Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 274 It is not easy to be arbitrary

The military power of the Ming Dynasty was divided into the power of commanding troops and the power of dispatching troops.

In particular, Yu Qian is the admiral of the Beijing Camp now, so no matter from which angle, the emperor's will should be accepted by Qian.

But Mr. Yu stood there, motionless, obviously very dissatisfied with the emperor's arbitrary behavior.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was a little frozen, Yu Shiyue said inwardly that it was not good.

He knew Yu Qian's temperament. If you put it nicely, it's called uprightness, and you dare to speak up.

After all, he is still too young, the edges and corners have not been smoothed, and the blood in his chest is still surging.

You know, usually, the average age of the chief officers of the six Metropolitan Procuratorates is about 65 years old, and the younger ones are also about 60 years old. top.

After the Civil War, the old ministers in the court suffered heavy casualties, and the newly promoted ministers were all relatively young, but even so, they were all at 57-[-].

But how old is Yu Qian this year?

After this year, he is only 52 years old!
For a minister of the Qiqing level, it is too young.

If there was no civil war, he would have to stay in the position of minister for at least seven or eight years before he would have the chance to be promoted to the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Punishment. Such a relatively low-ranking yamen would be the chief official. Soon.

But now, by chance and coincidence, he has the merit of supporting the establishment of a new monarch, the achievement of resisting foreign enemies, holding the power of the Beijing camp, and the title of Shaobao.

His prestige in the court has even firmly surpassed Chen Yi from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Shen Yi from the Household Department, second only to the newly promoted Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Wang Wen, and the veteran Hu Wei, who has been in office for several dynasties.

In Yu Shiyue's view, this is not a good sign!

Although today's emperor is wise and decisive, he is young and energetic after all.

Moreover, after the news of civil engineering came, Yu Shiyue became aware of it.

Although the emperor seemed to be modest and courteous, and able to accept advice, in fact, he had a very strong opinion in his heart.

This can be seen in the battle over legal authority when he ascended the throne last time.

At that time, Shang was still King Tan, and the people in the capital were panic-stricken and turbulent. There were great enemies outside, and the situation was not without danger.

But at that time when it was still necessary to rely on the officials to protect the country, the government did not give an inch to the seemingly insignificant legal system.

The six ministries and seven ministers repeatedly exerted pressure, but the emperor remained unmoved, which shows his firmness and courage in his heart.

For the imperial court, it is a good thing to have a sloppy minister like Yu Qian, and it is also a good thing for Sheji to have a monarch like the Son of Heaven who plots thousands of miles.

But when the two meet together, they will eventually conflict.

It should be said that Yu Shiyue's feeling is very accurate. In the previous life, Zhu Qiyu suffered a sudden change and was put on the throne in a daze. Naturally, he lacked confidence and relied on Yu Qian for everything. Naturally, there could be no conflicts. Such a character is a good thing.

But now, Yu Qian's personality has not changed, but he is not the cowardly Zhu Qiyu in his previous life.

Seeing that Yu Qian was about to speak with a dark face, he could predict that the words he said would not be very pleasant.

Yu Shiyue hurriedly took a step ahead, and in a flash, she was in front of Yu Qian, just blocking his way out of work, saying
"The minister leads the decree, and will draw up an edict for His Majesty later."

Such an edict for dispatching troops must be formalized.

However, for an edict that conforms to the regulations, the cabinet must first be responsible for drafting the edict, so it is normal for Yu Shiyue to step forward to receive the edict.

While talking, Yu Shiyue saw that Yu Qian's face became more and more ugly, and he was about to get up, even if he blocked it, it was useless.

So Yu Shiyue hurriedly said again.

"However, Your Majesty, according to the system, the imperial decree needs to be issued by the six divisions, but now the seal of the six divisions cannot be countersigned. Even if the cabinet has drafted an edict and the dispatch of troops, it will have to wait until the imperial court to issue the seal before it can be truly implemented."

"In the opinion of the old minister, should this matter be postponed for a few days, and it will be dealt with after the New Year's Day is over and the imperial court opens the seal."

Jisuke Takaya also stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, what Elder Yu Ge said is true. You are worried about the people of Miaodi and being ravaged by thieves. I can understand it. Your Majesty always cares about the people, which is the blessing of all people."

