Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 721
When he was about to leave the palace, Lu Zhong was obviously dissatisfied, but since the emperor had spoken, he could only obediently go back to pack his things, and prepared to go to Gansu to investigate the case with Jin Shangshu.

The two left the imperial city together, and when they were about to part ways, Commander Lu suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked Jin Lian who was about to board the sedan chair and go back to the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment.

"Jin Shangshu, you have already planned to take He Hao to Gansu together, so why did you not interrogate him in the Ministry of Punishment for so long?"

In fact, Lu Zhong has no doubts about Jin Lian's ability to judge cases. Just looking at Mr. Jin's past resume, he knows that he has very rich experience in criminal justice.

Therefore, Lu Zhong has never been able to understand why after he handed over He Hao to the Ministry of Punishment, this Jin Shangshu has not started the trial for a long time.

You know, as a key witness in Ren Li's case, he opened He Hao's mouth, and the case became half.

According to the current situation, He Hao is basically the one who does dirty things for Ren Li. Whether it is the occupation of the army, or the assassination of Yu Qian, if there is no accident, it is all arranged by him in the middle.

He even had his share in intercepting and killing the mission. At the beginning, Ren Li used the mission to pretend to be a meritorious service, but the name of He Hao's second-level beheaded was written in black and white.

Lu Zhong knew very well that the court and the public were all paying attention to this case, and the pressure on the Ministry of Criminal Justice was no less than that of Jin Yiwei.

Because of this, seeing Jin Lian's unhurried look made him even more anxious.

But just now, when Jin Lian said that he was going to take He Hao to Gansu, Lu Zhong suddenly reacted.

The Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, I am afraid that he has already made a plan.

No one knows He Hao's situation better than Lu Zhong. Although he didn't stay in the imperial prison for a long time, he has used most of Jin Yiwei's instruments of torture.

To put it bluntly, if He Hao hadn't been raised in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice for this period of time and continued to stay in the imperial prison, He Hao would not be able to last for many days, and of course, he would not be able to withstand a long journey.

So in fact, Jin Lian is not refusing to interrogate, but is planning to take He Hao to Gansu for interrogation after he recovers?

Jin Shangshu glanced at the honest-looking, but actually fierce commander of Jin Yiwei in front of him, and began to ignore him.

After all, Jin Yiwei's reputation was really not good among civil servants, and sometimes it was even three points worse than Dongchang.

You know, although Dongchang is domineering, it is only a place to do things by order and tend to collect intelligence.

But Jinyiwei is different. Jinyiwei has its own prison for investigating criminal cases. The biggest use is to detain and try court officials.

In particular, looking at the style of the commander in front of you, you can tell that the Jinyiwei is not a serious place to try cases. The torture instruments in the imperial prison are much more abundant than those of the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple. Not only are they rich in types, but they also have everything Sufficient practical experience.

Therefore, Jin Lian really couldn't think of Lu Zhong as the commander of Jinyiwei.

However, thinking of the promise he had just made in the palace, he still nodded and said.

"Commander Lu, if you want to pry someone's mouth open, you can not only use punishment, but torture is always a low-level tactic."

"What's more, in the capital, it is not suitable to interrogate He Hao. As for the specific method of interrogation, after leaving the capital, we will naturally find out. Since His Majesty ordered Commander Lu to go with me, the Commander will naturally know when he arrives. "

After finishing speaking, Jin Lian cupped his hands, got into the sedan chair and left, leaving Lu Zhong standing where he was. After a while, he hummed softly and left too.

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On the other side, after Jin Lian and Lu Zhong were sent away, the next ones to enter the palace were of course the Minister of Rites, Hu Wei, and the cabinet minister, Yu Shiyue, who had been waiting for a long time.

During this period of time, the imperial court was indeed peaceful, but if you want to say the busiest yamen, it must be the Ministry of Rites.

Uncle Hu Dazong, who always came late and left early, stayed at the Ministry of Rites almost every day for the past few days before going back to the government office.

"My ministers, see your Majesty."

After entering the hall, the two of them respectfully saluted without mentioning it. After giving the seat, Hu Wei took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it up, and said.

"Your Majesty, the date for the Spring Hunting and Martial Arts Show has been fixed. This is the calendar calculated by Qintian Monitoring. The veteran has selected three auspicious dates from it. Please read it, Your Majesty."

After finishing speaking, he handed over the memorial to the servant on the side and delivered it to the imperial court.

Zhu Qiyu opened it and took a look, as expected, Uncle Hu Dazong handled his affairs properly, the day of the martial arts performance was set on March [-]th, according to the original agreement, the ceremony of leaving the pavilion in the East Palace will be held after the spring hunting, which is April.

