Jingtai Fengyun: The First Absurd Emperor of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 401 The Emperor insisted on using his concubine to kill his wife to reveal the inner court's shock
What everyone didn't know was that in his heart, Wei Ji was more inclined towards today's world.

Wei Ji has such a position, but it is really not out of self-interest considerations.

Because with Wei Ji's qualifications and status, he will be like this at this age, he can't go up, he can't go down, and there is nothing to contend for in terms of personal honor and disgrace.

The most important thing is that Wei Ji really can't understand the recent attacks on the emperor by the government and the opposition.

There is no evidence to say that the emperor wanted to assassinate the emperor Gongrang, the crown prince, the second prince, and the third prince.

And from a motivation point of view, it doesn't make sense at all.Even if the Son of Heaven wanted to assassinate Emperor Gong Rang, he would have to do it one by one.Killing all four people in one go, it takes a lot of heartlessness to do it.

With such an obvious framing, I don't know what the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty are doing.

As for the emperor wanting to depose the prince, that is even more outrageous.Did the emperor express any desire to dethrone the prince?

All the mouths make money, and the government and the public are all slandering the emperor, all of which are heart-breaking theories without evidence. Is this what courtiers should do?

As the saying goes, it is a matter of being loyal to the emperor.

After today's son ascended the throne, the use of treasure banknotes was stopped, and the salaries of civil and military officials were greatly increased, and they were changed to full payment.

The emperor was sincere and considerate to his ministers.As a result, the ministers picked up the bowl to eat, and scolded their mothers when they put down the bowl.Can such a courtier not despise you?

There is also the most important point, Wei Ji sees it very clearly, in terms of ability, today's emperor is far stronger than Emperor Gongrang.For the people of the world, for the country and the country, respecting the fait accompli is the best choice.

However, Wei Ji didn't bother to explain these words to Zou Gan.Zou Gan was already dazzled by the invitation, no matter how earnestly he spoke, this kind of person would not listen.

Wei Ji was also a little speechless about the emperor's petty tricks.Lao Tzu said: If you want to take it, you must give it to you.

Zou Gan took the lead in admonishing him, but the emperor promoted him from the Minister of Rites to Minister of the Ministry of Rites instead. Isn't this just to encourage his arrogance on purpose.

If you want to destroy people, you must first make them crazy.

Zou Gan has already lost his mind to the authorities, and those important ministers who are still awake, such as Jiang Yuan, He Wenyuan, Xu Youzhen and others, did not remind him at all, but waited to see a joke.

Wei Ji sighed. Although everyone has read "Lao Tzu", it cannot be concluded that the emperor's small tricks will not work.Emperor Gong Rang didn't read "Lao Tzu" very well back then, and he was hit by the same move, so he was given a clean slate in Tumubao.

If you want to take it, you must give it to you. This sentence is also suitable for the emperor Gongrang.Before Emperor Gong Rang went on his own conquest, everything went so smoothly, he almost got everything he wanted.That's why he was so arrogant and reckless, which caused such a catastrophe as the Civil Fort Change, and a mistake would cause eternal hatred.

Just when the atmosphere was very embarrassing, the servant came in and reported: "Master, there is a scholar from Zuo Chunfang who is ordered by the emperor to see you outside."

"Following the emperor's orders? Please come in soon."

There is a big difference between obeying the emperor's order and going to the door privately, Wei Ji hurriedly got up and greeted him in person.

He Yi hurriedly saluted and smiled at Wei Ji: "Old Shangshu, there is no purpose. Wansheng is just here to send invitations for His Majesty."

Wei Ji nodded, still respectfully accepted the invitation, and let He Yi into the hall to serve tea.

Everyone sat down again, Wei Ji read the invitation carefully, and then looked up at He Yi carefully.

After a long time, Wei Ji just nodded.

This is the face of the legend.

The art of matching people is very popular in both court and folk.

The folks who are now famous are Shi Heng's disciples and colleagues, who are very proficient in fortune-telling.As for the art of matching people, since my colleague is blind, it's hard to say whether he is proficient or not.

Among everyone present, Xu Youzhen is the most proficient in the art of matching people.

Wei Ji had just taught Chen Xun the day before yesterday: the king is a minister, and he should be a talented person in the world.

So Wei Ji can't beat himself up, He Yi is a talented person selected by the emperor himself, Wei Ji has to express his attitude of valuing and supporting the talented person no matter what.

Although the people present belonged to He Yi with the least seniority, Wei Ji still had a friendly discussion with He Yi about Neo-Confucianism and justice.Only then did he ask: "Your Majesty favors me, may I ask how the veteran should behave on the day of the banquet?"

Wei Ji paid great attention to etiquette, and did not dare to ask the emperor's mind privately, nor asked the purpose of the emperor's summons, but only asked about the process and etiquette of the banquet.

He Yi replied with a smile: "Your Majesty has something to say, but it's just a family banquet, old Shangshu doesn't have to be cautious, it's just like having a banquet with the younger generation at home.

