SFS First Minister Section 469
First Minister Section 469
According to their plan, only two hundred righteous men are needed to successfully help the Yuan Dynasty.
When the news spread to the merit camp, Tieguo, his son, Prime Minister Qingtong and the others felt not joy, but heaven and earth, disasters for no reason!
"I am wronged, really wronged! How can I wait to rebel against Daming! Those people are all daydreaming, hurting innocent people!"
Mao Xiang snorted coldly and said: "Innocent or not, it's not up to you! The matter has come to this point, we have to take all of them to Yingtian! By the way, Timur will be the first, and you can't absolve yourself of the blame. Take them away together and hand them over to the heavens." Your Majesty, let me down!"
Also first Timur turned pale with shock, I am a loyal minister of Ming Dynasty!
Who wants to save the iron pot, and it's not my turn?
But it's a pity that Mao Xiang didn't listen to his explanation, and directly included him, and sent them to Yingtian together...
Chapter 652 It's Not Treason
First, Timur was escorted to the south along with other people in the merit camp.
The wind was cold and piercing to the bone.
Those with a slightly weaker body were shivering non-stop.There were even a few older civil servants who stumbled and bruised their skins when they walked, so desolate.
First of all, Timur is not very old, but he can still persist.But in his heart, he felt very uncomfortable.It has been more than ten years since he was captured, and he put all his heart on Daming.
Whether it is Zhu Yuanzhang's edict or Zhang Ximeng's articles, he is familiar with it by heart.
He also participated in the Great Ming's Enthronement Ceremony, this time he also donated so much money, cattle and horses for the Northern Expedition, and he even came to help manage the Merit Camp.
For Daming, he did his best.
But why are you still arresting him?
After all, it is difficult for him, a Mongolian, to get real recognition after all. If something happens, he will be implicated.
Maybe this is fate, I can only admit bad luck.
As they went south, gradually, other people in the merit camp also reached out their ideas, mocking Yexian Timur.
"Aren't you thinking about Daming all day long? Now you know, it's all fake! It's a lie!"
"That's right, you thought the Ming Dynasty was so good! It's all just pretending, and now that the Great Yuan is over, they don't bother to pretend, they just kill the donkey!"
Also gritted his teeth angrily, but couldn't refute anything.
What surprised Ye Xian was that the iron pot treated him well, "Actually, it's all my fault!"
"What's your fault?"
"Blame me for being incompetent. I misunderstood the slander. If I hadn't made a mistake, the Great Yuan Dynasty would still be here. Why would our monarchs be like this!"
"Bah!" Yexian Timur couldn't take it anymore, and spat at him, "I tell you, it's better not to dream, this time the Yuan Dynasty is completely over, from the beginning to the end, there is no salvation. Still The rest of the loyal ministers and good generals are also wiped out. Can you catch up with the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Isn't it a dream!"
The iron pot was not angry, and even smiled and said: "I can't catch up, but it doesn't matter if the emperor is a fool, why are you framing Zhongliang? You are also unlucky enough to be a loyal minister for the Great Yuan Dynasty. The Great Yuan Dynasty is sorry for you. Be a loyal minister for the Ming Dynasty , Daming misunderstood you! Heaven’s anger and people’s grievances can’t be worse than this!”
"shut up!"
Also first Timur really broke the defense, don't wait for such a loss!
Why am I the unlucky one?
I do not believe!
"Tell you, the Son of Heaven, with candles shining thousands of miles away, when I arrive in Yingtian, meet His Majesty, and meet Zhang Xiang, I will definitely wash away my grievances and return my innocence!"
The iron pot laughed and said: "I hope, anyway, I don't want to. If you can give me a good time, I can only wish for it!"'
Ye Xian Timur gritted his teeth angrily, but there was nothing more to say, could it be really a dream?
time to wake up
These people entered the border of Shandong and were walking forward when a group of people suddenly came and stopped Jin Yiwei.
"Sun Yan, the chief envoy in Shandong!"
The Jin Yiwei who was in charge of the escort was stunned. Although they were very powerful, they didn't dare to be too rampant in the face of such a feudal official.
In particular, Sun Yan is not an ordinary political envoy, he is connected with a god!
"Master Sun, do you have any orders?"
Sun Yan said indifferently: "I heard that Timur was arrested by you first. I don't know about his case. But he is a meritorious minister after all. I will tell him a few words to make him believe in Daming. The imperial court will not turn black and white and frame good people."
The members of Jinyiwei were stunned, and the leader of the hundred households said: "Master Sun, it is logically impossible, but you said, we have to give you a convenience, but the time can't be too long."
Sun Yan nodded, and then went to see Ye Timur first. The two talked for two to three minutes, and then Sun Yan left.
It's just that after this meeting, the situation is different, at least other people dare not ridicule, and on the way to the south, all kinds of supplies have been sent to the places passing by along the way, including food, clothes, and even some newspapers .
Yexian Timur was surprised when he saw these newspapers.
It turns out that the Beiping case was really cleared up, and all kinds of discussions came out.
The noise in the newspapers was so lively.
