Why did the emperor rebel?

With Wynn's appearance, the chaos in the Wenhua Palace finally came to an end. Most of the courtiers were sent back to the Yamen, while the rest of the relevant and important officials were called to the Wuying Palace.

However, what is strange is that a group of servants led these ministers outside the Hall of Martial Heroes, but did not let them enter the main hall, but let them enter the side hall.

Wynn stood in front of the crowd, as if nothing happened, said.

"My lords, Your Majesty said that you have worked hard in the morning, and you haven't eaten your breakfast yet, so I ordered the imperial dining room to prepare a meal, and asked you to rest and eat in the side hall first, and then have an audience after half an hour."

After all, Wynn waved his hand, so the servant next to him was busy setting up stools and guiding everyone to sit down, while Wynn bowed his hands towards everyone and left in a hurry.

This kind of behavior made everyone present look at each other in blank dismay. Indeed, they were all a little hungry just after going to court.

But the problem is, at this juncture, who is in the mood to eat?

The emperor gathered them together, but in the end let them eat breakfast first... What is the emperor thinking about?
There was doubt in everyone's mind, but, with the word of mouth, they had no choice but to suppress the emotions in their hearts and sit down.

Soon, a servant delivered the imperial meal, which was naturally delicious, but at the moment, everyone had something on their minds, so it was unavoidable that they were unwilling to eat.

On the contrary, because of what happened just now, everyone present tacitly said nothing at the moment, and only focused on the meal in front of them. The silence in the hall was a little scary, but it seemed a little weird.

After about tea time, almost everyone had eaten some meals, put down their chopsticks at the same time, and took a look at each other. In the end, Zhang Min, the new chief assistant, took the lead in breaking the silence.

He set his eyes on He Wenyuan, who kept his head down, and said.

"He Shilang, His Majesty's summoning of us must be about the matter of the Wenhua Palace. This matter happened because of you. No matter what, you should give an explanation to the court."

From the heart, Zhang Ge is always unwilling to get involved in this matter, but now that he is in the position of chief assistant, then the responsibility of the cabinet to appease the court naturally falls on him first .

What's more, Zhang Min usually doesn't show much attention, but this doesn't mean that he doesn't have enough political vision, although, from the outside world's point of view, Zhang Min's ability to get the position of chief assistant is just a matter of luck.

However, as long as you check carefully, you will find that this old Zhang Ge is not as simple as it seems on the surface.

He is not well-known in the court, and he does not have extremely strong political achievements. If he hadn't led the reform of craftsmen when the emperor ascended the throne, he would not even have enough qualifications to enter the cabinet.

In this situation, if someone else is replaced, I am afraid that they will not be able to stay in the cabinet for long, and they will be fought, but Zhang Min has been able to stay in the cabinet steadily. Indisputable words can do it.

And no one knows this better than Yu Shiyue.

Seeing Zhang Min speak, everyone's eyes turned to He Wenyuan, but Yu Shiyue looked at Zhang Min.

During this period of time, the situation in the cabinet has changed greatly. Although Yu Shiyue's position is still stable, he has to take stock of the situation in the DPRK and China.

Among them, the most important thing is that everyone, including him, has been neglected before, the newly promoted Master Chief Assistant.

However, the more he took inventory, the more he felt that this person was not simple.

You must know that since entering the cabinet, Zhang Min and Yu Shiyue have been on good terms with each other. On many important government affairs, the two often have the same attitude. However, no one thinks that he belongs to Yu Shiyue, and even Yu Shiyue himself has never been like this thought too.

This is a mouthful to say, but it is true.

Not everyone can grasp the subtle distance between them, but for Zhang Min, this is just the beginning.

There is no doubt that Zhang Min's success in becoming the first assistant this time is due to both luck and strength, but one thing that needs to be understood is that without Wang Ao's help, Zhang Min might not have gone so smoothly. can succeed.

It is true that this change in the DPRK-China structure is a win-win opportunity for Wang Ao and Zhang Min, but cooperation requires a foundation of trust.

Just like before when Jiang Yuan was here, he came to Yu Shiyue to express his favor, but Yu Shiyue didn't dare to accept it easily. For a while, he didn't know what the other party was planning, and secondly, he also had to take into account various considerations.

