Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 657 The Sieve-like Nangong
Nangong.

The night was getting deeper, the lights were turned off everywhere, and they were deeply asleep, but only in the sleeping hall of the Supreme Emperor, there was still a glimmer of light.

These days, although the Taishanghuang sings and sings every night, his work and rest are very regular.

Normally speaking, out of every five days, the old man spends three days at the concubines' house, one day at the Queen Duanjing's house, and the remaining day at his own bedroom.

Zhu Qizhen was leaning on the couch, although it was late at night, he was still wearing a robe, showing no sign of going to bed.

In front of him was an envelope that had just been opened, on which was the situation of today's court meeting.

The candles were flickering, and in the huge bedroom, only a few palace lanterns were lit, which made Zhu Qizhen's face flickering more and more.

Beside him, an old eunuch bowed and stood silently.

I don't know how long it took, suddenly there was a sigh in the hall, and then Zhu Qizhen rubbed his forehead, finally moved his eyes away from the letter, and asked.

"Ruan Lang, don't you think this court meeting is weird?"

The old eunuch raised his head with a respectful expression, as if he was a little uncertain, but he still said.

"Since your Majesty asked the question, the old slave will just say it. In fact, when the Marquis Ren wanted to prevent the rectification of the army, the old slave felt that something was wrong. However, the old slave felt at that time that the Marquis Ren was in the court after all, and he treated Many things must be more thoughtful than the old slave, maybe it is because the old slave didn't think carefully."

"However, now it seems that the reason why Marquis Ren is so anxious is because he has such a shocking case on his back, and Marquis Ren has indeed done such things as assassinating important ministers."

"Besides, it's okay to commit such a case, but you dare not tell His Majesty the truth, and you are now in jail, and you have to do it yourself."

After Zhu Qizhen heard this, his expression was not very good-looking, as if he recalled something unpleasant.

However, after thinking about it, he still shook his head and said.

"I always feel that it's not that simple."

"Look at the letter Zhu Yi sent, although it seems to be written objectively, but in fact, there is one thing he never mentioned, that is, why they didn't follow up when Ren Li first came out, but waited until the matter When it started to get out of control, it was only when he voiced his support for Ren Li."

"Aren't you surprised by this?"

This……

Ruan Lang hesitated, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't dare to say it.

His expression, of course, made Zhu Qizhen, who was already a little annoyed, feel a little annoyed, said.

"If you have anything to say, just say it. In front of me, there is nothing to hesitate."

In a word, Ruan Lang was so frightened that he fell to his knees on the ground, kowtowed, and said.

"Your Majesty, this old slave dare not lie, but this old slave has shallow knowledge and does not have the vision of His Majesty, so I always feel that I have to look at people first when looking at things."

"The government affairs are complicated, and this old slave can't understand them. However, when I was serving in the Palace of Compassion and Peace, this old slave also heard from the Holy Mother that the young master of Cheng Guogong's mansion is a man who can be made. Now, Cheng Guogong The marriage between the government and the British government is a good family relationship, so naturally we will do our best."

"Also, after this period of time, although the young man is not allowed to enter the palace, he is still busy. Captain Yuan said when he came here before that many relationships outside the palace depend on the young man. Even with the current state of the court discussion, the young man will immediately find someone to bring him into the palace."

"The old slave said something that shouldn't have been said. If the young master hadn't found a relationship, he would cleanse the slaves in the mansion and send them to our Nangong after going through various arrangements. Now, I'm afraid it's not even possible to find someone to send a letter. Convenient, so..."

It has to be said that Ruan Lang knew Zhu Qizhen well.

After saying these words, Zhu Qizhen's face was still quite ugly, and even became a little more irritable, but his tone had changed.

"I didn't say it was Zhu Yi's problem. I know he has done his best for me, but there is indeed something wrong with Ren Li..."

While speaking, Zhu Qizhen sighed faintly and said.

"Furthermore, at present, in the court, the courtiers of Nangong still have their hearts attached to them. Ren Li is the most important. He has entered the imperial prison this time. I'm afraid he won't be able to get out. When the time comes, if there is any change in the court, I will It’s really hard to find a way.”

"You have also seen that the prince's departure from the cabinet has been delayed from years to years, and there has been no movement until now. It is like this now, and it is uncertain what will happen in the future..."

Under the flickering candlelight, Zhu Qizhen's expression was complicated and difficult to understand, as if he was talking to Ruan Lang, and he seemed to be explaining to himself.

Seeing this situation, Ruan Lang raised his head cautiously and persuaded.

