Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 609 Do you trust Mr.

Yu Qian looked up at the emperor with a puzzled look on his face.

Does the Ningyuanhou Mansion have the crime of invading the military settlement?
Of course!
Although the Ren family is not Jing Nan's nobles, they are Jing Nan's heroes. In terms of seniority, Ren Li is much older than Yang Hong.

But the two have one thing in common, that is, they have been guarding the border for many years.

Yang Hong's activities are in the Xuanfu area, while Ren Li's territory is in Gansu. Therefore, if you want to investigate Ren Li, you must go to Gansu.

In fact, the connection between Ren Li and the military colony is not secret. As early as when he was guarding Gansu, he had repeatedly reported to the imperial court, believing that the imperial court imposed excessive taxes on the military colony, and requested to reduce the tax on the military colony.

At that time, it was just when the orthodox emperor had just been in power, and he was ambitious to strengthen the border defense. Ren Li was a veteran for many years, and he only talked about the suffering of the frontier army.

However, the truth is harsh.

In the first few years, the local grain storage did increase, and the military expenditure required by Gansu was reduced by about one-fifth, but the border defense was more stable than other border towns, and the combat power had also improved.

However, it quickly changed back to the old way.

With the passage of time, in the 14th year of Zhengtong, Gansu's military expenditure has basically returned to its original state, but the taxes paid by the military settlements have been greatly reduced compared with before.

Ren Li's explanation to the court was that Oala was powerful and frequently harassed the frontiers, so he had to mobilize the garrison army to resist, so that the army garrison was abolished and the harvest was reduced, so the support of the court was needed.

When the Oala rebellion subsides and the border is stable, the army will naturally resume.

At that time, Wang Zhen was in charge of the country, firstly because of the threat of exaggerating Oarat, and secondly because he did not want to admit that the decision made by the orthodox emperor just now was incorrect, so this matter was prevaricated.

However, it is a lie that will be exposed.

Soon, Yexian led the army to invade the frontier again. Ren Li was defeated in two battles. Although there was an element of calculation, it was indeed related to the lack of strength of the frontier army.

Therefore, Wang Zhen couldn't hide it anymore, and the orthodox emperor found out angrily that he exempted one-third of Gansu's army tax, but gave Gansu no reduction in military expenses.

As a result, in the last battle, it was nothing!
Only then did the imperial court issue a decree to reprimand Ren Li, removing all his titles and ordering him to return to the mansion to reflect on his past mistakes, and he was not even brought with him in the personal expedition.

Looking back at the ins and outs of this matter now, it is obvious that the military settlements in Gansu have long been targeted.

During the course of his investigation, Yu Qian also found that Gansu was the most serious in terms of the degree of occupation of military settlements.

From the commander-in-chief to the ordinary hundred households, there are basically fields of unknown origin. As for the field troops who should be cultivating in the army, the amount is also greatly insufficient.

Therefore, in order to investigate the military settlements, Ren Li cannot escape.

However, the difference between Ren Li and Yang Hong is that he once participated in the Jingnan campaign. Although he did not get a title and could not attach himself to the nobles of Jingnan, he still had old friendships with a considerable number of Jingnan generals.

This made his relationship network much more complicated than that of Yang Hong.

Especially after Ren Li defeated Adai Khan and won the title, his status has risen, and he has just stepped into the threshold of honor.

After the Battle of Bauhinia Pass, he was immediately granted the title of Marquis. With this skill, he was reused step by step in the court, and reached the position of Governor of the Chinese Army.

His influence in the court is comparable to that of Yang Hong.

However, Yu Qian has never set Ren Li as his first goal. The biggest reason is that the network behind him is too complicated.

Dingxihou's Mansion, British Duke's Mansion, and Yangwuhou's Mansion are all related to Ren Li.

Moreover, as the Minister of the Ministry of War, Yu Qian still has a general understanding of the situation in the army. The Chinese military governor's office is the sphere of influence of the British government.

