After the New Year, although the festive atmosphere is still there, after all, the printing has been opened and the court is gradually getting back on track.
Other yamen may be able to rest for a while, but the cabinet cannot rest. After the regulations of the Ministry of War are issued to each yamen, although there is still some time before the court meeting, various memorials,
They have been handed over one after another.
All of a sudden, there were a lot of comments in the court, all surrounding the issue of rectifying the military camp.
On this day, just after the morning court, Zhu Qiyu received the report.
"Your Majesty, Jin Lian, the Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Wang Ao, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Yu Shiyue, the second assistant, are outside seeking an audience."
How did these three people get together?
Although he was confused in his heart, Zhu Qiyu still nodded and called the people in.
"I will pay my respects to Your Majesty."
After giving seats to several people, Zhu Qiyu asked directly...
"Come on, gentlemen, you are here in such a hurry, but what can't you do that you can't tell me in the morning?"
Everyone present also knew the emperor's character well, and they were not secretive about it. Jin Lian stood up first and said.
"Your Majesty is aware that I am here today to investigate the case of Yang Jun, the son of Yang Hong, the Marquis of Changping, who commanded Tao Zhong and Yao Gui to death with a stick for no reason."
As he spoke, Jin Lian took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it to the chamberlain on the side, handed it to the imperial desk, and continued to speak.
"First, His Majesty summoned Yang Jun to the capital to order him to supervise the regiment camp. After receiving the order, Yang Jun hosted a banquet to entertain his friends. During the banquet, he had a quarrel with Tao Zhong and Yao Gui. While drunk, the three of them fought. Tao
Zhong, Yao Gui was whipped to death on the spot."
"A month ago, the Ministry of Punishment accepted His Majesty's order and imprisoned Yang Jun. At the same time, he sent his assistant Zou Qian to investigate. The facts of the case have been found out. The circumstances of Yang Jun's murder are true. In addition, during his tenure, Yang Jun was domineering and lived a luxurious life.
He is guilty of stealing military reserves and misappropriating military land."
"As soon as the case file has been filed, the Ministry of Punishment has sealed it, and the details have been written down in the memorial for Your Majesty's inspection."
It turned out to be for this matter...
Zhu Qiyu carefully read the memorial handed over by Jin Lian and sighed in his heart.
This case was not complicated. The Ministry of Punishments took it seriously and sent its assistant, Zou Qian, to go there in person. However, in fact, it was not necessary.
Yang Jun is considered the most domineering among the younger generations of the Yang family. This is not the first time that something like drunken beating of a subordinate to death has happened.
However, he has a father who is very powerful and has made great contributions to the court, so he handles him with care every time.
However, this time the situation was obviously different. After closing the memorial, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment and asked.
"How does the Ministry of Punishment think this case should be punished?"
Jin Lian was still cautious. In the memorial, he only wrote the specific details of the case and some evidence and testimony, but did not mention the specific disposition.
However, since the emperor was asking questions, he naturally had to answer. He cupped his hands and Jin Lian spoke.
"Your Majesty, according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, murderers must be punished with death..."
Zhu Qiyu frowned subconsciously.
"Um?"
Jin Shangshu was a temptation, so when he saw the emperor's expression, he immediately changed the subject and said.
"However, Yang Jun accidentally killed someone while drunk. During the trial of the case by the Ministry of Criminal Justice, Tao and Yao's family members expressed their willingness to have a private life. Yang Jun also made meritorious service in the War of Wala. Therefore, it can be considered as appropriate.
A light sentence.”
As he spoke, Jin Shangshu carefully raised his eyes and continued to observe the emperor's face, saying.
"But there is also a report in the memorial just now. In addition to murdering people while drunk, Yang Jun was also guilty of stealing military reserves and misappropriating military land. The two crimes were discussed together. The Ministry of Punishment thought that he should be dismissed from his official position, given a fifty-fifty cane, and exiled to Tieling.
Guard the border."
Focus on stealing military reserves and misappropriating military land!
A flash of understanding flashed in Zhu Qiyu's eyes, no wonder Jin Lian didn't dare to say it in the morning.
At the moment, the Ministry of War's memorials to rectify military camps are at the forefront, and his desk is almost full of memorials from various government offices.
At this time, if the Ministry of Punishment reported Yang Jun's crime of misappropriating military land in the court, it would be tantamount to detonating the court meeting in advance.
Naturally, the Ministry of Punishment is not willing to take this kind of risk!
but……
After taking a deep look at Jin Lian, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment, put down the memorial in his hand, but did not say anything directly. Instead, he turned to Wang Ao and asked.
"The first assistant and the second assistant are here, what do they want to report?"
So, Wang Ao hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty, my visit here is also related to the Changping Marquis Mansion."
While talking, the chief minister also took out a memorial, handed it over, and said.
"This is a memorial that the cabinet has just received. It was presented by Xincheng Bo Zhao Rong, recommending his nephew Yang Neng to be the commander of the capital, under the control of Anyuan Hou Liu Pu, the chief military officer guarding Guangxi."
