Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 386 The Peacemaker Ren Li

The atmosphere of the scene suddenly became a little cold.

Seeing Jiang Yi who suddenly lost his temper, Ren Li, who was the instigator, was also in a daze for a while.

That's right, the letter from the palace was written by him.

Perhaps for Chen Mao and Zhang Min, Luo Tong's life and death are not important, but for Ren Li, it is not so.

Not to mention that Luo Tong was the first of his own recruited by him, if it was really lost, he would have to spend more time to find another man.

Speaking of that day alone, in order to gain Luo Tong's trust, Ren Li wrote a letter to Empress Dowager Sun in front of him, praising Luo Tong greatly, saying that he could be relied on.

As a result, as soon as he turned his head, he was caught in the imperial prison.

At this time, if Ren Li told Queen Mother Sun that he would give up the rescue, there would be no way to explain it.

Why, you praise a person like a flower on the front foot, but something happens to the back foot, and you discard it without even thinking about it. Is this person important and worthy of reuse, or can he be used as cannon fodder casually?

If it's the latter, what do you think of the Queen Mother Sun in the palace, who can be deceived at will?

Therefore, even in order to keep his position in the heart of Empress Dowager Sun, Ren Li had to make every effort to rescue Luo Tong.

In fact, this is also the backhand he prepared for Luo Tong at the beginning.

Once Luo Tong had no way to persuade Gao Gu, he had to be forced to give up the plan of knocking the que.

Then, in order to stabilize the British government and not expose the old case as a threat, Luo Tong will "self" reveal his identity.

At that time, with the letter from Empress Dowager Sun, Luo Tong can say that he is looking for Princess Changde and contact the palace, so that Ren Li can continue to hide behind the scenes without anyone noticing.

It's just that no one expected that the situation would develop like this.

Gao Gu succeeded in persuading him, but Luo Tong himself also entered the imperial prison.

In desperation, Ren Li had no choice but to bite the bullet and sent another letter to Queen Mother Sun, asking her to come forward and pressure the British government to save her.

However, in this way, without Luo Tong's testimony, it is normal for the content of this letter to attract suspicion.

The questioning look in Chen Mao's eyes just now made Ren Li almost think that the secret contact between him and the palace had been discovered.

But when things turned around, Jiang Yi jumped out first.

Chen Mao didn't respond, and said calmly, "This old man is just asking casually, why is Minxing so excited?"

Seeing Chen Mao's indifferent face, Jiang Yi was even more frustrated, said.

"A casual question? The reason why Luo Tong is willing to cooperate with us is, in the final analysis, nothing more than the evidence in the hands of the Dingxihou Mansion."

"After his accident, Uncle Ning Yang not only didn't want to rescue him, but even made fun of him. Now that he has alarmed the Holy Mother, he doesn't feel guilty, and instead fights with each other."

"If things go on like this, I might as well go back home as soon as possible, and let's hold on to the world vouchers to get through the day!"

Ren Li watched from the side, and slowly felt a little taste in his heart.

Jiang Yi suffered from foot disease since he was a child, and even though he was the eldest son, he could not become a prince, so he was very unconfident in his heart.

In order to maintain the status of the Dingxihou Mansion, the old Dingxihou started planning when he was around.

On the one hand, it is to win over promising civil servants in the court, such as Luo Tong. On the other hand, marriages between the Dingxi Hou Mansion and other dignitaries are also the most frequent among the various mansions.

Jiang Yi's five younger sisters, without exception, were all married to honorable families.

The old Dingxihou arranged this way because he was afraid that after he left, Jiang Yi would not be able to support the lintel of Dingxihou's mansion.

Now Jiang Yi's son, Jiang Wan, is still young although he is a nobleman, so for Jiang Yi, every contact left by the old Marquis Dingxi is very precious.

Not to mention, Luo Tong is such a good network that they are holding on to, and they can only obediently obey their orders.

