Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 876 The old scumbag!

Yu Qian stopped talking until the people present had almost digested it, and then continued to talk about what happened outside Xihua Gate.

When the prince said the words 'the jade pendant is a dead thing, she is a human being', all the ministers were surprised.

They didn't expect that at such a young age, the prince could really have such a mind that values ​​people over things. Don't say that the prince grew up in the deep palace and didn't know the value of jade pendants.

Even if the crown prince didn't care about the three hundred coins, the jade pendant that he carried with him since he was a child, and it was given by the Queen Mother, even if it was an ordinary stone, was of extraordinary significance to the crown prince.

But now, for a mere beggar, the prince is willing to exchange the jade pendant for money, which shows his benevolence.

Seeing this situation, the first emperor said with a smile.

"Cifu still feels that these rewards are for nothing?"

Ah this...

If it was an ordinary time, Yu Shiyue would definitely pick it up, after all, if you have money, you don't take it for nothing.

However, at this time, he couldn't help hesitating a little, because without him, the emperor obviously wanted to take this opportunity to fool the matter of leaving the palace without authorization.

Otherwise, if a decree was sent directly to the East Palace, he and a group of subordinate officials might not be happy to receive the decree to thank him, why bother to present it in front of so many ministers at this time.

Although the words have already reached this point, if you really accept it, you will be short-sighted and short-handed, so how can you continue to persuade the emperor.

Moreover, if he accepted it, it would be equivalent to acquiescing that the emperor took the prince out of the palace for the purpose of training the prince.

This moment, this job of offending people, is not easy to do...

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Shiyue cupped his hands and declined.

"Your Majesty's lesson, His Royal Highness is pure-hearted, talented, intelligent, wise and benevolent. This is a natural thing. If you are an official of the East Palace, you are only assisting from the side. How dare you covet the merits of heaven?"

"I am ashamed to receive this reward, and I dare not accept it."

The implication is that the prince's good performance is due to his natural nature, and he is always like this when he is out of the palace.

This flower neither denies the prince's performance outside the palace, but also cleverly avoids sensitive topics.

However, this is obviously not what the emperor wants. At the moment, the emperor is obviously a little unhappy...

However, at this moment, Hu Wei stood up with a smile on the side, and said.

"Your Majesty, although His Majesty the Crown Prince is young, he has a heart of benevolence and love for all people, which can be regarded as an example for the imperial court. This is all blessed by the ancestors. Your Majesty's holiness is obvious, and he teaches well. The merits of the ministers of the Eastern Palace and the Prime Minister, Yu Cifu is too humble. some."

"However, I secretly think that, apart from the officials of the East Palace, the prince's masters, although they don't usually teach them personally, they also have the slightest skill in admonishing and protecting them. Your Majesty only rewards the officials of the East Palace. It seems that it is a bit... more favoritism than others!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Hu Wei in amazement, a little puzzled for a while.

If they heard correctly, this great uncle is... asking for a reward from His Majesty?

Indeed, long before the prince came out of the cabinet, even before the Supreme Emperor returned to Beijing, the emperor once had a large-scale conferment.

The six ministries and seven ministers present, the cabinet ministers, and even the important ministers of the military government, one of them counted as one, and each of them was conferred the title of Prince Master. In name, they were all ministers of the Eastern Palace.

However, this is just a title. The third teacher of the prince and the third young master of the prince are no longer the ministers who really assisted the prince in the early years of Hongwu. Up to now, although they still have the responsibility of assisting and advising the East Palace in name, in fact, It has become the same as the three masters and three masters, and it has become a title.

The one who actually has the most contact with the prince and assists the prince is the official of the prince's mansion, not the prince's master.

In fact, if Hu Wei didn't mention this meeting, all the ministers present would have almost forgotten that they still carry such titles on their backs.

So, what is this big uncle doing?

This doesn't match your personality, Da Zongbo.

When it comes to asking for money, shouldn't a certain household minister be the best at this mansion?Why did you follow suit...

At the same time, Shen Shangshu couldn't help but stare at him when he felt vaguely watching him. What do you mean by this? !
He wants money for the treasury, for the Ministry of Households, for you ministers, not for himself!
For such a long time, he has drawn so much silver from the emperor's internal treasury, but none of it fell into his pocket.

These people are really unfamiliar white-eyed wolves, and they will cut their budget when they go back!
**of!
So, as Hu Wei's voice fell, the atmosphere in Wenhua Palace suddenly became weird.

However, Hu Wei, who was the instigator, stood still, showing a kind smile.

Seeing this situation, the emperor blinked and couldn't help laughing.

"Uncle Da Zong is right. I was negligent. Huai En, I allocated thirty bolts of brocade, ten dendrobiums of pearls, and 1000 taels of silver from the inner treasury, and gave them to all the masters of the prince to show the virtue of the prince!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

Unlike the hesitant Yu Shiyue, Uncle Hu Dazong was very straightforward. Seeing the emperor's generous hand, he smiled and cupped his hands to receive the reward.

