Why did the emperor rebel?

If you want to choose Xunwei, then you must offend the emperor. Although they have offended many times before, at least the two have remained relatively peaceful during this period of time. If you don't want to anger the emperor at this moment, then, The selection of Xunwei must continue to be delayed.

This choice was not easy, but for Zhang Xiang, his attitude just now had actually been expressed very clearly.

He didn't want to stir up the emperor's sensitive nerves at this time, even if it was for this, it was worth sacrificing the interests of the Eastern Palace, in Zhang Yu's opinion.

"For the matter of the military mansion, everything has been prepared, and there is only one last step left. However, the Duke of the State said that he should take it slowly. Instead, it is a matter of Xunwei. Although a young army has been prepared before, this matter involves There are a lot of noble families who need to work together.”

"Although the emperor made a promise during the spring hunt, it may not be as simple as the Duke of the country thinks to do it on a temporary basis. Therefore, in the old man's opinion, it should be Xun Wei who made it slowly. one thing."

It seemed that suddenly, Zhang Erye's train of thought became extremely clear, looking at the silent Zhu Yi, he said in a leisurely manner.

"The old man is still the same sentence. What the Duke said now is just a guess. Even if it is true, it depends on whether the empress gave birth to a prince or a princess."

"Take a ten thousand step back, even if it is really the prince, then don't act too hastily."

"Since the emperor has this intention, he will definitely take further actions. When the clues are revealed clearly, and then the selection of honor guards is mentioned, the resistance will be much smaller."

"After all, it's not just us who don't want to shake the foundation of the country, but also those civil servants who abide by the law."

"Besides, the selection of honor guards, after all, has a previous purpose, it is nothing more than a matter of whether it will be sooner or later, but once the affairs of the military government are delayed, then the good opportunity that I have painstakingly created will be fleeting, no matter how difficult it is. Appear."

"On the contrary, if the affairs of the military government can be done well, our British government can be restored, and then we can play the matter of selecting honor guards together with the Duke of the country, and we will be more confident."

"My lord, what do you think?"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Xiang gently held the cup on the table, but kept looking at Zhu Yi with calm confidence, while Zhu Yi, on the other hand, fell into a long silence.

It has to be said that Zhang Xiang's remarks, every reason presented is clear and convincing.

Even Zhu Yi couldn't find anything to refute him for a while, it's just...

"Second Master is right, but Second Master should understand that Xunwei's matter is not my willful action, but the Supreme Emperor's intention."

"I agree with all the reasons that the second master said just now, but does the second master think that the Supreme Emperor will accept these reasons?"

This time Zhang Min was silent.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi sighed and said.

"To be honest with the second master, regarding the matter of Xunwei, the Supreme Emperor has urged many times, but because the matter of the military mansion is not yet settled, so I have been trying my best to cover it up in front of the Supreme Emperor, but now that the matter of the concubine Xian came out, I will The Supreme Emperor's wisdom will definitely be able to understand the joints."

"At this time, if the matter of Xunwei is still delayed, I really have no way to explain it when the old man asks..."

This is true and false.

The real part, of course, is that the Supreme Emperor has been urging this matter for a long time. No matter what, the Supreme Emperor has also been an emperor, especially for these matters involving the palace, they can guess the emperor's intentions. As soon as the matter of the concubine came out, Zhu Yi really couldn't delay it any longer.

As for the fake part, it is natural that he delayed Xunwei's matter, not for Zhang Min at all, but for...

"This matter, the old man is here to solve it!"

After a long silence, at the end, Zhang Min sighed heavily and said.

"In two days, I will go to Nangong to meet the Supreme Emperor, explain the reason clearly, and show that I am blocking you, and that I will not let you be punished."

After saying this, Zhu Yi was relieved, but at the same time, she felt a little strange. You must know that the reasons just now, whether they were about the situation of the court or about the pros and cons, were all based on the standpoint of the British government. Said.

Therefore, although the reason is strong, it is by no means an easy task for the Supreme Emperor to accept it.

Zhu Yi originally thought that Zhang Xiang would have to struggle a lot, and even if he was not sure, he would have to seek his advice before he could make preparations for a decision.

But I never thought that this Second Master Zhang would be so decisive this time?

Thinking of this, Zhu Yi thought for a moment, and asked with a hint of probing on his face.

