Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 549 The Clown Is...

Yu Shiyue's words can be described as sharp, pointing at Zhu Jian's selfishness.

Hearing this, Zhu Jian's face turned ugly, but he was still unwilling to give in.

Without him, it would be too dangerous to put someone like Sun Yong beside the Supreme Emperor.

Zhu Jian thinks that he still has a bit of understanding of people. Although he only heard what Sun Yong said for a short time, he immediately realized that this Sun Yong is a person who accepts death.

This kind of person pays attention to one spit and one nail, and he must practice what he says.

Since from the bottom of his heart, he is willing to go through fire and water for today, then this is not empty talk.

In other words, it is entirely possible that this is an existence like a dead soldier.

If such a person goes to the side of the Supreme Emperor, there is no guarantee that nothing will happen, so absolutely not!

However, I have to say that Yu Shiyue's reasoning was very tenable. For a moment, Zhu Jian frowned and his thoughts changed quickly.

Just when he was planning to give in to Hang Yu or Li Xi to take office if it didn't work out, a discordant voice suddenly sounded in the cabinet...

"Gentlemen, there is a saying in our family that I have to remind you."

The person who spoke was none other than Cheng Jing, the eunuch who came over to listen!
As a result, everyone's eyes immediately gathered in the same direction, with inquiries and doubts.

You know, Cheng Jing, as the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, although he will participate in the cabinet and ministry meetings, but in name, he is only listening on behalf of the emperor.

Therefore, in theory, he has no right to speak, and is only responsible for reporting the situation of the cabinet meeting to the emperor truthfully.

On this point, Cheng Jing has always been doing very well. He really came and walked quietly. Like now, it was the first time that Mao rashly interrupted the cabinet discussion.

However, due to Cheng Jing's good reputation and temper, the bosses were only suspicious and did not make trouble because of it.

Cheng Jing stood up and cupped his hands, saying.

"Above the cabinet discussion, our family shouldn't have spoken, but this matter involves the matters discussed by the adults. In order to save you from wasting your time, our family can only speak rashly. Please forgive me."

These words were very polite, so other people also said.

"You don't have to be like this, father-in-law. Please speak up if you have something to say."

So, Cheng Jing said: "I want to teach you all to know that this morning, His Majesty just summoned General Sun Yong to try him out on horseback riding and shooting. Appreciation, I issued an edict on the spot to confer on him the banner-bearer Wei Xiaowei, the decree was written by His Majesty himself, and it has been approved and issued by the six departments, and now it has probably arrived at the Beijing camp."

"So, this Sun Yong may not be able to serve as the commander of Nangong."

These words were concise and to the point. After finishing speaking, Cheng Jing cupped his hands again and sat back.

The elders of the cabinet below looked at each other in blank dismay. No one expected that this would be the result, especially Yu Shiyue, who was stunned in place and did not react for a long time.

The affairs of the cabinet are complicated, so it is necessary to know a little about all aspects of the other party.

Before Yu Shiyue became the second assistant, he was in charge of drafting the affairs of the Ministry of War, so he naturally knew something about the establishment of the Jingwei.

The so-called Shangzhi 26 Guards, oh, it should be called 27 Guards now, but it is actually the collective name of the Imperial Guards.

These include the upper twelve guards set up by Emperor Taizu, the ten guards of Yanshan set up by Emperor Taizong, and the four guards of Tengxiang set up by Emperor Xuanzong. City guards patrol.

However, in fact, among the 27 guards, they are further subdivided into escort guards and guard guards.

Among the 27 guards, most of them are guards and guards, that is, they are responsible for patrolling the imperial guards everywhere in the imperial city, but there is only one Jingwei, which is the most special.

This Jingwei is the Jinyiwei!

Jinyiwei is called the first guard of Jingwei, because Jinyiwei is the escort of the guards, who are responsible for the safety of the emperor's entry and exit.

And under Jin Yiwei, there is also a special team, the so-called Banner Guard School Wei Army.

Among the 27 guards, there are standard-bearer guards. However, this standard-bearer guard, like other imperial guards, is responsible for the inspection of the palace ban, and there is no difference.

The Banner Guard School Weijun, although similar in name to the Banner Guard, has a completely different organization.

It belongs to the Jinyiwei, but it only belongs to the Jinyiwei in terms of organization, and the actual control is in the hands of the emperor himself.

There are only about a hundred people in this team, but they are in charge of the golden drums, flags, halogen books, and guards of honor that symbolize the emperor's ride.

In other words, the only duty of the banner-bearer guard school lieutenant is to escort!

Therefore, for Sun Yong, although he was only a school lieutenant transferred from Jingying to Jingwei, there was no doubt that it was a real promotion.

At the same time, the people in the cabinet also understood why Cheng Jing interrupted him.

