Zhang Pu and others killed Huaibei violently, but in less than half a year, they left Huaibei and returned to the capital.

On the surface, this round of competition between the Donglin Party and Zheng Xunrui ended in a fiasco of the Donglin Party, Zheng Xunrui cleared the foundation of the Donglin Party in Nanzhili with thunderous means, which can be said to be a copy of the Donglin Party's base camp in the south, the vitality of the Donglin Party was greatly injured, and the impression of the Donglin Party in Nanzhili gradually became complicated, according to the current situation, in a short period of time, the Donglin Party people could not continue to develop in Nanzhili.

But it's definitely not that simple.

Zheng Xunrui finally handed over the power of how to dispose of the Donglin party to the imperial court, although the emperor said that the emperor issued an order, took away the fame of Qian Qianyi, Qu Shiyun and others, and sent them to the border pass, but in the end, because of Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun's age and physical reasons, the distribution was not implemented, but was allowed to live temporarily in the capital, and most of the remaining backbone of the Donglin party people who were to be assigned to the border pass also stayed in the capital, or were dismissed to Tongzhou and Changping, this kind of thunder and rain and small disposal methods must have deep meaning.

What's even more puzzling is that Qian Shisheng, Hou Sui and other Donglin Party members are still cabinet ministers, and there is no speculation that the two will resign from the position of cabinet ministers, and Hou Sui and his son Hou Fangyu are also used as the backbone of the Donglin Party and are punished by deprivation of merit and fame.

Although there is nothing to talk about, there are more suspicions in everyone's hearts, what is going on, it does not conform to the emperor's usual style, if such a situation had occurred in the past, many severe punishments would have come down long ago.

Capital. Xizhimen Street, newly opened alley.

The residence of Cabinet Minister Qian Shisheng is here, and this area is called Baizhongfang.

At this moment, there were many villains standing in front of Qian Shisheng's mansion, their faces were very serious, and they looked at every pedestrian around them vigilantly, but in fact, there were not many people coming and going. And from a long distance, everyone knows that this is the residence of Cabinet Minister Qian Shisheng, and if you bother for no reason, you are asking for trouble.

There are some sedan chairs and carriages parked in front of the mansion, the number is not very many, and it is not as good as before, especially after the emperor decreed to deal with many backbones of the Donglin Party, Qian Shisheng's mansion is relatively cold.

Den.

Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun's expressions were very serious, while Qian Qianyi and Qu Shiyun's expressions were a little lonely. Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai, Yang Yi, Wu Changshi, and Gong Dingyu looked a little angry and unconvinced.

This is a big discussion about the future of the Donglin Party, the Restoration Society and the Ying Society, although there are not many people involved, but it is indeed related to the future of the Donglin Party, if you can grasp it well, Taoguang Yang, there will still be a chance for the Jedi to fight back in the future, if you do not change your attitude, still do things according to the original way of thinking. That could be destroyed in a very short time.

"Lord Hou and I have already submitted our resignations three times. The emperor didn't give permission, I thought this was a gesture made by the emperor, but now I see that the emperor really doesn't want Lord Hou and me to leave the cabinet, there are too many things encountered during this time, I have not been able to calm down and think, and I discussed carefully with Lord Hou two days ago. After analyzing many situations and thinking of many possibilities, I invited you to the house today to discuss with you. ”

Qian Shisheng's expression was still very serious, he was already the oldest minister in the cabinet. has been making unremitting efforts for the growth of the Donglin Party, it can be said that the real leader of the Donglin Party, Hou Sui can enter the cabinet, there is Qian Shisheng's credit, but almost overnight, Zheng Xunrui cut off the foundation of the Donglin Party in Nanzhili, Qian Shisheng did not even have time to resist, this serious frustration, it does take time to accept and digest.

The emperor's attitude was very strange, and he did not punish the Donglin party members in the court on a large scale, but quickly transferred Zhang Pu and others back to the capital.

Today he is going to make a decision, which can ensure that the Donglin Party will continue to develop in the north, slowly grow in strength, and wait for the opportunity to play with Zheng Xunrui again.

After looking at everyone, Qian Shisheng spoke again.

"Donglin Academy has come to this day, I don't know how many ups and downs it has experienced, when Wei Zhongxian seized Donglin Academy, destroyed the branches of Donglin Academy in the north and south, and killed Donglin students, but Donglin Academy still survived, but after Wei Zhongxian was exterminated by the emperor, Donglin Academy's behavior has undergone some fundamental changes, we discussed the government, prompted the emperor to change his ways, adjusted a lot of rules, and slowly became a little arrogant, we tried to eliminate all opponents, so that our opponents became bigger and stronger, It's a pity that we don't know all this. ”

"Zheng Xunrui is ruthless, more cruel than Wei Zhongxian back then, but Zheng Xunrui is different from Wei Zhongxian, we have fought with Zheng Xunrui many times, but we have not been able to win, because Zheng Xunrui has paid attention to his own image, whether it is in the court or in the locality, the image is good."

