Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 586 Facial Paralysis and Dramatic Essence

Just as the elders were rushing to the palace, the carriages had already been prepared in front of the gate of the Marquis of Changping.

Wrapped in a fur robe, Yang Jie stood beside the carriage, listened to the news that the emperor had summoned the officials with a calm expression, waved his hand lightly, and got into the carriage.

On this trip, his destination is...

"The son of the Marquis of Changping?"

Zhu Yi managed to take a rest for a day, and was playing around with the two blessing babies at home, when suddenly she heard someone report.

Frowning, he still nodded and said.

"Please come in."

After changing clothes and walking into the flower hall, Zhu Yi guessed Yang Jie's reason for coming.

Speaking of which, he and Yang Jie have friendship.

Although the honorable generals are arrogant, they are not ignorant of the world.

As early as the few years when the imperial court was still stable, Yang Hong was already a general of one party. Not to mention his military achievements, he also guarded the important town of Xuanfu for the imperial court. He was also quite prestigious in the army. A title is not difficult.

You must know that the honorary system is relatively closed, so there are often no new nobles emerging for several years. Therefore, there is Yang Hong, a general who has fought many battles, who will almost certainly be knighted in the future. To win over.

However, the Yang family only had orphans and widows in the capital, and even later, after the old lady of the Yang family left, only Yang Jie was left in the capital.

Therefore, those who want to have a good relationship with the Yang family will naturally have friendship with him.

However, at that time, the Duke of Cheng's mansion was still a big tree among the nobles, and as the young master of the Duke of Cheng's mansion, Zhu Yi naturally didn't need to rush to make friends with the Yang family.

The so-called friendship is nothing more than acquaintances who have nodded at several banquets.

But even this shallow friendship is enough for Zhu Yi to have a preliminary impression of Yang Jie.

In Zhu Yi's eyes, there is only one word that can describe Yang Jie.

thoughtful!

This man is very thoughtful.

This kind of thoughtfulness is not the kind of slick, long-sleeved and good at dancing, but the thoughtfulness that can make people feel very stable and reliable invisibly.

Yang Jie's health is not good, this is something that everyone in the capital knows.

However, although he is obviously weak, he is able to socialize with many honorable children who are keen on practicing martial arts, and those people even introduce him as a confidant.

I have to say, this is indeed a skill.

Now, such a capable person came to visit Duke Cheng's mansion under the current situation, so Zhu Yi couldn't help but pay more attention.

The matter of the military settlement has already been rumored in the capital.

Especially after Yang Jun was imprisoned and Yang Hong closed the door, the ruling and opposition parties were speculating whether there would be any connection between the two.

Due to some special relationship, although Zhu Xiaogong is not in the court, he is very well informed about the news from the court.

So naturally, he knew that the two servants of the Ministry of War rushed to Yu Qian's mansion yesterday, and stayed until the evening before leaving. If there is no accident, the plan for rectifying the army should have been almost finalized.

At this time, Yang Jie came to visit Duke Cheng's mansion to ask for help, or...something else.

Thinking of this, Young Master Zhu went to the flower hall where he entertained guests.

As soon as his figure appeared, Yang Jie who was sitting up immediately got up and cupped his hands.

"Little brother, Yang Jie, hastily visited and disturbed the little father-in-law."

The so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling face, not to mention that Zhu Yi is often being a smiling face during this time, naturally, she will not lose face.

At that moment, Young Master Zhu laughed enthusiastically, first bowed his hands and saluted, then pulled Yang Jie's sleeves and asked him to sit down on the chair, Fang said.

"It turned out to be the younger brother of the Yang family, you and I are friends, what do you say to disturb or not, sit down quickly and watch tea."

After the two sat down, they exchanged some pleasantries, but Yang Jie didn't have any intention of hiding anything, so he said directly.

"To tell you the truth, my little brother is here because of the military settlement that the Ministry of War is currently handling."

Zhu Yi raised her brows, her mind was as expected.

But there was a look of embarrassment on his face, said.

"Young Master Yang, it's not because of my brother's reluctance to help, but, as you know, Duke Cheng's mansion is not what it used to be, and it is not easy to keep his family's lintel. Otherwise, there is nothing we can do..."

Yang Jie didn't show anything special, as expected.