The 26 guards of Shangzhi are directly under the emperor, and the transfer of appointments is usually appointed by the emperor's decree. Therefore, the matter of Sun Yong has not passed through the cabinet.

However, if the cabinet discusses and deliberates and pushes Sun Yong to be the commander of Nangong, wouldn't it be that the emperor and the Supreme Emperor will rob people?
At that time, if the emperor agrees, what will the day and night change? If he does not agree, he will lose face to the Supreme Emperor.

This can be regarded as a problem for the emperor, so it was Cheng Jing who reminded him.

After understanding this section, all the cabinet ministers gave Cheng Jing a grateful look.

Only Yu Shiyue sat on the chair in a daze, with a complicated expression.

Right now, he just wants to find a crack to get in. Just now, he was complacent and wanted to teach Zhu Jian the rules of the cabinet.

As a result, when the voice fell, he was taught the rules, which can be said to be ironic.

However, Yu Cifu couldn't figure it out anyway, where is the problem?
Could it be that before Fan Guang submitted the list, he didn't get along with the emperor?
Or is it that the emperor was so happy when he saw it, and changed his mind temporarily?
The atmosphere in the cabinet was a bit awkward. Yu Shiyue didn't speak, and Zhu Jian didn't know why, and he didn't speak either.

So, it fell silent.

In the end, Jiang Yuan tentatively opened his mouth and said, "In this case, why not recommend Meng Jun? After all, among the candidates, only Meng Jun's family background and position are relatively suitable."

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhang Min at the side, so Zhang Gelao immediately understood and said.

"Actually, apart from Meng Jun, Li Xi is also very suitable. Although he is not from the Jingwei, he has an outstanding family background, and his martial arts are quite good among the noble children."

"What's more, in the matter of Jingwei, His Majesty still needs to nod in person in the end, so why not submit Meng Jun and Li Xi to the imperial court at the same time, and let the emperor decide?"

Well, when it comes to the end, it's still muddy, nothing more than reducing the six candidates to two.

However, if these two are handed over, there is a high probability that it will be Meng Jun.

After all, the brand marks on Li Xi's body were too obvious.

Wang Ao glanced at Yu Shiyue and Zhu Jian, and saw that neither of them spoke.

So, after pondering for a moment, he nodded and said, "Okay, then I will report it like this!"

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It will be dark.

Zhu Jian rode a sedan chair and stopped in front of a house with a plaque on Zhu's mansion, but at this moment, Zhu Ge's old man was obviously out of his mind.

After getting out of the sedan chair, he walked in without looking at whether there was anyone in front of him, causing the butler who had been waiting for him in front of the mansion early to almost bump into him.

"what happened?"

Fortunately, Zhu Jian still stopped in the end, but obviously felt a little displeased with the butler blocking the way.

Therefore, the butler bent down and said: "Master, some distinguished guests have just arrived and have been waiting for you in the mansion for half an hour. Please go and see you immediately after you come back."

Hearing this, Zhu Jian's brows were still furrowed, but he still nodded and said.

"Okay, you invite people to wait in the flower hall first, and then go to see them after the old man changes clothes."

The housekeeper didn't say who it was, but Zhu Jian obviously knew it.

After a while, after changing into an official robe, Zhu Jian came to the flower hall in a light tunic with flowers wrapped around branches.

At this moment, three people were already seated in the flower hall.

"Marquis Ren, son-in-law, young lord, today's cabinet meeting is a bit late, so you have been waiting for a long time."

Entering the flower hall, Zhu Jian had already put away his frowning look, smiled and cupped his hands.

At the same time, Ren Li, Jiao Jing, and Zhu Yi also stood up and cupped their hands. After exchanging pleasantries, they sat down again.

This kind of scene was obviously not the first time for everyone, and it seemed very familiar. It was completely different from the alienation of Jiao Jing and others before Zhu Jian left Beijing.

The reason for this is naturally the Supreme Emperor!
In fact, long before Zhu Jian's mission to Wala, Jiao Jing and Zhu Yi, with the Queen Mother Sun's oral order, lobbied him, hoping that he could serve the Supreme Emperor.

However, Zhu Jian refused at that time.

The reason was that Yu Qian had approached him and said that the emperor asked him to welcome back the Supreme Emperor safely. Zhu Jian still believed in Yu Qian's signboard.

However, with the passage of time, Zhu Jian gradually discovered that the conclusion he made at the beginning may be a bit too arbitrary.

Although the Son of Heaven wants to welcome the Supreme Emperor back, he may not really be willing to follow the etiquette, give the Supreme Emperor the status he deserves, and restore harmony to the Tian Family.

