Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 585
Yu Cifu was very angry, extremely angry.

Although he didn't say anything, in fact, he could not help feeling a little complacent about Jiang Yuan's attitude of being low-key and small-minded.

After all, although Jiang Yuan never directly fought him in the ring, the relationship between the two has never been very good.

From the very beginning, Yu Shiyue was still the Minister of Dali Temple, and he needed Jiang Yuan, the Minister of Criminal Justice, as an assistant. When they tried Wang Zhen's case together, the two had a bad relationship.

Later, when he entered the cabinet, Jiang Yuan had Gao Gu as his backer, but Yu Shiyue could only join forces with Zhang Min to protect himself, and the two also had a lot of friction.

Later, Gao Gu collapsed, Yu Shiyue was promoted to second assistant, and Jiang Yuan teamed up with Zhu Jian to disgust him together.

Now that Zhu Jian has also collapsed, he still refuses to settle down.

To be honest, Yu Shiyue never thought about making Jiang Yuan bow down to him, submissive.

Even, after receiving Yu Qian's patriotic education, he didn't plan to ask Jiang Yuan to settle the previous account.

However, he was willing to live in peace with Jiang Yuan, but he didn't expect that the other party would plot against him first.

Yu Shiyue didn't need to use his brain to know that from today onwards, rumors would inevitably spread from the outside world, saying that he was haggling and blatantly excluded the cabinet ministers.

Said that the elder Jiang Ge has lowered his figure to such an extent, but he, Yu Cifu, still clung to the previous quarrel, forcing him to leave in anger, so he had no choice but to turn his head away.

Just thinking about it, Yu Cifu wanted to pat the table again.

Fucking Jiang Yuan, you old man!
You were the one who provoked me repeatedly before, and the magnanimous Yu Cifu didn't bother with you yet, but now, instead, you're planning on me first.

To be honest, Yu Shiyue could understand why Jiang Yuan did this.

Still the same sentence, in the current cabinet, I am the second assistant power, and Jiang Yuan has never dealt with him. From a normal point of view, once Yu Shiyue is busy with this period and frees up his hands, he will definitely retaliate. The previous grievances.

Although in fact, Yu Shiyue didn't intend to do this, but, in the officialdom, never hope for the mercy of the opponent, this is the eternal truth.

Therefore, the best way is to seek the support of Wang Ao, the chief assistant.

You know, Yu Shiyue is only a secondary assistant after all, the more he gets the limelight, the greater the threat to Wang Ao, the chief assistant.

Yu Shiyue knew this in his heart, but he had no choice.

Although he has tried his best to keep a low profile, this kind of thing does not depend on his will.

Donggong Beifu, as Zhan Shi of the Prince's Mansion, he can't avoid many things and the limelight.

In addition, due to special institutional reasons, the political struggle in the cabinet is far more intense than that of the foreign dynasty. Even the cabinet with only Gao Gu and Chen Xun at the beginning is also an enemy and a friend, and the relationship is sometimes distant and close. .

Therefore, there is no psychological pressure on Jiang Yuan for the change of position. The only thing he needs to consider is how to establish a foundation for joining forces.

It is impossible for him to run to Wang Ao for no reason and say, Mr. Shoufu, Yu Shiyue has been too popular recently, and he doesn't take you seriously at all. Let's get him together!

If he ran over like this, he would definitely be kicked out as a psychopath.

In fact, this is the same as what Jiang Yuan did when he ran to Yu Shiyue just now. Showing affection for no reason will often arouse people's subconscious vigilance.

Therefore, what Jiang Yuan needs is an opportunity. He needs to let everyone, especially Wang Ao, see the "bad" relationship between him and Yu Shiyue.

He needs to make Wang Ao clear that he has no other way to go in the cabinet, and he needs to convince Wang Ao that he will firmly stand on the side of the chief assistant against the increasingly powerful second assistant.

This kind of public opinion will make up for the lack of trust between him and Wang Ao, allowing the two to quickly establish a good relationship.

From Jiang Yuan's point of view, everything he does has a reason.

However, for Yu Shiyue...

**of!
You, Jiang Yuan, want to seek refuge with the chief assistant, no problem, but why do you insist on getting involved with me, Yu Shiyue?It was Zhu Jian first, and then Jiang Yuan. If you co-authored it, you will see that I have a good temper and I am easy to bully.

Yu Cifu paced back and forth in the public room irritably, even drinking a few cups of tea, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

Jiang Yuan's behavior certainly made him angry, but what made him feel even more aggrieved was that he had no choice but to swallow this loss.

Because once he made a counterattack and began to suppress Jiang Yuan in the cabinet, then it was in line with the opponent's wishes, and his reputation for excluding dissidents and retaliating was solidified.

