Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1024 The Heart of Resentment

Such a match between court and court finally ended with the victory of the feudal lords. However, it is obvious that the storm caused by it has just begun to brew.

The news in the court has always spread quickly.

Especially as the time approached the end of the new year, all the yamen were basically free. The bosses gathered together during the day to do nothing, and at night they met up with old friends of the same year to drink, so they were naturally very sensitive to various news and rumors.

However, most people are skeptical about this news.

Not for anything else, just because, that's Yu Qian!

Who doesn't know, this is located in Shaobao, and has always been the emperor's favorite general. When he left Beijing, he met Yi Wang outside the city, and they had such a quarrel, but in the end, Yi Wang was severely punished by the emperor. .

This is still on the premise that Yu Qian is at fault. Now, Yu Qian is in charge of rectifying the army, which is very effective, and he goes to the place according to the order. Under such circumstances, how could the emperor let Yu Qian be humiliated by the kings like this?

Therefore, the court quickly formed a heated discussion about this matter.

Some people say that this is simply nonsense, nonsense, some people say that Yu Shaobao is Mingxiu plank road secretly hiding Chencang, first agree to come down, and then let those vassal kings hang out, and in turn give them a blow, and some people say that the emperor was just trying to stabilize The emotions of the kings had already mediated after the incident to resolve the matter satisfactorily.

In short, there are all kinds of rumors, and they continue to wait and see. Of course, with Yu Qian's identity, there is no need for anyone who is not open-minded to ask questions. Those who are qualified to ask have already received real news.

In the next few days, Yu Qian went up and down the court as usual, and there was nothing unusual, which seemed to confirm that the rumors were just rumors.

but……

"There are only seven days left until New Year's Eve, and now the outside world is talking about you, what are your plans?"

In Yufu's study room, Yu Shiyue sat opposite Yu Qian, and asked with a frown.

As he spoke, he sighed, with a look of resentment on his face.

"You, you, His Majesty clearly wants to protect you. Why do you have to do it yourself? Those vassal kings are noble, but after all, you are a minister of the court. They can't do anything to you. In the end, they still have to beat His Majesty." That pass."

"If you can't save face, you shouldn't have agreed at the beginning. Now that you have agreed, you have delayed it. Not only will there be a lot of discussions from the outside world, but it will also be difficult for His Majesty to explain."

"What on earth did you think?"

Facing Yu Shiyue's complaints, Yu Qian was very calm. He poured a cup of steaming tea, placed it gently in front of them, and said.

"Brother Shi Chao, what's the hurry, isn't there still a few days before New Year's Eve?"

Seeing Yu Qian's calm expression, Yu Shiyue was speechless, and picked up the teacup to suppress his emotions, but when he touched his hand, he felt the hot tea in the teacup, almost scalding his hands.

Resentfully withdrawing her hand, Yu Shiyue leaned forward and said.

"Ting Yi, you don't understand that the current situation is what the kings want to achieve. They just want to step on your reputation and re-establish the prestige of the vassal king."

"If you don't agree, it's fine, but since you agreed, you have to do it, otherwise you will be disobeying the imperial decree. That's why these vassal kings are so calm now."

"They know that even if you procrastinate further, it will not change the result. The longer you delay, the more the court will discuss this. In this way, when you really come to apologize, the court will bring more The vibrations will also be stronger."

"In this way, their goal of establishing prestige has been achieved. The only way to do it now is to try to keep a low profile and resolve this matter quickly, isn't it?"

These words were well-meaning, but Yu Qian's reaction was still very flat, said.

"Brother Shi Chao said, of course I understand. In fact, I am just a cover. What the kings really want to target is the religious affairs reform that the Ministry of Rites is currently brewing."

This is an understatement, but it shows Yu Qian's insight into the situation in the court.

"The idea of ​​the kings is very simple. The purpose of asking me to come to apologize is to deter the court officials. Yu is not talented, but he is also an important court minister and one of the seven ministers. People of this status have offended the kings. You have to bow your head and admit your mistakes, and you are willing to be humiliated, let alone others?"

"Shen Yi gave me a general outline of the constitution of the religious affairs reform a few days ago. Although it is not detailed, it can be seen that there are many regulations in it that restrict the clan. For such a constitution, the clansmen will definitely do their best. be opposed to."

"Nowadays, what the vassal kings are doing is nothing more than trying to scare the officials in the court, so as to oppose the reform of religious affairs and reduce some resistance."

