Phi-Fic Chapter 633 Trial (1)
Chapter 633 Trial (1)
Chapter 633 Trial (1)
In the Fengtian Temple in the Forbidden City, there is a small court meeting once every three days.
This was changed after Zhu Yunxi ascended the throne. On the basis of Lao Zhu's daily court, it was changed to three-day court.
If Zhu Yunxi is in the palace, it is called the imperial cabinet meeting.Now that Zhu Yunxi is not in the palace, the Xiaochaohui has lost the word "Yuqian" and has become a lower-level cabinet meeting.
The so-called cabinet meeting refers to a collective meeting convened by the six ministries and nine ministers of the capital under the supervision of the three cabinet members.
The form of the meeting is mainly voting, which determines personnel appointments and removals, as well as general basic government affairs.
There is only one topic today, and that is the case of Yan Yi, the garrison general of the Iwami Silver Mine stationed in Japan, who killed Liang and committed crimes.
Because he was the person who exposed the incident, and because he was the emperor of Japan, Kanren was specially invited to attend the meeting.
As soon as the meeting started, Gao Ming, the chief minister of the cabinet, made a final decision and identified Yan Yi as a quasi-criminal.
"Everyone, there is only one topic today, and that is to punish the Iwami Silver Mine who killed the good and took the credit and divided the spoils privately!"
"Because he is the first general to commit a crime overseas, so please let the officials of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies and the Ministry of War speak first, and the other six ministries and ministers will talk about the crimes of this office later!"
As soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, everyone's eyes focused on Tang Duo, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.
The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was almost suppressed during Lao Zhu's time. Zhu Yunxi did not promote them after he took office, but only let them serve as a supplement to the Ministry of War, or a restraint.
Therefore, everyone's reaction did not arouse the dislike of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion. On the contrary, several governors of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion also looked at Tang Duo in unison, wanting to see the attitude of this big boss.
Seeing everyone's attitude, Tang Duo could only bite the bullet and speak.
"I think Yan Yi's actions violated the law of the Ming Dynasty, and he deserves to be punished!"
"Killing the good and taking the meritorious service is a capital crime, and sharing the spoils privately is even more sinful!"
"This guy dares to share the spoils privately today, and he will wear a yellow robe tomorrow!"
"If we are not severely punished and other generals stationed overseas follow suit, our Ming Dynasty will never have peace!"
Tang Duo's words aroused applause, especially those censors who had honored the Japanese king, the loudest applause.
"Master Tang is right, this house must die, not dying is not enough to shock the world!"
"It's too cheap to kill Yan Yi directly, he should be brought back to Lingchi!"
At this moment, a coughing sound came from behind the screen in front of the emperor's throne.
When everyone heard this voice, they immediately stopped clamoring.Those who shouted the loudest just now shrank their necks subconsciously.
Everyone didn't call back or call, but they lowered their voices and whispered.
"Hey, is His Majesty the Emperor here?"
"should be!"
"His Majesty the emperor is personally driving the conquest. The old emperor is worried and will definitely keep an eye on it."
"I just don't know His Majesty's attitude towards this matter..."
"Like Mr. Tang, he will never tolerate thugs like Yan Yi. Back then, General Lan secretly shared the spoils of war and was severely reprimanded by the old emperor. This shows that the old emperor took this matter very seriously."
While everyone was whispering, Gan Ren who was sitting on the sidelines could not help but frown tightly.
The reaction of the officials of the Ming Dynasty made him very chilled. What he sued was that Yan Yi had killed innocent people indiscriminately, but when he came to the officials of the Ming Dynasty, he was only charged with killing the good and pretending to be meritorious and privately sharing the spoils.
Moreover, the point of killing the good and taking the merit is to pretend the merit, not to kill the good.
Could it be that in the eyes of Ming officials, the people of their Japanese country are not even good citizens?
"My lords, Pu Ganren has something to say!"
Gao Ming is a typical old cynic. Seeing such a serious occasion, a young king from a foreign domain dared to intervene, and the old face was not happy on the spot.
"To shut up!"
"This is the place where the high officials of the Heavenly Kingdom discuss their affairs. How can you, a little king from a foreign vassal, interfere!"
The Minister of Rites also reprimanded after hearing the words.
"His Royal Highness Qianren, it is already taking care of you to let you listen in, so don't make troubles and make people hate you!"
When Qianren heard this, his defense broke even more, and he cried in tears.
"My lord, the innocent people of our country were slaughtered, Qian Ren just wants to seek justice for them!"
"May I ask my lords, these years, my country, Japan, has shown great respect to the Celestial Empire, with millions of taels of filial piety every year, isn't it even fair in exchange?"
"Pity my Japanese people. They are just farmers who cultivate the land, women and children who weave, and they were mercilessly killed by Yan Butcher!"
