Emperor Chongzhen's face became serious again, and he looked at the ministers below and said loudly: "I know that the case of regulating rebellion is a big deal. If it weren't for the real rebellion, I would never wrongly accuse anyone of regulating rebellion!"

After making an opening remark, he paused, and then continued: "The Shanxi merchants and the Tonglu are much more serious than you think! You and others think that it is just Fan Yongdou's brothers and the Tonglu? You just go to the Jianlu army to tell me something? Is their Tonglu just a matter of Jianlu entering the pass this time? I can tell you clearly that if you allow these Shanxi merchants and the Tonglu to continue, the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be out of order. This is not a plan to rebel, so why do you plan to rebel?"

As he said these words, his voice became louder, louder and more angry.

The following ministers were surprised when they heard this.

To be honest, when they heard the things about the Shanxi merchants and the enemy who were told by the factory guards before, they actually didn't care much. Even if they were so arrogant, they just reported the news and lost a King of De. Although it was a big deal to lose the vassal state, it was still a big difference from the Ming Dynasty's country and the country was not guaranteed?

But at this time, after listening to the emperor's words, they took it a little more seriously. Because of the emperor's intention, the things done by the Shanxi merchants are far more than the current ones.

So, they all listened attentively.

Emperor Chongzhen said sternly with anger a few days ago: "A few days ago, Yongwei Camp and Cavalry Camp left the capital. Do you know what you are going to do?"

The capital was martial law and no one was allowed to enter and exit the capital, so the people present had no idea.

Of course Emperor Chongzhen knew about this. Therefore, without waiting for the ministers below to answer, he took out a memorial and said, "They are going to Shanxi. This is the memorial sent back by Hong Chengchou and Lu Xiangsheng. You can listen to what it is!"

After saying that, he gave the memorial to Cao Huachun.

Then, the unique sharp sound of eunuchs sounded again, loud.

This memorial is a summary memorial after the seizure of materials from Zhangjiakou Fort. It records in detail the list of materials that Shanxi merchants are about to send to Liaodong.

When civil and military officials below heard that the eight major Shanxi merchants had actually hoarded countless food and supplies, as well as gunpowder and iron, they knew that this was a big deal.

Generally speaking, some officials have actually heard of border smuggling. It is difficult to eliminate such things, and it is not surprising that there is smuggling.

However, when large-scale smuggling like Shanxi merchants and various military supplies were included, no matter who heard it, they were shocked.

In the northern part of the Ming Dynasty, namely Shaanxi, Shanxi was the worst hit since the Tianqi period, and the people could not survive, so they took the risk of rebelling. In such a poor province, these Shanxi merchants hoarded so much materials and sent them to Liaodong. If these materials were left in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, in Shanxi, the situation in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty would not have been corrupted, and as a result, the thieves would not have poisoned the Central Plains.

This thought was further verified when I heard the memorial that these large-scale smuggling of Shanxi merchants had already begun in the late Wanli period and the Tianqi period.

In other words, the thieves and chaos that began in the northwest of the Ming Dynasty had a certain connection with these Shanxi merchants' large-scale transportation of materials to Liaodong. In this aspect, it can be said that these Shanxi merchants deserve to die!

The Jianlu of Liaodong was the enemy of the Ming Dynasty and was from the thief. He sent so much military supplies to the thief, and this behavior was actually treated as a thief accomplices.

The Jianlu of Liaodong received so much military supplies. No wonder he could support the war over the years with the barren land of Liaodong, and even fight stronger and stronger! The fall of Liaodong land, the casualties of countless soldiers, and the consumption of countless money and grain were all included in the "contributions" of the Shanxi merchants.

What's more, every time the Shanxi merchants went to Liaodong, they would report personnel changes in the court, garrisons from all over the place to the Liaodong Jianlu. Therefore, the Jianlu was able to know themselves and enemies, and win every battle against the Ming Dynasty! Many officials were either killed or defeated in battle, and behind these things, the Shanxi merchants were inevitably "credit" behind them.

In addition, the Shanxi merchants colluded with Chen Xinjia and bribed Yang Sichang to do things in the court that their relatives were happy with their enemies.

Not to mention anything else, if they really did the matter of trying to conspire against Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chuanting, if they did it, the Jianlu of Liaodong would probably be able to wake up in their dreams. However, the Ming Dynasty would have lost the pillars of the two countries! This time, it strengthened the rebels and weakened the Ming Dynasty.

If Emperor Chongzhen did not have the sudden appearance of being possessed by Taizu this time, then Jianlu's entry into the pass would be the same as the previous few times. The entire capital was like the back garden in Liaodong, allowing Jianlu to come and go freely and invincible, and he would only be unable to capture the capital.

