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Chapter 322 Another Victory

"Ministry of Punishment and Ministry of War, I will draw up a decree after the dynasty is dismissed. You two can go to Tianjin Wei Navy Governor's Mansion to inspect the style of their armor and gun waist badges on the spot, and write down the details and submit them to the cabinet. Hu Guifang, what else do you have? Is it worth talking about?"

However, Zhang Ran's explanation did not attract civil and military officials from all over the court to whisper, but instead caused hundreds of people to fall into silence. Facts speak louder than words, and a simple comparison will make the truth clear. The evidence brought by the Annan envoy were all fake, and they were completely different from the equipment of the Ming Navy.

Without the evidence, the witnesses will become even weaker. It is nonsense to say that he looks or sounds like someone. As Gao Panlong said, you cannot convict an important official of the imperial court based on just one word.

If this can be done, then the next day the emperor will be able to find a large number of eunuchs and keep saying that a certain official has secretly made treasonous remarks. In less than ten days, there will be only a few eunuchs left in the court.

Obviously, this time the premeditated operation to force the emperor failed, then it was the emperor's turn to take action. According to this person's consistent style, Hu Guifang will definitely be unlucky, and the officials involved in this matter will also suffer.

It is said that the rabbit dies and the fox is sad. Seeing that another group of colleagues will stay away from the court or even be convicted and killed. Unless there is a deep personal grudge, no matter whether they are involved or not, there will be a feeling of sadness in the heart.

"I know I'm guilty...but I still don't know something!" Hu Guifang showed her true nature at this time, and did not argue again in the face of sufficient evidence, nor did she pray for the emperor's mercy. If you are wrong, you are wrong, and you will face the corresponding punishment. However, you still have to ask what you need to know clearly, not to eliminate guilt, but to make it clear in your heart.

"Go on, I will answer it for you personally." Seeing a minister fall into the hole he dug and almost die, Hong Tao didn't feel any joy at all.

Yes, Hu Guifang was on the opposite side of the New Deal issue, but he was also one of the few officials in the Ming Dynasty who was relatively conscientious. Dealing with such people will not do any good to yourself and Daming.

It's a pity that you have to do it even though you know it's a lose-lose situation. Rules are rules, and even the emperor must abide by them, otherwise the New Deal will be the first to be affected.

"I have been in Guangdong for many years and have never heard of such large-scale pirates in Nanyang. Since the emergence of His Majesty's navy, small groups of pirates along the coast of Guangdong and Fujian have almost disappeared. Where did these thousands of pirates come from? Why do they pretend to be My Ming Navy?"

She was really stubborn. Hu Guifang, who had already lost everything, still didn't give up. She knew that talking more would be useless and would only make the emperor more disgusted, so she still tried every means to lure the pirates to the navy.

"Didn't Annan's envoy say in his complaint that the pirates claimed to originate from Japanese pirates? I have never seen real Japanese pirates, but I have seen such records. If they did not scatter, but gathered somewhere in Nanyang to hide in secret, these dozens of The number will definitely not be too small next year.

Dear ministers, although what happened today is a false accusation, it has also sounded the alarm to me and even the court. Although the Japanese invasion of Southeast Japan has not recurred for many years, we should not be careless. It is necessary to anticipate the enemy beforehand.

But I don’t want to follow the example of the previous dynasty and build up garrison posts along the coast, which would waste national resources and lose key points. The establishment of the navy has proved that the most effective way to eliminate maritime dangers is not to passively defend but to take the initiative and control the sea with the sea.

The Annan capital city was plundered by pirates this time, which is a warning to me and all my ministers. If it is not taken seriously, thousands of pirates may one day land and launch a surprise attack on the capital.

Although the Ming Dynasty had more soldiers and generals than Annan, the coastal area of ​​the Ming Dynasty was several times longer. The capital is heavily protected, are Hangzhou, Ningbo, Fuzhou, Quanzhou and Guangzhou also protected?

Annan's envoy used counterfeit goods to attack the Ming Dynasty's navy in an attempt to divert trouble to the north. He had evil intentions and was escorted to Guangdong by the Jinyi Guards. The Li Dynasty of Annan had not paid tribute to the emperor for many years and had no respect for the suzerain. It was disrespectful to come and go, so he was excluded from the country of war. Hu Guifang was first handed over to the custody of Dali Temple. Whether there was internal or external collusion to slander the courtiers will be jointly tried by the three legal departments and we will give you a reply as soon as possible. After the dispersion of the dynasty, the six ministers and nine ministers went to Cining Palace to discuss the naval affairs. "

There was no point in prolonging the meeting at this point. Hong Tao stood up and walked in front of Dan Bi with his hands behind his back, and made the final conclusion in a fair and strict manner.

Hu Guifang's crime must be unforgivable. Who else actively participated in the investigation by the Sanfa Division will definitely not be spared. It will be up to them who should be handed over to take the blame. Anyway, no matter who is handed over, it will have a great impact on the civil service group. If similar things happen in the future, it will be difficult to get together again. The so-called murder is heart-breaking.

As the instigators, the Annan envoy and the Li family naturally could not stay out of the matter. You guys dared to falsely accuse the Ming Dynasty navy with fake goods and try to instigate turmoil in the Ming court. Their conscience was greatly damaged.

Although the Ming Dynasty currently does not have the ability to conquer, it can change its previous attitude and no longer regard Annan as a closely related vassal state, not even recognizing it in name. From now on, no one on either side should favor the other.

In addition to dealing with the people involved, the thinking caused by this incident cannot be less. The giant sea pirates are already capable of massively invading Annan and destroying the country and the city. As a neighbor, how could the Ming Dynasty turn a blind eye?

The best defense method is to strengthen the construction of the navy. The navy was established on the grounds that pirates attacked Tianjin Wei. Youdao is to do one thing without doing two things. It is reasonable to use the pirates now. There is a beginning and an end.

Although this confrontation between the civil servant group and the emperor lasted less than two hours, the aftermath was not much smaller than that of the rebellion. In less than a month, more than [-] Beijing officials and foreign officials submitted their resignations for various reasons.

The emperor didn't say a word to persuade him to stay, and he quickly approved them all. It seems to be a normal replacement of old and new, but if you think about it carefully, there seems to be something fishy. These officials who voluntarily resigned were basically the backbone of various factions in the DPRK and China, and few of them were frail or old.

Yes, in fact, they had to submit their resignations after receiving hints from the cabinet and the Supervisor of Ceremonies. If they don't resign, what awaits them is Jin Yiwei's imprisonment.

Although Hu Guifang, who was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, did not betray his colleagues, all these officials were listed in the secret investigation report of Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

It's just that this time the emperor did not use the method of killing chickens to scare monkeys to establish his power, but adopted a gentler attitude, but the effect was no worse than the thunderous method.

After this incident, the major factions such as the Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, and the Chu Party, which had already suffered heavy losses, once again worsened their situation. They were all leaderless and besieged on all sides. Coupled with the key squeeze of neutralists and royalist officials, it is a foregone conclusion that the trees will fall and the hozens will be scattered.

(End of this chapter)