Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1023 There is a Traitor Among Us

All the ministers present are decisive people. Now that they have made up their minds, they will naturally not hesitate any longer.

Immediately behind Yu Shiyue, Wang Ao also came forward and said.

"Your Majesty, I believe that the matter of rectifying the military settlements has not yet been settled, and there may be something wrong with Yu Shaobao's actions, but after all, there is a reason for the incident."

"This time the Ministry of War was cleared up, various feudal lords invaded and occupied military settlements, and privately used the officers and soldiers to reclaim wasteland. The number is huge, and the vast majority of them come from the names of the kings."

"Even if His Majesty wants to punish Yu Shaobao for his recklessness, he should wait for the Ministry of War to sort out the official documents and report them to the palace before making a decision."

The implication is that you gang of vassals can't wipe your own butts clean, so you have the nerve to attack others here?
Isn't it about who is right and who is wrong?Okay, let's talk about it!
As soon as these words came out, the air pressure in the hall dropped a bit.

However, this is not over yet, after Wang Ao finished speaking, Hu Wei also spoke, saying.

"Your Majesty, I think you need to think twice about pleading guilty."

"Yu Shaobao was ordered to go out of Beijing to reorganize the army. There are many officials involved. If the confession is made, the people in the government and the people must be panic. Now the court has only taken back the military land, and it needs to be transferred later to appease the people, and so on. All have to rely on local officials, if the officials at the top and bottom of the court are busy protecting themselves, the court's hard work for a year will be in vain."

"The kings are all clan ministers and the pillars of the country. Thinking about it, they must not want to see the situation where the government is in decline, the military strength of the officers and soldiers is desolate, and it is difficult to defend the world."

Isn't it just playing the game of going online?That's what they left behind.

As soon as Hu Yi opened his mouth, he directly tied Yu Qian to the court to death, and the seriousness of Yu Qian's confession rose to the level that it was related to the state affairs.

Didn't you vassal kings say that you are your own vassal and protect the country and do your best for the country?How could this not be generous?

All the ministers present are the people who have been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years. At their level, as long as they have the same stand, they can tacitly cooperate in many things.

Don't think that you feudal lords are the only ones who can sing with one red face and the other with a bad face. Their civil servants cooperate, but they are not bad at all.

Yu Shiyue here has a tough attitude and wants to make things worse, while Wang Ao on the other end begins to enumerate the sins of the kings, dragging them into the water together, and then replacing Hu Wei, which further exaggerates the seriousness of the matter and makes all the kings more serious. Wang held himself up high, and he was very familiar with the method of moral kidnapping.

This kind of mutual cooperation, interlocking, and a few words, set up the kings. Under this situation, if they want to continue to make trouble, first a name that does not care about the overall situation of the court will be planted, and then we will discuss it in detail. How many disgusting things have King Fan Zhu done these years?

If you still refuse to give up, then go to the court to discuss it. If it is really against the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, do these vassal kings still have such a tough attitude?
You must know that all the ministers present have a high status and a lot of scruples in their actions, but there are too many young officials in the court who dare to speak out.

Some things are hard for them to say directly, but when it comes to the court, some are courageous people. If you don’t get angry with you old bastards until you vomit blood, you will be regarded as a person who has lost his civil servants!
This time, the emperor didn't speak, but quietly looked at the several vassals below, and the atmosphere suddenly seemed a little depressed.

Zhou Wang and others looked at the ministers below, and their faces became extremely ugly.

However, even so, they did not stop, they just glanced at each other, and King Zhou stepped forward again, saying.

"Your Majesty, the government affairs of the court, the ministers and other vassal kings and relatives are unwilling to interfere, and I don't know how many complicated relationships are involved in it, but there is one thing that the ministers always understand..."

As he spoke, King Zhou looked down from the corner of his eye and continued.

"That is, the way to bring chaos to the lower level is the principle that has not been easy since ancient times. The court has difficulties in the court, and the ministers understand, but no matter how difficult they are, they can't just sit back and confuse them with superiority and inferiority."

"As vassal kings, if you can't seek justice for yourself before Your Majesty, wouldn't it be even more helpless if other clan members are bullied?"

"Your Majesty, what the ministers are asking for is nothing more than a formal apology at the door. Could it be that Yu Shaobao's status is so honorable that the ministers, as vassal kings, can't accept a salute from him?"