Obviously, one of the factions, led by Yushitai, insisted on severe punishment and all those involved in the case should be killed.
Especially for those who are not willing to die.
A censor of the Henan Province even publicly declared: Daming has exhausted his benevolence and righteousness. If they still don't want to repent and don't know the greatness of God's grace, then only by raising the butcher's knife and killing them together can the peace of Beiping be restored.
At the same time, the other faction's views are equally clear. They believe that Liaodong has been recovered, the Northern Yuan is almost gone, and everyone knows the strength and weakness.
Before the Battle of Guandu, people from Cao Cao's side rushed to write letters to Yuan Shao. After the Battle of Guandu, Prime Minister Cao took the initiative to burn all the letters. Yuan Shao is not an opponent, so why care about these little guys!
Daming has already won, so he should show Shangguo's generosity, forgive these momentarily confused people, and let them be grateful.I believe that these people will be able to repay their kindness, and they will be loyal and unambiguous from now on!
Those who hold the second point of view are mainly some officials of the Zhongshu Province, especially the Ministry of Officials. They do not want to pursue too much and implicate them too much.
Some people even satirized Yushitai directly, saying that when they became minions of the Jinyiwei, it was a shame for civil officials!
These people quarreled constantly, and Timur gradually realized that it was the same in the Ming Dynasty. The court and the middle were fighting each other, and their lives depended on the quarrels.
Those who advocate strict punishment have the upper hand, and they may be killed, and those who hope for forgiveness gain power, may be able to escape from death... But no matter what it is, Timur feels very uncomfortable.
I feel very awkward in my heart, even if I can survive, I still have to be grateful for the mighty grace of heaven!
The last hope left now is to see Zhang Xiang, what will he think of this matter!
Zhang Xiang, I am wronged!
First, Timur and the others boarded a boat, crossed the Yangtze River, and arrived at Yingtian.
It's the first time for Tieguo and the others to come here, so it's different. He has lived here for many years, and even his own veterinary clinic and horse farm are still in the city.
The city of Yingtian gave him too many good memories, but he never imagined that one day, he would return to Yingtian as a prisoner.
"I, I did not betray Daming! I was wronged!"
Also first Timur shouted in his heart, full of grief and indignation.
But at this moment, someone came to greet him suddenly.
The person who came was also an old acquaintance, Qian Tang!
Qian Tang walked over quickly, glanced at Jin Yiwei, took out a handbook, and handed it to them.
"Your Majesty, please tell me that Timur and the others are not criminals, but are assisting in handling the case. You must not be rude. These people will temporarily live in the National History Museum."
The people from Jinyiwei looked at the handbook, then at Qian Tang, but they didn't dare to say anything.Fortunately, they didn't dare to torture this group of people, otherwise things would be troublesome!
After Qian Tang confessed, he came over in a hurry, and Timur was the first to meet him, he still had guilt on his face.
"I can tell you that just two days ago, after careful discussion, Zhang Xiang and His Majesty agreed that you suffered an innocent disaster, and those who tried to rob the merit camp have nothing to do with you, and you are innocent."
You are innocent, and Timur almost burst into tears. He suppressed his tears, "I, I knew, the Son of Heaven, with candles shining thousands of miles, will not wrong good people, no!"
Qian Tang sighed again, "Yexian, I wonder if you got any news on the way? There is a lot of controversy about this case."
He was taken aback for a second, "Then, what does the imperial court mean? Your Majesty? Zhang Xiang?"
Qian Tang said: "This is the reason why I came here. In fact, when we talked about this matter these days, I also followed... Zhang Xiang can be said to be talking with all the Confucians, arguing hard with reason, and even His Majesty was refuted. Zhang The Prime Minister advocates that this case should be handled as corruption and smuggling, not as conspiracy and treason!"
"What?" Yexian Timur was even more surprised, "Mr. Qian, didn't someone collude with the Yuan army? They betrayed the military situation and wanted to restore the Yuan Dynasty... Does this count as treason?"
Qian Tang shook his head and said, "That's right, that's the point of the debate! All the princes in the court think that there is no doubt about treason! But Zhang Xiang said that according to treason, the key point will be blurred."
Qian Tangxiang also explained to Timur that the correspondence between those powerful households and the Yuan court...although there were leaks of military information, and even incited the Yuan army to come back.
But look carefully at the content of the letter, the above things are just accessories of the transaction!
In the final analysis, it was still on Daming's side. There were many people who wanted to sell grain and ironware to complete the transaction... As for restoring the Yuan Dynasty, they hadn't thought about it that much, or they were just thinking about it, and they thought it was impossible.
"In a word, I don't have the desire to restore the Great Yuan Dynasty, but I don't have the desire to amass wealth and make a fortune by restoring the Great Yuan Dynasty, but I also have a great desire!"
First, Timur thought about it for a long time, and suddenly burst into tears, and couldn't hold it anymore.
"Zhang Xiang is wise! Zhang Xiang is right in his words!"
He wiped away his tears and asked again: "Mr. Qian, if that's the case, what about the others?"
