Emperor Chongzhen's face became serious again, he looked at the courtiers below, and said loudly: "I know that the case of rebellion is not trivial, if it is not a real rebellion, I will never wronged people to rebel!" ”

made an opening remark, paused, and then continued: "Jin Shangtong's capture is far more serious than Qing and the others imagined!" Do you think it's just that Fan Yongdou and the two brothers are captured? Just to go and say something in the army? Is their capture just a matter of the entry of the captives this time? I can clearly tell Qing and others that if these Jin merchants are allowed to go down, the society of the Ming Dynasty will definitely not be protected, this is not a rebellion, why should it be a rebellion? ”

As he said these words, his voice grew louder, louder, and angry.

When these courtiers heard this, they couldn't help but be surprised.

To be honest, when they heard the factory guards talk about the things that the Jin merchants were captured, they didn't really care much about it. Even if they are captured, they will report the news that they have lost a German king. Although the loss of the clan is also a big event, it is still very different from the Daming Society, right?

But at this time, after listening to the emperor's words, they paid a little attention to it. Because of the emperor's intentions, what these Jin merchants have done is far more than what they are doing now.

So, one by one, they all listened intently.

I only heard that Emperor Chongzhen was angry again, and said sharply: "A few days ago, the Yongwei Battalion and the Hussar Battalion went out of Beijing, do you know what to do?" ”

Jingshi is under martial law, prohibiting anyone from entering and leaving Jingshi, so these people present don't know at all.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen knew this, so without waiting for the courtiers to answer, he took out a piece of the recital himself and said: "They are going to Shanxi, this is the recital jointly sent back by Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng." Let's hear what it is! ”

After finishing speaking, he gave the piece to Cao Huachun.

Immediately, the eunuch's characteristic sharp voice sounded again, and the sound was very loud.

This recital is a summary of the seizure of materials from Zhangjiakou Fort. It contains a detailed list of the materials that the Jin merchants are about to send to Liaodong.

When the military officials at the bottom heard that the eight Jin merchants had hoarded countless grain and grass materials in Zhangjiakou Fort, as well as controlled items such as gunpowder and iron, they knew that this was a big deal.

Generally speaking, smuggling at the border, in fact, some officials have also heard of it. This kind of thing is very difficult to eliminate, and it is not surprising that there is smuggling.

However, when such a large-scale smuggling of Jin merchants included all kinds of military supplies, no matter who heard it, they were very shocked.

The northern part of the Ming Dynasty, that is, Shaanxi and Shanxi, began to be the most severely affected during the Apocalypse, and the people could not survive, so they took risks to rebel. Such a poor province, however, these Jin merchants hoarded so much material to send to Liaodong. If these materials are left in the territory of Daming, they will be left in Shanxi and Shaanxi. The situation in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty will not be eroded to this point, and therefore, it is impossible for thieves to poison the Central Plains.

This idea is that when I heard the passage saying that the large-scale smuggling of these Jin merchants had begun since the end of Wanli and the year of the Apocalypse, it further verified this idea.

In other words, the thieves who began in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty are inevitably related to the large-scale transportation of materials to Liaodong by these Jin merchants. Just in this regard, it can be said that these Jin merchants should be damned!

And Liaodong Jianyu is the enemy of the Ming Dynasty and a thief. Sending so many military supplies to the anti-thieves is, in fact, itself to be punished by the anti-thieves.

Liaodong Jianyu got so many military supplies, no wonder it was able to support the war for so many years with the barren land of Liaodong, and even became stronger and stronger! The fall of the land of Liaodong, the casualties of countless soldiers, and the consumption of countless money and grain, all of which have the "credit" of those Jin merchants.

What's more, every time the Jin merchants went to Liaodong, they would report the personnel changes in the court, the deployment of garrisons in various places, and the reality of the customs to Liaodong Jianjiao. It is also because of this that Jianyu was able to know himself and his opponent, and won all battles against the Ming Dynasty! How many officials have died in battle or been defeated, behind these things, there is also a "credit" of Jin merchants.

Moreover, the Jin merchants also colluded with Chen Xinjia, bribed Yang Sichang, and did some things in the court to make relatives and enemies happy.

Not to mention anything else, just this time trying to conspire against Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, if they really did it, then Liaodong Jianyu would probably wake up with a smile in his dream. And the Ming Dynasty will lose two pillars of the country! This time and again, it strengthened the anti-thieves and weakened the Ming Dynasty.

If there was no performance of Emperor Chongzhen suddenly like Taizu possessing this time, then this time Jianzhen would have entered the customs the same as the previous times. The entire land of Gyeonggi is like the back garden of Liaodong, allowing Jianyu to come and go freely, invincible, and there is only no Jingshi.

