The emperor said that he would call people to ask questions, but of course he would not ask them in person, nor would he call people to the court meeting.
By saying this, I actually told the ministers present that I am going to take them all to the imperial prison and "question" them. Then I will question them in a gentle manner, or torture them. It is not up to you ministers to make the decision. That is my territory, I say
Have the final say.
I can't deal with you, and I can't deal with those Hanlin officials and supervisors who look noble but actually have no real power?
"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate."
Lin Jun, the Minister of Punishment, heard the emperor's intention and hurriedly came out to dissuade him.
Zhu Sidao: "The Lin Qing family governs the country with benevolence and filial piety. This is a rule set by Emperor Gaozu. This has been the case for any dynasty in China since ancient times. It is not my arbitrary decision."
"The matters regarding the posthumous title and the laying of a memorial ceremony for the Empress Dowager were decided by the ministers in the court together with me. Even you have no objections. Those Hanlin officials and supervisors who claim to be upright, as well as some academic officials
, but they criticize and criticize me in every possible way, so I dare to ask, are they questioning this matter, or are they questioning whether I got the throne from the right?"
The words were said with great force.
Who told you not to object?
Now those middle- and lower-level civil servants and scholars are making noises. If I don't give them some color, they will think that I am easy to bully.
Now I want to lay a big charge on them, that is, they question the legitimacy of my throne and want to use this to attack my origin and succession. Otherwise, why would they attack me like this because of my wholehearted respect for filial piety?
?
I am not the first to do this. My grandfather and the two emperors Xianzong and Xiaozong did this. Why is it illegal for me to do this, and I have to face all kinds of difficulties from you?
Do you dare to say it’s not against me?
As soon as the emperor's words came out, all the officials present were stunned.
If I had known earlier, the court should have opposed it to the end. This gave the little emperor an excuse to deal with those poor upright Hanlin officials and supervisors. This was a harm to them.
Everyone was waiting for Yang Tinghe to come out and support those people.
But Yang Tinghe remained silent on this matter.
Not for anything else, because the emperor was unreasonable sometimes.
When Yang Tinghe was unreasonable, he forced the emperor to take back the mineral sales and mineral tax collection. At that time, he did not give the emperor any face at all.
But now the emperor also told him, do you think that the Nine-Fifth Lord has no temper at all?
Now I just want to use "reasonable" means to make some fuss in the private area of the imperial prison to scare the monkeys. And you are the monkey being frightened. You don't think that speaking for those students will have any effect, do you?
As long as you speak out, I will torture them severely and let them know that all this was caused by you.
If you come out and say something, you are harming them.
If you have the ability, speak out!
It was precisely because Yang Tinghe saw this clearly that he understood that the emperor's so-called desire to show off to those literati such as Hanlin and Jiansheng who signed the petition was actually meant to be looked at by Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe knew that he should not come forward at this time, but should use a gentle way to change the situation, and let those ministers close to the emperor, such as Sun Jiao, Liu Chun, and even the Queen Mother Zhang, come forward to persuade...
Although Yang Tinghe felt that perhaps the young emperor's move was also aimed at Queen Mother Zhang.
The emperor was so angry that no one could persuade him.
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"Something happened, something happened!"
The people in the Hanlin Academy were in great spirits and ready to finish the day's work, but many people didn't even come to attend, or didn't plan to come that day.
As a result, news came that the Jinyi Guards had arrived at the entrance of the Hanlin Academy and were looking at the list to arrest people.
As the "chief initiator", Zhu Hao will of course be held accountable, and he is definitely the one with the biggest crime. Immediately, the Jinyi Guards came in to take down Zhu Hao.
The person responsible for arresting people was not Luo An, but Wang Zuo, a member of the Jinyi Guard Qianhu.
Wang Zuo didn't have much contact with Zhu Hao, but he knew very well what kind of role he was in front of him. He saw those ignorant Jin Yiwei
Yao Yao went over and pushed Zhu Hao to the ground, and quickly stepped forward to stop him: "Remember, these are our noble officials of the Ming Dynasty. We must not use violence unless absolutely necessary."
One of his subordinates asked in confusion: "Wang Qianhu, what is considered a last resort?"
Wang Zuodao: "Do you still need to ask? Of course we encountered fierce resistance, but I believe they will not... Everyone, there is an imperial decree from above, please go to Beizhen Fusi Yamen for questioning, please!"
Yu Chengxun just came in from outside. He came to work. When he saw several people in the editing room being captured, he hurriedly came over and asked, "What's going on?"
"Your Excellency...?"
Wang Zuo looked at Yu Chengxun.
Yu Chengxun said: "I am Yu Chengxun, the editor of Hanlin Academy. May I ask you what reason you have for arresting people?"
Xiu Zhuan Lun, who was also captured, said: "Mao Gong was the result of His Majesty's personal decree, or it was the result of a previous joint effort."
Yu Chengxun reacted immediately.
Wang Zuo sneered at Yu Chengxun. This time, Yang Shen deliberately did not let people close to him in the Hanlin Academy sign the name, in order to avoid involving Yang Tinghe as much as possible. As a result, the emperor now issued an order to arrest the person, and Yu Chengxun was the other person.
One of the instigators was not on the arrest list.
This annoyed those present.
It was obviously Yang Shen and you, Yu Chengxun, who orchestrated all this, but now something happened, you are watching from afar? You knew in advance that doing this was dangerous, so you deliberately let us go out to die, right?
"Several Hanlins, please."
Wang Zuo was also polite and took a few people out of the editing room.
