At the same time that Zhu Youzhen led Lin Youkun back to the Wenhua Palace, in the back hall of a luxurious mansion outside the imperial city, more than a dozen court officials dressed in python suits and with jade belts around their waists were engaged in a fierce debate.

The old man sitting on the main seat, that is, the owner of this mansion, is one of the leaders of the Ministry of Officials and the Donglin Party. He is over 70 years old this year, his beard and hair are all white, but his complexion is ruddy, full of energy, and his spirit is more than that of ordinary middle-aged people.

At this moment, he was speaking unhurriedly: "Eunuchs and thieves are chaotic in government, and people with lofty ideals in the world want to punish them with their own hands, which is needless to say. But the eunuch is deeply favored by His Majesty, and there are many henchmen, so how to bring him down is a matter of strategy. The old man presided over the ministry, and just took the opportunity of the six-year Beijing inspection to cut off most of the eunuchs, and then put them in the position of righteous men and gentlemen, which cut off the minions of the eunuchs. Although the eunuch thief is fierce, like a toothless tiger, how can he hurt people? ”

The first person to stand up was Yang Lian, the deputy capital of Wei Zhongxian's twenty-four cardinal sins. He waved his hand again and again and said, "Lord Shangshu's words are fallacious! Don't you hear that there is a poem in the Du Gong Department: Shoot the man first and shoot the horse, and capture the thief and capture the king first! The eunuchs can set off a monstrous headwind, all of them are Wei Zhongxian alone, and the rest are just shrimp soldiers and crab generals, which is not a problem. As soon as Wei Zhongxian falls, the rest will be scattered. On the contrary, Wei Zhongxian did not fall, and only expelled his henchmen, one is that there are too many henchmen to get rid of, and the other cannot hurt his roots. As soon as there is a chance to breathe, the eunuch climbs to the top and shouts, and the people who tend to be attached to the flame gather to attach to it, and then it becomes a trend of 'wildfires are inexhaustible, and the spring breeze blows and grows'. Could it be that Lord Shangshu has to wait for another six years, wait for the next Beijing inspection, and then cut it off? ”

**Xing has served as the secretary of the ministry for many years, this ministry is the head of the six, and the secretary is often called "the official of the ministry" by the people, and he is very powerful. Seeing that he hadn't finished speaking, he was robbed by Yang Lian, and he couldn't help but feel angry, his face turned red, and he immediately sneered at each other: "Wen Ru (Yang Lian from Wen Ru), you said it lightly." Doesn't the old man know that the root of the blame lies in the eunuch alone? But with just one piece of your music, can you bring down the eunuch? Although your article is good, it is difficult to listen to the sky, and it is not placed on the desk of the eunuch, a piece of waste paper? Moreover, if your words are so fierce, you will be jealous of the thieves, and if they harm you, how can you protect yourself? ”

Yang Lian said disdainfully: "As long as you can bring down the eunuch and help the community, why don't you care about Lian's head!" It seems that Lord Shangshu is so evasive and light, just like scratching the boots, how can he hurt half a hair of the eunuch! ”

**Xing saw Yang Lian ridiculing himself for being greedy for life and afraid of death, and couldn't help but be furious, and said: "Wen Ru, the old man is already in his prime, why not give up his life?" But if you are as brave as you, you can only lose your life in vain, and it will only encourage the arrogance of the eunuchs. What is the benefit of this to the community? ”

Seeing that the two of them were arguing as soon as they met, an old man sitting next to **Xing hurriedly played a round and said: "Mengbai (**Xingzi Mengbai), Wenru, sit down for the old man!" People who are dozens of years old are still so angry, and they are noisy and shouting among themselves, what kind of system has it become! If you let the eunuchs see it, won't you be laughed at by it? ”

As soon as this person spoke, ** Xing and Yang Lian were still puffed up, but they had to sit back in the chair patiently, which showed their high prestige.

It turned out that he was Ye Xianggao, the first assistant of the cabinet and a scholar of the Middle Pole Temple. As a veteran of the Three Dynasties who served as the first assistant three times, Ye Xianggao was highly respected in the court, and even Tianqi was respectful when he saw him. At the same time, he is also one of the leaders of the Donglin Party.

Seeing that although the two of them sat down, they stared at each other and ignored anyone, Ye Xianggao sighed heavily and said: "The old man has long said that it is okay to fight for the country and the righteousness, and not to fight for the moment. Over the years, there has not been a single upright gentleman in the Zhejiang Party and the Chu Party? Just because we always had a battle of will, we drove them all to Wei Zhongxian's side. The power of the eunuch party has increased greatly, and we people, I think it is difficult to escape the blame! ”

Expelling the Zhejiang Party and the Chu Party and replacing them with the Donglin Party is the proud work of **Xing. Hearing Ye Xianggao say this, **Xing couldn't bear it anymore, and retorted loudly: "Ye Ge Lao, according to what you said, I, a member of the Donglin Party, do I want to be with the eunuch party and the light?" ”

Yang Lian, who had just had a fierce quarrel with ** Xing, also asked loudly: "Ge Lao, the Tao is different, and we don't conspire with each other." The generations of the Zhejiang Party and the Chu Party are all villains who only know how to covet their personal official positions, and how can they be compared with the minds of our Donglin Party members who are good at helping the world and being poor and being alone? In Lian's opinion, Zhao Shangshu is still too soft! ”

Seeing that Ye Xianggao was dragged into the battle group again, a person next to him sneered: "Wen Ru can't help but generalize, that is, among my Donglin Party members, there are not a few people who covet official positions!" If you are not right, you still want to correct others, it is difficult! ”

