Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1074 I want to see him
In the Chonghua Palace, Zhu Qizhen looked indifferent, as if he didn't realize what kind of astonishing words he just said.

Zhang Min knelt on the ground, his expression was uncertain, and he didn't answer for a long time.

He never thought that the Supreme Emperor would suddenly say such a thing?
You know, in the new year, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will only be five years old. For such an immature child, it would be a joke to say that he is immoral.

It is not surprising that Qianqing Palace wants to abolish the establishment. After all, His Highness the Crown Prince is only a nephew, not his own son. Now that the Holy Majesty has a son born, it is inevitable that he will have such thoughts.

But why is the Supreme Emperor?

His Royal Highness is still so young, so there is no way that he will make a mistake and make the emperor unhappy, so that it is easier to reserve a seat?
What's more, to put it bluntly, how could such a major matter be decided by the Supreme Emperor?

So, what does the Supreme Emperor mean by this...

"Why, this is difficult?"

Zhang Yu was thinking in his heart, but he heard the voice of the supreme emperor sounded again, but, unlike the calmness just now, there was a hint of displeasure in the tone of these words.

This made Zhang Wei tremble suddenly, the thoughts in his mind turned quickly, he finally grasped something, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again, hesitated again and again, and he opened his mouth cautiously.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that non-human ministers can comment on the matter of abolishing the establishment, but when your majesty asks, the minister dare not answer. The minister believes that the inheritance of His Royal Highness is from the lineage of Emperor Xuanzongzhang. Since he is the eldest son of His Majesty, he should be in the East Palace." This is the family law of the ancestors, and it should not be moved lightly."

"However, if one day Empress Duanjing comes out, it is only natural to divide the line of inheritance based on the difference between the concubines and concubines. If it is not the case, I am afraid that I will be suspected of disrupting the ancestors' family law."

After saying this, Zhang Min obviously felt that the Supreme Emperor's complexion became better, but he was not very satisfied.

He secretly sighed in his heart, but there was no new change in his movements.

At that moment just now, Zhang Min already figured out what answer the Supreme Emperor wanted, but he dared not give this answer.

Still the same sentence, His Royal Highness is now a young child, what can make the Supreme Emperor dissatisfied, so that he has the idea of ​​​​changing the reserve position?
The answer is that what the Supreme Emperor said actually meant not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but Zhang Min.

To put it bluntly, everyone now relies on His Royal Highness the future Crown Prince, and what the Supreme Emperor wants is obviously not this kind of situation. What he wants is for the British government to wholeheartedly rely on Nangong.

Although it is said that the Supreme Emperor and the current Crown Prince are biological father and son, they can be said to advance and retreat together, but there is still a difference between being loyal to the Crown Prince and being loyal to the Supreme Emperor.

Therefore, the Supreme Emperor's question was not intended to really shake the reserve position, and he did not have the motivation and strength now. The reason why he asked this question was just to make Zhang Ni express his position thoroughly.

As for Zhang Xiang, he saw this clearly, but he didn't have the determination to really say what he said.

Because in this process, not only the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor were involved, but also the order of etiquette and law. He relied on His Royal Highness, even if he really needed to use means in the future, but after all, there was still a glimmer of life, and it could be regarded as supporting the orthodoxy. But if... that would be a real treason. Of course it would be good if the matter is completed, but once the matter fails, not only will the British government be full of family members, but the honorable names of the ancestors of the past generations will also be tarnished. This determination is really difficult for Zhang Xiang.

So in the end, he can only choose a tricky answer, starting from the order of ethics, the Ming Dynasty's ancestral system, there is a heir to establish a heir, and no heir to establish an elder. Before the Supreme Emperor, he refused to register a prince until the time of his personal conquest. There is a reason. Just hope to wait for Queen Duanjing to give birth to a son.

After the Supreme Emperor returned to Beijing, the situation in the court and the public, inside and outside the palace, had changed drastically, but the relationship with Empress Duanjing was still stronger.

At this moment, he brought Queen Duanjing out, hoping that the Supreme Emperor would not care about his answer that was not straightforward.

Of course, although these words are not so thorough, the key point is still pointed out. Although he did not face the question of the Supreme Emperor directly, if he follows this order of ethics, it actually means that the Crown Prince's Crown Prince will lead the way. , still comes from the Supreme Emperor, otherwise, once the crown prince is abolished, he will not be the so-called son of the Supreme Emperor...

