Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 800 Redefining Reluctance
Wynn didn't deliberately lower his voice, so all the ministers present could hear him clearly, and immediately they were surprised.

At this time, what did the Supreme Emperor send someone to do?
"Xuan!"

The emperor didn't hesitate much, nodded, and signaled Wynn to bring him in.

So, under the watchful eyes of everyone, an old eunuch with white beard and hair walked in from outside the palace. It was the chief eunuch of Nangong, Ruan Lang.

"Minister Ruan Lang, greet Your Majesty."

"What's the matter?"

It could be seen that the Son of Heaven was in a bad mood, and he didn't even bother to talk about it, so he asked a question directly.

However, Ruan Lang didn't take it seriously, knelt on the ground and cupped his hands.

"Your Majesty, in the past two days, there have been rumors in the court that Bodu, the leader of the Wara, fled Nanyuan in the middle of the night under the order of the Supreme Emperor, criticizing the Supreme Emperor for privately arranging the leader of the Wara. Check this out."

"Now that this matter has come to fruition, the minister has been ordered by the Supreme Emperor to report back to His Majesty."

Although everyone present had already guessed that Ruan Lang came here for the purpose of Bodu's private escape, they did not expect that Ruan Lang was so straightforward, without any sign of guilt.

Moreover, listening to the meaning of this...

"Your Majesty, on the night when Bodu fled privately, the Supreme Emperor was summoning General Zhu Yi of Chengguo's Mansion because of the daytime hunt, and there were also General Zhang Min of the British Mansion, and Prince Consort Jiao Jing, the Supreme Emperor. Encouraging several adults to be loyal to the country, the conversation was very pleasant, and I did not see Bodu enter the palace."

Ruan Lang had obviously prepared his speech a long time ago, raised his head slightly, looked at the officials present, and said.

"Naturally, Bodu's so-called Supreme Emperor's decree is also non-existent. After thorough investigation of the Nangong Palace, the Supreme Emperor found that the two servants in charge of keeping the seal were bold enough to accept Bodu's gold and silver, so they forged the imperial decree and released it. Run away from Bodu."

"After learning about this, the Supreme Emperor was also very angry, and ordered on the spot to kill the two servants with sticks. The servants have already brought them here, and they are outside the palace."

There was silence in the hall, and the elders didn't know what to say for a while.

It should be said that Ruan Lang came in time.

This explanation can indeed be said on the surface.

Bodu bought the servants in the palace, forged the imperial decree, and escaped from the capital. This is the explanation given by the Supreme Emperor for this matter.

Of course, this explanation is not for the elders present, but for the court.

Those present were all important officials of the court and central government, and with a little thought, many loopholes could be found.

You must know that for an imperial edict to take shape, it is not only necessary to have a seal, jade scrolls, silk, ink brushes, all these things are extremely precious, and they are kept separately.

The imperial decree that Bodu took that day was a real imperial decree without any trace of forgery from the material to the seal.

This point alone is not understandable for the so-called two servants in charge of the seal to forge the imperial decree privately.

What's more, although the Supreme Emperor's seal is not as strictly kept as the emperor's jade seal, it also has a corresponding protection mechanism.

Under normal circumstances, Baoyin was locked in a special room with special guards outside the door.

However, the guard has no right to use it. The one who can take out the seal is the eunuch specially appointed by the Supreme Emperor, which is what Ruan Lang said, the servant who keeps the seal.

If you want to use the seal, at least two people must go there at the same time, one with the key to the door and the other with the key to the box that locks the seal, to take out the seal.

At the same time, several other groups of people are in charge of keeping jade scrolls, silk, silk and vermilion pens. After these things are taken out separately, they will be sent to the imperial court. take shape.

With such a complicated process, how can two mere eunuchs cover the sky with one hand?Is this really treating the officials present as fools?
Moreover, even if it was true that Bodu bought the eunuchs, the Supreme Emperor did not say a word about the matter after two days, but he waited until Bodu left the territory of Daming before he arrived. An eunuch who has been executed with a stick.

This is really...

"What a dead man!"

In the silence, what the officials could see with their naked eyes was that the emperor's face gradually darkened, staring at Ruan Lang below, and speaking coldly.

Being stared at by the emperor with such eyes, Ruan Lang couldn't help feeling a wave of fear in his heart.

This seems to be different from what the Supreme Emperor expected...

Of course the imperial decree is true, what Ruan Lang said now is just nonsense.

On that day, Bodu came to the palace in a hurry, and he didn't know what he had said to the Supreme Emperor. When he came out, the Supreme Emperor ordered Ruan Lang to find someone to draw up an imperial decree, prepared horses, and gave Bodu clothes to let him leave.

