Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 377
Night, Gaofu.

The lights were bright, Gao Gu and Luo Tong were seated separately, and the atmosphere was harmonious.

"... Lord Cifu is really a sensible person. When these treacherous ministers are in power and the officials retreat, it is the time when such sloppy ministers like Cifu are rectifying their roots. Luo admires Cifu for his loyalty and courage. "

As the night was getting dark, Luo Tong let out a long breath of relief.

His and Ren Li's guesses were indeed correct, Gao Gu was still sober, and now, the only way out is to fight.

What even surprised him was that Gao Gu was obviously warmer to him when he came to the door this time, and the other party agreed without much persuasion.

Gao Gu nodded, waved his hand, and said.

"Your Majesty Luo, you are being polite. This is something that our courtiers should be responsible for. In the early court, Wang Wen's generation deceived the emperor, and Yu Qian and others were afraid of his power and power, and did not dare to speak justice. If the court is like this, we should take it for granted. Incumbent."

"Qingliu Kedao has always been one body. Although the old man presides over the knocking on the que, the Imperial Academy has too few people and needs the help of Master Luo. Only by working together can the court return to the right path!"

Luo Tong also had a positive look, patted his chest and said.

"Don't worry, Mr. Cifu, Luo has already discussed with several censors and more than forty officials of the science and Taoism. We only need to give orders from Mr. Cifu, and we are willing to follow him."

The two looked at each other and smiled at the same time, without saying anything.

After discussing the business, a big stone fell to the ground in Luo Tong's heart, and he got up to leave after a while.

Gao Gu nodded, and said, "Although the night is getting dark, but in order to avoid attracting people's attention, the old man will not send Master Luo off, it's up to you."

Luo Tong didn't dare to talk, he cupped his hands and went out of the mansion.

After De Luotong's figure completely disappeared, two people turned out from behind the screen beside the flower hall, they were the two generals who charged Gao Gu in the early morning, Pei Lun and Peng Shi.

Just now when Luo Tong and Gao Gu were discussing, the two of them hid behind the screen and listened to everything.

Seeing Gao Gu come back, Pei Lun frowned and spoke first.

"Brother Gao, do you really want to take such a risk?"

"Luotong's side is quite popular, but on Hanlin's side, after the morning court, Du Ning went to several colleagues' residences to advise everyone to keep their own lives these days. ..."

There are quite a few officials in the court, all from the Hanlin Academy, and they were all from Qingliu Cichen, so the relationship is naturally relatively close.

In today's imperial court, Chen Xun and Gao Gu are the most respected and most experienced of the Imperial Academy.

The next second echelon is Jiang Yuan and Du Ning. They are relatively young and not very experienced, but one is a cabinet minister and the other is a minister of Dali Temple, and their weight is not light.

After Chen Xun left Beijing, Gao Gu was the leader in Hanlin, which is why Gao Gu dared to attack the court.

But a court meeting made Gao Gu lose face. At this time, Jiang Yuan kept silent, and Du Ning had such an attitude, it was already difficult to pull up a decent team.

Peng Shi was even more direct, looking at the direction Luo Tong was leaving, and said with a soft snort.

"Teacher, don't fall for Na Luotong's treacherous tricks. Although the mentor hated Wang Wen and Wang Ao at the court meeting, he has never shaken the foundation. At this time, he persuaded the mentor to knock the gate, which is obviously out of ill intentions. I want to use my benefactor to appease Your Majesty's anger, and hide behind myself, so as to gain a good reputation as an admonisher."

Relatively speaking, the relationship between Peng Shi and Gao Gu is much closer.

Gao Gu was the chief examiner for the 13th year of Orthodoxy, and Peng Shi was the No. 13 scholar in the [-]th year of Orthodoxy, and Gao Gu personally ordered the papers, a real student of Gao Gu.

Seeing that both of them were in such a hurry to persuade him, Gao Gu raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling to the two of them to be calm and calm down, and said.

"Jingyi, Hongdao, don't be impatient, the old man has his own considerations."

As he spoke, Gao Gu took a sip of his tea and said slowly.

"I did not expect the Household Department to be so well-prepared for this court meeting. The resolute attitude of Yu Qian, Chen Yi and others also made me unexpected. Not only did I not refute Wang Wen, but instead caused trouble to the upper body. It is indeed the old man's consideration. Not a week."