"If I can't get justice for them, I... I will crash to death on this hall, and let all the nations in the world see how Da Ming upholds justice for a small country!"
As soon as Qianren said this, Gao Ming must have become even more disgusted, but he was also afraid that this guy would really hit a pillar in the hall, so he immediately ordered someone to take care of Qianren.
It's just that Lao Gao didn't take Gan Ren's remarks seriously at all, and still insisted on the two crimes of impersonating merit and privately sharing the spoils.
In his opinion, these two charges are enough to crucify Yan Yi, and there is no need for other messy charges to make up the number.
Besides, when a soldier is fighting abroad, what is the crime for killing a few more foreigners?
As long as Yan Yi doesn't report them as battle achievements, his old man won't bother to pay attention to him.
"If you have no objections, then follow Tang Duo's instructions."
"The Ministry of War wrote to Japan, and the Japanese special envoy Wei Ming will arrest Yan Yi, and then the transport ship of the Jing Navy will escort him back to China and punish him as a crime!"
"good!"
"Great!"
"Just do it like this!"
While everyone was applauding, a discordant voice suddenly sounded.
Li Jian, the former commander of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, spoke weakly.
"Master Gao, I have objections!"
Li Jian is the son of Li Ying, the hero of the founding of the country. In the 15th year of Hongwu, he was named the princess as the son of the hero Shang, and was awarded the title of captain. A man of political talent.
Gao Ming looked at Li Jian displeased when he heard the words, the old man looked down on 1 members of the old Zhu's family, so maybe Zhu Yunxi, a student, could barely catch his eye.
But Li Jian said that he is the captain's son-in-law, and now his father-in-law is still sitting behind the screen, so he, the chief minister of the cabinet, has to give face.
"Speak!"
"The purpose of our Xiaochaohui is to brainstorm and speak freely. No matter what disagreement you have, you can raise it. After you raise it, we will discuss it together!"
"Then the officer will tell you?"
"The lower officials believe that although General Yan Yi is guilty, the crime is not fatal."
"There happened to be a few nephews of my Li family in the Iwami Silver Mine garrison this time. I inquired with them. This incident was completely provoked by a local daimyo in Japan. They were the first to attack the Iwami Silver Mine. , I want to annihilate our Daming defenders, and then seize the Iwami Silver Mine."
"Unexpectedly, Shi saw that the defenders of the silver mine were tightly guarded, and they didn't give them an opportunity, so they retreated with hatred."
"General Yan Yi didn't guard the silver mine properly, and led his people to fight everywhere. It was not only revenge for Izumo, Anyun, Ishimi, Nagato and other countries, but also wanted to nip the danger in the bud. Play a preventive role.”
"After all, there is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to guard against a thief for a thousand days."
"Although General Yan Yi killed some people by mistake during the execution process, but if we are here to do this, we can guarantee that we will kill a good person?"
As soon as Li Jian said these words, just now he was clamoring for a decisive decision, and the officials who executed Ling Chi were collectively silent.
They thought about it differently, and found that if they were in Yan Yi's position, at most they could kill less, and it was absolutely impossible to prevent wrongful killings.
Therefore, at best, Yan Yi is not strict with his subordinates and has no way to discipline him.
Seeing that the Ming officials were likely to be persuaded, Gan Ren stood up on the spot in anger, pointing at Li Jian and cursing angrily.
"What nonsense!"
"Let me ask you a question, if you kill one or two hundred, it can be said to be a wrongful killing, and the extra ten or twenty thousand is also called a wrongful killing?"
"Hundreds of villages, including seven markets!"
"My mother took her newly spun thread to the market to sell, and only thought of buying a jug of wine for her husband, a piece of cloth for her mother-in-law, and a piece of caramel for a gluttonous child when she returned home at night."
"Then when I met a group of violent soldiers, they chopped them up without asking any questions, and finally died tragically in a pool of blood..."
"Miserable, sad, bitter..."
"The sky can't help crying when it sees it, and the grass and trees can't help but feel sad when it hears it."
"How hard-hearted you must be. Not only are you indifferent in the face of such a tragic situation, but you even have the face to argue for that butcher!"
The official who was a little loose just now heard Qian Ren's weeping accusation, coupled with the little story Qian Ren told, was instantly moved by Qian Ren's words, and once again felt that Yan Yi was a heinous evil spirit, It should be put to death early!
"kill!"
"If this dormitory is not killed, it will not be enough for the common people to be angry!"
"Not killing is not enough to uphold the law of the country!"
Tang Duo, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, was a little displeased when he heard the officials in the hall yelling for beatings and killing, but he had already identified Yan Yi just now, and it would be too late to overthrow it now.
