Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 795
After hanging up the video, Emperor Chongzhen began to silently figure out what to do next according to Liu Weichao's suggestion.

Of course, he didn't ask, and Liu Weichao didn't say anything about how to deal with those Nanjing nobles.At least in Emperor Chongzhen's view, this matter does not need to be asked.

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In the afternoon, when Chen Yuanyuan, the political envoy, was busy publicizing the Liaodong victory, someone from the palace suddenly came, and it was Concubine Tian Gui who came to invite her to talk.

For Concubine Tian Gui, Chen Yuanyuan is endlessly grateful and is her benefactor.Everyone knew this, so Chen Yuanyuan immediately put down the work in hand and went to the palace first, and others could understand.

But who knows, when Chen Yuanyuan arrived at Concubine Tian Gui, she saw that Emperor Chongzhen was also here, so Chen Yuanyuan hurriedly greeted her.

Emperor Chongzhen let her go, and then said bluntly: "I called you here in the name of Concubine Ai. I just don't want too many people to know. I have something to tell you to do!"

When Chen Yuanyuan heard this, she felt a little strange.Logically speaking, if the Emperor Chongzhen wanted to tell her to do things as a courtier, he could just deliver the decree directly. Why did he use the name of Concubine Tian to avoid people's eyes and ears?
So, she waited with curiosity.

I just heard Emperor Chongzhen say to her: "You must have heard about the Nanjing Xungui case, right?"

Needless to say, the public opinion field in the capital is almost all about the Nanjing Noble Case, and it almost overshadows the Liaodong War. As the top leader of the Political Department, how could Chen Yuanyuan not have heard of it? .

Afterwards, Emperor Chongzhen went on to say to her: "Xichang's big fight in Nanjing is actually not only because they secretly sold steam engine blueprints to Xiyi, but also colluded with thieves, trying to let Zhang Xianzhong's thieves go, and killed Jinyi Wei officials... ..."

Chen Yuanyuan was taken aback when she heard that, she didn't expect such an inside story, so it's no wonder that Nanjing made such a big move!

These nobles are really courageous!

She was thinking, Emperor Chongzhen, after giving her a general introduction, he directly ordered: "I want you to conduct targeted publicity and guide public opinion on the crimes committed by Nanjing Xungui. I believe that they alone If you dare to collude with the thieves, those officials and people who have been poisoned by the thieves will hate these Nanjing dignitaries, and others, and let everyone know about their crimes!"

Speaking of this, he paused and added: "Don't be too direct, I just need Qing to re-publicize these things, and when the matter of Nanjing Xungui is officially announced, let them all wish for Nanjing Xungui's death." !"

After hearing this, Chen Yuanyuan couldn't understand what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to do for a while.
Logically speaking, Nanjing Xungui committed such a big thing, and Emperor Chongzhen, as the emperor of Ming Dynasty, could punish him however he wanted, why did he have to do it so many times?

If you don't understand it, you don't understand it, but there is no problem in following the emperor's will.

Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen only ordered this matter, she didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly left the palace.

What Chen Yuanyuan didn't know was that at the same time, Emperor Chongzhen also wrote a secret decree, which was sent to Ma Shiying in Shaanxi at an expedited speed of [-] miles.

The purpose of Emperor Chongzhen this time is not just to punish the nobles in Nanjing, but to fundamentally change the honorary system. Therefore, he must have a plan.

Today's Political Department has grown from scratch. Although the time is too short compared to other yamen, after several years of operation, especially under the attention of Emperor Chongzhen, it has actually been tempered.

Another one, the new Yamen does not have so much internal friction and is very efficient.

No, after a few days, the public opinion in the capital has changed, and there have been many topics of reminiscing about bitterness and sweetness.

"Great victory in Liaodong, seeing the recovery is in sight, our Ming Dynasty will finally have peace in the world!"

"Yeah, it's really not easy! Your Majesty is holy!"

"Back then, there were thieves all over the place. You don't know that those thieves who killed thousands of knives took control of their wives, uncles, and eighth grandpa's family. It was a tragedy!"

"Not to mention anything else, just because the thieves dug up the Yellow River dam and tried to flood Kaifeng, I don't know how many people in the lower reaches of the Yellow River have suffered. Those thieves deserve to be cut to pieces!"

"..."

The evil deeds done by the bandits back then were told one by one, and they were not limited to Zhang Xianzhong.

It has only been a few years since the peace, and almost everyone has experienced that chaotic world. After saying this, they all hate the chaos of the thieves, and cherish the peace of the world today!
Originally, no one thought about the cause of these public opinions, and thought it was the emotion caused by the great victory in Liaodong.

However, later on, the number of memorials to impeach Dongxichang in the south suddenly decreased, and the number of memorials to impeach Nanjing Xungui suddenly increased. After the real reason for the arrest of Nanjing Xungui by Dongxichang was exposed, some people began to vaguely feel that the former Jingshi The turn of public opinion on the side seems a bit abnormal.

