Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 268 On New Year's Eve, the turmoil is brewing
It was New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye, and many shops in the capital had closed down, but the streets were still bustling with activity, especially the restaurants and brothels, where business was even better.

The common people have been busy for a whole year, and only these few days can properly celebrate festivals and visit relatives and friends.

Not only the folks, but also the imperial court is filled with a festive atmosphere.

Finally, at the end of the new year, the bosses put the official seal and customs into the box, and sealed it with a seal.

From today to the third day of the first lunar month, all the upper and lower yamen of the imperial court will be sealed, and all government affairs will be suspended except for emergency military situations.

The palace also became more and more busy. At this time, the nobles in the palace and the wives of various mansions would meet with them more frequently.

All kinds of banquets, thank you, the etiquette is very complicated.

Of course, these are the affairs of the servants who serve.

New Year's Eve is the day before Zhengdan, the imperial court seals, the government affairs are sealed, and the early court and Jingyan are naturally stopped. Zhu Qiyu finally stole a day of leisure and played with Sister Hui and Brother Ji for a whole day.

Although the wind and cold last time were dangerous, fortunately there was nothing serious about it. Brother Ji's body recovered before Zhengdan, but his face was still a little sallow.

But the body is still a bit weak, obviously he is a boy, and he is a few months older than Sister Hui, but when they play together, they are always bullied by Sister Hui.

With the lessons learned from the Hang family, Zhu Qiyu made a decree that all children in the palace were not allowed to start school before the age of three.

Hang seems to have been frightened by Ji Ge's illness. According to Xing'an, since Ji Ge's illness, she has been guarding the bedside almost day and night, never leaving her body for a moment.

When Zhu Qiyu went to look at it, it was obvious that her eyes were always swollen, and she lost a lot of weight in just a few days.

Seeing her like this, Zhu Qiyu couldn't bear it, after all, it was years of friendship.

It's true that the Hang family doesn't have the ability to be the mother of the world, and sometimes, she is not thorough enough and a little willful in her actions, but it's no wonder she is.

Her father was only a mere thousand households, and he was sent to the palace for draft. He didn't expect her to enter the harem. He only thought that she could be a side concubine in the palace.

Therefore, in terms of knowledge, he is definitely not as good as the Wang family who came from a famous family.

That's right, Wang's family background is already considered famous.

The Wang family is the hereditary commander of the third-rank Jinwu Zuowei. This is basically stipulated in the ancestral training of the Emperor Ming, and it is the top family for choosing concubines.

You know, even Zhu Qizhen's empress, his sister-in-law Qian's natal family is the same, she is just the hereditary commander of the Jinwu right guard.

The commander of the third rank, and further up is the Lord's House, but that is beyond the scope of concubine selection.

Seeing Hang's haggard look, Zhu Qiyu was still a little soft-hearted after all.

Thinking that today is New Year's Eve, she discussed with Mrs. Wu, released her restraint one day in advance, and asked her to bring Brother Ji to Jingyang Palace.

After lunch, the two children were also tired, and they fell asleep in Zhu Qiyu's arms.

Seeing this, Mrs. Hang and Mrs. Wang took the two dolls down to rest respectively, and the little servant on the side dared to step forward and said.

"My lord, Eunuch Shu is waiting outside, saying that he has something to report."

Zhu Qiyu was in the right mood, and when he heard this, the smile on his face subsided slightly, and he said.

"Call him in."

King Guangtong and King Yangzong are going to make trouble at the Zhengdan banquet!
This matter is not a secret, mainly because these two people are not low-key in doing things.

Zhu Qiyu knew clearly the enmity between the two of them and King Zhennan, and it would not be too much to say that they were in the same situation.

After entering Beijing, they have been trying to find ways to trip Zhennan Wang.

But this chubby county prince was not an easy-going person, he went to Shu Liang's mansion, the father and son sang together, and then passed the news to Dongchang.

When Shu Liang knew the news, it naturally meant that Zhu Qiyu, the emperor, also knew that King Zhennan was planning to kill with a knife.

However, I have to say that although his trick is old, it is easy to use.

Even if he knew that he was going to use Dongchang's power to deal with the two younger brothers who didn't let him worry, Zhu Qiyu still couldn't ignore it.

Therefore, after receiving Shu Liang's report, Zhu Qiyu asked him to investigate in detail what King Guangtong and King Yangzong were plotting.

Come to think of it, it finally came to fruition.

Shu Liang had obviously been waiting outside for a while, with scattered snowflakes on his body, entered the door, and saluted quickly.

"Slaves send greetings to the emperor."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, motioning for the servant at the side to bring him some tea, and said.

"It's a big festival, don't be so cautious, you came here at this time, it's something I entrusted to you, is there a result?"

Shu Liang took a sip of the tea, heard the words, took two steps forward, and said.

"Returning to the emperor, you expected it well. The two kings Guangtong and Yangzong really planned to make trouble at tomorrow's banquet."

"However, it is a little different from what King Zhennan said. The reason they really plan to sue King Zhennan is not to force the concubine to death, but to murder the elder brother Zhu Huijuan."

Zhu Qiyu's eyes froze, and his body leaning on the couch straightened up, and he said in a deep voice, "Report carefully what you found."

Shu Liang also knew the seriousness of this matter, so of course he didn't dare to be negligent, and immediately told all the details that he found out.

King Guangtong and King Yangzong seemed insane, but in fact, they obviously had plans for this matter long ago.

After they entered Beijing, they visited two mansions in the first two days, one was Yangwuhou Mansion, the other was Huichangbo Mansion, and then three days later, they visited Cheng'anhou Mansion.

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu frowned and asked.

"It seems that they have been prepared for a long time, but how did these two people get along with this group of people?"

The mansion of Marquis of Yangwu and the Queen Mother are related by marriage, Xue Heng of the second room is the son-in-law of Princess Changde, and the Mansion of Uncle Huichang is the mother's family of the Queen Mother.

As soon as they entered Beijing, they went straight to these two families, obviously premeditated.

This is not difficult to understand.

After all, the king of Zhennan is the royal family of the county king. If King Guangtong and King Yangzong want to overthrow him, they can only rely on the power of the court, or in other words, it depends on the emperor's will.

The two of them have been in the fief for a long time, and the transportation is inconvenient. If they want to win over the honorable ministers of the court and help them speak in the court, they must not make a sudden decision. It will take half a year or a year to plan.

At that time, Zhu Qizhen was still sitting on the throne, so it was most suitable to find the mansions of noble relatives like Huichangbo and Yangwuhou, who could directly influence the palace.

Although the throne has changed now, it is impossible for the two of them to change their minds temporarily to win over others, so they can only bite the bullet and continue.

As for the final Cheng'anhou Mansion, I'm afraid that someone has meddled behind the scenes.

Cheng Anhou Guo Sheng, what a fool!

Putting him aside for now, Zhu Qiyu was a little puzzled that King Guangtong and King Yangzong had never been in the capital, while Yangwuhou Mansion and Huichangbo Mansion had never been out of the capital.

They have been friends in private, obviously for some time, that is to say, before the civil engineering incident happened, they had already conspired with King Guangtong.

However, without meeting each other, how could these two families be willing to get involved in such a matter involving the clan's affairs?
In other words, how did King Guangtong and King Yangzong connect with these two families?

Shu Liang was clearly prepared, and said.

"Regarding this, the servant has also found out some clues."

(End of this chapter)