The figures of Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong appeared outside the hall at the same time.

At this time, the expressions of Gao Hongtu and other civil and military officials were even more exciting.

Not only is the saint okay, but the prince and the king also quietly came to Nanjing?

Lu Zhenfei reacted "just right", and took the lead in kneeling on the ground: "The minister knocks to see the saint." ”

At this moment, the civil and military officials in the main hall also reacted one after another, and immediately knelt on the ground: "The ministers knock on the saint, and the saint is blessed with gold!" ”

Gao Hongtu let out a long sigh and fell to his knees.

It was also at this moment that Gao Hongtu finally reacted and was fooled.

The "Luan Driver" moored at the Yangzhou Canal Wharf was just a disguise deliberately released by the Shengshang, and Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan, who were sent to Nanjing by the Shengshang, were just to create the illusion of Xingda Prison, and their real purpose was only to induce them to take risks to kill the king in the Donglin Party.

All of this was originally designed by the Holy One.

Thinking of this, Gao Hongtu couldn't help but raise his head and take a deep look at Chongzhen.

But just as it happened, Chongzhen's eyes also looked at Gao Hongtu, and there was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.

Gao Hongtu shook his head, lowered his head again, and said in his heart that the saint's thoughtfulness, deep thinking, and ruthless strategy are really rare in ancient and modern times, but this time he was not wronged by the saint.

It's just that I, Gao Hongtu, will not admit defeat easily.

The co-governance of scholars and doctors is my lifelong philosophy, and I am willing to do everything for this purpose.

Long before Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang, Lu Daqi, Zhang Youyu and other Donglin Party officials had already knelt down.

If Chongzhen hadn't appeared, they would have dared to be a demon, but once they were in front of Chongzhen, they were immediately so frightened that they didn't dare to let go of a fart, and they knelt even faster than the emperor and the princelings.

In the blink of an eye, there was only one person standing alone in the huge hall.

This person is none other than Yuan Pengnian, who is holding a waist knife and wants to kill people.

Chongzhen's eyes swept over, stared at Yuan Pengnian and asked, "In Yuan's matter, do you want to kill the monarch with a knife?" ”

"No, no." As soon as Yuan Pengnian's hands were loosened, his waist knife fell on the main hall with a bang, and then he turned over and knelt on the ground, "Minister Yuan Pengnian, please ask the Holy Jin'an." ”

As he spoke, Yuan Pengnian even chattered his teeth.

It's just that Yuan Pengnian is not because of fear, but because of shock.

The Holy One didn't even die? The whole ship was blown to pieces by an underwater mine, and it didn't die?

Could it be that after the enlightenment of the coal mountain, the saint has been sanctified in the flesh? Transcendent sanctification?

Just when Yuan Pengnian was thinking wildly, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, rushed in with a team of Jinyi Guards.

I saw Li Ruolian wave his hand, and the two brocade-clothed guards rushed forward and dragged Yuan Pengnian away like a dead dog, and at this time, Yuan Pengnian had already lowered his head, but he didn't beg for mercy, and he was quite tough.

Seeing this, Gao Hongtu stubbornly asked, "Holy Lord, what does Commander Li mean by this?" ”

"Gao Ge Lao." Chongzhen squatted down in front of Gao Hongtu, because he was wearing a mountain armor, so he was a little struggling.

After squatting down, Chongzhen's eyes looked directly into Gao Hongtu's eyes at close range, and asked faintly: "Why did Li Ruolian drag Yuan Pengnian away, don't you know the reason?" ”

Gao Hongtu frowned and said, "The minister doesn't know what the Holy Lord means by this. ”

"Gao Ge really doesn't know? So I've wronged you. Chongzhen stood up and shouted loudly, "Yuan Pengnian participated in the murder of the monarch and rebelled against the Great Eucalyptus, and he has been arrested and questioned by Jinyiwei. ”

"Does Jinyiwei have any evidence?" Gao Hongtu can only be tough to the end.

"Yuan Pengnian is a student of the minister, and his character is very clear."

"With his understanding of him, the ministers will definitely not commit such a heinous crime as killing the king and plotting rebellion."

Speaking of this, he said: "Therefore, please make sure that the Holy Lord must order Jinyiwei to find out the truth, not to wronged innocent people, and not to let go of the real culprit." ”

"I don't bother with this point."

"Since I dare to say that Yuan Pengnian participated in the murder of the monarch and the rebellion, I naturally have enough evidence."

Speaking of this, Chongzhen looked around and said: "I also know that Yuan Fengnian is not the only one who participated in this murder of the monarch and rebelled against the great eucalyptus, Yuan Fengnian is just a small seven-grade thing, he is not so powerful, there must be the main envoy behind him, maybe not just one, but a group, a large group!" ”

Chongzhen's words are not implicit allusions, but almost explicit allusions.

The civil and military generals in the main hall suddenly looked awe-inspiring, and their thinking finally turned from the dispute of "Prince Yongwang" to the rebellion of the great eucalyptus at this time.

