Capital
Today is destined to be an unstable day. The students of the Imperial College and the gentry in the city are spreading rumors all over the city.
He ran around in the streets, shouting that traitors were in power in the court today and acted recklessly, and that Hakka and Wei Zhongxian were collaborating to deceive the saints. He also took out the previous issues of newspapers and criticized them.
Claiming that this was all a conspiracy by traitors, and that all the charges were groundless, the eunuchs led by Wei Zhongxian created a tainted atmosphere in the court, killed Zhongliang, and appointed people close to him to serve in important positions in order to suppress capable ministers. , Song Yingxing was also beaten into a model by them.
The most intense situation was at the notice office in the inner city, where more than a dozen scholars shouted at the top of their lungs. They even specially moved a few tables to build a small platform, and stood on it and shouted indignantly:
"Everyone, it has been more than two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Emperor Taizu. Is there anyone who failed to pass the imperial examination and became a minister? The eunuchs are bold and meddle with the government. The disaster of Wang Zhen and Liu Jin is just around the corner!"
"What's more, under Taizu's ancestral system, eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics. We must never let the old orthodoxy and righteousness happen again, otherwise the foundation of our Ming Dynasty will be shaken and the world will be in danger!"
"For several months, the factory guards have been tyrannical and massacred. No matter whether they are important officials or scholars, they have suffered cruelly from their atrocities. These eunuchs are cutting off the internal organs of our Ming Dynasty. If we don't resist, if this continues, our country will be ruined." The country will be destroyed in our hands!"
But no matter what they said, the people below looked at each other in confusion. You looked at me and I looked at you. It was obvious that they didn't believe what these people said.
As long as they are related to Donglin, they are basically involved in today's events, and the others are ordinary scholars or illiterate civilians.
But since the publication of the newspaper, ordinary people have basically understood what happened during this period, and the evidence is basically conclusive. Even the illegal wealth gained from ransacking homes is clearly written.
In addition, they are deeply poisoned by these corrupt officials and hate them very much. How could they believe their lies?
No matter how cruel and indiscriminate the factory guards are, they are not affected at all. Even if you commit a crime, the factory guards will basically not care about you. Everything is controlled by the Wucheng Military and Horse Division. Factory Guards It seems to only target these officials!
They are just here to watch the excitement. For these common people at the bottom, as long as their lives are not affected and they can live well, nothing else matters.
No matter how these people shouted about the so-called righteousness, the people watching the excitement were indifferent, which made the Donglin scholars above them so anxious that their voices were almost hoarse.
There were even sexually violent people who criticized and insulted them on the spot, making these passionate Donglin people unable to refute for a while, shouting that they were insulting to gentlemen and rude.
One of the scholars dressed as a young man also stepped forward and said:
"Don't believe these nonsense, they are confusing right and wrong. We must believe His Majesty the Emperor!"
"My uncle is the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs at that time, and our Majesty is a holy king who has not been seen in a century. These sanctimonious hypocrites are fabricating facts. They are a group of wolves in sheep's clothing!"
After speaking, he looked at Donglin Shizi on the high platform and said:
"My master has notified Beizhen Fusi, why don't you run away quickly?"
These people felt chills in their hearts when they heard the words Beizhen Fusi, but they pretended to be calm and said:
"How could you, a scoundrel who follows people's influence, know the great ambitions in our hearts? I, the noble scholar of Donglin, are upright and upright. How can I be a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? On the contrary, you, a scum of the scholarly forest, have read so many books of sages in vain. You have really taught the sages of all ages. Discredit!"
As soon as the man finished speaking, there was a commotion in the crowd behind him. When he turned around and looked around, he saw more than twenty Jinyiwei wearing embroidered robes, holding ropes in their hands, and hanging embroidered spring knives on their waists, who were trying their best to squeeze in this way.
Seeing this scene, these Donglin people who had been just upright and awe-inspiring didn't care about any etiquette, justice or shame, and ran away. They glanced back from time to time. At this moment, they only regretted that their parents had lost two legs!
When the young master who had argued with them before saw this, his face showed a look of disdain, and he said disdainfully to the entourage next to him:
"I really thought that I met some noble and upright person today, but it turned out that they were just some rats!"
Today, the Donglin incident is making a big fuss in the capital. It can be said that they have taken public opinion to the extreme and misled the public. Although due to newspapers, the people will not respond in one fell swoop, many people still choose to believe those who support Donglin.
After all, Donglin Yu Chaotang has been in power for decades, and Donglin Academy has developed since the Song Dynasty and has a very solid foundation.
No matter in which era, there are countless cannon fodders led by public opinion, even in later generations. There is no shortage of brains in any era!
Today's factory guards are also extremely busy. There are too many people to arrest, and basically all of them have been dispatched, but there are really not enough manpower.
Nowadays, these people have learned to be smart. They basically don’t confront the factory guards head-on. They run away as soon as they come, and they always run in different directions. They also run specifically into remote alleys. Many people have escaped because of this. .
It was obvious that someone was planning and giving advice behind these people. Xu Xianchun and Wei Zhongxian had no good solution for the time being, so they could only go to the palace to report to Zhu Youxiao.
"Your Majesty, this is what happened today. Although many people were arrested and sent to prison, they were basically brainless nerds, and the mastermind was not caught!"
Wei Zhongxian also said from the side:
"Your Majesty, it must be Ye Xianggao who is in charge. This person served as Yuan Fu for more than ten years during the Wanli period. He is the most familiar with the imperial court. It is better to let the slaves send him to prison. As long as he speaks , these hypocrites’ little tricks will naturally fall apart!”
Although Wei Zhongxian is right, this is just a last resort. There are many ways to deal with them, and Zhu Youxiao is not so weak in skills.
He wanted to create a good reputation. Although he had done this kind of thing before, it was an emergency situation. This time Zhu Youxiao wanted to beat them until they could never get over, leaving the world speechless and leaving the common people speechless. You know what kind of person their emperor is!
"No need, just let the old man roam around for two more days. Don't worry about those who are causing trouble for the time being. You just need to keep an eye on the masterminds. Don't let any information go!"
"Let's see what a surprise they can give me tomorrow!"
"Xu Xianchun, sent an order to the British Duke, and the Yulin Army to immediately take over the nine gates of the capital. After dark, notices were issued to inform the people that the capital was under martial law. Troops were stationed at all the main roads in the city and patrolled every corner. Anyone who dared to go out would be killed!"
