No one expected that the first question the emperor asked would catch people so off guard.
Among the six people present, except for Yang Hong and Yu Qian who still looked normal, the other four looked at each other with shock in their eyes.
It's not that they are unstable, but that this incident is too unexpected.
At the court meeting, with the emperor's intervention, many people came to their senses. In this court meeting, the emperor was probably cooperating with Yang Hong intentionally or unintentionally.
However, who could have imagined that the emperor would cooperate to such an extent...
You must know that at the court meeting at that time, the emperor said two words that broke down Ren Li's defense and completely defeated him. The words are still in the ears and the words are sharp.
'Ren Li, do you really think that Yang Xin would only write a letter home to the Marquis of Changping and not report it to me for such a major event as the assassination of an important official of the imperial court? '
'Do you really think that I only found out about this today? '
As a result, the emperor now said that Yang Xin "only delivers letters home, not official documents, nor reports to the court." Which sentence is the truth?
No, it only took a short moment for the bosses to react.
If what the emperor is saying now is the truth, it means that the nobles plotted to assassinate important officials of the imperial court. Such a serious political incident, Yang Xin... actually dared to conceal it and not report it?
You know, there are indeed many local things that are concealed from the court. This is a bad official custom. .
However, there are always some things that cannot be hidden.
Something like plotting to assassinate an important minister was a taboo for the entire court. No matter how it was dealt with in the end, it was absolutely necessary to report it to the superiors as soon as possible.
As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, Yang Xin did not have the right to directly report, but Yang Hong did.
Therefore, before, they all thought that Yang Hong had handed over the secret memorial on his behalf, which was also in line with the emperor's statement at the court meeting.
However, they never expected that this so-called memorial from Yang Xin was actually a lie told by the emperor to cooperate with Yang Hong.
In this case, the nature becomes serious.
You must know that Xuanfu is an important border town. As the deputy commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, and the previous commander-in-chief was his uncle, Yang Xin has a deep foundation in Xuanfu.
With this kind of status, the most taboo thing is to be separated from the court.
No matter how capable a general is, if he cannot be completely sincere to the court, then it will be a disaster!
Therefore, for a moment, Chen Yi and Jin Lian looked at Yang Hong with a bit of unkindness, and even Li Xian and Fan Guang frowned in unison.
Seeing this situation, Yang Hong couldn't sit still and said quickly.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty, my nephew would never dare to conceal such a major matter. It is really because the stakes are so important. I have already stated in the memorial to Your Majesty that this matter involves more than just a marquis. What's more, Until now, my nephew has only one witness and no other evidence."
"The matter is of great importance. My nephew is not an official of the imperial court and has no right to hear what is going on. Therefore, before the situation is investigated, if he rushes to report it, he may be suspected of criticizing the court officials. Moreover, the matter is complicated and there is not enough evidence. , my nephew does not dare to confirm whether it was done by Marquis Ren."
"As soon as the situation becomes clear, I will report it to Your Majesty as soon as possible without any delay. Please give Your Majesty a clear understanding."
This explanation sounds reasonable.
However, if you think about it carefully, it is not the case. As soon as Yang Hong finished speaking, Chen Yi frowned and said.
"Yang Hou, I cannot accept this explanation!"
With that said, Chen Yi stood up, bowed his hands to the emperor, then turned to Yang Hong and continued.
"As Marquis Yang said, this matter is closely related. Perhaps besides Ren Li, there are also people who are more involved. As the deputy general of the Xuanfu, Yang Xin does not have the right to report directly. When encountering such a thing, it is difficult to The handling is normal.”
"However, the imperial court has its own system. Military generals are in charge of military affairs, and civilian admirals oversee civil affairs and assist in military affairs. The Xuanfu has an associate minister, Geng Jiuchou, who handles all matters unrelated to military affairs on behalf of the imperial court."
"Since this matter is beyond the scope of Yang Xin's control, it should be reported to Geng Shilang and he will decide how to deal with it. However, to this day, the imperial court has not received a memorial from Geng Jiuchou, and no direct memorial has been submitted."
"I'm afraid Yang Xin's move can't be explained by saying that the situation is unknown and he doesn't dare to report it, right?"
As a Fengxian official, one of the most important responsibilities of Chen Yi is to correct and impeach hundreds of officials and supervise all ministers.
The so-called impeachment of hundreds of officials and supervision of ministers naturally involves more than just civil and military officials in the capital.
You must know that the core reason why the Zuodu Yushi can be ranked as the Seventh Minister with the Six Ministers is that the Ducha Yuan, like the Six Ministers, is responsible for the overall government of the world.