As a result, the emperor's eyes suddenly moved down and fell on Yu Cifu, and the silent pressure hit him. Yu Cifu lowered his head, glanced at Hu Wei next to him, and thought in his heart, anyway, the first one was not me, and the one in his mouth was also road.

"On behalf of the officials of Zhan Shifu, thank you Your Majesty for the reward!"

Well, if there is one, there will be two, and if there is two, there will be three. Of all the people present, there is no one who does not carry the title of master prince.

With these two proofs, even if they wanted to refuse, it was hard for them to speak up.

Therefore, everyone had to bow their hands in the same way.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

"Um……"

The emperor nodded in satisfaction and said.

"Okay, I'm tired after tossing around for so long, there should be a lot of things to do outside, gentlemen, please step down now."

This is a pun, one is that there was an earthquake last night, and there are a lot of official affairs that need to be handled, and the other is that you have to take things to do things, and how to appease the public opinion in foreign courts about the matter of the emperor leaving the palace is up to you!

The elders looked at each other, and couldn't help showing a wry smile.

In the end, let the emperor fool him.

How can I explain this when I go out to face a crowd of courtiers...

Especially Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu, thought of the gangsters jumping up and down in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. There was an earthquake just now, and many of them held back their energy to remonstrate with the emperor, hoping that the emperor could reflect on his virtues. , the emperor made such a fuss again.

Chen Zongxian was like one head and two big heads, and he couldn't help but feel a little bit more resentment when he looked at Hu Wei's eyes.

They didn't even think about what they could do to the emperor, after all, the emperor has always been like this, he likes to cut first and then play, and he likes to do whatever he wants.

It was like this during the winter solstice before, and it's like this now when they leave the palace. They also know that the emperor has done everything, and it's useless to persuade them.

But anyway, this cutscene has to go through...

As a result, the big uncle made such a fuss, and their mouths were completely blocked!

Could it be that it will be recorded in the history books in the future...

In July of the second year of Jingtai, the emperor took the prince out of the imperial city to secretly visit the people. After returning to the palace, all the officials gathered in the Wenhua Hall to remonstrate. retreat?
What's going on here...

So, after leaving the gate of the palace, a group of ministers quickly surrounded Hu Wei and said in succession.

"Uncle Da Zong, why are you doing this?"

"That's right, this matter has been circulated in the court, and many ministers outside are waiting to explain it. How should I tell them? There must be a regulation!"

"Your Majesty's reward was received by Uncle Da Zong, you can't let it go..."

Outside the Wenhua Palace, a group of high-ranking elders were discussing and frowning, without the majesty of an important court official.

"Hmph, what you said is the same as if you didn't answer Yu Cifu?"

Although Hu Yi is old, but his eyes are very sharp, he saw Yu Shiyue who was fishing in troubled waters and said the last sentence at a glance, and he replied with two sentences, which made Yu Cifu touch his nose, and quickly turned his head away, looking As if nothing happened.

Too lazy to argue with him, Hu Yan looked at the group of ministers surrounding him and said domineeringly.

"The old man intends to take the reward and go back to the mansion, and let go of other things, what are you going to do?"

Seeing the bearded and staring look of this old official of the Five Dynasties, a group of ministers suddenly gave a wry smile, and in the end, it was Chen Yi who came forward and said.

"Uncle Da Zong, this is not the time to joke around. People in the outside world are already in turmoil. There is a lot of discussion in the government and the public because of the earth dragon's turnaround. There are even rumors that this is His Majesty's lack of morality, and there will be heaven to punish him. He wants to advise His Majesty to cultivate his morality and self-examination. .”

"Now Your Majesty is taking the crown prince out of the palace without authorization. Although it is to make the crown prince understand the disaster and teach the way of governing the country, it is too willful and reckless after all. I rushed to meet him in order to give advice to your majesty first, and use the peace of the court. public opinion."

"But now...if these matters cannot be handled, the follow-up may not only damage His Majesty's holiness, but also cause turmoil in the court. You have high morals, so you have to make up your mind on what to do!"

Again, among so many people, Chen Yi was under the greatest pressure.

He is the censor of the Zuodu, and whenever something happens, the people who make trouble are the most. Most of the time, he knows that these people are deliberately supporting them, or even have other plans. He couldn't be too repressive about the nearby yamen, it was a real dilemma.

Seeing Chen Yi's serious look, Hu Yan also restrained his slightly uninhibited look just now. Occasionally childlike innocence is fine, but it can't be too much. After all, everyone is a colleague, and people respect him only because of his seniority. If he really relies on the old to sell the old, then the day when he gets out of the court is not far away.