These words are simply heart-breaking words, biting on the superiority and inferiority.

No matter how weak the vassal king of Ming Dynasty is, he is still a vassal king, and no matter how high the status of Yu Qian is, he is also a courtier. When a courtier sees the king, all etiquette should be given.

As a Qiqing, Yu Qian's status is comparable to that of a prince, but compared with a vassal king, there is an insurmountable gap between him.

So today, no matter what, they have to force Yu Qian to bow his head. Only in this way can they show the world the detached status of the vassal king again.

For this, they are very sure.

Because the essence of the vassal king is actually a part of the imperial power, or in other words, the imperial power itself, denying the status of the vassal king is actually weakening the majesty of the imperial power.

They believe that no matter how much the emperor loves Yu Qian, it is impossible to break this boundary, because breaking this boundary means breaking the respect of the courtiers for the imperial power.

From this point of view, what they did was actually in the interests of the emperor.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven still didn't say anything, King Yi, King Zheng, King Ning and others also stood up silently, came behind King Zhou and the others, and cupped their hands.

"Please allow Your Majesty."

There was silence in the Wenhua Palace.

The hearts of all the ministers sank at the same time.

They didn't expect that the determination of these vassal kings would be so strong this time, and all the kings played together to put pressure on the emperor.

This kind of behavior means that they have given up on reasoning, and they are purely relying on their own status to fight for their interests.

But the more this situation is, the more difficult it is to deal with.

Because all strategies and excuses can play an extremely limited role in the competition of hard power.

When these vassal kings were reasoning, the civil servants present had many ways to deal with them. However, when they made it clear that they wanted to use their power to overwhelm others and play rogues, the civil servants almost had only two options left.

Either, find a stronger force and push back head-on, or you can only bow your head and give in.

The former path is obviously unrealistic. It doesn’t mean that there are no forces in the court that can suppress these vassal kings. Just like Yu Shiyue’s proposal just now, they will go to the court to discuss and face the entire civil servants. No matter how powerful these vassal kings are , I can only bow my head obediently.

But the problem is that above the civil servants, there is still the great Buddha of the Son of Heaven!

Although it is said that the Son of Heaven does have the intention of defending Yu Qian, his old man's attitude has been made very clear just now. This matter will only increase internal friction and will not be beneficial.

So if they insist on doing this, they will offend the emperor.

Once the emperor makes a move, and with the cooperation of the vassal kings, even if all the civil and military officials of the court unite, it may not help.

So, the only way now is actually to hope that the emperor can suppress these vassal kings.

However, not to mention that if the Son of Heaven used power to suppress these vassals, spreading the reputation of being disrespectful to his elders and being unfaithful to his relatives, if these vassals insisted on making trouble, the Son of Heaven would probably be very troublesome.

Thinking of this, the expressions of all the ministers present couldn't help but become worried.

At this time, the Son of Heaven did indeed speak. Facing the same invitation of the kings, the Son of Heaven's face became a little ugly.

After pondering for a moment, the emperor's tone remained gentle, said.

"Several uncles, and other kings, I know all about your grievances and intentions. The kings are all relatives, so it is natural to be humbled."

"It's just that Yu Qian is an important minister of the imperial court after all. This time he came out of Beijing to serve the imperial court. Now that the year is approaching, he should be gentle and obedient. Since he has admitted his mistake, everyone should not hold on to it."

"The purpose of the kings coming to Beijing this time is to visit the disciples of the Zongxue. Everyone should leave a bit of leeway to spend this year well. Why make such a fuss?"

When things got to this point, the emperor no longer concealed his attitude.

The earnestness of these words can be regarded as giving face to all the feudal lords present.

However, even so, King Zhou and the others did not give up. After thinking for a while, King Zhou bowed his hands.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that the ministers did not intend to embarrass Your Majesty, nor did they even intend to embarrass Yu Qian. The ministers understand that what Yu Qian did had to be done, and he was also loyal to the country."

"However, to be clear, to understand, what Yu Qian did is already against the way of a courtier. If he is the only one, since he is busy with state affairs, the courtiers can ignore his offense and rebellion."

"The so-called effect from top to bottom, there was this example first, and now local officials are buying straight for the sake of invitation, to please the superiors, and follow suit one after another. This is the status quo."

"So, on this matter, the ministers must not make concessions, and please be sympathetic to Your Majesty."

