In the study, Zhang Mian frowned and looked at Zhu Yi, his expression a little uncertain.
It should be said that Zhu Yi's words are not unreasonable. Yu Qian is different from the ordinary Minister of the Ministry of War. His reputation, achievements, and his experience as admiral of the Beijing camp all determine that he can not only influence the Ministry of War, but also the military.
The government is even the capital camp and nobles.
More importantly, he was still a member of the Emperor's party, which was one of the reasons why Zhang Shi never considered putting Qian to death.
Not to mention that the current affair cannot directly involve Yu Qian at all. Even if it can be involved, the weight of this affair is too much. No matter how the current emperor views Yu Qian, there is one thing that cannot be escaped.
That is, Yu Qian played a great role in the emperor's succession to the throne. Although it is a bit reluctant to say that he had a supporting role, it is not far off.
This heavy credit is actually Yu Qian's real talisman. With this credit, as long as Yu Qian does not commit a serious crime of rebellion, then almost no one can shake his status.
Even if it is rebellion, he can still be forgiven because of his original affection. This is not only a question of whether the emperor cares about his old feelings, but more importantly, he must treat his ministers who follow the dragon well.
However, there are advantages and disadvantages. This credit actually tied Yu Qian to the emperor's ship. In a sense, today's Yu Qian is actually similar to the situation of the British government in the Zhengtong Dynasty.
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At the beginning, Zhang Fu was appointed as the Minister of Gu Ming and took charge of the military power until the Supreme Emperor came of age. This was an extremely honor and trust. However, this also determined that the British Duke must swear allegiance to the Supreme Emperor. Even now that the Supreme Emperor has declined, the British Duke
There is no room for him to switch to the new emperor. On the one hand, the new emperor will not trust him, and on the other hand, once he does so, the reputation of the British government will be destroyed immediately.
Therefore, Zhang Xi could only continue to protect the Supreme Emperor. He had no other choice.
Yu Qian's situation is actually the same. Since he has contributed to the establishment, he can be regarded as a proper party of the emperor. No matter what kind of conflicts he will have with the emperor in the future, this cannot be changed.
From this perspective, completely overthrowing Yu Qian can indeed weaken the emperor's control over the court, but the problem is...
"Not to mention whether such a scandal can shake Yu Qian's position, even if it can, why would the Supreme Emperor want to overthrow him?"
Zhang Xi looked at Zhu Yi thoughtfully, and after a moment, he asked.
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Yi was slightly startled, as if she didn't expect why Zhang Min would ask such a question.
So, immediately after, Zhang Xi continued.
"Indeed, no matter what Yu Qian's current situation is, he is an out-and-out member of the Emperor's party. To bring him down is to cut off the Emperor's right-hand man. However, will this be of any benefit to the Supreme Emperor?"
"Don't forget, the Supreme Emperor now lives in Nangong. All he wants is to stabilize His Highness the Crown Prince's position, make the government smooth and the country safe. Although the Supreme Emperor occasionally has opinions on the affairs of the court, he is also worried about the government.
It’s just a matter of state affairs.”
"Although Yu Qian is a member of the Emperor's party, he has an upright temperament and does not flatter the Emperor. If the Emperor does something improper, he is willing to take risks to contradict the Emperor, but he must also act impartially. Isn't such a minister in line with the Emperor's views on the court?
Is this what the ministers expect?"
After saying these words, Zhu Yi's expression became even weirder.
For a moment, he didn't know how to refute these words.
Indeed, if the Emperor just wanted to keep his position as Crown Prince, or if he just wanted to have a certain amount of power in the court to protect himself, then what Zhang Shi said is correct.
Although Yu Qian is a member of the Emperor's party, he has always maintained a neutral attitude in the relationship between the Tian family. This is very different from Wang Wen. In addition to following the Emperor's footsteps, Wang Wen is very important in the court.
One of his characteristics is that he has a very cold attitude towards the Supreme Emperor.
In contrast, Yu Qian was much gentler. Even when the emperor was willful and refused to pay homage during the winter solstice ceremony, Yu Qian also tried to persuade the emperor about the matter. Like many ministers in the court, he
I still hope that the relationship between the Tian family can be bridged and the emperor and the emperor can maintain harmony.
Of course, this is only when the stability of the court and the core interests of the emperor are not involved. Once these are involved, such as the preparation of subordinate officials in the East Palace and the resettlement of the young army, Yu Qian's attribute of safeguarding the interests of the emperor will be
And it is obvious.
