Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 153 Dark Line
After leaving the gate of the palace, Jin Ying recalled the performance just now, so she couldn't help speeding up her pace, and went straight to the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

Empress Dowager Sun is teasing the little doll.

In two months, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Empire will be two years old.

The little baby just learned to walk not long ago, holding a small cuju ball in his hand, running around in the warm pavilion of the Compassionate Peace Palace.

Empress Dowager Sun followed behind with a few court ladies, surrounded by the most honorable little doll in Ming Dynasty.

It can be seen that the little prince, who is less than two years old, is having a great time playing.

These days, following Yexian's large-scale invasion, the court has rarely been extremely calm, not only among the civil servants and generals, but the flags and drums have died down.

Even in the harem, Empress Dowager Sun and Empress Dowager Wu agreed tacitly and did not cause any trouble.

Jin Ying walked into the warm pavilion, bowed and saluted, and said.

"Hi, Ma'am!"

Empress Dowager Sun glanced at Jin Ying, seeing him in a hurry, she knew there was something urgent, so she stopped and gave instructions to the side.

"Zhen'er, take the prince down to rest."

So behind Empress Dowager Sun, a pretty court lady bowed her knees, walked two steps forward, took the ball from the little prince's hand, and picked up the little doll.

The little doll was having fun when the ball in his hand was taken away, and he opened his mouth to cry loudly.

But then he saw the beautiful big eyes of the palace maid, so he found a comfortable position in the latter's arms, and was hugged obediently.

Empress Dowager Sun straightened the folds of her clothes, sat down under the service of the maid, and asked, "What made you so anxious that you came directly to the Palace of Compassion?"

Jin Ying told the Empress Dowager Sun exactly what happened in the early court and what happened after the next court.

When it came to the end, Jin Ying hesitated and said.

"Holy Mother, the courtiers always feel that the emperor's words seem to mean something, but they can't figure it out..."

Empress Dowager Sun frowned and looked at Jin Yingdao.

"What have you been showing these days?"

Jin Ying's heart tightened, and she said: "Holy Mother, these days, most of the ministers are involved in government affairs outside the court, and they don't often accompany the emperor, and they have never come to the Palace of Compassion. Except today, they came here on orders. The important news is all delivered by Director Wang, so there should be no mistakes or omissions..."

As she said that, Jin Ying frowned, and asked with a hint of doubt on her face: "The minister dares to ask, why does the Holy Mother have such doubts?"

Empress Dowager Sun pondered for a moment, then said: "According to what you said, today he came up, and he made a plan to keep the enemy away from the Zijing Pass. After he came down, he asked about your attitude, right?"

Jin Ying nodded, and Empress Dowager Sun continued.

"The character of this new emperor, the Ai family can be considered to understand these days. He is firm-willed and rarely hesitates when he decides to make a good decision. If he is really hesitant, then with the persuasion of Yu Qian and others, he will definitely not be in the court." make a decision."

"Since you have made up your mind, why bother to ask you about your attitude as an eunuch?"

Sighing faintly, Empress Dowager Sun looked at Jin Ying and came to a conclusion.

"He is using you to see Aijia's attitude!"

Jin Ying was also surprised, frowned and thought for a while, and finally said with some uncertainty.

"As soon as the empress said, the inner ministers also noticed that these days, Cheng Jing was sitting in the supervisor of ceremonies, and the inner ministers traveled to the outer court to participate in the ministerial discussions. The inner ministers thought that this arrangement was due to the lack of manpower in the hands of the emperor who had just ascended the throne."

"But if you think about it carefully, this move actually implies repulsion."

Empress Dowager Sun glanced at him, seeing his pensive look, she asked.

"What did you remember?"

Jin Ying cupped his hands and said: "Holy Mother, the ministers are not sure about this matter, but now that I think about it, it is probably that the ministers contacted the censor for the Holy Mother, and after impeaching Cao Jixiang, they were sent to the outer court."

A look of understanding flashed across Empress Dowager Sun's face, she sighed and said.

