Although Emperor Zhu Youxiao was still indifferent, and the wind blew in all directions, most of the members of the eunuch party were a little uneasy because of this. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Wei Zhongxian, the master of ceremonies and the commander of Dongchang, was impeached by a small Hanlin Academy reviewer Li Mingrui, and the small Hanlin Academy review Li Mingrui was also promoted to a third level on this official, becoming Zuo Zhongyun and a banquet speaker, and also joined the emperor's Xinuan Pavilion together with Sun Chengzong, a university scholar, and Xu Guangqi, a left waiter of the Ministry of Industry.

In addition, because of the Xiong Tingbi case, Huang Liji, the first assistant of the cabinet, has been blamed for Zhishi, but His Majesty has not appointed Wei Guangwei, the second assistant, as the first assistant.

However, there have been rumors in the DPRK and China that Donglin Party officials have created a momentum to impeach Wei Guangwei, which was promoted by the former first assistant Han Yi, because during this period, Wei Guangwei was impeached, especially his protégés.

Of course, some people say that His Majesty the Emperor intends to let Sun Chengzong be the first assistant of the cabinet, otherwise he will not be recalled to serve in the court, and some people even say that the Hanlin Academy's review of Li Mingrui's impeachment of Wei Zhongxian is Sun Chengzong's instruction.

It can be seen that Sun Chengzong also deliberately wanted to enhance his prestige as the first assistant.

"Elder Wei Ge, you are talking about it, is Your Majesty really going to reuse the Donglin Party in this move", Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the ministry, was originally an old man who was a serious person, but now there are some six gods without masters.

And Wei Guangwei, the bachelor who spoke to him, only sighed and said: "How can I guess Your Majesty's thoughts, now Your Majesty has strictly ordered the foreign ministers to make friends with the internal officials, and for this reason, he has killed several young eunuchs in the inner court, and now I am also blind." ”

Huo Weihua, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry on the side, wanted to stand up and say a few words when he saw this, but at this time, a small servant suddenly came to report that Gonggong Xia in the palace came.

When the three eunuch ministers heard this, they immediately stood up, and then saw a eunuch walk in: "Your Majesty has a decree, Wei Guangwei, a scholar of the Imperial Palace, Cui Chengxiu, a scholar of the Ministry of Officials, Huo Weihua, a secretary of the Ministry of Works, and Xu Xianchun, the commander of Jinyiwei, ......." ”

It turned out that after Zhu Youxiao belittled a group of eunuch party officials and appointed a group of non-eunuch party officials, he had already guessed that his move might endanger everyone in the eunuch party, and might even make his seven-year hard work in the government unstable.

So, Zhu Youxiao immediately summoned these eunuch ministers on the platform.

From cabinet scholars to ministers of ministries and academies, plus Wang Chengen of Dongchang and Xu Xianchun of Jinyi Wei, the eunuch ministers all looked at Zhu Youxiao with trepidation.

In fact, except for the Donglin Party, which thought that it controlled most of the wealth of the Ming Dynasty, did not look down on the emperor, no one dared to despise Zhu Youxiao.

Therefore, it is not surprising that these powerful ministers behaved so cowardly after seeing Zhu Youxiao.

But Zhu Youxiao summoned them not to establish authority in front of them, but to restore their confidence and encourage them to remain loyal to him.

"You Aiqing don't need to be nervous, I summoned you today to just talk about some gossip, and all etiquette is exempted", Zhu Youxiao said and asked people to give Wei Guangwei, the deputy assistant of the cabinet, a seat.

After Wei Guang sat on the pier trembling slightly, Zhu Youxiao returned to the dragon chair and said: "In recent days, I have used a lot of ministers who have been impeached by you, and I have also dismissed many of your colleagues and friends, you may think that I want to abandon you eunuch party members and reuse the Donglin party, but in fact, you all misunderstand me, my original intention has never changed, my Jiangshan Sheji ultimately relies on you Aiqing, there is no eunuch party in my heart, this is all the bad name taken by those Donglin acid literati, if you form a party, I think you're royalists! ”

"Royalists?" After hearing this title, these eunuch ministers composed of traditional landlords and gentry such as Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang were shocked in their hearts, and Wei Guangwei stood up directly and muttered to himself.

