Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 809 Yu Shaobao's Intuition
A few days passed by, and with the passage of time, the turmoil caused by the spring hunting had gradually subsided, and the entire capital began to be filled with a festive atmosphere.

Not for anything else, just because His Royal Highness is leaving the cabinet!
Regardless of the political battle at the top, however, for most people in the ruling and opposition parties, this is a cause for joy.

For ordinary ministers, the East Palace is established, the country has an owner, and the inheritance of the country is orderly. These are of course worthy of joy, but more importantly, there are rewards!
At the beginning, the canonization of the crown prince was done hastily, and all the rules and regulations were incomplete. Now that the crown prince is out of the cabinet, it is natural to take care of it.

And it should be noted that although the crown prince had been canonized earlier, he received the imperial edict of the Holy Mother, not the imperial edict of the Son of Heaven.

So after a closer look, there is actually a problem in the middle.

This time the crown prince's exit from the pavilion, in a sense, is actually a combination of the canonization ceremony and the exit ceremony. The Ministry of Rites actually began to prepare for it when the Supreme Emperor returned to the court.

Although it was said that the specific time for leaving the cabinet had not been determined at that time, but since the court meeting had passed, it was naturally difficult to change it.

After careful calculation, the Ministry of Rites has been preparing for more than half a year just for the preparation of this ceremony.

From the ceremonial guards of equipment to the guidance and planning of the ceremonial officials, everything is meticulous. As a court ceremony, the household department is also very generous this time. Shen Shangshu usually picks and searches, but for such a big event, Basically everything you ask for.

Therefore, the Ministry of Rituals is not too polite, just for the brand-new official uniforms, several pieces have been customized for each elder in the court, from court uniforms to official uniforms, and even sacrificial uniforms that may not be used in this ceremony. Done.

It is said that when Shen Shangshu saw the budget list, his face turned green.

This is not considered a reward, of course, the reward has nothing to do with the household department, it is all from the emperor's internal treasury.

The day after tomorrow will be the day when the prince will leave the cabinet.

As the sky was getting dark, Yu Qian rubbed his sore eyes and raised his head from the desk.

"What time is it?"

"Master Shangshu, there is still half an hour left, and it will be the hour of You."

In the Ministry of War, most of the people have already left, only a few officials and small officials are still busy.

According to the rules, each yamen can disperse the yamen when they apply for Zhengzheng, but this is obviously impossible for Yu Shaobao, a fan of overtime work.

"You hour..."

Yu Qian glanced at the sky, and through the window, he saw thick clouds billowing outside, pressing down on the sky. Although there were no raindrops falling, there were lightning flashes.

"It's going to rain, we're here for today, you guys should go back to your house earlier to rest."

Thinking of something, Yu Qian frowned, pushed the document in his hand forward, and gave instructions to the people below.

A group of Lang officials looked at each other with some doubts.

This is not like the character of my Master Shangshu...

The Ministry of Households has just announced the redemption policy. In the past few days, although only scattered and tentative big households and noble families have reported some fields, it is enough for the Ministry of War to be busy for a while.

According to the usual habit, it will take at least half an hour before they can return home, what's going on today?
However, no matter what, it must be a good thing to be able to go to the Yamen sooner.

Knowing that his Master Shangshu never said polite words, so all the officials did not refuse, they cleaned up the remaining documents in their hands, and they all resigned and left.

At the same time, Yu Qian did not continue to stay in the Ministry of War, but went out of the Yamen and got into the sedan chair. However, he did not return to the mansion, but gave an order.

"Go to Donghua Gate."

"Yes……"

Although I don't know what my master is going to Donghua Gate at this time, but the people below dare not ask, so they carry the sedan chair and go to Donghua Gate.

Since the civil war, the emperor ordered Donghua Gate to remain closed all night, and it has remained so until now.

This move was originally for the convenience of dealing with urgent public affairs, but the emperor did not order it to resume later.

Originally, there was an inappropriate move in the royal history, but until later, the cabinet had the power to draw up votes, and government affairs became increasingly busy, and there were often situations where it was necessary to continue to deal with the palace after the key was released.

Therefore, gradually no one talked about it. Since then, Donghuamen and Wenhuadian have not closed their doors all night, and the commonly known palace gates have also moved inward and become Huiji Gate.

A group of cabinet ministers also entered through the Donghua Gate and exited from the Xihua Gate, making it possible for everyone to enter and exit through the Donghua Gate.

However, despite this, under normal circumstances, the time for the cabinet to disperse is only half an hour later than other offices.

The sedan chair stopped outside the Donghua Gate, and Yu Qian got off the sedan chair, but he didn't ask anyone to pass the post inside, nor did he intend to go in. He just stood aside and looked inside the Donghua Gate, as if he was waiting for something.

Sure enough, not long after, a tired old man in scarlet robe came out from a distance from the door. Seeing this person, Yu Qian smiled slightly and stepped forward to meet him.

