Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 158 The Six Gentlemen of Donglin

The news that Han Xu died in Jizhou Mansion soon spread.

Almost everyone is speculating on the cause of death of the junior cabinet minister.

Died at the hands of rioters?

Died at the hands of the White Lotus Sect?
  Or die.
  The last reason left is too shocking and no one dares to think about it.

In the Imperial College and Imperial College, the scholars sat in a circle.

"Do you think that Duke Lang was behind Han Yuchen's death?" Wu Xiuwen, an eunuch student of the Imperial Academy, gently placed the book in his hand on the table, glanced around, and said in a deep voice: "I heard Yang Lian was sent to prison because he wanted to investigate the death case of Han Yuchen, which involved Duke Lang Guo, so he was hated by the emperor."

"All the ministers in the cabinet were present at that time. Even Sun Chengzong, Ye Xianggao, Zuo Guangdou and others tried hard to persuade him, but they still did not let His Majesty take back his order. Yang Lian was imprisoned and there was no way he could recover," said Bao Zong, the son of the head of the Ministry of Rites. Wen's face was gloomy: "And I heard that Ye Xianggao and Sun Chengzong will write a letter to Wang Qi, asking him to plead with the emperor to forgive Yang Lian."

"How can this be so?"

"Sliding the world's great joke!"

"Yang Wenru would rather die than accept Wang Qi's kindness!"

"Let's go to Donghua Gate together to remonstrate with the emperor!!"

In an instant, the entire Taixue Hall was filled with people and people were furious.

"What do you want to do?" Dr. Wan Yanyan, a doctor from Taixue, shouted loudly and stopped everyone: "Every matter in the court will be decided by you. You must not make decisions without authorization and disrupt the court situation!"

"Han Yuchen died, Yang Wenru was humiliated, Ye Xianggao turned against the rat, and Sun Chengzong had both sides. We no longer want to serve the country, and the power of the country will be controlled by warriors. How will the world be safe? How will the country be safe?"

Bao Zongwen and Wu Xiuwen both stood up, raised their arms and shouted: "Go to Donghua Gate and remonstrate to the death! Remonstrate to the death!!"

The Imperial Academy were all young scholars, and at this moment, inspired by the momentum of the two men, they all stood up and followed them towards the Donghua Gate.

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At this moment, in the imperial palace and the imperial garden, Zhu Youxiao was riding a treasure ship, looking at the sparkling fish scene in the distance, enjoying the rare leisure time, and his originally angry mood was slightly relieved.

"Your Majesty, why do you need to be as knowledgeable as those literati? They are all stubborn and do not know how to adapt. Those literati are clamoring all day long to plan for the world and the country, but they have never thought about whose world belongs to this world? These thousands of miles of mountains and rivers. , whose garden is it? Then Yang Lian even wants to name his name with death. The servant thinks that we should take this opportunity to catch all the literati in one fell swoop, without giving them any chance to stand up! Only in this way can the Majesty be able to revitalize the court. , take charge of the government!"

Wei Zhongxian bowed and waited beside Zhu Youxiao, waving the cattail leaf fan for the emperor while carefully expressing his opinions.

But Zhu Youxiao didn't seem to be interested in Wei Zhongxian's words at all. He just stared at the line bait in the distance. For half an hour, not a single fish was caught, which made Zhu Youxiao somewhat exhausted.

"Your Majesty?" Wei Zhongxian said softly when he saw that Zhu Youxiao ignored him.

"Huh?" Zhu Youxiao glanced sideways at Wei Zhongxian and said in a calm tone: "I know this matter well. Just do your work and put away those spoilers as soon as possible!"

"Hehe, hehehe, His Majesty has made a wise decision, how dare you have such a frivolous person in your slave!" Wei Zhongxian slapped himself on the face and said with a sneer.

"Literati and warriors can only be tools and hilts in my hands. They cannot be faked in other people's hands. Only my ideas can influence the situation of the court. Yang Lian can't do it, Wang Qi can't do it, and I and other domestic slaves are not qualified. !" Zhu Youxiao said, as if he had lost his patience, he waved his hand and threw the fishing rod into the lake: "No more fishing, inform the food supervisor to eat fish tonight!"

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Wei Zhongxian bowed, not daring to look at Zhu Youxiao.

