Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1055

Ten palaces.

Dai Wang looked at the eunuch Huai En in front of him, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Of course, the smile on his face did not diminish, he welcomed the person in, and after some pleasantries, he asked.

"Eunuch Huai is here today, but what orders does His Majesty want to pass on?"

Wynn held the teacup, but didn't speak directly, but said.

"Returning to the prince, today at the court, His Majesty mentioned the matter of replacing the vassal with the elders in the court, but in the end, it was not discussed."

"Several elders from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households made an excuse that the treasury is not rich enough to build a palace, and many ministers also said various reasons, so in the end, His Majesty can only stop temporarily and discuss it later."

ah this~
The smile on Dai Wang's face froze. After all, he was a vassal king and had no foundation in the capital, so the news of the early court was naturally not known so quickly.

However, I also know that there must be no lies in Wynn's coming in person.

So what to do?
Although he said that he was a little reluctant when he moved to Zhangzhou, but since he accepted the job, there was no room for regret.

What's more, although the place in Zhangzhou is not very good, after the acting king returned to the mansion, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that it might not be a bad thing.

At least there are no other vassals in that area. Although there are Japanese pirates, they will not invade his palace. Compared with being in Datong City and worrying about whether there will be cavalry attacks every day, it is much safer.

That’s right, the reason why Dai Wang wanted to move the vassal so urgently was not only because of his early experience, but more importantly, the last time the battle of Oara was raging on the border. The situation really made him a little worried, so as long as he could move inland, the place would be almost there.

What's more, after leaving the palace gate, Dai Wang slowly came to his senses. Although he didn't know why, the emperor didn't care about those private merchants doing smuggling in the name of checking maps, but after all, he acquiesced.

That being the case, then, if they are capable, Dai Wang, a feudal lord with a genuine errand on his back, will naturally be able to do it even more.

As long as you don't raise private soldiers and do some ocean-going trade, it should be fine.

Once this idea arises, it can't be suppressed anymore. One must know that Dai Wang's mansion doesn't have much annual salary, and what has been relying on all the time is the many private fields on the border.

However, in order to achieve the purpose of moving the feudal domain, Dai Wang has given away all these private fields. In fact, this is the biggest reason why he is determined to transfer the feudal domain.

When the old man was alive, he didn't let him touch any of those farms. Now that the old man is dead, he simply returned all the farms except the land given by the Daiwangfu to the court. also good.

After all, the matter has come to this point, there is no way out, and more importantly, his actions have aroused the dissatisfaction of many county kings in the Daifan family. During these days, his uncles have always wanted to make trouble for him.

He simply ran to the capital. If all goes well, he will move to Zhangzhou Prefecture in the future.
But in this way, he faced a new problem.

That is, after acting as the king's mansion, you can only rely on the annual salary. Although when it comes to Zhangzhou mansion, the emperor will definitely give you land, but as far as Zhangzhou mansion is concerned, the people in the poor mountains and bad waters can't support themselves. How many acres are there.

But if the emperor can acquiesce in doing business on behalf of the palace, that would be different.

You know, from the time of the Song Dynasty, all parts of Fujian have been very prosperous, and the reason is because of the sea trade.

After returning, Dai Wang carefully smacked the attitude of the emperor in the palace, and barely got a clue. Probably, maybe, maybe, the emperor also wanted to reopen the sea trade.

After all, there is a precedent of mutual market, and the profit from sea trade will not be less. Otherwise, there is no way to explain it. For no reason, the emperor suddenly wants to explore some maps, and it takes a lot of time He was a vassal and got over to sit in town.

It's just that the imperial court has a sea ban. If you want to open the sea, you must face a lot of resistance, and the sea is turbulent. If you don't have detailed maps and charts, then if you want to profit from ocean sailing, I'm afraid it will be impossible. easy.

To put it bluntly, unless it is a huge fleet like Zheng He's voyages, it can basically deal with most accidents at sea. For some small fleets, in many cases, if you want to gain enough experience, you need to fill it with human lives. .

This is not something that can be achieved overnight, so for the emperor, now is not a good time to bring up this matter in the court, and it is precisely because of this that he is allowed to go.

Knowing this, Dai Wang has a bottom line in his heart. What the emperor wants is nothing more than someone who can level this road. As for who it is, it doesn't really matter much. Therefore, before the time to open the sea is ripe, it is his chance.

During this period of time, he can obtain the protection of the emperor to benefit himself. As long as he uses it properly, he believes that within a few years, he will be able to take root in Zhangzhou Mansion.

