Chapter 712 Distinguish the truth - the story of the two
On this day, as soon as Yunxi came out of the Fengtian Hall where he went to court, Wang Xi came over and said: "Your Majesty, the people mentioned in the memorial from Guangxi a few days ago have come to the capital and are now at the Jinyiwei Yamen."
"Immediately upload them to the palace." Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty, will you bring them all into the palace?" Wang Xi said.
"How many of them have come to the capital in total?" Yunxi asked.
"Your Majesty, a group of ten people have all arrived in the capital." Wang Xi said.
"In this case, let the people named Chen and Pei enter the palace. And ask the six ministers not to leave the palace and wait at Jinshen Hall." Yunxi said.
Although what Yunxi said was not very clear, Wang Xi also understood what he meant and bowed and retreated.
Yunxi came to the front hall of Qianqing Palace and took the time to start dealing with political affairs. He had not approved many memorials in the past few days. Many memorials that had been drafted were piled on his table. He had to approve them all quickly. Finished answering.
Half an hour later, Yunxi successfully finished answering half of the memorials on the table. Just as he was about to continue to answer them, Wang Xi walked in and said to him: "Your Majesty, the two of them have arrived at the Jinshen Hall. The Minister is also waiting in Jinshen Hall."
Yunxi put down his pen and murmured softly: "Today's memorial will have endless criticism and answers."
Then he stood up and said to the fourth auxiliary officer in front of him: "Three dear friends, please put down your pen, I have something to say." Zhang Wen, who was on duty as the auxiliary officer of Chun, asked for leave, so there were only three of them.
Bao Zhao and others put down their pens and looked at Yun Xi with some surprise. It was extremely rare for Yun Xi to do this, and they had no idea why Yun Xi did this.
"On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Dusi of Guangxi and the Prince of Jingjiang sent a memorial with shocking contents, which surprised me very much."
"But it is difficult for me to judge the authenticity based on one memorial. The two witnesses of today's matter have entered Beijing, and I have just announced that they have entered the palace. But even with two witnesses, it is difficult for me to judge the authenticity. And the impact of this matter It's very wide, so I asked all my dear friends to go and listen to this matter together and help me decide whether it is true or false." Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty, what is going on?" Xie Jin asked.
"You will know when you get to the place and hear what the two of them said. I am afraid that what I say will make you preconceptions, so I will not talk about it for the time being." Yunhe said.
The three auxiliary officers followed Yunxi out of the Qianqing Palace with doubts, walked to the Jinshen Palace, and saw the six ministers who were detained here by Yunxi.
Of course, the six ministers asked the same question as Xie Jin, and Yunxi also gave the same explanation, and walked into another palace with some doubts.
As soon as Yunxi came in, he saw a handsome young man in his twenties and a man in his forties standing in the pavilion, walking around; four eunuchs stood beside them with their hands down.
As soon as these two people saw Yun He and others walking in, they immediately knelt down to Yun He and said: "Chen Tianping (Pei Boxi), a man from the lower country, has met His Majesty the Ming Emperor. Long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
"I'm free of charge." Yunxi walked to stand a foot away from them and said.
The two of them kowtowed respectfully three more times before standing up.
"Chen Tianping." Yunxi said.
"I'm here," he promised.
"I have already learned about what you said in the memorial to the capital a few days ago, but what you said is too sensational for me to believe based on a memorial, so the two of you told the matter in front of me. Let me judge whether it is true or false."
Chen Tianping immediately knelt down again, saluted Yunxi and said: "Your Majesty, Chen Tianping is the grandson of the previous monarch of the Annan Kingdom and the cousin of the previous monarch. This year, the so-called Lord of Annan sent envoys to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty. , is actually a minister who has usurped the throne."
His first words stunned the four auxiliary officers and six ministers who followed Yunxi in. They ignored Yunxi right beside them and started talking loudly or quietly. It took a while for them to stop talking.
Chen Tianping also knelt on the ground and waited quietly for the discussion to stop before continuing: "Your Majesty, the person who is now seizing the throne of Annan has actually been in control of Annan's government since the last years of Hongwu. Li Hancang, the son of the regicide and rebellious minister Li Jiya, because The upper state has always refused our Annan tribute because of the regicide of the rebellious minister Li Jiya. The rebellious minister Li Jiya was afraid of the interference of the Ming Dynasty, so after killing the minister's brother, he changed the name of his son Li Hancang to Chen Huan and forcibly married the minister's sister. He took his wife and made him pretend to be the Lord of Annan, and sent people to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty."
"After Chen Kuang usurped the throne of the country, he and his father Li Jiyou massacred the Chen family of our Annan Kingdom. Our Chen family was almost completely slaughtered. I knew that his father and son had evil intentions, so I counted them Years ago, I applied to be transferred to the border with Laos to save my life. After hearing that Chen Xi had trespassed, the ministers who were loyal to our Chen family recommended that I should take charge of the campaign against the rebels. However, the rebel army had not yet been established, so the rebel minister Li Jishou sent troops to conquer the rebels. The horse had already arrived, and I had no choice but to flee in a hurry under the cover of people loyal to my Chen family, scurry through the rock valleys, and risk death before escaping to the Ming Dynasty."