If things go like this, there will be thieves and rebellion in the Ming Dynasty and the Liaodong Jianli ravages outside, so there will be no need to add natural disasters. The country and country of the Ming Dynasty are at its most dangerous time.

The behavior of the Shanxi merchants had reached a very serious level. It was not an exaggeration to have the emperor designated them as a crime of treason.

Just imagine, the combined harms of the Jianlu, Shanxi merchants, border officials and cabinet assistants will endanger the Ming Dynasty’s country!

The crime of Yang Sichang as a crime of treason is not necessarily said that he wants to be the emperor! But for these forces, those who want to be the emperor and want to seize the country of the Ming Dynasty should undoubtedly be Jianlu. However, other parties, regardless of whether they are active or passive, are all accomplices, and can also be determined to be a rebellion!

Emperor Chongzhen also made public the letters intercepted by Han Leyu, and the confessions of the Shanxi merchants were all presented one by one. Emperor Chongzhen even said that the military supplies and food and grass had been intercepted this time, and they had been transported back to the capital.

Even if the unwilling person is, he will never think that in order to deprive them of rebellion, the emperor put so many military supplies, food and grass on them.

Besides, this is not just a single evidence, but in all aspects. Many people in many places can prove that the Shanxi merchants have started to encroach on a large scale since the early years, and the severity has reached a horrific level.

All the ministers below have nothing to say about the case of rebellion. If such a thing is undecided as rebellion, then we must wait until the country and country of Ming Dynasty are gone before we can determine it as rebellion?

Listening to the pieces of evidence being presented, thinking about the repeated harm caused to the Ming Dynasty by the Shanxi merchants' behavior, especially the harm caused to themselves, these civil servants and generals were furious.

The officials in the capital were not in the capital. But every time the enemy entered the pass, they suffered heavy losses. Some people, whose industries were not in the capital, were still threatened by thieves. As the emergence and proliferation of thieves, there were any Shanxi merchants who sent a large amount of northern supplies to Liaodong. This account must be counted as a Shanxi merchant.

Adding up these things, there are still people who will sympathize with these Shanxi merchants and their thieves.

After the evidence was released, Emperor Chongzhen shouted sternly with anger: "I have decided to be treason for these Shanxi merchants and their accomplices. Is it too much? Do I have other corrupt people decide to be treason for treason? I tell you that I am reasonable and conquered people with virtue. Now, who has any objection?"

Hearing this, the civil servants and generals were even more relieved. The emperor was indeed rational and just defined these Shanxi merchants and their accomplices as rebellion. Therefore, they almost replied in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen relaxed a little, and announced the appointment of the commander-in-chief of the King's Army, which was officially announced.

That is, Sun Chuanting was promoted to the Governor of Ji Liao; Hong Chengchou was promoted to the Prince Shaobao and transferred to the position of Governor of Xuanda. As the commander of the royal army, Lu Xiangsheng defeated Jianlu, but was also plundered by Jianlu and lost more than 200,000 people, and even lost the vassal. The Shanxi merchants and their accomplices had to bear the main responsibility for these mistakes, but Lu Xiangsheng also had to bear some responsibility, which was considered to be a derogation of merits and demerits, so he was transferred to the Governor of Baoding.

In addition, the recommendation was made by the Governor of Xuanda Hong Chengchou to pardon Chen Qiyu for his crimes and re-appointed as the governor of the trilateral, responsible for defending against Hetao Mongolia and suppressing the thieves.

In addition, Chen Hongxu, the governor of Jinzhou, made contributions to defend Jinzhou, spread his experience in defending the city, and was awarded the same Jinshi as a Jinshi and promoted to the governor of Denglai. The former magistrate of Changli County Zuo Yingxuan was slandered and punished. Now he has returned to Beijing with the orders and is also awarded the same Jinshi as the governor of Shuntian.

There is also Yang Tinglin, the doctor of the Ministry of War, who was granted the right assistant censor, and he clearly stated that his responsibilities were to strictly select ordinary censors according to the law.

If the right assistant censor is in the position of the right assistant censor, he is already qualified to be a governor. This is also a reward for Yang Tinglin running back and forth while serving the king, in charge of money and food without any fault.

In addition, the Ming Dynasty actually had strict regulations on the selection of censors. That is, it was stipulated that censors must be selected from those who are knowledgeable and well-versed in the Jinshi and the supervisor, and officials must not be appointed as officials from the subject.

After Yongle, the requirements for the candidates for censors and staff members became increasingly strict. Generally speaking, the age was between thirty and fifty years old. Those who were too young lacked experience in doing things, and those who were too old would have no vitality.

