Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 247 The Penetration of Beizheng's Lineage

Compared with the troubles in Prince Min's Mansion, it is obvious that Zhu Qiyu is still more concerned about Yang Shan's movements.

Shu Liang quickly recovered his thoughts, opened his mouth and told the story of what happened in the restaurant carefully.

Shu Liang said: "Your Majesty, although there was a great uncle who rescued the servants in the Drunken Immortal Tower at that time, but from the perspective of slaves, since Yang Shan came to ask about Liu Wu, he must have discovered the clues. Although not many people know about Liu Wu's matter, it is not particularly secretive after all, if you want to find out, you will always find out."

This is not a lie.

At that time, Shu Liang took a group of people from Jin Yiwei to clean up the East Factory. At first, he just wanted to hold the East Factory in his hands.

But he never thought about it, so he discovered the secrets planted by the British government and other relatives in the East Factory.

Although Shu Liang made a decisive decision and did a lot of things to deal with the aftermath, after all, he took remedial measures after prying the mouths of those people open.

Therefore, as long as you want to check, you must be able to find it.

Zhu Qiyu also nodded.

When Shu Liang went there, he brought Jinyiwei's men and horses with him, but from what happened to Jin Ying, it can be seen that his relatives also have their own power in Jinyiwei.

Therefore, Dongchang and Jinyiwei are investigating Yang Shan's affairs, and I'm afraid they won't be able to hide it for a long time.

However, this is also a matter of time, after pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu continued to ask.

"So, how is the investigation going on at the East Factory?"

In the previous episode, Dongchang had already found out that on the civil servants' side, Yang Shan, Minister of Honghe Temple, Luo Tong, Minister of the Right Deputy Capital, Xu Bin, Minister of Taichang Temple, Xue Xuan, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and the others were secretly colluding.

In the letter sent back by Jin Ying, he also gave a list of courtiers who had been contacted. Although the official ranks were not high, they were very extensive.

Among them, the personnel are not limited to the imperial censor, but some middle-level officials of the six divisions, various ministries, various monasteries, and prisons. Yang Shan and others have more or less contacted with them.

The biggest advantage of this force is that it has more people.

Once it is done, it will inevitably create an illusion of turbulent court discussions.

Shu Liang took a step forward and said.

"My lord, please tell me, these servants have indeed found some things."

"One, it's the Xun Qi's side. Apart from the British government, Dingxihou's mansion, Yangwuhou's mansion, and the son-in-law Duwei Jiao's mansion, it is certain that they have already been wooed by them. In addition, Zhang An, Bo of Anxiang, and Liang Yao, Bo of Baoding, are also very close to the British government these days."

Zhu Qiyu frowned, and had to say, this is bad news.

Uncle An Xiang and Uncle Baoding are both nobles from the lineage of King Yan's Mansion, and their changes show that the British government's erosion of the lineage of King Yan's Mansion has already achieved initial results.

However, to his surprise...

"Marquis Cheng An?"

Shu Liang nodded, with a serious expression, said.

"That's right, according to the servant girl's news, Lord Guo has strengthened his control over the Chinese military's governor's mansion recently. Among these people, most of them were promoted when the British Crown Prince was in office."

It turned out to be the case.

Cheng'anhou Guo Sheng, although he came from the lineage of generals, but this lineage is weak and weak, and he is suppressed by his relatives.

Now Guo Sheng is in charge of the Chinese Military Governor's Mansion, which has always been the traditional sphere of influence of the British government.

In order to hold the power of the Chinese Military Commander's Mansion in his hands as soon as possible, I'm afraid Guo Sheng doesn't know what the choice he made means.

Taking this matter to heart, Zhu Qiyu continued to ask with a calm face.

"anything else?"

Shu Liang continued: "The second thing is the infiltration of Yang Shan and others among civil servants."

Having said that, Shu Liang also became more cautious, after all, what he was going to say next was not trivial.

While paying attention to the emperor's expression, he said carefully.

