Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 950 It's Nice to Have a Good Father-in-Law

It was late autumn and the weather was cold.

As the sky was getting darker, the British Government House became brightly lit. Since it was a secret meeting, it was naturally not good to hold a banquet with great fanfare.

Therefore, after discussing the matter, the people gathered in the mansion almost left.

Of course, there are also people left...

"Grandpa, you gave us old guys more than one accident today!"

After dinner, Zhang Min and Zhu Yi moved into the study.

Across a small table, the two sat facing each other, and dismissed the surrounding attendants, leaving only two servants each.

The fragrance of tea was lingering, Zhang Min took a sip of the tea, and looked at Zhu Yi across the way meaningfully.

However, Zhu Yi spoke calmly and calmly when facing Zhang Xiang's words, which were obviously hiding hidden meanings.

"It's a compliment for my nephew to be the second master."

"Praise?"

Zhang Min was taken aback, but after a while, he also laughed and said.

"Of course it's a compliment."

"Such an incisive analysis, not to mention me and other nobles, even the elder Zhu Ge, is looking at the flowers in the fog, and needs to be understood by the Duke."

"Wouldn't it be admirable for Duke Guo to have such insights into the court situation at such a young age?"

These words were polite, but Zhu Yi could naturally hear the faint fear and suspicion in them.

However, since he dared to say these words in front of everyone, he naturally thought about the situation he would face, shook his head, and said.

"As a folk proverb, an old family is like a treasure."

"If you think about it, if the British government is here, you will see it more clearly."

Hearing these words, a look of sadness passed over Zhang Yu's face first, and then he sighed and said.

"That's right, in the court, in terms of understanding the situation, I'm afraid only veterans like my brother and Da Zongbo can have a clear insight."

As he spoke, there was a rare hint of envy in his tone, he said.

"Back then when your father chose the daughter of the Hu family to marry you, he was really far-sighted!"

Regarding this, Zhu Yi smiled and said.

"Thank you Uncle Shi for your compliment. My wife is indeed virtuous and intelligent, and she is suitable for an IKEA."

Zhang Min pursed his lips, obviously dissatisfied with Zhu Yi's misrepresentation of his meaning.

However, this is not an important matter, since he left Zhu Yi here today, he still has something serious to talk about.

Restraining his expression, Zhang Min's eyes flickered, and he said in a deep voice.

"My lord, now you and my family are already in-laws, so if I have something to say, I'll just say it."

"Do you...do you have any other thoughts in your heart?"

"Other ideas?"

Zhu Yi also sat down with restrained face and asked.

"What is the second master referring to?"

Zhang Min sighed, hesitated for a moment, and said.

"The old man knows that Duke Cheng's mansion has now regained its title. You are young and have a wide network of people in the court, not to mention that there is an uncle sitting in charge."

"From a logical point of view, you really don't need to continue to get involved in this muddy water."

These words are obviously meant to be tempting.

Zhu Yi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then he shook his head and said.

"What? In the eyes of the second master, is my nephew such an ungrateful person?"

"The title of Cheng Guo Duke's mansion can only be regained by the help of the Supreme Emperor and all the honorable uncles."

"Could it be that now that the title has been restored, my nephew can sit at home and ignore everything?"

"This……"

Zhang Xiang smiled wryly, he knew that Zhu Yi's temperament and behavior had been flamboyant a lot recently, but he still didn't expect him to speak so directly.

After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and said.

"My lord, you know that this old man doesn't mean that."

"only……"

Zhang Min's expression became a little hesitant, and he continued.

"What you just said in front of everyone will indeed make people think too much."

What he said was still somewhat veiled, so Zhu Yi simply made it clear and said.

"Second Lord, what is my evaluation of the Son of Heaven?"

Zhang Min didn't speak, but the meaning was very clear, that is, he did have doubts in his heart.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi sighed and said.

"Besides the second master, the other elders must also have this suspicion in their hearts."

"But, alas..."

Rarely, Zhu Yi explained with a somewhat helpless look on her face.

"Second Master, you and I are both born generals, so we should know a little bit about the art of war. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you be victorious in every battle."

"I support the Supreme Emperor because of the great kindness he has given me, because the Supreme Emperor is the late emperor's heir, because we are grateful for the late emperor's grace, and because..."

It is even more because, people like them actually have no choice at all.

But it is obviously not suitable to say these words, and I know it well.

After a brief pause, Zhu Yi continued.

