Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 557
The capital, outside the Zhengyang Gate.

The sun has risen high, but the weather is still very cold. The temperature has started to warm up a little in the past two days, so the snow around is showing signs of melting.

As a result, it brought a lot of trouble to several gates, because the snow melted and the roads were muddy, making it very inconvenient for people to enter and exit the city gates.

A team in the distance is slowly approaching the capital, with a carriage in the middle. Although it looks simple and simple, just looking at the leading sergeant in the official robes in front, you can know that the people sitting in this carriage are either rich or noble. .

The carriage wobbled forward and stopped in front of the city gate. Then, an official in green robe got out of the carriage, and then an old man in scarlet robe, with the support of his attendants, set foot on the land of the capital again.

"The capital is finally back."

Looking at the crowd coming and going, the young official couldn't help sighing softly, feeling somewhat relieved.

These two people are naturally Yu Qian and Fang Gao who have just returned from patrolling the Xuanfu.

Looking up at the three big characters of Zhengyangmen, Yu Qian's expression is also very complicated for some reason.

After a while, he let out an inaudible sigh, turned around and said.

"I've worked hard for you these days, go back and rest for a while, and tomorrow I will go to the palace with the old man to meet His Majesty."

Fang Gao cupped his hands, and didn't refuse, said.

"Thank you, my lord, then I will retire first."

After all, Fang Gao took his two servants and boarded the soft sedan chair that had been waiting beside him for a long time, and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Yu Qian watched Fang Gao leave without looking back, and said in a very calm voice.

"Go back, too. The old man has arrived in the capital safely, and there will be no surprises. Presumably, you have more important things to do right now."

No one answered.

A moment later, an ordinary sergeant walked out of the guard team, he said.

"My lord, it's better to let the subordinates wait to escort you back home, your safety is more important than anything else!"

Yu Qian took a deep look at him and didn't continue to insist.

Because the person in front of him was not something he could completely command. Since the latter said so, it would be useless even if he said more.

So, Yu Qian got into the carriage again and walked into the city unsteadily.

Not long after, they arrived at the gate of Yu Mansion.

Yu Qian's itinerary was never kept secret, so naturally someone was waiting for him early.

There are at the gate of the city, and there are also outside the gate of the mansion.

Outside the gate of Yu's mansion, Yu Qian's eldest son Yu Mian led his servants, and kept looking around early in the morning. Seeing Yu Qian's carriage stopped in front of the mansion, he immediately came up to meet him.

"Greetings to my father, my father has worked hard all the way."

"Working for the country, nothing..."

Yu Qian was supported by his own son as he got out of the carriage, and spoke at the same time, but he stopped after speaking halfway, because behind the crowd, there was another person he didn't expect.

"Brother Shi Chao?"

For some reason, there was no joy on Yu Qian's face, but a slight frown.

This expression naturally fell into Yu Shiyue's eyes, and he felt strange for a while, but he didn't stop walking forward.

Going forward, he cupped his hands and said, "Ting Yi has been patrolling the border and investigating cases for several months. It has been really hard work. When I return to Beijing today, the old man came here uninvited. You and I conspired to get drunk, how about it?"

The two were old friends, and it was a good thing that Yu Shiyue came to greet them in person and invited them with such kindness.

However, the strange thing is that Yu Qian's face became more and more weird, he thought for a while, and said.

"Brother Yu came to welcome me in person. It's my honor. However, I just returned to the capital, and I'm in a world of dust. It's better to get together at another time."

At this moment, Yu Shiyue finally realized that there was something wrong with Yu Qian's state.

After all, he was a person who had been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years. After weighing it for a while, he decided to trust Yu Qian and resign first.

However, before he could speak, he heard Yu Qian speak again, saying.

"However, Brother Shi Chao came here in a hurry. There must be something. You and I have known each other for many years. If there is anything that needs help, you can just say it directly. There is no need to talk about so many red tapes."

???

Several question marks seemed to pop up in Yu Shiyue's head, and for a moment, he didn't know what Yu Qian meant.

He came here this time because he really wanted to ask Yu Qian for help.

But this is on the street? !
Even the people in the surrounding area know that this is the mansion of the Minister of War, so they dare not approach it easily, but in the end, it is also a place full of people.

How can such a thing be said here?

Could it be that Yu Qian has been patrolling around for a few months and has lost his head?
After thinking about it, Yu Shiyue tentatively asked: "Yu Shaobao, why don't we go to the mansion first and then talk about it?"

However, Yu Qian didn't give face, said.

"It doesn't matter, Brother Shi Chao has something to say!"

The words were still calm, but, having known Yu Qian for many years, Yu Shiyue could naturally detect that there was a rare hint of urging in his tone.

After pondering for a moment, Yu Shiyue decided to trust Yu Qian one more time.

