Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu nodded and watched Wei Zhongxian approaching with a smile on his face.

Wei Zhongxian brought Fu Yingxing in, bowed respectfully and said: "I have seen Your Highness."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said politely: "Please, Eunuch Wei, I can't afford this gift from you now."

Wei Zhongxian rose up in response, without explaining, glanced at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Highness, this servant has ordered someone to deposit 200 million taels of property in the Huitong Chamber of Commerce. Your Highness can withdraw it at will."

There was a little smile on Zhu Xu's face, and he said, "Courtesy first, soldiers later, that's right, let's continue."

Wei Zhongxian bowed, with no disrespect on his face, and no dissatisfaction exposed by Zhu Xu, he always said calmly: "Your Highness, Wang Wenyan has confessed, and he bribed the inner court 4 taels and the cabinet 6 taels for Xiong Tingbi. His family Insufficient funds, mostly due to Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou and others."

Zhu Xu picked up the teacup, took a sip and then raised his hand and said, "Go ahead."

Wei Zhongxian pondered for a while, and said: "Your Highness, this servant has evidence, and Yang Lian Zuoguang Dou Gu Dazhang and others will be imprisoned soon. As long as they confess, this servant will sentence them to death. Your Highness can ask the emperor to deprive them of their status." Repatriated to his hometown, Yang Lian will be exonerated and stay in office."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes suddenly, looked at Wei Zhongxian, and said slowly, "Tell me the reason."

Wei Zhongxian raised his head and looked directly at Zhu Xu, with calm and firm eyes, and said almost word by word: "Your Highness wants to be famous, and slaves want power."

Zhu Xu tapped the table with his right hand, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Sure enough, Wei Zhongxian should not be underestimated. After this year, he did do a few things. He showed his face in front of Qingliu celebrities, which was noticed by Wei Zhongxian.

Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao was only in his early twenties, and his throne was stable. No one would think that Zhu Xu, who was the younger brother of the emperor, would have any treasonous thoughts.

Zhu Xu didn't speak, and Wei Zhongxian didn't say anything either. He bowed slightly, lowered his head, and there was no expression on his dark and cold face.

Chapter 156 The Six Gentlemen Go to Prison

Zhu Xu sat there, staring at Wei Zhongxian's face all the time, tapping the table with his right hand, thinking little by little in his heart.

Wei Zhongxian, this is no ordinary person. His influence lasted until the end of Ming Dynasty until the end of Ming Dynasty.But he couldn't do without him, the court was full of people, cronies intertwined, internal strife continued, without him, many things would not be possible.

The right hand hit the table, and the crisp sound of horseshoes sounded in the room.Zhu Xu was thinking about how to make Wei Zhongxian feel awe without affecting his expansion of power and attack on Donglin Party.

Wei Zhongxian stood there bowed, with a calm face but not a calm heart.He has seen Zhu Xu's methods before, without his acquiescence, he would have died long ago, and he would never be where he is today.Although he seems to be in a strong momentum now and the emperor's favor is profound, he is actually far worse than a year ago, when the emperor and his ministers were in harmony, and there was a Hakka family who could make the emperor obey.

He came today because of Yang Lian.Yang Lian fought with Zuo Guang, Gu Dazhang and the others seemed to him to be biting like mad dogs, and his patience had reached its limit!

Yang Lian is Zhu Xu's teacher, so Wei Zhongxian naturally didn't dare to act rashly, this time he came here with the idea of ​​moving Yang Lian!

"I heard that Xu Xianchun has been biting the matter of Xiong Tingbi all the time?"

Zhu Xu paused his fingers suddenly, reached out to pick up the teapot on the table and poured water for himself.

Wei Zhongxian's expression changed slightly, he saw the danger from Zhu Xu's actions, and said in a remedial way: "It's because the servants are not disciplined strictly, and they will definitely deal with them strictly when they go back."

"No need." Zhu Xu leaned his teacup against his lips, looked up at Wei Zhongxian and said indifferently: "This king has ordered someone to take his head."

After Zhu Xu's words fell, Cao Wenzhao got up quietly in the side door behind him, and gave Feng Zhu a low order.

Xu Xianchun was a cruel official, even more terrifying than Tian Ergeng, Zhu Xu didn't have any psychological burden to kill him.

