Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1112

After asking this sentence, Yu Shiyue immediately felt that the eyes of everyone present were on him, and he himself couldn't help crying in his heart.

How can I answer this kind of question casually?

Moreover, what puzzled him was that among the other two present, Wang Wen was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Wang Ao was the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet. Both of them were more qualified than him to answer this question, but the emperor just named him.

It is said that he has been in the court for the longest time. If it is true, your Majesty, you should call the person in the Ministry of Rites. Why are you looking for him? This reason is too far-fetched.

After thinking briefly in her heart for a moment, Yu Shiyue looked up at the emperor's calm eyes, vaguely understood something, sighed silently, and said.

"Your Majesty, I have learned that the Minister of the Ministry of War is in charge of military affairs. Therefore, it is difficult for ordinary ministers to be competent. It is only appropriate to have ministers who have experience in military affairs. The Chief Assistant has previously supervised military affairs in Liaodong, and he followed the Heavenly Officials. Your Excellency is going to Liaodong, if there is anyone in the cabinet who can take up the post of Secretary of the Ministry of War, it must be Lord Shoufu."

In the final analysis, Yu Shiyue is also a person who has been in the officialdom for a long time, so in a short period of time, he has roughly understood the emperor's intentions.

The difference from the question just now is that this time the emperor asked him alone, and also specifically pointed out that he was selected from the cabinet.

In this way, when the scope is small enough, his name is directly called, which means that he cannot be perfunctory. The emperor's question is actually a tacit person in his heart. I wanted to see if he was dissatisfied with it.

Of the three members in the cabinet, Zhang Minsu has no military experience. Although the Minister of the Ministry of War does not necessarily have to have supervised military affairs, Zhang Min is not qualified in terms of seniority alone.

Then, it can only be one of Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue. If it is Yu Shiyue, then the emperor should ask Wang Ao. Now that he has been asked, then Wang Ao is probably the one who is tacitly determined by the Sacred Heart. .

Therefore, the question before Yu Shiyue was whether he wanted to 'recommend' Wang Ao according to the emperor's wishes, or he was going against the emperor.

Yu Shiyue is not Yu Qian's stunned young man, so naturally he would not openly touch the emperor's bad luck. What's more, if you put aside personal grievances, Wang Ao knows the army and is capable. He has also accumulated, and it is indeed the most suitable for him to take over as Minister of the Ministry of War.

The only problem I'm afraid is...

"Shoufu, Yu Cifu elected you to succeed the Minister of War, what do you think?"

Standing at the bottom, Yu Shiyue's mood was complicated, but the eyes of the emperor above had turned to Wang Ao next to him, and asked.

Faced with such a question, Wang Ao himself did not have any special reaction, said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Secretary of the Ministry of War is one of the seven ministers, an important position in the court. I think that what the Lord Tianguan and the Second Assistant Lord said are all reasonable. As for who will succeed, I believe that Your Majesty will make his own judgment. I dare not speak rashly."

This was said respectfully, neither rushing to think it must be him, nor refusing, it was an appropriate answer.

After listening, the emperor nodded, but didn't say much, just said.

"I see, the gentlemen have worked hard today, let's go down first..."

"My minister retire."

The three bowed and saluted, and then exited the Wenhua Hall.

Outside the palace gate, the three of them slowed down in unison. Wang Ao and Wang Wen didn't say much, they just smiled and nodded at each other, and then Wang Wen left first.

The remaining Yu Shiyue looked at Wang Ao with a bit of inexplicable eyes, and said.

"Master Shoufu is a good planner, and Mr. Yu is here. Congratulations to Mr. Shoufu first."

Just now in the palace, although the Son of Heaven did not make a conclusion at the end, but the meaning has already been understood, and the successor to Minister of the Ministry of War is most likely Wang Ao.

Although Yu Shiyue still had doubts at the time, but when he walked out of the palace gate, he connected all the things that happened during this period of time and thought about it. In fact, the current situation is not without traces.

It may be a coincidence that Yu Qian was imprisoned this time, but it may also be inevitable. When the army was rectified, Yu Qian almost made the Ministry of War into a monolithic whole in order to make the government order clear. Although his cronies had the tacit approval of the emperor, after all, they were too eye-catching.

With such weight, it is impossible not to arouse the emperor's fear. Now that the rectification of the military settlements is over, it is imperative that the military department be suppressed.

