Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 352 Speculation
After leaving the gate of the British government, Luo Tong got on the sedan chair, and immediately frowned.

Don't look at his confident appearance in front of Zhang Yu and others, but in fact, he didn't have much confidence in the matter of Kou Que.

After all, there has been no such precedent since the founding of the country.

However, after pinching the list in his hand, he felt a little relieved.

At least, with these people, even if he can't convince that person, he is finally qualified to wrestle in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

It was still raining and the road was a bit muddy.

Even if the bearers that Luo Tong found were good, walking in this weather would inevitably be a bit unsteady.

The swaying of the sedan chair made Luo Tong a little upset, and just as he was about to yell at him, the swaying sedan chair suddenly stopped.

Opening the small car curtain beside him, Luo Tong's displeased voice came out: "What's wrong?"

The entourage in coir raincoats and bamboo hats immediately came over and said: "Master, there is a carriage in front of him, claiming to be from Ningyuan Houfu, please come forward and explain."

Ren Li?

Luo Tong opened the thick car curtain in front of him, and sure enough, he saw a luxurious carriage parked on the road ahead.

Ningyuan Hou Renli stood under the umbrella with his hands behind his back, and made a gesture of invitation to him.

After hesitating for a moment, Luo Tong immediately stepped down from the sedan chair with a smile all over his face, ignoring the rain outside, he stepped forward quickly, and cupped his hands.

"Master Lao is waiting here, Luo is ashamed."

The servant of Luo Tong's family hastily held up an umbrella to protect his master.

Ren Li nodded reservedly and said.

"It's getting late, and it's curfew. If Benhou encounters Xuncheng Yushi on the way back to the mansion, it will be a trouble. Mr. Luo is in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Presumably Xuncheng Yushi will not dare to offend, so he is willing to escort me for a ride." ?”

This is talking nonsense with your eyes open. If you are a prince in the auditorium, which patrolling censor dares to block his way.

But Luo Tong didn't realize it, he bowed his hands politely and said: "It's an honor for Luo to be able to walk with Marquis Ren, how dare he refuse."

So, he turned around and gave a few instructions, asking the bearer to carry the sedan chair back to the mansion first, while he took the servant and followed Ren Li into the carriage of Ningyuan Hou's mansion.

The carriage is very spacious, even if there are five or six people sitting together, it will not feel crowded at all.

Ren Li and Luo Tong sat facing each other in the carriage, with the sound of rain, Luo Tong spoke first.

"At the British government today, thank you Ren Hou for speaking for Luo, but I don't know, Ren Hou stopped Luo on purpose, what's the matter?"

To be honest, Luo Tong and Ren Li did not have a deep friendship before today, at most they were nodding acquaintances.

But today in the British government, Ren Li's words are indeed biased towards himself.

Even, when he and Uncle Ning Yang had a conflict, it was Ren Li who immediately stood up and stood between them.

Luo Tong has been in the imperial court for so many years, this kind of gesture is still understandable.

It's just that he didn't quite understand why Ren Li did this, but now it seemed that he was going to get the answer.

Sure enough, Ren Li sighed softly, and said with a look of sighing.

"Lord Luo, don't worry too much. Today in the British government, I see your sincerity, but you are questioned like this. I can't help but feel empathy. Therefore, I said a few more words without any other intention."

Luo Tong raised his brows and shook his head when he became interested.

"Marquis Ren is joking. You are responsible for the great victory at the Bauhinia Pass. You have been promoted to a noble position, and you are in the limelight. Now you are in charge of the Chinese army's governor's mansion. Who can compete with you? How can you feel the same way as Luo."

Ren Li's face became more and more sad, he sighed heavily, and said.

"It's nothing more than flattery. Who knows the difficulty of this Marquis?"

While talking, Ren Li looked at Luo Tong sincerely, and continued.

"Although the Marquis and Lord Luo had no friendship before, I have heard that Lord Luo is capable of both civil and martial arts, and has ambitions. When we meet today, it really is worthy of the name."

