Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1116

Kneeling in the hall, Xu Youzhen could clearly feel that the Supreme Emperor was examining him.

His current behavior has a standard term in history, which is called persuasion. As the name suggests, it is to persuade a person who is not an emperor to become an emperor.

This kind of behavior is extremely dangerous for a courtier. This danger is not only reflected in the fact that it is almost synonymous with usurping the throne and treason.

More importantly, the danger also comes from the person in front of him, but anyone who can persuade him is actually discussing the emperor with his ministers, which means that he has no respect for the current emperor, or At the very least, he is dissatisfied and intends to implement substantive actions.

This kind of thought itself is outrageous. For the Supreme Emperor, having such a subordinate who persuades him to advance is not only a good thing, but also a bad thing.

What Xu Youzhen said must be the thoughts in the Supreme Emperor's heart, but at the same time, as a courtier, it is very dangerous to spy on the Supreme Emperor's thoughts. What's more, Xu Youzhen dared to use him today to oppose the person on the throne In the future, when the Supreme Emperor regains the throne, once Xu Youzhen is treated harshly, there is no guarantee that he will not repeat the same tricks.

After all, once the awe in people's hearts collapses, it is almost impossible to rebuild. This is the biggest reason why emperors have often slaughtered heroes throughout the dynasties.

The fault is not that someone like Tang Taizong, who is so talented in military force, can subdue a crowd of arrogant people without relying on other things. Other emperors, even the founding king, if the times make heroes, then accompany him to come from humble beginnings. The ones who fight are often the biggest threat.

The reason is nothing more than the fact that they fought side by side when they were in the humble beginnings, so these heroes know best that the person sitting on the throne is not the so-called talented and immortal king. It's just that they are of the same background as them.

If you can't establish complete awe, if you don't have the vision to avoid the situation, it is inevitable that you will be liquidated in the end.

What Xu Youzhen is facing now is this kind of situation. What he said just now revealed his ambition, which also means that his awe of imperial power has reached the extreme low.

In this case, as the former possessor of imperial power, the attitude of the Supreme Emperor towards him does not depend solely on whether he wants to rebel or not...

"I think you are loyal. What you said just now, I will pretend that you didn't say it today. Go back. The East Palace is still stable after all. The emperor may have the intention of changing the crown prince, but I believe that the whole court will not." Sit back and ignore this, you can help the Prime Minister Donggong with peace of mind, and if you have the opportunity, you can win over more courtiers and speak for the crown prince at court."

After an unknown amount of time, the Taishang Emperor's calm and heavy voice sounded in Xu Youzhen's ears, with a hint of warning in it, which made Xu Youzhen sigh inwardly.

Sure enough, it still doesn't work!
It should be said that he had expected this result a long time ago, but when he really heard these words, he was still depressed for a while.

The Supreme Emperor is not stupid, the current situation has not yet reached the final step.

In these words, it was faintly revealed that the Supreme Emperor did not have such thoughts, but, as he said, the crown prince was still in the East Palace after all, and no matter how much the emperor wanted to change the East Palace, it was only a sign after all.

The Eastern Palace was not moved, so the situation was not difficult to deal with. Of course, more importantly, both Xu Youzhen and the Supreme Emperor must be very clear that the risk of this matter is extremely high, and the probability of success is very low.

After all, although the Habayashi Guards of Nangong and the young army of Donggong are not weak together, compared with the imperial army, they are not even a single enemy, not to mention, the Beijing camp is still in prison. It is firmly controlled in the hands of the emperor's confidant, Bo Fan Guang of Jing'an.

The Forbidden Army and the Beijing Camp are enough to suppress all possible changes in the capital. If the two forces cannot be resolved, then the hope of success is extremely slim. Once there is an incident, it will be a dead end.

Xu Youzhen understands this point, he also knows, the Supreme Emperor must understand, but in fact, when he came today, he didn't intend to provoke the Supreme Emperor to directly rise up, but just wanted to say that he had to make preparations early.

However, the Supreme Emperor's attitude is now more determined than he imagined, and he directly rejected his proposal.

In the final analysis, I'm afraid it's because this matter is too big, and he is not trusted enough by the Supreme Emperor, otherwise, the Supreme Emperor should at least reveal a hint of his intention to plan.