Thirteen censors patrolled various parts of the country, and they were all under the supervision of the Dudu Inspectorate. Whether they were civil or military, local or capital, they were all within the scope of supervision by the censors of Zuodu.
Therefore, when hearing Yang Xin's deceptive behavior, the first person who couldn't bear it was Chen Yi.
Looking at the angry Chen Yi, Yang Hong looked embarrassed. He seemed to want to say something, but he seemed to have some scruples and hesitated to speak.
However, the people present were all good at observing words and expressions after all, so they soon discovered that although Yang Hong was reluctant to explain, his expression only showed helplessness, not panic.
This shows that Yang Hong can come up with a convincing explanation for Chen Yi's questioning, but I don't know what he is worried about.
Of course, this problem did not bother everyone present for a long time.
Because, not long after Chen Yi finished speaking, a slightly muffled voice sounded in the hall.
"Mr. Chen, this matter has nothing to do with Yang Xin. As soon as it happened, he wrote a memorial about the situation and asked me to take it back to Beijing and report it directly to His Majesty."
"At that time, I also told him that the matter was important and that it was not appropriate to write down the speculation before the situation was clear, and asked him to keep it secret from others. Therefore, Yang Xincai did not report the matter to Geng Jiuchou, but continued to investigate in detail. "
The suddenness of this sound surprised everyone.
Looking around, I saw that the person speaking was none other than Yu Qian, the Minister of War who had been silent for a long time after entering the palace!
After the words fell, there was silence for a while. No one knew what to say. Only Duke Feng Li Xian muttered in a low voice.
"I'm telling you, I've seen that boy Yang Xin. He is a smart and well-measured junior. Even if he wants to hide this kind of thing, he can't hide it with Yu Shaobao!"
Although the voice was small, everyone was sitting not far away, and no one was talking in the hall at the moment, so the small murmur was naturally heard clearly.
As a result, Chen Yi's face became a little unhappy.
No matter where it is, as long as there are people, there will be friction and struggle. Although the people in the temple now are considered to be close to the emperor.
However, after all, there is a difference between civil and military affairs.
Although Chen Yi didn't mean to attack Yang Hong just now, his tone of voice was indeed bad.
Now that the situation has changed, Li Xian, who is also a lord, naturally has to stand up and say a few words.
However, this old guy is very smart.
The posture of talking to oneself makes it difficult for others to refute.
With a sullen breath, Chen Yi glanced at Yu Qian, then his voice slowed down and he said.
"Even so, what Yang Xin did was inappropriate. As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, he is not affiliated with the Ministry of War. This matter is not military affairs and is not within the powers and responsibilities of the governors on both sides."
"When encountering such a matter, Yang Xin would either ask Commander-in-Chief Tao Jin for instructions, or hand it over to Associate Minister of Military Affairs Geng Jiuchou. How could he not know about meeting the court just because of Yu Shaobao's words?"
The Ministry of War is in charge of the selection and awarding of military attaches. However, just like the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War is only responsible for the selection and assessment of military attaches, but it is not the superior government office of these military attaches.
As the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, Yang Xin's superior should be Tao Jin, the chief soldier of the Xuanfu, and the two of them are under the jurisdiction of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
Therefore, Chen Yi is right. From a regulatory perspective, what Yu Qian said on this matter can only be used as a reference, not an order.
Even though Yu Qian was on duty from the governors of both sides at the time, he could only order matters at the military level, and could not prevent Yang Xin from reporting such non-military matters to the court.
However, having said that, Chen Yi's attitude has actually calmed down.
In fact, the reason why he was angry was because Yang Xin deceived the court.
As a general in a border town, this is something that is extremely taboo.
Today, Yang Xin can lie to the court about Yu Qian's assassination. Then tomorrow, he may dare to intercept an emergency military report. What's more, things like forging military exploits have not never happened on the border before.
Therefore, once this happens, it must be severely punished.
But on the other hand, since Yang Xin informed Yu Qian and asked him to forward the memorial, it shows that he had no intention of deceiving the court.
As long as this can be determined, there is no need to worry too much about anything else.
Now that Chen Yi said this, he was just trying to find a way out for himself.
After all, Chen Yi is not an old-fashioned person. He knows in his heart that regulations are regulations and reality is reality.
Although theoretically speaking, the Ministry of War did not have direct jurisdiction over him, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Xuanfu, but after all, Yang Xin was facing Yu Qian, a Shaobao who held a high position in the court and was trusted by the emperor.