"No matter how you say it, you and I planned it together. How about I accompany the second master into the palace, and if the Supreme Emperor gets angry, we can share some of it with each other?"

"No need, if you and I go together, it will make the Supreme Emperor suspect that you and I have selfish intentions, so I will go by myself."

Unexpectedly, Zhang Min's refusal was so straightforward this time, which made Zhu Yi frown.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Min thought that Zhu Yi was worried about whether he could persuade the Supreme Emperor, so he continued.

"Don't worry, if I can't convince the Supreme Emperor in the end, then I will do whatever the old man means, and I won't embarrass you."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yi naturally didn't want to continue pestering, so she had to say.

"Since this is the case, it will be hard work for the second master. As long as the Supreme Emperor can agree, then the Chengguo government will naturally try its best to cooperate, and there will be no objection."

"That's good..."

Zhang Xiang said something lightly, picked up the teacup but did not drink it down, which meant that he was about to see off the guests.

So, Zhu Yi didn't wait any longer, stood up and cupped her hands.

"Then I'll go back to the mansion first and wait for news from the second master."

Zhang Wei also got up to return the salute, and nodded lightly. Logically speaking, Zhu Yi could just turn around and leave at this time, but what Zhang Wei didn't expect was that Zhu Yi asked suddenly after straightening up.

"Second Master, I heard that Xueshi Xu from Youchunfang often came to visit the British government during this period of time. I don't know, is there such a thing?"

The words seemed to be asked casually, but Zhang Min's face couldn't help but stagnate.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi understood, and without waiting for Zhang Min's answer, he saluted again and said.

"Xu Xueshi is quite talented, but after all, he was born as a civil servant, Second Master, you should be careful..."

Zhang Min didn't speak, but Zhu Yi didn't need him to express anything, it was enough to confirm the guess in his heart.

The more he talked, the more he seemed guilty.

However, speaking of Xu Youzhen...

Zhu Yi's slightly treacherous face appeared in his heart, and a sneer appeared on his face. It seemed that he still underestimated this guy.

Although Zhu Yi had known for a long time that this person was very clinging and used to speculating, but he never thought that Xu Youzhen would take advantage of him just because he had a slight rift with Zhang Xiang. No wonder he felt that this The Second Master Zhang suddenly gained a lot of confidence. It turned out that there was this person behind him who was making suggestions for him.

So, it's kind of troublesome...

In Qianqing Palace, Shu Liang's news was as fast as ever. Not long after Zhu Yi left the British government, the detailed conversation was placed on Zhu Qiyu's imperial case.

"My lord, Cheng Guogong asked the servants to report to the lord, saying that there must be something strange about Zhang Min being so sure that he can persuade the Supreme Emperor, and also said that the character of the Supreme Emperor would never be willing to give in to the British Duke with the interests of the East Palace. government."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said.

"He's pretty good at it, don't you think?"

Shu Liang bowed his head humbly and said.

"Slaves dare not speculate."

"You'd be pretending to be confused..."

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qiyu shook his head, his eyes became a little distant, and said.

"What can make people give up immediate interests is naturally only bigger and more exciting interests..."

While talking, his voice gradually lowered, he seemed to be talking to himself, and he seemed to be talking to Shu Liang, said.

"It's almost time."

After the words fell, Zhu Qiyu picked up a pen, picked up a piece of letter paper, wrote a few lines on it, and then folded it. Wynn watched from the side and immediately understood. He found an envelope and handed it up.

Afterwards, Zhu Qiyu personally sealed the envelope and handed it to Shu Liang.

"Give this letter to Xu Youzhen and let him act accordingly."

Shu Liang watched this action, and couldn't help being a little surprised.

You know, in the past, the emperor would directly order him to pass on any matter, such as writing a letter directly, and the only time in my impression was when Zhu Yi returned to the throne.

But that time was obviously to calm Zhu Yi's heart, but this time... the number of words in the letter was obviously much longer, and the emperor personally sealed it with wax, obviously because he didn't want others to know the contents.

Is it possible...

Thoughts were spinning in his heart, Shu Liang respectfully took the letter and said.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this servant will hand over the letter to Lord Xu."

