Why did the emperor rebel?

The time has come to March in a flash. Logically speaking, the New Year's Eve has already passed, and all the yamen of the imperial court have all returned to the normal track. The few vassal princes in the capital who came to 'visit relatives' have no reason to stay any longer.

But the strange thing is that this is the strange thing. The memorial from the Ministry of Rites was handed over, and the emperor approved it, but the specific time has not been determined.

It is clearly said that it is because of the family relationship of the Tian family that the kings stayed in the capital for a while, but the actual reason has been divided among the people in the capital.

One said that the vassal kings took the initiative to stay in Beijing to prevent the reform of the vassal vassal, and one said it was because the transfer of the feudal vassal was blocked, and the kings were dissatisfied, so they stayed in Beijing to wait for the result, and some gossip came from nowhere. It is said that the lords of the vassals wanted to make up for the losses in the rectification army.

In short, all kinds of news are chaotic and unconvincing, but during this period of time, there is good news in the palace. The concubine Li successfully gave birth to a little prince. It is said that at that time, the emperor went to Changning Palace in person and gave birth To see Ze, to take the virtue of a gentleman, and to embody the meaning of the world.

In addition to the eldest son of the emperor Zhu Jianji, King Hui, and the second son Zhu Jianshu, King Chong, this little prince is already the third prince of His Majesty the Emperor.

It is a good thing for the royal family to have many children and prosperity, but when the news came out, some people couldn't sit still.

In the British residence, Zhu Yi and Zhang Yu sat facing each other, the green smoke curled up from the incense burner, swirling in the air without dispersing, just like their faces at the moment.

"I can't wait!"

After a while, Zhu Yi spoke first, saying.

"Second Master, I said earlier that I would help Second Master operate the military mansion first, but now it seems that I have to shelve it for a while."

"Because of the third prince?"

Zhang Min's expression was not too turbulent, as if he had expected this, he asked lightly.

Zhu Yi nodded slightly, it seemed that Zhang Min's attitude made him a little uneasy, so he added another sentence.

"This is also the meaning of the Supreme Emperor."

After finishing speaking, seeing Zhang Min's face darken slightly, he explained again.

"Second Lord, the birth of the third prince is nothing, but don't forget that when the second prince was born last time, the emperor directly promoted Concubine Guo to Concubine Shu, but this time the concubine Xian gave birth to the prince, although the emperor still Rewards inside and outside the palace, but this share... has not moved at all!"

These words were quite meaningful, but Zhang Min was not moved, his expression was still calm, he took a sip from the tea cup, and said.

"This is not a rare thing. Concubine Guo's status is low. It is customary for the concubine to be a concubine after giving birth to a prince. However, a concubine is already a concubine. If she wants to be promoted, she will be a noble concubine. But if she is promoted like this, the concubine Xian Then I will be honored with the noble concubine Hang."

"The position of a noble concubine is important and should not be conferred lightly. After all, a virtuous concubine is a latecomer and does not have the affection to accompany her in the mansion. Besides, the third prince is not the eldest son. If the second prince was born, the emperor was looking forward to an heir, then this Come back, I'm afraid it's a bit worse, so it seems that it is common for the position to remain unchanged."

Although these words were an explanation, they implied a hint of rebuttal, which made Zhu Yi frowned, pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said.

"Even if it is for this reason, the status cannot be further promoted, but the virtuous concubine has fathers and brothers, and it is inconvenient to raise rewards in the palace, so there should be some expression outside the palace, but outside the palace, there are only some gold coins. Silver thing, isn't that strange?"

Zhang Min finally frowned slightly and asked.

"What the hell do you mean?"

"I think the emperor is waiting!"

Zhu Yi pondered for a moment, then spoke slowly.

So Zhang Min followed up and asked.

"Wait for what?"

This time, Zhu Yi did not answer immediately, but looked up at Zhang Min, and after a while, Fang whispered.

"Naturally waiting for the emperor's heir in the womb of the empress!"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room suddenly froze.

It is well known in the ruling and opposition parties that besides the concubine Xian, there is also the empress empress who is pregnant in the palace. The concubine Xian is pregnant a little earlier, about a month earlier than the empress empress.

Now, the birth of the prince on Concubine Xian's side shows that it will not be long before the empress's side.

You must know that although the emperor already has three princes, all of them are concubines, and none of them are legitimate sons.

Therefore, the weight of the child in the empress' womb is definitely not the same as that of the newly born third prince.

Everyone knows this, but...

