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The reason why Sun Yueling came here was to meet a person, and this person was Zhang Zhiqi, the second son of the British Duke Zhang Weixian.

Zhang Zhiqi was originally the commander of the Imperial City Guard, but after Wei Zhongxian gained power, he was demoted to the guard post responsible for guarding the imperial tomb as a commander. But it's no wonder that his father Zhang Weixian united with the Donglin Party to force the palace and snatched the Emperor of the Apocalypse from Wei Zhongxian, and he had already formed a grudge with Wei Zhongxian.

Although the imperial mausoleum is partial, but the victory is in the excellent scenery, surrounded by mountains on three sides in the southeast and north, only the south side is connected all the way. The Imperial Tomb Shinto Road extends straight to the Seven Holes Bridge, and the guard station is just behind the Seven Holes Bridge. When Sun Yueling came here, he was surprised when he saw it, is this still the place where the army guards are stationed, it is like a farm.

The so-called barracks in the army, the better ones, were built of poor bricks and stones, and most of them were still built of wood and thatch, like those ordinary farm yards. Outside the barracks are fields with various crops such as chestnut rice and wheat, and many peasant-like men work in them, and they are afraid that they are the sergeants stationed there.

This time, he sent someone to inform Zhang Zhiqi in advance, and took the carriage all the way to the main camp of the guard, so he was not afraid of being known by others. When he saw Zhang Zhiqi in this simple barracks, he couldn't help but be deeply shocked by Zhang Zhiqi's appearance.

Is this still the commander of the forbidden army who was dominant and proud of the capital, Zhang Zhiqi in front of him has a white and old military uniform, and there are patches in many places, and his person also has a vicissitudes of life, with unkempt hair and stubble cheeks, if it weren't for such a set of military uniforms, it would look no different from an ordinary farmer at a glance.

Sun Yueling couldn't help but laugh in his heart, but it was not good to show it on his face, and he arched his hand and said: "Commander Zhang, I haven't seen you for many years, everything is okay?" He wanted to say that he was okay, but Zhang Zhiqi's appearance was very different from the word "unharmed", so he hurriedly changed his words to say hello.

Zhang Zhiqi shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "Look at my current appearance, how good can it be?" ”

Sun Yueling was surprised: "Lingtang is the respect of the country, even if you are in this place, you don't have to be like this?" "In fact, with the identity of Zhang Zhiqi's little grandfather, even if he is belittled, he doesn't have to make himself so embarrassed, Sun Yueling is very puzzled by this.

Zhang Zhiqi said: "Being in the military camp, you should share weal and woe with the soldiers, otherwise you are still a competent general?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Sun Yueling was greatly admired, Zhang Zhiqi should not be pretending to act to deceive him, he should be this kind of stubborn "sincere" person, when he is crazy, he can be crazy enough to dare to touch the scales of the Son of Heaven, and when he is humble, he can be so humble that even primary school students dare to bully him, this kind of person is simply a rare occurrence in a hundred years, and there is no second one among all the generals of the Ming Dynasty.

The two sat down in the barracks, Sun Yueling didn't plan to talk nonsense anymore, and asked directly: "Commander Zhang plans to stay here for the rest of his life, and he doesn't want to return to the center?" ”

Zhang Zhiqi frowned and said, "Lord Sun, is it a little too late for you to say this now?" If you had listened to my advice back then, he Wei Zhongxian would have fallen a long time ago, and now that he is full-fledged, why should I go back? ”

Sun Yueling said with a smile: "It's man-made, I have a good way now, maybe I can let you return to Beijing and regain control of the forbidden army, I don't know if you're interested?" ”

Zhang Zhiqi raised his eyebrows and said, "What way?" ”

Sun Yueling said: "Do you remember when the queen wished Xiangshan and was assassinated by thieves? ”

Of course Zhang Zhiqi knew about this, that time the queen was assassinated by a demon in Xiangshan, and even the princess was taken captive, but fortunately, nothing major happened in the end. However, in the end, the matter was not resolved, and it was not possible to find out who was causing the trouble, and no one dared to mention this matter until Wei Zhongxian completely controlled Jinyiwei.