At the same time, His Majesty also invited King Min, King Soochow, Princess Baoqing's son-in-law, and Duke Wei.

Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow can be done, depending on the convenience of Lao Shangshu. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone present gasped.This is a big battle, King Min is the only surviving son of the Taizu, and Princess Baoqing's son-in-law Zhao Hui is the only surviving son-in-law of the Taizu.

The king of Soochow County is the direct son of Emperor Jianwen, and Wei Guogong is not only the top nobleman guarding Nanjing, but also the royal in-law.

These four are not very powerful, but their backgrounds and qualifications are more scary than the last.

Even for Wei Ji, if he had to eat at the same table with the emperor and these four relatives, the psychological pressure would be very great.

Wei Ji was stunned for a moment before replying: "Scholar He, please reply to your majesty, the old minister will be called to face you tomorrow."

"Then tomorrow morning, the palace will send a car to pick up the old Shangshu, and Wansheng has to go to the other four houses to send invitations, so I will leave first."

Wei Ji nodded, He Yi bowed and left.

As soon as he reached the courtyard, Chen Xun chased him out, grabbed He Yi, and asked softly: "Xingyi, what is your majesty's reason for discussing such a battle?

Recently, I have repeatedly disobeyed the Holy Will. If this continues, I am afraid that I will lose the favor of the Holy Heart.Xingyi, please save me. "

He Yi glanced in the direction of the main hall, with a troubled expression on his face.

Chen Xun hurriedly begged: "Xingyi, I owe you a big favor, you can give me a hint anyway."

He Yi replied in a low voice: "Three Yang colluded with the inner court and deceived the Xuan Temple. In the end, the empress was abolished and died with injustice. Your Majesty's hosting a banquet this time will confirm San Yang's crimes."

After finishing speaking, He Yi bowed his hands and left in a hurry.

Chen Xun was stunned in place.

So far, Chen Xuncai believed in the assertion of his teacher Wei Ji: take the affairs of the court as his own, and die peacefully.

For personal benefit, Sanyang implemented all kinds of short-sighted and endlessly harmful policies. Now, let's put the hat of plotting to abolish the establishment and harm the queen, and wait for the whole family to go on the road.

Chen Xun thought that he was also in the position of prime minister now, and he was about to 'die well'.

Why bother, or if you don't get into a deep situation, just retreat quickly.

Chen Xun returned to the hall with a heavy heart, and wanted to report to Wei Ji.

Unexpectedly, Wei Ji waved his hand and stopped resolutely: "If you don't keep secrets, you will lose your ministers, and if you don't keep secrets, you will lose your status. I know you are asking around, but I don't want to pry into the emperor's privacy.

You all go, I want to burn incense and take a bath, and prepare for the face-to-face tomorrow. "

Chen Xun and others had no choice but to resign.

Jiang Yuan, He Wenyuan, and Xu Youzhen went home directly.

Chen Xun, Yu Shiyue, Zou Gan, and Shi Pu returned to the cabinet to serve.

Chen Xun still told the three people about the emperor's intention.

The three of them were also shocked, they didn't expect the emperor to play like this.

That is to say, no matter how the rumors of deposing the prince spread in Beijing, the emperor never cared about it.He bit the empress dowager's "killing his wife with a concubine" and refused to let go.

The conclusion given by the emperor is: Sanyang and the empress dowager jointly planned to abolish the empress, and successfully deceived Xuanmiao, so that Xuanmiao abolished Empress Hu for no reason.After the death of Empress Dowager Zhang, Empress Hu, who lost her blessing, was murdered by treacherous ministers and died young.

If this crime is confirmed, not only will the whole family of Sanyang be finished, but even the Queen Mother's position will be completely shaken.

Once the legitimacy of the Empress Dowager Sun is overthrown, the identity of Emperor Gongrang's son-in-law will be completely rootless.

At that time, the prince will naturally be untenable. Does the emperor still need to depose him?
Being able to ask for abdication, keep the title of prince, and live a safe life is considered a high honor.

Everyone brainstormed, and quickly analyzed and understood: the emperor is going to take two steps, first to accuse San Yang of colluding with the inner court and deposing the empress.

Then, when the time is right, it will be confirmed that the so-called "inner court" that San Yang colluded with is the Empress Dowager Sun herself.

This step by step must be linked together.

The blunt knife cuts the flesh, one knife at a time slowly tortures.

Everyone didn't discuss a countermeasure, so they had to separate.

In less than an hour, Zou Gan passed the news to Nangong through Ma Liang, and Ma Liang passed the news to Nangong through Cao Jixiang.

When Zhu Qizhen got the news, he was completely restless: Originally, the public opinion in the capital was moving in a direction that was beneficial to him.I prefer my younger brother to suddenly make such a fierce move. If he did it, it would be fatal.

Zhu Qizhen had no choice but to send Xing'an to report the news to the Queen Mother quickly for countermeasures.

(End of this chapter)