Chapter 242: Fooling the Carpenter
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From this day on, all matters in the DPRK and China will be decided by Donglin officials.
For a time, Donglin officials defeated Zhejiang, Qi, Chu and other officials, and now defeated the eunuchs, the limelight is unparalleled, the whole dynasty is full of voices echoing the Donglin officials, their ears and eyes are all over the government and the opposition, in their hands to control the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Imperial Procuratorate, Dali Temple, the appointment of officials below the three grades of the court, no need to report to the emperor, all by them.
After the Donglin Party officials seized power, they promoted the officials of the Donglin faction to suppress dissidents, and all other party officials, in their eyes, were evil parties and ministers, and they were never allowed to hold the power of the imperial court.
Numerous non-Donglin Party officials were transferred to local places under various pretexts.
Many officials of other political parties are in danger, and some have even resigned.
On this day, the carpenter emperor sent someone to summon Yang Xiaoyu into the palace.
These days, in addition to going to Beizhen Fusi to deal with official business, he has quietly left the house at night to find Li Xuanzhi for a night of spring. Night.
At this time, the Carpenter Emperor summoned him, Yang Xiaoyu didn't have to guess, and he knew that it was not good for the Carpenter Emperor to find him.
Changing into a unicorn suit, Yang Xiaoyu took the guards out of the house.
When he came to the gate of the Qianqing Palace, he tidied up his appearance and waited for the summons of the carpenter emperor.
Not long after, the Carpenter Emperor announced his entry into the palace.
Yang Xiaoyu walked into the main hall and bowed: "The minister sees the emperor!" ”
"Yang Aiqing is flat!"
The Carpenter Emperor sat on the dragon couch and said in a deep voice: "Recently, many officials have resigned, and I don't understand why they resigned and went into hiding. ”
"Your Majesty ......!" Yang Xiaoyu swept over the eunuchs and palace maids in the main hall with a turn of his eyes, and stopped talking.
The Carpenter Emperor waved his hand to the left and right attendants, "You go down first!" ”
The palace maids and eunuchs on both sides bent down and retreated!
Yang Xiaoyu took out a letter from his sleeve and said, "The minister has been dizzy recently, and his ears and eyes have failed. I'm afraid I can't continue to serve the emperor, please forgive the emperor! ”
"You're going to resign too?" The Carpenter Emperor exclaimed.
"The minister is not in good health, and he is determined to return to Jiangnan to recuperate, please ask the emperor's ministers to return!" Yang Xiaoyu replied.
The Carpenter Emperor walked down slowly, and said unhappily: "You are not a few years older than me, and you are in good health. How can you get dizzy for no reason? Tell me what the hell is going on? ”
"Your Majesty, the ministers don't dare to say, please ask the emperor's ministers to go back to Jiangnan to recuperate!" Yang Xiaoyu sighed.
The Carpenter Emperor waved his hand impatiently and said, "If you have anything to say, I will forgive you for your innocence!" ”
"Your Majesty, the minister said it!"
"Say!"
Yang Xiaoyu organized the language, stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, the Donglin officials are powerful, and the six cabinet departments are all under their control. The minister is an official from Zhejiang, and he has never been treated well by them, if he does not resign, he is afraid that his life will be lost! ”
The Carpenter Emperor was shocked when he heard this, and asked in a lost voice: "Yang Aiqing, what you said is true?" ”
"Your Majesty, the ministers have the courage to deceive you, and the celebrant beside you is the eunuch Wang Tiqian. It was because he offended the officials of the Donglin faction that he was forced to kowtow to make amends. Moreover, as far as the minister knows, the prince seems to have stood on the side of the Donglin officials, your emperor, be careful! Yang Xiaoyu said in a low voice.
The Carpenter Emperor was shocked and said, "I am not kind to Lord Ye, Lord Gao, and Lord Zhao, why do they want to drive away other officials?" Why did you force the prince to kowtow and make amends? ”
Yang Xiaoyu secretly scolded the carpenter emperor for being a lump of wood. He said with grief on his face: "Since the Wanli period, Donglin officials have wanted to dominate the government and the opposition, and at that time, Lord Shen and Lord Fang stopped them, and since Lord Fang left the cabinet, no one can restrain Donglin officials." They dominate the government and the opposition today, and they will dare tomorrow! ”
"You say, I don't blame you!" The Carpenter Emperor said in a deep voice.
"The family of the forest officials in the east of the DPRK is dominant, the emperor can imagine that one day in the future, their power will be all over the world, will they still respect you as the emperor at that time?" After Yang Xiaoyu finished speaking, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, what the minister said is true. ”
The carpenter emperor's face turned pale when he was frightened by Yang Xiaoyu's alarmist words, and hurriedly said, "Yang Aiqing, do you have a way to balance them?" ”
"Your Majesty, although the ministers are third-grade officials, the ministers have no prestige, the second has no military power, and the third has no fellow party, and they are alone, how to balance them!"
Yang Xiaoyu said gloomily: "The minister resigned this time, he is lucky, maybe he can return to Jiangnan, bad luck, I am afraid that I will never see the scenery of my hometown again in this life." ”
"What should I do?" The Carpenter Emperor exclaimed.
"The emperor has two paths to go!" Yang Xiaoyu replied calmly.
"Which two roads, Yang Aiqing tell me quickly!" The Carpenter Emperor asked busily.