Last night, there was a murder of the king in the Ming Dynasty!

If this eucalyptus is investigated to the end, the entire Ming officialdom will be turned upside down!

Chongzhen said again: "If there are really people among you who participate in the murder of the king and rebellion, I advise you to stand up and confess your sins honestly, as long as you are willing to admit your guilt, I can guarantee that the sin will not be as good as your family." ”

The whole hall was silent, but no one was willing to stand up and confess their sins.

Gao Hongtu's mouth opened, but in the end he didn't say anything.

However, Chongzhen's sharp eyes actually saw it, and immediately asked, "What did Gao Ge Lao say?" ”

Gao Hongtu sighed and said: "Holy Lord, the old minister is very old, and he has been feeling low in energy recently, and he is embarrassed to take on the important task of being the assistant of the cabinet, so he wants to resign from the important responsibility of the cabinet assistant and return to his hometown to recuperate. ”

Hearing this, the civil ministers and military generals in the hall felt inexplicably ridiculous.

Running out of energy? A moment ago, Gao Ge Lao, you were still full of vitality, and you could slash people with a knife in your own hands.

As a result, as soon as the saint appeared, Gao Ge Lao, you immediately lost your energy, and you wanted to return to your hometown, are you afraid? Afraid that the East Window incident will be wiped out?

But can this kind of thing be avoided?

"Gao Ge Lao, is this going to beg for bones?" Chongzhen asked with a smile.

Gao Hongtu took off the black veil and put it in front of him, and then knelt on the ground and pleaded: "Please also ask the saint to see that the old minister has dedicated himself to my Ming Dynasty for decades, and the remains of the old minister are allowed to be buried in his hometown." ”

"Gao Ge Lao didn't say that I was negligent." Chongzhen said with a solemn expression, "If I remember correctly, Gao Ge Lao should be a Jinshi in the tenth year of Wanli, right?" After the end of the six ministries of government, he served as the imperial historian. ”

"In this way, Gao Ge Lao has indeed dedicated thirty and five years to the Ming Dynasty."

"Thirty-five years, how many thirty-five years can there be in life? Gao Ge Lao, you have dedicated the best youth in your life to the Ming Dynasty, and this alone is enough to rank among the three dukes, and after death, it is enough to posthumously give the Shangzhu Kingdom! ”

Before his death, he was posthumously presented to the Shangzhu Kingdom, and only Zhang Juzheng had this honor in the Ming Dynasty.

"The old minister is terrified." Gao Hongtu said on the ground, "The old minister is stupid, how dare he be on a par with Zhang Wenzhong." ”

"Gao Hongtu, it turns out that you also know that you are not worthy of being compared with Zhang Juzheng?" Chongzhen finally turned his face completely, and said with a dark face, "I thought you wanted to be Zhang Juzheng's second!" ”

After saying this, he continued in an accentuated tone: "No, I still thought that you wanted to be the second in Han Yan's stomach, the second in Shi Miyuan, and the second in Jia Yidao!" ”

"Gao Hongtu, if you are tough with me to the end, I will still look down on you."

"But I didn't expect that when it came to the end, Gao Hongtu, you retreated, are you worthy of those subordinates who charged for you? Is it worthy of those predecessors of the Donglin Party? ”

It's already at this time, and Gao Hongtu knows that it's pointless to argue.

However, Gao Hongtu also knows very well that as long as he denies it to death, Chongzhen has nothing to do with him.

Because Gao Hongtu firmly believes that the three protégés involved in this matter will be able to keep their mouths shut, as long as Yuan Pengnian, Liu Zhengzong and Li Jinglian refuse to admit to death, it will be impossible for Jinyiwei to collect evidence.

It is not enough to rely on the identification of Du Hongyu or Liu Kongzhao.

Of course, Chongzhen can also directly order to kill people without evidence.

But if Chongzhen really wants to do this, that is if he Gao Hongtu wins.

Just as a beating of the court staff can make the imperial history famous, his Gao Hongtu and a few heads of his protégés can also make the reputation of the Donglin Party go to a higher level, and make the people of Jiangnan believe in the reputation of their Donglin Party more.

In the final analysis, Jiangnan's taxi theory and public opinion are in the hands of their Donglin Party.

At that moment, Gao Hongtu slowly got up, and said: "Shengshang, the old minister asks himself to be worthy of the sky, and he is not ashamed of the earth, and he is not ashamed of the Ming Dynasty, even if he is to give up the prince and set the king and support the Yongwang as the new king, it is also out of a public heart, whether the saint believes or does not believe, the old minister is for the Ming Dynasty's permanent plan, and it is also for my Han family's clothes and temple plan. ”

After speaking, Gao Hongtu walked outside the hall.

"Ha, is the killing of the king also out of a public heart?" Chongzhen laughed angrily.