During the Xuande period, it was also stipulated that new Jinshi were not allowed to be directly awarded a Taoist official;

During the Chenghua period, it was added that the Jinshi must serve for more than three years before he was qualified to become a censor;

At the time of Hongzhi, it was stipulated that instructors who were born in juren must serve for more than six years and be outstanding before they can become officials of the subject.

Emperor Chongzhen only made requirements for these regulations. That is, the so-called "those who are knowledgeable and well-versed in the selection of a general and the official's origin shall not be a judiciary." This is the basic condition for the censor, and it was modified to be proficient in the "Da Ming Law" without any evil deeds. If he was a clerk, in addition to the above two conditions, he also needed criminal experience, and he could be a censor of the local censorate in another place. If he wanted to be promoted to the capital, he must have more than fifteen years of experience in the local censorate, and his resume was excellent.

The reason for this change was that in the Ming Dynasty, the people who actually did specific things were those officials who were not well-known. Many of them were passed down from generation to generation. Those who were proficient in the law were often these people. Although there were many criminals, there were always some who knew the officialdom very well. If they came to supervise local officials, they would be very comfortable. They gave them a bright road to the officialdom. I believe that many people would cherish this opportunity.

The so-called proficiency in the "Da Ming Law" naturally requires an assessment like a Jinshi. Not only can you memorize the "Da Ming Law", but you must also be able to understand and understand all over the country, especially those of the emperor. Understanding the behind these cases, we can explain the more vague provisions in the "Da Ming Law".

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen believed that this would further promote the refinement of the "Da Ming Law" and make improvements to some provisions in the "Da Ming Law". This kind of thing is not easy to make a decision, but is driven by events and improved according to the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, officials in charge of the local government must be familiar with the "Da Ming Law", otherwise they will not be able to make decisions. Of course, these officials in charge of the government have their own criminal guru and can do it for their own purposes. However, the censor cannot do it, and he must be proficient in it.

In addition, the most important thing for those who were punished during this battle for the king was to be punished for the crime of rebellion. In addition, there were also some people who were punished. For example, the previous memorial was submitted to Wang Pu, the general of Datong.

In a critical moment, this person gave up Lu Xiangsheng on the excuse of Yun Jin's police incident and fled without obtaining the military order. Not only that, after hiding for a while, after knowing that the King's Army was victorious, he killed Liang and took the opportunity to take the opportunity to win the credit. Emperor Chongzhen did not have any mercy on such a person, arrested and imprisoned, and sentenced to death.

Therefore, Wang Pu, the general of Datong, escaped in history, this time he escaped. After he cheated Hong Chengchou during the Battle of Songjin, he was questioned and beheaded by the court, and was in advance to the twelfth year of Chongzhen.

In this battle to fight for the king, Wang Pu, the general, was also another general officer after Zu Kuan was killed.

In addition, Emperor Chongzhen was satisfied with the handling of the refugee resettlement incident. Therefore, after Sun Chuanting was officially transferred to the position of Governor of Ji Liao, he became the official general of the Beijing camp. This was also the only noble who was commended for making contributions in this battle to serve the king.

After the court meeting announced these decisions, it dispersed.

As civil and military officials returned to the yamen, they had already paid attention to the movements of the court meeting, and soon learned about the content of the court meeting.

No one expected that such a major news would be revealed in the content of the court meeting. The people in the capital didn't care much about anything else. They were all discussing the matter of the Shanxi merchants' conspiracy to rebel. They did not expect that behind the strength of Jianlu, these damn Shanxi merchants made such a great "contribution".

It can be said that as the people of the capital, almost every family has suffered from the rampant riots of Jianlu. Therefore, of course, they hated the Shanxi merchants to death. They all agreed with the emperor's decision to rebel and their related accomplices.

Many Shanxi merchants in the capital who were doing business were implicated. Many Shanxi merchants either dared not go out, nor did they dare to say that they were Shanxi merchants when they went out.

All the people were looking forward to the court army quickly escorting the Shanxi merchants into the capital. They wanted to eat the meat of the Shanxi merchants and drink the blood of the Shanxi merchants! They avenge their relatives and friends who died at the hands of Jianlu.

Before these Shanxi merchants were arrested, their accomplices who were imprisoned in the Jinyiwei Zhao Prison and the Dongchang Prison became the targets they wanted to vent. Anyway, the evidence of the crime was confirmed, and they were waiting for the eight Shanxi merchants to be escorted to Beijing and executed. The people in the capital strongly demanded that they deal with the captured Jianlu Tartars.
Chapter completed!