Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 665 Zhu Xiaogong's Crisis

In Chengguo Duke's Mansion, the sun was rising. Zhu Yi was sitting in the middle of the study, holding a volume of ancient books in his hands, but his thoughts had already drifted to nowhere.

The servants sent out sent back the news one by one. Although he did not stay in the mansion, the prince was ordered to go to Nangong to pay his respects, and he knew all kinds of discussions between the government and the opposition.

However, the more she knew, the more restless Zhu Yi became, especially the two orders of the Supreme Emperor and the Son of Heaven, although they still did not collide head-on.

However, there is no doubt that it is a real confrontation in the court.

At this point, many things are beyond his control.

Outside the study, the voice of the old butler sounded, respectful and cautious, said.

"Young master, the British government has sent someone to remind you just now. It is said that Concubine Jiao, Lord Chen, and several other adults have already gone..."

Hearing this, Zhu Yi's face hesitated. He put down the scroll in his hand, and instead of answering the butler, he asked back.

"Is Qingfeng back?"

"Back to Master, not yet."

Zhu Yi frowned, got up and walked a few steps back and forth in the room, finally, he sighed, sealed the memorial written on the desk case and put it at the bottom of the case, then turned around and opened the study room door, commanded

"Prepare the car and go to the British government!"

"Yes……"

The old butler bent down and agreed, and took two steps back to go down to prepare, but before his voice fell, another voice sounded polite and fake.

"What's the matter, little father-in-law, do you want to go out in a hurry?"

Zhu Yi followed the prestige, but saw that at the corner of the corridor, there was an extra person at some time, dressed in green clothes and a hat, not at all eye-catching, with a smile on his face, but looking at him made one feel chilled.

"Eunuch Shu?"

After being dazed for a while, Zhu Yi recognized the person who came, and at the same time she was surprised, she hurried forward to greet him.

Shu Liang didn't put on airs, he also took two steps forward, and clasped his hands neatly.

"I disturbed the young man and went out, but it won't take long, young man, can you come in and talk?"

Zhu Yi nodded, stretched out her hand and said.

"It's natural, please, father-in-law."

After entering the room, maybe he knew that Zhu Yi was in a hurry to go out, so Shu Liang cut to the chase and said directly.

"Originally, this time, it should be Qingfeng who came to deliver the message. However, this matter has a lot to do with it. Our family thinks it is appropriate to go there in person."

"Since the British government has been urging the young master just now, then our family will stop talking nonsense and just talk about the most important thing."

While talking, Shu Liang took out a tightly folded note from his sleeve and placed it in front of Zhu Yi.

After a little hesitation, Zhu Yi stretched out his hand to take it, and opened it to see that there was nothing else on it, only a vigorous regular script.

quasi!
There is no beginning or end, but the handwriting is bright red and dyed with cinnabar.

"This……"

Zhu Yi hesitated for a moment, as if she was not sure, she looked up at Shu Liang inquiringly.

So, he saw Shu Liang nodded slightly to him, and said.

"His Majesty wrote it himself, my grandpa, our family is here, I want to congratulate you in advance..."

"This this……"

Although she had expected this for a long time, when the surprise came, Zhu Yi was still a little dazed, holding the endless letter paper in her hand, and was a little incoherent for a while.

Shu Liang looked at it with a smile like this, but he was not in a hurry to appease Zhu Yi.

After a while, Zhu Yi calmed down, cupped her hands at Shu Liang, and said.

"Don't worry, your majesty, Zhu Yi will never forget your kindness. Cheng Guogong's family will definitely do their best to support your majesty."

Shu Liang turned his body slightly, then reached out to help Zhu Yi up, put away the smirk on his face rarely, and said seriously.

"Your Majesty must be very pleased that the young master has such thoughts."

Zhu Yi settled down, but she didn't forget about Shu Liang in front of her, she cupped her hands again and said.

"Your Majesty dare not forget your kindness, but I also want to thank my father-in-law for speaking well of Chengguo's mansion in front of His Majesty. Now that the mansion is in decline, there are nothing that can be handed out. It is my father who left some ink marks before. I will let you Send it to the eunuch."

Although Zhu Yong likes to make friends with literati, he was born as a military commander. Even if he is a prince, he may not have any attainments in calligraphy.

What's more, the calligraphy of the former Duke Cheng's mansion appeared in the hands of the admiral of Dongchang, and it didn't look like it.

