Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 269 Imperially Decided Yuan Case (2)

"Your Majesty, Yuan Chonghuan's matter must not be confused with the tax resistance case and the enemy collusion case!"

Liu Zongzhou walked out of the court class, facing the cold wind of Shuoshuo, with awe-inspiring justice, under the watchful eyes of many courtiers, bowed his hands to Emperor Chongzhen and said:

"Furthermore, the so-called anti-tax case is the words of Sun Chuanting's family. Mixing officials in the court with a group of merchants has already fallen into the prestige of the court.

From the minister's point of view, this case is full of weirdness. The case was tried in a hurry and closed in a hurry. Before the three courts had a joint trial, he rashly submitted a memorial to His Majesty for the execution of the arrested officials.

In the eyes of the minister, Sun Chuanting just wants to win His Majesty's trust, so that he can continue his official career..."

Standing in front of the Qianqing Gate, Emperor Chongzhen listened to Liu Zongzhou's aggressive words with a calm expression, but secretly smiled in his heart. This Liu Zongzhou's ability to avoid the most important and ignore the less important is really amazing.

It seems to be criticizing Sun Chuanting, but in fact, he wants to excuse Yuan Chonghuan, not to ask Jin Yiwei to continue to supervise Yuan's case, and to transfer the case to their three judicial divisions.

It has nothing to do with the private friendship or interests, but it is actually concerned with one's own footsteps.

During this period of time, there were many changes in the country and the court, and Emperor Chongzhen planned and deployed according to his own will, which was not a good thing for the civil servants in the court.

Starting from the establishment of the military plane, plan to establish the Capital Governor's Mansion, the nine-door admiral, indulge the factory guard forces, set up the inner factory and the west factory, and reorganize the Huangzhuang...

In less than two months, one Jianlu invaded Daming, and one returned to Beijing to raise the Yuan case. Emperor Chongzhen did too many things by bypassing the outer dynasty by virtue of his own will.

This makes many people smell bad signals.

The Son of Heaven wants to be truly arbitrary, which is not bad! ?

In the previous Ming Dynasty, they ruled the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. Even in the early days when Emperor Chongzhen Yuji proclaimed himself emperor, he always did this.

Now everything has changed, who can bear it.

"Finished?"

Looking at the grief-stricken Liu Zongzhou and Emperor Chongzhen who was holding a stove, he said coldly: "I'm talking about the Yuan case, what are you talking about?
When did I, Zuodu Censor of the Daming Metropolitan Procuratorate, act so frivolously? !
Liu Zongzhou, I would like to ask you, in front of so many important officials in the court, what is your intention in bringing up the case that has been set before?

Those corrupt officials who were arrested all have ironclad evidence. Shouldn't they be executed?

Could it be that the laws and disciplines of my Ming Dynasty are only the laws and disciplines of the Ming Dynasty, except for those who set the tone from the Procuratorate of the capital, are they not the ones from other government offices? "

Emperor Chongzhen's harsh words caused Liu Zongzhou to show a look of astonishment, and Han Yu, Wen Tiren, Xu Guangqi and others standing in the court class all showed different expressions.

"And I still want to ask you, how do you all procurate the court? Is this how the procuratorate will be supervised tomorrow?"

Emperor Chongzhen walked towards Liu Zongzhou slowly, stepping on Bibi Dan, and said sharply: "Over there in Xuanfu Town, the sky is almost pierced, and there is a frenzied collusion with the enemy.

In Zhangjiakoubao alone, the eight major Shanxi merchants who were investigated only confiscated at least 800 million taels of silver, as well as a lot of grain, salt and iron, and even contraband such as firearms and crossbows.

Don't tell me, you don't know anything about it, and don't tell me, you just took office not long ago, what's the purpose of setting up a capital procuratorate in the country! ? "

"minister……"

Faced with Emperor Chongzhen's reprimand, Liu Zongzhou was a little confused. He did not expect that the emperor would directly blame him for the incident in Xuanfu Town.

The important ministers of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, headed by Han Jisi, who participated in the Yumen hearing, all lowered their heads, not daring to get involved in the current situation.

Earlier, when the case of collaborating with the enemy broke out in Xuanfu Town, Emperor Chongzhen ordered Li Banghua, Minister of the Military Aircraft Department, to rush to Xuanfu Town in the name of an imperial envoy with the sword of the Son of Heaven. This caused a lot of discussion and dissatisfaction in the court.

But at this moment, the people attending the imperial gate are all the heads of the government offices of the country. Without the group of officials who dare to speak out and want to gain fame, the situation has changed.

"Where is Jinyiwei!"

Emperor Chongzhen frowned, stared at Liu Zongzhou coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Take Liu Zongzhou down, take off the black hat, take off the official uniform, and escort him to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for trial!
All of you, don’t you think that I indulged the factory guards and violated my Ming law?
OK!
I really want to see if the Ministry of Criminal Justice can enforce the law impartially on this matter, if not, then the three judiciary will conduct a joint trial! "

"Your Majesty...you are wronged!"

Liu Zongzhou looked at Emperor Chongzhen in astonishment, and shouted loudly, "I don't even know about the case of collaborating with the enemy in Xuanfu Town. Your Majesty can't..."

Liu Zongzhou never imagined that Emperor Chongzhen would draw the fire on himself, and it was the case of collaborating with the enemy in Xuanfu Town, such a big thunder.

