Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1098 The Double King Combination Attacks Again
Seeing Wang Ao walking so crisply, Yu Shiyue couldn't help frowning.

What on earth did this Wang Jiugao come here for? Could it be that he came to ask for two nails in front of him?
After thinking about it for a long time, Yu Shiyue still didn't get what he wanted, but what he could be sure of was that Wang Ao's coming here was definitely not aimless.

Could it be that he overlooked something?
After noon, Yu Shiyue was sitting in the public room, thinking about what happened in the morning, still feeling so suspicious that he didn't even think about handling government affairs.

So, he simply put down the work at hand, intending to stand up and exercise his muscles and bones, but just as he stood up, someone from Zhongshushe came in and reported.

"Master Cifu, Eunuch Wynn is here."

With just such a sentence, Yu Shiyue's mind, which had just been relaxed, immediately became tense, and hurried out of the public room to the corridor, but saw Wynn waiting outside with two small servants.

Not only that, beside Wynn, Wang Ao has arrived and is chatting with Wynn.

Seeing this situation, Yu Shiyue walked up immediately, Wynn also saw him, so he turned around and said.

"Master Cifu, His Majesty has summoned you and Lord Shoufu to enter the palace to have an audience. Let us go."

Wynn's expression was the same as usual, but Yu Shiyue instinctively felt that something was wrong.

There are many things going on in Beijing now, but there are only a few important ones, the rectification of the military mansion counts as one, the case of Yu Qian counts as one, and the addition of cabinet ministers.

The first one has now been settled, and the rest is how to implement it. As for the second one, Zhu Jian is the presiding judge. Even if the emperor wants to inquire about the case, he should be called first. Moreover, this case involves Yu Qian. Yu Shiyue and Yu Qian have always had a good personal relationship, so the emperor would not ask him if he wanted to.

Therefore, the two of them were summoned at the same time, most likely for the purpose of supplementing the cabinet ministers. Thinking of Wang Ao's actions in the morning, Yu Shiyue vaguely felt that there was some connection between them.

After pondering for a while, Yu Shiyue opened his mouth and said.

"Since His Majesty summoned us urgently, Lord Chief Assistant and I should go immediately, but I don't know whether His Majesty summoned the two of us alone or..."

If his guess is true, then, such a big matter, certainly will not only ask the two of them.

Sure enough, when he heard this question, Wynn didn't mean to avoid it, said.

"That's not true, Lord Tianguan is also in the palace now."

As soon as the words came out, there was no need to ask any further questions. Yu Shiyue glanced at Wang Ao, who was not surprised, and knew that he had already learned the news.

The feeling of uneasiness in her heart became stronger and stronger, but Yu Shiyue didn't ask any more questions. She went back to the public room to sort out a few memorials, and then followed Huai En to the Wenhua Palace with Wang Ao.

"Chen Wang Ao..."

"Chen Yu Shiyue..."

"Meet Your Majesty!"

After entering the hall, as expected, Wang Wen was already seated beside him. Seeing them entering the hall, Wang Wen nodded slightly as a sign of courtesy.

Looking at the emperor's expression, he was very calm, with no signs of happiness or anger.

"Pingshen, sit down, gentlemen."

After ordering someone to grant a seat, the emperor took out a few memorials from the case and handed them down, and then said.

"In recent days, many officials in the DPRK and China have recommended candidates for cabinet ministers to me. I have selected a few. The two gentlemen have been in the cabinet for a long time and are familiar with cabinet affairs. Let's see who they think is more suitable..."

Yu Shiyue watched the servant deliver the memorials to them, and keenly noticed that these memorials were only given to the two of them, but not to Wang Wen.

It is impossible not to ask the opinions of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials for such a major matter as the selection of cabinet ministers, not to mention that when Wang Ao entered the cabinet, in order to gain a firm foothold, the first thing he did was to join hands with Wang Wen to drive Chen Xun out of the cabinet. It is in the selection and appointment of cabinet ministers that the Ministry of Officials has a greater say.

What's more, this is in front of the imperial court. It would be too disrespectful to give them two but not to Wang Wen. The emperor would not make such a mistake.

Therefore, the reasonable explanation is that Wang Wen had already read these memorials before they came here, so naturally there was no need to read them again.