However, suppressing depends on how to do it. The biggest problem with the current situation of the Ministry of War is that Yu Qian's prestige is too high, and he can almost decide all matters big and small. The subordinate officials have completely lost the restraint on Shangshu .

Therefore, to change this situation, either Yu Qian's cronies should be transferred away, and then someone who doesn't deal with him should be replaced to form a situation of checks and balances between the two parties, or Yu Qian can only be transferred away.

From the perspective of the court, the former has to pay a higher price. Nowadays, most of the people in the Ministry of War are promoted by Yu Qian. With Yu Qian's personality, he can promote these people, which shows that these people are at least skilled in government affairs. of.

Replacing these people hastily may affect the normal operation of the Ministry of War. Moreover, the number of people to be replaced will never be small, and the commotion caused will naturally not be small.

In contrast, the latter is simpler. You only need to transfer Yuqian alone, and replace him with a capable official to take charge of the overall situation in the Ministry of War, and a smooth transition can be achieved. Of course, many people in the Ministry of War will definitely have to be transferred one after another. However, after the time is extended, the impact will be much smaller, and most of them can be transferred away through normal circulation.

Thinking about it now, after Yu Qian was imprisoned, the emperor might have thought about keeping Yu Qian in the Ministry of War. Because of this, as the emperor's confidant, Wang Wen proposed to transfer the two servants of the Ministry of War.

Although it is said that among the six ministers, the minister has the most weight, and the minister is only the second official, but just like a monarch and his ministers, the affairs of the department are heavy, and it is difficult for one minister to be busy. Therefore, if the two ministers are replaced by people from other forces, To a certain extent, it can form a restraint on Qian.

but……

"Master Cifu was joking, above the court affairs, you and I have our own opinions, and they are all just speaking outrightly, so how can we plan?"

A smile appeared in the corner of Wang Ao's eyes, but he replied lightly.

Now that things have happened, Yu Shiyue thinks of the performance before the imperial court, and he already understands many things.

Undoubtedly, Wang Wenhui's idea must have been inspired by the emperor, but it may not be Wang Wen's intention to push Wang Ao to the top.

Looking back on what happened that day, Wang Ao first misled him by recommending Xiang Wenyao and Li Shi to join the cabinet, making him feel preconceived that Wang Ao had intentions against them.

Later, when he arrived at the king, Wang Wen proposed to transfer the two of them to leave the Ministry of War. Yu Shiyue would take it for granted that Wang Ao and Wang Wen had been connected in private for a long time. It confirmed his idea and made him feel that the two of them were plotting something.

On this basis, he interpreted Wang Wen's move to transfer Wang Ao away from the two of them as an attempt to push Wang Ao to the top position, and then made a wrong judgment.

Of course, no matter what his judgment was, the reasons for his objection at that time were indeed true.

Directly transferring both servants away will inevitably affect the normal operation of the Ministry of War. The emperor must have hesitated at the time. With Yu Shiyue's remonstrance, the emperor naturally gave up this idea in the end, and only transferred Xiang Wenyao. But Li Shi remained.

But in this way, it also means that Yu Qian will inevitably be transferred from the Ministry of War.

Of course, it's not over yet.

Yu Qian's transfer from the Ministry of War only means that there is a vacancy for the Minister of the Ministry of War, and the candidate who can succeed him may not be Wang Ao. Although there are not many candidates who are qualified to be the Minister of the Ministry of War, there are not many candidates in the court, but they are not so necessary.

Therefore, there was Wang Ao's strange behavior last time.

In recent days, Yu Shiyue has also been vaguely aware of the wind direction in the court. He was still wondering how the gossip in the cabinet could spread so quickly. He was the one who got the news out.

In that 'chat', Wang Ao said two things, one was to 'explain' the previous Yu Qianqian, and the other was to express his appreciation for Nianfu and others.

At that time, Yu Shiyue was always wondering why Wang Ao did these meaningless things, but now it seems that his actions are not meaningless, but the target is not on him.

Based on his few words of 'explanation', it is impossible to dispel Yu Shiyue's dissatisfaction with him, let alone talk about Yu Qian's 'forgiveness' after knowing about him. In fact, what Wang Ao did was not at all what he wanted. ease the relationship.

On the contrary, he just wants to publicize this matter, and he wants to let the government and the public know that when Yu Qian was imprisoned, he once persuaded the emperor to take this opportunity to clean up the military department and suppress Yu Qian. And Yu Qian, even forged a grudge.

