Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 572 The Son of Heaven Knows Everything
Xu Youzhen's presence in the court was not strong, after all, he was just a mere minister of the Imperial Academy.

Even at the time when it was most critical, it was proposed to move to the south, but after a year, Wala had been repulsed, and the Supreme Emperor had returned to the court. So many major events happened in the court, and none of them was more important than being defeated. The marginalized Hanlin attendant should be worthy of attention.

Therefore, he was naturally forgotten by everyone.

What's more, he changed his name to a new one, so no one knew him.

However, when a young official stood up in the sequence of the Imperial Academy to give thanks, many ministers recognized it.

Isn't this Chen Xun's proud disciple Xu Xuan?
No wonder, it is said that some time ago, the Ministry of Industry built a large canal. This Xu Xuan, oh no, Xu Youzhen has made great contributions, but he has not been rewarded.

But I never thought that it would be used on top at this time.

The imperial servant is the sixth rank, and the Youchunfang University scholar is the fifth rank, which is a proper promotion. What's more, the fifth rank of the Youchunfang University scholar has a different gold content from other fifth rank officials.

This time, Xu Youzhen was considered lucky, and someone with good information immediately shifted their eyes to Chen Xun.

You know, it is said that Xu Youzhen's life in the Hanlin Academy is not very easy, but his teacher, Chen Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry, has been trying to find a way to release him.

Now, Xu Youzhen has really been reused. I'm afraid that he can't get rid of this Chen Shangshu, and some people have divergent thinking, and directly attribute Du Ning's statement just now to the fact that Xu Youzhen is going to be stuffed into the East Palace.

As we all know, Du Ning and Chen Xun also have a very close relationship, so, of course, everyone sighed, this Chen Shangshu really took great pains for his disciple...

Knowing that Chen Xun was on the side, he was also very puzzled.

In fact, when Yu Qian said just now that he set up a government office without preparing subordinates, his heart was half cold.

If the East Palace is fully staffed, then from the third-rank Zhanshi to the seventh-rank master book, at least twenty or thirty official positions can appear.

To transfer such a large number of officials at one time, there is no other yamen to support it, except for the noble yamen like the Hanlin Academy, which is originally used as a talent reserve.

In this way, he didn't have to do anything to complete the transformation of his disciples in the Imperial Academy from observing politics to participating in politics.

However, being interrupted by Yu Qian, this plan was naturally dispelled.

If there is only a chief officer, then the affairs of the Prince's Mansion must be handled by important ministers. There is no doubt that the scholars of Chunfang University must also select people with profound qualifications and outstanding knowledge. What's the use of a horse?

Of course there was disappointment, but it was only for a moment before Chen Shangshu cleared his mind.

After all, this is just a casual attempt by him, it doesn't matter if he is the best, he can afford this level of failure.

However, who would have thought that such a trouble would happen again.

For Xu Youzhen, especially after the construction of the canal, Chen Xun felt in his heart that talents were rare, so he wanted to give him a hand in a different way.

However, Chen Xun felt that this person was extremely proficient in various practical matters, so he had been planning to send him to the Ministry of Industry as his right-hand man.

Therefore, he has always written like this in the recommendation letter to the emperor, but who would have thought that it would be transferred to the East Palace suddenly...

Chen Shangshu was at a loss in his mind, and he felt bright or dark eyes from all directions cast on him, but there was always a calm smile on his face.

At this time, even if it wasn't his plan, he had to pretend it was his plan.

Otherwise, it would be too bad.

Fortunately, Xu Youzhen was indeed his protégé, so it was a good thing that he could enter the East Palace and hold the official position of Youchunfang University Scholar.

The people below had different thoughts, but Zhu Qiyu didn't care.

After Xu Youzhen and the other four thanked them, he waved his hand again, so Cheng Jing took out two memorials from the imperial case, then walked down the imperial steps, and handed them to Yu Qian and Yu Shiyue respectively.

Immediately afterwards, the voice on the imperial steps sounded again, saying.

"Yu Shaobao, Yu Cifu, I have approved the memorandum of the two of you, and the edict has been prepared and issued to the Sixth Division."

"From now on, Yu Shan will be transferred to serve as Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Xiang Wenyao will be transferred to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War, Fang Gao will be transferred to be the doctor of the Armory Department, Hong Chang will be transferred to be the doctor of the Military Selection Department, and Yi Shi will be transferred to be the doctor of the Fangfang Department."

"In addition, Wai Lang Shen Jing, a member of the Ministry of Officials, was appointed as the driver of the car, and Li Shi, a scholar of Dongge University, was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War."

