Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 35 Slapping the Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion
The news that the Jinyiwei were bleeding like a river had spread throughout the city of Beijing before noon.

Zhu Changgan naturally couldn't just watch those ruffians bleeding, so he left people from the East Depot to supervise and he and Wang Chengen returned to the palace.

Before returning to the Qianqing Palace, I heard Wang Chengen say, "Your Majesty, there are many officials waiting to see you outside the palace."

"Who are they?"

"Your Majesty, Zhang Sizhi, Fan Fucui, Guang Shiheng..." Wang Chengen said more than a dozen names in one breath.

Zhu Changgan couldn't help but smile, "Aren't these the same people who gave gifts to Luo Yangxing before?"

It makes sense. Their nephews and nephews were drawing salaries for nothing in the Jinyiwei. Now that the emperor is cracking down on the Jinyiwei and forcing all of them to fire muskets, it would be strange if they were not anxious.

"Wang Chengen, let's go. We won't be entering the palace. Let's go to Wen Tiren's residence."

"It's the emperor!"

At this moment, all the civil and military officials outside the Qianqing Palace were standing on tiptoe waiting for the emperor to appear.

After finally seeing the sedan chair, it suddenly turned around, which surprised them greatly.

They all rushed towards the emperor's sedan chair, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Among them, Guang Shiheng ran the fastest. He immediately put his arm on the sedan chair and stopped it. "Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter to ask for your attention."

After being stopped by Guang Shiheng, other ministers also rushed over and knelt in front of Chongzhen's sedan chair.

"Your Majesty, we have something important to ask you to do."

The emperor first rectified the East Factory, then severely punished Luo Yangxing, and now he is carrying out a bloody massacre of the Jinyiwei again. They understand that they can no longer remain silent about this situation.

Both Wen Tiren's party and the Donglin Party's censors were more united than ever before.

Take positive action.

Although Wen Tihen did not show up, senior ministers including Xue Guoguan, the Grand Secretary of Dongge, Zhang Zhifa, the Grand Secretary of Wenyuange, and Kong Zhenyun, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, all went into battle.

The Imperial Censor Zhan Ersheng was the first to step forward and said passionately, "Your Majesty, you should be lenient in ruling the people, simple in governing the people, open-minded in keeping the people at peace, and fair in issuing policies... I have heard that many people from the Jinyiwei were killed or injured. Is this a wise ruler?"

What I mean is, Emperor, you should treat your familiarity with leniency. The bloodshed of the Jinyiwei is a river, and this is what a tyrant does.

Afterwards, several imperial censors stood up and said, "Your Majesty, please stop the ridiculous things of the Jinyiwei. Moreover, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Li Ruolian, is mean and ignorant. He looks loyal and upright, but he is actually a swaggerer who scares people's minds and confuses people's eyes and ears."

"Your Majesty, if you insist on doing so, chaos will begin from now on!"

"How did this start a chaos?" Zhu Changgan came out of the sedan chair with a frown on his face. "What evidence do you have to prove that Li Ruolian is a blatant and insane person?"

As he said this, he changed to walking and continued walking in the opposite direction of the palace gate.

You can stop my sedan, but can you also stop my people?
"Your Majesty..." Zhang Zhifa, Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, became very excited when he saw this. He moved his legs and knelt in front of the emperor several times, "dong dong dong", trying to block the emperor's way.

"Your Majesty, this is the result of the chaotic rule of the Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Changgan didn't notice Zhang Zhifa's actions at first, but suddenly someone blocked his way. He staggered and almost fell.

Zhu Changgan stared at Zhang Zhifa with eyes wide open, "How dare you!"

Raise your hand high and clap.

"Snapped!"

Zhu Changgan used all his strength to blow on Zhang Zhifa's face, and felt the pain in his palm.

"Buzz~" Zhang Zhifa felt his mind suddenly go blank, and everything around him turned into silent sound.

I can't hear anything from my left ear.

This astonishing scene stunned everyone present.

Not only the civil servants in the court, but even Wang Chengen failed to react.

He immediately shouted, "How dare you! What are you doing? Do you want to trip up the emperor or kill the king?"

