Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 396

With the end of the early dynasty, the news of Shawo's great victory spread throughout the capital like the wind.

All of a sudden, almost every yamen and mansions in the imperial court were full of joy.

Only the British government is not.

Before I knew it, three months had passed.

Jiao Jing and Xue Heng's foot restraints were finally lifted. Although all the errands on their bodies were removed, it was a good thing after all.

However, sitting in the study of the British government, facing Zhang Min, Ren Li, Chen Mao, Jiang Yi and several others.

Jiao Jing and Xue Heng felt that the air pressure was frighteningly low.

Relatively speaking, Jiao Jing's qualifications are older, he hesitated for a moment, and finally he was the first to ask.

"Concubine Xue and I already know the news about Datong, and we have been frustrated this time, so we can let him settle down a bit. The second master came to us in such a hurry, could it be that he is worried about the safety of the third master in Wala?"

It has only been two days since he and Xue Heng got out of the confinement, and they barely digested all the things that happened in the past few months.

However, some specific cases are still unclear.

Zhang Min's face was dark and he didn't speak.

On the other hand, Ren Li sighed and said.

"Consort Jiao, Consort Xue, to tell you the truth, the mission has already received news that it has arrived at the Xuan Mansion before the Battle of Shawo."

Hearing this, Jiao Jing was even more puzzled, and continued to ask: "Then the second master and you are now..."

At this time, Chen Mao, who also had a gloomy face, said.

"Hui is back, but just after entering the gate of the Xuanfu, the entire mission group was arrested!"

"What?" Jiao Jing couldn't sit still immediately, and asked angrily: "Who has such courage? Tao Jin? Yang Xin? You turned against them!"

One must know that although Jiao Jing is only the consort's captain, he is a confidant of the Empress Dowager Sun, and he held great power as early as the Zhengtong years.

When the Supreme Emperor left Beijing to march north, he even handed over the power of the Beijing camp to him, which shows his status in the court at that time.

Although it is said that he has been taken away from all the errands now, when Tao Jin was still working in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, when he saw him, he always clasped his fists and saluted.

Seeing Jiao Jing's angry look, Ren Li and Chen Mao didn't speak. They looked at Zhang Min at the same time. The latter gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words.

"It's Jin Yiwei!"

As he spoke, Zhang Min took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Jiao Jing and Xue Heng, saying.

"This is a secret letter sent by Tao Jin quickly. It describes the situation at that time. According to Tao Jin, the mission encountered resistance in the negotiations in Wala. First, there was an eunuch who defected to the enemy from Ming Dynasty by his side, named Xi. Ning, has been obstructing it."

"So the third brother planned to lure Xining to Xuanfu, and then took the opportunity to ambush him. After Tao Jin received the report, he planned to cooperate with the third brother to set up an ambush in Yehuling, but just before the departure, the commander of Jinyiwei, Lu Zhongchi, arrived with a secret order. Xuanfu, strictly order the army of Xuanfu not to move rashly."

"Yehuling's ambush failed, so the third brother and others simply tricked Xining into the Xuanfu, but unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the gate of the Xuanfu, Lu Zhong brought a large number of Jinyi guards to arrest Xining, third brother and others. All caught up."

"Now, they are being escorted back to the capital together, and they will arrive in three days at most!"

While listening, Jiao Jing read the letter carefully, his brows were tightly knit together, and he didn't speak.

On the other hand, Xue Heng was puzzled.

"Arbitrarily arresting the mission is not a trivial matter. Lu Zhong dares to do this. What is the basis for it?"

This……

Zhang Wei, Ren Li and the others looked at each other, shook their heads in unison, and said.

"Tao Jin's memorabilia on this matter is already being delivered to the capital, but it takes a little longer to get to the post station, but no matter what, Jin Yiwei's arresting people with such a big fanfare, if you want to cover it up, you can't cover it up, it won't be long On this day, the whole court will know about it.”

"However, Jin Yiwei didn't say why he was arresting people. He just warned Tao Jin not to ask more questions."

At this time, Jiao Jing finally raised his head from the secret letter and said.

"Jin Yiwei's daring to arrest people means that they are not afraid of causing trouble, so this time, it must be that the third master and others have something to fall into Jin Yiwei's hands."

The scene froze for a moment.

This possibility was more or less thought of by everyone present, but this was precisely the most troublesome thing.

Jin Yiwei's mouth is very strict, so until now, apart from knowing that the person was arrested, they don't know anything else.

With his eyes darkened, even if he wanted to find a way to save someone, he didn't dare to act without authorization.

Otherwise, once something goes wrong, it might have the opposite effect.

Zhang Min's fist hit the table heavily, and said with a livid face.

"I knew a long time ago that the Son of Heaven would not be so kind. He would send a mission to welcome the Supreme Emperor back for no reason. First, he made a fuss about the exchange market, and then Jingcha. Let's do it!"

In fact, during this period of time, the imperial court seemed to be peaceful, but the life of the British government was really difficult.

After the mutual market was passed at the court meeting, the Ministry of Finance moved very quickly. It didn't take long to negotiate the specific details with the envoys from Tuotuobuhua. After they went back, they would prepare for another two months. You can start the first mutual market.

The failure of knocking the que made that old fellow Wang Wen completely neglected. The manpower they cultivated among the civil servants was targeted one after another, and now there are very few left.

Zhang Min had no choice but to bear with these useless attitudes. As a result, Jin Yiwei directly arrested the mission.

If things go on like this, Zhang Xiang feels that in a short while, the British government may be demolished, so how can he not be in a hurry.

Having said that, looking at Zhang Min who was so restless, Jiao Jing still had a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes, but he concealed it very well, he pondered for a moment, and then he opened his mouth and said.

"Second master, don't worry, you can always figure out a solution. The most urgent thing now is to find out what happened. The old man remembers that when the king of Zhennan was involved in the case, didn't we still have people in Jinyiwei?"

Zhang Min gradually calmed down, nodded with a sullen face, and said.

"Yes, there are more, but this time is different from the past. In the past, the Zhennanwang case and the Luotong case were all locked in ordinary prison cells. But this time, since Lu Zhong took the secret order to arrest people in advance , indicating that the emperor is watching from behind."

"So, I'm afraid it's not easy to arrange."

That's a problem...

Jiao Jing pondered for a moment, but after much deliberation, there was no good solution, so he said: "Let's find out first, and get some money. It would be best if we can meet each other, but if we can't see each other, we must try to be able to send the letter. Find out what's going on, and prescribe the right medicine."

"Also..." Jiao Jing turned his head and said to Xue Heng.

"Now our power in the court has been greatly reduced, so we must continue to focus on the relationship with the palace. The matter of the third master is probably not a trivial matter. These days, Concubine Xue has accompanied His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess twice. In the palace, strive to get the support of the Holy Mother and her elders."

Zhang Min and Xue Heng nodded at the same time, and the atmosphere finally became a bit more stable.

Ren Li watched quietly from the side, and couldn't help admiring the son-in-law a little bit more in his heart, no wonder he was the one who was able to work with Zhang Fu back then.

Although he has been banned from the mansion for so long, but when he came back for the first time, he quietly took away the power of decision-making from Zhang Xiang.

What's more, Zhang Min was still convinced, and didn't feel anything wrong.

It seems that in the future, he will pay more attention to this son-in-law...

(End of this chapter)