The three days Hu Min picked were exactly the beginning of April, the middle of April and the end of April, so that when he saw this memorial, Zhu Qiyu was very suspicious whether he had read the results of Qintian's monitoring and calculation.

However, Zhu Qiyu didn't care about Uncle Hu Dazong's caution (exploration). After thinking for a moment, he raised the Zhu pen and circled the memorial, then handed the memorial back, saying.

"The first day of April is a good day. Since Qin Tianjian thinks there is no problem, let's set it on this day."

"The old minister obeys the order."

Hu Wei's eyelids twitched, but he didn't say much, he just cupped his hands and accepted orders honestly.

Immediately afterwards, Yu Shiyue stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, the East Palace is out of the pavilion, and the ritual system will be prepared early in the morning. Now that there are not enough officials in the East Palace, there may be mistakes in assisting the Crown Prince. So I would like to ask Your Majesty, can you select a few more educated people from the Imperial Academy to fill the Crown Prince's Mansion?" , Yi Zuodong Palace!"

Therefore, once a lot of things are started, the subsequent links will be logical, and the difference is nothing more than sooner or later.

Just like the case of the crown prince of the East Palace, after being canonized, he will leave the court. Since he wants to leave the court, Beifu is an unavoidable step. This is a legitimate thing.

Even if the East Palace is young, the preparation of the house can be delayed a little bit, but before leaving the cabinet and after leaving the cabinet, it is always different.

Just like now, since the crown prince is going to leave the cabinet, Yu Shiyue, who is in charge of the crown prince's residence, naturally has to take responsibility, otherwise, he will be dereliction of duty.

Today's Prince's Mansion, although fully equipped with official positions, basically has no personnel. Yu Shiyue is in charge, but he doesn't even have a small job under his command.

There are two bachelors in Chunfang, only one Xu Youzhen is full-time, and the other Xiao Ying is still a bachelor of the Imperial Academy.

In addition, in the huge East Palace, there is only one Yu Yan from the Bureau of Economics and Economics, and there is no one else.

If it is said that the crown prince did not leave the cabinet, but was just preparing for it, then these people are naturally enough, or in other words, only Yu Shiyue and Xiao Ying are actually needed.

However, since he is about to leave the cabinet, besides the preparations for etiquette, the personnel will naturally start to be replenished slowly.

However, in this way, it essentially means that the political power of the East Palace has gradually taken shape. For the emperor, Yu Shiyue really has no idea whether the old man will agree to it. The opportunity to report the date of leaving the cabinet, and dragged the great uncle over here.

Sure enough, after Yu Shiyue finished speaking, the smile on the emperor's face disappeared, and he asked.

"Cifu thinks, which vacancies should be filled, and how many people should be added to the Prince's Mansion?"

The emperor said these words normally, but it seemed to have a hint of bad intentions.

Yu Cifu glanced at Uncle Hu Dazong next to him, but found that the old man lowered his head seriously, as if he was admiring the pattern on the carpet, as if the ordinary pattern contained some intoxicating mystery.

Cursing the old fox secretly, Yu Shiyue had no choice but to bite the bullet and said.

"Your Majesty, according to the previously agreed regulations, after the East Palace leaves the pavilion, it is necessary to study the Three-Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and the Three-Character Classic. The person who teaches this chapter for the East Palace is Wan'an of the Imperial Academy."

"In addition, the crown prince also needs to study the "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" compiled by the Taizu and the "Yu Zhi Di Xun" compiled by the former emperor. These two articles are taught by the cabinet ministers, and the ministers are now protected by the prince. title, it doesn’t matter.”

"However, Ni Qian, the lecturer of classics such as "University", "Doctrine of the Mean", and "Book of Filial Piety", like Wan An, is still in the Imperial Academy and has not been transferred to the East Palace."

"So, in my opinion, at least Wan An and Ni Qian should be transferred to Zuochunfang. In addition, after the crown prince opened the mansion, officials should be responsible for the management of documents, documents, and books. The ceremony of farewell and the matter of guidance also need to be filled by a general manager."

"Although the Eastern Palace is young and weak, many rituals are ineffective, and various political affairs are unpredictable, but if the Eastern Palace is to operate, I roughly estimate that at least a dozen non-rank officials and several general officials are needed."

After starting these words, Yu Cifu lowered his head and finished speaking in one breath. While taking a breath, he secretly glanced at the emperor, but saw the old man sitting on top, looking at him expressionlessly.

Yu Shiyue's heart couldn't help but become flustered, but he muttered a few words in his heart, the emperor will not treat ministers who are serious about things harshly, and the emperor will not treat ministers who are serious about doing things harshly.

After cheering himself up, Yu Cifu finally finished his last sentence.

