"Alas!"

After the news that Huang Taiji was elected as the Great Khan of Houjin and the martyrdom of Abahai Nurhachi reached the capital, Li Hongyu couldn't help but sigh secretly, although he had already been mentally prepared, but now that things have become a reality, it is still a little difficult to accept.

For Huang Taiji, Li Hongyu believes that he is a more difficult person to deal with than Nurhachi, although Nurhachi has created a great foundation for Houjin, but at the same time, because of the perennial war, he has left the "princes" who support the army and respect themselves with the Eight Great Beylers.

If it weren't for the fact that Nurhachi, who was already old, knew that he was powerless and that the environment of Houjin at that time did not allow the eradication of the "princes" such as the Four Great Beyles, I am afraid that he would not have established a system of co-governance of the country with the Eight Great Beylers.

It's just that Nurhachi's body prevented him from making the most favorite Dolgon the owner of the banner as planned, or one of the four major beylers promised Nurhachi to support Dorgon, which eventually led to the four major beylers uniting to deal with the two yellow flags with the strongest strength in Houjin.

Although Dorgon failed to become the Great Khan of the Later Jin, he kept the 15 Niulu troops left to him by Nurhachi, and incorporated them into the Yellow Banner of his brother Azig.

At this point, the first power struggle of the Houjin since Nurhachi's death ended with the victory of Huang Taiji.

For this reason, Huang Taiji won the throne of the Great Khan of the Later Jin, and at the same time, he had to face up to the forces that began to face the self-respecting forces within the Later Jin, and his city government definitely did not want his power to be constrained.

In fact, the change in the environment in which the Houjin lived was the main reason why Huang Taiji wanted to eradicate the various factions within the Houjin.

As the Ming army was unable to attack the Houjin from the Guanjin defense line, the Houjin entered the period of consolidation and extension from the expansion period of Nurhachi, and at this time, the various forces that did not conquer the world became a stumbling block to hinder the Houjin Zhan.

For the sake of his own authority and the development and growth of the Later Jin, Huang Taiji must eliminate the forces of the Later Jin, which is not an easy thing, you must know that those forces have their own military powers.

"Xianggong, there is news from outside the customs that Huang Taiji replaced Du Du, the owner of the white flag, with his son Haoge, and transferred Du Du to the red flag, and corrected the white flag and the white flag to two yellow flags."

At the end of July, Li Hongyu went to the public house of Zhan Shifu after giving a lecture to Zhu Youzhen from the Ten Princes' Mansion, and because his official position in the capital was that of Zuo Chunfang University, he often came to Zhan Shifu for a walk, and as soon as he entered the public house, Zhao Xin rushed to tell him a news that he had just received from the military department.

Compared with Li Hongyu, Zhao Xin stayed in Zhan Shifu for a longer time, and her public house of the scholar of Youchunfang was next door to Li Hongyu, and the two had many opportunities to meet for this.

"Huang Taiji has already begun to increase his strength, and he will take Du Du, the weakest of the eight banner masters, to attack."

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, picked up the herbal tea handed to him by Zhao Xin and drank it in one gulp, and said, "Du Du's foundation in Jiannu is not strong, and he can't resist Huang Taiji, besides, Huang Taiji, as the Great Khan of Jiannu, has the right to have two yellow flags, and outsiders have nothing to blame for this." ”

"If you change to the grumpy Mang Gurtai, you will definitely have a big trouble with Huang Taiji." As he spoke, Li Hongyu put down the teacup in his hand and stretched lazily, "Huang Taiji is a more difficult person than Nurhachi, and it will definitely be lively outside the gate in the future." ”

Zhao Xin deeply agrees with this, Huang Taiji can become the Great Khan of Houjin from a concubine who is not favored by the outside world, which has shown that he is not a simple person.

"Xianggong, when are you going back to Haicheng?" Then, she remembered something and couldn't help but ask.

"It may be the end of the year, and there is nothing important on the side of the Customs Department now, and the emperor is busy working on innovation, so I will definitely be allowed to go back after the year."

Li Hongyu smiled bitterly when he heard this, and replied helplessly, "I don't want to stay here either, the emperor's innovation will definitely be hindered by many obstacles, and it will inevitably be bloody again." ”

"Dongchang and Jinyiwei are now frequently leaving Beijing to handle cases, and they have to arrest some people every time they come back, which has made the officials in the capital feel quite panicked about this, especially the officials of the Donglin family, they are simply rumors, and they are all soldiers, and they don't know when this kind of day will be the leader."

Zhao Xin sighed, she didn't want Li Hongyu to be too involved in this innovation of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, so the best way was to go back to Yangzhou, out of sight and out of mind.