So, even though that's what Zhu Yi said, it's obviously impossible for Zhu Yi to send it to Zhu Yong's calligraphy, but it's just a tacit understanding.

However, to Zhu Yi's surprise, upon hearing this, Shu Liang became more solemn, shook his head, and said.

"Thank you for your kindness, my lord. Since it is the lord's calligraphy, it would be inappropriate for our family to refuse, but if we say good words in front of His Majesty, we dare not accept credit."

"What our family does is to obey His Majesty's orders. We will do what His Majesty says, and we will not do anything else if we don't want to."

Shu Liang said these words seriously, and Zhu Yi naturally listened seriously.

And after listening to it, he couldn't help but evaluate the admiral and eunuch of the East Factory to another level.

The eunuchs in the palace cannot carry on the family line, and have lost the most important thoughts, so most of them are not greedy for glory and wealth.

For eunuchs, greed for money is already the most trivial problem.

However, Dudu Shuliang is not greedy for money!

Zhu Yi said that Cheng Guogong's mansion declined, but it was just a humble resignation. In such a huge Guogong mansion, Zhu Yong has only been dead for two years, and there are many treasures at the bottom of the box.

Since it is shot, it will not be Fanpin.

Shu Liang would not fail to understand this, but not only did he not double down on blackmail like ordinary eunuchs, he even expressed his attitude so solemnly.

To put it bluntly, just one word...

It's okay to send things, and it's okay to receive things, but Mr. Shu doesn't do things for you!
He won't say good things for you just because he took your baby, and he won't show mercy to you just because he took your money.

Or, in the words of Eunuch Shu himself, he will do what the emperor says.

He is a dog under the hands of the emperor, and a dog will not have his own thoughts, let alone his own selfishness!
This is Shu Liang's positioning of herself. After seeing this clearly, Zhu Yi not only did not feel contemptuous of Shu Liang, but on the contrary, she developed a sense of admiration.

There are countless smart people in the world. Many times, it is not difficult to figure out which path you want to take, but there are very few people who can really enjoy it and agree with the path you want to take from the bottom of your heart.

Treat yourself as a loyal dog completely, and accept this identity without a trace of dissatisfaction from the bottom of your heart, not everyone can do it.

No wonder, with so many eunuchs in the inner court, Shu Liang has no power and power, yet he can become the emperor's most trusted big pen in such a short time.

If he wants to employ people instead, he doesn't need to look at other things, just having this awareness is enough!
After a moment of silence, Zhu Yi didn't speak, but Shu Liang acted as if nothing had happened, with a patterned smile on his face again, and said.

"It's almost time, the little prince should go too. I'm afraid the British government has already waited urgently..."

Outside the gate of the mansion, the housekeeper had already prepared the carriage. Zhu Yi sat in the large carriage, sighed again about Shu Liang's cleverness, and then focused on her own family.

Squeezing the memorabilia in her sleeve, Zhu Yi took a deep breath, things have come to this point, she must not lose the chain.

After walking for about a stick of incense, the carriage stopped leisurely in front of the British residence.

Seeing that it was the carriage of Cheng Guogong's mansion, the porter hurried to report it, and after a while, Zhang Min came out in a hurry.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi was a little surprised, but she still stepped forward immediately and said with cupped hands.

"Why did Shi Bo come out in person? My nephew came late, so I'm sorry."

"It's okay, we'll talk as we walk."

Zhang Min's complexion was obviously not very good, but at the gate of the mansion, he still didn't say much, grabbed Zhu Yi's arm, and started walking inside.

At this time, Zhu Yi also sensed that something was wrong, so she took two steps in a hurry, almost shoulder to shoulder with Zhang Min.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ning's annoyed voice was deliberately lowered.

"Didn't I tell you to come over earlier to discuss it? It's good now. We didn't discuss it. Jiao Jing and the others have an idea first! You will..."

Zhang Min spoke in a hurry, as if he wanted to explain something to Zhu Yi in advance.

However, before he finished speaking, he just turned around the corridor, and saw Jiao Jing leading Ningyang Bo Chen Mao, Jiang Yi from Dingxi Houfu, Zhu Jian, Xu Youzhen and others in the courtyard of Erdaomen from a distance. We greeted them together.

"Young master is late, did you encounter something on the way?"

The two sides quickly met their faces, facing Jiao Jing's greetings with a smile, Zhu Yi moved away from Zhang Min without a trace, and said with a smile.

