Liu Ziguang's intimidation was the same as the last time, and did not achieve the expected effect, the spirit of the Donglin Party was not understandable to ordinary people, Hou Xun glanced at Liu Ziguang calmly, took off the black veil from his head, and slowly raised it: "The emperor's words from the Marquis of Zhenwu, you have also heard the marquis of the product roaring like this, the court is a minister, this Shangshu who is in charge of the Ministry of Rites has no need to do it anymore, please ask the emperor for permission to return to his hometown for the minister." ”

"I'll let you go down." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand in disgust, didn't take Hou Xun's coercion in his eyes at all, and he was not an important role that could not function without leaving the imperial court, and he really took himself seriously, Liu Ziguang is difficult to find a fierce general with ten thousand enemies, Hou Xun is like this, and a sour Confucian who has read a few books is everywhere, without him, Zhang Butcher still eats hairy pigs, and if you can't find someone to take on the Ministry of Rites.

Zhu Youxiao made a look, Wei Zhongxian stepped forward to take Hou Xun's black gauze hat, and the young Wei Gonggong, who was quite deep in the city government, was happy to see Liu Ziguang and the Donglin Party have a dispute, he saw it very clearly, this struggle will end in Liu Ziguang's victory, because he has the support of his mother and the emperor behind him, but even if the victory is a tragic victory, Liu Ziguang's reputation will be damaged, and Wei Zhongxian, who is exquisite, said with a smile while taking the black yarn: "Lord Hou, Wusha, our family will help you keep it first, and when the emperor is angry, he will naturally reinstate you." Hou Xun thanked Wei Zhongxian slightly, then knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to the concubine and the emperor, and proudly left Cining Palace.

Outside, the dark clouds covered the top, and a gust of cold wind blew over, stirring the gray head on Hou Xun's head, Hou Xun straightened his back like a javelin, and walked away without looking back.

After being made like this by Hou Xun, everyone was in a very bad mood, and the other ministers didn't dare to open their mouths, and they left one by one, leaving only Liu Ziguang and the emperor's mother and son to stay in the palace and be silent for a long time, Nangong Niangniang said leisurely: "The mourning family knows why Orange Er changed into her previous clothes before cutting her wrists, she doesn't like the identity of the princess at all, in her eyes, the life in the palace is not as free as the lake, since this is the case, the emperor, you will issue an order to strip your sister of the princess title, let her live a happy life is better than anything else." ”

"That's the only way to do it." Zhu Youxiao sighed, as the emperor, he can't do whatever he wants, and how can the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan not have to make concessions if he has such a group of hard-headed ministers.

The plan was set, Liu Ziguang and Nangong Niangniang went back to Xuanwu Lake, and Zhu Youxiao transferred back to the Qianqing Palace to let the Internal Affairs Office draft a document to deprive the eldest princess of her identity.

Zeng Cheng and Liu Ziguang's marriage can no longer be delayed, because such a happy event as marriage can have a significant effect on her condition, and the so-called truth of Chongxi is so.

Hou Xun was forced to dismiss the official and quickly spread throughout the capital, as a veteran figure of the Donglin Party.

Hou Xun's activity ability and connections are very strong, and the young Donglin scholars were already holding back the fire in their stomachs because Hou Fangyu was castrated, but now they have finally found an outlet for catharsis, and those mad dog-like imperial historians of the Imperial Court are even more like meat and bones, screaming excitedly, writing excerpts overnight, and crazy ginseng Liu Ziguang.

The next day, at the court meeting, all the officials of the Donglin Department stood up to intercede for Hou Xun, and all the imperial histories took out the folds to participate, and Liu Ziguang brushed Zhu away with a smile on his sleeves.

The emperor hid in the harem, and the imperial historians did not spare it, and ran to the door of the Qianqing Gate in groups, kneeling and holding the fold above their heads, forcing the emperor to punish Liu Ziguang, and many scholars gathered outside the noon gate, even including many newly baked scholars, they all protested for Hou Shangshu's injustice and Liu Houye's brutal behavior, according to their opinions, the eldest princess is not married for the rest of her life, and can not marry Liu Ziguang, in front of the royal dignity, any personal happiness can be sacrificed.

The intensity of this protest is not very large, after all, it is just a small matter in the family, the emperor's family marries the princess, and it is not the Qing army going south to the Western Xia and the eastward expedition, and the emperor quickly reacts to the ministers and imperial historians outside the Qianqing Palace, so that the eunuch reads a holy decree: Hou Xun retains the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, temporarily takes a three-month vacation, and then reinstates after he recovers from his illness, and demotes the identity of the eldest princess Zhu Cheng to marry the Marquis of Zhenwu on the same day for the common people.

