Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 814 Coercion
Although it was Zhu Yi who was waiting outside, it was the British government that they arrived at.

Although it is said that before the return of the Supreme Emperor, the British government successfully offended the Empress Dowager under Zhang Min's manipulation, so that it was secretly suppressed by Jiao Jing and Ren Li, and even became The marriage between the Duke's Mansion and the Duke's Mansion of the United Kingdom also implies that the Duke's Mansion of the Kingdom of Cheng is used to divide the power and authority of the Duke of England's government.

However, all this changed when the Supreme Emperor returned to Beijing.

Unlike the Empress Dowager Sun who was brooding about her natal family, the Supreme Emperor's reliance on the British government was incomparable.

The reasons for this are very complicated, but to put it bluntly, it is actually the word "understanding".

From a rational point of view, although the British government is declining now, it is still the first-class force among the nobles, with extremely rich resources and contacts. Although there is no one who can take charge of the overall situation for the time being, it has accumulated over the years Its influence will not be shaken for a while.

Moreover, when Empress Dowager Sun let the two governments marry, on the one hand, it was to gather the government of Chengguo, and on the other hand, it was also planning to divide the power of the government of England.

However, many things are often not transferred by people's will.

In other words, Empress Dowager Sun's status as a harem woman still limited her knowledge.

In her view, the two governments fought from the Yongle era to the Zhengtong period, even if they had in-laws, they would definitely not shake hands and make peace, but they just changed from the open to the dark.

However, what she doesn't know is that under the current complicated political situation, the two governments are facing the threat of nobles on the border, and they are no longer the era when one family was the only one.

It is true that the Duke of Cheng’s mansion was tied to the British mansion under the marriage gift from the Queen Mother Sun, but Zhu Yi not only did not slowly erode the power of the British Mansion as the Queen Mother Sun imagined, but instead got along with the British mansion. Zhang Min united together, faintly fighting with Jiao Jing and the others.

In this way, under the combination of the two governments, for the Supreme Emperor, winning over the British government is equivalent to winning over the Chengguo government by the way.

This is the background, holding the connections and power accumulated over the decades, so that the British government can still have a chance to recover after several failures.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, there is Zhang Fu's great reputation, the guarantee of the British government's ability, the weight of the alliance between the two governments, and the guarantee of the British government's status among the nobles. Guaranteeing the loyalty of the British government, he has no reason not to regard the British government as his most important courtier.

As a result, many things have quietly changed. Now that the Supreme Emperor has returned, it is naturally not the turn of the Holy Mother to continue to call the shots.

Simply relying on one's own power, even if Jiao Jing You Ren Li secretly helped, it would be a crushing situation.

Although Zhang Xiang had offended Empress Dowager Sun at the beginning, don't forget that the reason why he took the risk to throw out Hui Changbo, Empress Dowager Sun's natal family, was to keep Uncle Ningyang and Chen Mao.

From Chen Mao's point of view, this is a great kindness, but in the eyes of other nobles, the courage to offend the Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager in order to save his own people undoubtedly makes Zhang Mao's reputation high. cut.

This point was vividly reflected in the court meeting to rectify the army.

One must know that although Ren Li was pushed out temporarily, he still controlled part of the military forces after all, which was why he had the courage to make trouble at that time.

But that time, Zhang Xiang and Zhu Yi secretly greeted the nobles of various families, kept silent at the court meeting, and left Hou Ye to fight alone, so that they were finally attacked by Yang Hong and sent to prison sadly .

Although the consequence of doing this is that the power of the nobles has weakened again, but the British government has undoubtedly regained a dominant position among the old nobles in Jingnan.

Looking at Zhu Yi who was leading the way with a smile on his face, Zhu Jian glanced at Xu Youzhen beside him, and couldn't help but sighed.

The gap is still too big...

Although he was in the carriage just now, he lashed out at what Zhang Min and others did this time.

But in all fairness, if he were to change Zhang Min's position, there is a high probability that he would make the same choice.

In terms of age, Zhu Yi is much younger than Xu Youzhen, but she has a title in her family!

The weight of a duke's mansion, as long as it can be built, no matter how young the duke is, his status among the nobles cannot be ignored.

On the other hand, on my side, there is only one Xu Youzhen, who seems to be in a daze, what kind of brain is able to say the words of Nanqian back then, alas...

After exchanging a few pleasantries in the flower hall, Zhang Min went straight to the point and said.

