Sword Xia of the Shu Mountains Chapter 30: Conflict between ruler and minister

Chang Lingyun didn't know anything about the incident of the resurrection of Xingtian, the **** of war. He still controls the internal power of the Ming Dynasty in the human world and began to implement and implement his constitutional monarchy. At this time, the Wanli Emperor has become more and more faint. Apart from alchemy, he is playing hide-and-seek with the palace maids and eunuchs in the imperial garden. He never asks about state affairs; although he looks more laid-back and more comfortable on the surface, his heart is full of It is very lonely, because he always thinks about a woman in his heart, and this woman is Wu Ruoyun. Since he asked Wu Ruoyun to take a walk in the imperial garden and took the opportunity to confess to her, Wu Ruoyun often hides from himself, which makes Wanli. The emperor felt very distressed in his heart. In order to talk for comfort, he reluctantly perfunctory his dissatisfaction in the depths of his heart. Whenever he thought of Wu Ruoyun's graceful figure like a fairy, he would look for some palace maids in the imperial garden. The concubines drank and had fun together to numb themselves. Although he is stunned, he understands the truth. Wu Ruoyun is the woman next to Chang Lingyun after all. Chang Lingyun has devoted himself to rectifying the Ming Dynasty. Negative influence, thus alienating himself Chang Lingyun and some of his other ministers. At that time, no one will do their best to protect his Ming Dynasty. If this scandal spreads to the people, the people will think he He was a foolish monarch who molested the wife of a minister; but there was nothing he could do. He was thinking about others, not to mention he had vowed in his heart that he would get this woman. At this time, Wu Ruoyun wished to marry Chang Lingyun sooner, so that she could make Emperor Wanli give up on her completely.

In the evening, Chang Lingyun, who spent a whole day working with the Donglin party members in the palace to implement the plan for the implementation of the constitutional monarchy, finally returned to his mansion in the capital given by Emperor Wanli; he had been living in the palace before , he moved here after the mansion given to him by Emperor Wanli was renovated. After returning home, the first thing I saw was Wu Ruoyun; I saw Wu Ruoyun standing at the gate of the mansion, with hope and expectation in his eyes, as if he had something to look for in his heart. Suddenly she walked up to Chang Lingyun and took his hands and said

"You're finally back!"

And Chang Lingyun has already seen Wu Ruoyun's mind at this moment

"Xiao Qi, is there something wrong with you?"

Wu Ruoyun nodded shyly and asked

"When will we get married?"

Chang Lingyun asked in doubt after listening to Wu Ruoyun's words

"Xiao Qi, why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

"Because....because..."

When Wu Ruoyun said this, he looked around and saw that many people were passing in front of Chang Lingyun's house, he approached Chang Lingyun and said softly

"There are many people here, let's go inside and talk"

Then, the two entered the house under the service of their servants. In the house, after people prepare the food and drink, and before the meal is about to start, Wu Ruoyun begins to tell the reason why she is eager to marry Chang Lingyun

"Brother Lingyun, we have said before that we will get married when the Ming Dynasty is prosperous. Now that the Ming Dynasty is already prosperous, can we ask the emperor to grant marriage and get married as soon as possible?"

Wu Ruoyun never told Chang Lingyun her true thoughts about getting married as soon as possible; Chang Lingyun smiled after listening to Wu Ruoyun's words

"Haha, I thought it was a big deal. It turned out to be for this, don't worry, the day of our marriage is coming soon; now the constitution and implementation plan of the constitutional monarchy, Gu Xiancheng and Xu Guangqi have already been After the drafting is completed, we will officially start implementing it tomorrow. After the constitutional monarchy is officially established, we will ask the emperor to confer marriage, and then leave the palace and officially retire.”

"How long until then?"

"Relax, soon"

After Chang Lingyun finished speaking, he took Wu Ruoyun's hand and looked at Wu Ruoyun's eyes seriously and said

"Xiao Qi, in fact, I also want to marry you soon. We have been together for so long, and we both have each other in our hearts. You are my never-before-seen wife, and my heart is always with Lingyun. My life belongs to you alone. But when I was leaving, my master told me to make the Ming Dynasty prosperous, so I had to complete the master's mission before I could feel at ease and care about the personal affairs of my children. Now I am a strong soldier. The country is rich and the people are strong, although it looks really good on the surface, but in fact the emperor is..."

Speaking of this, Chang Lingyun shook his head and let go of Wu Ruoyun's right hand with a deep sigh. And Wu Ruoyun had already seen clearly what Chang Lingyun was thinking. She looked at Chang Lingyun's eyes full of lamentation and helplessness and said to him

"Brother Lingyun, are you saying that today's emperors are lazy, dull, and unwilling to take care of the government carefully?"

