Eight hundred and fiftieth chapters about to step wrong
As expected, Shi Zan was taken away from his home and thrown into prison.
The situation that Shi Zan expected of nobles, ministers supporting him, and ministers admonishing and begging for mercy did not appear.
The whole thing is that this thing seems unreasonable, but the emperor made it clear in advance. You transferred the things beyond your authority. Now that they are lost, you should pay for them. If you can't afford the compensation, you can talk about ransacking your home and selling off your property.
, but you brought your family to play mischief in front of your house, so if you don’t cure it, who will you cure?
After Shi Zan was released from prison, he was obviously panicked.
At this time, there were only two ways he could think of, either to quickly collect 40,000 taels of silver to deliver to the emperor, or to report Yang Tinghe.
Obviously the latter is simpler.
Let your surname Yang refuse to save me. You were the cause of the incident. We agreed to help, but now I have been arrested by the Jin Yiwei. If you still refuse to come forward to intercede for me, then I won’t stab you out and do it.
Well?
Shi Zan thought so in his heart, but when he really wanted to do it, he still hesitated.
Offending Yang Tinghe was tantamount to offending the entire civil servant system.
If things go wrong, Huairou Bo's lineage will never be able to survive in the court in the future.
The day after Shi Zan was imprisoned, Sun Jiao came to the imperial prison to visit him.
"Sun Laobu Tang, please help me."
Shi Zan was placed under house arrest in a room, and the windows in the room were separated by iron bars. When he saw Sun Jiao coming, he held the iron bars in his hand and begged Sun Jiao for mercy.
Sun Jiao showed his credentials to Jin Yiwei beside him, and then entered the room.
The royal guards all stepped aside, leaving Sun Jiao and Shi Zan to talk alone.
Sun Jiaodao: "Your family property has been seized by the Jin Yiwei. I wanted to say a few words for you in the court today, but His Majesty pushed me back. It means that it was something that has been discussed a long time ago. It's no wonder that you didn't abide by the rules first."
Jin Yiwei acted in accordance with the law. Your Majesty also said that as long as you pay your debts with your heart, there is still room for change in this matter."
Shi Zan said with a grimace: "Do you want to search even Xunchen's home?"
Sun Jiao said angrily: "Everyone knows that you didn't do it. If you insist on it, what good will it do to you? If you are still stubborn, just pretend that I didn't say it."
Shi Zan sighed: "Sun Laobu Tang, it's not like you don't understand my situation. Can I really confess Yang Zhongtang? Yang Zhongtang's purpose is just to not let His Majesty use that batch of pig iron for other purposes.
I want to seize the relevant parts first and then talk to His Majesty about using them for military supplies, so I asked me to contact my old subordinate Li Bor. Who knew the pig iron would be lost?"
At this time, Shi Zan had nothing to hide. He even felt that he had never wanted to go against the emperor from the beginning.
It was completely a game between the emperor and Yang Tinghe, and when Yang Tinghe found him, he had to do things for Yang Tinghe.
"Then why don't you report this matter directly to His Majesty?" Sun Jiao asked.
Shi Zan lowered his head with a distressed look on his face: "Your Majesty and Yang Zhongtang are already at odds with each other. If I continue to speak out, wouldn't I become a villain who sows discord? Besides, I can't afford to offend either of them.
Sun Budang, it’s rare that you still remember me now, please give me an idea as soon as possible.”
Sun Jiao said angrily: "Don't lose the money. If something happens, just tell the truth directly and let it be as it is. Don't think about offending anyone if you tell the truth. Is it because you are afraid of trouble that you can't even tell the truth?"
Your Majesty, please tell me? Your Majesty may just want to get the truth from you. Do you really want your Majesty to bankrupt you?"
Shi Zan said: "That means that if Yang Zhongtang is exposed, His Majesty will not pursue the case? And I will not be required to pay the debt?"
Sun Jiao glared at Shi Zan and said, "Are you negotiating with vendors at the morning market? I'm just giving you a suggestion. The choice is yours. I want you to tell the truth. I'm not asking you to report anyone. You can also explain in detail.
What were you thinking at the time? As long as His Majesty understands your motives and knows that you are not malicious, he may give you some mercy! I can't guarantee it."
Shi Zan was hesitant at first, but now Sun Jiao's words made him make up his mind. Even if it was not reassurance, he had to do this.
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After Sun Jiao met Shi Zan, he took Shi Zan's "confession" to report Yang Tinghe and went to the palace to find Zhu Si.
Zhu Si took it and looked at it carefully. Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin beside him both wanted to know the contents of the confession, but neither of them dared to stretch their heads and look over it.
Sun Jiao was also very worried. If the emperor got this thing, there was no guarantee that he would not take action against Yang Tinghe.
After Zhu Si read it, he put down the confession and said in a faint tone: "It's him again..."
When Sun Jiao heard this, what did it mean?
Zhu Sidao: "Actually, since I came to the throne, there have been many reports and revelations about Mr. Yang Ge, starting from Wang Qiong and Lu Wan, who exposed in prison that Mr. Yang had accepted bribes from Prince Ning, to people from the Taiyuan Hospital
It is reported that he tampered with medical records and made scaremongering in order to get the late emperor to return to Beijing earlier, which resulted in delaying the diagnosis and treatment of the late emperor's condition. Now he is arbitrarily mobilizing local health personnel. These are not tolerated by the law!"
Sun Jiao quickly argued for Yang Tinghe.