"No accident, it's because of this matter! But fortunately, many ministers of the foreign court intervened, and this matter eventually became quite a big mess. Although Cao Jixiang was not saved, it can be regarded as giving you a little more cover According to Ai's family, he should just have doubts in his heart, and this time is a trial."

Because of Jin Ying's presence, the Empress Dowager Sun is also generally aware of what happened in the outer dynasty.

Many things are difficult to detect in advance, but if they are deduced afterwards, it is not too difficult to guess the truth.

For example, that was the case when court officials besieged Chen Mao.

After the turmoil subsided, anyone with a clever mind could see that it was an encirclement and suppression by civil servants against their relatives.

From the Empress Dowager Sun's point of view, so many censors came forward to impeach, even if Zhu Qiyu found out that Jin Ying was involved with some of them, he was at most just suspicious.

Perhaps it was for this reason that he specially asked Jin Ying to send a message, hoping to take this opportunity to test it out.

At this time, Jin Ying asked: "The Holy Mother, what should the minister do now?"

Empress Dowager Sun did not speak, but pondered for a long time, Fang said.

"He sent you here to pass on the message. I think he has two intentions. If you have completely cut off your ties with the Palace of Compassion and Ning, then this time the message will only be passed on about the prince. He threatened the Ai family with the prince. I want to warn Aijia not to act rashly."

"If you still secretly serve the Ai family, you will naturally tell the truth. Then, if he asks you about the Supreme Emperor, the Ai family will naturally attribute this to your temptation, and then transfer you back."

It should be said that after these days, the Empress Dowager Sun's brain has been trained a lot, but it's a pity that from the very beginning, her starting point went astray.

From the very beginning, Zhu Qiyu knew exactly who the censors Jin Ying contacted belonged to. In addition, Empress Dowager Wu had told him earlier that Jin Ying could not be trusted.

So from the very beginning, Zhu Qiyu did not give Jin Ying full trust, let alone whether to test or not.

However, Empress Dowager Sun didn't know that her list of powers in the foreign court had already fallen into Zhu Qiyu's hands.

In the case of unequal information, the inferred conclusions will naturally deviate.

After inferring the thoughts in her heart, Empress Dowager Sun frowned, with a slightly struggling expression, for a long while, Fang said.

"You send someone to send a message to Ren Li, telling him to fight hard. During the war, he only needs to keep the Supreme Emperor safe. As for the matter of welcoming him back, let's plan in the long run."

Hearing this, Jin Ying was a little anxious, and said: "Holy Mother, but I missed this opportunity, I'm afraid..."

Empress Dowager Sun raised her hand to stop him, and sighed.

"Why doesn't Aijia want to welcome his son back, but since he has become suspicious of you, he will definitely investigate all your recent actions."

"Once Ren Li makes a move at this time, he will definitely notice that the Ai family is in contact with your relatives through you. This is the last hole card of the Ai family. If he finds out, everything will be in vain."

Having said that, Jin Ying was still a little unwilling and persuaded.

"Holy Mother, no matter what, the Supreme Emperor still has many supporters in the court. As long as the Supreme Emperor can be welcomed back, even if the ministers and Uncle Ren are punished, it is still worthwhile. After all, the Supreme Emperor is in the captive camp. If there is a just in case……"

Empress Dowager Sun felt very happy about Jin Ying's remonstrance, but she still shook her head slowly and said.

"After all, the Supreme Emperor is the Supreme Emperor. As long as he doesn't want to be attacked by the Ming Dynasty with all his strength, he will not do stupid things. If he wins this battle, under the pressure of the court, he will send the Supreme Emperor himself back first."

"But if even the line of Xunqi is broken, it will be even more dangerous after the Supreme Emperor returns."

With that said, Empress Dowager Sun said with a trace of deep worry on her brows.

"What's more, he is only suspicious of you now. If the relationship between Aijia and Ren Li is confirmed, he is afraid that he will have to change his generals, and this move of welcoming you back secretly may even arouse his viciousness. If you take advantage of it War chaos is not good for the Supreme Emperor, and the gains outweigh the losses."

After Jin Ying finished listening, her expression also struggled for a while, before she lowered her head weakly and said with cupped hands.

"My minister, please obey the order of the Holy Mother."

(End of this chapter)