"What are you guys doing? Lock him up!" With a loud bang, several young eunuchs from the Eastern Depot pressed Zhang Zhifa to the ground, with his face facing downwards.

At this moment, everyone noticed that two bloody teeth were spewed out from Zhang Zhifa's mouth.

"Just talk about the matter. As for using physical force...is there any etiquette between the emperor and his subjects, and the manners of the Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Changgan clenched the hand that had just slapped the old man.

You are a minister, and you dare to trip the emperor. There is nothing wrong with beating you.

This is the same as if he didn't fall down. If he fell down, he would be chopped directly. There is no reason to complain.

Imperial power is imperial power after all, and the distinction between the monarch and his subjects cannot be overstepped!

Zhang Zhifa finally reacted at this time, kneeling on the ground, and said incoherently: "Your Majesty, I am rude, please punish me."

Not only did the teeth on the left side of his cheek fall out, but a tooth in the front also fell out, and he had a lisp when he spoke.

The civil officials were so wide-eyed at this moment that they dared not step forward to stop the emperor. They could only continue to hold up their memorials and say, "We beg Your Majesty to withdraw your order and rule with benevolence and virtue."

"His Majesty……"

But in their eyes, the emperor was walking farther and farther away into the distance with the gait of a tiger.

Everyone's face looked extremely ugly, with blue and purple patches on it.

……

"Your Majesty, please get on the sedan chair. They didn't follow us." Wang Chengen lowered the sedan chair.

Zhu Changgan nodded. The imperial palace was still some distance away from Wen Tihen's residence.

Zhu Changgan was somewhat familiar with Wen Tihen. In the Ming History "The Traitor" compiled by Zhang Tingyu, he was evaluated as "cautious on the outside but fierce and cunning on the inside, with deep schemes that pierced his bones. To sum up his deeds: he concealed the talents and established a clique."

The officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty regarded him as the culprit for the country's demise.

In other words, "The fall of the Ming Dynasty was primarily due to Chongzhen Zhu Youjian, and Wen Tihen could generally be among the top three."

Wen Tiren deserves to die, but he cannot die now. He needs to endure for a while and clear away the obstacles for himself. Then it will not be too late to die.

When the doorman of the Wen Mansion heard that the emperor was coming, his face turned pale, he knelt on the ground to salute, and then ran to deliver the letter to Wen Tiren.

After a few minutes,
"Your Majesty, this old minister is here to pay his respects." Wen Tiren came out with a pale face and cracked lips.

"Please let Lord Wen sit down. I heard that Lord Wen was ill, so I came to see him." Zhu Changgan looked at Wen Tiren.

I am sick. I am really sick.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." Wen Tiren stood up tremblingly. He was not sick, but afraid, and had a heart disease.

He knew very well that the emperor hated factions the most, so he had not attended court for the past two days. He wanted to retreat by advancing, and gain the emperor's understanding and sympathy by using the excuse of recuperating from illness.

"I'm waiting for you to get better soon. You still have to keep an eye on Qian Qianyi's case!" Zhu Changgan took a sip of tea and then shifted the topic to Qian Qianyi's case.

"Mr. Wen, you still have to handle Qian Qianyi's case as quickly as possible and strictly." Zhu Changgan clearly felt that Wen Tihen's mind relaxed.

Zhu Changgan chose to continue suppressing the Donglin Party for a simple reason: if Wen Tihen failed to bring down Qian Qianyi, Donglin’s power would only become greater and more arrogant.

It is equivalent to repeating the mistakes of Chongzhen's last few years - there is only one voice left in the entire court.

That is the voice of the Donglin Party. They will deny the court with all kinds of sage teachings, but they cannot come up with any specific way to save the country.

The Donglin people were not in the court but controlled it.

When the emperor wanted to promote someone, they would jump out and say that this person was not good enough, and then say that another person was good because that person was a member of the Donglin Party.

In the end, the people suffered more and more, the country became poorer and poorer, while the Donglin Party, which controlled the miners, became richer and richer.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wen Tiren replied with a slightly red face, "Your Majesty, I will do my best to fulfill your orders until my death."

(End of this chapter)