Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 770 Don't waste it
As the night fell, two sedan chairs slowly descended in front of the Hu Mansion's gate.

The butler who had been waiting at the door immediately came up to meet him, but saw that besides his master, there was also an old man in a scarlet official robe, with a pale complexion, who was not angry and pretentious, getting off another sedan chair.

However, before the housekeeper could make a move, Hu Yan, who got off the sedan chair at the same time, said with a smile.

"Ting Yi first went to the living room to rest for a while, after the old man changed his clothes, he came as he went."

"Listen to Uncle Da Zong's arrangement."

Although Yu Qian's mood is still not calm at the moment, but, after all, he is a junior, and he still has the etiquette he should have. He bowed his hands and sent Hu Wei back to his house first.

Afterwards, he followed the housekeeper to the flower hall of the Hu Mansion.

Sitting on the chair, Yu Qian couldn't help thinking of the performance in the Wenhua Palace just now, his expression was a little complicated, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

At this time, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared on the side, stepped forward with a smile, and cupped his hands.

"Yu Shaobao, I'm really sorry. My father is getting old and lacks energy. I'm afraid I won't be able to discuss matters with Shaobao today. However, his old man ordered that this is a spring tea just picked this year. I think Shaobao will like it. I am specially ordered to send one, please appreciate it."

Yu Qian raised his eyes and saw that this person was Hu Changning, the eldest son of Hu Wei.

Although Hu Wei has a lot of seniority in the court, none of his sons have entered the official position. As the eldest son, Hu Changning was only able to protect the court's grace and was granted the title of Fushi of Jinyiwei Township. There is nothing, and up to now it is just a juren.

However, this Hu Changning treats people with dignity and generosity.

Although Yu Qian is a junior in front of Hu Wei, there is no doubt that he is a proper elder in front of Hu Changning.

Nodding lightly, Yu Qian said.

"It's because Yu didn't think carefully, and he came to bother Da Zong at this time. Since Da Zong is out of energy, Yu will..."

Although it was Hu Min who brought him here, but when he heard that Hu Min could not see him, Yu Qian politely planned to leave.

However, at this moment, Hu Changning didn't speak, just took the tray with the teacup from the servant, and brought it to Yu Qian.

Looking at the teacup in front of him, Yu Qian subconsciously stretched out his hand to hold it, but when he touched it, he froze on the spot...

The teacup is made of high-quality blue and white porcelain, the tea cover is ajar, and a wisp of tea fragrance rises up, giving people a sense of tranquility and distance out of thin air.

However, what made Yu Qian stunned was not the aroma of the tea, but the teacup, which was not warm, but slightly hot.

It won't be hot, but it won't be pleasant to touch.

So, Yu Qian suddenly understood why Hu Changning brought the tray over instead of directly putting the teacup in front of him.

Of course, this is the subsection. What really made Yu Qian ponder on the spot was this familiar scene...

At the beginning, the Ministry of War was at a critical moment when formulating a strategy to rectify the army, but the emperor inexplicably ordered him to match the Zhennan Prince's Mansion and the Jing'anbo Mansion. Yu Qian was restless and dissatisfied. In the mansion, a cup of hot tea was served.

Frowning and looking at the teacup in front of him, Yu Qian's thoughts drifted away.

What did Hu Yan say to him that time?

Avoid haste and impetuosity in everything, and wait and see the changes. The most important point is not to be smart, but to trust the emperor!

Sighing softly, Yu Qian picked up the teacup in front of him, feeling the scorching heat of the tea through the porcelain, and gently put it on the table aside, said.

"Young master, please tell Uncle Da Zong that Yu Mou understands, let me leave!"

After all, Yu Qian got up and left without any delay.

Hu Changning didn't say a word from the beginning to the end, watching Yu Qian's figure leave the Hu mansion, he turned around and took two steps back.

In the flower hall at this time, at some point, Hu Wei was already wearing a plain robe and standing with his hands behind his back.

"Father……"

Hu Changning hesitated for a moment, as if he wanted to say something, but as soon as he spoke, Hu Yan raised his hand to stop him.

I saw the big uncle looked away, shook his head slightly, and said.

"Yu Tingyi, Yu Tingyi, you still don't understand what the old man means, let alone..."

Having said that, Hu Wei didn't mean to be disappointed. He turned his head and glanced at the untouched tea that Yu Qian put on the case, smiled and said.

"It's a pity that the old man's good tea, don't waste it!"

