Sword Xia of the Shu Mountains Chapter 34: The action of Emperor Wanli

After Chang Lingyun left the palace and rushed to the disaster relief area in Luzhou, the government affairs of the imperial court were handled by Gu Xiancheng, the leader of the Donglin Party, and members of the Senate, which was in charge of state administration, and the House of Representatives, who was in charge of state justice. During his tenure as acting prime minister, Gu Xiancheng fulfilled his duties and strictly abided by the "Bill of Rights" of the constitutional monarchy, which enabled the country's politics and economy to function normally. But until one day...

One night, Emperor Wanli suddenly had a strange dream. He dreamed that a ghost in a yellow dragon robe was chasing him, and he kept shouting his name "Zhu Yijun, you Stop for me, Zhu Yijun, and give me your country." When the ghost in yellow robe was about to catch up with Emperor Wanli, Emperor Wanli suddenly woke up from his dream. Hot sweat, shouting nervously in his mouth

"Wei Zhongxian, Wei Zhongxian"

Wei Zhongxian, who was already asleep in a small bed beside the Wanli Emperor's bedroom, got up and ran to the Wanli Emperor's side after hearing Emperor Wanli's call, and asked anxiously and caringly

"Your Majesty, what's the matter with you? Are you all right, Your Majesty"

Emperor Wanli grabbed Wei Zhongxian's arm very nervously and said, it seems that he still has lingering fears about the dream he just had

"I had a nightmare just now. I dreamed that a ghost in a dragon robe was chasing me, and I wanted me to hand over the Ming Dynasty"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's words, Wei Zhongxian comforted him

"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty. The servant will ask the Emperor to ask a dream interpreter early in the morning to explain to the Emperor what kind of dream this is."

The next morning, Wei Zhongxian, at the will of Emperor Wanli, invited a master specializing in dream interpretation in the capital to interpret Emperor Wanli's dreams; The **** avoided the investigation of Jin Yiwei in the capital and secretly invited Master Dream Interpreter to drink tea in a teahouse in the capital. During the process of drinking tea, Wei Zhongxian asked the Master Dream Interpreter with a gloomy face

"What's your name?"

The master of dream interpretation bowed his arms and replied respectfully

"Father-in-law Hui, my name is Qiu Kun. Three generations of our family's ancestors have been in this line of work, and the dream solved is accurate"

"It doesn't matter whether it's allowed or not, the important thing is to conform to the emperor's wishes, because the emperor hates listening to people explaining his unsatisfactory dreams. If something goes wrong, he will be killed."

After he finished speaking, he rubbed the **** of his right hand on his neck, and then made a clicking sound, making Qiu Kun faintly feel a faint coolness on his back; so Qiu Kun said nervously in his heart /

"Eunuch Wei, I know, I'll just listen to you"

At this time, Wei Zhongxian gently stroked Qiu Kun's head and smiled lewdly

"That's right. Interpreting dreams requires knowledge. If you don't understand well, not only will the emperor want to kill you, but even if the emperor doesn't want to kill you, my father-in-law will also kill you. But as long as you According to my explanation, not only will this father-in-law not kill you, but he will also reward you with fifty taels of gold"

At this time, Qiu Kun was already in a cold sweat, and his feet trembled unconsciously. Facing a sinister and vicious character like Wei Zhongxian, he could only obediently obey. Asking to do it, he has only one dead end

"Don't worry, father-in-law, I...I...I will follow what you said"

Half an hour later, Qiu Kun followed Wei Zhongxian into Emperor Wanli's bedroom and saw Emperor Wanli who was lying on the couch and looked sick. He was frightened, and his body became extremely weak, but the imperial doctor had prescribed a prescription for him to recuperate. As long as he took the medicine for three days, he could completely restore his previous physical strength.

