Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 544 Seems to have overlooked something

Having said this, Empress Dowager Sun recounted the conversations and opinions she had with Zhu Qiyu and Jiao Jing in the Palace of Compassion and Peace.

"...The queen mother really can't handle the political affairs of the foreign court. Jiao's son-in-law said that the commander of the Jingwei branch cannot be the confidant of Ai's family, otherwise, it will arouse criticism from the foreign court. Second, what if something happens? As for the matter, Nangong is clearly arranged by the Ai family, so your younger brother can get away with ease."

"That's the truth. However, Jingwei is responsible for guarding the palace after all. The Ai family always feels that it's more reassuring for their own people to use it. What do you think?"

For Jiao Jing, Empress Dowager Sun certainly trusted her.

However, she does not fully agree with Jiao Jing's thoughts and opinions on many things, but, out of trust, and at the same time, she herself does not understand many things about the foreign court, so even if she does not agree with it, as long as It wasn't anything particularly important, she chose to listen to Jiao Jing.

The same is true of Jingwei's affairs.

Jiao Jing persuaded her, and Empress Dowager Sun also listened, but she always felt uneasy in her heart.

Now that her son is back, she can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Zhu Qizhen, who has been emperor for many years, is naturally more familiar with these things than she is.

When it comes to his own safety, Zhu Qizhen is naturally very cautious.

Frowning and thinking for a moment, he spoke.

"Madam Jiao's consideration is not unreasonable, but he overlooked one point, that is, no matter what I do, there will be no less open and hidden arrows. Even if the commander of the Jingwei of Nangong is not arranged by the queen mother, it is true If something happens to you, there must be countless reasons to prevaricate."

As he spoke, a trace of sadness flashed across Zhu Qizhen's face, and a self-deprecating smile twitched at the corner of his mouth, and said.

"What's more, the Son of Heaven, it will be difficult to find a few people who are willing to bear the crime, so you still have to get what you should get."

So, there are some things that the authorities are confused by, but there are also some things that only the authorities can really make correct judgments.

Outside the city of Datong, why Zhu Qizhen insisted on keeping the twenty or so guards who were also sent first despite Yu Qian's pressure, this is the reason.

To hope that others will be scruples about fame is tantamount to entrusting one's life to others.

Jiao Jing's statement seems to be reasonable, but for Zhu Qizhen, at least in Nangong, he has to grasp it by himself before he can rest assured.

Empress Dowager Sun also nodded when she saw this, and said: "The Ai family thinks so too, but the appointment of officials is a government affair. Although it involves Nangong, the Ai family will not intervene in the end. One difficulty is, who should I choose?"

"Nowadays, many eunuchs in the palace have been killed, and the situation in the outer dynasty is not good. A few days ago, the emperor transferred two of his relatives to stay in the imperial city, and many people in the Jingwei were transferred out. It’s not easy to be a trustworthy person.”

The Ming Dynasty implemented the military household system, which is not only reflected in the local area, but also in the Beijing camp and the Jingwei. There are 26 guards in the upper straight. They all inherited their father's position, and then transferred each other between the 26th guard and the Beijing camp, which belonged to a relatively closed system.

Although the Jingwei in Nangong had just been established, some of the Jingwei were vacant military generals who were waiting to be selected. If they were recommended from nobles, there would be a lot of commotion.

But if you choose from the Jingwei, as Queen Mother Sun said, more than half of the current commanders of the Jingwei have been replaced. Most of the people Zhu Qizhen used to be transferred to the Jingying, or He simply took advantage of the War of Oara and was sent to guard the border.

Because it is the Shangzhi 26 Guards directly under the emperor, it is easy to transfer Zhu Qiyu. formed.

Zhu Qizhen frowned, thought for a moment, and asked, "I remember that Meng Ying's eldest son, Meng Jun, inherited the post of commander of the Jingwei. This person should be available."

"At the beginning, Meng Ying was implicated by his eldest brother Meng Xian's conspiracy to support King Jian of Zhao in the East Palace, and was deprived of his title. It was the emperor who pardoned him and reused him. When I was in the East Palace, Meng Jun once did The Xunwei who passed me is a loyal person, but this person is not good at martial arts, and his ability is not enough."

"There is also Jin Yiwei's paid commander named Wu Liang. This person is very alert. Master Wang...Wang Zhen mentioned him to me before, but this person has a violent personality, so I was useless at the time."

"What's more, Shenwu Zuowei commander Yu Guang, he is from the Jingwei family, he is very good at riding and archery, and he is married to the daughter of the Xue family, his loyalty can be guaranteed, but his official position is not high enough..."

