Edict of Prison.

In the middle area of the Imperial Prison, at the junction of the ordinary cell and the heavenly prison, an ordinary but fairly clean cell is the cell of Tong Hongtao, the former right Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

Previously, because of his son Tong Deliang's murder on the street, and then he was beheaded on the street by the emperor's private visit, Tong Hongtao was also seized by the eunuch party leader Enhai, and was directly dismissed and investigated, and sent to prison.

It's just that after he was sent in, the investigation of him and the handling of related cases were very slow, and it seemed that the eunuch party had forgotten him here.

But Tong Hongtao did not despair.

After all, he is a representative of the young Zhuang faction of the Dongzhu Party, and he has always been the right-hand man of Xu Wen and Xu Ge.

Although the eunuch party manipulated the little emperor to behead one of his sons and dismissed him from his post and put him in prison, the Dongzhu party has always been united, and he himself is also a child of the family, and Xu Ge Lao will definitely not let him be in this prison.

After a while, secretly engage in an exchange of interests with Enhai, the leader of the eunuch party, and then you can get him out.

In Tong Hongtao's view, this incident is a good thing for him, and it can prove his weight and value in the Dongzhu Party.

Even, you can regard this matter as a thick qualification of your own, and then your status in the Dongzhu Party will inevitably rise sharply, and you can even continue to climb up.

In another ten or twenty years, it is possible to compete for the leader of the Dongzhu Party!

When the time comes, he will at least be able to enter the cabinet and be a cabinet elder!

As for the sons, he had seven sons, and the death of one was nothing.

Even if they are all dead, there will be a few concubines and regeneration.

And he also learned from the mouths of several guards that what kind of ceremony was going to be held in the palace today, and even the food for the prisoners in the edict was better.

At least it's a bit of a meat star.

With his acumen in politics for many years, Tong Hongtao immediately realized that this ceremony of sacrificing to heaven was a rare opportunity for the eunuch party headed by Enhai, and maybe he would abolish the emperor and establish another one today!

Thinking of the little emperor's dejected appearance, and the tragic end that he was likely to be assassinated and killed, Tong Hongtao couldn't help but feel happy.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the gate of the Imperial Prison suddenly open, and then a group of Jinyi guards wearing flying fish suits quickly entered the Imperial Prison, led by several men in unicorn suits, who seemed to be dragging even more than Jinyi Guards.

After these people came, they immediately replaced all the original brocade guards in this prison, and there was a sense of slaughter.

Why did the edict suddenly change guards?

Could it really be that the emperor has changed!?

Tong Hongtao's heart was full of excitement, and he was about to ask the new guard, when he heard a chaotic footsteps, and a steady stream of people began to enter the prison!

There are a lot of people, obviously something major has happened in the palace, maybe they want to kill the last few Qingliu and lonely ministers who support the emperor, and send them all to the edict.

Pei Zhong, that fool, may also be among them......

In this way, Xu Wen and Xu Ge can also take this opportunity to make a deal with Enhai, the leader of the eunuch party, maybe today, he, the right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, can be released and reinstated.

I can't say it, I have to let those officials who are good friends of the Dongzhu Party set up a table of flowers and wine in Hongqing Building tonight to wash the dust for him, Tong Hongtao Tong.

At that time, no matter what, I will invite Xu Ge Lao to the table......

Tong Hongtao was thinking about it, when he saw that the group of prisoners who had just been imprisoned had already walked up to him, and they were going to the prison.

Seeing the person in front, he couldn't help but widen his eyes suddenly, then rubbed his eyes vigorously, and then looked at the other party's appearance carefully.

Xu ...... Xu Ge Lao!? ”

The first person had a gray beard, wore a white coarse cloth prison robe, wore shackles around his neck, and shackles on his feet, and was carried by two brocade guards, one left and one right, and walked towards the prison.

And behind Xu Wen, it was Cui Zhencui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, who was crying with a sad face at this time, like a mourning exam, and was almost dragged forward by the brocade guards around him.

Immediately afterwards, another heavyweight came up, it was Sun Weisun, a member of the Cabinet University and known as the leader in literature.

Later, there is Cai Huazhang Cai, who is the country's priest and wine, known as the peach and plum all over the world, and was born in the Longhu Cai family.

followed by all of them from the Dongzhu Party.

From the people in important positions at the beginning, to the ordinary officials at the back, all the way through, there are hundreds of people!

"Old Xu Ge! Cui-sama! This...... What the hell is going on!? Tong Hongtao shouted loudly to the people of the Dongzhu Party in the cell.

It's just that those officials of the Dongzhu Party turned their heads and wanted to talk to him, but they were immediately pushed by the Jinyi guards beside them, and they immediately smiled bitterly and didn't dare to say anything.

The shock in Tong Hongtao's heart was indescribable, and his thoughts raced, and he quickly thought about what was going on.

Even Xu Wen, a big tree, was sent to the edict prison, and almost all the officials of the entire Dongzhu Party came, and it can be said that they were all wiped out!

What is the situation above the court?

Could it be that the Eunuch Party and the Hou Party joined forces to trap the Dongzhu Party?

It's just that if Enhai and Empress Dowager Dong do this, they are not afraid of the retaliation of these families with nine surnames and ten families in the world?

Or is this that Enhai wants to use power and deliberately knock the Dongzhu Party? It's just that this can't be called a beating at all, it's simply a situation where the fish is dead and the net is broken......

Empress Dowager Dong dared to do this, obviously she had nothing to do with Mrs. Dong, so did Xuanwu Jie make an army?

