Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1086 You Have Your Zhang Liang Plan

Although it is said that the emperor is the monarch of the people and the emperor of the country, the power of one person is ultimately limited, and the relationship between the monarch and his subjects is not simply a relationship of obedience and being obeyed.

The reason why the imperial court has a system of court discussions is that although the emperor has supreme power, if he wants to do things, he still needs the cooperation of his officials.

Between the monarch and his ministers, there is always a game between them. This is an eternal truth. In this game, sometimes the monarch is strong, and sometimes the minister is strong. , is the so-called way of the emperor.

Because of this, they have this last card to play. The courtiers reacted fiercely to the Huangzhuang incident. power.

In addition, there was another reason, that is, they knew that the emperor alone could not accomplish this matter, and it could only be implemented with the cooperation of many yamen in the court.

If they didn't have such confidence, they would just go to the outside of the palace to ask for an interview, then they would be really brainless.

Now, the matter of coercion from outside the palace has come to an end, but the game between the monarch and his ministers has not ended.

In a sense, whether or not Yuqian can be rescued now is a new game point. Because of this, so many ministers present will work together. It is also because of this that even if Shen Yi wanted to refuse, he would still refuse. No, it's not about him alone, but once this case started, the status of the ministers in front of the emperor became lower and lower.

So in the final analysis, it is actually a question of how Huangzhuang implements it. As Yu Qian was imprisoned in the government, the household department and other yamen also got the detailed regulations of Huangzhuang. Neglected, the suburbs of Beijing were transformed into Huangzhuang from the private fields when the emperor buried his residence.

Then they discovered that, as expected, the most critical part of the promotion of Huangzhuang in various feudal domains was the household department.

Obviously, the emperor didn't want to hand over the entirety of Huangzhuang to the vassal king for management, but just wanted to use the local power and financial resources of the vassal king to form the Huangzhuang. The subsequent series of management will be handed over to middle officials and local officials Collaboratively responsible, the vassal king supervises from the sidelines, and then collects rent every year.

Well, this involves a problem, that is, if Huangzhuang wants to be established, only silver is not enough, and there must be enough manpower and fields. From the perspective of the court, these fields that have been cleared are under the management of the Ministry of Households. Among them, as far as the local area is concerned, whether it is the replacement of Huangzhuang's fields, the recruitment of tenants, or even the use of local officials and troops to assist, it cannot be done by the power of the vassal king, and it is bound to rely on local officials.

That being the case, they have the qualifications to negotiate with the emperor. The words are not pleasant, but in essence, this is the truth.

Of course, doing this would take a great risk. After all, when the emperor was angry, it was not so easy to follow up. Didn't you see that Yu Qian was already locked up?

Shen Yi didn't want to turn against the emperor yet, so what he could do was to delay the matter. As for the other things, Shen Shangshu would definitely not do it.

Seeing Shen Yi's serious look, all the ministers present felt helpless in their hearts. Who would have thought that this majestic Minister of the Household Department would be so timid.

However, in the final analysis, Shen Yi is also one of the Seven Ministers, with a noble status. At most, they can only force Shen Yi to contribute to this matter, but to what extent, they can't force too much, otherwise Shen Shangshu will quit. , they can only stare blankly.

So, they glanced at each other, Chen Xundao.

"Shangshu Shen don't need to worry, just postponement is enough. Now that the vassal kings have returned to the vassal land, and there is no movement from the imperial court, they will naturally be anxious. As long as they are anxious, they will naturally fall into the trap. Moreover, this matter was brought about by His Majesty. Naturally, I will not sit idly by."

"Besides, Shen Shangshu is worried about provoking His Majesty's anger, so how can we deliberately provoke His Majesty?"

"It's just a little delay. These days, let's try to persuade His Majesty again. If it's the worst, we can ask for a decree. Let me wait to persuade Yu Shaobao. If the two sides make peace, this matter will always settle down." .”

"I hope so..."

Seeing everyone's positive appearance, Shen Yi opened his mouth, but he didn't say anything in the end.

In fact, in his opinion, the best way right now is to deal with it coldly, as if nothing happened.