Compared with Queen Mother Sun, Zhu Qizhen obviously knows a lot more about Jingwei and military affairs.

In just a moment, he pulled out several candidate characters from his memory.

But for these few people, Empress Dowager Sun was at a loss, she was taken aback, and she said.

"You know in your heart that although this matter is a government affair, it is not too difficult for the foreign court. After all, your younger brother has already let the word out. If you make a decision, ask Ren Li to present a memorial later. , shouldn't be a problem."

Therefore, for the British government and other people, the existence of Zhu Qizhen, the Supreme Emperor, is actually a flag.

Although Zhu Qizhen has now announced that he will no longer "intervene in major politics", he can still send out his own political signals in other ways. Frontal interference is impossible, but side effects are okay.

In many cases, especially when the emperor clearly disliked the people in the British government, this kind of influence was extremely critical.

At a young level, they are tied to the Supreme Emperor. If the emperor wants to move them, he is sending a signal to the courtiers to suppress the Supreme Emperor. At a larger level, the presence of the Supreme Emperor can help them stabilize their hearts. After all, there is the East Palace!
And this happened to be what Queen Mother Sun planned to say next.

"The matter in Nangong is not difficult. After all, you have just returned to the court, and the eyes of all civil and military officials are still focused on Nangong. Therefore, it is not difficult to make some requests at this time. After all, it is your bedroom, and the emperor will go too far. , and can’t completely disregard your intentions.”

"However, Brother Shen, I'm afraid it won't be easy..."

With a long sigh, a trace of worry flashed in Queen Mother Sun's eyes.

The matter of Nangong is very important to Zhu Qizhen, but above the imperial court, it is actually a trivial matter. It doesn't matter to those ministers whether they use it or not.

However, the Eastern Palace is different, the crown prince is the foundation of the country!

In this matter, those ministers are absolutely difficult to make concessions.

This is also the reason why Empress Dowager Sun asked Zhu Qizhen to return to Beijing in the most severe tone after receiving the news.

She might be able to intervene in other things.

However, when it comes to such a big event as the East Palace leaving the pavilion, she is a member of the harem after all, and she is really helpless.

The previous court meeting was a clear proof.

She just found a few people to enlighten the prince, and it caused such a fierce counterattack from the courtiers. If she continued to interfere in the matter of leaving the cabinet, then she, the empress dowager, might really become the target of public criticism.

Although it is said that those ministers can't really do anything to her, but in this way, her prestige will inevitably plummet, and the credit for resolutely supporting the new monarch in times of crisis will also be exhausted.

In other words, if she really intervenes, she may not be able to succeed, but no matter whether she succeeds or not, from now on, she can only truly retreat to the deep palace.

For Empress Dowager Sun, the matter in the East Palace is very urgent, but obviously it has not reached the point where she will do anything at all.

"Brother Shen..."

To be honest, unlike Zhu Qiyu who had only one son so his eyes hurt, Zhu Qizhen was not too close and fond of his eldest son.

One is because he has many sons...

Before the Northern Expedition, Zhu Qizhen already had three sons and four daughters. When he left, Concubine Wan Chen was still pregnant with one, and she was born at the beginning of the year, also a son.

Therefore, although Zhu Jianshen is the eldest son, Zhu Qizhen actually does not love him too much.

As for the second reason, it was because of Qian Shi.

At the beginning, Zhu Qizhen himself was just born, and the first emperor began to prepare for the abolition of the empress. Almost when he was two years old, he just got on the jade plate, and he couldn't wait to canonize the prince.

However, when it came to Zhu Jianshen, he still had no idea of ​​establishing a prince.

Even, before the Northern Expedition, some ministers wished to establish the foundation of the country early, but Zhu Qizhen vetoed it.

The reason is that although he dotes on the Zhou family, he is even closer to Empress Qian. Therefore, he has always been looking forward to the birth of his own son, who will then become the crown prince.

Unfortunately……

Gently shaking his head, suppressing the unnecessary emotions in his heart, Zhu Qizhen asked.

"Wang Jin has already told me about this matter. The queen mother's idea is to hope that I can come forward and postpone this matter, right?"

Empress Dowager Sun nodded, and said: "The Ai family can't understand the important national affairs, but there is a truth, the Ai family always understands, what the opponent wants to do will never be a good thing, so the Ai family hurriedly asked you to come back, I just want you to prevent Donggong from leaving the pavilion."

It's still the same sentence, the Empress Dowager Sun is not allowed to intervene in the matter of the crown prince leaving the cabinet, but Zhu Qizhen can.