Therefore, he could only look at Gao Ming, hoping that Gao Shoufu would help him to get sidetracked.
Gao Ming also disliked Qian Ren's little essay, it was clearly their Ming's internal affairs, when will it be the turn of a Huawai Xiaowang to make irresponsible remarks?
But Gao Ming is the same as Tang Duo, he has already set the tone for Yan Yi's case, and no matter what the sentence is, he can't escape a dead word.
At most, it is to consider the method of death, such as the difference between giving death or beheading for public display.
Seeing that Qian Ren still wanted to write a small composition, Gao Ming couldn't help but look at Li Jian below.
"Captain Li, do you have anything else to say?"
Li Jian immediately stood up when he heard the words.
"Have!"
"Isn't it just a small composition, like who can't make up!"
"Just imagine, everyone, you are a general guarding the Iwami Silver Mine stationed in Japan. Your duty is to guard the silver mine from being robbed by others, and to ensure that the silver mine is produced on time and in the same amount every day."
"Then you were attacked for no reason, the mine was blown up, hundreds of miners were killed and injured, and the military camp was poisoned by gangsters, killing and injuring hundreds of Brother Paoze. Don't you want to take revenge?"
"In the early stage of revenge, you were still very restrained and only killed samurai and ronin with weapons. But one day, you passed a village. When you entered, the villagers not only ignored you, but spit at you, and went to the nearby village. The enemy tipped off the news, causing you to be ambushed by the enemy during the march, and hundreds of brothers were killed or injured, what would you do?"
"Will you turn around and kill the villagers who betrayed you, and avenge the brothers who died?"
As soon as Li Jian said these words, the man who had just shouted about beating and killing couldn't help but fall into thinking.
If they encounter this situation on the battlefield, they can only do more ruthless than Yan Yi, and take revenge more thoroughly!
For a time, many censor Yanguan who had received Qianren's filial piety felt that General Yan was a bit unjust.
In such an environment where enemies are everywhere, who can guarantee that he is a saint?
Seeing that everyone was likely to be persuaded by Li Jian again, Gan Ren hurriedly jumped out to defend.
"The situation you said is true, so let me ask you a question, in my sea town and village in Japan, the villagers heard that soldiers from the Kingdom of Heaven were passing through, singing and dancing, beating gongs and drums to welcome everyone, why were they still slaughtered by Yan Butcher! "
"180 people in Haishang Village and three pregnant women were brutally murdered by Butcher Yan. These guys are devoid of conscience, woo woo woo..."
When Qian Ren said this, in order to increase his credibility, he ordered someone to bring up a picture scroll.
"Everyone, please look, this is a map of sea, town, village and hell drawn by a passing monk!"
"The death of 180 people in the whole village is vivid, don't you have any compassion?"
Hearing this, the six ministers and nine ministers hurriedly came together to watch. When they saw the tragic scene on the scroll, they all turned away with pale faces. The one with poor psychological quality even started retching directly in the main hall.
"Ugh...wow..."
"Desperate for conscience!"
"It's not as good as pigs and dogs!"
"Such a villain deserves to be cut into pieces with a thousand knives!"
Although Gao Ming dislikes Qianren's interference in Ming Dynasty's internal affairs, after seeing this picture, he still has endless hatred for Yan Yi, whom he has never met before.
This guy is really too hateful, even the old and weak, women and children are not spared for military merits!
Lao Zhu, who was sitting behind the screen, was also full of curiosity about the scroll. After giving Qin Deshun a look, Qin Deshun ran out on the spot and showed him the painting presented by Qian Renjin.
After Lao Zhu looked at it, he slapped the table dullly.
"Yan Yi deserves death!"
When the officials in the hall heard the familiar voice, they immediately knew what to do.
Yan Yi is doomed, but the charges can be considered.
For example, add a sentence of killing innocent people indiscriminately, losing all conscience and the like?
Seeing this, the governors of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion sighed in their hearts.
Originally, they wanted to try to protect Yan Yi, but no matter what he said, Yan Yi was also a general who went out of their Five Armies Commander's Mansion, so it was somewhat worthless to die like this for such a trivial matter.
But now that the old emperor has spoken in person, the death penalty is inevitable, so he can only try his best to win the posthumous name for Yan Yi.
For example, if the children of the clan are not implicated, they can continue to serve in the army or study.
Li Jian went further than they thought, he had already planned to secretly send a letter to Yan Yi, asking him to commit suicide and apologize before the emperor's special envoy went to arrest him.
According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, a person's death debt is eliminated. As long as he dies, his descendants will not be implicated, and the family fortune he has accumulated in Japan over the years can basically be preserved.
However, before that, he still wanted to fight for Yan Yi, what if he could survive from death?
(End of this chapter)