Saving the Ming Dynasty: I can exchange bodies with Chongzhen

Chapter 49: Wen Tiren resigns, Qian Qianyi dies

Wen Tiren was standing there calmly, waiting for the ministers to advise the emperor so that he could go up and second the proposal.

As a result, when the emperor suddenly asked this question, my head couldn't help but buzz and my body shook.

"Your Majesty, I..." Wen Tiren's forehead was covered with a thin layer of sweat. He knelt down and said, "I dare not have a party."

Zhu Changgan stared at Wen Tiren, "You promoted Xue Guoguan, right? You also agreed to let him join the cabinet, right? Over the years, so many people have come and gone from the cabinet. How many of them were not promoted by you?"

"Why do you guys react so strongly when I want to promote one or two people?"

Zhu Changgan has been keeping an eye on Wen Tiren, and originally wanted to let you stay in the position of Prime Minister for a few more days, but since you, Wen Tiren, show signs of colluding with the Donglin Party.

Then I naturally cannot allow you to continue staying in the position of Prime Minister!
"Your Majesty, I am innocent. Every list of people joining the cabinet is reviewed and approved by Your Majesty before the cabinet issues an order." Wen Tiren defended himself earnestly.

"Wen Tiren, you didn't hear me clearly. What I meant was, are these people all on the list you handed over?"

"Your Majesty, it's not that I didn't hear your words clearly, but the cabinet list was not submitted by me alone, but by all the cabinet members after discussion."

Zhu Changgan laughed, "You are really a non-stick pan. You are the Minister of Personnel, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. Without your approval, how could this list be handed over?"

"If your majesty uses this to convict me, I will just prepare a coffin and be executed." Wen Tiren said calmly, "The situation in the Ming Dynasty is unstable, and victims are everywhere. As the chief minister of the cabinet, I should be guilty."

Zhu Changgan looked at him and said righteously, "You are so sharp-tongued. The instability of the Ming Dynasty is your fault."

"If you take on this sin, where will that put me?"

How dare you be so bold and make yourself sound so important?

"Wang Chengen, bring me the confession of Zhang Hanru from Changshu."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Wang Chengen quickly took out a confession and placed it in front of Wen Tiren.

"Zhang Hanru..." Wen Tiren stared at the name and bloody handprints signed on the confession.

Then he thought about what the butler had told him before: Zhang Hanru had been missing for several days.

It was not until this time that Wen Tiren realized that the emperor had already obtained evidence against him, but had never taken any action. During this period, he had even visited him and comforted him. It turned out that it was just a delaying tactic, and the emperor had been waiting for this moment.

He slumped to the ground, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead.

Zhu Changgan looked at Wen Tiren, a capable, smart, capable man with a good memory and good at handling government affairs.

He works diligently from morning till night every day. Sometimes he can accomplish in just a few days what others may take years to complete.

People who brought gifts to his mansion every day lined up from the door to the street, but there was not a single person in sight.

Unfortunately, all his attention was focused on playing a prank on someone...

Wang Chengen took Zhang Hanru's confession and showed it to all the court officials present. Liu Zongzhou, a member of the Donglin Party, suddenly narrowed his eyes.

"Wen Tiren, it's you."

"Wen Tihen, you go back on your word, you shameless bastard!" Wen Zhenmeng, a core member of the Donglin Party, cursed angrily.

The Qianqing Palace was suddenly filled with curses. In the eyes of the Donglin Party, Qian Qianyi was more important than the emperor and on par with their parents.

Now that they were framed like this, just like their parents were framed, the eyes of these censors suddenly turned red.

"Wen Tiren, I will never forgive you!"

"I want to impeach Wen Tiren for forming a clique for personal gain."

"I want to impeach Wen Tiren for accepting bribes..."

The Left Vice Minister of Rites Xue Guoguan's Adam's apple rolled and his face turned pale.