"Holy Lord, the ministers really don't know about the murder of the king." Gao Hongtu turned his head and flatly denied it, "The minister has read the books of sages since he was a child, and he has been deeply influenced by Confucian etiquette, how can he do such a rebellious and unethical thing." ”

"Whether you participated in the murder of the monarch and rebellion, Gao Hongtu, you don't count what you say." Chongzhen said coldly, "You can only count after Jinyiwei verifies it, at least at this moment, you Gao Hongtu is suspicious, because Yuan Pengnian is your protégé of Gao Hongtu." ”

"The Holy Lord, even if you let Jinyiwei investigate thoroughly." After Gao Hongtu finished speaking, he went to the main hall again, "During this time, the old minister will not be in a hurry to return to his hometown, but will wait in the bamboo charcoal workshop." ”

"Then you can wait at home." Chongzhen snorted coldly and said.

Before entering the city, Chongzhen had already expected that Gao Hongtu would never give in easily.

But Chongzhen still didn't expect that Gao Hongtu would be so difficult to deal with, and this move was really watertight by retreating.

Didn't you say that I, Gao Hongtu, was involved in the conspiracy? Well, I'll resign now, stay at home, and wait for you to investigate, and see if you can find out any conclusive evidence?

If you can't find out, then you'll have to restore my reputation.

I can't say that I have to ask three or four times to ask me to come back to the cabinet to look at the matter.

Thinking of this, Chongzhen's face also became not very good-looking.

He had already thought of the whole plan before entering the city, otherwise he really couldn't do anything about this old horseman.

At that moment, Chongzhen turned his gaze to Jiang Yueguang, Lu Daqi, Zhang Youyu and other officials from the Donglin Party: "And you, whether you have or have not participated in the murder of the monarch and the rebellion, there is one thing that you can't deny, that is, you are all members of the Donglin Party, so go home and wait, and wait for Jinyiwei to find out before going to court!" ”

"The ministers are leaving." Jiang Yueguang and other officials bowed to the courtesy, then got up and left in despair.

Gao Hongtu is tenacious, compared to Jiang Yueguang and others, this group of people has been completely stunned by Chongzhen's series of combination punches, and they even forgot to say a few words in the scene.

As soon as Chongzhen returned to the court, he drove more than 100 Donglin Party officials home.

It's no longer the same as when I first returned to Nanjing last year.

At that time, there were only nine civil officials left around him Chongzhen, and if he turned against the Donglin Party, the imperial court would immediately shut down, and half of the south of the Yangtze River would immediately fall into chaos.

But now you don't have to worry about that anymore.

The first is that the centrist officials will no longer follow the Donglin Party.

The second is that the number of officials of the Imperial Party has also increased considerably.

The third is that the prince of Qin has also grown up and is already usable.

At that moment, Chongzhen turned his gaze to the Jiang soldiers on both sides of the main hall and said, "You have seen them all, right?" They dare to do it but dare not admit it, this is what you call a moral gentleman and a model of civil officials, heh. ”

Xie Xuelong, Meng Zhaoxiang, Fan Zhongjie and other officials looked at Cao Jiangbing in astonishment.

Then in front of the more than 100 civilian and military generals who remained, the Caojiang soldiers on both sides of the hall ripped off their face armor one after another, revealing their true faces, and it was Xia Yunyi, Chen Zilong, Fang Yizhi, Huang Zongxi, and other Qinwang Shizi who were inextricably linked with the Donglin Party, or simply the Xiaodonglin Party.

And the so-called Xiaodonglin Party refers to the Restoration Society.

The expressions on the faces of Xia Yunyi and the other scholars were extremely complicated.

As much as they could, they told them that Yangzhou's murder of the monarch was done by the Donglin Party, but emotionally they didn't want to admit it, or they didn't dare to admit it, because admitting it would mean the collapse of their faith.

You know, they have regarded the Donglin Party as an example since childhood.

But now, these role models have actually committed the great crime of killing the king and plotting rebellion.

This is a fierce collision with the Confucianism they have embraced since childhood.

Chongzhen's gaze swept over the faces of the scholars, and his eyes slowly softened: "I know that you are sad at this time, but no matter how sad you are, you must accept the reality. ”

"Growing up is never easy."

"With growing up, there's more pain."

"In addition to pain, there is also loss, and there are always things to lose in the process of growing up, especially some things that have been held up since childhood."

"But what I want to tell you is that you don't always have your eyes fixed on the square inch in front of you, and don't always think about fighting with your own people in your mind, it's really boring to fight back and forth."

"Your eyes should look out, this world is big, and the outside world is even more exciting!"

Speaking of this, Chongzhen said: "In short, the Ming Dynasty is worth your enthusiasm and lifelong struggle, this is the last lesson I want to give you, from now on you will officially graduate, congratulations." ”

Chongzhen has never forgotten his original intention, his original intention was to teach the scholars.

The original intention of the director of this good drama of killing the monarch was to teach this group of scholars.

The fight against the Donglin Party was only incidental.

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