Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 344
In the cabinet's public room, all the ministers fell silent in unison, looking at Gao Gu with complicated eyes, which made the second assistant a little confused.

At this time, Jiang Yuan on the side coughed lightly and said.

"For this matter, I'm afraid we can't completely blame the minister who was sent as an envoy at that time. After all, the battle situation was critical at that time. Only when Tuotuobuhua retreated, my Liaodong troops could support Xuanfu."

"What's more, since there is the emperor's seal on the document, it means that this matter has been approved by His Majesty, and the envoy cannot be completely blamed."

Jiang Yuan was also born in the Hanlin Academy, and has always been on the side of Gao Gu.

His words also made Gao Gu frown, and he glanced at Jiang Yuan dissatisfied, but saw the other party winking at him desperately.

Only then did Gao Gu realize that, although Wang Wen was ordered to go to Liaodong at the beginning, it seemed that there was another person who was actually negotiating with Tuotuobuhua...

The scene was a little embarrassing, but in the end, it was Yu Shiyue who came out to smooth things over, said.

"Cifu is also in a moment of urgency. After all, it is not appropriate to make a decision on such a big matter without the court's discussion. However, this is a thing of the past. If it is not for such conditions, Tuotuohua would not be willing to retreat. .”

"The most urgent task right now is still the matter of the mutual market. What kind of attitude should I have?"

Someone passed the steps, so Gao Gu had no choice but to go down the slope, said.

"Old Yu Ge said that the old man was anxious just now, but there are indeed too many disadvantages in the mutual market, and it must be carefully considered."

As the protagonist who was ruthlessly affected, Wang Ao spoke calmly.

"You don't need to be like this. The old man was indeed with him when he was on the mission, and he knew the existence of this document. But at that time, the situation was urgent, and Mr. Jianzhai had the king's order in his hand. The old man could only obey orders. It is only an agreement on the intention to open up the mutual market, without much discussion on the specific details.”

"But this time, the envoys who don't want to spend money obviously want to take this opportunity to blackmail Daming. We must not let him succeed. The old man still said that the mutual market can be opened, but it needs to be opened by me, Daming. The location, time, quantity, type, all need to be determined by me, Ming, what do you think?"

Although Yu Shiyue managed to liven up the atmosphere just now, the public room still seemed a little awkward.

With Wang Ao, the chief assistant who accompanied Wang Wen on missions, the other cabinet ministers obviously couldn't really speak freely.

Therefore, after a while, Zhang Min still spoke.

"Shoufu, the matter is of great importance. Let's wait for the court council to discuss it with all officials."

This is a veiled expression of disapproval.

Seeing this situation, Wang Ao pondered for a while, knowing that there would be no results today, so he nodded and said.

"That's fine, then follow this bill and ask Your Majesty to discuss this matter with the court."

Qianqing Palace.

The action of the cabinet was still very fast. After the cabinet meeting in the morning, the two memorials were handed over to the emperor's desk in the afternoon along with other memorials.

However, Zhu Qiyu looked at the two memorials on the case, but only glanced at them, and didn't look at them carefully.

For no other reason, these two memorials were originally ordered by him to send Shen Yi and Qi Zheng to attend. Compared with the content of the memorials, he was more concerned about the reaction of the cabinet.

Looking at the script of the words "Please go to the court for discussion" on the memorandum, Zhu Qiyu put it aside casually and asked Cheng Jing.

"The cabinet should have already discussed these two memorials, but there was no result?"

Although it is definitely going to be discussed by the court, if the cabinet discusses a consensus, it will not be included in the proposal.

In the current situation, it is obvious that nothing has been discussed.

Cheng Jing then detailed the details of the cabinet meeting in the morning.

Because of the special relationship between the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies, such cabinet meetings are usually attended by eunuchs of the supervisor of ceremonies. If it is a particularly important cabinet meeting or a cabinet meeting initiated by the cabinet, then the eunuch Cheng Jing, the palm seal eunuch, will even come in person go.

Therefore, the content and circumstances of the cabinet meeting are a secret to the outside world, but to Cheng Jing, they can be easily known.

After listening, Zhu Qiyu asked thoughtfully.

"So, Wang Ao advocates a limited opening of the mutual market, but it is Gao Gu and Zhang Min who oppose it fiercely?"

Cheng Jing nodded, and replied: "Yes, but later, the topic was brought up to Lord Tianguan, so it was settled, but it seems that Mr. Gao Ge will not let it go easily. As for Mr. Yu Ge, he has been Mediation in the middle, but there is no obvious expression."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said.

"In addition to being related to the Ministry of Households, this matter most directly affects the Ministry of War. Yu Shiyue and Yu Qian are friends, so he will not easily express his position until he finds out the position of the Ministry of War on this matter. However, Gao Gu... "

It is not easy to promote the mutual market.

In this matter, apart from the changes in the relationship between the two parties, border defenses, and the risks of the mutual market itself, political factors must also be considered!

The first is the safety of the Supreme Emperor.

Although Mongolia is now dominated by Tuotuobuhua in name, in fact, Tuotuobuhua has little control over it.

Therefore, no one can guarantee whether it will be irritated to trade with Tuotuobuhua.

However, this is not the most important point.

After all, the superficial unity is still maintained within Mongolia, and it has not turned against Tuotuo first, so although there are risks, they are controllable.

The most important point is that this incident once again set off the deepest hidden and most difficult conflict in Ming Dynasty.

That is the contradiction between the power of the monarch and the power of the minister.

This is the biggest reason why Gao Gu pointed the finger at Wang Wen at the cabinet meeting.

Didn't he know that it was impossible for Wang Wen to make decisions on his own and agree to such a big event?
Of course it is clear, not only clear, but he is very clear that the instigator behind this is the Son of Heaven himself.

It is precisely because it is clear that it is opposed!
In a sense, what he opposed was not the mutual market, nor Wang Wen, but what he opposed was the emperor's arbitrariness.

Whether to negotiate peace with Mongolia and what the exchange terms are are issues related to the country's major affairs.

This kind of matter cannot be decided by the emperor with one word, and he will not listen to the opinions of his subordinates at all. Doing so will cause major troubles.

This is one of the consensus of Wenchen Group for a long time.

But this time, the mutual market is a matter decided by the emperor and individual ministers in private under the premise that the ministers in the court are completely unaware.

This is a serious violation of normal procedures.

Therefore, there will inevitably be opposition from the ministers. Even if this matter cannot be turned into a scandal, it cannot be completely followed by what was discussed at the time.

This is the game and struggle between monarchy and subject

Gao Gu saw through this, so he pointed the finger at Wang Wen without any scruples.

After all, fighting also requires skill. He didn't have the guts to accuse the emperor directly, but focusing the conflict on Wang Wen had the same effect.

It was precisely because everyone in the court knew that Wang Wen was behind the emperor in this matter, so they pointed the finger at him.

Because in this way, attacking Wang Wen can achieve the desired effect of suppressing imperial power.

If this matter is really Wang Wen's arbitrariness, maybe the court would not have such a great interest in besieging him.

Regarding this point, Zhu Qiyu knew it in his heart and was prepared.

But what surprised him was that the first one to pop up was Gao Gu who had been silent all this time.

After a while, Zhu Qiyu brought up the Zhubi, approved a word on the memorial, and ordered.

"These two memorials will be distributed to the Secretary of the General Administration and all yamen."

"After seven days, the court will discuss this matter."

"Also, inform Shu Liang and Lu Zhong that they can move."

(End of this chapter)