After listening to Wu Ruoyun's words, Chang Lingyun quickly put on a satisfied smile and praised

"Xiao Qi, you are really smart, you know what I'm thinking as soon as you hear it"

Wu Ruoyun stood up with a smile at this time, then walked to the side with her back to Chang Lingyun who was sitting at the dining table and said

"Of course, I have been with you for a total of six years, how can you hide your thoughts from me; I know, you can't rest assured that after you and I leave, the government of Ming Dynasty will fall on the emperor. In his hands, according to the emperor's unwillingness to concentrate on governing the country and his obscenity and insolence, the country will surely fall into chaos again, and your efforts for the Ming Dynasty for so many years will be in vain."

Speaking of this, Wu Ruoyun turned to face Chang Lingyun, who was still sitting at the dining table and hadn't eaten. Chang Lingyun stood up at this time, stared into Wu Ruoyun's eyes seriously and said to her with a heavy expression

"That's right, that's what I'm worried about; the emperor is so lazy today, and there is no one to help me when I'm gone, if that's the case, all my years of hard work will be in vain; so a constitutional monarchy must be implemented to restrict the emperor's power, the imperial power will be emptied, and those who have the ability to govern the country will govern the country, and the emperor will rule but not govern; in this way, I will be able to keep the foundation for ten thousand years.”

After he finished speaking, he walked to Wu Ruoyun and looked at Wu Ruoyun's eyes affectionately, held her hands gently and said

"Xiao Qi, for the interests and future of Daming, I have to apologise to you and wait for me. After I implement the constitutional monarchy, I will definitely beg the emperor to marry you; then I will take you back to the fairyland to hide in the countryside and not come out. You believe me, there will be such a day"

In the face of Chang Lingyun's sincere feelings for herself, Wu Ruoyun has incomparable trust in her heart, but when she thinks of the last time Emperor Wanli took the opportunity to confess to her in the imperial garden thing, and I was very anxious. She suddenly turned around and withdrew the hands that Chang Lingyun had held. She didn't dare to look directly at Chang Lingyun's soulful eyes. Instead, there was a hint of embarrassment on her face. After seeing this, Chang Lingyun asked

"Xiao Qi, what's wrong with you? Your face looks a little wrong"

"Brother Lingyun, it's nothing"

After Wu Ruoyun finished speaking, he turned sideways and continued to say

"I can understand how you feel, but..."

"Just what?"

"It's just that I don't want to stay in the palace to teach the prince to study. Please ask the emperor tomorrow to ask the emperor to ask another teacher to help the prince"

Chang Lingyun was puzzled by Wu Ruoyun's request

"Why? Didn't you teach the prince to read well? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Wu Ruoyun didn't want to explain the doubts in Chang Lingyun's mind

"Don't ask so much, in short, you can make it clear to the emperor tomorrow"

Chang Lingyun saw that Wu Ruoyun refused to speak, so she did not force her to continue

"Okay, I'll just tell the emperor when I go to court tomorrow"

After finishing speaking, he gently supported Wu Ruoyun's two shoulders with his hands and slowly moved her body to his side and said

"Xiao Qi, you must wait for me patiently, we will get married immediately after I complete the mission of Master, you have to believe me"

After listening to Chang Lingyun's words, Wu Ruoyun looked into his eyes with affection, then nodded and said nothing

In the early morning of the next day, Chang Lingyun and the ministers who implemented the constitutional monarchy finally met the Wanli Emperor, who had been enjoying himself in the imperial garden and the harem, and had never been in the early dynasty, in the court hall. After not seeing him for so many years, the ministers in the court who had met with Emperor Wanli at the beginning almost did not recognize the appearance of Emperor Wanli now. Under the throne of Emperor Wanli, Chang Lingyun arched his arms and said respectfully to Emperor Wanli

"Your Majesty, the constitution of the constitutional monarchy has been drawn up. Once implemented, it will protect our foundation for the future of the Ming Dynasty. It can be implemented as long as the emperor issues an edict"

At this time, Minister Gu Xiancheng also bowed his arms respectfully and said to Emperor Wanli

"Your Majesty, the constitutional monarchy is the political experience of my Donglin party members over the years, and it is very suitable for the stable development of my Daming politics. Please ask the emperor to decide"

