Chapter 42: Wei Zhongxian's killer weapon (asking for votes, asking for votes)
His Royal Highness King Xin really believed in his words, and in the afternoon, 5 teenagers followed Xu Guangqi.
Looking at the young man beside him, Xu Guangqi sighed silently, and with his eyesight, of course he could see that these were 5 young eunuchs.
For God so loved the world, let the eunuchs be the eunuchs.
Time is tight, and I don't have any extra time to waste. People will use it first, and then go to King Xin to replace them if it is not suitable.
He worked for a few days with the chamberlain sent by King Shin. Xu Guangqi found that these 5 chamberlains were quite capable. They are not arrogant, they are very serious in their studies, and they are all good assistants.
Xu Guangqi didn't know that these 5 chamberlains were all outstanding people from the Inner Study Hall. They have received strict training from the Inner Study, and they dare not slack off in the slightest in terms of learning.
With their help, Xu Guangqi's progress in compiling the planting manual was suddenly accelerated, and the compilation achieved remarkable results.
In the capital, in the court.
The eunuch party led by Wei Zhongxian took the initiative to launch a wave of offensive when the Donglin party was in turmoil.
They directly impeached the leader of the Donglin Party, and Zhao Nanxing, the secretary of the ministry, formed a party for personal gain.
As soon as the eunuchs made a move, the Donglin party was forced to fight back, the two parties attacked each other, and the court was suddenly in chaos again.
The dispute in the court once again alarmed the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and Wei Zhongxian's idea succeeded again.
This time, Wei Zhongxian was prepared.
Wei Zhongxian had just sent away Sun Chengzong's much-needed food and salary five days ago. It was Sun Chengzong's application to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and Ning Yuan needed 2 million taels of silver.
You must know that in the first half of the year, when the imperial court's finances were very difficult, Wei Zhongxian tried his best to raise 800,000 taels of silver for Sun Chengzong. Now, he sent Sun Chengzong 2 million taels of silver without discount.
Wei Zhongxian sent more than the silver needed for Ningyuan's defense line in order to get a good deal in front of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.
Sure enough, on the day the silver was sent away, Wei Zhongxian was affirmed and praised by the Emperor of the Apocalypse.
In the impeachment of Zhao Nanxing this time, Wei Zhongxian was premeditated and deliberately provoked an incident.
The chaotic situation of the court has made the Emperor of the Apocalypse extremely tired. In this dispute, the Emperor of the Apocalypse instinctively thought that it was the Donglin Party that was provoking the incident.
Wei Zhongxian, who had already figured out the character of the Apocalypse, guessed the reaction of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.
The bored Emperor of the Apocalypse once again pulled the shelf, and he issued an order to severely reprimand Zhao Nanxing.
Immediately, because of the fierce reaction of Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Gao Panlong and others from the Donglin Party, who continuously wrote to Zhao Nanxing to complain, he issued an order to reprimand him again.
The rebuke of the Emperor of the Apocalypse dealt a serious blow to the Donglin Party, and they completely lost confidence.
At the end of the third year of the Apocalypse, the Donglin Party members resigned one after another.
The tide formed by the resignation of the Donglin Party members once again made the Emperor of the Apocalypse misinterpret.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse was furious that the Donglin Party was threatening him with resignation.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse, who was already tired of the court dispute, angrily agreed to the resignation of the Donglin Party.
In the court, the members of the eunuch party celebrated with crowns.
The resignation of the Donglin Party was quickly approved, and the efficiency of the court was unprecedentedly high.
Before the New Year, the Donglin Party was in the court of the capital, and there were only two left, Ye Xianggao, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Han Kuang, a university scholar. The rest of the Donglin Party had left Beijing in disgrace and were forced to go home for the New Year.
During the Spring Festival of the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the capital was full of joy. From top to bottom, inside and outside the court, everyone was happy. Except, of course, for the Donglin Party.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse was very happy, his empire was calm everywhere this year, and there were no man-made rebellions. The tax revenue in the second half of the year is also good, and the imperial court is no longer short of money for the time being.
Even the court that made him the most troubled, and because of the departure of a large number of Donglin Party members from Beijing, it seemed a lot calmer.
Externally, Sun Chengzong's Ningyuan defense line had been preliminarily completed, and the momentum of Houjin was suppressed. The imperial court in the capital does not need to be shocked three times a day, and the sense of security is greatly improved.
The Emperor of the Apocalypse was even happier that his carpentry skills had also improved a lot.
The people of the capital are happy because the society is relatively stable, the price of food is not high, and it is easy to maintain food and clothing.
Everyone has worked hard for a year, and can barely have a good year. This is enough to make ordinary people very happy.
Ye Xianglang, the lowest group in the capital, barely had enough to eat. They are praying to the heavens, wishing their owners a long life, good health and a long life. Let this year's good days last forever.
Outside the capital, far away in Liaodong.
The officers and soldiers of the Ningyuan defense line were also very happy to get a lot of silver, of course, most of them were taken by the officials. The pursuit of ordinary soldiers is not high, as long as they can pay their salaries on time, they will be satisfied.
Wei Zhongxian and his henchmen were even happier, and they feasted to celebrate their victory.
Since the first year of Taichang, it has firmly occupied the court, and the Donglin Party, which once suppressed Wei Zhongxian, did not even dare to speak, finally disappeared. There are only one or two Donglin Party members left in the court now, and there is no need to be afraid at all.
In the capital, Wei Zhongxian's private residence.
Wei Zhongxian and his eunuch party members were happily celebrating.
At the banquet, Gu Bingqian, a cabinet scholar who had been in the position of the first assistant for a long time, then directly persuaded him: "Factory father, you can't take it lightly!" Although the Donglin Party is now small, as long as the first auxiliary Ye Xianggao is still there, the Donglin Party can make a comeback at any time. Factory father, you have to be careful that Ye Xianggao is dedicated to learning Li Dongyang! ”
Li Dongyang, a cabinet scholar during the Zhengde period, was the main force to bring down the great eunuch Liu Jin. He was low and small in the cabinet, and endured it for 5 years before he overthrew Liu Jin, who was known as the emperor, in one fell swoop.
These words were a bit heavy, and Wei Zhongxian showed a thoughtful look.
Seeing that Wei Zhongxian was a little unhappy, he took refuge in Cui Chengxiu, who had not been around for a long time, and gave Wei Zhongxian a bad idea.
"Good, good, wonderful. Miscellaneous people love this workaround. Haha, haha. Xiao Cui is good. ”
After listening to Cui Chengxiu's idea, Wei Zhongxian laughed heartily, this bad idea was very appetizing to him.
From the next day, throughout the Spring Festival, the cabinet chief assistant Ye Xianggao was always noisy in front of the door, every day was like singing, no matter morning and evening.
A group of eunuchs under the banner of festivals and New Year's greetings made a lot of noise around Ye Xianggao's mansion, making countless harsh noises.
For more than 10 days, Ye Xianggao was so noisy that he didn't even sleep. The exhausted Ye Xianggao finally understood that Wei Zhongxian was a scoundrel, or a scoundrel who dared to use any means.
The Donglin Party was really unjustly defeated, how could a group of self-proclaimed literati fight this scoundrel.
The fourth year of the apocalypse has just begun, and the branches have not yet spit out new shoots.
Ye Xianggao, the first assistant of the cabinet, who could no longer hold on, resigned, Han Kuang, a cabinet scholar, resigned, and the Donglin party members completely withdrew from the capital court.
Gu Bingqian sat in the position of head of the cabinet that he coveted, which marked that the eunuch party had completely mastered the court.