"Everyone, tomorrow is the day when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will leave the cabinet. We have made many preparations and taken many risks before, just for tomorrow. Now, although the case of attacking incense sticks has been pushed down, the public opinion in the court has already passed. From now on, as long as we cooperate properly tomorrow, we will be able to successfully regain the title of Duke Cheng."

After the words fell, Zhu Yi stood up seriously, bowed deeply to everyone present, and said.

"For the affairs of Cheng Guogong's family, the Emperor Lao has worked hard several times. You all cooperated with all your strength. Zhu is really afraid in his heart. However, the lintel is glorious and he dare not abandon it lightly. I hope you will forgive me. If you can successfully get back the title tomorrow , all of you present are benefactors of Duke Cheng's mansion, and you must first be worshiped by Zhu!"

This sounds nice, but the implication is that those who help are benefactors, and those who hinder are enemies...

Seeing the matter of getting back the title, at the most critical moment, this little prince, who has always been kind to others, obviously began to show his edge.

The importance of the title, to the importance of the noble family, is naturally beyond doubt. Among the crowd, Chen Mao was the first to speak.

"Don't worry, my lord, tomorrow's matter is not only the emperor's decree, but also the common expectation of our relatives' family. If Cheng Guogong's family can get back the title, I, Jing Nan's noble line, will be as good as before." , with the joint support of the two great dukes, from now on it won't be the little duke relying on us, but we will be relying on Cheng Guogong's mansion!"

Although it is said that Chen Mao has now been demoted from Marquis of Ningyang to Uncle Ningyang, his qualifications and military exploits are there after all.

His statement, as he himself said, actually represents the statement of Jing Nan's old nobles.

Immediately after, Jiao Jing also spoke.

"Yes, although this matter is important, but with the presence of the Supreme Emperor and the Holy Mother, everything has been arranged properly. Chengguo's family has devoted all their efforts to the Supreme Emperor. Now that the title is in vain, we naturally cannot just sit idly by. Tomorrow's affairs will be decided. Do your best."

Unlike Chen Mao, Jiao Jing is a relative, so he has a closer relationship with the palace. His words actually represent the attitude of the Holy Mother in the palace.

In fact, this is the most critical step, because tomorrow's ceremony of leaving the cabinet will not only require the cooperation of the ministers, but also the cooperation of the Holy Mother.

With Jiao Jing's statement, it shows that there is no problem with the Holy Mother.

So, everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Jian!

This time they got together. To put it bluntly, it was a meeting to unify their thinking before the war. The purpose was to let the forces of all parties express their positions again, so that there would be no mistakes tomorrow.

Now, all the camps on the side of the Supreme Emperor have made their statements, and the rest is only the civil servant camp represented by Zhu Jian.

Although Zhu Jian and Xu Youzhen are the only civil servants who can truly be regarded as members of the Supreme Emperor's party, there are many people they can influence.

Especially Zhu Jian, although he has been out of Beijing for a long time, and he seems to be very unpopular in the court recently, what needs to be understood is that this old man has walked up steadily step by step.

People like this, even if they are not good at management, will inevitably have all kinds of connections, just more or less.

Zhu Jian has a bad reputation during this time, but it doesn't mean that he has no supporters in the court, which is why they specially called Zhu Jian over today.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that Mr. Zhu did not follow Jiao Jing, but fell silent.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi frowned, exchanged glances with Zhang Mi who was at the side, hesitated for a moment, and said.

"Elder Zhu, Mr. Zhu knows that this matter has used some means to make the elder disliked. What happened yesterday will indeed cause His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to leave the court ceremony. There will be some twists and turns. The imperial edict was not done privately."

"Now that the matter has come to this point, there is no turning back when you start your bow. I hope Elder Zhu Ge will help you with tomorrow's matter!"

While talking, Zhu Yi actually bowed to Zhu Jian upright under the astonished eyes of everyone, and said.

"Originally, Mr. Zhu shouldn't embarrass Mr. Ge so much, but something went wrong temporarily. Just a few days ago, because of some things, Mr. Zhu offended Yue Zhang. Therefore, Mr. Yue probably won't intervene in this matter. In this way, I am afraid that the matter of public opinion in the court will need the help of the elders."

"Until now, Zhu has no other choice. I implore Mr. Ge to see that we are all doing our best for the Supreme Emperor and lending a helping hand. Regardless of whether tomorrow's affairs will be successful or not, the whole of Cheng Guogong's mansion will definitely be grateful for Mr. Ge's kindness!"

After the words fell, Zhu Jian, who was already frowning, looked even more unsightly.

He glanced at Zhang Min and the others next to him, and saw that they were not surprised, so he knew that they all knew about this and only kept him in the dark.

