Within these two days, the Wei Party and the Zhejiang Party completely controlled the Imperial Palace.

Wei Zhongxian temporarily acted as the eunuch of ceremonies, and presided over the funeral of the emperor together with the Ministry of Rites.

In addition, Wang Lun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Yang Xiao, and his henchmen were thrown into prison on charges of murdering the emperor.

The red pill was offered by Wang Lun, and after an autopsy by the imperial doctor, it was confirmed that the red pill was the cause of the death of the first emperor.

But all the Donglin Party members who participated in this case were arrested, thrown into prison, and sentenced to death with their relatives and friends.

Yang Lian, Zhao Nanxing and others were powerless to return to heaven, so they could only confine the mansion, for fear of getting into trouble and being implicated.

Their forces are not in the Beijing Division, and as for those generals who hold military power, once they leave the garrison without a summoning order, they are guilty of complicity and rebellion, and at this juncture, no one dares to risk the condemnation of the world.

Moreover, Wei Zhongxian has always been generous to the generals in the army, and he is widely popular, and he is not much better than the Donglin Party.

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In the final analysis, the sword and the soldier are kings, the Donglin Party is in the hands of the merchants and the nobles, and Wei Zhongxian is in the hands of the soldiers.

Three days later, Zhu Youjiao, with the support of the Wei Party and the Zhejiang Party, finally ascended the throne with the year name Apocalypse.

Since then, Wei Zhongxian has completely taken charge of the court, the Zhejiang Party and the Wei Party share the world, and the Donglin Party has also ushered in the darkest and bloodiest period.

The apocalypse was on the throne, Wei Zhongxian was appointed as the chief eunuch of the ceremony, and his henchmen came to the throne one after another, and the six departments changed blood, and only Yang Lian was still struggling to support him, preserving the last trace of vitality of the Donglin Party.

And Zhang Zheng, naturally, played the executioner in this bloody killing, he personally led the capture of a large number of martial arts people and scholars, and was scolded as a lackey by countless people, and the ferocity shook the rivers and lakes again.

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The Jinyi Guard prison has a floor made of hard marble, but it is a strange brown color, because it is soaked in blood, and over time, it has become like this.

Surrounded by cells made of fine iron, there was a brocade guard on duty every three steps, and candles were placed seven steps away, and the flickering light of the fire seemed so fragile in this dim cell, it seemed that it would be extinguished in the next second, and the rich smell of blood lingered in the air, and every time you took a breath, it would make people sick to their stomachs.

As far as the eye could see, not a single one of the hundreds of cells was empty, and the terrible wails came one after another, and the tragic situation was unimaginable.

In the Jinyi Guard prison, no one has ever been able to stand up and get out.

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Zhang Zheng was sitting in the innermost corner of the prison, holding a pot of hot tea in his hand, his eyes slightly closed, deaf to the hellish scene around him, two general flags standing behind him, one holding a saber in his hand and the other holding a cloak in his hand.

"Lord Qiyu, Wang Lun still refuses to speak, but he bites to death and doesn't know. ”

A strong man with a meaty face came out of the torture room and came to him respectfully.

He is a master of torture in Jinyiwei, I don't know how many people's mouths have been pried open, in terms of means, he is the first in Jinyiwei.

It's just that he never thought that Wang Lun, a pampered literati, would be able to hold up under him, and Zhang Zheng was also a little surprised, and unconsciously looked up to Wang Lun.

"It seems that these people still have a bit of backbone. Zhang Zheng opened his eyes and said coldly, "Take me to see him." ”

"Obey the order", the strong man did not dare to disobey the order, and hurriedly went to open the door of the torture room on the side.

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At this time, Wang Lun no longer had the vigor he once had, he was almost out of shape, his whole body was covered with scars, his hair was scattered, and he was dying.

"Lord Wang, don't come unharmed. Zhang Zheng untied the chains on his hands and feet for him, and then asked people to put Wang Lun on the chair.

