Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "My dear friends, what do you think?"
What do you think? Just look at each other.
Yesterday, Zhu Qiyu hosted a banquet for Wei Ji and several relatives of the emperor. Everyone present had already received the news.
Even what was discussed at the banquet was known to everyone.
Now Wei Ji is obviously singing harmony with the emperor, so what can everyone think?
In fact, today's plan has been made clear, that is, the contest will revolve around the old issues of Jiaozhi, Sanyang, and Abolition.
The principles are clear, but then it depends on the position.
Those who have already lined up to Zhu Qiyu's side: Wei Ji, Wang Wen, Luo Tong, Jiang Yuan, Zhou Chen, He Wenyuan, Xu Youzhen, Huang Pu, and He Yi.
On the Zhu Qizhen side: Yu Shiyue, Zou Qian, Shi Pu.
Those whose positions are unclear: Chen Xun, Yu Qian, Shen Yi, Kou Shen, Xiao Weizhen, Xue Xuan.
If the important ministers with unclear positions all choose Zhu Qizhen in the end, then the two sides will be evenly matched.
But imagination is beautiful, reality is cruel.
Regarding Wei Ji's proposal to give Huang Fu and Chen Qia official posts and posthumous titles, Shen Yi, the Minister of Household Affairs, was the first to come forward to second the proposal, and Xue Xuan was the second to express support.
Shen Yi wanted to finish his support early and go back to work in the household department. What work? Count the money, count the silver. The emperor snatched back a large sum of wealth from Wala, but the Ministry of Household Affairs has not yet figured it out.
Chen Xun, the previous Minister of Household Affairs, was busy here and there and could not concentrate on the affairs of the Household Department. Another Minister of Revenue, Liu Zhongfu, was far away in Datong and could not return to the capital.
Now that the Ministry of Revenue has Shen Yi, an experienced, shrewd and capable full-time minister, the efficiency of operations will be improved.
As for Xue Xuan, when Zhu Qiyu ordered Wei Guogong to come to Beijing, he brought some available talents with him. Then Wei Guogong brought Xue Xuan, the minister of Dali Temple in Nanjing.
Xue Xuan was not only a great scholar who studied Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, but also a stubborn old man who enforced the law strictly.
Once because he refused to obey Wang Zhen, he was framed and tried to death. He was saved by the courtiers on the day he was executed.
Regarding Jiaozhi, Sanyang, and the old affairs after the abolition, although Xue Xuan has not been in contact with today's emperor, Xue Xuan is willing to stand on the side of morality.
With Shen Yi and Xue Xuan taking the lead, the emperor's cronies also expressed their support.
From the beginning, the momentum of the emperor's side overwhelmed the emperor Gongrang's side.
Zhu Qiyu smiled at Chen Xun, Yu Shiyue, Zou Qian and others: "You three are all ministers of the Ministry of Rites. What do you say?"
Chen Xun, Yu Shiyue, and Zou Qian were forced to express their support.
At that time, both Xuanzong and Sanyang hated Huang Fu deeply, so the traitor succeeded in the end. After Huang Fu's death, there was neither an official nor a posthumous title, and his posthumous affairs were extremely dishonorable.
Now the situation is reversed. Zhu Qiyu is determined to liquidate Sanyang. If anyone speaks for Sanyang, he will not have to go home after leaving Prince Qi's Mansion today. He can report directly to Jinyiwei Prison.
Zhu Qiyu continued: "Come on, let's discuss whether Jiaozhi is a Han native. Yu Aiqing, you are a disciple of Sanyang, please talk about it first."
Yu Qian immediately replied: "Your Majesty, there is no doubt that Jiaozhi is a Han country."
Yu Qian also thought about it. Everyone present, except the emperor, were all well-educated people. Is it interesting for anyone who has not read "Book of Han" and "Book of Later Han" to insist that Jiaozhi is not a Han native?
Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "The reason why the Ming Dynasty was righteous was because Taizu drove out the barbarians and restored our Han family. I said that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Is there any problem?"
Yu Qian continued to reply: "No problem."
"Those Sanyang encouraged the Emperor of Han to abandon the Han Dynasty, and then they were not ashamed of it, but proud of it. These villains actually felt complacent because they lost a state. They are really shameless people who have never been seen before. I Is there a problem with calling them traitors?"
At this point, Yu Qian stopped talking.
Zhu Qiyu leaned quietly on the soft couch, waiting for someone to stand up and make a point. Anyway, Sanyang colluded with Wala, smuggled and betrayed the country, and there are all the witnesses and material evidence, so the case can be concluded.
At this time, if anyone dares to raise a flag and wants to clear Sanyang's name, we will arrest them one by one and no one can escape.
So Yu Qian stopped talking, and neither did Yu Shiyue, Zou Qian, or Shi Pu.
Everyone knew in their hearts that once they started arguing with the emperor, they would be in a trap.
As long as you argue, you will lose.
Because anyone who is willing to defend Sanyang must have lost his conscience.
The dirty things Sanyang did cannot be washed away at all. It was all thanks to Xuanmiao and the Empress Dowager Sun's strong support with their authority, and he was able to stay safe all these years.
Next, Zhu Qiyu raised the most critical question: "In addition to colluding with Oala and colluding with the loyal Li family, Sanyang has another crime, which is colluding with the inner court, bewitching the Xuan Temple, conspiring to abolish the queen, and killing the mother of the country."
