"Are you threatening me?" Chongzhen smiled, "You want to say that justice is not in the hearts of the people, and in your Donglin Party, the people of Jiangnan will only believe in your Donglin Party, right?" ”

"That's not what the minister said." Yuan Pengnian said suddenly.

"But if the saint has to understand it like this, the minister will not be able to argue."

"I'm quite alert, and I don't leak anything when I speak." Chongzhen smiled and said to the outside of the carriage, "Go to the banknote street." ”

The royal chariot turned a corner, turned from Taipingmen Street to the banknote storehouse, and after driving for about half an hour, a voice sounded outside the carriage: "Long live the lord, it's time to the ground." ”

Chongzhen said, "Lift the curtain." ”

Gao Qiqian was about to lift the curtain on the side of the royal chariot.

Chongzhen pointed to a building on the side of the street and said to Yuan Pengnian: "Yuan Pengnian, where do you see this?" ”

"Qingyuan Teahouse?" Yuan Pengnian smiled and said, "The Holy Lord probably wants to invite his ministers to come here for tea, right?" ”

"Would you like tea?" Chongzhen smiled and said, "Look at that storyteller again, do you know?" ”

"Isn't this Liu Mazi Liu Jingting?" Yuan Pengnian said, "The saint likes to hear and hear stories? That's the right person, Liu Mazi said that commenting on the book is a must. ”

Chongzhen said indifferently: "Listen to what he is talking about again?" ”

Yuan Pengnian frowned slightly, but he still listened attentively, although it was a little far away, he could still vaguely hear Liu Jingting's clear voice.

“…… But it was said that this Yuan family was a family of Huai'an eunuchs. ”

"His father Yuan Zhongdao and his uncle Yuan Zongdao and Yuan Hongdao are called Sanyuan, and they are quite famous."

Hearing this, Yuan Pengnian frowned for a moment, and called three Yuan? A family of eunuchs? The key is that the names of these three Yuan are the same as his father and two uncles! Liu Jingting: What is this going to do?

I only heard Liu Jingting continue: "Let's say that the Jiannu army besieged Shanyang, because it could not be attacked for a long time and suffered heavy casualties, so the ten kings of Jiannu were depressed, Yuan Pengnian immediately stepped forward and said: Ten kings, the slaves have a plan, Shanyang City is at your fingertips!" The wealth of the women in the city is all owned by the Ten Kings and the Qing Dynasty! ”

"Ahh Yuan Pengnian's face changed greatly.

When I listened again, I saw that there was already a lot of scolding in the teahouse.

"Traitor, it turns out that this Yuan Pengnian is a traitor and a traitor!"

"Into the mother thief, when you meet him next time, you have to hit him with rotten eggs!"

"Mom, this dog traitor is so bad, I have to scold him when I turn around!"

In an instant, the peddlers and pawns, Shengdou minocks and even the green-skinned gangsters who heard the story inside and outside the teahouse were all filled with righteous indignation, and if Yuan Pengnian appeared in front of them at this time, he would definitely be beaten.

Yuan Pengnian's face turned blue with anger, and he said, "What does the Holy Lord mean by this? ”

"Liu Jingting is just the beginning." Chongzhen said coldly, "Next, the storytellers of the whole Nanjing and even the whole of Jiangnan will say the same storytelling in the teahouses, docks and streets and alleys of various cities. ”

"The content of the commentary is the same, it is all Yuan Pengnian who helped Jiannu attack Shanyang."

"But in the end, because of the defeat, I ended up being castrated by Jiannu and sent to the palace."

"I believe that the people of Jiangnan will re-judge you and the Yuan family after listening to it."

"Zhu Youzhen! You faint man! Yuan Pengnian no longer concealed it at the moment, and said angrily, "You are so deliberately ruining the reputation of my public security Yuan family, are you worthy of being a king?" ”

"Then you kill the king and plot rebellion, are you worthy of being a minister?"

Chongzhen sneered and said: "I just want you to understand that not only your Donglin Party will lead public opinion, even if your Donglin Party has been deeply cultivated in Jiangnan for forty years, I also have the ability to dismantle your control of public opinion overnight. ”

"Zhu Youzhen, one day you will pay the price for your next work."

Saying this, Yuan Pengnian said again: "What's more, you can deceive these fools and fools, but you can't deceive Jiangnan Shilin, and the gentlemen in Jiangnan are not so easy to be deceived by you." ”

Chongzhen smiled and said, "Gao Companion, go to Tongji Street." ”

Even if he lowered the curtain, he drove to Tongji Street.

About two quarters of an hour later, Gao Qiqian said through the curtain again: "Holy Lord, you have reached the earth." ”

After Gao Qiqian rolled up the curtain, Chongzhen pointed to the building under the light in front of him and said, "Yuan Pengnian, look at this again." ”

Yuan Pengnian looked in the direction of Chongzhen's finger and saw a two-story building, although it was late at night, but it was brightly lit.

There are quite a few people coming in and out.

It looks like he's busy.

Chongzhen pointed to the lintel and said, "Look at the lintel." ”

Yuan Pengnian's eyes moved upwards and landed on the lintel on the first floor, only to see a huge plaque hanging on it, on which were written the four seal characters of "Huangming Times".

"Huangming Times?" Yuan Pengnian couldn't help but read out loud.

"Yes, Huangming Times." Chongzhen said, "Do you know what this is?" ”

Yuan Pengnian naturally didn't know, so he could only be silent, and when he asked, it seemed that he was very informed.