Although he didn't know what they talked about, Ruan Lang naturally didn't dare to disobey the emperor's will. At that time, Ruan Lang was worried that this matter would cause a backlash in the court.

Sure enough, that night, a group of ministers hurriedly went to see the emperor. Although the emperor did not see them, after returning to the capital, this matter will definitely ferment, which is inevitable.

However, when Ruan Lang carefully reminded the Supreme Emperor, his old man told him not to worry, the emperor always cared about his reputation and would not make this matter a big deal.

With this in mind, even if Ruan Lang knew that this explanation was far-fetched, he still bit the bullet and came here.

However, now it seems that things are not as simple as the Supreme Emperor said...

Following the emperor's words, the officials below seemed to have opened the gate. First of all, it was Wang Tianguan from the Ministry of Officials who spoke.

"Your Majesty, this matter will never be so simple. How dare the two eunuchs forge the imperial decree and pass on the order of the Supreme Emperor? There must be something hidden behind this matter. I ask your majesty to send Jin Yiwei and Dongchang into the Nangong to thoroughly investigate this matter! "

It has to be said that every time Mr. Wang speaks, he can surprise everyone.

You must know that civil servants have always hated factory guards, and Wang Wen, who was born in orthodox Confucianism, was no exception.

In the past, even though he was trusted by the emperor again, he still dismissed Dongchang and Jinyiwei.

But this time, he actually proposed to let the factory guards enter Nangong to investigate the case. Although there was a reason why this matter belonged to palace affairs, it could be seen that he was really pissed off by what the Supreme Emperor had done.

Ruan Lang knelt aside and panicked when he heard this.

Jin Yiwei will not talk about it, but Dongchang? !
Although he has not personally seen the methods of that Eunuch Shu, but in the palace, he naturally knows better what kind of person this is.

What's more, the outsiders didn't know about the incident in the Xuan Mansion back then, but Ruan Lang served by the side of the Supreme Emperor, so how could he not inquire clearly?

This lord, is real, he doesn't take the Supreme Emperor seriously!
If he was really allowed to enter the Nangong, it would be a hungry wolf entering the sheep pen, not to mention protecting them, the Supreme Emperor himself could not tell for sure, so he had to hide for a while.

Moreover, just by hearing Wang Wen's murderous tone, one could tell that this lord Tianguan didn't have any good intentions towards the people in Nangong.

As the chief manager of Nangong, Ruan Lang felt a deep uneasiness in his heart, and couldn't help but speak.

"What is the meaning of the words of the Lord Tianguan? The Supreme Emperor has already said that this matter was done by Bodu in collusion with the eunuchs, so what is the need to investigate? Could it be said that the Lord Heavenly Official does not even believe the Supreme Emperor?"

As soon as the words fell, several eyes shot straight at him, with undisguised hostility.

Just as Ruan Lang felt that something was wrong, Wang Wen frowned and shouted coldly.

"presumptuous!"

"My Majesty the Hall of Martial Arts, in front of Your Majesty, I am right with the Holy Majesty, how can you, a castrate, have room to speak?"

To put it bluntly, it's just four words... You deserve it?
With anger and contempt in Wang Tianguan's eyes, he turned around and knelt down on the ground, saying.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor Taizu has long had a decree that eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics. Throughout the dynasties, eunuchs have dominated the government, and there will be great disasters. Wang Zhen's use of power will cause disasters, and the whole country will be overthrown. The bones of hundreds of thousands of soldiers are not cold. Now there is such a thing. The old eunuchs dare to speak out in the Hall of Martial Heroes and compete with the court ministers."

"This kind of bold and reckless person who treats the law of his ancestors as nothing is different from Wang Zhen. Please kill this beast, so as to make an example to others!"

Ah this...

Ruan Lang was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect that a single word from himself would irritate this outer court official to such an extent.

Subconsciously wanted to justify a few words, but, feeling the hostile gazes cast from all directions, he suddenly understood that at this moment, everything he said was wrong.

In the eyes of these civil servants, eunuchs like myself, let alone discussing political affairs with them, in this Hall of Martial Arts, even talking to them is unworthy!

A burst of embarrassment arose in his heart, but at this moment, Ruan Lang didn't dare to say much, for fear of causing fierce reactions from more ministers present, so he kowtowed.

"Your Majesty, the ministers absolutely dare not interfere in political affairs. They are just afraid that the Tian family will lose peace and affect the reputation of His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor, so they speak up. If there is any inappropriateness, Your Majesty please forgive me."

