In the Wuying Palace, the elders could not help but be speechless for a while as they watched the emperor speak the most submissive words in the harshest tone.
Well, their worries just now were indeed unnecessary.
Even if we don't talk about the emperor's long-standing love for Qian, purely from the perspective of the court situation, it is impossible for the emperor to really replace the Minister of War at this time.
Organizing a military camp is not an easy task because it involves all aspects. Therefore, if you want to truly implement it, the person in charge must not only have the ability to oversee the overall situation, but also have sufficient prestige. In addition,
In addition, one must have the courage to offend vested interest groups and the integrity to be honest and self-reliant.
Without any one of these four, it will be difficult to accomplish this task.
From the time when there were rumors of rectifying the military garrison in the court, now there is a complete and detailed charter, which has successfully passed the court deliberation and can be implemented. Although there is the emperor's promotion behind it, Yu Qian's role cannot be ignored.
If we really want to replace him, the turmoil between the government and the opposition will come second. The most difficult thing is to find someone who can truly succeed Yu Qian at this juncture...
After all, the emperor is the emperor after all, and all the events in the past should have made them understand that the current saint is frighteningly rational.
From the time when he was regent in the court during the Civil War to the present, the old man has lost his temper sometimes. However, no matter how critical the situation is or how excited the emotions are, the emperor has rarely been really influenced by his emotions to make any decisions, let alone
This kind of decision would immediately cause shock in the court if word spread.
So from the root, I am afraid that the emperor just wants Yu Qian to submit, and has no intention of actually suspending him, let alone removing him.
But who would have thought that Yu Qian, a stupid young man, would not even say a word to argue, but instead would be angry with the emperor. I really don't know what this guy is thinking.
Yu Qian is the only one who can let the emperor find his own steps to fill the court!
As a result, everyone couldn't help but look at Yu Qian and winked at him in unison.
The emperor has spoken for this reason, Yu Shaobao, please stop making trouble...
Fortunately, Yu Qian is not a person who doesn't know how to praise. After listening to the emperor's words, he was silent for a moment and finally raised his head and said with a complicated expression.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty, I will die in repayment!"
Although he said this, the strange thing is that Yu Qian's face can see neither the situation of surviving the disaster nor the relief that the matter has been resolved satisfactorily.
On the contrary, for some reason, the elders always felt that in addition to gratitude for the holy grace, Yu Qian's expression was also mixed with slight worry and almost undetectable disappointment.
However, this look only passed by for a moment, and soon Yu Qian regained his composure, with no trace of happiness or anger on his clear face.
This made everyone present look at each other in confusion.
This strike storm is probably, should, almost, is over?
It stands to reason that the emperor had made it clear that Yu Qian should continue to serve, and Yu Qian did not refuse, so the matter was considered over.
However, almost everyone present had a strange feeling in their hearts, as if there was something unresolved, as if there were some details that they had overlooked, but they couldn't tell what it was.
However, no matter what, it is always a good thing for the bosses to end this crisis as soon as possible.
Although the matter was resolved, the situation was somewhat embarrassing.
The Nine-Fifth Emperor, the Emperor, was so angry at Yu Qian. If he still expected him to calm down the atmosphere, the people present would be too indifferent.
So, the elders looked at each other, stepped forward one after another, and said.
"Your Majesty is wise, broad-minded, and caring about the world. This is the image of a sincere and holy king."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, after this incident, Yu Shangshu will definitely do his best to serve the imperial court."
"Your Majesty has benefited all people with his kindness, and I am greatly admired by all my ministers."
After a bunch of compliments were given to him, the emperor's face finally looked a little better.
Seeing this situation, the elders quickly changed the topic, so Jin Lian, the Minister of Punishment, coughed lightly and stepped forward.
"I don't dare to deceive Your Majesty. I really have something that I don't understand. Even though Marquis Ningyuan was involved in the military camp case, he has made many military achievements and is a marquis. Even if the imperial court wants to rectify the military camp and punish him, he will not be killed.
Dangerous, why did he take the risk and plot an assassination after learning that Yu Shaobao secretly inspected the military camp?"
"Just now, during the court discussion, Your Majesty said that Jin Yiwei had a secret document to submit. I am bold. I wonder if Your Majesty can transfer this secret document and a corresponding testimony and evidence submitted by the Marquis of Changping to the Ministry of Punishment for investigation and investigation as soon as possible.
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Sure enough, when business came up, the emperor's expression finally began to return to normal.
However, after listening to Jin Lian's memorial, the emperor seemed to hesitate for some reason. After a moment, he flipped through his hand, took out two memorials, and handed them to the servant.
