"There are so many violations of law and discipline involving the vassal state? Why haven't I heard about it before?"
The next day, in the Wenhua Hall, Emperor Chongzhen looked coldly and asked Wang Chengen, who was in charge of the West Factory, to read the memorial that the factory guards had compiled, and then shouted at the officials below.
At this time in ancient times, murder was also taken very seriously. Even if the court wanted to execute a prisoner, it had to rise to the level of the emperor to personally give the final instructions.
Moreover, in order to show that the emperor had a good life, he would often select a few from the list of death row prisoners and not kill them.
The importance of human life is evident from this.
Correspondingly, murders are also taken very seriously. However, murders involving vassal states often become unresolved. Even if they know that the murderer has escaped to the vassal state, there is nothing he can do.
Several suggestions were made, but they were finally suppressed by the cabinet and did not rise to the emperor's side.
This is also the reason why Emperor Chongzhen learned about so many things involving the vassal state because of the memorial from Prince Zhu Cixi.
At this time, after hearing Emperor Chongzhen's angry questions, the Wenhua Palace was quiet for a while, and then Chief Assistant He Fengsheng came out and said: "Your Majesty, it is Lao Chen Hutu who has died!"
In the past few years, the major events of the imperial court have been matters related to countering rebellions in various places, including wars in various places, food and grass supplies, subsequent deployment of officials and governance, as well as major events such as the war in Nanyang, the war against Japan, the conquest of the Western Regions, and the vassal king's settlement of overseas vassals.
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For these senior officials of the Ming Dynasty in the court, this was a big deal, and other things were relatively trivial.
These major things must be accomplished, and anything that hinders them must be put aside.
Many people even believe that it would be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty that those with bad intentions fled to the vassal states.
Therefore, due to various reasons, not only the civil servants, but also the factory and security staff, finally subconsciously chose to put it aside.
If it weren't for the relatively idle Zhu Cixiang who met a man who hanged himself, and if he hadn't been told by Emperor Chongzhen to put the people first in everything he did, maybe this matter would have continued to be left unchecked.
At this time, as the head of a hundred officials, the chief assistant had no choice but to come out to accept the punishment when faced with Emperor Chongzhen's questioning.
Regarding these explanations, if it were the previous Emperor Chongzhen, it would actually be acceptable. But now, he has been analyzed by Liu Weichao and has a new attitude, so it is different.
No, just listen to him getting angry on the spot: "When it comes to the "Da Ming Law", how can there be a distinction between severity? If this continues, no one takes the "Da Ming Law" seriously, why is the law a law, and why is a country a country? Officials
Why should I be an official, and why should I be a king?"
Hearing the emperor speaking so seriously, the people present could not stop him. They did not expect that the emperor took this matter so seriously!
If you really want to say it, it is indeed true.
"Anyone who offends the Ming Dynasty will be punished no matter how far away he is!" Emperor Chongzhen was still shouting coldly, "I tell you, those who offend the Ming Dynasty are violating the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty"! Punish them for big evils and punish small evils. In short,
Anyone who dares to violate the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" must pay a price. Only in this way can everyone respect the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" and not dare to violate it. Only then can the world be at peace and the people be healthy! Do you understand?"
"I know my crime!"
"Wei Chen is guilty!"
"..."
Suddenly, the Wenhua Hall was filled with sounds.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at them, still with a stern attitude, and said loudly: "Under the Yamen of the Ministry of Punishment, a new Sky Catching Division has been established, which means that the sky net will not be missed, and those who dare to violate the Ming Law will be hunted down to the ends of the earth.
It also includes vassal states and other countries. You can ask them to assist in repatriation, or you can directly send people to arrest them."
If it is a vassal state, it is the least expensive to assist in arrest and repatriation.
However, if it is not a vassal country, it may ignore the Ming Dynasty's request. For example, if the prisoners of the Ming Dynasty escape to the Netherlands, the Dutch will probably not give them. At this time, the Tianzhao Division will need to send someone.
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen paused after finishing speaking. Before his ministers could react, he accentuated his tone and shouted coldly: "If the vassal king protects the criminals of the Ming Dynasty, don't be the vassal king!"
The Ming Dynasty originally had jurisdiction over the vassal kings of the vassal states. If you wanted to become a vassal king, you had to be canonized by the Ming Emperor.
Since it can be canonized, it is no problem to abolish it. At least legally, there is no problem. It’s just that the Ming Emperor has never used this power before.
Now, Emperor Chongzhen has directly announced this matter. It can be said that he definitely takes this matter very seriously.
He was furious with these thunders in the Wenhua Hall, which eventually led to the chief minister He Fengsheng, and the left and right censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate resigned one after another.
However, Emperor Chongzhen only approved the memorial from Chief Assistant He Fengsheng, allowing him to retire and return to his hometown for retirement.
As a result, Sun Chuanting, the second assistant, was promoted to the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.
At this point in history, history has been changed beyond recognition.
