Chapter 344: The Battle for Titles
Words are not clear.
People in the world are often swayed by emotions and unconsciously ignore the other side of things, and cabinet scholars are also mortals, and naturally they are no exception.
In Yang Tinghe's eyes, Qin Kan is definitely not a good person, from the first time he saw Qin Kan in the East Palace Chunfang, he was classified by Yang Tinghe as a "minister", in his opinion, anyone who does not persuade the prince to learn with his heart, and who accompanies the prince to have fun and mess around, are all ministers, and are filthy things that hinder the prince from becoming the holy monarch of the Ming Dynasty.
Later, the crown prince ascended the throne, Qin Kan gradually took power, Yang Tinghe became more and more sure that his original guess was right, the inner and outer courts joined forces to punish Qin Kan and the Eight Tigers of the Inner Palace, Yang Tinghe was on the outside, and looked at everything in his eyes, Qin Kan turned defeat into victory, reversed the situation, and led the troops to wash the Dongchang in blood, and killed thousands of people without blinking, Yang Tinghe was shocked to see it, and since then he has no good face for Qin Kan.
You can't scrutinize everything carefully, and when you do, you will find that your opinion is completely wrong. Nothing can be compared, and when you compare it, you will find that there is no worst, only worse.
Qin Kan is bad enough, but ...... There's a bad bubbling pestle in the palace.
As the saying goes, the wicked must grind the wicked, the premise of this sentence first needs two wicked people, and now that one has died, who else can restrain him?
Li Dongyang looked at Yang Tinghe's stunned appearance and sighed: "Jiefu understands now? Regardless of whether Qin Kan is loyal or traitorous, for the court, Qin Kan is a barrier for us, and Jiefu might as well think about it again. Since Qin Kan became an official, he has fought with people a lot, and his methods are so vicious, but the target of his attack is not a nobleman or a vassal king, or a eunuch in the palace, how can he ever attack a civil official in my court? Even if countless Yanguan Yushi often neglected and impeached, and often scolded him to the point of blood, have you ever seen him poison Yanguan? ”
“…… In turn, look at the ceremonial supervisor Liu Jin, how many people have been killed since he took power, and which person he killed was not a Chinese official of the court? After the implementation of the so-called 'New Deal'. Which time was Liu Jin's methods not more vicious than Qin Kan's? In the past, when Qin Kan was there. How could Liu Jin dare to be so arrogant? One Wang Shouren, Liu Jin wanted to kill him, but Qin Kanming secretly stopped him, making him feel a lot of silence, and one was killed with a rod. The price Liu Jin paid was his godson's life. Jiefu. You have too deep a prejudice against Qin Kan, but the old man has always felt that Qin Kan is not a bad person. In the past, you couldn't see that Qin Kan died, you should have come to your senses, right? ”
Yang Tinghe was stunned for a long time, chewed Li Dongyang's words carefully in his heart, and had to admit that Li Dongyang was right, Qin Kan also killed, but those who killed were all people who should be killed, compared to Liu Jin's arrogance of killing civil officials at every turn, Qin Kan is simply a living bodhisattva blessed by the Buddha and the heavenly officials of all families.
Thinking that Qin Kan was dead, and the civil officials lacked a barrier to resist Liu Jin's butcher's knife, Yang Tinghe couldn't help but be overshadowed, and he unconsciously changed his emotions towards Qin Kan, and even he didn't notice it.
"Qin Kan...... Not a bad guy. Yang Tinghe finally made a very pertinent conclusion, and it is very commendable to be able to make him say this sentence without sand in his eyes.
With a bitter smile, Yang Tinghe said, "Why didn't Mr. Xiya convince me earlier?" ”
Li Dongyang sighed: "Qin Kan's words and deeds are unique, and the world's reputation of slander and slander is not taken seriously, and the whole dynasty regards him as an enemy, the old man has already told you this, can you accept it?" ”
Yang Tinghe shook his head, his face was ashamed.
Li Dongyang said deeply: "Qin Kan endures humiliation and burden, the world has mistaken him......"
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The bronze bell of the Phoenix Tower of the Imperial Palace rang in vain, again and again, and the low and solemn bell echoed in the sky above the Jingshi.
All the officials in Beijing were stunned, and the rhythm of the bell was clearly the meaning of summoning the ministers to the court.
Since Emperor Zhengde ascended the throne, he took the initiative to convene a court meeting of ministers, and today is the first time in the world, what does this young absurd emperor want to do?
The ministers were dressed at home, and with a slightly hurried pace, they each headed in the direction of the palace.
In the Fengtian Palace, Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a pterodactyl gauze crown and a five-clawed golden dragon robe, looked mournful, there was no politeness between the monarchs and ministers, and the first sentence of the opening remarks was that Qin Kan sacrificed his life for the country and died in the Liaohe River, and invited the ministers to discuss how to posthumously seal and how to knight.
It is also a last resort to convene ministers to discuss, but if the title is posthumously conferred without the approval of the minister, the emperor's will will cannot leave the middle palace, and the ministers do not agree, and the holy decree will also be returned by the cabinet and the general secretary, and it will be regarded as invalid.
The power of the Ming Dynasty is so great, which is also the reason why the emperors of the Ming Dynasty lived aggrieved, some emperors were angry with the ministers, and simply did not go to court for decades, which was also a way to protest against the excessive power of the ministers.
"Knighted?" All the ministers were fluted.
It is a fact to sacrifice one's life for the country, and it is also a fact that Liaohe does not retreat from the battle, for Qin Kan's practice, whether it is an enemy or a friend in the court, I feel sincere admiration in my heart, this is an era of paying attention to integrity, and the integrity is there, and the past grudges and grievances seem to be forgiven in an instant, and people die like lights going out, and then hold on to the past grievances It is inevitable to lose the demeanor.
