Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1094 The Cause of Turmoil
This question made Zhang Ni a little unexpected.

Last time, the Supreme Emperor did mention that he wanted to see Xu Youzhen, but at that time he thought that the Supreme Emperor was just a temporary idea, but he did not expect that his old man was really interested.

Repressing the doubts in his heart, Zhang Min said respectfully.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have been trying to arrange this matter since I went back last time. However, there are Jinyi guards on duty in the vicinity of Nangong, so it's okay for me to wait. However, Xueshi Xu is a civil servant after all, and there is no connection with Nangongsu on the surface. , Therefore, if you want to avoid the guards of Jin Yiwei and bring people into the palace, it will take some time, please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements as soon as possible."

There are always more things hidden above the court and under the waves than what is revealed.

Strictly speaking, there are only the British government and the Chengguo government that are firmly in the party of the Supreme Emperor. The former even folded a piece of paper in order to welcome the Supreme Emperor back. Returning to the title, naturally, was classified as the Supreme Emperor's party.

Except for them, people like Zhu Jian, Chen Mao, and even Jiao Jing can only be regarded as half of the Supreme Emperor's henchmen, no matter what they are in private, but at least in the court, they did not express themselves clearly Strictly speaking, Zhu Jian was the most active in the court, but most of his actions were to protect the crown prince. Just because of this, it would be too far-fetched to classify him as the Supreme Emperor's party.

As for Chen Mao and others, they may be regarded as those who have been sent by the Empress Dowager, but they cannot be directly counted as the head of the Supreme Emperor.

Not to mention, even though Xu Youzhen, a Youchunfang University scholar, had secretly joined him for a long time, in fact, he had never been inclined in many court affairs.

Of course, this has something to do with Xu Youzhen's lack of rank, but generally speaking, at least in the court today, no one thinks that Xu Youzhen belongs to the Supreme Emperor's party.

Under such circumstances, it is not easy to bring him into Nangong, which is why Zhang Min has not managed this matter well.

However, to his surprise, the Supreme Emperor didn't seem to care about this concern, said.

"It's not something shameful to come to see me. Although I don't plan political affairs, I don't make any taboos when I summon a few ministers to talk about poetry and inquire about the prince's recent studies. I don't want to attract attention. However, there is no need to hide it like this, it will only arouse suspicion, after two days, you just bring him."

This……

Zhang Xuan hesitated for a while, but logically speaking, this is indeed the case, at least for now, the emperor has not prohibited the Supreme Emperor from summoning ministers, and it is impossible to really issue such a ban, but since the Supreme Emperor returned to the court, this is almost the case. It is the consensus of the court, except for the necessary festivals and ceremonies, very few people will visit Nangong. This rule has become a tacit unspoken rule of the court.

However, since the Supreme Emperor had already said that, Zhang Xiang couldn't say anything more, so he just cupped his hands and said.

"The minister obeys the order."

After all, it is Nangong. Although there is no prohibition on the surface, it is not appropriate to stay too long. Therefore, after Zhang Yu agreed, he quickly resigned and left.

However, seeing Zhang Min's leaving back, Zhu Qizhen had a playful smile on his face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Seeing this situation, Qi Muge said softly.

"It seems that Master Xu is really a minister with extraordinary strategies, and he is worthy of His Majesty's concern..."

"Excellent strategy?"

Zhu Qizhen's expression was a little strange, he took a sip of the tea cup in his hand, and said lightly.

"Perhaps so. However, the reason why I want to see him is because I have a faint premonition in my heart. This person can solve many of my doubts. I hope that he will not let me down..."

These words seemed to be answering, but also seemed to be talking to himself, while the candle was shaking, Qi Muge looked up and saw Zhu Qizhen's expression was gloomy, but he didn't know what this former emperor's heart was thinking. What.

…………

At the same time, a long-lost guest was also ushered in in front of the mansion.

Yu Shiyue, the second assistant to the cabinet!
Since Yu Qian was imprisoned, the entire Yu Mansion has also been in turmoil. Fortunately, although Yu Mian was arrested and imprisoned together, Yu Qian also has an adopted son, Yu Kang, who can barely support the overall situation.

But after these days, Yu Kang's face was full of exhaustion after running around trying to find a way. When Yu Shiyue got off the sedan chair, he saw Yu Kang's appearance and couldn't help sighing in his heart. It's really hard.

