After chatting with Ao Bai in the study for half an hour, "Chongzhen" returned to the living room and ordered someone to find Wang Bao and Wu Jun, the "White Tiger" of Jinyiwei, and asked them to bring ten of their subordinates.

Not long after, Wang Bao and Wu Jun arrived at He Mansion. They looked at Aobai worriedly, there has been too much unfavorable news for Aobai recently, if the emperor asks them to come to catch Aobai, they will be very embarrassed.

Ao Bai said lightly: "The emperor needs you to bring people into the palace to complete a task, to kill the eunuchs in the palace." ”

"Chongzhen" also said coldly: "Some people around me have been bribed by traitorous ministers, and they have malicious intentions, trying to persuade me to dismiss my post and investigate Huang Qing, you will take someone back to the palace with me now and kill the eunuch." ”

Wang Bao and Wu Jun took the order. The guards who came with them were confused. The eunuch that the emperor said was a few fathers-in-law in the palace who served him? How could the emperor have such a plan? What did "Huang Peng" say?

After Zhu Youzhen became the emperor, several fathers-in-law who had followed him for many years were reused and became celebrities in the palace. The guards also have to look at their faces, and now the emperor wants to kill his cronies, which is incomprehensible. Who would have thought that the emperor in front of him was an impostor?

"Chongzhen" looked at Ao Bai and said lightly: "Huang Qing, don't forget to go to the court early tomorrow morning." I wait to see you and your courtiers face to face. ”

Ao Bai Shi said: "Weichen will definitely arrive." ”

Aobai's heart was pounding, the first level was mixed, and with only a few guards, he couldn't see the flaws. The most important thing now is to quickly cut through the chaos and enter the palace to kill the eunuchs and maids who are familiar with Chongzhen. These people are not at fault, they are just involved in a big conspiracy and know too much.

It's cruel, but Ao Bai has no choice. By sacrificing these few people, great things can be accomplished. As long as these people die, the capital will be his world.

"Chongzhen" glanced at Ao and said, "Go back to the palace!" ”

When everyone was gone, Ao Bai returned to the living room. Several ladies, Mrs. He were waiting there. Su Meng'er didn't live here, and after hearing the news of the emperor's visit, she rushed here.

Hai Lanzhu asked, "How is it, are you alright?" What did you say to the emperor? ”

Ao Bai smiled bitterly: "I said some things about Shanxi, and I think about it." It should be fine, tomorrow, I'm going to go to the morning court. ”

Yao Qianyu frowned and said, "Your face is not very good-looking, is it really okay?" ”

Ao Bai sighed and said, "I'm fine, I'm just talking too much and I'm a little tired." I want to go to the study and be quiet for a while, and everyone will not come to me,"

He went into the study alone and sat in a daze for a long time. He didn't even tell the three ladies about the change of emperor, and Li Fugui had been hiding in the Silver Eagle House and not going out.

After a while, Su Meng'er walked into the study and said lightly: "Things are going very well, aren't they?" Why are you still crying and sad? ”

"Should I be happy? I broke a friend's neck. Ao Bai took Su Meng'er in his arms and said with a wry smile: "Meng'er, do you like me like this?" I can do whatever it takes to achieve my ends. Would you have thought that one day, if you and Liang Bin affect my big things, I will kill you too. ”

Su Meng'er hugged him, kissed him on the cheek, and said lightly: "No, you are a sane person, you know how to minimize the damage to Da Ming." I've read your letter, and you've given him a choice, haven't you? If he doesn't trust you and doesn't come to see you, you will take us out of the capital. ”

Ao Bai couldn't speak, he did hesitate. Because he didn't want his path to be a dead end. If he was an emperor who built a dynasty on countless bones, then he was not a hero, but a demon. Dedication. There is no difference between that and Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, they are all saboteurs. After Shanxi was exposed, the situation no longer allowed him to carry out an internal coup, and he had to choose this way.

It's done, he wants to laugh, he's excited. But he also feels guilty. Since they met, Zhu Youzhen has never done anything to be sorry for him. He will never forget what he did today, with Li Fugui's fake "Chongzhen", it is more like reminding him all the time that he has lost someone.

Su Meng'er said lightly: "The biggest difference between you and madness is this." No matter what he does, he doesn't feel guilty. Although you betrayed your friends, I like you like this, I love you. ”

Ao Bai smiled slightly: "Can you say it again?" This is the first time I've heard you say you love me. ”

"Wait ten years." Su Meng'er said lightly.

"Alas, so stingy...... Thank you for making me forget about the unpleasant. Ao Bai kissed Su Meng'er the mouth.

Su Meng'er asked, "Do you want to dispose of the corpse?" ”

"Tomorrow, there will be people watching outside the He Mansion. We need to do this without knowing it. ”

There was more than one corpse to be disposed of, and on this day, the Imperial Palace once again blew a bloody storm. After Chongzhen returned to the palace, he ordered Jinyiwei to kill the eunuchs and maids who had accompanied Zhu Youzhen for a long time, and those who usually did not have the opportunity to get close to the emperor were spared. When the news came out of the palace, everyone in the know was shocked.

