Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 857
As the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army's governor's mansion, although Wu Xing did not have a title, he was considered an important minister, especially after Ren Li was imprisoned, there was no Zhengyin officer in the military mansion, and he and Zhang Yu were the two governors and co-prefects.

That idiot of Zhang Xiang, apart from knowing how to fight for power and profit, relying on the name of the British government to buy people's hearts, he can't do anything else. Most of the affairs of the military government have fallen on Wu Xing's head.

So during this period of time, Wuxing was very busy, and he had to be busy until late at night before returning home.

But today, when he returned to the mansion, he met an unexpected person.

"My lord?"

Although he had already received the report from his servants, when Wu Xing walked into the flower hall and saw Zhu Yi standing with his hands behind his back, he still couldn't help being a little surprised.

For this newly promoted Cheng Guogong, Wu Xing naturally knew something about it. The son of a noble family, born noble, looks suave and suave, but he doesn't have the romantic habits of ordinary children of a family.

Born with a golden spoon in his mouth, he grew up in a family full of prosperity. He is both civil and military. After getting married, he is also a happy husband and wife, with both children and a well-matched family.

It can be said that if there hadn't been a battle at Yao'er Ridge, the life of this Grand Duke would have gone smoothly, enjoying wealth and splendor for a lifetime, and gaining a lifetime of freedom and reputation.

But even if the civil engineering failed and Cheng Guogong's mansion fell to the bottom of the valley, seeing that the lintel was in danger, the Duke who came from a family was not defeated, but provoked the whole mansion with all his strength.

After more than two years, the originally crumbling Duke's Mansion actually came back to life in his hands. Not only did he get back the knighthood certificate, but he also had the trust of the Holy Mother and married the British Duke's Mansion. When Zhu Yong was there before, he didn't give up much.

Especially a few days ago, he repelled the Jinyiwei outside Ren's mansion, and then took the risk to hand over the Ren family's letter of ten thousand people to protect the filial sons and grandsons of the Ren family. We all see hope.

That is, from now on, these military officials are no longer the unlucky ones who have no leader and can only let the gang of civil servants bully them.

From now on, it should be their interests, and now there are enough people who can fight for them in the court!
It can be said that although Zhu Yi's deeds protect the Ren family, what they get is the approval of most of the military officials...

Wu Xing was naturally one of them, so when he saw Zhu Yi's figure, although he was facing a person who was much younger than him, Wu Xing still saluted respectfully, said.

"The commander-in-chief of the Chinese military's governor's office knows Wu Xing and has met Cheng Guogong!"

"Wu Tongzhi, you don't have to be polite. In terms of seniority, you should be my elder. When my father was there, you and I had a lot of contacts between the two houses. So polite, it seems strange."

Zhu Yi turned around, but without arrogance, she replied politely.

This is actually the background of Duke Cheng's Mansion. As a top family among the nobles, the military officials of the Manchu dynasty, whether they are officials of the military mansion or generals from various places, have dealt with Duke Cheng's mansion more or less. .

Although Wu Xing had a good relationship with Dingguo's mansion, he never stopped visiting Chengguo's mansion at all seasons.

Therefore, Zhu Yi is right to say so.

However, Wu Xing knew in his heart how the friendship was, and naturally he would not be overjoyed after being praised for a few words, but said humbly.

"The Duke of the country has been dismissed from office, and he will come and go. The etiquette cannot be abandoned!"

Seeing the other party's attitude, Zhu Yi didn't insist on it. Wu Xing went from a small household to a second-rank official in the military mansion step by step, and almost became the most important military official under the honor Naturally, it is not possible to get along with each other with a little approachable gesture.

The two exchanged a few words, each took their seats, and a servant brought refreshments, afterward, Wu Xing cut to the chase and said.

"The military mansion has been busy recently, and I haven't had time to congratulate the Duke of the State on his restoration of the title. It's really impolite. I originally thought that after a few days, I would visit the door in person, but I never thought that the Duke of the State would be the first to go to the lower official's mansion. Really. Let the humble house flourish."

"It's just that I don't know it's so late, the Duke came here with a light car, but what's the urgent matter?"

