"If you have something to report, go to court and if nothing happens, leave the court."
On the first day of October, the Huangji Hall went to court in the morning, and the atmosphere was solemn. After the officials of Honglu Temple finished singing the beginning of the court meeting, all the officials fell into silence.
The civil servants were waiting for the emperor to attack.
The day before yesterday, the emperor released Hong Chengchou. The news spread throughout the capital in one day, and all the civil servants knew about it.
Now that Guan Ning's army was defeated, the imperial court had nothing to do with Li Zhi. Since it was unable to defeat Li Zhi, it had to kill a few people to answer to Li Zhi in order to appease Li Zhi.
The Donglin Party mobilized the Guan Ning army to enter the Pass to attack Li Zhi. The banner given by the emperor was to "rectify the local order in Tianjin", and the emperor had a hand here. Now that they are defeated, the emperor has no responsibility at all, because according to that banner,
There, the emperor simply did not give the Donglin Party the power to start a war.
Originally, the best scapegoat was Hong Chengchou. Hong Chengchou had always been promoted with military merit and did not have deep relations with the DPRK. Killing him to give Li Zhi an explanation would have little impact.
However, the emperor let Hong Chengchou go.
The reason for this is not difficult to understand. Obviously the emperor will not offend the Donglin Party for Hong Chengchou. Now that Hong Chengchou is alive, it must be Li Zhi who saved Hong Chengchou. Li Zhi and Hong Chengchou worked together twice to fight against the Dongnu.
Probably Li Zhi did not hate Hong Chengchou who was ordered to do things.
In this case, since it was Li Zhi who rescued Hong Chengchou, the emperor must have no choice but to kill people according to Li Zhi's instructions. This wave of "defeat Li" in Shandong is ultimately run by the Donglin Party, and Li Zhi wants to kill
The person must be a Donglin Party boss.
However, it is not that easy for the emperor to kill the Donglin Party members.
In the court, the civil servants stood together holding dental plaques, and they were silent. No one reported court affairs, and no one spoke. The atmosphere in the court was not so much that the emperor was dealing with important matters, but that it was the civil servants and the emperor.
In confrontation.
The atmosphere made Wang Chengen, who was standing aside, very nervous. In the cool October weather, a thin stream of sweat actually appeared on Wang Chengen's forehead.
After a long time, Zhu Youjian broke the silence in the court.
"This time the Guan Ning Army entered the pass, it was originally to clean up the local order in Tianjin. However, the treacherous ministers interfered, and the Guan Ning Army finally attacked the Duke of Jin in Luanzhou, causing a big mistake! The four hundred miles of land in western Liaoning left by our ancestors, once
Abandon them all. More than 10,000 soldiers of Guan Ning were killed in the battle, and the vitality of Guan Ning's army was severely damaged."
"Li Zhi, the Duke of Jin, is even more angry. The Duke of Jin is devoted to the country, but he was attacked by Guan Ning's army before I knew it."
"The treacherous minister manipulated the government and influenced the military situation. His crime is unpardonable!"
After hearing the emperor's words, the expressions of the civil servants changed slightly. Apparently the emperor had completely shied away the responsibility and wanted to take action against the Donglin Party.
Who does the emperor want to kill?
The answer was soon revealed.
"Zhou Yanru, the chief minister of the cabinet, sent private orders to control the border troops and played tricks to deceive the emperor. He is the chief culprit of the rebellion caused by Guan Ning's army. I have made up my mind to deprive Zhou Yanru of his official position. He will be jailed and await the review of the Third Division!
"
When Zhou Yanru heard this, his expression lost all color and he knelt on the ground with a plop.
The emperor has made the charges so clear, why are he waiting for an investigation? Since he is the culprit of the soldiers killed in the Guan Ning Army and the unprovoked attack on Duke Jin, he must be beheaded.
Zhou Yanru could not have imagined that after decades of ups and downs in his official career, he would end up like this. He knelt on the ground speechless for a while.
The civil servants in the court looked at each other, but no one said anything.
