Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 773
Standing in the hall of Qianqing Palace, Yang Jie let out a long breath.

Of course he knew that the content of this memorial would offend countless people, but he still tried his best to convince Yang Hong to enter this memorial.

What they are doing is the prosperity and wealth of the Yang family. This is a gamble, but Yang Jie is confident that as long as the emperor is still sitting on the throne, he will not lose the bet!
Therefore, facing the Son of Heaven's half-sigh and half-questioning words, Yang Jie took a deep breath, raised his head for the first time after entering the hall, and said.

"Returning to Your Majesty, Caomin and father naturally know what His Majesty said, but Caomin is more aware that this memorial offended the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, but it will not offend Your Majesty."

"Da Ming is His Majesty's Daming, so the only thing Caomin needs to worry about is whether he will offend His Majesty. The rest is not what Caomin thinks about."

Sitting on the throne, Zhu Qiyu looked up and down at the young man in front of him, his eyes were a bit complicated, after a while, he sighed softly and said.

"You are a smart person, but do you know that there is a saying, Guo Hui... Yi Yao!"

Sweat dripped from Yang Jie's forehead, which was different from the fleeting killing intent he felt just now.

This time, what he could feel was the strong and undisguised killing intent in the emperor's words.

After all, he was a young man. Faced with such a scene, Yang Jie panicked immediately, and quickly fell to his knees, sweating from the top of his head, but he didn't dare to speak again, for fear that he might say something wrong and lose his life.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became a little stagnant, Zhu Qiyu looked at Yang Jie who was kneeling on the ground, and remained silent.

At this moment, Wynn on the side sighed, stepped forward cautiously, replaced the herbal tea on the table with new ones, and said in a low voice.

"My lord, Marquis Changping is waiting to be summoned in the side hall. The time is not short. Look, do you want to summon Marquis Changping?"

As a result, Yang Jie at the bottom suddenly felt the pressure from above lighten. Immediately afterwards, he heard the voice of the Son of Heaven again, saying calmly and without any emotion.

"You step back first, let your father come in and see me!"

"Yes, the grassroots leave!"

Yang Jie stood up respectfully, took two steps back, and exited the hall lightly. As soon as he stepped out of the hall, he felt dizzy for a while, as if all his strength had been drained, and he couldn't help but support the pillar next to him to rest.

When he came back to his senses, he realized that at some point, his back had already been soaked with sweat.

"Jie, you..."

A hurried voice sounded not far away, Yang Jie raised his head, and saw that Yang Hong was not staying in the side hall, but came to wait in the corridor at some time, and when he saw him coming out, he immediately walked towards him.

"Father……"

For some reason, seeing his father striding forward, the pressure in Yang Jie's heart suddenly eased. There was an urge to collapse to the ground, and a surge of emotion made Yang Jie's eyes turn red.

Seeing this situation, Yang Hong felt even more worried, and came to Yang Jie in three steps at a time, and asked while firmly supporting Yang Jie's body with a pair of old big hands.

"Jie, what's the matter?"

Yang Jie shook his head lightly. He was about to speak, but was interrupted by Wynn who followed him. Wynn stepped out unhurriedly, cupped his hands at Yang Hong, and said.

"Marquis Yang, His Majesty summoned you! Please follow our house into the palace!"

Seeing this situation, Yang Hong frowned slightly, turned his head to look at Yang Jie's current situation, he hesitated for a while.

At this time, Yang Jie finally regained some strength, and he forced a smile on his face, said.

"Father, don't worry, your son is fine."

As if to prove his words, Yang Jie exerted a little force, broke free from Yang Hong's support, and stood alone on the spot. Although he still looked in poor condition, he was much better than when he just came out.

At the same time, Wynn also spoke.

"You don't have to worry about Yang Hou. Our family will send someone to take care of you. Go to the side hall to rest first. Nothing will happen. Yang Hou should let our house enter the palace first, don't tell your majesty to wait."

It's all said and done for this sake, it would be bad to delay any longer.

Therefore, Yang Hong glanced at his son worriedly, and after confirming that there was nothing serious about him, he asked worriedly.

"You wait in the side hall for a while, and go back for the father."

With that said, he bowed slightly to the two servants who were coming behind Wynn, and said.

"Thank you two to take care of the children."

The two little servants were obviously not powerful eunuchs, seeing Yang Hong being so polite, they were flattered and bowed quickly.

"Marquis Yang, you are being polite. I will do my best. If Eldest Young Master needs anything, just do what you ask, and I will do my best."

