loyal to the Ming Dynasty less loyal to the Ming Dynasty in their hearts.

It is wrong to gather people to make a fuss over pay, but it is not a crime that will lead to death.

The most important point is that they clearly responded to the imperial court's call and left their homes to go to North Korea. In order to show the majesty of the heavenly kingdom and ensure the stability of the Liaodong region, they chose to fight against the vicious Japanese pirates, but in exchange they were manipulated at will. .

It was also from that time that the generals in Liaodong began to alienate themselves from the imperial court. Only then did the things that Li Chengliang did follow up, and a new general force gradually emerged.

As for Ma Qiancheng's incident, it seems that it has little impact, but the impact is too bad. A guarding eunuch can fabricate crimes for hereditary chieftains at will, and the reason is that he failed to ask for bribes. How ridiculous and ironic this is. The court's handling was even more problematic.

Although the hereditary official position of the Ma family was not taken away, the eunuch was not severely punished. What did the other chieftains think when they heard and saw this?

Not to mention that the imperial court would only think of recruiting chieftain soldiers when it was needed, and it would not care about life and death when it was not needed. With such a highly targeted strategy, it is no wonder that the conflict between Han and barbarians is serious.

This is not how the policy of weakening chieftains works!

There is no incident that breaks out without considering the cause and effect. It is all accumulated disappointment and eventually becomes uncontrollable.

"There are too many places where Ming wants to bring things right."

Zhu Youxiao got up from the recliner and looked at the Taiye Pool in front of him. After pondering for a moment, he couldn't help but sigh softly, "These mistakes that need to be admitted cannot bring any changes to the dead, but they can Let the living people see that as the Son of the Ming Dynasty, I cannot let the living people still have illusions about the Ming Dynasty, only to die in despair."

A ray of breeze came at this moment.

Wow~
On the small table next to the lounge chair, a memorial letter was fluttering in the wind. The neat and clean handwriting looked very comfortable, but the content on it made people feel very distressed.

"...Yuan Shizhen, Minister of the Salt Law, kowtowed and bowed again. Shandong's trial of salt reform requires great courage in order to alleviate the dilemma of salt politics. If this reform cannot be promoted and cannot take root in Shandong, then in the future it will involve salt reform across the country. , will undoubtedly face many difficulties..."

When many things happened in the capital, the troubled Shandong territory, with the Salt Law Minister Yuan Shizhen leading his troops to Shandong, some things were quietly changing. Even the earthquake that affected a wide range had a great impact on Shandong Salt Administration. The impact is also not small. If Yuan Shizhen hadn't gone to Shandong this time, I'm afraid some things would have been even more difficult to handle!

(End of this chapter)