At this time, Wei Zhongxian arched his arms and introduced him to Emperor Wanli

"Your Majesty, this is the most professional dream interpretation expert from the capital. Your Majesty can tell him your dreams and let him explain your dreams"

Therefore, Emperor Wanli told Qiu Kun about the dream he had had yesterday; after listening to the dream described by Emperor Wanli, Qiu Kun explained

"Your Majesty, the dream you've had is an ominous dream. The ghost in your dream chasing the Emperor will seize the Emperor's country and eventually replace it"

After listening to Qiu Kun's words, Emperor Wanli, who was lying on the bed, suddenly turned sideways and asked Qiu Kun's eyes excitedly

"What did you say?"

At this time, Wei Zhongxian said

"Your Majesty, don't get excited, please continue to listen to Mr. Chou's explanation"

After he finished speaking, he secretly winked at Qiu Kun, so Qiu Kun continued to explain

"That Specter represents a traitor beside the emperor, may I ask the emperor whether your rights have been overridden by a powerful official."

When Qiu Kun asked about this, Emperor Wanli remembered that he had not held the real power of the imperial court for several years, and all government affairs in the court had been controlled by Chang Lingyun and several powerful ministers who implemented the constitutional monarchy

"Well, you're right, I really haven't held real power over the years. All matters in the DPRK and China are controlled by Chang Aiqing and others."

"Since that's the case, the Specter who chases you should be what you call Lord Chang"

Emperor Wanli believed that Chang Lingyun was loyal to the imperial court from the beginning to the end. Even if he held the power of the country, Emperor Wanli would not think that he was conspiring against him

"Chang Lingyun is my loyal minister of Ming Dynasty, and he is absolutely impossible to rebel. In recent years, he has worked hard to manage Ming Dynasty, which has made my country rich, strong and prosperous; Shanxi Province suffered a drought, and he personally arrived in the disaster area to organize disaster relief and help Does it seem like a traitor did for Shanxi victims to solve their hunger?"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's words, Wei Zhongxian arched his arms and retorted

"Your Majesty, as the saying goes, knowing people and faces but not hearts, even if he has no intention of rebelling now, it does not mean that he will not rebel in the future. When a minister's desire for power reaches its peak, no matter it is anyone, it is possible The emperor has to guard against anything that subverts the imperial court. What's more, Chang Lingyun has a high reputation and has no emperor in his eyes. He arbitrarily changed the country's political system and did not let the emperor take power and treat the emperor as a puppet. This is a big problem. Respect"

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he secretly gave Qiu Kun a wink; when Qiu Kun saw Wei Zhongxian's wink, he immediately told Emperor Wanli what Wei Zhongxian had taught him before

"Your Majesty, this nightmare foreshadows what you will encounter in the future. According to the opinion of the common people, the Emperor should get rid of the powerful ministers around him as soon as possible, and only by doing so can his fate be changed"

After listening to Qiu Kun's words, Emperor Wanli said angrily and excitedly

"Damn, my destiny is in my own hands, how can a mere illusory dream control my destiny"

Seeing that he had angered Emperor Wanli with his words, Qiu Kun quickly knelt down obediently and took the initiative to admit his mistake to Emperor Wanli because he was worried about his life.

"The emperor is relieved, the emperor is relieved, the common people know that they are wrong, I beg the emperor to spare the small people's life"

The treacherous and cunning Wei Zhongxian saw that Emperor Wanli refused to believe in the prediction of the nightmare and did not achieve the goal he wanted to achieve, so he added to what Qiu Kun said just now

"Your Majesty, what Qiu Kun said just now is believed by the servants to be true and credible. Their family has been interpreting dreams for generations, and all the dreams they have interpreted are true. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor has to guard against it."

