Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 660 Edict
In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qiyu sent away the worried Princess Changde. As soon as she sat down, Wynn came to report that Ruan Lang, the chief eunuch of Nangong, asked to see her.

Strictly speaking, this should be regarded as the Taishanghuang's cronies, the first time to really step out of the gate of Nangong.

However, Zhu Qiyu showed no surprise, leaning on the couch, took a sip from the tea cup in front of him, and asked casually.

"Did you say what happened?"

Wynn bowed, with a strange look on his face, and paused for a rare moment, Fang said.

"It is said that the Supreme Emperor has a decree for you..."

"Oh?"

Now that Zhu Qiyu was interested, he sat up straight and said.

"Call him in!"

Not long after, Ruan Lang walked in with a worried expression.

"My ministers greet His Majesty."

"What's the matter?"

Facing the eunuch in charge of Nangong, Zhu Qiyu didn't bother to make excuses. He still leaned on the couch and asked casually, without even asking him to get up.

Ruan Lang knelt on the ground, unconsciously feeling a chill down his back.

It should be said that when he was serving in the palace in the early years, he often saw this former His Royal Highness the King of Tan, but since then, something called imperial majesty has inexplicably appeared on this person.

He obviously relaxed and spoke casually, but Ruan Lang felt inexplicably afraid.

This feeling is related to the throne, but not all of it.

Ruan Lang entered the palace during the Yongle period. Although his reputation has not been obvious, he has seen both Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xuanzong.

But no one can give him such a great sense of oppression.

Although it wasn't the first time, every time Ruan Lang stood in front of this person, he felt suffocated by being seen through. In his heart, there was always a voice telling him to run away.

However, he couldn't leave, and even, he couldn't continue to answer on his knees like this, because today, he came to announce the decree on behalf of the Supreme Emperor.

Bite the bullet, Ruan Lang said.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor has a decree, please accept...accept the decree..."

Before he finished speaking, he immediately felt a burst of sharp eyes piercing towards him, and the chill seemed faintly substantive, making him feel tremendous pressure.

However, to Ruan Lang's surprise, the pressure did not come from the emperor above, but from the side of the emperor. This seemingly unattractive, but very popular chief inspector of ceremonies recently, Wynn!
With this cold gaze, Wynn's voice followed.

I don't know if it's because I've been by the emperor's side for a long time, although Wynn's expression is sharp, but his tone is steady, without any waves, said.

"Ruan Gonggong, Your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor are direct brothers. It's normal to pass on a message to each other. The word "will" is out of the question. Ruan Gonggong's so-called "will" was neither drawn up by the cabinet, nor did it have six subjects. The appendix is ​​at most nothing more than stamping the Supreme Emperor's private seal."

"To put it bluntly, the Supreme Emperor just asked Eunuch Ruan to pass a few words, so...you don't have to be so particular about it, right?"

In the last sentence, Wynn's tone became more and more gentle, but the more so, the more Ruan Lang felt like he was on his back, and inexplicably thought of Shu Liang, the guy who killed without blood.

Strongly calming down his mind, Ruan Lang tasted the meaning of these words, but found out again that although this Wynn looked young, he was not weak in the slightest when it came to his status in government affairs.

His words emphasized the brotherhood of the Tian Family, but they deliberately weakened it. The relationship between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor is actually still the status of a monarch and a minister.

Yes, for the people of the world, the Supreme Emperor, the Empress Dowager and the Son of Heaven all belong to the "jun".

So in fact, there is nothing wrong with what Ruan Lang himself said. The Supreme Emperor is to the emperor, the top is to the bottom, and there is nothing wrong with using the word "receive the order".

However, when it came to Wynn's mouth, it became the so-called passing two sentences, which lightly brought the etiquette in the middle.

And Ruan Lang couldn't refute it yet. After all, Wynn used the love of the Tian family as a shield. If Ruan Lang forced it, he would become a villain who provoked the relationship between the Supreme Emperor and the brotherhood of the emperor.

In addition, what made Ruan Lang even more disturbed was what Wynn said later.

The decree of the Supreme Emperor was indeed not drafted by the cabinet, nor was it countersigned by the six divisions. It was only filed in the inner court. Therefore, from a procedural point of view, it can only be regarded as the central decree at best.

However, the central decree is also a decree, and it is actually covered with the seal of the Supreme Emperor.

However, in Wynn's mouth, the seal made by the Ministry of Rites became the private seal of the Supreme Emperor.