After finishing speaking, Hu Yan picked up the teacup, tested the temperature, and felt that the tea had gradually become warmer, so he drank it all in one gulp, then put the teacup on the table, turned and went back to the inner courtyard among……

After all, such disputes in the palace did not cause too much disturbance in the outer court. It should be said that the Queen Mother Sun's handling this time is extremely skillful.

After accepting Qimuge into Nangong, all the people she brought were also taken into Nangong to serve. However, they were not canonized, but only given the position of a female official. There can only be a small ripple in a circle.

Although all the high-level officials were quite worried about Yexian's younger sister staying in the Nangong Palace, most of the ministers actually didn't care about the addition of a Mongolian female official in the Nangong Palace.

Compared with Qi Muge's entry into the palace, in fact, it was the Supreme Emperor's summoning of the Oirat mission that caused a greater repercussion in the outer court.

The Supreme Emperor lived in the South Palace and hadn't discussed government affairs for a long time. This time when the Oirat Mission came to see the Supreme Emperor before the emperor, it would naturally arouse criticism.

On the one hand, some people worry that the Supreme Emperor will take this opportunity to interfere in the government affairs. On the other hand, some people think that Oala is plotting against the law, intending to provoke the relationship between the Da Ming family, and at the same time, using the power of the Supreme Emperor, he secretly coerces Daming to help Oala.

All of a sudden, although all the ministers of the Seven Ministers deliberately avoided talking about this matter, the impeachment memorials continued to flow in and out, and were continuously handed over to the cabinet.

Regarding these memorials, the cabinet suppressed them intentionally or unintentionally, but they couldn't bear it too much.

After all, during this period of time, the reputation of the Supreme Emperor itself was not very good, and the courtiers really couldn't control the affairs of the harem, but that didn't mean they didn't know anything.

At least, the fact that the Supreme Emperor frequently accepts concubines in Nangong has long been known to everyone. Originally, this was not a big deal, but now, something like this happened again, and the emotions of the officials in the court were silted up. , All of a sudden gathered on this matter, naturally they will stay together for a long time.

However, in the final analysis of this matter, it still depends on the attitude of the emperor, and the emperor...

"Shangyu: Recently, many ministers have discussed the matter of the Supreme Emperor's summoning of the Oirat Mission, which is quite speculative, and it should not be. When the Emperor was in the north, he had been taken care of by Bodu, the leader of Oirat. This time, Bodu came to court. It is a common thing to revisit the old friendship, and it has nothing to do with the state affairs, and the ministers should not talk about the Supreme Emperor indiscriminately, so as to hurt the reputation of the Tian Family."

In the cabinet, Cheng Jing was wearing a boa robe with sleeves wrapped around his sleeves, and his voice was solemn.

It should be said that recently, because Wynn served by the side of the emperor, most of the orders were delivered by Wynn.

As for Cheng Jing, he either participated in cabinet and ministerial meetings in the outer dynasty, or stayed in the supervisor of ceremonies to assist in handling various tedious government affairs.

This is actually in line with his status as a eunuch in charge of ceremonies.

However, what was unprecedented this time was that Labor Chengjing personally delivered the decree, which shows how firm the emperor's attitude towards this matter is.

So, when Cheng Jing's voice fell, all the ministers in the cabinet below looked at each other and said one after another.

"The ministers obey the order."

After the declaration ended, the atmosphere became a little more relaxed.

With this decree, it will be much more convenient to deal with these censor's memorials afterwards. At least when drafting the bill, there can be a general direction and there is no need to be uncertain.

After this period of time, the relationship between Cheng Jing and the cabinet ministers was also very good. Therefore, after the decree was announced, he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, at the invitation of several ministers, he sat in the cabinet office for a while.

However, because of the good relationship, after sitting down and talking for a few words, Cheng Jing immediately realized that there was something wrong with the expressions of these ministers today.

So, after thinking about it, he opened his mouth half as a test, half as a serious question.

"Why are you gentlemen so polite today? Why, is it possible that, apart from the matter of the Oala Mission, are there any other difficult government affairs?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, several cabinet ministers looked at each other and said with a wry smile.

"Eunuch Cheng has good eyesight. The cabinet did receive two memorials today. After we discussed them, I was a little uncertain. I want Eunuch Cheng to take a look and send them to the imperial court."

Cheng Jing didn't expect that when he asked casually, he actually hit the point.

So, the relaxed look just now was immediately put away by him.

You must know that the cabinet handles a lot of government affairs every day, and there are many complicated and difficult government affairs. However, those who can enter the cabinet, no matter what their political stances are, are always experienced people. Therefore, for them However, there are not many government affairs that can make them hesitate.

