Since he drove Cui Sheng out of the capital, Emperor Taichang's ears were finally able to be cleaned for a while, and the Qianqing Gate would no longer hear the sound of crying in the dead of night, and he could sleep peacefully

Feeling that Emperor Taichang was not lightly ill this time, the Donglin Party seized the time to expand its strength, and under their operation, Emperor Taichang issued an edict to rehire 33 officials who had been convicted of Shangshu Lichu and 11 officials who had been convicted of mining taxes, etc., and recalled the officials who had been dismissed in the Wanli Dynasty because of Shangshu's words

These officials were either from the Donglin Party or close to the Donglin Party, such as Yuan Keli, Zou Yuanbiao, Wang Dewan and others were all appointed at this time, making the momentum of the Donglin Party in the DPRK overshadow the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang

Li Hongyu knew very well that now was the beginning of the Donglin Party's counteroffensive, after all, many of the backbone of the Donglin Party had already been demoted to the local level in the last Jingcha, and it would take a lot of time for them to be recalled to the capital

When the people of the Donglin Party gather in the capital next year, then the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang will be suppressed to the death, especially after Ye Xianggao returns to Beijing, no one in the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang will be able to compete with this former cabinet assistant

However, at that time, Li Hongyu should have been busy with the affairs of the Customs Department in Yangzhou, and he was out of sight and out of mind about the factional battles in the capital

In the face of wave after wave of offensives of the Donglin Party, the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang seemed a little helpless for a while, and the aftermath of the previous Wanli Emperor's life was able to be leveled with a bowl of water, so that although there was a fight between the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang and the Donglin Party, they were not broken

Now, Emperor Taichang favored the Donglin Party, and even made four of the five cabinet members from the Donglin Party, and the factional balance in the court was obviously about to be broken

In the final analysis, no matter how fierce the factional struggle of the ancient feudal dynasty was, it was difficult to escape the emperor's checks and balances, and once the emperor favored a certain faction, then the opponent would suffer a catastrophe

Li Hongyu regretted Emperor Taichang's practice of breaking the balance of power above the court, so that in the future, no one in the court would be able to check and balance the Donglin Party

But then again, factional strife in the officialdom will seriously hinder the efficiency of the imperial court, and if you look at it from this point of view, it is understandable that Emperor Taichang will do this, and if the Donglin Party gains overwhelming power, then the imperial decrees will be effectively enforced

If Emperor Taichang could have the wrist of Emperor Wanli, maybe he could control the Donglin Party, but unfortunately he had no time to prove that his decision was correct, and his condition deteriorated step by step

On September 20, Li Hongyu, who was working in the Zhan Mansion, received an edict from Emperor Taichang and hurried to the Qianqing Palace

When he arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Li Hongyu now had thirteen military officials waiting in front of the Dongnuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, including the British Minister Zhang Weixian and the cabinet assistant Fang Congzhe, all of whom stood there with serious expressions and whispered

Li Hongyu keenly noticed that most of the officials at the scene were members of the Donglin Party, and there were three nobles, one was the British Duke Zhang Weixian, the other was the Duke of Wuguo Mu Chongfeng, and the other was the Duke of Yongguo Liu Wu

Among the remaining eleven people, there are only five people who are not from the Donglin Party, one is Fang Congzhe of the Zhejiang Party, one is Li Hongyu, who is regarded as the Chu Party, one is Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the Ministry of Establishment, one is Cui Jingrong, the secretary of the Military Department of the Qi Party, and the other is Sun Ruyou, the secretary of the Rite Department of the Zhejiang Party

In other words, the remaining six officials are all from the Donglin Party, and if Ye Xianggao, who has not yet arrived in Beijing, is added, then there are as many as seven officials of the Donglin Party, and four of them are cabinet members

It can be seen from this that the momentum of the Donglin Party in the DPRK has reached an unprecedented height, and even the officials of the Qichu and Zhejiang parties combined cannot compare with them

"Master Sun, what did the emperor call us for?" After saying hello to Zhang Weixian, Fang Congzhe and others, Li Hongyu walked quickly to the side of a Donglin Party official of equal stature, and asked suspiciously

In fact, when he saw these ministers who rushed to the Qianqing Palace, Li Hongyu had already guessed the intention of Emperor Taichang, the seriously ill Emperor Taichang was going to take care of him, after all, the prince is not yet an adult and needs someone to assist, and these people on the scene are just the best candidates

"I don't know this official," then the Donglin Party official of the same size shook his head when he heard this, and then sighed and said, "I hope it's a happy event!" ”

This Donglin Party official of the same size is none other than Sun Chengzong, the young Zhan Shi of Zhan Shifu, a disciple of Ye Xianggao, and the most trusted official of Emperor Taichang

Although Sun Chengzong was only a young Zhan affair and had not done anything in the officialdom before, he was able to attend such an important occasion, which shows his importance in the heart of Emperor Taichang

Because he and Sun Chengzong worked in the same Zhan Shifu, and they were both the masters of the professor Prince Zhu Youxiao, Li Hongyu had a very good relationship with Sun Chengzong

Different from ordinary Donglin Party officials, Sun Chengzong, who was born in Jinshi, liked military affairs very much, and admired Li Hongyu's great victory in Liaodong very much, after all, it was not easy for Li Hongyu to turn the tide and achieve a great victory under that situation, and often discussed military knowledge with Li Hongyu

