Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 357 All parties are moving
The clouds in the evening were brilliant, as if on fire, reflecting the whole sky red.

Under the corridor of Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the gorgeous clouds in the distance, wondering what he was thinking.

The footsteps came from far to near, and a slightly obsequious voice sounded: "Submaid Shu Liang, please greet the emperor."

Zhu Qiyu didn't turn around, and ordered lightly: "Get up, it's up to you to investigate, how is it?"

Today is the sixth day since Honglu Temple's memorial was distributed to all yamen, and tomorrow is the day for the court meeting.

Shu Liang stood up carefully, took two steps forward, and spoke.

"Going back to the emperor, the matter has been found out. Many ministers who have handed in the memorials and supported the mutual market these days have all been entrusted by Yu Shangshu and Mr. Yu Ge."

"Yu Qian?"

Zhu Qiyu was a little surprised. These days, he has received a lot of playbooks one after another, some supporting and some opposing.

Those who objected were actually nothing more than the reasons he mentioned when he was against Shen Yizuo before.

However, to his surprise, the voice of support was much louder than the voice of opposition.

Although Shen Yi had been preparing for the matter of the mutual market years ago, he had also mobilized a lot of his own connections.

But obviously, before he produced the final exchange market regulations, the number of people he could persuade was limited.

However, the fact is that the people in the court who support this matter are far beyond Zhu Qiyu's imagination.

Later, Zhu Qiyu specially summoned Shen Yi to inquire, but found that he was also confused, and many ministers who presented had no friendship with him at all.

Unexpectedly, it was Yu Qian who was behind the scenes.

However, after thinking for a while, Zhu Qiyu put the matter aside for the time being, and continued to ask: "What about those who opposed it, how did the investigation go?"

Logically speaking, it is normal for this kind of court affairs to have various voices.

But Zhu Qiyu is not the kind of novice emperor who is not familiar with government affairs. As soon as he handed over the memorials these days, he could easily detect that although these people had many reasons for their opposition, the core point of attack all pointed to Wang Wenshan. make a claim.

One or two is not surprising, but when a large number of people do this, Zhu Qiyu has to think that there are also people behind this.

When Shu Liang heard this, the smile on his face faded slightly, and he spoke with a hint of coldness.

"Imperial Lord Sheng Mingyingduan, there are indeed Xiaoxiao people who are doing some small tricks behind the scenes. The slaves have been tracking down for a long time, and found that although these people are attacking Lord Tianguan, they are not from the same group."

"More than half of those officials who were born in the Qingliu of the Imperial Academy are the disciples of Gao Cifu of the cabinet. Even if they are not, they have all visited Gao's mansion in recent days."

"The other group of officials in the Metropolitan Procuratorate are more diverse, but more or less, they are all related to the left deputy capital censor Luotong or the British government."

"Additionally, a few days ago, the servant's eyeliner outside the British residence reported that Luo Tong, Ning Yuanhou, Ning Yangbo and a few others secretly gathered at the British residence late at night."

"So this servant estimates that there are nine out of ten chances that this Luo Tong should have taken refuge in the British government and wanted to make a stumbling block on this matter."

Since Zhu Qiyu talked with Lu Zhongshen last time, the cooperation between Dongchang and Jinyiwei has become more and more close.

Although Shu Liang is only the admiral of the East Factory now, Jin Yiwei's news channels in Beijing and the official network of officials collected before have also been sent to him.

After the integration of the two secret service agencies, the effect more than doubled.

With Zhu Qiyu's acquiescence, although Dongchang acted in a low-key manner, in fact, it has gradually formed a tight intelligence network.

Not only the major brothels, wine shops, and teahouses in central Beijing have deployed manpower, but even the mansions of some relatives and middle- and low-level officials are slowly infiltrating.

Some difficult-to-penetrate residences of veteran relatives and high-ranking officials need special attention, and there are also people who are secretly observing day and night.

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Zhu Qiyu sighed softly, and a cold look flashed between his brows.

If there is no accident, Gao Gu's purpose should be Wang Ao, the chief minister of the cabinet. This point has actually been revealed in the memorial.

Although their main attack was Wang Wen, they would also intentionally or unintentionally mention Wang Ao who was on the mission together.

Gao Gu, an old guy, looks kind and gentle, but in fact, his ambitions for official career are not small at all.

Zhu Qiyu had actually noticed it before. Compared with Chen Xun, Gao Gu paid more attention to attracting disciples.

It's just that Chen Xun's qualifications are old, and many officials from the Hanlin Academy have always been headed by him, so Gao Gu's presence is not strong.

But now that Chen Xun went out of Beijing to Shawan to preside over the overall situation in order to build the canal, Gao Gu couldn't hold back anymore.

After missing this opportunity, it would not be easy to mobilize so many Qingliu officials for his use.

This is probably the reason why Gao Gu is unwilling to give up.

As for Luo Tong, this was already expected.

Earlier, Zhu Qiyu suspected that he was involved with Xu Bin and others, but now that Yang Shan and Xu Bin are not in the capital, it is not difficult for him to be wooed by the British government.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven was silent, Shu Liang hesitated for a moment, then spoke carefully.

"My lord, besides that, the servants also found out that Luo Tong visited the Gao Mansion several times in the past two days. The servants are worried that the two groups of people probably want to join forces."

The coldness on Zhu Qiyu's face became stronger, but his voice was still flat: "I see, is there any other news?"

Shu Liang couldn't see the emperor's expression, he was a little worried, hesitated for a moment, and continued.

"What's more, there have been some rumors in Beijing recently, not about court affairs, but about you, the emperor..."

Pausing for a moment, seeing that the Son of Heaven didn't respond, Shu Liang had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue.

"The first one is about the imperial store. I don't know where the news leaked out, saying that the emperor intends to monopolize the market, make huge profits through this, overhaul the palace, and enrich the harem."

"The other one is about the draft. It is said that the emperor is greedy for beauty, and you have a big selection of girls. It is also said that the young prince of Cheng Guogong's mansion, in order to cater to the emperor, specially recruited beautiful women to offer, and wanted to bribe the emperor. , get back the title."

He spoke clearly, but every time he said a word, Shu Liang was trembling with fear, and cold sweat broke out from his forehead.

In fact, the rumors outside are even more outrageous.

Greedy for money, lustful, unrestrained, and excessively rewarding titles, anyway, it's as ugly as it sounds, and Zhu Qiyu is a foolish king.

After Shu Liang finished speaking, seeing that the emperor still didn't respond, he felt more and more uneasy, and said hastily.

"Don't be angry, the emperor. These are the ignorant people in the streets and alleys, talking indiscriminately. The slaves have sent people to track down the source of the rumors. Now there are some clues. If there is no accident, these rumors are also from the British government. The people on the side let it out."

At this time, Zhu Qiyu finally had a reaction, he turned around, his face was as calm as ever, but his brows were tightly frowned.

The matter of the imperial store could not be concealed.

The Ministry of Household Affairs has been preparing for the mutual market for a while, no matter how careful Shen Yi is, news will inevitably leak out.

In addition, the Huangdian has been purchasing all kinds of bulk materials recently, and it is not difficult for those interested in guessing the real function of the Huangdian after a little association.

However, the matter of the draft...

Zhu Qiyu frowned, and ordered after a while.

"Shu Liang, you go and summon Zhu Yi to Qianqing Palace, Cheng Jing, you follow me to Kunning Palace."

(End of this chapter)