You know, according to what was originally agreed, Zhu Yi had guaranteed that Hu Wei would speak for Cheng Guogong's mansion in the court hall, and this matter progressed so smoothly.

But now, Hu Wei is not showing up anymore, so he is not the only one among the civil servants who needs to have an important person...

Listen to Zhu Yi's words just now, this is not a request, it is clearly a threat!

At this time, Zhang Min on the side also said.

"Mr. Zhu Ge, it happened suddenly, and I was caught off guard. However, all the arrangements have been made. Thinking about it, even if the great uncle is missing, there will be no big problems. Don't worry, Mr. Ge. If this happens, nothing but Outside of Duke Cheng's mansion, our British mansion will also miss your helping hand!"

This is joint pressure...

If you agree, it is a favor of the two dukes' houses, but if you don't agree, then you will offend both houses!

Zhu Jian looked at the few people opposite, his expression became more and more ugly.

Frankly speaking, the matter has come to this point, and he also knows that it is difficult to stop, otherwise, all the efforts in the early stage will be in vain.

You know, this time, in order to restore Duke Cheng's mansion, their preparations were not just a simple case like the slapping incense case.

The benefits paid below have not yet been used. If I really give up on this, it will not be as simple as losing my wife and losing my army.

Therefore, even if Zhu Jian was dissatisfied, he knew that his arms couldn't twist his thighs, but even so, this scene made him very uncomfortable.

This is not asking him for help, one by one, it is clearly persecuting.

At this moment, Mr. Zhu Ge was very fortunate that he had made preparations in advance when he came, otherwise, he would really have to fight alone.

However, now...

"Young master's words are wrong!"

Zhu Jian kept silent, picked up the teacup and took a sip silently. Seeing this situation, Xu Youzhen who was at the side immediately stood up and spoke slowly to the nobles who were facing him.

"It is of course what we all wish to be restored to Duke Cheng's mansion, but the young master cannot deny that this matter is detrimental to the interests of all parties, and even takes the risk of His Highness the Crown Prince in exchange for Duke Cheng The benefit of the family."

"For the sake of the overall situation, Mr. Ge will naturally not refuse, but the more important the event is, the more he should keep his duty. Mr. Ge has done his best for the matter of leaving the cabinet earlier, but now the young master is asking temporarily to let Mr. Ge Isn't it difficult for the strong to come out tomorrow?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the people present were a little unhappy, as if they did not expect that a little Xu Youzhen would dare to refute them like this.

However, it wasn't over yet, Xu Youzhen looked around and continued.

"Earlier, regarding the matter of preparing the prince's mansion, the old man was running around in the court, not hesitating to bet on his own reputation, so that he is now being excluded in the cabinet. At this time, all of you want the old man to come forward and bring up this matter on behalf of Uncle Da Zong. Have you ever thought about how the cabinet elder will gain a foothold in the cabinet after this incident?"

"For the restoration of Duke Cheng's mansion, we will naturally do our best, but it is a little too much for the old man to put himself in danger, and at the same time show such a condescending attitude, young master?"

With these words, the face on the other side was gloomy.

However, Zhu Jian was secretly happy in his heart, let you join forces to persecute the old man, what's the matter, are you choked by the words?
However, at this time, after all, the face cannot be torn apart, so on the surface, Zhu Jian still gave Xu Youzhen a soft drink and said.

"Yuanyu, this matter is approved by the Supreme Emperor. Don't say that I want the old man to contribute, even if I lose my official position, what's the matter? We are accomplices in this matter. How can we speculate on you with such a sinister heart and make people laugh for nothing? Why don't you step down?" !"

"Ming Gong..."

Xu Youzhen obviously wanted to say something more, but, seeing Zhu Jian's downcast face, she finally cupped her hands unwillingly and sat down again.

With these words of smoothing things over, the atmosphere in the flower hall finally eased up.

Others gave the steps, so naturally they had to show face, Zhu Yi cupped her hands and said.

"Elder Ge understands righteousness, and Zhu admires it. It is true that Zhu did something inappropriate, but please don't worry about it because Zhu has been running for the family for several days and didn't think carefully... ..."

Zhu Jian gently put the teacup on the table and said with a smile.

"Young master, you don't have to be polite. The old man knows a little about the situation of Cheng Guogong's mansion. It's really not easy for the young master to support the family business on his own."

"For tomorrow's matter, since it is inconvenient for Uncle Da Zong to come forward, the old man is naturally obliged, but..."

(End of this chapter)