Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1097 Wang Ao's Weird Behavior

No matter how turbulent the situation in the capital is, the government affairs of the imperial court must continue to run.

This morning, following Yu Qian's imprisonment, the long-awaited rectification of the military mansion finally came to fruition.

"... The governor of the promoted capital, Zhang Yu, was the governor of the left, and he was in charge of the government of the Chinese army. Yang Xin was promoted to the governor of the capital, and Yang Xin was the acquaintance of the former governor of the military governor's mansion, and Fan Guang, the uncle of Jing'an, moved to the left governor and the admiral of the Beijing camp."

"Order Zuo Dudu Zhang Yu to rectify the five armies, and the governors' offices will coordinate with each other. The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Ministry of Punishment will be the co-coordinators. Qinzai."

Huai En held a scroll of yellow silk imperial decree in his hand, and his tone was calm, but it made all the civil and military ministers below restless.

As soon as the imperial decree came out, the civil and military sides had different reactions. Although the civil servants had expected it, they were still a little disappointed when they actually heard the imperial decree was announced.

On the contrary, on the side of the honorable military minister, he was very excited.

You know, since the Civil War, the power of the military officials above the court has been weakened for a long time. As the top military official, the governor of the military government, has been firmly stuck by the civil servants.

This has led to the fact that no one can fight for them in court on many major military and political matters. Over the past two years, the Ministry of War has even faintly surpassed the military government.

But now, with the announcement of this imperial decree, this situation can be regarded as a complete change.

Not mentioning Yu Qian’s imprisonment, but just talking about the situation of the military government after the imperial decree. On behalf of the British government, Zhang Fen regained control of the Chinese army’s governor’s mansion. Although Wu Xing, who is in charge of the governor's mansion, has no title, he has a close relationship with Dingguo's mansion.

The remaining Zuojun Governor's Mansion and the Former Army's Governor's Mansion are respectively in charge of Xin Chengbo Zhao Rong and Changping Hou Yang Hong. Zhao Rong himself is not outstanding, but behind him is a man who is just like Yu Qian, although he does not have a high sense of presence. Li Xian, the Duke of Fengguo, who has made great contributions to supporting the establishment.

As for Yang Hong, needless to say, in today's court, when it comes to military achievements, no one can beat him.

The only regret is that since Xuanfu and his party came back, the famous Marquis Yang has been ill. It is said that he couldn't even get out of bed recently.

So if nothing else happened, Yang Hong was just a nominal person, and the one who really led the affairs of the former military governor's mansion should be his nephew, Yang Xin who had just been promoted to be the governor's co-prefect.

In this way, the voice of the former military governor's mansion will be slightly weaker, but with the support of Yang Hong's reputation, it will not be so weak.

As for Fan Guang, the ministers had already expected his whereabouts. Although many ministers in the court hoped that he could take over the rectification of the military mansion, not to mention that Fan Guang had not been in Beijing for a long time. , it is difficult to sort out the intertwined relationship between the top and bottom of the military government, whether the matter can be handled well by him.

But it is said that Fan Guang is both the governor of the military mansion and the admiral of the Beijing camp, so it is impossible for him to rectify the army mansion.

Therefore, it is probably one of the two. The Beijing camp is heavy, and the two are in power. Naturally, he will retain his job as the admiral of the Beijing camp.

As a result, a new pattern of the military as seen now was formed.

Zhang Xing, Wang Qin, and Wu Xing have no titles, but each stands behind a mansion, which together represent that the old noble system has regained the right to speak in the court. Zhao Rong, Yang Hong, and Fan Guang , all have titles, but their contacts in the court are not deep. The former is between the old and the new nobles, while the latter two are the new nobles.

And these two forces have become the fundamentals of today's military government.

On the surface, Zhang Yu has mastered the most powerful military governor's mansion, and will have a great say in the next rectification of the military mansion. However, as the military's most critical and core Beijing camp admiral , but led by Fan Guang.

In addition to these, the British government has always been close to Nangong, but Fan Guang is the emperor's confidant, and everyone else, either does not help each other, or protects himself wisely, each has his own position.

There are differences in connections, prestige, military merits, titles, real power, and positions among the various prefectures.

They all have their own strengths and weaknesses, and together they form a delicate balance.

But in any case, taking advantage of this rectification of the military mansion, the nobles who had been silent in the court for several years finally regained their foothold.

At this point, all the nobles breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, the faces of civil servants at this moment must be very bad. Yu Qian went to prison, the errand of rectifying the military mansion changed hands, and the power of nobles reappeared. No matter what it is, it is not a good thing for them.

