Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 991
As soon as he said a word, everyone was shocked.

Ever since Duke Cheng's mansion took back his title, Zhu Yi, the newly promoted Duke of the State, has made few moves in court.

But almost every time, it is strategizing and nothing leaks.

Unexpectedly, this time, he was so bold.

You know, the emperor's tone just now was obviously extremely displeased, but Zhu Yi actually dared to recommend Zhang Min so blatantly, which is not to put the emperor in his eyes...

Sure enough, the next moment, the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned forward slightly, and a dangerous look flashed across his face, said.

"If I remember correctly, Zhang Tongzhi's granddaughter is the Holy Mother, and she gave it to the second son of Cheng Guogong's mansion. In this way, you two can be regarded as in-laws. Now Cheng Guogong recommends Zhang Tongzhi to me as the military mansion." I don't know, palm seal officer, is it because you are not avoiding relatives, or... are you trying to form a party for personal gain?"

The heavy power rushed to his face, and this time, the emperor's questioning no longer had the slightest concealment.

As soon as the words forming a party for private interests came out, Zhu Yi and Zhang Yu immediately knelt down, and then Zhu Yi said.

"Your Majesty clearly learned that although I and Zhang Tongzhi are related by marriage, the rectification of the military mansion is a major matter for the court. How dare I have selfish intentions."

If the emperor intends to rectify the military mansion, then Zhang Xiang, who represents the British government, is the best choice.

This kind of people occupies a considerable number in the military government. Among them, there are pure playboys, and there are also capable people who are carefully cultivated.

In his impeachment list, many of them are distant relatives or in-laws of various nobles. Even if they have no substantive relationship, most of them were former generals of nobles, or were once supported.

Therefore, to rectify the military government, what we actually have to face is the huge noble group.

You must know that from the Taizong era to the Xuanzong era, although the people who were reused by the emperors of the past dynasties are different, they are basically checks and balances among the nobles, or to put it more bluntly, it is nothing more than those few public officials. It's nothing more than ups and downs of struggle between governments.

"It is precisely because the military government has accumulated evils for a long time, so it is necessary to plan long-term."

"Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate!"

This explanation sounds a little weak.

This is Zhu Yi's true confidence!

When it was time to salute to the Supreme Emperor at the ceremony, it was clearly an agreed ritual note, but the emperor didn't say anything in advance.

Obviously, that's what the emperor meant by asking them now, but...

In addition, the current government of Chengguo and the government of the United Kingdom have already become a joint force. If Zhang Yu is in power, then the government of Chengguo will definitely help with all their strength. With the support of the two princes, the probability of success in rectifying the military government is It will definitely be greatly strengthened.

But at the beginning, his old man began to ignore the guidance of the official of ceremonies. Apart from complaining a few words afterwards, who can really care about the emperor?

First of all, as one of the highest-ranking dukedoms, the British dukedom itself has a huge influence on many military officials in the military mansion.

"The reason why Zhang Tongzhi is recommended is because this matter is Zhang Tongzhi's first tribute to His Majesty, and most of the military mansions are senior officials who have been serving for many years, with complicated roots."

Now, it is obvious what the purpose of the two governments is, they just want to push Zhang Min to the top.

This also means that the affairs in the military government are essentially political affairs. From this perspective, what the military government needs more is not brave men with military exploits, but military officials who understand politics.

In other words, even if other honorable ministers are in charge of this matter, without the help of the British government, there is a high probability that the final battle will be futile.

"You gentlemen have also read the memorial just now. Do you think it is necessary to rectify the military mansion at this time?"

It's just that, unlike Cheng Guo's government, the British government still has room for it, and it didn't make it clear in the court that the chariots and horses turned to Nangong.

The words just now seem to be a confession, explaining to the emperor that he has "no selfishness", but in fact, it is a threat in another sense.

As Zhang Min, if he takes the lead in rectifying the military mansion, there will be much less resistance!

At this time, Wang Qin stood up, obviously, to cheer for Zhu Yi, so this is actually the most troublesome point for the nobles, the relationship between them is intricate, and it affects the whole body.

For this matter, the emperor later made a special decree, promising to give Wang Qin's daughter a marriage in person, and special permission to marry with the gift of the county head, and finally quelled the rumors.