After all, as long as you want to do it, there is always a way. Although this kind of thing is risky, it is not impossible if you plan it properly and look at the right time.

However, with the current attitude of the Supreme Emperor, it is clear that he does not trust him enough.

Sighing in his heart, Xu Youzhen didn't dare to continue to persuade, because he knew very well that if he had said this, if he continued to forcefully persuade, the traces would be too heavy.

However, after hesitating for a moment, holding on to the last glimmer of hope, Xu Youzhen still spoke.

"Your Majesty obeys the order, but Your Majesty, I have one more thing to tell Your Majesty when I come today..."

"what's up?"

Zhu Qizhen looked at Xu Youzhen, and there was obviously a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes. Obviously, he felt that Xu Youzhen still wanted to persuade him.

However, unexpectedly, Xu Youzhen did not continue to talk about the East Palace, but opened the mouth.

"Your Majesty heard before that after returning to Beijing, His Majesty has recruited eleven empresses from the palace servants served by Nangong. I don't know. Is it true?"

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen was slightly taken aback, but soon, his face darkened, and said.

"What do you want to say?"

Apparently, Zhu Qizhen felt that Xu Youzhen was going to make irresponsible remarks about his harem, just like the annoying censors he met when he was emperor.

Even, Zhu Qizhen could predict what he was going to say next, and it was nothing more than words like indulge in beauty, harm the country and the people.

However, this time, Xu Youzhen once again exceeded his expectations.

I saw that his face was tangled for a long time, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he opened his mouth and said.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that I shouldn't have interfered in the affairs of the harem. However, a few days ago, I accidentally learned of something related to your Majesty's harem and involving the royal heirs. I have to report it truthfully. Please also Your Majesty forgives."

As soon as these words came out, Zhu Qizhen's face suddenly changed. He had a faint premonition in his heart, and he uttered a word with a calm face.

"Say!"

So Xu Youzhen took a deep breath and said.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have a fellow countryman who is now serving in the Jiaofang Division. A few days ago, I went to his mansion to discuss matters, and I heard a news by accident, saying that it is the palace servant who is serving in the Nangong Palace. , are all allocated from Jiaofang Division.”

"And these women..."

"Your Majesty, you know that the women in the Jiaofang Division are all registered lowly people. If they want to get rid of their nationality, they need the emperor's permission. It is extremely difficult. Although these women are not official prostitutes, they are actually used from time to time. To add to the fun, in order to prevent having children, it is difficult to deal with it, so, so..."

Hearing Xu Youzhen's voice getting lower and lower, Zhu Qizhen also faintly understood something in his heart, his face was livid, and his voice was a little trembling, said.

"So what?"

"Say!"

Feeling the anger of the Supreme Emperor, Xu Youzhen lowered her head even more, and said hesitantly.

"I heard that after His Majesty returned to Beijing, although there were many concubines in the palace,...but only Concubine Shu and Concubine Chen were pregnant, and these two concubines were the concubines who had been canonized in the palace before His Majesty set off. Although the empress is favored by His Majesty, she has never been pregnant, combined with the news I learned from that fellow countryman, I am afraid that all empresses who are born in the Jiaofang Division in the Nangong... all... are difficult to conceive."

This is still a bit of a tact, in fact, it means that these concubines who have been canonized in the Nangong in the past two years, it is impossible to conceive at all.

After the words fell, Xu Youzhen couldn't help being a little surprised when there was a "bang" and the sound of porcelain breaking.

Quietly raised his head to look, but saw that at some point, the Supreme Emperor had suddenly risen from the throne, and the delicate white porcelain teacup around the dragon was still steaming slightly on the imperial case one moment, and it was warming the next moment. The hot tea fell to the ground and fell apart.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

There was a burst of laughter, with madness and anger that Xu Youzhen had never felt before, and the voice of the Supreme Emperor was almost squeezed out from between his teeth.

"What a good emperor, my good brother, really did a good deed! Good! Good!"

In two short sentences, five good words were used, but the meaning revealed in the words was obviously completely opposite.

Xu Youzhen lowered her head, not daring to show any expressions or movements.

He is very clear that in the current state of the ether emperor, it is possible to do anything.

