Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 421 The influence of the British government
Night, Qianqing palace.

Standing in front of Zhu Qiyu with a half-bow, Shu Liang narrated in detail everything that happened in Duke Cheng's mansion during the day.

"...My lord, this is the way things are. Although I didn't expect that the British government really planned to get married, but luckily they all came together. Apart from these, the young lord also has something to say, let the slaves report on their behalf."

Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed, and he asked, "What are you talking about?"

Shu Liangdao: "Young Lord said that the lintel of Cheng Guogong's mansion is important, but history is like a knife, right and wrong are in the hearts of the people, and writing about mistakes is nothing more than self-deception."

"Your Majesty's earnest teaching, the young prince will always keep it in mind, if you want to get back the title of Duke Cheng, you have to get it back with merit."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu frowned, but was a little surprised.

Zhu Yi's words obviously meant something.

In other words, he was implicitly explaining that he was not really bewitched by Zhang Yu and others.

This young man is very smart.

Putting down the scroll in his hand, Zhu Qiyu said lightly: "I know, tell Zhu Yi that the marriage between the two houses should be concluded as soon as it is due, so there is no need to worry."

Shu Liang nodded and said.

"Zunzhi, Your Majesty, there is one more thing. Commander Lu sent news that things are going well, and he is already on his way. If there are no accidents, he will arrive in the capital within seven days."

Hearing these words, a smile flashed across Zhu Qiyu's face, but reflected under the lights, it made people feel chills for no reason.

The next day, the early morning drums sounded heavily, the palace gate was slowly pushed open, and the elders walked across the Jinshui Bridge on time and entered the Wenhua Palace for the morning court.

Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne and glanced around. Sure enough, Ren Li and Zhang Min didn't come. It is said that they had filed a leave.

At the bottom is Wang Wei, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who is reporting the construction of the Shawankou Daqu in the recent period.

It has been nearly three months since Chen Xun personally presided over the repair of the river. It should be said that the progress is quite gratifying.

According to the current progress, this big canal can be built before autumn.

Then, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household Affairs also reported a lot of government affairs, and the early morning peace was a mess.

Unknowingly, nearly half an hour passed, and the sun had already risen.

Next is the Ministry of Rites, who just finished handling the matter of the draft, and then, the officials of the Ministry of Rites began to prepare for next year's spring.

There are still many details that need to be finalized one by one. Today is only a rough discussion, but various opinions have already emerged.

Just as the elders were arguing with each other, there was a heavy sound of "dong dong dong" outside the hall.

The many ministers who were fishing and watching the excitement suddenly came to their senses in an instant.

If they had heard this sound a few months ago, the elders would have been at a loss as to what had happened.

But after experiencing the Zhennan Wang case at the beginning of the year, almost immediately, some ministers reacted.

"Dengwen drum?"

In the palace, the officials of several ministries who were arguing over whether the imperial court should provide accommodation for the scholars rushing to the capital also kept their mouths shut.

All the ministers turned their eyes to the gate of the palace.

Sure enough, not long after, a young official dressed in a censor's uniform appeared outside the gate of the palace, and he entered the palace and prostrated himself in the tunnel.

"Chen Dengwen Drum Guard Yushi Yao Jun visited His Majesty and played His Majesty. The people who played the Dengwen Drum were the British Duke Zhang Mao and his uncle. The deputy envoy of the regiment, and the governor of the Chinese army's governor's office, Zhang Fu, the governor of the Chinese army's governor's office, appealed for grievances."

"Impeaching Jin Yiwei to arrest loyal ministers for no reason and prevent the mission from welcoming the Supreme Emperor. Here is the complaint. Your Majesty please read it."

As soon as the voice fell, there was a low voice of discussion in the hall.

The case of the arrest of the mission group has been fermented in Beijing for quite a while, and many censors came up to impeach Jin Yiwei, but they were all stopped by the emperor.

The elders thought that this case would drag on for several months, but they never thought that such a thing would happen today.

But this is not over yet, he handed the complaint in his hand to the servant who came down from the imperial steps.

The censor on duty named Dengwengu continued.