Apart from other things, judging from what happened in recent days, if the emperor is determined to do something, there is basically nothing he can't do.

Therefore, no matter how many ways they think of, it is actually better for the emperor to figure it out by himself. Of course, if Yu Qian is willing to admit his mistakes to the emperor with a low eyebrow, that is another matter, but looking at it now, there is obviously little hope.

If that's the case, it's better to just leave it alone.

On the side of the Ministry of War, without Yu Qian, there would be no chaos for a while. As for the rectification of the military mansion, in Shen Yi's view, it would be the same if it was not disputed. If it was won, it would naturally further expand the authority of the Ministry of War. Don't forget one thing, that is, the military The mansion was full of evils and was controlled by Xungui. Even if it was replaced by someone else, the worst result would be that Xungui's power in the military mansion was reshuffled. For civil servants, it was actually the same as before. .

On the contrary, at this time, the emperor was angry. The more they did, the more angry the emperor would be. In the end, the matter was not resolved, and new incidents would be caused instead.

Just do nothing, wait for a while, the emperor's anger subsides, and find a step to go down by himself, there is no need to fiddle like this.

But it is a pity that there are not many ministers who think like him in the court. Everyone thinks that since there is a chance to suppress the nobles, it is a disadvantage if they can't take advantage of it, so they worked hard to win this job Well, relying on his own strength, if he opposes it at this time, he is afraid that it will attract criticism.

Speaking of which, this seems to be related to the recent atmosphere in Beijing. For some reason, Shen Yi always feels that the government and the public have become a lot restless due to various things recently, and more and more people are impatient. Based on his many years of experience, this is probably not a good thing...

Everyone simply unified their attitudes, then saluted and left. Shen Yi stood on the spot, just thinking about it like this. After a while, he looked up at the sky, only to find that at some point, it was overcast with dark clouds above his head. The tumbling continued, and faintly, raindrops had already fallen on his body.

Seeing this situation, Shen Yi didn't know what to think of, sighed heavily, and walked away from the palace gate...

After a few heavy rains, the capital city has entered the summer completely, and it has become more and more unbearable. Compared with previous years, this year's God seems to be more temperamental. There are no two rains in the entire spring , but as soon as the summer started, there were several heavy rains one after another, which seemed to make up for the previous rain.

The British government, after a few days of heavy rain, finally ushered in a sunny day, and even the mood of the people has improved a bit. Today, Zhang Xiang went to several noble mansions, and things went quite smoothly. Naturally very happy.

During this period of time, with Yu Qian imprisoned in the mansion, seeing that the task of rectifying the military mansion was only one step away from falling into his hands, Second Master Zhang naturally had to make some preparations in advance.

After all, the task of rectifying the military mansion is not so easy to do. There are too many people and relationships involved, which need to be sorted out in advance, some need to be warned, some need to be wooed, and some need to be exchanged for benefits... All of these, After everything is settled, it's time to really do things later.

But even if the British government has a profound background and can talk to anyone, so many relationships cannot be completed in a short time.

You know, he is fighting for this errand not only for himself, but also to reshape the status of the British government in the court. Therefore, getting this errand is just the beginning. Really stand your ground.

So after this period of time, Second Master Zhang has indeed not been idle, and as soon as he returned to the mansion, he could hear the report from his servants.

"Second Master, Cheng Guogong is waiting for you in the side hall, and it's time for tea."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

Zhang Min was slightly surprised, although the relationship between the two prefectures was good and he could come here without saying hello, but Zhu Yi was too sudden.

"I don't know, but it's not wrong to look at the expression on the Duke's face."

"Okay, tell the Duke, I'll go right away."

Sending out the servants and changing clothes, Zhang Min didn't delay, and immediately went to the side hall. As expected, Zhu Yi was already waiting there.

The two exchanged a few words of pleasantries, and Zhang Min asked.

"The Duke came here in such a hurry, but what happened?"

Zhu Yi nodded, she was not in a hurry at the moment, a trace of mystery flashed across her face, and said.

"There is something, but Second Lord might as well guess what it is."

