What did Wei Zhongxian suddenly understand?

And Emperor Tianqi said at this time: "Have Zhang Qing arrived?"

Dongchang is the fastest way to get news.

This is because the eunuch in Nanjing quickly sent a message with a fast horse.

What made Wei Zhongxian strange was that Emperor Tianqi immediately summoned the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet to meet with him.

After all, for such a big thing, the one who was killed was the Minister of Personnel and the imperial envoy, so this matter would inevitably shock the government and the people! The cabinet was the prime minister, and it was only natural that the emperor discussed with the cabinet.

But Emperor Tianqi's reaction was very strange. He directly summoned Zhang Jingyi, but the others ignored him.

Wei Zhongxian did not dare to ask too much, so he said, "I will urge you again."

But at this moment, an eunuch said, "His Highness of the Prince of Liaodong asked for a visit."

"Prince."

Emperor Tianqi sat down and waited for Zhang Jing to come in and bowed. Emperor Tianqi said, "No need to be polite, I'll give you a seat."

Zhang Jingyi sat down.

Emperor Tianqi glanced at Zhang Jingyi and said, "The news... the eunuch who passed the imperial edict has already told you?"

"yes."

"How do you feel?" Emperor Aoki was extremely calm and did not get angry.

Zhang Jingyi was quite calm, but he still said, "I am very shocked."

Emperor Tianqi nodded: "I was shocked at first. These people have become so bold that they are so stupid."

Wei Zhongxian interrupted, "Yes, it's really stupid..."

Zhang Jingyi shook his head and said, "I don't agree with this."

Emperor Tianqi looked at Zhang Jingyi strangely: "Why did Zhang Qing say this?"

Zhang Jingyi said directly: "I think this trick is very clever!"

Wei Zhongxian was a little embarrassed. This guy... didn't speak any more. Isn't this clearly slap us in the face?

Emperor Apocalypse asked strangely: "Why?"

Zhang Jing said: "Your Majesty sent Jiang Nan the Minister of Personnel to supervise Jiang Nan, and the intention was very obvious. This was clearly the case of collusion with Li Guo to investigate the end. And at this time... what would the mastermind behind the scenes do?"

Emperor Aoki felt thoughtful when he heard this.

Zhang Jingyi continued: "Sooner or later... the court will find out, after all... Even if Zhou Butang cannot find out, His Majesty will definitely not give up and will continue to send imperial envoys. Can those who collude with Li Guo really escape?"

"There are so many of them who collude with each other. There are only hundreds of civil and military personnel involved in this case. Some of them are masterminds, some are just followers, and some are just vassals. For those behind the scenes, since they are all going to be found out, it would be better to just...they will break the net to death."

"But it's not easy to kill the death! After all, although they share wealth together on weekdays, when the disaster really comes, who can guarantee that the civil and military officials who collude with him will have the same heart as him? This is the reason why these people kill Zhoubutang. But once these people kill Zhoubutang, things are completely different. Zhoubutang died, and as an imperial envoy, he died in Nanjing in full view of everyone. Now, this matter has changed from colluding with a grand clerk, corruption and abuse of power to plotting rebellion. Does his followers have any way out for such a serious crime?"

Zhang Jing paused and then said, "So, at this time, all of them understood that there was no possibility of luck at this point. Apart from walking alongside the person behind the scenes, they had no choice. His Majesty also had a thorough investigation of the cases of the tyrant merchants in Liaodong, which has proved His Majesty's harshness. Who dares to be lucky?"

After hearing this, Emperor Tianqi suddenly realized.

It turns out that this is the interest.

To put it bluntly, this is a matter of nature. Zhou Yingqiu is going to investigate greed for reading. The crime of greed for reading can be big or small. This is a case of a gang, which involves many people and has a wide range of influence. But after all... in any case, there are masterminds who have a supporter, and masterminds must be dead. So what about other accomplices? They may have other thoughts. After all, not everyone is willing to die with you. No one can ensure that anyone will go to Zhou Yingqiu to confess his guilt and then expose others.

If Zhou Yingqiu took the means of differentiation, and then took advantage of his identity as the Minister of Personnel and the background of the court, this case... might really gain a lot.

But with such assassination, the situation turned directly.

After this incident, the court will inevitably define it. This group of people is a rebel, and the mastermind is a rebel. Isn’t it the one who is in charge of the rebel?

Even at this time, the court issued an order to only ask the main culprit, regardless of the rest, the question is... can these people believe it?

This is a serious crime of extermination.

At this time, there was no way to go except to walk one road to the dark, tied up with the mastermind, and fight against the court together.

So... this time the assassination of the imperial envoy may seem stupid and bold in the eyes of Emperor Tianqi, and has reached the point of being crazy.

But for the mastermind, he benefited greatly and directly turned passive into initiative.

