Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 323

After the Civil War, the strength of Xunqi was greatly damaged.

Under the auspices of Zhang Fu and Chen Mao, the Beizheng lineage quickly regained its vitality.

But for the lineage of Prince Yan's Mansion, because the title of Duke Cheng's Mansion has not been finalized for a long time, it is still in a state of flux.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhang Fu asked Zhang Fu to win him over as much as possible, and now thinking about it, there should be progress.

Zhang Fu's anger was still there, but when he heard Zhang Fu's question, although he was reluctant, he still answered.

"It's not that good. Once Cheng Guogong's mansion fell, those families were very flustered. They meant to vote for us."

"But a few days ago, during the New Year's Eve, the boy from Duke Cheng's mansion went to various mansions. He said something, and they all changed their attitudes. I tried to make side attacks, but I couldn't find anything."

Zhang Fu also had some headaches.

There must be something wrong with the sudden change of attitude of these relatives.

However, he didn't have the time and energy to investigate the current situation.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Fu opened his mouth and said.

"Since that's the case, let's put this matter aside for now. Second brother, you should ask for leave from the commander of the Jingwei in the past few days."

"Taking advantage of these two days, I will introduce some cronies of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion to you. After I leave Beijing, you will have to come and take care of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion."

This is actually no way.

Hugging the Buddha's feet temporarily is better than nothing. Although Zhang Min is in the Jingwei Command and Envoy Division, he is a member of the British government after all.

Even if it is inconvenient to directly intervene in the affairs of the five military governors' mansion, it will not cause the people of the British government to completely lose their backbone because of Zhang Fu's departure.

Zhang Fu nodded, indicating that he understood. Immediately, Zhang Fu glanced at Xue Heng who was at the side, hesitated for a moment, and continued to instruct.

"In addition, you have made good friends with us, as well as those with the Ningyang Hou Mansion. After I leave, you can continue to walk around."

"Listen to the instructions of the Holy Mother. Once the old man has made a decision, she will cooperate. Ningyang Hou, if it can be saved, it must be saved."

"But if the Holy Mother decides to stay dormant in the end, second brother, don't be impulsive, just do what the Holy Mother said!"

In all fairness, from Zhang Fu's point of view, even if he tried his best, he still wanted to rescue Ning Yanghou.

Even if you pay some price, it's worth it.

After all, they really need such a senior, military exploits, and prestigious veteran relative to sit in charge now.

However, the palace may not think so.

Although it is disrespectful to say so, Zhang Fu still has to say that the Holy Mother in the palace is a woman after all.

Maybe in normal times, you can take care of the overall situation.

However, in the face of the fact that the mission is about to go to Wala, she probably can't care about anything else, for fear that her actions will affect the return of the Supreme Emperor.

Thinking about it, in the heart of Empress Dowager Sun at this moment, as long as she can welcome back the Supreme Emperor, let alone a Marquis of Ningyang, she will not frown even if it is the British government.

And once her old man is really unwilling to rescue her, then they can only follow her old man's wishes.

At this time, infighting is a taboo!
This time, Zhang Min was obviously reluctant, but in the end, out of his long-standing trust in his younger brother, he still nodded.

Seeing this situation, Xue Heng hesitated for a moment, before speaking.

"Third Master, although we all hope to rescue Ning Yanghou, we always have to prepare for the worst. If the Holy Mother...then we have to prepare early!"

Although the words are euphemistic, the meaning is very clear.

Xue Heng is in charge of liaising with the palace, and because of this, he knows best what the attitude of the Holy Mother in the palace is on this matter.

Zhang Fu fell silent.

Although the Xun Qi has a large number of people, but in the civil engineering battle, the loss is really heavy.

Nowadays, there are quite a few families of relatives that can be used by the British government, but they are all young people in their teens and twenties who have just become knights.

These people have no titles, but they don't have enough prestige. Let them meddle in the military affairs of the five armies' governor's mansion, let alone the court, Zhang Fu himself is not at ease.

Nowadays, the masters of various mansions are basically uncles without titles. They are not only the descendants of honored relatives, but also serve in the mansions of the five armies.

This is the basic situation on the side of Xunqi, or in other words, this is the confidence of the British government to control the capital of the five armies.

But they don't have titles, so it's very difficult for them to become the officers in charge of the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies, and those with titles are too young and have insufficient qualifications.

This led to the fact that there was actually a vacuum in the upper echelons of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, which gave Li Xian and his gang a chance to take advantage of the loophole.

Now that the mission was about to go out, Zhang Fu himself had to leave the capital again. Although Zhang Fu was allowed to support him temporarily, Zhang Fu was not from the Five Armies Commander's Mansion after all, and he had no military exploits.

The Mansion of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies, in the final analysis, is the Yamen of generals.

If you want to convince the public, you need to have a title and a family background, and more importantly, you must have solid military exploits in your hands.