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Emperor Wanli recalled the dream he had yesterday. He recalled that from ancient times to the present, even the most loyal ministers have the ambition to usurp the throne. Even if Chang Lingyun really has no intention of usurping the throne, it is difficult to guarantee that the Donglin party members headed by Gu Xian will not do so; thus, Emperor Wanli Decided to adopt Wei Zhongxian's opinion

"Wei Zhongxian, it's rare that you are loyal to me, I remember what you said today"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's words, Wei Zhongxian saw that his conspiracy had succeeded, he couldn't help but secretly showed a smug smirk, then knelt on the ground and said

"The emperor is wise, the emperor is wise, Chang Lingyun seems to be very loyal to the emperor on the surface, but the servant thinks he is a big traitor, he must have another purpose for not entrusting the real power to the emperor. Be careful"

"Well, I see, you both go down, and don't forget to reward the dream interpreter with some silver taels"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

After Wei Zhongxian and Qiu Kun left the palace of Emperor Wanli together, Wei Zhongxian pulled Qiu Kun aside and whispered to him

"You acted very well just now. You didn't miss what I taught you. Now go to the warehouse with me to get fifty taels of gold"

Qiu Kun immediately cupped his hands and said gratefully

"Thank you, Eunuch Wei"

After Qiu Kun got the fifty taels of gold promised by Wei Zhongxian in the warehouse, Wei Zhongxian personally sent him outside the gate of the palace, just before he was about to leave the palace; Wei Zhongxian slapped his hatred expressionlessly Kun's shoulder, leaned close to him and whispered

"Remember, don't tell anyone what I taught you to tell the emperor"

"Please rest assured, Eunuch Wei, Xiaomin must be tight-lipped"

"Okay, let's go"

Chou Kun then took the cloth bag containing fifty taels of gold, bent down and bowed his thanks

"Thank you, Eunuch Wei, and the small people leave"

After Qiu Kun finished speaking, he took the reward and left the palace without looking back. When he left the palace and walked to a small forest, a masked man in black suddenly appeared in front of him, Qiu Kun immediately threw the gold tremblingly, and asked nervously and fearfully

"You... who are you?"

The masked man said nothing, he gently took off the mask on his face, revealing his true face; Qiu Kun took a closer look and immediately recognized it, it turned out to be Wei Zhongxian; it seems that Wei Zhongxian and I didn't plan to let him go

"Do you think this palace will let you go so easily? What if you leak the rumors? In order not to let you leak the rumors, this palace must kill you with his own hands, so as to avoid future troubles"

After speaking, Wei Zhongxian jumped up, and before Qiu Kun could react, he immediately pulled out a hammer from his waist and smashed it **** his head. Qiu Kun's head instantly looked like a broken watermelon. It was completely split as well, and the blood and brain pulp in the brain also spewed out with the cracks after the skull was broken, splashing everywhere. After Qiu Kun's death, Wei Zhongxian carried the gold that fell to the ground on his back, then took out a bottle from his arms and poured the white powder inside the bottle on the cracked skull of Qiu Kun's body

"This is the corpse-turning powder carefully developed by Ouyang Feng, the owner of the White Camel Villa in the Western Regions, in the late Southern Song Dynasty. After turning your corpse into pus, even if Chang Lingyun wanted to use the universal mirror, he would never have found out that it was me. "

When the white powder came into contact with Qiu Kun's blood, many white bubbles appeared to melt Qiu Kun's body little by little. Come on, let Wei Zhongxian, who was standing on the side, unable to blink his eyes, can't help but retreat; after Qiu Kun's body had completely turned into a pool of pus, Wei Zhongxian kicked a few piles of loose soil to cover the pus, and then carried it. He hurried away with the fifty taels of gold.

After returning to the palace, Wei Zhongxian gathered all the eunuchs and eunuchs in the palace who had been deprived of their suffrage since the implementation of the constitutional monarchy in his residence in the palace, and discussed the establishment of a special **** composed of eunuchs. organization.

"My colleagues, Wei is not talented, I have called you here to discuss important matters"

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, a **** named Yang Hao asked

"Excuse me, Eunuch Wei, what is the important thing to discuss with us? You might as well say it directly. Although we have no power or power now, as long as Eunuch Wei can use our place, we will do our best."