And at that time, if nothing unexpected happened, Ren Li had already revealed Yu Qian's secret investigation of the military camp to Yang Xin.
Judging from the news we have now, Yang Xin at that time, no matter what the reason, in short, he and the Yang family's strategy in the capital remained consistent, that is, fully cooperate with the court in exchange for leniency.
In this situation, Yang Xin is naturally less likely to offend Yu Qian.
What's more, of the two paths mentioned by Chen Yi, in the former, the chief military officer of the Xuanfu was Tao Jin, who had close contacts with the British government. If he was told, the British government would definitely get the news.
As for the latter, if this matter needs to be reported, the best choice is to report it secretly to the Emperor. However, Yang Xin does not have the right to directly report it, and there is no channel to report it secretly. And Yu Qian happens to be the most trusted minister of the Emperor and a person involved, so let him Reporting after returning to Beijing is the best option.
On the contrary, although the notification to Geng Jiuchou was in compliance with the regulations, this matter was of great importance. Yang Xin did not have a close relationship with Geng Jiuchou, so he could not be sure of his attitude on this matter.
If there is no choice, naturally nothing will matter, but with Yu Qian as a better choice, Yang Xin will naturally not go to Geng Jiuchou.
The reason for this can be understood without too much effort. Therefore, violating the regulations is a violation of the regulations, and the actual situation must also be considered.
At this time, as long as Yang Hong admits his mistake for Yang Xin and says that he didn't think carefully, the matter will be over. Chen Yi just wants to save face.
However, the stairs are easy to find, but not necessarily easy to get down.
After Chen Yi finished speaking, Yang Hong remained silent, but Yu Qian continued to speak.
"Mr. Chen, there is nothing wrong with what Yang Xin did. At that time, although he listened to my advice and agreed to keep the matter secret, he still asked me to report the matter to His Majesty, and I did agree to him at that time. , after returning to Beijing, I will write this matter into a report on the inspection of the military camp, and then submit it to His Majesty."
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Everyone present could not help but be speechless for a while. Others had no time to hide when they encountered this kind of thing, but this owner moved forward as if he was afraid that the responsibility would not be taken on him.
At the same time, they also understood the reason why Yang Hong was reluctant to speak when faced with Chen Yi's questioning, but was not in a hurry.
Come to think of it, since Yang Xin dared to do this in the first place, he was sure that with Yu Qian's character, even if he didn't come forward in the end, he would come out to testify for him when the matter was actually investigated.
However, as Yu Qian said, now, this matter really has nothing to do with Yang Xin.
Although procedurally speaking, what Yang Xin did was still slightly flawed, but he first protected Yu Qian, then caught the thief, and finally followed the rules and asked Yu Qian to return to Beijing to secretly report.
Even if this process of handling was put on the table, Yang Xin dared to say that it would be difficult for anyone in his situation to do better.
Therefore, Yu Qian is right, this matter really has nothing to do with Yang Xin.
But, it has something to do with Yu Qian!
Since Yang Xin asked Yu Qian to report, then if the emperor did not receive Yang Xin's report, either Yu Qian concealed Yang Xin's credit when reporting, or Yu Qian simply did not fulfill his promise to Yang Xin As he did, he reported the matter to the emperor.
Considering Yu Qian's character, status and status, the possibility of the former is basically non-existent, so it can only be...
"His Majesty……"
After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yi still turned his attention to the emperor.
Like Yang Hong's memorials, Yu Qian's memorials during his patrol were also not made public.
Moreover, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, Yu Qian himself had the right to report directly. If it was the content of the report that did not need to be discussed and implemented, only the emperor could see it.
Therefore, I am afraid only the emperor knows whether Yu Qian reported it and how he reported it.
Not only Chen Yi, but also everyone except Yu Qian who lowered his head slightly, all looked at the emperor.
Then, everyone sighed, pondered for a moment, and said.
"Yu Shaobao did mention this matter in his report to me, but..."
"In the report, Yu Shaobao talked about many things, almost all the incidents that happened during the border patrol were written down in detail."
"Regarding this matter, he only said that Yang Xin had informed him that several thieves had been caught in the Xuan Mansion who had sneaked into the Deputy General's Military Mansion with the intention of poisoning and causing chaos. Later, their accomplices were arrested by Yang Xin and were being interrogated. As for the , but they didn’t mention who the thieves were targeting!”
"The memorial contained a lot of information and didn't say much about the matter. So at the time, I didn't pay too much attention to it, but I never thought that the truth behind it was actually like this..."