"Whether the empress can give birth to a son or not has anything to do with Xianfei's promotion?"

Zhang Min asked with a frown.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi sighed and continued to speak.

"Second Master, why do you pretend to be confused?"

"Leaving aside the heirs of the Supreme Emperor, there are currently three princes in the palace. Although the eldest prince is concubine, he is the eldest. Before the emperor's draft, there was only one prince for many years. Naturally, he has always been favored. What's more, Concubine Hang's mother's family is not a family of officials and eunuchs. Don't mention it."

"It's the same with the second prince. His mother's concubine Guo's family was drafted. Although she is a good family, she has no foundation in the court. But the third prince is different. The mother's family of the concubine Xian is Li Tong, the commander of the left guard of the government army. Just look at his background. If so, it is comparable to the Empress Empress."

"Now that the concubine Xian has given birth to an imperial heir, if she is promoted to noble concubine, or if her father and brother are rewarded as nobles, then the status in the palace will be similar to that of Concubine Hang."

"Theoretically speaking, this is not a big deal. It is nothing more than a struggle for power in the harem. It does not affect the overall situation. However, it is precisely because the emperor is unwilling to give a reward, which shows that there is something scruples in the middle, and this scruples, This is the hidden worry of you, me, and even the Supreme Emperor..."

At this point, the meaning of the words has basically been clarified, and it would be too embarrassing for Zhang Xiang to continue pretending not to understand.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Min asked.

"So, do you think that the emperor is paving the way for this possible son?"

These words were really too sensitive, so Zhang Xiang chose his words carefully and spoke very cautiously, but finally he completely broke the situation in front of him.

Zhu Yi nodded lightly and said.

"Although our dynasty has the family law of our ancestors, in the past dynasties, all kinds of open and secret struggles have been inevitable in the succession of great powers. The emperor refused to promote a virtuous concubine. Apart from being wary that the third prince would threaten the emperor's heir, I think there is no other reasonable explanations."

Zhang Min fell silent, of course he understood what Zhu Yi meant.

Inheritance by a great person naturally has its rules and regulations, but in this process, it is often accompanied by swords and swords, which is treacherous.

Among other things, judging from the generations of Da Ming's inheritance, various unexpected situations have occurred.

If everyone really abides by the moral order, then why did Emperor Renzong walk on thin ice for decades, and where did the so-called "the son is sick, you should encourage him" rumors.

When the imperial power reaches its peak, many things may not be changed.

Although the third prince is not a concubine, but as Zhu Yi said, because of the turmoil in the draft, Concubine Xian was selected by accident. In terms of her mother's status, she is indeed comparable to the queen. After all, when the emperor got married, he was still the vassal king That's all.

In this way, promoting Xianfei or reusing Xianfei's mother's family is actually giving the third prince a chance in disguise.

Although it is too early to say these things now, and there are many difficulties due to the constraints of the patriarchal clan system, but from the perspective of the emperor, it is natural to avoid all possible risks in advance, so this kind of risk is very small, and it is the same of.

Of course, whether the third prince has a chance or not is not the focus of Zhang Min's concern now.

What he needs to be concerned about is what is the signal revealed by the emperor's 'preparation'.

As Zhu Yi said, if the succession of the great position is not involved, then the status of the concubine Xian is higher or lower, and the relatives are stronger or weaker, in fact, it does not affect the overall situation.

After all, the East Palace is in the lineage of the Supreme Emperor, and has nothing to do with the third prince. Now, the emperor is still on guard against the princes fighting in advance, even when the empress does not know whether it is the prince or the princess in the womb, he starts to deliberately Inadvertently "paving the way", this actually means that the emperor is very likely to have the intention of changing the storage position.

Of course, they had guessed this point before, but after all, there was no evidence. At least, judging from all the performances of the emperor in the past, he strongly supported and valued the Eastern Palace Chuben.

But now, from the matter of the birth of the third prince, we can already see a clue.

After a moment of silence, Zhang Min looked up at Zhu Yi and asked.

"how do you want to do it?"

"Xun Wei!"

Zhu Yi spit out two words slowly, and then said.

"Although there are only a few clues about the matter of the concubine Xian, we must guard against it. For the current plan, we must strengthen the power of the Eastern Palace as soon as possible."

"During the spring hunting last year, preparations were made for His Royal Highness to prepare a young army. Now that the new year's festival has passed and Yang Jie has already returned to Beijing, there is no reason to delay the preparation of the young army in the East Palace."

