Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 825: Grandpa Guo!
A few days have passed since the prince came out of the cabinet.

In front of the flower hall of Duke Cheng's mansion, there was an incense table, headed by Zhu Yi, and everyone from the top to the bottom knelt on the ground.

In front of them, the envoy was dressed in python clothes, with a fake smile that never changed, and held a yellow silk decree in his hand.

"Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the system said: In the 14th year of orthodoxy, the general soldiers and other officials were all subject to the court's calculations. If they died in battle, the titles of Cheng Guogong, Xiuwu Uncle, and Yongning Earl will be inherited by their descendants and will be returned to Cheng Guo. The father-in-law inherited the iron certificate, and still ordered Zhu Yi to be in charge of the young army of the Eastern Palace."

"The descendants of all the princes and princes, who were too old to be the prince due to accidents, ordered the Ministry of War to investigate and understand that, except for rebellion, the rest of the descendants recorded one person who was talented, and gave them crowns and belts, and ordered them to prepare saddle horses and follow them. If you can make meritorious deeds, you can improve it and use it as a whole, what a blessing!"

"My minister, Zhu Yi, take the decree to thank you, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

Even though she got the news early, but at this moment, Zhu Yi still couldn't restrain the excitement in her heart, her hands raised above her head trembled slightly.

After receiving the order, he tightly squeezed the jade scroll and yellow silk in his hand, and he got rid of the sense of unreality he had been feeling for the past few days.

Duke Cheng's title has finally been taken back!
"Congratulations to the Duke, you finally got your wish."

"According to His Majesty's will, this is the hereditary iron certificate that was sent to the palace for safekeeping. Besides, this is the robe that the Ministry of Rites rushed to make. Please keep it!"

It was Shu Liang who came to proclaim the decree. With the smile on his face all the year round, it was difficult for people to tell whether the words were sincere congratulations or fake perfunctory.

Looking at the old iron plates and the brand-new Duke's court clothes brought up by the two envoys, Zhu Yi's agitated mind finally settled down.

Facing the authoritative Dongchang Dang in front of him, there was no smile on his face, and he said lightly.

"Eunuch Lao Shu made this trip. Since this hereditary iron certificate has returned to our Duke Cheng's mansion, it will be passed down from generation to generation, and he will never be able to leave the gate of the Duke Cheng mansion again!"

While speaking, Zhu Yi cupped her hands and said.

"It's getting late today, and the reward money will be sent to the eunuch's mansion later, Zhu, I won't stay with my eunuch!"

"Qingfeng, see off the guests!"

Seeing that Zhu Yi issued the order to expel the guest neatly, the smile on Shu Liang's face froze slightly, but immediately, he glanced at Qingfeng standing behind Zhu Yi, and saw that the other party glanced back indistinctly, so, I will understand immediately.

The smile on his face didn't change, but the people standing in the courtyard somehow sensed a dangerous aura from the Duke of Dongchang.

"Grandpa Xie, if that's the case, our family will resign, it's just..."

Shu Liang arched his hands, looked up at Zhu Yi, said with a smile on his face.

"This hereditary iron coupon is not easy to get, my lord, you have to take it! The hereditary iron coupon can protect your life, but it can't protect anything else!"

After finishing speaking, Shu Liang took two steps back, turned around, and left Chengguo's mansion under Qingfeng's leadership.

It should be said that Eunuch Shu's reputation should not be underestimated.

This sentence before leaving immediately made the atmosphere of joy brought about by the restoration of the Duke of Chengguo's mansion dilute a lot.

He ordered people to take the imperial decree and hereditary iron coupons to the ancestral hall and enshrine them properly. Zhu Yi himself changed his clothes. After Qingfeng sent him away, he took Qingfeng to the study.

"My lord, congratulations!"

As soon as he entered the door, someone was already waiting for him. Seeing Zhu Yi enter the door, he turned around from the window, cupped his hands with a smile and said.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi immediately stepped forward and said repeatedly.

"Your uncle is polite, my nephew is today thanks to his great help, this friendship will never be forgotten by Duke Cheng!"

The emperor's decree had been issued long ago, but because of the need to prepare the Duke's robes, ceremonial guards, etc., the official announcement would inevitably be two days late, so as to leave time for the Duke of Cheng to prepare in advance.

The news of receiving the decree on this day spread early, so, early in the morning, Duke Cheng's mansion welcomed this unusual guest.

The British government, Zhang Min!
"Secretary, please sit down..."

Although it is said that now he has obtained the decree and is the duke of the state of Cheng, facing Zhang Min, who is a generation older than him, Zhu Yi is still very respectful.

Reaching out to invite, the two sat opposite each other in the study.