"There were some incidents in the mansion, and they were dealt with temporarily. The son-in-law also knows that now, the people in my Duke Cheng's mansion are withered, and my younger brother is still young. I have to deal with all the big and small matters in the mansion, so I came late. "

"Haha, it's okay, it's okay, I just arrived."

What Zhu Yi didn't expect was that today's Jiao Jing seemed to be a little too enthusiastic. He walked up to him, took his arm just like Zhang Wei just now, and then led him to the flower hall.

That posture, as if this is not the British government's mansion, but his son-in-law's mansion.

Zhu Yi frowned, and glanced at Zhang Min who was next to him, but saw dissatisfaction and helplessness on his face, but he didn't say anything more.

So, a group of people entered the flower hall and sat down.

Afterwards, Zhang Min cleared his throat and prepared to speak, but still Jiao Jing, before Zhang Min could speak, he rushed to speak.

"The court discussion a few days ago, and the emperor's decree yesterday, I think you have all seen it. Today, the old man and the second master invited you here. One is to discuss how to find a way to rescue Ren Hou. The other is The thing is to think of a way, how to meet the Supreme Emperor again."

"My lord, I have just had a preliminary discussion, but we haven't come up with any useful solutions. Duke Cheng's mansion has a lot of contacts in the court. I don't know what can my lord do?"

Zhu Yi frowned, and subconsciously glanced at Zhang Min next to her.

You know, this is the second time that Jiao Jing has robbed him since he came to the British government. As a guest, this is very rude behavior.

However, the strange thing is that all the people present, except for the dissatisfaction on Zhang Xiang's face, everyone else looked as they should.

And, more importantly, for some reason, Zhu Yi always felt that many people present were watching him secretly, intentionally or not.

She secretly raised some vigilance in her heart, seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Yi thought for a while and said.

"The matter of Marquis Ren is full of turmoil. Now that the emperor has personally intervened, and the third division has also intervened in it, it may not be easy to find a way to rescue him. Besides, Marquis Ren is now being imprisoned in the Imperial Prison. The specific situation of this case, I don’t know what to expect, and I’m afraid it will be counterproductive if I act rashly.”

It should be said that these remarks were well-regulated, which was in line with Zhu Yi's usual modest and low-key style.

On weekdays, the relationship between Zhu Yi and Ren Li is not bad, but it is not good either. At this time, it is not normal to be too enthusiastic, and this is just right.

However, what Zhu Yi didn't expect was that after the words were finished, the expressions of all the people present were different. Zhang Wei sighed, as if he wanted to say something, but he still didn't say anything.

As for the others, they looked at each other twice, with a little surprise on their faces.

Before Zhu Yi could figure out the joints in the middle, Jiao Jing asked again.

"So, what does the young master mean, just leave it alone?"

Zhu Yi already sensed that something was wrong, but the words had come to this point, so he could only slightly nodded his head and said.

"Things have not yet reached the worst situation. This case is still under investigation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Before the case is clear, it is easy to appear passive in everything you do. Therefore, the best way is to wait and see what happens, and wait for the Ministry of Criminal Justice to take action. After that, it will be more appropriate to wait for the opportunity to think of a way."

As soon as the words fell, the faces of the people present became more and more wrong, and Jiang Yi, Zhu Jian and others even started to say something in a low voice.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi's face also slowly darkened. The matter has come to an end, if he still can't see that other people are targeting him, they are really idiots.

However, before he had an attack, Jiao Jing's face darkened first, and he said coldly.

"Little Lord, do you really think that this is not the time to rescue Ren Hou, or, from the very beginning, you never thought of rescuing Ren Hou?"

Zhu Yi was startled, but she didn't show it on her face, she just slowly glanced at all the people present, and finally set her eyes on Jiao Jing who was opposite, squinted her eyes, and asked in a cold voice.

"Prince Jiao, what do you mean?"

Jiao Jing didn't speak, but this time, it was Zhang Min who said with a complicated expression.

"My lord, there are no outsiders here, please tell the truth, why did you stop Ren Li from doing what he did at the court meeting?"

Now, Zhu Yi finally understood what the problem was, took a deep breath, stared at Zhang Min, and asked in a cold voice.

"Second Master, what did you tell them?"

Zhang Min also seemed a little guilty, turned his head away and said nothing at this time, Jiao Jing said.

"Little Grandpa, the second master has said everything that needs to be said, now, it's your turn to say it!"

(End of this chapter)