"Hmph, you dog thief, if you want to kill, you will kill, this official will not give in to your Wei eunuchs. Wang Lun raised his head and saw his face, and scolded intermittently.

Zhang Zheng was not angry, and found a stool to sit down.

"Lord Wang is iron-clad, it's a pity to die like this. ”

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Wang Lun looked vigilant: "You dog thief, don't use rhetoric. ”

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He chuckled, and then said, "As long as Lord Wang tells the mastermind behind it, this official can spare Lord Wang, how about it?"

"Phew" Wang Lun chirped, wanting to struggle and pounce, but was kicked to the ground by the man behind him.

"I won't let you go, thief. He was still struggling and cursing.

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"In that case, my own official has no choice but to be sorry for my lordship. Zhang Zheng pretended to sigh, and then pulled out the embroidered spring knife of the Jinyi guard on the side, and the cold blade cut straight down, and in the next second, a big head fell to the ground, and blood flowed everywhere along the corpse.

Killing Wang Lun, he said to the people around him: "The sinner Wang Lun, who attacked the envoy of Beizhen, attempted to escape, and was beheaded. ”

This is his current power, even if it is six Shangshu, as long as it falls into his hands, he can be killed for any reason.

The Jinyi guards here are all human spirits, and they don't understand anything, so after they came down, two of them dragged Wang Lun's body out.

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As soon as Wang Lun died, Zhang Zheng naturally had no need to stay, everything that could be caught had already been caught, and the rest could not be caught.

He didn't want to do too much, so secretly, he still left a little vitality for the Donglin Party and did not completely uproot their power in the capital.

The matter of unloading the mill and killing the donkey is a precedent.

Keeping a little manpower to find trouble with Wei Zhongxian, only in this way can he stabilize his position.

If the Donglin Party is completely eliminated, Wei Zhongxian will start to eradicate the inside, and he still needs to rely on the Wei Party now, and these remaining Donglin Party members are bargaining chips.

This time, all of Wei Zhongxian's henchmen were promoted, only he and Xu Xianchun did not change at all, Zhang Zheng knew that Wei Zhongxian had become wary of his brothers.

Unbeknownst to him, there were two thousand households in Jinyiwei, who were from Dongchang, which made Zhang Zheng very unhappy, so he decided to give Wei Zhongxian a warning.

The next day, the news of Wang Lun's tragic death in Jinyiwei's prison spread far and wide, and in a short period of time, it spread throughout the entire Jingshi, although it was killed by Jinyiwei, but this account fell on Wei Zhongxian's head, which means that Wei Zhongxian has to carry a black pot in vain.

As for Zhang Zheng, he was preparing for another thing.

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"Second brother, according to the report from the spies, there are a large group of martial arts masters gathered in Cuiwei Building outside the city, and their target seems to be you. ”

Shen Lian took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it over, and it was the news from the spies.

He was not surprised at all, people in the martial arts lived just to save face, Jinyiwei killed so many people, these martial arts sects are not muddy, naturally they will not swallow this breath, sooner or later they will come to the door, but I didn't expect it to come so soon.

"Who are they?"

Shen Lian said: "There are Kongtong, Huashan, Emei, Shaolin, Caobang, Jiangnan Green Forest. ”

"These are all brought by the head of the sect, and there are many small sects and factions that want to take advantage of the fire, although there are not many masters, but they should not be underestimated. After finishing speaking, Shen Lian's face had changed slightly, and he was faintly worried.

Zhang Zheng's face was the same as before, and he was not a little flustered, obviously not taking these sects into account.

"Third child, you pick five hundred elites tomorrow, and I'm going to meet them in Cuiwei Building. ”

Shen Lian nodded.

"Over the years, they thought that they had caught up with the Donglin Party, so they dared not to take Jinyiwei in their eyes, and it would not work like this. He paused, helplessly.