So, the chamberlain took it respectfully, then walked down the imperial steps and handed the memorial into Jin Lian's hands.
Mr. Jin took it and took a look. Among the two memorials, one was submitted by Yang Hong, a letter from Yang Xin's family, and the other was a secret document from Jin Yiwei that he had just submitted.
He did not rush to open it, but looked at the emperor in confusion. If he remembered correctly, in addition to these, Yang Hong's memorial and Yang Neng's confession were also very important physical evidence in this case. However,
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"Mr. Jin will take these two things back first. As for Yang Hou's memorial and Yang Neng's confession, they will be left with me for now. What Mr. Jin wants to know is mentioned in the Jin Yiwei's Secret Document, but
, The time I learned about this matter was too short, so what Jinyiwei found was limited, but there is always a direction."
Before Jin Lian could ask the question, the emperor's voice sounded.
Therefore, Mr. Jin had no choice but to swallow the words that came to his lips. As smart as he was, he naturally understood that there must be some reasons why the emperor would not give him something.
Even if you want to ask, you have to ask in private.
After hesitating for a moment, Jin Lian cupped his hands toward the emperor, then raised his hand to open Yang Xin's family letter and the Jin Yiwei's secret book, and read them carefully.
The former is not unexpected. As mentioned in the court meeting, Yang Xin wrote in the letter the ins and outs of Yu Qian's assassination and some of the evidence he obtained during the interrogation.
These things had been made very clear during the court meeting, so Jin Lian took a rough look at them and then turned to the details of Jin Yiwei.
I have to say that this closeness did not disappoint him, but... it also did not meet his expectations.
After reading the whole article, many doubts in Jin Lian's mind suddenly became clear. At the same time, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
As expected, his feeling in the side hall was absolutely correct.
In the court discussion just now, the emperor was simply cheating on the ceremony!
This secret did indeed write down a possible reason for Ren Li's plot to assassinate Yu Qian. However, as the emperor said, the time was too short, and even the Jinyi Guards were limited in what they could find.
Judging from the content presented in the secret book, it can only be said that there is a general direction and a relatively reasonable explanation. However, the specific evidence and corresponding details are not yet grasped.
Therefore, if Ren Li's own defenses had not been broken and all the nobles had their own agendas, I am afraid that this matter would not be solved so easily.
However, in any case, the court meeting has passed and Ren Li was thrown into the imperial prison.
Regardless of whether it was deception or something else, what the emperor should do has been done.
However, as a result, the pressure on the Ministry of Punishment will be great!
In fact, Jin Yiwei's secret letter only mentioned one thing, and as everyone expected, it was related to the invasion and occupation of military camps when Ren Li was guarding Gansu.
Of course, as Jin Lian and others wondered, it was impossible to explain why Ren Li took such a risk and attempted to assassinate an important official of the imperial court simply by occupying the military garrison.
The reason why he did this was because behind the occupation of the military camp, there was a more serious matter hidden!
This matter must start from the eighth year of orthodoxy.
At that time, Ren Li was still guarding Gansu. In June of that year, he wrote a memorial to the court, suggesting that the taxes paid to the court by generals to reclaim wasteland should be reduced to encourage border defense.
According to the previous regulations, the generals who led their servants to reclaim wasteland were required to pay twelve dan of grain to the court for every hectare. This figure was much higher than that of ordinary civilian land, and was almost similar to the amount of grain paid to military land.
After the memorial was delivered to the central government, it actually caused controversy in the court at that time.
Those who agree believe that this move can strengthen border defense and allow border generals to be more attentive when guarding. After all, only those with permanent property will have perseverance. Only when border generals set up property in border towns will they be more diligent in their duties when resisting bandits.
Opponents believe that this move will make private land reclamation intensify in border towns. With this decree, border generals will inevitably become more unscrupulous and use sergeants to reclaim private land and enrich their own pockets.
In the long run, the loss outweighs the gain.
This matter was debated in court for some time, but in the end, it was passed smoothly.
The most important reason was that the emperor at that time, who was now the Supreme Emperor, had just come into power, and he valued the ceremony that had defeated Adai Khan.
At the same time, although he took office not long ago, from that time on, the Supreme Emperor had already intended to take action against Wala.
Although in the long run, Ren Li's suggestion will aggravate the depletion of military camps.
However, in a short period of time, it is indeed beneficial to border defense and can prepare for the subsequent deployment of troops to Oara.
Therefore, from then on, when Bian Jiang reclaimed wasteland, he only needed to pay eight dan of grain to the court, and then he could legitimately register it in the Ministry of Household Affairs and classify it as private land.