Yu Shiyue looked at Yu Qian, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, and asked.

"Since you know this, why delay?"

Some people may think that with Yu Qian's status, he was so humiliated by the vassals, but it would arouse the dissatisfaction of the civil servants, and then they would fight back violently in the reform of religious affairs.

However, at Yu Shiyue's level, he has a deeper insight into the people's hearts in the court, so naturally he won't be so naive.

It is true that Yu Qian, as a hero, was oppressed by the vassal for no reason, which would cause dissatisfaction among the courtiers, but dissatisfaction is only dissatisfaction.

To put it bluntly, the people in the court have been wronged a lot, and it is not uncommon for some people to be wronged for no reason, lose their official posts, and lose their lives.

The court struggle is nothing more than a game. If you lose, you have to pay the price. No matter how high your status is, Yu Qian must follow this rule.

It doesn't make sense for others to be wronged, but you Yu Qian can't.

Most officials will only re-recognize the high status and power of the vassal kings in the court. Perhaps some officials can see clearly that this is the vassal kings taking the opportunity to assert their prestige, using Yu Qian as a guise to send a message to the entire court. , the entire civil servants demonstrated.

But what about it?

The so-called civil official group is just an empty finger, not a specific organization. Although Yu Qian is famous and has a high prestige, he is still far away from being able to respond to everyone.

Moreover, over the past two years, Yu Qian's reputation has grown more and more, and he has become more and more favored by the emperor, and there are not many people in the court who are dissatisfied with this.

Even if you just look at the current six ministries and seven ministers, the cabinet ministers, although they are friendly on the surface, but secretly, I don't know how many people are thinking of watching a joke.

The imperial court's plate is so big, if Yu Qian has more, others will have less. Take the recommendation of military officials last time as an example, the reason why there was such fierce opposition must be secretly instructed by someone behind it.

If it wasn't for the Son of Heaven to suppress everything at the end, there is no telling what the result will be. Therefore, this time Yu Qian was severely swept away by the vassal king. For many people who think Yu Qian is too powerful in the court, it is only Will be happy to see it happen.

It is basically impossible to make them stand out.

As for most middle and low-level officials, they have no conflict of interest with Yu Qian, but it is still difficult to empathize with things that do not fall on them. Therefore, although they will be aggrieved by Yu Qian, what do you want them to do? , I am afraid that there are not many people who are really willing to stand out.

What's more, they will be like what these vassals want, so they will be frightened, wise and safe, vacillating on the religious affairs reform that may be introduced next, and keeping silent.

Moreover, the vassal kings were right in saying that no matter how high Yu Qian's status was, he was still just a subject, and there was an insurmountable gap between him and the vassal king.

You know, if during the Hongwu period, even the Sangong Zaifu would have to bow four times when he saw the vassal king, Yu Qian did his best for the court, but was forced to bow his head to them, it would really make people feel uncomfortable.

However, in terms of etiquette and law, as King Zhou and others said, couldn't they be respected by Yu Qian?
So from this point of view, Yu Qiandengmen's apology is not so difficult for most officials to accept.

It is also because of this that Yu Shiyue still does not understand why Yu Qian has delayed until now.

Yu Qian was not in a hurry, seeing that the tea had changed from boiling hot to warm, he picked it up and took a sip, saying.

"Since you want to give favors, don't be twitchy. Since the kings want to make a big fuss, you might as well follow their wishes."

What is this nonsense?

Yu Shiyue almost stood up.

What does it mean to follow their wishes?

Looking at the calm Yu Qian, Yu Cifu picked up the cup angrily, poured it into it regardless of the etiquette of drinking tea, and smashed the cup lightly on the table, the emotions in his heart calmed down a little, frowning, he Asked modestly.

"Ting Yi, you should know that with the character of Da Zongbo, he would not take the initiative to bring up the reform of religious affairs. Shen Shangshu, without His Majesty's instruction, would not have agreed to join hands with the Ministry of Rites so easily, so this matter, It must be His Majesty behind the scenes, but because of the friendship between relatives, His Majesty can't directly come forward."

"If you do this, it is tantamount to helping the kings to block the reform of religious affairs. Even if you don't talk about it, you may offend your majesty. From the point of view of the government, the population of clans in various places is increasing day by day, and the salary expenditure is increasing year by year. Now the treasury The situation is not optimistic."

