Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 762 The Supreme Emperor's Sense of Superiority

Chengguo government office.

Ever since the emperor confiscated the world certificate for asking the crown prince to come out of the cabinet and was suspended pending investigation, Zhu Yi stayed in the mansion peacefully, as if she didn't care about her situation.

One must know that the Duke of Cheng's mansion today is no different from the past. Without the World Certificate, he lost his official position. I'm afraid that the next step will be to completely lose his title.

Looking through the history books, there are many such things. First, they were suppressed to the lowest point, then they were forgotten in the corner, and finally in an ordinary afternoon, they received an edict to abolish the title and completely disappeared from the court.

Therefore, logically speaking, at this time, Zhu Yizheng should be burning with anxiety. When looking for relationships, at least, she should continue to be active and maintain her sense of existence.

You know, the emperor just asked him to suspend his duties pending investigation, but he didn't say that he was forbidden to stay in the mansion, and he was still able to come and go freely.

However, this little prince insisted on not doing anything. These days, except for meeting Zhang Xiang from the British government and discussing the details of the "marriage" between the two families, the rest of the people, even if they came to Duke Cheng Even when the government came to hand over the post, he also politely refused to see it. It really made people wonder what he was thinking.

Regardless of what the outside world is like, anyway, Zhu Yi himself is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai. During this period of time, he stayed in the mansion. Apart from practicing martial arts and studying, he just accompanied his wife to watch flowers and raise fish. He was very uncomfortable.

On this day, Zhu Yi was studying in the study as usual. In front of him, the butler lowered his head, and was reporting what happened outside during these days.

"According to the young master's expectation, during this period of time, the second master has visited many mansions. Perhaps because of the face of the two mansions, most of them are willing to help. Of course, there are some hesitation, but the mansion of the mansion Favors, and they don't need them to be prominent, so they were persuaded in the end."

"In addition, the last time the second master entered the palace, he also brought back the words of the Supreme Emperor. He said that the young master should be safe and don't be impatient. As long as he finds an opportunity, the Supreme Emperor will speak for our government, and..."

During these days, although Zhu Yi seemed to be inactive, in fact, he just didn't move, which didn't mean that the progress of Duke Cheng's restoration of the title was at a standstill.

One of the reasons why Zhu Yi sits firmly on the Diaoyutai is to show the whole court that the matter of his dismissing the prince is to uphold the public heart and consider for the community, not to ask for credit or reward.

After such a long time, Zhu Yi finally understood the duplicity of these civil servants. He clearly wanted it in his heart, but he had to pretend that he didn't want it. He called it "Qing Ming".

Although Cheng Guogong's mansion is not a civil servant, but having this so-called "clear name" is of great help in winning the favor of many civil servants in the court.

Of course, the more important thing is that after all the previous calculations, at this time, many things don't need to be done by him personally.

With the marriage of the two families tied up, plus the matter of scheming and making gifts, compared to Zhu Yi herself, it is actually Zhang Xiang who is more uncomfortable.

Although the British government is not as precarious as Cheng Guo's, but life is not very good.

Zhang Fu died, the Holy Mother was offended, and now, Ren Li has also entered the imperial prison, Fan Guang, a new noble official, is pressing every step of the way in the governor's mansion of the Five Armies, and among the honorable ministers, Feng Guogong Li Xian is jumping up and down everywhere, buying people's hearts .

If he couldn't think of a way to turn the situation around, the honorable leader of the British government might not be able to avoid it. He would go downhill and lose his sense of presence in the court.

Therefore, under the premise that Ren Li has been given up now, Zhang Min's need for the help of Cheng Guogong's mansion is no less than Zhu Yi's own desire for rejuvenation.

In this case, he was naturally the one to do many things, which was much more suitable than Zhu Yi.

Hey, after hanging around with the boss for a long time, you can really learn something, right?
Withdrawing her eyes from the scroll, Zhu Yi nodded slightly, but did not express any opinion on what the housekeeper said, but just asked.

"Where's Qingfeng?"

The housekeeper replied: "He just went out to 'shopping', and he didn't say when he would come back."

Qingfeng's identity was known to everyone in the house except Zhu Yi, and only the old housekeeper guessed a little bit.

However, the old butler has been in Cheng Guogong's mansion all his life, and he is loyal, so he naturally knows what to inquire about, what not to inquire about, what to take care of, and what not to do.

"Okay, I see, back off!"