In fact, this is also the reason why Zhao Rong, Guo Sheng and other descendants have always had difficulty getting a hand in the Five Armies Governor's Mansion.

Even with the emperor's forcible support, they still struggled in the five-army governor's mansion.

The core reason is that they themselves have no military exploits, and even the titles of their parents were obtained by surrendering.

The officials of the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies include descendants of relatives with deep backgrounds, and some have been promoted step by step from the bottom by virtue of military merit.

The former looked down on the family background of the generals, and the latter looked down on their incompetence.

Now, Zhang Fu also encountered the same problem.

When Marquis Ningyang fell, the last relative on their side who had both seniority and family background as well as military exploits was gone.

"Ren Li!"

Gritting his teeth, Zhang Fu spat out a name.

"He has just been promoted to Marquis. In terms of title and military achievements, he can be suppressed. Second brother, you can follow me to Ningyuan Hou's mansion tomorrow. We will protect him and take Guo Sheng's position."

This……

Zhang Min and Xue Heng looked at each other, both hesitated.

Not for anything else, just because, strictly speaking, this Ren Li is not a direct descendant of the British government.

Ren Li was originally a guard of Yanshan, and he won meritorious service in Jingnan, but he was not conferred a knighthood, but only served in the five-army governor's mansion.

His title came from the battle against Adai Khan by Suiding Xihou Jiang Gui.

So in fact, he belongs to the Dingxi Houfu faction.

Although it is said that the British government and the Dingxihou's government have a close relationship, there is a layer of separation between them.

Besides that, another reason is.

Ren Li's qualifications are not enough!
Although he was born as a guard of Yanshan, he was not a relative of Jingnan, but was awarded the title only three years after the orthodox.

For these years, he has been fighting everywhere, and apart from the Dingxi Hou Mansion, he has not had a deep friendship with other relatives in Beijing.

As a result, his prestige is not high in the circle of relatives where seniority is very serious.

In addition, because of the Battle of Bauhinia Pass, he was promoted to the title of Marquis by the imperial court. Although it was reasonable, he was also hated by others.

Combining various reasons, Zhang Fu felt that something was wrong with Zhang Fu's decision. After pondering for a moment, he opened his mouth and said.

"Third brother, I know you are in a difficult situation now, but even if our British government is willing to push Ren Li to go up, I'm afraid it will not be easy to appease the other noble families, after all..."

After all, it is not so easy for Ren Li, a newly promoted nobleman, to issue orders to a group of veteran relatives.

However, Zhang Fu snorted coldly and said lightly.

"There's nothing to appease them. If they have other candidates, let them just propose them. As long as they have enough qualifications and military exploits, the British government can support them!"

Zhang Min and Xue Heng looked at each other without speaking.

But the dissatisfaction between the eyebrows did not disappear. Of course they understood the reason, but it was not so easy to cross this hurdle.

Seeing this, Zhang Fu felt a little helpless and had no choice but to say.

"What are you worried about? If I remember correctly, after this New Year's Eve, Ren Li is 69 years old. Even if he enters the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, how many years can he be in charge?"

"The situation is turbulent now. Look at Guo Sheng. How long has he been working? He can hardly keep his title. At this time, let Ren Li go to fight for us, wouldn't it be good?"

Zhang Min's face looked better now, he nodded reluctantly, and said.

"Well, in the past few days, I will go to various mansions to find out what they mean. This matter is not easy. If you want the emperor to nod, we alone are not enough."

The governor of the five armies' governor's mansion has always been decided by the emperor.

If they want to push people up, apart from winning the favor, they can only rely on the joint efforts of each mansion.

After all, the top and bottom of the Dudu's Mansion of the Five Armies are all employed by relatives from various families.

The emperor always takes their opinions into consideration.

Otherwise, if Kong appointed a governor, it would only be the result of being emptied.

Zhang Fu nodded and said.

"This matter needs to be done quickly. In addition, if necessary, we can also join forces with Wen Chen."

Seeing Zhang Fu and others showing doubts, Zhang Fu further explained.

"The emperor wants to replace the five-army governor's mansion with his own people, and it's not just our side that touches. He wants to support Li Xian and his gang. The first thing he does is to take back the Beijing camp."

"On the civil servant's side, it was hard for the civil servants to beat the relatives so hard that they couldn't lift their heads. How could it be so easy for the emperor to reuse the relatives?"

Zhang Min frowned and asked.

"You mean to keep Yuqian?"

It was no secret that Li Xian and others impeached Yu Qian for improperly employing people and ineffectively suppressing the rebellion. They wanted to dismiss him as admiral of the Beijing camp.

If you want to stop them, you have to say good things for Yu Qian, which is easy to understand.

Zhang Fu nodded and said.

"Not only Yu Qian, but also Wang Ji!"

"The current emperor, although he is quick-witted and seasoned, is still young and too impatient."

