Plans can't keep up with the changes.

Although Liu Ximing was forced to tolerate the Zhejiang Party, but now that there was such a backstage as the Chu Party in front of him, Yang Sichang was about to become Chongzhen's most relied on bandit planner, and he instantly sensed a glimmer of opportunity.

Liu Ximing had a mysterious smile on his face, looked at Yang Sichang and said: "The five provinces suppress thieves, the stakes are very high, if Yang Gong can't enter the cabinet, just relying on the identity of the secretary of the military department, I'm afraid it won't play a role." ”

"If the time comes, because of this situation, when the bandits are suppressed, I am afraid that Your Majesty will not blame others, but may blame Yang Gong for all of them, please consider this matter carefully."

Everyone in the study seemed to be awakened by Liu Xi's life, and Li Wenlian answered with some eagerness: "Xin Anbo is right, in my opinion, not only to enter the cabinet, but also to be the first assistant." ”

"Hahaha, what I said is a bit too much, I haven't entered the cabinet yet, how can I be the first assistant", Yang Sichang was amused by Li Wenlian's words.

Liu Ximing pursed his lips and smiled, "Yang Gong, this matter is not impossible." ”

"If it is said that in the past, in terms of seniority, then Yang Gong is naturally one trick behind, but now that it is an eventful season, the non-responsible ministers cannot be saved, how can it be based on seniority, the key now is to knock Wen Changqing down from that position first, and then there will be room for discussion."

"Wen Tiren has been the first assistant for many years, I'm afraid it's not so easy to bring down."

Yang Sichang sighed.

Liu Ximing shook his head with a smile, "No, from Liu's point of view, Wen Tiren is strong and middle-class, and he is not far from leaving his post." ”

Yao Minggong and the others in the Chu Party were all shocked, and Li Wenhuan asked first: "How do you say this?"

"Zhu Gong thinks about it, Wen Tiren has been the first assistant for so many years, have you done anything that is beneficial to the world? His Majesty must have noticed it. ”

"In addition, Wen Tiren has been stealing the phase for several years, and the person he relies on is just to make His Majesty mistakenly think that he does not form a party, but now no one in the court knows that the key departments such as the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are all over his henchmen, if His Majesty knows, how can he escape."

"Hahaha, wonderful", Yao Minggong slapped his hands and laughed, "If it weren't for the new Amber, I'm afraid I wouldn't have thought of this." ”

Liu Ximing secretly glanced at Yang Sichang, and found that there was also eagerness in his eyes, knowing that everyone in the Chu Party should have been moved by his own words.

He thought for a while and suggested: "Zhu Gong has been in the court for a long time, and he must be familiar with the movements of the Wen Party. ”

He said unequivocally: "Liu has an old relationship with Zhang Pu and others of the Restoration Society, and the Donglin Restoration Society has always wanted Wen Tiren to step down, and we may not be unable to cooperate." ”

"But the people in Donglin have always wanted to restore Zhou Yanru, and then I'm afraid it will be another dragon fight", Yao Minggong looked worried.

There were some things that Yang Sichang couldn't say, so Yao Minggong said them for him.

Liu Ximing shook his head in his heart, before he saw the shadow, you began to think about how to divide the meat.

"How the Donglin Restoration Society thinks about that is a matter for the future, if we don't pull Wen Tiren off the horse now, we don't need to discuss how to deal with it next."

Yao Ming smiled respectfully, "That's the same." ”

The people in the Chu Party are all enthusiastic about Liu Ximing's proposal, for them, if the Chu Party can really produce a first assistant, then their own momentum will not be as simple as growing.

It's more about the benefits that are directly visible.

Of course, Liu Ximing is more concerned about this, on the one hand, because the Wen Party has already attacked him.

On the other hand, after Xie Sheng's impeachment, he found that Zhang Pu's prestige was stronger again.

For Liu Ximing, who is in dire need of fame, impeaching Wen Tiren seems to be a good way forward.

This old guy has a bad reputation both inside and outside the government and the opposition, and it is appropriate to use him to brush up his reputation.

Sure enough, the next day, Liu Ximing took the time to visit Zhang Pu again, and Zhang Pu was also very interested in Liu Ximing's proposal to remove Wen Tiren.

Especially when I heard that Yang Sichang and others were also involved in this matter, Zhang Pu and others felt that they were a little more sure of success.

The two parties discussed that they would collect evidence of Wen Tiren's alliance as soon as possible, and then expose him together.

However, surprisingly, Liu Ximing and the others were not able to launch, but Wen Tiren's side took the lead in firing.

It's not that the Zhejiang Party has noticed anything, but that the prior arrangements of Wen Tiren and others have been implemented.

On the third day of the fifth month, Liu Ximing prepared to go to court early as usual.

He has only been an official for a few days, and he has already complained about many systems in the Ming Dynasty.