The reason is also very good, filial piety!
The Supreme Emperor had just returned to court, and as the eldest son of the Emperor, the Crown Prince should naturally fulfill his filial piety at his father's knees. In this way, the matter of leaving the court would naturally be delayed for a few years.

This reason can only be used by Zhu Qizhen.

However, it is obvious that Zhu Qizhen also has his own considerations about this matter. After thinking for a while, Zhu Qizhen continued to ask.

"I have just returned to Beijing, and many news are not clear. Does my mother know how prepared the foreign court is now?"

The Empress Dowager Sun thought for a while and replied: "It is said that the preparations are almost done. First, the prince was canonized as the sixth Fu, and then from the Imperial Academy and the cabinet, learned people were selected to enlighten Brother Shen. The only delay was the Qing Dynasty. On Ninggong’s side, it will take some work to renovate, but everything else is ready.”

From the beginning to the end, Empress Dowager Sun was very concerned about this matter, so she naturally inquired more about how far the foreign court had advanced.

Because of this, she became more and more anxious.

Really wait until everything is ready, even if Zhu Qizhen wants to intervene, I'm afraid it will be difficult.

However, after hearing this sentence, Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said.

"The queen mother just said that everything is ready. If I come forward to stop it at this time, it will be tantamount to making all the preparations made by the court in vain. Even if it is done, there will be a lot of criticism from the outer court."

"What's more, not to mention that the cabinet and the Imperial Academy are already watching the prince leave the cabinet, even if these people can continue to press, but those princes who have already been promoted, will they be taken back?"

In other words, the imperial court mobilized many teachers and gave titles to so many elders, but in the end, the prince did not succeed in leaving the cabinet. The imperial court could not bear this face.

Even if it is done reluctantly, it will inevitably make the courtiers feel dissatisfied.

Zhu Qizhen would never consider what the courtiers thought before the Northern Expedition.

However, until now, some things have to be scrupled.

"That……"

Empress Dowager Sun looked a little sad, and said for a while.

"That's it, it's because the Ai family didn't think carefully enough to mess up your plan. I knew it earlier, and if you continue to hang around in Xuanfu for a few more days, you won't be able to..."

It's not like just returning to Beijing in such a disheveled manner, losing face and losing face.

Her edict is too heavy to speak.

Originally, he wanted to give Zhu Qizhen a step so that he could come back smoothly, but at the same time, in fact, the Yizhi also pushed him to a dead end.

After all, having risen to the height of filial piety, it is impossible for Zhu Qizhen not to come back no matter what.

Seeing this situation, Zhu Qizhen smiled and said.

"My mother doesn't have to blame myself. I just said that this matter cannot be stopped, but there are always ways to deal with it. Therefore, even if there is no mother's order, I will come back after learning about this matter."

"Oh, what way?"

Empress Dowager Sun frowned, only thinking that her son was comforting her, but there was a trace of doubt in her heart.

Zhu Qizhen exhaled lightly, with a calm expression, said.

"Since you want to leave the cabinet, you can't leave half of it. The prince's departure is to pre-arrange government affairs. Why did you leave the cabinet without preparing the government?"

Hearing this, Queen Mother Sun was startled and asked subconsciously.

"Then you want to..."

At some point outside the window, snowflakes fluttered again, gusts of cold wind blew past, the house was as warm as spring, but the outside was chilling.

Through the window lattice, Zhu Qizhen stared in the direction of Qianqing Palace, and said softly.

"Since he wants to let Brother Shen out of the cabinet, then he has to give enough of what should be given! The Duke of the East Palace, naturally he should be treated like the Prince of the East Palace..."

Empress Dowager Sun understood something in her heart, and subconsciously felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't say exactly where it was.

After all, this is a major national event, which involves not only the inner palace, but also all aspects of the outer court. Now that Zhu Qizhen said so, Empress Dowager Sun thought about it, but she didn't get what she wanted, so she didn't continue to think about it. road.

"If that's the case, then you can make arrangements. Jiao Jing, the British government, and people like Ren Li and Zhu Yi are all available. They can help with foreign affairs."

Zhu Qizhen nodded, but his expression was a little inexplicable, he didn't know what he was thinking.

At the same time, in the Eternal Spring Palace, a certain fat baby who was playing games with his big sister suddenly stopped, and he inexplicably felt a chill down his back, as if something terrible was about to happen.

Then, he sneezed fiercely a few times, and immediately scared the people in the first palace into a mess, for fear that something would happen to this noble highness, and then the whole palace would be overwhelmed. walking around...

(End of this chapter)