Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 401 The character design of Lord Ren should be stable

The next day happened to be Xiu Mu's day, early in the morning Ren Li pushed off all the entertainment and waited at ease in the mansion.

However, it wasn't until the sun set to the west that the sedan chair of the son-in-law's mansion stopped at the gate of the mansion belatedly, followed by the guard of honor of Uncle Ningyang's mansion.

Ren Li couldn't help being a little surprised when he got the report from his servant.

He originally thought that Jiao Jing would come here in a low-key manner, but he never thought it would be so formal, and Chen Mao, you know, although he was not grounded, he was also admonished to meditate in the mansion, why did he even put up a guard of honor this time.

He ordered someone to open the middle door, and welcomed the two into the mansion to sit down.

Jiao Jing didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "It's getting late, so don't delay as Marquis Ren, make some preparations, and let's go to Duke Cheng's mansion."

Ren Li hesitated for a moment, then nodded, and also ordered people to go down to prepare the guard of honor.

Immediately, he asked, "Is this the son-in-law's intention to pay homage to Duke Cheng?"

Just over a month ago, the young prince of the Duke of Cheng's mansion begged for a decree and rushed to Yao'erling in person, and brought back the bones of Zhu Yong who died in battle from the local guards to the capital. , has been three days.

This matter is not a secret in the capital, especially among the nobles.

After all, the imperial court did not cut off Duke Cheng's title. As the few remaining Dukes of the Ming Dynasty, they represented the top ranks of nobles.

Zhu Yong is also an old minister who started his family with Emperor Taizong. He has a bold personality and is very popular among the civil servants.

Therefore, there are a lot of people who go to pay respects, nobles and nobles, big and small, and there are also many civil servants. The days of Cheng Guogong's mansion are very lively.

Of course, this kind of worship is also particular.

Those who went there on the first day were basically the descendants of the Zhu family's relatives, and then the mansions with in-law relations, they were purely from their own family.

Then the next day, it was the other government houses, as well as the more important ones among the civil servants.

From the third day onwards, it was the mansions of some aristocratic families with deep friendship.

As for those like Ren Li, who are neither relatives nor top-notch nobles, and who have not had a deep friendship with Cheng Guogong's family before, they consciously sit in the back row.

He originally planned to wait for another two days to find an opportunity to pay homage and complete the etiquette, but he never thought that Jiao Jing would come to the door today.

But this also explains the guard of honor outside the door.

When going to pay condolences at someone's residence, it is natural to show the most formal attitude, this is etiquette, otherwise, it will be regarded as disrespectful to the deceased.

It was Jiao Jing who Ren Li asked, but it was Chen Mao who answered.

"That's right, Duke Cheng is loyal to the country, and he was very kind to the old man before he was alive. Now he is staying in the Lingfu, and he will go to pay his respects afterwards. Coincidentally, he met his son-in-law and Marquis Ren on the way, so they went together."

Seeing Chen Mao talking nonsense in a serious manner, Ren Li was a little taken aback.

Immediately he understood that this was an external statement.

In his capacity, it was actually inappropriate to pay homage to Duke Cheng at this time, but Chen Mao was different. He and Zhu Yong were former ministers of Emperor Taizong, and they had known each other for decades, so of course they could be regarded as close friends.

No wonder, Jiao Jingfei wanted to take Chen Mao with him.

Ren Li nodded and said, "Understood."

While the people below were preparing the guard of honor, he wanted to ask a few more questions, but he glanced at Chen Mao next to him, and he had no choice but to swallow his words again.

But at this time, Jiao Jing took the initiative to speak.

"To tell you the truth, this time I'm going to Cheng Guogong's mansion, not only to mourn Cheng Guogong, but more importantly, I hope to persuade Zhu Xiaogong to help and rescue the third master."

After all, Jiao Jing glanced at Chen Mao who was beside him.

