Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 491
The autumn wind outside the window blew, and pieces of yellow leaves fell in front of the steps. The palace servants walked in the yard, stepping on the yellow leaves, making small sounds.

In the Nuan Pavilion of the Compassionate Ning Palace, the atmosphere seemed a little depressing, but the Empress Dowager Sun suppressed her voice in anger, and the emerald beads in her hands were tightly squeezed.

The few palace people who were close to each other lowered their heads deeply, and tried their best to lower their sense of existence.

Jiao Jing obviously expected the Queen Mother Sun's reaction long ago. After asking the question, he immediately knelt down on the ground and bowed his head without saying a word.

After a long period of silence, the Empress Dowager Sun seemed to have relieved her anger a little, she let out a long sigh, and the Empress Dowager Sun said.

"Jiao Consort, you are also a respectful old minister of the late emperor. At the beginning, when the late emperor passed away, you were not trusted as a minister because you were a relative. Confidant minister."

"At the beginning, the Supreme Emperor went to the north and entrusted you with the great task of the Beijing camp. After the north hunting, the Ai family also trusted you. The royal family has treated you so generously. How can you say such crazy words?"

The Ming Dynasty had ancestral precepts to prevent foreign relatives from interfering in politics. In order to avoid this situation, Emperor Taizu made many preparations.

But in fact, these measures took effect more in the late Ming Dynasty. In the early Ming Dynasty, although there were Taizu's rules, the emperor was often used to reusing his relatives.

Emperor Taizong was born in the army, so he was more inclined to choose from among his old subordinates when it came to the in-laws and marriages of his children.

This led to the fact that during the period from Yongle to Zhengtong, there were examples of relatives serving as officials, or even in charge of soldiers.

This situation did not gradually disappear until after Chenghua.

Therefore, at least during the orthodox Jingtai period, a consort like Jiao Jing had a bright future, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was a benefactor of the royal family.

Jiao Jing kowtowed on the ground, his voice was quite calm, said.

"Your Majesty, I naturally know the kindness of the Supreme Emperor and the Holy Mother, so I dare to speak out in front of the Holy Mother."

With that said, Jiao Jing straightened up, looked at Empress Dowager Sun and said.

"I dare to speak nonsense. In fact, both the Holy Mother and the minister understand in their hearts that after the civil works, it will be difficult to restore the Supreme Emperor. What the Holy Mother is doing now is to protect the safety of the Supreme Emperor and the safety of the Crown Prince. That's all."

The beads in Empress Dowager Sun's hands were pinched even tighter, obviously her mood was not calm.

But it was only for a moment before she let go of her hand, with a complex expression on her face.

"You're right, too many people died in the civil engineering battle, a good court situation, great national power, alas..."

Although it is said that Empress Dowager Sun is a woman in the deep palace, she was a queen after all. How could it be true that she is completely unreasonable like a paranoid woman who loves her son?

Of course she also hated it, hated that iron can't be made into steel, and of course regretted that she didn't stop Zhu Qizhen from conquering himself.

However, just because she clearly understood everything and knew how big a mistake her son had made this time, she had no choice but to do these things.

After all, that was her only son!
Zhu Qizhen made such a big mistake, she wished she could grab this bastard son by the collar and make him kneel before the late emperor's spirit to repent.

However, that was her own son after all, and Empress Dowager Sun could not just watch him suffer in the north and be humiliated by foreigners.

Now that he is about to return to Beijing, so is the Empress Dowager Sun, she can't watch his life and death be in the hands of others, she must try her best to do something for him.

With another long sigh, Empress Dowager Sun raised her hand to signal Jiao Jing to get up, and then spoke.

"In today's court, the Ai family trusts you the most. Now that we have talked about this, the Ai family does not deny that in the civil engineering battle, the Supreme Emperor made mistakes, and there were big mistakes. The lives of 20 officers and soldiers are not A Wang Zhen can carry it on his back."

"However, it has been more than a year. He has been in Yibei for so long, from the emperor's honor to the prisoner of the bandit. He has suffered as much as he deserves, and he has suffered as much as he deserves."

After a brief pause, Empress Dowager Sun's tone became more complicated and difficult, and her voice also lowered, becoming only vaguely discernible: "The throne has also been given up..."

"It should be enough!"

In the quiet Nuan Pavilion, the complicated look disappeared, and Empress Dowager Sun became calm again, with a hint of sharpness in her eyes.

"The Ai family doesn't think about anything else, they only want the Supreme Emperor to be safe and sound, and take good care of him in Nangong, without any disease or disaster, so that the prince can grow up in peace and inherit the legacy of the late emperor, so the Ai family will have no regrets .”

"The rest of the matter, the Ai family doesn't want to toss, after all, it is the country that the late emperor worked hard on. If something goes wrong, the Ai family is not a sinner of the country?"

At the end of the speech, Empress Dowager Sun's tone weakened again, her eyes fell on Jiao Jing's body, and she said softly.

"What's more, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor are the only princes of the late emperor, flesh and blood brothers connected by blood. Once they...they mourn their family for a hundred years, how can they have the face to meet the late emperor..."

As the former emperor's brother-in-law, Jiao Jing could barely be regarded as a member of the royal family, but when faced with such a topic, he could only be extremely cautious.

"The heart of the Holy Mother, I naturally understand, it is because of this that I just blocked the Holy Mother."

Carefully considering his words, Jiao Jing said:

"As the Holy Mother said, whether it is the servants serving the palace or the Habayashi guards, they are all for the safety of the Supreme Emperor."

"However, what I want to remind the Holy Mother is that if the Holy Mother really takes care of everything, then anything that happens will be the Holy Mother's fault!"

Empress Dowager Sun was taken aback for a moment, and immediately understood what Jiao Jing meant.

Some words are inconvenient to say clearly, but everyone understands in their hearts that the reason why she wants to take Nangong's staff and guards into her hands is because she is afraid that Zhu Qiyu will plot against the Supreme Emperor.

But she overlooked one point.

That is, once she appoints the commander of the Jingwei, then Zhu Qiyu, the emperor, can get away completely.

She arranges the servants, and she also chooses the commander of the guards, so if something goes wrong with the Supreme Emperor, can Zhu Qiyu be relied on?
of course not!

In fact, Jiao Jing reminded her of this just now.

Zhu Qiyu came to the Palace of Compassion and Ning today, with such a submissive and gentle attitude, the purpose is to avoid suspicion.

Since it is to avoid suspicion, it must be done thoroughly.

Therefore, as long as she opens her mouth with her front foot and her back foot is in the middle, she will know that she, the Holy Mother, Empress Dowager, treats the belly of a gentleman with a villain's heart, and guards the emperor to death. From palace servants to guards, she is arrogant in everything Don't let the emperor interfere.

Fame or something, it's still the same sentence, she is a queen mother in the palace, no one can do anything to her.

But in this way, if something happens, she will bear the responsibility!

Seeing that Empress Dowager Sun finally understood, Jiao Jing said cautiously.

"There are too many methods available for personal servants, some of which are difficult to find out, so no matter what, we must strictly guard against them. Besides, there are only so many people who are really close to you. The Holy Mother also has enough available people to send to the emperor. "

"However, the Habayashi guards are newly established, and the sources of the personnel are mixed. The Jingying, Jingwei, and Jinyiwei all have manpower. There is only one commander. Although they can be transferred, it is impossible to screen them one by one."

"Once the Holy Mother takes care of all the affairs, that person will have no scruples..."

Jiao Jing stopped talking at the right time, but there are some things that he didn't have to say so clearly...

(End of this chapter)