Zhang Xiang looked at the young man in front of him, and a hint of envy flashed in his eyes. Although Zhu Yi didn't deliberately wear the men's uniform that symbolized the title of nobility, the unicorn dark pattern on this regular uniform was not for ordinary people.

The identity is different...

With a sigh in his heart, Zhang Min picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea, expressing his intentions.

"This time the emperor ordered Shu Liang to deliver the decree. It seems that he still has the intention of warning. You have just brushed off Shu Liang's face in public, aren't you afraid that he will make things difficult for you in the future?"

This is obviously a test.

In fact, Zhu Yi could already tell that Zhang Xiang came here today to congratulate him, but in fact, he still wanted to test whether his attitude had changed after he was restored to the title.

This attitude has two meanings, one is... the attitude towards the Supreme Emperor.

"Shibo was joking. Could it be that my nephew is polite to Shu Liang today, so he won't make things difficult for my nephew in the future?"

Zhu Yi's eyes flashed, she shook her head and smiled, and said.

"This time, Duke Cheng's mansion was able to regain the title, not only thanks to the great help of the Shibo and the uncles of the various mansions, but also thanks to the Supreme Emperor and the Holy Mother for strategizing, taking the risk of interfering in the government, and repeatedly speaking out to exert pressure."

"The process in the middle is extremely difficult. The government and the public know it all. My nephew has already offended Dongchang to death. Now it is too naive to say that I want to repair the relationship with a small favor!"

In fact, everyone understands the truth, but Zhu Yi needs to make a statement in order to reassure both parties.

To put it bluntly, at this point, Duke Cheng's mansion has no way out.

A lot of things in the court, if you really spread them out, it's actually meaningless.

In the past, Zhu Yi first asked Zuo to prepare the prince's mansion and reset the young army. For this reason, the hereditary iron coupon was even confiscated. Later, at the spring hunting ground, he spoke for the Supreme Emperor in public, expressing his position, and after the spring hunting was over, , to prevent Shu Liang from breaking into the palace.

All these incidents have already established his position. Even if he wants to retreat bravely, the whole court has already regarded him as the spokesperson of the Supreme Emperor in the court.

This point is already unshakable!

This is actually the so-called nomination certificate. With these, the Supreme Emperor will make up his mind to restore Duke Cheng's mansion at all costs.

Before the restoration of the title, the title was the means of the Supreme Emperor to restrain him, but after the restoration of the title, the government and the public acquiesced that he was the attitude of the Supreme Emperor's subordinates, which was a new means of restraining him.

What a smart person has to do is to be constant, so that both parties have the ability to check and balance each other. This is the basis of stability and trust.

Putting these aside, talking about the so-called loyalty is nothing but a fantasy and a castle in the air.

"Furthermore, Shu Liang, give him face and call him Shu Gonggong, and those who don't give him face say that he is nothing more than a dog under the feet of the emperor. In the past, the title of Duke Cheng's mansion was vacant, and he was given three points of face. Now the lintel has been restored. , is it possible that my nephew still wants to see his face?"

Zhang Wei raised his eyes and looked at Zhu Yi. It was only at this moment that he found some of the high-spiritedness he had before in this young man.

You know, before, this young man, even though he was not considered a playboy in the capital, was once an angry horse with fresh clothes and an unrestrained flair.

But once the bad news came, Zhu Yong was defeated and died in battle, and the court was panicked. He seemed to mature a lot overnight.

From a self-respecting son of the Duke's Mansion to a down-and-out kid who came to ask for an interview, but was rejected, it only took one night.

Running around to justify his father's name, the hereditary title has not been explained for a long time, all the uncles interceded to no avail, and the old father-in-law refused to show up. He wanted to take advantage of the draft to send his daughter to the palace, but he was involved in inner court struggles and was reprimanded by the emperor. Helped the spirit of the father to be buried, but refused to give the name behind him.

With all kinds of blows, Zhang Xiang thought that if he was young, he would have been depressed long ago.

But Zhu Yi was different. Not only did he not get depressed, but he dared to put all his eggs in one basket. Although it was Chen Mao and others' idea to win over Cheng Guogong's mansion in the first place.

However, now that I think about it, the Duke of Cheng at that time dared to accept the marriage gift from the Virgin Mary in a precarious situation.

What's more, after that, in the court hall, he often spoke for His Royal Highness and the Supreme Emperor, and changed places. Zhang Xiang felt that he might not dare to take such a risk.

Of course, the price is that he bears unimaginable pressure on his body. After all, the emperor is still in charge of the court today. Tightrope walk.

However, everything is fine now, and once the title is taken back, the day for Duke Cheng's mansion to turn around will come!
Smiling, Zhang Min said.