"Since this is the case, this Marquis will tell Mr. Luo something from the heart. You and I are now considered as our own people, serving the Supreme Emperor together, but Mr. Luo should understand that the position of people like you and me is actually very embarrassing."

Luo Tong's eyes flashed, but immediately he asked with a look of incomprehension: "Why did Hou Ye say that?"

Hearing this, Ren Li hesitated a little, and was not sure what Luo Tong was up to. After thinking for a while, he continued to ask.

"Now that you and I are on our own, Lord Luo shouldn't be so divided. This Marquis Xu will ask Lord Luo to be a little older, and call Lord Luo to learn the ancients. In private, Lord Luo doesn't have to call Benhou. For Lord Hou, how good is that?"

Learning ancient is Luo Tong's word.

In the officialdom, they are generally commensurate with their positions, which shows that they only have official contacts. If they are called by name, either one party is the elder of the other party, or the two have a close relationship.

Hearing Ren Li's question, Luo Tong realized that his attitude just now was too ambiguous, so he said immediately.

"Then Luo will belittle Master Hou and pretend to be Brother Shangyi."

Ren Li nodded, and said with a sincere look.

"Since this is the case, then I don't hide from my brother. The so-called prosperity of the world is for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit. You and I gather in the British government. It is true that we are grateful for the kindness of the Supreme Emperor, but in the final analysis, it is also for For the sake of your official career, I hope to burn a cold stove in advance, don't you?"

As he said that, Ren Li kept a close eye on Luo Tong, not letting go of any changes on his face.

Luo Tong remained silent, with a somewhat complicated expression on his face.

Ren Li's words were not indirect. These people pretended to be grateful to the emperor's kindness, but in fact, they were just a group of frustrated people who were not reused in the officialdom, just speculating.

The so-called one emperor and one courtier, on the side of the British government, who was originally the old man of the Supreme Emperor, is destined not to be reused by the current emperor.

This point can be seen from this transfer. The emperor promoted either the frontier generals, such as Yang Hong and Fan Guang, or the relatives who were not valued before, such as Li Xian, Yang Rong and others.

As for the British government, Dingxihou's residence, these veteran relatives who were reused by the Supreme Emperor, were completely ignored.

On the side of civil servants, Yang Shan, Xu Bin and others, none of them were officials with real power among the six ministries. They were either from Honglu Temple or Taichang Temple, and none of them belonged to the category that was highly valued in the court.

Luo Tong's own situation is relatively special. Although he is in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has a criminal record.

If it weren't for this Battle of Oara, the frontier urgently needed people, and he would not have been promoted back.

But even so, his future official career will be very difficult. Although the case in the early years of Zhengtong was finally settled on corruption and sex with prostitutes, it was enough to ruin his reputation in the court.

If nothing else happened, his official career would stop at the Yushi of Youdu at most, and go out to the governors of various places in the town. As for the real Qiqing, he didn't even think about it.

The public opinion of the government and the public alone is enough to keep him stuck.

This is also the reason why Luo Tong tried his best to encourage Kou Que. For civil servants, there is nothing that can save their reputation more than a straight remonstrance.

If he succeeds this time, then he can boast that his personal morality is slightly flawed, but he has no loss in his integrity, and maybe he can have a turn for the better in his future career.

Of course, Luo Tong knew the difficulty of knocking on the que, so he didn't plan to do it himself, he just planned to follow behind to gain credit.

Therefore, he also prepared another way out, which is what Ren Li said, burning cold stoves.

Outsiders may not understand, what is there to flatter a Beishou Supreme Emperor, even if he comes back, can the throne change hands again?

An overlord who has lost power, of course, cannot be called a cold stove. The real cold stove must be able to burn in the future.

Therefore, they, a group of people who are unlikely to be reused by the current emperor, seem to be planning for the Supreme Emperor.

But in fact, the real chance to vote is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace!
(End of this chapter)