This kind of enmity, in normal times, is of course a disadvantage, but in today's situation, it just happens to help Wang Ao ascend to the throne.

Now that the emperor has decided to transfer Yuqian out of the capital, it means that in a short period of time, he will not deliberately suppress the Ministry of War. In this way, the new Minister of the Ministry of War must be able to complete this matter for the emperor.

Therefore, the successor must be a person who is hostile to Yu Qian. Not only that, this person must also have enough prestige and momentum, otherwise, there must be no way to suppress the rest of the Ministry of War. After all, how many of these people At least, they are all related to Yu Qian, so they will naturally share the same hatred.

As a result, the range of options is much smaller.

Of course, the emperor can also choose a relatively moderate and peaceful minister to take over the Ministry of War. In this way, it will be easier for the officials below to accept it. However, if this is done, it will take much longer to purge the Ministry of War.

Therefore, given that Wang Ao has created such momentum, the possibility of him succeeding is at least [-]%.

And the last [-]% is the attitude of the courtiers. To put it bluntly, the lack of Minister of War will inevitably arouse the attention and competition of all parties.

Under such circumstances, it is not impossible for people like Yu Qian and Yu Shiyue to stop him from ascending to the position at all costs. However, the reason why this is the last [-]% is because this is what Wang Ao wants to consider. It is also something the emperor should consider.

In other words, the purpose of these previous efforts is to make Wang Ao the candidate in the heart of the emperor. As long as this goal is achieved, although there are many remaining difficulties, they will be much easier to solve with the presence of the emperor.

So, there is today's answer. The emperor's words just now asked both Yu Shiyue and Yu Qian.

At this time, if Yu Shiyue refuses, then the emperor will definitely have to reconsider whether to use Wang Ao, but the price may be that Yu Shiyue himself will leave an impression of ignorance in the heart of the emperor, and Yu Qian will also affected.

And Yu Shiyue finally "recommended" Wang Ao by himself. In fact, he made a statement on this matter. No matter what he thought in his heart, at least on the surface, he could no longer prevent Wang Ao from succeeding, and even, After the news reached the court, with Yu Shiyue's statement today, Wang Ao went to the Ministry of War afterward, so he couldn't constrain him in the open.

Such scheming can be called the last sentence of scheming. In the past, Yu Shiyue still underestimated the chief assistant.

That's right, when Wang Ao entered Beijing, the cabinet was dominated by Chen Xun and Gao Gu, but after he entered Beijing, within a few short months, he secured his position as the chief assistant of the cabinet. How could it be that simple?

As soon as he made a move this time, he really tried his best, and the methods were accurate and ruthless!
"Whether there is a plan or not, Lord Shoufu knows it himself, but, the position of Minister of the Ministry of War must be held firmly, and he must sit firmly. The Ministry of War is busy, and I hope Lord Shoufu can take care of it."

Seeing Wang Ao's complacent look, Yu Shiyue couldn't help but snorted softly, and his tone was not very good.

Seeing this situation, Wang Ao restrained his smile and said.

"Actually, it's a good thing that I left the cabinet. If I succeed the minister of the Ministry of War, then the position of the chief assistant of the cabinet will be vacant, and naturally the second assistant should succeed me. In this way, today, the second assistant speaks for me in front of His Majesty. I will repay you in the future, everyone is happy, what's wrong?"

As soon as these words came out, Yu Shiyue's face became more and more ugly, staring at Wang Ao and saying.

"Everyone is happy?"

"Sir Shoufu's words are probably just joking."

Yu Shiyue knew in her heart that even if Wang Ao left, it would not be his turn to take the position of chief assistant of the cabinet.

Not for anything else, it is precisely because he is still holding the post of Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion. Because of the two posts, Yu Shiyue has the strength and prestige in the cabinet that can compete with Wang Ao. If the position of chief assistant is given to him, then in the future cabinet, even if the other cabinet ministers unite, it will be difficult to contain him.

Now, with the lessons learned from the Ministry of War, with the wisdom of the emperor, how could it be possible for the cabinet to repeat the same mistakes. In his hands, Yu Shiyue did not have a major policy to straighten out the army.

So, at the end of this matter, the biggest beneficiary is probably...

Yu Shiyue looked at Wang Ao who was opposite, and said coldly.

"...But I don't know when Lord Shoufu became so close to Mr. Zhang Ge!"

(End of this chapter)