"Your Majesty, why worry? This old slave dares to say one more thing. This time, Marquis Ningyuan dared to hide his Majesty's plot to assassinate ministers. Next time, he might dare to lie about bigger things. This court meeting, to put it bluntly, is Marquis Ningyuan. In the name of His Majesty, you are just seeking to protect yourself."

"This old slave has little knowledge, so maybe what he said is wrong, but Your Majesty, no matter how powerful Ning Yuanhou is in the court, if he is not safe enough and loses the way to be a minister, then I am afraid it will not be a good thing!"

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen's eyes suddenly turned cold, and Ruan Lang's heart felt cold when he saw it, and he quickly lowered his head.

I don't know how long it took before Ruan Lang finally heard it, and the leader let out a sigh and said.

"Get up."

"Yes……"

Standing up slowly, he glanced at the emperor's expression out of the corner of his eye. Seeing that the old man's expression was cold, but not angry, Ruan Lang was relieved.

After another pause, the voice of the Supreme Emperor sounded again, with a bit of helplessness and disappointment, said.

"You're right. Zhu Yi is a useful person. As for Ren Li... well, I know his difficulties, but he did go too far. It's a pity..."

Seeing this situation, Ruan Lang thought for a while and said again.

"Your Majesty, this is the end of the matter. Let me say a few more words. In fact, the man in the palace is in charge of rectifying the military settlements. Therefore, all the civil and military officials in the court, especially those civil servants, are all concerned. From the bottom of their hearts, they want Ning Yuanhou to fall, even if they know that there is insufficient evidence for this matter, they will pretend not to see it."

"The man in the palace took advantage of this to instigate Marquis Changping and Marquis Ningyuan to fight against each other, which led to the current situation. But how can the man in the palace take over all the principles of the world?"

"You know, Your Majesty, you are the etiquette of Daming!"

Zhu Qizhen frowned, thought for a moment, and Fang asked.

"You mean, Brother Shen?"

Ruan Lang nodded and said.

"That's right. All the ministers agreed with the memorial to rectify the army at the top of the court. The one in the palace made the best use of the situation, so we have the current situation."

"But in the same way, His Highness the Crown Prince's departure from the cabinet is also a matter of etiquette and law. If His Highness the Crown Prince can leave the cabinet to prepare for the government, he will have a real reputation and righteousness. At that time, there will be someone in the court to protect him. Your Majesty, you should really worry about..."

After the words fell, Zhu Qizhen's expression finally eased a lot, but it was only for a moment before he sighed again and said.

"That's true, but after all, this matter has to be handled by the subordinates. Now that Ren Li has entered the Imperial Prison, it may not be easy to find competent people."

"Besides, this matter cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. They must be summoned into the palace, but now..."

While talking, Zhu Qizhen felt restless for a while, couldn't help getting up, and walked up and down the hall, Ruan Lang followed closely behind, but didn't dare to say a word.

He is a measured person, he can say some things that should be said, and he can't say a word that should not be said by him.

Finally, after a long time, there seemed to be a faint patter of rain outside the window. Ruan Langfang saw that the Supreme Emperor stopped suddenly, as if he had made some decision, turned around and gave orders.

"If I remember correctly, Miss Huang hasn't come here for a while, right?"

So, Ruan Lang knew what the Supreme Emperor meant, nodded obediently, and said.

"That's right. After returning from Your Majesty, Her Highness the Eldest Princess came to congratulate her once, but she didn't come again. These days, the empress often talks about how she misses Her Highness the Eldest Princess."

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen said: "Since that's the case, you go to deliver the decree tomorrow... No, let's say it's the empress's intention, let the imperial sister bring Prince Xue to Nangong to have an audience."

Ruan Lang hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to remind something, but in the end he didn't speak, he just bowed and said.

"Old slave obeys the order."

Zhu Qizhen nodded lightly, and immediately waved his hand, so Ruan Lang understood, took two steps back, and carefully closed the palace door, leaving only a few palace servants who were close to him.

Before leaving the door, Ruan Lang sighed inexplicably when he saw the face of the Supreme Emperor.

After leaving the palace gate, Ruan Lang's waist straightened slowly.

Although he was respectful and respectful in front of Zhu Qizhen, as the chief executive of the entire Nangong Palace, his status was not low at all.

Among other things, there are a lot of disciples and grandchildren.

As soon as he left the door, a group of young eunuchs stepped forward to take the lamp in his hand, hugged him and went to the side hall. However, today Ruan Lang did not go back to rest as usual, but waved his hands to disperse the crowd. Only one of the humble and honest little eunuchs was left behind.

