Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 535 I Don't Understand
Zhu Qiyu sat on the throne with a calm expression, showing no signs of happiness or anger.

As everyone in the cabinet guessed, this court meeting is a touchstone for the cabinet.

Shu Liang must be protected, there is no doubt about it.

The golden knife case in his previous life taught him too profound a lesson. Those who are capable under his command should be protected even if they committed some taboos.

Besides, this matter is not difficult at all.

The crux of the matter is nothing more than the Supreme Emperor's refusal to return to the capital. Someone needs to take responsibility for this matter. In this case, it doesn't matter if it is Shu Liang or Liu Yongcheng.

Zhu Qizhen's sudden decision during the civil memorial ceremony did catch Zhu Qiyu by surprise, but it was just like what he said to Queen Mother Wu that day.

The general trend is with me!

Today, he already has enough ability to deal with these changes.

Therefore, when a memorabilia of the crown prince leaving the court was handed over, naturally someone was more anxious than him to ask Zhu Qizhen to return to Beijing.

From this point of view, in fact, Shu Liang didn't have to go to the palace, and after hiding in the harem for two months, everything would naturally be calm.

However, considering the court situation, he still let Shu Liang come forward.

It's not that he needs to explain something in front of the officials, but that Zhu Qiyu's test for the cabinet needs Shu Liang's help.

Zhu Qiyu saw the whole scene just now.

Regarding the response given by the cabinet, he can only say... Barely pass!
Although the few ministers in the cabinet now, it should be said that they have done their best to use their connections for those who use their connections, and those who should go to battle in person.

However, there is no doubt that the most important reason why this questioning was handled lightly in the end was that Shu Liang himself had already prepared his speech.

Or to put it another way, when Shu Liang did these things, he left a way out for himself.

Although, without the activities of the cabinet, Shu Liang might not even have the chance to defend himself in the court, these Qingliu Kedao would never listen to the "sophistry" of a "treacherous eunuch".

But after all, the current cabinet cannot fully assume the responsibility of reconciling internal and external affairs.

When will they be able to act differently than they are now in a state of disunity, and if they can calm the public opinion outside the court without Shu Liang going to the palace, then they will be considered to have truly fulfilled the duties of the cabinet.

However, there are too many factors involved, and the cabinet cannot be blamed entirely, so Zhu Qiyu will count them as a pass.

Gently nodded, the emperor Yuyin hung down.

"Shu Liang's behavior exceeded the rules and his words were inappropriate. He was resigned from the post of admiral of the East Factory, handed over twenty responsibilities to the inner court, and sent to serve in Kunning Palace. A three-month salary will not be an exception."

Although the result had been known for a long time, the emperor's punishment for Shu Liang was indeed a little light, and the officials below couldn't help but set off another low-pitched discussion.

However, at this time, the emperor's tone turned slightly colder, and he said lightly.

"As for Liu Yongcheng, the eunuch in charge of Gansu Province, he left the residence without purpose. I am very disappointed..."

"Where is Jin Yiwei?"

So, outside the main hall, a group of Jinyiwei squad of about ten people quickly poured in. The leader was wearing a flamboyant flying fish robe, and it was Lu Zhong, the commander of Jinyiwei, who came personally.

"Immediately go to the imperial prison, lift Liu Yongcheng outside the Meridian Gate, and kill him with a stick!"

After the voice fell, the hall quickly fell silent.

A group of elders, especially the censors, fell silent.

They expected that the emperor would punish Liu Yongcheng severely, but they didn't expect that the emperor would kill him with a stick as soon as he opened his mouth.

Is desertion of duty so serious a crime?

You know, before this, the imperial court has experienced many turmoil, but no one has been killed for crimes.

Although these censors clamored, they wanted to punish Shu Liangming.

But in fact, they never really thought about taking Shu Liang's life.

After all, those are the few big pengs among the inner ministers, and their status is comparable to the ministers of the foreign court.

Therefore, they felt that the final and heaviest punishment would be to demote Shu Liang and Jin Ying far away, and never return to the capital for the rest of their lives. This was enough.

Now, by mistake, Shu Liang was handled lightly, but Liu Yongcheng was about to die.

Although Liu Yongcheng's reputation among the eunuchs is not good, but he has guarded Gansu for many years and has made many military exploits. Even if he is an eunuch, he can't help but make them feel a little sad.

With Dongchang Pearl and Jade ahead, Jin Yiwei is naturally not far behind.

After Commander Lu received the order, he exited the main hall neatly, needless to say, he has already gone to pick someone up.

In the court class, several ministers showed signs of struggle, as if they wanted to say a few words for Liu Yongcheng.

However, in the end, no one stood up.

Suppressing eunuchs is the consensus of civil servants!
Although Liu Yongcheng is very pitiful, he is an eunuch after all, and the emperor has no place for civil servants to intervene when he wants to deal with eunuchs.

