Why did the emperor rebel?

Zhu Qiyu is not sure about Chen Yi's memorabilia.

Not only is it possible that he recommended Wang Hong, but even the memorial to beg for bones may not be certain.

After trying to understand the meaning of what Chen Yi said that day, Zhu Qiyu naturally understood the reason why Chen Yi wanted to become an official during this period of time.

As the censor of Zuodu, he has already noticed the problem of emperor Gan Gang's arbitrariness. However, his character and way of being an official are not so rigid and straightforward. Moreover, based on his understanding of the emperor, he is also very clear. , It is not wise to directly conflict with the emperor.

Not to mention him as the censor of Zuodu, even Yu Qian, who has outstanding prestige, status, and ability, would have no good fruit to go against the emperor.

In the final analysis, the prerequisite for the emperor to act arbitrarily is that the emperor can act arbitrarily.

Although the current Holy Majesty has only been on the throne for a few years, his authority in the court is not a young emperor who can be manipulated by others.

Although it seems that he is obedient to advice, gentle and courteous, but in fact, there are honorable ministers who are married to the clan outside the admiral Jingying, inside there are Jinyiwei, Dongchang bows his head and obeys orders, and combined with the emperor's proficient political skills. He has firmly controlled the entire court situation in his hands.

To put it bluntly, any person or force who dares to challenge the majesty of the current emperor will basically end badly. In this regard, from Zhang Fu, Xiao Weizhen, to Gao Gu, Luo Tong, and all the nobles in the army , have been confirmed countless times.

The only one who could be spared was probably the one in Nangong. However, after the Spring Hunting incident, although the Supreme Emperor's honor was still there, in fact, he had already been ordered out of Nangong, and it was difficult to have any interference with the court.

Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to get the emperor to give in through direct remonstrance from the Golden Palace with so-called enthusiasm.

Because of Yang Jie's incident, the emperor wanted to send troops to the Xuanfu to prepare for the war against Mongolia, but the subordinate officials insisted on refusing, but the result was still the same. Yang Hong set off immediately with the Beijing camp, regardless of the ministers' comments.

Moreover, after that, although the emperor didn't say it directly, he carried out the reform of the science and Taoism backhand, strictly prohibiting the officials of the science and Taoism to discuss matters beyond their authority.

Chen Yi was not the kind of reckless and impulsive person, so of course he would not be so stupid as to confront the emperor head-on. What's more, in his opinion, there was a better way to dissuade the emperor.

Chen Yi can see the disadvantages of Qian Gang's arbitrariness, and he believes that the emperor can also see it.

Fortunately, no matter what, the Son of Heaven always takes Sheji, the country, and the country into his heart.

Therefore, for Chen Yi, if he wants to change this status quo, he does not need to limit the power of the emperor, which cannot and cannot be done.

However, this does not mean that there is no other way. The precondition for being arbitrary is that the emperor is able to be arbitrary, but to implement it, there is another condition, that is, the emperor wants to be arbitrary.

These words sound absurd, after all, who doesn't want to make all the officials happy?But the fact is true. The biggest disadvantage of Gan Gang's arbitrariness is that it will gradually block the way of speech. The officials are either afraid to speak because of the authority of the emperor, or because the persuasion is useless, so they gradually become discouraged. It is beyond doubt that the emperor will gradually lose his true loyalty.

However, the emperor may not realize this at first, so for Chen Yi, if he wants to achieve his goal, it is enough for the emperor to realize that the ministers around him are gradually afraid to tell the truth to him.

Since the emperor has the world in his heart and has the intention of accomplishing something, then when he realizes this, he will naturally make adjustments.

However, this requires an opportunity, and this opportunity cannot come too late, otherwise, the court will gradually form a habit, and it will be hard to return.

Therefore, this was what Chen Yi was most worried about. Fortunately, what he was worried about did not happen.

When he saw the emperor in his mansion, Chen Yi knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for had arrived...

However, even so, some things cannot be said directly. The reason why Ke Dao is annoying is because they try to 'teach' the emperor how to govern the country.

If Chen Yi did the same, it might have a negative effect instead, so he just chose to guide, just like he has always done in the past.

