Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 569 Seeing him raise Zhulou, seeing him feasting guests, seeing him...

There was silence in the hall, and the elders were a little unable to react for a while.

What does this mean?
This short sentence contains at least two political signals.

First, the emperor agreed to set up a mansion for the East Palace. Otherwise, how could he "concurrently serve as Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion"?
Second, what the emperor said was "the second assistant of the cabinet concurrently served", not "the second assistant of the cabinet Yu Shiyue concurrently served".

The difference is that the former binds the position of Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion and the position of the cabinet's second assistant.

In other words, when the prince leaves the cabinet, whoever is the second assistant of the cabinet will be Zhan Shi of the prince's mansion.

In this way, the status of the cabinet's second assistant will inevitably be greatly improved, and it will no longer be a status that is neither high nor low.

Especially when the East Palace has a master, to a certain extent, the status of the cabinet's second assistant is entirely possible to be close to that of the first assistant who is in charge of votes, and leaps above the group assistants.

As soon as he said a word, the thoughts of the ministers all over the court were spinning wildly.

Even Zhu Jian himself didn't react for a while. To everyone's surprise, the one who reacted the fastest was Hu Wei, the oldest in the court.

After hearing what the emperor said, the great uncle hesitated for a moment, then strode forward and said.

"Your Majesty, this matter is very important, and I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to make it clear."

"What His Majesty said just now is to reset Zhan Shifu, Zuo Chunfang, and the Economic and Economic Bureau, and order Yu Shiyue, the second assistant of the cabinet, to be the Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion, to lead the government affairs, and to assist the Prince?"

As a result, everyone's eyes gathered.

On the throne, Zhu Qiyu remained calm and spoke.

"Exactly, what do you think is wrong?"

All the ministers looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling more and more unpredictable. They originally thought that Yu Yan's confrontation with Zhu Jian was hinted by the emperor.

But now...

Many people secretly looked at Yu Yan, but saw that he was also frowning, obviously dissatisfied.

Sure enough, next, Yu Yan took a step forward and said.

"Your Majesty, the previous decision to order the crown prince out of the cabinet and not to prepare the mansion was the conclusion of the court. How can it be overturned so easily? Besides, the crown prince is young. Although the crown prince is young, it is useless to the court to prepare subordinate officials. Please think again, in a few years. After the crown prince grows up, it won't be too late to set up Zhan Shifu."

Immediately behind Yu Yan, Shen Jing, a member of the Ministry of Officials, also stepped forward to speak.

"Your Majesty, there are many complicated affairs in Zhan's mansion, and they are used by the auxiliary prince. They should not be ignored. Among them, the officials need to be carefully selected. After the civil engineering battle, the manpower in the court is tight. Therefore, I think that what Master Yu said is reasonable. Your Highness is still young, so there is no need to rush to prepare subordinate officials, after a few years, the court will have enough talents, so it will not be too late to mention them."

Shen Jing is now acting as Yuanwailang, the doctor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and he is responsible for the promotion and dismissal of officials, not to mention, he is the one who first advocated the crown prince to leave the cabinet. It is very appropriate for him to say these words.

As a result, the situation in the court hall suddenly became weird.

Yu Yan was born in Prince Tan's Mansion, and Shen Jing was Wang Wen's confidant. From a standpoint, both of them should belong to the emperor's loyal followers.

But what is the situation?
The emperor clearly expressed his agreement to establish a mansion for the prince, and even the candidate for Zhan Shi in the prince's mansion was decided, but these two were still opposed.

Could it be that the opinions within the Tianzi Party are not unified?That's not right, even if there is disagreement, it is still a dispute between ministers.

The Son of Heaven has made a final decision, what are Yu Yan and Shen Jing still objecting to?
Or is it that the emperor just pretended to agree, but actually hoped that the ministers would continue to oppose it, so as to push things along?
The situation in the court hall became more and more treacherous, making it difficult for people to see clearly. Suddenly, noisy discussions reappeared.

At this time, Yu Qian took a step forward among the leading gangsters, and immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Now that the emperor has been on the throne for one year, the court has gradually become a force.

There is no doubt that if you want to talk about the real confidant of the emperor, Wang Wen, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, is the first choice, followed by Yu Qian, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and then Chen Yi, the censor of Zuodu.

Yu Yan was born in science, and his appearance represented Chen Yi, and Shen Jing was Wang Wen's confidant. Both of them expressed their opinions, but in fact it was the two behind them who expressed their opinions.

So in the end, only Yu Qian who had just rushed back from the border was left!
The first two were euphemistically expressing their views through their subordinates, but obviously, Yu Shaobao didn't intend to do so.

So, under the attention of everyone, Yu Qian came to the hall, cupped his hands and said.

"Your Majesty, I think that you should prepare a mansion for the Eastern Palace!"

Yu Qian's character is never procrastinating. As soon as Fang opened his mouth, he immediately took a stand.

However, his words surprised all the officials.