Among them, the most speechless is the court meeting system, the Ming Dynasty is divided into the Great Dynasty Meeting, the Chang Dynasty and the Shuowang Dynasty.

Every morning is set at the end of the day, but the ministers wait outside the noon gate when they get the day, and there is no chicken crowing at this time.

The most important thing is that in Liu Ximing's view, this kind of court meeting is both unnecessary and a waste of time.

Different from the Taqing Dynasty, Emperor Hongwu set the number of people attending the court meeting to a very wide range, and hundreds of officials in Beijing went to the court together at one time, and the crowd was quite spectacular.

Of course, except for the important members of the fourth rank and above in the ministry, the imperial history of the Imperial Procuratorate and the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, the other officials below the fourth rank can only stand outside the palace and rank in class, but there are not many who can really have a position in the Imperial Palace.

It stands to reason that Liu Ximing should also belong to the ranks standing outside the palace, but who told him that he still has a lord with him, so he can also be listed in the palace.

Just today, Liu Ximing thought that the court meeting would be as long and boring as a few days ago, but he didn't expect the imperial history Zhang Hanru to stand up first, and the words he said also lifted the spirit of the palace.

"Your Majesty, Fang Jinchao is sluggish, all because of the minister's favoritism and self-interest, the minister, as the minister of the state, will report the people of Donglin today."

"The minister has obtained evidence, the people of Donglin are headed by Qian Qianyi, who has been dismissed, and they collude with each other to plot great politics.

On the throne, Chongzhen was furious when he took Zhang Hanru's recital.

"Bastard, I have already told the ministers that when this country is in danger, it is strictly forbidden to form a party for personal gain, and now there are such villains, where is the Jinyi Guard, and I ordered Qian Qianyi to be taken into Beijing and handed over to the Criminal Department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Dali Temple for trial."

"Your Majesty, Chen Shifan also has something to do."

The attacks of the Zhejiang Party were wave after wave, and Chongzhen was furious, and Yushi Shi Fan followed.

"It's not just the people of Donglin who are in power, Jiangnan scholars, led by Zhang Pu and others, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, initiated the establishment of the Fushe, and has always been engaged in attacking the government and colluding with the gentry, and his people are widely implicated with Qian Qianyi and others, and the disaster is even worse than that of Donglin."

On the throne, Chongzhen was already on the verge of rage, and he gritted his teeth and looked at Shi Fan:

"Do you have a certificate?"

Shi Fan stood up proudly, glanced at Li Banghua and other Donglin bigwigs with a mocking face, and bowed to Chongzhen:

"The minister naturally has evidence, Zhang Pu's fellow villager Lu Wensheng knows about Zhang Pu and others, and he will sue him this time, otherwise the minister will be kept in the dark like His Majesty."

Hearing that these two were fellow villagers of Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu, Chongzhen already had some conviction in his heart.

Just because most of the people in these years are connected by the township party, and now the villagers are willing to take the lead, which generally shows that the evidence is conclusive, otherwise this person will be spurned by the township party in the future.

Chongzhen stood up from the dragon chair suddenly, and looked at the courtiers with a look full of suspicion, "I order this Pu to be taken down and handed over to the three divisions for interrogation, and if there is a matter of forming a party, it will be punished severely." ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is wronged!"

Zhang Pu's loud shouting came from outside the hall, and Li Banghua and other Donglin bigwigs were concerned.

However, seeing that Chongzhen was already furious at this time, no one dared to come forward to admonish.

Liu Ximing saw this scene in the crowd, and immediately felt that Wen Tiren's political methods were superb.

Not only is the timing right, but also the direction of the attack.

He looked up in Yang Sichang's direction and saw that he was still calm, so he was relieved.

Chongzhen paced back and forth on the throne, and kept saying angrily: "Since I succeeded to the throne, I deeply felt that the party was chaotic when I was the emperor's brother, and the government was restless. ”

"Your Majesty is angry, and the ministers are guilty of capital crimes."

All the ministers in the palace knelt down to plead guilty, and the anger in Chongzhen's heart dissipated slightly.

He waved his hand impatiently, "Calm down, the third division will be interrogated carefully after going down, and one person must not be indulged." ”

When calm was restored again in the Imperial Palace, Chongzhen pointed at Yang Sichang and said:

"In recent days, I have discussed many times with the ministers of the cabinets, Yang Sichang, the squire of the military department, and others on the strategy of pacifying the thieves, and now the strategy has been decided, Cao Daban, announce the decree."

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor edict said, promoted to the military department squire Yang Sichang as the secretary of the military department, the prime minister to suppress thieves, Hong Chengchou as the governor of the five provinces, Xiong Wencan as the prime minister of the five provinces, Henan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Huguang, Sichuan five provinces governors each to suppress their thieves ......"

Chongzhen looked at the ministers with an excited face, "This time to suppress thieves, we must do our best, and all the ministers need to work together to help the great cause of suppressing thieves." ”

"The ministers obey."