1. "Accept it, what happened?" ”

The strange expression on the face of the party leader Qian Qianyi made the Donglin Party bigwigs present feel uneasy, and they were worried about the failure of the interception and killing of the independent battalion of the Royal Guards, so they asked one after another.

"The elements may betray ......" Qian Qianyi said with a gloomy face, just now the housekeeper reported that Yuan Chonghuan had been a little abnormal recently, and when he was drunk last night, he complained and scolded with his friends, scolding the Donglin Party for misleading the country and harming people, and wanted to report it to the Son of Heaven or something.

Yuan Chonghuan official Honglu Temple right temple Cheng, and Honglu Temple is usually responsible for receiving foreign guests or something, now the Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, there are almost no foreign missions to worship, the work is so idle that the egg hurts, not to mention oil and water, there is not a drop of oil, this job is suitable for the old officials who have lost their enterprising spirit, are about to retire, and mess around, for young and strong, very enterprising officials, the same officialdom is frustrated, and finally was lobbied by Qian Qianyi and joined the Donglin Party.

Yuan Chonghuan is still quite capable, and he is a great contributor to the Ningjin Campaign, and he can be regarded as a qualified minister, but after all, he has just joined the circle, and in the eyes of the Donglin Party bosses, he can still only be regarded as a newcomer, a newcomer, he can only mix with the periphery, and if he wants to enter the core class, he has to pass various tests.

Yuan Chonghuan was arrogant and didn't worship anyone at the dock, which made the bigwigs very unhappy, and they became more and more excluded, and they were squeezed by the bigwigs' protégés in the periphery, and they didn't get any benefits.

It stands to reason that Yuan Chonghuan has the most military ability to intercept and kill the Royal Guard Battalion this time, but how can this important matter of losing his head and destroying his family and clan be handed over to a peripheral novice with confidence? Under the strong opposition of a group of bigwigs, Qian Qianyi could only choose someone else and exclude Yuan Chonghuan.

The officialdom is frustrated, the circle of friends is excluded again, it is normal to complain, Yuan Chonghuan can usually hide it in his heart, but yesterday he drank with a few buddies who could chat, and one buddy accidentally leaked his mouth, and only told the truth under Yuan Chonghuan's questioning.

Yuan Chonghuan only then knew that the relationship between the Donglin Party and the Eight Families was close, and it had reached the point that you have me, I have you, and it was inseparable, and this time the Eight Families had an accident, the evidence was conclusive, the Son of Heaven had ordered to raid the house, and the Donglin Party even secretly sent people to report the news to protect the secret enemy, betrayed the Eight Families of the Ming Dynasty, and secretly formed a private army, and intercepted the independent battalion of the Royal Guards in the middle of the road, intending to destroy the evidence of the crime, which made him extremely angry, this is a collective traitor, and the Donglin Party that he has always admired did this. completely subverted the good image of the Donglin Party in his heart.

He was in an irritable mood, half drunk, all kinds of frustrations, and all kinds of unhappiness in his backlog broke out instantly, and scolded Qian Qianyi and other Donglin Party bigwigs at the wine table, so that several buddies present looked at each other, and they didn't know what to do.

One of the buddies got up and shushed and took the opportunity to sneak out to report the news, he was sent by Qian Qianyi to be an undercover agent next to Yuan Chonghuan, responsible for monitoring Yuan Chonghuan's every move.

"Accept it, this person has already rebelled, don't let him spoil me and other big things."

A group of Donglin Party bigwigs were disgraced when they heard this, and formed private soldiers to intercept and kill the independent battalion of the Royal Guards, and destroying the evidence was the first-class capital crime of raiding the family and exterminating the clan.

At this point, even if Qian Qianyi cherishes Yuan Chonghuan's talent, he can't protect him, rather than lose his own head, it is better to lose other people's heads to protect himself.

The steward received the order to leave, and it didn't take long for him to come back to restore his life, the trouble has been solved, to solve a drunk and unconscious person, there are many ways to go, Yuan Sicheng Yuan was drunk, stumbled and fell into the moat, and when he was rescued, his soul had returned to heaven.