"I have also read the memorials submitted by the Ministry of War regarding the military settlements on the border. After the court, I will distribute them to all the yamen. Before the seal is sealed at the end of the year, I will ask the Ministry of War to come up with a detailed and feasible plan for checking the military settlements. , is it possible?"

This is another major news that is enough to shake the government and the opposition.

The few people recommended by Yu Qian have naturally been rumored in the court for a long time, and even many scientific officials have already impeached Yu Qian in the memorial, and they are waiting for the court to discuss.

However, no one thought that the emperor would take advantage of the court discussion of the East Palace to leave the pavilion, and directly throw out this matter. Moreover, it was not a discussion, but a direct edict.

Listen to what the emperor said...

"The decree has been drafted and issued to the six subjects"!
This means that it is a foregone conclusion and there is no need to discuss it.

Not to mention, there is also the matter of military settlements.

Since Yu Qian's return to Beijing, the most guessed in the court is what he did on the border. Many people have guessed that Yu Qian's inspection of the border is related to the military station.

However, after all, no one really saw the detailed situation submitted by Yu Qian, so this matter did not attract as much attention as the previous one.

Although it is said that the emperor has such an attitude, there is still a censor who immediately stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, this is inappropriate. Yu Shaobao is the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the person he recommended is also a post in the Ministry of War. Besides, Yu Shaobao recommended the third to the four officials of the Ministry of War. It is suspected of forming a party for personal gain. This rule cannot be ruled out." Open, please think twice, Your Majesty."

Immediately afterwards, many science and road officials also began to try.

However, this time, Zhu Qiyu did not remain silent, but stood up directly from the throne, looking down at the officials below.

So, everyone stopped and looked at the emperor on the imperial steps.

Under the eyes of everyone, Zhu Qiyu was tall and tall, and spoke with a rare expression of awe.

"This time about the transfer of the Ministry of War, and the investigation of the military camp..."

"Yu Qian, I did it by my order!"

After the voice fell, all the faces were up and down, and there was a sudden silence, and a needle could be heard.

Yu Qian even raised his head suddenly, with disbelief in his eyes.

In the eyes of the ministers, today's son is wise and powerful, has the world in mind, listens to advice and accepts advice, is kind and generous. Since he took the throne for more than a year, he has almost become the best monarch in everyone's mind.

What's even more rare is that although he holds great power, he did not act arbitrarily. On the contrary, he was able to take into account the overall situation and make decisions through multiple considerations by the court. Everything is based on the community.

This is in sharp contrast to a certain Supreme Emperor who did not listen to dissuasion and acted recklessly before, so that even though the elders did not say anything, they were very grateful in their hearts that Daming was now in power.

Therefore, when Yu Qian recommended his cronies to join the Ministry of War, even if he was the emperor's confidant, everyone's first reaction would be Yu Qian's selfishness, not the emperor's secret instruction to fight for power.

However, today, at the court meeting and in front of all the ministers, the emperor clearly said...

Everything Yu Qian did was out of his will!

After the extreme silence, there was a low voice of discussion. After the officials realized it, even though they knew that this time was inappropriate, they couldn't help but whisper to each other.

The officer of ceremonies blew his whip, and the court was quiet again. Afterwards, an official with gray hair in a Fengxian robe stepped forward and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, the military department is in charge of the investigation of the military settlements, so it's okay. However, Fang Gao, Hong Chang, and Kui are all close friends with Yu Qian. If they are transferred to the military department, they may be suspected of controlling the military department. Your majesty, please be clear. Take back your life."

The person who speaks is Li Kege Shizhong, Zhou Jian.

This person had a good reputation in court, and he was known for his integrity and self-defense.

Unlike many young talents in the court, Zhou Jian is a typical late bloomer. He took the national examination nine times, and at the age of 45, he barely won the Jinshi and entered the official career.

He was first appointed as the censor and patrolled Jiangxi. When he took office, he did a great thing.

Jiangxi has always had a prosperous literary style, and there have been many Jinshi Juren, and there are as many officials in the court as the crucian carp crossing the river, and naturally there are also high-ranking ministers.

Therefore, patrolling in Jiangxi is not a good thing. If you are not careful, you will offend the powerful.

What Zhou Jian offended at that time was none other than Chen Xunchen, the Imperial scholar and cabinet minister who is now the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

At that time, Zhou Jian inspected Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, and received complaints from the people, suing Chen Xun's son Chen Rong for forcibly occupying people's land and taking people's women as concubines.

After checking the facts, he did not hesitate, and immediately sent someone to arrest Chen Rong, notified the Chen family to return the people's land, released the raped people's daughter, and compensated the money.

The Chen family relied on Chen Xun as an official in Beijing, how could they bow their heads to a little censor and refuse to obey.