Nowadays Gu Xiancheng has become Chang Lingyun's first advisor, in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and Rites of the imperial court, and other members of the Donglin Party, such as Zuo Guangdou, Gao Panlong, Ye Xianggao, who have been trained by him, are all under the leadership of Chang Lingyun. Ling Yun held an important position among the executive officials of the constitutional monarchy. After listening to Gu Xiancheng's words, Emperor Wanli said

"Oh, since you have all drawn up the constitution of the constitutional monarchy, can you show me the memorial you have drawn up to see if the constitutional monarchy you have implemented is beneficial to my Daming regime"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

After Gu Xiancheng finished speaking, he presented the memorial to a constitutional monarchy that he and other ministers of the Donglin Party had drawn up together to an **** next to Emperor Wanli, who then presented the memorial to Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli carefully watched the regulations and bills drafted by Gu Xiancheng and others in the Constitutional Memorial for the Constitutional Monarchy. After reading those regulations and bills, he was very satisfied. Then chorus and said

"Wonderful, really wonderful!"

After he finished speaking, he happily walked down the throne to the side of the ministers and continued to say

"This constitutional monarchy is exactly what I want. Not only can I entrust the affairs of the country to those who have the ability to run the country, but I also don't have to worry about the autocratic phenomenon of the prime minister that happened in the past. The relatives of the country are fighting for power and they are worried that their throne will not be preserved. The power of appointment and removal and selection of cabinet ministers is handed over to the people of Daming and supervised by the people. You really put the people first; I also feel that it is very tiring to leave important matters to me alone. I have seen through the past dynasties to usurp the throne, so I also feel that the previous regime really needs to be changed. Mencius once put forward that "the people are the most important" , Sheji is second, and the ruler is light. "Then I, Da Ming, will also take Mencius' thought and will as the foundation of the country"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's words, Gu Xiancheng laughed and said happily

"Your Majesty is really my bright king, and it is my great blessing to be able to think for the rest of the world"

At this time, Chang Lingyun also said

"Your Majesty, the constitutional monarchy is very suitable for us in Ming Dynasty. I beg your Majesty to issue an edict soon, so that we can implement this plan"

After listening to Chang Lingyun's words, Emperor Wanli quickly returned to the throne and said with a smile

"Present, Precise"

After he finished speaking, he immediately picked up a writing brush and dipped in vermilion ink to approve the word "quasi-play" on the memorial; then he picked up the approved memorial and walked down the throne and handed it to Chang Lingyundao

"Chang Aiqing, don't live up to my trust and do your best to serve me in Ming Dynasty"

Chang Lingyun said after taking the memorial

"WeChen is willing to do the hard work of dogs and horses"

"Good, good"

After the early dynasty, Chang Lingyun and the Donglin party headed by Gu Xian, in accordance with the emperor's decree, discussed the implementation of the constitutional monarchy at the office in the palace before the official launch and implementation of the constitutional monarchy. In addition to those Donglin party members, Xu Guangqi and Matteo Ricci also participated in this discussion.

"The constitutional monarchy is about to be implemented. Now let's discuss and see what needs to be improved. Let's play and speak freely"

Chang Lingyun said this while sitting at the desk of his principal, Gu Xiancheng folded his hands and replied

"Returning to your lord, the key to implementing a constitutional monarchy is to completely change the previous system. The current six-part system should be abolished, and then a political system suitable for a constitutional monarchy should be established."

"Oh, yes? Tell us about the system you want for everyone to hear"

"Yes, my lord"

After Gu Xiancheng finished speaking, he followed Chang Lingyun's instructions and began to express the system he had in mind

"Constitutional monarchy is different from autocratic monarchy. It must completely break with autocratic monarchy and implement constitutional monarchy. I think a parliament should be established as the highest legislative organ of the country, and the emperor can only have the power of decree. If We have the right to reject the bad edict of the emperor, and separate the legislative, executive, and judicial powers to restrain each other to prevent eunuchs from dictating power.”

After listening to Gu Xiancheng's words, Gao Panlong began to express his opinions

"The eunuchs in the imperial court are a potential threat to the eunuch's dictatorship. Although the eunuchs and eunuchs were brutally suppressed by the Lord Shoufu during the Ming Dynasty, this phenomenon did not occur, but I already had the eunuch's dictatorship in the early Ming Dynasty. As a lesson from the past, in order to prevent it from happening in the future, I think it is necessary to abolish all the positions of the eunuchs in the east factory and the west factory, so that the eunuchs will no longer interfere in the political affairs.”