Therefore, in the past few days, Dai Wang has begun to think about what he will do after he arrives in Zhangzhou Mansion.

But who would have thought that something that the Son of Heaven personally promised would go wrong?
Frowning, Dai Wang's face was a little ugly, said.

"These people are so courageous. This is a religious order, and His Majesty has already agreed to it. How dare they oppose it. Is it because they want to resist the order and fail to obey it?"

Looking at the annoyed Dai Wang, Wynn smiled and said.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. As you know, not all affairs of the imperial court can be handled by decree from His Majesty, especially such a major event as transfer of title requires the cooperation of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Households, and even the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War." .”

"At present, only the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households are in the lead. If His Majesty really issued an order, they would not dare to disobey it. However, the ministers of the court and the central government often use ulterior motives. Today the Ministry of Households says they have no money, and tomorrow they will work." The Ministry said there was no one, and it was procrastinating every day, and the various yamen were arguing with each other, which is not a problem."

"Your Majesty takes care of everything, such a trivial matter, so His Majesty won't be able to keep an eye on it all the time. Therefore, since these elders are complaining, His Majesty is not good at suppressing it. I hope the prince can learn from the inside story."

After these words, Dai Wang gradually calmed down. Of course, he also understood that what Wynn said was the truth.

Transferring the seal is not a trivial matter, among other things, the construction of the palace requires the Ministry of Households to pay, the Ministry of Industry to send out craftsmen, and the Ministry of Rites to prepare various ceremonial guards. , going all the way, you need to mobilize the escort of the officers and soldiers, and you have to pass the hands of the Ministry of War.

This can still be seen, the so-called King of Hades is easy to see, and the little devil is difficult to deal with. If the people who do the specific work want to make things difficult, it is very easy.

Just like what Wynn said, you can't have the emperor order to urge you every step you take, and you can't let him, the vassal king, come forward to do something in person, or you can't exhaust him to death, let alone, I don't know what year and month it will be after such procrastination...

The more Dai Wang thought about it, the more depressed he became. Looking at the smiling Wynn in front of him, his tone became a little bit bad, said.

"Thank you, Eunuch Huai, for coming to inform me, this king is aware of this matter."

The implication is that he wants to bring tea to the guests, but Wynn still sits where he is, and doesn't mean to get up, but opens his mouth to say.

"My lord, is that all?"

"What does Mr. Huai mean?"

What he said was quite thought-provoking. After hearing this, Dai Wang narrowed his eyes, stared at Wynn closely, and asked back.

However, facing his gaze, Wynn remained calm as usual, still smiling, and said.

"Our family is dull, and dare not say much about the government affairs of the court, but there are a few words I want to say."

"Dai Fan is the King of Sai, His Majesty the Taizu. He has guarded the border for many years. There is no credit but hard work. After inheriting the Dai Fan, the prince is well-known and has never interfered in local civil affairs. Doing my part, and actively cooperating with the court to clear up the head, can be set as an example for all kings, and the rectification of the border can be carried out so smoothly, it cannot do without the help of the prince."

"As far as this is concerned, the imperial court owes the prince a favor. This time when he came to Beijing under the order, all the kings deliberately made things difficult for the military department because of the rectification of the army, but the prince never participated in it from the beginning to the end. Although our family is a servant in the palace, but At any rate, we can distinguish right from wrong.”

"The prince has made meritorious service to the court, is loyal to His Majesty, and has kindness to all the court officials. He has never made it difficult to offend. However, now that the feudal vassal has been transferred, His Majesty has already agreed, but they are obstructing it and acting like this. Even our family is looking at it, and feel that this breath is hard to swallow..."

These words were really pleasing to the ear, but naturally, it was inevitable that the more he listened to it, the anger that had been faintly subdued in Dai Wang's heart was also stirred up.

However, he was still the 'cautious' acting king after all, looking at Wynn opposite him warily, and asked.

"Then according to my father-in-law, what should I do?"

Although these words are inquiries, but listening carefully, it is not difficult to hear a trace of defensiveness in them.

Wynn often serves in front of the imperial court, so he still has the ability to observe words and expressions. However, even though he found out, he still pretended not to know, said.

"Our family doesn't dare to say too much, it's just that the matter is so anxious now, if the court ministers want to delay, it may take ten days and a half months at least, or several months at most, and I'm afraid there may not be any results."

