Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 19: Untie the Yan Guan

The decree was passed to the cabinet. Except for Shi Fenglai, who was out and went to see the tomb of Emperor Tianqi with the eunuch Li Yongzhen, the other three looked at each other in shock when they heard the decree to abolish the yoke.

They really didn't expect that such a decree could be proposed by Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian on their own initiative, and they were asked to draft the decree.

"The factory owner doesn't understand arts and science, so he doesn't know the power of it. 』

"Wang Sili is skilled in writing, but he is not a literati after all!" 』

The three of them sighed in their hearts, already anticipating the consequences of this decree being sent out.

Wei Zhongxian, Wang Tiqian and others thought that the civil servants in the court were afraid of their power, but they did not understand that those people were not even afraid of the emperor, so how could they be afraid of them?
For civil servants, especially officials, even if it is the emperor's court staff, after they are familiar with the routine, they dare to deliberately offend the emperor to defraud the court staff and gain fame in the government and the public. But Wei Zhongxian's yoke hit their vitals.

If you die in the shackles, you will not only be tortured before death, but you will also die in an unknown manner and without corresponding fame. For civil servants, this is a critical matter. It has also become Wei Zhongxian's most deterrent method when rectifying others.

Today, this method is prohibited by Zhu Youjian's order. One can imagine how the North Korean and Chinese civil servants would react after confirming this.

Huang Liji and others were almost certain that some officials would try to attack the eunuchs. After confirming the emperor's intentions, they would attack Wei Zhongxian in groups.

It can be said that when this edict is issued, it determines the fate of the eunuchs. Even if the emperor has no intention of touching the eunuchs, those enemies of the eunuchs will attack one after another, allowing the emperor to deal with Wei Zhongxian and the eunuchs.

During the Wanli period, Yan Guan scolded the emperor bloody. People who experienced that period of time still remember this vividly.

Although Eunuch Wei is nine thousand years old, he can't stop others from scolding him without the threat of the yoke!
Thinking of the fact that Emperor Wanli was scolded by the official and did not want to go to court, Huang Liji, Zhang Ruitu, and Li Guopu knew that abolishing the yoke would be absolutely fatal to the eunuchs. Wei Zhongxian didn't understand the power of this. How could the three civil servants not know it. However, the three of them did not remind Wei Zhongxian of their thoughts——

For them, the position of academician is already high among the people, and the emperor also remembers their contribution in assisting the emperor. If you don't cherish such status and merit, should you risk your life and reputation to help Wei Zhongxian stabilize his position?
Thinking again of the job of compiling books that they had received, the three of them tacitly acted as if nothing had occurred to them. They drafted this edict together with other edicts and handed them to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Phi Hong.

The Supervisor of Ceremonies quickly approved it, and this decree officially became an imperial edict. The only remaining risk was that it would be refuted by the Criminal Division.

Of course Yang Wenyue, who was in charge of the criminal investigation, did not dare to refute this decree to loosen the ties of officials. Facing the request of Xue Zhen, the Minister of Punishment, Yang Wenyue smiled bitterly and said:
"I am the official of the Department of Science and Technology. How can I refute such a decree that is beneficial to the official?"

"Besides, even if I refute this decree, would anyone still dare to use the yoke?"

The emperor's intention has been made clear. If he continues to use the yoke, he is clearly going against him. It's okay if the eunuchs don't use it, but they will be attacked by the crowd if they use it.

In this case, it is meaningless to refute this imperial edict, and it will also lead to self-exclusion from science. Yang Wenyue is a smart man and of course he would not do this.

Xue Zhen was still a little unwilling. As a civil servant, he didn't know how powerful this decree was. Once it was issued, he might be attacked. Under his strong request, Yang Wenyue could only pray:

"Old sir, please don't embarrass me."

"The eunuchs are not in a hurry, so why are you in a hurry!" Hearing this, Xue Zhen sighed and gave up the idea of ​​forcing Yang Wenyue to refute the imperial edict. Thinking of the consequences of issuing this decree, Xue Zhen seemed to have aged more than ten years in an instant, and her previously radiant face became listless.

