Although Yang Sisheng is the prefect of Sipin, his brother Yang Sichang has a pivotal position in the court, ranking in the Ministry of Rites, and is also the son-in-law of Yan Shifan. Therefore, Yang Sisheng knows everything about the affairs of the DPRK and China.

According to Yang Sisheng's confession, last year's case of purging the remnants of the 'Donglin Party' was implicated in the 'Red Pill Case' and the 'Palace Removal Case' of that year, and there was another hidden plot behind it; in view of the identity of Yang Sichang's younger brother, Yang Sisheng's knowledge was limited, and Yang Sichang only said a few words back then.

In that year, the former emperor Guangzong Zhu Changluo fell ill, diarrhea dozens of times day and night, his body was extremely weak and in a state of exhaustion; Li Kezhuo, the Cheng of Honglu Temple, presented the elixir 'red pill' to Emperor Guangzong, who knew that the effect of the medicine was too strong, and Emperor Guangzong, who was in a state of extreme weakness and exhaustion, burst into his eyes after taking it, spit blood from his mouth, and died violently.

Emperor Guangzong, who had been on the throne for less than a month, suddenly died; After Guangzong's death, Zheng Guifei, who was in charge of the harem, supported the crown prince Zhu Youxiao to succeed to the throne, so as to live in the Qianqing Palace and assist the emperor Zhu Youxiao in managing the government and government, wanting to take the opportunity to listen to the government.

Later, under the persuasion of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Wenyan, Liu Yixie, Zhou Jiamo, Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and other Donglin Party ministers asked Zheng Guifei to move to another palace; Concubine Zheng Guifei couldn't withstand the civil and military pressure of the Manchu Dynasty, so she moved to another palace in desperation, and since then she has a grudge against the Donglin Party.

In March of the fifth year of the Apocalypse, Wang Wenyan, the minister of the Donglin Party who moved Concubine Zheng Guifei to the palace, was tried and convicted and imprisoned; Immediately afterwards, ministers such as Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, and Gu Dazhang were arrested and imprisoned, and Shangshu Zhao Nanxing and others were dismissed from office; Soon, Yang Lian and others died in prison one after another.

In May, he sent a letter to Yang in the matter, requesting that the three cases of "Attack Case", "Red Pill Case" and "Palace Removal Case" be compiled into a book, and Emperor Zhu Youxiao approved it.

Soon, Dongchang pursued the three Jingcha in the Xinhai year, Ding Si year, and Guihai year in the Wanli period, which led to the dismissal of Shangshu Li Sancai, Gu Xiancheng and others, and the imperial court ordered the destruction of the Donglin Party lecture academies in various places.

Xiong Tingbi, who was defeated in Liaodong, had a good personal relationship with the six gentlemen of Donglin, and Wei Zhongxian ordered Dongchang to cooperate with Jinyi Wei to investigate and deal with Xiong Tingbi; In the end, Xiong Tingbi and Wang Huazhen were both executed, and the head was passed on to the nine sides.

At this point, an action around the suppression of the Donglin Party was launched, and for a time, a bloody storm was set off, and countless people were implicated; The power of the Donglin Party in the DPRK collapsed, and countless Donglin Party members fled when they heard the news, abandoned their officials and hid, and disappeared, and the Ming Dynasty was shaken and the people were panicked.

More than a year has passed since this incident, and King Xin naturally knows that until now, Dongchang and Jinyiwei are still chasing down the remnants of the 'Donglin Party'.

King Xin looked into the distance and thought to himself! Now under the internal and external troubles of the Ming Dynasty, it can no longer withstand such internal friction; The reason for the defeat of the 'Donglin Party' who had been in power for a while was entirely due to their failure to understand the principle of retreating and being 'rigid and easy to break'; the court almost became a hall of words for the 'Donglin Party,' and this was a situation that the emperor did not want to and did not allow to appear.

Dongchang and Jinyiwei can unscrupulously purge the Donglin Party and set off this bloody massacre, he Wei Zhongxian really dares to risk the world's disapproval and wantonly slaughter and pursue the Donglin Party?

Thinking of this, King Xin couldn't help but shiver coldly, his back was completely soaked with sweat, he didn't dare and didn't want to believe the guess in his heart!

Many things were connected, and King Shin felt dizzy and physically and mentally exhausted; Even if he was a man in two lives and had a rock-solid mind, King Xin was disturbed by the current situation, his thoughts were confused, and he was confused.

Covering his forehead with his hand and meditating for a long time, King Xin decided to leave Xi'an Mansion and return to the capital on the same day; It has been three months since I left Beijing, and the trip to the northwest has achieved the expected goal, and there is no intention to stay longer, and there are still many things to deal with in the capital by ourselves.

So, he instructed Long Yi to invite Xu Xiake and inform him of his thoughts; Xu Xiake has no opinion, he has always traveled north and south of the river, walked between mountains and rivers, and was used to going alone.

It's just that Xu Xiake wants to stay in Xi'an Mansion for a while longer, so he asks King Xin to bring Yuan Wenxin back to the capital and settle in King Xin's Mansion. What's more, Yuan Wenxin has long been in love with King Xin, and the relationship between the two has warmed up rapidly along the way, Yuan Wenxin seems to be a princess, and it is a matter of time or time, Xu Xiake can be regarded as an adult beauty.

After that, he recruited Jinyiwei to pacify An Dehai and Sun Chuanting, and told the two of them that they must seize the time to stabilize the situation in Shaanxi, maintain local stability, resume production and life, and ensure that the people survive the famine smoothly; At the same time, it is necessary to seize the time to train the new army and quell the turbulent stratagem.

