Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 836 Isn't it just a quarrel~
Zhu Huixun's loud voice echoed throughout the Hall of Martial Arts.

Except for a group of ministers and old gods in the palace, who looked as expected, King Xiang and the children of the clan were all very surprised.

It's just that King Xiang's accident was full of shock and uneasiness, but those clan children were both surprised and happy...

While everyone was watching, Zhu Huixun took out a wax-sealed secret letter from his sleeve, handed it up, and said.

"Your Majesty, this letter was written by Dai Wang himself, and I entrusted my ministers to forward it to Your Majesty. It lists detailed evidence of King Xiang's embezzlement and oppression of the people at the border. Please read it."

King Xiang's face changed suddenly, and with a "shua", he suddenly turned his head, and looked at Zhu Chenglian, the son of the acting prince who was standing quietly among the clan's children.

Damn, how could he forget about this kid!
Although he had known for a long time that Zhu Chenglian had a good relationship with Zhu Yinyu and others, but he never thought that this kid would be so cruel.

And more importantly, how did he persuade the Daiwang?
Although Zhu Zhanqian has never been to the border, he has heard a little about the situation of Dai Fan. The current Dai Wang has lived under the shadow of the old Dai Wang Zhu Gui since he was a child. He is a cowardly and fearful man. man of.

The matter of the military colony is not related to his family, but to many vassal princes from various places. If the king stands up to expose him, it will inevitably trigger a chain reaction. Isn't he afraid of causing resentment and dissatisfaction among the clans all over the country?
What's more, if you want to talk about the invasion and occupation of military settlements, at least in the border areas, the Daiwang Mansion definitely took the lead.

Now that he uses this reason to impeach himself, isn't he afraid that others will use the same reason to impeach him?
Questions came to my mind one after another, but at this moment, King Xiang had no time to think about it.

Dai Wang is different from Min Wang, Dai Wang's mansion is in Datong!
From Gansu, Ningxia, to many places in Datong, the Daiwangfu can be reached, and the Daiwangfu often towns the border, which is considered a proper local snake.

Especially when Zhu Gui was still alive, his prestige was so great that he didn't even pay attention to Emperor Taizong's will. Everyday, some offering silver will be sent to the past.

Among the few vassal kings who are still on the border screen, the several generations of vassals have the greatest power on the border and occupy the most land in the army. People who know better.

Zhu Huixun couldn't get the evidence of the various feudal lords encroaching on the land at the border, but it was almost a piece of cake for the Daiwangfu if he wanted it.

Seeing the emperor unpacking the letter and reading it line by line, his face became more and more ugly. King Xiang knew that there was not much time left for him.

It was also a letter, but this secret letter was obviously different from the family letter that was just presented.

This letter was written to the emperor, in other words, this is actually an impeachment memorial!
If he couldn't figure out a solution as soon as possible, he might not only lose his position as Dazong today, but also have more severe punishments waiting for him later.

Thoughts turned rapidly in his mind, King Xiang looked at Zhu Huixun's proud look in front of him, frowned, and after a while, he stepped forward and said.

"Your Majesty, I impeached the Min King Zhu Huixun, and made an acquaintance with the vassals without authorization. The intention is wrong!"

After the words fell, all the ministers below showed surprise eyes.

Interesting, it seems that King Xiang is not so stupid...

Facing everyone's eyes, King Xiang took a deep breath and said loudly.

"Emperor Taizu has already issued a ban. All vassals should strictly abide by their duties. They are not allowed to communicate in private or conspire to discuss. The Emperor Mingzu has said that only by adhering to the laws of the ancestors can we not lose the righteousness of our relatives."

"The Min Fan is in Wugang, and the Dai Fan is in Datong. The distance between the two is more than a thousand miles. Even though the Min King is in Beijing now, he can be trusted by the Dai King. Why is it in the hands of the Min King?"

"The two kings made friends in private, and their intentions are unclear. They have violated the Taizu's prohibition and cannot be forgiven lightly. I don't know if the words in the letter are true or not. Please learn from your majesty!"

This refutation is tenable, but it would be better if the last sentence was not added.

A group of elders stood aside and silently commented.

It should be said that King Xiang was not out of his wits to think of such a reason in such an instant.

The vassal king of Ming Dynasty was the product of Emperor Taizu's twisting.

The old man hoped that the vassal king could guard the screen and protect the Zhu family, but he was also afraid that the vassal king would become too powerful and threaten the status of the emperor.

So in the end, in the vassal system, there was an extremely contradictory mentality.

On the one hand, the vassal kings of the Hongwu era had great power in the fiefdoms, which shows the trust and love of Emperor Taizu for them.