Yu Shiyue was very busy during this time, no less busy than Shaobao.

As Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion, he was supposed to be in charge of the political affairs of the Eastern Palace to assist the Prince.

The prince is about to leave the cabinet, and all kinds of affairs need to be prepared and handled, and nothing can go wrong, but now, in his Zhan Shifu, there are three or two big cats and little cats, and there is no one to use, so he is in the palm of his hand. The officer was forced to become a deacon.

Although it is said that there are Xu Youzhen, a scholar of Youchunfang University, and Yuyan, who has been washed by the Bureau of Economics and Economics, strictly speaking, these two people cannot be regarded as members of Zhan Shifu, and they are also in charge of each other. light.

Except for Xiao Ying, a Hanlin scholar and Zuochunfang University scholar who is still sick, the entire East Palace can be said to be supported by the three of them.

In fact, Yu Cifu also thought about adding some manpower to the East Palace before, and even the emperor mentioned this matter.

However, Yu Cifu hesitated again and again, and still did not say this.

Now is not the time, even if you want to say it, you have to wait, at least wait until the crown prince is out of the cabinet, and then find a better time.

There is only one day left until the prince leaves the cabinet, and everything that needs to be prepared is basically ready.

However, the weather in the past two days has been sunny and sometimes rainy, if the day of leaving the pavilion is like today, with thick dark clouds, it will be a troublesome matter.

Thinking about something in his heart, Yu Cifu walked forward with his head depressed, and then Yu Qian's familiar voice sounded in his ear.

"Meet Yu Cifu!"

"Yu Shaobao?"

Yu Shiyue raised her head, a little surprised.

Looking around, he saw Yu Qian's sedan chair parked in the distance, while others were in front of him, obviously waiting here specially.

"What happened?"

Frowning, Yu Shiyue asked directly.

During the recent period, he and Yu Qian were both busy with a lot of things, and it was true that they didn't talk in depth very often. When they met in court, they only exchanged a few words of pleasantries.

However, the two have been friends for many years. If there is anything, if there is something, send someone to call, no matter how late it is, Yu Shiyue will go to the house to talk about it, and I believe Yu Qian is the same.

Because of this, Yu Shiyue felt strange.

What kind of thing made Yu Qian wait outside the Donghua Gate even when he couldn't wait to go back home?

However, when this sentence was asked, Yu Qian was silent.

After a while, he asked.

"Brother Yu, are things going well in the Eastern Palace these days?"

"Smoothly, the matter of leaving the cabinet is a matter that attracts the attention of the court. His Majesty personally entrusted it. The Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, the Imperial Academy and other departments have all done their best. The old man is personally following up and down. Now all the ceremonial guards are also arranged. It's almost done, check it again tomorrow, and it will be fine."

Yu Shiyue hesitated for a moment, his expression became serious, and asked.

"Ting Yi, what, did something happen to the East Palace?"

Although it is said that the ceremony of leaving the court is presided over by the Ministry of Rites, but as Zhan Shifu Zhanshi, one of the few subordinate officials in the Prince's Mansion, Yu Shiyue will also be responsible if something happens to the East Palace.

As he said, there is no room for any mistakes in such a high-profile event.

Therefore, Yu Shiyue's nerves immediately tensed up when he heard Yu Qian asking about everything in the East Palace in this tone.

However, what made him speechless was that under his nervous gaze, Yu Qian hesitated for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed, and said.

"That's not true, it's just..."

While speaking, Yu Qian frowned tightly again, looking in the direction of Miyagi, said.

"Brother Yu, you don't speak strangely, but these days, Yu always feels that the court is about to rain."

"You mean, someone wants to play tricks on the East Palace leaving the pavilion?"

Although Yu Qian himself was somewhat contradictory, Yu Shiyue knew very well that as an old friend, he would never do things aimlessly.

Since he behaved like this, it means that he must have noticed something.

"During this time, it was too peaceful..."

Yu Qian retracted his gaze slightly, and said.

"Brother Yu, do you still remember the conversation between you and me before Spring Hunting?"

"You mean Xungui's side?"

Of course Yu Shiyue remembered that before the spring hunt, the two of them had an in-depth discussion on the rectification of the military settlement.

At that time, Yu Qian said that Xungui's side would definitely not be willing to be cut by the court, and they would definitely find ways to make a fuss about this matter.

However, now that the spring hunting is over, it cannot be said that there is no movement from Xungui's side, but they have been surrounding Cheng Guogong's mansion. As for the others, they have not mentioned anything.

but……

"Ting Yi, don't forget that the young army of the Eastern Palace has now fallen into the hands of Lord Zhu. It can be seen that Xungui has expectations for the Eastern Palace. How could he play tricks on this matter?"

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xungui's vitality has been seriously injured since the Civil Engineering Works.

