Why did the emperor rebel?

It should be said or not, although at the beginning when the emperor decided to rule every three days, there were many scientific officials who spoke uprightly and impeached the emperor for negligence.

However, this kind of thing relied too much on the emperor's subjective initiative, so under the emperor's insistence, the courtiers gradually got used to it.

However, whether you can go to the morning court or not has nothing to do with whether you go to work or not.

The emperor can sleep late if he does not go to the morning court, but the courtiers have to be on time.

Logically speaking, when the court is not in court, it is usually a time when the court is relatively peaceful. After all, any major matter is basically resolved at the court meeting.

But today is obviously different. The bosses have just arrived at the yamen, just sat down, and heard round after round of explosive news.

In fact, the court has not been peaceful these two days.

Previously, the emperor issued a decree to adjust the rank and authority of the Ke Dao, and there was a lot of discussion in the court. Then, there was news that Song Wenyi, the eunuch guarding Liaodong, was going to replace the eunuch Cheng Jing, the eunuch in charge of the Liaodong.

These two things, one inside and the other outside, but for the imperial court, there is no doubt that they are all worthy of great concern.

In the end, these two things hadn't been clarified yet, and then, the palace issued another decree.

This time, it was beyond everyone's expectations.

Xuanfu is not far from the capital, so many news cannot be concealed. The day after Jin Lian's secret memorial arrived in Beijing, the military report of Tao Jin, the general officer of the Xuanfu, arrived in the capital.

As a result, the ins and outs of the Tatar tribes coming to ask for an explanation quickly spread to all the yamen, and then spread, and naturally there was Yang Jie's deeds on the grassland.

At this time, all the officials in the imperial court knew that the governor of Jinyiwei had done such a big thing at the border without making a sound.

At the moment, all kinds of discussions arose in the court. Many ministers, even though the memorial was published, were quickly poured cold water on them...

"what?"

In the British government, Zhang Min's eyes widened when he heard the news brought by Zhu Jian, and he almost choked on the tea he drank.

Apart from these two, there were many other people present, including Chen Mao, Zhu Yi, Jiao Jing, Jiang Yi, and of course, Xu Youzhen.

However, most of them are relatives.

So of course, the faces of these people are also similar, it is not only an accident, but also a bit of gloating.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Jian snorted lightly, but did not speak.

On the other hand, Zhang Min put down the teacup in his hand, and after he had calmed down, he asked again in disbelief, and said.

"Old Zhuge, are you kidding me?"

"This Daoist speaker is never easy to mess with. The Qianqing Palace, is he really that serious?"

As we all know, the imperial court is the most unscrupulous, scolding the emperor at the top and scolding the officials at the bottom.

Relying on the power of gossip and rumors, scolding wherever he goes, it is simply lawless.

But it's this group of people who have been deflated in what they are best at this time?

"Where did the old man come from, he was joking with the second master."

"Except for Bingke, Shaanxi Dao, Shanxi Dao and other officials related to border affairs, all the memorials submitted by the rest of the officials have been issued as they are. Now, the imperial decree has reached the cabinet and the capital. hospital."

"The officials in the Shangzuo did not follow the holy will, spoke without authorization, exceeded their authority and dereliction of duty, Chen Yi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate supervised and kept silent, and his subordinates were improper. The penalty that should be punished, the reprimand that should be reprimanded."

"The two most troubled ones, Zhang Ying, the censor of Yunnan Dao, and Li Xi, the official of Huke, have been removed from their official posts and are waiting for an edict in the government."

"It is said that the Ministry of Officials has already made arrangements. One will go to Jiangxi to be the chief secretary of the ninth rank, and the other will go to Guizhou to be the magistrate of the eighth rank county."

Zhu Jian's words were calm, but if you listen carefully, there is a heavy meaning in his tone.

Zhang Xiang obviously also saw this point. Although he didn't think about the joints in the middle for a while, he quickly put away his gloating thoughts and frowned.

After a while, he looked up at Zhu Yi beside him and asked.

"My lord, this piece of Ying, Li Xi?"

Zhu Yi naturally understood, pondered for a moment, and said.

"Have some friendship with Lin Cong!"

Among the civil servants, Cheng Guogong's mansion has some contacts.

This Lin Cong was one of them, moreover, he belonged to the kind of person who was quite capable.

In terms of background, he is a disciple of Wang Zhi, an old heaven official. In terms of official position, he is a master of etiquette. In terms of reputation, he has a very good reputation in Shilin, and he is famous for his outspoken advice.