"However, now that the court situation is like this, do we really want to rebel and support the Supreme Emperor?"

"My lord be careful!"

Even though he had heard Zhu Yi utter shocking words many times, Zhang Xiang couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat when he heard these words, and he blurted out immediately, saying.

However, Zhu Yi was not surprised by Zhang Min's behavior, and said as if it was a matter of course.

"It seems that the second master has no such idea."

"Ugh……"

Looking at the calm face on the other side, Zhang Min couldn't help but feel a little headache, but now that the words have come to this point, after thinking for a while, Zhang Min also simply said.

"The old man thought that you were just excited in front of everyone just now, but I didn't expect that you really thought about it that way."

"However, since you have considered this issue, you should know that this is almost impossible."

Zhu Yi looked at Zhang Min and didn't speak.

So, Zhang Min had no choice but to continue.

"You are right, the current emperor is not the successor of the previous emperor, but he did not seek to usurp the throne and ascend the throne as emperor. With today."

"What's more, this emperor has always been scheming, and he is especially concerned about the unification of the law. At the beginning, he secretly encouraged Li Xian, Yu Qian and others to force the palace, first obtained the Holy Mother's decree, and then changed the heir in the enthronement edict to the Zen position. After the Supreme Emperor returned to the court, he made a plan to let the Supreme Emperor announce the Zen position in public, which can be regarded as completing all the procedures."

"In addition, on the surface, he treats the Supreme Emperor with the utmost courtesy. Even when the Supreme Emperor occasionally intervenes in politics, he never confronts him directly. He just asks other ministers to come forward to impeach him. At most, he instructs Shu Liang. It’s a show of face to ask for trouble.”

"Even regarding the matter of His Royal Highness, first of all, he has repeatedly emphasized that there is no fault and will not shake the reserve, and he has repeatedly shown his concern for the daily life of His Royal Highness."

"I have done a good job in saving face, and the government and the opposition have praised it. How can there be any chance?"

"What's more..."

At this point, Zhang Min's face also became a little dignified, said.

"The Zhang family received the great favor of the Taizu and Emperor Taizong. They have been honored and honored for generations. They have been loyal from generation to generation and protected the safety of the Supreme Emperor. It is for loyalty, not for their own selfishness. How can they coerce the Supreme Emperor to commit chaos and become rebellious officials and thieves?"

"My lord, if you have such thoughts, I advise you to give up as soon as possible, and don't ruin the reputation of the family's lintel!"

Facing Zhang Min's 'persuasion', Zhu Yi thought for a while, but just smiled and said.

"Why is Second Master so nervous?"

"My nephew is not stupid. Now the imperial court is peaceful. The Beijing Army, Imperial Guards, Jinyiwei, and Dongchang are all in the hands of the emperor. In the middle of the court, Yu Qian, Wang Wen and others are loyal to the emperor. My nephew is obsessed with ghosts." , would have such an idea.”

"but……"

These words obviously meant to avoid the important and ignore the important, which made Zhang Yu feel a little uneasy. Hearing that Zhu Yi's words had a turning point, he quickly leaned over and asked.

"But what?"

"However, it is precisely because of this that my nephew is going to say this today!"

Sighing, Zhu Yi said.

"Since you and my two governments have no intention of rebelling against the emperor, but just want to protect the safety of the emperor, then the current style of opposing the emperor in everything cannot continue."

"If we still can't change our minds, and only feel that we will oppose what the emperor does, and we can't jump out, and have a clear grasp of the emperor's style and direction in government affairs, then sooner or later, either we will Waiting to be cut off one by one by the emperor, or..."

Zhu Yi lowered her head and sipped her tea, but didn't continue talking.

However, Zhang Min understood what he meant.

If things go on like this, the conflict between them and the emperor will become more and more serious, and sooner or later they will become irreconcilable, and eventually embark on the road of rebellion.

After a moment of silence in the study, Zhu Yi put down the cup in her hand and said.

"Second Master must have seen what happened in the past two years. The Emperor is not an easy person to deal with. If we must fight him, then there is a high probability that the result of the former will be our final outcome."

"So, even though I know it will arouse everyone's suspicion, I still said so much, just to hope that everyone understands that what we do is to protect the Supreme Emperor, not to be angry with the Emperor. Sometimes the two are consistent, but Sometimes, but not necessarily.”

"Second Lord, do you still remember that a few days ago, the emperor took His Royal Highness the crown prince out of the palace for inspection?"