Yang Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "If the emperor wants to live a good life, he will ask his ministers to go to the south of the Yangtze River to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, so as to save his life. ”
Although the carpenter emperor does not like to be the emperor, but the country is the country of their Zhu family, how can he give up his hand to others, Yang Xiaoyu's first strategy was directly denied by the carpenter emperor, and asked: "The Manchu dynasty, who has the prestige to confront the Donglin officials?" ”
"Nope!" Yang Xiaoyu shook his head gloomily and said.
The Carpenter Emperor was stunned when he heard this, and then said coldly: "Then I will send someone to kill the officials of Donglin, and the world is still mine!" ”
"The emperor must not be like this, the soldiers and horses in the capital are in the hands of the Donglin Party, I am afraid that the emperor's holy decree has not left Beijing, and they will take advantage of the situation to rebel!" Yang Xiaoyu smiled in his heart, he was not afraid of your head, he was afraid that you would not be fooled.
The carpenter emperor nodded Mu Ran, and said sadly: "Since I ascended the throne, I have agreed with all the propositions of the Donglin officials, I have agreed to whatever they say, they let me read, I have read, they asked me not to spend silver taels indiscriminately, I don't spend it, they let me deal with state affairs, I do what I say, I am so good to them, why should they control the imperial court." Why do you want to kill me? ”
Yang Xiaoyu also pitied the carpenter emperor, but he knew that officialdom was ruthless, especially when it came to the struggle for power.
Since ancient times, biological fathers and sons have fought to the death for the throne, not to mention. He had known the Carpenter Emperor for less than a year, and he had no feelings at all.
"Your Majesty, the minister's words are all here, take care!" Yang Xiaoyu sighed, put down his resignation, and after three bows, he was ready to retreat.
"Yang Aiqing, do you even want to abandon me?" The carpenter emperor looked at Yang Xiaoyu's figure as he was about to leave, and asked in a sad voice.
Yang Xiaoyu sighed and said, "If the minister stays." There will be no place to die! ”
"Then aren't you worried that I will die without a place to be buried?"
"Yichen guesses that the Donglin officials just want to control the world and set up the emperor, as long as the emperor is not disobedient, they should not do anything to kill the monarch and plot rebellion!"
The carpenter emperor trembled when he was shocked by Yang Xiaoyu's words, thinking of the traitors of the Manchu Dynasty, and even the people around him had taken refuge in the Donglin officials, what else did he rely on? In a moment. Tears of disgrace fell.
"Yang Aiqing, I know that you are resourceful. You have to find a way to help me, right? With tears on his face, the Carpenter Emperor asked sadly.
Yang Xiaoyu thought about it for a while, and suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he stepped forward and whispered: "The minister has a plan!" ”
"Yang Aiqing, say it quickly!"
"The emperor secretly recalled the minister's grandfather. Relying on his fame, he was able to resist the Donglin Party for a while, and then the emperor slowly reduced the military power of the Donglin Party, and then found evidence of their collusion with each other. Immediately, they can be wiped out and the dynasty can be purged! ”
The carpenter emperor's eyes flashed with a bit of hope, and he hurriedly asked, "Who is Yang Aiqing's grandfather?" ”
"The minister's grandfather is the former cabinet chief assistant Fang Congzhe!" Yang Xiaoyu's eyes swept back and forth with the carpenter emperor's expression, and said slowly.
Fang Congzhe was affected by the death of the first emperor, and was forced by the Donglin Party step by step, and finally forced to submit his resignation.
"Is Yang Aiqing sure that he will move the first assistant?"
"Your Majesty, the minister is only three points sure, but he is willing to give it a try, if he doesn't succeed, the minister will lose his head at most!"
The carpenter emperor looked at Yang Xiaoyu gratefully and said, "Yang Aiqing is worthy of being my loyal courtier!" ”
"Your Majesty, Jinyi Wei Tian Ergeng is ruthless, and he has close contacts with Ye Xianggao secretly, the emperor must be careful of this person, in addition, the emperor's inner servants Wang Tiqian, Li Yongzhen and others have tended to be attached to Donglin officials, and they will tell Donglin officials every day that the emperor's words and deeds are word-for-word, and the emperor must avoid these people, so as not to reveal the news!"
"What should I do then?"
"The emperor can give the minister a secret edict, the minister took the edict to Jiangnan to find the first assistant, begging him to enter the court to help, during this time, the emperor does carpenter work every day to pass the time, the affairs of the court are all decided by the Donglin officials, the emperor only needs to pretend that he doesn't know anything, and wait for the minister to return!"
"How long does it take for Yang Aiqing?"
"It takes a month for the ministers, if the emperor is in a panic in the palace, you can talk to Mrs. Fengsheng, remember to avoid the attendants around you, otherwise, they will inform the Donglin officials of the conversation between the emperor and Mrs. Fengsheng."
The Carpenter Emperor didn't know who could believe it now, so he nodded blankly and said, "Yang Aiqing, do Donglin officials really want to seize power?" ”
Yang Xiaoyu was speechless, at this time, the little emperor was still skeptical, and said: "Your Majesty, they reject dissidents and release wild words, non-Donglin people can't enter the court as an official, how is this kind of behavior different from rebellion?" ”
The carpenter emperor was very disappointed, and it could be seen that he still had a lot of good feelings for the Donglin Party officials.
Yang Xiaoyu knew that it was difficult to make the carpenter little emperor believe it completely, so he immediately comforted the little emperor, wrote a letter of edict from Zhe into the cabinet secret edict, and then covered with a jade seal, and after the little emperor hurriedly said goodbye, he went out of the Qianqing palace gate and went straight to the palace of Mrs. Fengsheng. (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)