Although it is impossible to find out who the demon is, it is not difficult for those who are familiar with the inside story of the palace to guess that the main messenger behind the scenes must be Mrs. Fengsheng, and only she is very concerned about whether the queen can give birth to a dragon son, but unfortunately the queen still failed to escape from her clutches after all, and failed to leave a dragon seed for the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Now that Sun Yueling brought up this matter again, Zhang Zhiqi was shocked and asked, "What do you mean by this, do you want to deal with Citigroup?" At that time, Luo Sigong secretly investigated the matter thoroughly and listed Xiong Sifei and Li Yexun as key investigation targets, but unfortunately under the intervention of Wei Zhongxian and others, he failed to do his best after all, resulting in the case becoming an unsolved doubtful case. Zhang Zhiqi naturally knew about it, so he asked.

Sun Yueling nodded and said: "Yes, it was Xiong Sifei and Li Yexun of Citigroup who led people to assassinate the queen back then, and now you want to regain control of the guards, as long as you solve this unsolved case and arrest these two people, the queen will definitely be grateful to you, so as long as she takes the opportunity to persuade the emperor again, it is just an idle matter to transfer you back to Beijing!" ”

Zhang Zhiqi frowned and said: "How easy is Citigroup to deal with, if it is so easy, Luo Sigong will not have to be kicked out of Jinyiwei." ”

Sun Yueling sighed to himself: "I thought that you Zhang Zhiqi was a bold and upright person, but I didn't expect to be so cowardly, I was actually afraid of the eunuchs and the party, hey, I looked away." In that case, then Sun said goodbye! After saying that, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"Sun Yueling!" Zhang Zhiqi stood up and said angrily, "You still have the face to say this, my father persuaded you to deal with Wei Gelding together, but what is your attitude?" You cower and cowardly as a mouse, and you still have the face to talk about me today? ”

Zhang Zhiqi seemed to be more and more angry, and said: "When Wei Eunuch was young, you refused to do it, and now Wei Eunuch is leaning towards the government and the opposition, but you are here to bewitch me, are you crazy and can't understand the situation in front of you?" ”

In the face of his scolding, Sun Yueling did not move, and said with a slight smile: "This time, that time." At that time, I was reluctant to do it, just because I didn't have the slightest certainty in my heart, but now it's different, since I dare to come to you, I have the certainty of victory, but I don't know if you want to listen to me? ”

Zhang Zhiqi sat down angrily and said in a muffled voice: "You say." ”

Sun Yueling then no longer concealed it, and briefly told him what he had done after coming to Beijing, including how he instigated the two factions of the eunuch party to fight each other, causing Feng Quan to lose power, Wang Shaohui to dismiss his post, and having received the secret support of the auxiliary minister Huang Liji, planning to use the impeachment of Yu Zhigao to launch an attack on Cui Chengxiu, the new faction of the eunuch party, and then cut off Wei Zhongxian's arm to help Huang Liji ascend to the position of first assistant.

After Zhang Zhiqi heard this, he said in disbelief: "I can't imagine that these things are actually done by you in secret!" "The two factions of the eunuch party are fighting each other, and it is no secret that Feng Quan's faction has completely lost power, he has heard it for a long time, but he can't imagine that these are all caused by the secret plot of Sun Yueling, who secretly entered Beijing.

Sun Yueling said: "Although Sun Mou has made some achievements now, the next thing is difficult step by step, so I came to find the commander, hoping that the commander can tell the old man that Sun Yueling needs his help very much, and also needs the help of those relatives and nobles." ”

Zhang Zhiqi thought endlessly, if all this was done by Sun Yueling, it showed that the strength of the Donglin Yu Party in the court was still not to be underestimated, and it was unimaginable that he had defeated the old faction of the Eunuch Party with his cloth clothes; What's more, he actually won over the cabinet minister Huang Liji and formed a united front with him, if these Xun Qi forces joined the Donglin camp again, they might really be able to defeat the eunuch party.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhiqi's heart was moved and asked, "What do you want us to do?" ”

Sun Yueling said: "There is no specific plan at present, we can only take one step at a time, maybe when the matter is stale, it is the time for the old man to make a move, and then I hope that the prince will not hesitate to help." ”

Zhang Zhiqi nodded and said, "Okay, this matter is easy, I will tell my father to know." "Wei Zhongxian is not only the enemy of Donglin, but now he has also become the enemy of their Xun Qi forces, if they can really bring down the Wei Party, they are naturally willing to take action.

