Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 784 Still Have to Be Reasonable

The next day, the sun was shining brightly.

As the sky was getting brighter, everyone had breakfast, walked out of the tent in twos and threes, and chatted together. After a whole night of rest, everyone recharged their batteries and got ready to show their talents in this hunt.

"Young master is here too. I wonder if Cheng Guogong's mansion is also planning to run away this time?"

This spring hunting is a stage for young people, so friction is naturally indispensable.

In the past, although Duke Cheng's mansion was kind to others and Zhu Yi had a good temper, there were always all kinds of grievances and grievances among the noble families.

When Zhu Yong was still there, these people naturally didn't dare to make mistakes, but after Zhu Yong's death, all these jumping clowns appeared immediately.

Zhu Yi was originally chatting with a few honorable children. Hearing this, she turned around and frowned slightly as she looked at the young man opposite, who was obviously acting hostile.

Liu Chengqing, the son of Anyuan Hou Liu Pu, the son of Anyuan Hou!
The Marquis of Anyuan is a close confidant of the British government, but has a very bad relationship with the Chengguo government.

The joints in this are very complicated, involving the old grievances of the two factions.

Don't look at the fact that Cheng Guo's mansion and the British mansion are married now, but decades ago, since the Taizong era, the two mansions, as the pillars of the nobles, have almost always been fighting openly and secretly in order to compete for power.

Naturally, a fight of their magnitude would not only involve the two prefectures, therefore, the nobles who were close to the two prefectures would not be immune to being affected.

Anyuan Hou Mansion is one of them.

The first Marquis of Anyuan, Liu Sheng, was an old subordinate of Zhang Fu in the British government. He was famous for being brave and good at fighting. It should be an errand for a noble family in Cheng Guogong's mansion, so Zhu Yong hated him.

However, Liu Sheng himself has outstanding military exploits and excellent strategy, and with Zhang Fu protecting him, Zhu Yong has nothing to do with him, he can only pinch his nose and watch him show off his might.

Until later, Liu Sheng was ordered to conquer Jiaozhi again. Because he was not familiar with the terrain, he underestimated the enemy and rushed forward. He was defeated and died, and finally Zhu Yong found a chance.

In order to take back the errands that Liu Sheng had snatched away over the years, Zhu Yong refused to show mercy at the court meeting, pointing out bluntly that Liu Sheng's defeat this time was a humiliation of losing his teacher, and he used this as an excuse to die The inheritance of the title of Marquis of Anyuan was blocked.

Because Zhu Yong was reasonable about this matter, and Emperor Xuanzong at that time was indeed afraid of Zhang Fu's power, so he simply turned a blind eye to the matter of the Marquis of Anyuan.

Speaking of which, the situation of the Marquis of Anyuan at that time was very similar to that of the Chengguo Duke's mansion today. The title of title has not been cut, but it is not allowed to inherit it.

This situation lasted until the ninth year of Xuande. Emperor Xuanzong's health was getting worse day by day, and he had a premonition that his time was approaching. He decided to hand over the important matter of Tuogu to Zhang Fu. Zhun, Liu Pu, the son of Liu Sheng, inherited the title and also took charge of Shenjiying, paving the way for Zhu Qizhen, who is about to succeed to the throne.

The Marquis of Anyuan has been suppressed for so many years, so naturally he holds a grudge.

However, Zhu Yong was still there at that time, and Liu Sheng didn't dare to provoke Zhu Yong directly when he was alive, let alone Liu Pu who had just inherited the title.

This old grievance has been passed down to the present, and there is almost no face-to-face meeting between the two governments.

Originally, Cheng Guogong's mansion was a majestic duke's mansion, and he didn't care about the grudges of Anyuanhou's mansion.

However, who would have expected that Feng Shui will take turns!
In the battle of Yaoerling, Zhu Yong died in battle, and his reputation in the court was exactly the same as that of the original Anyuanhou Mansion.

That being the case, then don't blame others for revenge and revenge.

When the news of the Civil War came back to the capital, the Liu family immediately began to ridicule and ridicule the Duke of Cheng.

Led by the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion, they pulled several nobles, and unceremoniously began to encroach on the Zhuangzi's land of the Duke of Cheng's Mansion.

With the Liu family taking the lead, the nobles from other families who also had old grievances with Cheng Guogong's mansion couldn't hold back one after another, and began to make trouble.

Even in the court, there were some people who made troubles overtly and secretly. If there were not too many people who died at that time, and some of the nobles who survived had to be preserved, it was not for nothing that they exaggerated Zhu Yong's crimes. possible.

In fact, this is also the reason why Zhang Xiang asked Zhu Yi to marry him later, and he confidently felt that Zhu Yi would definitely agree.

Given the situation of the Duke of Cheng at that time, it was simply difficult to protect itself, and apart from the Duke of England, no one could hold on to the Marquis of Anyuan.

The fact is indeed the case. In order to win over Duke Cheng's mansion, Zhang Yu personally went to Anyuanhou's mansion. Not only did he get back the Zhuangzi's land that was robbed by Duke Cheng's mansion, he also acted as a peacemaker to let Anyuan The Yuanhou Mansion no longer continued to add insult to injury.