At the same time, I have to go to other rooms to get people.
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Zhu Hao and others were taken to Fusi Prison in Jinyiwei North Town.
In terms of treatment...
Nature is different.
Those who are usually close to Yang Shen, or who like to camp around and try their best to curry favor with Yang Tinghe, are directly sent to prison to serve them. Some fringe figures live in single rooms of officials under house arrest without having to enter the prison door. As for Zhu Hao...
... then go directly to the back hall to see Zhu Chen, the commander of Jin Yiwei and the commander of the envoy.
"Mr. Zhu."
When Zhu Chen saw Zhu Hao coming, he hurriedly stood up and greeted him, "According to your instructions, I used people from the old government office. I don't know you at all, so I didn't offend you, right?"
The arrest was originally arranged by Zhu Hao, but now Zhu Chen is afraid that if he neglects Zhu Hao during the arrest, he will inadvertently offend Zhu Hao. The consequences are something he cannot bear.
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "It's okay, Wang Qianhu did a great job."
At this time, Wang Zuo was not here, but was responsible for continuing to recruit people. Luo An, the governor of Fusi Town in Beizhen, was in charge of overall planning and did not appear at Fusi Yamen in Beizhen Town.
At present, Chen Yin, the Jinyiwei Nan Zhenfu Envoy and Zhenfu Envoy, is standing aside. He is also the chief of the Royal Palace's ceremonial guard and deputy ceremonial guard. It can be said that he is a good competitor for the future commander.
Chen Yin asked for instructions: "Sir, now that we have taken it, what should be the next step?"
Zhu Hao said: "Of course you can't interrogate, that will plunge your majesty into a whirlpool of public opinion... Actually, this is to shock the ministers. The next step... let's lock it up for now. Oh, by the way, arrange a separate cell for me, I will be inside
Stay for two days."
"How is this possible?"
Zhu Chen hurriedly said, "That would be a slight to Sir."
Zhu Hao sighed: "It's all a show, since I'm the first one to initiate a joint signature, I'm at the top of the list, and I've done a lot of things for Mr. Yang Ge and his son, of course I can't live a comfortable life at this time."
"Don't think that people outside don't know. There are many informants inside Jinyiwei, so the news will spread easily... In addition, someone may come to visit the team at any time, and it's easy to find clues. I happen to be hiding quietly, so it's best to have someone
Two passages can lead to the door of the cell where I live, so that even if His Majesty comes to discuss something with me, he will not run into people who come to visit the prison."
"clear."
Zhu Chen didn't hesitate at all, and directly took out the floor plan of Fusi's cell in Beizhen and handed it to Zhu Hao, "Sir, please choose it yourself. Once you have chosen it, let someone tidy it up."
Zhu Hao pointed to a room on the east side and said: "Let's just arrange for someone to tidy up this place. It doesn't need to be too glamorous, but at least it must be clean and tidy. I'll tell you about the next step."
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Many Hanlin officials were arrested, and even many prisoners in the Imperial College were imprisoned.
This had a great influence on the scholars in the capital.
Sun Yuan, Zhu Hao's brother-in-law and editor of the Hanlin Academy, was not imprisoned because he obeyed his father's instructions and did not sign his name. However, he was extremely worried about this matter and hurriedly went to the Hubu Yamen to find Sun Yuan.
When Sun Jiao heard that his son was coming, he was angry.
In the court, he knew that the emperor wanted to arrest someone, but now he was really sent to prison. His son was fine, but his son-in-law was arrested?
Even though Sun Jiao understood that this was Zhu Hao's trick, he still felt that the matter was too big and might not end easily.
As for his son coming to the Hubu Yamen in person, he felt it was very rash. You, an editor of the Hanlin Academy, came to the Hubu Yamen to find me when you had nothing to do. Do you really think your father can solve everything?
So Sun Jiao sent someone out directly to send a message and asked his son to go home and wait. He would talk about it when he came back at noon.
Sun Mansion.
Sun Jiao didn't come back until noon, and Sun Yuan was already very anxious waiting.
"...Father, Jingdao, he...has been sent to prison. I am afraid that he...will be tortured. Yang Yongxiu stayed out of this matter. Everyone thought that Jingdao was the mastermind."
Sun Yuan was worried about Zhu Hao's situation and was extremely anxious.
In the past, I didn't think Zhu Hao was a relative, but now I feel that Zhu Hao seems to be firmly bound to the Sun family.
Sun Yuan has regarded Zhu Hao as one of his own.
Sun Jiao made a disdainful sound from the corner of his mouth and asked: "Torture? He tortured himself? Huh... forget it, there are some things you don't understand, so don't mention it anymore."
"Um?"
Sun Yuan had a question mark on his face.
Torture yourself?
What does this mean? Because Zhu Hao is from a family of thousands of Jinyiwei families, he will receive preferential treatment? Why is his father so vague in his words?
"How is the situation in Hanyuan now?"
Sun Jiao asked.
Sun Yuandao: "In the Hanlin Academy, basically all the signatures were taken down, while on the supervisory side, only a few representative figures were taken away... As for the science and education officials, even if there were those who participated in the joint signature, they were basically not taken down.
Your Majesty may have deliberately targeted those in the Hanlin Academy."
"oh."
As a bystander, Sun Jiao, who had a clear background, suddenly said, "The target is the Hanlin Academy? No, from my father's perspective, the target is Yang Yongxiu, right? Just be patient, my father will go and see if it is
What's going on... just put your mind back in your stomach and pretend that this never happened!"