Seeing this, Chen Mao's expression was a little unnatural, but after a moment of silence, he still spoke.

"The son-in-law came to my house yesterday and conveyed the intention of the Marquis."

"Now the Supreme Emperor is still in the north and has not returned. The emperor of the court entered a city every day, and the third master was arrested again. The British government is in turmoil. The old man is very pleased that Ren Hou has this heart. There were many conflicts before. It is the old man's words and deeds." Not right, at this moment, it is time for us to abandon our previous grievances and unite with sincerity."

Obviously, Chen Mao has no experience in saying such things. The words are good, but the tone of the words is hard.

However, this was enough to surprise Ren Li.

You know, this is Chen Mao, who was so fierce on the battlefield, and who didn't even bow his head much in front of the old Englishman Zhang Fu, would actually speak softly?
He has seen Jiao Jing's skill.

At that moment, Ren Li hurriedly got up and cupped his hands.

"Brother Shunqing is too polite, a little conflict is nothing to worry about, we, the honorable ones, are all in the same spirit, regardless of each other, no matter who falls into prison, the old man will try his best to rescue, let alone the third master? "

At such a moment, Master Ren Hou was able to perform well, heaved a long sigh, and said.

"I still think back then, when the old man served under the tent of Marquis Jiang, he was favored by Marquis Jiang, and he was able to introduce and know the old man of England, and he was taken care of by kindness. How dare he forget his kindness today? Although the Duke of England is not here, the government of England is still there. If there is driving, the old man is naturally obliged to do so."

Chen Mao's unnatural expression slowly relaxed.

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting better, Jiao Jing nodded secretly, and turned the topic back to the right path.

"Both of you are vassals. It is a good thing to resolve the misunderstanding. I think the Holy Mother will also feel gratified. However, the matter of the third master is more important now."

As he spoke, Jiao Jing's expression became serious, and he said.

"Although we still don't know what happened to the mission, there is no doubt that since the emperor sent the Jin Yiwei, he might be ready to kill the third master. If this is the case, we must make preparations early."

"Yesterday, after I went back, I calculated the manpower we can use now, and there are not many real confidantes."

"So this time, we can't just rely on our own strength!"

Chen Mao also nodded and said.

"That's right. The emperor's attack was too ruthless this time in the Jingchao. There are almost none of the civil servants who can obey our orders in the court, and almost none of them are above the third rank. Therefore, on the one hand, we must continue to win over the civil servants, and on the other hand On the one hand, to save the third master and others, we can only rely on the nobles."

After hearing what the two said, Ren Li finally understood, and asked, "So, this matter will fall to Duke Cheng's mansion?"

Chen Mao nodded and said, "That's right, Second Master's side has already started to move. The Marquis of Anyuan, Marquis of Yangwu, and Marquis of Dingxi have promised to contribute."

"As for the Marquis of Zhenyuan, the Marquis of Yongkang, and the Marquis of Longping, they have always been very close to that old dude Feng Guogong. In the next few days, the second master will go to check their words, but we can't hold too much hope. "

"So what we can fight for are the residences of the Marquis of Chong'an, Marquis of Baoding, and Marquis of Taining who are close to Duke Cheng's mansion."

"When Zhu Yong was still there, these mansions were obedient to him. Now that Zhu Yong is gone, but the love is still there. As long as Zhu Yi is willing to run for us, it will not be difficult for them to rescue the third master together."

Ren Li lowered his head and thought about it, and found that what Jiao Jing said yesterday was indeed not unreasonable.

In terms of understanding of the intertwined forces among the nobles in the capital, he is indeed far inferior to Chen Mao.

Don't look at the simplicity of what he said, but not everyone can tell the factions of Jingzhong nobles so clearly in a few words.

At this time, a servant came to report that the guard of honor was ready.

So Ren Li nodded and said: "Since that's the case, then we don't have to wait too long, Prince Consort, Uncle Ning Yang, please!"

(End of this chapter)