One of the eight major crimes is the slaughter of loyal and kind people. The case of Qian Shi being promoted and the case of falling into the water was just a matter of the tyrant monarch. More than ten thousand loyal ministers were slaughtered, which shocked the world.

Second, reopening the East Factory, Jinyiwei, and the Factory Guards harmed the loyal and kind, and did everything evil. They have long been notorious among the people and have been full of evil deeds. The king regards his ministers as enemies. Since reopening the Factory Guards, the people in the world are enemies.

Third, demolish Donglin Academy and wantonly smear and insult Confucianism.

Fourth, he plundered the money and food of the aristocratic family on false charges, so that people in the world dared not speak but dared to be angry.

Fifth, he recruited troops on a large scale, was in a state of hardship, and he wanted to exempt northern taxes, causing the imperial court's food to fall into trouble.

Sixth, collect commercial taxes and compete with the people for profit.

Seventh, arbitrarily abolishing the military household system, which violates the ancestral system, resulting in the displacement of thousands of soldiers in the garrison and the public's grievances.

Eighth, the gentry of the world was in vain to implement clear fields, causing the savings of countless gentry generations to be destroyed, which caused the rise in prices and caused the people to starve all over the ground.

On the morning court on October 20th, the proclamation of the siege of the Yansheng Gong of Qufu, Kong Yinzhi, was distributed to every courtier under the instruction of Emperor Chongzhen.

The civil and military minister You Zi frowned at the manifesto. Every day, news came from all over the country, first King Lu, later King Fu, King Zhou, King Qin, and King Shu. Since the release of the Yansheng Gong’s demise, at least more than twenty princely vassal kings raised troops to attack the court.

In addition to the vassal kings, there are more princes. According to incomplete information, at least two hundred princes participated in the rebellion.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, even when Chengzu was in crisis, there has never been such a big battle. Dozens of princes and hundreds of princes conspired to rebel together, and how unpopular the court's new policy was.

Many court officials and colleagues around them were looking at each other or whispering. In the past two years, the imperial court has recruited many new soldiers, but apart from the Qin army, the Tianxiong army and the Baigang army have almost never participated in the war.

These vassal kings must have come prepared for rebellion. Even if each prince gathers 10,000 troops and each prince gathers 3,000 troops, then the soldiers will be out of control. Can the court really resist this chaos?

With so many vassal kings causing trouble, who can become the ultimate dark horse? If the court is defeated, what will they do? Can the new king tolerate them? How will His Majesty deal with it?

Countless questions were born in the hearts of court officials, and for a moment, the Huangji Palace became messy and panic spread.

"I wonder... what do you all think of these eight sins?" As soon as Emperor Chongzhen said, the ministers in the Huangji Palace automatically banned their voices.

Emperor Chongzhen sat on the dragon chaise, squinting his eyes, and looked at the court officials standing in four rows in the court with a smile.

No matter what the court officials think, Emperor Chongzhen thinks that Kong Yinzhi is a talent, and the rebellion of the wild boar skin Nurhaci has created seven major hatreds, and Kong Yinzhi has created eight major crimes, one more step than the wild boar skin.

"Your Majesty, why don't you tell me if you want to add a crime? These are all excuses for rebels! In the past two years, there have been drought and plagues in the north. The imperial court exempted the northern taxes and saved the people of the north from water and fire. I don't know how many creatures they saved. These vassal kings did not want to share the worries of the court, but dared to rebel and should be punished!"

As soon as Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, came out to make a speech. Although Wen Tiren is in his sixties, he is in good spirits at this moment, and every word is sonorous, without any hesitation.

He was the chief minister of the cabinet and the top leader of Emperor Chongzhen who was placed in the court to assist in handling internal affairs. He did not come out to show his loyalty at this time, so when would he wait?

"I am approving the proposal. Lord Wen is right. In the past two years, since Your Majesty implemented the new policy, the country's treasury has sufficient silver and revitalized its military. Only when the court has silver can it benefit all the people of the world. This is all your majesty's contribution. If you dare to violate the power of heaven, you should be punished!"

Chen Qiyu, the Minister of Revenue, was not willing to be outdone, and followed Wen Tiren to speak out to condemn the vassal kings.

"I also agree to ask Your Majesty to issue an order to send troops to fight against the thieves!" Bi Maokang, the Minister of Works, also followed the steps of the two brothers in front.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't speak, but just smiled and listened to the suggestions of cabinet members. Whenever someone stood up to express his opinion, he nodded.

After Bi Maokang finished speaking, Fan Jingwen, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion and the Minister of Rites, also stood up.

"Your Majesty, since ancient times, the name is not right and the words are not right. Although the eight major sins mentioned by Yansheng Gong are far-fetched, as the emperor, Your Majesty should examine himself three times and observe the elegant words. The new policy is too impatient, which has not taken into account the interests of some people. However, I think that even so, the vassal kings are rebellious as a result, so... I will also discuss it."

