Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 382 Three and a Half Confidant Ministers
Although it was said that there was no morning court, Zhu Qiyu got up early in the morning and arrived at Wenhua Hall.

When he arrived, there were already many people in the hall.

At a glance, there are only the officials in the scarlet robe, the six ministers, the censor of Zuodu, and the cabinet ministers, basically all of them are present.

In addition to them, Du Ning, the Minister of Dali Temple, and Lu Zhong, the Commander of the Jin Yiwei who had just rushed back from the dust, were also picked up.

These people sat quietly in the same place, closed their eyes and meditated, and occasionally chatted with each other, with a little doubt on their faces.

It was only when they arrived that they realized that this small meeting had such a luxurious lineup.

It's just that except for Chen Yi, Yu Qian and a few others, they are all at a loss as to what happened.

After Zhu Qiyu took his seat, not long after, Shu Liang also came in and said.

"Your Majesty, Gao Cifu, Pei Lun, Peng Shi and others are summoned abroad."

At this time, everyone discovered that basically all the important civil servants in the court had arrived, but Gao Gu was missing.

Du Ning, who came from the same line of Hanlin, suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.

Sure enough, the emperor raised his hand when he heard the words, and his voice was calm.

"Let them wait in the side hall."

Shu Liang didn't say much, and retreated out with a reply.

This signal is actually very obvious. It involves a cabinet assistant, and all the ministers can't help but cheer up.

Then, the Son of Heaven continued to speak, saying.

"Early this morning, I got news that there are ministers in the court who are dissatisfied, and they are colluding with each other in private, entangled in science and technology, and more than forty officials from the ministry want to knock on the door and force them to remonstrate."

Except for a few people, the other ministers were all surprised.

None of them thought that it would be such a big deal when the emperor opened his mouth.

But only for a moment, the elders thought of Gao Gu who had just been left outside by the emperor, and suddenly had different thoughts.

Zhu Qiyu ignored them and continued.

"The leader is Luo Tong, the censor of the left deputy capital, who has been ordered by me to be imprisoned pending trial. The related people have also been dismissed by Chen Zongxian and Yu Shaobao. Let Chen Zongxian tell you the details. .”

So, in the eyes of everyone with their own thoughts, Chen Yi got up with a complicated look and said: "The matter should start from the day before the court meeting. In the evening of that day, Luo Tong came to my house..."

Regarding how Luo Tong persuaded him, Chen Zongxian explained in great detail, even Luo Tong's implicit hint that he would be elected as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials after success, he did not hide anything, and said it directly.

Wang Wen's expression on the side became more and more ugly, and the air pressure around him dropped a lot. The elders who sat close to him couldn't help but quietly moved to the side.

"This old man knows that this matter is of great importance, so after sending Luo Tong away, before the key of the palace gate has been released, he urgently enters the palace to ask His Majesty to present all the circumstances and ask Your Majesty to make a decision."

Mr. Chen didn't go into details in this paragraph, he was very professional and omitted a lot of things that shouldn't be said, mainly highlighting the heartbreak of the emperor after learning of the incident and his painstaking efforts to take care of the overall situation.

"...His Majesty, in order to maintain the stability of the court, ordered me to try my best to stop this matter, and sent Jin Yiwei to assist. Luo Tong and others were above the court discussion. Sure enough, they made trouble, but failed to achieve their goals."

"So that night, Luo Tong went to the Gao Mansion for a secret talk. In the early morning of this morning, he entangled more than forty censor officials and officials from six ministries, and gathered in the foreign exchange of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, claiming to remonstrate His Majesty and punish treacherous evil..."

What Chen Yi said was fairly detailed, and it took him half a stick of incense to explain everything clearly.

At the same time, the elders present finally understood why Gao Gu and Luo Tong joined forces to target Wang Wen during the court meeting two days ago.

I also understand why the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Officials, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate all of a sudden have such a firm support for the mutual market.

Especially Jin Laoshangshu, who was even more dumbfounded. He clearly agreed with the court, why did so many things happen in private? !
However, this is all an afterthought. Now that the situation has subsided, the bosses have at best solved a doubt.

What they were more concerned about was that the emperor summoned them and asked Chen Yi to tell the story in person.

Don't underestimate this simple act, falling among the courtiers, it means that Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu, has officially become the real confidant of the emperor!

You know, the emperor has been on the throne for some time, and with the help of his ministers, he defeated Wala, reorganized the capital camp, built large canals, quelled civil unrest, and did a lot of great things, which can be called the success of the emperor and his ministers.

But this is just a superficial phenomenon. Although the emperor bestowed titles on many people, and the ministers seem to be very respectful and close to the emperor, but if they can win a group of real confidantes just by showing kindness, then there will not be so many in the court It's over.

Therefore, in fact, up to now, there are at most only two and a half people who are truly regarded as the emperor's confidants by the Manchu Dynasty.

Wang Wen, Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, and Li Xian, Duke of Fengguo, each have one.

The remaining half is Yu Qian!

Needless to say, Wang Wen, he stood firmly on the side of the emperor from the beginning to the end, waving the flag for the emperor, to the extent that he was almost unprincipled.

Feng Guogong Li Xian also had a special situation. He was the first to advocate the emperor's ascension to the throne, and he was awarded the title of Duke of the country because of this. He has no other way to go.

Originally, Yu Qian, who is also responsible for the merits of the dragon, should also be regarded as the emperor's confidant, but he is a man with a stubborn character that is well known throughout the court.

The emperor treated him very well, but because of different political opinions and constant conflicts between the two, all courts regarded him as half the emperor's confidant.

In addition to these two and a half, whether it is the chief assistant of the cabinet Wang Ao, the minister of the Ministry of household affairs Shen Yi, the minister of the Ministry of industry Chen Xun, or other cabinet ministers.

Although these people, more or less, were promoted by the emperor's kindness, they usually coincided with the emperor's political opinions in some aspects.

However, none of them can be regarded as the real confidants of the emperor.

You know, the so-called confidants are people who set foot on this boat and have no other way of retreat, but can only go to Hei all the way.

Now, Chen Zongxian has completely set foot on this boat.

The courtiers present are all high-ranking and powerful people, so they all have their own circle of contacts in the court.

It may be difficult to detect the whole story in advance, but as long as there is enough information, it is not difficult to deduce where the handwriting of this matter came from.

After all, everyone more or less had their own guesses about the emperor's statement at the court meeting that day.

Chen Yi not only entered the palace resolutely, but also told the emperor all about Luo Tong.

At the court meeting, although he and Wang Wen had many disagreements over the matter of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he still tried his best to defend Wang Wen.

Today, he personally took action to stop Kou Que, and now he is still talking about these things in an upright manner in front of so many ministers.

Regardless of whether he was doing it for the stability of the court or to protect the safety of the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, from the outside world's point of view, this can be regarded as a complete investment in the emperor.

Above the court, there are many people with honey and swords.

Therefore, the elders never look at what you say, but at what you do.

The Son of Heaven asked him to tell the story in person on this occasion, but in fact it was a disguised form to determine Chen Yi's posthumous status.

In comparison, Luo Tong, who has been thrown into the imperial prison, and Gao Gu, who are still hanging out, are not so important...

(End of this chapter)