Chongzhen snorted, interrupted Feng Yuanyang, who was about to ask for retirement, and asked, "Feng Qing, you are an old minister, and you must be very familiar with the courtiers of the Manchu Dynasty, so tell me, who can take on the heavy responsibility?" ”

Who can take on the heavy responsibility, of course Feng Yuanyang knows...... It's the prince of Fujun! But he also knew that the crown prince was engaged in a palace change at the Huangji Gate, and of course he could understand Emperor Chongzhen's mood.

Seeing that Feng Yuanyang didn't speak, Chongzhen sighed again: "Why don't you all talk to me...... Are you still afraid that I will be unhappy when I hear this, and I will order you to be arrested and sent to prison? ”

I'm not afraid of this...... Now Chongzhen doesn't have the power to arrest and kill people!

Feng Yuanyang looked at Chongzhen, the gentleman's father, who was wronged, and felt sad, so he had to comfort him: "Your Majesty, the capital has suffered a drastic change, and most of the ministers are scattered, so that there is no one available. Fortunately, there are also six officials in the capital, many of whom can rule the world and calm the chaos. As long as His Majesty can arrive in Liudu, Daming will be hopeful. ”

"Yes, yes, my loyal ministers are all in Nanjing......" Chongzhen seemed to hear some tricks, and stroked his slap and said, "Feng Qing is really my humerus!" What a word to wake up a dreamer! ”

Yes? Feng Yuanyang was stunned and stunned, what did he say wrong? Why did the emperor get excited all of a sudden?

Chongzhen was still rubbing his slap there, muttering to himself, "Why didn't I think of it? There are also six departments in Nanjing, with honors, dozens of guards, and tens of thousands of loyal and brave soldiers in Beijing...... They are all loyal to me, as long as I go to Nanjing, I can take on the responsibility of Ming Zhongxing!

Feng Yuanyang, you are the governor of Tianjin, and you have the responsibility of supervising the transportation and shipping, you go and ask the prince, when can you start driving south? I want to get to Liudu as soon as possible! ”

......

Feng Yuanyang received Chongzhen's will, and when he arrived at the Generalissimo's Mansion (next door to Chongzhen's palace), where Zhu Cihong was located, Prince Zhu was summoning the guilty ministers.

The so-called criminal ministers are of course guilty courtiers, and such people are very small in the Chongzhen Dynasty. It is not easy to be a minister for Chongzhen, the emperor, and if he is not careful, he will be arrested and imprisoned by Jinyiwei.

Saying that Chongzhen abolished the factory guards, self-destructed minions or something, is nonsense. Chongzhen is not stupid to that extent! Chongzhen just put the people who should be arrested for Jinyiwei in important posts, and arrested and locked up many courtiers who could do things......

Now the criminal minister summoned by Zhu Cihong is a fairly capable courtier, named Hou Sui. He is the legendary gentleman of Donglin, who was promoted by Zou Yuanbiao, one of the three monarchs of Donglin, and was dismissed from office after a-for-tat confrontation with Wei Zhongxian in the "Red Pill" and "Moving Palace" cases. After Chongzhen ascended the throne, he was promoted to the squire of the Ministry of War, and promoted Zuo Liangyu in the Ministry of War, and promoted him from a grassroots officer to a high position of deputy general, which can be regarded as a grace of knowledge.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Hou Sui, who had served as the head of the household department for many years, was impeached by Song Zhipu, the left attendant of the household department, who was trusted by Emperor Chongzhen, and others for misleading the country, and was later cut to prison for seven years. It was not until June of the fifteenth year of Chongzhen that because no one could command Zuo Liangyu, he was released to the military affairs of Baoding, the governor of Baoding, and other seven towns. Later, because of the failure to break the siege, he continued to go back to prison and sat until Zhu Cihong launched the Huangjimen Rebellion before being released...... Now it's time to reuse!

The image of the Donglin bigwigs on the Internet in later generations is not very good, and it is even inferior to the eunuchs. In the eyes of many people, the Donglin Party members need to be responsible for the demise of the Ming Dynasty!

And Zhu Cihong's previous life has also seen a lot of information in this regard, and he also believes that the Donglin Party has an unshirkable responsibility for the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

But now, Zhu Cihong still wants to promote, reuse, and win over a Donglin boss!

Because he is not Chongzhen who can't rub sand in his eyes, he will not use a simple "black and white loyalty" to distinguish the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty. In his opinion, whether it is a loyal minister, a traitorous minister, a capable minister, or a mediocre minister, all of them have use value, but it is just a matter of how to use them well!

And Hou Sui, the Donglin boss who has been imprisoned by Emperor Chongzhen for almost ten years, is a courtier who can be used.

Because Zhu Cihong has not destroyed the power of the Donglin Party in one fell swoop. Considering that Li Zicheng would soon hit the streets, and the Dongyu would go south in a blink of an eye, he did not have time to fight slowly against the deep-rooted Donglin Party in Jiangnan - at least until he repelled the first wave of Dongyu's offensive, he would not be able to spare his hands to eliminate the Donglin Party.