"You can't say that. As the saying goes, the King of Hades loves to deal with little ghosts. This Shu Liang is only an eunuch, but he is in charge of the East Factory. His eyeliner is everywhere in the capital. And those gangsters, if they deliberately make trouble for you, it will cause a lot of trouble!"

However, Zhu Yi didn't seem to care much about Zhang Min's persuasion.

"It's all trivial matters. I am a majestic government, and I am afraid that he will fail as an eunuch?"

"Let's not mention this. In the past, Duke Cheng's title had not been restored, so it was inconvenient to talk about many things in the court, but now, my nephew's promise to the uncle should be fulfilled!"

Still the same sentence, Zhu Yi knew Zhang Min's intention for coming today.

In addition to testing his future position, more importantly, he wants to see if he, the newly promoted Duke, is still the same as before, headed by the British Duke.

This is the most important thing Zhang Min wants to know, everything else is false!
Looking at Zhang Min's slightly 'surprised' eyes, Zhu Yi said.

"After this period of time passes, my nephew will recommend Uncle Shi to be the governor of the Chinese army's governor's mansion!"

"This...isn't it right?"

Zhang Min rubbed his thumbs together, seemingly refusing, but his movements had revealed his inner activities.

"Nephew, are you a little anxious? Although we said that our two governments joined forces to take back the military power, but you just did this when you were reinstated. I'm afraid the court will discuss it!"

You old boy, if you are really afraid of comments, then simply refuse, you look like you are waiting for someone to persuade you...

Zhu Yi secretly slandered a few words, but said on the face.

"What about the discussion? Does Shibo still want to entrust the power to outsiders?"

These words pierced Zhang Yu's heart fiercely.

It was not a mistake to trust Ren Li at the beginning, but in the end, Zhang Min regretted what he had become like now.

Today, the military government has lost a lot of power, and even lost an ally.

Gradually calming down, Zhang Min pondered.

"My nephew, I am very pleased that you have such a heart, but this matter may not be easy."

Sighing, Zhang Min's expression was slightly complicated, as if he had struggled a bit, Fang continued.

"There is no one around here, and the old man does not deny that the military governor's mansion is the most important among the military mansions. It has always been military exploits, seniority, and titles."

"Although the old man was born in the British government, he does not have a title after all. Therefore, if he wants to take charge of the Chinese military governor's mansion, it will be difficult for him to pass if he is above the imperial court."

My family knew about my own family affairs. Apart from the name of a British government, in fact, in terms of military exploits, he was not as good as Ren Li and Chen Mao.

Because of this, he had to entrust the power of the General Mansion to Ren Li.

Now that I have gone around for a while, I have actually returned to the original point. In the current situation, there are actually two people who are most suitable to succeed me. One is Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao, who has just been rehabilitated. If he was not demoted at that time, he would have been more suitable than Ren Li.

The other one is Zhu Yi in front of him now. Although he is young, has insufficient qualifications, and even has no military exploits, he has the title of duke, which is worth everything.

With his title, coupled with the backing support of the British government, there is no problem in taking charge of the military governor's office.

But, still the same sentence, if it is handed over to Chen Mao, then there is no guarantee that the incident of Ren Li will happen again.

However, if it is handed over to Zhu Yi, wouldn't it be that Cheng Guo's mansion will be the main one, and the British mansion will be supplemented?

This is where Zhang Min really hesitated.

However, Zhu Yi was obviously more free and easy than him, said.

"Uncle Shi, you are welcome. Whether you succeed or not, you have to try. This time, we have paid such a high price, we can't just get the title back."

"Since the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households have taken the benefits, they have to spit out the powers that should be spit out!"

"Furthermore, our nobles have been silent for so long, and now that my nephew has returned to his title, we can't just do nothing. We should let them see that it's not just his family of civil servants in the court!"

This sentence has won Zhang Wei's approval.

"Nephew is right, the court cannot be full of cowardly people like Li Xian, but the civil servants always feel that we are weak and can be bullied."

"only……"

Zhu Yi looked at Zhang Min and asked.

"But what?"

Speaking of this matter, Zhang Yu himself was a little hesitant, said.

"The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households, since the matter has been completed, is it..."

Seeing Zhu Yi's expression changed, Zhang Min hurriedly said again.

"Nephew, you also know that this matter is really difficult to handle. These days, several mansions have come to find the old man to talk about it. Now that the title has been taken back, shall we..."

"No!"

Zhu Yi shook her head and dispelled Zhang Min's thoughts with just one sentence.

"Let's not say that the rumor of breaking the promise is spread, and it will be difficult for me to gain a foothold in the court. It is those two Yu Shaobao and Shen Shangshu. Shibo feels that if they are not sure, they will speak for us in the hall. ?"

　Have you forgotten that there is a little transparency next to the Duke~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)