Zhou Zheng was not the only one who felt that the storm was coming. Within two days, the atmosphere in the capital suddenly felt solidified.
Zhou Qingli came out of the palace late at night, and called Zhou Zheng and Zhou Fang, who was asleep.
Zhou Qingli sat on the chair, frowning and said, "I guess, the emperor is going to take action against Wei Zhongxian."
Zhou Zheng looked as usual. It was November now, and Zhu Youzhen had tolerated it for more than two months. It was almost time.
Zhou Fang's expression was slightly startled, his mouth was open, and he stopped talking.
Wei Zhongxian and the eunuch have brought extremely deep fear to the entire Ming scholars in the past three years, and this kind of fear can only be seen in the adult years.
Donglin was almost completely slaughtered, blood flowed into rivers, corpses piled up in prison, Qingliu was pressured to breathe, no one dared to offend the castrated party!
The eunuch party, in charge of the imperial palace, outside control of the court, inside and outside the capital, from civil servants to military commanders, everywhere, there are eunuch people everywhere, the eunuch party controls the entire Ming!
This kind of power is unprecedented!
Can the new emperor really handle it? How sure
Not to mention Zhou Fang, Zhou Qingli also understood his worries. He pondered for a moment, and said: "The British Lord has admired all the soldiers and horses in the capital, and Luo Yangxing and guards have guarded the entire Forbidden City. The king's ministers over Jiliao have also received the imperial decree and will respond at any time. Just in case, there should be no problem."
Zhou Zheng nodded slightly. Tianqi had prevented certain things before he died, and made adequate arrangements. Zhu Youjian has been probing for more than two months, and he should have been fully prepared.
What's more, Wei Zhongxian did not have the ability to rebel. Few members of the castrated party would rebel with him.
Da Ming is not only about system checks and balances, but also "the emperor and scholar-officials share the world." Scholar-officials will not tolerate an eunuch to usurp the country.
Therefore, no matter from which aspect, Wei Zhongxian has no chance of success. Furthermore, Wei Zhongxian is afraid that he has not yet usurped the throne.
After Zhou Qingli finished speaking, seeing Zhou Zheng thoughtfully, said: "Zhengyun, what do you think?"
Without thinking, Zhou Zheng said: "The eunuch is too powerful, and it needs to be done step by step. Don't pursue it in one step."
The eunuch tree has deep roots, and if it is uprooted all at once, the impact on Daming will be significant.
"What about the others?" Zhou Qingli didn't care about this, looking at Zhou Zheng and asked.
Zhou Zheng was stunned, and immediately realized, shook his head and said, "No more."
Zhou Qingli took a deep look at him and said: "The rest of the time, be quiet, don't let out branches."
Zhou Fang nodded solemnly. He has been in Dali Temple for some time, knowing the chaos and fear of the imperial court.
Zhou Zheng nodded in the same way.
Zhou Qingli was still a little worried, but didn't say much.
On the second day, the ruling and opposition parties, who had been raging, suddenly quieted down.
Suddenly quiet!
Those who know the inside story are horrified, horrified, rejoicing, and expect a variety of things.
Those who don't know are even more panic, like headless flies ramming around, panic all day long.
Seventh year of Apocalypse, the second day of November.
The Palace of Qing Dynasty, which has always been quiet, suddenly made an order to order Wei Zhongxian to go to Fengyang to guard the spirit.
The Zhu family's hometown is Fengyang, which is also the ancestral land.
It stands to reason that this order is nothing. The eunuch keeps the spirit, it is normal, but it is different when you think about it.
If it is to keep the spirit, Tianqi has just been buried, it should be kept in the capital, and if it is no good, go to Nanjing to keep the spirit of the Taizu, and go to Fengyang, what kind of spirit to keep
The order of the Palace of the Qing Dynasty was very strict, and Wei Zhongxian was required to set off on the same day.
Before the castration party had time to react, Wei Zhongxian left Beijing with dozens of internal supervisors and more than a dozen carriages.
From the "Chitose Mansion", dozens of luxurious large carriages drove slowly on Chang'an Street, with dozens of strong guards on both sides.
Wei Zhongxian didn't know where he was sitting. Even if he didn't show up, the team was still majestic and majestic.
There are many people on the roadside who are watching, pointing and whispering, but no one can hear what they are talking about.
In some hidden corners, I don't know how many people are watching.
