Chapter four hundred and six: shelter from the rain
After leaving the palace gate, Wang Ao and Yu Shiyue looked a little heavy.
None of them expected that the real reason for the mission's arrest was to leak military information, nor did they expect that the Supreme Emperor would be involved in the end.
As soon as this incident came out, the court, which had just calmed down, was afraid that there would be another turmoil.
Well, since the Emperor's Northern Expedition, it seems that there has been little peace in the court.
Walking on the road paved with bluestones, Yu Shiyue thought for a while and asked Wang Ao: "Chief Assistant, what did your Majesty mean just now? Over there at the General Affairs Department..."
There is no doubt that the emperor's wishes are the most important in the handling of this case.
But just now in front of the emperor, the emperor only asked their opinions, but he did not reveal even the slightest inclination.
If the emperor wanted to deal with it in a low-key manner, then why did he let Jin Yiwei arrest people in such a high-profile manner?
It could be said that the emperor wanted to make a big fuss, but the memorial just sent in by several nobles was ignored.
Wang Ao sighed and said: "The matter has come to an end. No matter what His Majesty thinks, in the end, the matter cannot be hidden. Let the people from the General Affairs Department go back and handle everything as usual."
Yu Shiyue nodded, thoughtfully.
As a result, the news of the envoy's arrest quickly spread throughout the capital.
At court the next morning, a censor immediately handed over a bullet, accusing the Jin Yiwei of arresting court officials for no reason and demanding that the case be made public.
Several distinguished families, headed by Ningyuan Hou Renli, also spoke out to impeach the Jinyiwei. At the same time, they also requested to visit Zhang Fu and others who were imprisoned in the imperial edict.
However, these impeachments and requests were all rejected by the emperor without exception.
The reason is that this case involves military information and it is not appropriate to make it public until the facts of the case are clear. After the trial is over, the court will issue a deliberation.
This statement was vague and naturally did not satisfy the ministers. However, the emperor clearly made up his mind this time and directly announced his withdrawal from the court without giving the ministers a chance to continue to remonstrate.
As a result, within a few days, rumors spread throughout the capital.
Some say that the envoy was arrested for collaborating with the enemy and treason. Others say that the envoy was killed in Wala. The imperial court could not afford to embarrass anyone, so they detained it and did not release it to cover it up. There are also conspiracy theorists who rumored that the emperor had detained the envoy.
, in order to prevent the Supreme Emperor from returning to the court.
In short, various speculations have arisen one after another and spread among the government and the public.
The attention of many ministers in the imperial court were also attracted by this matter. Whether they were civil servants or military generals, memorials were handed over one by one.
But without exception, the emperor ignored them all. There were too many submissions, so the emperor issued an oral edict. However, those remarks still related to military affairs and would not be announced until the trial was clear.
As a result, there were fewer memorials handed over, but there was clearly an atmosphere of uneasiness brewing in both the government and the public...
As summer enters, the weather gradually becomes sultry. Fortunately, a heavy rain comes in time to relieve the heat a little.
Black clouds are constantly rolling in the sky. Unlike the pattering of spring rain, summer rain comes quickly and quickly.
The road was full of people hurriedly taking shelter from the rain. A dilapidated sedan walked through the busy crowd in the heavy rain.
Pitter-patter raindrops hit the sedan chair. The bearer only wore a bamboo hat on his head and no raincoat. Within a moment, his shoulders were already wet.
Several people were planning to move forward quickly, when the sedan curtain beside them opened, revealing a thin and thin face.
Yu Qian watched the heavy raindrops falling, his brows couldn't help but wrinkled, and he said.
"Ah Fu, please stop the sedan and take shelter from the rain."
The old servant who was following him felt a little embarrassed: "Master, we'll be there in a short while. It's just a matter of taking two steps. You..."
Halfway through his words, when he saw his master's face darkening, the old servant nodded quickly, greeted a few bearers, and stopped by a tea stall to take shelter from the rain.
The tea stall is simple and simple, selling large bowls of tea, and usually only peddlers and lackeys come here, but at least it has a shed.
The heavy rain came unexpectedly, and people who had no time to go home had no choice but to come here to take shelter, which made the boss's business much better.
When Yu Qian went out this time, he was not wearing official robes. He was wearing very simple clothes. He was riding in his own sedan, not an official sedan.
But the people around him knew that he was no ordinary person just by seeing that he could afford to hire bearers and attendants.
Therefore, as soon as he entered the tea shed, one of the originally full tables was immediately vacated, and the boss diligently came forward to wipe the tables clean.
Yu Qian ordered a bowl of tea for everyone, and he didn't mind the poor quality of the tea. He drank it sip after sip, looking at the rain curtain pouring down, but his mind wandered to nowhere.
At this time, the chatter on the next table caught his attention.
"Have you heard that the Supreme Emperor is coming back..."
"Where did you hear the news?"
"What Wang Er, who is on duty at Shuntian Mansion, said, how can it be false? If not all the envoys sent to welcome the Supreme Emperor have returned to Beijing, it would be unpleasant."
Yu Qian remained calm, but his thoughts had been withdrawn, and the chat at the next table continued.
Two more people joined the conversation.
"Stop talking nonsense. The Supreme Emperor will never come back. Didn't you hear that he was beaten away a few days ago? It is said that his arms were chopped off and he was given to the guard as a reward."
"But what about the mission?"
"As soon as I saw what you were saying, Wang Er was talking nonsense. Our cousin works as a scribe in Honglu Temple. He said it himself. As soon as the delegation entered the customs, they were arrested by the Jin Yiwei. There has been no news for such a long time.
I'm afraid he would have been killed long ago."
"Think about it, even if the envoys are dead, can the Supreme Emperor still come back?"
"So that's it. If there's any other news, please tell me..."
The conversation at the next table was lively, but Yu Qian was no longer in the mood to continue listening.
After looking around, he stood up and came to the tea stall owner. He first paid for the tea, then pointed to an old coir raincoat hanging under the tea stall and asked.
"Brother, I have something urgent and I have to leave first, but the rain is too heavy. Can you sell me your raincoat?"
The tea stall owner is a young man in his twenties who has never seen much of the world. Although the old man in front of him is plainly dressed, he looks like a noble person at first sight. He has never spoken to such a person before.
For a moment, the boss felt a little embarrassed, rubbed his hands, and said stumblingly: "That raincoat is old, and it cost thirty cents when I bought it. If you don't mind it, sir, just give me fifteen cents."
Yu Qian nodded, then counted out thirty coins from his patched wallet and handed it to the boss.
After the boss refused, he stuffed it into his hand, and then Yu Qian took off his coir raincoat, put it on his body, and said to the old servant beside him.
"Afu, you guys stay here to hide from the rain. I have something to do and I have to leave first. When the rain stops, you can go back home."
The old servant was a little anxious and said: "How can that be done? It's raining so heavily, sir..."
Yu Qian patted his shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we're not far from the Yu Mansion. It's okay to just take a few steps."
The old servant still wanted to speak, but before he could open his mouth, he saw his master taking long steps and walking directly into the rain...