But no matter how Liu Zongzhou complained, the Jinyi Guard led by Wu Mengming stepped forward and controlled Liu Zongzhou, which caused Liu Zongzhou to resist.

It's just that these resistances are in vain.

How could Liu Zongzhou, a powerless civil servant, be able to resist the strong Jin Yiwei?

Under the unbelievable gaze of all the courtiers, several Jinyi guards took off Liu Zongzhou's black gauze hat, and roughly stripped off his official robes. While talking, they set up Liu Zongzhou and headed towards the Meridian Gate.

"Think twice, Your Majesty! Zongxian Liu is dedicated to serving the public. You can't deny Liu Zongxian's merits just because of the incident in Xuanfu Town. Besides, there is still no definite number of cases of collaborating with the enemy in Xuanfu Town."

"Your Majesty, you can't do this..."

Several important officials in the court, headed by Minister of the Ministry of Justice Qiao Yunsheng, stepped forward to persuade him. In their eyes, Liu Zongzhou was clearly a disaster without reason.

However, in the eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, this is a manifestation of the authority of the courtiers to force the imperial power. If the current atmosphere in the court does not use a few major cases to ruthlessly kill the civil servants, it will only become worse in the future. chaos.

Yuan Chonghuan, who was detained by Luo Yangxing, stood with a complicated heart at this moment, looking at the aging Qiao Yunsheng, and several important officials in the court, admonishing him heartbrokenly, looking at the hesitant Han Yu, and looking at the indifferent Zhou Daodeng, He Ruchong several cabinet ministers, looking at Zhou Yanru, Xu Guangqi, Wen Tiren, Wang Zaijin, Huang Liji and other important court officials standing in place but showing different expressions, at this moment he has thoroughly learned the emperor of the emperor means.

Recalling all the things he experienced in Jinyiwei Prison, especially in the dark dark room, including the things he did in Liaoqian, Jinyiwei read them one by one. The fear of suffocation to the extreme made Yuan Chonghuan The body trembled uncontrollably.

Facing the complicated situation before the Liao Dynasty, the aggressive Jianlu Eight Banners, whether it was the first time guarding Liaodong, or rising again to guard Liaodong.

For Yuan Chonghuan, who wanted to maintain his reputation in order to gain greater political advantages and strive for a prosperous career, in many cases, he had to make compromises.

Counting from the last years of Wanli, when a large amount of political resources such as food, military power, etc. were unconditionally tilted to Liaoqian, just to get rid of the rising Jianlu Eight Banners.

The situation around Liaoqian quietly changed drastically.

Gradually, Liaoqian became the vanity fair of Ming Dynasty, and it became a mountain of gold and silver, so that the greed that could not be fed was constantly expanding.

Whether it was the former inner court Wei Yan, the court officials, or the Liaodong economic strategists and governors, some of them gained political advantages in this, and some of them ended up sadly.

Liaoqian is like the Shura Field of Ming Dynasty, it is a dream-like magic, if you want to say who will be cheaper in the end, I am afraid it will be those local generals of Liaodong who are gradually becoming stronger...

'Yuan Chonghuan has seen my plan? 'Looking at Yuan Chonghuan who was shaking his body, and the group of courtiers who ignored the advice, Emperor Chongzhen secretly said in his heart.

"Your Majesty!! The guilty minister Yuan Chonghuan is ashamed of Sheng En and Daming. The crimes that Jin Yiwei condemned are all the truth!"

With all the mess outside the Qianqing Gate, Liu Zongzhou who was arrested became the last straw that crushed Yuan Chonghuan, but Yuan Chonghuan said with enthusiasm: "The guilty minister knows that the mistakes he has made are irreparable. Please return them." Your Majesty is extrajudicial, don't implicate the criminal's family!"

Under the amazed gaze of many people, Yuan Chonghuan broke free from Luo Yangxing's control, and hit the ground hard in front of Emperor Chongzhen.

"Escort!!"

"Yuan Chonghuan!!"

When Yuan Chonghuan broke away from Luo Yangxing, there were several exclamations from Qianqingmen, but when he saw the mad Yuan Chonghuan, instead of attacking and threatening the emperor, he slammed his head to the ground to death.

The bright red blood flowed from the ruptured wound, and it looked so red against the backdrop of white snow. When everyone breathed a sigh of relief, they all showed complicated expressions.

Yuan Chonghuan, who was famous all over the world in the past, ended up like this. The key point is that the words Yuan Chonghuan said before his death completely set the tone of Yuan's case.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was protected by dozens of Jin Yiwei, Wang Chengen, Zhu Chunchen, Tang Guozuo, etc., looked at Yuan Chonghuan, who committed suicide and apologized, with no expression of joy or sorrow.

Yuan Chonghuan made a decision on his own, saving himself a lot of trouble.

"Declaration, Yuan Chonghuan confessed to the crimes he confessed." Emperor Chongzhen held the stove in his hand, and with a stern look, he scanned the panicked officials in front of him, and said loudly: "The cabinet issued an order to pursue everything Yuan Chonghuan had previously bestowed. Glory, demolish the shrine built for Yuan Chonghuan, spread all kinds of crimes committed by Yuan Chonghuan to the world, arrest Yuan Chonghuan's family members and return to Beijing!"

(End of this chapter)