When Dai Quan sent the memorial to the emperor's case, the emperor was already ready to take a rest. The older the emperor got, the more lazy he was in political affairs, but his persistence in power forced him to handle countless official duties every day. In fact, he himself also
Some feel haggard.
The emperor, who was sitting behind the imperial court, had just finished correcting the last memorial when he saw another memorial sent by Dai Quan. He frowned, but he knew that the memorials sent by Dai Quan at this time were usually...
It was an important matter, so I had no choice but to accept the memorial from Dai Quan.
When Dai Quan saw the emperor's displeasure, he did not dare to make a sound and hid aside after delivering the memorial to the emperor.
The emperor picked up the memorial and read it carefully. The more he looked at it, the worse he felt. The trial of these rebellious officials and traitors was finally completed. The next step was to kill them all to relieve his heartache and hatred. These people must have alienated him and the prince's father and son.
His love made them, father and son, fratricide. He wanted these people to feel the pain he suffered ten times a hundred times.
But the further he looked back, the heavier his mood became. When he saw the long names, his heart couldn't help but beat faster. There were dozens of pages of names, and they were marked with names of men, women, old and young. He was among them.
Saw many babies under one year old.
The emperor skipped these names irritably. He wanted to see how the Military Aircraft Department handled the situation. He didn't know whether it was disgust or fear for the names of those who were going to be executed, and he didn't want to see them at all.
Finally, he turned to the opinions of the Military Aircraft Department on how to deal with the matter. The opinions of the superiors on the matter were very consistent with what he felt in his heart, which was to execute all of them without leaving any one behind. This would show future people the consequences of the rebellion.
But in the end, it was revealed that God has the virtue of good life, and asked the emperor to show mercy outside the law and save the lives of those babies under one year old. Such words did not surprise the emperor. Some ministers were beheading criminals everywhere.
Whenever possible, always leave a way for the emperor to show kindness to the people, so that the people of the world can see how kind the emperor is.
When the emperor saw this, he couldn't help but picture innocent babies being stabbed by the executioner, and their heads were immediately missing. The emperor couldn't help but close his eyes, as if he had seen this tragic scene with his own eyes.
The emperor put down the memorial and walked around on the floor of Dongnuan Pavilion. Suddenly he stopped and asked Dai Quan next to him: "Do you think these women, children and babies should be killed?"
Dai Quan had followed the emperor for many years and knew the emperor's temperament very well. When the emperor asked him this question, he knew the emperor's intentions. So he quickly said with compassion: "These women, children and children have nothing wrong. They are just influenced by their father and brothers at home."
It’s pitiful to think about being so involved that he had to suffer the pain of that knife.”
Dai Quan did not give the emperor a clear answer, and he did not dare to give the emperor a clear answer. This was not because he deliberately perfunctory the emperor, but as soon as he gave his clear advice, the eunuch who recorded the daily life records next to him would
Write down all this. In the future, this will be evidence of his involvement in politics. Any minister who has a grudge against him will immediately impeach the emperor as soon as he gets this news. At that time, he will escape even if he has a hundred mouths.
No pain from a knife.
But he had to answer the emperor's questions, so he could only say some tactful words, which not only answered the emperor's questions, but also made others unable to catch the fault.
After hearing what Dai Quan said, the emperor also said with emotion: "Yes, what fault did these women, children and children have? But they have to be implicated by their father and brother, and they have to suffer from that knife."
The emperor seemed to have made up his mind. He returned to the imperial palace, picked up the memorial from the military aircraft office, and read it carefully again. This time he did not skip the names. He only saw the names marked with age and gender one by one, just like
A living person danced before his eyes. Finally, he gave instructions at the end of the memorial: "All octogenarians are pardoned, all women are admitted to the church, all babies under one year old are admitted to the church with their mothers, all
Children under three years old can also enter the classroom with their mothers, and everyone else will be executed."
After the emperor finished writing these few sentences, he seemed to have accomplished something big. The heavy stone in his heart was lifted, and he felt much better. He threw the approved memorial in front of Dai Quan and said to him:
"Send this memorial to the military aircraft department now and ask them to handle it as quickly as possible. Everything must be completed within seven days."
Dai Quan took the memorial and immediately left the Dongnuan Pavilion. He handed the memorial to the eunuchs who had been waiting nearby and asked them to send it to the military aircraft immediately. He also told them that the emperor's decree must be completed within seven days.
Jia Ke and Pan Yong did not leave the military aircraft office at all. They had been waiting for the emperor's reply. This incident was earth-shattering. It even involved the lives of tens of thousands of people. Just when the two of them were on pins and needles, there was a little eunuch
, came to the door of the Military Aircraft Department. He delivered the memorial to the door and put it in the hands of the eunuch who was responsible for delivering the memorial. Then he said a few words in his ear and left.