In fact, this is not a rare thing. In the court, it is common to step on the high and the low. Yu Qian seems to be in the court, and it seems that the flowers are blooming, but in fact, in Yu Shiyue's view, his situation is always very dangerous.

Above the imperial court, credit, seniority, and power are of course important, but what is more important is whether the Sacred Heart is present, which is why Yu Shiyue has been persuading Yu Qianhuairou to keep a low profile.

He can understand Yu Qian's expectations of the Holy King, but what he understands better is that the current court is so peaceful, although there are undercurrents among the officials, but they always stay in the dark. The biggest reason is that there is an emperor. In the balance towards the bureau.

The outside world said that the emperor valued fame, so he took the overall situation into consideration in everything, but Yu Shiyue felt that it was not that simple.

If the Son of Heaven really valued fame, then in the case of Nangong, he would not just be superficial, and would not hide his disdain for the Supreme Emperor in front of all the important officials.

Fame is actually not that important to the emperor. After staying in the cabinet for a long time, Yu Shiyue feels more and more that the emperor balances the court situation in order to arouse the turmoil and promote the clean, and twist the court into a single rope, so that he can work hard to govern and consolidate Sheji.

In a sense, in the past few years since the emperor ascended the throne, although there have been various turmoil in the court situation, there have been few internal frictions.

Although there are times when the officials stumbling each other, as long as there is such a sign, they will be strictly stopped by the emperor. The most representative one is the last time Zhu Jian fought with him. That time, Zhu Jian The reason for losing his reputation and being sidelined until now is probably not necessarily because he is biased towards Nangong in many things.

To put it bluntly, it is precisely because of the presence of the emperor that the DPRK and China have seldom criticized each other in recent years, but if there is no such thing now, it does not mean that there will not be any in the future.

In the officialdom, who doesn't want to climb up?

There is a radish and a hole in the court hall. If the hole cannot be vacated, how will the radish in the back be filled in?
After so many years of official career, Yu Shiyue knew very well that no matter which position he sat in, the first thing to guard against was the attack from political opponents.

The so-called political opponents have to make some mistakes to criticize when they have no faults, let alone when they are caught.

Yu Qian is very powerful in the court, and he commands the Ministry of War like an arm. Above the court, even the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the head of all officials, cannot overwhelm him. No matter what he does, he will be safe and sound, and there are courtiers Intercede for him, where is the source of all this?

Many people think that it is because of Yu Qian's reputation, because of his strength of character, and because of the righteousness of the community.

But what happened this time made Yu Shiyue see clearly that the past few years of court harmony and political clarity are rooted in nothing more than the emperor's oppression.

This point is vividly reflected in Yu Qian.

In the past, every time Yu Qian was reprimanded by the emperor, there were countless people who pleaded for mercy. Even this time, Yu Qian knelt outside the gate of the palace and was forcibly taken away. Many important ministers are also trying to intercede, which seems to have become the norm.

However, all of this is actually based on the fact that Yu Qian is deeply favored by the emperor.

The reason why they begged for mercy was because they knew that the emperor would not really do anything to Qian. According to past experience, it was nothing more than a matter of peace and tranquility for both parties to find a step down.

But the problem is, this time is different from the past.

It has been nearly ten days since Yu Qian was imprisoned. Yu Shiyue is in the cabinet, so he can perceive it more clearly.

In the past ten days, those who clearly pleaded for Yu Qian's favor were full of people, but the total amount was only four or five, and they were all little-known people.

Officials above the third grade didn't say a word about this matter, and even these days, there have been memorials to impeach Yu Qian in the cabinet.

Besides, even though Wang Ao spoke in a very cryptic manner last time before the imperial court, how could Yu Shiyue not be able to hear the ins and outs of the words that tripped Yu Qian up.

You know, at that time, the emperor just showed his doubts about Qian at the beginning, and then someone was already fueling the flames. What's more, now that Yu Qian was really sent to prison to await trial, from the outside world, it was indeed the loss of grace.

Yu Kang has been visiting everywhere these days, hoping to rescue Yu Qian, and Yu Shiyue has also heard a little about it.

However, the result was obviously very poor. For those who were better, they were politely welcomed in and sent out politely. They could not even get a few verbal promises, let alone the number of times they were rejected.

In today's court, there are far more people who are afraid of gloating and harboring evil intentions than those who hope that Yu Qian will come out of the imperial prison safely.