Three days later, King Xin said goodbye to everyone and left Xi'an Mansion with Yuan Wenxin and the dragon soul and marched to the capital••••••

In the Wenhua Hall of the Forbidden City, the emperor has just finished making a piece of wood, and the dragon face is happy; Seeing this, Cao Huachun hurriedly stepped forward to serve the emperor to clean his face, and praised in his mouth: "Your Majesty's production techniques are ingenious, superb, and vivid!" ”

"Oh! Is it? Haha" The emperor laughed heartily when he heard this, and then handed the wooden weapon in his hand to Cao Huachun and said: "Little Chunzi, this wooden weapon will be rewarded to you!" ”

When Cao Huachun heard this, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" ”

The emperor picked up a piece of soap, scrubbed it back and forth in his hand, and said with a smile: "This soap is really wonderful, it has such a cleaning effect and comfort, my brother Wang is really wonderful!" ”

"The perfume invented by His Royal Highness King Shin is now very popular on the market! Now the ladies of the harem, half of the monthly offerings are used to purchase perfumes! Cao Huachun said with a smile.

"Haha! Wonderful! The Emperor laughed.

After the cleansing was completed, the emperor came to the side hall to rest for a while, and Cao Huachun served cautiously on the side; The emperor took a sip of the tea in front of him, looked at Cao Huachun and asked, "Is there any news of King Xin recently?" ”

When Cao Huachun heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and reported: "Back to Your Majesty, Xi'an Mansion has just come to the horse, and His Royal Highness King Xin is in Xi'an at this time!" ”

"Oh! So what's going on in Xi'an? The Emperor asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, you are really an unpredictable prophet, and you are like a god!" Cao Huachun smiled and complimented: "Yang Tian, the son of Yang Sisheng, the prefect of Xi'an, openly teased Miss Yuan in broad daylight, in front of His Royal Highness King Xin, so he angered the guards around His Royal Highness King Xin, and after beating him violently, Yang Sisheng ordered six doors to arrest His Royal Highness King Xin and others, and he never wanted to be beaten by the guards again!" ”

"Oh!" The Emperor's eyes flashed.

Cao Huachun continued: "After that, Yang Sisheng was annoyed and ashamed, mobilized Cai Mao, the chief military officer of Xi'an, and led the army to arrest King Xin and his guards. ”

When the emperor heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he said coldly: "Hmph! Yang Sisheng is so bold that he actually mobilized the local defenders for his own personal use, which is simply lawless! Some time ago, Zhou Yanru also recommended him as the governor of Shaanxi, how can this be true! ”

Under the emperor's anger, his breath was short, and he coughed continuously, his face became more and more pale, and his eyes were red; Seeing this, Cao Huachun hurriedly closed his mouth, stepped forward and patted the emperor's back, and said eagerly:

"Your Majesty, don't be angry, take care of the dragon's body!"

The emperor looked up at Cao Huachun and said unhappily: "There's no fuss, keep talking!" ”

"Yes!" Cao Huachun hurriedly continued: "After Jin Yiwei's envoy An Dehai interrogated, Yang Sisheng truthfully confessed that the case of framing Sun Chuanting as a bandit was done at the behest of the officials of Yan Shifan, just because Sun Chuanting once scolded the officials of Yan Shifan's family for their corpses and meals, and did not want to serve the country, thus angering Yang Sichang and other officials!" ”

"Humph! How can this be reasonable, isn't Sun Chuanting's scolding wrong? I see that these officials are corpses, and I know all day long that they are trying to win over officials behind their backs, make small moves, and fight for power and profit! The emperor was furious, coughing more and more rapidly, and a trace of blood oozed faintly from the corner of his mouth.

Cao Huachun was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly took a clean hand towel and handed it to the emperor, not daring to continue to report.

The emperor wiped the bloodshot from the corner of his mouth, gasped heavily, waved his hand, and motioned for Cao Huachun to continue to report.

Cao Huachun's face became more and more nervous, and he hurriedly took out a piece of music from his cuff, respectfully presented it to the emperor, and whispered: "Your Majesty, this is the music presented by King Xin, please take a look at it!" ”

When the emperor heard this, he glanced at Cao Huachun, then took the chapter and opened it to take a closer look!

Leaning slightly, the emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "Well, tell Wei Zhongxian, just do what King Anxin wants, I'm right!" ”

"Yes!"

"Tell Wei Zhongxian, Yang Sisheng and Cai Mao, let him check it carefully!" The emperor's eyes were cold, and he said weakly.

"Yes!" Cao Huachun bowed down to receive the order, and then helped the emperor to lie down and rest, standing aside to guard, not daring to disturb again.

The emperor was lying on the couch, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly: "Little Chunzi! ”

"The minions are here!" Cao Huachun hurriedly bent down, leaned close to the emperor, and listened carefully.

"Little Junko! Over the years, my health has become worse and worse, and I am also powerless and unable to catch many things! The emperor said earnestly.

When Cao Huachun heard this, he knelt on the ground with a puff, and said sadly: "Your Majesty is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the blessings are all in the sky!" ”

"Alas!" The emperor sighed and lamented: "You know my physical condition best, since I succeeded to the throne, the reason why there have been few early dynasties in these years, the affairs of the court and the central government have been handed over to you and Wei Zhongxian to handle on my behalf, the ministers have long been suspicious, you and Wei Zhongxian have lived up to my expectations, I am very pleased!" ”

"Your Majesty!" Cao Huachun wept bitterly, knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, don't think nonsense, you are prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, and the minions have secretly arranged a large number of people to find miracle medicine, and you must heal Your Majesty no matter what!" ”

"Xiao Chunzi, you are the most trusted person by my side, if one day I can't hold on, you have to protect King Xin!" The Emperor instructed.

"Your Majesty!" Cao Huachun burst into tears and couldn't cry.