Fortunately, the emperor's decree did not come suddenly, but had been foreshadowed. Therefore, after a short period of frustration, the elders in the court quickly regained their confidence and looked at the king at the front. arts.

So, Elder Wang sighed and stepped forward.

"Your Majesty, according to the regulations, the cabinet is full of six academicians. Now that Jiang Yuan has been dismissed and Zhu Jian is in charge of Dali Temple affairs, the cabinet is short of nearly half. If things go on like this, it may affect the government affairs of the court. Therefore, I implore Your Majesty to appoint the cabinet ministers. "

Now that it has been predicted that the Xungui's power will rise again, it is naturally impossible for civil servants to be unresponsive. Yu Qian is in prison, and the Ministry of War is now unable to compete with the military government. The resurgence of Xungui is unstoppable. Think of ways to.

As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the head of all the officials, Mr. Wang can't just scold people in the court, it's not enough to suppress the nobles, so it's always possible to strengthen yourself.

Although the cabinet is not more noble than the six ministers, it can be regarded as an important minister in the court. If the vacancy can be made up, then the civil servants will naturally increase in popularity in front of the nobles.

Usually, I didn't mention it because the cabinet ministers were originally a matter of the Sacred Heart's dictatorship, and the emperor didn't move for a long time, so the ministers naturally didn't dare to say more.

But now that they had such an opportunity, they would not let it go if they could force Wang Wen to come forward to ask this matter.

"That's right."

With Wang Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, coming forward in person, the emperor really didn't brush his face, said.

"In the past few days, the Ministry of Officials has first sorted out a list of people with sufficient qualifications, political achievements and grades. If there are outstanding people, the ministers can also recommend them. If there are no suitable candidates, they will be recommended by the Japanese court."

"According to the purpose..."

It can be seen that the emperor is still somewhat unwilling in this matter.

Although it is accurate, the power of selecting candidates has not been completely delegated. Instead, we must first see if there are suitable candidates.

For many ministers in the DPRK, this is actually a bit disappointing, but there is always a chance.

Cabinet ministers, although they were nothing in Hongwu and Yongle years, but after Renxuan, his status became higher and higher, and when the current emperor was enthroned, he even fixed the title of cabinet scholar and minister. From this point of view, stepping into the cabinet , is to enter the sequence of the second-rank official.

This time, the emperor nodded to add to the cabinet, and he wanted to fill it all at once, which naturally attracted the hearts of the people in the capital. In just a few days, the recommended memorials were sent to the cabinet one after another.

On this day, Yu Shiyue was sitting in the public room, and had just finished processing the memorabilia in front of him, when someone from Zhongshushe came outside to report that it was Lord Shoufu who had arrived.

Hearing this, Yu Shiyue was surprised for a while, but he got up immediately and greeted him.

In the cabinet, although there is no distinction between high and low grades, the chief minister is the chief minister after all, so if he comes in person, his etiquette should be thoughtful.

"I have met Mr. Shoufu."

Yu Shiyue bowed his hands respectfully, but Wang Ao was not arrogant, and returned the salute with a smile. After the two of them took their seats, Wang Ao said.

"Recently, the appointment of cabinet ministers is the first priority in all affairs in the court. Presumably, during this period of time, Cifu has also received a lot of recommended memorials? I don't know, is there anyone who thinks that the Cifu is suitable?"

Although such a major matter has to go through the hands of the cabinet, they obviously cannot decide, but this does not mean that they cannot intervene.

On the contrary, in the case of the recommendation of the ministers ordered by the emperor, the cabinet has a lot of room to play.

It is true that they cannot decide on the final candidate, but there are so many officials in the court, even if they are only officials of the third rank and above, there are at least hundreds of people inside and outside the capital, all over the place. , indicating that there is no definite candidate in mind.

Under such circumstances, the range of options is huge, and the emperor has only been on the throne for a few years, and the number of ministers who can be remembered is probably not many. After the cabinet receives the memorial, although it cannot directly say whether this person is good or not, but for him It is possible to comment on past achievements and qualifications.

In this way, it is not easy for them to let someone be selected successfully, but it is not necessarily difficult for them to ruin a person's future.

Holding the teacup in front of her, Yu Shiyue knew that Wang Ao must be the person she wanted in her heart when she came here, but...

"Your Majesty Chief Assistant is just joking. The cabinet ministers are very important. It is a matter of His Majesty's Sacred Heart dictatorship. Is it up to you and me to decide?"

This is clearly pretending to be confused.

Although it is not clear who Wang Ao wants to use, Yu Shiyue has already made up his mind not to go into this troubled water.