Yang Neng?
Zhu Qiyu opened the memorial, glanced at it briefly, and said nothing. After a while, he glanced at the three people below and asked.
"What is the cabinet's attitude on this matter?"
Wang Ao hesitated for a moment and replied.
"Your Majesty, the former Anyuan Marquis Liu Pu has indeed reported that the chieftain of Guangxi seems to have made some changes in recent days. Please ask the imperial court to send more capable generals to Guangxi to lead the army."
"Although Yang Neng had shielded Yang Jun in the past, he was resolute and resourceful, had strict military laws, and was considerate of his soldiers. He had a long-standing reputation and was very capable."
"Although he has been at the border for a long time and does not know enough about the situation in the southeast, with Marquis Anyuan sitting in charge, he will surely be able to get along well with the general and the commander-in-chief, and protect the land and calm the people."
Yu Shiyue said nothing, but his attitude was obviously in agreement.
Stacking the two memorials in his hand and pressing them down with his right hand, Zhu Qiyu glanced at the three people present, and he had a rough idea.
This is a temptation!
With the announcement of the Ministry of War's regulations for reorganizing the military garrison, the attention of the entire imperial court was drawn to this matter.
At the same time, overt and covert temptations naturally followed one after another.
What was on the surface was naturally the memorials placed in front of him. As for what was behind the scenes, it was naturally the same as now, making innuendoes.
When it comes to military camps, someone must come to sacrifice the flag.
Ever since Yang Jun was imprisoned, everyone in the court had speculated that this candidate would be the Marquis of Changping.
After the beginning of the new year, Admiral Yang Hong was dismissed from his post as governor of the Beijing camp, which seemed to also indicate this point.
So what Yang Jun is doing now, as well as Yang Neng’s whereabouts, are a new round of testing!
For Yang Jun's crime, he was sentenced to exile as a border guard, so there was no problem.
But, he is Yang Hong’s son!
If we were to discuss the crimes Yang Jun had committed over the years in detail, it would be enough to kill him. But the reason why he is still so arrogant and domineering until now is because Yang Hong is behind him.
If Yang Jun is exiled, Yang Hong will be slapped in the face!
If he can't even protect his own son, what status can he, the Marquis of Changping, have in the court?
Although it is unfair to say this, the fact is that with Yang Jun's status, if the Yang family has not lost power, even if he commits such a crime, he will be dismissed from office to serve the people.
This is the status of a prince's mansion in the imperial court!
If you can't do this, it can only mean that this prince's mansion has lost its power!
Then there is Yang Neng...
Everyone knows that Yang Xin and Yang Neng are Yang Hong's most proud nephews. It is not surprising that Yang Neng is transferred out of the capital. However, it is enough to call him a stranger if he is transferred to Guangxi, a place he is not familiar with.
Leave in the cold.
These two approaches are two-pronged. Once Zhu Qiyu gets it right, it will be equivalent to sending a clear political signal to the court.
This is different from the previous rumors. Anyone with political sensitivity will not be able to see clearly the result of such a deal.
So, should it be accurate?
Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment and made a decision in his heart. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a young waiter hurriedly come in from the side door. Immediately, Cheng Jing stepped forward and said respectfully.
"Your Majesty, Yu Shaobao is seeking an audience outside. He said that a military report has been delivered."
Frowning, Zhu Qiyu stopped talking and waved his hands.
"Xuan."
So, Jin Lian and others retreated to the side, and not long after, Yu Qian, dressed in a scarlet robe, appeared in the hall.
"I, Yu Qian, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Zhu Qiyu didn't waste any time and asked directly.
"Excuse me, what's the matter?"
Yu Qian's expression was normal, he just took out a military report from his sleeve, presented it, and said.
"Your Majesty, the Xuanfu military report stated that envoys from Wala have been ordered to pay tribute. The team is currently stationed in the Xuanfu, waiting for the imperial edict."
"Tribute?"
Zhu Qiyu frowned and asked.
"If I remember correctly, the agreed tribute time is still several months away, right?"
"Has your identity been verified?"
As the evil ghost of the Supreme Emperor came to power, the relationship between Daming and Wala finally managed to regain its peace.
As a condition for the peace talks, Wala re-professed its vassalage to the Ming Dynasty, sent envoys to pay tribute, and sent them back to the Supreme Emperor. The Ming Dynasty ignored the past and reopened the tea and horse trade.
Due to various considerations, we no longer focused on the number of tribute envoys. It should be said that this was a relatively successful negotiation.
However, this only restored the relationship between Daming and Wala to the pre-war level.
The resources of the grassland tribes are not abundant, so they will naturally covet the resources of the Ming Dynasty.
Although the two parties have now restored their relationship, no one can stop the private conflicts.
Prairie tribes still often sneak across the border and plunder Ming soldiers and civilians.