"In today's situation, we have to adjust accordingly, otherwise we have no way out."

"Two days ago, I discussed with Lord Hou repeatedly, figuring out the emperor's intentions, and finally understood one thing, that is, if we want to continue to develop and grow in Donglin Academy, we must uphold a purpose, be loyal to the emperor, absolutely loyal to the emperor, we must resolutely defend the emperor, let the emperor feel our loyalty, so that we can continue to develop."

"The emperor retained Lord Hou and me, and continued to stay in the cabinet, Zhang Pu, Zhang Cai, Yang Yi, Wu Changshi and Gong Dingyu and others were able to return to the capital smoothly, and the Donglin Party in the court did not encounter liquidation, which shows that the emperor's attitude is clear, and then it depends on our performance, if we still follow the previous practice, then it will not be long before we can stay in the capital, and there will be no place to go in the end."

When Qian Shisheng said this, everyone's expressions were very depressed, what does it mean to be loyal to the emperor, of course they are clear, loyalty to the emperor on a big face, that can be said, the Chinese military ministers of the DPRK all say this, including Zheng Xunrui also said this, but when it comes to really doing things, it is not necessarily such an attitude.

If the court wants to say that it is truly loyal to the emperor, it is the eunuch.

Qian Shisheng's expression was not very good when he said these words, but in order to allow Donglin Academy to survive, he could only make such a choice.

After Qian Shisheng finished speaking, Hou Sui continued to speak.

"Lord Qian's words just now, you may be difficult to accept, but this is the truth, I might as well tell you one more thing, the emperor's suspicion and disgust of Zheng Xunrui has reached the point of no return, the emperor needs to get more support at this moment, our Donglin Academy is loyal to the emperor at the moment, it is to send charcoal in the snow, and the report that he can get in the future is also extremely rich, Lord Qian and I mean, it is not that we abandon all the purposes, but under special circumstances, Minor adjustments have been made to some of the previous objectives. ”

After Qian Shisheng and Hou Sui finished speaking, everyone understood that today was not actually a discussion, but required all Donglin Party members to be loyal to the emperor in all actions, in exchange for the opportunity for Donglin Academy to breathe a sigh of relief.

Qian Qianyi looked at Qian Shisheng and Hou Sui, and also looked at the others, and slowly spoke.

"Lord Qian and Lord Hou said so, I have nothing to say, if Donglin Academy is opened in the capital, it is too conspicuous, and the adults in the court can guarantee allegiance to the emperor, but the students of Donglin Academy may not be able to do this, if they are forced to do so, it will inevitably affect the reputation of Donglin Academy, I think Donglin Academy will go to Tongzhou or Changping to run a school."

Qian Qianyi is the leader of the Donglin Party, and the weight of his words is very sufficient.

Qian Shisheng and Hou Sui both frowned slightly, how could they not understand what Qian Qianyi meant, the Donglin Party can develop and grow, relying on attracting many scholars through running schools, and these scholars voluntarily become one of the Donglin Party members after absorbing the purpose of Donglin Academy.

Qian Qianyi still wants to strengthen Donglin Academy through the old way, but under the current situation, it is impossible to do so, whether it is in Tongzhou or Changping to set up Donglin Academy, its every move will arouse the emperor's special attention, if it is still the same as before, I believe the emperor will not have so much patience.

When Qian Shisheng and Hou Sui were about to speak again, Zhang Pu spoke.

"Lord Qian, Lord Hou, Mr. Qian, Mr. Qu, the younger generation thinks that Lord Qian and Lord Hou's suggestions are reasonable, this time and that time, take a step back and open the sky, Donglin Academy does not have to stick to many rules in the past, as long as it can highlight the wisdom of the emperor in words and actions, it can win the trust of the emperor, the so-called accumulation and development......"

Before Zhang Pu finished speaking, Qian Qianyi spoke again.

"Needless to say, I already understand what I mean, just do what you ask me to do."

The next day, Qian Shisheng and Hou Sui met with the emperor, and the two entered the Qianqing Palace at the same time.

Coming out of the Qianqing Palace, the two went to the celebrant again.

After Qian Shisheng and Hou Sui left, Wang Chengen hurried to the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Wang Chengen with a rare smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that Lord Qian and Lord Hou are still very wise, and they know what the emperor means, the strength of the Donglin Party is not small, as long as they are truly loyal, the court will soon be able to calm down."

"Wang Chengen, do you think there will be any changes in the Donglin Party in the DPRK?"

Wang Chengen shook his head.

"They don't have that guts, and with their current strength, they don't have the qualifications to call the board at all." (To be continued......)