With just one sentence, one can see Wu Xing's political vision. Although he said it casually, but one sentence is so late, and he casually pointed out that it is easy to follow. He already knows that Zhu Yi's coming is not easy It's just a visit, he must have come here for something, and, this matter, I'm afraid it's not something that should be publicized.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi frowned, and looked at Wu Xing with a little more attention, but he didn't pretend to be too much. He pondered for a moment, took out a document from his sleeve, and ordered someone to hand it over.

Wu Xing took the document and looked at it, but he saw that there was a list on the top, involving a wide range of people, there were always two or thirty people, not only the ministers of the Chinese military governor's mansion, but also other military mansions and even the ministers of the Beijing camp. There are quite a few of them who have a close relationship with him, even his old subordinates.

What shocked him even more was that half of them, especially officials above the third rank, had their names written in black ink with a slash.

Wu Xing suddenly raised his head to look at Zhu Yi, and said.

"My lord, this is it?"

"Wu Tongzhi should know who the people on this list are, so I won't go into too much detail. I'm here today, and I have nothing else to do."

"Just thinking about it, the military officials of the military government have always been in the same spirit as the nobles in Beijing. Now that Wen Shengwu is weak, we should unite as one and do things well. Therefore, come here to talk to Wu Tongzhi, so as not to cause any misunderstandings. ..."

Zhu Yi smiled, put her hands on the armrests on both sides, and said.

Of course Wu Xing knew who was on top. He had been in the military mansion for so many years, so he was very clear about many things.

There are many factions and complex relationships among military ministers in the military government, especially when the nobles headed by the British government control the military government, it is difficult to secure a position without background and backing.

Wu Xing himself caught up with the good time. When he arrived at the military mansion, it was still in the late Yongle period, and he was appreciated by Emperor Taizong, so he didn't have too much involvement with Xungui. However, in fact, since Dingguo's government has always been indifferent, the two sides tend to cooperate more, and have not established a strong connection like other military officials.

However, other ministers, especially the military officials after Yongle, did not have such good luck. With the death of Emperor Taizong, the faction of the nobles in the capital became more and more clear, and the Chengguo government and the British government took turns In charge of the military government, if military officials and generals do not have a backing, it will be even more difficult to enter the military government.

Therefore, for many generals, if they want to be promoted in the military mansion, it is essential that they join the sect of a certain noble.

Among them, because of Zhang Fu's power and prestige, the most people invested in the British government, and the British government was naturally willing to accept these people.

This accumulated more and more, forming the monstrous power of the British government.

However, this kind of relationship is obviously not stable. With the death of Zhang Fu and the decline of the British government, these people will naturally waver.

Especially after Ren Li came to power, everyone originally thought that Ren Li and the British government were in the same line, but after a long time, they discovered that there was a slight gap between the Ningyuanhou and the British government. .

Wu Xing himself does not belong to the line of the British government, so naturally he has nothing to do with this, but many other military officials are in a dilemma.

Many people still maintain close contacts with the British government, but in private, they have begun to have contacts with Ren Li.

The relationship in the military mansion is intricate. In addition to the mutual backing of the nobles, most of the military officials also have various relationships.

For this kind of communication, the nobles of various families are happy to see the results, and even some nobles who do not deal with each other, their direct generals may have very good friendship.

This relationship is very delicate. For nobles, if they want to maintain their influence for a long time, then they can't do everything right.

In many cases, affairs in the military mansion are resolved by the military officials' own network of relationships. This kind of mutual exclusivity among high-level dignitaries, and the mutual exchanges between middle and low-level generals constitute the complex structure of the military mansion. officialdom.

To put it bluntly, the mansions of the nobles behind the various military officials are like the pinnacle of Dinghai, which is the background, support and deterrence, but between the various military officials, it is the practical communication of specific affairs. The two do not conflict with each other, and the positions are complicated. Therefore, in many affairs, there is a lot of room to move around, which is more conducive to the control of the military government by various nobles.

Wu Xing was very clear about these things, but he couldn't stop them.

At the same time, because of his qualifications and background, he has a very wide prestige and contacts in the military government, but because he is not a minister, he cannot play a decisive role in many things.

But in terms of network, he should be the widest.