Li Guo, the first assistant, Zhang Guangqian, the Shaoqing of Dali, Sun Juxiang, the squire of the military department, Han Yi, a scholar of Dongge University, and others gathered in the evening to discuss the countermeasures for impeaching Aobai. After "Chongzhen" saw Aobai, he killed the eunuch when he returned to the palace, which made everyone feel uneasy.

Li Guo was puzzled: "What the hell is going on, is Huang Peng a demon?" Why did the emperor go up to see him, and when he went back, he led someone to kill the eunuchs in the palace? What exactly did he say? I bought them for nothing. ”

Originally, Ao Bai killed the eunuchs just as an excuse, but I didn't expect that some eunuchs in the palace really connected with Wenchen, but they didn't count the killing wrong.

Sun Juxiang said: "My people have been monitoring outside He Fu, and no one has entered or exited at all, and I don't know what medicine he sells in his gourd." ”

Han Yi, who had white hair, was a veteran of the Donglin Party, he sighed and said, "Have you noticed that almost all the major events that have happened in the capital in the past two years are related to Huang Peng. When he first arrived in the capital, he got acquainted with the emperor and had a long-term vision. Later, he colluded with Wei Zhongxian and proposed to crack down on the Jin merchants, and was promoted to Jinyi Wei Tongzhi, and the powerful Jin Shang group was raided. People paid attention to the eunuchs, who defected and proposed the plan to kill many courtiers, but he protected the emperor, not only was he not guilty, but he did. As soon as the eunuch party was removed, he was promoted again. He took almost every step just right, this man was terrible. If the emperor is deceived by him like this, he will one day surpass Wei Zhongxian's power. ”

Liu Yixian, the secretary of the ministry, said: "If it's okay like Wei Zhongxian, he is not a eunuch." I don't think what he is trying to do is as simple as the position of the first assistant. In the south, a book called "Kuaidao Hong Jitong" was published, which promoted the story of a Han man who led people to resist government oppression in North Korea, that person was not a royal family, but he really thought about the people, and finally many people were willing to support him as king. What Huang Peng is doing now is also nominally for the people, and he doesn't have much influence in the south, but in the north, almost no one knows his name, and his prestige is unmatched. Since the Jianghuai salt merchant was raided by Jinyiwei and announced a number of crimes, there are now people in the south who have linked that book with him. I suspect he has anything to do with the book. ”

Li Guo frowned and said: "Tomorrow in the court, we will continue to impeach him, and we must take advantage of the Shanxi incident to bring him down." Now he has begun to transfer troops and organize forces in Shanxi without authorization. If the emperor doesn't care, he doesn't know what will happen in the future. ”

Everyone has something to think about in their hearts. It seems that it is for the sake of Jiangshan Sheji, but in fact, it is all for his career and wealth. Ao Bai is a person who wants to supplement the treasury with taxes, and it is obvious from the treatment of Jianghuai salt merchants that if the emperor listens to him and insists on increasing commercial taxes, it will be very unfavorable to the Donglin party. Almost all of their relatives rely on the government to do business. In addition, the momentum of Ao Bai is too strong, he is young, he has been standing continuously, and his official position has surpassed that of many old ministers. He did not enter the cabinet, but his actual influence on the emperor has exceeded that of many cabinet elders.

Li Guo felt that Ao Bai was pressing him, and he felt very uncomfortable. And he also knew that Li Biao was also connected with Aobai, as well as Xu Guangqi, who advocated Western learning, and he was worried that these people would replace him as the first assistant.

The Donglin Party discussed how to deal with Aobai, and Aobai was eating with his family. Chongzhen's corpse, he has already hidden. Prepare to be quietly sent out of the city for burial tomorrow night.

He Rupet was very worried about the situation at home, and asked, "I heard that the emperor came here this afternoon, what did you talk about?" ”

Ao Bai said: "It's about the truth about Shanxi, and how to relieve the victims in Shaanxi." It doesn't matter if the ministers impeach me, I have already negotiated with the emperor, and I will go to the court tomorrow to explain these things. ”

He Ru said: "Doesn't the emperor care about your unauthorized transfer of troops and horses?" There is also Heishi Village in Shanxi, many people say that you are developing your forces without authorization, and framing you is a big crime of rebellion. They say that you persecute officials and frame Zhongliang, don't these emperors care? ”

I'm not just persecuting officials, the emperor has already killed me. If he was told about this matter, he would definitely not be able to accept it.

Now that the emperor is his own person, there is nothing to be afraid of worshipping. He knew that Li Fugui had no ambition to be the emperor, and he should not betray him. In recent times, he can sit back and relax.

Ao Bai smiled and said, "Grandpa, ladies, you can rest assured." Tomorrow, the court will solve the problem. I have already explained it to the emperor, and no one can refute me. Impeaching the best of mine will only be unlucky. Because I have persuaded the emperor to encourage the people to cultivate the fields, and let the people pay taxes with grain again, there will be a series of reforms aimed at tax collection in the future, mainly for merchants, and the good days of the Donglin Party are over. Seeing him so confident, how can he be relieved.

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