When Zhu Jian received the news from Jinyiwei, he was stunned for a while before letting out a sigh, ordered the eunuch to go to Yuan's mansion to mourn, and gave his family a pension.

Seeing the emperor's inquiring eyes, Lei Zhenjiang straightened his chest and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please rest assured, everything is ready, and it is guaranteed that none of them can escape." ”

"Hmmm......"

Zhu Jian responded, the expression on his face was extremely complicated, he dug this big hole, the purpose was just to get rid of the eight big families who betrayed the country, kill one by one, and warn those mercenary businessmen, and then dare to betray the enemy, this is the end, by the way, he took advantage of this case to get rid of some Donglin Party officials in important positions, to ensure that his holy order can be smooth, smoothly implemented, others slowly suppressed, I really didn't want to get rid of them, but the Donglin Party died by itself, and dared to form a private army to intercept and kill the independent battalion of the Royal Guards, which seriously touched his bottom line.

Intercepting and killing the Son of Heaven's pro-army is tantamount to rebellion, and it is a first-class capital crime of raiding the family and exterminating the clan, even if the Donglin Party has no idea of rebellion, but after this crazy action, who dares to guarantee that they will not play a big game again in the future, kill him, and replace him with a puppet emperor?

Since the Donglin Party is collectively dying, if he does not cooperate, he will be too sorry for this golden opportunity, but then again, killing so many officials at once will inevitably seriously affect the normal operation of the imperial government departments, and cause a certain amount of panic, and also face the condemnation of a large number of scholars, the consequences are very troublesome.

But this is the case, and he can't choose, if he doesn't deal with it seriously, kill a hundred examples, he will be bullied by the young emperor, Zhu Jian is still decisive, the long pain is better than the short pain, there is not much time left for him, he must implement various new policies for the benefit of the people, so that the dying Ming Dynasty can be revitalized, in order to deal with the Jin Empire who wants to enter the Central Plains.

"Your Majesty, a great victory." Wang Chengen hurriedly came to report, the expression on his face also looked very complicated, this matter is a big trouble, God knows how many people are going to lose their heads, not to mention that Qian Qianyi and other people who intend to rebel should die, the consequences and impact will definitely be very serious, Daming will have a period of turmoil, and if it is not good, there will be chaos again.

Zhu Jian glanced at Lei Zhenjiang, who was standing next to him with his hands down, and the latter comprehended and bowed down.

Soon, three multicolored kites rose from inside the palace and floated high in the sky, which could be seen for miles away.

"Lock the gate!"

At the city gate, the officer shouted an order, the soldier wrenched the winch, the jack gate fell, the city gate was closed, and the soldiers at the head of the city were like facing a great enemy, putting out a battle formation, the gun was loaded, the fire rope was lit, and anyone who dared to rush to the city could be shot at any time.

"What's going on? What's going on? ”

The people who came in and out of the city, and when they saw that the gates were closed, they were all anxious and shouted loudly to vent their dissatisfaction.

The officers and soldiers guarding the city gate had already prepared, and explained loudly to the people under the city that according to secret reports, a large number of thieves had mixed into the city, and some unscrupulous officials were prepared to cooperate with the outside world to attack and seize the Beijing division, and the city gate was closed in order to catch turtles in the urn, and the people living in the city went home immediately, and the people living outside the city could report to the barracks of the three major battalions on their own, and stay for one night, and the government was responsible for the accommodation and food.

As soon as they heard that some thieves had infiltrated the city, and that some officials had colluded with the thieves and were preparing to rebel, the people who had gathered near the city gate were all frightened and scattered, and all those who lived in the city ran to their homes, while those who lived in the city went to the empty barracks of the three battalions to report with anxiety under the guidance of some people with red scarves in their arms.

At this time, among the Royal Guards Regiment and the three major battalions, the 3,000 battalions and the soldiers and horses of the five cities who had not yet been rectified were dispatched to control all the traffic arteries in the city in an orderly manner, strictly prohibiting anyone from passing, and assisting Jinyiwei and Dongchang to arrest people in some big mansions according to the list, and the Red Gang secretly assisted to catch the fish that slipped through the net.