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Inside the Forbidden City, there was silence.

Suddenly, in the harem, outside the Qianqing Palace, someone screamed in shock.

"Hell~! There are ghosts~! ”

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When the palace guards arrived, they cleared the outside of the palace and frightened a group of palace maids and eunuchs.

After that, there were many visions in the harem, and there were strange sounds, bright lights, inexplicable black shadows, etc., which disturbed the whole harem and made everyone panic.

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"Your Majesty, the visions in the palace are all caused by repeated violations of the ancestral system and the blame of the ancestors, Your Majesty should restore the examples created by the ancestors as soon as possible, so as not to suffer the responsibility of the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people~!"

The Donglin Party members in the palace began to criticize Yin Fusheng's actions under the pretext of excuses.

Zhu Youxiao didn't believe it at first, but there have been too many strange things that have happened recently, and he can't help but shake his determination to change the status quo.

He found Yin Fusheng, sighed lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Yin Aiqing, is my decision really wrong?" ”

"Your Majesty, the matter of ghosts and gods is really absurd. The minister will never believe that there are ghosts in the palace. On the contrary, there are some people who pretend to be gods and ghosts, and what their hearts are are clearly revealed, and Your Majesty sees it. ”

There are always people on the path to reform who are trying to stop it. first spread rumors, then poisoned, and now he is pretending to be a ghost, saying that the ancestors punished, and the heavens are angry and people are complaining. Seeing that the emperor was shaken, Yin Fusheng took it upon himself.

"Aiqing is saying that there are people in the palace who are pretending to be ghosts and deliberately scaring me?!" Zhu Youxiao said angrily when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, these people are bold and reckless, dare to bewitch the public, and deceive the king, Your Majesty should issue an order to investigate thoroughly as soon as possible!"

At Yin Fusheng's suggestion, Zhu Youxiao made up his mind to thoroughly investigate the haunting case inside and outside the palace.

Wei Zhongxian was overjoyed when he learned about it.

This is a great opportunity.

He just wanted to take advantage of this to completely crack down on the eyeliner and power planted by the Donglin Party in the palace, and the court set off a panic.

After more than a year of thorough investigation, Wei Zhongxian rejected dissidents, and many people in the Donglin Party were forced to resign and go home.

Even Ye Xianggao had the idea of retiring temporarily.

After he exchanged letters with Sun Chengzong, he felt that he would hide his strength and turn from light to dark.

To destroy the enemy, it must first swell it.

Ye Xianggao planned to let the eunuch party swell up first, and then look for an opportunity to start.

Perhaps, temporarily withdraw from the strife and support the believer.

In the Donglin Party and the interest groups they represent, the current emperor Zhu Youxiao is already a dou who can't be supported.

However, before he also retired, Ye Xianggao consulted with other allies and decided to dispose of some people.

These people are not eunuchs, let alone Yin Fusheng, because they no longer have the strength to move these people, but they are regarded by them as Yang Lian, the official of the Ministry of Justice, and his subordinate cadres of the original Donglin Party.

Cleaning up these people, firstly, is to deal with the traitors, and secondly, for their plans in the future, and no one will interfere with them.

When the decision was proposed, Zuo Guangdou was furious, he didn't expect Ye Xianggao and others to be so resolute, and immediately objected, and proposed to persuade Yang Lian to "re" return to the Donglin Party.

"Wen Ru, why do you have no position now, and you don't know what is right or wrong? Do you still remember that we were bookish and vowed to protect Your Majesty and protect the Ming Dynasty? Could it be, as they say, that you have taken refuge in ......, eunuch?! Zuo Guangdou found Yang Lian and impassionedly persuaded him to return.

Hearing this, Yang Lian laughed, and then shook his head and asked, "Scholarly anger~?" Legacy (Zuo Guangdou word), what is the meaning of Donglin now? ! ”

Zuo Guangdou was stunned and stared at Yang Lian silently.

"Left~" Yang Lian said in a deep voice: "Yang Lian has never abandoned Donglin, but the Donglin Party can't tolerate Wenru, right?" ”

Zuo Guangdou frowned deeply, "Wen Ru, what do you mean by this?" ”

Yang Lian sneered, "Aren't they going to make a move?" ”

"This ......"

"I've been here for decades, and I don't know where I am today. Wen Yu is worthy of his heart, but he can face it calmly. You should also keep your eyes open as soon as possible, don't let the world be blinded by knowledge. ”

"Wenru, you ......"

Zuo Guangdou had the heart to persuade, but he wanted to stop talking, he didn't know what to say, the Donglin Party people have always used the Ming Dynasty and the people as an excuse, but they have protected their own interests and done something harmful to the national body. However, Yang Lian's straightforwardness made it impossible for him to escape.

"Zhizhi, you don't look at Yin Shilang's actions a few times, although it is against the norm, it is a good plan to save the country, and his ambition is not under Jiangling. In comparison, we are all rotten wood. ”

Yang Lian's words touched Zuo Guangdou, and at the same time, his persistence also brought him death.

Ye Xianggao knew Yang Lian and knew that it was impossible for Zuo Guangdou to move him, and he didn't have any hope at all.

Not long after this, in Xu Xianchun's house, in the middle of the night, someone sent a gift list and a letter.

Xu Xianchun looked down, not only surprised, but also more meaningful.

It was not someone else who gave the gift, it was the head of the Donglin Party who was above the top in the past, Ye Xianggao's handwritten letter.

Xu Xianchun was greedy for money, and the Donglin Party planned to use his hand to get rid of the traitor.

Xu Xianchun hooked the corners of his mouth and whispered disdainfully, "Hmph, you want me to be infamy by this?!" Heh~"

"My lord, I'm going to get people away!" The minions who reported the incident said

"No, I don't. There is a shortage of silver in his hand, and since he has the heart to send it to the official, then I will take it. ”

"Uh, but my lord, you help Ye Xianggao with errands~, this ......, nine thousand years old ......."

Xu Xianchun hooked his mouth, and there was a trace of contempt in his eyes, "He wants this official to help him get rid of their own people." If the official doesn't help in this nest, who will help? Nine thousand years old must be happy. When the time comes, if the official takes the silver, he can still ask for a reward from the nine thousand years old, won't he receive it twice? When it's done, you guys just wait for the benefits to be shared. ”

"Hehe, the little one thanked the adults first."

Xu Xianchun accepted Ye Xianggao's silver, and then counted the list, among them, in addition to Yang Lian of the Ministry of Officials, Wei Dazhong, Yuan Huazhong, Gu Dazhang, and Zuo Guangdou, the imperial history of Zuo Lidu, he persuaded Yang Lian to fail, but was touched by his words. Later, when he argued with the Donglin Party several times, it caused Ye Xianggao's murderous intentions. The other is Zhou Chaorui, the governor of Guangning, who was transferred before. After Zhou Chaorui took office, his views were quite similar to those of Wang Zaijin, so he was isolated by Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan. In order to make it more convenient for them to act in Liaodong, and to keep the secret of their use of Kou to raise soldiers, they are ruthless to eradicate them.

Xu Xianchun looked at the names of the six people on the list, hooked the corners of his mouth obliquely, and snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with an extremely eerie cold light.

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