This outrageous tone made Zhang Wei interested, at least, it must not be a bad thing, otherwise, Zhu Yi would not be in the mood to tease him.

Frowning and thinking for a moment, Zhang Min said.

"It's Yu Qian's side, what's going on?"

Undoubtedly, the most important thing for them now is Yu Qian's movements.

It has been almost a month since Yu Qian was grounded. This is something that has never happened in the usual court situation.

During this period of time, Zhang Xiang has been closely watching the movements of the courtiers, so he is very clear that these civil servants have used all kinds of tricks in order to let the emperor release Yu Qian.

But the emperor seems to have committed a crime this time. In any case, Yu Qian was asked to write an apology form, saying that he was not allowed to leave the mansion for a day because he did not know his own past, and Yu Qian sent two memorials, but they were all remonstrances. Zou Tianzi can't act arbitrarily, his words are very straightforward, and he has no attitude of admitting his mistakes and submissiveness.

It is said that after the emperor saw it, he was sullen for a while, so the two sides remained in a stalemate without any result.

However, the slightly better thing is that since Shu Liang was dismissed from the position of admiral and eunuch, other ministers reluctantly obtained a decree from the emperor to visit Yu Qian in the mansion, so a lot of news spread.

Rumor has it that in less than a month, Yu Qian has lost a lot of weight...

In this case, in fact, the time is ripe to take down Yu Qian and rectify the military affairs, what is lacking is just an opportunity.

Zhang Xiang originally planned to think of a way to provoke the matter, but Zhu Yi told him that he needed to wait patiently and promised that there would be a result within a few days, so he reluctantly held back.

Now that Zhu Yi came to the door, what he did was naturally not other things.

Hearing this, Zhu Yi nodded first, then shook her head and said.

"Yes, but not all!"

Zhang Min frowned, waiting for Zhu Yi's explanation, so Zhu Yi continued to speak, saying.

"Second Master must have heard about it. Just half a month ago, before the two princes, King Zhou and King Lu, went to the palace to have an audience, I found out from Prince Xiang that the two princes entered the palace that time. The palace is the result of their communication with other kings."

"Huangzhuang?"

Zhang Min immediately reacted and asked.

Zhu Yi nodded and said.

"That's right. After all, there were only a few vassal kings who went to Beijing in the past year. After His Majesty decided on the strategy of Huangzhuang, the three senior princes, King Zhou, King Lu, and King Min, ordered to start contacting the vassal kings from all over the world. After discussion, half a month ago, I finally received a reply."

"For the matter of Huangzhuang, for the vassal king, although some money is required, on the one hand, there are a lot of benefits; on the other hand, although there are still various constraints, it is the first time in these years that the imperial court has allowed the vassal king to participate In the civil affairs, coupled with several veteran vassal kings like Zhou Wang as guarantees, most of the vassal kings readily agreed and were willing to support, and then the two princes left the capital and returned to the vassal land."

"Well, this, I have heard a little bit."

Although Zhang Xiang is not as well-informed as Zhu Yi, but these days, several old princes are running around, and he probably knows a little bit, but he doesn't take it to heart. Compared with this, he is more concerned about...

"But what does this have to do with Yu Qian?"

Zhu Yi smiled, raised her hand and pressed down, and said.

"Second Lord, don't worry, just listen to me. In recent days, the court has not said anything about it, but in fact, it has secretly obstructed the implementation of Huangzhuang. It has been postponed for several days, and as for other matters, nothing has been moved, His Majesty seems not to have noticed this, and just let them delay."

"However, just now, His Majesty suddenly issued two decrees. One is to appoint [-] minor mine tax supervisors, subordinate to the mine tax supervisor, and order them to go to various vassals to preside over the construction of Huangzhuang. It is to order the local and state governments to cooperate and not to delay blocking. Once it is found that deliberately obstructing, it will be in the middle of the plan, and it will be dealt with according to imprudence..."

After saying these words, Zhang Min didn't come back to his senses for a while, and after a while, he let out a long breath and said.

"This time, the Son of Heaven is really generous..."

(End of this chapter)