Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 322 Zhang Yan's Anxiety

At night, light rain falls on the eaves, slides down the bottom of the eaves, and wets the bluestone tile floor.

The cold spring is expected to be chilly, and the weather has gradually warmed up, but a few spring rains suddenly set off a burst of cold spring.

Therefore, the various mansions had to light up the fires that had been extinguished.

In the study room of the British government, the fire was not turned on, but the windows were opened, allowing the whistling cold wind mixed with some cold rain to fall into the room from time to time.

The two brothers Zhang Fu sat opposite each other, the tea on the table had already turned cold.

In front of them were Captain Xue Heng and Taichang Temple Minister Xu Bin.

A few people just sat like this, and the atmosphere was a little stagnant.

After a while, Xue Heng seemed to be unable to bear it any longer. He got up and wanted to close the window, but just after taking two steps, Zhang Fu stretched out his hand and pressed it back.

"It's not good if it's too warm. When the cold wind blows, your mind will be clearer."

Glancing at the expressionless Zhang Fu, Xue Heng's lips moved, but he didn't speak in the end.

After a while, Xu Bin couldn't sit still, forced a smile on his face, and said.

"Third Master, everything is ready for the mission."

"This time, the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple have cooperated very well. Even the Ministry of Household Affairs has not made any obstacles. The gold, silver and silk given are more than we imagined."

"From this point of view, welcoming back the Supreme Emperor is indeed what everyone expects."

However, his lively words did not achieve the desired effect, and Zhang Fu still had a gloomy face.

On the other hand, Zhang Min sneered and said.

"What is expected of everyone? I think the one who is expected by everyone is the one on the dragon chair!"

"In these days, wherever the old man goes, he hears praises for the filial son who governs the country with filial piety and broad-mindedness, who is a holy son."

"No wonder that person agreed so happily, and who wouldn't want such a good reputation."

Xu Bin, who was choking on two sentences, was a little embarrassed, so he had no choice but to keep silent.

At this time, Zhang Fu, who had been frowning all this time, finally spoke. He shook his head slightly, with some worry in his eyes, and said.

"Second brother's words are wrong. Now the emperor is not a person who values ​​these vain names. Otherwise, when he ascended the throne, he would not have risked being discussed by the government and the opposition, and forcibly changed the enthronement edict."

"What's more, what Xu Siqing said is correct, welcoming back the Supreme Emperor is indeed something that many ministers in the court have always hoped for, but..."

Zhang Fu turned his body sideways, turned to Xu Bin who was at the side, and continued to ask.

"Xu Siqing, if I remember correctly, the date set by Honglu Temple is to leave in three days, right?"

Xu Bin nodded.

Zhang Fu's face became more and more worried, looking at the pattering spring rain outside the window, he frowned.

"Brother Xu, do you feel that the affairs of the mission went too smoothly?"

Xu Bin was a little hesitant, and then said after a while.

"Third Master, what's wrong?"

"I know, the third master has been wondering why the emperor agreed to send a mission for no reason at the Fengtian Palace that day."

"But no matter what, this is a good thing. No matter what the emperor thinks, as long as he nods, the initiative will be in our hands."

In fact, Xu Bin is also aware of what Zhang Fu has been worrying about.

But from his point of view, no matter what plans the emperor had, at least in terms of the results, the mission was successfully prepared.

The next thing is how to persuade Yexian to let him agree to release the Supreme Emperor.

When the Supreme Emperor returns to the court, they will naturally have support.

However, Zhang Fu was always frowning, thinking for a moment and said.

"Brother Xu said, of course I understand that welcoming the Supreme Emperor back is a major event, and naturally the sooner the better, but what makes me a little uneasy is that the mission's preparations this time are a bit too fast..."

Normally, it takes at least 20 days to a month for a mission to start from scratch, the deployment of personnel, the preparation of the guard of honor, the transfer of gifts, and all other things.

But this time it was different. It only took ten days from the time when the emperor nodded to send the mission, and now the preparations are complete.

The Ministry of Rites, Honglu Temple, and the Ministry of Households all opened their doors to the missions one after another. It can be said that they are asking for money for money and people for giving.

more importantly……

"The old man secretly sent someone to find the Lang Guan of the Ministry of Rites to inquire about it. According to them, it was a message from the palace that all yamen should not slack off and get things done as soon as possible."

This is what makes Zhang Fu feel the most uneasy.

Logically speaking, even if the Son of Heaven agrees to bring back the Supreme Emperor, he should be reluctant.

But now it seems that he is more enthusiastic about this matter than himself and others.

Zhang Fu had a vague feeling.