The biggest difficulty lies in the emperor!
The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies is different from other yamen in that the palm-seal officer and assistant-second officer are basically the arbitrary affairs of the emperor.

However, they obviously underestimated Zhu Yi.

After all, in normal times, the emperor is not without time to play rogue.

However, the disadvantage is that there is no background. Moreover, the military mansion is different from ordinary guards. In essence, the military mansion is more inclined to belong to the military management organization. Although it is in charge of military affairs, it is not responsible for specific drills.

And the only difficulty is the attitude of the emperor!

The several elders looked at each other, and they were all a little embarrassed. Logically speaking, they definitely did not want the power of the military government to continue to grow.

However, it is very difficult to achieve this goal.

Ah this...

But to put it bluntly, Zhang Xiang is just an enhanced version of a dude who has basically never been on the battlefield. Although he is now old and in his prime, he wants to produce something so strong that the emperor has to promote him, but he is empty-handed. .

Although, after Zhang Fu's death, the British government seldom spoke positively in the court, but there were many small actions in private.

Of course, more importantly, after that incident, although the British government has repeatedly reduced its presence in the court and blurred its position, in the eyes of many ministers and the emperor, I am afraid that it has long been classified as the Supreme Emperor. party.

This kind of influence, on the one hand, is reflected in the fact that the backing of many military officials is itself the British government; I know everything clearly.

Because of this, all the ministers felt that Zhu Yi's move was a little unrealistic.

Wang Qin's words were obviously not what the emperor wanted, so the emperor just glanced at Wang Qin, but didn't say anything.

Although he entered the military mansion later and did not perform very well, he has a special identity, that is, the uncle of Cheng Guogong Zhu Yi's mother's family.

As soon as he stood up like this, many ministers present also remembered that when the emperor drafted the draft, rumors spread from somewhere in the capital, saying that Zhu Yi wanted to use the draft to send a woman into the palace and plot to regain his title. It is said that there is a nose and eyes, and the protagonist is the eldest daughter of Wang Qin.

If you don't want Zhang Min to take over, then the only way is to ignore this matter.

"Although Zhang Tongzhi has been in the capital for a long time, he has not been involved in too many branches since he first entered the military mansion. In addition, Zhang Tongzhi is the younger brother of Zhang Fu, the late Dingxing King. He is well-known among the honorable military officials. If he presides over this matter, he will save a lot of time. Therefore, I have no selfish intentions in recommending to His Majesty."

However, one of the intentions of Zhang Yu and others in submitting the memorial at this time was to prevent the emperor from mobilizing troops.

It's no wonder that Zhu Yi and Zhang Yu have always been confident. To put it bluntly, they chose this opportunity to propose to rectify the military mansion just to get the initiative from the emperor. Now, they are not begging the emperor, but... Negotiate with the emperor!
The Son of Heaven was obviously aware of this, and his eyes lingered on Zhu Yi and Zhang Wei, but in the end he didn't say much, instead he quickly turned to the other ministers at the side and asked with a sullen face.

Seeing this situation, the other ministers were hesitating what to say, but one of the military ministers stood up and said.

However, after the words fell, the eyes of all the ministers present couldn't help flickering, looking at Zhu Yi and the others with a little more fear.

The core meaning of it is precisely the last sentence...

Especially when Zhang Fu, as an envoy, went to Oirat to welcome back the Supreme Emperor, the result was a catastrophe, which was a heavy blow to the status of the British government in the court.

So, what should you choose?
The ministers were still hesitating, but among the military ministers at the side, someone had already stood up and spoke.

People in the latter category are capable and understand the military, but lack political sense, and often have no backing, so when they first entered the military, they either had to listen to others, or they had to rely on the soldiers who had led them to fight. The honorable family of the battle builds relationships.

The other category is some ordinary military households who came up from the bottom. These people have a wide range of backgrounds, some are frontier soldiers, and some are local guards. Most of their promotions are based on their own merits. , these people are relatively more capable.

All the ministers present looked at each other in blank dismay, and were in a difficult situation for a while.