It is impossible for Ren Li to gain a firm foothold in the Chinese military governor's mansion without the help of the British government.

As the representative figure of Jing Nan Xungui, the British government's influence affects the whole body.

This point can be seen from the last time Zhang Fu was arrested. The British government can gather more than a dozen nobles to beat the Dengwen drum with a simple wave.

Now that Ren Li is about to be moved, if the British government comes forward to protect him, it will easily cause an uproar in the court.

It is true that it is impossible not to see blood in order to rectify the army, but there must be a limit.

If Ren Li was used as the first step, causing all the nobles to unite and rebel, then things would be difficult after that.

Therefore, Yu Qian really couldn't figure out why the emperor chose Ning Yuanhou.

But fortunately, the emperor didn't hide his intentions, he pondered for a while, and said.

"Mr. Yu should have noticed that I just summoned all the ministers to have an audience, and I was late for a while. The reason is that before I came, I received a message..."

While talking, Yu Qian saw that the emperor took out a small piece of paper, which was obviously just opened, with a few lines of small script written on it.

The servant sent the piece of paper to Yu Qian, and he looked intently, only to see that it was written on it.

"On the seventh day of September, a person was captured at the north gate of the Xuan Mansion. After investigation, he was a guard soldier in Gansu. He was ordered by the guerrilla general He Hao to sneak into the city with the intention of assassinating him. The three people who accompanied him all committed suicide."

Yu Qian's face suddenly sank, as if he remembered some unpleasant experience.

At the same time, the voice of the Son of Heaven also sounded, saying.

"Mr. Yu must be no stranger to this matter. This He Hao is the confidant of Ningyuan Hou Renli."

"And, just a few days before these people arrived at Xuanfu, Mr. Yu had just finished his investigation in Gansu and was about to leave for Xuanfu."

There was silence in the hall for a moment, Yu Qian folded the piece of paper in his hand and put it back on the imperial case, Fang Shenyin asked.

"I dare to ask Your Majesty, where did this news come from?"

Zhu Qiyu smiled, and handed the piece of paper to Wynn who was beside him. Then, Wynn took the paper and threw it into the small stove next to him.

Then, Zhu Qiyu said.

"It is impossible to get the origin of the court, but it is true in all likelihood!"

This attitude made Yu Qian not know what to say for a while.

Nine out of ten?

Based on this, is it necessary to attack a high-ranking and honorable general?Regardless of the possible uproar in the court?

Yu Qian suddenly doubted his judgment just now, after thinking about it, he still considered it carefully.

"Your Majesty, when I was in the Xuanfu, there were indeed a few young people who wanted to sneak into the courtyard of the minister to plot something wrong, but before they could do anything, they were caught by Vice President Yang and committed suicide on the spot."

"Their behind-the-scenes mastermind is therefore impossible to find out. If this news is true, then it should be strictly investigated. However, it would be biased to conclude that the mastermind behind the scenes is Marquis Ningyuan based on the words of one family."

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu sighed lightly. In fact, he still didn't want to investigate the meaning of Yu Qian's words. To put it bluntly, it would not be good for the imperial court if this matter made a big fuss, and it would also affect the ongoing rectification of the army.

but……

Rarely, Zhu Qiyu's voice was stern.

"Mr. Yu doesn't need to remonstrate. Whether this matter was done by Ren Li remains to be investigated. However, during the period of guarding Gansu, Ren Li robbed the army, occupied the army, and bought and sold military land privately. This is a fact, and it was also presented to me by Mr. He deserves to be charged."

However, Yu Qian is not so easy to dismiss, he sighed heavily and said.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Ning Yuan has a high position in the court after all, just in case..."

"There will be no accidents. If something happens, I will take care of it!"

Before Qian Qian could finish speaking, Zhu Qiyu interrupted him with a wave of his hand.

Immediately, Yu Qian saw the emperor staring at him intently, his eyes were clear and bottomless.

At the same time, Lun's voice came down, calm and gentle.

"I just have one question..."

"Sir, do you believe me?"

(End of this chapter)