What's more, they were so outraged to deal with Shu Liang just now, if they speak up for Liu Yongcheng at this time, wouldn't they be slapping themselves in the face?

If someone makes use of the topic again, saying that among them they secretly make friends with the eunuchs who guard the local area, it will be even more embarrassing.

So, in the end, no one in the hall spoke.

It was so silent for a while, and several ministers came out to play one after another.

Among them, there is even a candidate for the East Palace lecturer, but the old man's mind has drifted to nowhere.

But this is also normal, the lecturers in the Eastern Palace are very demanding, and basically they can only be selected from the Hanlin Academy.

Therefore, it has nothing to do with ordinary officials.

At most, it is the bosses at the top, it depends on who you want to support.

Therefore, the final candidate was the two books "Emperor Ming Zu Xun" and "Imperial Emperor Xun", and the cabinet ministers took turns to read them for the prince.

The classics "University", "The Doctrine of the Mean" and "The Classic of Filial Piety" were selected from the Hanlin Academy, who has a long history of seniority and knowledge. Most importantly, he once taught at the Imperial College and has a lot of experience in teaching students. modest.

However, to the surprise of the ministers, the last and most basic "Three Character Classic", "Hundred Family Surnames" and "Thousand Character Classic" were finally selected by Hanlin editors whom no one is optimistic about. , Wanan.

As for the reason, it is also incredible.

It is said that it was the advice given by the Queen Mother of the Palace, who felt that Wan An was a dignified figure, and he would be able to teach the prince well.

Originally, there was no difficulty in enlightening readings like Sanbaiqian, and anyone in the Imperial Academy could teach it.

Now, since Empress Dowager Sun has passed on the word, the cabinet will naturally not lose face.

After all, the Crown Prince's departure from the cabinet had already offended the Empress Dowager Sun once. At this time, there was no need to provoke her again.

His Royal Highness's studies are now a foregone conclusion.

However, the emperor had no intention of disbanding the court. In desperation, the officials of various ministries had no choice but to report all the trivial matters that were prepared to be written in the memorial book and did not need to be discussed in the early court.

Just half an hour later, an attendant walked in from outside the hall, and immediately after, Lu Zhong, the commander of Jin Yiwei, strode into the hall and prostrated himself in the tunnel.

"Report to Your Majesty, I was ordered by the Holy Order to be imprisoned, and the eunuch Liu Yongcheng, who received a stick of 140, has now died! I come to reply to the order, and please check it with Your Majesty."

As he said that, Lu Zhong waved his hand, and several Jinyi guards carried stretchers into the hall.

The person on the shelf has already died.

The officials glanced at it, and couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.

140 Two rods, what kind of beating will people look like?To say it's bloody is an understatement.

The man on the stretcher could vaguely see his strong body, but he was no longer breathing, and the clothes on his body were torn and torn into pieces, mixed with blood, sticking to his bloody body.

Just looking at it from the side, I can't tell where is the back, where is the butt, and where is the thigh, all of them are bloodstains that have begun to cool and solidify, like a mass of carrion, hideous and terrifying.

This powerful impact can only be truly felt when it is placed in front of your eyes.

A smell of blood permeated the hall, and many ministers retched immediately.

Zhu Qiyu didn't show anything special.

Although, he had never seen such a scene.

But he had seen worse.

The capital fell, and the Forbidden City became a world of blood and fire.

That scene is much scarier than now...

Gently waving his hand, Lu Zhong saluted again, and signaled the Jin Yiwei behind him to carry the stretcher down.

Therefore, the elders finally calmed down, even though the bloody smell in the hall still reminded them how terrible the scene just now was.

Then, the emperor spoke.

The old man didn't even mention Liu Yongcheng's name again, he just said.

"From now on, I will once again send an order to all borders and inland areas, the guards of the capital, the military mansions, and the capital camps. All generals commanding troops, admirals, and guarding eunuchs are not allowed to leave their residences without permission. Any transfer of large troops must be reported to the imperial court for approval. The imperial decree is worthy of cooperation with the military department, and those who violate it will be executed!"

The voice was light, but there was a killing intent.

After seeing Liu Yongcheng's appearance just now, no one in the court has the slightest doubt about the determination of the emperor.

So, morning and evening.

The elders watched the emperor leave with lingering fear, and then walked away from the hall with heavy steps, discussing in twos and threes what happened just now.

However, just as they walked out of Zuoshunmen, before they even had time to return to their respective yamen, they got a piece of complicated news from various channels.

The Supreme Emperor has already set off from the Xuanfu!

When I first got the news, the elders didn't believe it...

You know, what the Supreme Emperor said was for that sake, and it was obvious that he wanted to force the emperor to bow his head.

