Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 667
Compared with when Zhu Yi first came here, as the matter slowly unfolded, the atmosphere there became less tense.

Speaking of which, Jiao Jing's question is actually a bit useless, because what Cheng Guogong's government did was already obvious during the court discussion.

Of course, being useless does not mean that there is no need to ask.

Because Zhu Yi's answer represented the attitude of Duke Cheng.

So in fact, the situation present is already very obvious. The biggest reason why Zhu Yi was faintly rejected from the moment he entered the door was not that he targeted Ren Li in the court meeting, but that he had a relationship with the Changping Marquis. .

It's still the same sentence, it's nothing to target Ren Li. In this court meeting, targeting Ren Li is a tacit matter among the nobles, but Changping Hou's Mansion is a clear-cut emperor's party.

This is true no matter from their origins or the positions they have always held.

This point can be seen from this incident, even if Yang Hong broke the boat and confronted Ren Li in court, he was unwilling to take the initiative to join forces with other nobles to prevent the rectification of the army.

To put it bluntly, the Yang family is definitely going to follow the emperor!

Under such circumstances, Zhu Yi might have contact with the Yang family, and this possibility made people shudder down the spine.

You must know that there are fewer and fewer people on the Supreme Emperor's side who can get their hands on it. Although Zhu Yi is young, he holds the contacts of Cheng Guogong's mansion and the background of the whole mansion. , is very important to today's Supreme Emperor.

What's more, none of the influential figures among the civil servants could compare with Zhu Yi's among the nobles present. After all, he had a father-in-law who was the Minister of Rites.

More importantly, today's Zhu Yi has already entered the core decision-making level. In other words, all their plans and ideas are not hidden from Zhu Yi, and Zhu Yi's opinions are also theirs. One of the most important considerations when making many decisions.

If it is said that Zhu Yi belongs to the Son of Heaven, then it means that all their schemes, and even the evidence of crimes, are nakedly exposed to the Son of Heaven.

The risk is too great!
Therefore, even if Yang Jie only visited Zhu Yi once, there was no real evidence to prove that he was indeed involved with the Yang family, let alone that Zhu Yi was involved with the emperor.

However, after coming here this time, everyone tacitly began to test and question Zhu Yi.

However, this possibility is unlikely after all.

You must know that the reason why Chen Mao and others chose La Zhuyi to join the gang was not just looking for them casually.

Since the civil war, the emperor's attitude towards Duke Cheng's mansion has been very indifferent. Although Zhu Yi was running around and Hu Wei was secretly trying, there was still no result.

It's not just that some people in the court objected to it. The root cause actually lies in the emperor.

In other words, on the body of the emperor's party next to the emperor.

There has always been a dispute between the court and China over Zhu Yong's responsibility. Many people feel that Zhu Yong should bear at least half of the responsibility for the fiasco of the Civil War.

The person who holds this view most firmly is none other than the emperor's most trusted minister, Yu Qian!

In addition, Wang Wen is also a supporter of this view.

With the two of them stuck together, it is basically impossible for Zhu Yi to seek refuge with the emperor and find fault for herself.

What's more, last year's turmoil in the draft that spread in the court made the emperor lose face, and Zhu Yi's desperation after she came out of the palace, they all saw it in their eyes.

These things are piles of piles, and none of them can be faked.

Therefore, the possibility that Zhu Yi is really the son of the emperor should be said to be very small.

But still the same sentence, once this matter is true, it will be difficult for everyone to bear the consequences, so from the bottom of their hearts, they don't want it to be true.

But now Zhu Yi's attitude has actually made them feel a little relieved.

Because, being questioned suddenly without knowing anything, if Zhu Yi had a guilty conscience, then he must not dare to admit his relationship with Yang Jie.

He was able to say it so frankly, which actually represented a lot of problems.

Zhu Yi sat across from him, taking in all the expressions of the crowd, he pondered for a moment about Jiao Jing's question, and then said.

"I didn't agree!"

So Jiao Jing frowned, but before he could speak, Zhu Yi's voice sounded again, saying.

"But I didn't refuse either!"

Sensing the puzzled eyes of everyone present, Zhu Yi said.

"At that time, Yang Jie came to me and asked me if I would agree to the deal. I just told him that everything will be decided when the court discusses it, and then Yang Jie went back."

After saying this, everyone present looked thoughtful, Jiao Jing pondered for a moment, then continued to ask.

"However, the young master still came to look for the second master, intending to cooperate with the Yang family in court discussions?"

