As soon as everyone heard that all officials in Beijing were going to attend tomorrow's court meeting, they knew that some things were time to showdown.

What is the statement about a major case of rebellion? It is estimated that there will be a conclusion at the court meeting.

For a moment, there were many discussions among officials, or among the people. They were all curious about what evidence the emperor had, which proved that from the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet to the grain merchants, they all participated in the major case of rebellion?

Just at this time, the martial law in the capital was finally lifted, and everyone could enter and exit freely, and it wouldn't matter even if they left the capital.

As a result, the business of restaurants and teahouses became prosperous again. Without exception, the hot topics discussed in every place were tomorrow's court meetings.

"You guys say, Yang Ge's tribe... did Yang Sichang plot against him?"

"Who knows this? It's not like a person's heart!"

"I think it's not possible. As an assistant to the cabinet, can he be as powerful as the Chief Zhang during the Wanli period? It is impossible for a civil servant to usurp the throne in our Ming Dynasty!"

"Yes, he doesn't hold military power, and he is not the only one in the court. No matter how he is, he can't plan to usurp the throne!"

"But doesn't the emperor have evidence? I'll just look at what the evidence is tomorrow!"

“…”

No matter where, the basic view is this. No one thinks that Yang Sichang has the possibility of rebellion. Even if he colludes with the Governor of Xuanda Chen Xinjia, the Censor Liu Meicai and others, as well as those grain merchants, there is basically no possibility of rebellion! At least in the Ming Dynasty, there has never been any rebellion!

In this way, they were even more curious, what evidence would the emperor have to prove that these people were plotting against each other?

At the same time, in the minds of the vast majority of people, they tend to be unrestrained by Yang Sichang and others, and they feel that Emperor Chongzhen might have defeated them as ministers who are scheming with the imperial power.

Some people, from the perspective of factory and guard scouting their homes, think that the emperor used this method to plunder a large amount of silver in a short period of time because the treasury had no money. No one dared to say what this method was, but it was actually unnecessary to say it explicitly. Everyone understands that it was nothing more than accusing them of treason.

"Oh, those grain merchants are really abominable. If you want to be a crime of rebellion, you will be punished by the nine clans. This is really miserable!"

"No, there are those censors who have been working hard for ten years and have been an official for thousands of miles. They only make money. If they get a lot of money, they will be arrested. This is a judgment as a rebellion, it is really miserable!"

"Then Yanggemen is the same. He finally became the auxiliary minister of the cabinet, this..."

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In this way, both officials and ordinary people vaguely had a sense of rejection of Emperor Chongzhen. They felt that the emperor was too excessive and cruel to do so. However, they had no choice. The emperor was the emperor after all, and could only sympathize with the ministers who were judged as treason. As for those grain merchants, there were not many people who sympathized with them. The only ones who sympathized with were their families.

So, under the attention of everyone, the court meeting that everyone was looking forward to finally began.

On that morning, all the officials who were qualified to attend the court meeting in Beijing rushed to the outside of the Forbidden City early. Many people hid memorials in their hands. If the emperor could not provide convincing evidence for the case of rebellion, they would be ready to resign. Who would have to let the emperor continue like this and be labeled as rebellion at any time?

It concerns everyone's future, and the atmosphere seems more solemn than before. At least in the eyes of these civil and military officials, it seems a bit tragic. It seems a bit tragic and heroic in the assassination of the King of Qin. If it is really the evidence of the emperor that cannot be convinced, then it is only possible to say goodbye to the official path.

This time, Emperor Chongzhen did not delay and soon arrived. After the ministers greeted each other, this court meeting began.

Zhong Xu, the left censor of the Censorate, took the lead in coughing and went out to report: "Your Majesty, the factory guards have arrested many officials, which has caused panic among the officials in the capital. Please ask Your Majesty to make it clear that you don't know what crimes these officials have committed? The crime of corruption mentioned before has been many days now. I wonder where the evidence is?"

He is one of the few who have not been arrested in the Censorate, and the Censor in the Censorate's yamen was basically arrested by the factory guards. He was right from the truth and reason, and he had to come out to ask for an explanation.

Moreover, the chief assistant Xue Guoguan was not convinced. Many people knew that he was the emperor's lackey. Maybe among the arrests of so many officials, he would have his own ideas. Therefore, no one hoped that Xue Guoguan would stand up for them.