The court struggles exist all the time, usually only the emperor suppresses and no one dares to move. Now that the emperor is furious, there are naturally countless people speculating. This is a common occurrence.

In fact, Yu Shiyue has been persuaded to be too modest a long time ago. No one can compete with the emperor in this court. If Yu Qian really wants to be loyal to the society and benefit the people, he will be gentle to the emperor and use the power of the emperor to seek the society. Well-being, winning the heart of the emperor, is more important than the pros and cons of right and wrong for a while.

Among other things, the rectification of the military settlement is a very successful case. Even if the honorable military officials and clan vassals try their best to oppose and secretly make troubles, but with the emperor's full support, no matter how difficult it is, no matter how difficult it is, it will not be difficult. Can break.

But now, once the Sacred Heart is lost, even a person of Yu Qian's status will quickly fall into the clouds, and there will be no end to panic. This is the so-called power of the emperor.

I hope that after this incident, Yu Qian can improve... Of course, the premise is that he can get through this incident safely...

"Meet Shibo!"

After getting off the sedan chair, Yu Kang, who had been waiting for him at the door, came up to meet him.

Yu Qian has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Yu Kang, was adopted from the same clan because Yu Qian had no heirs in his early years. He was taught by Yu Qian himself when he was young, taught by precept and example, and has always been valued by Yu Qian. He has a resolute personality and is quite like Yu Qian Zhifeng, but he is an adopted son after all, and after Yu Mian was born, his status was a bit awkward.

Although Yu Qian treats him as usual, and even treats Yu Mian more harshly than he treats Kang, but there are inevitably differences in the whole family.

Fortunately, Yu Kang has a generous nature and doesn't care about this matter. He is also different from Mian Zhengsheng. He just lives in a separate courtyard with his wife, keeps a low profile, and rarely appears in Yufu.

But even so, Yu Kang returned to Yu's mansion immediately after Yu Qian's accident, and took the lead in Yu's mansion in this precarious time.

Seeing Yu Kang who was haggard a lot, Yu Shiyue sighed and said.

"You have worked hard these days."

"Don't dare. It's my father's blessing that Uncle Shi can come here at this moment. My mother and younger sister are already waiting inside. Uncle Shi, please come in quickly."

Seeing that it was really Yu Shiyue, Yu Kang's face full of melancholy stretched a little, forced a smile, and said.

Afterwards, Yu Kang brought Yu Shiyue into the mansion, and Yu Qian's wife, Dong Shi, and Yu Jianying, who had already rushed back to the mansion, also greeted them from the flower hall.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, and taking a seat in the hall, Yu Shiyue first apologized.

"A few days ago when Ting Yi was just released from prison, the person to interrogate the case had not yet been decided, so it was inconvenient for me to have any contact with the Yu government, so I only came here today. Please forgive me, madam."

During this period of time, Yu Kang was running around, and naturally he also went to Yu Shiyue's place, but Yu Shiyue never saw him.

As for the reason, as he said just now, at that time, the emperor had not yet decided on a candidate for interrogation. As the second assistant of the cabinet, the former minister of Dali Temple, Yu Shiyue had sufficient status and experience in criminal cases. It should be said that he was very suitable. Candidates, so, naturally, he will try his best to fight for it. Naturally, he can't have any contact with Yufu at this time.

As a result, it was naturally a failure. In fact, it was precisely because of this that the court has been restless recently.

Yu Shiyue and Yu Qian have been in contact for a long time. Although they have not formed a party, they often support each other in court affairs. From the whole hall, we can see that the emperor still has grace for modesty.

But now, Yu Shiyue did not get this job, but Zhu Jian, who was friendly with the Supreme Emperor and Dong Gong, and had conflicts with Yu Shiyue, got this job. In fact, in a sense, it was a signal.

This is also what Yu Shiyue was most worried about. He expected that the emperor would not use him, but he did not expect that the emperor would use Zhu Jian.

This person had a feud with him, so naturally he would not have a good impression of Qian. More importantly, Zhu Jian was biased towards the Supreme Emperor in many things. As the emperor's confidant, Yu Qian, the case fell into his hands. Whether it will do other tricks secretly, or make use of it, it is really difficult to determine.

Therefore, in Yu Shiyue's view, it is no exaggeration to say that this incident is the biggest crisis since Yu Qian entered the official position...

(End of this chapter)