Perhaps it was for this reason that although the Supreme Emperor was slightly displeased, he quickly took it back, said.

"Zhang Qing doesn't have to kneel all the time, let's get flat."

"According to the purpose..."

Only then did Zhang Min breathe a sigh of relief, stood up from the ground, and carefully stood aside.

Having said that, both sides already knew the purpose of today's visit. To put it bluntly, Zhang Xiang's so-called "at any cost" also included the means of using force to force the palace once the emperor really moved the reserve position.

It was precisely because of this that even if Zhang Huo had made up his mind, he was very cautious when speaking. Now that he had confirmed his intention to come, then if there were no accidents, the Supreme Emperor should ask about specific preparations and plans next.

After all, this is not a trivial matter. If you really have this idea, it can't be done in a day or two, and you need to prepare early.

And this point is obviously impossible for the current Supreme Emperor himself, so this is the purpose of Zhang Min's coming here.

However, what surprised him again was that the Taishanghuang didn't seem to be very interested in the conversation just now. On the contrary, he immediately asked again.

"Zhang Qing, you just said that Xu Youzhen discussed these matters with you?"

Why did this go back to Xu Youzhen?

Zhang Min was in a daze for a while, but he didn't dare to delay, nodded and said.

"Go back to your Majesty, that's true."

Afterwards, he saw a strange look on the face of the Supreme Emperor, and said.

"Since this is the case, he is a loyal minister. I will find an opportunity in a few days. I will ask Jiang An and Meng Jun to help. You arrange for him to go to the palace, and I will meet him in person."

Hearing this, Zhang Min hesitated, but after hesitating for a moment, he nodded and agreed.

Since Xu Youzhen was the first to bring up such matters, it is only right for the Supreme Emperor to see him.

However, the meaning of these words is obviously to be summoned in secret, otherwise, Jiang An and Meng Jun would not be needed to help. bigger.

However, at this moment, he naturally couldn't say anything more.

After reporting the matter, Zhang Yu was about to leave, but before leaving, the Supreme Emperor suddenly spoke, saying.

"A few days ago, there were a few eunuchs and maids in the Zhen Palace who were ineffective in handling things, which angered the queen, and kept them in the Nangong. The queen looked intrusive, but it was a trivial matter, and it would not be enough to kill them. Today, Zhang Qing Come, bring them back to the mansion to serve."

Hearing this, Zhang Min's figure froze slightly, but at the end, he still cupped his hands and said.

"The minister obeys the order..."

Therefore, a smile appeared on the face of the Supreme Emperor, and said.

"Go back."

Seeing Zhang Min's figure disappear into the night, Zhu Qizhen tapped the table in front of him lightly with his right hand, his expression was inexplicable, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

A steaming cup of fragrant tea was placed at hand, and then, a gentle voice sounded, saying.

"Your Majesty, we can't hide Master Zhang's entry into the palace today. The person you rewarded him will definitely be closely watched. Even if you let that Bachelor Xu come to have an audience, the news will definitely leak out... "

"I know, it's interesting to let it out."

Zhu Qizhen didn't know what to think of, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but it disappeared in a flash, and then he looked at the woman beside him and asked.

"Qi Mu Ge, what do you think of what Zhang Min said just now?"

The woman looked calm, bowed her knees and saluted, said.

"I only know that Your Majesty is the monarch of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it is the throne or the reserve, it should be yours. No matter what you want to do, I am willing to follow you."

Zhu Qizhen turned his head and looked at her quietly, his eyes narrowed slightly, but in the end, he didn't say much...

March passed by in a hurry, the weather gradually warmed up, and the elders finally didn't have to go to court in the cold spring, and they all changed into thin robes.

This morning, it seemed that there were too many things accumulated in these days, so several important things were finalized in one court meeting.

The first is the big plan of the Ministry of Officials. As the top priority of the court, the Ministry of Punishment is involved this time, and many of the affairs need to be coordinated. Therefore, it took several months to sort out the regulations. With the joint efforts of the procuratorate, the court came up early today, and finally there are results. It is initially estimated that from May onwards, imperial envoys will be sent to various places to assess the performance of local officials.

This point is quite different from the usual big plans. You know, because there are too many officials from various places, although the big plans often last for half a year or even a year, they are still too busy, so they are usually reported from different places. The archives over the years, the records of the supervisory censors in various places and the comments of the superiors will be comprehensively evaluated. They will not rush to send censors to places on a large scale, but they never thought that this time it will be reversed. The evaluation conclusion is the main part, supplemented by the archives of previous years.

