Why did the emperor rebel?

When this question was asked, the hall fell silent.

Because, this is not a question that needs to be answered at all. Being able to inspect Jiangxi, Zhou Jian's identity is naturally a seventh-rank censor.

However, at that time, Chen Xun had the title of Minister of the Third Rank and the Sixth Ministry. He was a Hanlin bachelor and had numerous disciples. At the same time, he was appointed to the Wenyuan Pavilion as a central cabinet minister.

Although, at that time, the cabinet was not as prominent as it is now, but it was still at the level of an important minister, so...

"Your Majesty, when Lord Zhou investigated the case of Chen Shangshu's youngest son invading the fields, he was only a seventh-rank censor, and there was a huge difference in rank and status between Chen Shangshu, who had already entered the cabinet at that time."

Under everyone's gaze, Qian Shu turned and said to the first emperor.

"Under such circumstances, Master Zhou is still able to handle the case impartially, punishing all of Chen Shangshu's youngest sons. Doesn't it mean that Chen Shangshu is a man of integrity who never abuses his power?"

As soon as this remark came out, there were more people in the palace who tended to believe that Chen Xun was an innocent minister.

Although there is no connection between the two incidents, as far as Wang Xuan's case is concerned, Chen Ying played a mediating role in it.

Chen Xun has been in Qingliu for so many years, and he has never been impeached for accepting bribes. Therefore, after the case was uncovered, most people in the court tended to think that it was Chen Ying who accepted bribes, and Chen Xun was regarded as the one who accepted bribes. The son persecuted him, and the money had already been collected. If he didn't do something, he might be bitten back.

However, once the example of Qian Shu was brought up, this speculation was denied in disguise. After all, they were both his own sons. It made no sense for Chen Xun to not protect his younger son at the beginning, but would compromise because of Chen Ying.

You know, because Chen Xun was involved in the original case, many people still knew about it. Chen Xun’s youngest son, Chen Rong, was fettered in public because of that incident. This was a problem for a family like Chen Xun who valued face. Said, it should be regarded as the most unacceptable thing.

But even so, Zhou Jian was able to "handle it impartially". From another point of view, it can indeed prove that Chen Xun did not intervene in the original case to protect him.

Seeing the people around started whispering, most of the content was beneficial to Chen Xun, Zhou Jian was also a little anxious, said.

"At the beginning, the Chen family also moved out Chen Xunlai, but I was not moved by it, so..."

"So Mr. Zhou wants to say that it's not that Chen Shangshu didn't protect his son, but that you, Mr. Zhou, are ruthless and have the wind of the blue sky?"

Before he finished speaking, Qian Shu interrupted him, and then continued the conversation.

However, when these two sentences were spoken, it was obviously not to praise Zhou Jian, but to imply sarcasm.

Of course, words of praise are good words when spoken by others, but if they are spoken by oneself, it will make people feel a little shameless.

Although Qian Shu's tone of voice was slightly exaggerated, it was obviously Zhou Jian's unfinished words.

Therefore, after Qian Shu finished speaking, there was a burst of low-pitched discussions, mixed with some ridicule and ridicule.

Such a scene immediately made Zhou Jian's face flushed, pointing at Qian Shu and saying.

"you……"

"All right!"

Just at this moment, the voice of the emperor, who had never spoken, sounded out, which relieved Zhou Jian.

As a result, all eyes were on the Son of Heaven, Qian Shu, Zhou Jian and all the people in the hall also bowed their hands in salute.

"His Majesty……"

Zhu Qiyu pinched the melody in his hand, pondered for a moment, his eyes fell on Chen Xun who was beside him, and said.

"Chen Shangshu, in the final analysis, this matter is related to you. The Ministry of Criminal Justice has submitted Chen Ying's confession. He has confessed to accepting bribes, oppressing the people, and colluding with officials. After all, he is your son. Therefore, I would like to ask Chen Shangshu, how do you think Chen Ying should deal with it?"

After the voice fell, the hall suddenly fell silent.

This is not easy to answer. After all, he is his biological son. If Chen Xun wants to punish him severely, then, although he is considered a loyal king, he will appear to be too ruthless and will arouse criticism.