If things are allowed to go on like this, there will be thieves in the Ming Dynasty, and there will be Liaodong Jianyu raging outside, and there is no need to add natural disasters.

The acts of those Jin merchants have reached a very serious level. It is not an exaggeration for the emperor to condemn them as a great crime of treason.

Just imagine, Jianyu plus Jin Shang plus feudal officials plus cabinet ministers, the harm after these add up, isn't it endangering the Daming Society!

Convicting Yang Sichang of the crime of rebellion does not necessarily mean that he wants to be the emperor! But as far as these forces are concerned, those who want to be emperors and those who want to seize the Daming Society should be undoubtedly captured, and the other parties, whether active or passive, are all the same party, and they can also be determined as rebellion!

In Emperor Chongzhen, the letters intercepted by Han Leyu were also made public, as well as the confessions of those Jin merchants, and the confessions of their cronies were all laid out one by one. Even Emperor Chongzhen said that the military supplies and grain and grass that had been intercepted this time had been transported back to Beijing.

Even if they are reluctant, it is impossible to think that the emperor stuffed them with so many military supplies, grain and grass in order to buckle them for rebellion.

Besides, this is not just a single piece of evidence, but a lot of local evidence and material evidence, all of which can prove that the Jin Shang began to be captured on a large scale since the early years, and its severity has reached an appalling level.

All the courtiers below have nothing to say about the case of rebellion. If this kind of thing is not characterized as rebellion, then it must wait for the Daming Society to be gone before it can be characterized as rebellion?

Listening to the pieces of evidence being laid out, thinking about the harm that the Jin merchants' acts of captivity brought to the Ming Dynasty again and again, especially the harm they brought to themselves, these civil officials and military generals were furious.

Gyeongshi officials, that's not a bit of an industry in Gyeonggi. But every time Jianguan enters the customs, he has to lose a lot. There are also people who are not in the land of Gyeonggi, and their properties are still threatened by thieves. The generation and flooding of thieves are related to the fact that the Jin merchants sent a large number of northern materials to Liaodong. This account, no matter what, must be counted as a share of Jin Shang.

These things add up, and there are still people there who will sympathize with these Jin merchants and these fellow thieves.

After the evidence was released, Emperor Chongzhen shouted angrily: "These Jin merchants and their comrades are determined to be rebellion, is it excessive? For other corrupt people, can I be determined to be a rebel? I tell you that I am a man of reason, and I am a man of virtue. Now, who has an objection? ”

Hearing this, the civil and military generals were even more relieved, the emperor was really sensible, but he just condemned these Jin merchants and their fellow parties as rebels. Therefore, they echoed almost in unison: "Your Majesty! ”

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen relieved his mood a little, and then announced the appointment of the commander of the Qinwang Army and officially announced it.

That is, Sun Chuanting was promoted to the governor of Jiliao; Hong Chengchou added the crown prince Shaobao and was transferred to the post of governor of Xuanda. Lu Xiangsheng, as the commander of King Qin's army, defeated Jianyu, but he was also plundered by Jianyu, more than 200,000 people, and the lost clan. Jin Shang and his party should bear the main responsibility for these mistakes, but Lu Xiangsheng also had to bear some responsibility, which was considered to be offset by merit and demerit, so he was transferred to the governor of Baoding.

In addition, he was recommended by the governor of Xuanda, Hong Chengchou, to pardon Chen Qiyu's crimes and re-serve as the governor of the tripartite, responsible for defending the Hetao Mongols and suppressing the bandits.

Also, Chen Hongxu, the governor of Jinzhou, was meritorious in defending Jinju, and he was meritorious in spreading the experience of defending the city, and he was born as a Jinshi and promoted to the governor of Denglai. The original Changli County Lingzuo should be elected, slandered and offended, and now he has been ordered to return to Beijing, and he is also given the same Jinshi background and served as the governor of Shuntian.

There is also Yang Tinglin, a staff member of the Ministry of War, who was named the imperial history of the right capital, and made it clear that his responsibility is to strictly select ordinary imperial historians according to the law.

The official position of the right capital imperial history, if you go out of the place, it is enough to be qualified to patrol the place, which is also a reward for Yang Tinglin to go back and forth in King Qin, in charge of money and food without any fault.

In addition, the selection of imperial history by the Ming Dynasty is actually strictly regulated. That is, it is stipulated that the imperial history must be selected from those who are knowledgeable and proficient in governing the body from the scholars and prisoners, and the officials must not be science and road officials.

After Yongle, the requirements for the imperial history and the candidates in the matter became more and more strict. Generally speaking, the age should be between 30 and 50 years old, those who are too young lack work experience, and those who are too old are not energetic.

