Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 16

In September of the seventh year of Apocalypse, in late autumn, because the Imperial Academy reviewed Li Mingrui and impeached Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch and admiral of the East Factory, who had killed young boys and girls, Zhu Youxiao was furious when he heard about it, and scolded Wei Zhongxian as a beast.

Wei Zhongxian, who was once powerful, was dismissed from his position as the supervisor of ceremonies and Bingbi, and demoted to Nanjing guard, and was deprived of the title of Nine Thousand Years Old. The shrines built by officials from all over the country were also strictly ordered to be demolished immediately.

At the same time, after Sun Chengzong, a cabinet scholar, and Xu Guangqi, a minister, were reinstated, Wang Zaijin, Bi Maokang, Sun Yuanhua, Mao Yuanyi and other imperial civil and military officials who had been dismissed in response to the party's dispute were reinstated one after another.

Immediately afterwards, His Majesty personally issued an edict to rehabilitate Xiong Tingbi, the former Liaodong governor, and posthumously named Minister of the Ministry of War.

For a while, the ministers of the Dongdonglin Party were all elated when they heard this, and many officials of the Donglin Party took advantage of this to continue to impeach Wei Zhongxian, and also impeached other members of the Eunuch Party, from the chief minister of the cabinet Huang Liji, the scholar Wei Guangwei to the official secretary Cui Chengxiu Huo Weihua, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, etc. were all impeached.

It's really beating the dog in the water, and Jiang Yi vividly interprets the phrase "remaining brave and chasing the poor".

The impeachment memorials received by the General Administration Secretary piled up like a hill, and the doctor of the Ministry of Industry and Construction even complained that the supply of imperial court memorials was insufficient, and the price of paper in the capital had tripled.

However, only the emperor himself, Zhu Youxiao, was still calmly wandering around with his queen in the Forbidden City. The eunuch who was reluctant to pay his salary reported that due to the cold weather, the supply of firewood was not available for a while, and internal funds were needed.

Zhu Youxiao became anxious when he heard that Wang Zhichen wanted to use his own money, but he didn't give it to him and directly transferred Wang Zhichen back, so that Wang Zaijin, who had a more economical strategic thinking, did the Liaodong Economic Strategy.

Even Sun Chengzong asked himself to be the supervisor of Liaodong, but he didn't agree. There is no other reason. This Sun Chengzong's strategic thinking is burning money.

Zhu Youxiao didn't want to spend most of the country's resources on the incompetent Guanning cavalry in Liaodong, let alone his own internal funds.

"The General Secretary has so many impeachment papers, why keep them? Go and bring them to me, and I just use them to warm up the fire." When Zhu Youxiao said this, a group of people from the palace really went to the General Secretary.

Although the newly appointed eunuch and admiral Wang Chengen of Bingbi and Admiral Dongchang is loyal and reliable, he is not as domineering as Li Jinzhong. Well, anyway, it doesn't matter if the impeachment papers don't go to the cabinet.

As a result, a large backlog of memorials entered the court and became firewood.

Zhu Youxiao took a copy of the impeachment papers of the imperial censor in his hand and patted it, and said: "Oh, such a good paper, I just made firewood like this. Thinking about it, I feel that I am extravagant." Throwing the memorial into the cauldron, a big flame suddenly burst into flames. Excited, Zhu Youxiao hurriedly called Xiao Huangmen, who was accompanying him, to come over to enjoy the fire together.

"What! Your Majesty actually used us as firewood!"

As soon as Xu Biqian, an official of the Donglin Party, learned that Zhu Youxiao had burned all the memorials for his impeachment against the eunuchs, he was so angry that he gritted his teeth and cursed, "Foolish your ears!"

"Hmph, in vain did I think that he had changed his ways and stopped covering up eunuchs from now on. I didn't expect that he was just deceiving us. It's disgusting!"

Chen Xianqing also echoed, as if wanting to swallow Zhu Youxiao.

Only You Yude and Zhang Yong still looked like Gujing Wubo, and said with a sneer: "When did Zhu Youxiao change? It's not like I haven't told you that if Zhu Youxiao doesn't die, our Donglin Party will have no success." day!"

"Brother Nayizijie saw it, how should we deal with it? Nowadays, the ministers of the court, apart from the eunuchs, neutral officials have also leaned towards Zhu Youxiao, and even the great scholar Sun Chengzong and others are no longer with us. If it goes on, the Donglin Party will surely fall apart!"