This question is a bit too much, not only Zhu Yi, but other people are also slightly dissatisfied when they look at Jiao Jing.

Zhu Yi's face turned cold, obviously also a little angry, said.

"What does Prince Jiao mean by that?"

"Since I entered the mansion, the son-in-law has questioned me everywhere, and I have answered truthfully, but every sentence of the son-in-law hints that I have already joined forces with the Yang family, and that I framed Ning Yuanhou. How dare you ask the son-in-law?" , are you in such a hurry to plant me as a treacherous person?"

Jiao Jing obviously expected this, and said in a leisurely manner.

"Young master misunderstood. The old man said just now that this matter has a lot to do with it. Therefore, the old man just wants to find out the truth."

"Huh~"

Now, Zhu Yi couldn't hold back anymore, she patted the table lightly with her right hand, got up and strode to the middle of the flower hall, standing opposite to Jiao Jing, she laughed angrily.

"the truth?"

"The truth is that Marquis Ning Yuan was so bold that he did not hesitate to deceive the Supreme Emperor for his own self-interest, coercing nobles from various families to use him, and even in this situation, the Supreme Emperor was calculated by him."

"At this point, the Marquis of Ningyuan has ended up like this, and it is his own fault!"

"The son-in-law's every word is yin and yang, and he just wants to say, since Yang Jie came to see me, why didn't I remind Ren Li, but remained neutral in the court discussion."

"Since that's the case, I would like to ask my son-in-law, did Yang Jie look for you too? Why didn't you see you stand up for Ren Li during the court discussion?"

"According to what the son-in-law said, I'm afraid it's not only my Duke of Cheng, but also the Duke of England and other nobles who colluded with the Yang family."

"After all this trouble for a long time, it turns out that the son-in-law just wanted to say that the emperor, Sheng Mingyingduan, has already secretly subdued all the nobles for his use?"

"Then what are we still discussing here, let's go to Qianqing Palace to lead the horse and fall!"

There was silence in the flower hall, only Zhu Yi's angry voice echoed.

Jiao Jing was so stunned that he couldn't speak, but Zhang Min hesitated to speak, and said.

"Little Grandpa, don't worry, the consequences of this matter are too serious, so everyone has to be cautious."

While speaking, Zhang Min turned his head to look at all the people present, and said again.

"Everyone, just now, you didn't let me have a close conversation with the young man, so I kept silent, but now that I've reached this point, I think I have to say a few words."

"Yang Jie has gone to look for the young man, but he is also an honorable man, so it is impossible for the young man to send him away without seeing anyone. Besides, just like Jiao Concubine said just now, Ren Li's behavior at that time was indeed true. Something suspicious."

"So, even without Yang Jie's persuasion, the young man and I will probably wait and see about this matter. It would be somewhat arbitrary to say that the young man is cooperating with the Marquis of Changping because of this."

That's the only way to be fair.

Zhu Yi's face finally eased a little, said.

"Now that I've talked about this, let me tell you the truth. Yang Jie said that his father can play to defend my father. This fact really makes me hesitate."

"After all, as a son of man, it is human nature to want to justify the name of a deceased father."

"However, if I can gamble the entire Duke of Cheng's mansion with just one memento, you all think too highly of Yang Hong."

"His memorabilia has been published, and my father's posthumous reputation has only changed a little bit. Besides, his Changping Marquis Mansion is in turmoil. Is it worth my risk?"

After singing in harmony like this, Jiao Jing also fell silent, and the doubts in the hearts of other people present were gradually dispelled.

Finally, Chen Mao spoke.

"Don't be angry, my lord. I have never said, nor even thought, that my lord will join hands with the Yang family. It's just that Prince Jiao said that Yang Jie had visited Duke Cheng's mansion before. Make it clear, that's why we have the scene just now."

"Now that everything has been clarified, this matter will be settled. We all share the same spirit and come from the same line. Why are you so angry?"

On the other side, Xu Youzhen also came out to smooth things over, said.

"You're right. This matter was originally a misunderstanding. It's good to talk about it. When I was in Chonghua Palace before, the Supreme Emperor even specially praised the young man for his loyalty. Let me say, Jiao Concubine, you This time, I was really too suspicious."

However, it's okay not to say this, originally, after Zhang Wei and Chen Mao's mediation, the atmosphere in the field has gradually calmed down, Zhu Yi got angry, but he didn't hold on to Jiao Jing.

