Chapter 156 Six gentlemen go to prison
Zhu Xu sat there, his eyes always staring at Wei Zhongxian's face, tapping the table with his right hand, thinking little by little in his heart.
Wei Zhongxian, this is not an ordinary person. His influence lasted throughout the late Ming Dynasty until the demise of the Ming Dynasty. But he was indispensable. The courts of the dynasty were full of cliques and internal strife. Without him, many things could not be accomplished.
With his right hand hitting the table, the crisp sound of horse hooves rang out in the room. Zhu Xu was thinking in his mind how to make Wei Zhongxian feel awe without affecting his power expansion and his attack on the Donglin Party.
Wei Zhongxian bowed and stood there, his face calm but his heart was not calm. He had seen Zhu Xu's methods for a long time. Without his tacit approval, he would have died long ago and would not be today. Although he seems to be in a fierce momentum now and has a deep emperor's kindness, he is actually far inferior to that of a year ago. At that time, the king and his ministers were in harmony, and there is also Keshi, who could make the emperor obey his plans.
He came today, indeed for Yang Lian. Yang Lian fought with Zuo Guang, Gu Dazhang and others, in his opinion, were already biting like a mad dog, and his patience had reached its limit!
Yang Lian is Zhu Xu's teacher, so Wei Zhongxian naturally dared not act rashly. This time he came, he just wanted to move Yang Lian!
"I heard that Xu Xianchun kept biting Xiong Tingbi?"
Zhu Xu suddenly paused his fingers and reached out to pick up the teapot on the table to pour water for himself.
Wei Zhongxian's expression changed slightly. He saw the danger from Zhu Xu's actions and said remedially, "It's because I'm not strict in discipline, so I will definitely deal with it when I go back."
"No need," Zhu Xu leaned against his lips, looked up at Wei Zhongxian and said lightly: "I have ordered people to take his head."
After Zhu Xu finished speaking, Cao Wenzhao quietly stood up in the side door behind him and gave a low order to Feng Zhu.
Xu Xianchun is a cruel official, more terrifying than Tian Ergeng, and Zhu Xu has no psychological burden to kill him.
Wei Zhongxian's face trembled, but his heart was shaken. He knew that he had touched King Hui's reverse scale. But Yang Lian and others were now a huge hurdle. If he couldn't get through, he would have to wait to be killed by Qingliu. Therefore, he still forced his heart to beat violently and bowed and stood still.
Zhu Xu's lips raised slightly, and he immediately took a sip of tea and said, "Master Yang, you can't move. Even if he puts the knife on your neck, you can endure it for me."
Wei Zhongxian's face twitched for a moment. How dare he resist at this time? He bowed and said, "It's Your Highness."
Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, looked at Wei Zhongxian, and tapped his fingers again. After a while, he said, "Shuntian Prefecture Shen Yan is going to resign. Zhao Han is my person."
Wei Zhongxian's expression remained unchanged and said, "I understand."
Zhu Xu quickly said, "The Shaoqing of Dali Temple is vacant, and Wang Shaohui of the Censorate is also my person."
Wei Zhongxian did not hesitate at all and said, "I understand."
Zhu Xu roughly understood Wei Zhongxian’s thoughts and continued calmly: “I heard that the East Factory is building a prison, and some of me have no place to arrange it. You can take it in.”
Wei Zhongxian still had no reaction and bowed and said, "It's Your Highness."
You can't force this master too much. After the stick is finished, it's time to give it to sweet dates.
Zhu Xu thought for a while and said, "I don't care about other people except Master Yang. I can do it, be demoted, exiled, or deprived of the priest, but I can't die! In addition, Ye Xianggao, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others, within three months, I will send them to resign and return to their hometown, which is to vent your anger."
Wei Zhongxian raised his head suddenly and looked at Zhu Xu with a burning look.
Zhu Xu looked calm, smiled at the corner of her mouth, full of confidence.
