Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 885 Struggle at the front line of melon eating

Yi Wang and Shu Liang met each other.

However, the last time we met, Shu Liang had just been appointed as the admiral of the East Factory not long ago, and he was not as majestic as he is now.

However, King Yi did not dare to underestimate him.

Probably because the last time the admiral of the East Factory appeared on the stage, he almost single-handedly intensified the conflict in the Zhennan Wang case, which in turn indirectly contributed to the implementation of Zongxue.

Although many people didn't realize it at the time, the scene where Shu Liang communicated with King Guangtong and others in the square was not a secret. After a careful investigation, it can be known that it was Shu Liang who started the conversation in the middle. played a role.

Even if Wang Guangtong and the others were sent to the Fengyang High Wall in the end because they were too reckless, in the end, this Grandpa Shu deserved his credit.

With such a brilliant record, even in his capacity as King Yi, he should be treated seriously.

After all, Wang Yi himself has a lot of bad debts under his ass.

If Shu Liang targets her at this time, life will not be easy...

"It turned out to be Eunuch Shu from Dongchang. The king came in a hurry, and I didn't have time to inform His Majesty in advance, so I have to thank Eunuch Shu for a visit."

Forced to squeeze out a smile, Yi Wang suppressed the anger in his heart and tried to soften his tone a bit.

To some extent, although the status of the clan and eunuchs is very different, they all depend on the grace of the emperor.

Huang Ming Zu Xun gave a lot of power to the vassal, but it gave the emperor more power.

According to Huang Ming's ancestral precepts, no matter what felony the vassal committed, the local government has no right to deal with it, or even to interrogate it. This is also the confidence of King Yi's arrogance.

But this does not mean that there are no restrictions on the vassal king. To dispose of the vassal king, two basic conditions need to be met.

One is that the vassal princes came to Beijing to meet the emperor. This is an iron rule. The Emperor Taizu still believed in the friendship between his relatives and was afraid that treacherous officials would alienate his family. Therefore, if the vassal king was guilty, he would send his internal officials and the emperor's relatives to Beijing for face-to-face interrogation. .

The second is the power of disposition, which can only be in the hands of the emperor. After the vassal king arrived in Beijing, the emperor summoned him face to face.

So to be honest, King Yi of the capital didn't want to come.

But there was no way, the emperor issued three edicts, and delivered one every other day. According to the court regulations, if the vassal king failed to be summoned three times, the exile officials and the internal officials would be sent to summon them.

Of course, this is a nice way of saying it. The truth is, if you fail to be summoned three times, it will not only be the imperial edict, but also the officers and soldiers!
In desperation, King Yi had no choice but to leave for Beijing.

Now, he hadn't seen the emperor yet, so he couldn't figure out what the emperor's attitude was. When he saw the people around the emperor, he naturally had to be polite.

Seeing Shu Liang who had come to him and bowed in salute, King Yi continued.

"Eunuch Shu, you don't need to be too polite. I just arrived in the capital and didn't bring any good things, so I gave my father-in-law a hundred taels of gold to comfort my father-in-law for his hard work."

While speaking, he waved his hand, and immediately an attendant brought out a tray of yellow gold and sent it to Shu Liang.

The officials on the side looked at this posture with contempt.

No matter how Shu Liang is the big peng next to the emperor, he is still just an eunuch after all. As a majestic clan vassal king, although he is not considered humble, he just looked furious just now. Now that he saw Shu Liang, he changed complexion.

Such an attitude of being arrogant and respectful is really impressive.
At the same time, there was a hint of envy.

One hundred taels of gold... This Prince Yi, what a big hand!

However, unlike ordinary officials, seeing this situation, Yu Shiyue and Shen Yi on the side looked at each other, looking like they were watching the show.

Leaving aside the issue of whether it is appropriate for King Yi to 'reward' Shu Liang in public, it is obvious that Prince Yi's understanding of Shu Liang is still at a superficial level.

If he really knew Shu Liang, he would know that the eunuch, the admiral of the East Factory, had a very important principle, that is, to receive gifts is to receive gifts, and to do things is to do things.

The gifts that should be received will not be delayed, but the things that should be done will not be merciless!

This time, King Yi, I'm afraid he's about to stumble...

Faced with King Yi's overtures, Shu Liang smiled and said thanking him.

"The gift from the prince, the ministers dare not refuse, thank you, the prince!"

After finishing speaking, he ordered people to accept the gold. Seeing this situation, King Yi finally showed a smile on his face.

However, before he was happy for a long time, he saw Shu Liang and saluted again, saying.