Wei Zhongxian is today's first eunuch and power minister, and his every move has a significant impact on the ruling and opposition parties.
His departure also affects the minds of countless people.
Even if you don't talk about the adults in the six cabinets, I am afraid that the Qianqing Palace is now watching Wei Zhongxian's slight movements.
Zhou Zheng stood side by side with Wei Xizhuang and Meng Hezhou on the second floor of a teahouse, watching Wei Zhongxian's motorcade slowly passing through the street.
Meng Hezhou has always been very few words. Seeing that Wei Zhongxian was still swaggering through the market at this time, he turned to Zhou Zheng and said, "Master Zhou, this Wei eunuch may not be too ignorant."
Zhou Zheng nodded slightly and said: "He should be used to it, and he didn't realize the seriousness of it."
Wei Zhongxian did this, perhaps because of his character or habit, but in Zhu Youjian's view, he was completely ignored.
If someone adds oil and jealousy to impeach Wei Zhongxian, according to Zhu Youjian's temperament, even if Wei Zhongxian does not do so much, he will not end well.
Wei Xizhuang's expression was somewhat awkward, and said: "I heard that he has a lot of people outside Beijing, at least fifty-six, escort him to Fengyang Mansion."
Zhou Zhengdao: "Look at it, people who smell it will rush to it soon."
Even now, Wei Xizhuang couldn't believe that Wei Zhongxian was about to fall. He hesitated and said, "The emperor will only let the nine thousand-year-old guard the spirit, shouldn't it be possible?"
Zhou Zhengdao: "As for not, look at Tianxin first, and public opinion second. Tianxin doesn't care about it. Do you think the public will let Wei Zhongxian go?"
The so-called'public opinion' refers to Shilin, the devastated Shilin will tear Wei Zhongxian to pieces!
Wei Xizhuang's feelings are difficult to understand now, looking at Wei Zhongxian's carriage, his expression is very complicated.
Zhou Zheng patted him on the shoulder and didn't say much.
Wei Zhongxian's departure from Beijing was very sudden to many people. His position in Daming was very special. With his departure, the chaos of the court suddenly calmed down.
No one will impeach Wei Zhongxian again, and no one will bite the castration party. The eunuch party even died down, pretending to be deaf and dumb.
But within five days, the Henan Provincial Supervisory Officer Qi Benchu played, saying that Wei Zhongxian had raised dozens of desperadoes along the way, and officials along the road bowed and proclaimed "Nine Thousand Years Old". Without exception, it was so powerful that it was better than before.
As soon as this memorial was published, it immediately detonated the court, and countless people filed to impeach Wei Zhongxian, accusing him of "unpredictable intentions and no sage".
I don't know how many people try to figure out what they want, follow the trend, up and down the ruling party, all impeaching Wei Zhongxian, there is no argument.
The eunuch party died down, the atmosphere did not dare to breathe, and they all waited and watched.
Zhou Qingli came out of the palace with a tired face, and urgently called Zhou Zheng and Zhou Fang into the study.
Zhou Qingli didn't talk nonsense, and said directly: "The emperor just summoned Luo Yangxing and asked him to take someone to take Wei Zhongxian back to Beijing for interrogation."
Zhou Fang looked startled, and said: "It's only a few days now, the emperor is too anxious, right?"
Although the three of them knew that the emperor would take action against Wei Zhongxian, but Wei Zhongxian had only left Beijing for a few days, so was the emperor so impatient? In the capital, there are still so many eunuchs, are you not afraid of them coming in disorder
Zhou Zheng understood that Wei Zhongxian's departure made Zhu Youjian ascertain that Wei Zhongxian did not threaten his strength. After more than two months, he couldn't help it.
Zhou Qingli took a sip of tea and said: "We are almost ready. The emperor also met Yuanfu. Before I left, I heard the word'anti-party'."
Zhou Zheng knows it well, and Zhu Youjian is afraid that he is already ready to not only want Jin Yiwei to arrest Wei Zhongxian, but also clean up the eunuch in the court.
The'anti-party' is not the Donglin party that was decided before, but the eunuch party!
Zhou Fang is not stupid, he heard clearly, but he still said uneasyly, "Father, is it really okay?"
The strength of the eunuch party is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people at this time. The new emperor who succeeded to the throne at the age of sixteen has been in the palace for only two months. Can he really cut off the eunuch party all over the Ming Dynasty so easily? (End of this chapter)