So, the others dispersed with envious and jealous eyes, and in a blink of an eye, there were only Ruan Lang and the little eunuch left in the corridor.

Immediately, Ruan Langfang looked around and said.

"Our family has done our best to explain what the young master told us. The case of Marquis Ren is barely over. Tomorrow, His Majesty will ask His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess to bring the son-in-law to an audience to discuss the affairs of the East Palace. Asking about the situation at the court meeting, the young father-in-law has to communicate with the son-in-law in advance."

This was said in a low voice, obviously afraid of being heard by others.

As the voice fell, the honest little eunuch opposite Ruan Lang showed a sly look that didn't match his appearance, and said.

"If you are careful, you will be able to scare your godfather. If the matter is really done, the Duke's Mansion will definitely thank you very much."

While talking, the little eunuch took out a small bag of gold from nowhere, and stuffed it into Ruan Lang's sleeve without a trace.

Ruan Lang weighed the weight in his hand, a smile flashed across his face, and said.

"That's being polite. Our family is not greedy for this little gold and silver. Before our family came to the Supreme Emperor, the Holy Mother always praised the young prince as a loyal minister. Let our family always remind the Supreme Emperor not to chill the hearts of loyal officials and good generals." .”

"Furthermore, the matter that the little father-in-law asked for is also for the sake of the East Palace. This matter is also the heart disease of the Holy Mother. Our family's doing this can be regarded as sharing the worries of the Holy Mother, not just helping the little father-in-law."

Although the little eunuch looked naive, he didn't really understand everything, he knew the elegant meaning after hearing the string song, and immediately said.

"Godfather's words are off the mark. You share the worries for the Holy Mother, and you share the worries for the Holy Mother, but one size counts for one size. Since you have taken the risk for the young man in front of His Majesty, and you have made a good turn around, then this love, the young man Grandpa must remember."

"Don't worry, if this matter is really done, you will be the benefactor of Duke Cheng's mansion when the Duke's title is brought back. At that time, I will still hope to get rich with my godfather!"

After saying this, Ruan Lang's face immediately relaxed, he cursed with a smile, and said.

"Don't be glib and talkative, hurry up and be on duty. The Supreme Emperor feels light at night, and those who wait on him in the palace are not good-tempered. They don't dare to make any noise outside, so as not to disturb the Supreme Emperor."

The little eunuch nodded and said with a smile.

"Godfather, don't worry, go back and rest. Even if a mouse runs past this hall, I will definitely not let it bark."

Ruan Lang nodded, with a satisfied expression, but didn't say much, turned around and walked towards the hut where he was resting.

However, if someone who is familiar with him sees him, he will find that Ruan Lang's steps are much lighter now...

The next day, the princess mansion.

"What? Empress Duanjing wants to see me? She also wants to bring her son-in-law with her?"

Sitting in the flower hall, Princess Changde frowned slightly, looked at the maid in front of her, and asked.

That court lady was none other than Zhiluo, the eldest court lady next to Empress Qian, but no matter what her status was in the Nangong Palace, she was still respectful in front of Princess Changde, said.

"Returning to Your Highness, that's exactly the case. Your Majesty hasn't seen His Highness for many days, and I miss you very much. Therefore, I specially called His Highness and his wife to the Nangong Palace to have a family banquet together."

Princess Changde is not a fool, she immediately understood.

In name, this was summoned by Empress Qian, but since it was a family banquet, it was impossible for the Supreme Emperor not to come, so it was self-evident who the real person to meet was.

On the one hand, Princess Changde was surprised that her younger brother took risks to such an extent. On the other hand, she said flatly without even thinking about it.

"You go and report to Empress Duanjing, and say that I'm sick today, and it's inconvenient to enter the palace, so I'd better go see you another day."

Seeing the visibly energetic Princess Changde, Zhiluo couldn't help but wryly smiled and said.

"Your Highness, it's better not to embarrass your servants. In the Nangong Palace, the banquet has been prepared, and the nobles are waiting, so you and your son-in-law are sent to the banquet..."

However, Princess Changde obviously didn't give this face, she narrowed her eyes and said coldly.

"I said that I am sick and cannot enter the palace, don't you understand?"

"If I tell you to report back, then report back, what are you talking about!"

However, as soon as the words fell, there was a loud noise from outside, and then, a maid from the princess mansion hurried in to report, saying.

"Your Highness, the son-in-law has arrived..."

(End of this chapter)