At this time, Ye Xianggao said

"That's right, the eunuchs misunderstood the country and brought disaster to the country and the people. Letting these eunuchs participate in the government will only make the country worse and worse. The eunuchs are only suitable for serving the emperor and not suitable for participating in the government at all"

"Good"

Zuo Guangdou also said at this time

“What we Donglin party members dislike most is the eunuchs’ meddling in government, and even more disgusting is that those royal relatives and some vassal kings oppress the common people. The privileges of those princes and ministers should be abolished.”

After listening to Zuo Guangdou's words, Gu Xiancheng said

"The purpose of the implementation of our constitutional monarchy is to abolish all systems related to the autocratic monarchy in the past and abolish the privileges of princes and ministers. This must be done, and the emperor also agrees with this approach"

And Chang Lingyun wanted to hear Xu Guangqi's opinion at this time, he glanced at Xu Guangqi who was sitting with Matteo Ricci and asked

"Mr. Xu, what do you think about their discussion just now?"

Xu Guangqi said after taking a sip of tea on the wooden table

"I don't dare to take a high opinion. I am a scientific man like Mr. Matteo Ricci, and I don't know anything about politics. Since Lord Shoufu asked me, I have no choice but to speak. I think that since a new political system is to be implemented , then the title of the official position should also be changed."

"Oh, is it? So what do you think should be changed?"

"I think the position of the chief assistant in the cabinet belongs to an authority in the old government system that assists the emperor. It is really not suitable as an official title in the reform of the new government system. In my opinion, it should be called the prime minister"

"Prime Minister? That's a good title"

After speaking, Chang Lingyun asked Gu Xiancheng again

"Mr. Gu, what do you think the title of Prime Minister is?"

Gu Xiancheng arched his arms and replied

"The prime minister is the first prime minister, equivalent to the prime minister in the past, and it is a fitting title as the supreme executive chief of our constitutional monarchy"

Seeing that Gu Xiancheng agreed with the title of Prime Minister, Chang Lingyun said with a smile

"Haha, since Mr. Gu agrees with this title, you should call me Prime Minister from today onwards"

As soon as Chang Lingyun finished speaking, all the people sitting in the seat arched their arms and shouted to Chang Lingyun respectfully

"See Your Excellency Prime Minister"

"No gift, no gift, no gift"

Chang Lingyun immediately raised his right arm politely to signal to the officials sitting down that they don't need to be more polite. After the gesture, he continued to say

"From today onwards, everyone will be united in the struggle to the end for the brilliant future of my Daming"

While others responded with him

"Strive to the end, struggle to the end, struggle to the end"

Ricci said at this time

"God, you Chinese people are so great, I must write the constitutional monarchy in my "China Zhaji", so that we Europeans also know what a constitutional monarchy is"

Emperor Wanli still enjoys leisurely enjoyment in the imperial garden after the early dynasty, compared with Song Huizong, the emperor of the subjugated state of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, it is really better. Although Song Huizong and Li Yu were stupid, they were proficient in calligraphy and poetry, but Emperor Wanli knew nothing, and had no ambitions and goals other than governing the country. The days of being drunk and dreaming of death, but the inner world is empty. The reason why he supports the constitutional monarchy is not for the sake of the common people in the world, but for his own self-interest, because in this way, he can never manage those government affairs that cause him headaches and troubles, and he can wholeheartedly enjoy himself in the palace. While he was listening to the ladies dancing and singing in the imperial garden, a **** suddenly interrupted his Yaxing

"Your Majesty, the Chief Minister of the Cabinet asks to see you"

When Emperor Wanli heard that Chang Lingyun was coming to him, he ordered all the maids who performed singing and dancing to retreat and wait for Chang Lingyun's arrival; after a while, Chang Lingyun came to the imperial garden, he arched Arms respectfully bowed and salute for Emperor Wanli

"Chen, Chang Lingyun meets the emperor

"Chang Aiqing is free of gifts"

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

After Chang Lingyun finished the ceremony, Emperor Wanli asked

"Chang Aiqing, why did you come to the Imperial Garden to find me?"

Chang Lingyun arched his arms and answered

"I have something important to report to the emperor"

"Oh, what's the big deal, let me hear it"

"Returning to the emperor is about the reform of the constitutional monarchy. I discussed with the Donglin party members before and decided to abolish the six-ministerial system and change the six-ministerial system to a parliamentary system. but the title of the emperor remains unchanged, we still respect you, the emperor, as the head of a country, and still have the right to issue imperial decrees, and I am no longer the former chief minister of the cabinet, but the prime minister in charge of the parliamentary system.”

When the Wanli Emperor heard that he could no longer have to worry about the management of the court, he was very happy.