This time the East Palace is out of the pavilion, many people are eyeing the young army guards, wanting to take the opportunity to sneak into the prince's side so as to find a way out.

Under such circumstances, they wished that His Highness the Crown Prince would leave the cabinet as soon as possible, so how could they use any crooked brains?

This question really stopped Yu Qian, sighed, and he was also contradictory, and said.

"Brother Yu, to tell the truth, Yu just felt uneasy in his heart, and there was no evidence. Perhaps, I was overthinking..."

Before the words fell, there was a sudden sound of footsteps in the distance.

Yu Qian and Yu Shiyue looked at the place where the sound came from at the same time, and suddenly discovered that these footsteps were actually coming from the imperial guards in the palace.

problem occurs!
The two looked at each other, they both saw the awe-inspiring look on the other's face, they didn't say much, they turned around and walked towards the palace gate tacitly.

In the Civil War, in order to deal with military affairs in a timely manner, the emperor not only ordered the Donghua Gate to be closed all night, but also gave the important ministers tokens to enter and leave the palace gate at any time.

This token was granted temporarily and should have been taken back when it was used up, but, again, after the Civil War was over, the emperor did not mention this matter again, and kept the token in the hands of these important ministers.

At that time, Yu Shiyue was still the Minister of Dali Temple, not yet a decision-maker, so he didn't have one, but Yu Qian did!

Therefore, although he did not notify in advance, Yu Qian entered Donghua Gate smoothly with the token in his hand.

However, that's all. His token can only let him enter Donghua Gate. If it is daytime, he can continue to move forward with the token in his hand.

But now it's time to release the key, so without a summons, even Yu Qian, who is holding a token, cannot enter Huiji Gate.

However, just entering the Donghua Gate is enough. The palace gate has not been locked at this moment. Looking from the square outside the Wenhua Palace, you can see the square in front of Fengtian Gate.

The riot came from that place!

The two are of high status, one is the Minister of the Ministry of War, the other is the Second Assistant to the Cabinet, holding the token bestowed by the emperor, they charge forward all the way, naturally no one dares to stop them.

In the end, in front of the gate of Huiji, he was stopped by the forbidden army.

At this moment, the Huiji gate has not been closed, but there are already several times more guards on duty than in the past.

His gaze crossed the Huiji Gate and landed on the square in front of Fengtian Gate, surrounded by several layers of imperial troops. Through the shadowy team, the first thing Yu Qian saw was a man lying on the ground, dressed in eunuch costumes The big man, in that big man's hand, was holding a mahogany stick as thick as an arm!
And the first thing Yu Shiyue saw was the incense pavilion that he had just arranged with someone this afternoon, specially prepared for the East Palace to leave the pavilion.

At this moment, the exquisite Xiangting, which was half a person tall, had been thrown heavily on the ground and broke into two pieces!
Suddenly lightning flashed and thunder rumbled in the sky, thick clouds billowed, almost in an instant, bean-sized raindrops fell and hit people's faces, and within a short while, it became a torrential rain.

Yu Shiyue was the first to react, and took Yu Qian to the cabinet corridor not far away to hide from the rain, and dispatched two guards on duty, and passed the news of their arrival to the palace.

The torrential rain was pouring, and strings of raindrops poured down the eaves.

Yu Qian and Yu Shiyue looked at Fengtianmen Square in the distance through the rain curtain.

The heavy rain was like this, but the imperial army on the square still maintained their original posture, letting the raindrops hit their bodies, soaking their armor and clothes.

The big man who fell on the ground did not move at all. The whole square, as if cast by a spell, was suspended in the distance, like a strange painting.

I don't know how long it has passed, but the rainstorm still has no intention of stopping at all, and the palace gate that was supposed to be locked on time at You hour has not been locked for a long time.

In the heavy rain, a group of people came in a hurry outside Fengtian Gate. The leader was python clothes and quick boots, followed by dozens of Dongchang fans.

Because of this person's arrival, the Imperial Army gave way to a path.

This person is none other than the admiral and eunuch of the East Factory, Shu Liang!
Yu Qian and the two watched from a distance, and saw that Shu Liang walked quickly to the big man, stood there for a while, and then waved his hand, asking someone to pick up the big man who was lying on the ground, and hurriedly took him away.

Even though they were far away and couldn't see their expression clearly, but, thinking about it, at this moment, the face of the eunuch, the admiral of the East Factory, was probably dark and frightening.

Following Shu Liang's departure, the imperial army gradually retreated, and another team of servants came out to pick up the shattered Xiangting.

At the same time, another team of eunuchs came out from the Huiji Gate, led by Huai En.

After leaving the Huiji Gate, Wynn looked around, and soon saw Yu Qian and the two of them, so he walked towards them non-stop, and walked to the corridor quickly, before even having time to salute, this eunuch, the chief eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, The first sentence is...

"Yu Shaobao, Master Cifu, Your Majesty is calling urgently!"

(End of this chapter)