But on the other hand, in Huang Ming's ancestral precepts, there is always a precaution against the vassal kings. What King Xiang just said is that the vassal kings are not allowed to communicate and discuss in private, which is one of them.

In addition, Emperor Taizu also stipulated that the vassal kings should take turns to make pilgrimages, and no two kings should enter Beijing at the same time, so as to prevent the vassal kings from connecting with each other and evading the emperor.

There are also such things as the uncle of the emperor, the vassal king who does not go to court at fifty, and the nephew and the vassal king who do not go to court at sixty; when the vassal king enters Beijing for pilgrimage, he is not allowed to participate in the banquet of the monarch and his ministers, and has to hold a banquet in the hall, etc...

As we all know, since Emperor Taizong, no, to be more precise, since Emperor Jianwen, the Ming Dynasty has selectively followed the series of ancestral precepts left by Emperor Taizu.

And the prohibition of the kings is precisely the part that needs to be obeyed.

It is true that the kings do not have no contact with each other, but once it involves government affairs, the meaning is different.

In particular, just now Zhu Huixun took out the letter that was to be presented to the emperor on behalf of the king under the watchful eyes of everyone. After careful study, this is indeed a taboo.

Therefore, King Xiang's move can be called steady, accurate and ruthless, except that the last sentence is inferior and the pattern is not enough, it can be called the best way to deal with it now.

However, the most feared thing in the world is the word "but"...

Although King Xiang's response was considered the best response at this stage, in the eyes of the ministers who were familiar with the government, it still could not change his predicament.

Not to mention that since King Min dared to hand out this letter in front of so many people, he must have been prepared. Even if he didn't, then at most, he can only assume that King Min and King Dai have contacts, and it is not possible. The authenticity of the letter from Daidai Wang.

In other words, the best result that King Xiang could achieve by doing this was nothing more than letting Min King Zhu Huixun be punished with him, but it was still extremely difficult for him to escape the guilt.

What's more, this new Lord Min is not an easy master to deal with. Since he took the initiative to impeach, then there must be a way to deal with it...

Sure enough, facing King Xiang's questioning, Zhu Huixun didn't show the slightest panic on his face, and he didn't even open his mouth to speak.

At the same time, a slightly immature voice sounded in the hall.

"Your Majesty, I can prove that there is no connection between Prince Min and Dai Fan. What King Cai Xiang said just now is all his own speculation!"

Everyone followed the prestige, but saw a thin and thin young man stepping out from the crowd of clan children, standing in front of King Xiang.

On behalf of the prince's son, Zhu Chenglian!

That's right, a look of understanding flashed in the eyes of all the ministers. If they remembered correctly, this generational prince was quite close to the old King Min.

Back then, all the clan's children gathered outside the ten princes' mansion to make trouble, and it is said that he was the one who led it...

Facing King Xiang's almost murderous gaze, the eldest son of the acting prince's mansion was not afraid at all, sneered and said.

"Prince Xiang is quite majestic. In front of Your Majesty, in the Hall of Martial Arts, you have red lips and white teeth. You open your mouth to frame the two court vassals. Do you really think that you are the master of the Zhu family?"

One sentence made King Xiang's face turn red, but he couldn't refute it.

The emperor is still sitting here, and the Zhu family really does not have his turn to make decisions.

You know, strictly speaking, even if Da Zongzheng is in charge of the clan affairs on behalf of the emperor.

Staring at Zhu Chenglian bitterly, King Xiang was thinking about how to deal with this little bastard.

Unexpectedly, after the other party choked on his sentence, he ignored him, turned directly to the emperor, and said.

"Your Majesty, the father and the Min prince have always kept themselves safe and never colluded privately. The reason why this letter was submitted by the Min prince is because the content involved the King Xiang. As a student of Zongxue, I do not have the right to meet your majesty. "

"Besides, I'm young and light-hearted. If I submit this letter, I'm afraid I won't be able to reach His Majesty and will be stopped. Therefore, I just forwarded this letter to Prince Min and asked him to forward it to His Majesty."

"This is what happened, there is absolutely no secret collusion, please learn from your Majesty!"

Sure enough, since King Min dared to stand up, he must have made preparations.

However, King Xiang was not stupid, and immediately retorted.

"This is just your one-sided opinion. If there is a connection between Ni Daifan and King Min, how can you admit it in this golden palace?"

"Such justifications are easy to come by, but the fact that Dai Wang's letter appeared in the hands of Min Wang is a firm fact, you don't want to quibble!"

However, this has become a war of words.

King Xiang said that Zhu Chenglian was one-sided, but there was no detailed evidence for his accusation. To put it bluntly, none of them could prove it, and the possibility of what the other party said did not exist.

Then at this time, it depends on the direction of the emperor, and the emperor...

