Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 599 No Friends Forever

For the time being, the issue of the Qingzhang army's garrison of fields has come to an end.

Although, everyone knew in their hearts that the selection of ministers to go to various places was only the first step, and the real difficulty of Qingzhang's military settlement was far beyond what they could imagine sitting in the palace.

When it is actually implemented, it will encounter all kinds of pressure and resistance from all sides, which is the real problem that makes people feel thorny.

However, in the final analysis, it is a problem of the Ministry of War, and has little to do with them.

Turning their eyes back to Yu Qian's memorial, the elders all looked at Jin Lian at the side in unison.

Cleaning up Zhang Tianmu is only the first step in rectifying the military settlements. Judging from the current situation, in addition to the Ministry of War, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which holds the power of supervision, will also participate in the whole process.

This is not a problem, but what is surprising is that according to Yu Qian's regulations, after clearing Zhang Tianmu, the next home court is actually the Ministry of Punishment!

"The contents of Qingzhang's fields include the number of military fields, civilian fields, and official fields in each border town and their ownership. For those who hide or privately store their fields, the civilian fields will be registered and recorded, and tax will be paid according to the regulations."

"Where any military or official land registered in the register has been invaded privately, left uncultivated, or embezzled by soldiers to cultivate private land, once verified, regardless of official position, he will be dismissed on the spot and sent back to the capital, presided over by the Ministry of Punishment. Trial by the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Following Yu Qian's unhurried opening, Lord Jin immediately became the meeting point of all eyes, which made Jin Shangshu, who had been a transparent person in the court for a long time, quite uncomfortable.

Unlike Chen Yi, Mr. Jin did not know that the Ministry of Punishment would be involved in this matter until he arrived at the Hall of Martial Arts and received this memorial.

You know, although it is said that the Ministry of Punishment is in charge of the administration of criminal names in the world, but this is for ordinary people.

When an official commits a crime, there is a department to conduct impeachment. Under normal circumstances, the Ministry of Criminal Justice is not required to participate. If it comes to the time when the Ministry of Criminal Justice needs to intervene, it is basically a major case that requires a joint trial by the three divisions.

Therefore, when Jin Shangshu came this time, he was also at a loss. It wasn't until he got the memorial book that he discovered that there was actually a role of the Ministry of Punishment in this rectification of the army!
Do you want to push it away?

Sensing the gazes cast from all directions, Jin Shangshu hesitated for a moment before making a decision, said.

"Dare to ask Yu Shangshu, among the people who just said that the trial is not literary or martial arts, or is it limited to civil servants?"

This sentence Jin Lian asked Yu Qian, but his eyes fell under the imperial steps.

Because, this is not something that Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, can decide...

"Regardless of martial arts, anyone who is impeached by the censor will be dismissed. The Ministry of Punishment, together with the Ministry of War, will be judged by the Metropolitan Procuratorate and punished for their crimes!"

On the throne, the voice of the Son of Heaven hangs down, causing a murmur of discussion in the hall.

This is unprecedented!

You know, just like Jin Shangshu always thought that he could make soy sauce, the other ministers present did not expect that the emperor would ask the Ministry of Punishment to try the ministers involved in the military colony this time.

Or to put it more directly, the elders have never thought about it, and there is still a trial?
Still the same sentence, the matter of punishment and prison is aimed at ordinary people. Once they have achieved fame and sued, and become bureaucrats and gentry, then they will not be under the control of the Ministry of Punishment.

To be more precise, in fact, it is not under the control of any yamen.

Because the official position is granted by the emperor, only the emperor has the power to dismiss or deal with officials who have complained.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, officials who commit crimes are impeached by Ke Dao and submitted to the emperor, who then directly punishes them.

In other words, during this process, officials of Kedao took on the role of collecting evidence in the early stage to prove the guilt, and the emperor took on the responsibility of sentencing and punishment.

But now, the meaning of the emperor is obviously to add another procedure to this procedure.

That is to say, after the censor corrected and impeached, the officials were dismissed and sent to the Ministry of Punishment for trial. After the trial by the Ministry of Punishment was over, they were sent to the emperor, who then made the punishment.

I have to say, this is really confusing.

You know, for the imperial court, this only complicates the procedure, but the actual situation has not changed.

Even if the Ministry of Punishment got involved, it still didn't have the power to punish. At best, it just reviewed the case again on the basis of the censor's impeachment to assist the emperor in judging.

In essence, it is still Ke Dao who investigates the case, and the emperor judges the case, so why do you want to do this?

Seeing the ministers below talking for a while, Zhu Qiyu tapped on the case twice, asked a question, and said.

"My lords, do you think there is anything wrong with this move?"

Of course not, Your Majesty just reprimanded the Ministry of Officials for sitting idly by and redundant officials, but now, you deliberately complicate the trial procedure, what kind of trouble is this going to be!

However, although he had doubts in his heart and didn't want to make a fuss, he didn't take the lead.

After all, this matter did not conflict with the interests of most of the people present.

Even, for the Ministry of Criminal Justice, this is a good thing, and it can even be said to be a leap forward. If it can be implemented, it means that the Ministry of Criminal Justice also has the right to try officials.

This is a change from scratch. Anyone who speaks against it is undoubtedly making an enemy of the Ministry of Punishment.

Although the presence of the Ministry of Punishment is not strong, for no reason, no one wants to provoke such a powerful department.

Of course, they don't speak, and the bigger reason is that someone will definitely speak.

Because, since the Ministry of Punishment has taken away part of the power, it means that someone must have lost part of the power.

The power of the entire imperial court was bestowed by the emperor, so the Ministry of Punishment must not have taken over the decision-making power, so what this move violated is naturally...

"Your Majesty, I have the guts to think that this is inappropriate."

Sure enough, the next moment, Zuodu Yushi Chen Yi got up, cupped his hands and said.

"Your Majesty, the matter of military colonization is extremely complicated. Just now, Yu Shaobao also said that this matter cannot be delayed. It should be dealt with quickly. It would take a long time to clear up the fields and hide. , there will be many twists and turns, and the Ministry of Criminal Justice is in charge of the world's criminal names, and its daily affairs are already very busy, if it is not handled in time, it may be delayed for a long time."

"Furthermore, civil and military officials, honorable ministers, and even clan children may be involved in the military settlements. If they are all dismissed, there may be suspicion of turmoil. Therefore, I think that after the imperial envoy checks, report to the Ming court and the Ministry of War Before the emperor, we will make a decision according to the situation."

You must know that in the previous system, the Ministry of Criminal Justice was responsible for ordinary criminal cases, and as for officials who made mistakes and committed crimes, they were all impeached by Ke Dao.

In fact, in a certain sense, this also makes Ke Dao more important than other official positions.

But now, with the addition of such a procedure, although there is no direct conflict with Ke Dao, if you think about it carefully, you will know that the plate is so big, if one more person comes in, how can it be possible to take power regardless?
Among other things, once the imperial censor corrects and impeaches, the Ministry of Criminal Justice believes that this case should not be impeached during the trial process, so who should listen to?
In the end, it was all trouble.

Therefore, from the perspective of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, it is definitely not willing to go through such an extra procedure.

When it comes to their own interests, the bosses have always been very decisive. Even if the emperor is in front of him, what should be fought for must be fought for.

Facing Chen Yi's remonstrance, Zhu Qiyu didn't have any special reaction, but turned to Jin Lian and asked.

"Jin Shangshu, what is the Ministry of Criminal Justice's opinion on the reasons stated by the General Constitution just now?"

(End of this chapter)