However, Xu Youzhen's few words successfully attracted the young man's attention back to Jiao Jing.

At the same time, Mr. Xu did not "pull off the fence". After Jiao Jing finished speaking, he turned to Zhu Yi who was at the side, and said earnestly.

"However, my lord, let me say one more thing. You have something wrong with this matter. If you hadn't been greedy for the conditions offered by Yang's mansion and talked with Yang Jie for so long in the mansion, how could the son-in-law have any problems?" Suspicious? Being above the court, sometimes, what should be avoided should be avoided."

These words almost made Zhu Yi laugh angrily, he looked at Jiao Jing and Xu Youzhen, and asked back.

"According to Mr. Xu, I am so big in Chengguo's mansion, who should I ask Prince Jiao for instructions first? I don't know, how can a mere prince who doesn't even have a princess come to have such a great prestige? "

As soon as the words fell, everyone present was startled, and couldn't help looking at Jiao Jing who was at the side.

Sure enough, the son-in-law's expression became so gloomy that he was about to drip water.

As far as Jiao Jing was concerned, he had already expected that Zhu Yi would be angry, but he didn't care.

Since other than this kind of thing, someone must ask these words, so Jiao Jing is actually speaking on behalf of other people.

However, if Zhu Yi was wronged, then it is normal for him to be angry. Since Jiao Jing asked, then he knew that Zhu Yi would be angry.

However, this is also limited.

The early death of Princess Qingdu was a thorn in Jiao Jing's heart. For so many years, not many people even dared to mention this name in front of Jiao Jing.

However, now that Zhu Yi stabbed her heart so deeply, no matter how good-tempered Jiao Jing was, he couldn't bear it.

In fact, when Zhu Yi said a word, he also realized that he was wrong, but because of face, he couldn't take it back, so he could only lower his head immediately and didn't continue talking.

At this time, Xu Youzhen seemed to realize that something was wrong, she shrank her head, and hid beside Zhu Jian.

Of the many people present, only the two of them were civil servants, so they naturally got together unconsciously.

Seeing Xu Youzhen approaching, Zhu Jian sighed and said helplessly.

"My son-in-law, my little father-in-law, I'm afraid that we are all a little impulsive today. When we are angry, we will inevitably speak indiscriminately, but these words are too numerous to count."

"Today, the two of you don't know each other. Why don't you give the old man and the others a face and write off all the unpleasant things without mentioning them?"

Zhu Yi seemed a little moved, but Jiao Jing didn't speak, and it was hard for him to get up on his own initiative.

Seeing this situation, Chen Mao and Jiang Yi also came out to smooth things over, said.

"That's right. It was all a misunderstanding. It's inevitable that everyone was careless when they said something. If you take it to heart, it will hurt your friendship."

After some twists and turns, Jiao Jing's complexion finally improved a lot, he glanced at Zhu Yi, and said.

"I did make a mistake in today's matter. I shouldn't question the young man like this, but the young man should also understand my difficulties."

"Since we get together, mutual trust is a must. The reason why I am willing to ask each other, and in front of so many people present, is that I still believe in the young man and want to return him innocent."

"Please forgive me for this thought."

After all, Jiao Jing is an elder, and no matter what happened today, he was the one who provoked it. Therefore, in the end, he took the initiative to pass the steps.

Since others gave me face, Zhu Yi of course didn't hold it up, she cupped her hands with an awkward expression, and said.

"Shibo is right. This matter is something I have not considered properly. Even if it is not easy to tell Ning Yuanhou about this matter, I should communicate with Shibo in advance. Otherwise, the current situation will not happen."

Both sides spoke soft words, and this matter finally came to an end temporarily.

However, it was obvious that Jiao Jing had been touched very much just now, and after passing Zhu Yi a step, he stopped talking.

Therefore, Zhang Wei took over the host's errand as a matter of course, and said.

"As for the matter of Marquis Ren, what the young master said just now is actually reasonable. In the current situation, it is better to be quiet than to move. Before the case is revealed, we are also blinded. It is better to wait and see, wait and see, and then look for opportunities. "

"The most urgent thing right now is what happened in the past two days. For some reason, Nangong suddenly summoned Concubine Xue, and then, the palace issued an order to let Concubine Xue go to Nanjing to assist in military affairs. Now, the Eldest Princess The mansion also closed its doors to thank the guests. I will not be able to see Consort Xue, and I will not be able to enter the Nangong for a while. What to do next is what we should really discuss today..."

(End of this chapter)