Cao Rong, a third-rank official, had his mansion broken into, his money stolen, his wife beaten, and his servants killed!
He thought that the court would execute the magistrate of Xiushui by slow slicing to give him justice.
Unexpectedly, the outcome of the matter was... nothing happened!
After learning the news, Cao Rong was almost angry to death.
Qian Qianyi was also very angry: "How can this be absurd! How can this be absurd!"
"I know!" Ma Shiying analyzed: "The mastermind behind this incident is Xie Sanbin! Otherwise, the Xiushui County Magistrate would have died long ago!"
"Yes, it's him!" Ren Jun, the left assistant minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War, said, "Without his instructions, a mere seventh-rank county magistrate would never dare to do such a thing."
Ruan Dacheng concluded: "In order to deal with us, Xie Sanbin first took back the prince's power as regent in the name of the court, and we lost power as well. Then he used the name of currency reform to kill us all!"
"This is a conspiracy, a total conspiracy!"
After venting their emotions, everyone looked at Qian Qianyi.
I'd like to hear his opinion.
Qian Qianyi closed his eyes tightly and his eyebrows were twisted into a knot.
After a long time.
Qian Qianyi opened his eyes and said through gritted teeth: "This is not a conspiracy, it is an open conspiracy!"
Ma Shiying asked in confusion: "Overt conspiracy? What conspiracy? Whose conspiracy?"
"Your Majesty is plotting to abolish the Crown Prince."
"Ah?" Ma Shiying took a half step back: "Did I hear it wrong, or did you, Mr. Qian... say it wrong?"
Qian Qianyi stood up from his chair and said to Ma Shiying and the others present: "I was right, and you heard it right!"
"Why are we talking about the deposed crown prince again?" Ma Shiying was still confused: "What is going on? Mr. Qian, we are not well-educated and don't understand."
Others didn't understand either, and they all said, "Yes, Mr. Qian, please stop keeping us in suspense and tell us now!"
Qian Qianyi sat upright and began to analyze: "Ladies and Gentlemen, a lot of things have happened since the pacification of Liao."
"If you look at each of these things individually, there is nothing wrong with them. But if you connect them together, you will find that this is your Majesty's conspiracy."
Amid the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Qian Qianyi began to analyze things one by one.
"There has never been a precedent in the Ming Dynasty to depose the eldest son and enthronize the youngest son, so if Your Majesty wants to change the crown prince, you will inevitably encounter many obstacles."
"For this reason, Your Majesty first prevented His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from returning to the capital, keeping His Royal Highness away from the real center of power."
"After pacifying Liao, His Majesty began to feign illness."
"Wait!" Ren Jun, the left assistant minister of the Nanjing Ministry of War, interrupted Qian Qianyi's analysis: "Mr. Qian thinks that Your Majesty is faking illness?"
"That's right, he is pretending to be sick!" Qian Qianyi's eyes were sharp. "If he is really sick and the illness is serious, the first thing Your Majesty should do is to recall the prince to the capital instead of letting him stay in Nanjing."
Ma Shiying frowned and asked, "Then... Your Majesty can depose the Crown Prince by pretending to be sick? These two things are not related at all."
"Wrong, absolutely wrong!" Qian Qianyi's expression began to become serious: "Everyone, think about it, what will happen if Your Majesty ignores the affairs of state?"
Everyone looked at each other, and Ma Shiying, who held real power, said: "Based on past experience, if Your Majesty ignores state affairs, the result will be intensified party disputes."
"That's right, and that's true in reality!" Qian Qianyi nodded. "After His Majesty stopped paying attention to state affairs, our Donglin Party had internal disagreements and was forced to split into two. Xie Sanbin and the Donglin Party members in the capital were the northern faction, and we became the southern faction."
"Now the two factions in the north and south are attacking each other for power and neither is willing to give in, right?"
Everyone looked around. Although they didn't want to admit it verbally, the reality made them nod their heads.
"Mr. Qian," Ma Shiying continued to ask, "Does this have anything to do with your majesty deposing the crown prince?"
"Of course!" Qian Qianyi took a deep breath and said, "Xie Sanbin has His Majesty's support behind him. Logically, we dare not fight him, and we cannot defeat him."
"But we have a prince. His Royal Highness is the heir to the throne and the future emperor. As long as we follow the prince closely, sooner or later we will be able to trample Xie Sanbin under our feet."
"We understand this principle, Xie Sanbin also understands it, and His Majesty also understands it."
"So...Your Majesty wants to use this opportunity to achieve his goal of deposing the Crown Prince."
"Before this, the result of party disputes was nothing more than some people rising and some falling. If we just talk about reason and don't use violence, no one will die."
"But!" Qian Qianyi suddenly raised his voice: "The Cao Mansion case happened! Not only did people die, money was lost, but the murderer also got away with it!"
“This is a start!”
“No matter who is the real culprit behind this, the outcome of the party struggle from now on will not be limited to some people rising and some people falling.”
"Whether it's the internal fighting of the Donglin Party, or the fighting among the Eunuch Party, Jin Party, Qi Party, or Chu Party, everyone will realize that as long as there is a party struggle, they must beat the other party to death, otherwise they will be beaten to death by the other party."
"Mr. Qian," Ma Shiying interrupted Qian Qianyi's analysis again and asked, "You still haven't said anything about the connection between your Majesty's deposing the crown prince and this matter..."
"Stop, listen carefully!" Qian Qianyi stretched out his right hand to interrupt Ma Shiying's question, "I just said that after the Cao Mansion case, the party struggle will develop to the point of life and death. Xie Sanbin has his back on His Majesty, and we have our backs on the prince."
"Now Xie Sanbin is stepping on our heads. When the crown prince ascends the throne, the situation will be reversed and we will be stepping on his heads."
"No matter who is the real culprit behind the Cao Mansion case, the blame will be placed on Xie Sanbin. After all, he was the one who enforced the currency reform, and he was the one who let the Xiushui County Magistrate off the hook."
"By then...Xie Sanbin will die miserably."
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