However, if he pleaded for his son... Qian Shu said just now that Chen Xun would never deliberately protect his relatives and evade the law. Now that Chen Xun pleaded for mercy, he slapped himself .

So, faced with this situation, how will this Chen Shangshu choose?
Of course, this was only the thought of some courtiers. The important ministers standing at the forefront sighed inwardly when they saw this situation.

This time, let this old guy escape...

Sure enough, next, facing everyone's eyes, Chen Xun walked into the hall with a heavy expression, knelt down on the ground, and said.

"Your Majesty, I'm not strict in teaching my son. Although I didn't know about the things my son did, if he wasn't the son of the minister, he wouldn't have been able to escape the investigation of Yousi. As my father, I really have no face to stand in the court, I implore Your Majesty to resign and return home."

"My son, Chen Ying, has sinned so deeply that I dare not argue against him. However, I implore Your Majesty to spare his life for the sake of my hard work for the court. Your wish is enough."

As he spoke, Chen Xun took off his official hat, put it in front of him, and kowtowed respectfully to the ground, showing his complex mentality of being ashamed but unwilling to ignore his son.

Such a sincere and tearful scene immediately moved many of the ministers present. Then, ministers came out of the palace and said.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter has nothing to do with Chen Shangshu, and it is all Chen Ying's crime. Chen Shangshu has been an official for many years and has devoted himself to the court. If he is dismissed from office because he is not strict in teaching his children for a while, it may chill the hearts of the government and the public. Please, Your Majesty." Think twice."

This man was a doctor from the Ministry of Finance named Zhu Hou, and he had a close relationship with Chen Xun.

When he spoke at this time, it was clear that he was thinking of something, and if nothing unexpected happened, many ministers came out after him. "Your Majesty, I also think that this matter has nothing to do with Chen Shangshu, so don't get involved at will..."

"That's right, Chen Shangshu has worked hard for the country. Please forgive Chen Shangshu for your majesty's many years of hard work..."

As a result, the court's public opinion was completely reversed, because this time, not only Chen Xun's disciples, but also many ministers who had nothing to do with the matter began to believe in Chen Xun's innocence and interceded for him.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne and had a panoramic view of everything below. Now that the matter has developed, he can certainly see clearly what Chen Xun wants.

Zhu Qiyu knew the details of this case, because Shu Liang had already reported all the details of the trial.

Judging from the evidence, there is indeed no shadow of Chen Xun's participation. As for the reality... Whether Chen Xun is really innocent, or he left behind in advance when he first collected the money, in the end, for Chen Xun, It is not difficult for him to solve this matter.

However, he never took action and waited until the Ministry of Punishment concluded the case and finally presented it to the court before taking action.

This series of actions was not just to protect himself, but more importantly, Chen Xun wanted to keep his name!

Originally, no matter what, since Chen Ying was involved in this case, no matter what the final conclusion of the Ministry of Punishment was, the rumors among the scholars could not be stopped.

For Chen Xun who relied on Qingliu's prestige to eat, although it was not a fatal blow, it was bound to be a serious injury to his vitality.

Because this kind of rumor is precisely the most impossible to crack. Generally speaking, if you want to quell the rumor, you can only rely on time to let everyone gradually forget it.

However, this means that Chen Xun needs to lie dormant for a long period of time, act in a low-key manner, and be a transparent person in the court, just like Zhu Jian who was defeated in the struggle for the prince to leave the cabinet.

But this was obviously not what Chen Xun wanted, so he chose to deal with this matter today and on this occasion.

And so far, it seems that he has tried his best. Not only his most proud disciples have all come forward, but other courtiers that Chen Xun can influence have also come forward to encourage him.

Such an argument in the court hall can be regarded as completely clearing the suspicion on him. If there are any rumors after that, people will definitely laugh at them. To the climax.

According to the predetermined drama, Zhu Qiyu should go to help Chen Xun up in person with sincerity, and say that he has nothing to do with this matter, and then enumerate his achievements and encourage him to continue to serve the court. , give Chen Ying another pardon, and bring this drama to a successful conclusion.

Of course, maybe it was because Chen Xun never thought about hiding his intentions from Zhu Qiyu, so what he did in this play was really too much.