Chongzhen frowned a little when he heard Fan Jingwen's words at first, but the first half of Fan Jingwen's sentence was to criticize Emperor Chongzhen, but at the end he changed his subject and stood on Wen Tiren's side, and couldn't help but smile.

This is a typical way of saying it by Fan Jingwen. Fan Jingwen was recommended to the cabinet this year by Chen Qiyu and others. Compared with Wen Tiren, Fan Jingwen's Political Consultation Association looked at the problems from two aspects, which made Emperor Chongzhen very appreciative.

Although Emperor Chongzhen was a bit arbitrary, he did not want the court to become his one-man rule. Even saints made mistakes. He hoped that when he was wrong, someone would dare to stand up and speak up for justice. But the premise is that what you said must make sense. Don’t punish him. Confucius said that Mencius said.

Unlike the firm imperial party of Wen Tiren, Hong Chengchou, Chen Qiyu and others, Fan Jingwen is a centrist. He has no objection as long as it is in line with the interests of the court, which helps improve the national economy and people's livelihood, and helps Emperor Chongzhen become a saint.

This old loyal minister who had been immersed in Confucianism for a lifetime attaches great importance to the king, minister, father, son and son. He believes that no matter how dissatisfied the new court policy, these vassal kings should not use rebellion as a means of protest.

"I also agree with Lord Fan's statement."

"I'm going to discuss it."

Wu Ganlai, Minister of the Ministry of Justice Wenhua Hall, and Xiong Wencan, Minister of the Right Attendant of the Ministry of War, successively came out to agree with Fan Jingwen's views.

These two people entered the cabinet together with Fan Jingwen, which was like a Jinshi who passed the same subject, and made the three of them support each other.

"What about the other beloved ministers? What do you think? I want to hear it." Emperor Chongzhen still smiled and said to the ministers.

In the cabinet, Hong Chengchou was managing the plague in Shanxi and Shaanxi. Yang Sichang had just sent a memorial and should be on the way back to Beijing. Song Yingxing just put up a false title in the cabinet and has been studying high technology in Yuquan Mountain.

With the statements of everyone in the cabinet, the other court officials dared not open their eyes and expressed their opinions randomly. So after hearing Chongzhen's words, they immediately knelt down and asked for an order:

"I will give you an advice! I beg your Majesty to send troops to fight against the thieves!"

Seeing that the court officials were so unified, Wen Tiren and other cabinet members knelt down with the other court officials to ask Emperor Chongzhen to issue an order to send troops to fight against the thieves.

However, many court officials were full of questions. When Yan Shenggong issued a proclamation for the revenge half a month ago, the court officials were worried. The cabinet and all court officials wrote memorials to hope that Emperor Chongzhen would come back from the military camp to preside over the government affairs.

But Emperor Chongzhen ignored this and did not return to the capital from the military camp until yesterday. This made the court officials very confused. After all, they were all angry. Are you not in a hurry to be the emperor?

Especially the current Emperor Chongzhen, who was wearing a dragon robe and smiling all the time, as if the rebellion of the vassal king had nothing to do with him. Especially the tone of his speech was like spring breeze, and his smile even showed a hint of excitement, which was outrageous.

"Well, my dear friends, I know your opinions, but before that, why did I only hear you asking me to attack the vassal kings? This turmoil was initiated by Kong Yinzhi. Why didn't you listen to you that I would let me attack Yan Sheng Gong?" Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile.

Of course he was excited. In fact, on the day he learned that Kong Yinzhi issued the proclamation of the conquest, Emperor Chongzhen excitedly pulled Huang Degong and Zhou Yuji and got drunk in the military camp. Of course, only Emperor Chongzhen himself was drunk.

After several months of layout, the guys who he wanted to eliminate but were not easy to take action finally couldn't sit still. Whether it was the royal family or Yan Shenggong, Emperor Chongzhen was really not easy to take ruthless actions, otherwise he would be criticized.

But if you dare to rebel, the meaning will be different. No matter who he is, no matter who you are, no matter how much influence you have, as long as you dare to rebel, Emperor Chongzhen can destroy you in a legitimate way.

"this……"

When all the court officials heard this, they didn't know how to answer, and even Wen Tiren did not dare to stand up and reply directly.

The reason is very simple. Confucianism is the spiritual pillar of literati all over the world, and Yanshenggong's lineage is the pillar of Confucianism. Throughout the dynasties, Yanshenggong was a representative of Confucianism. If Yanshenggong fell, who knows where Confucianism will go in the future?

This is one of them. The most important point is that if anyone stands up to denounce Yan Shenggong at this time, if Confucianism declines in the future, then this person will definitely be a sinner and will be despised by scholars all over the world.

Whether it is Wen Tiren or Chen Qiyu, they may not pursue profit, but they all cherish fame very much. The world is bustling with people, all for profit, and the world is bustling with people, all for profit. Most people want it all, fame and fortune, and fame and fortune. There are very few people who just do not seek profit. Those who do not pursue fame or profit are almost equivalent to saints.

But how many saints can there be in this world?