"All the officials and staff members are all affiliated to the Zhan Shifu. Although the minister is the Zhan Shifu of the Prince's Mansion, he also serves as the cabinet and needs to read the scriptures for His Royal Highness. I am afraid that I will not be able to make mistakes in my busy schedule. Therefore, when the crown prince opens the mansion and leaves the cabinet, he should give Shao Zhan another person to assist the mansion."

In fact, there was no way to do this. After all, Yu Shiyue was the second assistant of the cabinet, and he was very busy with government affairs on weekdays. Under normal circumstances, when Zhan Shifu had all the officials, he only needed to take care of it occasionally.

However, the Eastern Palace is just empty-handed now, and Yu Cifu has to do everything by himself, which is really a waste of time, but it involves the prince, and he dare not slack off everywhere, really complaining endlessly.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have opened his mouth to demand someone knowing that he might offend the emperor.

After the words fell, the Wenhua Palace was quiet, Yu Cifu didn't dare to raise his head, and Hu Shangshu carefully observed the carpet.

After a while, there was a chuckle in the hall, and then, the voice of the emperor sounded.

"Yes, from now on, order Wan An and Ni Qian to be transferred to Zuo Chunfang. Ni Qian will be appointed as the fifth-rank Zuo concubine, and Wan An will be appointed as the fifth-rank Zuo Yude to teach the prince. The official department dispatched, as for Shao Zhan's affairs..."

At this point, the emperor seemed to be hesitant, but he only paused for a moment before saying.

"Although this official position is only of the fourth rank, it needs to take care of the affairs of the East Palace and assist Zhan, so don't be careless. Since the husband feels that it is necessary to add one person, then he will issue an edict to order the ministers of the court to recommend him from among the officials of the fourth rank. People with outstanding abilities and virtues will be handed over to the Ministry of Officials to select three people and present them to me."

Ah this...

Yu Shiyue didn't react for a while, but Mr. Hu, who was at the side, quickly raised his head at this time, with a smile on his face, and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty is holy, this is the blessing of the whole country!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Yu Cifu followed suit, but he still didn't turn his head around.

How could the emperor agree so easily?

He is ready to be reprimanded by the emperor, and then he is ready to deduct a lot of places. In his expectation, it is not bad that the emperor can give him all the subordinates, not to mention the few James is on the job.

You know, as Yu Shiyue said, although he is a member of the Prince's House, he is still in the cabinet. Therefore, the more important significance of his existence is that above the court, there is a second-in-command who is second only to the six ministers. The assistant minister can become a channel for the East Palace to speak out.

But for those specific affairs, if it weren't for the special situation now, he really might not be responsible for much, because he really doesn't have the energy.

So most of the time, the big and small affairs of the East Palace are actually handled by Shao Zhan. For such a key position, the emperor really agreed so easily?

He raised his head and glanced at the Son of Heaven, only to see that the old man was smiling, with a relaxed expression, not the slightest bit of displeasure just now.

Seemingly seeing Yu Shiyue's question, the emperor restrained his smile and spoke again.

"I am the prince, and I really focus on cultivating it. I hope that the East Palace will inherit the land and continue the country in the future. I have no selfish intentions. I have no reason to disagree with anyone who benefits the prince and is in line with the etiquette!"

Yu Shiyue thought about the sincerity of what the emperor said, no matter what he felt in his heart, but at this moment, he would not refute the emperor's face, so he immediately bowed his hands.

"Your Majesty is wise, and I admire you!"

This matter came to an end, and Yu Shiyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although the emperor finally asked the official department to select a group of officials in the Prince's Mansion, as long as the emperor let go, then the official department, even if Wang Wen No matter how difficult it is for that old man to speak, there is always a way.

Thinking of this, Yu Cifu was already thinking about how to communicate with the official department, and tried to find a few people who could be used easily.

However, just when he thought today's matter was about to come to an end, Old Shangshu Hu, who had been watching the carpet for a long time, seemed to suddenly wake up from a dream, and said.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report. It is about spring hunting in March. According to the usual practice, the Supreme Emperor should also come to such a large-scale ceremony in person. However, when the Ministry of Rites was discussing the ceremony, someone suggested that the Supreme Emperor should live in the South Palace to spend his life. , this kind of ordinary ceremony, laboring the old man to go out of the palace to watch the ceremony, is a bit too exciting."

"However, there are also people who say that the Oala Mission is about to enter Beijing. If the Supreme Emperor does not appear at the Spring Hunting, the Oirats may suspect that there will be a rift between the Da Ming family and the two sides will argue. In the end, most people think that the Supreme Emperor should be invited to watch the ceremony together , the specific etiquette note, the minister has already written it here, please read it, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)