Early the next morning, in front of the noon gate, there were a lot of civil and military officials from the previous dynasty, and they gathered in groups to discuss the affairs of Jingcha, and the officials of the Donglin Party were clearly distinguished from the officials of the rest of the factions, and their eyes were full of indifference when they looked at each other. Tian Lai Xiao said. ⒉

Today is not the day of the court meeting, but in order to calm the turmoil brought by Jingcha, the Emperor of the Apocalypse specially summoned the auxiliary ministers, cabinet members, governors of the five prefectures, officials of the six ministries, heads of ministries and courts, and speech officials to the Taihe Hall to discuss matters.

In addition to the former cabinet assistant Fang Congzhe who returned to his hometown to recuperate, all the officials in the capital who had heads and faces were all there, because Fang Congzhe was a cabinet assistant at the time of the Red Pill case, so he had to resign from his post as an assistant under the attack of the Donglin Party and return to his hometown.

Although he is no longer a member of the cabinet, Fang Congzhe still has the identity of an auxiliary minister, similar to a think tank or adviser in later generations, and his identity and status in the court, if he is in the capital, he will not only be able to enter the palace and face the saint, but also participate in today's court meeting.

At this moment, the people of the Zhejiang Party undoubtedly miss Fang Congzhe the most, if Fang Congzhe is in the capital, he will definitely lead them to counterattack, at least there is a person in the court who can speak to the Zhejiang Party, and lead the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang to fight back.

It's a pity that Fang Congzhe has been forced away by the people of the Donglin Party, which makes the people of the Zhejiang Party helpless and helpless at this time.

"The star is coming!"

Suddenly, a voice sounded in the crowd, and people turned to look, only to see ** Xing and Sun Wei, who were in charge of Jingcha, walking over surrounded by a group of Donglin Party officials.

"**Xing, don't you feel sorry for slandering this official as the 'four murderers'?" Seeing this, Wu Liangsi led a group of non-Donglin Party officials to rush up to greet him, and asked angrily.

"This official is impartial and erroneous, how can he slander it?" Xing sneered, looked at Wu Liangsi expressionlessly and asked.

"Lord Wu, there is an old saying that I don't know if you have heard, you usually don't do bad things, and you don't feel shocked when you knock on the door in the middle of the night!" At this time, an official standing behind ** Xing said mockingly.

"**Xing, Sun Wei, you two confuse right and wrong, reverse black and white, how can you be worthy of the emperor's trust, how can you be worthy of the book of sages you read, and how can you be worthy of the national society?"

Zhao Xingbang, who was standing side by side with Wu Liangsi, ignored the official's schadenfreude when he heard this, and stared coldly at **Xing and Sun Wei and asked, he was now forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart, otherwise he would definitely rush up and punch the two of them to eliminate the hatred in his heart.

Originally, the battle in the officialdom was inevitable, and after the Donglin Party gained power, it would definitely suppress the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang, and the officials of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang were ready to be suppressed, but who would have thought that the Donglin Party would go so far this time, it was simply to uproot them in order to prevent future troubles.

"What do you have to say to these traitorous villains, everyone, let's teach these arrogant and vicious traitors a good lesson for Daming today."

Although Zhao Xingbang was suppressing his anger, the officials behind him who were affected by Jingcha couldn't hold back the anger in their hearts, and the so-called enemies were very red when they saw each other, so an angry voice came from the crowd.

"Beat him up as a traitor!" Immediately, someone shouted in the crowd.

Boom, the officials behind Wu Liangsi and Zhao Xingbang suddenly became in a commotion, and they rushed to ** Xing and Sun Wei one after another, wanting to take this opportunity to teach the two of them a lesson.

"Quick, protect Lord Zhao and Lord Sun!"

Seeing this, the Donglin Party officials at the scene would not sit idly by, so they rushed forward to protect ** Xing and Sun Wei in front of them, and confronted those officials who tried to teach the two of them a lesson, pushing and abusing each other, and the atmosphere became tense.

The pro-army in front of the noon gate couldn't help but look at each other after witnessing the scene in front of them, although the Ming party was constantly fighting, but at most it was just an abuse and quarrel, like this kind of large-scale, the confrontation that evolved in the direction of group beating was the first time to see.

Therefore, the pro-military attaché on duty did not know what to do for a while, and their order was to guard the Forbidden City, so as long as those officials did not storm the city gates, they did not need to pay attention.

Besides, even if those officials really fight the pro-army who have their own patrols, they don't need to take action.

"Separate them!" Seeing that the emotions of the opposing sides were becoming more and more excited, and there was a posture of fighting, a voice sounded behind the pro-army military attache on duty.

"Come on, separate them." The pro-army military attache was stunned when he heard this, and felt that this voice was very familiar, so he hurriedly turned around to check, and after confirming the identity of the other party, he opened his mouth and shouted to the surrounding pro-army soldiers.

The person who spoke was none other than Li Hongyu, who looked cold, and Sun Chengzong beside him, and the two met at the gate of the imperial city, so they came together, talking about Jingcha as they walked.

Li Hongyu and Sun Chengzong came relatively late, it was almost time for the last dynasty, and the reason why the two did this was to avoid being harassed, but they didn't expect to witness a dangerous all-out military march as soon as they came, so Li Hongyu asked the pro-army to stop it and avoid the situation from escalating.

