Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 1035 Isn't this bullying honest people?
As the days go by, the bosses are slowly recovering from their vacations, especially under the pressure of the big plan, the various yamen have also started to operate at the fastest speed. However, what is surprising is that Yu Qian The matter between him and the ten princes' mansion is really so that no one mentions it anymore.

Except for a few censors who complained about Yu Qian's grievances, the mainstream voices in the court basically remained silent on this matter, and none of those important officials in the court took the initiative to bring it up. Even Yu Shiyue, who has always been close friends with Yu Qian, didn't say anything about this matter.

In the ten princes' mansion.

Yi Wang leaned on the couch, stuffing the fruit into his mouth one after another, watching the singing and dancing in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little bored.

After the New Year's Eve, Zong Xue started classes again, and most of the juniors went back to continue to study honestly, and the ten princes' mansion suddenly became much deserted.

King Zhou and King Lu hid in the house all day long, never leaving the door. King Qin, King Jing, and King Xiang were juniors after all, and it was not easy for King Yi to hang out with them every day.

As soon as he raised his head, a cup of wine slipped down his throat, and Wang Yi couldn't help sighing.

I really want to go back to the fief...

However, just when King Yi was bored, an unexpected person appeared outside the gate of the Ten Princes' Mansion.

"Cheng Guogong? Are you looking for this king?"

Yi Wang blinked, feeling quite surprised.

He did know that this Cheng Guogong was young and promising, full of wisdom and plans, and forcibly saved Cheng Guogong's mansion from the precarious situation. What's more, this person was the emperor's party who showed his charisma.

Frowning and thinking for a while, there seemed to be no friendship between the two of them, so King Yi hesitated for a moment, and ordered.

"Just say that the king has already rested, no see!"

He is domineering, but not stupid. As a vassal, there are almost no taboos in the Ming Dynasty, but there are only two things that cannot be touched, one is plotting to rebel, and the other is the proof of heaven.

From this point of view, for King Min and King Xiang who were involved in the turmoil in Beijing early on, and even King Dai and others who later took the initiative to show favor to the emperor, King Yi faintly sneered, thinking that these people were simply Stupid as hell.

He is bored now, but he doesn't want to get involved in the affairs between Qing Palace and Nangong.

For a person with a clear stand like Zhu Yi, if he came to him for no reason, no matter what it was, it would easily arouse suspicion from the outside world, so it was better to refuse at first.

Anyway, in his capacity, the people in the capital, no matter what honorable civil servant he is, will give him face if he wants to, and will not give him if he doesn't want to.

After the servant got the order, he retreated immediately, but after a while, he turned back and said.

"Reporting to my lord, Cheng Guogong said that he came here to deliver the reward on the orders of the Supreme Emperor."

trouble!

Yi Wang cursed inwardly, but still had to get up and give orders.

"Then welcome him in and let him wait in the flower hall."

As a clan, there are some rules that must be followed after all. For example, one cannot disobey the will. Clan clans and vassals have many privileges themselves. Only the Ministry of Etiquette can slap their necks on key points such as succession of seals and marriage proposals, but in the end they have to follow the rules, so for the vassals, there are almost no taboos.

However, there is only one thing to pay attention to, that is, all orders must be treated respectfully. The reason for this is very simple. The imperial decree is not taken seriously, so, isn't it really unscrupulous and lawless.

Therefore, the due courtesy is still necessary.

Moreover, King Yi had a vague idea of ​​the struggle between Qianqing Palace and Nangong, but, again, he didn't intend to show any attitude during it.

A feudal prince of a remote branch like him is different from a close branch like King Xiang. No matter how much he fights for the throne, it has nothing to do with him. Therefore, a neutral attitude is the safest.

In other words, he neither intends to offend the emperor, nor does he intend to offend the Supreme Emperor.

After all, Zhu Yi is the Supreme Emperor's person. He came to visit rashly without any reason. If he refused, he refused. However, it is not polite to come here with the Supreme Emperor's oral order, and it is easy to cause controversy if it is spread out.

While being served by the maid while changing clothes, the thoughts in Yi Wang's mind continued to turn.

This Zhu Yi is clearly not an easy person to deal with. If he really came to give a reward, when he reported it for the first time, he should say that he came by word of mouth.

However, the other party chose not to say anything, in order to test his attitude.