Yang Hao used to be a first-rank **** in the court. He was in charge of the financial power within the court. He was fired by Chang Lingyun for embezzling part of the money. After the implementation of the constitutional monarchy, he was deprived of all powers and became an ordinary **** dedicated to serving the concubines of the harem

"Eunuch Yang is too polite. Although you have no power and power now, it does not mean that you have no ability"

After speaking, Wei Zhongxian stood up from his seat naturally, and then walked back and forth while saying to the eunuchs present

"Although we eunuchs have been deprived of all positions by the Donglinists, as long as we are united together, we will have a chance to restore our officials. The reason why the Donglinists are able to run rampant in the imperial court Wuji, dominating the imperial government makes the emperor a puppet because they are united and politically consistent, so they can control the imperial court for so long. The reason we eunuchs can’t fight them is because we are not united.”

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, another old **** named Zhao Quan asked a question

"But what's the use of us uniting? Can we eunuchs who have been deprived of all positions united to compete with the Donglin party? Now that they have the highest power in the court, we still have What ability do we have to fight with them, and besides, they have managed the country so well, and have not done anything that would make the court and the emperor feel bad, so do we still need to fight with them?"

After listening to Zhao Quan's words, Wei Zhongxian was not angry, he looked into Zhao Quan's eyes and said to Zhao Quan in a very calm tone

“They seem to be loyal to the imperial court, but they no longer see us as the emperor; the emperor now has no right at all, and even issuing an imperial decree needs to be approved by the Donglin party members. Just like the puppets of the Donglin party, their so-called purpose of implementing the constitutional monarchy is nothing more than to make the emperor a puppet, and then replace it. By then, my country in Daming will not be guaranteed. You have served the court for so many years, do you want to Watching my Daming Jiangshan fall into the hands of the Donglin Party and stand by?"

At this time, the former East Factory admiral and **** Ander asked

"Of course we don't want to see Daming Jiangshan fall into the hands of the Donglin party, but what can we do? Now, you are the only big celebrity next to the emperor among us eunuchs, not even you The ability to manage the political affairs of the court to deal with those Donglin party members, not to mention those of us”

"Yes, yes, even you can't change the status quo, so what can we do?"

"That's right, do you still expect the court to restore the previous system?"

Faced with the doubts of other eunuchs, Wei Zhongxian is still so calm

"It is not impossible to restore the previous system"

After hearing this, the other eunuchs were all surprised, and they all asked in unison with great surprise in their hearts

"What did you say?"

Wei Zhongxian closed his eyes for a while and continued with a calm attitude

"The emperor has begun to have doubts about the Donglin party members now. As long as we continue to expose the truth that the Donglin party members want to subvert the imperial court in front of the emperor, the emperor will definitely make up his mind to eliminate the Donglin party rebels; Although the emperor does not have any actual power, the only person who can be trusted is me. We can secretly help the emperor to cultivate cronies and let the emperor launch a coup to regain real power; but now, our strength is too weak, with the current strength, it is difficult to make peace with the emperor. The Donglin Party contends with power”

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Wang Kun, the former superintendent of the West Factory, asked the question

"Then what needs to be done to compete with the Donglin Party?"

"The reason why these rebels from the Donglin Party are so rampant is because they have cronies. In this case, we can create our own cronies to compete with them"

At this time, Wang Tong asked again

"Well, this is a good idea. They call it the Donglin Party. What should our party be called?"

After listening to Wang Tong's question, Wei Zhongxian replied

"Our party is made up of our eunuchs, let's just call it the **** party"

After the **** party was established, Wei Zhongxian placed all members of the **** party in every corner of the palace, forming a news network throughout the palace, secretly monitoring the Donglin party and the Wanli emperor's every move.