Zou Qian asked: "May I ask Your Majesty, is there any conclusive evidence for this matter?"
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Without conclusive evidence, since there is a conspiracy to dethrone the queen, neither Sanyang nor the inner court can tell me their plan.
But the queen mother can’t be deposed out of thin air, right? Can the position of queen disappear out of thin air? There must be someone who is the treacherous official who deceived Xuan Temple, right?
Then please tell Zou Aiqing who the traitor is? Or maybe Zou Aiqing thinks that my mother should be deposed and she deserves it?
I would like to ask Zou Aiqing, what crime did my queen mother commit? "
Of course Zou Qian did not dare to say that Queen Hu deserved to be deposed. As soon as he said this, the three tribes would not want to see the sun rise tomorrow.
But Zou Qian still found a loophole in the emperor's words: "Of course Empress Zhen should not be deposed. Naturally, there are treacherous ministers who deceived Xuanmiao.
It's just that this traitor may not be San Yang. Your Majesty, please send the Sanju to find out the cause and effect before he can be convicted. "
Everyone present knew that the mastermind of the deposed queen was Xuanzong himself, but no one dared to say this. We can only follow the emperor's will and say that there is a treacherous minister who is bewitching him.
Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Zou Aiqing's words are reasonable, so just follow Aiqing's words. Let the cabinet draw up a decree, and posthumously confer Huang Fu, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry and Industry, as the Taibao, and give him the posthumous title Wenxiang.
Chen Qia, the former minister of the Ministry of War, was granted the title of Taibao and was given the posthumous title of Wenzhong.
At that time, Ma Qi, the eunuch who guarded Jiaozhi, and the three Yi tribes confiscated their property.
The Three Law Departments are responsible for the joint trial and must find out the traitors who seduced the Xuan Temple after it was abandoned. "
The emperor's reaction surprised Zou Qian and others. Everyone thought that the emperor would rely on his own authority to forcibly convict San Yang of colluding with the inner court and conspiring to abolish the queen.
Unexpectedly, the emperor asked the Three Law Departments to investigate, which made people a little confused.
Zhu Qiyu added: "I have sent people to raid Sanyang's house. We, the monarchs and ministers, just wait and see how 'upright and upright' the three prime ministers and assistants are, and see if they are consistent with what is recorded in the records. "
No one said anything now. Sanyang's family couldn't resist a raid like the emperor's.
At that time, Yang Shiqi's son, Yang Ji, committed murder and ravaged the countryside. Emperor Gongrang captured him in the capital and was imprisoned. He was eventually killed for no apparent reason.
From this we can see who Yang Shiqi is and who the Yang family is.
Everyone feels like a mirror.
If it weren't for the emperor involving San Yang and the Empress Dowager this time, everyone would really be too lazy to fight the emperor for San Yang.
Zou Qian and others had to sigh in their hearts, it would be better to Gong Rang Emperor. Yang Ji had already broken the law and committed such crimes, but Emperor Gong Rang was still so tender towards Yang Shiqi.
Unlike the Emperor Jingtai in front of him, he was so ruthless that he left no room at all.
Wei Ji also felt a little strange. Why was the emperor suddenly not in a hurry to convict San Yang of conspiracy to dethrone the queen?
Just because Zhu Qiyu had new ideas when he was watching the lakes and mountains alone.
Zhu Qiyu had to lament that his time as emperor was still too short. Although others have been praising him recently, he still has many immature places. You can't drift, you still have to hold down your position and fight steadily.
So Zhu Qiyu told everyone again: "It is also important to pacify the Miao chaos in Huguang. Yu Aiqing should go south quickly.
Wei Aiqing did not want to return to Nanjing, but stayed in the capital as a Hanlin bachelor, joined the cabinet to participate in machine affairs, and concurrently served as the Minister of Rites, in charge of the Ministry of Rites.
There is also Xue Aiqing, who stayed in the capital as the left minister of the Ministry of Punishment and assisted Wang Aiqing in handling the affairs of the Ministry of Punishment. "
As soon as the emperor said this, Yu Shiyue and Zou Qian, who belonged to the Ministry of Rites, were the most helpless. Wei Ji's qualifications and prestige were too high. Once he became the Minister of Rites and was clearly designated by the emperor to be in charge of the seal and in charge of ministry affairs, the other three ministers could step aside.
Before everyone could sigh, Zhu Qiyu added: "The Hanlin Academy will also be in charge of Wei Aiqing from now on. Now that the government is in turmoil, I ask Aiqing to spare no effort and share my worries.
Also, my mother died young, seemingly as a result of an adulterer. I will get to the bottom of it and the results will be available soon. Then the traitors will be wiped out. If you have any clues, you can also report them. Once verified, you will be rewarded heavily.
Okay, let's go. "
This court meeting ended with an anticlimax. After Zhu Qiyu announced his appointment, the court dismissed hastily.
However, Zhu Qiyu was not without gains. At least Sanyang's charges of colluding with Wala and betraying Jiaozhi were finally confirmed. The Ministry of Rites and the Hanlin Academy were also formally brought under control through Wei Ji.
Next, we are waiting for the turmoil in the inner court.
(End of chapter)
