The incident of Emperor Jiade of Song Dynasty attacking Deng Weng in the past caused a great storm.
At the court meeting the next day, Wang Lin was almost in a crowd of emotions.
The impeachment of Hua Rong clan members committed the crime and overwhelmed the Chinese ministers of the court who were granted personal military positions to the court.
Of course, while these civil officials impeached Hua Rong, the unspoken voice was also obvious. They asked the emperor to treat the former Song royal family well and could follow Zhao Kuangyin's example of erecting a monument and swearing to rule the world with the scholars and officials.
The situation suddenly developed to this point. The center originally wanted to dismiss Han Ting's position as Minister of Military Affairs at today's court meeting, but Li Gang and others felt that they could not speak.
As ministers, they really cannot do anything to hurt the situation at this critical moment.
After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this matter is not simple.
As the former Prince Consort of Song, Zeng Jie was beaten to death in the military camp. If it weren't for the manipulation of someone, could Hua Tong, a small army-based Duke Yuhou, have such great ability?
And what about hanging Zeng Jie's body in the Song Dynasty Temple?
Even Li Gang could see through what these people wanted at first glance.
Zeng Jie's death was used to threaten the emperor to publicly make a promise to not kill the former Song royal family? Just like the Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's actions towards the Later Zhou royal family.
The stone tablet that Zhao Kuangyin erected in the ancestral temple is still in the ancestral temple.
The first article on this stone tablet is: "If the descendants of the Chai family are guilty, they shall not be punished. Even if they commit crimes, they shall be punished in prison. They shall not be punished or punished, nor shall they be held in the family."
But Li Gang did not forget that there was a second piece of this stone tablet.
"The scholars and officials or those who write letters to talk about the affairs shall not be killed."
After all, this is the root cause of the Emperors of the Song Dynasty and the scholars and officials in the world.
From this we can see that today's turbulent feelings are probably not for giving Zeng Jie an explanation, but based on the overall interests of the scholar-official class.
The rebirth of the Great Yan Dynasty continued the previous national policy of supporting scholars.
How could Wang Lin not know what Li Gang and Wu Min saw through?
Li Gang looked up and saw the emperor Wang Lin sitting upright on the dragon throne with a calm expression, and he could not see any joy or anger.
They didn't know that Wang Lin was thinking about another thing at this moment.
What he was a little disappointed was that at the beginning of the founding of the country, the Shenwu Army actually fell and corrupted so quickly.
It is not difficult to understand if you think about it. This army is completely different from the Fuhu Army, and their predecessors are very complex.
There are both the original Beijing Imperial Army, the Nanjing Imperial Army, and the newly recruited personnel, which are essentially different from the Eastern Army created by Wang Lin.
No matter how strict Hua Rong's military governs the army, it is difficult to avoid the appearance of several black sheep in the army.
The most urgent thing at the moment is to purify this imperial guard, otherwise he would lead the army to personally fight and hand over the capital to such corrupt troops, which would undoubtedly be a future.
Looking at the angry ministers in the palace, Wang Lin couldn't help laughing.
He finally understood that this was the consequence of the hundreds of years of raising scholars in the Song Dynasty.
Civil officials rage in the court, and there are not too many people like Li Gang who take into account the overall situation.
The formation of this situation has profound roots and accumulated over hundreds of years, and it is not something he can change by changing the dynasty of a new emperor.
He originally wanted to slowly seek it for the stability of the imperial power.
But now it seems that he doesn't have much energy and time to spend on this meaningless inclination.
Of course, it does not mean that these civil officials in the court are treacherous and slanderous people.
They just tried to guide the emperor and the imperial power of the Great Yan in the direction they wanted to see and safeguard the interests of the entire huge literati class.
They are not alone, but a huge group.
Their foundation is etiquette and law.
It is a misinterpretation of the words of the saint Confucius.
It is a class value that is superior to the scholars and officials who have formed hundreds of years or even thousands of years.
After Wang Lin's substitution of Song Dynasty, his methods were gentle, which might also make the court officials feel illusioned.
Wang Lin had a cold smile on his lips and slowly stood up and said, "You guys are very saying, I deeply agree.
Hua Rong was not strict in his military administration and instigated his tribe members to do evil in the army, and his crimes were inevitable.
He passed my order and Hua Rong was fined one year for a salary and thirty rods. He ordered him to preside over Zeng Jie's funeral and kneel down in front of Zeng Jie's spirit for three days.
Hua Tong, his tribe, was killed and executed, and his head was commemorated to Zeng Jie.
All 26 people who participated in the fight on the same day were sentenced to beheading and decree, and the whole family was destroyed.
It was confirmed by Jinyiwei that the Shenwu Army suffered the capital, bullying men and women, and violating the laws of Dayan, 189 people from Deputy General Zheng Jian were all killed at Caishikou.
From now on, any more imperial guards in the Beijing camp do not follow the military law will be punished and will be killed without mercy!"
As soon as Wang Lin said this, the court officials remained silent.
The murderous intent is too heavy. Wouldn't this mean to kill a person in the capital?
Immediately afterwards, Wang Lin said: "Where is the commander of the Jinyiwei?"
Yan Qing bowed out of the class and said, "I am here!"
"Zeng Jie's body was hung in the former Song Zong Temple. I will give you three days to find the culprit behind it.