Yang Lian saw that the speaker was Zuo Guangdou, another leader of the Donglin Party, and couldn't help but be angry, his voice suddenly raised an octave, and he said sharply: "Gongzhi (Zuo Guangdou is a common character), don't use the topic to play!" I know what you're referring to, don't you just want to talk about Ruan Dacheng? ”

When Zuo Guangdou saw Yang Lian snatching himself, he couldn't help but bump into the fire, and said coldly: "Yes, so what?" Ruan Jizhi (Ruan Dacheng Ziji) is the beloved disciple of the master, and his character and talent are by no means below you and me. Back then, he was even on the eighteenth line, participated in the traitor Shi Jikai, and made great contributions to the society, have all the princes forgotten? The officials are all given the positions in the matter, and it is clear that we have already decided to grant the collection, why have all the people come to the capital, and they have been replaced by engineering departments in the matter? ! ”

**Xing saw that Zuo Guangdou turned up this public case again, and he was also very dissatisfied with Zuo Guangdou and said: "Gongzhi, today is to discuss how to deal with the eunuchs, what are you doing with these things?" Yes, Ruan Dacheng changed to engineering, it was the old man's idea, what do you have to say, just come to the old man! Didn't we all make it clear at the time, although Ruan Dacheng is good, Wei Dazhong is more competent. Besides, it's all in the middle of things, what's the difference? ”

"It's a big difference!" Zuo Guangdou said angrily, "How can the official department and the engineering department be the same? If Lord Zhao is transferred to the Ministry of Industry as Shangshu, are you willing? ”

**Xing was choked for a while, and he was so angry that he trembled, pointing at Zuo Guangdou and trembling: "You... You... You..."

Seeing that everyone was arguing into a pot of porridge again, an old man shouted loudly: "Listen to me! ”

Everyone looked at the voice, and it turned out to be Gu Dazhang in the Ministry of Rites. This Ministry of Rites is only the fifth grade, and Gu Dazhang is also the lowest grade among the people here, but he is plain and upright, and he has a good reputation during his previous tenure as a member of the Criminal Department, so no one dares to underestimate him. Of course, he is also a close friend of Shoufu Ye Xianggao, otherwise, he would not be qualified to participate in such a high-level secret meeting.

Gu Dazhang saw that the audience was quiet, and listened to his speech, and he was a little proud in his heart, and said leisurely: "Jingcha is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat." Since you have offended the Zhejiang Party and the Chu Party, you might as well offend to the end. Lord Yang's recital has been played, and it is difficult to collect it, so there is no need to keep it. Didn't the princes realize that with the temper of a thief, if anyone dared to attack him directly, he should have done it a long time ago, but why did he delay it now? Presumably, His Majesty did not support it, and the eunuch did not dare to act rashly. In this case, wouldn't it be better for us to finish the battle and wipe out the eunuchs regardless of their priorities? ”

Ye Xianggao saw that Gu Dazhang only said a few words, and everyone including ** Xing, Yang Lian, and Zuo Guangdou nodded frequently, secretly praising his ally for being really skillful, and inadvertently, he bridged the internal contradictions of the Donglin Party.

Gu Dazhang also hit the railway while it was hot: "I, the Donglin Party, are united in the same spirit, and at this critical moment, we must sincerely unite with the outside world, and we must not cause internal strife for trivial matters." The injury and anger are small, and the misunderstanding is big! In addition, I thought that there was another person who was even more harmful than a thief, and the princes should not ignore it! ”

Everyone was amazed, "Who is it?" ”

"It's Zhu Youzhen, the king of Naning!" Gu Dazhang said angrily, "There have long been rumors in the market that the 'King Ning' of this dynasty is all a traitorous and evil person who has a backbone in his head. I didn't believe this, but recently, King Ning lured His Majesty to play day and night, and even hooked up with Wei Zhongxian, Keshi and others, and his heart was unfathomable! ”

"Sure enough!" Yang Lian yelled excitedly, "I met him in Qianqingmen today, and I wanted to persuade him a few words, but he scolded him." Such despicable villains surround His Majesty all day long, how can the society not be in danger! ”

Ye Xianggao was more stable than everyone else, and asked hesitantly: "As Boqin (Gu Dazhangzi Boqin) and Wen Ru said, this King Ning seems to have bad intentions?" ”

At this moment, a person hurriedly rushed outside the hall, shouting excitedly: "Princess! I just got the news that Zhu Youzhen, the king of Ning, actually announced yin on the throne of the Qianqing Palace with the Hakka family! ”

"What?" Everyone in the room was furious.

"Siyong, you should speak slowly, what the hell is going on?" Star asked eagerly.

The person who came was Zhou Chaorui, the Shaoqing of Taifu Temple, and the word Siyong. He took a few quick breaths, calmed down a little, and immediately gritted his teeth and said, "I was on my way to Taifu Temple today, and I heard two little eunuchs chatting..."

Immediately, he recounted what happened to Zhu Youzhen last night. said that it was a retelling, but in fact it was just a retelling of the conversation between the two little eunuchs he overheard. And this version, I don't know how much oil has been added and how much vinegar has been added.

"It's the other way around, it's the other way around!" **Xing was so angry that his eyes were red, and the green tendons on his forehead were suddenly angry, "Taizu is so wise, how can there be such an unbearable descendant!" ”

At that moment, everyone agreed that all the Donglin Party members, from the first auxiliary Ye Xianggao to the Hanlin Academy from Jiupin to the edict, collectively wrote a letter to impeach Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Youzhen, the king of Ning. Especially Zhu Youzhen, * messing up the harem and coveting the big treasure, the crime is extremely evil, and he will never stop if he is not killed!

Where does Zhu Youzhen, who is not far from here, know that this is what makes the tree want to be quiet and the wind does not stop! This is called sitting in a closed house, and disaster comes from heaven! This is called stuffing your teeth when you drink saliva, and smashing your heels when you fart!