Tong Hongtao only felt a mess in his mind, and was thinking about it, when he heard another sound of footsteps, and then saw that after a group of officials of the Dongzhu Party, a new batch of officials wore shackles and leg irons, and walked in under the escort of Jinyiwei.

The leader is the leader of the post-party, the cabinet scholar, and the Taifu Zhang Chongyang!

Behind Zhang Chongyang, there were all post-party officials, all of whom were depressed at this time, like mourning and taking a test, and were escorted to the prison by Jinyi Guard.

The entire post-party was also wiped out!

Tong Hongtao couldn't believe his eyes.

Is Eunhae crazy?

actually sent all the officials of the Dongzhu Party and the Hou Party to prison!

In this way, he is not afraid that there will be a complete imbalance in the court, causing a backlash from the nine surnames and the ten clans and the Xuanwu army?

At that time, it will be the time when the various feudal towns will compete in the Central Plains, and the world will be completely in chaos!

Could it be that Eunhae wants to be the emperor himself!?

Tong Hongtao had many thoughts in his heart, but it was still difficult to understand why the eunuch party dared to risk the world's condemnation and send all the officials of the Dongzhu Party and the Hou Party to prison.

And it's all in prison!

You must know that the so-called Dongzhu Party and the Hou Party, these people in the court are just the tip of the iceberg, and the families of the nine surnames and ten clans represented behind them, as well as the Xuanwu Festival envoys and the interests of the clan, are their real strength.

Doing so will only provoke a violent backlash and completely upset the delicate balance between the various forces......

Tong Hongtao was thinking about it, when he heard another sound of footsteps with shackles, and the heavy collision sound of heavy flails.

A new group of prisoners came towards him.

The first person is Enhai's favorite godgrandson, the leader of the eunuch party's young Zhuang faction, and Zheng Haoran, the commander of the Jinyi Guard!

Later, he was one of the core figures of the eunuch party, Lai Youguang, the secretary of the criminal department.

Behind are several eunuchs who follow the hall of the celebrant eunuch, as well as the palm print eunuchs of the twelve eunuchs in the palace, all of whom are powerful figures within the eunuch party.

Then there are all the civil and military officials above the court who belong to the eunuch party, and there are not a few of Enhai's godsons and grandsons.

The number of these officials is more than that of the Dongzhu Party and the Later Party in the front, and judging by their appearance, they are even more miserable.

Many eunuchs were weeping bitterly, as if they were dead their own father.

Those officials were even more unbearable, and even walked as if they had no strength, and their legs were weak.

When the last official walked over, Tong Hongtao sat directly on the ground.

At this point, the officials of the Eunuch Party, the Dongzhu Party, and the Hou Party were all wiped out and arrested in the prison of this edict.

Isn't this court empty?

What's going on?

What happened to Eunhae, the leader of the eunuch party?

Could it be that Eunhae has lost his mind and gone crazy? No, no, even if Eunhae is really crazy, it is impossible to arrest all the members of the eunuch party, this is almost a ......

If it wasn't Eunhae, who would it be?

Don't......

Tong Hongtao suddenly thought of a possibility, and couldn't help but tremble all over, and his cold hair stood on end.

Just when Tong Hongtao was frightened by his speculation, in a cell deep in the prison, Xu Wenzheng and seven or eight officials of the Dongzhu Party were huddled together, sitting calmly on the straw.

Originally, the design of this prison was one cell for each prisoner.

It's just that there are too many prisoners sent to the prison this time, and everyone can only squeeze into the Chase Shop.

It's just that Xu Wen didn't look anxious at all at this time, but was calm and relaxed, as if he was not in a prison, but a brocade couch in his own house.

Sun Wei, a bachelor on the side, hurriedly said anxiously:

"Elder Xu Ge, the matter has come to this point, what should I do, you should say something."

What happened today was really beyond their imagination, and now everyone was sent to prison, and these high-ranking officials of the Dongzhu Party were all panicked.

Looking at the appearance of the emperor, it seems that he has endured for many years and once gained power, he is about to become a tyrant.

Thinking of this, Sun Wei couldn't help but add another sentence:

"Elder Ge, don't forget the rebellion of Emperor Ling!"

The original Emperor Ling was mediocre and brutal, and many of the courtiers above the court were killed by the living rod in the court just because that sentence was wrong.

Even Emperor Ling himself once personally cut off the head of a historian in court.

Xu Wen finally opened his eyes slightly at this time, and said lightly:

"Don't worry, the emperor just wants to give us a warning, if you want to run the government, just the governance of the capital, without us, it will be difficult to move an inch, out of the capital to the locality, without the cooperation of the wealthy family, how to govern?"

"The emperor has been wronged for a few years, and he should lose his temper and make trouble, and after a few days, he will naturally put us back, and even that Pei Zhong will go to intercede with us."

"Don't panic, don't panic, staying in this edict for a few days can be regarded as hiding and relaxing."

As he spoke, Xu Wen closed his eyes again.

Hearing this, the surrounding Dongzhu Party officials seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, and hurriedly praised Xu Wen's calmness and calmness, calmed down, and also thought that the emperor could not do anything to them.

In fact, it is true that it is impossible for the emperor to sit alone.

Moreover, the wealthy families behind these Dongzhu Party officials are the backbone of the world!

……

At the same time, in the chamber of the celebrant eunuch, Pei Zhong finished saluting the emperor and immediately said solemnly:

"Your Majesty, these officials of the Dongzhu Party and the Hou Party must not be killed!"

(End of chapter)