"A while ago, the emperor said that Yang Shan and others were going to infiltrate the center, so the servants deliberately paid attention to the residences of several influential elders in the court."

"It turned out that in recent days, Luo Tong, the deputy governor of the right capital, went to the residence of Chen Yi, the censor of the left capital, several times. The two had secret talks many times, and the content was unknown."

"In addition, Dali Temple Shaoqing Xue Xuan also frequently visited the newly promoted cabinet minister Jiang Yuan, and the two elders seem to be involved."

"And..."

Seeing Shu Liang hesitating, not daring to continue, Zhu Qiyu's eyes were a little cold, he had already vaguely expected what he would say next, and Zhu Qiyu said softly.

"What else, let's talk about it together."

Shu Liang got permission, so he said.

"What's more, Yu Shaobao of the Ministry of War has recently been in contact with Yang Shan and others."

After finishing these words, Shu Liang immediately bowed his head, not daring to make a sound.

After staying by the emperor's side for a long time, I can't help but notice a lot of things.

For example, even though this person is an adult, and his seniority and prestige are not particularly high among the six departments, Shu Liang understands that this person is unusual in the heart of the emperor, and seems to have a special emotion.

It was precisely because of this feeling that Shu Liang never dared to report rashly, for fear that the emperor would think that he was making a false accusation.

But this kind of news, after all, it is impossible for him to really hide it.

After being worried for a while, Shu Liang finally received only a plain sentence from the emperor.

"understood."

Shu Liang raised his head secretly, looked at the emperor's face, saw that the latter's expression was normal, and then slowly relaxed.

After thinking about it, he boldly recounted the conversation he had with Hu Wei in the lobby of the Ministry of Rites.

"My lord, looking at it from the perspective of slaves, Uncle Da Zong seems to have noticed something. Uncle Da Zong is still very concerned about Duke Cheng's mansion. Do you want slaves and maids to go to Uncle Da Zong to find out more detailed news?"

Zhu Qiyu thought for a while, and finally shook his head.

The news that Shu Liang brought back did make him a little dazed for a moment, but it was only for a moment.

After all, in the previous life, Yu Qian also advocated welcoming back the Supreme Emperor. He has a stubborn temper and is not someone who will change course easily.

It's normal for Yang Shan and others to find him. It's not surprising that people above the court will come together because of the same interests and goals.

What surprised Zhu Qiyu was that Chen Yi and Jiang Yuan were also involved.

In this way, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the cabinet, I am afraid that they will continue to fight for power, but they need to be careful.

As for Hu Wei...

Zhu Qiyu glanced at Shu Liang, and said lightly.

"Hu Wei is a difficult person to deal with. Although Cheng Guogong's mansion can restrain him for a while, it is basically impossible to win him over."

"That old fox is best at protecting himself wisely. When he came to you, he was actually subduing me in a disguised form for Duke Cheng's mansion."

"But that's all there is to it. I'm afraid it's impossible to make him die."

Zhu Qiyu has already seen through Hu Wei, the old fox is much more cunning than Wang Zhi.

Cheng Guogong's affairs, at most, he can only help him with some things, but it is impossible to say that he will do his best.

It's better to get the news from him than to find it out by yourself.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu said.

"You should continue to investigate this matter. Although Yang Shan and the others are on guard, they will definitely expose more flaws."

"I have only one request for Dongchang. It must be fast, stable, and complete. I will find out all the people involved in this matter. As for how to deal with it, you don't have to worry about it. I will make my own decision."

Shu Liang bowed his head and accepted the order, although he didn't know what the emperor's intention was in telling him to only check but not to do anything.

But his best habit is to do it before thinking, and not to ask questions that shouldn't be asked.

At this time, Cheng Jing, who had been guarding outside all the time, came in to report lightly, saying.

"Your Majesty, Shen Shangshu from the Ministry of Housing, Chen Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry, and Mr. Zhang Ge from the cabinet have already met you outside the palace."

(End of this chapter)