So, he smiled wryly, and said: "Since that's the case, then the old man is not afraid of embarrassment, and told Ting Yi directly, the old man came here because of the recent events in the cabinet, and wanted to ask Ting Yi's opinion."

This is euphemistic, but in fact, anyone who has a little understanding of the recent movements in the capital can understand the true meaning of Yu Shiyue's words.

In the recent cabinet, the most troublesome one is naturally the dispute between Yu Cifu and the newly promoted Zhuge Lao.

Moreover, although he joined the cabinet late, but due to his great contributions, in the struggle, Mr. Zhu Ge vaguely had the upper hand.

To put it bluntly, this time, Yu Shiyue came to ask for help.

He naturally has his own connections in Beijing, but what connections can compare to Yu Tingyi, who holds a lot of power and has a breeze in his hands, and is also highly praised among scholars?

Of course, the biggest reason is that Yu Shiyue's life has become more and more difficult after this period of time.

On the one hand, Zhu Jian made great progress in the cabinet, and now he is no longer satisfied with ordinary government disputes. In recent days, Yu Shiyue found that the memorials sent to him were much less than usual.

I sent someone from Zhongshushe to inquire, only to find out that many government affairs that should have been sent to him for disposal were taken away by Zhu Jian.

This kind of thing is not big or small.

Although the cabinet has separate votes for the first and auxiliary ministers, after all, each cabinet minister has independent voting power, and many government affairs span multiple yamen at the same time, so it is very difficult to completely clarify.

If you really want to make a fuss, it's just a mess.

Yu Shiyue, a dignified secondary assistant, clashed with Zhu Jian again because of a few memorials, and he fell for nothing.

However, Yu Cifu felt unwilling to let him swallow this boring loss like this.

More importantly, since the last time the Nangong guards were negotiated, Yu Cifu felt that the heart of heaven was unpredictable, and he was a little uncertain about the pulse of the emperor.

As we all know, Yu Qian is the emperor's confidant, and Yu Shiyue knows better. Yu Qian has a much deeper understanding of the emperor than him.

So, after hearing the news of Yu Qian's return to Beijing, he rushed over in such a hurry, but he never thought that Yu Qian's reaction was so strange...

However, after Yu Shiyue's words fell, Yu Qian laughed instead and said.

"It turns out that this is the matter. Since this is the case, brother Shi Chao will go to the mansion to rest. After the old man changes his clothes, he will talk to brother Shi Chao in detail."

Yu Shiyue blinked, wondering why Yu Qian was going crazy.

All this before and after, about driving people away and keeping them in, I let you talk about it alone. For a while, he didn't stand or leave.

Just as he was hesitating, he saw a person walking out from behind Yu Qian, with an ordinary face and ordinary clothes, but for some reason, Yu Shiyue felt that this person was very dangerous when he saw him.

Moreover, this feeling was not there just now, but as soon as this person walked out of the queue, Yu Shiyue suddenly felt a little uneasy.

However, this man didn't look at him, he just came in front of Yu Qian, clasped his fists as a military salute, and said.

"Since my lord has returned home safely, I will take my leave."

While speaking, he bowed deeply, and then several people appeared in the team. They didn't say a word, they just saluted silently, then got on their horses and walked away.

All of a sudden, Yu Shiyue's face changed, as if he realized something, and a trace of cold sweat oozes from his forehead...

In Yufu's study room, the fire was burning vigorously, and the room was as warm as spring.

Yu Qian and Yu Shiyue sat opposite each other with a cup of fragrant tea in front of them.

At this moment, Yu Qian had already put on a soft and comfortable casual robe, sipping the tea in front of him lightly, with a relaxed and comfortable expression.

On the contrary, Yu Shiyue was a little restless. After a while, he still couldn't hold back and asked.

"Ting Yi, those people just now, are they?"

Yu Qian smiled, put down the teacup in his hand, and asked back.

"Brother Shi Chao already has the answer in his heart, why ask again?"

However, after all, Yu Qian didn't play charades with this old friend too much, he only made fun of this sentence, and then answered calmly.

"Brother Yu, I'm on a mission to patrol the border this time, and there are many dangers along the way. Those few people were sent by His Majesty to protect my safety."

Having said this, Yu Qian took a deep look at Yu Shiyue and said meaningfully.

"Of course, I'm also responsible for forwarding everything I saw around the old man to His Majesty!"

Yu Shiyue's face was complicated for a moment, and after a while, he asked.

"So, the rumors in Beijing are true, are you really investigating Biantun?"

This time Yu Qian patrolled the border, although it was called investigating the case, but he traveled around the border to check the situation of the military camps everywhere. It would be a matter of time before such a big movement could not be covered up.

During this period of time, there have been rumors in the court, guessing Yu Qian's real purpose of patrolling the border, and Yu Shiyue naturally heard about it.