Forgiveness is forgiveness, but forgiveness also has a bottom line, and the topic of posthumously giving Qin Kan a knighthood is obviously beyond the bottom line tolerance of the ministers.
Since the founding of Emperor Taizu and the martyrdom of Chengzu in the Ming Dynasty, the two dynasties have been crowned with meritorious ministers, and there are no less than dozens of knights, but these people have the merit of founding the country and the country, and they have nothing to say about the knighthood. Since Yongle, the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have been knighted extremely stingy, which is also a consensus reached between the emperor and the ministers without words.
The court doesn't mind giving you high-ranking officials, and doesn't mind giving you gold and silver maids, no matter how much you are extremely glorious and rich, after all, you are the only one who enjoys it, and your descendants have no share. But knighthood is different, the title is to be passed down from generation to generation, your merits have been glorified, but your descendants have no merit and no prestige, why should he also enjoy the glory of his parents and ancestors? There are enough descendants of nobles in the court who have earned for nothing, why should there be one more? What do these ministers who have been studying hard since childhood, and who are not easy to get through, think?
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's decision to posthumously confer the title, all the ministers were stunned, and their expressions were full of indignation.
In the class, Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe glanced at each other in surprise, Li Dongyang's expression remained unchanged, Yang Tinghe's lips twitched, remembering the words he had just said to Li Dongyang, he opened his mouth, but he didn't say a word after all.
"Your Majesty can give Qin Kanxun the title, but posthumously can't!" A person named Xiong Qing was the first to come out to oppose it.
Today's Zhu Houzhao is unusually calm, and he is no longer angry in the face of the minister's opposition.
As soon as Xiong Qing's words fell, Zhu Houzhao said expressionlessly: "Xiong Qing is off topic, what I want to discuss with you today is what kind of title to posthumously give Qin Kan, not whether to discuss with you whether to give the title, you go back." ”
"Your Majesty's ......"
Bang!
Zhu Houzhao suddenly slapped the armrest of the dragon chair, and said angrily: "Go back!" ”
The ministers were taken aback by Zhu Houzhao's rare persistence and anger, and today's majesty seemed to be a little strange.
Xiong Qing seemed to be in a relationship with Zhu Houzhao, not only did he not retreat, but he stiffened his neck and said loudly: "The generals fight to the death, the ministers die and admonish, and the ministers do not retreat!" Qin Kan and the Tartar cavalry fought to the end, the integrity of the loyal ministers, the ministers and the Manchu Dynasty colleagues felt the same admiration, admiration and admiration, but the knighthood is absolutely impossible, I have been knighted since Yongle, there are few knights, the original civil engineering changes, Emperor Yingzong was captured, the Wara soldiers were in the city of Beijing, the most critical juncture of the Ming Dynasty, the Sheji was in danger, the military department Shangshu Yu Qian Yu Shaobao launched a regiment to train the township soldiers to line up the nine gates of the Beijing Division, several fierce battles, and finally ordered the Wara to retreat, the upside down of the country, and the general of the building was tilted, so great merit in Sheji, Emperor Daizong also only awarded the title of Prince Shaobao, but the title did not mention a word, dare to ask Your Majesty, Qin Kan's merits, compared to Shaobao? ”
Xiong Qing's words made the ministers nod their heads in agreement, and his words also represented the thoughts of the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty.
It is one thing to admire Qin Kan's integrity in fighting to the death, but it is another thing to posthumously pursue the title.
The title of the Ming Dynasty is not so easy to get, if it is not to open up the territory, the great contribution to saving the country cannot be sealed, what is Qin Kan's credit? Fought to the death with the five thousand cavalry of the Tartars in the Liaohe, according to Qin Kan's last letter, the battle was clearly lost, and the eight thousand honor guards were martyred together with Qin Kan, and the imperial court could commend Qin Kan's integrity, and it was enough to give him titles such as "Right Pillar Country" and "Ronglu Doctor", but it was completely unreasonable to be knighted.
After Xiong Qing finished speaking, many ministers stood up and opposed Qin Kan's knighthood in unison, even if he died.
Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Qin Kan investigated the salt case, established holy words, eliminated the traitorous eunuchs, punished Li Gao, married Duoyan, and finally fought to the death with the Tartars on the Liao River, so many merits, why can't he be knighted?" If you don't accept it, you will give me so much credit! ”
"The whole dynasty is full of red-eyed and jealous people, how can loyal ministers and meritorious ministers have a way out? That's it, I won't discuss with you today, I have made up my mind, Qin Kan has made a lot of contributions, and he should be knighted, which he exchanged for with his life! Liu Jin. ”
"The old slave is here."
"The celebrant prepares the decree, and the Jinyi guard commands Qin Kanyun Wen Yunwu, Wei Zhenyi Di, good sexuality, righteousness, and good deeds, it is appropriate to praise and compile, and Qin gives ......" Zhu Houzhao paused, looked at the angry look of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, and finally sighed secretly.
Feng Guogong is not good, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are likely to crash into death in front of him in front of the court, and a large number of people will die.
Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to compromise and continued reluctantly: "...... Qin gave the Marquis of Shanyin, hereditary replacement, Yongxi Heavenly Favor. ”
"Your Majesty, slow down!" As soon as the words fell, Liu Daxia, the secretary of the Ministry of War, stood up and said with a puzzled expression: "As far as the old minister knows, Qin Kan has no heirs, how can he be 'hereditary'?" ”
The corners of Zhu Houzhao's mouth hooked, and his smile was cold: "Zhongqing heard clearly, Qin Kan has a queen!" (To be continued.) )