Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 447

After leaving the gate of the Hall of Martial Arts, the appearance of the last group of elders hesitating to speak appeared in my mind, and Empress Dowager Sun still felt that something was wrong.

Not long after, Yijia arrived at the Palace of Compassion and Peace, Empress Dowager Sun entered, and Jiao Jing was already waiting inside.

It should be said that Zhu Qiyu guessed right.

As soon as the court ceremony was over, Jiao Jing immediately sent a post, begging to see Queen Mother Sun, and then briefly talked about what happened in the court ceremony. At the same time, he told Queen Mother Sun the news that Yuan Bin and others had arrived in the capital.

At that time, on the one hand, she wanted to know the situation of the Supreme Emperor in Yibei as soon as possible, and on the other hand, she was also afraid that the emperor would secretly make some troubles in this matter. The Empress Dowager Sun went directly to the Hall of Martial Arts without much delay.

After all, Empress Dowager Sun is in the harem, and many news about the political situation in the court are lagging behind, not as good as Jiao Jing who is outside the court.

Therefore, after returning to the Compassionate Ning Palace, Empress Dowager Sun told Jiao Jing everything that happened in the Wuying Palace.

"Look at the Ai family, the emperor didn't play any tricks this time. Although the Ai family doesn't know much about Zhu Jian, he should be a good person to see that he dared to take risks alone, sent an envoy to Wala, and defended the Supreme Emperor a lot in the palace. credible person."

Jiao Jing was in the foreign court, and he knew more about Zhu Jian than Queen Mother Sun, so he said after listening.

"The Holy Mother has a unique vision. This Zhu Jian is indeed a trustworthy person. As early as after the Civil War, he was in charge of military affairs in Datong. His body is in danger, which shows his loyalty."

"Actually, although many ministers in the court who are close to the Supreme Emperor have been dispatched by the emperor for various reasons, there are still many ministers in the local area who have always supported the Supreme Emperor. Zhu Jian is one of them."

Empress Dowager Sun nodded and said.

"The Ai family can rest assured that since he is like this, he will definitely do his best, but what the Ai family doesn't understand is that the ministers seem to be hesitant to talk about the matter of letting him act as an envoy. "

Hearing this question, Jiao Jing couldn't help but a wry smile appeared on his face, and said.

"The Holy Mother forgives me, bluntly, this time, you have become a villain for nothing."

Empress Dowager Sun frowned and asked, "How?"

Jiao Jing was a little embarrassed, and asked immediately.

"Does the Holy Mother know, what kind of official position did Zhu Jian hold in the local area before entering Beijing?"

Empress Dowager Sun thought about it for a while, and was a little uncertain.

"When Aijia listened to his report, he seemed to say that he was the governor of Shanxi? However, even if he was a governor, it would be a good thing to be transferred to Beijing, not to mention presiding over negotiations and being responsible for welcoming back the Supreme Emperor. If it is done, it must be a great achievement , where did you come to be a villain?"

It should be said that the Empress Dowager Sun is not ignorant of the court.

When Zhu Qizhen first came to the throne, although Empress Dowager Zhang was in charge, Empress Dowager Sun occasionally participated in handling some insignificant government affairs.

Therefore, she still has some understanding of the basic situation of official positions.

Beijing officials have always been more expensive than local officials. No matter how cheap Honglu Temple Minister is, he is still a decent official of the yamen. Compared with the governor, he can't be said to be better, but he can't be called bad either.

That's why she was surprised.

After Jiao Jing listened, he seemed to be thinking about how to organize his words, he hesitated for a moment, he shook his head, and said.

"Holy Mother, if your guess is correct, in the palace at that time, what the emperor said should be to order Zhu Jian to take charge of the affairs of the Honghe Temple instead of being transferred to be the minister of the Honghe Temple, right?"

Empress Dowager Sun nodded, so Jiao Jing sighed.

"Our Lady knows only one thing, but not the other."

"Our government has an official system. There are officials, dispatches, and titles. The governor is not an official position, but a dispatch. The governors abroad are actually dispatched officials from the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Sixth Ministry."

"The governor is an important minister, so generally speaking, there are only a few titles, Shangshu, Du Yushi, Minister, Deputy Du Yushi, and Qiandu Yushi."