Even if there is, under normal circumstances, at most, the ticket is not prepared, and then go directly to the imperial court with the memorial, and discuss with the emperor face to face to make a decision.

But the current situation is obviously different. Looking at the expressions of several ministers present, Cheng Jing inexplicably saw a hint of avoidance in their eyes...

While talking, Wang Ao took out a memorial from his sleeve and said.

"This first copy is related to Duke Cheng's mansion, more precisely, it is related to Zhu Yi, the son of Duke Cheng..."

The memorial was handed to Cheng Jing, he frowned, opened it, and saw nothing else, but he saw the person from Shangshu first.

Shao Fu, Prince Taishi, Minister of Rites, Hu Wei!

Why is this old man?
With doubts in his heart, Cheng Jing read the memorial, but he couldn't help being surprised again.

The content of this memorandum is very simple. It mentions that the spring hunting is approaching. In the martial arts list, there was originally Zhu Yi from Cheng Guo Gongfu, but now Zhu Yi has been suspended by the court for investigation and has no status. Therefore, I request the court to restore Zhu Yi to escort the general status, allowing him to participate in martial arts again.

It should be said that this is not a big deal. Zhu Yi was suspended at the beginning, it was not clear. Out of the pavilion for the East Palace.

Now that the date for the East Palace to leave the pavilion has been set, it can be said that Zhu Yi has made meritorious service in this matter. In addition, Zhu Yi has inherited his father's tradition of spending money generously and treating scholars with courtesy. Scholars encountered various difficulties in the capital, and Zhu Yi enthusiastically helped them solve them.

Although most of these scholars failed the rankings in the end, it was the opposite, which made Zhu Yi's reputation among scholars even higher.

From this perspective, Zhu Yi's reinstatement is actually not too difficult.

However, you must know that Zhu Yi is Hu Wei's son-in-law, and there are not many people in the court who don't know about this relationship. Therefore, under normal circumstances, when it comes to Zhu Yi, this great uncle should avoid suspicion. One point, the old man has always done a good job.

As for the affairs of Cheng Guogong's mansion, at least on the surface, they rarely get involved.

But this time, for some reason, he played it so unabashedly, and even if he played it, he took the risk of being criticized for such a trivial matter.

You know, for this kind of thing, you can find an ordinary censor, and when the emperor is in a good mood, you can do it easily.

However, Hu Wei wanted to play in person.

After thinking about it for a while, Cheng Jing understood the old man's intention...

This is asking for favor with His Majesty!

After all, Hu Wei had profound qualifications and high status in the court. Regardless of the criticism that Zhu Yi was his son-in-law, he played to the emperor through the cabinet to ask for an official position for Zhu Yi. An old face, begging for favor in front of the emperor.

The advantage of this is that the emperor will generally not reject it because of his affection, but the disadvantage is that it may make the emperor feel a little bit threatened, and it will also cause discussions in the court, which will damage his reputation.

However, he also understood why many cabinet ministers present were unwilling to draw up the ticket, or handed it over to Yuqian.

Because in front of the emperor, if the emperor asked them whether this memorial should be accurate, what they said would be inappropriate.

Don’t agree, Hu Wei is not easy to offend, but agree, after all, the relationship between Hu Wei and Zhu Yi is there, and this big uncle is suspected of protecting his weaknesses by doing this. If they agree, it will seem a bit immoral.

After all, Hu Mingnian is senior and thick, and he is not afraid of foreign court comments, but they still cherish their reputation.

So after thinking about it, it was most appropriate for Cheng Jing to come forward.

After all, he is a member of the inner court, and he is not in the outer court at all, so he can not be so concerned about the outer court's comments on what he says or does.

Of course, in a sense, this is considered throwing the pot away.

However, with Cheng Jing's character, even if he knew that some members of the cabinet were throwing the blame, since it was a serious matter, he would not refuse.

Therefore, after pondering for a while, Cheng Jing agreed, saying.

"It's easy to say, I'll hand it over to His Majesty later, but whether it's right or not depends on His Majesty's will."

However, to Cheng Jing's surprise, after the words were finished, the ministers present did not breathe a sigh of relief, but still looked embarrassed.

Of course, his doubts didn't last long, because immediately afterwards, Yu Shiyue, who was at the side, took out another memorial and said.

"Eunuch Cheng, in addition to the copy of Uncle Da Zong, there is also a memorial, which is also related to Duke Cheng's mansion, but this memorial comes from... the Marquis of Changping's mansion!"

(End of this chapter)