After he refuses, he will bring out the Supreme Emperor's oral order, so that he has to see him. From this, it can be seen that this person's intention for coming is not simple, so be careful for a while!
With such thoughts in mind, Yi Wang walked slowly into the flower hall.

Zhu Yi had been waiting in the living room, and when he saw Yi Wang strolling in, he hurried forward, said respectfully and politely.

"Chen Cheng, Duke Zhu Yi, pay my respects to Prince Yi."

"Forget it, Duke Cheng, how come he is free to look for this king today?"

Yi Wang leaned on the back of the chair and waved his hands lazily, which can be described as very rude.

The reason why he met Zhu Yi was all due to courtesy to the Supreme Emperor. As for Zhu Yi, the Duke of Cheng, logically speaking, he should also treat each other with courtesy.

However, King Yi didn't want to cause trouble, and he wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible, so when he acted, he naturally appeared a little arrogant on purpose.

However, Zhu Yi was obviously not easy to deal with, she stood up and said.

"By the emperor's mouth, give some rewards to the prince. Of course, there are some things that need to be discussed with the prince."

Sure enough, he had bad intentions!

Yi Wang snorted coldly and said.

"What you said later was also an oral order from the Supreme Emperor?"

Zhu Yi smiled and cupped her hands, but she didn't finish talking, she just asked someone to lift up a few boxes, which were full of gold, silver and jewels.

However, although these things are precious, they have to be distributed to whom. At least in front of King Yi, he was a little uninterested. He sighed, glanced at Zhu Yi, and said.

"What's the matter, tell me!"

Zhu Yi is a member of the Supreme Emperor. Since he has entered the Tenth Prince's Mansion, the people outside will definitely have guesses. Therefore, it does not make much difference whether to listen to this matter or not. Even if Yi Wang really accepted the reward now, and then It is useless to throw people out immediately.

Therefore, what he just said was actually a temptation.

Zhu Yi didn't answer, but asked someone to present a reward. In fact, the answer was very clear, there was no oral order, but the Supreme Emperor nodded, or at least acquiesced in this matter.

Thinking of this, King Yi became even more vigilant.

However, upon hearing these words, Zhu Yi had a smile on his face. Sure enough, this Prince Yi is not completely without scheming, but judging from his current performance, there are not many.

Although Zhu Yi is not very old, he has experienced enough things and met enough people, so he knows very well that a truly smart person has one characteristic, that is, the courage to give up.

If King Yi is really a smart person, he should know that he should stay far away from the Supreme Emperor at this time, and even if there is an oral order, he should make up a reason to continue pushing it.

In this way, although the emperor will be displeased, and may even be impeached because of this, it will ensure peace.

However, as it is now, if he wants to avoid crimes, tsk, anyway, the ones he has seen so far that can do a job with ease are only one or two.

Do you really think that Prince Min, who is now in Beijing, wants to get involved in the court situation?Some things have to be done.

This King Yi has already been involved in the vortex, but he still doesn't know it, he doesn't have the courage to give up, he just wants to play tricks, it can be seen that his scheming is just that.

However, this is what he likes the most.

Really smart people can't be fooled at all, and pure fools sometimes have trouble trying to deceive them, just like Yi Wang, who is a bit smart but has limited reality, is the most suitable person to attack.

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Yi spoke directly.

"The Supreme Emperor is in Nangong, and I have heard some news recently. It is said that the Ministry of Rites is planning the reform of the suzerain vassal. I wonder if Prince Yi has heard of it?"

This sentence successfully aroused Yi Wang's interest.

All the ministers in the court have been paying attention to the affairs of Yu Qian and the ten princes' residence. However, in the eyes of these vassals, making things difficult for Yu Qian is just a means. Their real purpose is actually the reform of the suzerain vassal. Revenge on Yu Qian is just a matter of convenience. .

Now, the effect seems to be good, and the Ministry of Rites seems to have calmed down on this matter, but Yi Wang and the others not only did not feel relieved, but became more and more worried.

Because this reaction is really a bit abnormal.

According to their judgment, Yu Qian, as an important minister of the imperial court, can be regarded as the face of a civil servant. After receiving such humiliation, there will inevitably be an uproar in the court.

