Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 366 Unbreakable Window Paper

Chengguo government office.

Zhu Yi saw that his father-in-law was so persistent, although he felt that the old man was a little stubborn, but he said it again.

"... When the son-in-law was about to leave the palace, His Majesty said that Yue Zhang served five dynasties, and his experience in the early years was similar to that of the son-in-law. Let the son-in-law have time to talk with the father-in-law, and then..."

"stop!"

Hu Wei finally realized the strangeness, and frowned, as if he was asking Zhu Yi, and also himself.

"What is the similarity between the experience of this old man and yours?"

Zhu Yi was taken aback for a moment, unable to speak for a while.

That's right, he is a young prince of Chengguo's mansion, a dignified noble family, and Hu Wei, who was born as a pure civil servant, what similarities can there be?
After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Yi asked.

"Your father-in-law, you are an elder. Logically speaking, my son-in-law should not inquire about your past affairs, but since your majesty has said this, my son-in-law has the courage to ask, did you really..."

Zhu Yi knew a little about Hu Mei's early life experience.

However, it was limited to the superficial experience, and at a deeper level, Zhu Yi was a junior after all, so she didn't ask too much.

But based on what he knew, his father-in-law's career path also seemed very strange.

His old man was born as a Jinshi in the second year of Jianwen, and was awarded the military department to Shizhong at that time.

After Emperor Taizong Jing Nan, he was promoted to Hukedu, and then... In this position, Hu Wei stayed for 17 years!
And then, he was suddenly promoted from the seventh-rank Hukedu to the third-rank Minister of Rites.

This is the first strange place. There are eight steps between the seventh rank and the third rank. Such a super promotion is the only one in the entire Ming Dynasty.

But this is not over yet, after a few years, after Renzong succeeded to the throne, the old man was stuffed into the East Palace again, serving as the guest of the third-rank prince and also in charge of the supervisor of the son of the country.

You know, Emperor Xuanzong was established as grandson early on, and he had his own team, but Hu Wei was forced into it.

There is also Guozijian, which has always been the clean stream among the clean streams, and its gold content among scholars is second only to the Imperial Academy.

Later, Renzong collapsed suddenly, and Xuanzong succeeded to the throne, and immediately promoted him to be Minister of Rites, until now.

In other words, since he was admitted to Jinshi, Hu Wei has been sitting on the bench for nearly 20 years in the position of Qipin.

Then he was suddenly promoted to a third-rank official, and then spent seven years accumulating Conglong Zhigong and Qingliu qualifications, and was promoted directly to Qiqing, crossing the threshold that many officials could not cross in their lifetime.

No, to be more precise, he didn't spend seven years on the latter step, but less than three years.

Zhu Yi suddenly remembered that shortly after Hu Wei was awarded the title of Huke Duge Shizhong, he went out of Beijing to "visit immortals" for Emperor Taizong.

In the 17th year of Yongle, Hu's mother died of illness, and he was asked to go home to observe filial piety according to the system, but Emperor Taizong refused, and promoted him from Qipindushi to Minister of Rites.

In the next four years, although Hu Wei was promoted, he still went out to "visit immortals". He was not recalled until the 21st year of Yongle.

From the 21st year of Yongle to the first year of Xuande, in just three years, he jumped to Qiqing.

Usually, because it was an old story, he didn't ask too much, and he didn't think about it, but now, he suddenly remembered a rumor he heard when he eavesdropped on the conversations of his uncles when he was a child.

The seventeen plus four years when Hu Wei was away was called "Visiting Immortals", but in fact, many people speculated that what he was really looking for was Emperor Jianwen who disappeared in the Nanjing fire during Jingnan.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why he was able to get such a promotion, and the almost favored favor of three successive emperors.

What's more, Emperor Taizong was not interested in seeking immortals, but he sent Hu Wei to "visit immortals" for more than twenty years, which is strange.

When he first heard this rumor, Zhu Yi was still young, so he forgot about it when he turned around, and as time passed, he never heard similar rumors again.

But today, when Hu Min's "early experience" was mentioned, he suddenly remembered it.

Hearing Zhu Yi's question, Hu Wei pondered for a long while which was rare, but did not speak.

After a long silence, Hu Min nodded lightly and said.

"At that time, the old man did go out to search for the immortals for His Majesty Taizong, and finally found the traces of the immortals. Since he is an immortal, he will not mess with the mortal world. He should go to the fairy world and feel at ease. Therefore, the old man reported to His Majesty Taizong that heaven and man are different. Do not covet false things."

