Chapter nine hundred and seventy seventh give the emperor an explanation
Several cabinet elders looked at Cheng Xiangwu with wry smiles. Cheng Xiangwu was a military man and had always been a troublemaker in the cabinet.
However, there must be two or three military bosses in the cabinet. This was decided by Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao back then, and it has remained so over the years.
Although Cheng Xiangwu had a hot temper, he was not the kind of messy person. After listening to Yang Yiqing's words, he sat down and looked at Yang Yiqing and said: "Yang Shoufu, you have always been resourceful, so why don't you tell me what we are going to do this time?"
How can we give an explanation to His Majesty and His Highness King Wu?"
Rubbing his forehead, Yang Yiqing glanced at the elders present, slowly exhaled and said: "In my opinion, anyone who colludes with Xu Fu and Chen Kai this time will slander your Majesty and plot against him.
The crime will be punished, and the family will be confiscated and the clan will be exterminated."
If it had been any other time, Xu Fu and Chen Kai's actions would never have risen to the level of rebellion.
Even if these people attack another target, there will not be such consequences. Who allowed these people to target Chu Yi has touched the bottom line of the emperor Zhu Houzhao.
Zhu Houzhao was furious. Either he was guilty of treason, or he was not guilty. I was afraid that the cabinet would have to find a way to find a crime for the other party.
What's more, after going through Dongchang and Jinyiwei's interrogation, these officials may have really wronged them if they want to conspire against them, but it is true that these people have impure thoughts, especially their hatred for Chu Yi.
The thoughts couldn’t be more true.
In this case, these people can be regarded as taking death in a wise way.
It's not good to offend anyone, but he chose to offend Chu Yi, and he also fell into the hands of Zhu Houzhao. If the cabinet didn't give the emperor an explanation, it would be strange that the emperor would be satisfied.
Stroking his beard, Cheng Xiangwu looked at Yang Yiqing with a rather satisfied look on his face and said, "Mr. Yang Ge is right, these people deserve to be killed. If everyone has no objections, then this matter is settled.
It also saves everyone from thinking hard about how to solve it.”
Chen Ding opened his mouth and sighed. Even a stubborn man like Chen Ding knew what to say and what not to say. He could only lament that these officials like Xu Fu and Chen Kai had a bright future.
If you don't enjoy it, but you are still immersed in the hatred of the past, don't you know the affection between your Majesty and King Wu Chu Yi?
The cabinet's decision was spread as quickly as possible, and it only took a short time for the civil and military officials of the court to know about it.
Originally, many officials in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty were still wondering whether several ministers in the cabinet would come forward to intercede for those officials who were arrested.
After all, there are quite a few officials arrested by Jinyiwei and Dongchang this time. Once these arrested officials are really convicted, the impact will be too great.
What disappoints these people is that the resolution came out from the cabinet in less than a day. Just looking at the cabinet resolution, any fool would know that Xu Fu, Chen Kai, the officials who colluded with them, and even those behind them
The family is finished.
Even after interrogation, some officials can survive by chance, but both themselves and their families will be wiped out. With this precedent, I am afraid that within hundreds or thousands of years, all members of these families will be wiped out.
The children will never have the chance to enter the court again.
Of course, there were also a group of officials in the past who did not feel surprised at all when they learned of the cabinet's decision, as it seemed to be a matter of course.
These veterans have experienced the era of Chu Yi, and even assisted Zhu Houzhao to search for Chu Yi's whereabouts all over the world. The Ming Dynasty was able to ascend entirely because of his Majesty's obsession with finding Chu Yi, so these people said that after learning about the Ming Dynasty,
When someone in the hall actually targeted Chu Yi, these people had already guessed the fate of these officials.
Whether it was in the prisons of Dongchang or Jinyiwei, the arrested officials were desperately crying out for injustice.
In the eyes of these officials, it was just a normal state of affairs for them to join forces and try to target Chu Yi. If anything, it was just that the target they were targeting was a bit special.
"Your Majesty, I am loyal to you, but I was wronged..."
"Hunjun, Hunjun, you will definitely regret it..."
The whole prison was noisy. In fact, these officials never dreamed that one day they would be thrown into this prison.
