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Chapter 204 The South is in an uproar! Li Dongyang and Liu Daxia people are stupid! Eight hundred miles north, urgent arrival!

Next to Fengtian Hall is Wenlou.

The court meeting dispersed, but the thunderstorm did not stop, so except for the few people called by Zhu Houzhao, the bosses from other ministries gathered in the Wenlou again.

"Master Lin, you have become close to His Majesty recently. Is His Majesty's move really going to start a dispute between the North and the South?"

"This is unfounded..."

"Does your Majesty really have conclusive evidence?"

The cold wet clothes on his body did not make everyone feel cold, but instead they fell into some strange obsession.

Now, they are very eager to know all this. After all, it was Zhu Houzhao who made excuses, and they really got substantial evidence.

"What's the point of saying this?"

"Your Majesty has already issued a decree. After the rain stops, he will announce the rebellion of the cabinet in the world!"

But what's their next step? Who can give me some advice?
At this time, in their opinion...

What do they do next?
Being in the center of the whirlpool, they knew that once the news of the cabinet rebellion was announced, it would cause an uproar throughout the world.

"I want to go home quickly too!"

When kings and ministers fight, the important thing is to fight without defeating each other.

The current cabinet is not Sima Zhao, and the current emperor has not been threatened with his life.

"This is really the first time in history...even if it's Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, no, Cao Mao? Yuan Shanjian..."

This is really the first time for them to break up openly, and it is also a unique feature of the Ming Dynasty's two-capital system.

But this time, this move killed the Northern Cabinet.

In a sense, Liu Zan, Emperor Zhi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also told General Liang Ji that he wanted to rebel and be arrogant and domineering...

"This matter... needs to be thought about carefully."

Until the Ming Dynasty, no emperor had ever announced so positively that some ministers were treasonous without evidence!
Of course, there are examples.

Lin Han couldn't help but stare at the imperial study room. He found that sometimes he thought too much and weighed too much. He always seemed hesitant at critical moments and missed great opportunities.

Emperor Yuan Shanjian of the Eastern Wei Dynasty was even told by Gao Cheng why his majesty rebelled...

This explosive news did not stop because of the thunderstorm in Jinling. Instead, it was equivalent to adding large hailstones to the storm again.

It would be nice if someone came out to give me some advice.

Hearing that these people were still guessing, Lin Han became more and more irritable. He ignored the thunderstorm and went out of the palace in the rain.

Once the imperial decree with Tianxian in its mouth comes out, there is absolutely no possibility of changing it.

If this move continues, they have no idea what to do.

They also couldn't figure out where Zhu Houzhao's support came from.

“Instead of pursuing these matters any further, it’s better to think about the coming storm.”

Unlike now, I am excluded and have to listen to the guesswork of these officials.

Because Zhu Houzhao was not a puppet emperor, but an emperor with real power.

He hates himself.

These examples are not very appropriate.

Lin Han's reminder also brought everyone back to reality quickly. Whether it was Zhu Houzhao's unfounded accusation or his deliberate instigation of conflict between the north and the south, Zhu Houzhao had already announced the cabinet rebellion in front of all the civil and military officials.

"Will the news that Emperor Taizong's imperial mausoleum was bombed really come out in three days?"

I thought of Cao Mao and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty...but they all felt inappropriate.

"The coming storm..."

"What does His Majesty rely on?"

They have no sense of participation at all, and some even have inextricable connections with the northern cabinet.

If he had acted more decisively before, how could he have allowed Zheng Ji to join the cabinet!

Because...now, the reason Zhu Houzhao told the world to announce the cabinet's rebellion all depends on the authenticity of the news.

Zhu Houzhao was willful, so willful that he relied on the authority of the emperor, without evidence, to say that whoever rebelled would rebel, and that he would start a civil war between the north and the south, without any regard for the stability of the world!
When Zhu Houzhao announced the establishment of a provisional cabinet in Jinling, everyone could foresee that the two cabinets would be in opposition, and were mentally prepared. They were even gearing up for a few rounds.