Especially the incident in the Xuanfu made Zhu Jian clearly realize that the Son of Heaven has no respect for the Supreme Emperor, and the contradiction between the two has already reached an irreconcilable level.

In this case, Zhu Jian received Ren Li's lobbying again.

So, he took it for granted and changed his original attitude.

Of course, after returning to Beijing, Zhu Yi's matchmaking quickly allowed Zhu Jian to gain a firm foothold in this small group.

During this period of time, some of the various rumors circulating in the capital are indeed true, but if they can be fermented, there are naturally people behind them who are fueling the flames...

After sitting down, Jiao Jing asked with a smile.

"I'm the one who waited too early. It's really the matter of Nangong, which affects people's hearts. I want to get the news as soon as possible. Old Zhuge just said the cabinet meeting. I don't know. Will there be a result?"

In all fairness, Jiao Jing actually disapproved of the Taishanghuang taking the position of guard commander, but he also understood that the Taishanghuang was the most sensitive at this time, and any slight disobedience might make him think twice. .

Therefore, after receiving Yuan Bin's summons, he did not hesitate too much, and started to arrange it.

During this time, Zhu Jian went north on an envoy and was busy negotiating with Wala.

But Jiao Jing and the others were not idle in the capital. First of all, Ren Li had basically taken over most of the forces of the British government in the five-army governor's mansion, and completed the control of the Chinese army's governor-general.

Then there are civil servants. It should be said that Lord Zhu still has some face. With his running around, he quickly recruited a new batch of mouthpieces in the court.

Although the official rank is not high, the situation has finally opened up slowly.

Of course, in order not to affect the big event of the Supreme Emperor's return, they tried to keep these things low-key. Once they encountered any resistance, they would immediately back down and never get entangled.

But even so, with the passage of time, a little vitality has been recovered.

No, the Supreme Emperor had just returned to court, so he immediately used it.

Zhu Jian nodded lightly, but said straightforwardly without beating around the bush.

"At the cabinet meeting in the afternoon, the candidates submitted were Meng Jun and Li Xi. In the evening, news came out from the palace that the emperor had appointed Meng Jun. If there is no accident, the edict will be sent to the sixth division tomorrow."

Hearing this, both Ren Li and Jiao Jing showed joy, but Zhu Yi was still very calm, showing no special performance.

Of course, there is also Zhu Jian, not only does he not look happy, but he looks a little worried.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Jian still told what happened at the cabinet meeting.

"... At that time, the old man was indeed caught in a loophole. If Sun Yong hadn't been transferred to be the standard-bearer guard, Meng Jun would never have been able to compete with him."

"However, it just so happened at this time... Although the matter has been completed, the old man always feels a little uneasy in his heart."

After hearing these words, Jiao Jing also frowned, thought for a moment, and said.

"This matter is indeed unusual, but Meng Jun's coming to serve as the commander of the guards is indeed the emperor's intention, so he should not have any problems."

Ren Li didn't speak, but his face was obviously lost in thought.

On the contrary, it was Zhu Yi who hesitated for a moment and said.

"This matter is indeed suspicious."

"Meng Jun is a man with great ambition and talent, but also greedy for flowers and lust. He said something that shouldn't be said. In fact, I think Yu Guang and Wu Liang are more suitable than him. Moreover, the most important thing is that when the cabinet submitted it, the emperor also If there is nothing else, it will be accepted directly.”

"This reminds me of another thing, but I don't know if I should say it..."

This contradictory attitude successfully made Zhu Jian catch up, he waved his hand and said.

"What does the young man say, let's be straightforward. Even if he makes a mistake, I believe that Xinhou and the son-in-law will not blame him."

Zhu Yi glanced at Ren Li and Jiao Jing, still hesitated.

Therefore, the two also said one after another: "That's right, you don't have to keep your mouth shut, you just have to speak up."

Seeing this situation, Zhu Yifang said.

"To tell you the truth, my nephew is not talented, and I have some friends with noble children from various families on weekdays, so there are some news channels for young people."

"This Meng Jun is notoriously greedy and lustful in the capital. This is not a bad thing at all, but my nephew heard by chance that a few days ago, this Meng Jun took a new concubine and was the head of a brothel. , named Mingyue."

"This Mingyue is very popular among the rich children in the capital. She should have earned a few more years of money, but she suddenly decided to redeem herself and become a concubine in the Meng Mansion."

"Of course, Meng Jun is from a family after all, a mere prostitute, even if he is a concubine, he is a high-ranking man."

"However, my nephew only knew about it when I heard some friends chatting while drinking."

"This Miss Mingyue has a distant cousin who was originally a gangster in the market, but for some reason, for more than half a year, she suddenly has silver taels in her pocket."

"It is said that after a certain drunkenness, this person uttered wild words. In his words, he seemed to mention Dongchang..."

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