Only God knows how many prefectures and counties they have mastered and how many guards and soldiers they have mastered.

These people will definitely be defeated by the death, so they might as well make a judgment directly.

If the entire Jiangnan was grasped, the court would have to conduct a thorough investigation, so it would have to rebel and the court would lose the entire Jiangnan.

If the court chooses to swallow his anger and decides to pretend to be confused for the sake of the overall situation, then they will be safe and safe.

Zhang Jingyi continued: "Your Majesty, the current situation is that the entire Jiangnan has almost been twisted into a rope, which is exactly the result that some people want."

Emperor Aoki nodded: "I heard what you said, these people are not only not stupid, but also scheming and should not be underestimated."

Zhang Jingyi said solemnly: "We really can't underestimate it. After all, when Zhou's temple went to Jiangnan, they were the ones who were in trouble. Now, the court is in trouble."

"Yes." Emperor Tianqi nodded and frowned, "The one who was in trouble has become the court. Continue to investigate thoroughly and send an imperial envoy. Who dares to go? If you really find out something and immediately rebel in Jiangnan, then the world will be in chaos."

"But if the court does not thoroughly investigate, pretends to be deaf and dumb, and does not investigate and punish such rebellions, the prestige of the court will naturally disappear and they will become more severe. From then on, my Ming Dynasty will still fall apart."

Zhang Jingyi agreed and said: "Yes, the tricky part of this problem is that these hundreds of people are tied together, and secondly, they have controlled countless prefectures and counties and the troops of Jiangnan. Secondly, I'm afraid they have also manipulated public opinion in Jiangnan."

"I'm not polite to say that Your Majesty and I... I'm afraid that in their minds, they are just Emperor Yang of Sui. Besides... they can spend seven million taels of silver to buy Li Guo, which shows that they have extremely sufficient money and food, with money, people, soldiers, and people's hearts..."

Emperor Tianqi's face became more and more serious. He stood up, walked a few steps, and said, "Your family thinks, what should we do?"

Zhang Jingyi said, "The safest way is to let the Minister of Justice investigate this matter."

Emperor Apocalypse said: "Is this the safest way?"

"Yes." Zhang Jing said: "If the Minister of Justice comes to investigate, I am afraid that half of the investigation will be found and I will not dare to continue to investigate. In the end, I may have to dismember the assassin's five horses, indicating that this is just the behavior of the assassin and has nothing to do with the others. Then... this matter has stabilized."

Emperor Aoki hummed a nasal sound from his nose, his lips pursed into a thread, and his eyes became sharper.

After a while, he said, "What about such an unsafe method?"

Zhang Jingyi said: "The unstable method may be to set fire in Jiangnan, and several provinces have changed, and countless soldiers, civilians and people in Jiangnan were suffering."

Emperor Tianqi took a breath and frowned and said, "Is there a way to win?"

"There is one." Zhang Jing looked up, but looked at Emperor Tianqi deeply and said.

Emperor Aoki also stared at him and said, "Speak up and listen."

…………

Not only the eunuchs in Nanjing, but also the Minister of Justice in Nanjing also sent someone to report on the horse.

The memorial was sent to the cabinet.

The three cabinet ministers were so shocked that they could not speak.

Huang Liji was even more lit up and silently spoke for a while. He threw the memorial on the document hard, and could no longer help cursing: "This is rebellion, this is rebellion! What does it mean that a rioter Zhang Qingxiang assassinated the Minister of Personnel and found a dagger... How could a mere rioter pass through the heavy guards and get close to Zhou Butang?"

"Where did this dagger come from? Where did the poison on the dagger come from? It's all vague. The imperial envoy arrived in Nanjing... Why did this rioter get news in advance..."

The other two Grand Secretary also looked at the memorial for a long time, and their faces were extremely ugly.

Sun Chengzong took a deep breath and said, "The Jiangnan is over."

Sun Chengzong couldn't help but sigh.

yes.

Isn’t this Jiangnan over?

If the court pursues the case, it will inevitably rebel. Since they dare to kill the imperial envoy, they will definitely dare to rebel.

But if the court does not pursue the matter, Jiangnan will be over, because even the imperial envoy can be killed, then is Jiangnan still the Jiangnan of the Ming Dynasty?

"Hurry, send someone to see Your Majesty, and just say that I will see you immediately."

There was a cabinet servant who left in a hurry.

The three cabinet ministers held their hands behind their backs, as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

If such a big thing happens, of course you have to discuss it with Your Majesty immediately.

It's a pity...

The cabinet clerk quickly returned and said, "Your Majesty said that if you have something to do today, I will not see you."

Huang Liji suddenly became angry and said angrily: "This is because Your Majesty doesn't know that something big is happening. If you go and talk about it... and say something big is happening..."

The cabinet clan said, "Your Majesty said, he knows the matter."

"What?"
Chapter completed!