After entering the cabinet, you will become one of the emperor's own, and you will be called away by the emperor alone to know some exclusive information.

As the civil and military officials dispersed, the whole of Jinling was soon in an uproar.

They even wanted to find examples of emperors declaring ministers to be treason...

"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

Later, when they learned that Zhu Houzhao had announced his half-prediction in advance, everyone was waiting for the moment when the news came from the north.

This situation made all the civil and military officials present look at each other.

"His Majesty has decided to inform the national cabinet of rebellion..."

If it hadn't been passed on, Zhu Houzhao would have become a completely stupid king and a tyrant!
"Uncle Wang, Huang Bao, Zheng Ji..."

"This thing is only visible to the three of you!"

"I only have one sentence, please don't tell anyone else after reading it!"

Naturally, the one who knew it a little earlier than everyone was the current Jinling Presidential Team.

After the rain stopped in the evening, Zhu Houzhao personally led Zhu Youqian, Huang Bao, and Zheng Ji to the Xiaoling Sky Eye, allowing them to witness the surveillance traceback with their own eyes.

The Northern Cabinet has been completely destroyed.

Zhu Houzhao now naturally wants to guard the southern cabinet.

He didn't have time to waste any more time polishing communication with these people.

Taking advantage of the twelve hours of surveillance, directly use the most advantageous and shocking surveillance traceback to prove his words.

At the same time, this was also a shock to his supreme imperial power.

Sure enough, when Zhu Youqi, Huang Bao, Zheng Ji and others watched the surveillance.

They have completely become Zhu Houzhao's strongest and most loyal supporters, and at the same time they are even more afraid of Zhu Houzhao.

The next day, Zheng Ji's fighting power was overwhelming, and he set off early with the imperial edict and the royal guards in his eyes firmly.

At this time, the news that the cabinet's rebellion was announced to the world was like a magnitude 10 earthquake, rapidly radiating from Jinling. Wherever the news passed, it was like a silent thunder, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

And after they knew the reason why Zhu Houzhao announced the cabinet's rebellion...

The expression is even more wonderful!
This is absolutely unfounded!
"Isn't it? Taizong's mausoleum is in good condition. It will be blown up no matter what..."

"The news hasn't come yet?"

"Isn't this a reason made up by His Majesty?"

"It's okay to find another reason!"

"The Northern Cabinet did nothing wrong, right?"

"Why did you get to this point all of a sudden?"

The scholars and traders who knew the news all felt incredible and inexplicably horrified at Zhu Houzhao's vigorous announcement to the world.

"What!?"

"The cabinet is rebellious!?"

In Hangzhou, when Li Dongyang received the news, he almost fell from the cruise ship into the West Lake.

"Yes! Mr. Ge! Now the whole south is in a collective uproar. No one thought that His Majesty would directly declare a cabinet rebellion because of a piece of unfounded news!"

"Everyone is saying... His Majesty is too willful!"

"The chief assistant and the others are not fools. Why would they want to touch Taizong's imperial mausoleum?"

"Besides, even if Taizong's imperial mausoleum is touched..."

"But the news didn't reach Jinling. How did your Majesty know about it?"

"Could it be that Taizu really appeared in his spirit and that Emperor Taizong entrusted him with a dream?"

The officials also quickly explained to Li Dongyang that they were extremely suspicious of this kind of thing.

"Go! Go! Go to Jinling! How can your Majesty announce the cabinet's rebellion so casually..."

"They are not such irrational people!"

Although Li Dongyang heard these subjective speculations, he also had the same questions in his mind.

But he had the political acumen to realize directly that the done thing was done.

He wanted to go to Jinling quickly to see what was going on.

……

Jiangxi, Jiujiang.

Retired Liu Daxia was idle at home. On this day, as soon as he came out of his shipbuilding workshop, he ran into the court's messenger running on horseback.

