Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 526 The Glorious Deeds of Eunuch Shu
Still the same sentence, this moment is not a formal court meeting, but a private performance, so the emperor is obviously relatively casual.

But it is often at this time that the emperor's true emotions can be seen better.

None of the ministers present had emerged from the complicated political struggles, so they naturally understood that temporary ups and downs did not represent anything.

Just like the current Shu Liang, who seems to have changed from the majestic eunuch of the East Factory to the chief eunuch of the inner palace, if he is in the imperial court, this can be regarded as a great relegation and neglect.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is not the case.

The emperor asked Shu Liang to return to the inner palace, but he didn't let anyone take over the East Factory, and also asked Shu Liang to choose a temporary replacement, obviously without any intention of taking power.

Shu Liang lost the title of Admiral of the East Factory, but the power in his hands has not diminished.

Moreover, it is well known in the court that the empress in the palace and the son of heaven are deeply affectionate. A son is as precious as his mother, so no matter whether the heir to be born is a prince or a princess, he must be extremely honorable.

At this time, the emperor handed over the important task of serving the queen to Shu Liang, which shows the meaning of trust.

This point can be seen from Shu Liang's excited appearance.

With Da Dang at his level, it doesn't really matter how much power he has, but the emperor's sincere reliance and trust is especially rare.

Although the ministers didn't know what exactly Shu Liang had done in the Xuan Mansion, they thought it was a big deal, and now that Shu Liang returned to the inner palace, the emperor might not have no intention of protecting him.

For Shu Liang, this is by no means a bad thing, but a great good thing!
However, compared to Shu Liang, the elders are obviously more concerned about what was written in the letter from the Supreme Emperor.

You know, the whole court is now waiting for the Supreme Emperor to return to the court.

Due to the importance of the emperor and the political significance of this matter itself, the whole court regards this matter as a top priority, and many government affairs have been compromised for this. I have raised the slightest dissatisfaction with the expenses.

But now, the Supreme Emperor has lost his temper and wants to stay in the Xuanfu, leaving the whole court here.

At this time, I am afraid that apart from the Supreme Emperor himself, no matter the ministers who are still waiting in the Xuanfu, or other ministers of the capital, they are all looking forward to the Supreme Emperor returning to Beijing as soon as possible and living in Nangong safely. Everyone is busy, It is not possible to turn around this matter all day.

Fortunately, the Son of Heaven is a monarch who is good at observing the hearts of his subjects, and he didn't make them wait too long, so he passed the letter to the servant next to him, said.

"Although this is a letter from home, it also talks about state affairs. Gentlemen, you might as well read it."

So, the servant took the letter and walked down the steps. Except for Hu Wei, the other elders cupped their hands in unison, and then gathered together to read the letter.

The letter is not long, especially the cabinet ministers, who are best at reading comprehension all day long.

So, very quickly, they outlined the core content.

I finally understood what the Supreme Emperor meant by "very much in line with my wishes".

Transfer to your side to be a cleaning eunuch?I'm afraid that if the first day passes, he will die suddenly the next day. The Supreme Emperor is really...

I have no points in my heart!

Who is Shu Liang, the emperor's confidant eunuch, although they don't know exactly what Shu Liang did in the Xuanfu to cause the Supreme Emperor to target such an eunuch by name, but no matter what, even if it is out of face Well, it is impossible for the emperor to hand over Shu Liang.

However, some ministers couldn't help but wonder. Although the Supreme Emperor is a scumbag in military warfare, he has received more than ten years of orthodox prince education, so he doesn't know how to advance or retreat?
Or in other words, the Supreme Emperor felt that the Emperor would not be able to keep Shu Liang from doing what he did in the Xuan Mansion?

Seeming to see their doubts, the voice of the Son of Heaven floated down faintly, and said.

"A few days ago, I got a military report saying that Liu Yongcheng, the eunuch in charge of Gansu Province, left his post without permission and led 50 soldiers to Datong without any reason. Go ahead and bring Liu Yongcheng back to the capital for questioning, and at the same time take over the responsibility of guarding the Supreme Emperor."

The answer to the mystery was finally solved, and the elders looked at each other, but they couldn't hide the turmoil in their eyes.

Although the emperor said it lightly and skillfully, the meaning revealed between the lines is shocking.

Among the eunuchs, Liu Yongcheng is one of the few who is proficient in martial arts. He has military exploits and is highly trusted by the former emperor. Otherwise, he would not have been placed as a guarding eunuch in an important military town like Gansu.

The emperor Jinkou Yuyan said that he "leaved Gansu without reason and left his post without authorization", which is naturally the case!
An eunuch, no matter how accomplished in battle, is nothing but a slave who can be disposed of at will in front of the emperor.

What's more, for a guarding eunuch like him, it is indeed taboo to leave the residence without the order of the court.

As for the real reason why Liu Yongcheng rushed to Xuanfu, most people don't even have to guess.

It must have been summoned by the Supreme Emperor!

In this way, many things are worth savoring.

To this day, the courtiers are naturally aware of what happened outside Datong City.

