Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 747
It should be said that Hu Wei, a veteran in the officialdom, quickly figured out Zhu Qiyu's intention to suppress the clan.

After all, for Zhu Qiyu, he has seen the heavy burden brought by the huge number of clans to the court in the late dynasty.

Therefore, it is imperative to reduce the treatment of the clan and further control the influence of the clan on the local area.

Indeed, Zhu Qiyu was moved for a moment when he heard Hu Mi's method at first.

However, after thinking about it calmly, he still dismissed the idea.

One cannot be an only husband!

At the beginning, Emperor Jianwen lost his throne because he treated the clan too harshly and oppressed the vassal king. Although it is different today, even if he wants to cut down the vassal, he must do it slowly and not be too impatient.

Besides, most of today's clan princes are his elders, and if they were pushed into a hurry, they went to Fengyang Weeping Mausoleum, losing the face of the Tian family and the authority of the court.

Of course, the problem of the clan has to be solved, but we can't go the old way, and we have to gradually figure it out. Blindly tightening the shackles on the clan is just a solution to the symptoms, not the root cause.

To put it bluntly, we should not just suppress their treatment, but slowly improve the living conditions of the entire clan. This was also the biggest reason why he promoted Zongxue at that time.

Although the time is still short and there is no big effect, but for the increasingly large clan system, giving them the ability to survive without the support of the imperial court is the only way to solve the problem of the clan.

However, to solve this problem, there will inevitably be a lot of resistance. This resistance not only comes from the kings and ordinary clans, but also from the ruling and opposition parties, and even the ancestral ritual system. If you want to move, you must be fully prepared.

Especially in the current situation, the imperial court is about to rectify the army, and the border is already in danger of turmoil. If the kings are rebelled and the two ends are on fire, they will only seek their own death.

Therefore, for the clan, at this stage, the focus is still on appeasement.

but……

Glancing at Hu Wei below, and then scanning the pile of impeachment memorials on the case, Zhu Qiyu felt another headache.

This matter is really troublesome to deal with. The so-called upright officials are hard to decide on family affairs, not to mention that all the clans are involved, and they are all the elders of the royal family.

To tell you the truth, what Hu Ming said was actually a quarrel with each other. Since neither side could do anything to the other, and they couldn't figure out what was right or wrong, they simply drove them all back to the fief. there is none left.

This is also the most common way to deal with conflicts between clans.

However, at present, Zhu Qiyu obviously does not want King Zhennan to leave the capital. You must know that when he let King Min stay in Beijing, he not only valued the seniority of the old King Min, but more importantly, he took a fancy to King Zhennan's exquisite appearance. He Jibian, otherwise, he would not have allowed Fan Guang's daughter to marry Zhu Yinyu.

If King Zhennan left at this time, Zhu Yinyu would have no reason to stay in the capital, then the previous arrangements would be meaningless.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qiyu sighed and made a decision in his heart.

If it doesn't work, he can only end up sideways.

As the son of heaven holding a big gui, Zhu Qiyu is not only the emperor, but also the head of the Zhu family, so it is most appropriate for him to judge this matter.

Again, this kind of "housework" is not clear in the first place, and how to punish it depends on the specific situation.

If Zhu Qiyu was determined to pamper King Zhennan, King Xiang could only watch. After all, the emperor usually indulged the clan for too long.

If there is a big trouble, the emperor will not talk about "love between relatives" in everything in the future, but only talk about "laws and laws", then the other clans will not be able to scold him to death.

However, just when Zhu Qiyu was about to speak, Wynn at the side took two steps forward and said in a low voice.

"My lord, I just got the report, and the King of Zhennan and his son are out to seek an audience!"

This is not surprising, for such a big incident, as long as Zhennan Wang has a little discernment, at least he has to go to the palace to plead guilty.

Swallowing back the words that came to his lips, Zhu Qiyu waved his hand and said.

"Xuan come in!"

Although it is said that Zhu Qiyu is ready to clean up this mess for King Zhennan, he still has to listen to what he has to say first.

What's more, Zhu Qiyu has always held high regard for his great-uncle. Maybe there is some way for him to escape?

However, what surprised him was that Wynn, who had always been obedient, did not take the order to go out to call for someone this time, but stood where he was, with a look of embarrassment on his face, obviously wanting to say something, but, As if not daring to say it.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help frowning and asked.

"what happened?"

Seeing that the emperor was displeased, Wynn immediately knelt down and said.