Instead, he wisely moved their team to the side of the road, waiting for the imperial messenger to pass quickly.

He didn't pay much attention to this. After the imperial messenger passed, he continued to lead the team back to the city.

However, in the carriage, he reached the city gate very quickly.

The carriage suddenly stopped, and immediately a series of incredible noises came directly from it.

"what happened?"

Liu Daxia subconsciously opened the curtain of the carriage and saw a shocked and uproarous lively scene at the city gate.

"Master, no, it's not good, something big has happened!"

"The City Gate Imperial List posted a shocking news..."

The butler ran back in a hurry, looking as if he had seen a ghost. "What's the news?" Liu Daxia's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a little uneasy.

"Internal...cabinet rebellion!?"

"How can it be!"

"Lord Liu Jian, they are so upright and loyal to the country! How can they possibly rebel!?"

There was no need for the butler to explain, a scholar's incredible shout had already been passed on.

What?
Liu Daxia stiffened and looked at the city gate hesitantly, suspecting that he heard wrongly.

"Sir, it's just a cabinet rebellion!"

The housekeeper finally suppressed the shock in his heart and said this sentence completely.

"what?"

Liu Daxia swayed and almost fell off the carriage. Immediately, he didn't care anymore and got out of the carriage in a hurry and hurried to the city gate imperial list posting place.

"impossible!?"

"Absolutely impossible! How could the cabinet rebel!?"

"Taizong's mausoleum was bombed..."

"What is the inevitable connection between this and the cabinet rebellion!?"

He confusedly pushed through the shocked crowd, finally arrived at the front of the imperial list, and saw the black and white writing on the imperial list.

At this sight, he almost fainted.

"It's Liu Taibao!"

"Mr. Dongshan!"

At this moment, someone finally discovered him.

After all, he is a famous person in Jiujiang, one of the three gentlemen of Hongzhi, and an important minister of Hongzhi.

I have been back for three months and have been visited by countless scholars, so after being called out, the people here became even more uproar.

"Mr. Dongshan, you are from the cabinet! Are the Chief Minister and Mr. Xie Ge...really rebelling?"

"How could they, how dare they!?"

"Is there any misunderstanding in this?"

The crowd suddenly surrounded Liu Daxia, especially Liu Daxia who was the Minister of War before his retirement and was familiar with the cabinet. Now that such a person is in front of them, they want to ask clearly.

How come Liu Jian and Xie Qian, who are role models in the eyes of scholars all over the world, turned into traitors and rebelled overnight?

Liu Daxia was even more confused.

"False! This, this news must be false! How could the cabinet rebel!?"

He finally came to his senses, and his first reaction was that he was joking. Liu Jian and the others were fine three months ago, so how could they suddenly rebel.

Also... he also knew that Zhu Houzhao came to Jinling, and the cabinet also gave him several letters to express Zhu Houzhao's absurdity, and also asked for his opinion on how to get Zhu Houzhao back.

But he never imagined that what was originally going to be a tug-of-war, a protracted power struggle, would be fought to the end all at once!
Is Zhu Houzhao still following common sense? How could he suddenly declare a cabinet rebellion?
"Yes! This is fake news!"

"How can the cabinet rebel when it is doing well!"

"This is His Majesty's slander against the cabinet!"

"No reason!"

"Also, how could Taizong's mausoleum be bombed if it's not in good condition?"

After receiving Liu Daxia's words, the scholars became even more excited, and the topic suddenly revolved around Zhu Houzhao's unwarranted rumors.

"This is the imperial list stamped with a jade seal!"

"How can it be fake..."

"There must be something happening that we don't know about!"

"Your Majesty just came to the south. The cabinet must be afraid of being seized of power..."

"Tsk tsk..."

But soon a group of reasonable people began to analyze the matter from a neutral standpoint.

As soon as this was said, people fell into quarrel again.

Liu Daxia also quickly saw the signature on the imperial list after being reminded by these people.

This is not fake news!
……

"Today, things are going to change!"

