There are even records that Kebaba and Concubine Zheng were in collusion, but whether this is true or not is unknown.
It seems that Chen Qiuyu is putting pressure on himself by submitting such a question book at this time.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Zhao Bingzhong, thinking that his minister was adding fuel to the fire.
To put it bluntly, in one sentence, they wanted to test their determination. If the Tongzhengsi they created only targeted civil servants, then they would be no different from the Jinyiwei and Dongchang, just a knife in the hands of the emperor.
This was something they didn't want to see. If they didn't do this, they would probably not be able to become the Tongzhengsi. All the civil servants from the court to the local officials would oppose it, and this would never change, just like they looked down on Wei Zhongxian and Luo Sigong now.
Since Chen Qiuyu submitted such a question, Zhao Bingzhong took advantage of the situation.
This group of old foxes are very good at playing the game. I guess the news should have spread.
Zhu Youxiao looked up at Zhao Bingzhong and said, "Does anyone else know about this secret report besides you?"
"Your Majesty, there are others who know about this. They are all clerks from the Ministry of Public Administration. They are responsible for deciphering these secret memorials."
"However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has a rule that anyone responsible for opening secret memorials is not allowed to leave the Ministry of Internal Affairs or contact the outside world. If there is anything happening at home, the outside world can pass on the news."
"Besides that, these clerks from the Ministry of Public Administration will only be allowed to go home on leave half a month after they have dismantled the last secret memorial."
"During the past half month, they are not responsible for opening the secret memorial, but only for delivering it and other matters. So Your Majesty does not need to worry about this secret memorial being leaked." Zhao Bingzhong said in a firm voice.
"But I think the news will spread quickly." Zhu Youxiao put the memorial aside and said in a very affirmative tone.
Zhu Youxiao was very sure, otherwise he would not have said such a thing.
Zhao Bingzhong quickly said, "Your Majesty, I guarantee with my life that I will never leak any information."
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand gently and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about this Chen Qiyu. If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid his exam papers are already on the way."
After hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Zhao Bingzhong was stunned.
Then he reacted and said in disbelief: "He wouldn't be so bold, right?"
"Why not?" Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, "If it were me, I would do the same."
"Once the news gets out, no one will care whether he impeached his superiors or submitted a secret report. Instead, all eyes will be on Prince Fu."
"Impeaching Prince Fu through secret petitions, what is this?"
"This is a fearless act. Not only will no one blame Chen Qiyu, but everyone will praise him. At the same time, everyone will put pressure on me, hoping that I will severely punish Prince Fu."
"If I don't do this, what do you think the secret report is? Is it just a decoration?"
"Will the Henan prefect handle this? If so, will Prince Fu's Mansion be implicated?"
"If we don't involve Prince Fu's Mansion and only deal with the Henan prefect, what will people outside say? What will they think?"
"It's not necessary to report it in the petition. Can't we spread the news secretly?" Zhao Bingzhong said slowly.
"That's questioning the confidentiality of the secret memorial system," Zhu Youxiao said with a smile. "If you write a secret memorial and then release the information yourself, once the news leaks, the court will definitely investigate, and that will backfire. A smart person would definitely not do that."
"When Chen Qiyu received the news of the establishment of the secret report system, he immediately submitted a secret report and also came up with this incident. He is a smart man, so he would not make such a mistake."
"A simple and effective method is to submit a memorial and, at the same time, accidentally write in it that he has submitted a secret memorial. Of course, you can also boldly write that he has submitted both a secret memorial and a memorial, and you can also be more righteous and loyal, pretending to be ready to die."
As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao laughed first and said, "My dear, do you think what this man said makes sense?"
Zhao Bingzhong thought it made sense, but he couldn't say it because it was too embarrassing.
Doing this has nothing to do with being a loyal subject. This is not what a loyal subject should do.
He stood by somewhat awkwardly.
Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "You don't have to do this. I won't punish Chen Qiyu. I just feel sad. What has happened to the world? Do I need a minister to uphold justice in this way?"
"Is the Henan prefect guilty?"
“He is guilty and he deserves to be killed.
"Is Prince Fu guilty?"
"Prince Fu is also guilty, he should be killed."
"A Luoyang County Magistrate has to resort to such methods when he wants to file a complaint. He also has to use such methods when he wants to punish them. It seems like he is forcing me, but what is he really doing?"
"In reality, they have no other recourse. The magistrate of Luoyang, an official appointed by the imperial court, is forced to resort to such means of appeal. What about the ordinary people? Where can they seek help? Where can they file a complaint?"
"They have nowhere to turn, nowhere to complain. They can only swallow their anger and allow those people to exploit and oppress them."
"Then one day, they can no longer bear this kind of exploitation and oppression, and they will flee the land where they live and become refugees and bandits."
"If they can't survive even after this, then they will rebel and the world will be in chaos."
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