"My lord, forgive me. The King of Zhennan and his son did not wait for the order outside the palace, but knelt directly outside the palace gate, saying that their clansmen fought each other and acted recklessly. They have made a big mistake and committed a big crime. I have no face to see Your Majesty, and I am willing to go to the king, and take my son to Fengyang to be imprisoned by the high wall to atone for his crime."

"what?"

These words were not deliberately lowered, so even Hu Wei who was at the side could hear them clearly. For a moment, even the old Mr. Hu, who had a long history in office, couldn't help showing a hint of surprise.

Zhu Qiyu frowned suddenly, his expression sank, and said.

"Bullshit!"

While speaking, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help standing up from the throne, but soon sat down again, thought for a while, and continued.

"Uncle Dazong, King Zhennan's move is really rebellious. Since Wynn can't call him, I will trouble you to go and bring them in!"

Looking at Tianzi's dark complexion, Hu Wei blinked his eyes, was taken aback for a moment, then hesitated for a moment, and finally said nothing, just cupped his hands.

"The old minister leads the order."

Therefore, Wynn walked down the imperial steps and led Hu Wei to the outside of the palace. After the figures of the two of them left the palace, Zhu Qiyu's slightly angry expression suddenly calmed down, and he looked up at the direction outside the palace , not only was there no trace of anger on his face, but an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.

"King of Zhennan..."

…………

Outside the palace gate, the scorching sun was in the sky.

In the square where the courtiers usually waited for the court, there was a circle of people from a distance at this moment, wearing various official robes, from the third-rank officials in scarlet robes to the seventh-rank imperial officials in green robes, more and more gathered.

In the middle of the square, near the palace gate, Zhennan King Zhu Huixun and his eldest son Zhu Yinxuan, wearing heavy court clothes, not mourning clothes, only tied a circle of white cloth around their arms, knelt upright outside the palace gate.

The actions of the two of them caused the guards guarding the palace gate to complain incessantly, and their bodies involuntarily moved to the two sides of the palace gate.

You know, the person in front of you is a majestic county king, and the whole court, except the emperor, who dares to be bowed down by him?

More and more people gathered outside the palace gate, not only the officials, but also the servants sent by various honorable mansions in the capital to inquire about the news, and the new scholars who watched the government, all rushed over and gathered in the distance to discuss in a low voice .

Not long after, a group of people hurried out from Zuo Shun's gate, the leader was Hu Wei, Minister of Rites, with scarlet robes and white hair.

Uncle Hu Dazong followed Wynn out of the palace gate. When he looked up, he saw a group of people in the distance. Looking into the distance, he even saw a few familiar figures walking towards this direction. Then there was a wry smile.

After a glance in the arena, he soon found the rather conspicuous Zhennan Wang and his son, strode towards the arena, and stood beside the two of them, Hu Yi cupped his hands and said earnestly.

"My lord, what are you doing?"

"Your Majesty has not punished you for the incidents outside Prince Min's Mansion. Besides, the old man has seen all the incidents at that time, and I will try my best to make things right for you in front of Your Majesty. Alas, why bother?"

"Now His Majesty is furious, and ordered the old man to announce you to the palace in person. Get up quickly and follow the old man into the palace."

Now the days are warm, and it is noon, wrapped in heavy court clothes, the chubby King of Zhennan has faint beads of sweat on his forehead.

However, in the face of Hu Wei's persuasion, the fat prince didn't have any special reaction, he still knelt on the ground motionless, and said.

"Da Zongbo came here in person, and this king was rude. However, the incident outside the Mansion of King Min was indeed caused by this king's impulsiveness. He beat up the feudal king with his own hands. Come here to plead guilty."

"I implore Dazong to tell your majesty that this king beat up his clan relatives, disregarding the affection of his relatives, and committed a serious crime. It is really shameless to see your majesty. Please, your majesty will punish you according to the law. This king is willing to cut down the king himself and imprison him on the high wall of Fengyang Please allow it, Your Majesty."

These words did not lower their voices, and there were only a few of them in the square, so the few officials who were relatively close could hear these words clearly.

As for the one a little farther away, although I couldn't hear what was said, it seemed that there seemed to be a conflict between King Zhennan and the great uncle of the Ministry of Rites.

Especially at this moment, after King Zhennan raised his hand and directly took off the beam crown on his head, the crowd in the distance was even more uproarious.