However, the vassal king and the civil and military ministers themselves do not belong to the same system, so the various methods they are used to cannot be used by the vassal king. Under such circumstances, if they still want to take revenge, Then we can only focus on the reform of suzerain and vassal.

After all, it is very likely that the emperor acquiesced in this matter behind his back.

However, with Yu Qian's incident as a deterrent, the vassal kings showed their prestige, and they will inevitably deter many officials. A group of people are conservative.

In this case, it will be much easier for the vassals to unite to put pressure on the imperial court and force the imperial court to abandon the reform of the suzerain vassal.

But now, the purpose of deterrence has been achieved, but the vassal reform of the Ministry of Rites has not been mentioned for a long time, and there is even a faint tendency to die down during this period of time.

King Yi, King Zhou and others had discussed it in private, and they were faintly worried that this matter is not over, but...

"I just got the news that the Ministry of Rites has issued a memorial, saying that the vassal king is the vassal state and cannot leave the fief for a long time. Now that the new year's festival is over, he should return to the fief as soon as possible."

Zhu Yi smiled and looked at Yi Wang opposite him, ignoring the other party's suddenly downcast expression, and said leisurely.

"It is said that there is a consensus in the cabinet's draft proposal. The Chief Assistant and the Second Assistant will enter the palace together. Please allow it."

**of!
Just know it is!

It has been less than half a month since the new year's day, and during this period of time, no matter whether it is the matter of Yu Qian or the reform of the suzerain vassal, there has been no movement.

Yi Wang and the others had a premonition that these civil servants were holding back some bad water.

As vassal kings, they have super high immunity and lofty status, but their biggest weakness is that they are far away from the political center.

Whether it is space or substance, it is very difficult for them to influence the government affairs of the court.

The reason why they were able to force Yu Qian to bow their heads this time, to put it bluntly, was because there were kings in Beijing, and they were right in front of His Majesty.

The difference in status determines that it is difficult for civil servants to compete with them.

However, the advantage of civil servants is that they can stay in the political center for a long time, while the kings cannot.

This time the kings came to Beijing, nominally, to visit the disciples of the Zongxue in Beijing. Now that the New Year's Eve is over, they naturally have no reason to stay in the capital.

Therefore, this memorial from the Ministry of Rites is reasonable on the surface, and no one can find fault with it.

But this kind of method can't help but make Yi Wang secretly spit.

Bah, if you can't play well, you just do the trick of drawing salary from the bottom of the pot, what a shame!

Seeing King Yi's expression, Zhu Yi knew what he was thinking, but he couldn't help being speechless.

This Yi Wang only thought about the tricks of the civil servants, why didn't he think about it, when the kings targeted Yu Qian, what they did was not the same way of oppressing others and messing around.

If you are not benevolent and I am not righteous, the kings will not be reasonable first, so naturally you can't blame the civil servants for being unruly...

Of course, this is not the main purpose of his visit today, seeing Yi Wang's uncertain expression, Zhu Yi said again.

"This memorandum is accurate. Thinking about it, it is not difficult. However, I think Prince Yi should be more interested in some of the contents."

"what?"

Yi Wang was already in a bad mood, seeing that Zhu Yi was still playing tricks, his tone was a little offended.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi's expression remained unchanged, and she continued.

"In the memorandum of the Ministry of Rites, according to the distance, the time and itinerary of the vassal princes in Beijing to return to the fief are listed, but you are not included, Prince Yi, and of course, Prince Min and Prince Xiang..."

When the vassal king returns to the fiefdom, the Ministry of Rituals needs to arrange in advance to issue official documents to the various government offices passing by, and do a good job in the etiquette reception and guarding matters, so naturally there are detailed regulations, which is not surprising.

King Min is Da Zongzheng, and although King Xiang has no status, he built the Zong Xue by himself, so it is normal to stay in the capital.

But, what's the matter with yourself? !
Originally sullen and somewhat grateful that he was finally able to return to the fiefdom to be domineering (crossed out) and carefree, King Yi suddenly felt as if he had eaten a fly.

With a pat on the armrest of the seat, Yi Wang almost stood up, and said angrily.

"The Ministry of Rites is really deceiving people too much!"

"This king came to the capital to listen to the training on the rectification of the army. Now His Majesty has punished and admonished him. Yu Qian has returned to the capital, and the matter of rectifying the army is over."

"Why don't you let me return to the fief?"

(End of this chapter)