"The emperor is going to give heavy medicine to some stubborn diseases of the Ming Dynasty, and now only Dongchang and Jinyiwei can help the emperor realize his innovation."

Li Hongyu knew that Zhao Xin was worried about the current situation, after all, the Ming officialdom had never been so chaotic since Emperor Yongle Jing came to him, so he smiled and comforted, "It's good to wait for the past few years to pass, and the emperor is also forced to do this, all for the good of the Ming Dynasty!" ”

With the Donglin Party in the capital in a state of suppression, the Emperor of the Apocalypse has asked Wei Zhongxian to start dealing with those local magnates who are closely related to officialdom, especially the Donglin Party, and fighting against the enemy's powerful forces.

From the perspective of interests, the various factions in the officialdom of the capital and the local tycoons are actually a whole, and the two sides complement each other, depend on each other, and penetrate each other, thus forming a huge network of interests in the exchange of power and money.

Li Hongyu now finally understands why Jinyiwei and Dongchang will leave a notoriety in later generations, before the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Jinyiwei and Dongchang dealt with officials of the imperial court, and they were also high-ranking officials and magnates.

However, during the period of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Dongchang and Jinyiwei dealt with not only officials, but also local heroes, so those local heroes must hate them to the core, which is bound to make them leave a reputation in the history books.

From the perspective of the rulers of the Ming Dynasty, the actions of Jinyiwei and Dongchang were consolidating the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and eradicating the scourge of the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, the people Jinyiwei and Dongchang dealt with were all the upper class of the central and local Ming Dynasty, and they did not harass the people.

What is especially important is that Dongchang and Jinyiwei are so few people, and the number of people who are busy dealing with high-ranking officials and magnates on weekdays is not enough, where is there time to pay attention to the ordinary people?

Moreover, they have enough to eat and bully the common people who can neither bring them political achievements nor money, which has always been done by the local magnates.

Taking Wei Zhongxian as an example, many historical materials have written him as a bad person who does all kinds of evil, but at the same time, these historical materials do not have a record of Wei Zhongxian bullying the people, on the contrary, they also vigorously promoted the reduction and exemption of land taxes and other measures to benefit the people, and Wei Zhongxian's biggest evidence of crime is to kill those "loyal ministers" mentioned in historical materials.

From another point of view, Wei Zhongxian served the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and his actions must uphold the will of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse wanted those "loyal ministers" to die, where is their "loyalty" reflected?

As for those who say that the Emperor of the Apocalypse is a carpentry emperor at the mercy of Wei Zhongxian, it is simply a joke in the world.

If the Emperor of the Apocalypse is really incompetent, then the first thing that hinders him is the civil official group in the court, and the eunuchs are dependent on the emperor.

If Emperor Lian Tianqi was overthrown by civil officials, then how could Wei Zhongxian "coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes"? This is not his turn as a eunuch at all, and the first civil official group did just that.

What Zhao Xin didn't know was that Li Hongyu was also unwilling to leave the capital prematurely, because according to historical records, the Emperor of the Apocalypse would die this year, and Li Hongyu could not leave at this critical moment.

"Master Young Master, the emperor has issued an edict to summon you to discuss matters."

One day in early August, when Li Hongyu was teaching Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Huiyuan in the Ten Princes' Mansion, a eunuch hurriedly broke into the study where he was teaching, bowed to him and said.

"Prince, princess, this time is here, the lower officials will retire first." Li Hongyu thought that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had something to discuss with him, so he resigned to Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Huiyuan.

"Brother Xinwang, I went back to the palace with Master Young Fu." Zhu Huiyuan naturally would not let go of this opportunity to be alone with Li Hongyu, so she followed Zhu Youzhen and left with Li Hongyu talking and laughing.

In the driving carriage, Zhu Huiyuan rested on Li Hongyu's lap and closed her eyes to rest, enjoying this rare and warm moment, since she made the relationship clear to Li Hongyu, she couldn't wait to be with Li Hongyu every day.

Li Hongyu's face showed a helpless look, Zhu Huiyuan has his own carriage, but he got into his carriage in the name of asking him for advice, who made him Zhu Huiyuan's teacher, but it will not attract criticism from the outside world, God knows that there is a personal relationship between the two.

"Brother Li, I will mention to the emperor's brother about going to Haicheng in the next year, and you must help me at that time."

Zhu Huiyuan opened her eyes, looked at Li Hongyu and said with a smile, to be honest, her current mind has already flown to Haicheng, where she can stay with Li Hongyu for a long time.

"Hmm!"

Seeing this, Li Hongyu suddenly smiled bitterly in his heart, Zhu Huiyuan is now a young girl who has just fallen in love, and he is afraid that he can do anything in order to be with him, so he can only help Zhu Huiyuan speak at that time.

