Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 36
The rain outside had almost stopped, and water droplets fell on the palace bricks from time to time on the eaves, making a crisp sound.

In the Jiyi Hall, the atmosphere became more and more depressing.

Everyone bowed their heads and said nothing, only Jin Ying's dry voice kept ringing.

"After the banquet, the Emperor of Thieves withdrew to fifteen miles outside of Datong City."

"In the evening, the emperor will order Yuan Bin to enter Datong City again to get gold, silver, wealth and silk, and then reward him first."

"It will take several hours for Guo Deng to collect money and silk, and he will send him back to Yuan Bin, and secretly let him pass the word to the emperor. When the night falls, he will order the soldiers to transport the gold and silver into the camp first, and take the opportunity to send the elite sentry five. Name, take advantage of the night to lie in the camp, and when the thieves and captives relax their vigilance, welcome the emperor out of the captive camp and go to the Shifo Temple to rest for a while.

Jin Ying read without emotion, but the minister below heard this and raised his head involuntarily.

Originally, there were those who secretly scolded Guo Deng and other guards for being spineless, but also silently retracted these words.

Datong is an important border town. Although Guangning Bo Liu An unexpectedly stayed in Datong to garrison, in fact, it was Guo Deng, the governor of the same city, who really held the military power.

Guo Deng was a rare general in the orthodox dynasty. He came from a family of generals and was the grandson of Guo Ying, Marquis of Wuding.

As a general guarding Datong, although Guo Deng does not have the profound qualifications of Yang Hong, he also has the right to arbitrarily decide.

It is impossible for him to be ignorant of the nature of the thief's aggressiveness.

Come to think of it, the reason why he repeatedly backed down and kept meeting the demands of the thieves and captives was to let them relax their vigilance and take the opportunity to save the emperor.

Frankly speaking, this plan is risky!
After all, even if the vigilance of the thieves and captives is relaxed, they must be heavily guarded in the face of the bright future.

But since Guo Deng dared to propose this plan, he must be somewhat confident...

Thinking of Guo Deng and other guards, who specially set up a banquet to entertain the thieves guarding the emperor during the day, the ministers became more firm in their guesses.

When the army goes to war, it is strictly forbidden to drink alcohol!
The thieves labored on the expedition, and the supplies were in short supply, so they must have not drunk for a long time.

Now that Daming's hospitality is here, isn't it still open to drinking?

Even with Shangguan restraint, the original strict defense system will inevitably have loopholes.

Therefore, from this point of view, the plan to rescue the emperor is still not small.

So rare, the elders who felt a little tired after discussing for a long time, all tensed their heartstrings, did not dare to utter a word, and stared at the military newspaper in Jin Ying's hand...

"It was night, Yuan Bin entered the city again to get the reward, and sent the order: "I am the Son of Heaven, my life is in the sky, and now I am in a captive camp. If anything goes wrong, I will take it from my own destiny, and you will guard the generals. The main thing is to stick to the city, if someone from the thief camp comes to pass the news, you must check the sincerity and falsehood, and be careful not to believe it.”

"Chen Liu An, Guo Deng, Fang Shan, and Zhang Tong are the same."

Jin Ying closed the military newspaper, handed it back to Zhu Qiyu, and then retreated.

The ministers knew that the military report was over...

In order to paralyze the enemy, tens of thousands of taels of silver were invested and the rescue operation carefully planned was rejected by the emperor.

All the ministers present looked at each other in dismay, and for a moment, they didn't know what it was like.

The ups and downs are too fast, making them a little unacceptable for a while.

Although the emperor said it well, there are signs of admitting mistakes in his words, but unfortunately, it is a bit late...

If the emperor could be so frank when he first met the Datong general in the day before, the courtiers might have a better impression of the emperor in their hearts.

After all, knowing mistakes can be corrected, and good is great.

But now, the emperor did vaguely admit his mistake, but that was just to cover up his cowardice.

In the final analysis, he was afraid that the rescue operation would fail and his safety would be threatened.

In this regard, the ministers present felt the same as Der Spiegel.

Recalling that before the expedition, he was proud and invincible, and kept saying that he wanted to reproduce the heroic appearance of his father and grandfather.

Now, look at this cowardly and disrespectful emperor who is desperate to save his life...

The courtiers are all complicated.

Fortunately, the last two sentences sounded reliable and not so disappointing.

But the implied meaning is nothing more than to keep the general's heart steadfast, so that they don't want to think about it any more and plan an armed rescue.

At this time, Zhu Qiyu spoke up.

He first glanced at the hall for a week, and then spoke carefully, as if every sentence had been carefully considered.

"This military report shows the meaning of the emperor's brother."

"In this battle, heaven is to blame, the thieves and captives are treacherous, and the emperor's brother was accidentally caught in the thief's camp. Fortunately, the emperor's brother knew the righteousness and detected the hearts of the thieves and captives early, in order to prevent the thieves from taking advantage of the opportunity to be murderous and relying on the emperor. Make my court, willing to put myself in danger, this is the righteousness of the sincere king to die."

???

The minister present had a question mark on his face.

This... can you say that?
Many people reacted instantly, and what Prince Yun was referring to was the last few sentences in the military newspaper.

...if there is any danger, I will take it from my own destiny...