"If the reform of religious affairs can be accomplished, then it will be of great benefit to the imperial court's finances. You..."

"But……"

This time, before he finished speaking, Yu Qian interrupted him.

Seeing this situation, Yu Shiyue couldn't help being a little surprised, not because Yu Qian interrupted him, but because of Yu Qian's expression.

This is the first time Yu Qian has spoken to him so seriously since Yu Shiyue came here this time, he said.

"Isn't it also His Majesty's order to ask me to visit the ten princes' mansion to apologize?"

When the voice of this sentence fell, Yu Shiyue was really stunned before he realized it.

"What do you mean?"

After asking this sentence, Yu Shiyue's tone also became serious.

He vaguely smelled something unusual from Yu Qian's words just now.

This is, resentment?

Seeing Yu Shiyue's face change, Yu Qian also sat up straight, looked up into Yu Shiyue's eyes, with a bitter smile on his face, and said.

"Brother Shi Chao, you have also seen the situation at that time. Do you think that His Majesty really wanted to protect me at that time?"

"If this is the case, then in the end, why did things become like this?"

If it is said that Yu Shiyue just faintly felt that something was wrong.

So, this statement is almost explicit.

"Yu Qian!"

Yu Shiyue got up suddenly, as if she had gotten to know Yu Qian again, and scolded.

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

"You are talking about your majesty!"

Yu Qian didn't speak, he just continued to raise his head, looking at Yu Shiyue quietly.

The two just stood and sat, facing each other.

After a while, Yu Shiyue sighed, frowned, and said.

"Your Majesty is the lord of the people, the honor of the country, and you need to consider all aspects of what you think. The clans of the vassal kings, after all, are His Majesty's elders, and they have the precepts of their ancestors. Since they dare to go, they naturally have something to rely on."

"If your majesty uses force to spread the word, it will definitely be used as a fuss by someone with a heart, so even if your majesty wants to defend you, you can only hint in a tactful way. Do you want me to say this?"

"Think about it for yourself. In the past, how many times have you offended His Majesty and made His Majesty angry, but no matter how angry His Majesty is, has he ever really punished you?"

"What's more, you are willing to take on this matter yourself, and it's not that His Majesty didn't protect you."

"For a long time, His Majesty has favored you so much, but you have resentment because His Majesty did not favor you too much this time. Yu Tingyi, you have let me down so much!"

Under the flickering candlelight, Yu Shiyue looked at Yu Qian coldly, with a look of disappointment on his face.

Yu Qian lowered his head and poured a cup of tea again, looking at the rising heat, his expression also became a little complicated, said.

"Perhaps so. Your Majesty's sacred heart is like an abyss. I can't guess it. In the final analysis, the clan of the vassal king is the relative of His Majesty's blood. This is the end of the matter, and everything is a foregone conclusion. What's the use of talking about it?"

"you……"

Yu Shiyue originally wanted to say something more, but seeing Yu Qian's appearance, she suddenly felt a little less interested.

After quietly looking at Yu Qian for a moment, Yu Shiyue didn't say anything more in the end, but waved his hand lightly and said.

"Since you have a plan in mind, I won't waste my time talking, you can do what you want."

After finishing speaking, Yu Shiyue sighed, and wanted to say goodbye and leave.

However, when he was about to go out, he thought about it again and again, but he still couldn't help but turned his head and said.

"You have not been in the court these days, and there are many things that I am afraid are not clear. During this period of time, the court is not peaceful. Your reputation in the court has grown more and more in the past two years, and you have His Majesty to protect you. Therefore, many people don't know what to do. Dare to provoke."

"However, this time the kings are making such a fuss, I am afraid that some people will secretly move their minds. You... In short, the old man has said everything that should be said, and it is worthy of the friendship between you and me for many years."

After saying this, without waiting for Yu Qian's reaction, Yu Shiyue turned around and left Yu's mansion directly.

Rarely, this time Yu Qian didn't get up to see him off, he just sat where he was, not knowing what he was thinking.

As the night darkened, the candles flickered.

After an unknown amount of time, the tea on the table had gradually cooled down, and the blue tea reflected Qian's complicated expression.

A faint sigh sounded in the study, and Yu Qian picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it down in one gulp.

The herbal tea is imported, and the aroma has long since dissipated.

The rest is nothing but bitterness...

(End of this chapter)