Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 414 Disagreement

After leaving the gate of the British residence, Ren Li's carriage walked forward a short distance, and saw Jiao Jing's carriage parked around the corner.

Quietly getting into the other party's carriage, Ren Li cupped his hands at Jiao Jing and said, "Just now, thank you son-in-law."

Although the two of them hadn't communicated beforehand, seeing the winks Jiao Jing gave him, Ren Li knew that Jiao Jing was deliberately arguing with him in front of Zhang Wei.

As for the purpose, one is to express dissatisfaction on behalf of the palace with the repeated failures of the British government in recent days, and the other is to help him win Zhang Xiang's trust.

Of course, Ren Li knew in his heart that Jiao Jing's main purpose might be the former, but that didn't prevent him from only talking about the latter.

After all, now that he is in the hands of the opponent, there is a high probability that he will rely on the support of the palace in the future.

At this moment, Jiao Jing's face had already returned to calm, he nodded and said.

"Zhang Fu's thoughts are meticulous, and his arrangements should not be wrong, but I always feel that Zhang Fu didn't tell us the whole truth."

Ren Li was a little surprised when he heard the words, and asked, "How can you see that?"

Jiao Jing was silent for a while, but in the end he just shook his head and said, "It's just a feeling, maybe I'm thinking too much."

Seeing this situation, Ren Li felt a little uneasy, and asked, "Then, what Zhang Min said just now, should we do as he said?"

This time Jiao Jing didn't hesitate much, nodded and said.

"It's natural. In recent days, you've been running around and writing books frequently. I'm afraid your image in Zhang Yu's eyes has changed a lot. This time, you just need to continue to stand out to gain Zhang Xiang's trust. However, you need to remember ..."

While talking, Jiao Jing lowered his voice, and leaned into Ren Li's ear and said a few words.

After Ren Li finished listening, he finally let go of his hanging heart, and nodded hesitantly.

At the same time, in the British government.

Chen Mao originally left in different directions from Ren Li and the others, but before he could go out, he was stopped by the servant and led to the flower hall.

Looking at Zhang Min who was sitting peacefully opposite, Chen Mao frowned and asked, "Second Master, but what else do you want to tell me?"

Zhang Yu stretched out his hand, signaling Chen Mao to sit first, then got up and bowed to Chen Mao, and said.

"Brother Shunqing, our two families are good friends. What happens next is related to the future of the British government. Brother Shunqing please keep it a secret."

Surprised, Chen Mao quickly got up and supported Zhang Min's arm, and said.

"Second Master, what is this? Don't you believe me? Just say what it is!"

Zhang Min sat down again, pondered for a moment, Fang said.

"Brother Shunqing, just now in front of Jiao Jing and I, I have some things to say. In fact, in the imperial prison, the third younger brother told me that if we want to save him this time, we can only rely on the mansion of our family friends. Jiao Jing and others, I can't believe it!"

This... Chen Mao frowned, feeling surprised, and said.

"Third Master really said that? How is this possible? If Ren Li was careful, I would believe it, but Jiao Concubine planned with Third Master to bring back the Supreme Emperor from the very beginning, how could he not believe it?"

Zhang Min shook his head, his expression was a little cold, he looked at the direction where Jiao Jing left, and said.

"When the third brother told me, I still didn't believe it, but after trying it for a while, he immediately revealed his true colors."

Seeing that Chen Mao was still in doubt, Zhang Min said.

"Jiao Jing, Yang Shan, and Xu Bin were indeed planning to bring back the Supreme Emperor together with the third younger brother from the very beginning, but it was nothing more than seeking their own interests. Jiao Jing was always a member of the Queen Mother Sun in the palace."

"So for them, the existence of the third brother is worthy of attention, but it is not irreplaceable, especially after the Huichangbo incident, the Empress Dowager Sun is obviously afraid of the British government."

"When I was in prison, the first thing my third brother told me was to always stay awake and not be fooled by appearances. Jiao Jing and others wanted to save the third brother because it was beneficial to them. , then they will definitely turn around and give up immediately.”

After speaking, Zhang Min sighed, looked at Chen Mao sincerely and said, "Brother Shunqing, only those noble mansions like ours who have known each other for generations are the real ones of our own."

This is actually a bit biased, but it is true.

Although the connection between the nobles is also a connection of interests, because of the intersecting of generations, the close families have already formed a community of interests.

The relationship between them is very complicated. First of all, it is the most obvious old relationship.

The British Duke's Mansion, Ningyuanbo's Mansion, Dingxihou's Mansion, and Yangwuhou's Mansion, these mansions, the older generation all fought together on the battlefield, and several of them were lifelong friends.

Based on this, several mansions were related by marriage, more or less related.

Further, relying on such a close relationship, the direct descendants and collateral descendants of each family were arranged to be supported by each other in the governor's mansion, guards, and border towns controlled by the other party.

When Chen Mao and Jiang Gui went to war many times, many of the young generals in the team were juniors who were close to the mansion.

They were protected, made meritorious service on the battlefield, and then promoted step by step, re-establishing the love of robes.

Then continue to get married and support each other.

Accumulated in this way for several generations, various intricate relationships have been formed between their several mansions, and they are firmly bound together.

This is also the reason why the British government was still able to control the five-army governor's mansion after Zhang Fu's death. There are quite a number of people in it who were born in noble families and have more or less relations with the British government.

Therefore, despite Zhang Fu's helplessness, he was willing to let Ren Lilai temporarily take charge of the Chinese military governor's mansion, not afraid of him seizing power.

And Zhang Fu dared to contact those close mansions and ask them to help rescue Zhang Fu before the reason why the mission was arrested was clear.

In contrast, although Ren Li is also a noble, but he rose too late, and the connection with the veteran relatives is too weak, even if he barely squeezed into the circle, it is understandable that he is not valued.

The family of relatives, the more valuable the longer it is passed on.

Chen Mao naturally understood this reasoning, he pondered for a moment, then nodded and said.

"That's right, it's true that only we are the ones who really want to save the third master."

Although on weekdays, Chen Mao and Zhang Fu called each other politely, but in fact, the two were actually related by marriage.

Chen Mao's second granddaughter is married to Zhang Fu's eldest grandson.

At the same time, Chen Mao was also keenly aware of something.

Zhang Fu said that the British government and Jiao Jing are connected by interests, and they came together because of the same purpose. In other words, when they can't be trusted, it means that Zhang Fu's plan will damage the relationship between them. Benefit.

Sighing softly, Chen Mao asked: "Second master, you just said that in Yehuling, the third master ordered different confessions from Xu Bin and Xiao Weizhen, and also said that the third master's plan was to testify against Xu Bin together with Xiao Weizhen, But the truth?"

Zhang Min's face was indifferent, he didn't nod or ask, he just spoke.

"Of course the words are true, but the old man also said at the time that how to do it depends on the situation in the capital, but one thing is certain is that since the third brother wants to get rid of the crime, he must get rid of the crime thoroughly. "

(End of this chapter)