Of course, even now, most of these officials have a confident attitude. If there are only one or two of them, then they may be worried about what kind of punishment they will receive, but look at this prison
Among them, dozens or hundreds of officials were arrested, which was definitely a big storm for the court.
They don't believe that the cabinet elders will just sit back and watch. As long as the cabinet elders are willing to come forward, they believe that even the emperor will give them a little favor. Then they can leave this dark prison and resume their original duties.
Just when many officials were thinking about this, they saw the head of the prison walking over with a sinister look on his face, accompanied by several guards.
The prison boss waved his hand and saw a group of people behind him walking over one by one carrying fragrant food boxes, and then distributed them to the officials in the prison one by one.
Some officials couldn't help but froze for a moment when they saw this scene. They didn't know what they thought, but they sat down on the ground, their faces extremely pale, and looked at the food box that was sent to the prison in horror.
Of course, some officials took the food boxes with joyful expressions and opened them. Naturally, there were delicacies that were both delicious and delicious.
One of the officials had a red face and looked like an outsider. When he smelled the fragrance, he couldn't help showing a bit of joy. He took the food box and said to the cell leader: "Prison leader Zhao, it seems
Are you still quite sensible? Don't worry, as long as I go out, I will definitely benefit from you."
In the view of some officials, the reason why they can enjoy such treatment in this prison is obviously because the prison chief wants to show favor to them.
Zhao Hao, who was walking to the side of the official, couldn't help but froze for a moment when he heard the words. He looked at the official with a strange look and said, "You don't know that you are about to die. It's pitiful, pitiful..."
The official who was grabbing a chicken leg and gnawing it was subconsciously stunned when he heard Zhao Hao's words. Then his expression changed drastically, and he stood up suddenly in fear. Even the food box in front of him was knocked over.
Without noticing, he pointed at Zhao Hao and said tremblingly: "You... what did you just say? What does it mean to be near death?"
At this moment, an official next door looked quite calm, as if he had no regard for life or death. He glanced at the official and said, "Don't you understand this? When did you enter the Jinyiwei and the prison in the East Factory?
With such treatment, it is only during the meal that Dongchang and Jinyiwei will provide such delicious food for everyone to have a good meal. After all, you can become a well-fed man, right?"
When the official heard that this was basically a decapitation meal, he was so frightened that he broke out in cold sweat and shouted loudly to Zhao Hao in a trembling voice: "I don't want to die, I don't want to die, take it away quickly, I don't want to have a decapitation meal..."
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It's a pity that Zhao Hao just glanced at the official with disdain, and still strode forward to inspect the prisoners in the cell.
And behind him, there were jailers who were continuously delivering rich food boxes into the cell. By now the news had spread, and it became clear that this was basically a meal for the head, even if it was a delicious food.
I'm afraid no one will be able to develop an appetite in front of them.
Of course, some people received the meal, and some did not. Those officials who did not receive the meal looked at the various life styles of their colleagues around them when they faced the meal in front of them.
I couldn't help but sigh for it, and at the same time I was quite worried about the situation. Fortunately, they were not too deeply involved with Xu Fu, Chen Kai, otherwise, if they were implicated by Xu Fu, Chen Kai and others, they would not be able to do it now.
I received my meal.
The speed of the cabinet was quite fast. With the various cases about Xu Fu and Chen Kai provided by Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the identification of these officials could not be easier.
In just half a day, the list has been sent to Dongchang and Jinyiwei Prison.
However, all those circled on the list were officials who were confirmed to have participated in the plan to impeach Chu Yi. As for the other officials, they were implicated simply because they had friendships with the two.
When Yang Yiqing and Wang Yangming asked to see Zhu Houzhao again, Zhu Houzhao did not refuse the two pavilion elders' request because the palace door was closed.
In the imperial study room, Zhu Houzhao seemed to be in a much better mood. After all, Chu Yi stayed in the palace for most of the day to explain to him. No matter how much anger Zhu Houzhao had, it was almost gone now.
"The two ministers are here at this time. It seems that the cabinet has already made a decision regarding Chen Kai and Xu Fu."
