Chapter One Hundred and Eighty-Three: Clearing the Clouds and Seeing the Sun
In the Wuying Palace.
Zhu Qiyu looked at Li Xian who was prostrate underneath and said nothing.
He had an impression of Zhu Yi. He was good at riding and shooting, and he was young and mature. Although he was not good at leading troops, he was considered a relatively good young man among the younger generation of Xunqi.
In his previous life, although the court held Zhu Yong accountable for his crimes, he revoked the title of Duke Cheng.
However, due to some reasons, in the third year of Jingtai's reign, taking advantage of the opportunity of the new crown prince, the title of Duke Cheng was restored.
To be fair, if Fu Jue can continue to maintain the situation of the three generations of nobles and relatives coexisting, Zhu Qiyu himself will not be stingy with such a duke.
But the problem is that the war has just ended. Although the blame for the Tumu battle cannot be entirely pinned on Zhu Yong, it still has something to do with him.
Even if civil engineering matters were not involved, the imperial court lost more than 20,000 officers and soldiers in the battle of Yao'erling. Such a huge defeat would still be punishable.
At this time, if Zhu Yong's title was directly restored, the civil servants would probably be dissatisfied.
After pondering for a moment, Zhu Qiyu spoke softly.
"If I remember correctly, when Duke Cheng was there, he was known as a Confucian general. Although he was a Duke, he was very polite to the civil servants in the court and was highly praised. If any ministers asked for this matter, I would not
will obstruct it.”
Although it's not easy, it still needs to be done.
Now that Li Xian is a thorn in the ranks, he can indirectly influence the lineage of General Jing Nan.
If Zhu Yong's title can be restored, then the line of Prince Yan's family will be stabilized.
Moreover, having Li Xian come forward to do this can also ease the relationship between him and the Yan Palace.
In addition, if Zhu Qiyu remembered correctly, the relatives of Prince Yan's family had very large connections in the capital camp.
You must know that the Beijing Camp was originally established by Emperor Taizong, and the people Emperor Taizong trusted the most at that time were the relatives of Prince Yan's headquarters.
To this day, the relatives of Prince Yan's family still have great influence in the capital camp.
But after listening to the emperor's words, Li Xian was a little stuck.
He heard that the emperor was in favor of this proposal, but he also said that the ministers must be invited, which made him a little confused.
Those civil servants were eager to completely remove the title of Duke Cheng, so how could they take the initiative to help?
However, the emperor did not give him another chance to ask questions and said directly.
"Since this matter is a matter for Duke Chengguo, you should ask Duke Chengguo if there is any solution. I won't let you run back and forth alone. That's it for today. You go back first."
But when Li Xian heard this, he had no choice but to stand up and said.
"Old minister, please retire."
After leaving the palace gate, Li Xian still couldn't understand the meaning, but one thing was certain.
That is, the title of Duke Cheng Guo was the first thing assigned to him by the emperor.
It must be done well so that we can truly gain the emperor's trust.
Anyway, Li Xian has figured it out now.
Rumors among the people had reached such a level that he would be tied to the emperor's ship no matter what.
If the emperor can remain in power for a long time, his status and power will naturally rise with the tide.
If he is lucky, he may not have the chance to turn the princes of his generation into hereditary princes.
But if the emperor's ship capsizes, let alone the hereditary Duke, his original marquis will also have to pay for it.
As a close relative, Li Xian knew better than the emperor the intertwined forces among his close relatives, and he also knew better the forces and energy behind them.
In fact, he didn't say a word in front of the emperor.
That is, compared to the civil servants, among the relatives, there are quite a few families who are actually die-hard loyalists to the Supreme Emperor.
Because compared to civil servants, the nobles actually care more about the legal system.
Civil servants just do it out of their so-called etiquette and justice, but the honorary relatives are really related to the inheritance of their titles.
To put it bluntly, there is essentially no difference between the inheritance of the imperial title and the inheritance of the title.
Once the succession to the throne is disrupted, problems will also arise in the succession of the titles of the subordinates.
After all, the emperor has a son, but the emperor can succeed to the throne. So what should we do if the same situation happens in Xunqi's family?
If the head of the family dies in battle, can the second and third houses interfere with the succession of the title on the grounds that the youngest son of the eldest family cannot bear the responsibilities of the head of the family?
This really involves the self-interest of inheriting the title of honorary and nobles, and it is different from the empty talk of etiquette by civil servants.
Therefore, when the emperor succeeded to the throne this time, many of the older generation of relatives in the capital were dissatisfied.
It's just that because of the critical situation and the powerful civil servants after the Civil War, not many people dared to say it openly.
But according to the news that Li Xian knew, there were many people who criticized this.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Li Xian.
He has been idle all his life, and he doesn't care what the position of this group of people is.
But now, he has no other choice.
Once the emperor fell, one can imagine what would happen to him who was the first to advocate the establishment of a king, held the hereditary title and "cryed bitterly" to persuade the ministers, and was finally awarded the title of Feng Guogong.
Standing outside the palace, looking at the setting sun, Li Xian sighed heavily, turned around and walked towards the outside of the palace.
The emperor's last words will not be without purpose.
Since the emperor had pointed it out and asked him to go to the Chengguo Palace, Zhu Yi must have a way to convince the officials.
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On the other side, after Li Xian leaves.
Zhu Qiyu's face immediately darkened.
If it was just suspicion before, now, he can almost confirm it.
Ren Li is the Queen Mother Sun's person, at least, she is indirectly controlled by the Queen Mother Sun.
All the nodes in between come from one person...
Zhang Fu!
Zhang Fu’s younger brother is now the head of the British government!
According to what Li Xian said, the Northern Expedition lineage and most of the newly promoted relatives in recent years were taken under the British government.
The biggest reason why Ningyang Marquis Chen Mao was able to take away the power of Xun Qi's speaker from Li Xian so quickly was that he had the support of the Northern Expedition lineage.
Although Chen Mao himself is a member of the Beizheng clan, he has been away fighting all year round and does not have a deep friendship with most of the clan members.
Behind this, there must be secret support from the British government.
In other words, it was Zhang Fu who established a bridge between Chen Mao and the Xunqi from the Beizheng lineage, and stabilized the turbulent situation of the Xunqi as quickly as possible.
And this person, Zhu Qiyu is very familiar...
After the restoration of Nangong, Zhang Fu was granted the title of Marquis of Taiping in recognition of his meritorious service. He died in the first year of Tianshun and was granted the title of Duke of Yu after his death.
It was also because Zhu Qiyu was focused on the battle situation by launching a large-scale attack during this period.
So much so that he almost forgot about it.
Under this seemingly peaceful court situation, there are still many people with ulterior motives waiting for opportunities!
The orange sunset slowly sets, but in this winter when the heavy snow has just stopped, it does not bring any warmth.
Stepping out of the palace gate of Wuying Palace, Zhu Qiyu looked at the afterglow of the setting sun, with a hint of coldness on his face.
The war is over and everything is ready to be revived. How could these people lose control so quickly?
Zhang Fu, Yang Shan...
Then let him take a look at what kind of monsters and monsters are hiding in this court hall that is as calm as a pool of stagnant water!