"Your Majesty, in addition to the chief complainant, the British Duke Zhang Mao and his uncle Zhang Yu, who came together to beat the drums, there were six marquises, including Ningyuan Marquis Renli, Taining Marquis Chen Huan, Ningyang Bo Chen Mao, and nine others. The Earl, a total of seventeen ministers, are outside the hall at the moment, asking His Majesty to summon them."

Zhu Qiyu flipped through the complaint in his hand, looked at the joint name on it, and couldn't help but feel shocked.

Although he had already learned about this news from Zhu Yi yesterday, but he really waited until the complaint was delivered to him.

It was only then that he could feel even more how strong the appeal of the two duke's mansions was among the nobles.

One must know that there are no more than [-] residences with titles in Daming today. If the honored ministers who are guarding in various places and leading troops outside are deducted, the number of honored ministers who are actually in the capital is about forty.

But this time, in order to save Zhang Fu, the British government mobilized seventeen families at one time, which was close to half of the noble families in the capital.

Although it is said that part of this is to look at the face of Duke Cheng's mansion, but Zhu Yi also said the same yesterday, time is too tight, it is impossible to talk too much.

So in fact, this time, only two marquises and one earl came out of Chengguo's mansion, and most of them were encouraged by the British mansion.

The British Government has controlled the Five Armies Commander's Mansion for many years, and has helped install many honorable children. Now that they are doing their best, their strength should not be underestimated.

The emperor hadn't spoken yet, but the ministers below immediately exploded.

Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu, took the lead, said.

"Your Majesty, the case of the mission is still under trial and has not yet been finalized. The British public gathered outside the palace to beat drums to express their grievances and make noise. They are actually despising the court. It is also a crime."

"Don't say that the case is under trial. Even if the case has been finalized, you should submit the memorial. If there is no result, you can beat the Dengwen drum. What's more, even if it is to complain, one person can come. It is not the intention to entangle the seventeen ministers. Persecute the court? Such presumptuous actions must not be tolerated."

"Your Majesty, please follow the system of leapfrogging appeals. First, the main complainant will be given fifty court sticks, and the accompanying ones will be given thirty sticks, before discussing the rest."

Immediately afterwards, Jin Lian, Shangshu of the Ministry of punishment, also said.

"Your Majesty, the words of the Chief Constitution are justified. The imperial court has its own procedures for handling criminal cases. If everyone makes noise and stirs up trouble while the case is pending, and threatens public opinion, the prison officials will be trembling and there will be no case to be resolved." , so I think that this wind cannot grow."

Some things, you can be caught off guard once you do it once, but you will not be so lucky the second time.

After experiencing the Zhennan Wang case last time, the bosses have already increased their guard against the Dengwengu incident.

In addition, this time, a large group of relatives gathered outside the palace to make trouble without closing the case.

If the bosses don't take the opportunity to impeach, they will feel sorry for themselves.

Therefore, these ministers didn't even care about the impeachment of Jin Yiwei, and jumped out one by one, echoing Chen Yi and Jin Lian, demanding that the nobles who beat Dengwen Drum be beaten first.

This situation, I am afraid that Zhang Yu and others did not think of it.

But fortunately, although Zhang Min and others were beating the Dengwen drum outside the palace, there were still people from him in the palace.

Seeing that the situation in the palace was not right, Zhu Qian, who had already received the order, stepped out immediately.

"Your Majesty, I think that there must be grievances to be presented when the British princes and others gather outside the palace. What's more, the sound of Dengwen drums in a large audience will definitely attract the attention of the government and the public. The longer the delay, the more discussions outside the palace. It won’t be too late to make plans for the Duke of England and others to be announced into the palace.”

As soon as the words fell, many officials from the Dudu Mansion of the Five Armies also stood up to express their support.

The two sides were arguing, and the emperor finally spoke and said.

"The princes, lords, and uncles are honorable ministers of the community. They will not gather without reason. Although they behaved recklessly, they are justifiable. According to Zhu Qian's words, first call everyone into the palace, and after explaining the situation, discuss It is a crime for everyone to beat drums and gather without authorization."

(End of this chapter)