Before Shu Liang offended the Supreme Emperor in Xuanfu City, it was Lin Cong who came forward and led a group of censors to advocate severe punishment.

At the beginning, when Zhu Yong was still alive, he had some friendship with Wang Zhi through his relationship with Hu Wei.

Therefore, Zhu Yi and Lin Cong, as the younger generation on both sides, can be regarded as a bit thin-skinned.

The implication of Zhu Yi's words is that these two people have friendship with Lin Cong, and they can be regarded as speech officials who can be indirectly influenced by Cheng Guogong's government, but they are not key figures.

After saying this, Zhang Min immediately looked at Zhu Jian.

If it wasn't because of these two people, then what was the reason for Zhu Jian's dead father's expression?
At this time, Chen Mao who was on the side suddenly said.

"Nowadays, the emperor is becoming more and more arbitrary!"

In a word, the key point is pointed out.

So, Zhu Jian said.

"The speaker's words were originally intended to remonstrate the sage, but now, His Majesty's actions are obviously to seal the mouth of the speaker."

"What is the purpose of doing this?"

"It's just to make the government affairs important, so that I can do what I want."

"I hate Chen Yi, Wang Wen and others. They either obey the emperor's order or fear the emperor's power. They dare not speak out against the ancestral system and block the way of speech, and let your majesty do what they want."

"Today, it's about the frontier. If things go on like this, in the future, maybe something will happen..."

These words mean something.

However, none of the people present were fools, so they naturally understood the implication.

In the past, the emperor took into account the stability of the court and feared that the officials would cause trouble, so he would make concessions on many things.

Now that the speech officer's mouth is sealed, what will the emperor do after that?

So, they suddenly remembered.

Among the adjustments to the speaker, there is a very crucial one, that is, when it comes to the affairs of the Tian family, the speaker can only play in secret, or they need to be signed by the Shangguan.

Originally, they didn't pay much attention to this point, thinking that the emperor was bluffing, and the officials were so easy to provoke.

But now it seems that the Son of Heaven may be cruel this time.

If this article is really implemented, there is no doubt that it will be a huge blow to their activities in the court.

After thinking about this, everyone present couldn't help but fell silent, realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Just at this time, the butler of the British government entered the door and whispered something in Zhang Xiang's ear, which shocked him immediately and attracted the attention of other people present.

Facing everyone's gaze, Zhang Min said.

"I just got the news that the palace issued a decree that Yang Hong, Marquis of Changping Ping of Jin Dynasty, is the prince's grand teacher, and ordered him to lead the Beijing army with [-] troops, stationed in Xuanfu, and serve as the commander-in-chief."

"Datong Bo Taojin, the former commander-in-chief of Xuanfu, was demoted to deputy commander-in-chief to assist Yang Hong in guarding Xuanfu."

"Yang Hong's son, Yang Jie, governor of Jinyiwei Township, was promoted to Commander Tongzhi of Jingwei Commander Division, given the title of Commander of Qingche, awarded the third rank of General Zhaoyong, and also in charge of the vanguard of the government army!"

"what?"

Now, even Chen Mao, who had always been calm, couldn't help subconsciously exclaiming.

Jiao Jing frowned even more, and said directly.

"Moved the Beijing camp?"

"Why is there no news about such a big event in advance?"

"Also, the matter of Yang Jie is settled like this?"

Facing everyone's doubts, Zhang Min nodded with a wry smile, sighed with complicated eyes.

"Chen Hou is right, this emperor is getting more and more arbitrary..."

The crowd fell silent for a while.

They originally thought that the news brought by Zhu Jian was enough to surprise people, but they didn't expect that the big news was yet to come.

You must know that after the military report of the Ministry of War was circulated, the court and the central government held their own opinions on Yang Jie's actions, and all kinds of opinions were rampant.

Because of this, many speech officials couldn't hold back and took risks to write the memorial.

But in the end, the emperor didn't talk about it at all, and just said that he violated his authority and violated the order, and he pushed back all of them.

As for the memorials written by the censors related to military affairs and border affairs, they were also put aside and not published.

Originally, they thought that what happened, this matter should have a result tomorrow morning.

But who would have thought that the emperor would come down without saying a word.

With this imperial decree, Yang Jie's actions can be regarded as determined.

Of course, the more important thing is... Yang Hong!
Before Yang Hong was recalled to Beijing, many people knew in their hearts that on the surface it was for the purpose of being sealed, but in fact, it was more because the border was safe and sound, and it was time for this veteran who had fought all his life to return to Beijing to retire.

