This question made Zhang Min somewhat unexpected.
Last time, the Supreme Emperor did mention that he wanted to see Xu Youzhen. However, at that time, he thought that the Supreme Emperor was just a temporary idea, but he did not expect that the old man actually took his interest.
Putting aside the doubts in his heart, Zhang Min said respectfully.
"Back to your majesty, I have been thinking of ways to arrange this matter since I went back last time. However, Nangong is now surrounded by royal guards, so it is okay for me to wait. However, Xu Xueshi is a civil servant after all, and he has no connection with Nangong Suwu.
, Therefore, if you want to avoid the guard of the royal guards and bring people into the palace, it will take some time. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I will make arrangements as soon as possible."
Above the court, what is hidden under the waves is always much more than what is revealed.
Strictly speaking, the only two confirmed parties of the Supreme Emperor are the British Duke's Palace and the Chengguo Duke's Palace. The former even included Zhang Fu in order to welcome the Supreme Emperor back, while the latter was able to get the throne thanks to the Supreme Emperor's blessing.
After returning to the title of nobility, he was naturally classified into the category of the Supreme Emperor's party.
Apart from them, people like Zhu Jian, Chen Mao, and even Jiao Jing can only be regarded as half of the Supreme Emperor's party members. No matter what they are like in private, at least in the court, they have not clearly expressed themselves.
Strictly speaking, Zhu Jian was the most active in the court, but most of his actions were to protect the prince. For this reason, it would be too far-fetched to classify him as a member of the Supreme Emperor's party.
As for Chen Mao and others, they may be considered as people who were sent by the Queen Mother, but they cannot be directly attributed to the Supreme Emperor.
Not to mention, although Xu Youzhen, a bachelor of Youchunfang, had secretly surrendered to him for a long time, he actually had no inclination in many court affairs.
Of course, this has something to do with Xu Youzhen's insufficient rank, but generally speaking, at least no one in the court today feels that Xu Youzhen belongs to the Supreme Emperor's party.
Under such circumstances, it was not easy to bring him into Nangong. This was the reason why Zhang Mi never managed the matter well.
However, what surprised him was that the Supreme Emperor didn't seem to care about this concern, saying.
"It is not a shameful thing to come to see me. Although I do not intervene in political affairs, I do not violate any taboos by summoning a few ministers to talk about poetry and inquire about the prince's recent studies. I do not make a big fuss because I don't want to attract attention.
However, there is no need to cover him up like this, as it will only arouse suspicion. You can just bring him here in two days."
this……
Zhang Min hesitated for a while. Logically speaking, this was indeed the case. At least for now, the emperor did not prohibit the Supreme Emperor from summoning ministers, and it was impossible to really issue such a ban. However, since the Supreme Emperor returned to the court, this point has almost become
This is the consensus in the court. Except for necessary festivals and ceremonies, few people will come to Nangong to pay respects. This rule has become an unspoken and unspoken rule in the court.
However, since the Supreme Emperor had said so, Zhang Xi couldn't say anything more, so he had to cup his hands and said.
"I obey the decree."
After all, it was Nangong. Although there was no official prohibition, it was not appropriate to stay longer. Therefore, after Zhang Xi agreed, he quickly resigned.
However, looking at Zhang Shi's leaving figure, a playful smile appeared on Zhu Qizhen's face, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Qi Muge on the side saw this situation and said softly.
"It seems that Mr. Xu is really a minister with outstanding strategies, and he deserves to be missed so much by Your Majesty..."
"Excellent strategy?"
Zhu Qizhen's face looked a little strange, he picked up the tea cup at hand and took a sip, and said calmly.
"Maybe so, but the reason why I want to see him is because I have a vague hunch in my heart that this person can solve many of my doubts. I hope that he will not disappoint me..."
These words seemed to be an answer, but also seemed to be talking to himself. As the candle flames flickered, Qi Muge raised his head and saw Zhu Qizhen's expression was gloomy, but he didn't know what was going on in the heart of this former emperor.
What.
…………
At the same time, a long-lost guest was also welcomed in front of the house.
Cabinet Assistant Yu Shiyue!
Since Yu Qian was imprisoned, the entire Yu Mansion has been in turmoil. Fortunately, although Yu Mian was arrested and imprisoned together, Yu Qian also had an adopted son Yu Kang, who was barely able to support the overall situation.
However, after these days, Yu Kang's face was full of exhaustion as he was running around thinking of ideas. Yu Shiyue got off the sedan chair and saw Yu Kang's appearance. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It seems that these days, the Yu family
Life is really hard.
