Regarding Zheng Zheng's thoughts, Huang Daozhou was unimpressed. Although when Chongzhen first ascended the throne, he also used to think about the same as Zheng Zheng now, thinking that he should take advantage of the new emperor's accession to the throne, with the help of the relationship between the emperor and the eunuch party that has not yet formed a relationship of mutual trust, to guide public opinion to attack the eunuch party, so that the new emperor is suspicious of the eunuch party with too much power, so as to refresh the government and finally achieve the goal of expelling the eunuch party from the court.

However, his dreams and that of other scholars soon failed, and although Chongzhen expelled the eunuch leaders such as Wei Zhongxian and Cui Chengxiu from the capital after ascending the throne, he soon formed a political alliance with Huang Liji, thus taking over most of the eunuch power. So when the throne changed, the court basically remained stable.

Later, although Chongzhen pardoned most of the officials who were dismissed and returned to their hometowns because of party disputes, he did not want to overturn the case for the Donglin Party, and even suppressed a group of officials led by Wen Zhenmeng who strongly advocated the reversal of the case. From that time on, young officials such as Huang Daozhou realized that the young new emperor, although not very old, was much more sophisticated and mature in political skills than the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

When Chongzhen was promoting political reform and talking about unity within the imperial court; On the other hand, they began to preach the great achievements of Emperor Taizu Gao and the friendship of Emperor Tianqi to his brothers. This undoubtedly put the Donglin Party and their supporters who wanted to overturn the case into an embarrassing situation, if they wanted to overturn the case, they were destroying the unity within the imperial court, which was tantamount to directly slapping the emperor in the face.

What's even more troublesome is that if you want to overturn the case for the gentlemen of Donglin, you have to involve the evaluation of the Emperor of the Apocalypse. But under the fanfare of Chongzhen and those eunuch remnants, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has become a model figure who shows brotherhood, friendship and brotherhood, and even the citizens of Jiangnan who are most sympathetic to the gentlemen of Donglin think that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is a good brother and naturally a good person.

As for the image of the confused emperor who once circulated in the market, who liked carpentry and ignored the government and connived at the Hakka * court, no one was willing to believe the image of the 9,000-year-old Wei Zhongxian. Even because of the improvement of the image of the Emperor of the Apocalypse among the people, and the fact that Chongzhen had to recall various trivial matters with his brother every once in a while, the people often used the story of friendship between the two brothers to educate their own children and nephews, thus regaining the trust of many people in the royal family after the Apocalypse Party dispute.

The Donglin Party members have always been loyal to the monarch and patriotic image, but now in order to rehabilitate their predecessors, they have to slap the face of the two generations of emperors, which is obviously contrary to their ordinary words and deeds. Therefore, the ordinary scholars and doctors headed by the zodiac have already acquiesced that it is basically impossible to overturn the case for the gentlemen of Donglin in an upright manner.

Unless Chongzhen suddenly went insane and would rather destroy the image of a good brother who he has worked hard to manage now, and criticize his brother wantonly, then the Donglin Party people can take the opportunity to rehabilitate their predecessors. But even if you think about it with your ass, Huang Daozhou doesn't think Chongzhen will do such a stupid thing, after all, the legitimacy of Chongzhen's throne comes from the apocalypse, the better the image of the apocalypse, the more stable Chongzhen's throne can sit, and the more no one dares to question whether Chongzhen has a problem sitting on this seat.

So more than ten years after Chongzhen ascended the throne, except for the families of those former gentlemen and some young scholars who were too hot-blooded, the court could no longer hear the voice of overturning the case for these Donglin gentlemen. Moreover, since the establishment of the new Donglin Party, Yuan Keli and other former leaders of the Donglin Party have either passed away, or quit the center and returned to their hometowns to retire, and the political group of the Donglin Party has almost officially collapsed, so naturally no one continues to hold on to this matter.

Even Huang Daozhou himself does not think that it is beneficial to the country to propose to overturn the case for the gentlemen of Donglin at this time. However, when he heard Zheng Zheng mention this matter in front of him and Ni Yuanlu, he couldn't refuse it so positively, after all, although the members of the new Donglin Party have been separated from the category of the Donglin Party, they can be regarded as inheriting part of the political heritage of the Donglin Party, thus winning the support of the gentry group headed by the Jiangnan gentry.

Inheriting the legacy aspirations of the gentlemen of Donglin, one day eliminating the treacherous villains in the court, so as to guide the country to the road described by the master, and rehabilitate all the gentlemen, this is the common understanding of most members of the new Donglin Party, but everyone talks more and does less on weekdays.

Of course, with Qian Qianyi, a party leader with a weak personality, the members of the New Donglin Party basically did not think that this goal could really be achieved. It's just that Huang Daozhou didn't expect that Zheng Zheng would still be so naïve in the same year after being in exile for so long, and really wanted to take this opportunity to overturn the case for the Donglin gentlemen who were persecuted during the Apocalypse.

However, he turned a little corner in his heart, and immediately understood that maybe this same year was not naïve, but couldn't bear to be lonely. With Chongzhen's ascension to the throne for more than ten years, the prestige and power of this son of heaven are growing, although Chongzhen's prestige and power at this moment are not as good as those of Emperor Shenzong, but he has undoubtedly surpassed his brother.

