Summary of the previous chapter: Ma Xiaoquan dragged his tired body back to Ma's house, first was checked by Beiyingxue, and then gave an explanation to Li Qinghan

+++++++++++++++++++++ and a half months have passed in a blink of an eye, these days, Ma Xiaoquan's heavenly and earthly club has been operating smoothly, although occasionally there are some small situations, but due to the high-end positioning, with the help of the identity of the guests, things will always be minimized, but the group of people who have come recently has made the atmosphere in the club subtle

"Donglin Party" Ma Xiaoquan held a page in one hand and rhythmically tapped the table with the other.

In fact, in Ma Xiaoquan's heart, he did not welcome the Donglin Party, no matter what good things they had done or what bad things they had done, he had some negative attitudes towards the Donglin Party.

After all, a school of scholars and scholars, which was originally mainly a lecture, slowly developed into a party, and such an "evolution" was originally a mistake in the Ming Dynasty, when the royal power was supreme.

Moreover, Wei Zhongxian's ascent is an unstoppable fact, and the slaughter of the Donglin Party also began with Wei Zhongxian's ascension.

Since the Donglin Party is about to face Wei Zhongxian's massacre, Ma Xiaoquan naturally doesn't want to get too involved, although he and Wei Zhongxian also have a deep relationship, but so far, neither of them has the actual action to kill each other.

The Donglin Party is different, in this group of people, the speech officials alone will grab a lot of them, these speech officials have nothing to do all day long, impeach this and that, impeach you a book today, and impeach the squire tomorrow, if you are in a bad mood one day, the emperor will dare to confront it in person.

As a person who knows the historical development of the Ming Dynasty, Ma Xiaoquan knows the fate of mixing with the Donglin Party, so in the few days when the Donglin Party gathered in the heavenly and earthly club, Ma Xiaoquan never showed up.

Wei Zhongxian was not idle, he learned that the Donglin Party had recently gathered in Ma Xiaoquan's Heavenly and Earthly Club, so he found a way to get close to this group of people.

In fact, Wei Zhongxian's starting point is good, he is just a eunuch, and he just wants to be a successful "big eunuch", but the scholars of the Donglin Party not only did not buy Wei Zhongxian's face, but also used Ma Xiaoquan's heavenly and earthly club to suppress Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian is also persistent, since he can't enter the heavens and the earth, he won't enter.

After discussing with Dai Zheng, the dog-headed military advisor, Wei Zhongxian changed to the "party's mass line" -- that is, giving gifts first, and then entertaining, Wei Zhongxian's purpose was very clear: that is, my old Wei wanted to be friends with your Donglin Party.

However, Wei Zhongxian once again underestimated the Donglin Party, not only did these people not accept his gifts, but also no one went to his invitation, not only that, but also played a copy to the Emperor of the Apocalypse on this ground, which was called "On the Moral Corruption of Eating and Drinking".

Emperor Zhu Youxiao of the Apocalypse is not very literate, but when he became the emperor, he has seen more, and naturally understands who the Donglin Party refers to.

Wei Zhongxian continued to eat deflated here in the Donglin Party, and his heart, which was still holding hope, suddenly cooled to his heels, he couldn't afford to provoke him, can't we hide?

Dai Zheng gave Wei Zhongxian another idea, and he went to find Zhao Nanxing.

Zhao Nanxing is one of the leaders of the Donglin Party, and he is also a fellow countryman with Wei Zhongxian.

But Zhao Nanxing once again explained what it means to "you go your way, I go my way".

Wei Zhongxian met many times, and even visited Zhao Nanxing, but he was turned away.

In this regard, Wei Zhongxian is still enduring, because he feels that as long as he continues to public relations, there will always be hope.

Until that happened

It was a coincidence that the emperor was suddenly in a good mood, so he summoned the ministers to chat.

Chatting with the emperor, this is a good thing that I can't think of, in case the emperor is comfortable, then it is possible to be promoted on the spot, or even ascend to the sky in one step.

The ministers were all gearing up, waiting for the emperor's summons, and Wei Zhongxian, as the celebrant in charge of the eunuchs, was naturally accompanied by twelve hours.

Originally, Wei Zhongxian thought about it, as long as a few important figures of the Donglin Party appeared, he would ask the emperor to make a round, rely on the emperor to be a "matchmaker", and get close to the Donglin Party, but the sudden appearance of a person completely disrupted Wei Zhongxian's plan.

This person is

Ma Xiaoquan.

It is said that Ma Xiaoquan also received a summoning order from the emperor, and he was summoned in the lead.

Ma Xiaoquan was very happy and hurried to the Forbidden City.

On the way, Ma Xiaoquan met several figures of the Donglin Party, Ma Xiaoquan originally wanted to meet the emperor alone, but these people had to take him together.

Okay, this one "go together" made Wei Zhongxian look right.

Immediately, Wei Zhongxian thought that the Donglin Party and Ma Xiaoquan were a group, and he decided not to get close to the Donglin Party anymore

Originally, Wei Zhongxian decided not to get close to the Donglin Party anymore, but the Donglin Party people were not idle, and after meeting the emperor with Ma Xiaoquan, they chatted for a few words, and began to change their methods to damage Wei Zhongxian.

They knew that Wei Zhongxian had no culture, so they were also fearless.

Ma Xiaoquan saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly looked for a factor to slip halfway, but unfortunately, Wei Zhongxian at this time had already equated Ma Xiaoquan with the Donglin Party.

That night, Wei Zhongxian made up his mind and decided to tear his face with the Donglin Party.

It's just that there is such a dog-headed military advisor by his side, and there are not enough people.

After thinking about it, Wei Zhongxian decided to "recruit troops".

The first person who "came" Wei Zhongxian's eyes was called Gu Bingqian.

Gu Bingqian is the twenty-third year of Wanli Jinshi (AD 1595), the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, this old man is disrespectful to the old, and he wants to be the first assistant of the cabinet, but this person has no real ability, and he is still a gift in the Ministry of Rites, so after he retreated to the second line, he has always been looked down upon by other ministers.

Comrade Lao Gu not only did not realize his shortcomings, but hated those who looked down on him, and in this way, without waiting for Wei Zhongxian to find him, he had already taken the initiative to visit him.

At the same time as Gu Bingqian arrived, he also pulled a person, this person was his subordinate before, and since he stepped back to the second line, he has become the current secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

This person is Wei Guanghui

Wei Jinzhong's recruitment attracted the attention of a group of people and a person, this "group of people" was the Donglin Party, but this group of people felt that Wei Zhongxian was just a eunuch and couldn't afford to make any big noise, so they didn't care, and that "one person" was Ma Xiaoquan.

Looking at the recent information piled up on the table, Ma Xiaoquan had a headache, Wei Zhongxian's movements were too fast, much faster than he expected, and more importantly, historical records said that Wei Guanghui was forced by Zhao Nanxing to take refuge in Wei Zhongxian, but in fact, Wei Guanghui was directly pulled over by Gu Bingqian, which is very inconsistent with history.