Yang Wenyue was deeply touched when he saw this scene. Not long ago, Xue Zhen was also included in the Donglin Party. In order to save his life, he turned to Wei Zhongxian. After Pan Ruzhen, the governor of Zhejiang, petitioned to build a shrine for Wei Zhongxian, Xue Zhen was the first to respond at the court and was appointed as the Minister of Punishment.

Although the Minister of Punishment holds great power, how could he not be stained with blood when he became the Minister of Punishment under Wei Zhongxian? Xue Zhen was most criticized for executing Liu Duo, the prefect of Yangzhou. There was also Geng Ruqi, deputy military envoy of Zunhua, who was convicted and executed by Xue Zhen because he only bowed his head and refused to worship when Wei Zhongxiansheng shrine was built. This caused Xue Zhen to be criticized a lot among scholars.

It is certain that after the decree to abolish the yoke is issued, Xue Zhen, a member of the eunuch party who is not a core figure in the eunuch party and whose behavior is extremely bad, will definitely be the first target of impeachment by the Kedao Yanguan. The day of his downfall is not far away.

With these thoughts flashing through his mind, Yang Wenyue was already thinking about when he would submit a letter to clean up the injustice of the eunuchs.

In this way, the decree to abolish the yoke was quickly issued as an imperial edict. After hearing about it, everyone in the government and the public clapped their hands and praised it. They regarded this decree as a virtuous policy and publicized it to others.

There were even relatives and friends of those who died in the shackles, who burst into tears after receiving this decree, shouting that so-and-so died unjustly, and wanted to avenge him and find a posthumous name. Many people are already preparing to leave Beijing to contact more friends.

It is conceivable that this trend will eventually form a huge wave and drown all opposition.

Unlike everyone applauding the abolition of the yoke, Zhu Youjian's other decree caused difficulties for the recipients. Although they were happy to receive the word "Dongli" written by the emperor, and they were relieved that Li Ruzhen would not be executed for the time being, Zhu Youjian asked them to petition for a title, which really embarrassed the Li family.

"Liaodong is like this now. My grandfather's abandonment of the land has been criticized. In this situation, how can you ask for a title?"

"Perhaps as soon as the petition is submitted, people will be chasing after him to accuse him. I'm afraid he won't even be able to keep his posthumous name!"

After sending away the chamberlain who delivered the order, Li Xingzhong, the current head of the Li family, returned to the inner house and smiled bitterly at his family.

Outsiders can't be sure, so they can only blame Li Chengliang. Don’t the Li family know that they are raising the bandits to respect themselves?

Nowadays, the captives they raised have become the Ming Dynasty's biggest frontier trouble. Millions of soldiers and civilians in Liaodong have died as a result, and countless people have suffered because of Liao's wages. At this time, they still come forward to ask for an attack for no reason, so aren't they asking for trouble?

Therefore, although Li Xingzhong knew that Ning Yuanbo was the hereditary title of the Li family, he never had the idea of ​​requesting the title. He would rather go to work in other places, or find a fixed guard station, and continue to pass on the Li family's hereditary official position of commanding the general affairs.

　"Xian Di Zhi Shi": Xue Zhen, flattering and supporting. There is no reputation for law enforcement and there are traces of prostitution. The case of Liu Duo is enough to compensate for this.

　　Xue Zhen, the new minister, planned to "fang Zhenru be hanged and beheaded, and Liu Duo cursed the important ministers and would not wait for the right time."

　　A temple is built in Jizhou to welcome the virtuous and virtuous people. Governor Liu Zhao made five bows and three kowtows. Geng Ruqi, the deputy envoy of military preparation, saw his image hanging down and holding a wat, and he bowed his head and refused to worship. Liu Zhao then joined Ru Qi and immediately sent Tiqi to arrest him and send him to prison, where he was interrogated and the stolen goods were traced, and he was sent to the Ministry of Punishment to prepare a crime. Xue Zhen, a fashion scholar, sat down to make great remarks.

　　Alas! Like Qi, on the day when flattery becomes the norm, he can stand tall alone, and his skills in frost will be self-sufficient and his reputation will last through the ages. But Xue Zhen, because he bowed to the statue of Ni Xian but refused to worship him, then he talked about the great revolution. How is it any different from an animal if you have the heart to do so?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)