Seeing Wei Zhongxian leaving, Chongzhen actually felt a faint sense of loss inexplicably, but he paused for a moment, and still said: "From now on, the eunuchs in all places will be abolished, and the eunuchs will be strictly prohibited from going out of Beijing without authorization and interfering in government affairs." In addition, all officials who were deposed during the Apocalypse period will be reactivated as long as they are still alive. ”

"It's only now that the dynasty has really changed, well, once a son of heaven and a courtier, it has always been like this." When the courtiers heard this, they all sighed secretly, and hurriedly lowered their heads, thinking about words to please Chongzhen as fast as lightning, lest they fall behind others.

Chongzhen has been lurking for so many years, how can he not understand their thoughts, smiled secretly, and said: "This is the beginning of my work, you Aiqing, don't you say something?" ”

What does he mean by that? What else can it mean, but if you want to praise it, he is also a human being, who is not like this? ”

The courtiers secretly thought to themselves, and when they were about to speak, they had already heard Liu Hongxun say: "The emperor is shrewd and wise, and with the momentum of thunder, he instantly cleared the old thief of Kewei. As he spoke, he turned to look at the courtiers.

These courtiers hated him for taking the lead, and when they saw him turn to look at each other, they immediately vied with each other. Before the echo was finished, Liu Hongxun had already said: "However, the old minister still has something to remind the emperor." ”

Since beating him and starting to speak, Chongzhen is thinking: "He should be regarded as the Donglin Party, although the Donglin Party belongs to the clear stream, it is not a good thing for officials to form a party after all." Hmph, what's the good thing about forming a party, isn't it just for personal gain? However, they were the most persecuted by Ke Wei, and their hatred for Ke Wei was naturally the deepest, so maybe he could say what I wanted to do. By the way, I'll let him say it today. ”

After making up his mind, I listened to him speak again, and pretended to be generous: "Okay, although I can't say that everything is clear, but since I have started to do things, I must speak widely. ”

As he spoke, he looked around at the courtiers, saw that they were all looking at him expectantly, and said with a smile: "Our rule today is that those who speak are not guilty, and those who hear are full of caution." I thought, you Aiqing have been suppressed by the Kewei thieves for too long, and they have already been suffocated, I will give you Aiqing a chance today, everyone just open up. ”

After saying that, he made a funny gesture of letting go and speaking freely.

The courtiers had no scruples, but they were preempted by Liu Hongxun, and they couldn't help but think helplessly but hatefully: "Aren't you able to rob it?" It's up to you. Hmph, don't forget to shoot the first bird. As you said, wouldn't it be better for our family to please the emperor as well as to ensure that they will not be shot? ”

Thinking about it, but listening to Liu Hongxun said: "The emperor wisely except for the Kewei thieves, but the eunuchs have a lot of people, the so-called 'five tigers', 'ten children', and 'forty grandchildren' are all over the government and the opposition, and have penetrated into all parts of the country and all walks of life, which should not be underestimated." Since the emperor has started to do things, if he does not clear it in time, I am afraid that there will be many constraints. ”

Chongzhen saw that he finally got to the point, and secretly shouted "Okay", and said unabashedly excitedly: "Aiqing is very worried, today, let's liquidate them one by one from top to bottom, lest they do evil again, and the legacy will be endless." As he spoke, seeing that Liu Hongxun's face was flushed with excitement, he said: "Liu Aiqing will rest for the time being, which Aiqing else has something to say?" He asked, looking at the courtiers expectantly.

The courtiers were thinking about how to speak, and Han Yi answered: "Let's talk about the above first, we have it in front of us." As he spoke, he glanced at Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei and others.

"He is also a Donglin party, it doesn't matter what party he is, as long as he is dedicated to us." Thinking secretly, Chongzhen let out an "oh" and encouraged: "Okay, Han Aiqing said it, if it is conclusive, I will not spare it." ”

Gu Bingqian, Wei Guangwei and others were still lucky to think that Wei Zhongxian would make a comeback one day, and they didn't want Chongzhen to gain power once, so they chased and fought fiercely, without delay, thinking that they had done a lot of evil with Wei Zhongxian over the years, they were shocked and sad, and fell to the ground in decadence one after another. Seeing these two fall to the ground, more than a dozen people who felt hopeless also fell to the ground.

