Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 513 The reason
Following the direction Shu Liang pointed, Yu Qian and Yang Hong looked over.

In the distance, there was a team, about 300 people, walking slowly towards the Tumu Fort. The leader was Tao Jin, the chief military officer of the Xuan Mansion, followed by Du Ning, Geng Jiuchou, Li Xian, Zhu Jian and other civil servants. Riding against the wind, the sleeves of my clothes fluttered.

In the center of the team is a bright yellow carriage.

The emperor is here!

Seeing this situation, both Yu Qian and Yang Hong couldn't help being a little surprised.

The reason why the two of them came here was because they had received the emperor's edict, so they took it for granted that they knew what happened in Xuanfu.

That day, what Shu Liang said in the inner courtyard of the General Military Mansion was not all to persecute Zhu Qizhen, but part of it was indeed the truth.

It is also the original words of the Son of Heaven.

"... 20 officers and soldiers died in the civil war to cover the Supreme Emperor's breakout. Although they failed in the end, they paid their lives for it."

"Now that the Supreme Emperor has returned to Beijing safely, I should give them an explanation to let them know that their sacrifice was not in vain. Only in this way can the spirits of these officers and soldiers rest in peace..."

Therefore, this sacrifice is imperative.

If the Supreme Emperor is unwilling to come, Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Yang Hong, the former Chief Military Officer of the Xuanfu, will preside over him instead.

Not long after, the team in the distance gradually approached, and the carriage stopped a hundred steps ahead.

Yu Qian and Yang Hong looked at each other, and at the same time raised their steps to meet him, Shu Liang naturally followed closely behind, and the three of them walked towards the car at the same time...

Time goes back to yesterday.

In the inner courtyard of the General Military Mansion.

After seeing off Du Ning and Zhu Jian, Yuan Bin returned to the room, only to find that the Supreme Emperor was sitting on the couch with a dazed expression on his face.

"His Majesty?"

He called out tentatively, and saw the Supreme Emperor waved his hand at him, saying.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

After a brief pause, Zhu Qizhen sighed suddenly, looked at Yuan Bin and Ha Ming and continued.

"The only ones I can trust now are you two. Tell me, should I go to the civil memorial ceremony?"

This……

Yuan Bin and Ha Ming glanced at each other, both hesitant, they knew in their hearts that the Supreme Emperor actually felt ashamed about the Civil War.

However, once the sacrifice is over, it is bound to be equivalent to admitting one's mistakes, which is also difficult for the Supreme Emperor to accept.

However, as far as Yuan Bin himself was concerned, he still felt that the Supreme Emperor should pay homage to him.

It's just how to say this, but it needs to be carefully considered.

So, after hesitating for a moment, Yuan Binfang said cautiously.

"Your Majesty, regardless of victory or defeat, it is customary to pay homage to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. You are an honorable person. If you are willing to go there to pay homage, it will be the honor of these soldiers. If you don't want to, send your generals there The sacrifice is the same."

"However, the Xuan Mansion is not too far from the Tumu Fort. If His Majesty does not go there, there may be discussions in the court."

"This minister's foolish opinion, please think twice."

Zhu Qizhen's face was a bit ugly, but he didn't speak, but showed a hint of thought.

However, the time of silence was rather long.

After a while, Zhu Qizhen was noncommittal to Yuan Bin's words, and asked with his head tilted.

"Ha Ming, what do you think?"

As a result, the two of them knew each other, and Ha Ming hesitated for a moment, and said.

"Although what Lieutenant Yuan said is reasonable, the most urgent task of His Majesty right now is to return to Beijing as soon as possible. Only in this way can the country be stable and the clan and society rest in peace. It's also a small love, and it's necessary to let go of it for the time being, and return to Beijing as the most important thing."

Although Yuan Bin has been awarded the hereditary commander, General Jia Guangwei, in fact, has risen from a low-ranking officer to a real nobleman.

However, there was a life-and-death friendship in Yibei, sharing weal and woe. In private, both Zhu Qizhen and Ha Ming maintained their original titles for Yuan Bin.

This sentence is considered to be a step forward for the Supreme Emperor.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen said logically.

"Of course I want to pay my respects. After all, these soldiers died for me. However, you have also seen that Shu Liang's servant is pressing me every step of the way. The matter of breaking into the palace."

"I'm on the road now, and I can't do it alone. The Holy Mother and many ministers I can trust are all in the capital. Only by returning to the capital as soon as possible can I truly settle down. Therefore, the memorial service can only be done after returning to the capital. Time to find it."

There was no one around at the moment, and Zhu Qizhen was a little less apprehensive in speaking, and expressed his concerns cryptically.

Of course, the biggest reason why he said this was because, on the one hand, Yuan Bin and Ha Ming felt in trouble with him, and he didn't want them to feel jealous of him. , he should go to pay homage.