The construction of Dingling was delayed due to the obstruction of Chang Lingyun and Donglin party members. Because the construction could not be completed within the agreed time, many workers responsible for the construction of the mausoleum could not receive it on the agreed completion day. Dissatisfied with the wages, they threw away their tools and gathered in front of the house of Yang Wenhao, who was in charge of the construction work of Dingling, to protest. The middle-aged worker, he is leading all the other workers to surround Yang Wenhao's mansion, forcing Yang Wenhao, who has been hiding in the mansion and dare not come out to deal with it, to show up

"Supervisor Yang, the day for completion has come. According to the agreed date, you should pay us the wages we deserve; but now you are hiding in the house and dare not come out to see us and do not pay us wages. If this is the case, then we shall around your house until you come out"

After listening to Zhang Asen's words, all the other workers began to respond

"That's right, if you won't pay us, we'll just wait until you come out and pay us"

After the workers shouted outside the house for a while, Yang Wenhao finally walked out of the house with four servants who were responsible for protecting him. One of the servants was holding a small wooden box. When Yang Wenhao came out, he said to Zhang Asen, who was the leader of the worker team

"My fellow villagers, I'm really sorry, because the imperial court ordered to suspend the construction of Dingling, I really can't pay you the wages, and the construction period can only be postponed; this official just took out two thousand taels of silver at home, this is the original All the officials' belongings, you take them first, and when I report to the imperial court and report to the emperor, I will definitely pay you double the wages."

What Yang Wenhao didn't expect was that the workers didn't buy his account, they still fantasized about being able to get their wages back at one time; Zhang Asen stepped forward to grab it. The small box of 2,000 taels of silver that Guo Jiading was holding in his hand then threw it violently to the ground and said

"What we want is the 8,000 taels of silver that you promised us at the time, and you want to send us with these 2,000 taels of silver; what do you think we are, are you begging for food? I tell you, today if you You can't get out of this gate unless you pay your wages in one lump sum."

After listening to Zhang Asen's words, the workers next to them all cheered up

"Yeah, that's right, if you don't pay all at once, you're not going to get out of this gate"

Yang Wenhao saw that the attitude of these workers was so resolute, and he didn't know what to do for a while. He looked at the workers around him helplessly, arched his arms, with a pleading and sad tone said

"Please give me some time, I only have so much, I have given you all my belongings, you can't stop me like this, and the court ordered to delay the construction period, no I want to delay the construction period, please give me a few more days to stop making trouble like this, and when I meet the emperor to continue the construction, your wages will be doubled by the court.”

Faced with Yang Wenhao's almost pleading attitude, the workers were not moved at all. They didn't trust the imperial court, let alone Yang Wenhao himself; one of the workers pointed his finger at Yang Wenhao's face and said viciously

"Yang Wenhao, don't give me this set. Today you just want to pay us all in one lump sum. No matter what the reason is for us to delay the construction period, you have to pay us when it's time for completion. "

"Yes, that's right"

Yang Wenhao's character is inherently a little cowardly and timid. He grew up in a big family. It was the first time in his life that he had encountered such a thorny thing. In the face of these things, he did not give any room for negotiation, was unreasonable and arrogant. A worker who speaks any truth, he almost bursts into tears.

At this time, however, a group of Ming troops armed with fire guns surrounded the group of workers who came to make trouble; in the team of the Ming army, there was a handsome middle-aged man in a **** costume. The young man gradually came out of this team. This is Wei Zhongxian, the **** most favored by Emperor Wanli today; when he learned from the **** members of the **** and Jin Yiwei that the workers were all concentrated in the house of overseer Yang Wenhao. When the market was busy in front of the gate, it was approved by the Senate, and a group of troops was mobilized from the Shenji Camp to stop the workers from making trouble; when Wei Zhongxian came out of the Shenji Camp, he immediately yelled loudly

"What, what, what, do you want to rebel? If anyone dares to make trouble here again, I will kill him"

After hearing Wei Zhongxian's scolding, the workers instantly became like taking dumb medicine, and they didn't even dare to make a sound. The arrogance just now quickly vanished

"Who is leading the trouble here, stand up for me"

In order not to implicate other workers, Zhang Asen boldly and proactively walked up to Wei Zhongxian from the team of workers and replied in a low tone

"Hui Eunuch Wei, it's me"

After listening to Zhang Asen's words, Wei Zhongxian said to him with a gloomy smile

"Good boy, you dare to lead the crowd to surround Lord Yang's mansion without permission. You committed a capital crime and you will be beheaded; but this father-in-law understands you, the workers who built the mausoleum for the emperor, so I don't want to kill you."