"However, it's the New Year's Eve now. Even if we send a new commander-in-chief there, we won't be able to go to war for a while. What's more, many soldiers in the Beijing camp have returned home because of the New Year's Eve, and they have been transferred rashly. vacant."

"The old minister has the guts to ask Your Majesty to postpone this matter and discuss it after the New Year's Eve."

The duty of the cabinet is to reconcile the inside and the outside. Seeing that the atmosphere in the palace was not right, the two cabinet ministers did not talk about right and wrong, arguing about whether they should be replaced or not.

I tried my best to delay the matter first, and wait until the New Year's Eve is over, and the imperial court will open the seal, and this matter will be thrown up early.

It doesn't matter how noisy it is.

With these two people smoothing things over, Yu Qian finally didn't keep his neck stuck and continued to charge forward. He forced himself to sit on the spot, staring straight at the emperor above him.

How could Zhu Qiyu not know about Yu Shiyue and Gao Gu's plans?
Wang Ji has been in power for many years, and he still has some influence, not to mention that he is involved with the Queen Mother Sun, so that side will naturally protect him.

To be honest, Zhu Qiyu was unreasonable this time, just as Yu Qian said, to replace Wang Ji, the commander-in-chief of a [-]-strong army, is not enough for the current reasons.

After all, the situation in Miaodi is special, and now that the New Year is approaching, the morale of the army will inevitably be unstable. A conservative strategic adjustment is not inexplicable.

So if it really comes to morning, this matter will probably last for a long time, and nothing will be done.

So, Zhu Qiyu also lowered his face and said coldly.

"Six subjects were sealed, and they were called back to open the seal. The former Fanjun newspaper said that Pingyue City has been besieged for several months, and the situation in the city is now completely unknown."

"The imperial court is celebrating the new year, but the people in Pingyue have nothing to eat. If you delay for one more day, you don't know how many people will starve to death."

"Under such circumstances, what face do you have to say to suspend in front of me?"

"Under the New Year's Eve, it is indeed not appropriate for the army to go to war immediately, but because of this, it is just time for the new commander-in-chief to familiarize himself with the military situation. After the New Year's Eve, the commander-in-chief can integrate his forces before he can complete the battle."

"As for the Beijing battalion's defense change, are there not enough troops?"

Zhu Qiyu refuted the reasons given by the two cabinet ministers one by one in a few words, but at the end, the conversation stopped and his eyes fell on Qian.

His tone suddenly became severe, and he reprimanded.

"What does the Ministry of War eat?"

"There are 20 troops in the Beijing Camp, and ten battalions. If you change defenses because of the New Year, you can't even get [-] troops. Then I don't think you, the Minister of the Ministry of War, need to do it."

"Otherwise, I don't know when the bandits lead troops to break through the palace ban, and the sword is on my neck. Maybe the Beijing camp is still resting!"

The emperor's sudden fury of thunder was unexpected by everyone present.

They were able to get to this point, so they were naturally good at observing words and expressions, and they could tell at a glance that the emperor was really angry this time.

Especially the last few words, the chill in the emperor's eyes made the hearts of the elders tremble.

Regardless of other things, everyone present got up one after another, prostrated themselves on the ground, and said.

"Your Majesty is guilty, please appease your anger."

These kneeling people naturally included Yu Qian.

But seeing Yu Qian's face suddenly calm down, Yu Shiyue suddenly felt a strong uneasiness in his heart.

Sure enough, they were all pleading guilty, but Yu Qian took off the official hat on his head the next moment, held it with both hands above his head, and said.

"Your Majesty, thanks to His Majesty's grace, I have been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War. I am responsible for the responsibility of supervising the Beijing camp. I should pay my respects. With a [-] army in the Miao area, it is not a trivial matter to replace the commander-in-chief. It is really hard for me to obey Your Majesty's order against my heart."

"However, as a minister, it is disloyal to disobey the holy order. Therefore, I ask your majesty to resign from the post of minister of the military department and the post of admiral of the capital to thank the world."

After all, Yu Qian kowtowed heavily on the ground, and his head collided with the bluestone slab of the hall, making a crisp sound, which immediately stunned a group of elders on the spot.

Yu Shiyue had a headache for a while, and could not help but sigh in her heart.

Now, it's really a big deal!

(End of this chapter)