I'm really not the carpenter emperor

The little eunuch was at a loss and froze in place.

Inside the Xinuang Pavilion, Ye Xianggao couldn't bear the oppression, panting heavily, seeing him clenching his teeth, he finally decided to struggle with the emperor:

"Yuan Bingbei is a pillar of the imperial court. This arrangement, the veteran thinks it is feasible."

"Ye Xianggao—!"

After waiting for a while, but still with the same result, Zhu Youxiao was extremely disappointed, and threw the teacup on the imperial case to the ground.

The emerald blue Ru kiln cup, Wei Zhongxian's elegant Qingwan, was smashed into pieces under the thunder of the emperor.

Ye Xianggao had expected the emperor Long Xing, but he was still trembling with fright, looking at the debris on the ground, his eyes were filled with indescribable shock.

For a long time, Ye Xianggao, the chief assistant, sat on the stove and roasted.

As soon as he saw the map, he knew that it was the emperor who wanted to use his own mouth to refute Yuan Chonghuan and quell the dispute between the court and China.

But he is too tired, if Ye Xianggao is given another chance to choose, he will definitely not come back to be the chief assistant.

Going for fame and reputation is harmful!

As the leader of Donglin, Ye Xianggao was promoted to the position of chief assistant by Donglin party members with great effort. Everyone in Donglin thought he would do something.

But the fact is, ever since becoming the chief assistant, Ye Xianggao has been overwhelmed by the powerful emperor, dealing with eunuchs, the emperor and his colleagues in Donglin every day, exhausted physically and mentally.

The eunuchs scrambled to impeach him, Wei Zhongxian wanted to get rid of him quickly, but his colleagues in Donglin had high hopes, and they always asked him to make a decision on every important matter.

The emperor's actions made people shudder even more. He resigned sixteen times and all of them were rejected. Obviously, he wanted to drain the last value of the leader of Donglin.

Now Ye Xianggao, in his later years, is afraid of things and greedy for life, but this does not mean that rabbits will not bite people when they are pushed.

For a long time, Ye Xianggao and Zhu Youxiao have always been in harmony with each other, acting on the occasion, not causing trouble if they can, and just want to spend their old age in peace.

Maybe I was forced to rush today, and I planned to come to a dead end.

Zhu Youxiao frowned, calmed down, and planned to give the chief assistant another chance to recover from his mistakes, and said with a smile:

"Recently, the DPRK and China have been arguing about abandoning the Liao and Shen matters. What does Mr. Ge think?"

Ye Xianggao was expressionless, and said silently: "I still say that, Yuan Bingbei is a pillar of talent, I think that you can abandon Liaoshen and fortify Ningjin!"

Zhu Youxiao's smile froze on his face, and for a moment, he said lightly: "I know that elder Ge's opinion is the same as that of Xiong Tingbi, so let's go back."

"No, the minister is contrary to Xiong Tingbi, the same as Yuan Bingbei."

Zhu Youxiao thought Ye Xianggao was old and gave him chances again and again, but this time Ye Xianggao was as determined as ever.

Every time Zhu Youxiao said a word, he choked back.

When the words fell to the ground, Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a long time, clutching his stomach suddenly, laughing frivolously, and then going crazy, lost his composure and slammed the table violently.

Ye Xianggao stared wide-eyed, watching the emperor laughing and crying, then raised his head suddenly, the resentful expression made his hair stand on end.

"I know, I know what you mean—"

"You don't like Zhen, you don't like Daming!" Zhu Youxiao kicked the imperial case over, and with a bang, he gnashed his teeth and said:

"You don't want to make progress, you disobey the emperor, such rebellious things, but you Donglin Party members have a tacit understanding."

"Ye Xianggao, as the chief minister, do you know what it means to abandon Liaoshen?"

Ye Xianggao looked straight at him and said:

"Your Majesty only wants to establish his prestige, he is arbitrary, he connives eunuchs to kill Zhongliang arbitrarily, and the old minister would rather be the sinner of the discussion of abandoning the earth."

"Your Majesty, please read the old minister's life, and give me and the Ming Dynasty some dignity... Don't harm my family..."

"I disagree!" Zhu Youxiao laughed angrily, and said:

"The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty dare to say that they will abandon Liao and Shen, and I will kill one of them. I will send an order to transfer the three guards of Tongzhou, Ma Gong, to guard the capital!"

"I am the Son of Heaven, I want to see who dares to oppose me!"