Taking advantage of this "opportunity", Zhang Xiang let Zhu Yi see the benefits of marrying the British government, so the two naturally "wrapped" Zhu Yi into the Supreme Emperor's camp.

However, it is conceivable that the Anyuanhou's Mansion will continue to embarrass the Duke's Mansion even if it sees that the British Mansion's face is no longer on the surface, but the old grievances for many years cannot be resolved with a sentence or two.

It's just that Liu Pu, the Marquis of Anyuan, is not in the capital now, and he is out guarding. The Marquis of Anyuan's mansion is mostly taken care of by the British government, so he has to save face.

However, this face is just at the level of the two governments, and they don't conflict with each other.

If it falls on the younger generation, naturally they don't have so many scruples.

Liu Pu is considered to be one of the few nobles who have a long-term inheritance, and lead troops to guard outside, and hold real power. Therefore, the prestige and status of the Anyuan Marquis Mansion in Beijing is also very high, and it is basically second only to the few princes' mansions. Second echelon.

Therefore, there are quite a few honorable children around Liu Chengqing. When he said this, the people around immediately burst into laughter.

Seeing this situation, before Zhu Yi could speak, a young man beside him couldn't bear it anymore, stood up, and retorted.

"I don't know what is going on with you, Young Master, but, Mr. Liu, if you fail to achieve military success, I am afraid that if the Anyuanhou Mansion is passed on to you, your reputation will be buried!"

The person who speaks is named Liang Chuan, the son of Baoding Uncle Liang Ping, the son of Baoding Uncle!
If it is said that the Liu family is the confidant of the British government, then the Liang family is the steadfast support of the Chengguo government.

Liang Ming, the first generation of Baoding Bo, was born in the pure Prince Yan's Mansion, and, if you break it down, Liang Ming actually belonged to the Prince's Mansion.

At the time of Jingnan, Liang Ming followed Emperor Renzong, who was still the son of King Yan, to defend Beiping. Afterwards, he served under Zhu Yong's account, made many military exploits, and was conferred the title of Baoding Bo by Emperor Renzong.

As for the grievances between the Liang family and the Liu family, to put it bluntly, it was actually the same thing back then.

The rise of Liu Sheng has robbed a lot of errands and credits of the Duke of Cheng's family. The most important thing is the event that made Zhu Yong ruthless to deal with the Liu family at the end. World War I.

At that time, Emperor Xuanzong originally wanted Liang Ming to be in command of the expedition, but later, at the request of Zhang Fu, Liu Sheng stepped in and took the position of chief military officer, and Liang Ming could only pretend to be the commander-in-chief. Deputy commander in chief, assisting Liu Sheng in the expedition.

But it was in this battle that Liu Sheng made a wrong decision, the army was defeated, Liang Ming died of illness in the army, and the principals of the two families failed to come back.

For many years, the Liang family always felt that it was Liu Sheng who robbed the position of chief military officer, which caused Liang Ming Yuyu to fall ill, and Liu Sheng's arbitrariness finally killed Liang Ming.

If it is said that the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion has a grudge against the Duke of Chengguo's Mansion because of the matter of attacking the prince, then the Uncle Baoding's Mansion is also hard to let go of the Marquis of Anyuan's Mansion because of what happened back then.

Therefore, although Liu Chengqing provoked Zhu Yi, Liang Chuan's reaction was even more intense than Zhu Yi's.

"Hmph, that's better than Mr. Liang. He's sick and crooked. If he comes to spring hunting like this, maybe he can't even bend a bow and set an arrow?"

The two families have had grievances for many years, and naturally their words are also inconsistent.

Liang Chuan ridiculed Liu Chengqing's mediocre literary talents and lustful dandies, and Liu Chengqing said that Liang Chuan was weak and unworthy of the name of honor.

When the two people spoke, they stabbed into each other's heart without any scruples.

Moreover, even if this is the case, it is because this is the important place of Nanyuan, where the Spring Hunting Ceremony, all the civil and military officials of the imperial court, the descendants of the clan, and the envoys of the four barbarians are all there.

It would be much worse if they scolded each other in private.

Seeing that the two were talking, their anger gradually rose, and they might fight in the next moment, Zhu Yi at the side finally stopped them, saying.

"Mr. Liu, this hunt is a national ceremony, not a personal competition. Therefore, if you want to make me show off, you don't have to. If Mr. Liu intends to win a first prize for the Anyuan Houfu, then Zhu will wait and see." Yes."

"Hmph, the two of you are really the same breed, and what you say is respectable, but in the end, you are still a softie who will only shrink when things happen, young master... Pooh!"

Liu Chengqing can be regarded as a standard playboy, when he saw the opposite party singing along, he immediately scolded without caring about the occasion.

Seeing the other party's arrogance, Zhu Yi's expression immediately darkened.

To be honest, he actually didn't want to have a conflict with Liu Chengqing today. The spring hunting ceremony is an important part of his plan to restore the title. Now that all the arrangements are in place, it's just a matter of the official start.