The majestic servant of the Ministry of Rites, in the territory of Ming Dynasty, wanted to bow down to the Supreme Emperor, but was stopped by a few Mongolians. If the Supreme Emperor hadn't protected him, those bold Mongolians would have been decapitated long ago.

But the Supreme Emperor opened his golden mouth, and it was hard for anyone to say anything else.

This incident is enough to see the uneasiness and precaution in the Supreme Emperor's heart.

Now, he called Liu Yongcheng over, naturally for this reason.

A glimpse of the leopard in the tube, just this one incident, we can see the turbulent waves hidden under the peaceful surface of Tianjia.

Of course, people say that a slap can't be slapped, and the Supreme Emperor has this attitude, so what about the Son of Heaven?

Although on the surface, the Son of Heaven is very respectful to the Supreme Emperor, but his true attitude will often be revealed when interests collide.

For example, the Supreme Emperor arbitrarily mobilized a local guarding official, even if this official was just an eunuch, it eventually triggered a violent counterattack from the emperor.

The well-known Da Dang among the courtiers, the admiral of Dongchang known for his cruelty, Shu Liang went out of Beijing overnight, without anyone notifying him, and locked Liu Yongcheng directly.

This is the attitude of the emperor!

The next words were spoken by Shu Liang. At this moment, Shu Liang still had a smile on his face, but his mood had calmed down. Following the words of the emperor, Shu Liang added to several ministers.

"When our family arrived at Xuanfu, it happened that Liu Yongcheng entered Xuanfu City with the Supreme Emperor. Speaking of this matter, our family has to say that Liu Yongcheng is really domineering. Just two days after he arrived at the Supreme Emperor's side, he colluded with the gang of Wala's guards. ’, lock the Supreme Emperor tightly.”

"Everyone knows that our family went there first to bring Liu Yongcheng back for questioning, and secondly to protect the safety of the Supreme Emperor. However, Liu Yongcheng knew that he was guilty, and dared to use the Supreme Emperor as a shield to confuse the Supreme Emperor and defy His Majesty's holy will. Let our family not get close, and only be responsible for the outer guard."

"At that time, our family was worried about being under the watchful eyes of the public, and we were afraid that if we did it at that time, it would hurt the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, when they entered the palace, our family took over the guards on the periphery first, and temporarily prohibited people from entering and leaving. In the name of charcoal fire, he entered the palace, and finally Liu Yongcheng was locked up, protecting the safety of the Supreme Emperor."

As a person who witnessed the incident, Shu Liang naturally spoke in much more detail.

However, even though he modified it more, the eyelids of the elders couldn't help but twitch.

No matter how beautiful Shu Liang's words are, as long as what he said is true.

Forcibly sealing off the palace, forcibly breaking into the holy car, ignoring the presence of the Supreme Emperor, forcibly locking Liu Yongcheng, all these things can't help but make people admire.

This father-in-law Shu Liang is really a lunatic!

If such a big matter is really on the line, it is enough to charge him with treason.

But he, with a copy of the emperor's order to arrest people in his arms, dared to make such a scene, no wonder the emperor was so arrogant.

It is conceivable that since the Supreme Emperor was present at the scene at that time, he must have stopped it.

However, Shu Liang came back, not only came back, but also brought Liu Yongcheng back, which shows that it is completely useless for the Supreme Emperor to stop him...

However this is just the beginning.

Everyone knows that Shu Liang is crazy in his bones, but few people notice that he is a person who is very good at observing words and expressions, otherwise, he would not be reused by the emperor so quickly.

Therefore, when the emperor opened his mouth and took the initiative to bring up the topic, Shu Liang quickly understood the emperor's intention.

Although the matter of the Xuan Mansion was settled peacefully in the end, and the news was controlled in the General Military Mansion, after all, there were so many officers and soldiers and the ministers were present.

Tao Jin and others will always submit the details to the imperial court.

This is why the emperor asked him to go to the harem to avoid the limelight for the time being.

Now that the disposition has been decided, what needs to be stabilized is the public opinion in the foreign court. Therefore, at this time, it is time to reveal the details to the bosses of the cabinet.

After watching these people slowly digest the news, Shu Liang continued to add details, said.

"At that time, our family entered the inner courtyard, and seeing Liu Yongcheng and others never leaving the Supreme Emperor, we had an idea, and conveyed the emperor's order on the spot, hoping that the Supreme Emperor could go to the Tumu Castle to pay homage to the dead officers and soldiers. At that time, our family thought, The Supreme Emperor came to the stage to offer sacrifices, so Liu Yongcheng and others will not be too impolite and follow the altar."

"But I didn't expect that Liu Yongcheng, a thief, dared to deceive the Supreme Emperor, refused to pay homage to the dead officers and soldiers, and dared to disobey His Majesty's imperial edict on the spot, leading a group of Mongolian 'guards' who claimed to be vassals of the Ming Dynasty, and magnanimously refused to kneel."