"In my opinion, this Yan Shenggong took the salary of the court and enjoyed glory for generations. He did not want to serve the court and dared to take the lead in drafting a manifesto to rebel. The crime should be even more serious than the vassal kings. Who agrees? Who opposes?" Emperor Chongzhen said himself when he saw that the court officials did not speak.

Don’t talk, right? Don’t want to be the first to be a bird, right? Don’t want to be despised by literati from all over the world, right?

OK, I won’t make things difficult for you, I will be the bad guy.

In Chongzhen's opinion, Yan Shenggong was more abominable than the vassal king. At most, the vassal king was a vampire of the Ming Dynasty, but Yan Shenggong was a vampire of all dynasties and had been sucking blood for a thousand years.

No matter how the dynasty changes, the emperor changes one after another, and the dynasty changes again and again. No matter how many people fall into war, starvation is everywhere, the Confucius Mansion is always there, and there is no need to do anything, and it is also a guaranteed harvest for drought and flood.

Whether it is the new emperor ascending the throne or the new regime, we must first please the Kong family, reward silver, divide the land, and add titles.

According to factory investigation, the vastness of the building complex of the Kong Mansion is second only to the Forbidden City where Emperor Chongzhen lives. The total number of people in the direct branch of the Kong Mansion has exceeded 10,000. The fertile land, mansions and shops they own are all over Shandong, and Qufu has become the Kong family.

This is something that Emperor Chongzhen would never allow. It would be difficult for you to deal with you if you didn’t make mistakes before. Now, if you don’t take advantage of your illness, when will you wait?

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the court officials with a smile, waiting for their opinions. He didn't think anyone dared to stand up and oppose it. After all, they were rebelling, so you still went to say good things to him. Who are you from?

"Abide by Your Majesty's will!" After hesitating for a long time, Wen Tiren, the chief assistant of the cabinet, stood up.

Because he felt that Emperor Chongzhen had been staring at him, as if he would not let him go without expressing his opinion.

Thinking that this matter was proposed by His Majesty himself, as a court official, of course he has to listen to the emperor? Then His Majesty dealt with the Kong family as if it had nothing to do with him.

Thinking of this, Wen Ti Ren's heart is very calm.

"Abide by His Majesty's will."

When we arrived at this stall, what else could we say? With Wen Tiren taking the lead, Chen Qiyu and all the middle and low-level officials agreed.

Although Emperor Chongzhen smiled on his face, he guessed the thoughts of the courtiers in his heart.

"Your Majesty, now that vassal kings are everywhere, the people are in a state of turmoil, and it is urgent to quell the rebellion as soon as possible. I beg your Majesty to immediately dispatch the border troops to suppress the thieves!" Li Banghua, the Minister of Personnel, came out to report.

Speaking of this, Li Banghua is also a smart person. Since he became the Minister of Personnel, he has hardly ever interacted with other court officials except for his own job. In addition to his offensive nature, he is also outstanding in the court.

However, Li Banghua still has appeal. After all, the Minister of Personnel controls the appointment and removal of officials below the fifth rank. As soon as Li Banghua spoke, many of the middle and low-level officials outside the Huangji Palace agreed.

After all, sending troops to wipe out the rebellious vassal kings has become the general trend and the officials are willing to do so.

However, Wen Tiren, Chen Qiyu and other cabinet members remained silent, especially Wen Tiren, who was the chief minister of the cabinet. During the time when Emperor Chongzhen went to the military camp, he had always dealt with most of the internal affairs and communicated with Emperor Chongzhen the most. Compared with other court officials, he also knew the true thoughts of Emperor Chongzhen the best.

"Of course, the vassal kings need to suppress the rebellion, but now the Jianlu repeatedly invade the border, and mobilizing the border troops is not the best." Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the court officials and said.

"I originally planned to mobilize the Beijing camp soldiers. Although the 100,000 Beijing camp soldiers have become a large scale, considering that most of them are new recruits who have not participated in the war, especially the cavalry training time is short, and it takes some time to strengthen the training, so I decided to wait a little longer." Emperor Chongzhen said again.

What kind of people's hearts are in turmoil? Emperor Chongzhen has three information channels in his hands, Dongchang, Jinyiwei, and Foreign Affairs Office. Will he not know whether the people's hearts are in turmoil?

The reason why he ordered the local officials who rebel the vassal kings not to resist was because of the sake of the people? As long as it did not affect the people, how could the people's hearts be in chaos?

Did all the new policies implemented by Emperor Chongzhen have any burden on the people?

In the past two years, he has exempted taxes, opened canals to provide disaster relief, and managed the plague. There are no more bandits in the mountains and Shaanxi. I wonder how many people have praised him for Chongzhen!

What is he doing to waste so much material resources, financial resources, money and food? Isn’t it the people’s hearts?

As long as the people's hearts are not confused, his basic foundation will not be chaos. As for why Emperor Chongzhen was not in a hurry to send troops.

It's very simple. He wants the people to know who is the benefactor who sincerely helps them, who is their true destiny, and who is the most trustworthy.

Let the bullets fly for a while!
Chapter completed!