Since there is no spare strength to eliminate the Donglin Party for the time being, it is necessary to win over a Donglin boss who can compete with Shi Kefa and Qian Qianyi. With the support of this Donglin bigwig, Zhu Cihong's reform also has the endorsement of the Donglin Party to a certain extent.

Moreover, the fortress of the Donglin Party can also be disintegrated from within!

In addition to cultivating a mountain within the Donglin Party that can confront Shi Kefa and Qian Qianyi. Zhu Cihong also has another reason why he must win over Hou Sui, that is, Zuo Liangyu! In history, the Nanming Society collapsed rapidly, and the battle of King Qin launched by Zuo Liangyu can be said to be an important reason.

And Hou Sui is a character who can stabilize Zuo Liangyu! He has the grace of knowing Zuo Liangyu, and with him as a matchmaker, Zuo Liangyu may be able to become Zuo Guozhang......

"Mr. Bengong Su knows that Mr. Hou is wronged! It's my father I'm sorry for Mr., Mr. is busy for the country, even if there is no merit, there is hard work, the father will send Mr. to prison for ten years, so that Mr. is not allowed to respect filial piety, I really can't live Mr.'s brave loyalty! The palace will now apologize to Mr. on behalf of his father......"

"Chitose-sama...... Old minister, old minister...... Whining! ”

In the lobby of the Generalissimo's Mansion of the Fu Army, the drama of Jun'en and his loyalty was being staged at this time. Zhu Cihong called out one gentleman, and apologized to Hou Sui on behalf of Emperor Chongzhen.

And Hou Sui didn't know whether he was moved, or felt aggrieved, or pretended, in short, he couldn't cry.

Zhu Cihong said gently: "Sir, don't cry, Mr. is aggrieved, this palace knows about it." Now that the palace is raising the army, it will no longer allow loyal ministers like Mr. to be imprisoned for no reason. The palace is about to issue an order to take over the power of the factory guard. All officials of the imperial court, as long as they are not suspected of rebellion, the factory guards have no right to arrest them! In the future, officials will be lawless, and there should be a royal history to investigate! ”

Is this true?

Hou Sui only felt incredulous. Don't they all say that the prince is fierce and cunning, and he kills people without blinking? How can it be so reasonable now, and even the power of factory guards and officials to be arrested has to be greatly restricted?

"Chitose Lord is benevolent and righteous," Hou Sui said thoughtfully, "It's just that the factory guards are investigating the lawlessness of the officials, but it is the ancestral ......."

Zhu Cihong shook his head and said: "This is not the system of Taizu, in the twentieth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu Gao ordered the burning of Jinyi Wei torture equipment, and the prisoners were transferred to the Criminal Department for trial, and at the same time ordered that all the inner and outer prisons should be tried by the Three Law Divisions.

This palace was entrusted by Emperor Taizu Gao to save the world from danger, and it should be its own responsibility to restore the system of Taizu! Mr. is a gentleman of Donglin and a great Confucian in the Central Plains, is he willing to be a lecturer in the East Palace, and always teach and assist the palace? ”

"This ......" Hou Sui's slender donkey face was cloudy, and his right hand habitually lifted the goatee under his chin.

Zhu Cihong poured him ecstasy soup for a long time, and now he is finally on the dry goods!

The restriction of the power of the factory guards is linked to Taizu's dream - that is, the prince used the restriction of the factory guard in exchange for the Donglin Party's recognition of his "dream theory".

And this "dream theory" is the righteous name of the prince to raise the army and supervise the country. The crown prince was appointed Emperor Taizu Gao, and of course he can override the current emperor.

In other words, Zhu Cihong wanted to exchange the restriction of factory guards for the recognition of his power by the Donglin Party...... At least that's how Hou understands it.

As for Hou Xun personally, Zhu Cihong also made a condition that was difficult to refuse-to be a speaker!

Now that the crown prince is raising the army and has great power in his hands, the emperor has been hollowed out. So the prince's teacher is the emperor's teacher! And Hou Sui's officialdom qualifications are much deeper than those of Chen Rui, Lin Zengzhi, and Li Shichun.

He was the secretary of the household department and the supervisor of the seven towns! If you become a lecturer again, then can't you still do it?

Hou Sui said slowly: "The crown prince was ordered by Emperor Taizu Gao to save the Ming Dynasty, which is really a blessing for hundreds of millions of people in the world, and the old minister should do his best to provide guidance." But the minister's father died in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, and the minister, as a son of man, should keep filial piety for three years. He was imprisoned and could not fulfill his duty as a son, but now he is released and shall make up for three years......"

Zhu Cihong listened to Hou Sui's words, nodded again and again, but snorted coldly in his heart: No wonder later generations belittle your Donglin Party so much, it turns out that there are indeed many Donglin traitors! You're a ...... I also set up a shelf with this palace! Hmph, you want a scholar from Tokaku University, right? Here you go!