Ping An Biography

The most anxious person was Jianwen Emperor Zhu Yunqi, who was directly thrown onto the fire like an ant on a hot pan.

People around include Empress Ma, Zheng Qia, Guo Jie and other ministers, as well as eunuch Cao and others.Zhu Yunqi paced quickly: "The first thing to find out now is whether someone below did it privately?"

Zheng Qia replied almost without thinking: "Your Majesty, this kind of thing is impossible. All the ministers around you are scholars and officials, who would do such a stupid thing? If there are some important people, but they don't have the strength to find so many people. Assassin, there is no need to do this."

In any case, the incident has already happened, and it has become so ups and downs that even Wuchang City has entered a state of martial law.The Jianwen Party is the most suspected, because the evidence found on the spot is very intuitive.

Empress Ma said coldly: "If it was us who did it, how could we leave the blame on the scene? This is clearly a frame-up! Maybe it was a play sung by Yao Ji's own people, which not only harmed us, but also Put on a mask of innocent victim for yourself!" [

After listening to everyone, they were correct, and it was not good to say something about Queen Ma in person, but there was a word in their hearts: a woman's opinion.

What intention does Yao Ji and Zhang Ning have in order to create conflicts within themselves?If they just wanted to get rid of the Jianwen Party instead of using it, why did they justifiably welcome Jianwen's restoration to the throne?In fact, everyone knows that Emperor Jianwen doesn't have much real power at this time, but King Xiang is trying to establish a good relationship after all; I hope that the interior is peaceful and the hearts of the people want it.

Zheng Qia took two steps forward and said, "I have a word."

Zhu Yunwen said: "Scholar Zheng has something to say, but it's okay to say it."

Zheng Qia took a look at Queen Ma from the corner of his eye. In fact, he really didn't want to talk about confidential matters in front of this woman, but she couldn't help it even if she was the queen. "The total number of assassins should be more than ten. These people will not benefit themselves from assassinating the nobles, and the risk is extremely high. There must be a force behind it for such a thing to happen. At present, it seems that the minister is out of the capital. The conspiracy of the bureaucrats of the puppet dynasty is the most likely. The reason is simple, because this matter is the most beneficial to the puppet dynasty of Xuande:

They first spread rumors and created dissension on the grounds of the prince, and then came out with this assassination case.If the assassination of the king of Hunan is successful, Huguang will inevitably fall into civil strife. When the army of the puppet dynasty comes to the city, Huguang will be pacified in a few days; As a result, Huguang's internal grievances are full of grievances, and the name and prestige of King Xiang are questioned, which is also extremely beneficial to the puppet dynasty.No matter how they calculate, they can watch the fire from the other side and benefit from it. "

As soon as Jianwen heard it, he felt that it was reasonable, reasonable and well-founded, and all the officials agreed with this statement.

Zheng Qia changed the subject, and mentioned again: "If Wang Gouer's news that the prince is in the imperial prison in the capital is indeed true; then the recent assassination is at the hands of the puppet court bureaucrats. There is a conspiracy to create a divorce. Wang Gou'er also said that the secret arrest of the prince to spread rumors is only the first step, and there is a second move; There shouldn't be anything wrong."

According to Zheng Qia's discussion, Emperor Jianwen remembered that Wang Gou'er's news indeed emphasized that the treacherous ministers were planning another conspiracy step. Isn't this confirmed?

Several people discussed and seconded Zheng Qia's statement one after another, and suggested to deal with the claim.

But Zheng Qia couldn't help mentioning his previous thoughts again: "This matter is a little unclear... Your Majesty can order Wang Gou'er to be recalled and the prince to be rescued."

Empress Ma felt that Zheng Qia had said something human, and immediately agreed: "Zheng Qia's words are good, it's important to save the prince!"

Although Jianwen is not as powerful as the emperor at the time, he is still not a woman who can influence decisions; and because the Taizu system strictly ordered the harem and eunuchs to intervene in politics, Jianwen practiced the words of the emperor's grandfather, and the last thing he listened to It is the words of a woman.

However, Jianwen has a tendency that he is particularly willing to trust the learned scholar-bureaucrats. The suggestion to recall Wang Gouer and save the prince is not only the idea of ​​Queen Ma, Zheng Qia also said the same.It's not that Emperor Jianwen didn't care about the life and death of the prince. His main concern was that it was useless to do so. Most likely, Wang Gou'er would not obey the imperial edict; moreover, Zheng Qia's intention was only to test Wang Gou'er, and he had already thought of the imperial edict. It's possible not to obey... But what should I do if Wang Gou'er really doesn't obey?Do you want to tear your face apart immediately, or uncover your own weak scars again?Let everyone see again, my imperial decree is just a piece of paper...

Furthermore, Emperor Jianwen also felt that there was no need to test Wang Gou'er at all.He figured that Zheng Qia didn't really doubt it, he just wanted a kind of strictness and caution.

Jianwen has been 50 years old since he ascended the throne, and his personality has basically not changed much. He is willing to listen to the scholar-officials, but he must first be persuaded, because he is not a person without his own opinions; He decides for himself.

After some thought, Emperor Jianwen said: "The most urgent thing is how to deal with it now, and delaying other things would be hurtful."

Zheng Qia has been with Emperor Jianwen for more than 20 years, and he has already grasped his temperament.This is Zheng Qia's second remonstrance, but it doesn't seem to be effective, because his own way of speaking is not convincing; he thought about not being able to remonstrate, so he had to think of another way...Anyway, there is always a way to persuade the emperor, because He knew that the emperor trusted the scholar-bureaucrats in his heart, and this was the premise.

At this time, even Guo Jie, whose cousin was killed by Yao Ji, also said: "Now we have to send someone to lobby the King of Xiang. It will be difficult to convince them that this is a conspiracy by the court; but we only need to convince the King of Xiang to In the overall situation, it is also beneficial to temporarily stabilize the situation.”[

Guo Jie’s cousin was killed, but then there was an arson case in the palace, but there was not too much involvement in the investigation, and it was finally let go, which made Guo Jie’s hatred disappear a bit; the main reason was that the officials of the Jianwen Party They don't want conflicts between the two sides... The reality is in front of them, and rumors have spread that the Xiangwang Group will form six departments and nine ministers, and will reuse the loyal ministers who have been following Emperor Jianwen for a long time.

From Guo Jie's point of view, this matter is really difficult. There was an arson case before, and less than half a year later, there was an assassination incident in the downtown area, all of which were implicated by Jianwen's ministers.How can you tell others to believe that it has nothing to do with it?

Jianwen looked around, and his eyes stayed on Zheng Qia: "It's better for Xueshi Zheng to go. You have had contacts with Concubine Yao and Wen Biao. If you are familiar with each other, you can discuss important matters calmly."

Zheng Qiafa unloaded, so he had to worship: "I obey the order."