But it happened that Liu Chengqing jumped out, usually it's fine, if he fights with Liu Chengqing on this occasion, it will inevitably lead to the impeachment of the officials and cause immeasurable impact.

Therefore, he originally wanted to back down and settle the matter, but who would have expected that this Liu Chengqing would not let him go, so he hurriedly put him here.

With so many people watching, if he doesn't respond again, then Cheng Guogong's mansion will lose all of its face today.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Zhu Yi made up his mind.

With Liu Chengqing's personality, even if he continued to make compromises, the other party would not stop there. If so, then he could only fight head-on.

As for the consequences...

Zhu Yi sighed inwardly, she could only hope that the emperor would keep his word.

Exhaling lightly, Zhu Yi frowned, her face sank, she turned to Liu Chengqing, and said.

"Young Master Liu, Zhu doesn't want to conflict with you at the Spring Hunting Ground. If you step back now, Zhu can act as if nothing happened!"

As she spoke, Zhu Yi squeezed her fists, and there was a crackling sound of bones, which was particularly harsh in the silence of the morning.

Liu Chengqing's expression froze immediately.

He was provocative, but he knew exactly how much he weighed.

Although he didn't want to admit it, the fact is that among the younger generation of honorable children, Zhu Yi is famous for being both civil and military. Not only is he good at reading, but his martial arts are also extraordinary.

In comparison, although he, the son of Marquis Anyuan, is so-so, if he really wants to fight, he must be beaten.

When they met in the past, they fought a few times, but they were all in private, surrounded by servants and guards, and when they really fought, Mr. Liu rubbed oil on the soles of his feet immediately.

But now, this is in Nanyuan, not to mention that they didn't have a few servants around them, even if there were, they wouldn't dare to make a move.

After all, these honorable children are sheltered by their ancestors, and they are beaten and scolded at most. However, if these guards dare to make mistakes on such occasions, they may lose their heads.

With no one to help, Mr. Liu felt like he was being beaten unilaterally...

Damn it, this is Nanyuan, Zhu Yi, a bastard, actually wants to do something, isn't he afraid that His Majesty will blame him?
Liu Chengqing cursed in his heart, because of the old grievances between the two families, they couldn't understand each other since they were young, and they basically quarreled when they met, and they would fight when they were in a hurry, so he could naturally see that Zhu Yi was not joking, and he If the entanglement continues, the other party will really attack.

However, with so many people watching, Mr. Liu left in such a disheveled manner, feeling a little embarrassed.

So, all of a sudden, Liu Chengqing was shooting himself in the foot, and was forced into a corner by Zhu Yi's few words.

Just when Mr. Liu was struggling to save face or be beaten, a voice suddenly came from a distance.

"Little Grandpa..."

Everyone followed the prestige, but they saw a man wearing a boa robe, riding on his shoulders, coming towards this side with a smile.

"Meet Lord Xiang!"

Everyone saluted one after another, but it diluted the tense atmosphere present.

However, this scene was obviously unusual. King Xiang got off his shoulders, looked at the opposing sides who were clearly divided into two factions, and asked with a frown.

"What happened?"

Zhu Yi glanced at Liu Chengqing, but instead of telling the truth, she cupped her hands.

"Go back to Prince Xiang, it's nothing. I'm waiting for a discussion. We're talking about spring hunting today. Let's see who can catch more prey and come out on top in the hunt. The conversation got off the hook and disturbed the prince."

This is obviously not true.

King Xiang didn't have any other eyesight, but during these days, it was obvious that the gang of clan children were being dealt with in the Zongxue, and it was obvious that there was a quarrel.

However, after a glance, he saw that no one objected to Zhu Yi's words, so he didn't bother to ask any more questions, and followed Zhu Yi's words, and opened his mouth.

"It's nothing to disturb or disturb. I think back then, this king was also a person who liked hunting. It's a pity that I am getting old and my eyesight is not working. I still have to look at you young people in the future."

"Speaking of which, the most important thing for hunting is to have a good horse and a precious bow."

"Ma Chengguo's mansion must be good, but yesterday's treasure bow was not easy to come by!"

"My lord, yesterday my king had an audience with the Supreme Emperor. During the meeting, the old man praised you for your excellent riding and shooting skills. He also mentioned the battle of Yaoerling. Your father Zhu Yong retreated to protect the Supreme Emperor. He fought hard and died. He agreed with the Duke's Mansion. Zhonglie, I hereby bestow a pair of bow armor, which King Tuoben brought."

"Here, the bow armor is here, you take it, this spring hunting, I look forward to your performance, don't let the Supreme Emperor's expectations live up to you!"

While speaking, King Xiang waved his hand, and the people below brought up two big boxes, opened them to have a look, inside was a pair of treasure armor, and a longbow inlaid with gold and jade, which looked very expensive and extraordinary. repercussions.

"I thank the Supreme Emperor for the reward!"

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly knelt down to accept it. The group of honorable disciples at the side looked at the precious armored longbow, and couldn't help but a hint of envy flashed in their eyes.

Among the crowd, only Liu Chengqing looked rather unsightly.

Seeing Zhu Yi's "satisfied" look, Mr. Liu snorted coldly, turned around and left...

(End of this chapter)