Zhu Yi didn't make any movements, but if anyone familiar with him saw his appearance at this moment, they would know that there was a nervous look faintly flashing between the brows of this little prince.

The old housekeeper only guessed at Qingfeng's whereabouts, but Zhu Yi knew that the so-called 'buying' was actually a code word.

When Qingfeng said this, it meant that he had received a secret letter from Dongchang and needed to go to contact him.

In other words, this matter, if there is no accident, has reached the most critical moment...

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

There was a knock on the door suddenly, followed by a voice.

"Master, Qingfeng asks to see you!"

Said Cao Cao Cao Cao arrived, Zhu Yi breathed out lightly, glanced at the old butler next to him, so the latter immediately understood and said.

"Old slave, go and ask Qingfeng to come in."

Saying that, the old housekeeper carefully exited the door, then turned sideways, let in the breeze that had been waiting outside the door, closed the door carefully, but did not leave, but repelled all the people around him, and then stood up. Stand guard on the porch not far from the door to prevent someone from disturbing you suddenly.

This is something I'm used to doing, so I don't need to say much, just say that in the room, Zhu Yi sat behind the table, seemingly calm, but the look in his eyes already exposed his mood.

"You left suddenly, but what happened?"

Due to Qingfeng's special status, he is free to come and go in Duke Cheng's mansion. Just like this time, the situation was obviously urgent, so that Qingfeng didn't even have time to say hello to Zhu Yi, so he only sent a message through the old housekeeper, and left in a hurry , It can be seen that there must be something urgent.

Although she already had some guesses in her heart based on the recent events in Beijing, on the surface, Zhu Yi still asked questions calmly.

Qingfeng was neither humble nor overbearing, maintaining his usual indifferent face, and cupped his hands.

"Going back to the young man, the young man is going here because he received an urgent call from the factory owner. The old man said that it is inconvenient for him to come in person in order to avoid troubles in the court, so let the young man pass the message for him."

"What?"

Skipping the previous words directly, Zhu Yi went straight to the point, and asked concisely, with a rare hint of eagerness in his tone, and even leaned forward.

Qingfeng pressed down even lower, said.

"The factory owner asked the younger one to bring a sentence to the young father-in-law. These words are the original words ordered by the factory owner just after entering the palace."

As he spoke, Qingfeng's expression became solemn, and he bowed to the outside of the house before continuing.

"Your Majesty said... the time has come!"

The simple four words made Zhu Yi suddenly get up from the chair, unable to suppress the excitement in her heart any longer, she propped her hands on the table and said.

"really?"

Qingfeng didn't speak, but Zhu Yi didn't need him to answer, you know, what Qingfeng said was the exact words His Majesty ordered.

As people from Dongchang, even if they had a hundred courage, they would never dare to falsely preach the oracle.

After taking a long breath, Zhu Yi sat down again.

The more it is at this time, the less impulsive you can be, and you must not make any mistakes at this juncture...

Calm, Calm, Calm!

Zhu Yi kept admonishing herself in her heart, repeatedly adjusting her breathing.

After a while, his mood was able to gradually calm down. At this time, Qingfeng cupped his hands again and said.

"Little Lord, in addition to letting the younger one deliver His Majesty's words, the Factory Lord has also ordered that from today until the Chengguo Duke's Mansion is restored to the title, let the younger one fully cooperate with all the orders of the Little Lord."

Hearing this, Zhu Yi's eyes fell on Qingfeng, but she didn't say much.

Qingfeng's status in Duke Cheng's mansion has always been very special. In normal times, he is just like an ordinary servant.

But in fact, due to his special status, he has his own independent judgment on many things.

Zhu Yi knew it well, but she could only let it go.

And Qingfeng's statement now undoubtedly shows that he will do his best to help Duke Cheng's mansion in the next period of time.

A mere Qingfeng is nothing, but the huge power of Dongchang represented behind him is the most important thing.

However, although the time just now was short, Zhu Yi had suppressed his excitement and pondered for a moment. He was not in a hurry to make any request, but simply said.

"Prepare the car and go to the British government!"

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Nangong, Zhu Qizhen rarely did not drink and have fun today, but sat alone on the throne of Chonghua Hall, holding a book in his hand.

After a while, an old gray-haired eunuch came in quietly, came close, and was about to speak when a voice from the throne came.

"Did you accept the letter of credence at Qianqing Palace?"

Although the tone sounded plain, but this proactive question actually represented the mood of the person on the throne.