With the intervention of the pro-army, the entangled officials were quickly separated, and the two sides glared at each other angrily, and a storm was finally calmed down.

Seeing this, Li Hongyu shook his head helplessly, and walked to Wu Liangsi and the others after giving up his hand to Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chengzong went to ** Xing, although the relationship between the two is good, they belong to different factions, so it is natural to keep a distance on this occasion.

Speaking of which, Li Hongyu has a close relationship with many people in the Donglin Party, such as Ye Xianggao, Sun Chengzong and Yang Lian, who are in high positions, because they have to stand on the opposite side because of **********.

It didn't take long for the side doors on both sides of the noon gate to slowly open, and the civil and military officials who were gathered in front of the noon gate hurriedly lined up according to their rank and status.

After Li Hongyu was promoted to the rank of young master, his official rank in the court was second only to the cabinet assistant Ye Xianggao, who had the title of young master, so his status among the civil officials had jumped to the second place.

Ye Xianggao was able to become a young master and prince in the sea for decades, while Li Hongyu became a young master and prince and prince in just a few years by birth and death, and the degree of promotion can be said to have created a precedent for nearly 300 years in the Ming Dynasty.

It is worth mentioning that the three princes and three orphans and the three divisions of the East Palace are two different systems, so they can also serve as two additional titles.

For example, Ye Xianggao is the young master and the crown prince, while Li Hongyu is the young master and the crown prince, and both of them have already achieved the highest level of the third division of the East Palace.

Generally speaking, it is already very remarkable to be able to have an official with such a title, and the official with two titles is definitely an important minister of the imperial court and a celebrity in front of the emperor, otherwise it is absolutely difficult to enjoy such honors.

Taihe Temple.

The civil and military officials stood on the east and west sides, and Li Hongyu was in the first row of the civil official train, standing beside Ye Xianggao.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I heard that some people are dissatisfied with Jingcha, let's talk about it, what are their complaints?"

On the dragon chair in front of the main hall, the Emperor of the Apocalypse glanced around at the civil and military ministers below, and then asked quietly, he already had the demeanor of a king in his gestures, and he was no longer the somewhat ignorant young son of heaven when he had just succeeded to the throne.

"Your Majesty, the ministers have been wronged, I hope the emperor will make the decision for the ministers, wash away the injustices, and take the name of the 'four murderers'!"

Hearing this, Qi Shijiao, Zhao Xingbang, Guan Yingzhen and Wu Liangsi in the queue walked out of the queue quickly, knelt in front of the hall and touched the ground with their heads, and said sadly.

"Please let the emperor call the shots and wash away the injustices."

Immediately, a large group of people knelt down in the queue of civil officials, except for the Donglin Party and the officials who were attached to the Donglin Party with an iron heart, the rest of the officials were on the side of the three parties of Qi, Chu and Zhejiang in the face of the pressure of the Donglin Party.

"Your Majesty, the ministers are on errands, and they don't dare to slack off, everything they say is the truth, I hope the emperor will see it!" Seeing this, Xing sneered, bowed to the Emperor of the Apocalypse after leaving the class, and said in a righteous and awe-inspiring manner.

"Your Majesty, what Lord Zhao said is true, the ministers and others have been carefully verified in the past year, and the impeached people are all guilty, I hope the emperor will see clearly."

Subsequently, Sun Wei, who was presiding over Jingcha with **Xing, also walked out of the queue, stood beside **Xing with a serious expression and bowed down.

"I hope the emperor will see clearly!"

Immediately after, the officials of the Donglin Party and the Donglin Party in the main hall bowed down and said,-for-tat with those kneeling officials.

"Are you saying that the chief official of Jingcha I chose was corrupting for personal gain and framing Zhongliang?" After seeing the scene in front of him, the Emperor of the Apocalypse coldly asked the four Wu Liangsi who were kneeling there, and his tone was quite dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, Jingcha is an important matter of the country, involving the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, **Xing and Sun Wei vainly Mu Sheng's grace, betraying the emperor's trust, using Jingcha to crack down on dissidents, the party is the same and fighting against differences, his heart can be punished, and his crimes are unforgivable!"

Wu Liangsi and the four of them couldn't help but raise their heads when they heard this, and Qi Shijiao took the lead in speaking, and said to the Emperor of the Apocalypse with righteous indignation.

"Your Majesty, the people of Donglin are usually full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but in fact, they are people who sell their fame and reputation, selfish and self-interested, empty words, fake public and private, and cause disaster to the dynasty." Wu Liangsi followed up and said, now that it is a critical moment, there are some things that may not have a chance in the future if you don't say it now.

Li Hongyu frowned slightly when he heard this, although what Qi Shijiao and Wu Liangsi said was biased, it also made clear the shortcomings of the Donglin Party.

However, this is also a major feature of party contention, and the officials in the court naturally form a party together for personal gain, and how many people are really for the people? The vast majority of people who pretend to serve the country and the people are actually people who seek fame and reputation.

"Your Majesty, the people of Donglin have been arrogant on weekdays, and we and others have been forced to retreat in military affairs, and now they have used this Jingcha to impeach all the dissidents, and since then this court has become the world of Donglin!"

When Li Hongyu was stunned, Zhao Xingbang, who was kneeling beside Qi Shijiao, said loudly with a sad expression, and deliberately accentuated the pronunciation of the five words "Donglin's world", even if he died, he would pull the people of the Donglin Party on their backs.

(End of chapter)