"My lord, originally His Majesty planned to build a palace in the capital for the residence of the prince and his son, but later, due to insufficient funds, it was temporarily put on hold. Therefore, during this period of time, the prince may be wronged and temporarily live in the Tenth Palace."

This is a good thing...

Hearing this, Yi Wang's eyes lit up, and he felt that his gold was not in vain.

You know, the biggest reason why he didn't want to come to Beijing at the beginning was that he knew that the emperor wanted to build a new palace for him.

This is not good news!

According to the code, the vassal kings are not allowed to build palaces except within their own fiefdoms. When they go to Beijing for pilgrimage, they also have their own ten palaces to live temporarily.

The Son of Heaven is so motivating and mobilizing the crowd, and he made it clear that he wants to build a palace, but it is not just to give him face as King Yi.

It's easy to understand, if it's just a temporary pilgrimage, it won't be long before you go back, what kind of palace will you build?
The subtext of this move is that once you come, don't leave!
Now that the palace is not being built, it is a good thing to temporarily live in the Tenth Palace!
"Thank you eunuch for letting me know, then I will go to the Tenth Prince's Mansion to settle down first, and then go to the palace to meet His Majesty, and I will trouble eunuch to inform you."

Immediately, the boredom in Wang Yi's heart dissipated a lot, and he spoke.

However, upon hearing this, Shu Liang did not move, still standing in front of his carriage.

Seeing this, Yu Shiyue and Shen Yi couldn't help raising their eyebrows...

Here it is!

Eunuch Shu still had a smile on his face, looking up at Yi Wangdao.

"Forgive me, my lord, I'm afraid you won't be able to go to the ten princes' residence for the time being!"

"Ok?"

King Yi frowned, looking a little puzzled.

So, Shu Liang cupped his hands and explained.

"Your Majesty ordered the prince and his son to meet outside the Meridian Gate immediately after entering the capital. The prince can send someone to deliver the things he brought to the Tenth Prince's Mansion, but the prince and his son may have to go to the palace with the ministers first."

Ah this...

Yi Wang instinctively felt something was wrong, hesitated for a moment, and asked.

"Father-in-law, my king has been exhausted all the way. I'm afraid it will be disrespectful to meet His Majesty like this. Why don't you report back to His Majesty first, can you give me some time, after changing clothes and washing up, it is not too late to meet His Majesty?"

It should be said that this is not a particularly excessive request, of course, it is more of a temptation.

But obviously, this trial will disappoint King Yi.

Shu Liang's face became serious, and he said lightly.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are acting according to His Majesty's imperial edict, and I hope the Lord will not embarrass the ministers!"

"Since your majesty has oral instructions, it is an imperial decree. Your lord, it is better to obey!"

There was no emotion in what he said, and he didn't have the smile just now, but instead had a gloomy feeling.

Yi Wang also did not expect that Shu Liang turned his face so quickly.

The newly collected gold is still behind him, but he doesn't care about it at all.

At the moment, his face also changed, especially when he felt the gloating gazes from many officials below, which made him feel uncomfortable for a while.

However, looking at Shu Liang's slightly narrowed eyes, he was still not angry.

One must know that this Eunuch Shu did not come alone, behind him were hundreds of Dongchang Fanzi, King Yi didn't pay attention at first, but looking at it now, it was obvious that he was well prepared.

The capital city, after all, is no better than Henan Prefecture...

With a sigh in his heart, Yi Wang forced himself to pretend that nothing happened, took a deep breath, and said.

"Since that's the case, I will just go to the palace with my eunuch!"

So, under the watchful eyes of everyone, King Yi and the ministers saw Shu Gonggong's face-changing method again. Almost at the moment when King Yi's voice fell, Shu Liang changed back to that one again, with a smile on his face, which made everyone laugh. Shu Gonggong who is "like a spring breeze".

"Thank you, my lord!"

Seeing King Yi's team, he followed Shu Liang towards Miyagi.

All the officials at the city gate dispersed separately and rushed back to their yamen one after another.

Apart from such a big event, the most important thing at the moment is to quickly pass the news to the boss in his own town.

After the crowd dispersed, Shen Yi and Yu Shiyue stayed behind.

Watching the group of officials disperse, Shen Shangshu moved closer to Yu Cifu and asked.

"Master Cifu, do you want to go along and watch the fun together?"

Hearing this, Yu Shiyue was a little moved, but she still frowned and said.

"Shangshu Shen, this...isn't so good, His Majesty summoned King Yi, what's so interesting about it, besides, there are still a lot of government affairs in the cabinet that need to be dealt with."

"Yes, then only the old man can go alone!"

"See you!"

Shen Yi cast a disdainful look at the old guy who was so moved and refused, and simply said a word, then turned around and left.