"Haha, this is great, as long as I can no longer manage those troublesome political affairs, and enjoy myself in the palace with peace of mind"

Speaking of this, Emperor Wanli suddenly became a little interested in the new title of Prime Minister

"Chang Aiqing, I don't quite understand the position of Prime Minister you just mentioned. Is this a new position in the constitutional monarchy?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the Prime Minister is the chief minister in charge of parliament and the implementation of state affairs. Although you are in charge of state affairs, you are the real head of state in my Ming Dynasty"

"Oh, I feel very new to hear this official position, but as long as you can serve Daming, you have nothing to report to me other than this"

"Back to the emperor, Wei Chen does have a private matter to report to the emperor"

"Oh, what's the matter? Let's hear it"

"My wife, Wu Ruoyun, is no longer willing to stay in the East Palace to teach the prince to study. Please ask the emperor to send another knowledgeable teacher to teach the prince"

After listening to Chang Lingyun's words, Emperor Wanli had already guessed why Wu Ruoyun didn't want to teach the prince to read again. In order to see if Chang Lingyun could see the clue, he asked tentatively

"Oh, did she tell you why she didn't want to teach the prince to read?"

"I don't have that. Wei Chen asked yesterday, but she didn't say anything"

"It seems that it must be because the prince is too stubborn, so he has no patience to teach the prince any more"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Wanli's heart sank to the bottom. Since Wu Ruoyun so deliberately wanted to avoid himself, instead of worrying about this woman who he wanted but couldn't get, it would be better to put this fundamental It is impossible to completely give up the woman who belongs to him, and at least there is no trouble in his heart; he sighed deeply and said in a low tone

"Hey, if that's the case, then I will send another gentleman to teach the prince, but who should I send?"

When Emperor Wanli was at a loss, Xu Guangqi suddenly appeared in the imperial garden at this time, standing behind Chang Lingyun and shouted loudly

"Your Majesty, let the old man be in charge of teaching the Prince to read"

Chang Lingyun looked back at this time, and saw that Xu Guangqi was walking straight towards Chang Lingyun and Emperor Wanli, and when he got close to them, he quickly cupped his hands and salutes Emperor Wanli

"Wei Chen sees the emperor"

"Free Gift"

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

"May I ask why Xu Aiqing came to look for me in this imperial garden?"

At this time, Xu Guangqi immediately explained his intention at this time

"Back to the emperor, Wei Chen came to look for the Prime Minister. I heard that the Prime Minister came to the Royal Garden to look for the Emperor, so the minister came over. I heard the conversation between the Emperor and the Prime Minister inadvertently just now, which is very unreasonable. I also hope that the emperor will forgive his sins"

After listening to Xu Guangqi's words, Emperor Wanli said politely with a smile on his face

"Haha, I forgive you for not guilty. You just said that you are willing to teach the prince to read, but I am still worried that I can't find anyone, so I would like to thank you. You just said that you are here to find Chang Aiqing, you What do you want him to do?"

"Back to the emperor, it was Master Gu who asked me to come to the Prime Minister"

After listening to Xu Guangqi's words, Chang Lingyun asked

"What's the matter with Mr. Gu looking for me in a hurry?"

Xu Guangqi replied

"Mr. Gu said that he wanted the Prime Minister to go to the Council Chamber to discuss the implementation of the constitutional monarchy with the ministers"

After hearing Xu Guangqi's words, Chang Lingyun hurriedly arched his arms and said to Emperor Wanli

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen retire"

"Okay, you go down"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Then, he and Xu Guangqi left the Imperial Garden in a hurry. In the parliamentary hall, Chang Lingyun, the Donglin party headed by Gu Xian and some more enlightened officials of the Ming Dynasty began to formally implement the constitutional monarchy. The ministers said

"My ministers, what we are going to implement now is an important political reform in the history of our dynasty. This reform is a historic breakthrough for our Ming Dynasty, and it is a great breakthrough for our Chinese Empire for thousands of years of feudalism. In terms of the autocratic system, it is a revolution in the system. This revolution will completely change the fate of the Ming Dynasty and the Chinese Empire. Once again, the Chinese nation is at the crossroads of destiny. One thing is the most meaningful thing that can completely change the fate of my Chinese Empire; after this reform is completed, you will be famous in history and will last forever. Our grandchildren will never forget you in the long river of history. this great feat accomplished in ”

