Chapter 654: Is this coaxed?(2/2)
Scholar Xu Youzhen and others were summoned by the Supreme Emperor during the banquet to have an audience at Qinghe Pavilion..."
After just reading the first two lines of words, Yu Qian straightened his back subconsciously, and his eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light.
Of course he was there when the banquet was given that day. Although there were many people and bustle at the time, he never remembered that a chamberlain came to announce the order and summon the ministers.
In other words, if what is said in this letter is true, then when the banquet was given, these people met in secret behind the backs of all the courtiers.
Yu Qian has been up and down in the court for many years, and his political sense is naturally keen enough.
Recalling the scene of the banquet that day, he reacted almost immediately. If nothing else, the banquet was a lie, and the intention to summon these ministers alone was the real thing.
However, the problem is that with the current status of the Supreme Emperor, summoning ministers alone is already a very sensitive matter, not to mention that it is done in secret without telling everyone.
Exhaling softly, Yu Qian lowered his gaze and continued to look down. What was recorded in the back was the specific content of the duel, and its level of detail was as if someone had witnessed the entire process.
Yu Qian couldn't help but be secretly alarmed. He had already guessed that the Emperor must have someone to monitor the Supreme Emperor in Nangong.
However, apart from these people, what everyone knows is that the people who are personally served by the Supreme Emperor are all personally arranged by the Holy Mother in the palace.
As for the matter of secretly summoning ministers, even if the Emperor was not careful, he would not let outsiders appear, but this letter was still placed in front of the emperor.
With a bitter smile in his heart, Yu Qian knew that he still knew too little about the situation in the palace.
The relationship between the Emperor and the Supreme Emperor seemed peaceful and stable, but in fact, there was already an undercurrent surging.
However, as the lines of small words fell into his eyes, Yu Qian had no time to think about these things anymore, because his mind had already been focused on the content of the memorial between the Supreme Emperor and these people.
So, he quickly summarized two points.
First, the Supreme Emperor was wooing the British princes and other dignitaries. This was reflected in everything from bestowing jade to encouraging him to praising the late Duke Zhu Yong.
As for the second one, it’s about military settlements.
Yu Qian couldn't believe that Ren Li's move to stop the military settlement at the court meeting was actually approved by the Supreme Emperor.
Although the emperor did not intervene explicitly in terms of words, his attitude was very clear.
Yu Qian held the secret instrument tightly in his hand, obviously feeling quite uneasy.
There was silence in the hall for a moment, and a long sigh sounded. Yu Qian handed the secret message back to Wynn who was waiting aside, and asked hesitantly.
"Your Majesty, this secret message..."
"It was handed over by Dongchang!"
The emperor seemed to be well prepared for what Qian wanted to ask, and replied calmly, but stopped short and did not continue.
However, this sentence is enough. Shu Liang, the admiral of Dongchang, is the emperor's confidant eunuch, and he is famous for only following the emperor's orders.
Since this secret letter came from his hand, it cannot be unverified.
Not for anything else, just because this is something given to the emperor. Shu Liang has no other benefits. However, he does treat the emperor with all his heart and handles things thoughtfully. Yu Qian knows this very well.
Yu Qian opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but before he could speak, the emperor raised his hand to stop him.
Immediately afterwards, he saw that the emperor picked up another envelope from his hand and had it delivered to him again.
This time it's not a secret message, but...
Chapter completed!