This is normal operation.

Above the Golden Palace, the only eunuch who can speak is the emperor, and only the ministers can quarrel with each other because of different political opinions.

Ruan Lang can only hope now that the emperor will not really deal with him for the sake of him being the overlord.

However, he obviously forgot that this is not Nangong, nor is he the Supreme Emperor...

With the status of brother, the emperor can't help but be the emperor, but for an eunuch like him, it's just a matter of one sentence.

So, the emperor frowned and said.

"As an eunuch, you offended the important officials of the court, Ruan Lang, in the Palace of Discussing Political Affairs. You really didn't know how to measure this person. You punished him with a hundred sticks and punished him as Nangong Sasao."

One hundred sticks!

Ruan Lang's heart trembled. Jin Yiwei's method, if he hit with a solid heart, thirty sticks could kill someone, let alone a hundred sticks.

This is really going to kill him!

For a moment, Ruan Lang was in a panic and kept kowtowing.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, Your Majesty, forgive me..."

However, the first emperor was indifferent, and all the ministers watched coldly, and no one stood up to intercede.

A moment later, the big Han general who was guarding the door came in and dragged Ruan Lang out of the hall.

During the whole process, no one in the hall spoke.

It wasn't until Ruan Lang's figure disappeared from the palace that someone among the ministers stood up and said.

"Your Majesty, it is no small matter to falsely preach the imperial decree. This matter must be thoroughly investigated. However, after all, the Nangong Palace is the residence of the Supreme Emperor, and it is not appropriate to go to war. Therefore, I think that during this spring hunting, I can accompany the Supreme Emperor to Nanyuan. Everyone, please go to prison and order Jin Yiwei to interrogate them in detail."

"As for the servants of Nangong, they can be transferred from the internal officials. From then on, whenever Nangong has an edict, it must be written by the Supreme Emperor himself. In this way, such things should be prevented from happening again."

The person who spoke was Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu.

Compared to Wang Wen, this President Chen is a little gentler.

After all, it is impossible to really let the man from Dongchang go to Nangong. The matter of going back to the Xuanfu was already big enough, and if he is allowed to go in, maybe something will happen.

This Eunuch Shu is different from the old eunuch who was sent out just now. His Majesty is protecting him. If something really happens, it will be troublesome for them and the ministers, so don't make trouble for yourself.

However, although the means have been milder, the general idea has not changed.

It is still to replace Nangong's servants and limit the effectiveness of the Supreme Emperor's edict, but it is not as radical as Wang Wen.

Although Wang Wen's proposal just now is useful and can prevent future troubles, the commotion caused by the edict to the various departments and government offices is indeed too great, and it is almost obvious that the edict of the Supreme Emperor's servants can be disobeyed.

Although it is said that after this incident, it is basically like this, but there are some things that can be done but cannot be said after all.

Chen Yi's proposal was approved by the majority of people, and all of a sudden, the Hall of Martial Heroes was full of echoes.

It has to be said that these elders are kind and kind on weekdays.

But in fact, they were ruthless, and of course they knew in their hearts that what happened this time was most likely the problem of the Supreme Emperor, and had nothing to do with the accompanying people.

However, in this case, it is the only way to do so.

It doesn't matter whether these people enter the Imperial Prison or not, the important thing is that Nangong's power needs to be restricted.

To achieve this goal, the best way is to have no one available around the Supreme Emperor.

Still the same sentence, the bosses can't do anything to the Supreme Emperor, but that doesn't mean they have nothing to do with the Supreme Emperor.

As for the lives of these attendants...

The elders can only sigh and resign themselves to their fate.

After all, if this matter cannot be properly resolved, the same situation will inevitably recur in the future. It is impossible for the Supreme Emperor to throw out two eunuchs every time, saying that he forged the imperial decree.

If things go on like this, what is the court's majesty?
For the stability of the country, sometimes necessary sacrifices are unavoidable.

The ministers present are all people who have been in the ups and downs of their careers for many years. When they need to make a choice, they are actually the cruelest!
Although, like Yu Qian and the others, when they heard this remark, a trace of unbearableness flashed in their eyes, but in the end, no one stood up to object.

So, under the remonstrance of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhu Qiyu had no choice but to nod his head reluctantly and said.

"In this case, according to the wishes of the ministers, during this spring hunt, Nangong's entourage and others will be imprisoned for the time being. After the truth is found out, a decision is being made. The servants around the Supreme Emperor will be supervised by the internal officials and then dispatched." .”

(End of this chapter)