But it was also because of this that the more he knew, the stronger his sense of powerlessness became. Even though he is now a second-rank official, in the end, the military mansion is still dominated by nobles.

Many people on this list have good friendship with him, but he can't protect them, so they can only join the noble family one after another. Now that something happened to Ren Li, liquidation is naturally inevitable.

With a gloomy look on his face, Wu Xing asked Zhu Yi with burning eyes.

"Master Guo wants to use these people as subordinates to work for Duke Cheng's mansion?"

"If that's the case, I'm afraid I will disappoint the Duke..."

Wu Xing spoke calmly, but the firmness in his tone was not weak at all.

He was never a man to be threatened.

What's more, after staying in the military mansion for so many years, he has seen many storms and waves. These people, who have their own choices, naturally have to bear the corresponding price.

Since these people were close to Ren Li at the beginning, they would naturally bear the price of Ren Li's downfall. There is nothing to say about this.

Although Wu Xing has a good relationship with many people in it, he is not a savior, he is not that noble, and he will choose to sacrifice himself to save these people.

At most, after the dust settles, he will beg for mercy in the court, let the British government sell him, or sell the Dingguo government behind him to save face, and don't chase after him too much, so as to leave a place for these people The silver lining is.

As for the others, if you can't do it, why use it in vain...

Looking at Wu Xing in front of him who had almost no room for negotiation, Zhu Yi couldn't help but feel a little tricky. He had already heard of the reputation of this fellow governor.

Like the Duke of Dingguo behind him, this Tongzhi Wu has always been known for being quiet and resourceful, and he is not aggressive in the face of major events. He seems to have no sense of presence in the court, but in fact he has no desires and desires, making people unable to see the truth. , can't find a weakness, naturally, let alone know how to handle it.

I saw it today, it really is.

Not only has keen insight, but also is resolute and resolute, not giving the slightest chance.

Fortunately, Zhu Yi didn't hold out too much hope, she could really grasp Wu Xing.

Regarding this person, when his father Zhu Yong was alive, he once commented...

Standing on a wall, open-minded and detached, upright, wise and courageous but less persistent!

Unlike the Dingguo Mansion who lived in peace and kept a low profile and did not cause trouble, this Tongzhi Wu still had a bit of jealousy, but he was single and weak, and had a weak personality, so he didn't want to cause trouble.

But one only needs to look at his popularity in the military mansion to know that he is not a cold-blooded and heartless person.

For this kind of person, it is very difficult to accept them as subordinates, but if they just want to cooperate, it is not impossible.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yi spoke.

"Wu Tongzhi misunderstood, I came here today, I really just want to vent to Wu Tongzhi."

Seeing Wu Xing's reserved smile with suspicion, Zhu Yi continued.

"In terms of the years in the military mansion, Wu Tongzhi is much longer than me, so Wu Tongzhi should know many things better than me. Today's military mansion is no longer the one that ruled the world in Yongle. It means that the military mansions that are all subject to surrender, and today's nobles, are not the honorable ministers who were able to fight far to the north when they mounted their horses, and were able to serve as officers and soldiers when they dismounted."

"In today's military government, the relationship is intricate, the personnel are overstaffed, and the power is left behind. Everyone only knows the sect and faction, and everyone only talks about fighting for power and profit. However, no one cares about how to train the officers and soldiers and clarify military discipline. They have the ability, talent, and ability. People with the heart of the country, when they come to the military mansion, their edges and corners are smoothed day by day, and they lose sight of everyone."

"A military mansion like this really deserves to be eaten away step by step by civil servants. At least, among the civil servants, there are still important ministers like Yu Shaobao who are truly devoted to the country and understand the army. Keep my country safe."

When these words came out, Wu Xing was surprised.

He already felt that he had a high opinion of Zhu Yi, but he never expected that this Duke from a noble family would have such insights.

As if touched by these words, Wu Xing sighed. After meeting Zhu Yi, he felt a rare emotional fluctuation, said.

"The Duke of the country understands the righteousness, and the officials respect him."

"To be honest with the Duke, in the eyes of the officials, the government's move to rectify the army is a good policy. However, it is a great shame for the army to be presided over by the Ministry of War!"

(End of this chapter)