Time flies, autumn and winter come, and three months have passed in a blink of an eye.

The situation in Shaanxi has stabilized, the thieves have something to eat, and except for a few careerists, they have all returned to their hometowns and become good citizens again. For the rest, a small stream of thieves scurried into the mountains, which was not a problem.

The year is approaching, and the biggest thing in the imperial court is to set the year number. Zhu Youzhen's ascension to the throne was too short, and he still used the era name of the seventh year of the Apocalypse, which was very important to Zhu Yousong. The Ministry of Rites listened to the emperor's suggestion and positioned the first year of Hongguang. This year, a hundred wastes are waiting to be rebuilt, and it is destined to be the most important year of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yousong was in the court, first abolished Zhou Yanru's cabinet chief assistant, and replaced it with Wen Tiren, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites in the court. Wen Tiren is still young, but he didn't expect this good thing to fall on his head, and he was overjoyed. Zhu was elected by Panasonic to elect cabinet ministers, and the ministers vied with each other to elect Qian Qianyi and Zhou Yanru.

Zhu Yousong couldn't help frowning, this Zhou Yanru had just been kicked off by himself, and there were so many people who elected him, this was a demonstration from the Donglin Party to himself. The new first assistant Wen Tiren observed his words and feelings, and his heart had already realized seven or eight points, and he immediately came out to oppose it vigorously. and also turned out the old accounts of Qian Qianyi's bribery and party formation, and impeached him by the way. Zhu Yousong glanced at him with satisfaction, this person is so useful.

It turned out that Qian Qianyi's old bottom has never been clean. In the second year of the Apocalypse, Qian Qianyi presided over the Zhejiang examination, using the joint language as a mark, admitting Qian Qianqiu, and was later denounced, and Qian Qianyi was also punished. This matter has been decided for a long time, but Wen Tiren brought up the old matter again, obviously knowing that His Majesty does not like the court party for personal gain. And Zhu Yousong himself knows that this Qian Qianyi still has a deep hatred with himself, although he is now an emperor, it is inevitable that this person has bad intentions, how can he rest assured if he stays by his side and is a scholar. immediately approved Wen Tiren's performance, and went to Jiangnan to re-investigate the case of the year.

The ministers immediately exploded, and since the emperor succeeded to the throne, there has been no big move, how to make a big move against the Donglin Party during the New Year. Fortunately, they have rich experience in fighting with the emperor, and Zhang Yunru was the first to jump out in the matter and defend Qian Qianyi: "Lord Wen, if Qian Qianyi is wrong, why did he expose it today?" Do you want to monopolize the cabinet, install cronies, and control the government? ”

Wen Tiren thought that he had the emperor's support, so he was not afraid, and retorted with a righteous face: "At the beginning, this official was soft-spoken, and he couldn't reach the heavens. Moreover, the DPRK and China formed a party for personal gain, hiding dirt and dirt, just like Lord Zhang Yunru Zhang, who couldn't wait to jump out, it is estimated that Qian Qianyi is in the same party, where do I dare to impeach. But now that the Holy Emperor is on the throne, this official dares to expose you and other party members in front of His Majesty. ”

Zhu Yousong almost jumped up and applauded him, his subordinates Zhou Shuye and Shen Muhong were all civil officials, but they were good at dying, and they all made great achievements in the process of raising troops. The Ming Dynasty's military exploits were knighted, and it was destined that these two princes could not enter the cabinet, which was a long-term plan for separating the military and the government. Now this Wen Tiren has rich experience in struggle, and at first glance he is a person who understands himself, what a wonderful person.

After pondering for a while, Zhu Yousong said with a difficult look: "In this case, when I first came to the capital, I didn't know much about these old things in officialdom. Come on, go to Xingbu and bring Qian Qianqiu's roll. ”

After a while, the little eunuch came to the palace with a stack of copywriting. Zhu Yousong took a cursory look, if he got a treasure, this is a sharp weapon to clear the court party.

Putting away the excitement in his heart, Zhu Yousong pretended to be angry and reprimanded: "The imperial examination is the top priority of the imperial court, and it is related to the rise and fall of the society. It's just harboring evil intentions and being selfish. Although this temple is large, it can't accommodate you and other flies and dogs. Eleven people, including Zhang Yanru and Qu Shiyun, who recommended Qian Qianyi, were all removed from their official positions and were not allowed to be officials. ”

These eleven people are the backbone of the Donglin Party in the DPRK, but they did not expect to be cleared out at once. Although the officials never underestimated Zhu Yousong's courage, they still couldn't help but be speechless. And those who did not belong to the court party on weekdays because they had no backstage and were always excluded and suppressed, and finally waited until the sunny day. The eleven important positions vacated, who are not hot-eyed, their hearts are alive.

Zhu Yousong found that in fact, the Donglin Party was not monolithic. Qian Qianyi, as the leader of Donglin, is only a few people who want to join the cabinet, and there are even people who oppose it. And Zhou Yanru is a giant of Donglin, and because of his contradictions with Qian Qianyi, they attacked each other. The affairs of these civil officials and scholars are really more unpleasant than a group of the most calculating girls.

After retiring from the dynasty, Zhu Yousong summoned Shen Muhong and Zhou Shuye separately to discuss the major matter of eradicating the party. The deformed product of party strife is really a disaster to the country and the people, and the poison is deep.

Zhou Shuye had already prepared, so he waited to press Shen Muhong in front of Zhu Yousong, and said first: "If you want to eradicate party strife, you must start with the most stubborn and powerful Donglin Party. ”

Zhu Yousong nodded and said, "Yes, how to start?" ”

"Cut the grass and eradicate the roots, their roots are in the south of the Yangtze River, not in the capital. Even if we remove the Donglin Party in the DPRK, in a few years, a group of party members will enter the DPRK. ”

Zhu Yousong nodded secretly, and said in his heart that this is true, this is really a wildfire that cannot be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows.

Zhou Shuye continued: "Zhang Guowei, the governor of the ten prefectures in Jiangnan, has a high position in Jiangnan and controls the three provinces and ten prefectures. This son is an authentic Donglin Party, with such a feudal official controlling Jiangnan, there will definitely be countless small Donglin like weeds, which cannot be removed. If we want to eradicate party strife, we must start with Jiangnan and hold Jiangnan in our own hands. ”

Shen Muhong also bowed his head and said: "Yes, what Lord Zhou said is very true, and it is much more thoughtful than I thought. ”

Zhou Shuye was secretly proud in his heart, this time he finally pressed you. In fact, his talent is no less than Shen Muhong, and it is not surprising that he is better than him under careful preparation. But Shen Muhong's luck has always been better than him, and all good things have fallen on his head by mistake, and Zhou Shuye is inevitably resentful.

"If you want to suppress the group of local snakes in Jiangnan, you must have a high authority. And you must have the power to schem and be good at change, I think the two of you are the most suitable. ”

Zhou Shuye's eyes were hot, and he was about to take it. Before he could speak, Zhu Yousong said, "Sir, you can go for a trip." You have people available on the island of Taiwan, and your prestige is high. ”

Shen Muhong nodded, which can be regarded as a command.

Zhou Shuye was bitter in his heart, but he didn't expect to help him succeed again, so it seems that he is simply his lucky star. Behind every credit, there is a shadow of his own.

Zhu Yousong patted him on the shoulder, and then said, "You go to Luoyang with me to pick up the concubine and Yue'er into Beijing." ”