In this way, it not only blocked the dog's mouth of the imperial historians, but also gave the Donglin Party face, the holy decree, the officials left the Qianqing Palace in a huff, as for the demonstration outside the noon gate, it was suppressed by an official of the Ministry of Officials, this young official named Shi Kefa is in charge of the Ministry of Officials, the new official assigned by the Wai Lang, is regarded as the top boss of the Jinshi, he is righteous and sternly accuses the Jinshi, now the Ming Dynasty strong enemies look around, there are still so many lands that have not been recovered, and so many Ming people live under the tyrannical rule of foreign races, they Jinshi do not think about how to serve the country, but at the gate of the Forbidden City for the royal marriage of daughters, this kind of nonsense has nothing to do with the national economy and people's livelihood, it is really in vain to read the book of sages。

The Jinshi came to make trouble, originally to curry favor with Donglin, and to make a point for their future, now since someone from the Ministry of Officials came out to speak, then everyone will disperse, Nanchang's fan is hidden aside, and the names of the Jinshi who came to make trouble have all been recorded, ready to settle accounts after the autumn, what is surprising is that Liu Ziguang from Shandong to find Sun Chengzong's orphan, Sun Qi is actually among the troublemakers, and waving the flag and shouting, as if he is a core figure.

Through this small event, it can be seen that the current political pattern, although the Donglin Party is still united as a whole, is not monolithic; Liu Ziguang's power in the civil service system is still weak, and there are not enough people to help him speak at the critical moment, Wei Gonggong is low-key, and both sides are not offended, but the more low-key it is, the more disturbing it is, the twenty-year-old celebrant and eunuch in charge of the seal, and the commander of Dongchang, it is not easy to be exquisite, this person is either a great good or a great evil person.

Hou Xun's Shangshu position kept the royal dignity, and because the princess was demoted to the common people and preserved Donglin, the Donglin people went back to celebrate with satisfaction, and several protagonists of this operation were praised by Donglin internally, especially Sun Qi was given the reputation of fighting back, striking a blow, discerning loyalty and traitor, etc., and successfully broke off the relationship with Liu Ziguang, and was officially accepted by Donglin.

And no matter how Donglin celebrates, the marriage of the princess here is also in urgent preparation, since it is already a common people, there is no need for extravagance, all activities are limited to the small island in Xuanwu Lake, except for the emperor's family, Liu Ziguang's brothers, Zamuhe, Anthony Duncan, Li Yan, Wu Sangui and others all brought their wives to congratulate the middle-level generals of the Red Shirt Regiment also participated, everyone dressed as ordinary farmers and fishermen, carrying gifts such as pigs' heads, ducks, carp, and fat chickens.

The island in the middle of the lake is full of people, the guests are full of people, the thatched hut is pasted with the red word double happiness, the children are excited to run around, dozens of eight immortal tables are placed in the open space in the village, candy and melon seeds are served on the plate, let the guests take it, two old gentlemen with nose glasses sit behind the table, the brush to help the guests on the account, a certain congratulatory gift copper coin three hundred wen, a certain congratulatory gift, fat duck one by one, singing one by one, as if there is a matter, in fact, these two old men are transferred from the household department, the senior technocrat who is responsible for accounting for customs duties and salt taxes on weekdays is a few million taels, and now he actually keeps a small account of several hundred yuan, and the old man is obviously not very adaptable, always reads three hundred wen as three million taels。

The fishing village also invited a three-day and three-night church meeting, this is the top troupe of the Ming Dynasty, usually the princes and nobles want to invite them, they have to make an appointment in advance, and now they are pulled to such a strange appearance in the small fishing village, the actors are full of doubts, you know, they were directly robbed by Nanchang Fanzi from the house of an old scholar, and after arriving on the island, the people paid the silver in advance, a full three thousand taels!

It is ten times higher than the usual appearance fee of their troupe, and they don't care about what they say, and they don't care who runs the church, just sing a good show.

However, the shrewd troupe shopkeeper still saw a little clue, the village opened a flowing water mat, the chefs who were in charge of the spoon under the shed seemed to be familiar, carefully recalled, it turned out to be a chef who had seen in a certain palace, I heard that later this person entered the palace as the executive chef of the imperial dining room....This is the meeting of the noble family, and it is a noble troupe shopkeeper, who has the bottom in his heart, how dare he have the slightest slack, and secretly warns the actors that they are absolutely not allowed to be lazy and slippery, but to take out all the housekeeping skills and sing with their lives!

The cooks under the greenhouse are indeed the top chefs transferred from the imperial dining room, and the fishermen's stoves, pots and pans are all ordinary folk goods, but the raw materials are all first-class, and the imperial chefs receive instructions that the meals do not need to be too exquisite, as long as the taste is good, so as not to destroy the authenticity of the fisherman's wedding banquet.

Zeng Cheng sat in the newly decorated new room, a little nervous, a little shy, kept taking the small mirror of egg rounds to look at herself, for fear that it would not be good enough to clean up there, her bridal makeup was painted by Peng Jingrong, and the shade was appropriate, and the princess looked more beautiful, like a hibiscus out of the water.

The new house is covered with a brand-new big green tile, which is still yesterday Liu Ziguang's group of friends helped to pave the outer wall of the lime water, which looks very clean, coupled with the big red happy words and a variety of exquisite window flowers, a burst of joy comes to the face.

"My man is capable." Zeng Cheng was overjoyed to know that this was the first tiled house in the fishing village.

Outside, there was the sound of gongs and drums, from far to near, all the way through, and then there was a knock on the wood door of the small courtyard, and a group of rugged men shouted in unison, "The bride has opened the door." ”