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Zhang Asen immediately knelt down and said to Wei Zhongxian with gratitude

"Thank you for your kindness, Duke Wei"

At this time, Wei Zhongxian pretended to gently lift up Zhang Asen, who was kneeling on the ground, and said softly while laughing

"Haha... please get up, please get up"

When Zhang Asen stood up, Wei Zhongxian asked again

"As long as you honestly explain why you brought your group of workers to make trouble here, and explain the reason for the trouble clearly, my father-in-law will never embarrass you"

At this time, Zhang Asen arched his arms and told Wei Zhongxian the reason why he led the workers to surround the overseer Yang Wenhao's mansion

"Go back to Eunuch Wei, because today is the deadline for Supervisor Yang to promise to pay us wages. Now that the deadline is up, he doesn't give us wages, so I led the workers to surround Mr. Yang's mansion"

After listening to Zhang Asen's words, Wei Zhongxian sighed deeply and said

"Hey, why do you have to act so recklessly? It's the current prime minister who ordered the suspension of work, not Lord Yang. If you can't trust Lord Yang, my father-in-law can speak nicely in front of the emperor for you, and order the work to continue. I'll pay you double the price when it's finished"

After speaking, Wei Zhongxian patted his chest and continued to speak

"I am a big red man around today's Shengshang, and I promise to make you receive the wages you deserve. You should go back and wait for the start of work"

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, the workers thought to themselves: "Since there is a big celebrity like Wei Gonggong as a guarantee, then the problem of wages can be completely solved, not to mention that there are so many hand-held firearms beside Wei Gonggong. Our soldiers, if we continue to make trouble like this, Eunuch Wei will arrest us for lynching, so it’s better to be funny and retreat.” So, an ordinary worker in the workforce said with his hands

"Since Eunuch Wei has spoken, let's go"

After the worker finished speaking, he hurriedly left the team of workers; at this time, another worker said to Wei Zhongxian

"There are a large number of Eunuch Wei, and it would be polite to not cure us of the crime of lynching"

After he finished speaking, he also hurried away from the ranks of the workers. Immediately afterwards, several more workers retreated one after another. When all the workers left and only Zhang Asen was left, Zhang Asen arched his arms and apologized to Yang Wenhao

"Master Yang, I have offended a lot just now, please forgive me"

After finishing speaking, he said to Wei Zhongxian

"Eunuch Wei, please forgive me for acting recklessly. I hope Eunuch can help us solve the problem of wages"

After listening to Zhang Asen's words, Wei Zhongxian said

"Don't worry, my father-in-law will definitely solve the problem of wages for you"

"Then say goodbye"

After speaking, Zhang Asen also retreated along with the other workers. After all the workers left, Yang Wenhao immediately knelt down and said to Wei Zhongxian gratefully

"Thank you, Eunuch Wei for helping the lower officials"

Wei Zhongxian politely pulled up Yang Wenhao, who was kneeling on the ground, and said to him

"You don't need to be too polite, Supervisor Yang, you're really a **** of an old slave by giving me such a big gift"

After Yang Wenhao got up and stood up, Wei Zhongxian touched Yang Wenhao's shoulder and said to him

"Go, now follow me to meet the emperor"

On the way to the palace, Wei Zhongxian constantly brainwashed Yang Wenhao and instilled in him the idea of ​​opposing the constitutional monarchy; over time, Yang Wenhao unknowingly sided with the eunuchs headed by Wei Zhongxian. When he and Wei Zhongxian met Emperor Wanli in the palace, Yang Wenhao immediately knelt down and salutes Emperor Wanli

"My minister Yang Wenhao greets His Majesty"

"Free Gift"

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

After Yang Wenhao stood up, Emperor Wanli asked him

"What did Yang Aiqing come to ask me about?"