A few months later, under the political leadership of Chang Lingyun and Donglin Party members headed by Gu Xian, the Ming Dynasty finally completed this great feat of constitutional monarchy. A parliament was formed, and the Senate and the House of Representatives were established. The Senate held the legislative power of the court, the House of Representatives held the judicial power of the court, and the prime minister held the executive power of the six departments of the court, establishing a perfect system with the separation of powers as the core , completely cut off the feudal autocracy that had existed for thousands of years. Under the implementation of the constitutional monarchy, the **** system was completely eliminated. Except for the Jinyiwei system, the Dongchang and Xichang systems were completely abolished. All eunuchs in the court who were in charge of political affairs were forcibly deprived of all positions and all privileges. The official position of the chief **** was reduced from the first rank to the fourth rank; except for the eunuch's privileges, all the privileges of the Zhu surnamed vassal kings outside the court were abolished. Except for part of the land and arable land reserved for his own use, the rest of the land was entrusted to the peasants. All the people's fat and the people's cream that the vassal king had collected from the people were also forced to return to the people by the new government. The bullies turned into ordinary landlords; for this act, all the people in Daming applauded. An ordinary peasant named Shao Erdan and an ordinary peasant named Zhang Mazi in Jiangsu were sitting together and talking like this

"Shao Erdan, have you divided your family?"

Shao Erdan replied

"Divided, divided, the court treats our people well now. Not only did they not send officers and soldiers to collect taxes in our house, but they also exempted corvée from corvée. In addition, they sent a cow to my family."

When Shao Erdan said this, his heart was full of joy, and after he finished speaking, he asked Zhang Mazi

"Zhang Mazi, have you divided your family?"

Zhang Mazi narrowed his eyes and replied excitedly

"Our family is also divided, and the officers and soldiers also sent some silver taels of living allowance to our family to buy feed for our water buffalo"

"Oh, is that true? I didn't expect some officers and soldiers of the imperial court to suddenly become so good, taking care of our poor people so much"

"That is, the officers and soldiers of the past, they only know how to oppress us poor people, so that we can't even eat enough to eat, rob us of food, and collect taxes indiscriminately. Ever since Lord Chang took office, these The phenomenon has changed; now, since the imperial court has changed to a new political system, it has become better and better, and we ordinary people will have a good life in the future.”

"Yes, Mr. Chang is really the savior of our common people"

"That's right, that's right, he's the savior of our people"

In Zhejiang, the idea of ​​democracy brought by the constitutional monarchy has penetrated into the hearts of the people of the Ming Dynasty. The Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats headed by the Donglin Party widely publicized the idea of ​​human rights in order to cater to the constitutional monarchy, which made the people of the Ming Dynasty. The common people began to believe in the objective existence of human rights thought; however, this practice made the princes and ministers who still supported the abolition of feudal autocracy to express dissatisfaction and opposition; Among them, the eunuchs headed by the Wei Dynasty who were removed from all positions and the eunuchs who were removed from all positions headed by Shanxi Jin King Zhu Minchun were the most troubled, and their attitude was extremely firm; After being unable to interfere in the state affairs and canceling all the privileges of the vassal kings, the eunuchs and vassal kings began to work together to reach an agreement, planning to launch a palace coup, in an attempt to oppose the implementation of the constitutional monarchy headed by Chang Lingyun and Gu Xian. official rule over the court.

Just a few months later, in the middle of the night, Wei Chao led a group of eunuchs and eunuchs who were also deprived of their official positions, and Zhu Minchun led by the disenfranchised vassals to bribe the guards inside the court. The troops broke into the palace of Emperor Wanli. At this time, Zhengxiang, who was sleeping in the palace of Emperor Wanli, was suddenly awakened by someone who pushed open the door and rushed into the palace wearing a steel cap and armor. Zhu Minchun brought a group of guards around him, also wearing armor. Together they walked to the bed where Emperor Wanli was lying, and knelt down without saying a word; while Emperor Wanli was looking at him in shock at this moment, he immediately broke out in cold sweat, and said nervously

"You...what do you want to...do?"

Zhu Minchun cupped her hands and answered at this time

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen has no intention of conspiracy, just want to eradicate some traitors around you for the Emperor"

At this time, Wei Chao walked over from behind Zhu Minchun. He looked gloomily at Emperor Wanli lying on the bed, with a faint smile on his face, just like the face of a traitor

"Your Majesty, Chang Lingyun, a big traitor, changed the imperial court system without authorization, which caused complaints from all over the court, so the ministers joined forces with the King of Jin to ask Chang Lingyun to return the imperial government to the emperor, and ordered him to restore the imperial government system"

At this time, Emperor Wanli had just calmed down from his previous nervousness. He got out of bed and stood up slowly, yelling loudly

"It is my will to reform the imperial government and implement a constitutional monarchy. Do you even want to oppose me?"

