Ming Dynasty man

Chapter 124 The New Emperor's Measures
After passing through several corridors, Zhu Zi led Li Jing to the inner house.

Seeing that the pillar had come back, the servants guarding the door hurried inside to communicate.

After a while, the family came out and invited Zhuzi and Li Jing in.

Entering the inner room, I saw Yuan Keli sitting on the head of the bed, and a young man beside the bed was bowing down to feed him medicine.

Li Jing hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Hi sir, my boy Li Jing greets you."

Seeing Li Jing coming in, Yuan Keli was shocked, took the medicine bowl from the young man and drank it, then took the handkerchief from the young man to wipe his mouth, then smiled at Li Jing: "My nephew is here!" , I have worked hard all the way, Bo Ying, show the seats to the guests."

The young man hurriedly said, "Yes, Father."

After speaking, he gently placed the medicine bowl on the coffee table beside the bed, and then moved a chair for Li Jing to put beside the bed.

Seeing that Li Jing was not seated, Yuan Keli suddenly said: "I'm so confused, I forgot that you two don't know each other yet. Come, let me introduce you."

As he said that, Yuan Keli pointed to the young man and said to Li Jing, "This is the little boy Yuan Shu, named Boying."

Then he pointed to Li Jing and said to Yuan Shu: "This is Li Jing, by the way, what's your character?"

"Hehe, I have no words." Li Jing said with a smile.

After laughing, Li Jing cupped his fists at Yuan Shu and said, "Little brother Li Jing, I have met Brother Yuan."

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it! I didn't know Yuan Shu, I met Brother Li." Yuan Shu hurriedly returned the salute, but gave a long bow.

Yuan Keli smiled and said: "I don't know who is older between you two, you can talk about the Geng teeth yourself."

Li Jing hurriedly said, "I'm 25 this year."

Yuan Shu said with a smile: "I'm not talented, I'm two years older, and I'm seventeen in my twenties this year."

"Then I was right, you are the eldest brother." Li Jing smiled.

Hearing Li Jing's vulgar words, Yuan Shu frowned, but he didn't say anything after all, just nodded slightly.

Yuan Shu's expression was fleeting, but it did not escape Yuan Keli's eyes.

Yuan Keli shook his head and said to Yuan Shu: "Nephew Li Xian was tired all the way, yet he still ordered someone to serve tea! Also, you go to arrange the banquet, I have something important to discuss with my nephew tonight."

Yuan Shu nodded, bowed to Yuan Keli, bowed to Li Jing again, turned and left the room.

"No, no, how dare you bother Brother Yuan." Li Jing said hastily.

Yuan Keli waved his hand and said to Li Jing: "Don't pay attention to him, Bo Ying is an idiot, if there is something impolite, just look at the old man's face, don't bother with him."

Li Jing said with a smile: "Brother Bo Ying has a great demeanor like Mr. Mr. is a successor!"

When Yuan Shu heard Li Jing's words outside the house, his heart was shocked suddenly, and he thought: Why does my father speak to this person as if he was talking about friends of the same generation? I don't know when my father knew such a person.

Yuan Shu felt strange, but he didn't think too much about it, he changed the servant girl outside the door to serve tea, and went to arrange dinner for himself.

Inside the house, after Yuan Shu left, Li Jing turned to the pillar and said, "Go and guard the door, no one is allowed to come in."

"Yes!" Zhu Zi said hastily.

After Zhuzi went out, Li Jing sat on the edge of the bed, carefully looked at Yuan Keli's face, and said, "Sir, how is your health? What did the doctor say?"

Yuan Keli shook his head and said: "It's okay, I'm just thinking about it, you're here to clear my mind."

Li Jingjing nodded and said: "Sir, but if you ask something, the boy knows everything."

Yuan Keli nodded and said: "Years ago you said that Tianqi died and Chongzhen ascended the throne, and it has become a fact. Then the rebellion of refugees will follow. I don't know how the court will deal with it?"

Li Jing sighed and said: "The suppression is endless, the killing is endless!"

"Why? But the new emperor is incompetent?" Yuan Keli asked anxiously.

Li Jing shook his head, he knew more about Chongzhen and Li Jing than Tianqi, but Li Jing didn't know exactly how Chongzhen handled things.

But from a broad perspective, Chongzhen can never be said to be fatuous and incompetent, and can even be said to be a model of diligence.

But it is such an emperor who ended up hanging himself in the end, which is embarrassing.

Li Jing carefully thought about what he knew about Emperor Chongzhen's actions, and sighed: "It should be said that the new emperor is not incompetent, but Daming is already terminally ill."

Yuan Keli shook his head and said, "It's been a month since the new emperor ascended the throne, but he still hasn't done anything to Wei Xie. I don't know what that means?"

Yuan Keli has already retired, so he knows little about what happened in the court, but Wei Zhongxian is still alive, but he knows it clearly.

On the contrary, Li Jing is far more clear about the court's movements than Yuan Keli.

And Li Jing knew very well that Wei Zhongxian died at the hands of Chongzhen in the end.

After thinking for a while, Li Jing said: "Sir, Wei Zhongxian must have died at the hands of Emperor Chongzhen in the end, but I don't know the exact process. To be honest, I have arranged someone to inquire about the news in the capital. I have always been concerned about Emperor Chongzhen's actions. I'm a little puzzled. If the master is willing to listen, the boy will talk about it, and the husband can judge for himself, and he can also explain the doubts for the boy."

Yuan Keli said anxiously: "Come quickly!"

Li Jingjing nodded and said: "Before the boy came here, he received information from the court every day. It is said that a few days before the new emperor ascended the throne, he called the guards and eunuchs in the palace to have dinner every night, saying that it was to reward them for their hard work. On the first day of September , Wei Zhongxian wrote a letter to resign and retire, the new emperor is not allowed..."