Convergence of interests is the premise of cooperation, but it is difficult to reach cooperation without a sufficient foundation of trust. Yu Shiyue understands this very well.

But this is exactly the problem. You know, from the outside world, Zhang Min has always been with Yu Shiyue in the cabinet. Now, Yu Shiyue suddenly discovered that he had been in contact with Wang Ao in private, and Yu Shiyue himself, But he didn't notice it at all, how could this make him not startled?

Of course, as long as things are done, there will inevitably be traces. Yu Shiyue carefully recalled Zhang Min's series of actions after joining the cabinet, and soon discovered the clues.

Palace exam fraud case!
In this major case that shook the world, Jiang Yuan was the mastermind and Xiao Yi was the principal culprit. This is beyond doubt, but many people actually ignored it. Apart from them, Zhu Jian and Zhang Min were also involved.

To put it simply, without the cooperation of Zhu Jian and Zhang Min, Jiang Yuan would not have used the power of the cabinet to negotiate conditions with Xiao Yi, and finally joined forces to commit fraud and cause this shocking case.

Afterwards, several of them were punished. Xiao Ying attempted suicide and was dismissed from office. Jiang Yuan almost shouldered all the responsibilities for the crime, and then all eyes were attracted to him.

So much so that even Yu Shiyue didn't think about why Zhang Min got involved here.

Now that I think about it, I realize it's not that simple.

The first and most important question is that Zhang Min has always been low-key and cautious. How could he take such a big risk and do such a thing?

Or to put it another way, what good does it do for him?
Thinking along this line of thought, the answer is almost ready...

Wang Ao!

Although Yu Shiyue didn't pay that much attention to Zhang Min, he was always very clear about Wang Ao's movements.

The case of cheating in the imperial examination was investigated until the end, and ended in Jiangyuan. However, judging from Wang Ao's various actions, this case is inextricably related to him.

Even if he didn't instigate him behind the scenes, at least he should have tacitly allowed Jiang Yuan to do it. Otherwise, it would be difficult for Jiang Yuan to guarantee that he would be able to defend the Imperial Academy after killing Xiao Yi.

In this way, Zhang Min's actions in this case can also be explained.

For Zhang Min, the case of cheating in the palace examination has no direct benefits, but it can make him befriend Wang Ao.

Today, this case has already been settled, so Yu Shiyue has no way of guessing whether Wang Ao approached Zhang Min first in this case, or Zhang Min took the initiative to approach Wang Ao, but in terms of the results, At least since then, the two have had friendship.

I am afraid that it is precisely this friendship that allowed him to seize the opportunity during this change in the court situation...

An inexplicable meaning flashed in Yu Shiyue's eyes, and he had a faint premonition that this old Zhang Ge, no, should be called Zhang Shoufu now, and he might be even more difficult to deal with than Wang Ao.

There was a voice in the hall again, which brought Yu Shiyue back to his senses, only to see He Wenyuan, who had kept his head down all the time, finally raised his head after hearing Zhang Min's question, and said.

"Master Shoufu, this matter did not start because of me. The Eastern Palace Reserve is related to the etiquette and law of the country. The officials know that now is not the time to bring this matter up for discussion in the court, so I just reported it to Your Majesty in secret, to express my own opinion, but , but I don’t want to have young people who deliberately spread the news, causing turmoil in the court and disturbing the officials.

Things have developed to this point, He Wenyuan is not afraid of offending others.

The so-called death and rebirth, in the current situation, if you don't go crazy, you have to die. If you go crazy, there may be a chance of life, so naturally, he has no taboos.

While speaking, he stared at Zhu Yi on the opposite side and Xu Youzhen next to him, the meaning was self-evident...

Hearing this, Zhu Yi's face darkened, but before he could speak, He Wenyuan continued.

"Just now Duke Cheng asked for a play in front of the palace to investigate the case thoroughly, and the officials felt that what he said was true."

"Your Majesty is the official of the third rank of the imperial court. His Majesty bestows a seal on it, and the play is sent directly to the imperial court and to heaven. If His Majesty did not send the play to the cabinet and the Secretary of General Administration, no one should know the content."