"I respectfully hear that His Majesty the Emperor has entered the throne, and I have someone to rely on. I have only one descendant of the Chen family, and I have nothing to do with this traitor. I pray that the Holy Spirit will show mercy and send out six divisions quickly to uphold justice."
After Chen Tianping finished speaking, Pei Boxi knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Pei Boxi's father and ancestors were all ruling officials in Annan and died for state affairs. My mother is a member of the Chen clan, so I was able to serve the late king at a young age. Refers to the previous king of the country who was killed by Li Jiya). After he came of age, he served the late king in the court... At the end of Hongwu, the rebellious minister Li Jiya and his son attempted to kill the king and usurp the throne, and massacred ministers loyal to the Chen family. More than a hundred loyal and unyielding people were exterminated, tens of thousands of people were killed, and my brothers and wives were also killed by him."
"The rebellious minister Li Jishou also sent troops to capture and kill me. I escaped from the army and hid in various valleys, hoping to come to the Ming Dynasty to ask your Majesty to administer justice. After several years of twists and turns, I escaped from Annan and came to I will meet His Majesty tomorrow."
"The rebellious minister Li Jishou is the son of Li Guomao, our former Annan military envoy. He served the Chen family during his time and was highly favored. When the late king was still alive, even his son Han Cang was highly regarded. But after the late king passed away, he had the idea of disloyalty. , changing the name, changing the name to the Yuan Dynasty, disrespecting the imperial order."
"I and other loyal ministers and good men are heartbroken. I hope that your majesty will raise up an army of enemies, carry out the righteousness of succession, wipe out the evildoers, and restore the Chen family. After my death, I will be immortal. I dare to show my loyalty to Baoxu and cry out in mourning. Only the emperor is watching."
The two of them shed tears as they talked, and they didn't cry "whimpering", but howled loudly. With the touching words, even Yunxi was a little moved.
But Yunxi immediately restrained himself. Literary men like this are very good at talking, and in addition, they are really sad, so it is not surprising that they burst into tears. This is just a means, and it must not be used when making decisions. affected.
Then Yunxi and the minister behind him asked a few more questions, and they both answered them one by one without hesitation.
When no one asked, Yunxi ordered the eunuch to send the two of them to another palace. He turned around and said to the nine officials: "What do you think, dear ministers? Are what these two people said true or false?"
"Your Majesty, can you confirm the identity of Chen Tianping? Is he indeed a member of the lineage of the leader of the Annan Kingdom? If Chen Tianping is indeed so, it can be concluded that this matter is true; but if it is difficult to determine the true identity of Chen Tianping, I will not wait for you.
I dare to judge whether this matter is true or false." Xie Jin said. Others also nodded.
Although the words and actions of the two of them were very touching and seemed to be sincere, they were very cautious and did not dare to believe it easily. The impact of this incident was too great. If it is true that the Ming Dynasty must uphold justice, so it must be
Beware of scammers.
"But it is difficult for me to determine the authenticity of this matter because we cannot determine the true identity of Chen Tianping." Yunxi said: "This person has never been to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute before, and the people who came with him can't believe what they say."
"Your Majesty, there are envoys from various Southeast Asian countries who have come to the capital to congratulate the Ming Dynasty on the New Year. Some of them may recognize Chen Tianping, so why not ask them to identify him?" Qi Tai said.
"Not good. As you can see, this Chen Tianping is only about 20 years old this year. It is very likely that he has never been to other countries before. It is useless for them to identify him," Yunxi said.
At this time, a young eunuch quietly poked his head in and greeted Wang Xi. Wang Xi walked over and took something from his hand, took a look at it, then walked to Yunxi and said: "Your Majesty, a secret report from the Jinyi Guards."
Yunxi opened it and looked at it for a few times, and said to the minister in front of him: "Jinyiwei interrogated the two people who came to the Ming Dynasty with them. What they said was the same as Chen Tianping and Pei Boxi. The most experienced people in Jinyiwei believed that they
He did not lie. Moreover, they included two teenage women, one of whom claimed to be Chen Tianping’s concubine, and the other claimed to be Chen Tianping’s sister.”
"A teenage woman should not be able to lie, or it is easy to tell when she is lying; the Jinyiwei's method of interrogating prisoners is also very superb. So, Chen Tianping is a member of the Annan Chen family? So what he said
, should they all be true?" Ru Yu said. Although he hated Jin Yiwei, he still believed in Jin Yiwei's methods of interrogating prisoners.
"That's not necessarily the case." Li Ren said, "Everyone makes mistakes and horses make mistakes. Although Jin Yiwei is trustworthy, there is no guarantee that the interrogation will be correct. Such an important matter cannot be made hastily."
Everyone discussed for a long time, but still could not find a way to reliably identify Chen Tianping's identity.
At this time, Yunxi suddenly said: "I have thought of a way that should be able to determine Chen Tianping's true identity."
"Your Majesty, what can we do?" Chen Di asked.
But Yunxi did not answer, but said: "Before I announce this matter in the court, the nine of you are not allowed to disclose it to the outside world."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The nine people bowed and agreed.