Hearing this, Ruan Lang's expression was a little strange, he hesitated for a moment, and then he spoke.

"Your Majesty, I accepted the letter of credence, but..."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, a smile appeared on Zhu Qizhen's face, but when he heard the last two words, he frowned again.

Putting down the book in his hand that hadn't been turned for a long time, he finally looked a little impatient, said.

"But what?"

Ruan Lang carefully looked at the expression of the Supreme Emperor in front of him, bowed his head, and then spoke carefully.

"Returning to Your Majesty, there was a message that Bodu sent the letter of credence to the Ministry of Rites, and then the Ministry of Rites presented it. As for the person, he was sent back, and he also said... and said that there is no need to rush to see him. If you miss the Supreme Emperor , since I went to visit Nangong."

As soon as the voice fell, as expected, the expression of the Supreme Emperor changed, and his brows were tightly frowned.

After a while, Ruan Lang raised his head again, and found that the Supreme Emperor had stood up and came to the gate of the palace, with his hands behind his back, and said in an inexplicable tone.

"A good trick, but it's expected. To put it bluntly, my younger brother doesn't look like an emperor!"

These words were faintly mocking, but it was really not something he could answer, so Ruan Lang could only quietly follow behind the Supreme Emperor, listening silently.

However, this is true for Ruan Lang, but for Zhu Qizhen, he has no scruples. In the Chonghua Palace, all the people who serve are his confidantes, and the others have already been sent out. Therefore, Zhu Qizhen Qi Zhen also spoke a little casually, looking at the white clouds floating in the distance, he said lightly.

"When you are an emperor, you should be arbitrary, take what you want, and take what you want. You have the power of life and death in your hands, but you are always stuck in the so-called reputation. You are really stupid!"

Ruan Lang didn't speak, but he roughly understood what the Supreme Emperor was referring to.

Bodu came to Nangong to pay a visit, but the Supreme Emperor did not see him, instead he asked him to go to see the emperor first, and then come to Nangong to pay a visit. In fact, it was the emperor's army.

However, the power of two evils can actually be the lesser.

As an emperor, if he really doesn't see Bodu, then at most he will be criticized for being narrow-minded and disregarding the overall situation. Maybe there will be a few words of disrespect to his elder brother, but there will not be many. After all, the Supreme Emperor has already said He doesn't know how to interfere in politics, and the rumors outside the Nangong Palace are also for Bodu, not for the emperor.

It’s just a little bit of discussion. To the emperor, it’s not worth anything at all. You know, even when Emperor Renzong was emperor, the cabinet received all kinds of remonstrance every day. , it can only be stacked there.

However, now the emperor is talking about it in the unexpected world. He accepted the letter of credence and resent the person to Nangong. In fact, he treated the person in his own way.

Bodu represents the Oala mission, so strictly speaking, his pilgrimage belongs to the state affairs, and there is no room for the overlord who "does not interfere with state affairs" to speak.

This is also the reason why Bodu came to visit Nangong and was turned away.

However, although he refused at first, the Supreme Emperor left a button, waiting for the emperor to take his reputation into consideration, and after receiving Bodu, he could be allowed to visit Nangong again as a matter of course.

But now, the Son of Heaven is not fooled by this, he accepts the letter of credence, which is regarded as full of etiquette, and makes a backhand move to make Bodu come to Nangong to see him again.

This is the test of the Supreme Emperor!

See you, it won't be a big deal, after all, with the emperor's words on the table, there is nothing wrong with it on the surface.

However, it is unavoidable to be criticized, and maybe even there will be admonitions from the censors, accusing the Supreme Emperor of not meeting with missions and interfering in state affairs.

If you don't see him, you can certainly maintain a good image of living in peace and stability in the court hall, but if you want to find such an opportunity in the future, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

You know, this time the emperor has been so "magnanimous" and "actively" let Bodu come to visit Nangong, but the Supreme Emperor "understood righteousness" and avoided seeing him, which shows that he no longer has the slightest interest in the government affairs of the court.

After that, if there is any matter, the emperor can logically ignore Nangong and decide everything on his own.

The visit of an Oirat mission seems to be going back and forth, but in fact, it is another secret confrontation between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor.

Now, the emperor's move has been revealed, so it's up to the Supreme Emperor to deal with it.

And the choice of the Supreme Emperor in front of him can actually be clearly known from the two sentences he just said.

"Ruan Lang, you go to preach, Xuanbo will come to Chonghua Palace to see you!"

(End of this chapter)