He always felt that the palace seemed to be in a hurry to let the mission pass as soon as possible.

Xu Bin also fell silent. He also felt that there was something strange about this matter, but he frowned and thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.

"Well, could it be that the Son of Heaven wants to distract us so that we can make some moves in Beijing?"

Zhang Fu didn't speak, and after thinking for a moment, Fang nodded slowly.

"Now it seems that this is the only possibility!"

Following this line of thought, Zhang Fu continued to think, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he spoke.

"Now that Marquis Ningyang, Marquis Cheng An and others have all been imprisoned, if we are also transferred out of the capital, then Zhao Rong and Shi Jing will be the ones making the decisions at the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion."

After the major reshuffle after the Civil War, the situation in the five armies' governor's mansion was basically divided into two factions.

One group is the emerging forces represented by Zhao Rong and Shi Jing. They have insufficient foundation, but they are promoted by the emperor.

The other faction is the old forces represented by Zhang Fu and Guo Sheng. The British government has been in operation for many years, and there are many middle-level generals in the five-army governor's office, all of whom are inextricably linked with the British government.

Among the two factions, Zhang Fu's faction actually gained the upper hand by virtue of its large number of people and its deep foundation.

Otherwise, Guo Sheng would not lose face and serve as a pawn for the British government.

But now, Guo Sheng has been sentenced to prison, and Zhang Fu is about to leave Beijing with the mission.

In this way, the people of their line will inevitably have no leader in the five armies.

After hearing what he said, Zhang Min on the side also reacted and said.

"Third brother, you are right. Ningyang Hou and Guo Sheng are in prison. I am in the Beijing Guard Command and Envoy Division, so I can't get involved in the affairs of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion. Once you leave Beijing with the envoy, they will definitely treat us in five. People from the Military Governor's Mansion will attack."

As he spoke, Zhang Min said with a look of sudden realization.

"No wonder, that person grounded Yu Qian early on, and ordered Li Xian and others to impeach Yu Qian. It turned out that he planned to extend his hand to the Mansion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies."

Compared with Zhang Fu's excitement, Zhang Fu appeared calmer.

He also remembered at this time that at the Fengtian Temple, Li Xian had indeed brought people to impeach Yu Qian for his mistakes, hoping to take it back to the Beijing camp. This matter is over.

But it is conceivable that since Li Xian and others mentioned this matter, there must be the emperor's instruction behind it.

Then, if you look at these things together, the emperor's intentions are clearly revealed.

It is a great shame and humiliation to the hearts of the relatives that the Beijing camp was taken away by civil servants.

If Li Xian and the others can take this opportunity to take back the Beijing camp, then their prestige in the Xunqi and the five armies' governor's mansion will surely go even further.

With this east wind, they can start to clean up the power of the British government in the five-army governor's mansion.

At that time, without Zhang Fu as the person in charge, I am afraid that it will be difficult for the people of their department to form an organized resistance, and they will eventually be taken down one by one by the opponent.

In this way, the emperor not only took back the Beijing camp, but also strengthened his control over the five-army governor's mansion, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

At that time, even if they welcome the Supreme Emperor back, they will definitely lose their strength.

Damn it, Zhang Fu clenched his fists, feeling helpless.

If he had known this earlier, he shouldn't have asked Ning Yanghou to do this.

Guo Sheng is an idiot, if he loses it, he loses it, but Chen Mao is their current pillar.

If Chen Mao is still safe and sound, then by virtue of his prestige among his relatives, even if Zhang Fu leaves the capital, the Five Armies Commander's Mansion will not be without a leader.

Sighing, Zhang Fu turned his gaze to Xue Heng who was aside, and asked.

"My son-in-law, from the eldest princess's side, what's the meaning of the Holy Mother's side? Ningyanghou and the others, how are they doing now?"

During this period of time, I don't know where the news leaked.

Not only Dongchang, but even the manpower they had placed in Jinyiwei had suffered a lot successively.

Lu Zhong and Shu Liang worked hand in hand, making the imperial prison very airtight.

Since Ning Yanghou and others were imprisoned that day, there has been no news at all. There is really no way for Zhang Fu, and he can only hope that Queen Mother Sun can bring some useful news.

Xue Heng's face was a bit ugly, he hesitated for a moment, but still bit the bullet and said.

"Third Master, there is news from the palace. The staff arranged by the Holy Mother found out that Jin Yiwei has obtained the confession of King Guangtong and others. It is said that it is not much different from what Xue Xuan said in the palace. This confession is now It has been sent to the Qianqing Palace."

"I guess, as soon as you leave Beijing, the Ministry of Criminal Justice will start a trial!"