However, Yu Qian didn't care and continued.

"Your Majesty, the inheritance of the throne involves the stability of the country and civil engineering. Your Majesty accepts the order in the face of danger, and accepts the Zen Supreme Emperor. This is a great righteousness. It is a great virtue to appoint the son of the Supreme Emperor to be the crown prince. This is a great virtue. It’s the Heaven’s family that respectfully yields and respects the law, and each keeps his duty.”

"In the Tian Family, Your Majesty, the Emperor, and the Crown Prince respect each other, and the Tian Family is harmonious, which is an example for all people. However, there are many unruly people like Luo Tong who stir up public opinion, spread rumors, and divide the Tian Family. To slander His Majesty wants to deny the Supreme Emperor from outside the Great Wall."

"When the emperor returned to the court, he used the East Palace as a gift to damage His Majesty's reputation, disregarded His Majesty's love for the crown prince's weak heart, and falsely claimed that His Majesty did not prepare for the officials of the East Palace. This is selfishness that is easy to save for no reason. It is really a national traitor!"

Yu Qian has always been straightforward when speaking. Although he is not as choked to death as Wang Wen, he is by no means euphemistic.

It should be said that these words made the current situation clear, and even revealed those dark thoughts that could not be put on the table, and spread them out in front of everyone.

Others know it in their hearts, but no one dares to say it, or in other words, few people are qualified to say it.

After all, this is equivalent to discussing the three most noble people in the world, the emperor, the emperor and the prince at the same time.

Only Yu Qian, with his status and courage, dared to pierce the paper on the window and spread it out.

After the words fell, Zhu Jian's face turned blue and white, and finally couldn't help but speak.

"What does Yu Shaobao mean by this? A national traitor? Could it be that the court has made a mistake, and the minister's remonstrance is a national traitor?"

In fact, Zhu Jian was a little dumbfounded from the moment when the emperor agreed to set up the Zhan Shifu, but let the cabinet minister serve concurrently.

Because, that was originally where he planned to plot!

Old Zhu Ge has been tossing up and down for so long, so it is naturally impossible for him to really have no plans.

What he wanted was actually Zhan Shi's position in the Prince's Mansion.

It should be said that Zhu Jian has become a member of the Supreme Emperor's lineage since he was ordered to go to Oala. What's more, his own political concept is to support the orthodox lineage of the Supreme Emperor and the prince.

There is no position more suitable for him than Zhan Shi in the Prince's Mansion.

After returning to Beijing, he fought Yu Shiyue many times in the ring, and he didn't really want the position of second assistant.

After all, although he has meritorious deeds, Yu Shiyue is not a vegetarian. It's fine to quarrel at ordinary times. If he wants to shake Yu Shiyue's position as the second assistant without the other party making a mistake, it's a bit over the limit.

Of course, the court will recognize his merits and admit that he has been treated poorly, but the reason why no one speaks positively in the court is nothing more than that there are no pitfalls among the important ministers.

If it was really because of his meritorious deeds, then Yu Cifu would have to give way to him, and the court would be in chaos.

With this precedent, then if the servant made meritorious service, should the minister abdicate, and if the magistrate made meritorious service, should the magistrate abdicate?
An official position is an important weapon of the imperial court, how could it be such a trifling matter, for no reason, and Yu Cifu did not make any mistakes, if Zhu Jian really took action on the position of Cifu, then he would be the one who fell into the passive position.

Therefore, from the very beginning, when Zhu Jian and Yu Shiyue fought in the ring, there were two meanings.

One layer is to pave the way for the selection of the commander of the Nangong guards, and the other layer is to hide his true thoughts and plot against Zhan Shifu.

You know, as long as their dispute continues, and both sides are unreasonable against each other.

Then, Zhu Jian can continue to occupy the center of public opinion, and courtiers will always remember that he has made great contributions, but he has not received the reward he deserves.

Under this opportunity, once the East Palace leaves the cabinet and prepares the mansion, it is necessary to pick a high-ranking official to take the top. Wouldn't it be just right for Prime Minister Zhan Shifu?
The emperor stuffed him into the cabinet as an assistant minister because the position of the important minister was full.

Well, now that the Prince's Mansion is newly established, if the position of 'Emperor's Teacher' surpasses Zhu Jian and promotes a new official, there will inevitably be a lot of discussion in the court, thinking that the emperor deliberately suppressed him.

Therefore, Zhu Jian always thought that the biggest difficulty in this matter was how to get the emperor to agree to prepare the prince's mansion.

But who would have thought that the most difficult thing would be accomplished without much difficulty, but something he thought would be easy would suddenly change.

After waking up, Zhu Jian recalled the whole thing.

He suddenly discovered that the emperor allowed him to fight with Yu Shiyue, perhaps not just because he wanted to see what he wanted to do, but more importantly, because he was secretly fiddled with the situation in the court.