Wei Zhongxian's face trembled, but his heart shook.He knew that he had touched King Hui's Ni Lin.But Yang Lian and the others are now a huge hurdle. If he can't pass it, he will have to wait to be killed by Qingliu, so he still suppresses his heart beating violently and stands still.

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth curled up slightly, and he immediately took a sip of tea and said, "Master Yang, you can't move, even if he puts the knife on your neck, you have to bear with me."

The corners of Wei Zhongxian's face twitched, how dare he resist at this moment, he bowed and said, "It's Your Highness."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, looked at Wei Zhongxian, tapped his fingers again, and said after a while: "Shuntian Mansion Yin Shenyan is about to resign, Zhao Han is mine."

Wei Zhongxian's expression remained unchanged, and he said: "Your servant understands."

Zhu Xu quickly said again: "The Shaoqing of Dali Temple is vacant, and Wang Shaohui of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is also mine."

Wei Zhongxian said without any hesitation, "Your servant understands."

Zhu Xu had roughly figured out Wei Zhongxian's thoughts in his heart, and continued calmly: "I heard that the East Factory is building a large prison. I have nowhere to arrange for some people. You can take them in."

Wei Zhongxian still didn't respond, he bowed and said, "It's Your Highness."

You can't force this master too much. After hitting the stick, it's time to give Tianzao.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, and said: "I don't care about anyone except Master Yang. You can use torture, demote, exile, or lose your status, but people can't die! In addition, Ye Xianggao, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others, three Within a month, I will send them to resign and return to their hometowns, as a vent for you."

Wei Zhongxian raised his head abruptly, and looked at Zhu Xu with burning eyes.

Zhu Xu looked calm, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, full of confidence.

Wei Zhongxian took a deep breath, and said in a respectful and soft voice: "Thank you Your Highness, I will obey your Highness's orders."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, thought for a while, and said with a smile: "You are right, this king only needs to be clear, you want power, and in the future, this king will have to take care of Eunuch Wei."

Wei Zhongxian didn't dare to pretend to be big, and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, this servant will definitely let His Highness get what he wants."

The subtext is that he will get what he wants too.

Zhu Xu sighed secretly, waved his hands and said: "I have said everything that needs to be said, from now on, let's all understand it."

Wei Zhongxian basically got what he wanted this trip, and his expression gradually relaxed.The only thing he was worried about was that King Hui would not let go.If King Hui didn't let go, there was nothing he could do.And as long as King Hui lets go, it doesn't matter how much he pays.

He looked at Zhu Xu quietly, and told about his next plan for Zuo Guangdou and the others, and after Zhu Xu nodded, he respectfully left.

As soon as Wei Zhongxian left, Fu Changzong walked out with a solemn expression.

Zhu Xu also exhaled lightly, shaking his head secretly.

What should come will come after all, and it cannot be stopped.However, with Wei Zhongxian around, many things would not be worse, some things just need him to do, he can do it.

Fu Changzong sat down beside Zhu Xu, looked at him with a little worry on his face, and said, "Xu'er, aren't you worried that the tail will not fall off?"

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said with unspeakable confidence and arrogance in his tone, "It's okay, I was able to drive him into the dust back then, but now I can't tolerate his presumptuousness!"

Seeing what Zhu Xu said, Fu Changzong didn't ask any more questions, and immediately said: "We still have fewer people after all, otherwise we will have the weight of talking in the court."

Zhu Xu said that there were only three of his people who could stand in the court hall, Fu Changzong, the uncle of the Minister of Housekeeping, Zhou Yingqiu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Yin Zhaohan of Shuntian Prefecture soon after.If there are more people, there will be more and more vacancies in the court hall, which can be filled and occupy a place in the court hall!

However, the Donglin Party is still unmatched now, and the Eunuch Party is gradually becoming popular, so he can't stand up now, and waved his hands with a smile: "Don't worry, let the Eunuch Party compete with the Donglin Party, and let's make arrangements silently."

As soon as he said this, Zhu Xu thought of his teacher, the academy run by Yang Lian, which was dedicated to cultivating talents for the imperial court and the army.

"Maybe, I can move my hands and feet inside."

After returning to the palace, Zhu Xu let go of all his thoughts and read with peace of mind.

On the second day, the ruling and opposition parties shook violently again.

Six people including Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, and Gu Dazhang were imprisoned at the same time. The reason was that Wang Wenyan bribed and accepted bribes. All six people were involved.However, Yang Lian was released that day because there was no evidence to investigate, while the others were kept in custody.