When Emperor Chongzhen came to the throne, even though he was young and vigorous, he still tolerated it for three months before deposing Wei Zhongxian.
On the first day the prince went to court, he had to attack the nobles, including Guozhan, who was also his grandfather Zhou Kui.
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince, if the evidence is conclusive, the execution can be carried out in as little as ten days!"
Zhen Shu originally wanted to say five days, but then she thought again that it would be better to leave herself some room for maneuver. Maybe the prince missed his old feelings and let the nobles go, and then she would be the unlucky one.
Yaoji made a serious face, looking very unhappy, and said his timetable: "It's too slow. When noon arrives in three days, I will show it immediately!"
Considering that Zhen Shu and these worms were officials in the same dynasty, and they were all relatives of the emperor, she was a little afraid, so she encouraged her with a few words of hope.
"Just now Zhen Aiqing also heard what these three princes said, and she has more written evidence to back it up. More powerful evidence will arrive soon. The relevant personnel of the Sanfa Department immediately conducted an inventory outside the palace, and there must be no mistakes! If there is someone who is deliberately covering up, They will all be treated as guilty!"
If you can do it, do it right here; if you can't do it, get out of here!
The Ming Dynasty lacks everything except people who can serve as officials!
I don't believe that a mere few hundred taels of silver could be found from "Huangdou Gong"'s house!
If it exceeds 10,000 taels, it is enough to behead him. The gold, silver and jewelry found in his home must be far more than this amount.
There is also nearly 120,000 taels worth of gold and silver in the Houdi Big4. If the three Dukes don't have a million taels in their wallets, Yao Ji will be really disappointed.
The fine tradition of our Ming Dynasty is that clans fight each other, monarchs and ministers fight each other, officials and bandits fight each other, and see who can beat the other to death first.
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang first attacked Zhang Shicheng, then Chen Youliang, and ran away from Emperor Yuan Shun.
His son Zhu Di dared to be the first in the world and directly sent his army south to defeat his nephew.
Then fight against Yuanlu to the north, Yue barbarians to the south, and Japanese pirates to the east.
It can be said that the top is against the sky, the bottom is against the earth, and the middle is against the air...
By the late Ming Dynasty, this ancestral secret skill had been brought into full play.
The scapegoat first beat the 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian to death, and then he was beaten by Dong Lin...
After Dong Lin's fight, Yuan Chonghuan's fight!
After Yuan Chonghuan finished his argument, Gao Yingxiang responded!
After Gao Yingxiang finished his argument, Li Zicheng responded!
In the middle, the Qing army traveled thousands of miles and entered the pass to fight!
Overall, it was really joyful and very satisfying!
The emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country.
No marriage, no indemnity, no cession of territory, no tribute.
He said it so domineeringly, and it can be summed up in one sentence - Come on, let's fight each other fiercely!
The foundation of this dynasty is...
There are only things that are out of reach, and there are no things that you dare not fight against!
Our Ming Dynasty is the one that will shine through the past - fight against the dynasty!
In order to strengthen his "fighting skills", Yaoji decided to recruit troops, just in case.
This would cost a lot of money, but I was short of money, so I could only use three shortcuts to solve it.
Generally speaking, there are three ways to get rich - robbery, house confiscation, and mining!
The first type is suitable for Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng. They are really easy to do this.
The third method takes too long to be effective, and the investment cost is not small, so it needs to be considered in the long run.
Since I am a veritable second-generation official, the second option became my natural choice.
No matter what, we must scrape together 25 million taels of silver, otherwise we won’t even be able to get through the end of the year.
Considering that I still have "three deposits" outside the capital, it should not be difficult to achieve this small goal.
"Oh, after this shameless person was driven away, the hall became a lot cleaner!"
Yao Ji said this deliberately, and after saying it, he looked at the reaction of the ministers below with wan interest.
No one dared to start a fight at this time, lest they anger the hard-working young prince.
Even Xue Guoguan, the first assistant, was as silent as a cicada, standing aside respectfully and watching the changes.
While the thugs ransacked the house, Yaoji remembered another important thing and asked Yang Sichang directly: "Yang Aiqing has joined the cabinet and is in charge of the Ministry of War. He must know everything about last year's defeat, right?"
Yaoji has always been brooding over Lu Xiangsheng's death in battle, and cannot possibly let go of these scoundrels who deceived his teammates. Gao Qiqian, who refused to save him, has ambush, and now it is the turn of the number one culprit, Academician Yang.
If this fat-headed, big-eared, small-eyed dog hadn't been causing mischief in the dark, I wouldn't have reused Hong Chengchou, the swaying wallflower now.
As the son of a blame-shifting father, blame-shifting is a knowledge and an art. You must carry forward the secret skill of blame-shifting and do it beautifully and wonderfully!
When Yang Sichang heard that the prince suddenly asked about this matter, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. Maybe the prince had already learned something from Gao Qiqian, but he still tried to stay calm and explained confidently: "I am reporting to the prince, although I am the minister of the Ministry of War. , willing to share the worries of the Holy One, but due to the slow detection of the report, it was difficult to make a prompt decision. After weighing the pros and cons, he had to entrust Governor Lu, who had experienced hundreds of battles, to command all the ministries. I never thought that Governor Lu would die for his country and died in the battle of Julu. This is a sad time for me, and I also admire Governor Lu’s devotion to serving the country, and I shed tears for him, which is extremely painful!”