"Our family can't condone such rebellious behavior, so we locked up Liu Yongcheng and all the soldiers he brought with him on the spot. As for the Mongols who professed their submission but had no reverence in their hearts, they looked at it for the sake of the Supreme Emperor. , our family also punished them slightly, punished them fifty times, and let them go back."

Shu Liang said it lightly, but after listening to the elders, they were startled and couldn't help but smile wryly.

Mr. Shu, the owner of Dongchang, don't you feel that you are contradicting what you said?

I just said that I was afraid of arresting people in the palace and hurting the Supreme Emperor, so I wanted to arrest people while the Supreme Emperor was on the stage to pay homage, but because of a group of Mongolians who disrespected the imperial edict, they fought on the spot.

This... when you do it, aren't you afraid of hurting the Supreme Emperor?

Never trust the words of the parties involved!

Therefore, the bosses automatically filtered out all kinds of modified words of Shu Liang, and silently restored the truth in their hearts.

The Supreme Emperor first transferred Liu Yongcheng to his side as a personal guard, and then Shu Liang arrived. As the emperor's confidant, the Supreme Emperor must have been very wary of him.

However, Shu Liang was eloquent and for some reason persuaded the Supreme Emperor to hand over the "peripheral" guards to him.

Then he took chicken feathers as arrows and directly surrounded the palace. Then, he directly led people to forcibly break into the palace. First, he wanted the Supreme Emperor to go on stage to pay homage to the dead officers and soldiers. The Supreme Emperor would definitely not be willing to do this.

Therefore, Shu Liang simply put the blame on Liu Yongcheng, saying that he was afraid of being blamed when he returned to Beijing, so he bewitched the Supreme Emperor to keep him by his side. For this reason, he did not hesitate to let the Supreme Emperor ignore the overall situation, and did not even go to pay homage to the dead officers and soldiers.

In the end, I got the reason, so naturally I have no scruples!

He arrested people on the spot, and beat up those dozens of Mongolian guards by the way.

The elders can all imagine the chaotic scene at that time, and the deep fear in the Taishang Emperor's heart when Shu Liang made a move.

You know, since the Supreme Emperor has such a strong heart of defense, apart from the people brought by Liu Yongcheng and the Mongolian guards, there must be no other troops in the inner courtyard.

And what Shu Liang did at that time was to lock up all the guards around the Supreme Emperor and take them into custody.

In other words, in this situation, Shu Liang has actually controlled the life of the Supreme Emperor!
The bosses can't help but have a thought that they know it shouldn't be, but they can't help it...

I don't know if the Supreme Emperor at that time remembered that night in Tumubao.

The army is in chaos, there is no one around to guard, life and death are in the hands of the people, as long as the other party moves a finger, their own lives are in danger.

Perhaps, this is the reason why the Supreme Emperor was so resolute this time, he did not hesitate to stay in the Xuanfu and not return, nor was he willing to back down.

But the Son of Heaven...

Well, this is the first time that the elders really felt the real embarrassment brought about by the complicated relationship of the Tian family.

No wonder the emperor asked Shu Liang to return to Kunning Palace as the chief eunuch, but that's all!
This is the signal given by the emperor, and this matter is over.

However, the Supreme Emperor will definitely not be satisfied with this result, he still stays in the Xuan Mansion, just waiting for a satisfactory result.

The problem is that the emperor's attitude is obviously equally tough.

The old man dealt with Shu Liang first, and then revealed the details to the officials. To use an inappropriate word, this move was called killing first and playing later. This kind of action itself represented determination.

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Ao tentatively opened his mouth and said.

"Your Majesty, although Eunuch Shu did this according to his will, there is something wrong with it. Since His Majesty has already punished him, the Supreme Emperor will not hold on to it, but this is the ceremony of welcome, is it..."

In any case, steps are always given.

In this letter, the Supreme Emperor put forward two conditions, one is to be comfortable, and the other is to simplify the welcoming ceremony.

Of course, this simplified operation is based on the wishes of the Supreme Emperor.

The emperor's suburban welcome, the group of ministers' greetings, and the visit to the Holy Mother and the Empress Dowager in the palace are not simplistic. The real simplistic ones are worshiping heaven, offering sacrifices to temples, and issuing edicts from the Imperial Palace. These few events with strong political significance link.

But this, well, these are actually very difficult to simplify.

The reason is that since this matter can be implemented to this extent, it shows that there is a consensus among the officials.

The Son of Heaven and the Supreme Emperor, their respective powers and the limits of their intervention in the great affairs, are the parts that everyone hopes to be able to clearly delineate.

Therefore, if these simplicity are saved, it will be easy to handle for a while, but in the long run, there must be hidden dangers, not to mention, the Son of Heaven may not be willing.

Sure enough, the emperor glanced at Wang Ao, said calmly.

"The Ministry of Rites and the yamen have already made a lot of arrangements in the early stage. Isn't it a waste of manpower and material resources to stop now? Don't worry for now, the Supreme Emperor is just emotionally surging for a while. When he calms down, he will return to the court."

　The first day of the month is Dazhang, which seems to be a bad omen...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)