"In a few days, the princes will leave the capital, and the prince should return to Dai Fan to prepare. If the matter cannot be settled before leaving the capital, I am afraid that I really don't know how long it will be delayed?"

These words hinted at something, so Dai Wang frowned even tighter.

His face changed for a while, and he finally asked.

"Is this... His Majesty's meaning?"

There was a moment of silence in the hall, Wynn stood up as if he didn't hear the question, and said.

"What should be said, our family has finished. Thank you for your hospitality. Your Majesty cannot be separated from others. Our family has to rush back to the palace, so we will leave."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands, took two steps back, and left the Ten Princes' Mansion.

Dai Wang sat in the same place, frowning, as if he was struggling with something. After a while, he looked at Wynn's leaving figure, but he still couldn't make up his mind. After pondering for a long time, he stretched out his hand to beckon the boy beside him ,road.

"Prepare the car and go to Minwang Mansion!"

So, not long after, Dai Wang got off the car in front of Min Wang's mansion.

The one who came out to meet him was Zhu Yinxuan, dressed in royal robes, and he walked out from the gate of the mansion quickly, saying.

"Brother Dai Wang came here, why didn't he say hello earlier, father Wang just explained that he is busy with religious affairs today, so he won't go back home for dinner."

In terms of seniority, Zhu Shixuan and Zhu Yinxuan were of the same age, but Zhu Yinxuan and his son Zhu Chenglian were good friends when they were studying in Zongxue, and sometimes they even called each other brothers. It is rare to visit the gate of Prince Min's Mansion.

Seeing Zhu Yinxuan coming out to greet him, he was a little embarrassed, but he managed to force a smile and said.

"Don't worry, it won't be too late to talk about it after Uncle Min Wang finishes dealing with the Zongxue matter and returns to the mansion. I heard that you recently got an authentic copy of Yan Zhenqing's work. I don't know if I have a good eye. Let's appreciate it? "

"Brother Wang is too polite, please come inside!"

Although it can be seen that this is a reason made up casually, Zhu Yinyu is still very enthusiastic. At the same time, it is naturally impossible for him to really let the king wait, so he immediately sent someone to Zongxue to invite King Min back. government.

So, not long after, Zhu Huixun returned to the palace in a hurry. The two sat down in the flower hall and exchanged a few words. The Dai Wang told Min Wang about Huai En's arrival, and then asked .

"Uncle Min Wang, what do you think is the purpose of Mr. Huai En's visit here?"

After hearing Dai Wang's description, Zhu Huixun rubbed his forehead involuntarily, feeling a little speechless.

Is this still worth thinking about?
Who is Huai En, the emperor's close servant, since Cheng Jing left, he has also been in charge of most of the affairs of the supervisor.

Such a person came to chat with you when he was free?

Sighing, Zhu Huixun had no choice but to say tactfully.

"Eunuch Huai En has always acted cautiously. Since he has arrived at the ten princes' mansion, it should be His Majesty's intention to come."

Hearing this, Dai Wang nodded his head, and immediately, he spoke with some entanglement.

"I think so too. According to Eunuch Wynn, His Majesty wants me to find a way to solve this matter."

"However, our identity is inconvenient to go to the court after all. Moreover, if His Majesty wants it, why didn't Eunuch Huai'en say it clearly?"

Zhu Huixun really wanted to ask, what do you think?
If Huai En directly communicated the emperor's oral order, what's the difference between it and the emperor's direct order to force all the yamen to cooperate?
It's because it's useless to force an order, so I came to you...

Seeing the hesitant and indecisive look of the Dai Wang opposite, Zhu Huixun felt helpless and paused for a moment. He was about to send the Dai Wang away when the words came to his lips, but suddenly swallowed them again.

Something is wrong...

He knows the character of Dai Wang, and His Majesty should also know. If what Dai Wang said just now is true, then what Wynn just said in the Tenth Prince's Mansion is not pleasant to say the least, it's just a fire. As for the purpose of the fire , Of course, I want Dai Wang to come forward to resolve this matter.

But the problem is that the emperor should be very clear that when he is not completely sure that this is the emperor's intention, the acting king will not really do anything impulsively.

That being the case, what is the reason why Wynn did this, or in other words, the emperor asked Wynn to do this?
After thinking about it in his mind, Zhu Huixun turned his eyes back to Dai Wang, pondered for a moment, and then said.

"This matter is worth thinking about carefully. In this way, you can talk about Eunuch Huai'en's every move after he arrived at the ten princes' mansion. This king will help you give advice..."

(End of this chapter)