This person inciting military soldiers to commit rebellion, which is related to the decentness of the former Song royal family and my heart are sinister. I have something to say here. No matter who is involved, I will destroy the whole family to serve as a warning!"
After hearing this, the ministers were cold all over.
At today's court meeting, the emperor in front of him seemed to have truly revealed his hideous true face. He was not a good person to talk about and oppress.
"I want to posthumously confer Zeng Jie as Duke... I have accepted Zeng Jie and Zeng Shuang, daughter of Princess Jiade, as adopted daughter, and canonized Princess Ningde. I will educate her to become a human.
As for what you all say-I can tell you:
Scholars and scholars are the source of the country. I am also a great master of Confucianism. From my own perspective, I should pay more attention to scholars. The imperial examination will continue to be the basis for the national dynasty.
I am determined to announce to the world from today that all officials of the court or local governments must pass the imperial examination before they can be qualified. Even the officials of the court departments or local officials need to obtain the scriptures and select the best candidates.
The so-called: Anyone who eats the salary of the court must take the exam every time he is promoted. He will grant the private gifts of the court.
But both the court, I, and the literati and officials need the support of all people.
Mencius said: The people are the most important, and the country is the next, and the king is the least. The king is more light than the people, let alone the scholars and officials?!
The so-called people can carry boats, but they can also overturn their boats.
Therefore, I am different from Emperor Taizu of Song Dynasty Zhao Kuangyin. I should rule the world with all the people. The royal family, royal family, powerful people, court officials are all literati and officials, or farmers, merchants, peddlers, and peddlers are all one of the people.
I know that the scholars and officials enjoy privileges and shepherd the people on behalf of heaven, which has been deeply rooted for hundreds of thousands of years.
I have no intention of touching the interests of the scholar-official class, and I am even too lazy to touch your privileges. But please understand that existence is not necessarily reasonable.
One day, when all the people wake up, even if I don’t move you, all the people will rise up and destroy your life!
Therefore, I met with all the officials frankly today. You don’t have to worry about what new policies I will implement. At this stage, maintaining the status quo, enhancing national strength, and resisting foreign enemies will ultimately be the top priority.
But please don’t think that I am easy to deceive.
What is different from the emperors of all dynasties is that I can see further.
I can go further.
Therefore, from now on, I don’t want to see this scene today again. Those who force me to force me through the general trend will be borne by themselves. Don’t blame me for not predicting it.
I will not make any alliance with scholars and officials to rule the world. I do not want to see a valuation of culture and military affairs, nor do I want to see a valuation of martial arts. I want our country to work together to create a rejuvenation of China.
I will personally conquer Hebei in three days.
The Eastern Palace will be established by the central government tomorrow.
I am here to swear with my ministers that if I do not return to Yanyun’s former land in this life and do not open up the territory for the Great Yan, I will never return to the capital.”
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After the scattered court, dozens of people including Hua Tong were killed in public.
At the archway outside the palace, Hua Rong was naked and was blamed for thirty by the Jinyiwei Guard. He was covered in blood and was carried away by Hua Rong's personal military force on a soft couch.
This surprised the civil and military officials of the court, and did not expect that the emperor was serious.
After a while, Hua Rong, who had been cured from the injury, forced to appear at Zeng Jie's funeral.
At the same time, the Jinyiwei's crackdown and investigation in the Shenwu Army was coming to an end. More than 100 military generals and ordinary soldiers with obvious evil deeds were brought to justice by Jinyiwei and taken to Caishikou on the same day, and made publicly clear.
Canon punishment.
This is the first time that Wang Lin has started a massacre since ascending the throne.
This made the government and the public realize that this new king was not a good man.
Zhao Ji, who was almost implicated, was so scared that he urinated and knelt in front of the palace to apologize. He was immediately taken back to the deep palace by the Jinyiwei to study behind closed doors.
Soon afterwards, Zhang Chun, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Works, and Gong Yue, the young minister of Dali Temple, was convicted by the Yousi Department. After the three departments' rulings and approval from the emperor, the two were beheaded and executed, and the clan was exiled for three thousand miles.
Wang Lin finally gave the prime minister some face. He did not destroy Zhang Chun and Gong Yue's family, but only killed the evildoers and exiled the entire clan.
Wang Lin quickly suppressed the storm with powerful means and suppressed the various ulterior motives that the court officials had back to their original form.
Of course, although the emperor did not publicly express his intention to rule the world with the scholars and officials, and re-determine the political interests of the scholar-official class in terms of legal principles, he also made it clear that it would not touch on the interests of this class, which shows that the emperor would not overthrow the Song system all.
Some things will be defaulted and continued.
But it is obvious that the era of emphasizing culture and over military affairs will definitely be gone forever.
Wang Lin also proposed the concept of "every time you enter, you must take the exam". This made the court officials suddenly realize that the emperor's move is actually to protect and solidify the interests of scholars.
How could they know that the imperial examination is a relatively fair way to advance.
The college entrance examination in later generations was a replica of the imperial examination.
For poor children, if they lose this passage of entry, it may be considered to be really over.
That is really the solidification of the class. The privileged class has been passed down from generation to generation, and the people at the bottom are always squeezed grass, mustard, pigs and dogs.
Only when social mobility is prohibited will cause a lot of chaos.
For a time, the court became much more stable.
In the next two days, we will enthrone the crown prince, issue an edict, and attend the wedding of Yan Qing and Li Lan. After completing these, Wang Lin will leave Tokyo and go to Hebei.