They are all people in court, who would not know what this action means?
It's just that, in normal times, you would see the ministers doing such things, and the majestic county king would go to the crown himself, which was really the first time in the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, several important civil and military ministers finally rushed over, not only the cabinet ministers, the six ministers, the Zuodu censor, and even the in-laws of the King of Zhennan, Fan Guang Jing'an, Duke Feng Li Xian, and several noble families have also arrived.

Although this matter has nothing to do with them in essence, who wouldn't want to join in this excitement?

Unlike a group of ordinary officials who only dared to surround themselves in the distance, these bigwigs did not hesitate too much when they arrived at the scene, they also stepped forward and came to King Zhennan's side.

As soon as they walked over, they saw Hu Wei with a helpless face, so they had to ask.

"Uncle Da Zong, what the hell is going on?"

Therefore, Hu Wei had no choice but to repeat the conversation between himself and King Zhennan again. After listening to it, everyone present couldn't help but look at each other, wondering what the king of Zhennan was crazy about.

In this matter, it is true that King Zhennan did something wrong, but when it comes to talking about it, King Xiang is not without fault. After all, there is nothing wrong with what he said outside the gate of the mansion, but Anyone can understand the meaning inside and outside the words.

Therefore, they all felt that there was a high probability that each of them would hit [-] big boards each in the end of this matter, but who would have thought that King Zhennan would make such a fuss.

"Hey, I won't tell you all. Your Majesty ordered this old man to come to summon the King of Zhennan to meet him. It is my fault that he failed to fulfill his will. I have to go to the palace to repeat the decree to His Majesty."

While talking, Mrs. Hu sighed, but before giving the others a chance to speak, he turned around and entered the palace gate again.

Therefore, all the elders outside the palace looked at each other, feeling a bit troublesome.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Zhennan King didn't even listen to the edict of the emperor. It seems that he is determined to make things worse, but the problem is, what good will it do him if this thing makes a big difference? No, he really wants to go to Fengyang High Wall?
Glancing at the chattering crowd in the distance, the elders subconsciously felt that something was wrong, so they all began to persuade King Zhennan not to kneel here any longer.

However, even in the face of so many important ministers present, this fat prince who has always been "be kind to others" did not raise his eyelids, knelt on the spot, and said nothing, as if the people around him were not important civil and military officials, It's like a swarm of buzzing bees.

In desperation, these ministers persuaded for a while, but seeing that it was useless, they could only retreat to a distance and wait and see what happened.

At the same time, Hu Yi and Wynn returned to the palace and told about the situation outside the palace. After Zhu Qiyu heard it, he was "furious" and said with a cold snort.

"Presumptuous, he doesn't even listen to my words, what else is he afraid to do?"

"Since he wants to kneel, let him kneel. If you pass on my words, let them both kneel outside the palace gate. No one is allowed to approach without my will. I want to see if they can kneel." When will it be!"

Ah this...

Wynn's body trembled. Obviously, he didn't expect that the emperor would be so angry. For a moment, he hesitated and looked at Hu Wei, thinking that this great uncle could persuade the emperor a little.

However, unexpectedly, this old Mr. Hu, as if he didn't hear anything this time, stood silently on the spot without saying a word.

In the current scene, Wynn naturally didn't dare to delay for too long. He waited for a while and saw that Hu Yan still had no response, so he had to cup his hands and hurried out to deliver the decree.

Leading people out of the palace gate, biting the bullet and passing on the words, Wynn thought about it, and persuaded.

"Your Majesty, our family said something inappropriate. At this time, don't make His Majesty unhappy anymore. This matter was not so serious in the first place. If you make such a fuss, alas... it's not a big deal if you and Your Majesty are soft-hearted. , is better than kneeling here all the time..."

The beads of sweat on King Zhennan's forehead had already begun to drip to the ground, slowly forming a small water stain on his chest. Obviously, he had exhausted a lot of energy.

However, even so, after hearing Wynn's words, he still raised his head, cupped his hands, and said.

"Thank you, Eunuch Huai'en, but what should be is what should be. Today's matter is my own choice. Please rest assured, Eunuch. This king... has his own measure."

For some reason, listening to these words, Wynn always felt that the Zhennan King's emotions were a bit complicated at the moment.

However, he couldn't understand what it meant. In the end, he had no choice but to simply stop thinking about it. He cupped his hands and ordered several people to watch carefully on both sides and report any situation at any time. Then Wynn sighed , turned around and returned to serving the imperial court...

(End of this chapter)