Hui Shiyang was the first to stand outside the central hall, glaring at Xu Xianchun who came over: "Xu Xianchun! What do you want to do?"
Xu Xianchun smiled coldly: "You are not qualified to ask."
As he spoke, Xu Xianchun waved his hand: "Search the imperial criminal Wang Wenyan!"
As a result, Liangdongchang's superintendent rushed over immediately.
Hui Shiyang shouted loudly: "How dare you! Don't you want to live? You don't have a criminal record and you dare to take someone else's job. Who gave you the courage!"
At this time, Xu Xianchun personally pulled out the Xiuchun knife and walked over: "I see that you don't want to live anymore. I'm issuing an edict that anyone who obstructs Dongchang's mission will be guilty of a crime and will be killed without mercy!"
Hui Shiyang didn't take it seriously after hearing this: "You are trying to falsify your will! Threatening us!"
But Xu Xianchun stabbed Hui Shiyang directly with a knife.
Hui Shiyang turned around and ran away.
As a result, Hui Shiyang was stabbed in the back by Xu Xianchun with a Xiuchun knife on the spot.
"ah!"
Hui Shiyang let out a scream, and then leaned forward in disbelief.
Xu Xianchun took out the knife, let the blood drip from the tip, and looked at the other civil servants present.
During the criminal investigation, Hui Shiyang fell to the ground, eyes wide open.
Other civil servants were also horrified.
Even though they usually looked down on everyone, they were so frightened after seeing people actually killing people with real knives and guns that they even lost their usual voice of questioning.
Even Yao Zongzhong, who had dared to slap the Dongchang fan servant before, couldn't help but tremble in his legs.
Now he just wants to go home.
Because the scene in front of me is really terrible.
But Xu Xianchun pointed at him next.
After all, Zhu Youxiao has issued an edict that if Xu Xianchun acts cowardly again, he will be removed from his position.
Xu Xianchun, who had gained his favor, no longer had to be afraid of the civil servants, and he strictly implemented all the instructions given by His Majesty the Emperor Zhu Youxiao.
So, Xu Xianchun pointed at Yao Zongzhong: "Take him down! According to the order, the servants who work in Dongchang will be beaten and sentenced to death for committing the crime!"
Yao Zongzhong was shocked after hearing this.
With Hui Shiyang's body still lying in front of him, Yao Zongzhong would naturally not disbelieve Xu Xianchun's words.
However, the arrogance and arrogance that had been cultivated for many years due to the power of civil servants could not be dissipated in a short time. Therefore, Yao Zongzhong still shouted with anger and anger: "I am an official of the imperial court! How can you do this? You are falsely passing on the imperial edict!"
Xu Xianchun stopped talking nonsense with Yao Zongzhong and continued to order: "Bring the prepared guillotine!"
At this time, the Liangdongchang officers also forcibly dragged Yao Zongzhong out.
Yao Zongzhong started to panic after scolding with a stern expression. He couldn't help but look back at the other civil servants: "Sir, save me, save me!"
These civil servants all averted their eyes and pretended not to hear. After all, they were all scared to death. Their scalps went numb or they peed their pants. How could they dare to speak for Yao Zongzhong?
Yao Zongzhong was also put under the guillotine.
Xu Xianchun shouted: "Behead!"
There was a click.
Suddenly, the heads of Yao Zongzhong fell to the ground.
All the civil servants present turned pale, and some simply collapsed to the ground.
Because the scene in front of him was so terrifying, Dongchang actually killed someone.
Seeing the appearance of these civil servants, Xu Xianchun felt very satisfied and secretly said: "You will have this day too!"
At that moment, Xu Xianchun ordered: "Catch Wang Wenyan out!"
As a result, Liangdongchang's officers rushed in immediately.
No one dared to stop him.
But at this time, several civil servants in the room got into the table and floor, their buttocks facing outside, shaking non-stop. Therefore, the servants could not help but who was Wang Wenyan.
One of the servants simply kicked the fattest civil servant in the butt: "Get out!"
The civil servant hurriedly got out from under the table and said in a panic: "Offender Wang Wenyan, please spare my life!"
"take away!"
Seeing this, Xu Xianchun smiled and shouted.
Therefore, Wang Wenyan was officially taken away by Dongchang.
At this time, Donglin Party officials such as Zuo Guangdou and Miao Changqi could only watch helplessly as Wang Wenyan was taken away.
For them, this is naturally an unbearable loss. In less than a month, two of the top officials who controlled the public opinion were gone. Now two more have been killed. Even Wang Wenyan, who contacted the inner court and the cabinet, was also taken away. .
The person who is most worried is undoubtedly the cabinet minister Liu Yishen.
After all, Wang Wenyan was very close to him and did many shameful things for him.
Therefore, Liu Yishui didn't know whether Dongchang would find out from Wang Wenyan about his collusion with the Liao military town and Shanxi merchants in an attempt to overthrow Xiong Tingbi.
Fang Yizhe, the chief assistant of the cabinet, breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the four famous officials who had always been controlled by the Donglin Party suddenly lost their positions. Even Wang Wenyan, who was the intermediary between the inner court Wang An and the cabinet Liu Yishui, was imprisoned. For him, as the chief minister, it is naturally convenient for him to carry out his own governance work.
However, the one who gained the most was undoubtedly Zhu Youxiao himself.
Zhu Youxiao took control of Dongchang by appointing Wei Zhongxian to replace the Wei Dynasty.
Then, Zhu Youxiao took control of the Director of Ceremonies by appointing Liu Ruoyu to replace Wang An.
As a result, the two key departments of the inner court were replaced.
Moreover, Zhu Youxiao took advantage of the opportunity that Wei Zhongxian had just taken control of Dongchang and asked Wei Zhongxian to attack the civil servants. He also asked Liu Ruoyu to use a group of educated eunuchs in the inner study hall as a basis to control public opinion and sing the opposite of the civil servants of the outer court. tone.
In this way, Zhu Youxiao truly took control of the inner court and completely severed the connection between the inner court and the civil servants of the outer court.
Imprisonment.
"ah!"
Wang Wenyan was being executed and screamed while being played with the pipa bone.
Because of this, Wang Wenyan voluntarily admitted his crimes of befriending Wang An and bribing Feng Sanyuan in order to no longer endure this kind of torture.
"Your Majesty, Wang Wenyan confessed that he colluded with the Wei Dynasty in the early years because of the dispute over the country's foundation. Because Donglin Party officials also supported the late emperor, he also colluded with Donglin Party officials. Now because of the Liaodong Economic Strategy Xiong Tingbi was an official of the Chu Party and was recommended by Mr. Fang Ge. Therefore, in order to drive away Mr. Fang Ge, they decided to impeach Xiong Tingbi first. Therefore, they bribed Feng Sanyuan and asked Feng Sanyuan to impeach Xiong Tingbi."
After interrogating Wang Wenyan, Wei Zhongxian reported it to Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao pondered and then said: "The disaster of cronyism! Instruct all the ministers in the cabinet and Zhu Bingbi, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, to come to Qianqing Palace to see me tomorrow!"
Then, Zhu Youxiao ordered Wei Zhongxian: "In addition to Wei Chao, Feng Sanyuan and Wang Wenyan, the properties of Wang An, Hui Shiyang and Yao Zongzhong have also been copied to me!"
"My slave obeys the order!"
Wei Zhongxian replied, and at the same time, he was also very happy in his heart. He already understood that the emperor he was loyal to now would not show any mercy to civil servants who confiscated their homes and beheaded them. This also meant that eunuchs like himself would be more powerful in the future. There is no need to look at the faces of civil servants.