Ye Xianggao knelt on the ground, feeling the pain in his heart, hesitated for a moment, and looked at the map tremblingly. It is true that he knew that Yuan Chonghuan's strategy would only waste national power in vain.

But he is not the shameless Wei Zhongxian, he is Ye Xianggao, the majestic leader of the Donglin Party, who has been blamed for so many things, seeing the disappointed eyes of the scholars.

For a long time, he was really exhausted physically and mentally, and he just wanted to die.

"Didn't Wei Zhongxian always want to seal up Donglin Academy? Tell him, I'm sure, all Donglin Academy in the world, factories and guards will be closed!"

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao turned around, threw the sword hanging in the Nuan Pavilion on the ground, and said with his hands behind his back:

"You kill yourself!"

"The minister's family..."

Ye Xianggao said today's remarks, but also with the heart of death, he picked up the sword and asked in a trembling voice.

He hoped that the emperor would be more sensible and reply that the crime is not as good as his family.

But the Emperor Tianqi was obviously not a good person. He didn't turn around, but just let out a sneer:

"Ye Xianggao, I am not a saint."

On the same day, Ye Xianggao, the leader of Donglin and the first and assistant minister of the cabinet, returned to the mansion and committed suicide, which shocked the whole court.

But this is just the beginning.

After Ye Xianggao's death, Han Yu, the second assistant of the cabinet, was promoted to the first assistant, and a bachelor of Jin Jianji Temple. This new first assistant is also a veteran and important minister of Donglin, which somewhat relieved the Donglin party members.

However, Zhu Youxiao did not ask the cabinet, and directly issued an order, killing more than 300 members of the Ye family.

Also without going through the cabinet, Xinuange directly issued an edict, ordering Wei Zhongxian and Xu Xianchun to seal down all Donglin Academy in the whole country.

Found Donglin giving lectures, grab it!

If you find scholars gathering together, catch them!

Stealth printed books, leaflets, catch!

All of a sudden, Tiqi came out everywhere, starting from Gyeonggi and spreading all over the country. Countless Donglin scholars were either arrested or arrested, and there was a lot of turmoil everywhere.

The three guards of Tongzhou, who had accompanied them on the conquest, also received an order to set up camp in the suburbs of Beijing. The British Duke Zhang Weixian entered the camp.

Such a major change made the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty feel uneasy!

……

A few days later, Nan Haizi.

Zhu Youxiao was riding on a war horse, with a bow under his shoulder, wearing a pleated gown with narrow sleeves and pleated gold brocade, and a yellow square collar double-breasted armor. He was lowering his head and loosening his wrist guards.

The current Nanhaizi, because the emperor often comes here, has also been renovated in the palace. Strange stones and green trees, numerous pavilions and flowing water can be seen everywhere.

The gardener cultivated the soil and fertilized it two months ago. When Zhu Youxiao came in this time, the begonias were in full bloom, but before spring, there was a smell of manure in the air.

"Your Majesty, the scholars outside the Yongding Gate have gathered a crowd to make trouble, and the Duke of England has led troops to quell it." Zhao Fu came running after hearing the news.

Zhu Youxiao said "Yes", put on his hat and helmet, and put on his military uniform neatly.

Suddenly asked again:

"Who are making trouble?"

Wang Chaofu saluted and said, "Most of them are down-and-out scholars. The factory guards have sealed Donglin Academy, and it's not the common people who disturb them."

"So, some people are still bewitched by those scholars?" Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes, glanced at him lazily, and said:

"Ask Wang Tiqian to come to Nanhaizi, I have something to tell him."

Chapter 148 The Beijing News

Early this morning, the palace people were woken up by the management signs of each palace and bureau, and got up to clean up the gravel road along the way from Qianqing Palace to Nanhaizi.

For a cleaning job, can we let the Zhidian Supervisor do it?

At first, the palace people complained quite a bit, after all, anyone who was woken up early would feel unhappy, but after knowing that the emperor was going to go hunting in the afternoon, they had no more complaints.

Even if the emperor just went for a stroll and left in a short while, that would be a big deal!

The brands went out in person, and even the sika deer in the Nanhaizi Deer Park were caught up by the palace people and dusted off their fur one by one.

This was the first time the emperor came back to Nanhaizi after his triumphant return to Beijing. All morning, people from various supervision and bureaus were busy in Nanhaizi.

At this time, about two or three hundred steps away from Zhu Youxiao and his party, several animals were looking around anxiously with their round eyes open.