In fact, this is not a rare thing. In the court, it is common to rise up and down. Yu Qian seems to be blooming in the court, but in fact, in Yu Shiyue's view, his situation is always very dangerous.
Above the court, merit, qualifications, and power are important, but what is more important is whether the Sacred Heart is present. This is why Yu Shiyue has been persuading Yu Qian Huairou to keep a low profile.
He can understand Yu Qian's expectations for the Holy King, but what he understands better is that the court is so peaceful now. Although there are undercurrents among the ministers, they always stay in the dark. The biggest reason is that the emperor
In balancing the situation.
The outside world said that the emperor valued reputation, so he took the overall interests of the people into consideration in everything he did. However, Yu Shiyue felt that it was not that simple.
If the emperor really valued his reputation, then he would not just do superficial things when it came to Nangong and not hide his disdain for the Supreme Emperor in front of all the important ministers.
Reputation is actually not that important to the emperor. After staying in the cabinet for a long time, Yu Shiyue feels more and more that the emperor balances the situation of the court in order to stimulate the turmoil and promote the pure, and twist the upper and lower parts of the court into a rope. Only in this way can he work hard to govern and consolidate.
Sheji.
In a sense, in the past few years since the emperor ascended the throne, although there have been various turmoils in the court, there has been little internal strife.
Although there were times when the ministers made trouble for each other, whenever there was any sign of this, they would be severely stopped by the emperor. The most representative example was the last fight between Zhu Jian and him. That time, Zhu Jian
The reason why he lost his reputation and was sidelined until now is probably not just because he favors Nangong in many things.
To put it bluntly, it is precisely because the emperor is in charge that the DPRK and China have rarely criticized each other in recent years. But there is no such thing now, which does not mean that there will be no such thing in the future.
In the officialdom, who doesn’t want to climb up?
There is a carrot and a hole in the court. If the hole cannot be vacated, how can the carrots behind it be filled in?
After so many years of official career, Yu Shiyue knows very well that no matter which seat he sits in, the first thing he must guard against is attacks from political opponents.
The so-called political opponents have to make some mistakes to criticize when they have no faults, let alone when they are caught by others.
Yu Qian was so powerful in the court that he commanded the military department like an arm. Even the Minister of Civil Affairs, the leader of hundreds of officials, could not overwhelm him. No matter what he did, he could always be safe and have courtiers.
Interceding for him, where is the source of all this?
Many people will think that it is because of Yu Qian's clear name, his character, and the righteousness of the country.
But what happened this time made Yu Shiyue see clearly that the root cause of the harmony in the court and political clarity in the past few years was nothing more than the pressure of the emperor.
This point is vividly reflected in Yu Qian.
In the past, Yu Qian was often reprimanded by the emperor, and countless people came to him to plead for mercy. Even this time, Yu Qian knelt down outside the palace gate and was forcibly taken away.
Many important ministers are also trying to find ways to intercede, and this seems to have become the norm.
However, all of this is actually based on the fact that Yu Qian is deeply favored by the emperor.
The reason why they begged for mercy was because they knew that the emperor would not really do anything to Qian. According to past experience, it was just a matter of both sides finding a way out and everything would be calm.
But the problem is, this time is different from the past.
It has been nearly ten days since Yu Qian was imprisoned. Yu Shiyue is in the cabinet, so he can feel it more clearly.
In the past ten days, the number of people who had obviously interceded for Yu Qian's superiors was only four or five, and they were all little-known people.
Officials above the third rank said nothing about this matter. In fact, in these days, a memorial to impeach Yu Qian has appeared in the cabinet.
In addition, although Wang Ao's words were very cryptic when he was in front of the emperor last time, how could Yu Shiyue not hear the words that stumbling upon Yu Qian's words.
You must know that at that time, the emperor only showed doubts about Qian for the first time, and someone was already adding fuel to the flames. What's more, now that Yu Qian is really in jail awaiting trial, in the eyes of the outside world, it is indeed a sign that his favor has been lost.
Yu Kang has been visiting everywhere these days, hoping to rescue Yu Qian, and Yu Shiyue has also heard about it.
However, the results are obviously very poor. For better ones, if you are politely welcomed in and sent out politely, you won't even get a few verbal promises, let alone the number of rejections.
In today's court, there are far more people who only take pleasure in others' misfortunes and harbor evil intentions than those who hope that Yu Qian will come out of the imperial edict in peace and safety.