First put the responsibility for the defeat on the dead person, so that there will be no evidence of death, and then eulogize the dead person, deeply remember him, and hope that the listener has a low IQ, let it go, and you can get away with it.
Regarding Yang Sichang's deliberate sophistry, Yao Ji did not show displeasure. Instead, he made a series of questions: "Oh? In that case, why is Lu Xiangsheng holding Shang Fang's sword, while Gao Qiqian, the supervisor who commanded Guan Ning's army, dared to fight without fear? ? Why did General Wang Pu of Datong dare to flee from the battle? Why did Governor Zhang Qiping dare not pay the army? Why did it take eighty days for Lu Xiangsheng’s body to be buried? Why was Lu’s wife’s application for pension money rejected? Yang Aiqing will explain each one!”
Anyway, I have nothing to do now. Depending on how you write it down, I will listen to your stand-up comedy.
Hearing several questions in a row made Yang Sichang feel confused. Why did the prince ask such questions? Could it be that he needs to operate on himself?
He is a dignified bachelor of the cabinet and concurrently serves as the Minister of War. He was deeply favored by the Holy Spirit before. The emperor obeys his words. Doesn't the prince have to cross the river and burn the bridge to supervise the country?
Now he could only take one step at a time. Yang Sichang quickly thought out his words and argued: "Your Majesty, your Highness, the supervisory army is often arrogant and favored. It is really difficult to restrain the humble ministers with just a piece of orders." Action. Wang Pu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, was timid and cowardly and should be executed. However, the imperial court spared no effort and ordered him to lead his troops to Guanning to defend against the enemy. This was considered a crime and meritorious service. Zhang Qiping was not under the jurisdiction of Wei Chen, and Wei Chen could not refuse to kill him. He was severely punished for the matter of military pay. The minister had always thought that Governor Lu would not die in the war because he had won consecutive battles and was invincible, so he kept sending people to search for him. He could not believe that Governor Lu had sacrificed his life for the country. If this caused the Lu family to be sad and angry , Wei Chen is willing to apologize."
He said he was apologizing, but he said he was very upright and didn't even mean to apologize at all.
Yang Sichang shied away from all the accusations made by the prince. Except for the handsome emperor, everything was the fault of others.
In the heart of this great scholar, Emperor Chongzhen was far less wise and wise than him, otherwise he would not have lost his troops every time.
The corner of Yaoji's mouth twitched slightly, and he said meaningfully: "Yang Tinglin found Lu Xiangsheng's body, the Shunde prefect has reported his death certificate, and the Lu family members have identified him. How can Yang Aiqing ignore the facts, insist on going his own way, and delay it for eighty days? Now it's like this It would be a bit ridiculous to deal with me, right?"
Ma Dan, if I don’t punish you, the shameless Minister of the Ministry of War, to death, I will really find it hard to let go!
Someone must be responsible for last year's defeat. Besides, the Lu family is still waiting for divine grace.
There was a "Huangdou Gong" just now, and now there is a "Bachelor of Apology". This dynasty is really full of talents!
"...everything Wei Chen said is true, I hope His Highness will understand clearly!"
Yang Sichang has already thrown the pot away, and he will definitely not wait for the pot to come back again.
He also knew very well that if he admitted that he was responsible for such a thing, it would be equivalent to admitting guilt.
Sensing the prince's intention to raise an army to investigate, Yang Sichang insisted that it was everyone else's fault and had nothing to do with him.
You are such a stubborn duck. It is a sure thing that I will stew you. I understand that you will not be able to escape.
Either they are thick-skinned or they are shameless. There is only one way to deal with these two types of people.
Yao Ji also came up with a solution to Yang Sichang: "Let Lu Xiangsheng's body hang in the wilderness for a long time, this is one. Not allowing Lu's family to apply for compensation, this is two. Negligence in duty, this is three. Shirking responsibility, this is four." The four crimes are punished at the same time. I am now dismissed from the positions of Yang Sichang's cabinet scholar and minister of the Ministry of War, and he is imprisoned according to the decree!"
Using such an excuse to execute a pavilion elder and minister is not enough to convince the public.
Yang Sichang was naturally dissatisfied with the fact that the Zhu family was adding insult to injury: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, I am deeply favored by the Holy Spirit. Since I entered the official position, I have worked conscientiously and fulfilled my duties. I will never dare to betray the Holy Grace..."
Yaoji directly interrupted the guy's self-washing process and took out his trump card to kill him: "That's enough! In two days, Datong General Soldier Wang Pu will come to Beijing with the order. Governor Zhang Qiping and the head of the Ministry of War Yang Tinglin I will also be there, and I would like to ask them what the situation was like at that time, and who was behind them, who dared to risk beheading to defy the order and disrespect the decree!"
There is no need to wait for the final battle in the autumn, there are only two methods here at Prince's, one is to chop it off on the same day, and the other is to chop it off three days later.
When Yang Sichang heard that the prince would act like this, he was immediately horrified. This was tantamount to condemning himself to being an owl.
There is no doubt that both Wang Pu and Zhang Qiping would insist that he was secretly restraining Lu Xiangsheng, and in fact he did so.
Not to mention Yang Tinglin, who had previously written a letter to Emperor Chongzhen to impeach his boss, saying that Yang Sichang had great ambition and talent, had conspiracies to harm the country, and was forgetful about military affairs. As a result, he wanted to kill him directly.