Wen Tiren has fallen, what should I do?
Another person who looked terrified was Liu Yuliang, the right vice minister of the Ministry of Personnel. He also had a close personal relationship with Wen Tihen and had been working hard to enter the cabinet these days.

After Wen Tihen framed Qian Qianyi, it was inevitable that he would be stripped of his official position. What he was worried about was whether he would be impeached and liquidated by the imperial censors and civil servants.
Thinking of this, he suddenly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I impeach Wen Tiren for accepting a bribe of three thousand taels to buy a small courtyard for his concubine."

"Your Majesty, I impeach Wen Tihen. He bent the law for personal gain, formed a group to deceive people, and excluded those who were not his equals." Xue Guoguan also stood up and said. "Your Majesty..."

Wen Tiren turned his head blankly, looking with red eyes at his "confidants" who used to be like little lambs in front of him, and now all stood up to accuse him.

Wherever he looked, everyone lowered their heads, not daring to meet Wen Tiren's gaze.

When the wall falls, everyone pushes it, and when the drum breaks, everyone beats it.

Zhu Changgan said coldly: "Come on, dismiss Wen Tiren from his post and send him into exile!"

At this time, the eunuch outside the Qianqing Palace walked in quickly, stripped off Wen Tiren's court robes, and dragged him out.

Wen Tiren had disheveled hair and suddenly laughed as he was being dragged, a hideous laugh.

He shouted to the crowd: "My today is your tomorrow."

"No one of you can escape, no one can escape!"

His words were shrill and deafening, but no one looked at him. In the eyes of all the ministers, Wen Tihen was already a thing of the past. What should they do now?
Their purpose in coming to the emperor was not to impeach Wen Tihen.

In order to check and balance the imperial power, the Donglin Party and officials led by Wen Tihen were prepared to use the death of Duke Chengguo and other meritorious officials to hinder the further expansion of imperial power.

But as soon as they entered the palace, they had no time to form a united front before they were led into the emperor's rhythm.

The Donglin Party and Wen Tihen turned against each other and directly eliminated the most important member of their alliance, the Prime Minister Wen Tihen.

My fellow ministers, you look at me and I look at you.

In addition, the Emperor was very angry, and for a moment no one was willing to be the first to step forward and mention the matter of the Duke's death.

Wang Chengen said to the crowd, "Your Majesty is sleepy and tired, please go back."

……

After the ministers left, Zhu Changgan looked at their backs and said to Wang Chengen with a sharp gaze: "Wen Tihen has stepped down, but Qian Qianyi cannot stay either."

With Wen Tihen's withdrawal from the court, it can be expected that the power of the Donglin Party will inevitably rise.

Compared with Qian Qianyi who shaved his head and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty because "the water was too cold and his head was too itchy", Zhu Changgan considered that his status as the leader of the Donglin Party was too high.

When he was alive, the Donglin Party members were very cohesive.

Fortunately, thanks to his own efforts, Qian Qianyi was finally taken to the capital by Wen Tihen.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Wang Chengen asked again, a little undecided.

As an eunuch, sometimes asking one more question and being scolded is better than doing the wrong job.

Especially for matters as important as life and death, Wang Chengen would ask for instructions many times. This was the experience and lessons learned from being an eunuch for so many years.

"I don't want him to appear in the court again!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Wang Chengen took the order, completely understood His Majesty's intention, and walked out of the hall quickly.

He did not ask the eunuch to pass on the message, but went to Gao Yushun, the supervisor of the East Factory, in person. He looked around and found that there was no one around, so he whispered:

"Your Majesty's intention is to sentence Qian Qianyi to death!"

Gao Yushun's eyes narrowed suddenly, "Let him die in the imperial prison without anyone noticing?"

Wang Chengen nodded, "There are many ways, so I don't need to tell you!"

　Due to the weather, the temperature suddenly dropped and I have a splitting headache. There is only one chapter left.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)