Squeak! The door of the wing opened from the inside, and Zhu Changwu, who had changed into a python robe, walked out, "Gather up the troops and go to the Yang Mansion."
Now that Wang Zhixin's foothold has been found, why should he be polite? He can just arrest him.
As for the possibility of forcing his way into the Yang Mansion next, it was nothing in Zhu Changwu's eyes, unless he really entered the palace and went to the Qianqing Palace where the emperor rested or the Kunning Palace where the empress rested. He also I will report it first. In other places, it is just a horizontal flow.
Sun Chuang knew that this would be the result. As long as the matter was reported to the Commander, there was no need to explain anything at all, let alone that the person to be arrested had been trusted by His Majesty before, because if you trusted him, it would not be as good as now. The commander is trusted by His Majesty.
Sun Chuang immediately ordered all the three hundred Jinyi guards, followed Zhu Changwu, and headed straight to the Yang Mansion.
At this time in the Yang Mansion, Yang Guanguang had just sent Wang Zhixin away from the tunnel. He had been busy all night. He was a little sleepy, but when he thought about it, what he did next would make him stand out in front of King Dashun. After making great efforts, he suddenly became energetic again.
It is said that yesterday Wang Zhixin first encouraged Wang Dehua to see Chongzhen to inquire about the news and ask about the situation; then he went to the residence of Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War, and asked him to get new weapons in the name of Li Zicheng, and it would be best to send them to King Dashun. Best in hand.
After finishing these things, Wang Zhixin wanted to go back to the palace to find out the news. However, as soon as he entered the palace, he got a secret report from the young eunuch of Dongchang. The man named Zhu Changwu went directly to the inner official prison and started killing. Wang Dehua and all the people from Dongchang were arrested.
Wang Dehua was actually arrested. Wang Zhi felt bad. He immediately left the palace and then came to Yang Guanguang's house. He was talking about another matter, which was to summon officials and ministers to jointly impeach Zhu Changwu. .
Wang Zhixin finally figured out that the reason why the Ming Dynasty had not yet died, and why there were these changes, was entirely due to the sudden appearance of a man named Zhu Changwu.
As the saying goes, to eliminate the disease and root out the disease, if you want to restore everything to its original trajectory, you must first get rid of Zhu Changwu.
But how to deal with this Zhu Changwu?
Send troops to arrest?
It doesn't work. The 15,000 Ming troops currently guarding the capital are all under his control. If you want to use force to cause trouble, you are asking for death.
Let Jin Yiwei or Dongchang take action?
Obviously that's not possible. He is now the new commander of the Jinyi Guards. Now even Dongchang's nest has been taken away by others. These people can't count on him.
Send kung fu masters to assassinate?
That’s not to say it’s impossible, I can only say it’s difficult.
Yesterday, in the square of Guangning Gate, Zhu Changwu fought against three hundred people, but many people saw it, and what was said was that everything was possible. What about martial arts stars coming down to earth, what about being invincible in the world, etc.
Wang Zhixin is not that superstitious and does not believe that someone can be invincible and invulnerable. But since so many people have said it, Zhu Changwu must be very good at martial arts. If you want to kill him, you will need a lot of manpower.
Although Wang Zhixin is rich and has connections in the capital, when it comes to how many masters are available, that is his shortcoming. After all, when he needed manpower in the past, he could have ordered Dongchang to transfer people from Jinyiwei. With such convenience, how could he spend money to raise a bunch of dead soldiers for fun?
This didn't work, and that didn't work. In the end, Wang Zhixin thought of using the hands of ministers to deal with Zhu Changwu.
During the Chongzhen period, such things happened frequently, such as Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Jiliao, Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, Zheng Chongjian, the governor of Shaanxi, and so on.
These people did not talk about the merits and demerits, but said that the cause of their death was that Chongzhen killed them after listening to the advice of his ministers.
For a period of time, Chongzhen used to kill indiscriminately without distinguishing right from wrong, which eventually led to the alienation of civil and military officials. No one dared to tell the truth and no one dared to perform meritorious deeds. Because doing so would easily become the target of public criticism, which would eventually lead to The officials objected, so they made suggestions to Chongzhen, which led to his own death.
If you can kill others, you can kill Zhu Changwu.
This son is just the seventh son of King Xiang. Are there not many people from the clan like this who have been killed?
Besides, King Xiang is dead. If Zhu Changwu is a filial son, should he go with his father?
The person who said this is absolutely a fallacy. If you really say this, if your loved ones are gone, so will you. I am afraid there will really be no one left in this world.
In short, Wang Zhixin came to Yang Guanguang to talk about recruiting more ministers to impeach Zhu Changwu.
The overall situation is unclear now, and the Dashun Army has a huge advantage. No courtiers dare to go to the palace to see Chongzhen at this moment. In history, after Chongzhen's death, only a dozen of the thousands of officials in the capital chose to die for their country. Even some of Chongzhen's most trusted people surrendered to Li Zicheng. This cannot but be said to be a failure of Chongzhen's employment.