"Among them, in Shaanxi, Xuanfu, Huguang, and Zhejiang, because of their heavy responsibilities, they are often titled as Shangshu and Duyushi, and in other places, they are often given the title of Minister or Deputy Duyushi. Ska title."

"Zhu Jian is the governor of Shanxi. As usual, he should have the title of third-rank servant or deputy capital censor. However, because of his meritorious service in the Battle of Oala, he was added the second-rank right capital censor."

"There are six ministries, two courtyards, two supervisors, five temples and one division in the central yamen of my dynasty. Honglu Temple ranks last among the five temples. The official Dali Temple Minister, but it is the third grade."

"Zhu Jian is not at fault, so it is naturally impossible for him to be demoted and transferred to Honglu Temple for no reason. He can only take charge of the temple affairs as the censor of Youdu. However, according to the court rules, the title is usually not higher than the two positions sent. step."

"So normally speaking, with Zhu Jian's qualifications, if he enters the court, he should be a second-rank Udu censor, and it is barely reasonable to be in charge of third-rank Dali Temple affairs."

"Because of this, in the palace at that time, the emperor specifically asked Zhu Jian for his opinion. It was actually a hint of relegation to take charge of Honglu Temple as the second-rank capital censor."

After Jiao Jing finished speaking, Empress Dowager Sun understood what he meant by "evil person".

She personally recommended Zhu Jian to be in charge of the negotiation.

At that time, she didn't think much about it at all, but she couldn't find a suitable person for a while, and she thought Zhu Jian was available.

But I never thought that there is such a layer in it, no wonder that a group of ministers in the palace all looked strange at that time.

Thinking about it, they must have reacted a long time ago, and there are twists and turns.

Empress Dowager Sun felt a little regretful, but in the end, she was still put together by the emperor.

Although she was not very familiar with these bureaucratic policies, after hearing Jiao Jing's analysis, she realized it almost immediately.

This should be the intention of the emperor's question to her at that time.

As for the purpose, it is also very simple, that is, to plant a seed of rift between her and Zhu Jian.

Empress Dowager Sun knows her own affairs, and now in the court, she has very few people available to her, and almost none of them can speak out among high-level officials.

So this Zhu Jian, judging from his insistence on welcoming back the Supreme Emperor, is actually very likely to win him over.

But now that the words have been spoken and the appointment has been confirmed, it may not be so easy to eliminate the gap between them.

Jiao Jing's expression was also a little complicated.

In fact, he still didn't say a word.

You know, Zhu Jian's right capital censor is different from Xu Bin's temporary promotion for envoys.

Relying on the merits of his assistant Guo Deng in Datong against the army of Oirats during the Battle of Oirats, he was promoted in an upright manner, and his steps were very steady.

The reason why Zhu Jian chose the second-rank Youdu Yushi as the governor of Shanxi was because he had previously assisted in military affairs in Datong. After the War of Oala, Datong suffered serious losses and urgently needed a civil servant who could cooperate with Guo Deng to stabilize the situation.

However, this is only a transition after all. After nearly a year of recuperation, Datong's soldiers, horses, food and grass have all recovered adequately.

Therefore, if nothing else happened, Zhu Jian's next step should be the governor of Shaanxi who matched Youdu Yushi.

Compared with governors in other places, the official position of governor of Shaanxi has a special meaning.

This point is not written on the surface, but it is an unspoken rule.

You know, since the previous governor of Shaanxi was transferred, this official position has been vacant.

The last governor of Shaanxi was none other than Wang Wen, the official minister, and the next one was Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu.

Both Wang and Chen were directly promoted to Qiqing in the capacity of the governor of Shaanxi, the censor of the right capital.

So in fact, the governors of Shaanxi, Xuanfu, Huguang, and Zhejiang are often regarded as the reserve of Qiqing. Even if they are transferred, they are dispatched between several places, waiting for opportunities.

To become the governor of these places is basically half a foot on the threshold of Qiqing. You just need to wait for the opportunity and wait for the end of the year.

But now, Zhu Jian voluntarily gave up this opportunity and chose to be transferred to Beijing to take charge of a fourth-rank yamen Honglu Temple. Although the title of Youdu Yushi has not changed, the future is very different...

(End of this chapter)