There are always fights in the imperial court. Usually, the emperor suppresses them and no one dares to move. Now that the emperor is angry, countless people will speculate. This is normal.
In fact, Yu Shiyue had long advised Yu Qian to be too modest. No one in this court could compete with the emperor. If Yu Qian really wanted to be loyal to the country and benefit all the people, he should act softly and use the power of the emperor to benefit the country.
Well-being and winning the king's heart are more important than the pros and cons of right or wrong at the moment.
Apart from anything else, the rectification of the military cantonment was an extremely successful example. Even if the noble military ministers, clan lords and princes tried their best to oppose and secretly hindered it, with the emperor's full support, no matter how great the difficulty was,
It can also be broken.
But now, once the Sacred Heart is lost, even a person with Yu Qian's status quickly falls into the clouds and is in a state of panic. This is the so-called power of imperial power.
I hope Yu Qian can make some progress after this incident... Of course, the premise is that he can get through this incident safely...
"I've met Shibo!"
After getting off the sedan chair, Yu Kang, who had been waiting in front of the door for a long time, came to greet him.
Yu Qian has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son, Yu Kang, was adopted from the same clan because Yu Qian had no heirs in his early years. He was personally taught by Yu Qian when he was young. He taught by words and deeds. He has always been valued by Yu Qian. He has a strong character and is quite like Yu Qian.
Zhifeng, but he was an adopted son after all, so after Yu Mian was born, his status was a bit awkward.
Although Yu Qian treated him as usual, and even treated Yu Mian more harshly than he did Kang, there were inevitably differences between the upper and lower levels of the mansion.
Fortunately, Yu Kang had a loose nature and did not care about this matter. Unlike Mian Zhengsheng, he just lived separately from his wife and kept a low profile, rarely appearing in Yu's house.
But even so, as soon as something happened to Yu Qian, Yu Kang immediately returned to the Yu Mansion and took up the responsibility of the Yu Mansion in this precarious situation.
Looking at the haggard Yu Kang, Yu Shiyue sighed and said.
"Thank you for your hard work these days."
"I don't dare. It's my father's blessing that Shibo can come here now. My mother and sister are already waiting inside. Shibo, please come in quickly."
Seeing that it was really Yu Shiyue, Yu Kang's face, which was full of melancholy, relaxed a little, forced out a smile, and said.
Afterwards, Yu Kang took Yu Shiyue into the mansion, and Yu Qian's wife Dong and Yu Xuanying, who had already rushed back to the mansion, also came out of the flower hall to greet them.
After exchanging a few words and sitting down in the hall, Yu Shiyue apologized first.
"When Tingyi was just released from prison a few days ago, the person who would interrogate this case was not decided yet. Therefore, it was inconvenient for me to have any contact with the government. That's why I didn't come here until today. Please forgive me, madam."
During this time, Yu Kang was running around, and naturally he went to Yu Shiyue's place, but he never saw Yu Shiyue.
As for the reason, as he just said, at that time, the emperor had not yet decided on the candidate for trial. As a deputy minister of the cabinet and the former Minister of Dali Temple, Yu Shiyue had sufficient status and experience in criminal punishment. It should be said that he was a very suitable candidate.
Therefore, he naturally had to try his best to fight for the candidate. At this time, he naturally could not have any contact with the Yu family.
The result, of course, was a failure. In fact, it was precisely because of this that the court was agitated recently.
Yu Shiyue and Yu Qian had long been in contact with each other. Although they had not formed a party, they often supported each other in court affairs. This was known to everyone in the court and the emperor. Therefore, if this case was handed over to his trial, it would be very important to him.
From talking to people in the court, it can be seen that the emperor still shows favor to Qian.
But now, Yu Shiyue did not get this job. Instead, Zhu Jian, who was on good terms with the Supreme Emperor and Dong Gong and had conflicts with Yu Shiyue, got this job. In fact, in a sense, it was a signal.
This was what Yu Shiyue was most worried about. He expected that the Emperor would not use him, but he did not expect that the Emperor would actually use Zhu Jian.
This person had a history with him, so naturally he would not have a good impression of Qian. More importantly, Zhu Jian favored the Supreme Emperor in many matters. As Yu Qian was a close confidant of the emperor, this matter fell into his hands.
Whether they will do other tricks secretly or use the topic to their advantage is really difficult to determine.
Therefore, in Yu Shiyue's opinion, it is no exaggeration to say that this incident is the biggest crisis since Yu Qian became an official...