Chapter 397 Discussion
"Qin Qian, read the manifesto!"
The majestic voice of Emperor Mingcheng suddenly sounded.
There was a sudden silence all around.
Everyone saw that Emperor Mingcheng had a slightly sick look on his face, so he let Jixiang help him walk out and sit in front of the dragon table.
The ministers paid their respects to Emperor Cheng of Ming.
After a round of formalities.
It goes back to what Emperor Mingcheng said at the beginning.
Emperor Mingcheng looked at Qin Chi.
Qin Chi hesitated, then spread out the manifesto and spoke clearly: "In the past, our Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Gao, founded the country and unified the world..."
It was deathly quiet all around.
Qin Chi's voice was echoing everywhere.
After Qin Chi finished reading, the others also knelt down.
Emperor Mingcheng's face turned pale and he tried hard to suppress his anger.
Only Qin Chi stood there, stunned for a moment, folded up the manifesto, and handed it to the eunuch beside him. He said calmly: "Your Majesty, the manifesto spread by the traitor is actually just to slander you, and at the same time do evil in the name of justice. You must not get angry about this, otherwise you will do what the traitor wants."
"Yes, yes, Your Majesty, please don't hurt the dragon's body because of this."
Xia Wei echoed the words and then denounced the traitors, "The traitors actually want to disrupt the order of the world by spreading the manifesto, so that the people lose confidence in the court and thus shake the foundation of the country. What's more hateful is that they also want to destroy the relationship between Your Majesty and Prince Rui, trying to sow discord and make Your Majesty lose the support of the people. It's really hateful!"
Duke Ningguo jumped out and said, "That's right! The traitors have randomly accused us of crimes in order to bring chaos to the world. We do not admit it. I am willing to follow your orders and lead the army to Jianning to quell the rebellion. I hope Your Majesty will grant my wish!"
"We are willing to serve your majesty at our utmost."
"I am willing to serve Your Majesty with all my heart and soul until my death."
"I am willing..."
One after another, they came out to express their loyalty to Emperor Mingcheng.
No matter what they think in their hearts, all the ministers now are sincere and their facial expressions are just right. Occasionally they may be a little exaggerated, but they will quickly restrain themselves.
"My dear ministers, you are so thoughtful."
Emperor Mingcheng's expression improved a little, and he raised his hand to stop them from continuing to show their loyalty. "I believe you all know the content of the manifesto. I asked you all to come here, first, to analyze the real intentions of the rebels from it. Second, to brainstorm and come up with a proper solution to the rebels. As for the matter between me and Prince Rui, you don't have to pay attention to it. If there is anyone I trust the most in this world, it is undoubtedly him. Others should not try to sow discord between us brothers with a few words. Of course, I will write a letter to the northwest about this matter."
Everyone looked at each other in secret.
At the same time, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The proclamation listed many crimes of Emperor Cheng, most of which were traceable, except for the fifth crime, which was unknown and particularly fatal to Daxia. Prince Rui guarded the northwest and was the god of war of Daxia, commanding a large number of troops.
When the rebellion broke out, if Prince Rui believed the contents of the manifesto, if he did not handle the situation properly, he might turn against Emperor Cheng of Ming.
Now Emperor Mingcheng said that their brotherhood was strong, which was undoubtedly good news. In this way, the situation was not the worst for them, and they only needed to find a way to quell the rebellion.
The other ministers thought so.
Only Qin Chi stood at the back with his head down. After he opened the conversation, his presence was not very noticeable. As for Emperor Mingcheng's words, Qin Chi did not believe them.
Emperor Mingcheng knew best what he had done.
Emperor Mingcheng was not aware of the remnants of the former crown prince's revenge against Prince Rui's Mansion in the early years. Later, after investigating the matter, he suppressed the news and chose to stand aside and watch. The real murderer was not Emperor Mingcheng, but his actions were more cruel than the real murderer. The real murderer had a grudge against Prince Rui's Mansion, but Emperor Mingcheng watched his younger brother's children die one after another.
It was not difficult for Qin Chi to guess what Emperor Mingcheng was thinking.
He was just worried that Prince Rui would become too powerful and threaten his throne. If someone hadn't attacked Prince Rui's offspring before him, Ming Chengdi would have taken action himself after a while, given his temperament.
Don't talk about family affection with the emperor.
There is no God sitting on the throne or there is.
Once one sits on the throne, people's hearts are easily fickle.
The ministers spent the whole morning discussing this matter.
Since Emperor Mingcheng said that there was no problem with Prince Rui, everyone focused on how to resolve the rebellion in Jianning and formulate corresponding response strategies.
Reading the content of the manifesto, it is not difficult to see that the rebels wanted to force Emperor Ming Cheng to abdicate and issue a self-criticism edict. However, no one would be stupid enough to point this out, not even the usually careless Duke Ningguo.
The old man said loudly: "I suggest sending envoys to negotiate. After reading the entire manifesto, we can't understand the intentions of the rebels. Therefore, I suggest sending people to understand first, and then negotiate. If the negotiations are fruitless, then send troops to quell the rebellion. Our Great Xia Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and we should use etiquette first and then use force."
There is precedent for this.
When a rebellion broke out in the court, the court would not first send troops to quell the rebellion, but would first send envoys to the rebel camp to try to resolve the differences through negotiations and avoid war. This approach could, to a certain extent, ease tensions and avoid unnecessary conflicts. If the negotiations were fruitless, the army would usually be mobilized to suppress the rebellion.
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More than half of the ministers agreed with Lord Wen’s proposal.
Qin Chi knew that such negotiations were futile.
Behind the Liu family is the former crown prince Helian Kai, who has a deep feud with Emperor Mingcheng and Prince Rui.
Li Huarong also spoke up: "Before this, I suggest that we issue a public notice as soon as possible to clarify the facts, stabilize the people's hearts, make clear the court's position and measures, and eliminate the panic and anxiety of the people."
"I second the motion."
Qin Chi stood up and said, "I also think that before discussing it, we should first calm the people and rectify the administration of officials to ensure that all government offices can still operate normally when the war breaks out."
This is just short of saying to rectify the internal situation and prevent spies from coming out to cause sabotage.
Xia Wei stood up and said, "I second the motion."
"Your Majesty, I, this old minister, also think it's possible." Duke Ningguo stood up and said again.
So, Emperor Cheng of the Ming Dynasty issued an order.
He began to draft an official document to reassure the people, and then copied it many times, sending it to various prefectures and cities. At the same time, he announced it to the world, denouncing the traitors, who were confusing right and wrong, and who were doing perverse things.
Anyway, it is a response to the manifesto.
It's like two people are arguing, one is cursing, saying how hateful and unforgivable the other person is, and the other is cursing back, saying that the other person is just spreading rumors and using them to do evil.
Like this, they kept scolding each other back and forth.
Usually it takes a while.
However, these matters were far from Song Jin's control and were beyond her control. Instead, the Grand Princess sent her butler over with an apology and informed her that the birthday banquet was cancelled.
It changed from a big banquet to a family dinner.
Song Jin expressed his understanding of this.
Other families also showed tolerance.
Only Zhang Yanzi smashed another set of tea sets when she heard the news.