All in all, Yu Qian's actions are often contradictory, but this is not a contradiction in himself. On the contrary, Yu Qian's position has always been very clear. He supports the emperor, but he has his own opinions and will not criticize the emperor.
Follow your advice.
From Yu Qian's standpoint, it is actually obvious that he always believed that if the emperor and the Supreme Emperor had an open conflict, it would cause damage to the emperor's reputation and authority. Therefore, he did not agree on certain matters.
Will be slightly biased towards the Supreme Emperor.
But this is essentially to safeguard the interests of the emperor. Of course, the emperor may not want him to do this, but Yu Qian is not the kind of person who listens to others' advice. In a sense, this is why Yu Qian is now imprisoned.
One of the reasons.
Therefore, having Yu Qian, a special emperor's party, is actually beneficial to the Supreme Emperor to a certain extent.
However, the main premise of all this is that the Emperor just wants to keep his status as Crown Prince and his own stable life. If he has other ideas, then Yu Qian is a key figure!
With him, no one in the Ministry of War can make trouble, and can always maintain suppression of the military government and tight control of the Beijing camp. If the Supreme Emperor has other plans, then Yu Qian is the biggest obstacle.
It is impossible for Zhang Xi not to understand this, so although his words sounded nice, in fact, they were avoiding the real issue.
In fact, the reason why Zhu Yi asked this question was to test Zhang Shi, but now it seems that Mr. Zhang didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but he didn't take his move.
Seeing this situation, Zhu Yi pondered for a moment and decided to go deeper, so he said.
"Why do you have to say that, Master?"
"You and I both understand that it is a good thing for us to overthrow Yu Qian. Once Yu Qian is overthrown, the position of Minister of the Ministry of War will be vacant. No matter who takes over at that time, he will not have such high prestige and ability as Yu Qian.
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"In this way, the military government can slowly be freed from the constraints of the Ministry of War and act more freely."
"Besides, if I remember correctly, a few days ago, there were two more guards in the second master's house. From my looks, they look like people from Nangong?"
The previous words are all foreshadowing, and the last sentence is the key point.
It was this last sentence that made Zhang Xi narrow his eyes and said.
"The Duke is so well-informed about the news. He actually knows everything about the British Duke's house..."
"Second Master has misunderstood. How could I possibly know about the affairs of the British government? I just have some friendship with Commander Meng of Nangong and just listened to a few words from him."
Zhu Yi's face was calm, and she spoke calmly.
"Meng Jun?"
Zhang Xi frowned, sneered and said.
"Okay, I remember him."
Zhu Yi did not respond, obviously still waiting for Zhang Xi's explanation. Seeing this situation, Zhang Xi also knew that there was no point in hiding it any longer.
In the past, Duke Cheng's Mansion had had news exchanges with Nangong, but Zhu Yi had refused to disclose the specific channels.
Now, he took the initiative to expose Meng Jun's channel, obviously not out of kindness, but to remind Zhang Shi that the Duke Cheng's Mansion also had its own manpower in Nangong, so don't hide anything from him.
Before, Zhang Min also knew that Zhu Yi and Meng Jun had a friendship, but he did not expect that the friendship was so deep that even the emperor's gift of his hand was leaked.
In this case, Zhu Yi must already know the identities of these two people. Thinking of Zhu Yi's words just now, Zhang Min suddenly understood that the other party might have guessed something.
Since this is the case, it is useless to be secretive. Zhang Xi raised his head and looked at Zhu Yi and said.
"Since the Duke has been thinking of ways to prepare a young army, naturally I, the British Duke, can't be content with others, can I?"
A simple sentence caused huge waves in Zhu Yi's heart.
He had just made a guess before, but he didn't expect that he actually got it right.
You must know that although the relationship between the Tian family is treacherous, it is generally peaceful. Now the emperor is in control of the state affairs, the emperor lives in the south palace, and the prince is also stable in the east palace. Everything is fine, even though in the past, the emperor has been cultivating power.
, However, they are all ministers of the court. Just like the reason Zhang Mi just gave, they are obviously to stabilize the status of the prince, and there are no other clues.
After all, no one dared to make wild guesses about such a major event. Although Zhu Yi had always been prepared, it was not until he learned that Zhang Shi had brought two Mongolian guards out of the palace that he had a real premonition.
But now, after hearing Zhang Xi's implicit admission, it was finally confirmed.
The Supreme Emperor is really not willing to just live in Nangong and rest in peace!
Suppressing the shock in her heart, Zhu Yi took a long breath and said.
