Ning Caichen picked up a copy of the fold from the table and handed it to him, saying: "The cavalry of the Mongol, Qing, and Tadan countries are still ravaging our territory, plundering money and people, and they are also eyeing our territory, and they will forcibly occupy cities and towns at any time. Compatriots are struggling under the iron cavalry, the frontier is trembling under the power of the enemy, how can I be the emperor, how can we build a country?"

Cao Huachun said, "What do you mean?"

"Cripple all the jackals, tigers and leopards, and after they are killed, then establish my empire with peace of mind. Ning Caichen opened his mouth and said: "The Zhejiang army is resting, and it will be able to recover its combat strength and support the frontier in a few days." ”

Although Cao Huachun was a little disappointed in his heart, he didn't dare to show a look that was slightly contrary to Ning Caichen in this kind of big event, nodded and said: "As long as my Zhejiang soldiers arrive, those invading troops from other countries will definitely be ambushed." ”

"How much strength does the eunuch still have?" Ning Caichen didn't talk about this topic anymore, and instead said.

Cao Huachun's eyes lit up, and he said sadly: "Originally, among the Beijing divisions, there were 70,000 subordinates under the eunuchs, and about 30,000 regular troops. And since Wei Zhongxian was beheaded by Zhu Hong's troops, the soldiers and horses under the eunuch's ownership were swallowed up in an instant, and now, they can also inquire about the news and check the wind and grass in the court. ”

Ning Caichen knew what he was thinking, but he wouldn't give him power, and said: "It's okay to check the wind and grass, you send someone to keep a close eye on the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Donglin Party, I think they should make a big move soon." ”

In fact, as Ning Caichen expected, in the early morning of the next day, all the officials in the court went on strike, whether they were loyal ministers or traitors, whether they were officials who missed their homeland or wanted to stand up again, under the control of a powerful force, all of them left their posts, and the entire court was suddenly paralyzed.

When Cao Huachun cautiously told Ning Caichen the news, a sneer appeared on the latter's face, and he urgently summoned Yang Shan, a cabinet scholar, to the palace to meet him.

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Donglin Party have united. After meeting Ning Caichen, Yang Shan's first sentence was the crux of the matter.

"What are they trying to do? "What do they want to do?" Ning Caichen sat on the dragon chair and said expressionlessly: "Now I have hundreds of thousands of troops in the Jingshi, and if I want to wipe them out, I only need to give an order. ”

Yang Shan shook his head and said, "These people have become accustomed to the mode of using politics to control the military during the Taiping period. They simply ignore these armies and want to bring you to your knees. You see, now that the hundred officials are on strike, the entire imperial court will stop functioning, and in less than two days, the Jingshi will be in chaos. ”

"Mess up?" Ning Caichen sneered and said, "I want to see, how messy, who dares to mess up!"

Yang Shan was silent for a moment, and then said, "What do you want me to do? Visit hundreds of officials and win over our officials?"

Ning Caichen shook his head and said, "Isn't that what those officials who have their hearts set on us? However, they did not think about it, and how could I be a person they could calculate? The Cabinet has decreed that all the officials who have not returned to their posts at noon today should be deposed from their official posts and put in prison, and their selfish side will be made public. ”

Yang Shan's body shook and said, "Won't it be too intense? If you continue like this, the world will really be in chaos." ”

Ning Caichen said indifferently: "Let your subordinates stay in important positions for a few days to maintain basic stability." I don't want you to be able to do everything well, as long as you make sure that the Jingshi is not chaotic.

After a few days, those officials who are in prison cells and are unwilling to eat prison for the rest of their lives will definitely surrender, and then they will be able to manipulate them at will.

In addition, the ministers of Wenjiang Pavilion were on their way to arrive at this time, and when they came, they took over the affairs of this court, and those who did not obey us were all killed to set an example. ”

Yang Shan sighed in his heart, and secretly said that those officials really died by themselves. Obviously, he took refuge at this time and could get a good reward, but he wanted to get involved with the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Donglin Party, and threatened Ning Caichen with a strike, and he was really kicked in the head by a donkey.

As Ning Caichen expressed his will, the Zhejiang army violently broke down countless doors, arrested hundreds of officials one after another, and escorted them all to the prison.

In the past, the prison that only held criminals and condemned prisoners suddenly became lively on this day, and there was a senior member of the third rank or higher in each cell, who usually talked about the outline in the court, but now they were crying in the prison and crying for their father and mother.

At the beginning, they dared to insult Ning Caichen for being cruel and shameless, and denounced his crimes. After a long time, in this dirty and messy prison, huddled in a room with more than a dozen men, not eating well, sleeping well, without light and future, as if separated from the whole world, they finally knew that they were afraid, except for some officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Donglin Party who were still clamoring, the rest of the people fell silent.

It didn't take long for the officials, who didn't know who had made the start, and the officials began to admit their mistakes, whispering pleas to the jailers, who usually didn't even look at them, to get the news of their sincere remorse out, at the very least, to the ears of some people.

But the words of the jailers made them staggered to the ground. The expression on his face that he wanted to cry but couldn't cry, but he couldn't express his emotions without tears, and the complexity of it made the jailers look breathtaking.

What the jailers said before was: "The ministers in the cabinet stabilized the situation a few days ago, and when the lords of the Wenjiang Pavilion came to Jingshi, the stagnant government immediately resumed its operation without the slightest sluggishness. In other words, the imperial court no longer needs your lords. ”

In the days after learning the news, the officials in the prison did not know how they had survived, but everyone including the Donglin Party and the Metropolitan Procuratorate had lost their energy, and they were listless all day long, sighing and sighing.

One day, the door of the prison was suddenly opened from the outside, and a middle-aged man in a crimson official robe walked into the prison.

The officials in the prison all know this person, whether it is a fourth-grade or fifth-grade official, but the official position has not been high, and he is completely at the end of the Jinluan Palace, and usually they will only look at him when they are scattered.

But looking at his current crimson official robe, everyone vaguely realized something in their hearts, and fell silent for a while. (To be continued.) )