After Cao Nai finished speaking, Gao and Zhang realized that they had not seen the emperor's shadow for a while.
Zhang Yi said: "Maybe you went to Wang Gong Factory in Xishan again?"
The emperor left the daily affairs of the government to King Tan. Apart from showing up occasionally on weekdays, he would either study new weapons in Wang Gong's factory or stay in the imperial study to write and draw. Everyone was now used to it.<
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Cao Nai added: "Have you noticed that King Tan behaved very strangely today, especially when he mentioned the emperor..."
Gao and Zhang looked at each other and didn't pay much attention to it. After being reminded by Cao Nai, they recalled that it seemed that this was really the case.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes, but I'm just a little skeptical. Is there... a reason for this?"
Zhang Yi said hurriedly: "Master Cao, don't be so pretentious and just say what you think!"
Cao Nai put down the tea cup in his hand and said: "Not long ago, the emperor proposed to inspect Mobei. After we stopped him, there was no movement. I thought the emperor had changed his temper, but when I thought of the abnormal behavior of His Highness King Tan just now,
Could it be that the emperor is not in the palace at all?"
After finishing speaking, the three of them were silent.
After a long time, Zhang Yi said: "Why don't we ask for a face-to-face meeting now to confirm the truth?"
"Inappropriate!"
Gao Hu waved his hand and said: "When we mentioned the emperor today, King Tao was already very impatient. Wouldn't it be even more embarrassing if we went to meet the emperor now and let King Tao know about it?"
Zhang Yi said helplessly: "If the emperor is really not in the palace and we don't know about it, what will the officials think?"
Gao Hub thought for a while and said: "Whether it's true or not, it doesn't take more than a day and a half. I'll go and urge Ru Yan. If I get the charter tomorrow, I'll have a reason to go to the meeting. Then the truth will be revealed!"
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Zhang Yi said thoughtfully: "But... wouldn't it be too hasty to rush out the charter in one night..."
Gao Hub sighed and said: "Now that things have happened, do you still care whether you are careless or not? Let's meet with the emperor first, and then talk about the charter!"
After the three people discussed it, Gao Hub found Chen Ruyan again and ordered him to come up with a charter the next morning.
Chen Ruyan was very puzzled, but when he saw his mentor's solemn look, he knew there must be something going on, so he stayed up all night and wrote a memorial of more than 3,000 words.
Early the next morning, when I went to court, I personally delivered it to Gao Hub.
After leaving the court, Cao Nai and the others went directly to the Wenhua Hall.
At this time, several young eunuchs passed by. Zhang Yi seemed to know one of them, so he stopped to say hello. Cao Nai and Gao Hub were still thinking about the emperor's affairs, so they didn't pay attention, so they entered the palace first and wrote Chen Ruyan's memorial.
Submit.
Zhu Qiyu was quite surprised and said: "It was written so quickly?"
Cao Nai looked at Gao Hu and said, "This is such a big matter that I don't dare to neglect it!"
Zhu Qiyu looked at it carefully. The three of them were thinking about things and waited quietly.
Finally, Zhu Qiyu put down the charter and said dissatisfied: "This charter is too rough. If the Japanese are willing to cooperate, there will be no problem in making such preparations. But what if the Japanese are unwilling to cooperate? Even if the Japanese are colluding with the Japanese pirates, first
What about launching a war against the Ming Dynasty? These may not have been taken into consideration, and there was no preparation at all. In my opinion, this memorial does not seem to be written by the cabinet."
Cao Nai coughed awkwardly and said: "Your Highness is right, I will think about it carefully when I get back, but..."
"Just say what you have to say!"
"I wonder what the emperor thinks about this matter?"
Zhu Qiyu immediately darkened his face again and said, "Please take out the charter, and I will report it to the emperor!"
Cao Nai wanted to persist, but he felt someone behind him tugging at his lapel. He took a peek and saw that it was Zhang Yi.
"I'll leave!"
After leaving the Wenhua Hall, Cao Nai asked dissatisfiedly: "Why are you pulling me?"
Zhang Yi said: "No need to ask, the emperor is not here!"
"What?"
Cao Nai was immediately shocked, looked around, and whispered: "Go back and tell us!"
Returning to Wenyuan Pavilion, Cao Nai closed the door first, and then asked: "What's going on?"
Zhang Yi replied: "Just now at the entrance of Wenhua Palace, I saw a eunuch passing by. I know this person and he is from Shangshan Supervisor, so I casually chatted with him for a few words."
"From Shangshan Supervisor..." Cao Nai suddenly realized something and asked nervously, "What did you ask?"
"Alas!"
Zhang Yi sighed and said: "The emperor has not been in the palace at all, it has been seven or eight days!"
In fact, the matter was very simple. The Supervisor Shang Shan was responsible for three meals a day for the Emperor, the Queen Mother, the Empress and the concubines. Zhang Yi pretended to ask the Emperor what he had eaten recently and how his appetite was. The other party was not prepared at all and told the truth directly.
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Since seven or eight days ago, no royal meal has been prepared for the emperor. In this case, the emperor is not in the palace at all.
Cao Nai was stunned. Why didn't he think of such a simple method?
However, these are not the point. The point is that the emperor ran away secretly!
This... is simply unreasonable!
When you said you wanted to go on tour, we agreed, but you have to follow the rules of the Ministry of Rites. You can't just leave the palace and walk out. If something happens, who will be responsible?
It's better now. He ran away without saying a word, and together with King Xin, he hid it from everyone. No wonder King Xin became weird. It turned out that he was tricked by the emperor...
"No, I have to go back and talk to His Highness King Tan to reason with him. How could he do this?"
Cao Nai was furious and decided to return to Wenhua Hall.
Zhang Yi stopped him and said, "Now that the matter is over, what's the use of going to find King Tan?"
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"What else can I do? Chase me!"
Cao Nai thought for a while and said: "Well, I will go to the Ministry of Rites now and chase the emperor back together!"
Zhang Yi stopped him and said: "Master Cao, Master Gao, now that the emperor is not here, you two must not leave the capital easily. It's better for me to go!"
Among the four cabinet members, apart from Yu Qian, Zhang Yi has been in the cabinet for the shortest time. Therefore, he volunteered to go to Mobei to find the emperor.
Zhang Yi and Gao Hub looked at each other, then nodded and said, "In that case, you must pay attention to safety!"
Now is not the time to be polite, let’s chase the emperor back first!
Zhang Yi saluted Cao and Gao, then turned around and went to the Ministry of Rites.
Hu Xi had already retired, and the person who took over as the Minister of Rites was Kuang Ye, the former Minister of the Ministry of War. This man was already sixty-five years old. Hearing that the emperor had escaped secretly, he immediately stopped caring and hurriedly followed Zhang Yi out of the city and headed north. Go.
Since the emperor is touring Mobei and will stop wherever he goes, he won't be able to get far in seven or eight days, so it's still too late to catch up!
In this way, a team composed of civil servants and servants hurried out of Juyongguan and arrived in the desert.