Because of this, they repeatedly asked the emperor to deal with Shu Liang, so as to ease the relationship with the Supreme Emperor, let the Supreme Emperor return to Beijing as soon as possible, let the court settle down as soon as possible, and don't continue to make extra troubles in the matter of welcome.

But now...

Although Shu Liang seemed to have been punished, the ministers knew well that the job of the admiral of Dongchang never lay in the title, but in the Sacred Heart.

Today's Shu Liang, the sacred heart has not been lost.

Even without this title, he is actually the factory owner of Dongchang.

Letting go of his errand is just to make the ministers look better.

What's more, even these [-] boards may not really be able to fight.

Anyway, the emperor said there was a fight, and they couldn't rush into the inner palace to see it.

It's nothing more than face-saving.

After such a mess, although they didn't accomplish anything, they could still comfort themselves that they were making efforts to stabilize the court.

However, tell them now that the emperor is on his way? !

Your old man spoke so harshly, but we are still trying to find ways to vent our anger on you, and you came back by yourself? !

The elders say...

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At this court meeting, the ministers had two appeals, one was to punish traitors, and the other was to appease the Supreme Emperor and let him return to Beijing as soon as possible.

As a result, the treacherous eunuch (Liu Yongcheng???) died, and the Supreme Emperor got up and drove back to Beijing.

But why are they so upset...

But after all, with the news that the Supreme Emperor was driving, the matter was completely calmed down.

In the end, the ministers were not idle, they were just trying to solve the problem, now that the Supreme Emperor had reinstated everything and everything was back on track, it didn't matter whether Shu Liang dealt with it or not.

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After the morning court, as usual, Zhu Qiyu would go back to Qianqing Palace to rest for a while, and then start to deal with government affairs.

But today, when he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, there was already a middle-aged man in a flying fish robe waiting outside the palace.

Commander of Jin Yiwei, Lu Zhong!
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Cheng Jing, didn't say much, Wynn stepped forward and led Lu Zhong into the hall.

During this period of time, the conductor made the adults enter the palace very frequently, and Wynn was already very familiar with doing these things.

Sure enough, after Zhu Qiyu returned to the back hall to change his clothes, and then returned to the front hall, Lu Zhong was already standing beside him, with a tightly sealed memorial book on the imperial case.

This is of course the memorial sent by Yu Qian.

The matter of military colonization involves the long-term stability of the border, and it is also a religious school. After the mutual market, Zhu Qiyu plans to implement the third government reform. Of course, it also involves the most extensive reform.

Therefore, he naturally attaches great importance to it!
Before Yu Qian left Beijing, he specially dispatched a small team of five Jinyiwei elite guards to Yu Qian. One was responsible for Yu Qian's safety, and the other was to ensure that he could keep abreast of the latest situation on the border.

One of their responsibilities is to submit Yu Qian's memorials, basically every three days, which is why Lu Zhong frequently entered the palace during these days.

The memorial sent by Yu Qian will be directly submitted to Lu Zhong, and then directly forwarded to the emperor.

Unwrapping the wax seal, Zhu Qiyu picked up Yu Qian's memorabilia and read it carefully.

It should be said that Yu Qian's ability is very strong.

In just two or three months, he traveled from Datong to Gansu, using a two-pronged approach. While investigating the case of Luotong's arms reselling, he also found out the situation of private land reclamation and occupation of military settlements in various places.

Although it is said that there is a report every three days, almost every time the playbook is sent, it is a thick stack, and new information is constantly added.

This memorial, as expected, is a summary of the situation in Gansu Town.

Yu Qian's writing has been as concise and organized as possible, but various problems and situations are still emerging like a mess.

These situations, Zhu Qiyu has a bottom line in his mind, but when the specific cases and data are in front of him, he still feels shocking.

Zhu Qiyu looked at this memorial book over and over three times, raised the ink brush from time to time, and circled and commented on it. It took half an hour before he put it down from his hand.

In fact, during these days, he has treated Yu Qian's melodies like this every time, but even so, he still feels that it is not enough.

Rubbing his sore eye sockets, Zhu Qiyu raised his head, only to realize that Lu Zhong was still standing where he was.

Lu Zhong is considered a close minister, so he doesn't have to pay attention to many rules.

Usually, when he sent the memorial, he would go straight away, but this time, he didn't expect to stay in the hall all the time.

Frowning, he couldn't help it.

"What, is there anything else?"

Lu Zhong knew about the emperor's diligence a long time ago, so he didn't feel impatient in the slightest, and he didn't dare to disturb him. Seeing that the emperor finally freed his mind, he bowed his hands respectfully, and then took out the A tightly rolled confidential letter, handed it up, said.

"Your Majesty, this time along with Yu Shaobao's memorial, there is also a secret report from 'Lonely Soul'..."

(End of this chapter)