It's just that, although the matter of the military colony is serious, he believes that his old friend will not make too much trouble. Besides, it is just a rumor after all, and no one has provided evidence, so he has not let it go too much on heart.

What's more, after this period of time, Yu Ge's life is not easy, his own affairs are very bad, so naturally he doesn't have more energy to spare.

However, he is a dignified cabinet minister after all.

After contacting the scenes outside the mansion, he immediately realized that this matter was not just an ordinary investigation as he had imagined before.

Otherwise, with Yu Qian's personality, he would never use the word "many hardships" to describe the experience of this trip, and the emperor would not have anticipated these risks in advance and made arrangements in advance.

Knowing this, it is easy to explain Yu Qian's inconsistent behavior.

Although he didn't know what Yu Qian found out this time, it was an extremely important matter after all.

However, as soon as Yu Qian returned to Beijing, he, a cabinet minister, hurried over to meet him, and he still refused to explain why he came.

This performance inevitably made people guess whether he came here for the situation that Yu Qian found out.

Especially, when Yu Qian was surrounded by several "guards" arranged by the emperor, the risk factor of this matter rose sharply.

Therefore, in front of everyone, Yu Qian directly asked Yu Shiyue why he came.

The purpose is to clear the relationship for him and indirectly tell the emperor that Yu Shiyue has nothing to do with the military settlement.

This detail is very small, but many times, the seeds of doubt often take root and germinate in such details.

Yu Shiyue understood this truth, so he felt even more afraid.

At this moment, he had been in the study for half a stick of incense, but the cold sweat on his head still hadn't completely subsided.

Yu Qian nodded slightly, but obviously didn't want to mention this matter, he just said.

"I did find something. Tomorrow I will go to the palace to present to His Majesty. After a few days, I will explain this matter to brother Shi Chao in detail. Only then did brother Shi Chao say that he had a rather unsatisfactory life in the cabinet. What do you mean by that?" Please tell me more about it.”

Therefore, Yu Shiyue understood that the affairs of the military settlement would not be kept secret for a long time.

But originally, he didn't come here for this reason, so naturally he didn't get too involved in this matter. Hearing Yu Qian's question, he gave a wry smile and told what happened during this period.

"...Other things are actually fine. No matter how arrogant Zhu Jian is, the old man is not without determination. However, the problem now is that he keeps being aggressive. If the old man keeps swallowing his anger, someone in the court will definitely regard the old man as a Cowards."

"Ting Yi, you are well aware that the cabinet is different from the other yamen. If the government has a bad reputation and it is difficult to reconcile internal and external affairs, I am afraid that the position of the second assistant will not last long..."

Yu Shiyue frowned deeply, sighed again, and said.

"Moreover, what's more important is that after the matter of the Nangong guards last time, the old man is no longer clear about what to do in order to continue to stand in this complicated cabinet, so today I hurried through the government and wanted to ask Ting Yi to help The old man pointed out the way."

Only their old friendship for many years can say such heart-to-heart words. It is hard to imagine that Yu Shiyue, a dignified assistant, would say something like "pointing out the way" at this moment.

But Yu Qian was obviously not surprised.

On the contrary, he thought seriously for a moment, and Fang said apologetically.

"Brother Shi Chao, you and I have known each other for many years, and I have something to say directly."

"I can understand your doubts, but I'm not in Beijing these days, so it's hard to grasp the whole situation just listening to what you say."

"The Son of Heaven, Shengming Yingjuan, has a heart in mind, and there must be many aspects to measure. Therefore, if I fail to grasp the details of all aspects of the court situation, if the old man makes a rash decision, I may miss you."

"However, if you ask the old man what he would do in such a situation, I can say a few words."

Yu Shiyue originally hoped that Yu Qian could help him analyze the state of mind of the emperor, so after hearing what he said earlier, although he understood, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

However, when it came to the latter words, he regained his spirit and said.

"Ting Yi's great opinion, the old man is naturally all ears."

So, Yu Qian pondered for a moment and said.

"Actually, it's simple, it's nothing more than four sentences."

"Stay upright, stand upright in speech, do upright deeds, and follow the right path!"

"During this period of time, what is the purpose of the emperor's many actions in the cabinet? I don't know the details, so I can't explain to Brother Shi Chao."

"However, there is one thing that I am certain of, that is, people like Zhu Jian who scramble for power and wantonly set off party disputes will never be protected by the emperor."

"On the contrary, as long as he is a person who really does his best for the court, the emperor will never treat him badly..."

"So, brother Shi Chao just needs to do his duty and do what he should do well."

"The rest will naturally be judged by the emperor!"

Roasted by the warm fire, wisps of tea fragrance rise slowly.

Yu Qian's voice was calm, but extremely firm.

Throwing, sound!
(End of this chapter)