"Since the young army is established, it is natural to select honored guards. This matter cannot be delayed any longer. Otherwise, if the empress does give birth to a son, it is uncertain whether this matter will be repeated."

Zhang Min's expression was a little hesitant.

Of course he knew the reason behind this. In fact, this was also the reason why after the Supreme Emperor returned to the court, he always hoped that His Highness the Crown Prince would leave the cabinet as soon as possible.

After the crown prince leaves the cabinet, he can prepare officials to set up a mansion, select nobles, and prepare young troops. At the same time, he has more contacts with the ministers in the court.

In this way, the East Palace can gradually build up its own team, and as the prince grows older, he can gradually participate in political affairs and take care of him in the court.

At that time, Nangong will have the Supreme Emperor in charge, with perfect etiquette and court officials to help, as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince acts cautiously, the natural position will be stable and safe.

Now the crown prince has been out of the pavilion for a while, and the officials of the East Palace, although the emperor is reluctant, but once this matter starts, it will be difficult to repeat it, so after this year, the crown prince's mansion has also begun to take shape.

Although there are still many problems in it, for example, the emperor took the opportunity to stuff a lot of his own people and control the important position of the prince's mansion, but the airs have finally been erected.

Once this shelf is erected, it will be much easier to find an opportunity to replace these confidantes of the emperor later than without this shelf.

Then the next step is naturally to prepare young troops and select honor guards.

Even, for them, this matter is more important than that of Donggong Beifu, because Beifu is essentially to form a team of civil servants, and Xunwei is really related to Xungui.

only……

"It's just a clue. Even if a son is born, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already left the cabinet and prepares the mansion, and his status cannot be changed rashly."

Shaking his head, although Zhang Min didn't say it clearly, the meaning in his words was refusal.

"I'm afraid it will be quite difficult for you to select the honorary guards now, but the military mansion is almost finished now, and you can start the next step right away."

A trace of helplessness flashed across Zhu Yi's face.

Therefore, everyone's position and identity are complicated. For Zhang Yu, his core interests are in the Supreme Emperor and the East Palace, but his immediate interests are above the military mansion.

After the previous lessons, this second master Zhang now always feels that the most real thing is to get the power in his hands.

Therefore, in this case, the two have obvious differences.

Frowning and looking at Zhang Min opposite, Zhu Yi seemed to be thinking of how to persuade him, and after a while, he spoke.

"Speaking of which, I felt a little impatient last time when I played at the court, but the second master insisted, so my uncle and I spoke together with the second master in the court hall, but what happened?"

These words were a bit impolite, Zhang Min's face was also a little ugly when he thought of the scene of being ignored in the court that day.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yifang continued to persuade.

"Second Master, I know what you want, but you can't rush this matter, you have to figure it out slowly..."

"Xu Xutuzhi?"

Zhang Min repeated it softly, but his tone was a bit weird, and after a while, he sneered.

"From my point of view, the Grand Duke didn't take this matter to heart at all!"

"Yes, above the court, it is true that the desired effect has not been achieved, but the groundwork has been laid. With this memorial, Fan Guang must speed up the progress. These days, the old man has been watching the military mansion. In other words, within half a month, the detailed report will be sorted out, and once this matter is concluded, the key step can be taken."

"At this time, you want me to give up and turn to the selection of honor guards. I'm afraid it's a bit too much?"

"Or, the Duke is just talking about it, and when the critical moment comes, he will back away?"

Zhang Min was seldom angry in front of Zhu Yi, but what he said was indeed a bit serious.

So Zhu Yi also fell silent.

Of course he knew what Zhang Min was worried about. The purpose of the plan he made at the beginning was to support Zhang Min in the position. Until now, although there were twists and turns, as Zhang Min said, it was basically smooth.

In this plan, there are two prerequisites. The first is to clean up those people who have been impeached by the military government.

The most important thing is the second prerequisite. This condition is that, at least in the recent period of time, they cannot offend the emperor.

In other words, at least keep the situation where the relationship with the emperor will not continue to deteriorate. After all, no matter how much preparation is made, how many favorable conditions are there to make the best use of the situation, in the end, the emperor still needs to nod for the matter of the military government.

But just like what they thought, if the emperor is really paving the way for this son-in-law, then the selection of Xunwei at this time is undoubtedly arousing the sensitive nerves of the emperor...

If at the end, everything is ready, but the emperor becomes angry and refuses to push the boat along, then most of their previous efforts will be in vain!