At the time of Xuande, it was also stipulated that the new science and technology scholars were not allowed to directly confer the title of science and technology officer;

At the time of Chenghua, it was added that Jinshi must have served for more than three years before he was eligible to become an official of the imperial history;

At the time of Hongzhi, it was stipulated that instructors with a high background must have served for more than six years and were outstanding in order to become a science and technology official.

For these provisions, Emperor Chongzhen only made requirements for the first article. That is, the so-called "the selection of those who are knowledgeable and proficient in governing the body, and the officials are not allowed to be science and road officials", which is the basic condition of the imperial history, and it is modified to be proficient in the "Da Ming Law", without any evil deeds; If you are a civil servant, in addition to the above two conditions, you also need to have criminal experience, and you can be the imperial history of the local metropolitan procuratorate in a different place; If you want to be promoted to the Beijing Metropolitan Procuratorate, you must have at least 15 years of experience in the local Metropolitan Procuratorate, and your resume is excellent.

The reason for this change is in the Ming Dynasty, in fact, those who really do specific things are those officials who are not known. And many of these officials are passed down from generation to generation. These are often the people who are well versed in the law. Although there are many traitors, there are always some who know officialdom very well. They will be very handy in supervising local officials. gave him a bright road to officialdom, and I believe that many people will cherish this opportunity.

And the so-called mastery of the "Da Ming Law" is naturally to be assessed like a Zhongjinshi. Not only can you memorize the "Da Ming Law", but you must also be able to understand and understand all parts of the country, especially the cases of the emperor. Understand the behind these cases to explain the more ambiguous provisions in the Da Ming Law.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen believed that this would further promote the refinement of the "Great Ming Law" and make suggestions for improving some of the provisions in the "Great Ming Law". This kind of thing is not easy to decide by patting the head, but is driven by events and improved according to the actual situation of Daming.

Of course, the officials in charge of the local government must also be familiar with the "Da Ming Law", otherwise they will not be able to adjudicate local cases. Of course, these officials in charge of the government have their own criminal masters, and they can do it for them. However, the imperial history is not good, and I must be proficient in it.

In addition, the most important people to be punished in this Qinwang war are those who have been convicted of treason. In addition, there are some people who have to be punished. For example, the previous chapter has been handed over, about Wang Pu, the chief soldier of Datong.

At the critical moment, under the pretext that Yunjin had a police matter, he left Lu Xiangsheng behind, and fled without a military order. Not only that, but after hiding for a while, knowing that King Qin's army had a great victory, he killed good and risked merit, pretending to suppress a group of thieves and wanted to take the opportunity to invite merit. For this kind of person, Emperor Chongzhen did not have the slightest mercy, arrested and imprisoned, and sentenced to beheading.

As a result, Wang Pu, the general of Datong, a famous runaway general in history, in the original history, he escaped this time, and waited until the Songjin Battle to pit Hong Chengchou, and was killed by the imperial court, and advanced to the twelfth year of Chongzhen.

In this Qinwang war, Wang Pu, the chief soldier, was also another general officer after Zu Kuan, the chief soldier, was killed.

In addition, Liu Kongzhao, the sincere uncle, satisfied Emperor Chongzhen with his performance in the handling of the resettlement of refugees, so after Sun Chuanting was officially transferred to the governor of Jiliao, he became the official governor of Beijing. This is also the only noble who has been commended for his meritorious service in this Qinwang War.

After announcing these decisions, the court was dispersed.

As the civil and military officials returned to the government, they had already paid attention to the outside of the court meeting, and they quickly knew the content of the court meeting.

No one expected that such a major news would break out in the content of the court meeting. The people of Jingshi don't care much about anything else. One by one, they were all discussing things about the rebellion of the Jin merchants. They didn't expect that behind Jianyu's strength, these damn Jin merchants would make such a big "contribution".

It can be said that as the people of Beijing, almost every family has suffered in the ravages of Jianyu's entry into the customs again and again. Therefore, of course, they hated those Jin merchants to death. As for the emperor's designation of them and related comrades as rebellion, they were all very much in favor.

Many Jin merchants who did business in Beijing were affected by this. Even many Jin businessmen either dare not go out, and when they go out, they dare not say that they are Jin businessmen.

All the people are looking forward to the imperial army to escort those Jin merchants into Beijing as soon as possible. They can't wait to eat the flesh of these Jin merchants and drink the blood of these Jin merchants! Avenge their relatives and friends who died at the hands of Jianyu.

Before these Jin merchants were not escorted, the same party who was imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison and Dongchang Prison became the objects they wanted to vent. Anyway, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and we are waiting for the execution after the eight Jin merchants are escorted into Beijing. The people of Jingshi strongly demanded that they be treated like those captured Tartars.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't know about this at first, but when he heard that the prison of the Torture Department where Jianyu was imprisoned was doing such a thing, he couldn't help but be a little speechless.