The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 167: Killing the whole family
At around noon, the sky was slightly bright, and the spring rain was still falling in the sky.

At the West Chang'an Gate south of the imperial city, hundreds of imperial guards wearing straw raincoats were riding war horses and escorting a carriage slowly into the city.

In the carriage, Wanli held the prepared confession in his hand and looked at it carefully, and a murderous look appeared in his eyes.

Now, the court seems calm and peaceful, but in fact there are undercurrents.

This dispute over the national foundation started by the civil servants is not that simple. These guys are determined to compete with him.

The struggle for the national foundation lasted for more than ten years in history. Several prime ministers were ousted, and hundreds of court officials were ousted.

However, the final result was that the civil officials won and the imperial power was taken away. At that time, Wanli was so angry that he refused to attend court.

This shows how crazy the civil servants were in their fight for imperial power and interests.

The reason why the court seems calm now is that those civil servants are actually waiting to see how he will deal with Jiang Yinglin.

If he dealt with it too lightly, the civil servants who had submitted petitions to establish a crown prince would flock to him and argue with him endlessly.

By then, it will be difficult to deal with the situation, because many of the civil servants who flocked in have been deceived. The more he deals with, the more trouble he will have.

Therefore, he had to take strong measures to scare those civil servants who were just listening to other people's nonsense, so that these guys would not dare to follow him.

So, what is light and what is heavy?

In the disputes over the foundation of a nation in history, there were many people who were dismissed from office, stripped of their titles, or even had their property confiscated and exiled, but it was all in vain.

Those civil servants seemed to be mentally ill. They insisted on forcing him to appoint a crown prince. If he didn't, they would keep asking for help, endlessly.

Are they really mentally ill?
of course not!

The reason why many civil servants continued to come forward was that they firmly believed that as long as the vested interest groups they belonged to seized the imperial power, they would become heroes, and not only would they be able to resume their positions, but they would also be promoted.

Therefore, he must be ruthless to Jiang Yinglin, his vanguard, so ruthless that the civil servants are afraid of him.

Now that Jiang Guohua has confessed, he can take ruthless action.

This time, he wanted to let those civil servants who used the excuse of fighting for the country's foundation but were actually fighting for imperial power know what the consequences would be if they fought with him.

He was sitting in the carriage, thinking secretly, when the carriage suddenly stopped and a young eunuch walked over quickly.

Li Xuancheng looked over and asked a few questions, then turned back and said, "Your Majesty, the Chief Minister Shen Shixing wants to see you. He's waiting outside the Imperial Study."

Can Shen Shixing know that I am leaving the palace with such a light pack?
It's better to be careful now, because some civil servants really dare to kill the king.

Wanli thought for a moment, then said decisively, "Tell him to tell Shen Shixing that I just got up and need to wash and have breakfast. Ask him to come back in half an hour."

Shen Shixing was fooled by him and ran three times in the drizzle.

Half an hour later, in the imperial study, Wanli looked at Shen Shixing, whose official robe was wet at the bottom, and couldn't help but smile coldly to himself.

I let you fight, and when it snows I will give you a good beating!

Summer hadn't arrived yet, so Shen Shixing naturally had no idea what Wanli was thinking about how he would torment them in winter.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he carefully said, "Your Majesty, there's news from the Zhejiang Provincial Administration Commission that Jiang Guohua, who had retired and returned home, has been arrested."

You just received the news now?
They were tortured to death in the imperial prison.

Wanli said expressionlessly, "Is it strange that Jiang Guohua was arrested?"

You can't retaliate like this!

Jiang Yinglin asked to establish a crown prince, but you arrested his father. This is too much.

Shen Shixing said helplessly, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, why are you arresting an official who has retired and returned home?"

Wanli said coldly: "Why do you care so much about Jiang Guohua? He doesn't seem to be your father, right?"

This means that Jiang Guohua is Jiang Yinglin's father, and he is the one I want to arrest.

You are clearly seeking revenge!
Shen Shixing explained carefully, "Your Majesty, Jiang Guohua is not my father. He is Jiang Yinglin's biological father. Jiang Yinglin's biological father was arrested for no reason and is extremely worried. So I asked you to find out what happened."

Wanli feigned suspicion and asked, "His own father was arrested, but he didn't come to ask about it himself, but asked you to ask about it. What does that mean? Do you have a good relationship with him?"

