Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 616
A night of heavy snow turned the capital into a snow-covered world.

The sky was bright, the snow stopped, and it was another fine weather. The elders came to the outside of Jinshui Bridge early in high spirits, waiting for today's Zhengdan Dynasty.

Unlike last year, this is already the second year since the emperor ascended the throne, and the Zhengdan Dynasty has truly become a ceremonial court meeting.

If there is any difference, then of course, after the court meeting, the courtiers had an extra ritual, and that was to meet the Supreme Emperor!

In fact, according to the etiquette system, it should be the emperor who leads his ministers to worship the Supreme Emperor.

However, Zhengdan is different from the winter solstice. It does not need to be as cumbersome as worshiping the heavens and ancestors. It is equivalent to the emperor and the emperor being congratulated by the world.

Therefore, with the lessons learned from the past few times, the Ministry of Rites specifically asked the emperor what he meant, whether he needed to lead his officials to visit the Supreme Emperor.

As expected, the emperor said that it is enough for the officials to lead the officials to go.

So, everyone is happy.

You know, every time the Supreme Emperor is seen, the emperor's rogue doesn't kneel, it's difficult for the Ministry of Rites, and the bosses below are also uncomfortable watching.

Since the Son of Heaven does not have to go this time, he might as well not go, which will save everyone trouble.

Of course, not only the Son of Heaven and the courtiers were satisfied, but when they arrived at Nangong, the Supreme Emperor was ascended to the Majesty in the Chonghua Hall, and listening to the voice of Shan Huan live, he was obviously much happier than during the winter solstice.

However, in the end it was the Supreme Emperor, and the emperor was not around, so all the ministers were obviously more cautious than usual, and went about their rituals in a proper manner.

However, at the end of the ceremony in the Ministry of Rituals, when everyone was about to leave, the Supreme Emperor sitting on the throne suddenly smiled and said.

"Today's New Year's Day, I haven't seen all the ministers for a long time, so I ordered someone to prepare a palace banquet, and it will not be too late for the ministers to retire after the banquet."

This was not the original regulation, the courtiers were a little dazed for a moment, and when they came to their senses, they wanted to refuse, but found that the Supreme Emperor had already got up and left the Chonghua Palace.

As a result, a group of elders looked at each other, and then unanimously turned their attention to the Minister of Rites, Hu Wei.

This kind of matter should have been dealt with by the Ministry of Rites.

And, more importantly, the meaning of the banquet given by the Supreme Emperor is somewhat sensitive.

If you accept it, you are afraid that the emperor will be displeased. If you don't accept it, you will be suspected of resisting the order. At this time, you need someone to take the lead in refusing or agreeing.

There is no doubt that Hu Wei, as a veteran of the Five Dynasties, is the most suitable.

Mrs. Hu smiled, and looked like nothing serious, turned his head and glanced at a few ministers standing close to him, and said.

"After paying homage to the Supreme Emperor, there is no ceremony. The old man is just hungry. Since the Supreme Emperor has good intentions, we can't refuse. Why don't we have a banquet here?"

As soon as the voice fell, there was a burst of low-pitched discussions.

Before the other Qiqing could speak, Wang Wen, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, snorted softly and said.

"The old man thinks it's unnecessary. Although the Supreme Emperor has his best intentions, this is Nangong after all. It's inconvenient for us to walk. I'm afraid we may accidentally bump into the nobleman. After the court ceremony is over, we should leave as soon as possible."

Not only did Wang Tianguan say so, he also did so.

After finishing speaking, he glanced around for a week, then cupped his hands at Hu Wei and said.

"Uncle Dazong, I still have something to do, so I won't stay here any longer. If there is any disrespect to the Supreme Emperor, I will plead guilty to the emperor after the festival."

After finishing speaking, Elder Wang turned around and strode away without any hesitation, simply and neatly.

The scene was suddenly a little awkward, and the eunuch Ruan Lang, who was staying behind to arrange the palace banquet on behalf of the Supreme Emperor, was visibly trembling with anger.

Although I knew it a long time ago, it may not be easy for the Supreme Emperor to speak in the court.

However, now it is just a banquet, and it does not involve the government affairs of the court. As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the head of all officials, Wang Wen so blatantly ignored the words of the Supreme Emperor as nothing, and left with a big swagger. He was really defiant.

However, all Ruan Lang could do was get angry.

After all, it was Tianguan Zhongzai, the emperor's confidant, who really flinched like this, and he had nothing to do but stare blankly.

Listen to what people have to say.

"...if there is any disrespect to the Supreme Emperor, I will ask the emperor to apologize after the festival..."

That means, even if the old man is guilty, it is not Nangong's turn to deal with him.

Thinking of how the Supreme Emperor got up without hesitation just now, Ruan Lang finally understood why the old man didn't stay.

I'm afraid that this kind of scene has been expected for a long time, and I'm afraid that staying here will make the trouble even more out of control.

Grinding his teeth, Eunuch Ruan laughed dryly and said.

"I want to come to the Ministry of Officials to be busy, so the heavenly officials are not free, but it doesn't matter. The Supreme Emperor just felt that he hadn't seen you for a long time, so he gave a banquet to show his heart."

"Just now the Supreme Emperor also ordered before he left. If you adults are busy, you can go first. Our family will send a few people to go a few more times and deliver the gifts to the various mansions."

Even though he said so, seeing Eunuch Ruan's stiff face, the elders knew that this was not the truth.

Sure enough, next, the Nangong chief eunuch said with a smile on his face.

"My lords, if you need to go first, you can talk about it now. Our family will write down the roster and arrange for someone to deliver the food."

This is obviously an irony. At this time, whoever stands up will definitely be recorded in the small book by the Supreme Emperor.

What's more, it's fine to leave one Wang Wen, this guy is notoriously unreasonable.

However, if there are too many people leaving, I am afraid that the face of the Supreme Emperor will really be gone...

Therefore, under hesitation, most of the courtiers still stood still.

It's just a palace banquet, it's not a big deal, based on their understanding of the emperor, since they are allowed to come to court, they won't care about a banquet any more.

Of course, not all are left behind.

With Wang Wen taking the lead, among the ministers below, a few people stood up soon.

Yang Yu from the Ministry of Households, Yu Gang from the Ministry of Punishment, and Yu Yan from the Ministry of War, these officials from the Prince Tan's Mansion did not hesitate much, and after handing over their hands, they left in silence.

But in the end, including Yu Qian, Chen Yi, and Yu Shiyue, who were also regarded as the emperor's cronies in the court, did not leave with him.

Still the same sentence, the court still needs to be decent.

Then it’s okay for a few people to leave, if too many people leave and it gets out, wouldn’t it be called a public discussion, and the court of the Ming Dynasty would lose all respect.

Seeing this scene, Eunuch Ruan's face finally looked a lot better. He stretched out his hand and said with a smile.

"My lords, the banquet has been prepared and it is in the side hall. Please come with us."

After the words were finished, the smiling Hu Laoshang was the first to follow, and the other ministers were two steps behind, but they also stepped forward one after another and entered the side hall.

Since it was a banquet, and the Supreme Emperor was not there, the atmosphere was relatively relaxed, and everyone was not so restrained.

However, if you are careful, you will be able to find that during the process of the ministers walking to the side hall, there are a few ministers with honor and relatives who deliberately lag behind a few steps.

Then, taking advantage of the time when everyone entered the palace, these ministers turned a corner at the same time and walked in another direction...

(End of this chapter)