On the other hand, it was because, as he himself said, he really had no one at hand, and the only ones he could really trust now were Yuan Bin and Ha Ming.

Therefore, Yuan Bin and Ha Ming kowtowed together and said.

"Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Qizhen waved his hand, but the worried look on his face didn't abate in the slightest, and there was even a trace of uneasiness inexplicably.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly asked Yuan Bin.

"Yuan Bin, the last time you came to Beijing, you said you met the emperor, so in your opinion, what kind of person is the emperor?"

This question is obviously more difficult to answer, Yuan Bin said with a trace of cold sweat on his face.

"Your Majesty, it is disrespectful to judge the emperor by a minister, how dare a minister talk about the emperor indiscriminately..."

Zhu Qizhen was already upset at the moment, but after hearing this, he became even more angry for no reason, and reprimanded him.

"I told you to say it and you said it. There is no one else here, so what are you afraid of?"

After Yuan Bin finished speaking, he also regretted for a while, knowing that he had said the wrong thing.

You know, although it is said that the position of heaven has been fixed now, the Supreme Emperor has never been able to adapt to this change. Therefore, they are usually very careful about this kind of thing, but his carelessness just now touched the Supreme Emperor's heart the thorn.

At the moment, Yuan Bin didn't dare to hesitate any longer, pondered for a moment, and carefully considered his words.

"Returning to Your Majesty, when I was in Beijing, I only met... and the emperor twice. The first time was when I was in court at the Fengtian Palace. At that time, I was going to hear the case of the mission. I was confused, so I was taken as a witness. Later Once, it was in the Hall of Martial Arts, where several important ministers and the Holy Mother were present, the minister and Master Zhu reported the situation of Wala, and finally agreed to send a mission to meet Wala."

Yuan Bin had said these things in detail before, but now he mentions them again, one is to lay the groundwork, and the other is to organize words and sentences.

At this point, Yuan Bin paused for a while, secretly raised his head to glance at the face of the Supreme Emperor, and then said.

"According to my subject, this person is decisive and has a variety of methods. At that time, several adults including Zhang Fu, Xu Bin, etc., took advantage of the power of the British government to make a comeback, but they all failed. They were resolved one by one, and even in the end, Zhang Fu and the other adults had no choice but to use the minister to break the situation and bear the charges, but this road was also blocked by the emperor. The minister felt at the time that Zhang Fu and the others Every step of my lord has been foreseen in advance, which shows the plan of the emperor."

"Besides, in the Hall of Martial Heroes, the emperor seems to be respectful to the Holy Mother, but in fact, I can see that when the ministers speak carefully, the Holy Mother has to give way deliberately, so I feel that, The current court situation... has almost been controlled by the emperor."

Zhu Qizhen sneered, but didn't say much, just said.

"Sure enough, he is my good brother, just for a year, heh..."

Yuan Bin and Ha Ming looked at each other, they did not speak tacitly, but quietly exited the room, they knew in their hearts that at this time, the Supreme Emperor does not need others to be present.

However, not long after they left the door, Li Xian walked in from outside, with a complicated expression on his face, he hesitated for a moment before he spoke.

"General Yuan, this is just sent by the Ministry of Rites. The imperial court welcomes the Supreme Emperor's detailed ceremonial note, please General Yuan to forward it."

It will take some time for the guards of the mission to be transferred, even if they are transferred, Zhu Qizhen is not completely at ease with them, so, from this moment on, Yuan Bin and Ha Ming are guarding the door day and night.

Yuan Bin asked while taking the note from Li Xian.

"Didn't you send a copy before? Why, the Ministry of Rites has made new changes?"

Li Xian nodded, showing an indescribable expression, said.

"There are indeed some adjustments in details. General Yuan, I still have some things to do. Therefore, it is inconvenient to leave any more. Please forward this note to the Supreme Emperor."

Let's talk, Li Xian turned around and left, as if he was afraid that if he stayed for a while, he would not be able to leave.

Yuan Bin frowned, instinctively feeling something was wrong.

Although he didn't know Li Xian before, he also knew that he had followed the Supreme Emperor to the Northern Expedition, so he should be regarded as the Supreme Emperor's close minister.

Moreover, Li Xian was the most excited when he saw the Supreme Emperor when he was outside Datong City. Yuan Bin can still vividly remember that scene.

Therefore, Li Xian should not be the kind of person who avoids the Supreme Emperor and is afraid of it.

It's just a ceremonial note, he can send it in by himself, the Supreme Emperor might not refuse to summon him, but now, Li Xian looks like he is avoiding something...

Shaking his head, Yuan Bin looked at the note in his hand, turned around and entered the room.