Just the name is different, but the meaning is completely opposite.

Baoxi represents the imperial court, while private seals are just useless private seals.

You know, not to mention being too emperor, even the emperor has many private seals with him, some are engraved by the inner court, and some are simply made by the emperor himself on a whim.

These private seals can all represent the emperor, but they do not have the effect of government affairs.

All those that have the effectiveness of government affairs, can represent the supreme imperial power, and can represent the imperial court are only the emperor's seal made by the Ministry of Rites.

Wynn's move is actually tantamount to denying the legality of the Supreme Emperor's will.

For a while, Ruan Lang became very wary of Wynn, who had recently risen but quickly gained a foothold in the Supervisor of Rites.

This person has the calmness of the emperor, the loyalty and ruthlessness of Shu Liang, and the sophistication of Cheng Jing.

Although it is said that some places are still a little immature, and every aspect has not been perfected, but this is already very scary.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and when Ruan Lang was thinking quickly about how to respond, he saw that the emperor finally made a move.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand lightly, signaling Wynn to back down, and then spoke softly.

"Since the Supreme Emperor has a decree, you can get up and say it."

Even so, his posture remained unchanged, and he was still lazily leaning on the couch.

However, after all, it was considered a step, so Ruan Lang didn't dare to say anything more, took out the yellow silk jade scroll from his sleeve, and said.

"Emperor Taishang said: I return to Nangong and do not pre-arrange government affairs. All the officials of the court and all the people of the world are entrusted to my younger brother Qi Yu. Although the affairs of the court are busy and the people's affairs are serious, the family of heaven has etiquette and order, which is the foundation of the society. also."

"I and the emperor are direct brothers, and we have a deep relationship. Since returning to Nangong, I have cared more and more about the friendship between brothers and relatives. Therefore, I have this order. Starting tomorrow, my younger brother Qi Yu will go to Nangong every day to pay homage to the heavenly family. Darling, dear."

At this point, Ruan Lang didn't expect the emperor to stand up to receive the order in a proper manner. After reading the order, he consciously closed the yellow silk and handed it to the eunuch standing beside him, and then passed it on to the eunuch On the imperial case of the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu listened to the 'will' with a calm face, glanced at the yellow scroll in front of him, spread it out to have a look, then looked up at Ruan Lang, and asked.

"So, the Supreme Emperor wants me to save the morning and evening?"

This tone is exactly the same as that of Wynn just now, except that it is more powerful.

Just one sentence made Ruan Lang's forehead sweat profusely.

"Your Majesty is serious. The Supreme Emperor just lives alone in Nangong and misses his brothers, so he wants to see His Majesty often. This is also the brotherhood of the whole family..."

"Then what if I don't go?"

However, before he finished speaking, Ruan Lang heard the voice of the emperor again. He didn't expect the emperor to be so direct, so he couldn't help but look up, but saw the emperor at this moment, looking at him leisurely, as if waiting what.

Lowering his head, Ruan Lang said.

"Your Majesty is busy with government affairs, and there are times when you can't spare time. If Your Majesty insists on not going, the ministers will return to Nangong and answer like this."

It should be said that this was originally expected. How could the Son of Heaven, who was unwilling to kneel down and salute even during the Homecoming Ceremony and the Winter Solstice Festival, be willing to go to Nangong every day to pay his respects to the Supreme Emperor?
But, conversely, this is exactly where the Taishanghuang can handle the emperor the most, that is, the word etiquette.

Speaking of which, this idea was learned from the previous King Xiang.

When the Supreme Emperor first came back, King Xiang once wanted to play the memorial, but later, the old Min King forced him to ask for the family law, so the memorial naturally disappeared.

Many people are guessing that the reason why King Min came forward despite his sick body was that he was entrusted by the emperor behind him. Otherwise, after this incident, King Min's mansion would not have quickly married the emperor's most trusted Wu Xun, Bo Jing'an mansion. became an in-law relationship.

There is a lot of discussion behind this matter, but most people ignore one point, that is this memorabilia of King Xiang!

Although the memorandum was not handed in at the end, it is precisely because it was not handed in that it deserves special attention.

If it is said that the Son of Heaven can refute this memorial at will, then there is absolutely no need for the old King Min to go out in the wind and snow with his sick body.

On the contrary, it is precisely because once this memorandum is handed over, it will be quite difficult to deal with, so the emperor will choose to use the method of dredging from the bottom of the pot to kill it directly from the source.