If it is said to do the opposite and make friends with Jiang Yuan, then it will violate his original intention, and there is a suspicion of forming a clique with power and competing for the position of chief assistant.

The two methods are to hurt the enemy one thousand and self-damage eight hundred, which is unnecessary.

Therefore, the best way is to take this dark loss and do nothing. In this way, rumors can only be rumors.

However, this is too aggrieved.

Yu Cifu sat in the public room, the more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he almost wanted to go to Wang Ao's public room to block Jiang Yuan.

However, before he could move, the Zhongshu Sheren from the outer room hurried in again and said.

"Master Cifu, the supervisor of ceremonies sent someone to deliver a message that His Majesty called you and Lord Shoufu into the palace to discuss matters."

Just one sentence made Yu Shiyue calm down quickly. Instead of leaving in a hurry, he sat down on the chair again, closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, and when he opened his eyes again, there was no trace of impatience on his face.

"Apart from the old man and Lord Chief Assistant, has His Majesty summoned other ministers?"

Naturally, the person who came to deliver the message would not take the initiative to say such a thing.

However, if you can do things in the cabinet, if you don't even have the wink and ability to inquire about the news, you don't have to do it.

So, at that moment, the Zhongshu Sheren replied.

"The eunuch who came to deliver the message said that Yu Shangshu of the Ministry of War had already entered the palace, and then he was summoned together with Wang Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of Households, Jin Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Chen Zongxian of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Xiao Xiao of the Imperial Academy. Bachelor, Feng Guogong, Jing Anbo and others, besides the civil and military ministers, this time, His Majesty also summoned Zhennan King!"

Yu Shiyue nodded, waved his hand to signal Zhongshu Sheren to retreat, and he roughly had a plan in mind.

At this point in time, the whole court is paying attention to it, and what has not yet settled is naturally the matter of the military colony on the side of the Ministry of War.

However, since Yu Qian presided over this matter, there must be no delay, not to mention that the emperor gave a deadline.

Estimated the day, that is, today.

The content of the discussion can be easily guessed, but in Yu Shiyue's view, this list of summons undoubtedly hides a mystery.

Logically speaking, to discuss such a major event as the rectification of the army, it is bound to require the presence of all civil and military officials at the same time, and even, the best way is to discuss it in the court.

However, the emperor had already stated clearly that the court will discuss it after the New Year's Eve.

Then, when summoning the minister at this time, there is a high probability that it is necessary to ventilate before the court meeting.

This point can be seen from the lack of Hou Renli of Ningyuan in the list summoned by the emperor. You must know that as the governor of the five armies' governor's mansion, he must be able to rectify the army.

But the emperor did not summon him, which meant that this was an informal discussion.

Looking at the list of summons from this angle, we can actually see more things.

Since it was an informal discussion that was informed in advance, those who were summoned by the emperor were naturally those who were close to the emperor, or in other words, those who were close to the emperor or supported the military settlement.

Yu Qian of the Ministry of War, Wang Wen of the Ministry of Officials, and Chen Yi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can be said to be the confidants of the emperor. Xiao Yi of the Imperial Academy, together with Wang Ao and him from the cabinet, can be regarded as close ministers of the emperor.

Shen Yi could barely understand it. In fact, he, the Minister of the Household Department, had a special relationship with the Son of Heaven.

In the previous incident of the pepper and sapphire discount and the opening of the mutual market, the emperor should be said to have given great support to the Ministry of Households, and even reprimanded a group of imperial procuratorates who dared to impeach the Ministry of Households. history.

Later, although the Ministry of Industry has always been tight in terms of river governance by the Ministry of Industry, border city repairs, and even the cost of drafts and various ceremonies, the Ministry of Household Affairs has been tight, but it has not been ambiguous.

It can be said that whenever the emperor needed money, except for the Nine Sides' plan which could not support it, Shen Yi basically tossed around to handle things properly.

What's more, this old guy often goes to the palace to fight the autumn wind, and from time to time he can cheat some money out of the emperor's inner treasury.

On the surface, this is very compatible with the monarch and his ministers.

However, this is only on the surface. In fact, no one in the whole court regards Shen Yi as the real confidant of the emperor, or in other words, no one thinks that he is a member of the emperor's party like Wang Wen and Yu Qian.

The core reason is that Shen Yi is essentially of the same style as Hu Wei of the Ministry of Rites, and he has never made any mistakes when it comes to the government affairs of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

However, on matters other than the household department, he basically does not express his views, and he is often the person who follows Xiao Guicao.

Especially for a few more sensitive matters, such as the return of the Supreme Emperor, the departure of the Eastern Palace, and the preparation of the Eastern Palace, he often waited until the overall situation was settled before expressing his position.