Zhang Fu's face turned ugly again: "So, they are determined to put Ningyang Hou and others to death!"

Once Xue Xuan's accusation is confirmed, at least Ning Yanghou and others will not be able to escape the two crimes of secretly colluding with the clan and alienating the Tian family.

Although it is definitely impossible to be charged with disrespect, even with these two charges alone, it is enough to deprive Ning Yanghou and others of their titles and official positions. If the sentence is more serious, they may even be exiled to the border .

In this way, the use value of Ning Yanghou and the others is completely gone.

Holding a glimmer of hope, Zhang Fu asked.

"Since the Holy Mother is able to inquire about such secret information, can you try to rescue them? If I remember correctly, the Holy Mother mentioned before that there are still a group of censors in the court who have received the favor of her old man."

"I'll ask my second brother to contact a few relatives who are close to Ningyang Hou, and the two sides will work together, maybe we can..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Xue Heng shook his head.

"Third Master, according to the Holy Mother, the most important thing now is to bring the Supreme Emperor back. Other things must be put behind."

"Now that the emperor has finally let go, we must not miss this opportunity. If Marquis Ningyang and others push the emperor into a hurry and stop the mission again, the loss outweighs the gain."

"What's more..."

At the end of the sentence, Xue Heng hesitated to speak.

Zhang Fu stared at him with a gloomy face and said, "What's more, just say what you have to say!"

Only then did Xue Heng continue to bite the bullet and speak.

"Third Lord, what the Holy Mother means is that even if she is willing to take action, she may not be able to save Ning Yanghou and others."

"After all, this matter is too big, and with the testimony of Xue Xuan and King Guangtong's testimony, it is too risky to force them to defend, and it is easy to involve the people on hand."

"Now that the embassy mission is imminent, if the Supreme Emperor is successfully welcomed back, then when the old man returns to the court, he will always have some power in his hand as a precaution, so it is not good to get involved in this matter."

"Oh!"

As soon as the voice fell, Zhang Fu didn't respond, and Zhang Fu on the side immediately patted the table.

"What did you say? No matter what, Chen Hou followed up on the case of King Guangtong and others in order to welcome back the Supreme Emperor."

"Now, he is in prison and is in danger. Does the Holy Mother just ignore it?"

Zhang Fu's face was also ugly, but he still stretched out his hand, pushed Zhang Fu back on the chair, thought for a while, and persuaded.

"Second brother, don't worry. What the Holy Mother said is also reasonable. We were negligent in the case of King Zhennan. With Xue Xuan here, it is indeed not easy to rescue Marquis Chen."

Zhang Fu also had some regrets, who would have thought that Guangtong and Wang would dare to hide something about such a major event.

If they hadn't concealed the matter of the Su family, they wouldn't have been so confident and let Ning Yanghou come forward to stand on the platform in person.

As a result, the case was not overturned, but Ning Yanghou was brought in instead.

The atmosphere in the room was a little stagnant.

Although Zhang Min was appeased, he sat on the side, but he was annoyed and didn't speak.

Xu Bin's complexion was not very good either.

He and Yang Shan are best friends. At the very beginning, he was recruited by Yang Shan.

This time Ning Yanghou was imprisoned, and even Yang Shan was not spared.

He originally hoped that they could rescue Yang Shan also.

But now the Holy Mother in the palace has such an attitude, not to mention Yang Shan, even Ning Yanghou can't protect himself.

Naturally, he also felt uncomfortable, turned his head, looked out of the window at the spring rain that kept beating on the eaves, and fell into silence.

After a while, it was Zhang Fu who took the initiative to speak and said to Xue Heng.

"My son-in-law, I'm afraid I have to trouble the eldest princess to enter the palace again."

"The Holy Mother lives deep in the palace, and there may be something unclear about the situation in the court. Looking at the current situation, as soon as I leave Beijing, I am afraid that she will attack the Five Armies Commander's Mansion immediately."

"At that time, there will be no Marquis Ningyang in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion. When we come back, I'm afraid we will be almost eaten away."

"Even if I successfully return the emperor in the end, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to take back the capital of the five armies. The pros and cons of it, please consider carefully the Holy Mother."

Xue Heng nodded, and said: "Don't worry, third master, I will definitely let the eldest princess take the words into the palace as it is."

Zhang Fu's brows furrowed a little, after thinking for a while, he turned to Zhang Fu and asked.

"Second brother, what happened to the relatives of the families who had a good relationship with Cheng Guogong's family that you were asked to contact before?"

　[-]-in-[-], a little Cave, see you tomorrow~~~
　　
　
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