"I don't know." Chongzhen said, "I'll tell you directly, this is a kind of newspaper, which not only has the eight current texts of the imperial examination, but also the poems and songs that the ladies of the boudoir like, and the peddlers and pawns and the small people who like to see the anecdotes and ghosts and foxes, of course, there must also be announcements issued by the imperial court." ”

"Huh?" Yuan Pengnian instantly realized the power of the newspaper.

Such a newspaper is much more powerful than word of mouth among scholars.

But then he said in his heart that such a newspaper must be worth a lot of money.

In this case, it is not a big problem, because the price is expensive, and the contact area of the newspaper is limited.

Especially as long as they leave Nanjing, the news in the countryside has to be transmitted by word of mouth by the scholars who sympathize with them from the Donglin Party.

However, Yuan Pengnian's idea was quickly shattered, because Chongzhen immediately said: "The most important thing is that such a newspaper only sells for three cents!" ”

"What? Sanpenny? Yuan Pengnian was dumbfounded and said, "How is this possible!" ”

Chongzhen said coldly: "I will definitely lose money by selling only three articles, but I asked people to run this newspaper not to make money, but only to open up the wisdom of the people, so that the people of Jiangnan and Shilin will not be deceived and fooled by your Donglin Party!" ”

"It's Zhu Youzhen who wants to deceive and fool the people of Li and Jiangnan Shilin." Yuan Pengnian sneered.

But it can be seen that Yuan Pengnian obviously has no confidence just now, and his momentum has languished.

Yuan Pengnian is obviously a discerning person, he has already seen that under Chongzhen's combination of punches, the Donglin Party will not only lose its ability to control the public opinion of Jiangnan, but also the Jiangnan scholars will not dance with their Donglin Party, which means that from this moment on, the foundation of their Donglin Party has been eradicated by Chongzhen!

Without the foundation under their feet, what will the Donglin Party do to fight for imperial power?

Chongzhen's face turned cold, and he said: "Yuan Pengnian, my patience is limited, and time is even more precious, because there are too many things for me to deal with, so I don't have time to spend with you." ”

"I now give you two options, one is to take the initiative to confess."

"As long as you take the initiative to confess your guilt, I can promise that you will not be guilty of your family."

"Especially the reputation of your public security Yuan family, it will never be affected in any way."

"But you yourself may not be able to escape death, and your reputation will not be saved."

"Second, it is to resist to the end, and then wait to be wiped out by the three clans."

"I actually don't like to engage in Lianlian, and I hate this kind of thing, but if someone has to force me to do this, then I can't say that I can only kill."

After saying this, Chongzhen said again: "I give you three days, you think clearly." ”

"Zhu Youzhen, I don't have to think about it!" Yuan Pengnian snorted and said, "I can reply to you now with certainty, the murder of the monarch and the rebellion case have nothing to do with me Yuan Pengnian, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" ”

Chongzhen shook his head and said, "Go back to the prison and think clearly." ”

After speaking, Yuan Pengnian was escorted into another carriage by Jinyi Guard.

Chongzhen's father and son took the imperial chariot and went straight back to the country.

……

In the evening of the next day, outside the Jixian Gate of Guozijian.

As soon as Zhang Dai got off the carriage, he saw Chen Zhenhui walking over.

"Brother Dingsheng?" Zhang Dai hurriedly stepped forward to say hello, "Are you also coming to the Guozijian to listen to the Holy Lord's trial of the murder of the king?" ”

"Brother Zongzi." Chen Zhenhui shook her head at Zhang Dai, got up and said, "Today, the Holy Lord is personally trying the case, this is an unprecedented event that is rare to see in a century, how can you miss it." ”

Chen Zhenhui's tone implied a first-class mockery.

Although Chen Zhenhui said it vaguely, Zhang Dai could still hear it.

Zhang Dai's brows frowned slightly, because there had been a private discussion among Nanjing Shilin recently, believing that the murder case that occurred in Yangzhou was arranged by the saint himself.

The purpose is to frame the Donglin Party.

Then take the opportunity to raise a prison and eradicate the Donglin Party.

Zhang Dai didn't believe this, he felt that the saint would not do it.

On the contrary, Zhang Dai felt that the possibility of the Donglin Party killing the monarch was actually very high.

But Chen Zhenhui obviously doesn't think so, and he is clearly inclined to the Donglin Party.

Zhang Dai didn't want to go with Chen Zhenhui in his heart, but because of his feelings, he really couldn't say it, so he could only follow Chen Zhenhui into Jixian Gate at the moment.

There were also two scholars walking inside.

I vaguely heard these two scholars discussing: Will Jinyiwei use punishment?

"Brother Zongzi, what do you think?" Chen Zhenhui asked, "Do you think Jinyiwei really won't be punished?" ”

Zhang Dai frowned slightly and said: "The saint has already said that he will not be punished, and Jinyiwei categorically does not dare to move, otherwise it will not be despising the king, and it will be disrespectful." ”

"Brother Zongzi, you are such a nerd." Chen Zhenhui said, "Since ancient times, I thought that there was no punishment for handling cases? Although the saint said that he would not be punished, if Jinyiwei really moved the punishment, would it be difficult for the saint to punish him severely? What do you think? Jin Yiwei is a minion raised by the saint, can he still abolish his minions? ”

"Brother Dingsheng, be cautious." Zhang Dai really couldn't listen to it.

(End of chapter)