Because after the news of Nanjing Xungui was exposed, the public opinion in the capital was reviewing the rogue rebellion that year, but it turned out that Nanjing Xungui even dared to collude with the rogues to cause chaos. , This is a crime of public anger, not just a crime like stealing steam engine blueprints that seems to have nothing to do with most people.

All of a sudden, the crowd was excited, and almost everyone shouted at Nanjing Xungui;

On the civil servant side, the Metropolitan Procuratorate system is the so-called Qingliu in the officialdom and must stand on the moral high ground. It also took the lead in impeaching Nanjing Xungui.

If you really want to judge the crime according to these crimes, it can definitely be regarded as the crime of treason.Some radical officials, who wanted to show something, were already in the court, and along with the public opinion, shouted that Nanjing Xungui should be punished by the nine clans!

After the official memorial from the Dongxi Factory was sent to the capital, this kind of public opinion was detonated to its peak.

At this time, Ma Shiying from the southwest also made a memorial, following the formal process, the General Secretary went to the cabinet, etc., telling about the various difficulties when he was in Nanjing. The focus is on how much crisis will be caused if Zhang Xianzhong's troops escape to Jiangbei, and it is very likely that the strategy of copying the title and suppressing thieves will fall short. In that case, the world will be peaceful so soon.

As soon as his memorial was made public, even the civil servants who had been watching the excitement couldn't sit still.

Although they understood that the reason why those nobles in Nanjing did this was to resist Ma Shiying's rectification of Nanjing, but the way they did it was too scary, and more importantly, the matter was not kept secret, and it was exposed.

Then there is nothing to say, the world is excited, if you don't step on Xungui at this time, it will be politically incorrect.

Therefore, in obedience to the will of the people of the world, all the nobles in the capital tucked their tails and behaved like men, and even hid in their own mansions and secretly cursed those honorables in Nanjing.

Some of those who are related to Nanjing Xungui are starting to worry about their own safety.If they rebel, the nine clans will be implicated, and they will really be implicated.

In the Forbidden City, during a certain imperial meeting, Emperor Chongzhen had an imperial discussion on how to punish Nanjing honored officials. During this period, his treasure hanging on his chest suddenly glowed and made a sound, which interrupted the imperial meeting for a while.

When the Emperor Chongzhen came back from the apse, he directly made a judgment on the universe, announcing that the Metropolitan Procuratorate sent people to go south quickly to assist the East Factory and the West Factory to catch those who were involved with Nanjing Xungui, and escorted the main criminal to Beijing. Trial in three sessions.

This behavior of Emperor Chongzhen was immediately interpreted by the whole court as: Emperor Taizu was furious in the sky and made a decree for the current emperor, so he did this.

Reminiscent of the methods used by Emperor Taizu back then, even if there were some people in the capital who wanted to speak up for the nobles of Nanjing, they were too frightened to shut up.

If it is misunderstood as the party of Nanjing Xungui, it is likely to be in bad luck.

The three-room joint trial is the highest level of interrogation in Ming Dynasty.However, people at this time would basically not feel that those Nanjing nobles were wronged.

If the evidence hadn't been captured, who would dare to frame them with their identities as Nanjing nobles!
Many people are guessing how the Nanjing Xungui case will end?

One thing is clear, this case is definitely one of the most important events in the Chongzhen Dynasty, there is no doubt about it!

While waiting for the chief culprits in the Nanjing Xungui case to be escorted to the capital, the public opinion in the capital gradually began to reflect. Of course, this started under the instruction of Emperor Chongzhen.

"Even though they are all heroes of the founding of the country, why would their descendants do such things that damage the foundation of Ming Dynasty?"

"Yes, logically speaking, if the court is in trouble, they should be the most active ones!"

"It's true that when the country is in crisis, they enjoy the glory and wealth. Not only do they not want to serve the country, but they also try to collude with the rebels. This is simply a death sentence!"

"If their ancestors knew about it underground, it is estimated that the coffin boards will not be able to hold it down?"

"That's right, these people have forgotten their ancestors, just like those traitors who took refuge in Jianlu before!"

"It seems that after the heroes, they may not be the heroes! The imperial court really treats them too favorably!"

"That's right, don't you think that they are actually trash? After so many years of war, do you have half the heart to serve the country? And half the ability of the ancestors?"

"In this way, it seems to be true! Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, apart from the first few generations of heroes, it seems that all the hereditary titles are mediocre?"

"You are crazy, dare to say such a thing? Believe it or not, they will teach you a lesson later?"

"Hehe, everyone calls and beats those nobles nowadays, how dare they come out and teach others?"

"..."

Amid such discussions, it was a coincidence that the prisoners of war in Liaodong and Nanjing Xungui were escorted to the capital at about the same time.

(End of this chapter)