Although Chen Ying's crime was serious, in the final analysis, the most he could do was to return the stolen money, and then he was exiled to the frontier. Considering that he was Chen Xun's son, he was exempted from exile, and changed to punishment with a rod or other punishments. , is not impossible.

Chen Xun said to spare his life. On the one hand, he wanted to show his humbleness. On the other hand, he told Zhu Qiyu frankly that he did not intend to hide his thoughts from the emperor.

As for why he dared to do this...

Zhu Qiyu sighed, so the people in the court hall are all old foxes, no matter how shrewd a person sits in his position, he will be thoroughly studied by them in a few years.

Chen Xun dared to do this because he knew very well that Zhu Qiyu never cared about the fact that the ministers in the court were fighting openly and secretly within the rules.

The court dispute is inevitable. Where there are people, there will be a struggle. Maybe it is because of political differences, maybe because of different positions, or even, maybe simply wanting to be in power. Various reasons will lead to courtiers Fighting each other is unstoppable.

After all, there are only so many places in the hall, if someone wants to go up, someone has to come down first, and it is reasonable for those who have already gone up to use their own methods to keep their places.

Therefore, as long as Zhu Qiyu's bottom line is not touched, then when everyone has their own means, Zhu Qiyu will stand by whoever is better, and will not take sides.

As far as this incident is concerned, Chen Xunxuan's timing is very ingenious, not only the timing of the court, but more importantly, he has never interfered with the investigation of the Ministry of Criminal Justice from the beginning to the end, whether it is out of self-confidence or other reasons, But the facts are like this, so the Ministry of Criminal Justice had the investigation results first, and then he started to arrange counterattacks. This order is extremely important.

If, on the other hand, Chen Xun directly interfered with the Ministry of Punishment in various ways, then no matter what the truth was, such means alone violated Zhu Qiyu's taboo.

Secondly, his method of counterattack was to refute those who impeached him one by one in full view of the public, in front of everyone, without secret bribes, threats or other means. He was upright and with sufficient reasons. Move within the rules.

The most dangerous point, perhaps, was that during the process, Chen Xun used a lot of people to speak for him, which could easily be regarded as clique formation, and this was precisely what Zhu Qiyu disliked the most.

But then again, Chen Xun might not dare to do this if anyone else came to sit on the throne, but Chen Xun was not worried about Zhu Qiyu alone.

Because he knows very well that the Son of Heaven hates clique formation. The deep-seated reason is that once a clique is formed, it will affect the implementation of specific government affairs because of the party's position.

Therefore, only talking about positions without talking about right and wrong is party disputes. The emperor hates party disputes, but it is not that ministers are not allowed to make friends with each other.

In other words, if Chen Xun instructs his disciples to criticize Zhou Jian and others this morning, it will naturally be regarded as a party struggle. However, they only defended Chen Xun from beginning to end. Although they must have been angry in advance, However, it cannot be regarded as a partisan struggle.

Chen Xun is very clear, just because the Son of Heaven hates party struggles, so the Son of Heaven is also the clearest. There is a difference between party struggles and ordinary political struggles. Son of Heaven.

He is confident that Zhu Qiyu can tell the difference, which is why he is so bold, because all his actions are done in accordance with the rules set by the emperor. If this is the case, then the emperor has no reason to come here on purpose against him...

I have to say that Chen Xun, this old guy, seems to be usually amiable, but after all, he is the one who came out of Qingliu and has stayed in the cabinet for the longest time. This kind of political struggle uses the method of controlling people's hearts. , is really very skillful.

It should be said that if there were no accidents, his prediction was indeed accurate. Zhu Qiyu didn't think that the people in the court were black and white. If there was evidence to prove that Chen Xun was guilty, it would be another matter. It is not necessary to ask for a so-called real truth.

In this case, Chen Ying is responsible, which is enough to warn the officials in the court. At present, it seems that Chen Xun has no intention of defending Chen Ying, and even, if necessary, he may, He would be willing to let Chen Ying be exiled to the border in exchange for his political life and a clear future.

So, logically speaking, at this time, Zhu Qiyu should do what Chen Xun expected, but unfortunately, the biggest difference between people sitting in different positions lies in the information they have.

What Chen Xun did these days did not hide from Zhu Qiyu, and Zhu Qiyu did not stop him. He just let him arrange it. Naturally, he also had his own purpose...