Immediately afterwards, King Lu on the side also said.

"Your Majesty, King Zhou's words are right."

"As vassal kings, the ministers are respected and honored by the court. For the sake of the country, it doesn't matter if you swallow this breath."

"However, besides the ministers, there are countless low-ranking clans all over the place. Their lives are already difficult. If such a trend is formed and local officials are unscrupulous and frequently invite names by clans, the foundation of my Ming Dynasty will definitely be shaken."

"These clan children are also relatives of His Majesty, don't you have the heart to just let them be bullied by ordinary officials?"

Well, here the emperor said that the important ministers were decent, and these vassal kings started to play the bitterness card, tearing out the entire clan as tiger skins.

It seemed that if Yu Qian didn't come to apologize, their clans would not be able to survive.

Immediately after, King Zheng, King Ning and others also spoke one after another, saying.

"Your Majesty, I can attest that what the two uncles said is not exaggerated and unreasonable. I have come to the capital and passed through various places. What I have seen and heard are all local officials and censors, in the name of rectifying the army. , to oppress the clan."

"Low-ranking clans have nowhere to ask, and can only swallow the bitter fruit. If things go on like this, where is the dignity and awe? Think twice, Your Majesty!"

As soon as these words came out, the emperor felt helpless for a while, after thinking for a moment, the emperor had to turn his gaze to King Min, and said.

"Uncle Min Wang..."

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Two voices sounded at the same time, one came from King Zhou, obviously wanting to persuade him, but the other, unexpectedly, came from Yu Qian.

Now, not only the emperor, but everyone present looked at Yu Qian.

So, Yu Qian took a deep breath, knelt down on the ground, and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. However, the princes are justified. I am willing to go to the ten princes' residence to apologize and give you an explanation."

After the words fell, everyone's expressions became complicated.

Dare to feel that they fought with the emperor, but in the end, Yu Qian himself gave in first.

This……

With a silent sigh in his heart, all the ministers were also speechless for a while.

Yu Qian, that's the nature!

In the current situation, the attitude of the kings is firm, and it is obvious that they do not intend to give up until they get the result they want.

Although the Son of Heaven tried his best to protect him, he was always a little restrained for various reasons. Under such circumstances, if the quarrel continued, the conflict would only intensify, and the clan vassal and court ministers would completely confront each other.

At that time, it will not only be the vassal kings and these few ministers who are present.

Just like what the emperor said, if the city is really full of disturbances, the whole court may not even have a good time this year.

Because of him alone, how could Yu Qian's character accept such consequences.

So it was actually predictable that Yu Qian would do this.

But that being said, if Yu Qian bowed his head like this, the consequences...

Apparently, the emperor also realized this, looked at Yu Qian's eyes and frowned, and said.

"Yu Qian, this matter is not non-negotiable. The kings just said it. They didn't want to deliberately make things difficult for you. It's better to open up the words. There is no misunderstanding that cannot be resolved. You..."

After speaking halfway, the emperor stopped.

Because Yu Qian had already bowed his head and kowtowed to the ground, this Shaobao's character, when he became stubborn, was no worse than Wang Tianguan, the emperor obviously knew this.

Seeing his actions, he knew that Yu Qian had made up his mind.

Sighing, the emperor turned around.

"Yu Qian, you...really think about it?"

Apologizing at the door is not a simple matter of going to the ten princes' mansion and saying a few words. The reason why the kings are so tough and let Yu Qian come to the door in person is to show their strength to the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty.

It was for this reason that they chose Yu Qian, a man who held an important position in the court and was trusted by the emperor.

If it is said that such a person cannot beat them, it will once again show the importance of the position of the vassal prince in Daming.

To achieve such an effect, it would definitely not be small if Yu Qian apologized and made a fuss.

Otherwise, the effect will not be achieved at all.

At that time, even if it doesn't make the city famous, at least it will be a sensation in the government and the public, and this process will definitely not be easy for a person of Yu Qian's status.

Yu Qian will not be unclear about this, but he still has a firm attitude, kowtowed again, and said.

"Your Majesty, please make an order."

Seeing this situation, the Son of Heaven clearly knew that he could no longer stop Yu Qian. Taking a deep breath, he turned his gaze to the kings beside him and said.

"Since the intentions of all the clans are like this, then I agree!"

(End of this chapter)