Of course, this conclusion is not difficult to come to, but, as the cabinet assistant, if Yu Shiyue only thinks about this level, Yu Shiyue has been in the court for so many years in vain.

Obviously, the emperor asked them to come here to supplement the cabinet ministers, so it is necessary to ask their opinions. Wang Wen came earlier than them, and he has already read these memorials, so it is impossible for the emperor not to ask him.

In other words, whether the candidates recommended in this memorial are good or bad, whether they are suitable or not, Wang Wen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, must have already commented on them.

Moreover, with Old Man Wang's character, there were no other ministers in the palace at that time, so he must have been outspoken. In other words, although the emperor asked them to come over, he must have already had a first impression in his heart.

Under such circumstances, they need to think carefully about how to express their position on this matter.

With such thoughts in mind, Yu Shiyue opened the memorial in front of him, but after only a hasty glance, his brows were immediately wrinkled, and his eyes couldn't help looking at Wang Ao who was at the side.

For no other reason, among these memorials, the candidates recommended are the two servants of the Ministry of War, Li Shi and Xiang Wenyao!
This is no coincidence!

Yu Shiyue made a judgment the first time she saw the memorial.

Wang Ao came to look for him before, and the emperor summoned them back, for the same two people.

What kind of plan is there in the middle?
While Yu Shiyue was looking at the memorial, the thoughts in his heart were spinning rapidly. However, even if he could already guess that Wang Ao must be behind this matter, after all, there is too little information in his hands now, so it is not enough. To support him to make an immediate judgment.

Since he was the emperor, it was impossible to give him too much time to think. After a while, seeing that Wang Ao had put down the memorial and handed it back to the servant, Yu Shiyue also had to hand it back.

Seeing this situation, the emperor also asked.

"The two gentlemen think that Xiang Wenyao and Li Shi are suitable?"

Although they were the two who asked the question, according to their ranking, it should be Wang Ao who spoke first, and the chief assistant did not hold back, and bowed his hands.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it's a coincidence that in the afternoon, the minister and the second assistant also discussed this matter. The minister thought that although these two were young, they both had a high reputation in the court. It is not impossible to make meritorious service and be promoted to the cabinet for training."

"However, Master Cifu feels that both of them are too young to convince the public..."

Hearing this, Yu Shiyue's brows furrowed even tighter.

This old bastard, Wang Ao, was obviously trying to block his words. Could it be that what he did this morning was for this moment?

Before he had time to think about it, the voice of the Son of Heaven sounded, saying.

"Oh, Mr. Yu, is that so?"

After a brief hesitation, Yu Shiyue nodded lightly and said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I really think that Li Shi and Xiang Wenyao are both too young, and the cabinet will add a second-rank false title according to the law. Although they are so old and capable, if they enter the cabinet, it will inevitably cause trouble. The imperial court, especially Xiang Wenyao, was promoted before, and according to the usual practice, if there is no great achievement, there should be no further promotion within a few years, so the minister thinks that it is better to select a mature and stable person to join the cabinet."

"Mr. Yu really thinks so?"

However, to Yu Shiyue's surprise, the emperor frowned slightly after hearing this, and his tone seemed hesitant.

Hearing this, Yu Shiyue suddenly felt bad, but the matter had come to this point, it was too late to change his mind, and, before he could speak again, Wang Wen on the side said.

"Your Majesty, I have already said that the two servants of the Ministry of War are too young. Now it is time to rectify the military mansion, and we need the full cooperation of the Ministry of War. Therefore, the position of minister of the Ministry of War should be filled by a minister who is more prudent."

???

What's the situation?
After hearing Wang Wen's words, Yu Shiyue was startled and felt bad.

He obviously only objected to the two entering the cabinet, so why did it come to Wang Wen that they were transferred from the Ministry of War?
"His Majesty……"

Yu Shiyue just wanted to open his mouth, but just before he opened his mouth, Wang Wen said again.

"Your Majesty, it is now time for big plans, and the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate are ready to go to various places. However, the situation in various places is complicated, and there may be many affairs that are difficult to be competent only by ordinary censors. Moreover, the previous order of His Majesty ordered all places to prepare It is enough to close the position, judging from the current reply, there are serious vacancies in Huguang and other places.”

"My lord Li Shi was born in the science and Taoism before, so the minister thinks that he can be appointed as the right deputy capital censor and governor of Huguang. I used to work in the household department, and it is just right for me to transfer to the Nanjing household department minister."