Yang Yiqing bowed his hands and said, "So that Your Majesty will know that after deliberation, I have decided to be strict, severe, and not to be punished severely."
Hearing what Yang Yiqing said, Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly and said, "I have always been very at ease with the Qing family's work."
Yang Yiqing suddenly looked at Zhu Houzhao with an moved expression and said in a trembling voice: "I am favored by Your Majesty. I am in charge of the cabinet and govern the world. I should share the worries of my superiors. This is the duty of a minister."
Zhu Houzhao laughed loudly and said: "The Qing family is right. Chen Kai and Xu Fu are as loyal and patriotic as the first assistants. If they served the court, how could they end up like this?"
Wang Yangming handed a list to Zhu Houzhao. It was in the cabinet that they made a decision based on the information from Dongchang and Jinyiwei about the final residence of those prisoners.
A total of 84 officials were arrested, and including their families, the number of people involved reached nearly 10,000.
If Yang Yiqing and the others had followed the final decision they made, there would probably be no less than thousands of people who would have to go to the execution ground.
Looking through the circled names of dozens of officials who had their families confiscated and exterminated, Zhu Houzhao closed the list with satisfaction. He looked up at Wang Yangming and Yang Yiqing and said, "I believe you, just go ahead and do it."
yes."
With the emperor's permission, Yang Yiqing and Wang Yangming looked at each other, and their hearts finally dropped.
At Chu Yi's side, they believed that Chu Yi would not take these officials who criticized him and tried to plot against him to heart. What they were really worried about was the emperor, who was afraid that the emperor would not let him go and aggravate the matter.
Now Zhu Houzhao obviously has no intention of expanding it, which naturally makes the two of them breathe a sigh of relief.
After all, if this matter gets serious, I am afraid that the court will be full of civil and military officials, and at least half of the officials will be involved. If this is the case, the impact on the court will be too great, so Yang Yiqing and the others
The meeting decided to collude with Xu Fu, and both Chen Kai and Chen Kai were punished for treason. The officials who were implicated but did not collude with the two were reprimanded and then released.
Finally, the emperor was given an explanation. Yang Yiqing and Wang Yangming, who had taken their leave from the palace, did not go back directly to the palace. Instead, they came to Prince Wu's palace in a sedan chair.
Prince Wu's Mansion was not far from the imperial palace, but it was only a matter of time before the sedan stopped in front of Prince Wu's Mansion.
When the servants guarding the entrance of the palace learned that it was the chief assistants Yang Yiqing and Wang Yangming who came to visit, they were not too nervous or panicked. Instead, they guided Yang Yiqing in an orderly manner and Wang Yangming parked the sedan chair.
Even the Emperor came to Prince Wu's Mansion every three or five days, and they had seen the Emperor countless times. Compared to this, how could Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming and the others come to compare with the Emperor's visit.
The sky had darkened. Chu Yi, who was about to practice some practice, looked at the housekeeper running over and said, "What's the matter?"
"Your Highness, outside the gate of the mansion, Yang Shoufu and Wang Shangshu are asking to see Your Highness. Please grant me an audience!"
Chu Yi nodded slightly and nodded towards the housekeeper: "Please come to see me, sir."
Soon I saw Wang Yangming and Yang Yiqing striding over. It can be said that the three of them have been friends for many years and they are very familiar with each other.
At this moment, after the two of them met Chu Yi, they each took their seats. Chu Yi glanced at the two of them and chuckled: "It seems that you two have already entered the palace to meet His Majesty."
Wang Yangming showed a slight smile on his face and said, "I knew I couldn't hide it from His Highness."
Chu Yi picked up the tea and took a sip and said, "If you two hadn't met His Majesty in the palace, you wouldn't look so relaxed."
Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Highness can see thousands of miles away and has a sharp eye. The two of us have indeed just returned from the palace."
Wang Yangming showed a slight smile on his face and said, "I knew I couldn't hide it from His Highness."
Chu Yi picked up the tea and took a sip and said, "If you two hadn't met His Majesty in the palace, you wouldn't look so relaxed."
Yang Yiqing stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Your Highness can see thousands of miles away and has a sharp eye. The two of us have indeed just returned from the palace."