It should be said that after this proposal was passed, Ren Li's prestige in the military rose rapidly, and Gansu's border defense did see a temporary and significant improvement.
Regarding this point, many people in the court were actually very critical. They felt that Ren Li was trying to win over people's hearts, so they published this memorial.
Of course, no matter what the discussions between the DPRK and China are, this matter is a normal process after all, and there are no violations.
The reason why it was brought up at this time is because Jin Yiwei noticed the inside story hidden behind this memorial.
You must know that this was not the first year that Ren Li came to Gansu to guard. As early as the first year of Zhengtong, he was ordered to wear the seal of Ping Qiang General and went out to guard Gansu as the deputy commander-in-chief. In the following two years, he fought against the bandits.
There were several battles, big and small, until after the great victory in the expedition against Adai Khan in the third year of Zhengtong, he returned to Beijing and was granted the title of Ning Yuanbo.
However, after staying in Beijing for less than half a year, he returned to Gansu and was promoted to chief military officer.
By the time Ren Li handed over this memorial in the eighth year of Zhengtong, he had been guarding Gansu for at least seven years.
Therefore, a question arises: what kind of opportunity led Ren Li to submit such a memorial to the court after guarding Gansu for seven years?
No one delved into this matter at the time, but when news came that Ren Li was plotting to assassinate Yu Qian, Zhu Qiyu naturally thought of the military camp.
Therefore, he ordered people to dig out the memorials from that year and asked Jin Yiwei to rush to Gansu for detailed investigation.
As a result, I found something.
When Emperor Taizong conquered the north, he subdued the entire Northern Desert with his golden sword and iron horse. All the soldiers bowed their heads, including many Mongolian tribes at that time.
In the late Yongle period, Emperor Taizong selected seven Mongolian tribes that submitted to the Ming Dynasty outside Jiayuguan and established the Seven Guards of Guanxi.
The Seven Guards of Guanxi is located between Oara and the Western Regions, with Gansu at its back. Its most important role is to block the connection between Oara and the Western Regions, isolate Oara, and force it to surrender to the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, the Seven Guards of Kansai and Wala can be said to be old enemies.
However, after Ye Xian became the grand master, Wala became more and more powerful, and the Seven Guards of Kansai gradually fell into a disadvantage in the confrontation with Wala.
Therefore, at the beginning of the eighth year of Zhengtong, after another defeat in the war, Qie Wangsuga, the commander of the Chijin Mongolian Guard among the Seven Guards of Kansai, decided to move some of the tribesmen to Yeluobula near Suzhou. However, this move was met with controversy.
Ren Li, the commander-in-chief of Gansu Province at that time, strongly opposed it.
Subsequently, Qiewangshjia made concessions and requested that only a temple be built in Yeluobala and some herdsmen be stationed there as a temporary refuge after losing the war in the future.
However, even such a request was still rejected by Ren Li.
Soon afterwards, he first asked Qiewang Shijia for a marriage but was rejected. The two sides started fighting again. The Chijin Mongolian guards retreated steadily and had to retreat into a corner and temporarily gave up the passage to the Western Regions.
After getting rid of the control of the Seven Guards of Kansai, he obtained a large amount of supplies from the Western Regions, and within a few years, he began to attack the Ming Dynasty.
What has been written in the secret book so far has not made the matter too clear.
However, the outline of the matter has actually gradually become clearer.
As a person who has been reviewing cases all year round, Jin Lian sorted out several important doubts almost immediately after reading the secrets.
First of all, although Chijin Mongolian guards occasionally intercepted and killed envoys from the Western Regions, they were always very respectful to the Ming Dynasty, and they were mortal enemies of Wala.
According to Emperor Taizong's vision, the relationship between Suzhou and the Chijin Mongolian Guards was mutual aid, so Ren Li had no reason to refuse Xie Wang's request to relocate some of his tribe members.
Secondly, Ren Li's attitude on this matter was too tough. Moreover, less than a month after Qie Wang Shijia proposed to move, Ren Li proposed to reduce the taxes on land reclamation by border generals.
If there is no connection between the two, it would be hard to believe.
Of course, Jin Lian's intuition told him that in addition to these obvious doubts, there must be a deeper secret hidden behind this matter...
After closing the memorial, Jin Lian frowned, as if he was struggling with something.
After a moment, he sighed softly, and without any hesitation in his expression, he stepped forward and cupped his hands.
"Your Majesty, this matter is important, and it has been a long time. It may not be easy to investigate thoroughly. Therefore, I request your order to go to Gansu to investigate the case in person. Please allow your Majesty's permission."
