Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 785
The small disturbance was fleeting, and everyone's attention was quickly shifted to the precious bow and armor bestowed by the Supreme Emperor.

It can be seen that the bows and armors are all extraordinary grades, especially the precious armor, which is bright silver all over, shining brightly in the rising sun, which arouses everyone's envy.

However, it is obviously inappropriate to wear armor on such an occasion, so Zhu Yi just thought for a while, and under the encouraging eyes of King Xiang, he picked up the precious bow inlaid with gold and embellished with jade.

Putting it in her hand to test the weight, Zhu Yi lightly plucked the bowstring.

With a sound of "zheng", the bowstring vibrated and trembled endlessly.

Most of the people present were noble children, among other things, they still had good eyesight. Seeing this situation, they all praised it.

"Good bow!"

So King Xiang also nodded, stroked his beard and said aside.

"This spring hunting is a good opportunity for you to show off your skills. Since the Supreme Emperor bestowed the bow, he has high hopes for the young man. He hopes that the young man can win the prize in one fell swoop and reproduce his father and grandfather in the hunting later on. Demeanor!"

If what Liu Chengqing said just now was provocative and provocative, then what King Xiang said was the elder's expectation for the young.

The nature of the two is different, Zhu Yi naturally can't deal with it in the same way.

When facing Liu Chengqing, he could not compete with him, but in this situation, he obviously couldn't refuse, so he nodded and bowed his hands.

"Thank you for the bow from the Empress Dowager, thank you Prince for your expectation, Zhu will definitely do his best not to embarrass his father and grandfather!"

As she spoke, Zhu Yi straightened up, holding the bow in her hand, and glanced around, speaking proudly.

"Everyone, I took down the leader of today's hunt on behalf of Cheng Guogong's mansion, do you dare to compare?"

"Young master is proud!"

"Haha, then I'd like to compare myself with the little father-in-law!"

"That's right, it's not that easy to get the top spot!"

Everyone is the son of nobles, although they know that Zhu Yi is good at riding and shooting, but hunting is not just about riding and shooting.

Zhu Yi's words immediately made everyone present want to win, and all of them were eager to try for a while.

"His Majesty is here!"

"The emperor is coming!"

As the sun rose, the number of civil and military officials in the distance gradually increased. With the shout of the ceremony official, all the honorable children present booed, cupped their hands with each other, and then hurriedly lined up.

A moment later, a group of maids and guards came quickly from the palace, and soldiers of the forbidden army from all directions also filled the surroundings in an instant.

In the palace, two chariots came out side by side, one went up towards the high platform that had been prepared, and the other stopped firmly in front of the ministers.

Those who went to the high platform were of course the Supreme Emperor. After all, the host of this spring hunt was the Son of Heaven, and the Supreme Emperor was only here to watch the ceremony.

"Your Majesty, I will greet you, long live my emperor!"

Because it was a spring hunt, today's Zhu Qiyu was wearing a dragon-pattern robe that was over the shoulders, and he stepped down from the chariot. The servants had already brought the horses and prepared the bow.

Although Zhu Qiyu seldom went hunting, he still knew the basics of riding and shooting.

He got on his horse cleanly, and under the watchful eyes of all the officials, he bent his bow and set an arrow, aiming at an elk in the distance. With a "bang", the bowstring trembled, and the long arrow whizzed out, and the elk fell to the ground.

Then, another long arrow shot high into the sky, followed by Zhu Qiyu's resonant voice.

"Da Ming Wansheng!"

Using this as a sign, the soldiers of the Forbidden Army all around raised their spears in unison and shouted loudly.

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

Its sound is shocking, its momentum is majestic, flags are flying, and birds are frightened in the distance.

After all, it was a ceremony, so it was impossible for Zhu Qiyu to really end up hunting. Therefore, after finishing all this, he rode on the horse, looked around the place for a week, and said.

"Today's hunting is limited to noon, and whoever comes out on top will be rewarded a lot!"

"Long Live Long Live Your Majesty!"

Amid another burst of shouts, Zhu Qiyu, surrounded by a group of servants, also turned around and sat down on the high platform.

Afterwards, under the guidance of the ceremonial officer, the servants of each family brought up the horses one after another. They all got on the horses, with longbows on their backs and short knives hanging from their waists, and they were all ready.

On the high platform, Zhu Qiyu nodded to the servant at the side, and then, a servant stepped forward and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty has a decree, the spring hunting begins!"