Sun Yueling arched his hand and said: "Thank you so much Brother Zhang, and please wait here Brother Zhang, as soon as there is news, I will be the first to send someone to inform you." ”

Zhang Zhiqi smiled: "This is very good. ”

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At the same time that Sun Yueling and Zhang Zhiqi were secretly discussing, the eunuch Cui Chengxiu was not idle, and the Donglin Yu Party in the central government actually turned over the matter of Yu Zhigao and hyped it up, which made the court discussion agitated, which made him very unhappy. Yu Zhigao's matter was that he persuaded Wei Zhongxian, and he had already set the tone and instructions, and now the courtiers in the court actually reconsidered the matter again, which clearly did not take him Cui Chengxiu in his eyes.

Just when he was about to launch the impeachment of the Yushi Yuan Whale against the Donglin remnants who took the lead in making trouble, he heard Ni Wenhuan hurriedly report that the second assistant Feng Quan had already attached his own opinion to the impeachment of Yu Zhigao, and was in favor of rediscussing Yu Zhigao's crime, and submitted it in the name of the cabinet.

Cui Chengxiu was furious, Feng Quan simply didn't know how to advance or retreat, the last time he was an enemy of himself, Gonggong Wei spared him once for the sake of his loyalty, and now this guy is becoming more and more ignorant, and he dares to echo the opinions of those Donglin Yu parties, it is simply impatient.

However, even if he was angry, he also had a trace of worry in his heart, the last time the emperor wanted to convene the ministers to discuss the matter, but it was hastily concluded under his operation. Now that this matter has been full of turmoil again, it is impossible for the emperor to know anything about it, if he issues an edict to reconsider this matter again, what should he do?

He was anxious, Ni Wenhuan was more anxious than him, and said to him: "Ministry, Feng Quan has handed over the excerpts of Zhang Pengyong, Xue Wenzhou and others, I am afraid that the emperor will see it soon, this matter is not trivial, and I hope that the ministry will make a decision early!" "In the case of Yu Zhigao, he is the person who defends Yu Zhigao the most diligently, and he is also the person who fights for Cui Chengxiu, if the Emperor of the Apocalypse really wants to investigate Yu Zhigao's crimes, he will definitely follow the first unlucky.

Cui Chengxiu's face was full of displeasure, and he shouted: "You think you are in a hurry, but the Ministry Hall is not in a hurry?" In fact, what he was more angry in his heart was not Zhang Pengyong, Xue Wenzhou and other Donglin parties, but Feng Quan. If Feng Quan knew him well, he should have sent someone to inform him of the matter and discuss how to deal with it. But Feng Quan actually stabbed the matter as it was, clearly holding a grudge and wanting to avenge the revenge of the day, looking at his jokes about Cui Chengxiu.

Ni Wenhuan said to himself: "How does the ministry plan to deal with it? ”

Cui Chengxiu's cheek muscles twitched, and he sneered: "It's forgivable to do evil in heaven, but you can't live if you do it yourself." Feng Quan is digging his own grave, don't blame me Cui for being ruthless and unjust. ”

Ni Wenhuan was surprised: "What does the ministry mean? ”

Cui Chengxiu waved the sleeves of his robe and said, "Gonggong Wei originally wanted to keep him in the cabinet for a few more days, but he didn't know him so much, since he didn't want to work in the cabinet, then he got his wish!" After a pause, he continued, "You can rest assured, Gonggong Wei will not ignore this matter, and I will go to visit him later and ask him to come forward to do it." ”

As soon as these words fell, Ni Wenhuan's heart calmed down a little, and asked: "What about the Donglin remnants who participated in the impeachment of Yu Zhigao, and how to deal with them?" ”

Cui Chengxiu sneered contemptuously: "Some clowns who jump off the beam can stir up any storms and waves, and they will be driven away from the court together." ”

Ni Wenhuan nodded in kindness.