The eunuch in front of the door then entered the military office with the memorial and came directly to Jia Ke. He handed the memorial directly to Jia Ke and said respectfully: "Master Jia, this is the memorial that the emperor has approved.
I brought a word."
Jia Ke took the memorial and knelt down quickly. Pan Yong, who was next to him, heard the emperor's oral instructions and knelt down next to Jia Ke. The eunuch then said: "The emperor ordered that the matter must be settled within seven days."
Jia Ke and Pan Yong shouted together, "I obey the order." Then they stood up again. The little eunuch had already left after delivering the order.
Jia Ke opened the memorial and turned to the end. Pan Yong also came close to Jia Ke and watched together. Seeing the emperor's instructions, both of them couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. In this way, at least more than half of the people's lives could be saved. Although these female relatives were the last to
The outcome was not very good, I'm afraid they all ended up in a religious society and became official prostitutes, but it was better to die than to live, and their children could be with them, which can be regarded as a meritorious deed.
Jia Ke let out a long sigh of relief. All his hard work was finally not in vain.
"Master Pan, since the emperor has made a decree, what should we do?"
Pan Yong looked at Jia Ke with a smile and shook his head, "If Mr. Jia does this, I'm afraid there will be trouble in the end. The emperor's order will be completed within a few days. If our political opponents use some tricks, let us finish it within 7 days."
It can’t be completed. In the end, the emperor takes the blame, so what should we do?”
Jia Ke heard what Pan Yong said made sense, "Then what should we do according to Master Pan's wishes?"
Pan Yong is already familiar with this kind of thing, and it is not a secret. As long as he stays at the military aircraft for a long time, Jia Ke will understand.
"What's so difficult about this? The Emperor asked us to complete it within seven days, so we'll give you five days. We'll still have room for maneuver in the remaining two days."
After listening to Pan Yong's words, Jia Ke finally understood. He had never thought of such a simple method.
So Jia Ke and Pan Yong finally sent a message to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple, clearly telling them the emperor's opinions, and then ordered them to execute the criminals one after another starting from tomorrow, and they must all be executed within five days.
They are leaving some time for themselves to make final adjustments. If anything goes wrong, they can use the last time to make amends. This is the principle in officialdom, and you must definitely leave yourself a way out.
After Jia Ke and the others handled the prince's rebellion case at the military aircraft office, they couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed. After this big trouble was solved, everything else was nothing.
What followed were all trivial matters. Jia Ke saw that it was almost time. He was about to leave the military aircraft office and return home, but he was suddenly stopped by Pan Yong: "Master Jia, please go slowly. I have one more thing to discuss with you."
"Haven't all the discounts for today been dealt with? Is there anything else?"
"Lord Jia, I don't know. Now we have a shortage of officials in the court. Next year will be the time for the great competition. Should we bring some local officials to the capital and let them handle government affairs temporarily? As for the shortage of local manpower
, there are some vacancies in the civil service department, let them fill it, what do you think. If you agree, we will write a note and submit it to the emperor." Pan Yong said nonchalantly.
Jia Ke took his memorial and took a closer look. All the officials above were below the third rank, which was completely within the scope of the Military Aircraft Department. It seemed that Pan Yong had put in some effort this time.
As long as Jia Ke agrees to this memorial, it will be completely accurate according to the emperor's temper. What kind of calculation is Pan Yong making? Pan Yong is too hasty. Unless there is someone behind the scenes who is manipulating this.
everything.
Jia Ke's scalp feels weird right now. This Pan Yongzhen is fighting all the time. The emperor just taught him a lesson a few days ago, and now he has started to form cliques for personal gain again. He wants to use private individuals to control the court.
And he did it so openly that he, the foreman, was not taken seriously at all. Jia Ke had to fight back at this time, otherwise he would be treated as a puppet.
Jia Ke narrowed his eyes and looked at Pan Yong, "I agree to this matter. Tomorrow we will go to the Civil Affairs Department and let them evaluate the officials, and then report it to the Military Aircraft Department for my personal approval. Without my instructions, no one is allowed to handle it privately.
Otherwise, don't blame me for being heartless." After saying this, Jia Ke flicked his sleeves and left without paying any attention to Pan Yong.
Pan Yong's face turned red. On the surface, Jia Ke seemed to agree to him, but he asked the Ministry of Personnel to evaluate the officials. In this case, what else does it have to do with him? The most important thing is the last sentence, which must have his instructions.
Only then can he take action. This clearly tells him who is the foreman of the Military Aircraft Department.
Pan Yong was not only angry, but also worried. If the master behind him knew about this, he didn't know how angry he would be.