This is a common day in Japan. The early morning court discussions seemed to be carried out step by step. First, Liu Daxia proposed the Liaodong defense statement, followed by the report on spring farming in various places. An hour passed, and Zhu Youzhang seemed a little tired.
Unexpectedly, this Korean controversy was just the beginning.
"I have something to report. King Jingjiang is rampant and illegal, invades fertile land, and bullies it with his power. It is crazy..."
The first one to stand out was an editor from the Hanlin Academy. The editor had a very strong tone and used the words "crazy" to a range. The vassal king Bi Jing was a royal family, no matter what, especially in the court discussion.
This occasion is not applicable.
But, not only did this editor use it, but he was not afraid at all. King Jingjiang was crazy and asked to pick the king's title and deposed it as a commoner. This is what the editor wanted to express.
After the editor finished speaking, he walked out like a lantern. From the Censorate, to the Sixth Ministry, to the Honglu Temple, Dali Temple, and Hanlin Academy, they all stood up solemnly. All the civil and military officials in the court stood up all at once.
Most of them.
"Does Zhu Yuelin have any laws in his eyes? The court has repeatedly declared that the vassal kings were not allowed to embezzle the fields. Zhu Yuelin once entered and embezzled more than 100,000 acres of fertile land. What was his intention? The court has always been generous to the vassal kings, and every year it takes
There was a reward, but he still didn't like it. Could it be that he wanted to save money and food to plan a big deal?"
Youzui shouted loudly, this sentence was extremely heartbroken. Not only did he speak out the name of King Jingjiang without any politeness, he even pointed out that Zhu Yuelin had other intentions and had no intention of making any decisions, but it was similar to the false charges.
It's right.
"If Your Majesty does not punish King Jingjiang severely, he is afraid that all officials will not accept it, and all the people will not accept it. Even the vassal kings will become increasingly arrogant and afraid of causing disaster to Xiao Wall."
He was also a Hanlin person who said this, and his income level was obviously much higher than the previous two. He directly represented all officials and the people first, and then he said the consequences of indulgence. The last sentence of Xiao Yun's disaster is said to be
The finishing touch.
With the beginning, it was difficult to finish. For a moment, the hall was full of discussion, and the situation was almost one-sided and demanded severe punishment for the King of Jingjiang. The officials gritted their teeth, but it was not unreasonable.
This time the matter was very big, and the gentry had to do something gentle and sweep the floor. Now we have to solve this matter, either severely punish the gentry or deal with the King of Jingjiang. Anyway, this board must be beaten to one person.
However, the interests of the gentry are consistent with the interests of these civil and military officials. Most of these officials are from gentry. In the future, they will return to their hometowns. Their sons and clans are all in the gentry class. It can be said that
Officials are gentry, and gentry is officials. If the court dealt with the troubled gentry this time, then what should we do if we invade the interests of gentry in the future? Although the landlords and gentry and officials in Lianzhou have no friendship with everyone,
However, the rabbit died and the fox was sad. The King of Jingjiang no longer violated the interests of the gentry in one prefecture and one county. If he did not kill a warning to all the people at this time, wouldn’t the vassal kings in various places be even more unscrupulous?
What's more, Qingyi has stood firmly on the side of the gentry. At this time, who dares to stand up for the King of Jingjiang at this time will inevitably be criticized by countless words. If he stands up to scold the King of Jingjiang, he will be scolded by Yue.
The more bad the reputation becomes.
Fame, fortune, fame and fortune, and safeguarding gentry are for common profit, and jumping out to scold King Jingjiang for being named, killing two birds with one stone.
Zhu Youzhang was obviously a little shocked at the ministers' reaction that the gentry was forced to cause trouble, and he was also very annoyed, and he was even ready to deal with King Jingjiang. But he never thought that the court officials were so excited.
He stroked the imperial case, thought for a moment, and immediately understood the key point, but at this time he was not in a hurry to express his opinion, his eyes fell on Liu Jian, and said, "What do you think of Liu Aiqing?"
Liu Jian stood out and said seriously: "The old minister thought that he should immediately order Guangxi Governor Chen Jian to investigate the matter thoroughly. After the matter was revealed, he would make a decision."
This sentence seems to be impartial, but if you understand the inside story a little, you will already think that the memorial with serious prejudice was handed over by Chen Yan. In the memorial, it tried its best to protect the gentry and criticized the King of Jingjiang.
Now let Chen Jian go to investigate thoroughly, basically it is just a formality.
Zhu Youzhang narrowed his eyes, nodded, and said, "I have issued an order to order the vassal kings in various places to abide by the law, especially not to embezzle the fields..." Zhu Youzhang knocked the imperial case with his finger joints.
The deputy looked angry and said, "But there are always people who say what I say is like in my ears, so that such a big thing happened in Lianzhou. Not only should this matter be thoroughly investigated, but also to the bottom of it, no matter who it involves.
, we must be severely punished and not loaned!"
After he finished speaking, he expressed his attitude and immediately said, "Retreat."
After saying that, he stood up and left with an angry look.