However, apart from being nervous, Xu Youzhen also felt a burst of surprise.

You know, although this matter is hated by people, since the Supreme Emperor lives in Nangong, although this kind of insidious means cannot be put on the table, it is really not too surprising.

Moreover, there are quite a few heirs of the Supreme Emperor. From Xu Youzhen's point of view, the current Supreme Emperor should care most about the status of His Highness the Crown Prince.

It is precisely because of this that his focus from the beginning to the end is on exaggerating the shake of the position of the crown prince of the Eastern Palace.

But what he didn't expect was that when so many things came out and the position of the Eastern Palace was already in jeopardy, the Supreme Emperor did not panic.

On the contrary, the matter of Jiaofang Secretary, in Xu Youzhen's view, is really not something that needs to be furious, but it made the Supreme Emperor so furious...

After a long while like this, Xu Youzhen only felt that the air was filled with tension, and he didn't know how long it had passed. In short, after a long wait, a small golden knife suddenly appeared in front of him.

The knife is an imperial thing, and the person who brought the knife was a female official beside the Supreme Emperor. Xu Youzhen felt someone approaching in front of her, raised her head slightly, and saw the golden knife inlaid with precious stones.

So, he hesitated for a moment, then continued to raise his head, his eyes were facing the Supreme Emperor who was looking at him, at the same time, the voice of the Supreme Emperor sounded, saying.

"Xu Qing, you are right. The Eastern Palace is the foundation of the country, where the etiquette and righteousness lie. As a descendant of the Taizu and the eldest son of the first emperor, how can I just sit back and watch some unruly people shake the foundation of the country and ignore them?"

"Today, I give you a golden knife. You can tell Zhang Yu and Zhu Yi of my intentions. The court and the society need the help of humerus ministers. Since there are Xiaoxiao people in the court who want to do wrong things, you should take the responsibility of the country and make preparations early, and if it really comes to a time when it is out of control, you should also help me clean up the demon atmosphere and reset the magic weapon."

"Do you understand?"

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best and do my best!"

Xu Youzhen held the golden knife in her arms, and when she walked out of Nangong, she still felt that it was not real.

He spent so many words and tongues before, but he couldn't get it done, but in the end, he just used such a simple message, and it was done?
However, no matter what, the matter finally came to an end. Looking back at the still brightly lit Nangong, Xu Youzhen frowned, not knowing what she was thinking.

After bidding farewell to Meng Jun, he turned a corner at the palace gate, and after getting into the sedan chair, he immediately said a few words to the servant next to him, and after that, the servant's figure disappeared into the night...

At the same time, after Xu Youzhen left, Zhu Qizhen sat back on the throne, his face was still extremely gloomy, but he was not as crazy as what Xu Youzhen saw just now.

The two palace servants stepped forward carefully, and cleaned up the cup of tea that fell on the ground, and then, Qi Muge, who was dressed as a female official, stepped forward to offer another cup of tea and said.

"Your Majesty appeases your anger. It's not surprising that this method is humble, isn't it? You haven't been wondering why the emperor treats you so generously in terms of treatment. It seems that this is the reason."

The voice was soft and gentle, which seemed to have the power to comfort people's hearts. Zhu Qizhen glanced at her, reached out to take the tea cup, took a sip, his complexion eased a lot, and sneered.

"I have known for a long time that my younger brother is extremely ruthless, but I never thought that he could even do such a dirty thing. It was a waste of me, but he still cared about the brotherhood and didn't want to Taking action against him, I was really blind in the past."

"After you go down, take someone to check all the eating and drinking utensils in the Nangong carefully, especially the small kitchen of Zhen and the Queen. You must be careful again and again, understand?"

After entering Nangong, the things that Zhu Qizhen entered were basically made in the small kitchen. guard against.

Qi Muge bowed his knees and saluted, saying.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate carefully, but, does Your Majesty really trust that Lord Xu?"

"Didn't you say last time..."

Hearing Xu Youzhen's name, Zhu Qizhen's originally gloomy face became a little more confident, and he sneered.

"Xu Youzhen is just a pawn who thinks he's smart."

"If he hadn't come here today, it wouldn't be easy for me to plan. Give him this golden knife, and I'd like to see how many people I can catch..."

(End of this chapter)