"Okay, back off..."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand. For some reason, his expression was a bit complicated. Shu Liang didn't dare to say too much. After bowing and saluting, he retreated.

The sky was getting dark, and I didn't know when to hold the lamp. Zhu Qiyu stood up from the throne, and walked slowly to the door of the palace. The wind blows in the corridor, the bright moon hangs high, and there are tens of thousands of lights underneath, but there are countless treacherous people hidden...

The sun was rising, and after the morning court, Yu Shiyue ate breakfast and came to the cabinet as usual, intending to start dealing with the remaining memorials from yesterday.

Opening the book in front of him and glancing at the contents, Yu Cifu couldn't help but sighed, the capital has been really troubled recently.

The matter of moving the vassal here has not yet been settled. The Ministry of Rites is already impatient to drive these vassal kings out of the capital as soon as possible. Over there, the rectification of the military government is in full swing. In order to clean up the criminal cases accumulated during Jin Lian's departure from Beijing, all kinds of things are intricate, and now it is involved in the inner palace...

The memorandum in front of me was impeached by the mining tax eunuch Song Wenyi to seize the people's land by stealth. This is already the fifth memorandum with the same content that he has dealt with since these days.

When it comes to eunuchs in the inner palace, the cabinet naturally does not dare to specialize, so when the first memorial was delivered, Yu Shiyue went to the palace to present the matter to the emperor.

However, the emperor's attitude was very cold, and he only said that people would investigate it. It is said that later, he did give Dongchang a decree, but more than a month has passed, and there has been no result. Man, I'm afraid I won't be able to sit still...

After flipping through the memorabilia, Yu Shiyue shook his head, pondered for a moment, picked up a pen and briefly wrote the content clearly on the receipt, and then wrote at the end: "...Yiming Jinyiwei and Dongchang will conduct a detailed investigation as soon as possible. Discussions between the ruling and opposition parties are raging, minister Yu Shiyue."

After finishing writing, stick the small ticket on the memorial and put it aside, planning to send it to the palace together after the other memorials are processed.

However, what he didn't expect was that the next copy still had the same content, and more importantly, it was inscribed impressively, with several bright words written by Minister of the Shaobao Military Department, Yu Qian.

With a wry smile on his face, Yu Shiyue read the melody carefully, and then sighed heavily.

This Yu Qian is really idle!
That is to say, the matter of rectifying the military settlement has come to an end now, so there is no need for him to continue to stare at it, so he freed up his hands and started to meddle.

About Song Wenyi, Yu Shiyue knew very well in his heart that it was true in all likelihood, but there was no movement from the East Factory for a long time, which showed that there was probably the emperor's acquiescence behind it.

This is not difficult to understand, after all, those so-called people's fields that have been plundered by force have actually become the fields of Huangzhuang, which can be regarded as doing business for the emperor, so it is normal for the emperor not to dispose of them.

From Yu Shiyue's point of view, this matter is not big or small. On a big scale, it is the eunuchs who oppressed the people, robbed the people's land, and ruined the reputation of the Tian Family. There are many gentry and wealthy households, but compared with all the big things in the court today, they are really nothing.

The emperor made it clear that he didn't want to deal with Song Wenyi, and there were many major issues in the court that needed to be dealt with. It was really unnecessary to argue with the emperor on this matter.

In fact, during this period of time, Yu Shiyue also heard a lot of rumors. Since those rich gentry are from the vicinity of the capital, many of them have connections in the capital.

In fact, these days, some officials approached Yu Shiyue, told him about this matter, and wanted to invite him to play, but the weight was not too big, it was just a casual mention.

Yu Shiyue believes that the other important ministers are also in the same situation. In other words, this is actually just the gentry and wealthy households wanting to 'claim their grievances'.

With their strength, relationship and contacts, this is the end. Yu Shiyue knew about it, but he didn't plan to play it.

But why did this Yu Qian insist on being serious...

Looking at the vigorous lower script in front of him, Yu Shiyue had a headache. This Yu Tingyi, let's play it. Why do you say this so directly, let alone the emperor, he feels angry just looking at it.

Rubbing his forehead, Yu Shiyue thought for a while, picked up the memorabilia that he had just drafted, and then went around to the table next to him to search for it, and put a copy of the memorabilia related to it in recent days. Finally put it together with Yu Qian's, and then left the public house...