As a subject, he is not qualified to teach the emperor what to do, but the sages of the past dynasties, the Mingjun, can.

That's why he said the words of taking history as a mirror.

Judging from the results, Zhu Qiyu did understand what Chen Yi meant, and also understood his painstaking efforts.

However, free play also has its disadvantages.

That is, sometimes, the result may not be as expected.

When he saw the memorial in his hand, Zhu Qiyu understood that Chen Yi's idea was actually very simple, he just wanted to create another 'Wei Zheng' in Daming.

In order to achieve this, several conditions are required. First, this person must have the courage to move forward, and he must not be afraid of the might of the emperor, and secondly, he must have a high enough reputation and appeal. Finally, , and the most important thing is that this person cannot have too much influence in the court.

This sounds contradictory, but it is a necessary condition.

To put it bluntly, once this 'Wei Zheng' appears, he will definitely use the method that Chen Yi gave up before, that is, the method of direct remonstrance from the Golden Palace to assassinate the king. Therefore, he must have enough appeal to be able to lead the way, but, But it can't control Ke Dao substantially, otherwise, it will either threaten the imperial power, or, before threatening the imperial power, it will be strangled by the emperor.

In order to maintain the delicate balance between the monarch and his ministers, there must be an existence that looks like a lonely minister despite his high hopes.

Originally, Chen Yi felt that Yu Qian was suitable, but it was a pity that the second assistant in the cabinet had a very good relationship with Yu Qian. This alone was doomed that Yu Qian could no longer be the leader of Ke Dao. Things.

So in the end, Chen Yi's eyes fell on Wang Hong. With the Zuo Shunmen incident, he had enough reputation and appeal in Shilin, but this appeal could not be transformed into real power.

More importantly, once Wang Hong embarks on this path, he will certainly become a symbol, encouraging the ministers of the DPRK and China to dare to speak up, but as he offends Tianyan more and more times, he will inevitably slow down. Slowly become a real lonely minister.

In other words, the ministers of the DPRK and China may join him in giving advice when needed, but no one will have a deep friendship with him.

Such a person, in Chen Yi's opinion, can just take on this role.

Therefore, after talking with Zhu Qiyu, Chen Yi entered into this memorial. He wanted to use his last influence to help Wang Hong ascend to the throne.

For Chen Yi, his own personality cannot become this 'Wei Zheng', and he may not want to be 'Wei Zheng' in terms of selfishness.

Therefore, when he knew that the opportunity he had been waiting for finally came, he wanted Wang Hong to take charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and lead the way.

However, for Zhu Qiyu, he obviously didn't think so.

What Daming needs is a symbolic 'Wei Zheng', and he doesn't want to be constrained by Wang Hong in everything. Therefore, once Wang Hong really becomes the official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, many things may not be as he expected. That went well.

Therefore, keeping Chen Yi in the court can at least play a role in stabilizing the scientific path.

Based on this, he can only let this old minister continue to work hard for a while...

Unsurprisingly, after this decree was issued, many people in the court felt that the emperor began to embellish the way and resume his true nature of listening to advice and accepting advice. Several censors played one after another, and please stop the shipbuilding.

But soon, Zhu Qiyu poured cold water on them.

The remonstrances in the court belonged to the remonstrances, but the orders given to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households not only did not change at all, but even urged the two to speed up their progress.

After all, Zhu Qiyu only said that they should play what should be played, and what should be remonstrated, but he didn't say that he would definitely listen...

After a period of time, the whole court also saw the determination of the emperor's attitude, so they gradually died down.

Although Wang Hong still insisted that it was inappropriate and often mentioned this matter, but he couldn't make the decision himself. Besides, this was not a major matter concerning the society. Although Wang Hong was impulsive, he would not cause any trouble An extreme act of kneeling and admonishing.

However, with Wang Hong as the mascot of science and Taoism, the ministers in the court hall relaxed a lot, and indeed they dared to speak more in the court hall.

After solving this matter, and then going back, it was the matter of Jingcha.

Qianqing Palace.

It is still Wang Wen, Shen Yi, and Jin Lian, the three major ministers, plus Zhang Min and Yu Shiyue, two cabinet ministers.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne, glanced at the few memorials spread out in front of him, and said.