Qian Tang looked at the people behind and sighed, "Generally speaking, I think they were wronged. There is no collusion with outsiders... But after all these years, how have they reformed? Hard to say!"
Also, Timur cheered up in an instant, "No! Really not!"
The group of people behind him were taken aback for a moment, especially the iron pot, their eyes were rounded, Ye first, don't talk nonsense!
It's a pity that Timur didn't ignore them first, but directly said: "Student Iron Pot, still misses the time when he was the emperor, and said that he regrets not governing the country well! Besides, many people still think of themselves as Mongolians. They didn't realize at all that Daming is the Ming Dynasty for all the common people. They didn't even understand that letting them accept reform and start a new life is to be an ordinary person and no longer superior."
"Based on their current situation, if they are released among the people, this group of people will still want to go back to the past and do their best. If the Yuan army really comes back, maybe they will compete to become the officials of the Great Yuan Dynasty!"
First of all, these few words of Timur's can be regarded as tearing off the old faces of a group of people.Behind him, there are all murderous eyes, one after another, they want to penetrate him.
It's a pity that eyes are destined to be unable to kill, and Ye Xian Timur doesn't care at all.
After Qian Tang listened carefully, he nodded vigorously, "The situation you mentioned is very important. I will tell Prime Minister Zhang. It is indeed too difficult to change a person's mind. We still need to do more things. This time, we will interrogate Beiping Let them listen to the case!"
First, Timur nodded again and again, and when he turned around, his face was full of smiles. As far as his eyes could see, every nobleman of the Yuan Dynasty lowered his head, and finally even the iron pot did the same.
I also didn't want to let him go, but asked: "You said that no matter if you are a fool or a wise king, you will wrong Zhongliang! Let me ask you, is there any wrong now?"
Tie Guo lowered his head, and asked again: "Is Zhang Xiang's conclusion fair?"
The iron pot was forced to be helpless, and could only whisper: "Indeed, it is fair, I, I can't match it! Handling the case in this way, Da Yuan, Da Yuan's subjugation of the country, is not wronged!"
Also first Timur laughed, "It's good to know!"
While they were talking, another boat came, and this time only prisoners in shackles got off the boat.There are the officials of the third division in Beiping, and there are also powerful merchants in Datong and other places.
There are as many as 200 people.
The leader, Qian Yongren, also recognized him at a glance.
"Hahaha! You and I are revisiting the old places, and this time you are a prisoner... The law of the Ming Dynasty is really great!"
Chapter 653
As the criminals were being escorted to Beijing one after another, the case had reached the most critical moment. Many officials from Zhongshu Province, Yushitai and Jinyiwei stood together, and following Zhang Ximeng's statement, the people gathered around the right minister also gradually more up.
Zhang Ximeng didn't engage in gang formation. He took the initiative to persuade Zhu Sheng to accept his point of view, and then Zhang Ximeng went to see Li Zhen.
"I said Zhang Xiang, you feel sorry for me as an old man! Since you pushed me so many things, I have been so busy here that I can't rest for a few days all year round, and my grandson doesn't know me anymore. .” Li Zhen complained as soon as she came up.
Zhang Ximeng smiled all over his face, "Please tell me that you are very important, and let me say that the current matter has indeed touched the key point. As long as you pass this hurdle, your burden will be much lighter."
Li Zhen rolled her eyelids, obviously not convinced.Others see Zhang Ximeng as condescending, polite, and a sincere gentleman.But Li Zhen knew that this kid had more bad water in his belly than anyone else, and he was just restraining himself. If he sincerely harms others, no one can escape.
"Zhang Xiang, now that you've come to your door, I can't refuse to listen to you. Just tell me. I'll take it as a joke."
Zhang Ximeng didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile: "I strongly oppose this case as treason, because this case cannot reach the level of treason... Conspiracy needs someone to take the lead, someone to coordinate, have a clear purpose, and have a careful plan... Taking 200 people, raiding the merit camp, and rescuing the old Yuan emperor, can this be regarded as treason? And even if it is, you can’t find where these 200 people are, it’s all just rhetoric on paper, how can you take it seriously?"
Li Zhen thought for a while, "I also said that, but according to Zhang Xiang's intention, these prisoners are going to be indulged?"
"No! On the contrary, I want to punish them severely, explain their affairs clearly, and explain clearly!"
Li Zhen gradually became serious, frowned and said: "What does that minister think they are for? What does it have to do with the old man?"
Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "I came to look for you, old man, and I already understood that these people are after money!"
"Picture money?"
"That's right! They stole and sold military rations because they wanted money! They colluded with the Yuan army and leaked military information because they wanted money! That's why so many people miss the Great Yuan Dynasty!" Zhang Ximeng said with a smile: "In a word, we We need to recognize the interests behind it!"
"Benefits?" Li Zhen hesitated again.
"Indeed, we must admit that the Ming Dynasty was strict in some aspects. It made some people uncomfortable. They still miss the good days of the Yuan Dynasty, when they could do whatever they wanted and make a fortune. We can't simply think of nostalgia for the Yuan Dynasty as treason .”