The Liaodong War was about to break out, and the Central Plains at this time was also not calm.

After being further prompted by Ye Xun, Wei Zhongxian began to really coerce the princes of the Son of Heaven.

The cabinet, all replaced by their own people, six departments and nine secretaries, according to the price of the official position, Jinyiwei, Dongchang, Yuma Jian and other armed forces departments in the capital, all of them are related to dogs.

As for the so-called Donglin gentlemen, they completely withdrew from the stage of history, and the court and the court were all over the court, and those officials who dared to speak or were more upright were either excluded or simply resigned.

For a time, there was a miasma of smoke up and down the court, and the Ming Dynasty Hall also became Wei Zhongxian's one-person hall.

However, just like Wei Zhongxian in history, don't look at his vicious methods when he eradicates dissidents, but he is still more concerned about the soldiers of the Nine Sides, this guy obviously also has the idea of learning from Ye Xun to control the army, so he not only greatly increased the military salary of the border army, but also rewarded the border army generals from time to time.

The soldiers don't bend their bowels so much, whoever is good to them, they will support whom, under Wei Zhongxian's repeated offensives, the name of Wei Gonggong gradually became louder in the army.

After cleaning up the civil and military officials in the court, Wei Zhongxian's eyes were fixed on the vassal kings of the Zhu family again, and the first one to go online was naturally Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu, who made him the most capable and always wanted to hook up with the important ministers of the court?

According to the plan of Wei Zhongxian and his senior staff, a holy decree was drafted in the name of the emperor to invite King Fu to enter Beijing to discuss matters, and as long as King Fu entered Beijing, he would be imprisoned with a hat that violated the ancestral system.

This is a plan to throw stones and ask for directions, clean up Zhu Changxun, if the other vassal kings do not react, continue to do things to other vassal kings, until all the Zhu vassal kings are cut off, this is what people often say about cutting the feudal strategy.

It is undeniable that Wei Zhongxian's starting point is good, because the existence of the vassal king is a group of vampires lying on the empire, and getting rid of these vampires is of great benefit to the country and the people.

It's just that Wei Zhongxian still overestimated his ability and underestimated Zhu Changxun's resistance.

Luoyang, Fuwang Mansion, inner study.

In addition to Zhu Changxun in the study, there were two people dressed as scribes, one was in his thirties and had a graceful surname surnamed Zhang Mingguanchang, and the other was in his fifties and had a bloated surname Wei Mingshen.

These two people are Zhu Changxun's right-hand men, Wei Shen is the chief of the palace, and he was originally watching Zhu Changxun for the imperial court, but he was already bought by Zhu Changxun.

Zhang Guanchang is a master invited back by Zhu Changxun, resourceful and calculating.

On the table in front of Zhu Changxun, what was placed was Wei Zhongxian's forged decree to recruit Zhu Changxun into Beijing.

"Two gentlemen, Huang Taiji has sent someone to deliver a letter, he will drag Ye Xun in Liaodong, and ask this king to make a decision as soon as possible, what do you say this king should do?"

They are all the most confidants, and it is also their idea to hook up with Huang Taiji, so Zhu Changxun did not hide anything from these two.

"Congratulations to the prince, this is a godsend, don't miss it!"

Wei Shen was the first to jump out and agree, the old guy's selfishness is the heaviest, if Zhu Changxun can become the emperor, he will have the merit of being a dragon, and he will definitely have a bright future.

Zhang Guanchang saw Zhu Changxun's gaze sweeping towards him, and also nodded: "Lord Wei's words are not unreasonable, this is indeed a good opportunity, but there is also a problem, that is, our troops are insufficient, although it is not very far to go to Beijing, but there are also many cities, if we are entangled by the imperial army, when the army of King Qin arrives from all over the country, I am afraid it will not end well!" This is not counting Ye Xun's Liaodong Army"

After listening to Zhang Guanchang's words, Zhu Changxun frowned and said, "You mean that Huang Taiji will be defeated?" ”

Zhang Guanchang nodded and said: "My subordinates have studied Ye Xun's various battles in Liaodong, and since ancient times, wars have not only been fought by the bravery of soldiers and the command of generals, but also by logistics and other factors."