Zhu Youzang wasn't really angry. In fact, what the vassal kings were doing? The Jinyiwei had a secret report. How could he not know? But this attitude must be expressed, and Lianzhou has given him a step.
I have to borrow a donkey from the slope.
Immediately afterwards, the unexpected side of things fell. First, the gentry of Lianzhou handed over a joint blood letter to express their grievances. This blood letter included officials of Lianzhou, gentry, and some other gentry from Guangxi prefectures and counties.
More than 700 of them have joined the joint brand, which is a huge momentum.
This pushed this matter to the top. Qing Notice was originally a return to protect the gentry, but it became even more obvious. Even the storytelling under Yaoqiao compiled various jokes about the King of Jingjiang and slandered the King of Jingjiang.
There are countless entry points, and the Dongchang and Jinyiwei don’t care. You said that King Jingjiang has no anus today, and Mingyao said that his princess stole it, but he ignored it.
The voices of sympathizing with the gentry of Lianzhou have become increasingly fierce, so many censors have learned from the gentry and used blood to express it. In the final analysis, it is just a sentence. If King Jingjiang is not severely punished, everyone will never agree.
After seven or eight deaths, another memorial was handed over. This time the letter was written by Guangxi Governor Chen Jian. Chen Jianqin ordered to find out the whole story. The weight of this matter was so great that it was a matter of words. The memorial arrived in the cabinet. Liu
Jian and others immediately requested an interview.
In Zhengxin Palace, Zhu Youzhe tried his best to finish reading the memorial. The content in the memorial was very long, but it was also very simple. He said three things in total.
The first thing is that Zhu Shan was rampant and killed the official officer. The evidence was conclusive.
The second thing is that Zhu Yuelin, the King of Jingjiang, did instruct invading the fields and violated the interests of the gentry. The responsibility for this matter was all on Zhu Yuelin.
The third thing is that one thing is exposed. Zhu Yuelin's eldest son, Zhu Jingfu'an, the prince of the King of Jingjiang, endured the thief, hid the thief and led the thieves, gathered a group of thieves in Guilin Mansion, and was rampant. He was killed in the street in the seventh year of Hongzhi.
As soon as he entered, Zhu Yuelin covered up his son's crime and came forward to clear the matter, but the government did not dare to ask.
These three things show that Chen Jian’s intentions are vicious. Since an official like Chen Jian is determined to turn to one side, he will never be lenient with the other side. The previous two things are fine.
But the words of the last thing contain a deep meaning. First, it is to tell the emperor that my bastard son is also a bastard, and Zhu Yuelin's son is so bad that he can be said to be extremely vicious to break into such a behavior in the street.
Only a few words later showed Chen Jian's writing skills. After Zhu Yuelin's eldest son entered, Zhu Yuelin covered him up, which was equivalent to adding another crime to Zhu Yuelin, and the last word was that the government did not dare to ask.
The government did not dare to ask... what this means, this is to tell Zhu Youzhang that King Jingjiang is a complete local emperor in Guangxi, and the government can no longer check and balance. Here, he, the vassal king, had the same power and was too great.
The government did not even have the courage to inquire about the crime.
The time was chosen for the seventh year of Hongzhi, and there was also a deep meaning behind it. Chen Jian took office as the governor of Guangxi in the ninth year of Hongzhi. This means that this is not my dereliction of duty, but my ex's dereliction of duty.
Seeing Chen Jian’s memorial, a trace of murderous intent flashed through Zhu Youting’s eyes.
The Ming Dynasty system was mainly based on checks and balances. In the capital, the cabinet ministers checked and balanced each other. In the six ministries and the ministry, there was also a staff member watching. For the entire civil servant group, there were Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
In terms of military affairs, civil servants govern military affairs, and civil officials were appointed to appoint eunuchs from the palace as military supervisors to restrain them.
Such a system is of course to maintain the dominance of the whole family. Since the Jingnan Campaign, the court's constraints on the vassal kings have become increasingly strict. The greatest force that restricts the vassal kings comes from local officials, and these local officials have all been
The court appointed and was loyal to the court, and had the right to report and inquire about illegal affairs of the vassal kings in a timely manner.
But Chen Jian told Zhu Youzhang that the government did not dare to ask, and Zhu Yuelin's son entered, and the government did not dare to ask. On the one hand, although it was said that Chen Jian was cowardly, on the other hand, it showed that he was
Information: King Jingjiang is in Guangxi and has no place to check and balance. Today his son is invaded. If he rebels tomorrow, can he not ask?
This has already involved Zhu Youting's core interests, so how could Zhu Youting remain indifferent?
Zhu Youting slowly closed the memorial. This time, he surprisingly did not ask Liu Jian and others for their opinions, but said directly: "Print the will, King Jingjiang surpassed the etiquette system and ignored the laws of his ancestors.
He said that his actions were full of evil deeds, and he was demoted to a prince, and confiscated the fiefs of three counties. His eldest son Zhu Jing helped him commit crimes and was deposed as a commoner. He ordered the officials to take charge of the clan, and Zhu Shan, and he also took them back together.
The capital will be punished severely without lending.”