Now, Yang Hong has returned to the Xuan Mansion, moreover, with an army of [-]...

"Could it be that the border is about to go to war again?"

In the silence, Zhu Jian hesitated and asked.

As for the person to ask, it was naturally Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao who was the oldest present and the most familiar with military affairs.

Hearing this, Chen Mao pondered for a moment, but he was also a little uncertain, said.

"Accordingly, at this time, you shouldn't fight!"

"Not long after the Battle of Bauhinia Pass ended, although Da Ming, Oala, and Tatar negotiated a peace agreement, there were still small conflicts on the border. To start a war by force, I'm afraid it will cost people and money."

"However, the current civil strife in the grassland is a good opportunity in terms of combat opportunities. Moreover, now that the various ministries are gathering in Xuanfu to discuss the matter, if the emperor has such an attitude towards Yang Jie's matter, then the other party is likely to turn his face. .”

"So, whether we can fight or not depends on what the emperor thinks..."

This is like not saying anything!
"I don't think I can fight."

At this moment, Zhu Yi at the side spoke.

One sentence immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Zhang Min asked, "How do you see it?"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yi said.

"I won't talk about the other reasons. Marquis Chen has already said it just now, so I will just say one thing. No matter how arbitrary the emperor is, it seems that such a major event as going to war with the captives will eventually need to be discussed by the court."

"Yang Hong led the army to the Xuanfu. After all, they are still stationed. It is relatively simple, but if there is a war, the transfer of officials, logistics, border defense arrangements, and many other affairs require the full cooperation of the entire court. This is not a matter of the next decree."

"So, even if the Son of Heaven wants to fight, if he can't make it through the court, he won't be able to fight in the end."

At this time, Jiang Yi asked beside him.

"Then what if the emperor insists on fighting?"

"Could it be that the officials still dare to resist the order?"

"This kind of thing is not without first..."

Feeling the eyes of everyone, Jiang Yi also realized that what he said was wrong.

Among so many people, his status is not very high, because he is not a real honorable person, Dingxihou's mansion is naturally a dignitary, but Dingxihou Jiang Wan is his son, not himself, in addition, Jiang Yi himself was a little cowardly, so he naturally felt guilty when he spoke.

At the end of the conversation, the voice became lower and lower...

However, Zhu Yi obviously didn't mean to blame him, but explained.

"Because there is a precedent, the fight cannot be fought!"

"The civil war has already been used as a lesson. At this time, if the emperor insists on raising troops, the ministers in the court will stop them even if they die."

"What's more, raising troops is not a trivial matter, and requires the full cooperation of the Ministry of War. Yu Qian, who is now in charge of the Ministry of War, is a tough guy."

"Although he is not in the capital, if the emperor really wants to go to war, no matter how urgent the matter at hand is, he will return to Beijing immediately!"

These words can be regarded as letting everyone present gradually feel at ease.

However, after hearing Zhu Yi's words, Zhu Jian's eyes flashed, as if he had thought of something, he opened his mouth and said.

"Grandpa Guo is right. If that's the case, then tomorrow's court meeting may be an opportunity!"

Zhang Min asked from the side: "What opportunity?"

Zhu Jiandao: "Aren't we just worried that the emperor suppresses the way of speaking, and Gan Gang is arbitrary?"

"Now that the emperor has sent Yang Hong out of Beijing, he intends to start a war. This is a great opportunity."

"If at the court meeting, the ministers discussed it publicly, and they were able to persuade the emperor to change his mind, then wouldn't that just explain the role of correcting the emperor with his words?"

After the words fell, everyone present frowned.

After a while, Zhang Min shook his head and said.

"However, after all, the emperor didn't really open his mouth and said that he wanted to go to war. If the emperor only said that he would increase the troops to prepare for the event, what should we do?"

Zhu Jian obviously also considered this point, said.

"Second Lord, the key to this matter is not whether the emperor wants to go to war, but that all the signs are pointing in this direction."

"Especially the matter of promoting Yang Jie, it is bound to arouse the dissatisfaction of the envoys of those tribes in Xuanfu."

"Nowadays in the science and way, there is a lot of resentment because of being reprimanded and punished today. As long as the court tomorrow, as long as someone points this out, the officials will make a fuss through this resentment. They have always valued the face of the court. Your Majesty, how can you be indifferent?"

It sounds feasible.

Everyone present thought for a while, but they didn't find any problem. They were about to speak, but they heard Zhu Yidao from the side.

"I don't approve!"