In fact, the friendship between them is far from being so good that they can help each other just by saying hello.

Gently clasped his right hand and put it on the table, Yang Jie asked calmly.

"So, in the face of this knife from the Ministry of War, Duke Cheng's mansion is planning to cut his flesh and leave?"

The serious problem of military settlements in the Ming Dynasty today is definitely not a matter of one family name, but a mixture of a series of talents such as relatives, civil servants, and clans.

Among them, the honorable forces rooted in the military are the most deeply involved.

No need to think about it, it is known that the old nobles like Cheng Guogong's mansion will definitely not fall behind in the occupying army.

Therefore, Yang Jie did not ask whether Duke Cheng's mansion was involved, but directly asked Zhu Yi what he planned to do.

The atmosphere in the flower hall was a bit cold.

Zhu Yi smiled and twirled the jade finger on her thumb, seemingly casually.

"Young Master Yang, this seems to have nothing to do with the Changping Marquis Mansion, right?"

Unexpectedly, Yang Jie nodded seriously and said.

"It really doesn't matter, but, let's just talk too much, and I want to ask, are the people behind the young man willing to do this?"

Almost instantly, Zhu Yi's expression turned cold, and Sen Han's gaze was directed at Yang Jie, as if he wanted to penetrate him.

"Your Majesty Yang is just joking, what is not behind the scenes, now that my father died in battle, I will naturally manage the affairs of Duke Cheng's mansion, so why ask anyone else?"

It has to be said that Yang Jie has an extraordinary heart.

Facing Zhu Yi's menacing gaze, he showed no fear at all, instead he raised his head and met Zhu Yi's eyes.

After a while, a slight smile suddenly appeared on the face of this Young Master Yang, which made people feel like a spring breeze when he looked at him, said.

"Young master, don't be nervous. I just want to say that Duke Cheng's mansion has many years of experience. There must be many old generals in the army. Even if you pick them all up, once they come to seek protection, you don't know what the young master is going to do." how?"

Yang Jie had a smile on his face, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

However, Zhu Yi's complexion has become a little ugly.

Although he had a basic understanding of Yang Jie long ago, it was only when he really talked with him that he realized how terrifying this person was.

You know, everyone has mood swings.

Whether the emotion is real or faked, it is always there.

However, although the person sitting in front of him looked like a modest gentleman with a gentle smile on his face, in fact, Zhu Yi couldn't feel any emotion from him.

This is what makes Zhu Yi feel the scariest.

This kind of person is either extremely cold-blooded, and really doesn't care about anything, so he has no emotions.

Or, it is extremely controlling, able to control all emotions to the extent that people can't see the clues at all.

Judging from the current situation, the fact that Yang Jie was able to come to Duke Cheng's mansion showed that he was not the kind of person who wanted nothing.

So, in other words, he must be someone who has extreme control over his emotions.

This kind of person, generally speaking, is more ruthless!
You know, the most difficult thing for people to control is their emotions. Yang Jie can hide his emotions without leaving a trace. It can be seen that if this person is ruthless to himself, he must also be ruthless to others!

Moreover, Yang Jie wore this mask.

It made it difficult for Zhu Yi to judge what he said, whether he really didn't know anything, or he just didn't want to expose it.

Therefore, Zhu Yi also calmed down, because he suddenly discovered that this eldest son of the Changping Marquis Mansion is really interesting.

The other party is naturally difficult to deal with, but Zhu Yi herself is a simple person?

Gently touching the jade wrench finger in her hand, Zhu Yi said with deep melancholy in her tone.

"At the time when my father died in battle, I ran around and used up all the favors of each family. Now, only orphans and widows are left in my Duke Cheng's mansion. If those uncles really miss the friendship back then, they should think about what to do. Help my father protect the Duke of Cheng, instead of causing trouble to the Duke of Cheng."

In fact, Zhu Yi was really not worried about what Yang Jie said.

Not everyone can make friends with Cheng Guogong's threshold.

As early as when his father was still alive, those who could step into the threshold of Cheng Guogong's mansion were either nobles with titles, or high officials of the third rank or higher in the court.

There are also so-called old generals in the army.

However, since these people have established a line with Cheng Guogong's mansion, their official careers are not to say smooth sailing, but after so many years, the last thing they have to do is to be the general guarding the local area.

Many of these people have been involved with the army.