Don't talk nonsense like that.

Shen Shixing shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, Your Majesty, I have a normal relationship with him as a superior and a subordinate. This subordinate's father was arrested for no reason, so naturally I have to help find out what happened. As for why Jiang Yinglin didn't come to see Your Majesty himself, he was afraid that his rank was too low and Your Majesty would not be available to meet him."

You got away with it quite well.

Wanli snorted coldly, "He still knows that his rank is low. A seventh-rank official, who gave him the courage to discuss the dethronement and enthronement of a successor? Is it you?"

Why do you always bring this upon me?

Shen Shixing shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, Your Majesty, I have never told him this. Censors are supposed to report on matters based on hearsay. He is also doing this for the stability of the Ming Dynasty."

Isn’t Jiang Yinglin your pawn?
Do you think I'm stupid?
You were the one who started the dispute over the foundation of the country in history.

You are a two-faced bastard!
Wanli said coldly: "Whether you are doing this for the country or for some other reason, you know it in your heart. I am too lazy to talk to you. If you have anything else, please leave."

You are too crazy, kid.

Is it so great to be an emperor?
Shen Shixing took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and then continued to ask, "Your Majesty, I dare to ask again on behalf of Jiang Yinglin, why was Jiang Guohua arrested?"

Wanli pretended to be skeptical and asked, "You don't know?"

I know, why am I asking you?
Shen Shixing shook his head helplessly and said, "I don't know."

Wanli said bluntly: "Don't you know what you are messing around with?"

you!
Shen Shixing was a little furious.

He was the prime minister after all, but the little emperor spoke to him so rudely.

Okay, you wait.

He took a deep breath, then bowed and said, "I will take my leave."

This guy is just looking for trouble.

Wanli looked at Shen Shixing's hurried back, and couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth and smile evilly to himself.

He just wanted to spread this news.

Jiang Yinglin submitted a memorial requesting the establishment of a crown prince. He wanted to retaliate and deal with this guy. Let's see who dares to complain again!
He thought about it carefully, and then ordered someone to call Luo Sigong over.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, he instructed, "Send someone to the Zhejiang Provincial Administration Commission immediately to capture all of Jiang Guohua's family, young and old, men and women."

This guy deserves to die, and his whole family deserves to die.

Luo Sigong bowed without hesitation and said, "I obey your order."

When the cabinet chief minister Shen Shixing's inquiries yielded no results, Jiang Yinglin was at his wit's end. He thought Wanli had captured his own father to warn him.

Who knew that within a few days, he himself was arrested.

Immediately afterwards, notices were posted all over the streets and alleys of the capital, implicating Jiang Guohua in treason and his entire family in the execution!
There was an uproar in the court.

The young emperor was too cruel. Jiang Yinglin had only submitted a petition requesting the appointment of a crown prince, but not only did you not agree, you also executed his entire family!
At this moment, petitions for mercy flew into the palace like snowflakes.

It was obvious that many civil servants knew what Jiang Yinglin was fighting for.

Although they talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality, saying that such cruel punishments should not be carried out, they actually relied on the principle that the majority could not be punished by law and swarmed forward to make the emperor afraid to act rashly.

Wanli remained silent and kept all the memorials without sending them out!
The court officials seemed to be extremely angry and were about to cause trouble when suddenly the latest issue of the Wanli Palace Gazette was distributed.

Jiang Guohua personally confessed the entire Shangzhou mining robbery case. This guy actually colluded with the three major families in Puzhou and allowed the northern barbarians to mine and smelt iron in the deep mountains of Shangzhou!
At this point, the court officials were speechless, but the people in the capital were outraged.

The three major families in Puzhou and Jiang Guohua are so inhumane!

On the day of execution, the prison van carrying Jiang Guohua and Jiang Yinglin, father and son, was almost flooded with rotten eggs and vegetable leaves.

Seeing this, those civil servants with ulterior motives were secretly shocked.

This is murderous and heart-breaking!

The young emperor was truly too cruel. It would have been fine if the entire family had been executed, but he actually made them suffer this punishment before beheading them!

If this continues, will they still fight for the foundation of the country? Will they still fight for the imperial power?
Who dares to go up?
(End of this chapter)