With the death or retirement of Xu Guangqi, Yuan Keli, Sun Chengzong and other important ministers at the end of the Apocalypse and the beginning of the Apocalypse, the Jinshi on this list in the second year of the Apocalypse finally began to move to the center of the political arena and contact the real power of the country. However, when people such as Huang Daozhou, Ni Yuanlu and others have occupied a more important position in the court, Zheng Zheng, who has abandoned the first half of his life, can only mingle with the younger generations.

In such a situation, if he continues to follow the path of official career step by step, Zheng Zheng is afraid that he may not be able to squeeze into the center of the court when he is old. However, at present, Wang Hanru's case seems to let the other party see some opportunistic shortcuts, as long as this case can be used to set off a trend of overturning the case for the gentlemen of Donglin, then the other party will also become the leader of the young scholars in one fell swoop, thus crossing the time when the first half of his life was wasted, and they are shorter and longer in their careers.

And the descendants of the gentlemen of Donglin who have been overturned will naturally respect Zheng Zheng in the future to repay him for his initiative today. With so many scholars and doctors from good families standing behind him, Zheng Zheng's wings were also full. Although the risks of this matter are great, the benefits are also great, and people can't help but be eager to try.

When Huang Daozhou was thinking about how to persuade this friend who was blinded by interests, Ni Yuanlu, who was sitting on the side, looked unsurprised, he couldn't help swallowing back the words that were about to reach his mouth, and turned to Ni Yuanlu and said: "Looking at Brother Ruyu's expression, could it be that you also agree with Brother Qianzhi's statement, and think that Wang Hanru's case is a good time to rehabilitate the gentlemen of Donglin?" ”

Ni Yuanlu glanced at Huang Daozhou with a smile, drank the residual wine in the cup in one gulp, and then knocked the white porcelain wine glass on the table in front of him, looked at the other party's gaze and said: "It is still possible to think about the long-term plan for the rehabilitation of all gentlemen, but the opportunity to fool Wang Hanru's case should not be missed." ”

Huang Daozhou's expression did not change and asked, "What should not be missed?" ”

Ni Yuanlu replied word by word: "Naturally, it is an opportunity to refresh the government and reorganize the dynasty." Wang Hanru's administration in Kaifeng, eager for quick success and quick profit, and cruelty to the people, is precisely the manifestation of the government being controlled by villains in the past 10 years and the reform policy going down the wrong road. Since we claim to be gentlemen, we should naturally support the king, rebuke the villain, and return the world to a bright and prosperous world. ”

Huang Daozhou frowned slightly, and then continued: "But in the past eight or nine years, the person who has presided over the center is Qian Gong, the leader of the party, and this Wang Hanru is also a member of the party. How should the comrades of our party view this matter? ”

Without waiting for Ni Yuanlu to speak, Zheng Zheng on the side had already said angrily: "That Wang Hanru is also worthy of being called a member of the party, in order to keep his official hat, he did not hesitate to connive at the army to plunder the big wealthy families in the Kaifeng area, and even the clans in Kaifeng City were not spared. It also implements the system of protecting armor and sitting together among refugees outside the city, isn't this the system of tyrannical Qin?

As the saying goes, starvation is a small matter, and a loss of festival is a big thing. Wang Hanru deviated from the right path for his own selfishness, and he should be expelled from the door in order to show the people of the world the main purpose of the party. lest the local gentry and big families regard their party as a villain like Wang Hanru, and ruin the party's reputation among the gentry..."

Looking at Huang Daozhou's gaze, Ni Yuanlu said calmly: "Although Gong Qian has presided over the center for so long, he has never refreshed the intention of the government, but has been with those eunuch remnants and Guang Tongchen, conniving at these villains to control the power of various ministries, and finally caused a catastrophe like last year and this year.

And in such a famine, Qian Gong not only failed to come up with any way to save the time, but instead adopted the suggestions of those villains to attack the rich and powerful families, causing resentment everywhere in the world. For the sake of the party's future, if Qian Gong can take responsibility for this matter and step down together with these traitors in the court, he will not only be able to protect the party's reputation, but also a way to quickly refresh the government.

What's more, Gong Qian has been the first assistant for two terms, and it is a matter of course to step down at this time. What does Yugen think? ”

Huang Daozhou was silent for a long time, and finally spoke again: "Do you think Qian Gong can accept such a suggestion?" Will those evil spirits sit idly by? Your Majesty hasn't said anything to this day. ”

Ni Yuanlu pursed her lips a little dry, and then said: "Last year, this year, two consecutive years of large-scale disasters, not to mention the property losses in the disaster area, the loss of population alone exceeded one million.

If we add a series of measures such as the grain supply system, the grain requisition system, and the land reform, not to mention that the people in the disaster-stricken areas in the north are resentful, even the gentry in the south who have not been affected by the disaster are quite dissatisfied with the imperial court. Therefore, the court must always give an explanation, otherwise how can it convince the public?

At present, we only need to take advantage of the situation and incite public opinion to question the center, and the imperial court will inevitably take into account the overall situation. Either His Majesty issued an edict for his own crimes, or the cabinet and the six important ministers stood up to bear the crime of dereliction of duty. I foolishly thought that Qian Gong would not dare to ask His Majesty to be responsible..."