Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 625 Four People and Three Groups
Zhu Yi's straightforward words made Jiao Jing slightly stunned.

However, in the end, he still nodded lightly and said.

"To be honest, from the point of view of this old man, we should be quiet and not move. The rectification of the military base is hugely involved. Although it is mainly aimed at us nobles, the clan, civil servants, localities, and frontier troops are all involved."

"So, this must be a protracted struggle. Even if the Ministry of War moves quickly, it will take at least half a year to really sort out some clues."

"In this kind of major event, it is the most taboo to go against the general trend. On the contrary, if you really start from a small place, it will be easy to make a big difference."

"However, if there was an uproar in front of each other from the very beginning, with the emperor behind him, even if I and my relatives join forces, the situation will not be optimistic..."

This is actually a difference in working style.

In fact, among so many people in the Supreme Emperor's Party, Jiao Jing's style tends to be cautious.

Of course, what he said actually made sense.

In the court situation, it is very difficult to achieve something, but there are many ways to ruin something.

Take the matter of rectifying the military settlements as an example, the real difficulty has never been whether it can pass the court meeting, but whether it can be truly implemented after passing the court meeting.

Those censors said, when they get to the place, whether they can really withstand the intimidation and temptation of the local officials and generals, whether they can see through their various methods, and whether they can find out the real situation hidden behind is the real decision. The standard of whether this thing can be done.

During this period of at least a year, these intricate families of honor and relatives had sufficient time and energy to use various means to defeat each of them overtly and covertly.

The disadvantage of doing this is that you will fall into a long tug-of-war, stretching the front line and pulling it back and forth a little bit.

Moreover, the general direction of rectifying the military settlements cannot be stopped. In the end, it is inevitable that the honorable families will bleed a lot.

However, the advantage is stability.

Although there will be a certain price to be paid, it will never lose everything, let alone hurt the fundamentals.

Moreover, if the situation is optimistic, it is not impossible to procrastinate and procrastinate this matter.

After all, the imperial court had to maintain normal operations.

The Ministry of War's rectification of the army requires the coordination and cooperation of multiple yamen from top to bottom. This kind of abnormal operation will inevitably not be maintained for a long time.

Otherwise, the Ministry of War may really become overwhelmed, which is impossible for the emperor to the courtiers to accept.

Therefore, once caught in a protracted tug-of-war, as long as the delay is long enough, then either it will be completely delayed, or it will be terminated hastily.

This is not a bad result for the relatives.

However, if there is a head-to-head confrontation at the court meeting, the result will be unpredictable...

Looking at Jiao Jing who was frowning tightly, Zhang Min was still silent, but Zhu Yi narrowed his eyes and asked.

"Since my son-in-law has this doubt, why didn't he speak to the Supreme Emperor today in the Qinghe Pavilion?"

Jiao Jing didn't speak, just sighed lightly.

why?

Of course it's because it's useless to say it!

The relatives of the Ming Dynasty have always been weak, or in other words, in all dynasties, when the relatives had the right to speak, they always relied on the harem, not the real emperor.

Although Jiao Jing is not really a relative of the queen mother's mother clan, he is a relative after all.

He has clean feet, does not have too much influence, is related to the royal family, and it is not difficult to enter and leave the palace. Such conveniences, no accidents, make him the most important foreign minister of the Holy Mother in the palace.

Even after he won Ren Li for Empress Dowager Sun, Jiao Jing became the most influential figure in the Supreme Emperor's party for a period of time after Zhang Fu's death.

However, glory is short-lived after all.

Since the return of the Supreme Emperor, the Holy Mother of the Palace retreated behind the scenes and no longer took care of things, so the situation naturally changed.

From today's audience, it can be clearly seen that in the Supreme Emperor's heart, the British government who has fought with him many times and died successively is the most important.

This is not only respect for the status of the British government itself in the court, but also mixed with personal gratitude.

In the back row is the Chengguo government, which is now in the same spirit as the British government.

Today, although Cheng Guogong's mansion has declined, it is precisely because of the decline that the two major dukes' mansions have turned from confrontation to alliance.

Purely from the point of view of strength, enclosing Cheng Guo's mansion is strengthening the British mansion, and the Supreme Emperor naturally sees this clearly.

At the same time, Hou Renli of Ningyuan, who has the right to speak in the court and has escorted the Supreme Emperor back to the court, has already clearly stated his position.

The reason for this is, on the one hand, because Ren Li's current status is still dependent on the British government, and on the other hand, it is also because Ren Li has been in town all year round, and his relationship with the Supreme Emperor is not considered close.

Therefore, although Ren Li was meritorious and loyal, his ranking could only follow the two prefectures.

However, judging from the fact that the Supreme Emperor was able to entrust him with the matter of preventing and rectifying the army, we can know that in fact, the weight of Ren Li and the two princes in the Supreme Emperor's heart is not much different.

As for Jiao Jing's relatives, they were originally based on the extended status of the imperial power, and they did not have any official positions.

Now that the Supreme Emperor lives in the South Palace, news is exchanged, with Yuan Bin and others, Jiao Jing's status naturally becomes insignificant.

So, so what can we say?

Ren Li was the most active in preventing the rectification of the army. The British government was implicated in it and tended to agree. As for the Chengguo government, it followed the trend and did not object.

At this time, Jiao Jing jumped out and sang a different tune, because he thought that the only remaining incense in front of the Supreme Emperor could withstand consumption?

Looking at Jiao Jing's appearance, Zhu Yi obviously also realized that something was wrong with her question.

Fortunately, at this time, Zhang Xiang stepped forward to smooth things over, said.

"In the Qinghe Pavilion today, the Supreme Emperor just said that it is not appropriate to go to war in order to rectify the army. It will make the army's morale unstable and the generals uneasy, so that the captives can take advantage of it. I still need to discuss how to do it."

"Since the son-in-law has such doubts, after a few days, when we get together with Marquis Ren, we might as well make some indirect remarks. Maybe we can discuss a way to get the best of both worlds."

After the words fell, Jiao Jing's face softened slightly.

However, Zhu Yi frowned and said.

"The best of both worlds? I'm afraid it's not!"

"Today, in front of the Supreme Emperor, Ren Hou's attitude is so firm, I am afraid that he is already prepared for a head-on confrontation."

"When I left the palace, Marquis Ren also said, let me wait for a few days to communicate separately. After a few days, I'm afraid that the arrow is on the string and I have to send it. If I want to change the course, it will be easier said than done!"

What he said was quite blunt, Zhang Wei seemed to want to refute, but he opened his mouth, but still didn't speak, he could only look at Jiao Jing who was asking questions.

At the same time, Jiao Jing finally revealed the reason for his visit, said.

"Second master, what the young master said is exactly what the old man is worried about. Therefore, the old man came here today to discuss with the two of you, whether you can take it easy and stand still for the time being."

"Naturally, we should continue to move around, but don't talk deadly with each family. After the imperial court will open the seal, new news will inevitably come out from the Ministry of War. I will wait and see, at least, stay a few To divide the room, if it is not necessary, it is better not to burn the boat..."

(End of this chapter)