Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 33

Zhu Qiyu followed the voice and looked over, it was Jiang Yuan, the minister of punishment.

Among the six ministries today, only the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites still have Shangshu.

Among the remaining four, Wang Zuo, Minister of Household, and Kuang Ye, Minister of War, all died in civil war. Shi Pu, Minister of Industry, and Jin Lian, Minister of Punishment, had gone with the army to Zhejiang and other places to suppress the rebellion a few years ago.

Therefore, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Punishment are now all servants.

Jiang Yuan's words, under the current circumstances, can basically represent the position of the Ministry of Punishment.

Among the six, Wang Zhi and Hu Xun, the two elders, have deep experience and heavy weight, and they will not express their opinions easily.

On the Superintendent's side, Chen Yi and Yu Qian were on the same team, but as one of the seven ministers, he had to guard against the attitudes of Wang Zhi and Hu Xun, and he couldn't show his attitude too early.

Therefore, only the Ministry of War represented by Yu Qian, the Dali Temple represented by Yu Shiyue and the Ministry of Punishment represented by Jiang Yuan can be regarded as a clear attitude.

The rest are the Ministry of Household, Ministry of Industry and the Imperial Academy.

The situation of the Ministry of Works is rather special. The minister of the Ministry of Industry, Shi Pu, left Beijing a few years ago, and Liu Zhongfu, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, was in charge.

However, in July of this year, Liu Zhongfu's old mother died of illness, so he had to control Ding You, and because the emperor's expedition was imminent, the Ministry of Industry was temporarily in charge of a Langzhong.

Although he was able to attend because of his management, there was really no room for speech among a group of [-]rd-grade or higher red-robed bosses.

On the side of the Imperial Academy, Chen Xun and Gao Gu were the ones calling the shots.

Chen Xun had just expressed his stance, and Gao Gu did not speak, but he always kept pace with Chen Xun.

Then, the one who has not yet expressed his attitude is the Ministry of Households.

The current person in charge of the Ministry of Household is Shen Yi, the waiter.

This person in the court has always been law-abiding and cautious.

Seeing that all the ministers in the hall agreed to reject it first, Wang Zhi, Hu Yu, and Chen Yi, the three big bosses, although they did not speak, they did not object.

So, Shen Yi thought for a moment and said.

"This minister thinks that at this time, we should be united. Although we want to save the Son of Heaven from danger, we should send envoys to deliberately discuss how to welcome the Holy Chariot back. We should not blindly listen to the words of the thieves and captives, and disturb our hearts."

These words are very in line with Shen Yi's style, and neither should be offended.

But the attitude is basically clear.

You can send envoys to talk, and if you can really save the emperor, you can also negotiate the terms, but you can't just give in, let alone be constantly blackmailed by others.

Zhu Qiyu nodded.

With Yu Qian, Jiang Yuan, and Shen Yi added up, three of the six have already made their attitude clear.

Remove the Ministry of Industry, which has no sense of existence, and add the only Dali Temple with real power in the temple supervisor.

The six departments and the temple supervisors have basically unified their opinions for the time being.

Of course, this is under the circumstance that Wang Zhi and Hu Xun did not go wrong.

But as I said earlier, the two bosses have deep experience and heavy weight, and they won't take their stand until the end.

Then the rest are the Imperial Court, the Imperial Academy and the Sixth Division.

On the Duchayuan side, Chen Yi, the censor of the Zuodu capital, must agree with Yu Qian.

However, the system of the Supreme Court was special, and the independence of each censor was very strong. Chen Yiding could influence about one-third of them.

However, this time, all the officials in charge of the various ministries and academies came here. Chen Yi only brought a few chief censors here, and he must be a confidant, so there is no need to worry about the court.

On the Sixth Division side, several of them were in trouble, and they all died in the civil war.

For the rest of the matters, firstly, the weight was not enough, and secondly, when discussing matters earlier, they also agreed with Yu Qian's idea that Bianzhen should not be given up.