Seeing this situation, Yu Shiyue couldn't hold back any longer, hurriedly took two steps forward, took Shen Yi's sleeve, and said affectionately.

"Oh, Shen Shangshu, you are too impatient. The old man didn't say no. You have to pass through the Meridian Gate to go back to the cabinet. It doesn't take much to go and see, go together, go together!"

Shen Shangshu raised his head, glanced at Yu Shiyue, and couldn't help but hum softly, but in the end, he didn't refuse.

So, the two got into the sedan chair, and immediately rushed towards the palace.

On the other side, not long after, King Yi's team followed Shu Liang to the gate of Chengtian.

Two internal officials were sent to report the news, but Shu Liang did not go in himself, but stayed outside with King Yi.

Not long after, a group of internal officials came out in a hurry, came in front of King Yi, and cupped their hands.

"I have seen Prince Yi, and His Majesty ordered the prince and his son to meet outside the Meridian Gate. Once there is a guard of honor, the team will wait outside the Chengtian Gate."

This was what it should have meant, King Yi nodded, and got out of the carriage with the help of his attendants.

However, when he came down and looked around, he realized that when the internal officer came out, he didn't bring anything with him, so he was a little angry at the moment, said.

"Where's the shoulder?"

"You gang of slaves, how dare you neglect me so much, is it possible that you want me to walk in?"

The internal officer who came over to deliver the decree blinked, and glanced at King Yi as if looking at a fool. Of course, his face was still very respectful, said.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty has ordered you and his son to enter the palace on foot!"

"what?"

Yi Wang's face suddenly became very ugly.

Even in the imperial palace, Fei Teen is not allowed to take a sedan chair, but that is also within the Meridian Gate, but now it is still outside the Chengtian Gate.

His majestic vassal and clan relatives actually want to walk in?

This is simply a naked humiliation!

Casting a cold glance at Shu Liang beside him, Yi Wang finally realized at this moment that his gold was of no use at all.

This Eunuch Shu has known the emperor's attitude from the very beginning.

But even so, he accepted the gold.

It's just money, and the Yiwang's family has a big business, so naturally they don't care about it, but this feeling of being fooled has brought him great shame.

"Good, good, good!"

"What an admiral of the East Factory, this king has seen it this time!"

Staring at Shu Liang who was at the side, Yi Wang's tone was full of anger.

However, Shu Liang's face did not fluctuate in the slightest when facing Yi Wang who was so savage, and said with a smile as before.

"Thank you, my lord, for your praise. It's getting late, and your majesty has already given an order. My lord, let's go!"

While talking, Shu Liang stretched out his hand to lead, but the tone, no matter how it sounded, made people want to jump up in anger.

In fact, if it wasn't for those Dongchang fans following Shu Liang, even if this is the imperial palace, King Yi might not be able to bear it, so he must teach him a lesson.

But now, the situation is stronger than people!

He could only suppress the anger in his heart again, took a deep breath, took his son, and under the guidance of the inner officer, strode into the palace city.

As for his guard of honor, it was naturally left outside the Chengtian Gate...

Not long afterward, the sedan chairs of Yu Shiyue and Shen Yi also arrived outside the Chengtian Gate and got off the sedan chair. The two of them couldn't help being a little surprised when they saw this huge guard of honor.

Called two small officials on duty to ask, the two looked at each other, Shen Yi said.

"It seems that His Majesty was really angry this time, because he didn't give King Yi face so much..."

One must know that summoning King Yi to enter the palace on foot was nothing, but as soon as King Yi entered the capital, he was not even allowed to go to the ten princes' residence, and was directly summoned to the palace, and an edict was issued to let him enter the palace on foot.

This means something different.

The difference is that King Yi would not use such a large-scale guard of honor if he entered the palace at ordinary times.

Now, this team is dragging a lot of things, just like this outside the Chengtian Gate, it is impossible to do this if it is not spread.

The emperor not only wanted to teach King Yi a lesson, but also wanted to let everyone in the capital know that he taught King Yi this lesson!
Looking at the neat guard of honor, Yu Shiyue also flashed a meaningful and light way in his eyes.

"King Yi came to Beijing this time because he obstructed Qingzhang and secretly instigated mobs to attack the court officials, so he came to Beijing to be scolded."

"Because of this incident, His Majesty has long been full of anger. Look at it, this is just the beginning. This Prince Yi, the difficult things are yet to come!"

Of course, there is another reason that may be trivial and not worth mentioning, and that is...

Although they sent someone to the palace to report the letter, but since Shu Liang has arrived, with the style of the admiral of the East Factory, the details of what happened outside the city must be placed on His Majesty's desk. Bar……

(End of this chapter)