At this time, Wei Chao immediately knelt down, raised his head and arched his hands to say to Emperor Wanli

"Your Majesty, please calm your anger, we are doing this entirely for the sake of the Emperor. Now Chang Lingyun, a traitor, is in control of the country, and you will not be allowed to participate in the government, the Emperor. He is going to rebel."

"You are all nonsense. After Chang Aiqing, a famous general in Ming Dynasty, Chang Yuchun, was loyal to the imperial court. How could he possibly rebel. Since the implementation of the constitutional monarchy in Ming Dynasty, the people have lived and worked in peace and contentment, and their quality of life has been improving day by day. Clap your hands and praise, but you slander him as a traitor because he ordered the deprivation of your privileges and positions, what is your motive?"

After Zhu Minchun and Wei Chao heard the words of Emperor Wanli, they felt that they were wrong and decided to stop talking with Emperor Wanli

"Your Majesty, don't be obsessed anymore, since you can't understand Wei Chen's good intentions, then Wei Chen has no choice but to do it"

After Zhu Minchun finished speaking, he stood up and waved his hand, and the two soldiers beside him immediately controlled the Wanli Emperor. And Wei Chao said to the two soldiers at this time

"Hurry up and serve the emperor's dressing"

"Yes"

At this time, Chang Lingyun had long expected that they would do this. Long before Zhu Minchun and Wei Chao attempted to launch a coup, Haining, the commander of Jinyiwei, told Chang Lingyun about the situation, and Chang Lingyun He deliberately asked Haining to leave a part of the Imperial Guard in the imperial court for Zhu Minchun and Wei Chao to catch them trying to stage a coup and see what tricks they were playing. The Imperial Guards had long since become the undercover agents sent by Chang Lingyun.

After Emperor Wanli put on his court clothes, he was forcibly taken out of the palace by Zhu Minchun and Wei Chao, and then Zhu Minchun personally led a horse for Emperor Wanli and said

"Your Majesty, please"

In desperation, the Wanli Emperor, who lost his freedom, could only be at the mercy of Zhu Minchun and set foot on a horse. After Emperor Wanli mounted his horse, Wei Chao sat on the horse and shouted

"Getting Started"

Then, Emperor Wanli followed the guards led by Zhu Minchun to the direction of the council hall; when he walked to the door of the council hall, Zhu Minchun found that the door of the council hall was closed, but inside The lights were bright, and Zhu Minchun immediately realized that Chang Lingyun must be there, so he ordered the Guards to surround the Council Hall in an attempt to prevent Chang Lingyun and others from escaping from the back door of the Council Hall; After that, the leader of the Praetorian Guard immediately ran to Zhu Minchun to report

"Report to King Jin, the council hall has been surrounded by groups"

After listening to the report of the leader of the Guards, Zhu Minchun said lightly

"Well done"

At this time, King Lu, one of the kings who participated in the coup, asked

"Brother, let's just let the Guards shoot arrows to kill Chang Lingyun"

Zhu Minchun immediately waved his hand and denied this practice

"No, no, no, Chang Lingyun is a disciple of the Shushan Sect in the Immortal Realm, and it is not so easy to deal with"

"What should I do then?"

"Don't worry, let's go and see"

After he finished speaking, he shouted outside the council hall

"The traitor Chang Lingyun, you have been surrounded by my subordinates. If you are not ready to capture, how long will you wait?"

After a while, a voice came from Chang Lingyun's mouth from the council hall

"His Royal Highness King Jin is in such a hurry to come to me so late, what is the urgent matter? Why don't we talk about it slowly after we come in"

After hearing this sentence, Zhu Minchun heard a hint of compromise and timidity from Chang Lingyun's tone, but did not realize that this was actually Chang Lingyun's intention

"Well, I forgive you and don't dare to play tricks"

As a result, he and the Wei Dynasty took the Wanli Emperor hostage with several Guardsmen and rudely broke into the Council Hall. After entering the parliamentary hall, Zhu Minchun unexpectedly found that there was only Chang Lingyun in the parliamentary hall

"Why are you the only one in this council hall, those traitors of the Donglin Party"

Zhu Minchun asked in a loud roar, while Chang Lingyun answered very calmly

"That's right, I'm the only one. Master Gu and the others didn't stay here because they had something important to do"

"Where did they go, tell me?"

"I don't know about this, and even if I did, I wouldn't tell you rebels. Today's Ming Dynasty is prospering under my constitutional monarchy, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. They applaud the governance of the imperial court. And you group of rebels launched this senseless coup because they were deprived of their official positions and their privileges were revoked, disregarding the people of the world, causing civil strife in the imperial court and endangering the world, what is your motive?"