The first category is related honorable children. Of course, this honorable children are not limited to the descendants of Duke, Marquis, and Bo’s mansions. For example, some hereditary commanders and other high-ranking military officials who can be inherited are also counted.

Although the emperor had mentioned to them before that there would be no war this time, but since this period of time, the rumors in the court have been a bit too turbulent.

When it comes to military power, if other ministers make some advances, it is easy to be suspected by the emperor. Therefore, even the most important ministers in the court are cautious about this matter.

It should be said that with Zhang Min's qualifications and background, it is enough to become the palm seal officer of the military government, but the problem is that the British government is a former minister of the Supreme Emperor.

According to the reputation, the person who spoke was Wang Qin, the governor of the Zuojun Governor's Mansion.

Therefore, the military mansion has developed to the present, and the situation in it has actually become very deformed. People in the former category understand politics, but do not understand military affairs. Moreover, there are many dudes among them, relying on the power behind them, occupying the military mansion the upper position.

By now, the situation has become very clear. The reason why the Son of Heaven did not express his opinion on what Zhu Yi said just now is because it is very clear that what Zhu Yi said is reasonable.

"Your Majesty, I think Zhang Tongzhi's words are a strategy for the country. Today, Zhang Tongzhi is already at the top of the early court. If there is no response from the court, then the whole army will be panicked. Therefore, I think this matter Don't delay, you should order the competent ministers to investigate thoroughly as soon as possible, so as to reassure the hearts of the ministers."

After all, in Zhang Min's memorandum, he obviously left something behind.

The second is that the British government is part of the noble group, so if the British government comes to rectify the military government, as long as it is done properly, it can completely become a struggle of interests among the nobles. If it is not the entire Xungui Group, the resistance will naturally be greatly reduced.

However, for these military officials who came up step by step from the bottom with military merits, there are not many people who can understand these things. On the contrary, the younger generations from noble families are very proficient in these things.

In this way, in fact, Xungui has firmly controlled the top and bottom of the military mansion, and the remaining disputes come from within Xungui.

A group of ministers present were all clear-sighted, and naturally they had already realized that it was definitely not that there was no real evidence in Zhang Yu's hands, but that if he could not become the palm print officer of the military government, then he would never have such evidence. take it out.

So in other words, Zhang Min's superior position is the best choice to rectify the military government.

Moreover, the emperor's various actions are indeed hard not to make people suspect whether his old man is building plank roads in the open and keeping secrets.

Wang Qin's father, Wang Tong, used to be the governor of the military mansion. Although it was a posthumous gift, he was considered a family of military officials.

Zhang Wei is different from Ren Li. Ren Li was able to serve as the governor of the military mansion at the beginning because he had made great achievements in the Battle of Bauhinia Pass and won the final decisive victory in the Battle of Oala. .

From this point of view, and looking at Zhang Xiang's memorials, we can actually see many things.

However, the disadvantage is that they have basically never been on the battlefield, at most they have spent a period of time in the army to accumulate qualifications, so their quality is uneven.

Not to mention anything else, just from these words, it can be seen that this young Duke is very extraordinary in his knowledge and courage.

However, this can only ensure the safety of the British government and not push it to the forefront. If it wants to be reused, it will be even more difficult.

You must know that officials who can serve in the military government can be roughly divided into two categories.

Therefore, as long as the British government is willing to investigate, then it will be able to investigate thoroughly. This is the deepest heritage left by Zhang Fu back then, and it is also the reason why many military officials of the military government are so afraid of the British government.

"Nowadays, the situation on the border is tense. Although the Marquis of Changping is in charge, if there is any disharmony, it is necessary to mobilize the army. If the army is mobilized, the stability of the military mansion cannot be ignored."

"Besides, just like what the adults said, the atmosphere in the military mansion is bad. If we want to rectify it, there must be many things involved. Therefore, this is not a matter of the military mansion, but a matter of the entire court, especially the cooperation of the Ministry of War. "

"Right now, the matter of rectifying the military settlements has not yet come to an end, Yu Shaobao is still out of Beijing and has not returned, and the Ministry of War may not have time to take care of this matter. All these things need to be considered."

"Therefore, I think that the matter of rectifying the military mansion needs to be discussed more, and we should not act too hastily."

(End of this chapter)