"Huh?" Then, Li Hongyu sensed that something was wrong, so he opened the curtain and looked out, and his face immediately showed a look of surprise.

"Brother Li, what's wrong?" Seeing this, Zhu Huiyuan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This is not the way to enter the palace, it seems to be going to Xiyuan." Li Hongyu put down the curtain in his hand and said to Zhu Huiyuan, he still thought that the Emperor of the Apocalypse was waiting for him in the palace.

"Xiyuan?" Zhu Huiyuan couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and lazily closed her eyes and said, "It's better this way, we can be together for a longer time." ”

Seeing this, Li Hongyu immediately shook his head, a wry smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, the woman in love really had a lower IQ, and then frowned slightly, didn't Zhu Huiyuan realize that it was a little unreasonable for him to be summoned to Xiyuan by the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Emperor Tianqi naturally knew that Li Hongyu was going to give Zhu Youzhen and Zhu Huiyuan a lesson today, but he still sent someone to call him away from the Ten Princes' Mansion, which showed that there was something important.

But if this is the case, the Emperor of the Apocalypse should return to the palace immediately, and he will not stay in the West Garden, which is a place for the royal family to play.

"Is something wrong?" Li Hongyu's brows couldn't help but wrinkle deeper and deeper, and he vaguely had an ominous premonition.

After coming to Xiyuan, Li Hongyu immediately felt a tense aura solidified in the air, and there were obviously more soldiers in front of Xiyuan than usual, more than doubled.

But this is also normal, after all, the Emperor of the Apocalypse came to Xiyuan in person, so it is normal to increase the defenders of Xiyuan for safety, but the ominous premonition in Li Hongyu's heart is getting more and more serious.

There was already a eunuch waiting in front of the West Garden, and when he saw Li Hongyu and Zhu Huiyuan coming, he hurriedly bowed down and led the two in, and went straight to a mansion in the West Garden.

At this time, the mansion had been surrounded by the pro-army of the Imperial Horse Supervisor and three layers outside, and the soldiers looked like they were facing a great enemy, which made Li Hongyu's heart sink suddenly, and it seemed that something had happened to the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, Young Master."

Li Hongyu walked into the courtyard gate in a nervous mood, and before he could walk a few steps, Wei Zhongxian quickly came out of a side room, and was slightly stunned when he saw Zhu Huiyuan also follow, and then bowed down to salute the two.

"Chief Manager Wei, what's going on, that you actually transferred the soldiers and horses of the Imperial Horse Supervisor?" Li Hongyu suppressed the excitement in his heart, looked at Wei Zhongxian quietly and asked.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess, Young Master, the emperor has been assassinated, and the imperial doctors have come to diagnose and treat him." Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice and said to Li Hongyu and Hui Hui.

"What?" Li Hongyu and Zhu Huiyuan were taken aback when they heard this, and they didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly walked into the room where Wei Zhongxian came out.

"Her Royal Highness Princess, Young Master." In the living room of the wing room, several imperial doctors were discussing something in a low voice, all with serious expressions, and bowed when they saw Li Hongyu and Zhu Huiyuan coming in.

Li Hongyu and Zhu Huiyuan quickly stepped into the suite after bowing slightly, only to see the Emperor of the Apocalypse lying on the bed with a weak expression, and Empress Zhang Yan sitting on the sidelines with a concerned expression to accompany him.

The other two of the three eunuchs in the inner court bowed to the side, one was the eunuch Wang Tiqian, the eunuch who held the seal of the celebrant eunuch, and the other was Chen Shun, the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch.

"Queen, Princess Le'an and Young Master are here!"

In addition, there was also Manager Zhang of Kunning Palace in the house, and when he saw Li Hongyu and Zhu Huiyuan coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to remind Zhang Yan, who looked sad.

It is worth mentioning that Manager Zhang is not only Zhang Yan's most trusted eunuch, but also has a close relationship with Li Hongyu and Zhu Huiyuan.

When Mr. Zhang was still serving in the Luan Palace, he served the Empress Dowager Li and Zhu Huiyuan, and later the fire in the Luan Palace made him almost lose his life, but fortunately he was able to avoid death thanks to Li Hongyu's intercession and was assigned to the Huanyi Bureau.

Just when Manager Zhang thought that he would not be able to turn over in his life, Zhang Yan also went to the Huanyi Bureau because he was framed, and Manager Zhang took good care of her.

Later, Zhang Yan stood out and became the empress of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and Zhang Yan was appointed by Zhang Yan as the chief eunuch of Kunning Palace, and became one of the most powerful eunuchs in the inner court.

(End of chapter)

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