Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 621 The Upside Down Cup

"In today's court, there is a clear distinction between civil and military affairs."

"Judging from the news that the Ministry of War has revealed, the Ministry of War will take the lead in the rectification of the military settlements, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate will be the main force. The spearhead will be directed at me and other generals and ministers."

In the study, Zhu Yi did not change his face, talking freely.

While talking, he picked up the empty cups on the table, counted eight, and arranged them in rows with the rims facing upwards.

Then, he took the lead in turning two of the cups upside down, said.

"The Ministry of War is self-deprecating and said that Yu Shaobao did not hesitate to be famous. He has tossed for so long, which shows that he has a firm heart. As for the Ministry of Officials, he has always obeyed the order of the emperor, and he will definitely not have other opinions."

After a brief pause, Zhu Yi picked up three more cups and continued.

"Since it is necessary to check the military base and the military department is short of manpower, it is necessary to rely on the Metropolitan Procuratorate. A while ago, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was affected by the Beijing Procuratorate and its strength was greatly reduced. I took this opportunity to replenish the manpower and shine in the court. So , must have already geared up."

"For the Ministry of Household Affairs, in the past six months, the exchange market has brought in tens of thousands of taels, which has greatly reduced the pressure on the treasury. The Ministry will have no objection."

So, two more cups were deducted.

"As for the Criminal Department..."

Zhu Yi raised her head, hesitated for a moment, put down the last cup in her hand, and said.

"According to the information I got, this time the emperor intends to send the officials who checked the border to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for interrogation. Once this case is opened, the Ministry of Criminal Justice may have the right to interrogate officials, so naturally it is very concerned about this matter."

With a light sweep, Zhu Yi arranged the eight cups in a circle.

Three upwards are in the center, and five downwards are outside.

Immediately, Zhu Yi stretched out her hand again, took off the lid of the teapot, and placed it on the three upward cups in the middle.

"After all, it is the emperor's will to rectify the army. The Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the cabinet have no direct relationship with this matter. Therefore, they will only remain neutral at best."

"In this way, at least five of the six ministries and seven ministers will try their best to promote this matter, and the others will remain silent. On the civil servant's side, the unity of attitude has been completed!"

Zhang Min silently looked at the neatly arranged teacups in front of him, feeling a little complicated.

He couldn't help thinking of what Zhang Fu had said to him before he left after he was released from prison.

"...Today, most things are done behind the scenes. When it is made public, the victory must be decided. However, his actions are like an antelope's horns, and the hidden clues have not yet been revealed."

"So if you want to break it, you have to plan in advance and take the initiative. If you only deal with it passively, you will always be played by others..."

Thinking about that time in the court, the emperor offered to send a mission to welcome the Supreme Emperor back, obviously he had already made preparations.

If Zhang Fu could hold back and didn't take that bait, maybe now, the position of the British government in the court is still as stable as Mount Tai, how could it end up in such a situation?
However, he didn't show anything on the surface, he just squinted his eyes, looked at Zhu Yi, and asked.

"My lord, up to now, there have indeed been some news from the Ministry of War, but it's nothing more than bits and pieces of news about Qingzhang Tianmu, and the Ministry of Punishment will be involved. Where did my lord get the news from?"

Facing Zhang Min's questioning, Zhu Yi slightly raised her head, but didn't answer directly, just said.

"Chengguo's mansion has its own news channels."

Zhang Min's face was a little unhappy.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi sighed, and reached out to snap back the lid of the teapot, revealing the three cups in the middle with their rims facing upwards.

Then, he picked up the teapot, filled the cup in the middle with tea, and handed it to Zhang Min.

"Shibo, please use tea!"

So, Zhang Min understood, took the teacup, and took a sip, but his brows did not relax, but he continued to ask.

"So, what you mean is that this is the civil servants uniting to suppress Wu Xun?"

Zhu Yi nodded slightly.

But in this way, the doubts on Zhang Min's face became more intense, said.

"That's why you said you couldn't do it?"

Although it is said that after the Civil War, the power of the Xun Qi declined, but as the leader of the Xun Qi for many years, the British government has its own arrogance.

Even, for Zhu Yi who wanted to give up before the fight started, Zhang Min couldn't help being a little more contemptuous in his tone.

However, Zhu Yi didn't have any special reaction, just shook his head, and then he put the cups in front of him aside, leaving only four of them.

After thinking about it, he seemed to feel that something was wrong, so he took another one back, and it became five, all with the mouth of the bowl facing upwards, and put them on the table, he said.

"On the matter of military settlements, civil servants are united and backed by the emperor, but we wait for military officials to be honorable, but not."

While talking, Zhu Yi arranged the five cups in front of her in order, and said.

"My honorable ministers, counting those who are in Beijing and those who are not, there are a total of 47 families of Gong, Hou, and Bo!"

"Among them, the new Boss of Jing'an, Fan Guang, and Marquis of Changping, Yang Hong, are in charge of the real power, but they are already in the hands of the emperor. Even if the emperor is so persuasive, the Yang family still bows their heads and says yes."

"With them here, many voices from the military government and the Beijing camp can be suppressed!"

Thus, the first cup was buckled upside down.

"Among the nobles of the older generation, more than a dozen families that were originally attached to Dingguo's mansion have now transferred to Fengguo's mansion and become the lackeys of the emperor."

Immediately, Zhu Yi picked up the second cup, put it on the table as well, and continued.

"It's true that the military camp is not what they want, but now they are riding a tiger. As long as the emperor is willing to be lenient, it will not be difficult for them to obediently spit out what they swallowed."

"In this way, the available people for our honorable ministers are reduced by half!"

Pointing to the remaining three cups, Zhu Yi said.

"The generals on the frontier should have been the most fierce opponents of this matter, but their power is too loose. If no one joins together, it will be difficult to influence the situation of the court. However, they can be regarded as usable power."

"The nobles in Jingzhong, who are regarded as the face of the Duke's mansion, can have about a dozen uncles, and the remaining [-] or so families are naturally close to the British Duke's mansion of the Shibo."

"If my nephew's predictions are correct, Shibo's original plan, oh no, it should be said that Ning Yuanhou's idea for Shibo should be to coordinate internal and external cooperation, Beijing and China's dignitaries jointly opposed it, and the border generals petitioned to force the court to give up the rectification. The original intention of the military colony, right?"

Zhang Min didn't speak, but obviously Zhu Yi was right.

So, under his incredulous gaze, Zhu Yi picked up the only three cups left, pushed one of them in front of Zhang Min, and then buckled the remaining two cups upside down.

"Uncle Shi, if you really intend to do so, my nephew can tell you..."

"It doesn't work!"

Pulling the two cups she had just flipped upside down to her side, Zhu Yi said flatly.

"The government of Chengguo will not participate in this matter."

"As for the generals of the frontier army, if there is no accident, the Yang family and the Fan family should have already started to make arrangements!"

While talking, Zhu Yi ignored the surprise and uneasiness on Zhang Min's face, stretched out her hand to hold down the only upturned cup in front of him, and said.

"To tell you the truth, my nephew came today just to take down the last cup!"

　Don't ask me why the two of them have so many cups, they just do!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)