"Uncle Xiang Wang, I'm afraid you have wrongly blamed Uncle Min Wang!"

When the ministers looked up, they saw the emperor sighed softly, put down the letter in his hand, and spoke calmly.

Of course, since the Son of Heaven said so, it would definitely not be without reason. After hesitating for a moment, the Son of Heaven seemed hesitant, but he still spoke.

"During these days, because the funeral ceremony of the great uncle was not over, the Min Palace was short of manpower, so I sent Shu Liang from Dongchang to help."

"Since the death of the Great Uncle, no one in the Min Palace has ever left the capital, not to mention the connection with the Dai Fan."

King Xiang really wanted to say that even if no one from Prince Min's Mansion left the city, it didn't mean that no one could send a message.

However, he didn't dare to refute the emperor, so he had a gloomy face and an indignant look.

Seeing this situation, the Son of Heaven shook his head imperceptibly, and then asked Zhu Huixun who was beside him.

"Uncle Min Wang, you sounded the Dengwen Drum today, presumably for this reason?"

"Not bad!"

Hearing the emperor's question, Zhu Huixun immediately stepped forward, knelt down on the ground, and said.

"Your Majesty's lesson, I know that Dengwen Drum's design is for direct access to the heavens, to cleanse wrongdoings and record crimes, and it should not be taken lightly."

"However, now that King Xiang is stealing Zongzheng's position, if a minister submits a memorial, he must be forwarded by Dazongzheng, and he will be intercepted."

"This is an important matter of state affairs, and I dare not neglect it. Therefore, I had no choice but to beat the Dengwen Drum to be summoned by His Majesty. I know that this is an act of overstepping the rules, and I am willing to be punished by Your Majesty."

Compared with King Xiang's attitude of denying death, it is obvious that Zhu Huixun's attitude is much more favorable to people.

Therefore, facing his sincere look, the Son of Heaven hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and said.

"This matter will be discussed later. Although the establishment of the Dengwen Drum is to clear up injustices, there is no provision to prohibit other things. This is because the imperial court system is not perfect, and it is not entirely the fault of my uncle."

"As for the jurisdiction of the Dengwen Gu Dian System, we will discuss it after the matter is over. Please, uncle."

What do you mean someone is covering you!

This is!
Did King Min make a mistake?

Of course it was a mistake.

As King Min said just now, strictly speaking, the Dengwen Drum was set up for the purpose of clearing up wrongs, that is to say, the Dengwen Drum can only be played in judicial cases.

As for the reason Zhu Huixun just listed, fearing that King Xiang would stop the letter, this reason is actually not valid at all.

However, the emperor opened his mouth, saying that the system of Dengwen drums was not perfect, so this crime, of course, was covered up.

The elders present were very clear. Sometimes, discussing later is to settle accounts later, but sometimes, discussing later is nothing.

The current situation clearly belongs to the latter...

Of course, with the previous precedent of King Kuanyouxiang's harsh treatment of the clan's children, it seems that such a small mistake as King Kuanyoumin's is nothing.

However, the same sentence, this kind of non-sensitive government affairs can be covered up, but there are some things that need to be clarified.

After hesitating for a moment, the emperor beckoned, so Huai En on the side understood, and respectfully stretched out his hand to hold up the letter from the king on the royal case, and read it in front of everyone.

"Your Majesty, the king of the court, Zhu Shixiu..."

Just this sentence alone clearly shows that this letter was sent to the emperor on behalf of the king. In other words, the appearance of this sentence means that this is a real formal impeachment, not an impeachment. Ordinary private letters from home.

Leaving aside the ceremonial greetings, as Wynn's voice gradually rose, everyone present knew that the point was coming.

"...I have been entrusted by the imperial court for more than four years. During the past four years, I have seen the corruption of the military settlements and the fierce invasion and occupation of the military settlements by various clans. It is like moths eating away at the country. The damage is huge. As a Zhu The family and the clan do not think about making progress for the country, but only know how to accept silver taels, indulge in pleasure, and the minister is really sad."

"Occupying the military colony is also a serious crime for the feudal vassal. Not long after I succeeded to the throne, I was horrified when I first heard about it. I tossed and turned day and night. For several years, I have been investigating this matter tirelessly, and I finally have a clue."

"It coincides with the imperial court's rectification of the army, and His Majesty's determination to reform is firm to benefit the country and the people. Although I am not sensitive, I am willing to do my best for the community."

"During the past decades, the invaded military settlements and ministers have been listed below, and they are willing to deal with them according to the imperial court's great policies. As for the other kings, the land contract certificates at the border are also attached."

"I hope that His Majesty will be able to carry out great affairs, be close to relatives, be lenient and benevolent, and plan for the society."

"Chen... bow your head a hundred obeisances!"

(End of this chapter)