It was as if they knew that there was a pair of eagle eyes staring at them in the distance.

When Wang Tiqian got the news, he didn't care about the matter at hand, so he rushed from the imperial horse prison in a hurry, knelt down under the imperial horse and saluted.

Hearing his heavy breathing, Zhu Youxiao knew that he had come trotting all the way. He rode on the horse, raised his bow, and said lightly:

"Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Do you have the latest situation in Liaodong at the Dujian Mansion?"

While talking, Zhu Youxiao took out an arrow from the quiver behind his back, tried it on the bowstring, but saw the sika deer pointed at in the distance, and fled in panic.

"The sense of crisis is quite strong..."

Zhu Youxiao chuckled a few times, then put down the bow again.

Recently, due to the punishment of Donglin, there has been a lot of noise in the imperial court, and there have been constant military reports in Liaodong. The emperor asked the Dujian Mansion alone, naturally wanting to know the real and specific situation.

Wang Tiqian sorted out his thoughts and said:

"Over Ningyuan, Yuan Chonghuan made a move. The day before yesterday, he led the army of [-] troops out of the city and headed towards Shenyang."

"Didn't he say that the general's orders will not be accepted?" Zhu Youxiao asked with a sneer.

"Your Majesty, this is also due to Hong Chengchou." Wang Tiqian said:

"It is said that Hong Chengchou inspected Ningyuan's armaments and found that Yuan Chonghuan privately embezzled 4 taels of Fuyin from the court to Gongtu, Chaohua, Zaisai and other ministries to build the city wall of Ningyuan."

"Hong Chengchou persuaded him several times, but Yuan Chonghuan evaded and prevaricated, and finally threatened him with this matter, and Yuan Chonghuan agreed to leave the city."

"This matter also agrees with the style of this soldier..." Zhu Youxiao chuckled, rode his horse slowly forward in the deer park, and suddenly asked:

"Are you sure that the 4 taels are used to build the city and secure the people?"

Wang Tiqian nodded affirmatively, and said: "Return to Your Majesty, 4 taels of silver, Yuan Chonghuan did not move a single cent, and all of it was used for the construction of Ningyuan City Tower."

"In this matter, the local Liao people have a lot of feelings for him."

"It's..."

Speaking of this, Wang Tiqian hesitated to speak.

"If you have something to say in front of me, just say it, don't hesitate." Zhu Youxiao frowned, and there was a little displeasure in his words.

Wang Ti was agitated, and said quickly:

"My Majesty, Ning Yuan Jian Jun Ji Yong is Wei Zhongxian's god-son who was adopted a few months ago. Ning Yuan fights and defends, and stands with Yuan Chonghuan in everything."

It is a good thing that the eunuchs and the generals in charge of the army share the same hatred.

But the reason why Zhu Youxiao sent Ji Yong to Ningyuan was to let him watch over Yuan Chonghuan and act as a hindrance at critical moments.

This kid is good, not only did not play a restrictive effect, but also wore a pair of pants with Yuan Chonghuan, so why keep him?

Zhu Youxiao stopped his mount just as the breeze was blowing, and the big hair fluttered with the wind, which made him even more magnificent.

Immediately, he said coldly:

"Decree, withdraw Ji Yong's post of Ning Yuan's army supervisor, and let him return to Beijing."

Wang Tiqian responded: "Zunzhi, Your Majesty... the next candidate for the Ningyuan Supervising Army..."

"Since Hong Chengchou has arrived in Ningyuan, why do he still need to supervise the army?" Zhu Youxiao bent over to comfort his mount, and said again:

"Let Hong Chengchou choose his own house in Ningyuan, build Liaodong Fuzhi, and lead Ningyuan's military preparations."

Wang Tiqian bowed and said: "My servant understands that there is another matter about Phi Island. The Dongjiang Army should help North Korea and defeat Amin's troops in Xuanzhou."

"According to the investigation of the Metropolitan Government, although Mao Wenlong suffered heavy losses in Tieshan, he quickly adjusted. Since then, he has won all the battles, but the force is limited and he has not been able to expand the results of the battle."

"Bring a pair of armor and choose another good horse." Zhu Youxiao nodded, beckoned to the palace servants behind him, then turned around and said with a smile:

"Wang Tigan, can you ride a horse?"

Hearing this, Wang Tiqian was taken aback for a moment, nodded quickly, and began to put on the armor and other things handed over by the palace man.

At a time like this, even if you don't, you have to say yes!