Gao Gu is naturally clear about the current situation.

Offending Wang Wen, the first thing to bear the brunt is to solve the imminent court push, even if he can stay in the cabinet smoothly, Wang Ao will inevitably make things difficult for him in the future.

That's not to say, the failure of the court meeting this time made many ministers from the Hanlin lineage question him.

Duning is the most obvious one.

Luo Tong came to persuade him this time, but actually only gave him a bargaining chip.

That is, if knocking on the que is successful, even if you are relegated to the court, you can always earn a reputation as an admonisher.

Anyway, Gao Gu has already offended Wang Wen and Wang Ao, and he is destined to have a hard life in the future, so he might as well give it a go, even if he resigns and goes home after knocking the que.

With this great reputation, there will always be a day of recovery.

but……

Gao Gu sneered, and put the teacup on the table, making a slight knocking sound.

"It should be said that what he said is not unreasonable, but since the old man made a mistake once, how can he make the same mistake again and again?"

In the battle of the court, it is most taboo to use emotions, since you have lost, you should admit defeat.

Keep raising bets, trying to win back, that's a gambler.

Nine out of ten bets lose, and in the end, the family is bound to go bankrupt.

Gao Gu understood this truth.

He has been in the court for so many years, Wang Wen really wants to send him to Nanjing, it is not so easy.

Life in the cabinet will be a bit sad in the future, but he doesn't believe that what Wang Ao dares to do to him is nothing more than mocking and making things difficult.

He has been an official for so many years, and he has never seen anything like a big storm. Isn't he just sitting on the bench, and if he survives this burst of limelight, he may not be the winner.

Seeing Gao Gu's expression, Pei Lun hesitated, and asked, "Brother Gao, you still..."

Gao Gu said calmly: "Luo Tong is a treacherous villain, he failed to frame the heavenly official, but he wanted to collude with the courtiers and offend Tianyan, it is a crime that cannot be forgiven."

"Today, he came to my mansion, slanderously, trying to win the old man to buy money with him, but after being reprimanded by the old man, he left alone."

"Who would have thought that his heart of infidelity would not die, and he still wanted to knock on the gate. The old man knew that he was a traitor and seemed loyal, so he brought his loyal ministers to stop him. What's wrong?"

There was a moment of silence in the flower hall.

Pei Lun, who had been studying at the Imperial Academy for 20 years, and Peng Shi, who had only been an official for two or three years, realized for the first time the cruel nature of imperial struggle.

Gao Gu sighed, with a rather melancholy expression on his face, said.

"The old man knows that you will think that doing this is not the way of a gentleman, but since these people have been connected for a long time, it will always be an unstable factor for the court. If you don't find the old man, you will find someone else. When the time comes If it gets too big, it will destabilize the government."

"Thus, although the old man's move is against Xiaoyi, it is indeed for the stability of the court. You may understand?"

Pei Lun and Peng Shi nodded hesitantly and said nothing more.

But Peng Shi, who was relatively astute, had already discovered some flavors.

In this court meeting, they seemed to have only offended Wang Wen and Wang Ao, but in fact, there was another most important person.

That is the Son of Heaven.

It's all right if it succeeds, borrowing the prestige of the Manchu Dynasty, you can ascend to the throne smoothly, and the emperor can't make trouble for no reason.

But now that the impeachment has not been successful, and he has fallen into a disadvantage, he has to find a way to restore the sacred heart of the emperor.

Whether it is Wang Wen or Wang Ao, it is not so easy to really move Gao Gu, the second assistant, but if there is the tacit approval of the emperor behind them, it is not necessarily so...

With such a guess, Peng Shi's eyes flickered and he asked.

"Then what is the teacher going to do?"

Gao Gu didn't hesitate much, and said directly.

"Tomorrow morning, you take Liu Yan, Wei Peng and the others, and wait outside the Jinshui Bridge with the old man. As soon as Luo Tong and others arrive, the old man will go up and stop them. Then you split up and go to inform Yu Shao Bao, Chen Zongxian, let them come together and preside over the overall situation!"

Sure enough, Peng Shi sighed in his heart, nodded silently, and said.

"Willing to serve my teacher."

(End of this chapter)