After pondering for a moment, Hu Wei looked at the ministers present and said seriously.

"Of course I know what you are worried about, but Your Majesty always has foresight. Since you have brought His Royal Highness out of the palace, you will not just be capricious for a while. Therefore, what I just said is the truth."

"Right now the capital city has just ended the earthquake, resettling the victims, chasing down the robbers, rebuilding houses, opening sheds to give out porridge, appeasing the hearts of the people, everything is important. If you believe in this old man, you can do what you have to do after you go back. "

"As for the matter of His Majesty leaving the palace, let them pass it on. Those who want to speak up, let them go there. All officials in the imperial court, context and military, have their own duties, so just do their own thing!"

"Come on, put your heart in your stomach, nothing big will happen, let's go!"

After all, Hu Wei didn't wait for everyone's reaction, pushed aside the ministers surrounding him, and walked out slowly.

All the ministers present looked at each other in blank dismay, with wry smiles on their faces...

What you said is almost the same as if you didn't say it!
Is it true that you don't care about anything?
Several ministers in the cabinet glanced at each other. If this is the case, from tomorrow onwards, there will be a mountain of memorials received by the cabinet.

However, the matter has come to this point, they want a solution, and Mr. Hu also gave a solution, as for whether they believe it or not, he doesn't care.

Sighing, a group of ministers bowed their hands to each other, each with their own thoughts, and hurried to their own yamen.

In any case, what Hu Wei said is correct. Now that the disaster has just happened, there are a lot of clues, not to mention other rights, and disaster relief cannot be delayed.

The sun was gradually setting, and after leaving the Yamen in the evening, Yu Shiyue stepped out of the Donghua Gate under the fiery red clouds. After thinking about it, he ordered people to go to Yufu.

What happened today really confuses him. Is Yu Qian the one who went out with the emperor himself? Maybe he will know something.

But this time, Yu Qian seemed to expect him to come. Just as Yu Shiyue got off the sedan chair in front of the gate of the mansion, the butler of the Yu mansion was already waiting at the gate. Seeing him coming down, he bowed his hands and said.

"I have seen Yu Cifu, my master has ordered that if Mr. Cifu comes, you don't need to report, just take him to see the master directly."

Although Yu Shiyue was a little surprised, she didn't say much, nodded, and followed the old servant into Yu's mansion.

"Father, how to deal with these things?"

Under the leadership of the butler, Yu Shiyue soon arrived at the flower hall of Yufu.

With Mr. Hu making such a fuss, the brocade, pearls and silver rewarded by the emperor were given to all the masters of the prince. Therefore, Yu Qian, who is the master of the prince, naturally took the largest part of it.

Now, these things bestowed just happened to be placed in the flower hall.

As soon as Yu Shiyue came in, she happened to meet Yu Mian who asked a question.

At this moment, Yu Qian was sitting in the hall, holding a cup of tea in his hand, waved it casually, and said.

"Since it was given by His Majesty, as usual, lock it in the middle room and keep it well."

"Yes……"

Yu Mian sighed insignificantly, but still didn't say much, just cupped his hands, and took the two servants to pick up the things and go out.

However, as soon as he turned around, he saw Yu Shiyue standing outside, put down his things immediately, and cupped his hands.

"Meet Yu Shibo."

Hearing this, Yu Qian also raised his head, saw that it was Yu Shiyue, and stood up to meet him.

Yu Shiyue greeted each other with Yu Qian with a smile, then set her eyes on the things beside Yu Mian, and said with a smile.

"Ting Yi, you still have this old temper. Since His Majesty bestowed these things, you are not allowed to lock them up."

"These brocades should be used. Yu Mian has been crowned for so long, and I don't have any good clothes. I also have these beads. Take them to the jewelry store and make two pieces of jewelry for your wife and Youying. It's also good, especially Youying, you don't even have a piece of fine jewelry, you are a dignified daughter of Yu Shaobao, and you are not afraid of being talked about as shabby."

This is Yu Qian's old habit. It was okay in the early years. In the past two years, the emperor has given him a lot of things, but except for some ingredients and medicinal materials, he can't keep them for a long time. For all the treasures, he found a room to put them up, and kept them properly.

Now that the trouble is happening, what the emperor bestows on other people are all precious items, but what the emperor bestows to Yu Qian is the simplest food and meat. If it wasn't for the ministers who rewarded him this time, I'm afraid there will be no exception.

"Your Majesty's gift is a gift from heaven, how can you do it lightly? Mian'er, take the things down and serve you Yu Shibo tea."

Facing Yu Shiyue's advice, Yu Qian was unmoved, urged Yu Mian a few words, and then turned to Yu Shiyue.

"Don't mention these things, just sit down. Brother Yu must have come here this time for His Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince's departure from the palace during the day, right?"

(End of this chapter)