So from Jiang Yi's point of view, Luo Tong must try his best to save him.

At this time, the Holy Mother in the palace sent a letter, also requesting to save Luo Tong, and Chen Mao raised such a question again, Jiang Yi took it for granted that Chen Mao was targeting him.

The point is, he has not contacted the palace in private, how can he not be angry when he is so suspected for no reason?
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting tense, Ren Li hurried out to smooth things over, and said.

"Uncle Ningyang, brother Jiang, this is the end of the matter, how did the Holy Mother know about Luo Tong, let's put it later. The most urgent thing is how should the Holy Mother respond?"

With that said, Ren Li glanced at Chen Mao and said.

"Last time in the case of King Zhennan, Uncle Huichang was defeated. The Holy Mother may be dissatisfied with her old man. If Luo Tong is not rescued this time, I'm afraid..."

These words seemed to imply something, which made Chen Mao's face suddenly look a little ugly, but after all, he was at fault for this matter, so he could only lower his head and say no more.

Zhang Yu also frowned, and pondered: "What Marquis Ren said is reasonable. Since the Holy Mother said so, then Luo Tong must be rescued, but the question is, how should he be rescued?"

Going around, the topic returned to the original starting point.

If they can save it, they naturally don't want to lose such a hard-won pawn, but the current situation, the difficulty of rescue is indeed not ordinary...

At this time, Ren Li suddenly asked: "Second Master, if I remember correctly, there is news from the former Criminal Department that Wang Ji will be escorted back to the capital soon?"

Zhang Min didn't know why he asked this suddenly, hesitated for a moment, and nodded slightly.

Therefore, Ren Li continued to ask: "According to what the second master saw, how will Wang Ji be punished this time?"

Zhang Min frowned, a little silent.

Speaking of Wang Ji's matter, it is quite complicated.

The cause of the incident was that Li Xian's gang wanted to take back the Beijing camp under the emperor's instruction, so they used Wang Ji's incident to impeach Yu Qian.

In the end, because of a military report in blood written by Pingyue City, Yu Qian lost the Beijing camp, and Wang Ji was also taken back to Beijing for questioning.

According to what the Ministry of Criminal Justice said, the results of the investigation in Nanjing have already been released. If nothing else, Wang Ji should not be able to escape the charges of concealing military information and avoiding war due to fear.

But it's hard to say how the penalty will be judged in the end.

After pondering for a moment, Zhang Min said.

"This matter can be big or small. Although the situation in Pingyue is critical, but fortunately Liang Yao sent troops in time, and the situation in Miaodi has stabilized."

"In this case, Wang Ji was convicted for concealing the military situation, but after all, there were no serious consequences, and he was dismissed and returned home."

"However, the old man remembers that at the court, there were people accusing Wang Ji of colluding with Wang Zhen. If this is true, then his title may be hard to keep."

After all, Wang Ji's status is unusual. He has the dual status of a civil servant and a nobleman. In addition to the title of Earl of Jingyuan bestowed by the court, he also has the false title of Minister of the Ministry of War.

Therefore, unless he was convicted of colluding with Wang Zhen and concealing military information at the same time, otherwise, it would be difficult for him to turn over if he wanted to beat him thoroughly. I'm afraid it would not be so easy.

However, after Zhang Min finished speaking, he still had some doubts and asked.

"But no matter what, Wang Ji's reputation in the court has been ruined. When Marquis Ren mentioned this matter, what do you think?"

Ren Li also looked a bit hesitant, and after a while, he opened his mouth and said.

"To be honest, I think the Son of Heaven should not be willing to treat Wang Ji lightly this time. However, the matter of Wang Ji and Wang Zhen has been separated for a long time, and it is difficult to have real evidence. Therefore, it may take some time to investigate."

"So, we might as well add fire to this matter. If Ben Hou remembers correctly, Wang Ji handled the old case of Luo Tong, right?"

(End of this chapter)