... If someone from the thief camp has some information, they must check the authenticity, and be careful not to believe it...

Obviously, it was just that the emperor refused Guo Deng's words to rob the camp because of fear.

When it came to Prince Yun, it became.

...willing to be in danger...

...the great justice of the king's death

Does this really mean that their majesty, the emperor who rejoices in meritorious deeds, acts erratically, is cowardly and incompetent, and does everything he can to save his life... (list omitted here)?

After Gao Gu and Chen Xun heard it, their eyelids jumped, and they had a vague premonition of something.

Zhu Qiyu ignored them, holding the military newspaper, stood up on the steps, and said solemnly.

"As ministers, we should be in a state of mind, obey the public opinion, and forcefully reject the needless demands of the thieves and captives, and expressly order the generals to guard the gates and guard the city gates. If the order is chaotic, the guards can directly reject it, and my imperial court should also be strictly guarded, prepare a mission, and send an ambassador to Oara in the name of the country to welcome back the emperor!"

"Everyone, what do you think?"

Although he was asking the officials, Zhu Qiyu was facing Chen Xun and Gao Gu.

However, before the two of them spoke, Yu Qian stepped forward and kowtowed.

"The minister must die in order to repay God's grace."

Immediately afterwards, Yu Shiyue, the head of the Dali Temple, also stood up and bowed to the ground together.

Then, Jiang Yuan, the minister of punishment, Shen Yi, the minister of households, and all the ministers bowed down during the service of the six divisions...

Until Chen Yi, the censor of the left capital, got up and said.

"The words of the lord, the sacred will above, and the sentiments of the people below, are the policies of the country, and the ministers should follow them."

The real boss made a statement, and he knelt down with a hula la.

Immediately after that, Wang Zhi, the minister of officials, also stood up under everyone's attention and cupped his hands.

"The emperor's heart is in the ancestral temple of Jiangshan. As human ministers, how dare we disregard the government? The minister also agrees."

Gao Gu and Chen Xun saw waves of ministers in the hall kneeling down, until they saw Wang Zhi also stand up, they knew...

The real trend is here!

No matter if this is King Yun deliberately misinterpreting the emperor's words, or the ministers are completely disappointed with what the emperor has done.

In short, the general trend has been completed, and the offenders are unwise...

With a silent sigh in his heart, the two of them also came out, bowed to the ground, and said.

"Follow the king's orders."

Zhu Qiyu finally breathed a sigh of relief as he looked at the crowd of people below.

In the previous life, this military report did not cause any waves, and it did not even spread among the ministers, but only in the hands of a few important officials of the court.

The main reason is that the content of the military newspaper is too embarrassing!
That is why the former courtiers felt angry and ashamed. They ordered the guards to open the city, frequently asked for gold and silver, and even ordered the inspection of the homes of heroes to comfort the thieves.

Every piece of the pile, all the officials of the court were embarrassed, and they were all ashamed to publish it in the general newspaper.

In addition, at this time in the previous life, Zhu Qiyu was still in a panic, and there was never this court meeting, which twisted the ministers into a single rope.

At that time, there was a lot of discussion in the court, and the voices in favor of making concessions to rescue the emperor were far stronger than they are now.

Before the situation became clear, Wang Zhi and Hu Yu and other bigwigs neither supported nor opposed it.

Yu Qian and Yu Shiyue, who advocate fighting hard, are alone, and even if they want to make a fuss about this military newspaper, they are not able to do it.

So in the end, this military newspaper was only circulated at the upper level, and it was pressed to the bottom of the box of the Ministry of War.

But in this life, Zhu Qiyu knew in advance that there would be such a military newspaper.

Therefore, I had already agreed with Yu Qian, and asked him to give orders to the guards of each pass to report them every day.

When he was discussing matters just now, he had painstakingly induced, causing the crowd in the hall to be turbulent, and a voice of support for Yu Qian.

In the end, with the addition of this military newspaper, Wang Zhi was forced to express his position, thus forming the real trend at the moment...

Gao Gu and Chen Xun have been ups and downs in the court for many years, and I have to say that they have a lot of experience.

The fake general trend and the real general trend are very different.

But they forgot that a false general trend is also a general trend. No matter how false the general trend is, as long as it rides the east wind, it will immediately turn from false to real, and become a real general trend!
This military newspaper is the east wind that Zhu Qiyu is waiting for.

Once the contents of this military newspaper are made public, the actions of the emperor will surely chill the hearts of the ministers.

The arrogance of thieves and captives will also make these proud civil and military officials feel extremely humiliated.

In addition, Zhu Qiyu cleverly misinterpreted the emperor's words.

According to the words of the Son of Heaven, with such a perfect pretense, even if Wang Zhi doesn't stand up, the overall situation is settled today.

After all, though most of the time, that small group of top executives decides everything.

But when all the courtiers have the same idea, let alone Wang Zhi and the others, even the emperor should avoid his edge!

Watching all the ministers walk out of the Jiyi Hall, Zhu Qiyu let out a long sigh of relief.

His arrangement was finally not in vain.

When the content of today's discussion spreads, I am afraid that the entire court and opposition will no longer have any voices advocating for concessions...

Zhu Qiyu converged his thoughts, retracted his gaze, and placed it on the person in front of him.

Just now, he dismissed the ministers, but only one person remained.

Yu Qian!

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