This situation was actually largely attributed to Yang Sichang. It was him who secretly spread Xue Guoguan’s suggestions, making others feel that Xue Guoguan didn’t consider the civil servant group at all, and helped the imperial power to damage the civil servant group.

Lin Yuji, Minister of Rites, also made a report and said, "Your Majesty, it is not easy to delay the major case of rebellion for a long time. Moreover, the previous time there was a case of rebellion for Duke Chengguo, and now there are major cases of rebellion from cabinet assistants to grain merchants. If it continues to be delayed, it is likely that the court will be unfavorable. Please ask Your Majesty to make it clear."

Both of them secretly hid a memorial about resigning. If the emperor did not give an explanation today, he would not resign.

The two of them took the lead, and many other ministers followed and agreed with their remarks, focusing on the major case of corruption. Because everyone knows that corruption is basically corruption, and the emperor must be serious, but it is hard to say. Therefore, if you want to solve the situation where the emperor often asks the factory guard to arrest people, you can only break through from the point of corruption.

Seeing the fact that the many ministers below all demanded the publication of evidence of the case of rebellion, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sneer in his heart, because he knew that these people, including the people, now public opinion, were just framed by the emperor for their rebellion.

After scanning the expressions of the ministers, Emperor Chongzhen said with a cold face: "Since all the officials want to know the evidence, then I will make it public today!"

After saying that, he called out: "Where is Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei?"

"The last one is here!" Li Ruolian immediately stepped out and replied with his fists.

"Bring the people up and talk to the officials in the court!"

Li Ruolian naturally knew who he was taking, so he agreed and went down to take the people.

The ministers below were silent when they heard this. They wanted to see who the emperor wanted to bring to talk about the case of rebellion? They believed they could see whether it was a false accusation!

What surprised them was that the person brought by the commander of the Jinyiwei was actually two young women. One of the unaccused censors recognized the two and couldn't help but say: "The daughter of Gaozhi County? You... weren't you taken away by Jianlu?"

The people who came naturally were Gao Qingxue and Gao Qingju.

When I heard the sound and looked at it, I recognized that it was my father's same year and had met several times before.

As soon as he saw his old friend, he forgot Li Ruolian's explanation and did not salute the emperor first. The tears came down and he cried out sadly: "Uncle Guo!"

Jingshi Guo knew the right way and asked them to give the emperor a first look, and then he wanted to hear what these two nieces would say?

Other civil and military officials were also curious. What could they know about these two daughters of Kochi County who seemed to be the daughters of the country who died in the city.

After the ceremony, Gao Qingxue began to talk about her own affairs. She started with being besieged by Jianluo, destroying the city, and suffering.

"...I thought there was no way to survive, but unexpectedly, a secret spy from the Jinyiwei took the risk of saving me, promised to take care of my sisters, and let me escape and report to the court..."

Gao Qingxue said this and looked at these civil and military officials. Seeing that they were all very concerned, there was a little sadness in his voice and a little hatred, saying: "It is said that there is a Shanxi merchant named Fan Yong fighting Tonglu. In the Jianlu army, he saw the Tartars with Prince Shuorui personally come out to welcome the Fan thief. According to the news he inquired from the Tartars, there are many Shanxi merchants with Jianlu in Liaodong. How can they beat Jianlu with such a traitor in the Ming Dynasty? Therefore, he took the risk to let the slave send this news."

When she said this, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, interrupted and said, "After Fan thief went to Jianlu's camp, Jianlu suddenly went south and raided Jinan Prefecture, which made King De fall."

When everyone who didn't know about this was surprised when they heard these words.

Originally, they were all concerned about the major cases of Yang Sichang and others' conspiracy, but unexpectedly, what the emperor asked someone to say was another very shocking news.

Before, the emperor inferred from the previous opportunity of establishing the enemy and entering the pass that there was a possibility of traitor in the Ming Dynasty. However, it seemed that Yang Sichang and others denied it, and the matter was not mentioned again later.

Many officials who were present in Shanxi businessman Fan Yongdou have heard of it. After all, Fanji Money House is very famous in the capital. Before, because of its good reputation, most of the people had silver notes in the hands of Fanji Money House.

However, they soon thought of it again that Fan Ji Money House was found to have an affair with the eunuchs in the palace during the rebellion case of Duke Chengguo, so they were sealed off by the factory guards.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuji immediately asked, "I don't know who the secret spy of the Jinyiwei was, and when did he sneak into the Jianlu army?"