Not long after, the treasure ship slowly docked, and Wang Tiqian had been waiting on the shore. "What's the matter?" Zhu Youxiao asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty," Wang Tiqian stood there and said in a low voice: "There are students from the Imperial Academy making trouble at Donghua Gate. More than 200 people are clamoring about government affairs, causing people to watch and the royal road is blocked."

Zhu Youxiao kept walking and passed Wang Tiqian directly, leaving only one extremely cold words: "Are you in Dongchang a dry job?"

Only Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian were left by the lake. They looked at each other and gloated: Your Majesty is going to take action against the Donglin Party!
  In the second year of Tianqi, it was cloudy on June 27th.

Outside the Donghua Gate, more than a hundred students of the Imperial College were beaten by Dongchang fans, and many were killed or injured. Among them, the leaders Wu Xiuwen and Bao Zongwen were all arrested and sent to imperial prison. At the same time, the Imperial College of the Imperial College in Beijing, Guangzhou The literary library and the four libraries were all sealed, and countless students were directly expelled from the capital. For a time, public opinion was in an uproar.

On the second day after Yang Lian was imprisoned, Zuo Guangdou joined forces with Yuan Huazhong, the censor, Wei Dazhong from the official department, Zhou Chaorui from the rite department, and Gu Dazhang, the doctor from the rites department. A total of five people petitioned, demanding a thorough investigation into the death case of Han Xu. At the same time, Wang Qi Returning to Beijing, he was banned from entering the palace, and he should wait for the review of the three departments.

For a time, public opinion was fierce throughout the Ming Dynasty, from north to south.

On June 29th, during the court meeting, Zuo Guangdou led his ministers to force the palace and remonstrated with him. The emperor was furious and left the court.

On June 30th, Tianqi dismissed the government and imprisoned five people at the same time. The six backbones of Donglin were all imprisoned. They were called the Six Gentlemen of Donglin by both the north and the south.

Everyone said that there was already a fight to the death between Dong Lin and Wang Qi.

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Nanjing City, Dianqian Street, the Office of the Minister of Rites.

Liu Yijing was sitting in front of the hall, and his son Liu Xuan was standing in front of him, reading to his father a new article that had just been sent from the Imperial College of Preparatory Studies.

"In the last years of his reign, Emperor Fang Renzong was concerned about his future affairs. He said that he was like a public servant, so he could take care of the safety of the country. He made plans and decisions with his husband, calmly guided them, and made great plans. He said that it would last for a thousand years." Liu Xuan's voice was loud and clear. , reading this article on Ouyang Wenzhong is also full of emotions.

"Do you know why Ouyang Wenzhong recovered several times and was able to win the favor of the Holy Family?" Liu Yijing raised her hand and interrupted her son's recitation.

"But the word loyalty?" Liu Xuan replied cautiously.

"Loyal?" Liu Yijing repeated, his eyes filled with mockery.

"My son is stupid, please give me some advice from your father," Liu Xuan bowed his body with a respectful look on his face.

"Four words, the hearts of the world!" Liu Yijing raised his eyes and looked at the colorful clusters of flowers in the courtyard: "Nanjing City, along the Huaihe River, is full of romance and red makeup. Far away from the capital, but my father can still smell that this world , after all, veterans like me are needed! Why? It is the people of the world, and what we control is the justice of the world!"

"But," Liu Xuan said in confusion: "The Duke of Lang is so famous, how could it be that"

"It's just a common man, can he be a hero for a while, but can he live forever?" Liu Yijing chuckled: "Just wait, otherwise he will fall miserably in the future!"

Just as he finished speaking, there was a rush of footsteps outside the courtyard, followed by the butler's voice: "Master, master! A letter from the capital, a letter from the capital!!"

The next moment, Liu Yijing's originally somewhat cloudy eyes suddenly flashed, and she stood up straight from the rocking chair. She took the letter from the butler's hand, opened it and looked down.

"Han Xu died, Yang Lian was imprisoned, the Imperial College was sealed, and all six people from Donglin, including Zuo Guangdou, were sent to prison." Liu Yijing's eyes suddenly shrank, then she raised her head and looked to the north.

"Father?" Liu Xuan didn't know why.

"Get ready, my father is going to Beijing!" Liu Yijing took a deep breath, with fighting spirit in his eyes: "Wang Qi, this time, you have aroused public anger!"

(End of this chapter)