If, from the very beginning, the emperor stepped in to mediate, then either it was to "protect" Yu Shiyue, making the courtiers feel that he was suppressed everywhere instead of rewarding him for his meritorious service, or it was to "compensate" him.

But if the emperor let it go, it would turn the situation in the court in a direction that was not good for him.

Especially, when Yu Shiyue was stimulated by some kind of stimulus, her attitude towards him changed drastically, and when she faced his provocations, she always responded peacefully.

Zhu Jian's credit was gradually offset, and many people in the court began to feel that he, a newly promoted cabinet minister, was aggressive towards his senior even when his senior repeatedly backed down.

On the contrary, the evaluation of Yu Shiyue has become "generous and tolerant", and "the overall situation is the most important".

In addition, the emperor took the initiative to agree to the establishment of the Zhan Shifu, and Zhu Jian had no reason to say that the emperor was suppressing the prince.

In this way, Zhu Jian has meritorious service and Yu Shiyue has virtue, so who will be the emperor's teacher naturally depends entirely on the will of the "neutral" emperor.

After thinking about this, Zhu Jian couldn't help being depressed for a while. This tossing is really "working hard every year to make wedding clothes for others".

However, at this point, Elder Zhu Ge can only comfort himself. At any rate, the East Palace Beifu has succeeded. Even if he cannot enter the Prince's Mansion, at least he will be able to leave behind a person who is worried about the country, dares to speak out, and wins for the Prince. good reputation.

But what I didn't expect was that Yu Qian didn't even plan to leave him the last bit of soup, and now he wanted to throw the pot away.

No matter how much Zhu Jian could endure this, for a while, his tone couldn't help but smell a little gunpowder.

However, facing Zhu Jian's aggressive questioning, Yu Qian just raised his eyes and said.

"Old Zhuge, what Yu said is that those who spread rumors and slander His Majesty are national thieves, why are you guilty?"

While speaking, Yu Qian frowned slightly, with a hint of "serious" doubt on his face, and asked.

"Just now, Mr. Zhu Ge, didn't you also say that there are rumors among the people that they don't know His Majesty's true intentions, and falsely claim that His Majesty treats the East Palace poorly? What Yu said is no different from what you said. Why did Zhu Ge have such a big reaction?"

As the voice of these two sentences fell, countless meaningful eyes fell on Zhu Jian.

As a result, Zhu Jian's face turned pale, and he was choked and speechless for a moment.

After a while, he said reluctantly.

"What I mean is that the term "national thief" should not be used lightly. Perhaps, it's just that the people below spread rumors and did not intentionally offend the Holy Majesty. Yu Shaobao should be careful when speaking in court."

However, these words, even he himself felt pale and powerless.

Facing the gazes cast from all directions, Zhu Jian clenched the hands in his sleeves tightly.

He understands that after today's court meeting, his reputation among scholars is over!
Public opinion can make a person, but it can also destroy a person.

When everyone thinks you are a villain with no morals and actions, fighting for power and profit, whether you are or not, you are.

Trembling, Zhu Jian's head was dripping with cold sweat, and he lowered his head deeply, as if in this way, he would not be able to feel those dazzling gazes...

Yu Qian looked at Zhu Jian quietly, and he didn't continue to ask, because it was enough.

The courtiers are not fools. With their own words, everyone will naturally connect everything in the recent period.

Even if Zhu Jian didn't have such a violent reaction, after the court, the ministers would find out that the so-called elder Zhu Ge, who was treated harshly by the court and worked hard for the Eastern Palace, was actually just a man who did not hesitate to ruin the reputation of the emperor in order to climb up. , just a villain who doesn't care about the actual situation of the Eastern Palace.

Such a person without virtue, even if he has merit, no one would want him to be in a high position.

Therefore, Zhu Jian's official career has come to an end since this court meeting!

Then, the next thing to deal with is the matter of the East Palace...

Yu Qian put aside Zhu Jian, turned and continued to face the throne, said.

"Although the Tian family is in harmony, since there are many rumors that hurt His Majesty's reputation, the officials of the Prince's Mansion must be ignored. However, if the Beifu mansion is replaced by officials, one will damage the court's face, and there is a suspicion of changing the order from day to night, and the other is an example of compromising public opinion. As soon as it opens, there will be others to follow suit, and the third one is as Master Shen said, the imperial court is short of manpower, the Eastern Palace is young and weak, and many officials are set up, leaving nothing to waste."

"The former minister thought that in order to quell the rumors and show His Majesty's intention to rely heavily on the crown prince, the Prince's Mansion should be established, but it does not have to be fully established. It can be temporarily granted the four positions of Zhan Shi, Left and Right Chunfang University Bachelor, and Sijing Bureau. The rest of the officials, when needed, will be supplemented by Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion."

"In this way, the ceremony of leaving the pavilion in the entire East Palace can be used to show the orderly heart of the Tian family and quell rumors. It can also take into account the situation of the court and the reality of the East Palace. This is my humble opinion, please think about it."

(End of this chapter)