Although Zhu Qiyu knew that their proposition was very different from Yu Qian's, on this occasion, as long as the other ministries agreed, they would not oppose it.

Therefore, the last remaining is the Hanlin Academy, which advocated trying its best to rescue the emperor from the beginning...

"Master Gao, the situation has now become clear. The thieves have repeatedly demanded money and silk, and they have also threatened the emperor to seize my border town. What should I do about this, and what does Master Gao think?"

Chen Xun and Gao Gu have always been in step.

Above the court, many times, the two are talking to each other.

Just now, Chen Xun euphemistically said that he would try his best to rescue the emperor, but Gao Gu did not speak, he just left a little leeway.

So at this time, Zhu Qiyu called his name directly.

Gao Gu acted prudently, and more importantly, he used to be the lecturer of the scriptures, and he was regarded as half the teacher of the current emperor.

If he can also stand on Zhu Qiyu's side, then Wenchen's side will basically be able to completely unify his attitude.

But Gao Gu is obviously not so easy to be persuaded, he pondered for a moment and said.

"Your Majesty Rong Qi, thieves and captives are cunning, greedy, and have no sages' etiquette.

Gao Gu is different from Li Yongchang. Yu Qian's words can stop Li Yongchang, but not Gao Gu.

As soon as the old man opened his mouth, he recognized it dignifiedly.

Vala is going back on his word, and his words don't count.

There is nothing to cover up about this, and it cannot be covered up. If you want to cover it up forcibly, you will make a joke like Li Yongchang.

"The land in the border towns is the Daming border defense line and cannot be lost."

Immediately afterwards, Gao Gu glanced at Yu Qian and affirmed part of his claim.

But Zhu Qiyu knows that these are all foreshadowing, and the next thing is the real topic...

Sure enough, Gao Gu continued.

"However, what the thieves are asking for now is only gold beads, wealth and silk. Although you have already broken your trust, but no matter what, the emperor is still in the hands of the thieves. Once you completely reject his request, how can I save the emperor?"

"That's why the minister thought it was like gold, pearls, wealth, silk, jade and jewelry. If the thieves and captives want it, I'll give it to me."

"Since the thief knows the identity of my emperor, it would be naive to say that the mere wealth and silk can be sent back to the holy car."

"The things of gold, silver, wealth and silk can stabilize the thieves and captives and ensure the safety of the emperor, and secondly, they can also declare to the thieves and captives my determination to welcome the emperor back."

"In this way, if the envoys are sent for peace talks, it is possible to save the emperor."

Gao Gu obviously thought about this matter carefully, and his words were very organized.

And one sentence pierced the truth that most of the ministers in the hall knew but did not dare to tell.

That is, since the thieves have taken the Emperor of Ming Dynasty hostage, they must have enough benefits.

It is impossible to save the emperor without paying a price!
Of course, Gao Gu dared to speak so directly.

It was because he and Chen Xun were not only Hanlin bachelors, but also had the false titles of Minister of Officials and Minister of Household, respectively, in order to enter Zhiwenyuan Pavilion.

In other words, the two of them were not only the officials in charge of the Imperial Academy, but also ministers of the cabinet.

With this level of status, their status in the court, although not as good as the six departments and seven ministers, is also higher than that of ordinary servants.

So there is not much emphasis on speaking.

Such penetrating words to analyze the situation are not understood by others, but they cannot be said.

Only someone like Gao Gu and Yu Qian, who is at least at the level of the six ministers, can point directly at the core of the problem so sharply without fear of criticism from others.

Gao Gu's remarks made the atmosphere in the hall a little stagnant.

Many ministers with low rank, such as the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who attended here because of a special reason, were a little confused.

In their eyes, the six departments and Dali Temple have all expressed their attitudes. Although the Supreme Court has not spoken, it is highly likely that they will support Yu Qian.

The Prince Yu in the seat, although he didn't speak much, was obviously inclined towards Yu Qian.

Under such a general situation, Master Gao is really so hard-headed, must he fight against so many ministers?
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