Li Jing told in detail what happened in the palace that he knew after Chongzhen ascended the throne.

On the first day of September, Wei Zhongxian suddenly wrote to resign.

According to Wei Zhongxian, Emperor Chongzhen personally summoned Wei Zhongxian at that time and told him that Emperor Tianqi had a last word before his death: If you want to stabilize the country, you must trust two people, one is the queen Zhang Yan, and the other is Wei Zhongxian.

So Wei Zhongxian's resignation was not approved.

On the third day of September, Hakka, the wet nurse of Emperor Tianqi, resigned.

Emperor Chongzhen agreed, the reason being that Emperor Tianqi passed away and no wet nurse was needed anymore.

On the fourth day of September, Wang Tiqian, the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor, resigned, but was rejected by Chongzhen.

Then Chongzhen issued an order to reward many eunuchs, most of whom belonged to Wei Zhongxian's party.

On September [-]th, Yang Suoxiu, deputy governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, wrote to impeach Cui Chengxiu, Minister of the Ministry of War, Chen Yin, Shaoqing of Taipusi, Zhu Tongmeng, Governor, and Li Yangde, Minister of Industry.

The reason is unfilial. When the parents of these four people died, they didn't go home to observe their filial piety.

On September [-]th, Chongzhen approved and denounced Yang Suoxiu.

On the same day, Cui Chengxiu and others resigned. Chongzhen agreed to the resignation of the other three, but Cui Chengxiu remained.

The above is the news that Li Jing has already received, and the following news has not yet been delivered.

After recounting what happened in the hall, Li Jing asked, "Sir, what do you think?"

Yuan Keli pondered for a long time, and said seriously: "If these news are true, then I conclude that the new emperor is going to attack Wei Zhongxian."

Li Jingjing nodded. Chongzhen was clear about Wei Zhongxian's move, but he didn't know how. I really want to learn.

"Please advise sir." Li Jing said.

Yuan Keli nodded and said: "Judging from the actions of the new emperor a few days before he ascended the throne, the new emperor is very wary of Wei Zhongxian, otherwise, he would not gather so many people around every night. Even if Wei Zhongxian wanted to harm the new emperor, because of this Many people dare not do it."

Li Jingjing nodded, and he could also see that Chongzhen was really worried in the first few days when he came to the throne.

After a pause, Yuan Keli continued: "The new emperor is so wary of Wei Yan, how can he be allowed to serve in the palace for a long time? But the new emperor has just ascended the throne, and his foothold is not stable. The power is all controlled by Wei Yan. How dare the new emperor act rashly? In my opinion On the first day of September, Wei Xie wrote the letter as a test, and once the new emperor approves, Wei Xie will definitely take it down regardless."

Li Jingwen nodded repeatedly.

Yuan Keli continued: "On the third day of the ninth lunar month, the Hakkas wrote a letter. It is still a temptation, but this temptation is extremely stupid. If the late emperor's wet nurse hadn't mentioned it himself, the new emperor would never have kicked her out of the palace at this time. In the middle, she proposed by herself that it is in the hands of the new emperor, and the reasons are very sufficient, and Wei Yan and others can't find any reason to refute it."

Yuan Keli smiled and continued: "Ke Shi is Wei Xie's most capable assistant in the palace. Once she leaves, Wei Xie will have an arm cut off."

Li Jing smiled and said: "So Wei Zhongxian panicked, but he still didn't dare to determine the new emperor's true thoughts. After all, the Ke family had no reason to stay, and it was he who proposed to leave. It was probably a misunderstanding that the Ke family was driven away, so Then there is the third trial."

Yuan Keli nodded and said: "Yes, Wang Tiqian's resignation is the third trial! It seems that the new emperor has handled it well, maybe, if he does, Wei Xie may be in trouble."

Li Jingjing nodded, sighed and said, "It seems that the new emperor is not here yet, I can't imagine being so politically minded."

Yuan Keli said: "This is just the reaction when faced with a desperate situation. It should be said that the new emperor's reaction is indeed much stronger than that of his peers. Next, his skills are brilliant."

Seeing that Li Jing was a little confused, Yuan Keli said: "Yang Suoxiu wrote a letter and was reprimanded by the new emperor, but what he said was the truth, and those who were impeached must show themselves, so the new emperor approved the resignation of the other three, leaving Cui Chengxiu."

Seeing that Li Jing was still puzzled, Yuan Keli smiled and said, "These four people are eunuchs, and approving their resignation is naturally to cut off Wei Eun's minions, but Cui Chengxiu is Wei Eun's most capable subordinate, so keeping Cui Chengxiu is a good idea." Avoid provoking Wei Xie too much, I think Wei Xie will not act rashly for the time being."

After hearing this, Li Jingwen suddenly realized: "Kill the small ones first, and deal with the big ones slowly."

Yuan Keli nodded with a smile.

But Yuan Keli immediately frowned and said, "The only thing I don't understand is why Yang Suoxiu suddenly wrote the letter? Judging from the actions of the new emperor, it should not be the new emperor's instigation, so who ordered him to impeach Cui Chengxiu and others?" ?”

Li Jing thought for a while and asked, "Is Yang Suoxiu a member of the Donglin Party?"

During this period of time, because he was concerned about the court's movements, Li Jing also knew that there were three factions in the court, the largest faction was the Eunuch Party headed by Wei Zhongxian, the second largest faction was the Donglin Party, and Sun Chengzong was the representative.The last group actually has no party affiliation. They are called Qingliu, that is, people without party affiliation. Yuan Keli is one of them.

(End of this chapter)