However, as Zhu Yi said, with their identities and status, the now crumbling Chengguo Mansion cannot protect them.

As long as they have a bit of conscience, they will definitely not lick their cheeks and come to Duke Zhu's mansion to make trouble for Young Master Zhu.

If there is such a person, it is right to leave the house!
So in fact, sometimes, it is really a blessing in disguise, and you know it is not a blessing. If it is changed to Cheng Guogong's mansion, and the emperor wants to rectify the army, Zhu Yi really has nothing to do.

Even if he gave up the huge benefits and walked away, these people who have interests in connection with Cheng Guo's government will not be reconciled.

At that time, unless Cheng Guogong's government and their intricate relationship are cut off together, otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to get away safely.

After Zhu Yi finished speaking, she put her eyes on Yang Jie and looked at him quietly.

If Yang Jie really noticed something as he guessed, then at this time, he couldn't hide it anymore.

Sure enough, regarding Zhu Yi's attitude, Yang Jie gently twisted his right hand resting on the table, then raised his head and said.

"In this case, the younger brother said frankly that the young man wants to be wise and safe, but those who stand with the young man are the British mansion, Ningyuanhou's mansion, Yangwuhou's mansion, and Ningyang uncle's mansion. , are you also willing to retreat?"

"Or, is the young master planning to break with them?"

Yang Jie still asked with a smile, as if what he was talking about was not just any mansion that could play an important role among nobles, but radish and cabbage.

Zhu Yi breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, but her face changed, as if someone had told her some secret, she was surprised at first, and then became a little confused, said.

"Yang Shizi, what are you talking about, how do I know what these mansions are going to do."

Seeing Zhu Yi's reaction, Yang Jie thought for a while, and for some reason, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then Fang said.

"Young master, why do you have to hide it like this? During this period of time, you have been socializing everywhere, trying to win over ministers who had friendship with Duke Xiancheng before. Coincidentally, most of these people later spoke for the Supreme Emperor."

"Also, the various manors and farms outside the capital of the Duke of Cheng's mansion have recently been taken back one after another. There must be some people behind this."

"These traces, as long as you search for them, are not secrets, what do you think?"

Zhu Yi's face turned ugly for a while, looking at Yang Jie, her brows were tightly wrinkled, her expression changed, she didn't know what she was thinking.

After a while, he seemed a little irritable, took a sip from the teacup, and said.

"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do, I don't have time to fight with you here."

There was still no fluctuation on Yang Jie's face, it was still the same, as if everything was in his expectation, he opened his mouth and said.

"I want to help the young man, of course, I also want to help the Changping Marquis Mansion!"

After saying this, Yang Jie took out a sealed envelope from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Yi.

Frowning, Zhu Yi hesitated for a moment, but finally raised her hand and opened the envelope. There was not much inside, just a few sheets of paper.

Zhu Yi pulled it out to have a look, and almost jumped out of the chair after just one glance.

"Where did you get this thing from?"

On these few pieces of paper, the things written are actually very simple, there are only two things, but the protagonist is the same person...

Ningyuan Hou Renli!
The former is a list, each name is marked with simple numbers and abbreviated place names, basically most of them are near Gansu.

Each of these names was Ren Li's former subordinate.

Although it was not clearly written, Zhu Yi immediately understood that the records here were some detailed data related to the invasion and occupation of the military settlements.

As for the second matter, the writing is more cryptic, even, there are only a few simple sentences.

... On the third day of September, the Gansu Army reported that 15 people had died from the epidemic, and four of them were elites who would not be recruited at night, and were especially good at stealth and concealment.

... On the seventh day of the lunar new year, the Xuan Mansion captured three suspicious persons near the Vice President's Mansion. One of them wanted to poison him, but he took the poison after the incident failed.

... On the ninth day of the lunar new year, a person was arrested at the gate of the city, trying to get out of the city among the common people.

These records are vague and seem to have nothing to do with each other.

However, combined with something that Zhu Yi knew, he couldn't help feeling startled.

Yang Jie still had a gentle smile on his face, but with a strong confidence, he spoke again, his tone still calm, and said.

"My lord, the Yang family has been operating on the border for many years. If you really want to check something, it's not difficult!"

"Especially... on the boundary of the Xuan Mansion!"

(End of this chapter)