Zhang Min frowned. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yi suddenly brought up this matter. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said.

"Of course, this matter was discussed in the court at that time, and many ministers felt that the emperor was willful and reckless. On the contrary, His Royal Highness, who is young, calm and benevolent, seems to be a wise master."

So, Zhu Yi said.

"The second master must have heard that the emperor was found by a group of ministers shortly after he left the palace. Later, when he returned to the palace, all the ministers remonstrated with the emperor, but in the end, he was rewarded by the emperor. Got it on."

Zhang Min naturally knew about this matter.

It was even rumored at that time that for a joke, the majestic emperor used bribery to silence his subjects.

The ministers below were even more outrageous, they actually accepted the reward just like that, and never mentioned this matter again.

When the news first came out, many courtiers discussed it in private.

However, looking at Zhu Yi's expression...

Zhang Min's eyes flickered and he asked.

"Why, there is something else hidden in it?"

Zhu Yi nodded and said.

"To be honest with Second Master, it was Uncle Da Zong who took the lead in accepting the reward."

After all, the news from the Outer Court was not that detailed, so this detail was indeed new news for Zhang Xiang, so he hurriedly asked.

"Oh, why?"

"This is the emperor sending out a signal!" Zhu Yi said: "The emperor wants to go out of the palace, and the clothes are fine, but when he chooses to avoid the imperial court, he has to bring the crown prince with him. Yu Qian and Shen Yi are two Shangshu, it's clear, they just didn't want to avoid people's eyes and ears."

"After this incident, although there was a lot of discussion in the court, they all praised His Highness the Crown Prince for his kindness and love for the people, especially the many details in the folklore, saying that the Emperor and His Highness the Crown Prince are very close, just like father and son."

"Second Lord, do you understand the purpose of this?"

After Zhang Yu finished listening, he vaguely understood something, pondered for a moment, and said.

"The emperor is showing his favor?"

"Not bad!"

Zhu Yi nodded and said.

"To be more precise, this move is intended to tell the whole court that the crown prince is benevolent and filial, and his position is stable. The emperor regards the crown prince as his own son, or in the words of the second master, the emperor is showing his favor to us and the emperor."

"But, this doesn't look like the emperor's usual style?"

Zhang Min pondered, but still had some doubts in his heart.

So Zhu Yi explained.

"Two reasons."

"Firstly, next year's catastrophe, this is the conclusion given by Qin Tianjian. It doesn't matter whether it is true or false, but after the incident of Dilong's turnaround, it is obvious that the emperor believed it. It has to be about stability.”

"Moreover, apart from stability, the national treasury is not abundant now. In order to deal with the possible disasters, the emperor will definitely have new measures. At this time, if I continue to be right, it will be a troublesome thing for the emperor, so Only then did we have the matter of taking His Highness the Crown Prince out of the palace."

"second……"

Speaking of the second, Zhu Yi hesitated, but said anyway.

"Although there was no publicity in the palace, the second master should know that the empress is pregnant, and it is said that she has been pregnant for several months."

"If the empress gives birth to a son, the status of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will definitely be threatened. The emperor's move is actually to stabilize the court situation in advance, so that the government and the public understand that the reserve will be fixed and will not be changed by the birth of the son."

Having said this, Zhang Min also had a look of sadness on his face, and said.

"That's right, if the concubine of the middle palace is born, it is inevitable that some juniors in the court will have other thoughts. In fact, even if it is as you said, the emperor's move has the intention of stabilizing the reserve again, but if it is true that the middle palace has Son, after all, alas..."

"In fact, apart from this, there is also the recent matter of enriching the East Palace. It can also be seen that the emperor is preparing for this matter in advance."

Seeing this, Zhu Yi was also a little silent, paused for a moment, and then continued.

"Of course, as the second master said, having a son in the middle palace is not a good thing for His Royal Highness, but, after all, that is a matter of the future."

"As far as the current situation is concerned, the emperor still prefers to be stable. For those of us who tend to be too emperor, as long as there is no trouble, the main thing is to appease."

"Since this is the case, then the emperor will definitely not do anything to harm the emperor in the near future."

"That's why I think it's time to change my thinking."

"It's still the same sentence. We are here to protect the Supreme Emperor, not to fight against the Emperor every day. If the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor can live in peace and nothing happens, then there is no need for us to be caught in the middle."

"What's more..."

(End of this chapter)