This incident spread throughout the world and immediately caused a sensation.
Of course, this must be attributed to the Secretary of Government.
In fact, regarding this matter, the capital side was fine, but those areas that had suffered a lot before going to the vassal state had the strongest reactions.
"Your Majesty, you are wise, from now on, you no longer have to worry about those ruffians!"
"No, there are so many second-rate people everywhere. They are getting more and more arrogant. They still think that if they can't survive, they will run away to the feudal country. Now it's better. The emperor has made it clear. Could it be that the shore of the land is not
Wang Tu, I can catch you wherever I go!"
"Yeah, let's see if they still dare to mess around. This time, the emperor has even convicted the chief minister, which shows that this matter is definitely serious!"
"Actually, it's not just those who want to escape to the vassal state. Anyone who wants to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty in the future will have to carefully consider the consequences!"
"I don't know when the Tianzhao Division was established. Hurry up and capture the guy who fled to the feudal country!"
"My brother-in-law in the yamen also said that with the emperor's decree, they won't have to worry about it. Don't worry, the local yamen will sort out the files and submit them to the Ministry of Justice!"
"That damn Sun family has no chance of escaping now, right? Even King Ding will definitely not be able to retaliate against him. Otherwise, the emperor has said that he should not become the vassal king!"
"But Prince Ding is the biological son of the current emperor, so that shouldn't be the case, right?"
"Look, if Prince Ding wants to protect the Sun family but he is fine, how can he convince the public? Now that the Sun family's affairs have been made public, it has even been written about in the court newspaper. He will definitely not cover it up, and the emperor will definitely not
Don’t keep your words!”
"..."
Among the discussions, the eucalyptus of Sun Zhixian in Zizhou attracted the most attention.
Because this matter has been published in the Di newspaper, it has spread all over the world.
Moreover, Sun Zhixian's family was not only from a family of officials, but they also took refuge in the current emperor's own son, Prince Ding, and became high officials.
Every factor is very topical.
Some smart people judge from the development of the matter that the emperor will never cover up, and may even use this matter to scare the chickens and scare the monkeys, and alert those who have committed crimes and escaped, as well as the vassal kings who are trying to cover up the fugitives. Otherwise,
The court will definitely suppress this matter rather than publicize it widely!
However, most people's vision is not so good.
They feel that the Sun family is a family of officials, which is relevant in the officialdom. The so-called officials protecting each other should not be reflected at this time!
Moreover, King Ding had to go to a vassal country with a large number of indigenous people, and he lacked knowledgeable subordinates. The Sun family had a lot of people who could be elected and Jinshi, and not many vassals had such talents! For King Ding, he definitely didn’t want to
He has lost such a talent, and he is the biological son of the current emperor and the son of the beloved Concubine Tian. He might be able to handle this matter with the help of his divine favor!
However, such speculation did not last long. King Ding, who was recruiting subjects in the Jiangnan area and preparing to go to Nanyang, issued a statement at the right time. The general meaning was that he would never protect the Sun family of Zizhou, and if there was any fraud, he would definitely be sent back to the Ming Dynasty.
, and ransacked their homes to make up for the losses of the people.
As soon as this statement came out, King Ding immediately won the title of Wise King, which also confirmed the determination of the current emperor on this matter, which is absolutely unquestionable!
After this incident, the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" suddenly became more important in the hearts of every common people, officials, princes and nobles. The public security of the entire Ming Dynasty improved invisibly. Not to mention that all areas of the Ming Dynasty did not pick up lost items on the road and did not close their homes at night.
However, there are indeed places where this is achieved.
The prosperous period of Chongzhen has already been mentioned.
Especially here in Zizhou, they are even more grateful to the current emperor. I don’t know how many families have given birth to hope out of despair.
Of course, some people still have some doubts in their hearts. They don't know whether this matter is just talk or whether it will really be done as said?
In early December of the 22nd year of Chongzhen, a piece of news spread from Fujian and soon spread throughout the country.
The Sun family of Zizhou was intercepted in Dongfan and escorted back to the mainland of the Ming Dynasty, where they landed in Fujian. Afterwards, they were taken back to Zizhou for trial. At that time, the Imperial Court's Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the factory guards would all send people to Zizhou.
Participate in the trial of the Sun family’s fraud!
When the news reached Zizhou, no one had any doubts. Everyone was very excited, and many people even set off firecrackers to celebrate first.
If you were stopped in Dongfan, you might not have spent any of your property, so you might be able to recover your losses.
Here in Zizhou, the gratitude towards the current emperor suddenly became the strongest!
There is also a person who is very concerned about the Sun family in Zizhou and the entire vassal-related matter. After this result came out, he was also very pleased.
This person is the prince Zhu Cihong.
After he left Zizhou, he went all the way south to Lin'an Prefecture, the end point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. He originally wanted to continue going south to Fujian and Guangdong, but it was already the end of the year, so he had to end this private visit incognito and start