At this time, Yang Wenhao arched his arms and answered

"Back to the emperor, Wei Chen has something to ask the emperor for help?"

After listening to Yang Wenhao's words, Emperor Wanli asked

"Oh, what's the matter? Someone tell me"

"Returning to the emperor is about the construction of Dingling Mausoleum. Because the construction of Dingling Mausoleum has been delayed again and again, the deadline for paying the workers' wages was reached yesterday. Surrounded, fortunately, Eunuch Wei immediately relieved the predicament, and only then did Wei Chen get out of the predicament"

After listening to Yang Wenhao's words, Wei Zhongxian added on the side

"Yesterday when the slaves helped Mr. Yang out of trouble, he promised the workers that he would let the emperor order you to continue the construction. After the construction of the Dingling mausoleum is completed, they will be paid double the wages. Therefore, the slaves implored the emperor to order Continue to start work, so as not to let Lord Yang be in a dilemma"

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Emperor Wanli felt a little embarrassed, and his face immediately showed a reluctant expression; he lowered his head, was silent for a moment, and then raised his head to tell Wei Zhongxian his difficulties

"Wei Zhongxian, the power of the imperial court is now in the hands of the Donglin party members. The imperial edict that I issued last time to build the Dingling Mausoleum has been rejected once by them, and they will definitely not agree this time."

After listening to the words of Emperor Wanli, the cunning Wei Zhongxian instantly seized the handle of the Donglin party members and took the opportunity to use the topic to speak ill of the Donglin party members at this time

"So, those people in the Donglin Party have long lost sight of you as the emperor, and you are no longer the real emperor. In name, they want the emperor to reduce the burden of dealing with political affairs. It's taking you as a puppet, the emperor."

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Emperor Wanli said helplessly

"I don't think so, but now the power is in their hands, what can I do?"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Wanli thought of Zhu Minchun and Wei Chao again, and even confused them as loyal ministers

"I really should have listened to the words of Zhu Minchun and Wei Chao. It turns out that the constitutional monarchy was really a trap set by Chang Lingyun and the Donglin party members"

At this time, Yang Wenhao added a sentence in the middle according to Wei Zhongxian's previous instructions

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen also thinks that Eunuch Wei is right. Chang Lingyun looks like a loyal minister, but in fact he is a traitor. Let everyone in the world think that you don't care about the country's affairs, and then find an opportunity to replace it. The purpose of going to Shanxi for disaster relief this time is just to take the opportunity to buy people's hearts and pretend, the emperor must not be fooled"

At this time, Wei Zhongxian said again

"Your Majesty, Chang Lingyun's ambitions are already obvious at this time. If you don't take action, it will be too late"

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Emperor Wanli pondered in his heart for a moment, and felt that what Yang Wenhao and Wei Zhongxian said really made sense. So he said angrily

"Chang Lingyun, Chang Lingyun, I trust you in vain, but you actually want to betray me. If that's the case, I won't sit still any longer."

After speaking, Emperor Wanli decided to follow Wei Zhongxian's advice and take action.

The next morning, the Donglin Party members, who held the state power and implemented the constitutional monarchy, received an oral order sent by Emperor Wanli; The council hall inside conveys the oral decree issued by Emperor Wanli

"The Emperor's Word"

After hearing Wei Zhongxian's shouting, all the Donglin party members headed by Gu Xian fell to their knees and listened carefully to the oral instructions sent by Wei Zhongxian from the Wanli Emperor

"I have something to discuss with the ministers today, please go to the court as soon as possible for the ministers who implement the constitutional monarchy in the Council Chamber"

After listening to Emperor Wanli's oral decree, Gu Xian stood up and asked Wei Zhongxian with great doubt

"Eunuch Wei, may I ask what the emperor wants to discuss with us"

Wei Zhongxian squinted his eyes, looked impatiently and dismissively at Gu Xiancheng, who was standing beside him, a head taller than him and replied

"I don't know about this. The emperor asked me to make a special trip to convey this oral order to you. You will naturally know when you go."