After all, Hu Wei still didn't admit it, but such a cryptic explanation was enough for Zhu Yi to understand.

Such a secret, even though he had guessed it a long time ago, when he actually heard it, he still couldn't help but feel a little shocked.

In the end, it was Hu Wei who was the first to expose the matter, and said in a somewhat admonishing tone.

"Old past events, out of my mouth, into your ears, don't need to mention it again, the old man's early experience, His Majesty thinks it is clear. In this way, the achievements His Majesty mentioned may not necessarily refer to military achievements."

Zhu Yi also realized that whether Hu Yi had visited Emperor Jianwen was a matter of the past, and what he wanted to pay attention to was the present.

"However, Yuezhang, you are the minister of the Ministry of Rites. You should be the clearest about the system of codes. My ancestors system, all titles and world certificates, non-state military merits cannot be awarded, this..."

Hu Wei's expression was a bit complicated, he opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he still sighed long and did not speak.

After a while, Fang said, "Anyway, you don't have to worry. Your Majesty said that you and I are similar, and I'm afraid there is another reason behind it."

Zhu Yi thought about it, but she couldn't get the point, so she obediently said: "Please enlighten me."

Hu Yan said lightly: "Wait!"

Seeing that Zhu Yi was still puzzled, Hu Wei explained.

"Your Majesty specifically mentioned the experience of the old man in his early years to tell you not to worry. The old man visited immortals for 20 years. His Majesty said that you are still young and there will be opportunities in the future. He just told you to stop haste and wait for the time."

"He asked you to bury your father with the ceremony of a duke of the state. To outsiders, it seems that this is deliberately belittling your father, but thinking about it the other way around, isn't this preserving your father's position as a duke of the state?"

"Your Majesty didn't cut off the title of Duke Cheng's mansion, and said these words to you, just to tell you that the lintel of Duke Cheng's mansion will not be lost, but if you want to really inherit it, you may have to wait It's been a while."

As he said that, Hu Yan sighed and felt a headache. He was too old to use his brain so much.

As soon as he thought of this, his resentment towards a certain Duke of Feng deepened.

If it weren't for this troublesome thing, mentioning the existence of Cheng Guogong's mansion in front of the emperor, there would be so many troubles.

After hearing these words, Zhu Yi didn't know whether to be happy or worried.

The happy thing is that the turn of events has turned, and there is still hope for Cheng Guogong's mansion, but what is worrying is Hu Wei's words.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Yi still couldn't hold back, and asked, "Yue Zhang, you used 20 years to visit immortals for His Majesty Taizong, and His Majesty won't..."

Don't let yourself survive for 20 years.

Hu Wei shook his head, but this time he didn't hesitate much, and said, "I'm afraid it won't be possible. Back then... the situation was special, but now it shouldn't be possible. The old man guessed that it would be three to five years short, or seven or eight years long. The dust will settle, as for how long it will take..."

Looking at the old father-in-law's expression, Zhu Yi always had a feeling that the old man had guessed something, but he refused to tell him.

Just as he was about to ask a question, Hu Yan spoke again and choked him back.

"I remember, you just said that His Majesty gave you three days to prepare?"

Zhu Yi nodded, so Hu Ming said.

"If that's the case, then set off again in three days. After three days, there will be Chang Chao, and the old man will not see you off. You should keep a low profile when you leave. It is best to set off during Chang Chao. Don't be afraid on the way. Be anxious, especially when you are just out of town, walk slowly, understand?"

Uh, I don't really understand...

But it was not difficult, Zhu Yi nodded as he said, and then he saw Hu Yan rubbing his forehead and said.

"Okay, let's put our minds to it. The old man still has the same saying. Whenever there is a big event, you have to be calm. How can you know that it is not a blessing? After this incident, maybe Cheng Guogong's mansion can be improved to a higher level?"

"It's so late, I've been tossing and tossing, and the old man is tired, so I'm going back home now, you go back quickly to see your old lady, and Yueniang, who worried about you for most of the night, go back and comfort her."

After finishing speaking, Hu Yan shook his sleeves, got up and was about to leave.

After being scolded, Zhu Yi didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she obediently sent Hu Wei to the door.

But when he was about to go out, seeing his hesitant expression, Hu Wei finally sighed and said lightly.

"You don't need to ask me too much. Our Majesty has always been considerate in his work and will not tell you to wait in a daze. Someone will tell you the answer you want to know in a short time."

After all, without further words, he got into the sedan chair and left Cheng Guogong's mansion, leaving only Zhu Yi in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking...

(End of this chapter)