Sun Zhixie, who had already joined the Donglin Party, said with concern that he was extremely regretful now, regretting that he should not have changed his family at the beginning, but it was too late to regret now, and when he thought of being humiliated by Zhu Youxiao that day, I also really hope that one day I can really pull Zhu Youxiao from the throne of the emperor.

Zhang Yong smiled: "You don't need to panic, I, Zhang, will introduce someone to you first."

As he spoke, Zhang Yong clapped his hands, and then saw a white-faced scholar and a burly man walking over.

This white-faced scholar is naturally Ning Wanwo, and the Tartar with the copper coin hole is one of the two Tartar commanders who destroyed the Hongguang regime in later generations, Azig!

Ning Wanwo, these Donglin Party officials already knew each other. The last time they conspired to assassinate Zhu Youxiao, Ning Wanwo participated in it. Thinking of this Ning Wan, I actually know the Tartars outside the pass.

Seeing the astonishment on the faces of other Donglin colleagues, Zhang Yong quickly explained: "You don't have to be surprised, this brother Ning is actually a great scholar of the Houjin Kingdom, and he is deeply favored by the Houjin Great Khan Huang Taiji, and this one is It's Nurhachi's twelfth son, Beile Azig, who came to Beijing this time with Brother Ning on business."

After Zhang Yong finished speaking, I simply tore off the scarf on my head after Ning finished, revealing a very ugly braid:

"As brother Zijie said, I am a minister of my court, and I am here to visit all the virtuous ministers of the Ming Dynasty. Please forgive me for my rashness!" Ning Wan said modestly.

These Donglin Party officials, including Sun Zhixie, just smiled. Now that Daming and Houjin are hostile, no one will be in a good mood in front of the enemy.

On the other hand, Zhang Yong was very indifferent. Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit stiff, he persuaded: "Oh, why are you colleagues so restrained? Brother Ning and we are just our own masters. The two countries will not be beheaded when they fight, not to mention that we are only in private. contact."

"Why bother talking so much nonsense, either cooperate and kill the Ming emperor, or don't cooperate and I will kill you!"

This Azig had a reckless temper, and as he spoke, he slapped a large knife made of mixed iron on the table, which made the officials of the Donglin Party tremble.

Seeing this, Ning Wan and I hurriedly advised: "Master Baylor, don't worry, there are slaves in everything."

"Hmph!" Azig sat down very disapprovingly.

The other Donglin officials didn't dare to say anything, and finally Zhang Yong broke the deadlock and said: "Everyone knows, Zhu Youxiao has to be removed now, how to get rid of it, Zhang and Brother Ning thought for a long time, and finally Got a plan."

Sun Zhixie was always timid and didn't speak, but Xu Biqian asked with some interest: "Oh, what's the plan, let's hear it."

"It's like this, as everyone knows, my Zhang family is one of the eight major Shanxi merchants, and I have been doing business outside and inside the customs all year round. Now it happens that my Zhang family is going to transport a batch of raw hides from Liaodong to Beijing for sale. When the time comes, we They will dress up the [-]th Empress Jin as a servant and mix them with the caravan, and after entering Beijing, on the winter solstice, when Zhu Youxiao leaves the palace to sacrifice to heaven, he will secretly assassinate him!"

Zhang Yong said again: "But you all know that Zhu Youxiao now lives in seclusion and refuses to leave the palace easily. He must rely on all the officials to force him to go out of the palace to sacrifice to heaven. As long as he goes out of the palace, the eighteenth Ba Tulu will definitely kill Zhu Youxiao!"

"It's easy. Now this dog emperor has done a lot of things that an emperor should do in order to deceive the public. My mentor happens to be Wang Jimo, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. I will go to see my mentor tomorrow and ask my mentor to personally advise His Majesty to sacrifice to heaven." , Xu Biqian volunteered.

"Okay, then I, Chen, will take the opportunity to impeach Zhu Youxiao for disregarding etiquette and disregarding agricultural education. Zhu Youxiao will not agree to such persuasion and remonstrance!" Chen Xianqing also agreed with him.

Seeing this, Sun Zhixie had no choice but to say: "It happens that my mentor doesn't know that I have changed to Donglin, so I will also go to persuade my mentor to persuade Zhu Youxiao to sacrifice to heaven!"

"Sun Shidu's benefactor is Sun Chengzong, and now the holy family is prosperous, so just right!" Ning Wan I couldn't help laughing, and said to Zhang Yong in a low voice: "Don't worry Zijie, after the matter is completed, I will definitely report you to the Great Khan thanks to

"Thank you so much," Zhang Yong replied in a low voice, but none of the Donglin Party officials present knew that Master Zhang had secretly voted for Empress Jinhuang Taiji.

(End of this chapter)