After a while, the members of the Donglin party headed by Gu Xian were brought to the court by Wei Zhongxian, and they saw the Wanli Emperor who had been waiting in the court for a long time. After seeing the Wanli Emperor, Gu Xiancheng led a group of Donglin party members around him to immediately give a big gift to the Wanli Emperor

"We've met the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor"

Emperor Wanli had a gloomy face at this time, raised his arm symbolically, and said

"flat body"

"Thank you, Your Majesty"

After Gu Xiancheng and the group of Donglin party members he led all stood up, Gu Xiancheng took the initiative to ask the Wanli Emperor

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by calling us all here today?"

Emperor Wanli smiled lightly and replied

"Haha, it's nothing, just wanted to ask if you're all there?"

After listening to the words of Emperor Wanli, Gu Xiancheng replied

"Back to the emperor, all are here"

But who knows, just as Gu Xiancheng finished speaking, Emperor Wanli let out a roar in anger

"You bastards, how dare you plot against me"

Seeing this unusual behavior of Emperor Wanli, Gu Xiancheng and the others were all stunned by Emperor Wanli's inexplicable and strange roar. Just when Gu Xiancheng had no time to ask what was going on, Emperor Wanli immediately issued another Commands that make them feel inexplicable

"Here I am, take this group of rebels to me"

As soon as the Wanli Emperor's order was passed, a dozen well-armed guards suddenly rushed in from outside the palace and surrounded the Donglin party headed by Gu Xian in the center of the hall; and led these guards The person who rushed into the palace was Wei Zhongxian. He was in a hurry and entered the hall with a token to mobilize the Guards from the back of the Guards, followed by a dozen of his men who had served in the imperial court. An important **** member. When Gu Xiancheng just started to come back to his senses, he asked the Wanli Emperor in a confused way

"Your Majesty, what are you doing? We Donglin Party members have always been loyal to the imperial court. Why does the Emperor say we are rebels"

At this time, Wei Zhongxian went straight to Gu Xiancheng and said to him with an angry expression

"You Donglin party members have put up the emperor's power, so that the emperor does not even have the power to issue an imperial decree; throughout the ages, in all dynasties, is there any traitor who did not first put up the emperor's power and then replaced it by himself? You change it without authorization. The state system, monopolizing power, and controlling the government in the name of the so-called constitutional monarchy, in fact, wanted to conspire against me, but fortunately the emperor responded wisely and promptly, so he didn't fall for you rebels."

After listening to Wei Zhongxian's words, Gu Xiancheng fully understood in his heart, he angrily pointed at Wei Zhongxian's nose and cursed

"It turns out that it was you, a traitor, who was telling the truth in front of the emperor. What's your purpose as a eunuch"

At this time, Emperor Wanli, sitting on the dragon chair, roared to Gu Xiancheng

"These are all my ideas, not Wei Zhongxian's business"

After speaking, Emperor Wanli immediately stood up from the dragon chair and ordered the Guards

"Someone, put all these rebels in the dungeon for me to be interrogated"

"Yes, Your Majesty"

Immediately afterwards, Gu Xiancheng and the others were all forcibly escorted out of the palace by the Guards; when all the members of the Donglin Party were forcibly escorted out of the palace by the Guards, Emperor Wanli immediately returned to sit on the dragon chair and gave him All members of the **** party in the hall led by Wei Zhongxian issued an edict

"I issued an edict today, from now on, to abolish the constitutional monarchy, restore the autocratic regime, and restore the collective officials of the court officials who were dismissed by the Donglin Party villains. Qibla"

As soon as Emperor Wanli's voice fell, the members of the eunuchs and the guards under the court headed by Wei Zhongxian all knelt on the ground and shouted in unison

"Long Live My Emperor Long Live Long Live My Emperor Long Live Long Live Long Live My Emperor"

The deafening cheers resounded around the hall and shook the entire Forbidden City