Chapter 66 According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, the master and subordinates who rebelled were all Lingchi, and the nine clans were implicated!

"Is there any unusual movement in the capital?"

Tianqi asked Zhou Yuji after he got up.

Zhou Yuji understood the meaning of Tianqi's question and knew that now was the critical moment to prove his innocence, so he replied: "Your Majesty, I have something to report. Hanlin Zhou Yanru wanted to persuade me to support King Xin's ascension to the throne to supervise the country. His Majesty's life or death is uncertain.

The army of slave builders is pressing down on the territory. It is necessary to establish a chief ruler early to stabilize the country. He also gave me 300,000 taels of silver. He also said that he would be a knight for me when the matter was completed, but I did not agree. Now I will report it to your majesty truthfully!"

Tianqi turned around and looked at Zhou Yuji, staring at him for a long time.

Suddenly, Tianqi said to Zhang Gui: "Take the army corps and follow me to Xiyuan!"

With that said, Tianqi rode away first.

Zhang Gui also followed closely with Sun Chuanting and other enlisted students from the Military Academy.

"Please empress, please take the Ming Dynasty as the top priority, establish a chief minister, and secure the country!"

When Zhang Gui came with Tianqi, he saw many civil servants kneeling in the Xiyuan ahead.

These civil servants were still shouting loudly.

However, Zhang Yan still did not compromise. Although she is now being forced by these civil servants to say "it is appropriate for the country to establish a eldest monarch" and "the harem cannot interfere in politics and should follow the words of loyalty and virtue", she does not know what to say, but she always believes in establishing a direct line.

Long shouldn't be broken like this.

You must know that although Zhang Yan in history was Queen Marietta, she was also a martyred woman who resolutely died on the eve of the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

After all, as Chongzhen's sister-in-law, Chongzhen had no right to force her to die as a martyr, but she still chose to die as a martyr instead of continuing to be supported by the Qing court like Concubine Li Kangfei, which shows her fidelity.

"She is just a village woman, but she really thinks of herself as the mother of the world? Now that she is being invited by hundreds of officials, isn't she afraid that the history books will not say anything good about her in the future?!"

Zhou Yanru muttered.

After hearing this, Chen Yan simply shouted: "Empress, do you want to lose your virtue in the world because you don't accept the words of loyalty and good words today, and you will be criticized by future generations for eternity?!"

Zhang Yan bit her red lips: "Establishing a direct descendant is a rule set by the saints! It is also the ancestral system of my Ming Dynasty!"

After hearing this, Zhou Yanru couldn't directly refute Zhang Yan, so he turned to other methods and wanted to draw more people to his side to pressure the queen, so he said: "She is so stubborn and unruly, she must be like many ministers."

If the minister has not come forward to express his concern, we will first force the ministers from the six cabinet ministries and other ministers to express their opinions too!"

Chen Yan and others nodded.

In fact, when Chen Yan, Zhou Yanru and other civil servants came to Xiyuan to petition, except for the first assistant Han Xu who hid in the duty room of the Xiyuan cabinet for fear of being beaten to death by the Donglin Party members who hated him, the second assistant Zhu Guozuo

He Zongyan, the Third Assistant, Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Personnel, Wei Guangwei, the Minister of Rites, Wang Yingjiao, the Minister of Hubu, Sun Chengzong, the Minister of War, and other important officials also heard about this and came to Xiyuan.

However, they did not rush to petition, but stood on both sides, waiting for the opportunity.

After all, they are already in high positions, so there is no need to gamble on this success. Naturally, they have to be more cautious. Of course, there is no need for them to personally take action in this kind of thing.

"Fellow elders and ministers, are you going to watch helplessly as our country, the Ming Dynasty, continues to be in such danger?!"

At this time, Zhou Yanru announced that Zhu Guozuo and others were here, and he raised his hands and said: "Please express your opinion! Please give advice for the country and the country, and persuade the middle palace to follow the words of loyalty!"

"Take a stand!"

Other civil servants also pointed at Zhu Guozuo and other ministers and shouted.

Zhu Guozuo glanced at the other ministers, and then just said: "Be calm and don't be impatient, be patient and don't be impatient!"

However, these petitioners did not want to see these ministers protecting themselves so wisely. Some simply scolded these ministers, and even directly pushed and pulled them to express their stance.

"Don't you, the princes, want to establish a long-term monarch for the country, get rid of foreign aggression as soon as possible, withdraw from the western factories, formulate policy departments, wipe out bad governance, rebuild the country's etiquette, and restore benevolent governance?!"

Chen Yan also asked at this time.