"The purpose of setting up the military equipment is for the safety of His Highness the Crown Prince, and the selection of the honorary guards is also to repay previous favors. I wonder what the second master is talking about?"
After getting the news, Zhu Yi decided not to get too close.
The current Emperor has shown great caution. Even for a "loyal" person like Zhang Shi, he has placed two people under surveillance.
If Zhu Yi leaned in to inquire for more details at this time, then there would be two more people in his mansion.
Therefore, you must be steady at this time and never rush forward.
Since the Supreme Emperor has this intention, then more flaws will definitely be exposed in the future. After all, if you want to make something happen, it cannot be done overnight.
Obviously, Zhang Xian was the first person to know. As things progress in the future, more people will definitely know the news.
Zhu Yi just needs to blend in, there is no need to stand out.
However, after hearing this, Zhang Shi's expression became a little strange, and a hint of ridicule flashed through his eyes.
He knew that Zhu Yi didn't have the courage to make a desperate move like him.
Now, the British Duke's Palace has been tied to death on the ship of the Supreme Emperor. And unlike the Chengguo Duke's Palace, the British Duke's Palace is very prestigious in the orthodox dynasty. Once it really declines, then countless people will definitely rush to tear it apart.
Jie, when the emperor doesn't want to see them, if it's okay to just pay benefits, I'm afraid some people don't even want to leave their titles to them.
But the Chengguo Duke's Mansion is different. After the civil war, the Chengguo Duke's Mansion had almost fallen to the bottom. Zhu Yi was newly restored to the title. On the surface, he still relied on the power of the British Duke's government to stand in the court.
Steady footing.
Therefore, his momentum is upward. The interests that should be divided have been almost divided as early as after the Tumu Battle. There will not be too many people who covet the Chengguo Palace, or even want to kill him.
Therefore, of course, it is impossible for him to make such a determination.
Mr. Zhang felt a rare feeling of pride in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face, saying.
"Since the Duke of the State has said so, then it is just about Yu Qian. Even if we have the intention to bring him down, if we just want to rely on this scandal, I am afraid that if the emperor agrees, all the officials in the court will not be able to do it."
I will agree, so I think it’s better not to worry about this matter. In the final analysis, the most important thing is to hold the military government in your hands first.”
After hearing this, Zhu Yi hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he didn't say anything more, just nodded and said.
"That's fine..."
Two days later, as everyone expected, in the morning, a censor raised questions about the news of Qian's arrest and imprisonment. The emperor did not avoid the question. He published the complaint in front of all the ministers and attached it.
Above, there is also the testimony of Shuntian Prefecture Yin, which proves that Yu Mian is directly related to this matter.
As soon as this news came out, everyone in the court was shocked. No one thought that Yu Qian, who had always been loyal and upright in the court, would be involved in such a thing.
Since there is a legitimate reason, most people will naturally tend to be more cautious and conservative until the result is unknown. Otherwise, if something is really found out, they may be implicated if they plead for mercy at the moment.
Therefore, the next focus of everyone's attention naturally became who should preside over this case.
It should be said that this candidate is not easy to find, because it involves an important minister like Yu Qian, so the third-rank minister of Dali Temple alone is definitely not high enough to judge. But if it is a joint trial of the three divisions, then, according to the faintly circulated news
, the emperor seemed unwilling to do so either.
As for the reason, it is said that there were too many people interceding for Yu Qian during this period, so the emperor felt that the third division may not be able to hear the case impartially.
Therefore, it is difficult to decide on this candidate, but since Yu Qian was arrested, the matter has already made a fuss in the capital, and it must not be delayed for long.
It is said that in the past few days, Wang Wen, the Minister of Civil Affairs, had entered the palace three times, and the emperor also summoned many ministers to inquire about the matter, but there was still no conclusion.
This morning at court, since someone mentioned this matter, naturally the censor came to ask for help and decided on the candidate for the minister of Dali Temple.
The ministers originally thought that the emperor would not make an immediate decision, but what was unexpected was that under everyone's gaze, after hearing this invitation, the emperor just pondered for a moment and then said.
"The post of Minister of Dali Temple has been vacant for a long time, and now there are such cases involving important officials of the imperial court. Therefore, it is necessary for a capable minister to take charge of temple affairs."
"I believe that Zhu Jian, the great scholar of the cabinet, is diligent and honest, and upholds integrity. From now on, he will be appointed as the crown prince's Taibao, moved to the Ministry of Punishment, and appointed to be in charge of Dali Temple affairs. He will no longer serve as counselor in the cabinet..."