This is actually an attitude in itself.

You must know that at the level of Qiqing, although they each have their own duties, they often need to speak freely on such major matters.

Take the rectification of the army station this time as an example. Although it is a matter of the Ministry of War, it is by no means just a matter of a department of the Ministry of War.

Once the plan of the Ministry of War is finalized at the court meeting, it will inevitably involve all aspects, and it will require the coordination of multiple departments, and even the central and local governments, to jointly promote it.

Therefore, in fact, at the decision-making level of such major affairs, if the uncertain factor of the emperor's strong intervention is set aside, the attitude of a Qiqing is likely to be able to reverse the situation.

However, this pivotal influence on Shen Yi's body, he basically voluntarily gave up on matters other than the household department, especially those sensitive matters.

On the side of the Son of Heaven, regarding Shen Yi's position, he didn't mean to win over or be dissatisfied, so he let Shen Yi's behavior go his own way.

What's more, even if he went to the imperial court to fight the autumn wind on weekdays, the emperor laughed it off, and didn't take the opportunity to show favor or win over, it all depended on whether it was needed in government affairs.

What happened to Sacred Heart, Yu Shiyue couldn't guess.

However, the fact that Shen Yi was summoned this time, does it mean that at least he agrees with the matter of rectifying the army?
Yu Shiyue hid this question in her heart, planning to take a closer look at the situation in the palace later.

In fact, apart from Shen Yi, the more noteworthy one should be Jin Lian!
He, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has been keeping a low profile recently. If no one mentions it, the court will almost forget that there is this Minister of the Seven Ministers.

But I don't blame Boss Jin, because there haven't been any major criminal cases in the court recently, so the Criminal Department is not active in the court.

Of course, Mr. Jin is only inactive in court, and he doesn't doze off every day like a certain Minister of Rites.

In fact, although the presence of the Ministry of Criminal Justice was not strong during this period, it was also very busy.

This point, Yu Cifu, who once served as the Minister of Dali Temple and is now in charge of vote drafting in the cabinet, has a deep understanding.

Among the six departments, if you want to count the busiest department, it must be the Ministry of Punishment.

The other yamen are basically busy for a while every year, but the Criminal Department is in charge of the world's criminal prisons, and there will be no off-season and peak season for various criminal cases.

Almost every day, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has to deal with a large number of case files.

Before the Supreme Emperor’s Northern Expedition and Jin Lian was in charge of the local army, the Ministry of Criminal Justice already had a large backlog of cases. Later, after the Civil War, it tried Wang Zhen’s case, Cao Jixiang’s case, Luo Tong’s case, and Guangtong Wang’s case. The case has basically never stopped.

Since Old Shangshu Jin came back, he basically devoted all his energy to dealing with the backlog of cases, and it wasn't until the last two months that he was able to deal with all of them.

Therefore, if you want to judge the most conscientious and dedicated one among the Qiqing, Mr. Jin can definitely be ranked in the top three.

However, what the court needs to see is not who has done more.

Like Shen Yi, Jin Lian is by no means a member of the Son of Heaven Party, and even, in terms of political relations, the relationship between the Ministry of Punishment and the Son of Heaven is not as close as that of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Therefore, this time the emperor brought the Ministry of Punishment, which is the most surprising thing.

Of course, apart from civil servants, the emperor also summoned Xungui and King Zhennan at the same time this time.

King Zhennan is not surprised. It is no secret that there is a shadow of the clan behind the military settlement. The problem now is only how the emperor plans to deal with this problem.

Therefore, it is normal for Zhennan Wang, a pro-emperor clan, to participate in the meeting to rectify the army.

But on Xungui's side, the meaning is a bit obvious.

Now there are two factions of nobles who are close to the emperor.

One group is the group of nobles who were neglected during the period of the Supreme Emperor. This group of people is headed by Feng Guogong Li Xian. Although they have no role on the battlefield, they have strong connections.

The other faction is the newly-promoted border nobles, that is, the noble military generals who were awarded or promoted for their military exploits during the Battle of Oara. This group of people can fight and fight, and they are in their prime of life. of.

But here lies the problem. In this group of people, apart from Jing Anbo and Fan Guang, there is another person who is more important...

Yang Hong, Marquis of Changping!
In terms of seniority, prestige, military exploits, ability, connections in the army, and understanding of the frontier, there is no doubt that Yang Hong is better than Fan Guang in every aspect.

However, Yang Hong was not among the people summoned by the emperor this time.

In connection with the recent wild rumors in Beijing, Yu Shiyue vaguely felt that something big was about to happen at this imperial meeting...

(End of this chapter)