Then, he could see with the naked eye that the hand of the Supreme Emperor holding Yizhu began to tremble uncontrollably, his face flushed red, he slapped the table, and slammed the teacup on the ground, making a crisp sound, furious .

"On the contrary, on the contrary, how dare these bastards from the Ministry of Rites bully me like this? Is Hu Ying dead? There is also the cabinet, Wang Ao, Yu Shiyue, I treat them well, but now, they are so persecuted by me , it's really the opposite!"

Although Yuan Bin didn't know what happened, he finally understood why Li Xian didn't want to send this note by himself.

"Your Majesty calm down, it's important to take care of the dragon's body!"

Immediately kneeling on the ground, Yuan Bin secretly picked up the note, and with a glance over it, he knew exactly what Li Xian was referring to by "adjustments in details".

As early as when he first arrived in Datong, the Ministry of Rituals had sent a note, which included the list of ministers who were waiting for him from various places, the itinerary of the Supreme Emperor, as well as the etiquette and palaces for waiting in various places.

In addition, it also describes in detail the specific procedures of the emperor's visit to the emperor, offering sacrifices to the heavens, offering sacrifices to the Taimiao, and meeting the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother after the Supreme Emperor returned to Beijing.

At that time, the Supreme Emperor was quite satisfied.

Being in the bitter cold place like Yibei for a year has made Zhu Qizhen pay more attention to etiquette and rituals, and regard them as a symbol of status.

Among other things, at least Tianzijiao welcomes this item, which means that he, the Supreme Emperor, is still the king of all officials, the father of all people, and even the current emperor has to go out of the city to greet him in person.

Except, to sacrifice to the Taimiao...

After all, he lost the battle and went to see the ancestral tablet, Zhu Qizhen still felt a little guilty.

However, the Ministry of Rites also stated in the notes to the rituals that welcoming the suburbs, offering sacrifices to heaven, and offering sacrifices to temples is a complete set of rituals, and if any of them are missing, it is not in accordance with the ritual system.

Either the whole set of ceremonies had to go, or the Supreme Emperor could simply be sent to Dong'an Gate in a sedan chair, and then after the courtiers had an audience, they would enter Nangong.

Compared with the latter, for Zhu Qizhen, of course he still prefers grand ceremonies.

Therefore, this little displeasure was suppressed.

Anyway, what you have to face is the tablet of the ancestor, not the ancestor himself, so there is nothing to be afraid of...

However, this set of rituals is extremely complicated and has many details, so it is inevitable that there will be revisions and additions one after another. For example, the one just sent by the Ministry of Rites now contains two important documents.

One is the sacrificial oration when offering sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple, and the other is a draft of the imperial edict that was announced to the ministers after entering the Fengtian Temple.

After such a quick scan, Yuan Bin came across a few words that were extremely eye-catching.

"...Heaven punished me, and I was left in captivity... I have been repeatedly honored by the Holy Mother, the Holy Empress Dowager, and the Emperor's virtuous brother, and I have sent people to welcome them... Humiliated the country and mourned the teacher, and defiled the ancestral temple... Now it belongs to the Dynasty, no face to see the ancestors of the ancestral temple..."

This is a sacrificial oration, and the draft of the following edict is even more impolite.

"...I didn't understand, I was wronged by power and treachery, and I fell into the imperial court...Trying to write to my brother, the throne of the Zen emperor, the artifact of the classics, and enshrining the ancestors...Since I return to Beijing, major events are unpredictable. , my younger brother Wei Yier..."

Seeing every word and every sentence, Yuan Bin was terrified and knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.

This is more than just slapping the Taishanghuang in the face, this is obviously hitting and hitting, almost stepping on the ground.

And more importantly, since this note was sent in the name of the Ministry of Rites, it shows that it is not only the emperor's intention, but also the civil and military officials' intention.

In other words, there is no room for modification!

This was the biggest reason why the Supreme Emperor was so furious.

The room became quiet, only the sound of Zhu Qizhen panting heavily, which was extremely obvious.

Yuan Bin knelt on the ground, not daring to move.

I don't know how long it took, the room became completely quiet, with his head lowered, Yuan Bin could feel how gloomy the Supreme Emperor's gaze was.

He felt that he couldn't go on like this, and was thinking about how to persuade him, when he heard the voice of the First Supreme Emperor.

"Yuan Bin, go and inform Du Ning, Zhu Jian and others that tomorrow I will go to the Tumu Fortress to pay homage to the fallen soldiers."

This sentence was very calm, but Yuan Bin could feel the intense emotions hidden under the calm.

Yuan Bin raised his head and opened his mouth, but before he could ask, the Supreme Emperor sneered.

"Aren't they just trying to embarrass me? Then it doesn't matter if I do what they want. The clay figurine is still angry, so I want to see if he can handle some things!"

　A bigger chapter...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)