The bottom line is that there is a problem of etiquette.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has been no precedent for the Supreme Emperor, so many things have to be done gropingly, among which is the etiquette that the emperor should treat the Supreme Emperor.

There were such precedents in the former Tang and Song Dynasties, but today's Tian family is brothers, not father and son, so many things cannot be copied.

In this case, the best way is to put it aside.

If the etiquette when the two brothers meet cannot be resolved, then simply reduce the possibility of meeting. This is also the reason why the court was silent about King Xiang being beaten.

However, because of this, when this will was presented, it became more and more difficult.

This is exactly what the Supreme Emperor wants!
In fact, after a night of thinking, especially after being pissed off by Princess Changde, the Taishanghuang calmed down and finally realized that the cards he can play today are nothing more than etiquette and reason. .

To put it bluntly, relying on etiquette to make the emperor bow his head, if the other party does not bow his head, then it will be unreasonable.

Although, for the emperor who holds the imperial power, such things as reason are simply ridiculous, but this is the only thing that the Supreme Emperor can fight for now.

So, here comes Ruan Lang...

The emperor's refusal is actually normal!

Even if there is no welcome ceremony and the winter solstice festival is the performance of the emperor, Ruan Lang feels that if he changes places, and has basically mastered the entire court, he will not care about a person who has already retired to Nangong. , has little influence in the court, and there is only one so-called 'Emperor Supreme' left!
Therefore, after getting the emperor's statement, Ruan Lang didn't want to stay in the Qianqing Palace for a moment, so he bowed his hands and prepared to leave.

However, just as he finished his salute, he didn't even have time to move when he heard the voice of the Son of Heaven sound again, saying.

"Go back and tell the palace servants in Nangong to prepare to pick you up tomorrow morning."

As a result, Ruan Lang froze on the spot, raised his head in disbelief, as if caught off guard.

This appearance made the emperor laugh.

"Why, didn't you hear clearly?"

"Don't dare, dare not, the minister will go back and report to the Supreme Emperor."

Seeing the gentle smile on the emperor's face, Ruan Lang felt chills again, he quickly lowered his head, and hurriedly left Qianqing Palace.

Watching Ruan Lang's figure disappear from the gate of the hall, Wynn hesitated for a moment and said.

"Your Majesty is going to the Nangong Palace tomorrow? Then the servants will go down and prepare for Luanjia..."

That's what he said, but Wynn's feet seemed to have taken root, and he stood there without moving. It was obvious that he was testing the true meaning of the emperor.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at him, casually unfolded the yellow silk jade scroll on the table and played with it in his hands, his gaze fell on the bright red seal of the Supreme Emperor on the yellow silk, intentionally or not.

"Don't go!"

The emperor's crisp answer made Wynn a little at a loss.

After being stunned for a moment, he asked hesitantly.

"Then tomorrow..."

At this time, Zhu Qiyufang put down the yellow silk in his hand, put it on the case, turned to Wynn, and said.

"If you don't go, you will be disobeying the Supreme Emperor's will. I'm afraid that Nangong is waiting for me to do this!"

When it was sent from the decree, Zhu Qiyu actually had a solid idea in his heart, and this was the only way his brother could think of.

It's nothing more than creating an image of a victim, nothing unusual.

If Zhu Qiyu doesn't go, or simply treats this decree as non-existent, then the hat of being disrespectful to the Supreme Emperor will be firmly removed.

Of course, as the emperor, there is no consequence for doing so, at most there will be a few censors to advise and advise.

The truly influential ministers in the court will not have any quarrel with the emperor because of this matter, and may not even mention it.

However, this influence is subtle. Once everyone agrees that the Supreme Emperor of Nangong is a bullied, oppressed, and wronged object, and the emperor in the palace is a ruthless person who does not respect etiquette and does not recognize brotherhood. When I was born, some time came...

Now that he has suffered this loss, Zhu Qiyu will naturally not ask the other party to repeat the old tricks. Of course, if Zhu Qiyu is really asked to save the morning and evening for the Supreme Emperor, then it is impossible to even think about it.

As for how to solve it...

"Wynn, go and call Shu Liang into the palace. In addition, go to the cabinet to deliver an edict and ask them to draft an edict, just say..."

Zhu Qiyu leaned gently on the couch with a smile on his face.

Speaking of which, it was a coincidence that my elder brother's decree appeared at this time, and it really came in time...

(End of this chapter)