"Shen Shangshu, tell me first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

So, Shen Yi stepped forward with a heavy expression, and said.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs has just received a report that Nanzhili, Henan, Huguang and other three prefectures have not rained for more than three months. At present, it seems that these three prefectures basically have no crops. There are also Xuzhou, Shandong, etc. It has been raining continuously for more than half a month, if the rain still does not stop in a few days, the disaster may spread to the land of ten prefectures, and this is only the prefecture with no harvest."

"If counting the affected state capitals to varying degrees, the severity of the disaster this time may be several times worse than last year's drought in Jiangxi."

"The Ministry of Household Affairs has urgently allocated 20 taels of disaster relief silver taels, and ordered all localities to immediately raise food for disaster relief first, and the grain in the treasury is also being released urgently."

"However, it seems that these silver taels are far from enough. According to His Majesty's will, starting from next month, the salaries of all officials in the capital will be divided into three by pepper sumac, and the rest will be uniformly converted into silver. All the food shall be given priority to supply the Japanese army and disaster relief.”

Therefore, at the critical moment, Shen Shangshu is still on top.

What he said was not discussing with the people present, and he had obviously reached an agreement with the emperor and planned to implement it directly.

After the words fell, apart from the two members of the cabinet, the rest of the ministers were surprised, and their hearts also became a little heavy.

They had already heard about the disasters in Henan and other places, but they didn't expect it to be so serious.

After Shen Yi finished speaking, Zhu Qiyu also spoke.

"In a catastrophic year, the whole court needs to work together. These days, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has concluded another twelve cases. These officials have confiscated their property. I have ordered people to take a clear inventory and get rid of some antique calligraphy and paintings, which can be converted into taels of silver. Yes, about 32 taels."

"This time the disaster is raging, so I have ordered Jin Yiwei to make a book of these silver taels and distribute them to the mining tax eunuchs in the disaster-stricken places or nearby places. They will buy food on the spot everywhere, and deliver it directly after shopping. Go to the government office and use it for disaster relief."

"I have already issued an order to these mine tax eunuchs. According to the amount of silver taels, I ordered them to collect the food they need within ten days. If it is delayed, they will be severely punished!"

"Besides, I will issue a decree to the vassal lords affected by the disaster, ordering them to do their best to rescue the disaster, and at the same time, use the Huangzhuang to accept the victims, and strive to survive the disaster smoothly."

In the entire imperial court, if anyone had anticipated the catastrophe, Zhu Qiyu was the only one.

Since he knew it a long time ago, he must not be unprepared.

This is also the reason why he started "open source" from the big plan. The officials involved in the big plan are basically foreign officials.

Because of this, their family properties are generally located in the local area. Of course, the farm houses are usually purchased in their hometowns, but after all, most of them will not be in the capital.

In Henan, Huguang and other places affected by the disaster this time, many officials were arrested. Compared with transporting food from the capital, it is obviously more convenient to buy it locally.

Of course, there are also disadvantages in doing so, that is, local grain merchants will definitely take the opportunity to drive up grain prices.

However, none of the ministers present raised this point.

Not for anything else, just because of what the emperor said just now, that is, these people who are in charge of buying grain are eunuchs who go to various places for mining tax.

Judging from Song Wenyi's previous actions near Gyeonggi, this gang of mining tax eunuchs is basically a weakened version of Shu Liang.

Those squires who have passed the paperwork in the government and "voluntarily" bought and sold land can be sold to Huangzhuang again "voluntarily".

Now, with the emperor's imperial decree, how could they restrain themselves?

Listen to what the emperor said, within ten days, the required grain must be raised according to the amount of silver taels received.

What is the subtext of this sentence?
That is, no matter what the method is, anyway, after ten days, the emperor will see the food delivered to the government office. If it is not done well, then these mining tax eunuchs may not be able to come back.

In this way, how crazy will these eunuchs go...

The bosses shook their heads inwardly, but they didn't say a word on the surface. Perhaps, if some quick-tempered subjects came over, they would object to such illegal things.

However, all the people present understood the principle of urgency, and what's more, the emperor's attitude did not mean to ask for their opinions.

So if there is no accident, calling them over today should be...