"However, the contents of the secret melodies have now been leaked for no reason. It can be seen that some people in the court have long regarded the law as nothing and pryed into the secret memos without authorization. If such an act of contempt for the emperor's prestige is taken lightly, the system of secret melodies is useless."

"Therefore, the lower officials think that it should be thoroughly investigated!"

With these words, the big hats were buckled one after another, I'm afraid it wasn't enough to bluff people.

However, after the words fell, the faces of all the ministers present showed a bit of pondering.

He Wenyuan's words seemed to be chasing at will, but it was also a way to solve the current situation.

Now that the government and the public are all focused on this matter, then, apart from solving this problem head-on, the best way is to divert everyone's attention to other matters.

For example... How did the content of the secret melody leak?
In fact, the secret memorial system had precedents as early as the Taizong Dynasty, or even the Taizu Dynasty, but at that time, it was the privilege of individual ministers.

And after His Majesty ascended the throne today, it has only been institutionalized, and because of this, everyone is very clear about the problems that exist.

Since it is a secret melody, the most prominent thing is a secret word, like the secret melody of ordinary officials of science and Taoism. Perhaps the ministers in charge of the cabinet can predict it in advance.

However, as long as a Beijing official of the third rank or above like He Wenyuan stamped the seal given by the emperor, then no one could visit except the emperor.

This also means that, theoretically speaking, only the person who gave the memorial and the emperor himself know the content of the secret memorial. If this is the case, then it is normal to say some unspeakable things in it.

In the officialdom, it's not shameful to please the emperor. He Shilang is definitely not the only one who does this.

But the problem is that these contents can only be said in private. Once they are brought to the public, it will undoubtedly be a huge political crisis for those who gave the report.

So in essence, what He Wenyuan said was to divert the contradiction. He was reminding the ministers present that the secrets he played today could be leaked, which means that everyone present tomorrow will also have the secrets of the memorials. May be leaked.

If they don't find out the person behind the scenes who spread the news, then the next person to face this situation may be one of them in the room.

It has to be said that it is really clever to divert the trouble to the east.

There is a system of secret memorials, and the ministers of the court, more or less, will definitely present some memorials that are unwilling to be made public, so the leak of secret memorials is not just a matter of He Wenyuan. From this point of view, it is not Impossible, divert the attention from the center up and down, but...

"A thorough investigation? What a thorough investigation!"

"He Shilang's trick to confuse the public is really skillful, but the court has made a public opinion on this, so I'm afraid you won't be allowed to escape the responsibility like this?"

Sure enough, after He Wenyuan finished speaking, Xu Youzhen who was on the side immediately looked over and said in a cold voice.

All the ministers present glanced at each other, and suddenly understood in their hearts.

Just like what He Wenyuan himself said, although this incident was caused by him, he was not the one who provoked it in the court.

Zhu Yi and others demanded a thorough investigation in the court hall, the purpose of which was to confirm the existence of this secret memorial, turn rumors into substantive evidence, and then mobilize the power of public opinion in the court to attack He Wenyuan.

But now, He Wenyuan has admitted that he has indeed published this memorial, so for Zhu Yi and others, there is no need to check again.

For them, the focus now is actually how to stabilize the position of the East Palace by attacking He Wenyuan.

From this point of view, it is the people from the East Palace who actually want to make things big now.

And this is also the reason why all the ministers have not said much about this matter so far.

In fact, as long as you observe carefully, you will find that whether it was just now in the Wenhua Palace or in the current Wuying Palace, the people who spoke are all small pawns, ministers with real weight, even Yu Shiyue, who is Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion, He also didn't express any attitude towards this matter.

Of course, Cheng Guogong has come forward, but he is young after all, and although he has a title, but in terms of prestige and strength in the court, it is still not enough for the current palace.

Therefore, the current situation can actually be regarded as a continuation of the dispute in the Wenhua Palace just now, and because of this, the situation between the two sides is actually not bad.

Looking at Xu Youzhen who was bristling with anger, He Wenyuan said calmly instead.

"Xu Xueshi, you have one less mouthful of public opinion from the court, one mouthful to shirk responsibility, how about the court's public opinion, whether this official is guilty, you, a scholar of Youchunfang, don't count!"