Zhu Si raised his hand to interrupt Sun Jiao and said, "Do you think I want to hold Mr. Yang Ge accountable? In fact, no, let's be honest. The batch of pig iron is still in my hands. I just asked Li Boring to transport it away.
Let’s find someone to transport it to the shipyard.”
When Sun Jiao heard this, he realized that it was indeed the case.
The way you look like a thief shouting "Catch a thief" is really disgusting.
Do all emperors plot against their ministers like this?
Needless to say, that guy Zhu Hao taught you that, right?
Sun Jiaodao: "Your Majesty, the ministers of the DPRK should not be blamed for such a thing. They are all dedicated to the country. Even if Huairoubo acted a little more radically, and even Yang Zhongtang had no intention of harming the Ming Dynasty, your Majesty
Why treat them like this?"
Zhu Si shook his head and said in a heavy tone: "But Sun Butang, don't you think that I, as the emperor, feel aggrieved?"
Sun Jiao could not reply.
Zhu Si stood up and took out a small wooden box from the side, which contained some memorials.
Zhu Sidao: "Since I came to the throne, I have compiled and recorded all the matters related to the impeachment of Mr. Yang Ge and his abuse of power, and put them here. My original intention is to use this to wake myself up, and I will do it in the future.
I must be diligent and self-denial, and I cannot let the Queen Mother and Mr. Yang Ge feel that they have chosen me wrongly. I cannot betray this trust."
"But if the minister takes the credit for supporting the king, and seems to advise the king, but goes far beyond the duties of a minister, then if you ask Sun Budang, I should always be patient, indifferent, and even not have my own thoughts.
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Sun Jiao still remained silent.
"I feel that Mr. Yang Ge is becoming more and more arrogant. In the name of serving the court, he is always against me. I am also a human being, not a saint, and I will make mistakes. I am not saying that I don't accept it.
His criticism, but do you think he has the intention to reason with me? In the past two years, of all the things I have advocated, has he readily agreed to any of them?"
The more Zhu Si talked, the angrier he became.
Sun Jiao felt that Zhu Si had fallen into some misunderstanding, and it was obvious that what he said was not the actual situation.
Sun Jiao thought to himself, Yang Jiefu has changed a lot in the past two years. Most of the time, he tolerates you as the emperor's nonsense, but even so, the little emperor still can't tolerate a powerful minister. Now Yang Jiefu, will he be me in the future, or...
Have you paid homage?
Zhu Sidao: "Sun Butang, please give these to Mr. Yang Ge to take a look. I have had some of them transcribed again. I have not listed the names of the informants because I want to protect the witnesses. They are here.
When Mr. Yang Ge was so powerful, he dared to report secretly. I think they are very courageous... Since they trust me and want to work for the Ming Dynasty to hoe women, I can't let them down."
As he spoke, Zhu Si waved his hand and asked Huang Jin to hand the wooden box to Sun Jiao.
Sun Jiao held the wooden box and felt it was heavy.
Isn't it the emperor's intention to force Yang Tinghe to resign in this way?
But now the emperor asked him to give this thing to Yang Tinghe, can he not go?
"Your Majesty, I don't know what to say after meeting Yang Zhongtang." Sun Jiao was very embarrassed.
Zhu Sidao: "When you meet him, you don't need to say a word, just give these things
Show it to him and listen to what he says. If he wants to resign, tell him that I don't want to drive him away, but what I need is a chief minister who can really think about me. I respect him very much.
, I want to complete this relationship between monarch and minister with him."
"Old minister, I understand."
Sun Jiao hugged the wooden box, bowed respectfully and stepped back.
This time the emperor sent Zhang Zuo to go out with him. He was afraid that Sun Jiao might not understand something here, so he would give Sun Jiao face-to-face instructions on the way.
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Sun Jiao went directly to the cabinet to check the room.
Several people in the cabinet were quite surprised by Sun Jiao's arrival.
After all, Sun Jiao is not a member of the cabinet, and it is very rare to come here. But from a distance, you can see Zhang Zuo standing at the door. It is obvious that Sun Jiao came here with the help of Zhang Zuo. It is equivalent to having a pass for Sun Jiao to come in.
And Zhang Zuo is waiting outside the door, which also shows that Sun Jiao is the mouthpiece this time, and Zhang Zuo is only responsible for helping Sun Jiao.
"I want to talk to Jiefu alone."
After Sun Jiao entered the cabinet to check in, he faced the doubtful looks of several people and spoke earnestly.
Yang Tinghe nodded and motioned to the other people to wait next door.
When only Yang Tinghe and Sun Jiao were left in the room, Sun Jiao fulfilled his duty and gently placed the wooden box given to him by the emperor in front of Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe asked in confusion: "What is this?"
Sun Jiao said: "Don't ask, you will know after seeing it."
So Yang Tinghe took out a few brochures and immediately understood that the emperor had obtained Shi Zan's "confession" and began to take action against him.
Sun Jiao sat down, leaned back on the chair, looked lazy, closed his eyes and said: "I really have no choice but to get involved, and I don't want to get involved. It's completely your Majesty's arbitrary decision. Jie Fu, I have told you before.
If you want to retreat, I will retreat with you. At worst, it is better to go back to your hometown to raise children and grandchildren and take care of flowers and plants than to suffer the cowardice."
Yang Tinghe was watching and listening, and still thinking about it.
You are you, don’t compare your ambitions to mine.
As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, I have the responsibility to ensure that the emperor's path does not deviate. How can I give up so easily?