However, in the long-term struggle, these thieves became more and more clever.
In the past two or three months alone, the imperial court has received four or five cases of fake envoys being abducted.
What's more, according to the agreement, the tribute time is in August every year. Now that the news comes, Zhu Qiyu can't help but feel confused.
Yu Qian was already prepared, nodded and said.
"Your Majesty, there are less than a hundred people in this team. The leader is Nachuha who represented Ye Xian as an envoy before, and the deputy envoy is Pi'erma Heima, a close confidant of Ye Xian."
"I came here this time with 400 tribute horses and brought back soldiers and civilians who had been plundered by different tribes, a total of 42 people. The identities of these people have been verified, and they are indeed our Ming people."
"In addition, the mission brought a handwritten letter from Yexian, saying that it would be sent to the capital to be presented to His Majesty."
"From all indications, the identity of this team as a mission should be confirmed."
After hearing this, Zhu Qiyu pondered for a moment and then said.
"In this case, I sent an order to Tao Jin and asked them to send a team to escort the tribute envoy to Beijing."
Yu Qian handed over his hands and accepted the order, but did not retreat. Instead, he hesitated for a moment and continued to speak.
"Your Majesty, the purpose of the tribute envoy coming this time is still unclear."
"However, the Xuanfu has another report. It is said that in recent days, there have been more robberies on the border than usual. They are worried that the tribute envoys coming this time may have extraordinary intentions, so they have requested the court to continue to strengthen border defenses. If anything happens,
Change, so prepare early..."
"Prepare early? What preparation should you do early?"
Zhu Qiyu looked at the military report in his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was talking to himself or asking the people below him.
The air pressure in the hall suddenly became a little low. Jin Shangshu and the other three blinked their eyes and lowered their heads in tacit agreement, pretending that they didn't hear anything.
However, he was not afraid of trouble after all, so Yu Qian cupped his hands and answered calmly.
"For the more common ones, reserve grain and grass, increase patrols, send more border troops, and build city defenses. As for the unusual ones, of course..."
Yu Shaobao raised his head and spoke calmly, but there was a hint of coldness in his expression.
"Stabilize the minds of the border troops and don't start a major war that disturbs the peace on the border and gives the bandits an opportunity to sneak in!"
Therefore, such a big thing as rectifying the military settlement must be faced with many obstacles.
Now the news has just been released, and even the court meeting has not passed, all kinds of pressures are already coming!
Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne, holding the military report handed over by Yu Qian in his hand, his expression was quite calm, and he asked.
"What does the Ministry of War mean?"
Yu Qian did not hesitate this time and spoke.
"Your Majesty, it is the duty of the border generals to guard the border. Now that Oara has surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, there is no large group of cavalry invading the border. Under such circumstances, the border is still being plundered repeatedly. In fact, the general is ineffective in guarding the border and cannot patrol the border well. He should be held accountable
!”
"I believe that more censors should be sent to patrol the border to make a detailed inspection of repeated border provocations to see if there are any cases of neglect of duty, fear of avoiding battle, fleeing from battle, false achievements and false claims, and strict military discipline, in order to stabilize the hearts and minds of the people of the court."
After the words fell, the transparent trio on the side suddenly felt a burst of admiration.
Yu Huihui, it is indeed you!
This backhand move is really courageous.
The Emperor secretly looked at his superiors, and saw that the old man was obviously very satisfied with this tough attitude. He nodded and said.
"That's right!"
"After this court meeting, if the regulations for reorganizing military camps can be passed smoothly, officials who go to Qingzhang Tianmu will be asked to investigate all previous border provocations to see if there are any such violations of military discipline."
"Ministry of Punishment?"
When his name was suddenly called, Mr. Jin immediately stepped forward.
"I'm here."
"This matter will be thoroughly investigated by the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War together. If there is any neglect of duty, fear of avoiding battle, escaping from battle, false achievements and false claims, we will report it together with the occupation of the military garrison."
Come on, this is really just a matter of losing your wife and losing your troops!
There was a moment of silence in my heart for these generals, but Jin Shangshu held his hands for a moment without stopping and said.
"I accept the decree."
"in addition……"
Nodding, Zhu Qiyu picked up his ink pen, took out the two memorials just now, wrote a line of small words on each of them, handed them to the chamberlain on the side, and asked them to return them to the hands of Jin Lian and others, and said.
"Zhao Rong's memorial is also accurate. Yang Neng is ordered to be transferred to the command of the Guangxi capital. Under the control of Liu Pu, the chief military officer of Anyuan, he will take office immediately without delay."
"As for Yang Jun's case, we will handle it according to the wishes of the Ministry of Punishment. He will be punished with fifty rods and exiled to Longmen to guard the border!"
The emperor's words were crisp and clear, but this time Jin Lian hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something.
However, as soon as he raised his head and saw the emperor's calm eyes, Mr. Jin swallowed his words again, followed the others and followed the others and said:
"I obey your orders."
This chapter has been completed!