At this point, Zhang Fu, who had been frowning all night, finally had a smile on his face, and said.

"Yu Qian is now in the court, and his influence and prestige can be ranked among the top three. During the period when he was admiral of the Beijing camp, he was also praised by the army, and he is well-known."

"Then there is Wang Ji, who won the title as a civil servant and is the first in the Ming Dynasty. Although the suppression of the rebellion is a little delayed, the use of troops in war is not normal."

"The Son of Heaven blamed Wang Ji for his hesitation, which is a bit unreasonable. What's more, he forcibly replaced the commander-in-chief and grounded Yu Qian, causing this matter to stir up trouble."

"As long as we kill them, Wang Ji's strategy is determined according to the situation of the battle. Not only can the two of them befriend the two of them, but also defeat Li Xian and others' calculations."

Xue Heng also breathed a sigh of relief, and said.

"The third master is a good planner. As long as we can join those civil servants to save Yu Qian and Wang Ji, then they will not be too obstructive in the matter of Ren Li."

"In this way, with the Second Master and Ren Li sitting on the side of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, Li Xian and the others can't take the opportunity to take back the Beijing camp, so they have no reason to attack our people."

The rain outside the window became more and more urgent, and the faces of the people in the study became lighter. Although they were still worried, they were no longer the initial sorrow.

After sending Xue Heng and several others out of the gate of the British government, Zhang Fu returned to the study.

Looking at the thick dark clouds outside the window, for some reason, he still felt uneasy in his heart, as if he still overlooked something...

Three days passed in a flash.

On this day, the sky was bright and the sun was rising.

The mighty guard of honor departed from Xuanwumen, left the capital, and embarked on the road to Oala.

At the same time, a major event happened in the capital.

The emperor issued an edict, and the Ministry of Officials and the Metropolitan Procuratorate requested that the Beijing Procuratorate be held from February to April.

All ministries, courtyards, temples, and supervisors in the Gyeonggi area, officials above the ninth rank and below the fourth rank, regardless of whether they have passed the exam or not, are all included in the assessment.

As a result, the atmosphere of the entire court suddenly became tense.

Ministry of War, Yu Shan held a large pile of official documents, and walked quickly to the lobby of the Ministry of War, put these official documents on the case respectfully, stood at the bottom respectfully, and said.

"Boss, this is the backlog of official affairs these days, some of which are of great importance, and the lower officials dare not specialize in it, so they can only wait for the boss to come back to deal with it."

In front of him, there was an old man wearing a crimson official robe, with a pale face and a somewhat calm and prestige.

It was Yu Qian, Minister of the Ministry of War who had been grounded for a whole month.

It can be seen that Mr. Yu has lost a lot of weight this month, but his subordinates did not stop for a moment. The thick stack of official documents was in his hands, and it was only half the time for a cup of tea.

This is a familiar official business, and Yu Qian handles it with ease and speed.

However, when he reached one of them, he suddenly stopped, frowned slightly, and asked.

"This time, Datong added [-] army horses, and asked the Ministry of War to allocate beans, food, and grass. Some time ago, Datong captured a lot of army horses in the battle of Oara. Now there should be [-] army horses in the city."

"A few days ago, the Ministry of War has allocated the full amount of food and grass for nearly three months according to this amount. Why are there so many more soldiers and horses suddenly?"

As the Shangshu of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, Yu Qian basically knew all the military equipment, military strength, army horses, food and grass in various parts of the country, and he could just say it.

Because of this, he was puzzled, Datong hadn't been fighting recently, how could there be so many more horses suddenly?

Yu Shan knew that Yu Qian would ask about this, so he hurriedly said.

"Your Majesty, I don't know. During the period of your confinement, Datong has sent military reports one after another, saying that the border is restless. There may be changes in Oara. Five thousand horses."

"Because the boss was not there at the time, the military newspaper was sent directly to the palace. After reading it, the emperor felt that the matter was of great importance, so he summoned his subordinates to the palace, and according to what Guo Zongbing played, he dispatched a number of soldiers from the Beijing camp. Army horse."

"According to the days, it should be almost time to arrive in Datong."

Yu Qian frowned.

Since there is an imperial edict from the emperor, the deployment of troops is not a big deal, what makes him even more concerned is...

"You just said that there is a military report in Datong saying that there will be changes in Wala? Where is the military report?"

Yu Shan pointed to the military newspaper sealed with red lacquer and wax on Yu Qian's case, and said.

"These days, when my lord is not in the Ministry, all the military newspapers are sent directly to the palace. His Majesty unpacks them, reads them, seals them again, and then sends them back to the Ministry for preservation. They are all here."

Hearing this, Yu Qian didn't hesitate much. After arranging the pile of official documents in his hand, he took the military newspaper next to him, and raised his hand to open it.

After reading one by one, Yu Qian's face finally became serious.

"Prepare the sedan chair, I want to enter the palace to meet His Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)