"Ye Xun is deeply popular in Liaodong, and the blockade of the Jurchens is also very effective, as long as Ye Xun does not make a big mistake in this battle, it will be consumed, and the emperor Taiji will be consumed to death."

Wei Shen interjected, "According to what you mean, are we just going to wait?" ”

Zhang Guanchang smiled slightly and said, "What does the prince think of Li Bingcheng's letter?" ”

Although Li Bingcheng killed two of his subordinates, when he mentioned Ye Xun again in his letter to Zhu Changxun, he did not call him a eunuch as before, but added the title of Ye Gonggong.

This subtle change was seen by Zhang Guanchang at that time, so he was sure that Li Bingcheng would either defect again, or he was frightened by Ye Xun and did not dare to participate in the murder of Ye Xun again.

Zhu Changxun stared slightly, his eyes suddenly lit up, and said, "Are you saying that Ye Xun is also dissatisfied with the little emperor, and will pretend to do something that he doesn't know what this king wants to do?" ”

Zhang Guanchang stretched out his thumb and praised: "The prince is wise, if my expectations are good, Ye Xun will definitely sit and watch the prince's righteous act, of course, the prince must also show enough sincerity."

Zhu Changxun's brows furrowed again, he had already given Ye Xun a gift, but the dead eunuch only went in and couldn't leave, and the cashier was not soft, but he didn't do anything for him, not to mention how hateful it was.

Zhang Guanchang obviously guessed Zhu Changxun's thoughts, and said with a smile: "Ye Xun is not short of silver, what he needs is a name"

"Reputation? Isn't it okay for this king to allow him to Yongzhen Liaodong? ”

Everyone knows that Ye Xun is a eunuch, and this promise of Yongzhen Liaodong is like fooling people, and there is no nutrition at all.

"How is the King of Liaodong?"

Zhu Changxun was taken aback, a different surname is not allowed to be crowned a king, this is the ancestral system, not to mention that Ye Xun is still a eunuch.

Wei Shen on the side reacted, high-fived and praised: "High, really high, hold his heart first, and after the matter is completed, he will be abolished by an edict, who will know what happened."

When Wei Shen slapped his face, Zhu Changxun was startled, and when Wei Shen finished speaking, he suddenly understood, but he still said with some unease: "Will Ye Xun be fooled?" ”

Zhang Guanchang sighed secretly, he, the prince, was probably tricked out of the psychological shadow by Ye Xun, how can he become a big thing with such a forward-looking future?

hugged his fists and said: "If the prince is not at ease, the minister is willing to go to Liaodong to lobby Ye Xun in person."

Zhu Changxun's head shook like a rattle, and said: "Just find someone who can speak well, you can't be without you by the side of the lonely king, this matter is so decided, immediately convene Luoyang civil and military officials, this king wants to enter the king of Jingqin"

With Zhu Changxun's order, the Luoyang area suddenly moved.

Don't look at Zhu Changxun's short time in Luoyang, but he was willing to spend money, and when a sugar-coated cannonball was smashed down, he bought off the civil and military officials around Luoyang.

And this has to be thanks to Wei Zhongxian, if it weren't for his perverse behavior in the court, it would be impossible for the civil and military officials in Luoyang to throw themselves almost one-sidedly to Zhu Changxun, after all, during this period, the Ming officials were still relatively loyal to the imperial court.

Zhu Changxun did not immediately raise troops, but first sent an article to the world, in which he detailed Wei Zhongxian's ten major crimes, such as blinding the Holy Hearing, mutilating Zhongliang, and so on.

In the end, he issued a call to the world, calling on all civil and military officials loyal to the imperial court to join him in the crusade against Wei Zhongxian...