Wei Zhongxian took a deep breath and said respectfully: "Thank you, my highness, I will listen to your orders."
Zhu Xu waved his hand, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "You are right. I only need to be famous and powerful. In the future, I will have to take care of Eunuch Wei."
Wei Zhongxian didn't dare to be arrogant and said, "Don't worry, your highness, I will definitely let your highness get what you want."
This subtext is that he will get what he wants.
Zhu Xu sighed inwardly and waved his hand and said, "I have said everything I should say. In the future, we will all tell you."
Wei Zhongxian basically got what he wanted this trip, and his expression gradually relaxed. The only thing he was worried about was that King Hui would not let go. If King Hui did not let go, he would have no choice. As long as King Hui let go, it would not matter no matter how much the price he paid.
He looked at Zhu Xu quietly, and explained his next plan to Zuo Guangdou and others. After Zhu Xu nodded, he respectfully left.
As soon as Wei Zhongxian left, Fu Changzong walked out with a serious expression.
Zhu Xu also let out a sigh of relief and shook his head secretly.
What should come will come in the end, and it can't be stopped. However, with Wei Zhongxian here, many things will not be worse. Some things are just needed to do so that they can do them.
Fu Changzong sat down next to Zhu Xu, looked at his face with a little worry and said, "Xu'er, aren't you worried about not losing your tail?"
Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, with unspeakable confidence and domineering in his tone, and said, "It's okay, I could even knock him into the dust at the beginning, and now I can't tolerate him being presumptuous!"
Seeing Zhu Xu say this, Fu Changzong didn't ask much, and then said, "We have fewer people after all, otherwise we will have the weight of speaking in the court."
Zhu Xuheshou, there are only three people who can stand in the court, including Fu Changzong, the uncle of the Minister of Revenue, Zhou Yingqiu, the Minister of Works, and Zhao Han, the Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, soon after. If there are more people, there will be more and more vacancy in the court, which can be filled in and occupied a place in the court!
However, the Donglin Party is still extremely powerful and the eunuch party is gradually becoming a climate. He cannot stand up now and waved his hand with a smile, "Don't worry first, let the eunuch party fight with the Donglin Party, let's make a plan in silence."
Speaking of this, Zhu Xu thought of his teacher, the academy run by Yang Lian, which was specially designed to train talents for the court and the army.
‘Maybe, I can move my hands and feet in there.’
After returning to the palace, Zhu Xu put down all his thoughts and read with peace of mind.
The next day, the court and the country vibrated violently again.
Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Gu Dazhang and other six people were imprisoned at the same time, the reason was that Wang Wenyan took bribes and accepted bribes. All of these six people were involved. But Yang Lian was released on the same day because there was no evidence, and the others were continued to be detained.
Zuo Guangdou and others can be said to be old ministers of the three dynasties. They all have a high reputation in Qingliu, censors, and Donglin Party. They were suddenly imprisoned by Wei Zhongxian, and naturally a major earthquake.
Countless memorials floated into the Silijian, and in less than 70 words were written in less than half a day. Each memorial was impeached by Wei Zhongxian and defended Zuo Guangdou and others.
At this moment, Beizhen Fushi Prison.
Tian Ergeng looked ferocious and terrifying, staring at Wang Wenyan who was tightly fixed on the wall by iron wire.
Xu Xianchun was chopped in front of him yesterday, which shocked and frightened. This person was considered a royal family and said he was dead.
It was not until that moment that he realized that Wei Zhongxian's explanation was not a joke. If the person interrogated was him, he would probably die.
Tian Ergeng didn't know who the person behind Xiong Tingbi was. His methods were so fierce that Eunuch Wei, who dared to oppose the entire Qingliu, was so afraid of this.
His face was agitated, and his eyes were red and stared at Wang Wenyan, who was no longer in front of him, and said murderously, "Tell me, where did the money you bribe the cabinet come from? Zuo Guangdou and others have already confessed." (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!