"Why didn't your Majesty act according to common sense? How could he suddenly declare that the cabinet was treason!"

"Then if the cabinet disobeys, wouldn't it mean the beginning of a civil war?"

In Xuanping, Zhejiang, three-year-old Xu Jie was practicing calligraphy when he heard the sighs of his father, the county magistrate, and his colleagues.

Although he, a gifted child, could already read and recite hundreds of poems, the meaning of the cabinet rebellion was not yet clear to him.

"Dad, the word...this is my word."

Instead, at this time, he took his crooked handwriting and wanted to show it to his father and uncles.

"Son, go over first. We are discussing important matters. I will show you in a few days..."

Xu's father picked him up and gave him to his mother. Then... he continued to discuss with several people in the county.

This can be regarded as three-year-old Xu Jie's impression of the cabinet rebellion. The impression is that it does not have much impact.

Although... the cabinet rebellion is a big deal, children like Xu Jie and farmers with the same level of education still have to live and do things.

The only difference is... the general public suddenly discovered that the things they bought in the city were suddenly in high demand.

The gangsters in the city also suddenly disappeared during this period.

The procedures for entering the city have become stricter, and the inspection of road signs has become stricter. They have also been informed... to report suspicious things immediately.

There are no other changes for the time being.

However, influenced by the upper-class scholars, they quickly felt that the world was not peaceful anymore, and there was a general mood of wait-and-see and anxiety around them.

……

Xuzhou, an out-of-city post station connected to the official road.

As a battleground for military strategists connecting the north and the south, Xuzhou Station is definitely a big station.

But since the news of cabinet rebellion came from Jinling three days ago, this place has attracted much attention from the south.

Because urgent news coming from the north for eight hundred miles must be transferred, stopped, and repaired here before setting off again.

When everyone's discussion boils down to Zhu Houzhao's unfounded claims, they have to wait for news from the north.

This is the center of the vortex.

When the news came here, the prefect of Xuzhou led Xuzhou officials up and down here and waited anxiously.

Now... I haven't rested for almost two days and two nights, just hoping that there will be no news from the north.

But... soon, they who were watching at the door heard the rapid sound of horse hooves.

Then under the sun, a touch of red and a line of gold characters appeared.

The person who came was unexpectedly an express courier traveling eight hundred miles away.

A horse, a person, a special costume, a special bronze medal, and a special mission.

This is the eight hundred miles urgent messenger.

Their red uniforms were only embroidered with the five golden words "Eight Hundred Miles Urgent".

Faced with such a person, even the most ferocious bandit would not dare to intercept him, because to do so would be tantamount to rebellion.

Hearing this voice and seeing this rapidly approaching figure, everyone at Xuzhou Station seemed to have their acupoints touched.

Even the station staff, who had been ready to take over, were a little numb.

"Eight hundred miles urgent!"

"Change horses!"

"water!"

The messenger soon arrived at the inn. He skillfully flashed the bronze medallion that read "Emperor's Envoy". He didn't care about the horses. He sat down on the table in front of him and started drinking water and stuffing cakes. He wanted to get there in a very short time. Replenish water and food and try to reach Jinling in one breath.

"Special... Special Envoy, this... is this the 800-mile express from the capital?"

The prefect of Xuzhou hurried forward and subconsciously looked at the messenger's backpack.

The messenger glanced at him, ignored him, and continued to eat and fuck wildly.

"Ok?"

He didn't dare to delay for just five minutes. After stuffing everything into his mouth, he urged the inn.

The postman has already prepared his fast horse.

"Envoy, your horse..."

"Thanks!"

The special envoy got on his horse and whipped his whip suddenly. The fast horse was in pain, and it was like a bolt of lightning passing into the distance.

The special envoy came and left just as quickly.

It's like it's never been here.

But... the prefect of Xuzhou and everyone in the station couldn't help but look up at the sky and realized that a change in the sky was coming!

(End of this chapter)