But it also illustrates the psychological state of these Ming ministers in the capital at this time.
They all believed that the Ming Dynasty was bound to perish. Going to see Chongzhen at this time was a useless effort. If it was not done well, it would bring disaster to themselves.
But he didn't want to see Chongzhen just because it was unnecessary and to avoid suspicion. But what if this is what King Dashun meant?
The effect will be exactly the opposite, and there must be many courtiers who have disappeared for a while will jump out. It's just a memorial, and you can make a good future new master. This is definitely a very cost-effective deal, and you don't have to worry about no one doing it.
When Wang Zhixin explained his intention, he first got Yang Guanguang's approval.
Yang Guanguang is still very capable. Even Chongzhen recognized this, otherwise he would not be allowed to serve as the Minister of Rites. In history, this person took the initiative to seek refuge with Li Zicheng after he entered Beijing. He was one of the few courtiers of the Ming Dynasty who was reused.
It is precisely because of his ability that Yang Guanguang believes that the current Ming Dynasty can no longer be saved. For his own sake, or even for the sake of justice, or for the sake of the world, he should end the Ming Dynasty earlier and establish Dashun. The dynasty and the world will be unified as soon as possible, so that the people can live a stable life earlier.
For this goal, when Wang Zhixin found him, he agreed wholeheartedly. For a whole night, the two of them stayed up all night, discussing the next plan together and constantly improving it.
As day breaks, the basic plan is drawn up. Yang Guanguang is the person in charge, and he will be the liaison in the near future to find more ministers to jointly impeach Zhu Changwu.
Wang Zhixin's ability to become the richest eunuch is not only because he is a good person and good at doing things, but also has a lot to do with his caution. He is good at doing things like this. He would never bet his own safety on others.
For example, he didn't think Wang Dehua could hold on for long, so after the plan was formulated, he prepared to evacuate as soon as possible, and went from the secret tunnel of Yang Mansion to a neighboring street and disappeared.
After sending Wang Zhixin away, Yang Guanguang decided to take a nap first and work on things after he had regained his energy. Just when he had just undressed and lay down on the bed, a very noisy sound suddenly came from the outer courtyard.
"Jinyiwei is handling the case. Everyone stays on the spot and squats down with their hands on their heads. Anyone who disobeys will be arrested." Sun Chuang's voice echoed throughout the courtyard.
Ouch!
After the shouts, there will be a few wailing sounds from time to time. Needless to say, these are the sounds coming from those who did not obey, did not squat down and hold their heads, were targeted by the royal guards, and were given a good beating.
"What's going on?" Yang Guanguang was shocked at first. Wang Zhixin told him before leaving that Zhu Changwu was very domineering and would come to the Yang Mansion to make trouble. He didn't believe it before, but now he had to believe it.
Yang Guanguang, who was a little surprised, shouted out. Then he thought that Wang Zhixin had already left the secret passage, so he had nothing to fear, so he put on a coat, got up and walked out.
Zhu Changwu was dressed in a python robe and was guarded by several royal guards when he came to the courtyard. He glanced around casually and found that there were servants here. Occasionally there were a few men. They were also weak and did not look like they could use martial arts at all. , his attention was no longer on them, but on the opening door of the main courtyard.
Yang Guanguang walked out with his coat on. His eyes were still a little red from staying up all night.
"Hey, this is Minister Yang. What's the matter? Look at this posture, you haven't slept all night, right?" Zhu Changwu recognized his identity just by looking at Yang Guanguang. Without it, as soon as this person appeared, all the servants in the yard quickly lowered their heads.
If it were not the master who came, he would not be able to make his servants so fearful and obedient.
Zhu Changwu could actually say what he had not slept all night with just one glance, which really shocked Yang Guanguang.
But he is worthy of being a third-grade official in the current dynasty, and he still has the ability to deal with things calmly. He quickly suppressed the shock in his heart, looked at Zhu Changwu who was wearing a python robe and asked: "Who are you? Why did you appear in my house so early in the morning? Do you still know the rules?"
"Oh? Is this considered a head start?"
Regarding Yang Guanguang's question, Zhu Changwu laughed and scoffed.
It's really interesting, why don't you ask Chongzhen and Empress Zhou if you use any rules to pressure yourself, are you the one who abides by the rules and knows the rules?
"What? Don't you dare to answer? I am a third-rank official of the current court. Even if I commit a crime, it must be discussed by the elders of the cabinet. Only after the courtiers jointly identify it and His Majesty's decree can I arrest someone. , Excuse me, you don’t have any of these, Commander Zhu, what do you want to do this morning?”
"You... know me?" Zhu Changwu was a little surprised when the other party revealed his identity with just one word.