With an order, the sound of horseshoes sounded one after another. Dozens of horses ran towards the distant forest at the same time. Some of them were good at riding and shooting. They had already aimed at their prey. Already bent the bow and nocked the arrow, and shot straight out.

Not long after, a guard came back to report, said.

"The prince of Xiangling hunted for the first time, only one roe!"

Spring hunting is a stage for young people, and its greater role is to show and test the riding and shooting skills of the new generation of young people.

Therefore, after the hunt started, Zhu Qiyu took a group of civil and military ministers to sit on the wide high platform and look into the distance.

For the whole morning, it is naturally impossible to have nothing to do.

When the high platform was built, the location was chosen very cleverly. One side is backed by the palace, which can prevent someone from being assassinated.

In addition, because the young people who participated in the hunting were all young people from honorable clans with high status, each of them was surrounded by at least three or four carefully selected guards.

It is not only for personal protection, in case of any accidents, or beasts that are difficult to subdue, but also for reporting hunting at any time.

In fact, there is no need to reciprocate, Zhu Fanzhi has always liked martial arts, and he is most interested in things like hunting. In addition, he has a quick temper. He was the one who bent his bow and shot arrows before entering the forest. in the eyes.

Hearing that he got the first prize, Zhu Qiyu laughed.

"Okay, as expected, he is the one who can fight the most. It seems that the strength in this body is also useful!"

While speaking, Zhu Qiyu tilted his head, and smiled at King Xiang who was beside him.

"The good disciple taught by the emperor, it seems that the winner of today's hunt may come out of the clan!"

"Your Majesty is wrong."

King Xiang was the one with the highest status besides the Son of Heaven and the Supreme Emperor. Of course, he also sat the closest. Hearing this, he smiled wryly and said.

"This kid is extremely naughty, but fortunately, he is not unrefined. Hunting today is indeed the time for him to show his talents."

"If he can win the top spot for the clan's children, that would be a good thing. I only hope that he can use this energy in the right place in the future to protect the screen for my Zhu family."

Since it was hunting, to put it bluntly, it was to spend time with the emperor, so the atmosphere was relatively relaxed and free.

After King Xiang's words fell, Zhang Min beside him said.

"My lord, I'm afraid it's too early to say this. Those who participated in the hunt this time are the most outstanding noble sons of my Ming Dynasty. Among other things, Zhu Yi, the young master of Duke Cheng's mansion, is very good at riding and shooting. The son of Prince Xiangling It won't be easy to take away the leader of the hunt from him!"

The two sang together, and began to lead the topic in the direction they wanted without any trace.

Zhu Qiyu was at the top, took a sip from the teacup, and there was a smile in his eyes, but he didn't point it out, he just turned his head and asked Zhu Qizhen on the side.

"What does the Supreme Emperor think?"

The latter was a little surprised, but he said without much hesitation.

"One of these two is a clan, the other is a noble, and they are both people who are relied on by the court. No matter who wins the top spot in the end, I am happy to see it succeed."

"However, from the looks of it right now, the child from the Wang family of Xiangling is far ahead..."

Before the words fell, another guard came to report, saying.

"General Zhu Yi of Duke Cheng's mansion hunted a wild goose and a deer."

This really dozed off and came to the pillow, Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up immediately, and said.

"It seems that what I said was too early. Both of them are the best among the younger generations. It is not yet known who will win the hunt!"

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, looking at the forest full of figures in the distance, he said in a somewhat inexplicable tone.

"Yeah, it's still unknown who will win the deer..."

However, this small tone is abnormal, if you don't listen carefully, you can hardly notice it. Most people's attention is still on the hunting in the distance.

Zhu Qiyu's words were only regarded as compliments by everyone.

So, Taining Marquis Chen Jing on the side spoke.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, in recent days, for this spring hunting, all the nobles of my family have worked hard and want to show their skills."

"Among all the honorable children, the young master is well-known for his riding and archery skills, and he has a long history of family education. Just before the spring hunting began, the young master received the bow bestowed by the Supreme Emperor. In Yichen's opinion, he is the leader of this spring hunting." , I'm afraid it must be the little father-in-law!"

The Marquis of Taining was an old team member of Prince Yan's Mansion in the early years, and he had a close relationship with Duke Cheng's Mansion, so he naturally spoke to Zhu Yi.