Therefore, Yang Hong nodded his head, glanced at Yang Jie again, then turned around and followed Wynn into Qianqing Palace.

"My minister, Yang Hong, has seen His Majesty!"

After entering the hall, Yang Hong swept away the nervousness outside the hall, showing respect and restraint.

Correspondingly, Zhu Qiyu, who was sitting at the top, also treated each other with courtesy and said with a smile.

"Young Marquis don't need to be too polite, just sit down."

After the waiter moved onto the pier, Yang Hong sat down, and Zhu Qiyu said.

"Marquis Yang raised a good son!"

These words seemed to be sighing, but also seemed to be a little rhetorical question, Yang Hong didn't know what he meant for a while, so he could only say.

"Your Majesty, the child is innocent. If there is any misconduct in front of the imperial court, please forgive me."

Sure enough, Zhu Qiyu restrained his smile, sighed slightly, and said.

"It's not that I'm disrespectful, it's just that I'm too young, and dare to say anything in front of me."

This time, Yang Hong was startled, but he could only speak on the face.

"Before His Majesty, it is natural to say something, and dare not lie in the slightest."

"Well, that's the truth."

Unexpectedly, the emperor nodded and agreed with Yang Hong's words.

And then, the emperor suddenly asked.

"Yang Hou, I see that your son has extraordinary insight and is quite strategic. Do you want to find an official position for him in the court?"

It stands to reason that Yang Jie is destined to inherit the title of Marquis of Changping in the future, so it doesn't matter to him whether he has an official position in the court.

But the fact is not the case. If Yang Jie only wants to be an idle Marquis, then naturally he just waits to inherit the title.

But if he intends to enter the court and participate in politics, then, before inheriting the title, the necessary experience is absolutely indispensable.

However, seeing his son's behavior when he came out of the palace just now, Yang Hong felt a little uncertain whether the emperor's words were sincere or tentative.

After hesitating for a moment, he could only say.

"If you can serve the court, the Yang family's children are naturally obliged, but the child has no fame and is weak. If he enters the court and becomes an official, he may not be able to take on a big role."

This is a refusal, but Zhu Qiyu obviously didn't mean to be joking, but opened the mouth.

"Fame does not matter. Since he is a child of the Yang family, with Yang Hou's merits, it is not considered a privilege to be secretly appointed as a town governor. With an official status, it is not a problem to work in Shangzhiwei or other yamen."

"As for his weak body, I think he should be born with a deficiency. There happens to be an imperial physician who is good at this in the palace. I will ask the imperial physician to prescribe a prescription for recuperation. Slowly nourishing it may not be able to cure the root cause. OK."

After saying these words, Yang Hong understood that the Son of Heaven did not mean to test, but really wanted Yang Jie to become an official in the court.

However, thinking of Yang Jie's appearance just now, he was a little confused again, so he had to agree first, and said.

"Your Majesty's kindness, I will never repay my ministers, and I will definitely do my best in the future to serve the court."

So, Zhu Qiyu nodded, then put together the memorials in his hands, handed them to the servant beside him, and handed them back to Yang Hong, saying.

"I have read Yanghou's memorandum, and what he said is generally reasonable. However, there are some words that need to be considered. Yanghou will take it back first, and submit it after it has been revised."

Speaking of this, if Yang Hong still doesn't understand what the emperor means, he will have been in the officialdom for so many years in vain.

To put it bluntly, the Son of Heaven was generally satisfied with this memorandum, and as a reward, Yang Jie's appeasement envoy was a clear proof.

However, the content was satisfactory, but the timing was wrong, so the emperor asked him to take the memorial back temporarily and "consider it later."

To put it bluntly, Yang Jie received the grace of the emperor, and then when the emperor needed it, the Yang family would have to fight for the emperor in the court.

However, this was something that had been planned for a long time, so Yang Hong said after hesitating for a while.

"The minister obeys the order."

Seeing this situation, the emperor showed a smile on his face, and continued to speak.

"Young man, you still need to practice more. Since you are the younger generation of the Yang family, you should have something to do. Well, let's stop here for today. Marquis Yang will step down."

"The minister will leave..."

When Yang Hong walked out of the palace gate, he still had some doubts in his heart. He lowered his head and walked two steps forward, just in time to meet Yang Jie who came out of the side hall with the news.

"Father, how is it?"

At this moment, Yang Jie has obviously calmed down a lot, but it can be seen that he still has some uneasiness in his heart, and asked nervously as soon as they met.