Zhu Youxiao's words suddenly opened the knot in the hearts of these eunuchs, and only now did they realize that it was not a eunuch who took refuge in them, but the emperor who took refuge, and he was not a villain, but a true gentleman!

"Yes, royalists! The Donglin Party members who colluded with officials and businessmen formed a party and took the lead in starting a dispute between friends, which almost ruined the foundation of my Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, not to mention that I was the king in my eyes, and ignored the teachings of Sage Confucius! And all Aiqing, abide by the righteousness, it is better to be loyal to me than to gather around Wei Zhongxian to fight the Donglin Party, and to form a party to protect my Daming Jiangshan Sheji! Therefore, I have decided to issue a clear decree, and if there is any more eunuch in the DPRK and China, it will be severely punished! You are my most trusted ministers, and as long as I am there, your position in the court will be stable for one day! “

After Zhu Youxiao said this, he asked Xiao Huangmen to carry in a large box of folds, and pointed to a large number of folds in the box: "This is the excerpt about impeachment that I received in the last three days, I haven't read any of it, and I don't want to read it, and I will burn him in front of you today!" ”

The small yellow door on the side had already sprinkled sesame oil in the box, and Zhu Youxiao threw it directly after taking the torch, and suddenly the fire burned, reflecting the entire hall red.

The faces of Wei Guangwei and the other ministers suddenly turned crimson like the raging fire, and many of them choked up, and even Xu Xianchun, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, who had always been known for his ruthlessness and viciousness, couldn't help crying.

and all knelt down towards Zhu Youxiao, kowtowing and shouting, "Long live!" ”

Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but show a smile on his face, but his heart was full of pride, this is the benefit of being an emperor, a few words of encouragement and a small gesture can easily subdue the hearts of the subordinates.

"All Aiqing, please get up, now that the Ming Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles, all Aiqing are the pillars of the DPRK, I still need your Aiqing to do their best to assist, don't cry and break your body."

Zhu Youxiao was not sensational enough, so he personally helped these important ministers up, and these important ministers also swore one by one that they would take His Majesty's head in the future, and if they disobeyed, they would be willing to cut them with a thousand knives.

Since these important ministers have already expressed their positions, Zhu Youxiao did not hesitate to express it, Wei Guangwei was immediately proposed by him to be the first assistant of the cabinet, and joined the Xinuan Pavilion, and the ministers of the Seven Secretaries and Six Ministries are here, and they all agree without any doubt.

Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, was crowned as a young master on the basis of the prince's young protection, Huo Weihua, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, was also crowned as the prince's young master, and other important ministers were also sealed one after another, and the robes and silver were naturally more.

Xu Xianchun, the commander of Jinyiwei, was also directly promoted to the commander of Jinyiwei and was crowned as Taibao, and Wang Chengen, the eunuch of Dongchang, also directly replaced Wang Tiqian as the master of ceremonies and eunuchs, becoming one of the few eunuchs who were in charge of the seal of the master of ceremonies and the governor of Dongchang, you know, even Wei Zhongxian did not reach this height.

After some promotion and encouragement, Zhu Youxiao did not let them retire immediately, and decided to strike while the iron was hot, he immediately announced the secret establishment of the royalist party, and ordered Wei Guangwei, who had always been talented, to immediately write an oath of the royalist party.

Then, Zhu Youxiao personally took an oath with these important ministers who were among the first to join the royalist party, and asked them to sign the pre-prepared royalist roster, writing their place of origin and family details, official experience, and personal property.

These ministers don't dare to fake, and the current Jinyiwei intelligence ability is still quite strong, and they all confess one by one.

But these ministers are not worried that they will be seized by His Majesty, because for them, the person who can become a group with His Majesty the Emperor is the greatest protection for them, and the handle is just an explanation of joining the organization.