After hearing this, Wei Chao said

"Presumptuous, you are already dying, and you dare to speak madly, slandering us as rebels. You arbitrarily changed the government of the country, disregarding the ancestral etiquette, abolishing the Four Books and Five Classics, promoting Western sorcery, and reforming the imperial examination for me Daming students go to learn barbarian culture, they should be punished for their crimes. And now, you use your strange political system to make up the emperor's power, make the emperor a puppet, and try to usurp the throne, what is your motive?"

After listening to Wei Chao's words, Chang Lingyun roared angrily

"You **** eunuch, only worthy of serving the emperor, not worthy of discussing national affairs"

Often Lingyun's scolding makes Wei Chao's lungs burst with anger. He reluctantly points at Chang Lingyun but can't say a word

"You...you..."

However, Chang Lingyun didn't want to give him any leeway at all, and continued to scold

"You **** eunuch, you only know how to defend your own interests here with the help of King Jin's majesty. You don't have the right to speak here, just get out of here for me"

At this time, Wei Chao couldn't breathe at Chang Lingyun's scolding. He hid behind Zhu Minchun in an embarrassing manner, and had no face to point fingers in front of Zhu Minchun. And Zhu Minchun said at this time

"Chang Lingyun, you still have such a great momentum to reprimand a **** when you are about to die, which is really admirable, admirable. But after tonight, you will never see tomorrow's sun again; but Before you die, you have to do one thing for me"

After listening to Zhu Minchun's words, Chang Lingyun asked with a smile

"Oh, is it? What is it?"

Zhu Minchun replied viciously

"It is to write a decree ordering the abolition of the constitutional monarchy, allowing the emperor to regain real power, and then commit suicide"

After listening to Zhu Minchun's words, Chang Lingyun continued to say with a smile

"I'm afraid this is very difficult to do, because apart from me, the members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are not here, so it is difficult to order"

"Don't give me this set, you have no choice now, you have to write today even if you don't write, because I have brought the emperor; after you write it, I will let the emperor go down The imperial edict will restore the system of the imperial court and grant you the death penalty, I will make you a sinner through the ages, and make you faceless to your ancestors after death, hahaha"

Zhu Minchun smiled proudly after finishing speaking, naively thinking that half of his plan had been realized in his mind. However, Chang Lingyun said with a sneer in disapproval

"Hahaha, His Royal Highness King Jin, your tactics are really brilliant. You are holding the emperor hostage. He has to do whatever you ask him to do. If the emperor doesn't want to restore the old system of the imperial court, do you still want to kill him, and then When you become the emperor yourself and restore the old system"

After hearing Chang Lingyun's words, Zhu Minchun's heart immediately became nervous, because these words really went to his heart; he said hesitantly with a very guilty conscience

"You, you, you, you, you nonsense, you... don't spit blood"

Chang Lingyun sneered twice, then continued to say

"His Royal Highness King Jin, your move is not bad, but it's a pity that I'm one move higher than you. Now, your treasonous intentions have long been revealed, and now the evidence is conclusive"

After finishing speaking, Chang Lingyun's tone suddenly became serious, he shouted an order

"Take this group of rebels to me"

As soon as the voice fell, the dozen or so guards brought by Zhu Minchun all turned their spears and drew their swords to hold Zhu Minchun, Wei Chao and several other vassal kings who participated in the coup as well as eunuchs and eunuchs. At this moment, Haining took the Donglin party members led by Gu Xian into the council hall. After seeing the Wanli Emperor, they all knelt down and said in unison

"Your Majesty, my minister is late to rescue him, and I hope you forgive me"

At this time, Emperor Wanli said weakly

"You all get up"

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

At this moment, Chang Lingyun also knelt down and said to Emperor Wanli

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen had no choice but to do it in order to grasp the evidence that the King of Jin and the Wei Dynasty attempted to rebel, which shocked the Emperor and hoped that the Emperor would forgive his sins"

"Okay, get up too, I'm tired today and want to go back to the bedroom to rest. These people will temporarily put them in jail, and I'll try again when I wake up tomorrow"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

After Chang Lingyun finished speaking, he stood up and ordered Haining, the commander of the Imperial Guards

"Haining, you put all these people in jail, and tomorrow morning, wait for the emperor's decision"

"Yes, my lord"

After Haining finished speaking, he ordered the leader of the Guards

"You tied all these people to me and put them in jail"

"Yes"

After a while, Zhu Minchun, Wei Chao, and all the eunuchs and eunuchs who participated in the coup, as well as the vassal kings, were all **** with five flowers and were soon taken to prison by the Praetorian Guards