As a result, Zhou Jian directly punished Chen Rongzhang fifty times in the county government office, and informed the Chen family again that if he did not comply again, he would parade Chen Rongyi's name through the streets.

The Chen family's scholarly family is also a good face, and they can accept other things, but once they do it in public, the Chen family will not be able to gain a foothold in Taihe County.

Therefore, in desperation, he had to bow his head and accept the punishment.

Later, when the incident spread to the capital, Chen Xun was of course angry, thinking that the new censor was a bit too shameless
You know, everyone is an official in the court, and they don't say anything to flatter them, but they still have to leave some room for each other.

Normally, when encountering this kind of thing, the censors would first inform the elders in court, and then ask the clan to ask the family to deal with it. There are not many people who slap their faces openly like Zhou Jian.

However, if he was angry, Chen Xun couldn't say much. After all, it was his own son who committed the crime first, so he just wrote back and asked the elders in the clan to clean up Chen Rong again.

However, what I didn't expect was that this matter spread more and more widely, and Zhou Jian became famous, and was transferred to the capital to become a staff member of the official department, but Chen Xun had the reputation of being a poor teacher. Among the scholars, the reputation is damaged.

This had to make Mrs. Chen feel bad, so when he saw this guy jumping out, Mrs. Chen frowned subconsciously, and his face was not very good-looking.

But now it was obviously the emperor's home court. Chen Xun hadn't lost sight of jumping out at this time, but he couldn't help but sneered in his heart, waiting to see Zhou Jian deflated.

Sure enough, after Zhou Jian stood up, the emperor also looked at him and asked.

"Control the Ministry of War? During Zhou's affairs, tell me, how do you count as control? It's because all three of them were recommended by Yu Qian, so do you think that after they are promoted to the Ministry of War, they will definitely obey Yu Qian's order?"

Zhou Jian felt that this was not easy to answer, so he hesitated for a moment and did not answer immediately.

However, Zhu Qiyu didn't need him to answer.

At this time, if someone else came forward to stop him, it might take a lot of talking, but Zhou Jian didn't need it, because...

"In Zhou's affairs, the so-called internal promotion does not avoid relatives, external promotion does not avoid enemies, and it is also the duty of a minister to promote talents for the country. How can it be concluded that the recommended person will be unprincipled and flattering? ?”

"If I remember correctly, the Jiangxi Provincial Examination at the beginning of this year was presided over by Zhou Jishizhong, right?"

Zhou Jian's face changed, and he suddenly realized something.

Sure enough, the next moment, the emperor said.

"In this Jiangxi provincial examination, there was a scholar named Peng Hua who ranked second in the provincial examination and was selected as Yayuan. Can Zhou Ji know this person?"

At this moment, Zhou Jian's head immediately lowered.

Of course he knew this person, not only did he know him, but he also had a close relationship with him.

It's just that he didn't expect that the emperor's news channel would extend to such an extent, and that the emperor himself, who has a lot of things to do every day, can even remember a mere mediocre man like him and a juren who has never even stepped into an official career. heart.

Is the power of Dongchang and Jinyiwei really so terrifying?

Zhou Jian was secretly startled.

But it was only for a moment before he raised his head.

He has no shame in this matter, and naturally there is no need to shy away from it.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare not lie. This scholar named Peng Hua, named Yayuan, is my mentor!"

As soon as he said a word, countless eyes of various meanings in the hall immediately looked at Zhou Jian.

It has to be said that this kind of relationship is indeed fascinating.

However, Zhou Jian said frankly.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that Peng Hua's ability to be named Yayuan was due to his outstanding talents and learning, and it was not because of the minister's malpractice for personal gain. During the rural examination process, the minister did not transcribe the name and closed the exam. Peng Hua's test paper is still the same It is sealed up in the Ministry of Rites and someone can be sent to inspect it, but this person has real talents and learning, and can be called Yayuan."

However, having said that, there are very few elders in the court who can not think too much.

You know, everyone has experienced the imperial examination, and the doorway is naturally clear.

Cheating in the examination room is the lowest and most risky practice.

The rural examination is different from the general examination, the questions are delineated by Yuqian himself, and the topics of the rural examination are randomly selected after the chief examiner and the deputy examiner agree on a few.

In this case, if one's relatives of the younger generation are participating in the scientific examination, wouldn't it be safer to reveal something casually than cheating in the examination room?
So in fact, when the relationship between Zhou Jian and Peng Hua was revealed, he would have been unable to argue, unless Peng Hua could prove his own strength, but obviously, it was impossible now.

Because, up to now, during the Jingtai years, no test has been held yet.

At the same time, like Zhou Jian, the ministers below were also surprised that the emperor's news channels are so wide and his thoughts are so detailed that he can even take such small things into his heart...

(End of this chapter)