Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 703 Arousing suspicion

In Wenhua Palace, Zhu Jian's expression turned ugly this time.

Sure enough, at the end of the conversation, we still have to go around the matter of the young army.

If it is said that Donggong's exit from the pavilion is justified and dignified, then there is a lot of room for maneuvering in the matter of the young army.

On the surface, the establishment of a young army is of great benefit to the stability of the East Palace. Yu Shiyue, as a Zhan of the Prince's House, should not and cannot object, otherwise he will be criticized for not being able to assist the Prince wholeheartedly.

However, Yu Shiyue still expressed his objection so bluntly. Of course, this was not because he didn't know how to measure. On the contrary, he knew how to measure too much.

It is true that Yu Shiyue should not object to the proposal of setting up a young army as an official of the Prince's Mansion, but don't forget, looking at the roots, Yu Shiyue is still a civil servant!
The first benefit of the establishment of the Young Army is naturally to the East Palace, but what comes from it is the promotion of honorable status.

Even if you don’t mention the benefits of Donggong succeeding to the throne, just talking about the seniority of the young army is very precious. The noble children stay in the young army for a year or two, and then they are placed in the five-army governor’s mansion or the army. In terms of seniority You don't have to worry about anything anymore.

Therefore, in a sense, the young army is like the "Hanlin Academy" among military officials.

Such a place, for civil servants who are trying to suppress the honorable forces, naturally it is better to abolish it if it can be abolished.

Even if it can't be abolished, it is an excellent choice to let it have a false name and completely become the same existence as an ordinary Shangzhiwei.

This is the confidence of Yu Shiyue's objection. He can't have any other attitude on the matter of Donggong leaving the pavilion, but he can definitely express his position on the matter of the young army.

In this way, Waichao would not feel that he would not defend the crown prince, nor would he offend the emperor, which can be described as having the best of both worlds.

Moreover, Yu Cifu's remarks, from the reasons for the establishment of the Young Army, to the peace of the world today, have a lot of talk. In fact, the most important thing is just one sentence.

"If the son of a thousand gold doesn't sit in the hall, how can he be as respected as a prince?"

This is quite euphemistic, but if you think about it for a while, you can know what Yu Cifu is referring to. The daily drills and patrols of the young army must not be called this word. What he really refers to is a certain emperor who does not know A lofty pro-government move.

In other words, once the young army is established, when the crown prince grows up and ascends the throne, who will be in charge if there is another royal conquest?

As soon as this reason was brought out, it was difficult for even Zhu Jian to refute it.

Just like he just used the political correctness of the East Palace to leave the cabinet and set up Yu Shiyue and Wang Ao, now, Yu Shiyue made a backhand move, doing the same thing, using the invisible political correctness of civil servants to suppress nobles to force Zhu Jian.

You know, if Zhu Jian's single-minded promotion of Donggong to leave the pavilion can also be explained as a plan to save money, then if he is too obsessed with the young army, then it is easy to be criticized as if he had other purposes like the original court discussion.

However, Zhu Jian couldn't help but feel a little headache when he thought of how the nobles in the British government were so excited about the young army.

Now that the matter has come to this point, this small court meeting in the Wenhua Palace is bound to spread, otherwise, Zhu Jian's actions will be meaningless.

But if it gets out, he is also opposed to the young army, and it will only be more difficult for his group in the British government to gain a foothold in the future.

What should I do?
Zhu Ge glanced at Yu Shiyue indiscriminately, this old guy is indeed his lifelong enemy!
What the Son of Heaven asked was the opinions of the people in the cabinet. Of course, Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue could not just speak. However, in line with the principle that the sky should fall and let the tall ones stand on top, the other two cabinet elders naturally wanted to protect themselves wisely and did not want to talk about it. Take this muddy water.

Looking at each other, Jiang Yuan of the Wenhua Palace took the lead and said: "Your Majesty, I think what the Chief Assistant said is very true. The matter of the East Palace leaving the pavilion is of great importance. It should not be delayed too much, but it should not be done in a hurry. It should be done after the spring hunting." , hold a ceremony on an auspicious day."

Afterwards, Zhang Min from the Hall of Martial Arts also said: "Your Majesty, I also feel the same way. The date of the East Palace's departure from the cabinet should have been decided early, but you need to think twice about the matter of the young army. It is not unreasonable for the words of the Second Assistant Lord. The establishment of the young army , It is actually a special situation, and then cited as a common practice, it is not appropriate, now the East Palace is still young, studying the principles of sages, the way of governing the country, being loyal to the emperor and filial piety, this is what the prince should do!"

Well, well, as expected.

Hearing what the two said, Zhu Jian couldn't help feeling helpless.

Since the last court meeting, the situation in the cabinet has changed again. Originally, Wang Ao was in the same line, Yu Shiyue and Zhang Min were loosely united, and Zhu Jian and Jiang Yuan were mutual reinforcements.

However, Zhu Jian's reputation plummeted later on, and Jiang Yuan, who was born in Qingliu, naturally alienated him. After "lowering his figure to please Yu Cifu" failed, Jiang Ge resolutely turned to Wang Shoufu's camp.

On Wang Ao's side, he was already afraid of Yu Shiyue, the second assistant who was in charge of the prince's mansion, and wanted to develop his reputation in the capital, so he accepted the Qingliu lineage represented by Jiang Yuan, who had a very right to speak among the scholars. thing.

As for Zhang Min, he joined the cabinet with Yu Shiyue and recruited each other. Now that the status of his allies has risen, he naturally follows the pace of Master Cifu.

As soon as the two spoke, they were almost a replica of Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue.

What's more, the same point is that neither Zhang Min nor Jiang Yuan looked in Zhu Jian's direction when they were speaking, as if he, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, was like air.

There are five ministers in the cabinet, and the attitudes of the four are basically the same.

Zhu Jian looked up, and although the emperor's brows were still furrowed, there was a hint of contemplation, obviously considering the solution Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue said.

It is true that this is definitely not the most satisfactory solution for his old man, but it seems that this is the best way at present.

Seeing that the Son of Heaven seemed to be slightly moved, Zhu Ge gritted his teeth, he couldn't go on like this!

So, he took a step forward and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Shoufu and Lord Cifu said just now are all reasonable, but whether it is leaving the cabinet to study or re-establishing the young army, it is a matter of the East Palace, so we must not be careless."

"My old minister thinks that since the escorting general Zhu Yi is in charge of this appointment, and the Ministry of Rites is in charge, you might as well call Zhu Yi and Da Zongbo into the palace to explain the reasons in detail, before it's too late!"

After the words were finished, all the ministers in the cabinet gave Zhu Jian a sideways look, with a little surprise in their eyes.

Although Zhu Jian's actions today are a bit out of bounds, they are still within the understandable range. After all, Zhu Jian was stumbled on the matter of leaving the East Palace before, and now he wants to take this opportunity to restore his reputation , is not incomprehensible.

However, no matter whether it was forced or pushed along, in short, although the other members of the cabinet did not fully agree with Zhu Jian's opinion, they did not completely veto it either.

It should be said that Zhu Jian's goal has almost been achieved. The content of today's small court meeting has been spread, and Zhu Ge's actions to remonstrate with the emperor will inevitably restore his reputation.

In this case, why would he make such a fuss?
Could it be that Zhu Jian couldn't even understand the principle of mutual compromise in the game after spending so long in the court?
(End of this chapter)