I don't know how the lord Tianguan from the Ministry of Officials agreed. When the memorial was read just now, many people secretly looked at Tianguan Wang from the Ministry of Officials, but they saw that the old man had no expression on his face and could not see anything. .

Therefore, many people could only speculate in private, maybe it was because of the involvement of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, or maybe it was Chen Zongxian who suddenly became stronger this time, but no matter what, the big plan this time may be different from usual.

At least, the officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate may have to fill another wave of vacancies this time. I didn't expect the Metropolitan Procuratorate to be the first to benefit from this grand plan...

Followed by the Ministry of Household Affairs, Shen Shangshu hurriedly rushed, and finally barely completed the emperor's confession.

"...According to the latest official documents from various places, so far, Changping warehouses in Nanzhili, Henan, Shandong, Shaanxi, Zhejiang and other places have prepared [-]% of the food according to the imperial order, and at least [-]% of the rest of the place has been filled. .”

"The minister has, in accordance with His Majesty's will, severely blamed the officials of the places that have not yet been completed, and ordered them to complete within a time limit, and report every two days. It is estimated that most places can be completed before May. However, the eight state capitals of Qingzhou, Lintao, and Jiezhou, because of Last year's disaster caused a poor harvest, and there was also a shortage of grain among the people. If forced to requisition, the price of local grain may rise sharply. Therefore, in the eight prefectures, I sincerely ask Your Majesty for permission, and there is no limit to the number of normal warehouses."

After saying these words, the ministers present all looked sideways. If you want to say that Shen Shangshu from the Ministry of Finance, although he usually looks inconspicuous, he is really good at handling things.

All over the country, how many state capitals, and Changping warehouses in various places add up, at least hundreds of them. If there is no accident, most of the grain storage in them is about [-]% to [-]%. Empty, this is not only due to the war in the previous two years, but also related to officials from various places and old accounts in the past, the situation is extremely complicated.

However, from the emperor's decree to the present, in just a few months, the situation of Changping warehouses in various places can be straightened out, and most of the emperor's requirements have been fulfilled. It is very difficult for any one person to come out.

However, what the courtiers didn't expect was that even so, the emperor still seemed dissatisfied. After reading the detailed memorial, he frowned and said.

"This matter cannot be neglected. Although Qingzhou and other places were hit by disasters last year, the Changping warehouse is a system to prepare for the famine to save lives. It cannot be ignored. If these state capitals are really difficult, the Ministry of Households will coordinate. In any case, the storage of grain in various places must not be less than [-]% when the grain is transported out of the warehouse.”

Ah this...

Shen Shangshu sighed silently in his heart, if he could coordinate, why would he go to the emperor to ask for this scolding?

You know, the emperor's will is urgent and the order is urgent, so it is impossible for the local officials to complete it so quickly. The reason why the current results can be achieved is that Shen Yi has worked hard and used all kinds of means.

Including but not limited to, coordinating and balancing the grain reserves between different regions, appropriating silver taels from the treasury, buying large quantities at low prices from places with abundant grain, and then quickly escorting them to places where there is a shortage of food, and even using his personal relationship to give locals The governor wrote a letter urging them to complete it as soon as possible.

In the process, he even held back the tens of thousands of dans of grain that several vassal kings promised to donate to the emperor before they left the capital. nowadays……

Looking up at the emperor's expression, Shen Shangshu swallowed the words that came to his lips. He knew very well why the emperor was so eager, because of the "prophecy" of the Qin Tianjian, although he had always been skeptical about this matter. However, he had a vague premonition that at least with His Majesty, it was taken as a matter of fact. If it was delayed because of him, the wrath of thunder might not be so easy to bear.

Therefore, no matter how helpless he was, Shen Yi could only step forward and speak.

"The minister obeys the order..."

After the Household Department retreated, everyone's eyes immediately shifted to Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War, who was in Shaobao since the last time he participated in the impeachment of Song Wenyi in the court hall.

It is said that these days, according to the order, they have been preparing for the rectification of the military mansion. Compared with the two incidents just now, the rectification of the military mansion is what the government and the public are most concerned about.

If there is no accident, Yu Shaobao will submit the memorial this morning, and with the submission of the memorial, the final person in charge must also be finalized.

But I don't know if there will be any troubles on Xungui's side...

(End of this chapter)