"Yes, these things are really surprising. Just a merchant of Shanxi, why do you want to connect with the enemy?" Zuodu Censor asked.

Li Ruolian glanced at the emperor, shook his head and said, "The identity cannot be announced yet."

As soon as you heard this, many officials had an objection. Do you tell me who this spy is? Then you Jinyiwei said it randomly. Maybe there is no such person at all, right?

Li Ruolian guessed their thoughts, but ignored them at all, turned around and ordered another woman.

Gao Qingju began to talk about her situation and said, "The sisters in my family are gone, only I am left. When I cross the Wei River..."

She told all about the day, and of course there was a mention of Han Leyu who discovered her.

This involves the Emperor's Power, with a name and a surname. Although the process seems to be very thrilling, after all, there are other people who have witnessed it.

"Your Majesty, can you tell Han Leyu to ask in person?" Lin Yuji bowed and asked the emperor for advice.

However, at this time, most of those who don’t want to believe it still refuse to believe it, and think that this can be made up, and they can’t ask anything even if they ask in person.

Han Leyu had already returned to Beijing at this time, so Emperor Chongzhen naturally would not disagree, so he sent an order. Han Leyu, who had been waiting for a long time, arrived soon.

So, Lin Yuji and others immediately asked Han Leyu about the details of the Battle of Weihe that day.

Of course, Han Leyu told the truth, and even took off his clothes on the spot and showed the scars on his arm to prove that he was not lying.

But even so, those who don’t believe it actually don’t believe it, because under the pressure of the emperor, these things can actually be made up.

So, a civil servant reported to him: "Your Majesty, if it is just these evidence, it may not be convinced by the people when it is made public, especially many Shanxi merchants, who will even complain about injustice. This matter is of great importance, please be careful!"

Lin Yuji also replied: "Your Majesty, it is normal for businessmen to pursue profits, but it is also true that people are unscrupulous. But what is the connection between these and Yang Sichang and others' conspiracy for rebellion?"

He had asked about a major case of rebellion, but the emperor asked someone to tell the story of the Shanxi merchants. He didn't care about these matters of the Shanxi merchants, or he was more concerned about the major case of rebellion. After all, rebellion was the most affecting them, and they didn't want the emperor to take the topic apart.

Today, the emperor must give an explanation, otherwise, this official will not be able to be.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen said lightly: "Don't be impatient, please wait patiently."

After saying that, he nodded at Li Ruolian again.

Seeing the emperor's plain expression, Lin Yuji couldn't help but be stunned. Looking back, the emperor seemed to be confident. OK, let's watch.

So, this time they did not see Li Ruolian bringing anyone, but took out a confession from his sleeve and started reading it in public.

This confession is from Fan Ji Money House Fan Fu.

The above records what Fan Fu did, including the secret arrest of the Jinyiwei.

As soon as this confession was announced, it was surprising.

If the incident before, the secret spies of the Jinyiwei Guard did not announce their identities, it might be possible that they would be made up indiscriminately, then there would be more people involved in this matter, name and surname.

For example, it involves the censor Liu Meicai, collusion with people in the palace, and their conspiracy to overthrow the commander of the royal army, Lu Xiangsheng. In addition, there are also soldiers guarding the city gate who can testify about the day of the arrest.

Although these things did not blame anything explicitly, each of them had a great impact. From these things, it can be seen that Fan Ji Money Bank was thinking about taking control of the situation and making the situation beneficial to Jianlu.

It was also at this time that many people suddenly realized that the factory guards had noticed that there was something wrong with the Fanji Money House, and then they followed up with the case of Duke Conspiracy and arrested them, right?

At this moment, many officials felt that the water was very deep in the case of the Shanxi merchants. Now the censor Liu Meicai has been brought out, and I don’t know who will be there later? When they thought of this, they thought of Yang Sichang.

At the same time, some of them also thought that they had more or less dealt with Fanji Money Bank. Could it be that there are problems with their own affairs, right?

Thinking of this, they became a little nervous.

In fact, when Fanji Money Bank was able to become the number one money house in the capital, there were actually many high-ranking officials who provided protection and support for Fanji Money Bank. Of course, most of them were just jealous of money and did so because of the money.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the ministers below and soon discovered this phenomenon. When Li Ruolian revealed the incident at Fanji Money House, many officials had a look of indignation on their faces, which seemed to be much less.
Chapter completed!