Of course, there are also many psychologically strong people who are standing up, such as Huang Liji, Lai Daozong, Yang Jingchen, etc., thinking: "Although we are also Wei Zhongxian's people, we are not as flamboyant as these people, and they don't have real evidence, so they have nothing to do with us." ”

Just thinking about it, I heard Han Yi say sharply: "Huang Liji, come to Daozong, do you want to resist to the end?" ”

Huang Liji and Lai Daozong heard the sound, Huang Liji fell to the ground when he landed, trembling all over, but Lai Daozong was ruthless, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is wronged, the contact between the minister and Wei Zhongxian is purely a working relationship, and there is no private transaction. ”

Han Yi retorted: "It's purely a working relationship, there is no private transaction, then, you say, how did you get into the cabinet, you won't say that you worked hard to get it, right?" Do you know that the original government has been controlled by Wei Zhongxian. There is also the unjust imprisonment of Yang Lian and others, you won't say that it has nothing to do with you, right? ”

Listening to these two people arguing, Yang Jingchen was thinking: "It seems that our strategy of not openly pulling and pulling with Wei Zhongxian is right, hmph, at this time, see who can find out what evidence we have?" However, we can't be so silent anymore, we must speak out as soon as possible and clear ourselves as soon as possible. ”

After making up his mind, as soon as Han Yi's voice fell, he immediately said: "What you said is very true, in addition to these, those attempts to frame, frame and control the emperor, do you dare to say that you have not participated in it?" ”

The others obviously thought the same way, and after listening to him, they actually agreed with him.

Lai Daozong didn't want to say such a word, but he still refused to admit his guilt, looked at Chongzhen with pity and said: "There is no need, it is completely unnecessary, and please ask the emperor to know it." ”

Chongzhen is not stupid, and he can naturally hear the reluctance in it, but he has made up his mind, and he is ruthless, and snorts coldly: "I have a lot of things to do now, where can I have time to give you a eunuch Mingjian?" ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the Daoist Sect and the people who fell to the ground, and said in a loud voice: "Come on, drag him and these people on the ground out to me and hand them over to the Criminal Department for strict examination, so that not a single eunuch is arrested." ”

What does he mean by that? If someone is identified, they will go to jail. has been an official for many years, even if he has taken all the corners, who dares to say that he has not offended anyone? Oh, if the offended people come out and identify us, won't we be in danger too?

Alas, in the officialdom during the apocalypse, if we weren't greedy for some money, just talk about our conscience and follow the right path, would we be able to live until now? What to do? There is no way, I can only learn from Yang Jingchen. ”

Thinking like this, when Chongzhen said "continue" with a smile on his face, no one dared to stop squeaking and rushed to start exposing it.

The so-called exposure, because he was afraid of being framed, of course, he didn't dare to point directly at the people present like Liu Hongxun and Han Yi, and turned the finger to the sidelines, and also tried his best to point at Wei Zhongxian's "children".

After a while, Chongzhen secretly counted, and there were more than 260 people, and secretly thought: "If they continue to expose it, they will be able to expose a lot, but the first evildoers I have already mastered have all entered the net, and I can't let them go on again, so that I can't clean it up." ”

Thinking about it, seeing that someone wanted to say more, Chongzhen cleared his throat and said: "No matter how many eunuchs there are, it is impossible to dominate the entire Ming Dynasty.

I decided to quickly arrest these eunuchs, hand them over to the criminal department for review, or put them to death, or send them to prison, or imprison them for life, and follow the law. Scattered Dynasty. ”

Everyone understood their intentions, secretly shouted "luck", and was about to disperse, but listened to Liu Hongxun and said: "The minister still has something to play." ”