After Chen Jing's words fell, Jiang Wan, the Marquis of Dingxi next to him, also spoke.

"That's right, if I remember correctly, a few years ago, the Supreme Emperor tried the riding and shooting of all the honorable children in the inner court, and the young master was the one who took the lead."

"Speaking of which, he was brave and good at fighting when he first became a Duke. He has made many military exploits throughout his life as a soldier. As his son, the young Duke's riding and archery skills are naturally remarkable."

Unlike the Taining Marquis Mansion, the Dingxi Marquis Mansion has a deep friendship with the British government. Jiang Wan's words were obviously well prepared.

The nature of the spring hunt is special, it is a relatively rare ceremony, and all civil servants can only watch it. Therefore, most of the elders who came with them sat at the bottom with the nobles from various families.

After these words were finished, all the ministers immediately discussed, but their voices were very low.

However, just by looking at their expressions, it can be seen that the faces of these elders are obviously not very good-looking when they heard the words of King Xiang and all the nobles.

In particular, the elders sitting at the front clearly smelled something wrong from these words.

So, looking at each other, Wang Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, who had a "reputation" in the court, opened his mouth and said.

"I'm afraid it's hard to say who will win the spring hunt, but Wang doesn't dare to agree with the words of the two masters."

"General Zhu Yi's riding and shooting skills are certainly good, but on the battlefield, only martial arts is not enough. Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong lost his teacher and humiliated the country in the battle of Yao'erling, so that our army was defeated and besieged. It can be seen that the most important thing to lead troops into battle is to develop a calm character."

These words were blunt, and suddenly made the atmosphere a little awkward.

Of course, it was embarrassing for all the nobles, and the civil servants only felt that these words were very relieved.

Suddenly, many ministers' perception of Wang Tianguan improved a lot.

This old man, as long as he doesn't hate his own people, he isn't that annoying after all.

However, what most people didn't notice was that when Wang Wen said these words, all the important ministers at the forefront of the civil servants were paying attention to Xungui's movements intentionally or unintentionally.

In fact, before this spring hunt, there were faint rumors in the court that the nobles were plotting to reverse the verdict of the civil war.

Although Yang Hong's memorandum was confined to a small area, and was sent back by the emperor.

However, after all, it was submitted by the Cabinet through the Secretary of General Administration. There were quite a few officials who handed it over, and the emperor did not issue a password, so the news was not particularly tightly locked.

It's just that most of the ministers are just waiting and watching.

In the end, the Son of Heaven refuted the memorial, and the bosses naturally also died down.

However, this doesn't mean the matter is over.

Last night, the Supreme Emperor summoned King Xiang for a banquet, and he did not deliberately keep it secret. What's more, King Xiang gave Zhu Yi a bow and armor with great fanfare early this morning, and mentioned Zhu Yong's matter in his words.

With so many people watching, the news naturally couldn't be hidden.

Therefore, before the spring hunting started, many ministers had already made preparations in advance. Now that they heard Taininghou and Dingxihou mention it, they naturally counterattacked immediately.

The scene became a little stagnant. At this moment, the emperor above acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He just looked at the forest in the distance and sipped the tea in his hand.

Chen Jing, Marquis of Taining and Jiang Wan, Marquis of Dingxi, although their titles are not low, they are not too old, they are only in their thirties, and they have never been on the battlefield. Wen's reprimand made him at a loss for a while.

At this time, it is obvious that someone with more weight needs to come forward, for example...

"My lord Tianguan's words are wrong. In the battle of Yaoerling, Cheng Guogong is certainly responsible for improper command, but victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Civil engineering battles are caused by Wang Zhen's power and deception. If you say It is an exaggeration to say that the army was besieged because of the Battle of Yaoerling."

"What's more, there were a lot of ministers of civil and military affairs who accompanied him on the expedition, including Kuang Ye, the former minister of the Ministry of War, and Wang Zuo, the former minister of the Ministry of household affairs. If there are so many ministers who accompanied him, they couldn't persuade the emperor. Wouldn't they be guilty of the same crime? "

Just when Chen Jing and Jiang Wan were rendered speechless by Wang Wen's words, an old voice sounded from among the nobles.

Everyone followed the prestige and found that this person was none other than someone who was defended by Shangzuo Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong some time ago...

Yang Hong, Marquis of Changping!
(End of this chapter)