Moreover, Sun Chengzong was very interested in the drills of the new army, and the first battle of Li Fu made the new army famous in one fell swoop, and Sun Chengzong also wanted to train such an elite army

"The emperor has a decree to announce the audience of all ministers!" Just as Li Hongyu was talking to Sun Chengzong, an attendant walked out of the Dongnuan Pavilion and shouted at a sharp voice

Hearing this, everyone standing outside the door lined up according to their ranks, and followed the waiter into the Dongnuan Pavilion with a serious expression

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Emperor Taichang was lying on a soft couch, and the crown prince Zhu Youxiao and Li Xuanzhi were waiting on the side, and the atmosphere was a little dignified

"Knock to see the emperor" came to the soft couch, and all the ministers knelt down and saluted

Emperor Taichang's pale cheeks squeezed out a smile, stretched out his hand to signal everyone to get up, and then said while coughing, "I don't know when I will recover from this disease, and now the prince is young, once I am a big deal, you will be the prince's assistants!" ”

"Prince, salute all the adults," said Emperor Taichang and instructed Zhu Youxiao

"I've seen all the adults" Zhu Youxiao stepped forward and bowed to Li Hongyu and the others

"His Royal Highness the Prince" Li Hongyu and others hurriedly bowed, took a step back and returned the salute to the prince as a sign of respect

"Your Majesty, you are at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and you have the Mandate of Heaven to protect your body, you will definitely be able to recover safely" Then, Zhang Weixian bowed to Emperor Taichang and said loudly

"Your Majesty, you are so worried, in the future, the crown prince will be taught by you personally, and the ministers will assist you" Fang Congzhe followed after hearing this, compared with Emperor Wanli, Emperor Taichang is really young

"I know my body," the rest of the ministers were just about to open their mouths to comfort Emperor Taichang, but Emperor Taichang stretched out his hand to stop them, coughing and saying, "You will work together to assist the prince in the future, it seems that I will not be able to realize the wish of the first emperor to prosper the Ming Dynasty, and I can only hope for the prince."

"My father is the true son of heaven, and he will live a long life," Zhu Youxiao hurriedly knelt in front of the soft couch when he heard this, and said with a sad expression

"Prince, you are still young, you must listen to the teachings of the auxiliary ministers, only in this way can I be prosperous in the Ming Dynasty" Emperor Taichang smiled and said to Zhu Youxiao with a loving face, he only has two sons who have survived until now, so he loves Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youzhen very much

"Erchen understands" Zhu Youxiao's tears immediately flowed down his eyes, and he nodded again and again

"Ladies and gentlemen, you all know that Li Xuanzhi has served me for many years, and when the crown princess and queen concubine were inspired, I intended to make her a concubine, but it has never been realized."

Emperor Taichang smiled slightly when he heard this, then looked up at the ministers standing in front of the soft couch, and said, "I don't want to be like the first emperor, and I can't give Li Xuanzhi a title until he dies, so I decided to make Li Xuanzhi the queen, and three days later is a good day and an auspicious day, and a canonization ceremony will be held."

"Your Majesty!" Li Xuanzhi was slightly stunned, as if he didn't expect Emperor Taichang to make such a decision, and then his eyes turned red and tears fell, it seems that Emperor Taichang wanted to give her a name before he died, only in this way that he would not be bullied in the palace in the future

The ministers at the scene couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard this, thinking that Emperor Taichang's move was too unexpected, according to common sense, there were no happy events in the palace in the year of Emperor Daxing's funeral, which naturally included the ceremony of canonizing the queen

However, now that Emperor Taichang is seriously ill, the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital are helpless, and it seems that time is running out

What is especially important is that if Emperor Taichang is angry, this is not anyone's responsibility

"Your Majesty, is the three-day deadline too anxious, the queen's ceremony is a rare ceremony in the world, and it needs to be carefully prepared" As the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Sun Ruyou hesitated for a moment and then broke the calm of the scene, and said tentatively

"Three days is enough, the Ministry of Rites can organize this matter now, the matter is urgent, everything is simple" Emperor Taichang shook his head, coughed and said to Sun Ruyou, "Lord Sun, you have to worry a lot about this matter"

Li Hongyu showed a gloomy look on his face when he heard this, the reason why Emperor Taichang was so anxious to hold a canonization ceremony for Li Xuanzhi was obviously because he was worried that this matter would be boycotted by the ministers after his death, and he was also worried that he would not live to that time, and God knows when his condition would deteriorate

"The minister obeys the order" Since Emperor Taichang has issued an edict, Sun Ru has no choice at this time, and bowed to Emperor Taichang and responded

Seeing this, the ministers at the scene glanced at each other again, and then they all kept silent, they were different from those officials in the court, because of their high and powerful positions, they all had their own reserve and bearing, and they acted in a measured manner, and rarely did that kind of reckless thing

"Sun Shaozhan stays, and the rest of Aiqing retreats" Emperor Taichang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that all the ministers did not object, and then said that the person he wanted to see now was naturally Sun Chengzong, who had a deep friendship

Li Hongyu and the others bowed down and retreated after hearing this, leaving Sun Chengzong in the Dongnuan Pavilion, everyone's mood was a little heavy, Emperor Taichang's situation was not optimistic, and it was estimated that he would not be able to survive this pass

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