Although Zhou Yanru was also considered a Donglin Party member, he became a monk and joined the Donglin Party halfway. When Zhou Yanru first entered the cabinet in the early years of Chongzhen, Zhou Yanru and the Donglin Party did not deal with each other, and the Donglin Party members even created ballads to spread their praises.
To satirize Zhou Yanru.
Zhou Yanru moved closer to the Donglin Party when he re-activated it in the 14th year of Chongzhen. At that time, Zhang Pu, the leader of Fushe, wanted to control the government through Zhou Yanru and raised huge sums of money to bribe important officials of the Donglin Party. Finally, Zhou Yanru let Zhou Yanru
He was re-appointed as chief minister. From then on, Zhou Yanru defected to the Donglin Party because of this relationship, and vigorously used Donglin Party officials.
Although the Donglin Party members are optimistic about Zhou Yanru's success, he joined the Donglin Party halfway after all. Although he is the chief minister of the cabinet, he is not considered the leader of the party. After the defeat of Guan Ning's army, Li Zhi's momentum was lost.
People can't stop him, so he needs people to stand up and take responsibility. Zhou Yanru can't run away. The Donglin Party must abandon its soldiers to protect its commander.
The civil servants looked at each other and acquiesced in the emperor's treatment of Zhou Yanru. No one objected.
Zhou Yanru was such a smart man, but when he saw no one spoke for him, he realized that he was doomed this time. He knelt on the ground and shook his body, shaking his black gauze hat to the ground.
Several Jinyi guards walked up, grabbed Zhou Yanru's hands from behind, took him down, and sent him to the imperial prison for interrogation.
Zhu Youjian saw that there was no objection to Zhou Yanru's decision, so he took a breath and said: "Zheng Sanjun, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, assisted Zhou Yanru to help Zhou Yanru, and influenced the border troops' entry into the customs without permission, which ultimately led to the Luanzhou Rebellion! Dismissal and punishment
manage!"
However, Zheng Sanjun is more important than Zhou Yanru in the hearts of the Donglin Party.
Before Zhu Youjian finished speaking, Li Yuzhi, the Minister of Rites, jumped out and said loudly: "I think the emperor's words are inappropriate!"
"Zheng Sanjun has been serving the public for many years, and his character is well known to everyone. It is true that he opposed Li Zhi, and they were all loyal words. But the matter of influencing the border army is completely unfounded."
Zhu Youjian said loudly: "I have made my decision, no need to say more."
Hearing the emperor's words, Zheng Sanjun was dripping with cold sweat, and even his official robes were soaked with sweat. In the eyes of the civil servants, several royal guards came up, took off Zheng Sanjun's black gauze hat, and escorted him down.
Looking at Zheng Sanjun's back, the civil servants couldn't help but sigh. Zheng Sanjun was a die-hard Donglin Party member. His death by the emperor was a great loss to the Donglin Party.
Then everyone looked at Liu Zongzhou.
In recent years, Zhou Yanru, Zheng Sanjun and Liu Zongzhou were the first to oppose Li Zhi. At this time, Zhou and Zheng had been sent to prison, and Liu Zongzhou was naturally next.
Zhu Youjian also looked at Liu Zongzhou. He paused and was about to attack Liu Zongzhou.
However, before Zhu Youjian could speak, the elder Li Jiantai stood up and said loudly: "The emperor has killed two people in a row, why don't you let Liu Zongzhou go? Does the emperor want to kill people according to Li Zhi's memorial?"
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian's face immediately changed color.
"Kill people according to Li Zhi's memorial" was what Zhu Youjian said when he was furious about the Taipu Temple silver case and was about to kill people. After saying this, Zhu Youjian returned to the Qianqing Palace.
Being rushed into the palace by assassins. This sentence has become a warning and a clear threat.
This sentence almost means that the civil servants will collectively attack the emperor.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Jiantai finished speaking, the civil servants came out one after another.
"My minister Fan Jingwen seconded the proposal! The emperor has killed two people, and these two people are enough to bear the responsibility for Luanzhou's defeat."
"My minister, Zhang Jinyan, seconded the suggestion! It is not appropriate for the emperor to continue killing people!"
"I second my opinion! The emperor must not kill civil servants again!"
