Zhu Qizhen didn't plan to discuss with them at all, all the ten clans that were the main culprits were condemned, and the only thing to consider now was what the basis for the division of this tenth clan was.

Classmates, friends, these concepts are too broad, and there must always be a standard for measuring them.

Cao Nai and the others saw that the emperor's attitude was so firm, there was no room for maneuver at all, so they could only shake their heads silently.

After this coup d'état, the emperor's sentencing standards for officials will be increased again, and everyone's life will only be more difficult in the future.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a word."

At this time, Kwong Yu suddenly stood up.

The three of them went to the temple to face the saint, and Cao Nai and Zhang Yi were talking all the time, and the two almost forgot that there was someone behind them.

At this time, he turned his head to look, and his face showed an approving look at the same time, Kuang Shangshu was over seventy years old, and he was the oldest courtier in the dynasty, and he might have a way to make the emperor change his mind.

Zhu Qizhen still had a calm face and said, "Speak!" ”

Kuang Yu said: "At the time of the Jing disaster, the minister was sixteen years old, and he had just been admitted to Xiucai, and he was taught by Chengtai and the great Confucian Wang Jing. ”

Zhu Qizhen was a little puzzled, what did this old guy mean when he suddenly talked about Jingnan?

Could it be that he is alluding to the fact that he, the emperor, kills too much?

Damn, Hongwu and Yongle dynasties, a case implicates tens of thousands of people, why can't you kill me when you come here!

was about to have a seizure, only to hear Kuang Yu continue: "Regarding the Fang Xiaoru case that shocked the world, the minister once heard the teacher mention that the so-called Zhu Shi clan is not Emperor Taizong's anger for a while, but ...... There is another secret. ”

Zhu Qizhen was stunned for a moment, Cao Nai and Zhang Yi were also a little surprised, and they all looked at Kuang Yu, waiting for him to continue.

"After Emperor Taizong ascended the throne, Chen Ying, the imperial historian of the Imperial Inspectorate, was specially responsible for investigating the Jianwen Yu Party, and his mentor Wang Jing and Chen Ying were classmates, so the old minister knew a little about the situation at that time."

"Imperial History Chen Ying repeatedly checked for several months, and finally submitted a list of twenty pages long, a total of eight hundred and seventy-three people, most of whom were related to Fang Xiaoru, and moreover, far beyond the nine clans, spread to the ten clans."

Zhu Qizhen asked: "What do you mean is that it is not the ten clans that Emperor Taizong asked for Fang Xiaoru, but because this person formed a party for personal gain and attracted more than 800 people. ”

Kuang Wei nodded and said, "Back to the emperor, exactly!" ”

Zhu Qizhen frowned and pondered for a moment, and then asked, "What was Fang Xiaoru's official position at the beginning?" ”

Cao Nai was more clear, so he replied: "After Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne, Fang Xiaoru successively served as a Hanlin attendant and a Hanlin scholar. ”

"What?"

Zhu Qizhen was surprised: "Fang Xiaoru is so famous, he is just a bachelor of Hanlin?" ”

Cao Nai nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

Zhu Qizhen felt a little funny, and asked again: "How can a mere Hanlin bachelor win over more than 800 party henchmen?" ”

Kuang Wei replied: "In the early years of Jianwen, the implementation of the new policy and the restoration of the recommendation system, this suggestion was put forward by Fang Xiaoru, and it was specifically implemented by this person, so that in just three years, as many as 1,000 people were recommended to be elected as officials, and the 873 people found out by Chen Ying of the imperial history have a direct or indirect relationship with Fang Xiaoru. ”

Zhu Qizhen is not familiar with these things, even if he is a veritable emperor in the past, he will not study the history of Jingnan.

Zhu Di, the king of Yan, raised an army and fell into the name of rebellion, and he himself was too lazy to wash, Lao Tzu rebelled, what happened?

Later generations acquiesced in the fact that their ancestors rebelled, and they no longer pursued the details at that time, just knowing the result.

Kuang continued: "These 873 people actually have a common characteristic, that is, they are all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. ”

Zhu Qizhen immediately found out what the problem was and asked, "Isn't it a blatant party?" No matter how confused Emperor Jianwen is, it is impossible to tolerate such a thing! ”

Kuang Yu said: "The old minister speculated that maybe when Emperor Jianwen found out that the situation was wrong, he couldn't help himself. ”

There is no conclusion on this matter, it can only be speculated, just imagine, Emperor Jianwen opened a new policy under the advice of Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and others, and he must have wanted to make a difference.

Who would have thought that the New Deal was open, but it had become a means for these people to form a party and run a private business.

The recommendation system can bypass the imperial examination and promote one's own people at will, and by the time Emperor Jianwen found out, there were already a thousand more people in the court.

At this time, his biggest opponent was King Yan in the north, and he had no time for internal affairs.

Until the Yan army broke through the city and Zhu Di, the king of Yan, succeeded to the throne, this problem was left to the new emperor to deal with.

Kuang Yu said so much, and Zhu Qizhen also understood that when Zhu Di issued an order to punish the ten clans of Fang Xiaoru, he was implicated in 873 people, it was definitely not a momentary anger, but he had to do it.

Today's situation is very different, Yang Dan's comrades are all old-fashioned officials and gentry, and their participation in the rebellion is enough for a capital crime, and there is no need to use Yang Dan's identity to be involved.

If Yang Dan is given a punishment of the Ten Clans, the friends and classmates involved in him will really become innocent.

Zhu Qizhen was not a die-hard, and immediately made concessions: "Then punish the nine clans, but we must strictly investigate the same party, and we must not be light!" ”

Cao Nai and the others breathed a sigh of relief and saluted: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

The matter began to spread, and among the Beijing teachers alone, more than 20% of the officials were arrested.

However, their base camp is not Jingshi, but Jiangnan!

From beginning to end, the Jiangnan gentry were the biggest force against the imperial power, but they usually did not show it.

According to Yang Dan's confession, as early as the Renxuan period, the smuggling gang in Jiangnan was already rampant.

Even the Daming Sea Ban was created by them, the so-called Japanese Invaders, of which no more than thirty percent were really Japanese, and most of them were hired by Han Chinese.

Even if it is the native country of Wa, the real combat effectiveness is pitiful, just one Shi Heng, with hundreds of soldiers and horses, will obey them.

Since the Ming Dynasty was banned, all the huge profits from smuggling to the sea fell into the hands of the gentry on the southeast coast, and with the opening of Zheng He's voyage to the West, the imperial court took most of the profits.

However, with the death of Emperor Taizong and the succession of Emperor Renzong, they regained the right to trade at sea.

It was from that time that the gains and losses of Jiaozhi became an important transit point for maritime smuggling, and Emperor Xuanzong was ready to restart his voyage to the Western Ocean, but found that there were many obstacles and had to be forced to stop.

Suddenly, Zhu Qizhen saw a confession that made him frightened.

It's a big conspiracy!

Emperor Xuanzong did not die a normal death, but was once again preparing to restart his voyage to the West, so he was murdered.

(End of chapter)