Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 415 The Self-Awakening of the Powerful Minister

Chen Mao was silent for a moment, then took a sip of tea from the cup beside him.

These words actually imply that it is already obvious.

It depends on the situation, that is to say, besides being able to testify against Xu Bin with Xiao Weizhen, Zhang Fu can also testify against Xu Bin together with Xu Bin, claiming that it was the will of the Supreme Emperor.

As long as it can be proved that it is acting according to the order, even if the mission has to bear certain responsibilities, there is a way to turn it around.

Of course, the price is that the reputation of the Supreme Emperor will be damaged, and the Queen Mother Sun in the palace will inevitably be dissatisfied.

After all, compared to the life and death of Zhang Fu and others, she must be more concerned about the reputation and safety of the Supreme Emperor.

In this way, it is not difficult to explain why Zhang Min left him alone for the conversation.

Jiao Jing is a member of Empress Dowager Sun, and if he said these words in front of him, he would definitely be opposed.

Sighing, Chen Mao asked, "But in this way, where is the palace?"

Zhang Fu was calm. Obviously, after talking with Zhang Fu in the prison, he had a clear understanding of many things.

"Brother Shunqing also knows that the palace has long been afraid of the British government. After Huichangbo's incident, we are doomed to never return to the intimacy we had before."

"Since both parties know that it is impossible to trust each other unconditionally, why do these useless efforts?"

"In the end, as long as the British government is still there, the palace has no other choice. Of course, we are the same."

Chen Mao was stunned, and after a while, Fang smiled wryly.

"Sure enough, when it comes to analyzing the situation, the third master can see clearly."

These words hit the nail on the head, it can be said to be penetrating, and it clearly stated the embarrassing relationship between the British government and Queen Mother Sun without any concealment.

For Empress Dowager Sun, the huge influence of the British government among the nobles is an indispensable help to welcome back the Supreme Emperor.

For the British government, they have already established their position in the court, and it is impossible to change course.

But because of Huichangbo, the rift between the two parties is difficult to make up.

The Empress Dowager Sun now has to defend and use the British government, but it is impossible to have complete trust.

So at this time, whether the palace is happy or unhappy is not important at all.

No matter how hard she tried to please her, it was impossible for the Empress Dowager Sun to let go of Hui Changbo's knots.

The two parties are united because of their interests, so as long as the British government's huge influence on the nobles is still there, as long as they still support the return of the Supreme Emperor, then even if something is done to make the Queen Mother angry or even angry, her old man will only do it. As if nothing happened.

There is no doubt that the existence of Zhang Fu played a vital role in the stability of the British government.

So at this time, it is not difficult to distinguish which is more important.

Hearing this, Zhang Min also sighed deeply and said.

"Actually, this is also a helpless move. The matter of Uncle Huichang is really irreparable. According to the third brother's opinion, in the palace, if you can't offend him, you don't want to offend him."

These words meant something, and Chen Mao immediately realized that he bowed his hands seriously.

"Second Lord, don't worry, the reason why the British government offended the palace was because they wanted to save the old man. This kindness, the old man is naturally grateful. This time the third master is in trouble, the old man will definitely do his best."

Zhang Yu also got up, helped Chen Mao up, and said, "Brother Shunqing, you don't have to do this. You and I are good friends of the whole family. This is what we should do."

Chen Mao sat down again, and asked directly: "Second Master, please tell me, how do you need to cooperate? I will definitely do my best."

Zhang Xuan nodded and said, "Actually, there is not much difference from what I just said, but when the time comes, I am afraid that Ren Li will be afraid, when the time comes..."

After hearing Zhang Min's plan, Chen Mao hesitated for a while.

After a while, he finally made a decision and sighed.

"In this case, then follow the arrangement of the third master, but in this way, the Supreme Emperor will return in the future..."

Hearing this, Zhang Min was also a little silent, thought for a while, and said.

"The Supreme Emperor is different from the Holy Mother. To put it disrespectfully, the Holy Mother is a member of the harem. It is not decisive enough. The Supreme Emperor has been in power for many years, so he can naturally judge the overall situation."

"The efforts I have made for the return of the Supreme Emperor, he will not fail to see, and the necessary sacrifices, I think he will not care about it."

Chen Mao looked complicated, nodded and said: "I hope so..."

Seeing this situation, Zhang Min forced a smile and said.

"Brother Shunqing, there is no need to be pessimistic. In the final analysis, Xu Bin was the one who revealed the truth first. The third brother has been denying it from the very beginning, trying his best to protect the Supreme Emperor."

"However, the government and the public know what Jinyiwei is. Even if the third brother can't survive the various punishments in the end and has to tell the truth, it is inevitable."

"If the Holy Mother and the Supreme Emperor are to blame, Xu Bin must be blamed first."

Well, that's one reason.

Although Chen Mao knew in his heart that this was just a pretense to allow both parties to go down the stairs, but it was better to have this pretense than nothing.

At this time, the butler of the British government suddenly walked in, looking a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Zhang Min frowned and asked, "What happened?"

Seeing the housekeeper's eyes cast in Chen Mao's direction, Zhang Yu's expression was a bit uneasy, and he said directly.

"Uncle Ningyang is not an outsider, if you have anything to say, just say it!"

So, the butler leaned over and reported.

"Second Lord, something happened to Jinyiwei. Not long after you came out, the commander of Jinyiwei, Lu Zhong, led a large group of captains, and arrested Menda, Lu Gao, Xie Tong, Liu Jing and other adults. "

"Afterwards, Lu Zhong summoned all the officials from more than a hundred households of Jinyiwei, and in front of everyone, brought the four people to the punishment hall, where they were punished with sticks for half an hour."

"Men Da and Lu Gao were killed on the spot, Xie Tong and Liu Jing were imprisoned with half breath remaining."

After speaking, there was a long silence in the flower hall.

Zhang Min's face was a little stiff, and he didn't react for a long time.

Of course he knew that he couldn't hide the fact that he went to see Zhang Fu for a long time.

But he didn't expect that the emperor knew so quickly and acted so decisively. Not only did he arrest Menda, but even his cronies were not spared.

It doesn't matter if it's just caught, but it's so ruthless.

You know, Menda's official position is not very high, but he is also a fifth-rank imperial official.

Zhang Yu didn't believe it, Lu Zhong dared to punish a fifth-grade thousand-household stick to death without the emperor's will, and he was still in front of so many people.

The meaning of killing chickens and monkeys is too obvious.

In the end, Chen Mao was the first to react and said decisively.

"Second Master, we can't wait any longer. The arrest of Menda and others shows that the Son of Heaven has already noticed our connection with Third Master. As a result, Third Master's situation is worrisome."

"After this incident, Lu Zhong will definitely guard him strictly, and our connection with the prison will be cut off completely. If we wait any longer, the third master may really be tortured."

Zhang Min also gave a jolt, got up suddenly, walked back and forth in the flower hall, and said.

"That's right, since that's the case, I'm afraid this matter will be brought forward. In this way, brother Lao Shunqing will go to the various mansions again. After I go to Cheng Guogong's mansion tomorrow, I will do it in the early morning of the next day." .”

Chen Mao nodded without hesitation, and Zhang Min felt relieved, but there was still a trace of worry on his brows...

(End of this chapter)