After saying these words, Yu Shiyue's heart suddenly turned cold.

After all the calculations, he didn't realize that Wang Wen came here not to prevent Li Shi and Xiang Wenyao from entering the cabinet, but to kick them out of the capital directly.

Glancing at Wang Ao next to him, she saw that there was nothing unexpected about the other party, so Yu Shiyue understood that the chief minister probably had the news a long time ago.

That's right, judging by Wang Wen's posture, even the whereabouts of these two people have already been found, so it's obviously not a temporary idea today.

And, more importantly, the emperor doesn't seem to object to this matter...

"Shoufu, what do you think of what the heavenly official said just now?"

The emperor asked again, and as expected, Wang Ao replied.

"Your Majesty, I also thought that the two lords could go out to Jingduo to practice, but now that Yu Shaobao has been locked up and taken to prison for trial, if the two servants of the military department are also transferred away, there will be no one for many affairs in such a large military department. Please think twice, Your Majesty."

These words seemed to be objectionable, but Yu Shiyue was keenly aware of a hint of danger.

Looking at Wang Ao and Wang Wen for a moment, after going through all the things that happened today, Yu Shiyue finally understood something vaguely.

What happened today, these two made it clear that they planned it long ago and joined forces. As for the purpose, there is only one goal... Yu Qian!
Yu Shiyue knew that the court situation was not calm, and the waves below were surging. However, what he didn't expect was that this day came so quickly.

Now that the purpose of the two has been revealed, it will be much easier to push back many things.

After the civil war, Yu Qian had the merit of supporting the emperor and assisting the emperor to retreat from the Wara. Coupled with the smooth implementation of the rectification of the army, his reputation in the court became stronger and his power became stronger. Under such circumstances , Who will be the most dissatisfied in the court?

There is no doubt that it is the Lord Tianguan in front of him!

As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the close minister of the emperor, Wang Wenwen should be the leader of all officials.

However, Yu Qian's existence undoubtedly suppressed Wang Wen's prestige. Although Yu Qian did not intend to compete with him for the top of the hundred officials, the court always only looked at the results.

In the past, even Yu Shiyue paid more attention to the conflict between Yu Qian and the emperor, but they ignored that, above the court, many times, while Yu Qian was contradicting the emperor, in fact, he crossed the line between the king and the emperor. Wen is the head of the hundred officials.

Thinking about it carefully, in many government affairs before, Wang Wen had faintly expressed dissatisfaction with Qian's excessive dominance, but the old man's usual temper and words made people unintentionally ignore the faintness he revealed. tendency.

Of course, what is more important is that Yu Qian has a deep reputation in the imperial court, and enjoys a good reputation among scholars. In front of the emperor, he is even more favored and trusted. As the emperor's confidant, Wang Wen knows very well that what the emperor hates the most is his subordinates Tangled in party disputes and attacked each other.

Therefore, even if he is dissatisfied, Wang Wen has never shown it, but now, as soon as Yu Qian loses power, the counterattack of the heavenly official will naturally follow immediately.

As for Wang Ao, what he said just now revealed the reason why he did this.

Now that Yu Qian is in prison, if the two servants of the Ministry of War are transferred out of the capital, then as Wang Ao said, the government affairs of the Ministry of War must be messed up, so what is the problem?
If so, what is the best solution?

Either, the emperor will release Yu Qian and let him return to the Ministry of War to take charge of the overall situation, or...you can only choose another minister with sufficient qualifications and prestige to temporarily take charge of the Ministry of War.

In the whole court, Wang Ao must be one of the best in terms of understanding of military affairs. If you want to choose a minister with enough weight to temporarily replace Yu Qian, then undoubtedly, he is the most suitable!

In this way, the interests of the two have reached an agreement, and they will naturally join hands...

However, compared with the plans of the two of them, Yu Shiyue was more worried about what the emperor thought about this matter.

In the current situation, Wang Wen and Wang Ao made it clear that they were taking the opportunity to attack Yu Qian. Yu Shiyue did not believe that the emperor would not be able to see this.

However, under such circumstances, the emperor did not immediately reject Wang Wen's proposal, but instead called them to discuss. Does this mean...

Perhaps Wang Wen's proposal is just the emperor's idea?

(End of this chapter)