Shortly after Chen Yan's questioning, Sun Chuanting and other enlisted students appeared on both sides holding firearms. The emperor's banner also began to appear, and Zhang Gui was walking here accompanying Tianqi.

Zhu Guozuo saw this scene first. He was surprised and immediately expressed his position: "Your Majesty is not dead yet, and you are in a hurry to change the emperor. You are making a coup and rebelling!"

Chen Yan hadn't noticed that Tianqi had appeared. Now he was furious at Zhu Guozuo's sudden words. He couldn't help but point at him: "Zhu Xiushui! You are talking nonsense. We are speaking for the world and the country!"

"Mr. Ge is right, you are just fooling around and trying to force me into the palace!"

Sun Chengzong, the Minister of War, also stood up and said something.

"Sun Zhisheng, why do you say such things! Have you become his accomplice of Wei Eunuch?!"

Zhou Yanru was also very angry because Sun Chengzong had always been very close to the Donglin Party, but he did not expect that Sun Chengzong also directly said that they were forcing the palace.

"What you did is really excessive!"

Zhao Nanxing, the Minister of Civil Affairs, also said something against his will.

Chen Yan and Zhou Yanru looked at each other: "..."

They did not expect that Zhao Nanxing, an authentic Donglin Party member, would not support people like them.

"Your Majesty is here!"

At this time, Tianqi signaled the accompanying eunuchs to call out.

Zhu Guozuo and other cabinet ministers Jiu Qing hurriedly bowed to the ground and shouted: "I respectfully welcome your Majesty!"

Chen Yan, Zhou Yanru and other civil servants who petitioned were immediately speechless, and their faces seemed to be filled with question marks.

Zhang Gui had to admit that these civil servants were too anxious to get rid of the West Factory, to control the emperor, to stop the reform, and to take away everything they had in Xishan!

As a result, before the news came that Xishan had been massacred by the Jiannu slaves, a coup was launched.

Do you really want to replicate the historical incident of supporting Zhu Qiyu after the Tumubao Incident?

But the emperor was really captured!

Can it be the same?

In Zhang Gui's view, some scholar-officials seem to never learn the awareness of rules, or even the awareness of investigating first before taking action. Instead, they are only driven by fame and fortune behind their own backs. They talk about benevolence and morality, but in their minds they are all gamblers.

Thought!

Remember that the rules set by the Confucian saints are very familiar to you. Regardless of whether these rules are good or bad, the key point is that you never strictly abide by them. You only ask others to abide by the rules set by the saints.

Obviously according to Confucian rules, even if you are worried that the emperor has been captured or killed by the slaves, and you cannot leave the country without an owner, you should still follow the rules to establish a direct descendant, but then someone who should establish an emperor and a new king takes the lead in breaking the rules!

It is similar to the historical relationship between Mingming Fu Wang and Chongzhen in the early Southern Ming Dynasty, but it is said that establishing a direct lineage is not as good as establishing a virtuous one.

Although strictly following the establishment of heirs and elders will cause the young master to take the throne and lose power, at least the procedures are in compliance with the rules. If the procedures are not in compliance with the rules, how can we expect others to abide by the rules? It will undoubtedly lead to everyone not abiding by the rules.

Let’s just say who has the stronger fist.

Zhang Gui therefore looked at these petitioners like gamblers speechlessly.

However, Chen Yan and other civil servants had no time to reflect on themselves at this time. They only felt shocked and surprised.

Chen Yan glanced at Zhou Yanru and thought to himself: "Didn't it happen that Xishan was massacred and the world changed hands? How come His Majesty came back intact?"

Zhou Yanru didn't know what to say. He felt like a ray of light on his back and cursed: "What's going on? This tyrant is back. Didn't Jiannu go to Xishan?"

"Shang Shu of the Ministry of Justice!"

Tianqi called out at this time.

Qiao Yunsheng, the Minister of Punishment, stood up and said, "I am here."

"According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, how should those who conspire to rebel be dealt with?"

Tianqi asked.

Qiao Yunsheng hesitated for a moment.

Tianqi said "hmm".

Qiao Yunsheng then replied: "Your Majesty, anyone who plots rebellion according to the Ming Dynasty Law, regardless of whether he is the principal or an accomplice, will be punished. Grandfathers, sons, grandsons, brothers and members of the same clan will all be killed if they are sixteen or above! In addition, the nine clans will be implicated.

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"Then deal with it according to the law!"

"These petitions against civil servants are all suspected of treason. They are all sent to prison first to find out the people behind the scenes and then deal with them according to law!"

Tianqi therefore commanded in a deep voice.

Chen Yan fainted immediately after hearing this.

Zhou Yanru could not help but shout in pain: "Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!