After discussing things in the Wenhua Palace, Zhu Daming returned to the Qianqing Palace, and as soon as he sat down, he saw Cao Huachun hurriedly come to report, saying that Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng handed over the sign to meet him. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Zhu Daming thought to himself, after all, he still has to come, and it is not okay not to see him, they are not at ease, but it may cause greater trouble, so he asked Cao Huachun to introduce him, and at the same time instructed him to pass Wang Chengen, Fang Zhenghua, and Sun Yingyuan to meet.

Needless to say, Wang Chengen belongs to someone who Chongzhen can completely trust.

Fang Zhenghua is not bad, knows the art of war, knows martial arts, is very loyal, when Li Zicheng entered Beijing, Chongzhen sent him to Baoding to lead troops to resist, and finally the army was defeated and captured, but he swore not to surrender, and was finally killed by Li Zicheng's generals.

And Sun Yingyuan was called purely because he had a good relationship with Wei Zhongxian, and his presence could ease the relationship between the two sides.

After a while, Cao Huachun led Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng to the Qianqing Palace, and as soon as the two saw the emperor, they immediately knelt down and shouted long live the ceremony.

Zhu Daming saw them kneeling, although he wanted to arrest them and kill them immediately, he still had to pretend to be appreciative and close, bowed slightly, and said: "The factory minister and Tian Qing are exempt, and Cao Huachun hurriedly gave them a seat." ”

Wei Zhongxian is dignified, except for being beardless, he does not look like a eunuch at all, his hair is a little gray, although he is very humble, but the prestige he has cultivated for many years in power is still there.

Not long after Chongzhen ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian said that he was not sick, and sat back to see the situation change, and Emperor Chongzhen also sent imperial doctors and confidant eunuchs many times to express condolences and invite him to come back, but Wei Zhongxian did not accept it.

When Emperor Chongzhen was still a king, he had a bad relationship with Wei Zhongxian and Mrs. Fengsheng, and they were on the same page. Therefore, seeing that the former King Xin has become the current emperor, Wei Zhongxian and his party members feel that something is wrong, and the arrogance of the past has long been gone, and they only hope that the new emperor will not kill them all if they look at the old feelings of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Fortunately, Chongzhen's performance in the past few months after he ascended the throne did make Wei Zhongxian and Mrs. Fengsheng feel a lot of relief, not only did they not take any measures against them, but also all kinds of condolences and rewards continued, and Mrs. Fengsheng even instigated Wei Zhongxian to go out of the mountain and continue to be powerful.

And Wei Zhongxian sometimes has a hallucination, feeling that he may have really escaped this catastrophe, today I heard that the emperor dismissed Cui Chengxiu's military department Shangshu, and tried to have such a result, and he was a little uneasy in his heart, so he wanted to come and see it in person.

As for Tian Ergeng, although he is an opportunist, but he is a smart person, after Chongzhen ascended the throne, he wanted to take the initiative to serve, and he met Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen, but the Chongzhen Emperor at that time was not Zhu Daming, and he hated the eunuch party, and he did not show that he could accept it openly and secretly, so Tian Ergeng was not allowed, and he also called himself sick at home, and secretly discussed with Wei Zhongxian and his party every day, but there was no result.

At today's court meeting, the people who arranged impeached Cui Chengxiu, and Cui Chengxiu also invited himself to return to his hometown to guard the system, and everything was implemented according to the agreed plan, and the result was that the new emperor approved the impeachment and approved Cui Chengxiu's request. He was also uneasy, so he met the emperor together and was an interviewer.

Zhu Daming watched half of their buttocks fall on the soft stool, and then said gently: "How are the ministers and Tian Qing doing recently?" If necessary, you can send someone to the hospital at any time to ask for medical advice. ”

Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Thank you for the emperor's grace, the old slave (Weichen) has seen that his body has been healed, and he doesn't dare to bother the emperor." ”

"That's good, the two Aiqing are the ministers of the former emperor's trust, and they are beneficial to the major affairs of the court, since they have seen a great deal, they can go to the court or the palace to discuss matters more in the future, and solve problems for me."

After Zhu Daming said this, he said to Cao Huachun, Wang Chengen and others who were standing on one side: "Give tea to the factory minister and Tian Qing." ”

After speaking, he faced Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng, wanting to hear them tell their intentions.

At this time, I saw Wei Zhongxian suddenly leave his seat and kneel on the ground, Tian Ergeng also knelt down, Zhu Daming just wanted to speak, Wei Zhongxian said first: "Your Majesty, please forgive the old slave." ”

Zhu Daming said: "What is the crime of the factory minister!? Hurry up, please. ”

Wei Zhongxian's face was sad, choked and said: "The first emperor treats the old slave as heavy as a mountain, the old slave often thinks about repaying the emperor's kindness in case of emergency, and acts quite carefully, Donglin Confucian ministers take the old slave as a eunuch and get reused, the group opposes, and the old slave acts everywhere, and now the emperor has died, and the Donglin Confucian minister has intensified, repeatedly reprimanding the emperor and slandering the old slave. The old slave is the slave of the former emperor, and all kinds of things in the past are for the world of the former emperor, and he has never thought of favoritism and non-division! ”

Wei Zhongxian kowtowed as he spoke, and finally knelt on the ground and cried.

Tian Ergeng looked at Wei Zhongxian, then at the emperor, and also said: "Weichen is guilty, please punish the emperor." After speaking, he couldn't kneel down.

The power of the eunuch comes from the emperor, without the golden sign of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Wei Zhongxian is nothing, no matter how he used to be powerful and prosperous, what people are really afraid of is the imperial power behind it, and its essence is just a fox and a fake tiger.