It is true that the special system of the cabinet determines that in the cabinet, if there are people close to oneself, the right to speak will be much greater.

If several cabinet ministers unite, it is not difficult to evacuate the chief minister. Under such circumstances, letting one of your own people into the cabinet is the best choice.

But the problem is that Yu Shiyue did not intend to evade Wang Ao, and more importantly, he is not only the cabinet assistant, but also Zhan Shi of the Prince's House. It will arouse the fear of the emperor.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Yu Shiyue didn't think about getting involved in this matter. Seeing Wang Ao's expression changed slightly, Yu Shiyue thought about it and continued.

"Master Shoufu Mingjian, the East Palace has a heavy workload recently, and Yu has all his thoughts on the Zhan Shifu. The draft cabinet vote is just trying to maintain it. I really can't afford to think carefully about such important matters. In this way, I am ashamed. Your Majesty has a lot of faith."

Wang Ao frowned at such an obvious refusal.

However, it was only a moment before a smile appeared on his face, he said.

"What the Second Assistant Lord said is that such important matters are indeed beyond our control. However, it is our responsibility to share the worries of His Majesty. The cabinet is different from the six ministries. It has the responsibility to coordinate internal and external affairs. As a cabinet minister, He is the clearest about the affairs of the cabinet, so naturally he should help His Majesty solve problems."

Seeing Wang Ao's faceless expression, Yu Shiyue felt displeased for a while.

However, after all, he was the chief assistant, and he couldn't refute the other party's face, so he had to be perfunctory.

"What Lord Shoufu said is reasonable."

Seeing this situation, Wang Ao didn't care about Yu Shiyue's resistance at all, but said.

"That's right. During these days, there have been many people recommended by the court, but there are very few suitable ones. To join the cabinet, apart from seniority and reputation, it is more important to be familiar with the government affairs of the court and China."

"Today I received a memorial to recommend Xiang Wenyao, Minister of the Ministry of War, to join the cabinet. It reminded me that although this Minister Xiang is young, he is well-received in the court and has outstanding abilities. Credit, if he can enter the cabinet, it will be a good story in court, what do you think, Master Cifu?"

Xiang Wenyao?
Yu Shiyue's eyes flickered.

Of course he knew this person, and he could be regarded as one of the most trusted ministers of the emperor, but more importantly, this Xiang Wenyao was close to Yu Qian.

So, at this time, what is Wang Ao's intention in wanting Xiang Wenyao to join the cabinet?

Thinking of that day in front of the emperor, the lord chief assistant provoked intentionally or unintentionally, Yu Shiyue became a little more vigilant, shook his head, and said.

"Xiang Wenyao is good, but he is too young. If I remember correctly, he is only in his 30s this year. At this age, to be a third-rank servant is already super promoted. If he joins the cabinet and adds two How can the title of product convince the public?"

"Well……"

Yu Shiyue originally thought that his words would displease Wang Ao, but what he didn't expect was that not only did Wang Ao not look angry, but he thought about it seriously, then nodded and said.

"It's also reasonable. If Xiang Wenyao is not suitable, what about Li Shi? He served in the cabinet before, but he was transferred to the Ministry of War in order to rectify the army. Now that the matter has been settled, it is time to add cabinet ministers. It was just right to have him back in the cabinet."

Hearing this, Yu Shiyue frowned.

He felt more and more that he couldn't understand Wang Ao in front of him. It was not surprising that he gave Yu Qian eye drops in front of the emperor before. Yu Qian was not really as popular as he seemed in the court.

But now, the emperor wants to add ministers to the cabinet. Wang Ao first recommended Xiang Wenyao, but after being rejected by him, he then mentioned Li Shi. What is the purpose of this?
"No, Li Shinian's capital is not enough. Although he has the merits of welcoming back the Supreme Emperor, if he wants to join the cabinet, he may also be difficult to convince the public."

After thinking for a while, Yu Shiyue still shook his head. Although he couldn't figure out what Wang Ao's intention was, but now that Yu Qian was in prison, if the two servants of the Ministry of War were transferred again, there would inevitably be problems with the operation of the Ministry of War. Therefore, Yu Shiyue didn't think it was a good idea to let Li Shi or Xiang Wenyao join the cabinet at this time.

After the words fell, Yu Shiyue thought that Wang Ao had something to say, but what he didn't expect was that after he finished speaking, Wang Ao nodded approvingly and said.

"Since that's the case, it's true that I didn't think carefully enough, let alone disturbing Jisuke today..."

After all, Wang Ao didn't hesitate at all, got up neatly, and left Yu Shiyue's public room...

(End of this chapter)