However, Yang Hong just shook his head and said.

"Let's go back home!"

…………

The imperial decree was issued very quickly, as the emperor said, it couldn't be easier to give Yang Hong's son a seal with his military exploits.

Not before, it was because his only two sons, Yang Jun was already a serious general and did not need this false title, while Yang Jie was the direct son of the Yang family, and he was destined to inherit the title in the future, so he did not need this mere sixth son. The appeasement envoy of goods.

However, since the emperor wants to give it, the people below naturally have no objections.

Therefore, Yang Hong left the palace in the morning, and the imperial decree was delivered in the afternoon. Yang Jie was appointed as the governor of the Jinyiwei Township, with a rank of six ranks, and a post of a thousand households.

Night, the study of the Yang Mansion.

Yang Hong sat cross-legged on the couch, a copy of the yellow silk imperial decree was placed on the small table in front of him, and Yang Jie sat opposite, telling the truth about what he had done during the day.

"...Afterwards, His Majesty asked his son to step down and called his father to see him."

Mentioning the scene at that time, Yang Jie still has lingering fears, said.

"Father, my son can feel that His Majesty really wanted to kill his son at that time. If Eunuch Huai'en hadn't reminded him in time, his son would have been decapitated by now. But, forgive my son for being stupid, I really can't think of it." I understand why His Majesty is so inconsistent..."

Of course Yang Jie could tell that the emperor appreciated him, and he also approved of the memorial he submitted.

After returning to the mansion, Yang Jie reviewed the whole process of reciting, and felt that he did not say anything wrong, and even his theory of Confucianism and Legalism, he could see that the emperor approved it.

But if this is the case, why does the emperor have such an attitude towards him?
Yang Hong was silent for a moment, his eyes fell on the imperial decree in front of him, and after a while, he fell on Yang Jie's doubtful face. After wandering between the two for a few times, Fang sighed and said.

"Jie Er, do you really want to know?"

Yang Jie didn't speak, but nodded slightly.

So, Yang Hong raised his eyes from the imperial decree, looked at Yang Jie seriously, and said.

"Because you're so smart!"

Yang Jie frowned, not understanding the meaning of these words for a while.

However, he did recall that during the whole process of reciting, the emperor had indeed praised him in this way, and even, according to his father's report, when he summoned his father later, the emperor also said similar things.

But, isn't this a good thing?Yang Jie didn't understand for a while, and looked at Yang Hong suspiciously?

Pausing for a moment, Yang Hong's expression was a bit complicated, Fang said.

"Jie'er, people who are too smart often see the world too clearly, or they think they see too clearly, so that they lose integrity and persistence!"

"This is the reason for His Majesty's contradictory attitude!"

Hearing this, Yang Jie seemed to understand something in his heart, but he couldn't figure it out, so he frowned for a moment and fell into deep thought.

Seeing this situation, Yang Hong shook his head and continued.

"There is never a shortage of smart people in the court. If you can understand the truth, there will naturally be someone who can understand it. Just like the debate between Confucianism and Legalism. Of course you are right. There are no fixed rules in the world. Use in troubled times, use virtue in prosperous times, and adapt to local conditions , move according to the time."

"However, have you ever thought about such a simple truth, why no one has followed it for thousands of years?"

After all, Yang Jie is a smart person, he came up with the answer with a thought.

"Because it's too difficult?"

"Yes, it's too difficult!"

Yang Hong nodded and said.

"Naturally, there are no fixed rules for the way of governing the country, but changing the order from day to day is a grand plan of the court. What's more, the strategy of governing the country as a whole affects the whole body. How can one word be used and one word can be determined by Confucianism?"

"What's more, what you said is certainly reasonable, but how to judge according to local conditions, which system is appropriate?"

As he spoke, Yang Hong said with emotion on his face.

"Let's not talk about it, let's talk about Oala provoking Ming Dynasty. Should Bu Deze become a king and become a master of the king's way, or should he coerce hundreds of regions and ride on the grassland on iron horses, so that no grass will grow?"

"Choose the wrong one, and you will be lost forever!"

"So, you can't choose. Governing the country is based on benevolence and virtue. It is a principle that is not easy through the ages, and it is also the way of sages and sages. Your proposition may sound like adapting measures to local conditions, but in reality, it can also be called unscrupulous means. You will never give up until you achieve your goal." .”

"I say that, can you understand why His Majesty has such a contradictory attitude towards you?"

(End of this chapter)