This is also the reason why after the new emperor ascended the throne, the courtiers dared to openly impeach Wei Zhongxian for interfering in politics and causing trouble to the world.

The trees fell and scattered, and the walls fell and everyone pushed them. The Emperor of the Apocalypse is the real big tree behind Wei Zhongxian's party, and now that this big tree is gone, and he has never been on good terms with the former King Xin and the current emperor, of course he is afraid.

Before Zhu Youzhen's ascension to the pole, Wei Zhongxian had conspired to obstruct it, but it was unsuccessful, and now King Xin has ascended to the pole, the government and the opposition have been recognized, Emperor Chongzhen's throne has been stabilized, and Wei Zhongxian has no room for counterattack, except to admit defeat to the emperor and seek a good death, there is no other way out.

The historical Emperor Chongzhen has always been afraid of this power eunuch power, although the ministers of the court and the central government have repeatedly impeached, but he has never dared to take drastic measures, but continued to give Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing and other officials and promotions to numb his heart.

It's the end of October now, how many big things are waiting for Zhu Daming to do, and he can't waste too much time on eliminating Wei Zhongxian's party, but he doesn't know what Emperor Chongzhen in history is waiting for, so he has to wait until November to start, which makes him a little uneasy in his heart.

Zhu Daming looked at Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng, one is still in charge of the ceremonial supervisor and Dongchang, and the other is still in charge of Jinyiwei, these institutions that originally belonged directly to the emperor are all controlled by the Wei party, maybe this is the reason why Emperor Chongzhen in history had to endure it.

Zhu Daming looked at Cao Huachun and Wang Chengen, the two shook their heads, and then saw Fang Zhenghua's eyes flickering, full of expectation, while Sun Yingyuan was speechless, not daring to care.

Zhu Daming understood what they meant, Cao and Wang's attitude was still forbearance, and Fang Zhenghua looked forward to taking the opportunity to take down Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng.

After thinking about it, Zhu Daming said: "Impeachment in the court is a common thing, and it is also the duty of the official. Factory minister, Tian Qing, don't care too much, the two have assisted the emperor for many years, both have made great contributions to the society, the emperor had a request to me before his death, I will not sit back and watch you two be humiliated by the ministers. Cao Huachun, you went to the cabinet to pass on my message, and crowned Wei Liangqing, the son of Wei Zhongxian, the minister of the factory, as the Duke of Ningguo, and his nephew Wei Liangdong as the Marquis of Anping, and they were all given iron coupons to avoid death. ”

As soon as Zhu Daming's words were finished, the room was full of shock, and they all looked incredulous.

Wei Zhongxian was kneeling on the ground, but at this time, he suddenly raised his head, looked at the emperor in surprise, his face was full of disbelief, and then he was very excited, and he kowtowed vigorously and said: "The old slave bows to thank the emperor, the old slave knocks to thank the emperor." ”

Since they have come to tempt, then let them get what they want, and let them feel at ease today, but a word, and then take back what they have given in a few days, it is just a word.

Zhu Daming said while thinking: "I hope that the factory ministers and Tian Qing will recuperate as soon as possible, continue to contribute to the court, and continue to share my worries." ”

After speaking, he picked up the teacup on the desk and drank the tea, Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng saw this, thanked them again, and then retired.

As soon as he left the palace, Tian Ergeng said to Wei Zhongxian: "Duke, what does the emperor mean by this?" Those Confucian ministers wrote to impeach me every day, the emperor not only turned a blind eye, but also repeatedly sealed the sons and nephews of the governor, and the elder brother of Liangqing sealed the prince of the country, and also gave an iron coupon to avoid death, this is not an ordinary grace, this emperor seems to really have a bit of a sense of not being blamed in the past. ”

Wei Zhongxian was silent, stood in place for a long time, looked back at the noon gate he had just walked out, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "If the emperor takes you and me on the spot today, will we have the strength to fight back?" Will the old people in the palace still be used by you and me? It's not easy to come here and come out! It seems that our emperor is still a little tender. In the future, I can't do such a thing as entering the palace alone! ”

"Duke, what do you mean that the emperor just now moved his mind to take us?" Tian Ergeng was a little surprised, although he was the boss of Jinyiwei, but over the years, Jinyiwei has become a tool for Wei Zhongxian to clean up the Donglin Party, and other functions have been basically deserted, and he, the boss of Jinyiwei, also relied on taking refuge in Lao Wei and slapping Wei Zhongxian's sycophants, which is basically a waste of dim sum.

"You know a? The emperor may not have this mind, but it is difficult to guarantee that Cao Huachun's generation does not have this mind, if they don't bring down the old man, how can they get on the throne! How did Wang An and Wei Dynasty die? Did the emperor mean to kill them? It's not that they are in the way of the old man, with them, when will they be able to survive until the old man takes power? In the future, all of you will give the old man a little restraint, and don't talk to Zhang Yixian, Cao Huachun, and Gao Qiqian! ”

"So, Duke, what about those nerds who wrote to impeach me and others? Do you want to send someone to clean them up? Tian Ergeng asked a little puzzled.

Wei Zhongxian was originally looking at the Wumen City Tower, but when he heard this, he suddenly turned his head and glared at Tian Ergeng: "If you want to die, you will die yourself, don't use the banner of the old man anymore!" Now at this juncture, if you don't provoke them, they will bite you like mad dogs, can you still provoke them, do you still think that the old man has not made enough enemies, and you want the old man to become the public enemy of the Confucian ministers? ”

After saying this, Wei Zhongxian was silent for a while, and said thoughtfully: "Don't care about them, as long as the emperor doesn't want to kill the old man, the more they connect with each other and attack in groups, the more the emperor is afraid of them. ”