When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately said calmly: "The big companion is an old man beside me. I am trustworthy. If I want to punish you, who else can I use?"
Cao Huachun felt warm in his heart when he heard this. Just when he was about to respond, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say again: "But I still have to manage my subordinates well. The five hundred new recruits must be put to good use. When the agreed deadline is up, I will Let’s see how these people perform, I hope they won’t disappoint me!”
"I will train them well and take good care of my subordinates!" Cao Huachun quickly assured after hearing this.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded after hearing this, and then ordered him: "Please give me a result as soon as possible on the Royal Horse Supervisor matter, do you understand?"
"I understand, I will go back immediately to supervise this matter!" Cao Huachun quickly assured, and then hurriedly left in a good mood.
As soon as he left, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and then sent an order to summon the censor Liu Meicai to see him.
At this time, Liu Meicai was chatting with her colleague Yang Zhiqi and others about the morning meeting. Nothing more than that they were all worried about Dongchang's activity.
So, they went to find Zhong Qian, the censor of Zuodu. You said something and I said it.
"Sir, we can't let the Dongchang gangsters run wild, otherwise something will happen sooner or later!"
"Yes, Eunuch Cao didn't know why he took the wrong medicine. He was doing well before, so why is he so troubled now?"
"Don't forget the lessons learned from the past. Didn't everyone experience the disaster of Wei Eunuch during the Tianqi Dynasty?"
"..."
In fact, Zhong Yan also had a headache. When he saw a lot of censors crowding towards him, he waved his hands and said, "You don't need to pay too much attention. Eunuch Cao is a man and we have been together for so many years. You should all know it." Well, he shouldn’t be someone like Wei Gong!”
At this point, when he saw someone wanting to refute, he had to raise his hand to let him finish his words first: "As far as I know, Eunuch Cao was plotted against someone this time. Someone first reported him to the emperor for illegal activities. It's just a matter of fact. He did this to protect himself. I believe that after all the trouble, everything will be fine!"
"Sir, you can't say that!" Yang Zhiqi retorted after hearing this, "The number of people in Dongchang suddenly increased by 500, and it's time for a big fight. Let me tell you, instead of placing hope in Dongchang, I realize that I am not as good as Liu Yushi, just watching Dongchang’s every move, but if I hear about it, I will report it to the emperor, so that Dongchang can restrain himself!”
"Yes, sir, we all should take the initiative." Another censor immediately expressed his position, "The emperor also reminded us today that we have the power to report rumors. If we are really indifferent, what will other yamen think of us? The emperor will blame you!"
"We should let Dongchang know that it is no longer the Tianqi Dynasty, and it is not the time for them to be able to do whatever they want!"
"..."
Liu Meicai was listening, but she felt a little regretful in her heart. Why was she the first to impeach Dongchang? She should have known that although the other censors had their own factions, they were unanimous in their treatment of Dongchang. But now that I am the first one, I wonder if I will be retaliated by Dongchang?
As he was thinking about it, the direction of the discussion changed again.
"I don't know what the emperor is thinking, but he still wants factory guards to monitor the world? Isn't it enough with us? Who are those factory guards?"
"Yes, the emperor himself has experienced Wei Yi's hand covering the sky, right? How many years has it passed?"
"..."
Seeing this, Zhong Yan found that the emotions of his censors had become extreme, so he quickly stretched out his hand to signal them to stop: "Okay, okay, just do what you are doing, it's useless to just talk! It’s gone, it’s gone!”
Although he is the censor of Zuodu, he actually does not have much binding power over his opponents. In fact, when Zhu Yuanzhang established the rules and regulations of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he never thought of making the discipline yamen like the Metropolitan Procuratorate a single authority. Therefore, there are the largest number of censorship factions here in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, each with their own interests. When necessary, they will move out of the Zuodu Censorship; when there is a conflict of interest, they can all impeach the Zuodu Censorship.
After Zhong Yan finished speaking, when the censor wanted to say more, a chamberlain suddenly appeared and ordered Liu Meicai to come to him.
Upon hearing this decree, everyone immediately thought of Liu Meicai's impeachment of Dongchang earlier in the court. Seeing Liu Meicai leaving in a hurry, the Procuratorate suddenly became upset again.
"Isn't Dongchang's revenge coming?"
"Maybe it's true. If Dongchang doesn't want to be passive, revenge will definitely come fast and violent! If you want to kill chickens and scare monkeys, warn me and wait!"
"..."
Under the fierce public sentiment, someone immediately suggested: "This can't be like this. We will write a memorial immediately. We must support Brother Liu!"
"Yes, you know the slightest thing. This Eunuch Cao might be the next Wei eunuch. We must not let eunuchs appear in the Chongzhen Dynasty!"
"..."
Seeing this, Zhong Yan did not dare to stop them, otherwise he believed that the censor might impeach him for colluding with Cao Huachun. Whatever, if they want to make a fuss, let them make a fuss first and see what happens next.
As for factory guards, there is actually no particularly effective method in the foreign court. The only thing that can be done is to make the emperor believe that the factory guards are doing bad things and doing things that are detrimental to the Ming Dynasty. Only in that way can the factory guards be restrained.
Regarding Emperor Chongzhen, based on past knowledge, these censors believe that the possibility of their joint impeachment is still very high.
Besides, Liu Meicai was a little frightened, but not too scared. Because he is not short of money, he has never accepted money from others since he took office. I believe that the factory guards just want to take revenge on themselves, and they probably won't find any reason. If it was a fabrication, he was the censor after all, and there were a group of colleagues there, so Dongchang couldn't succeed so easily!
With this thought in mind, he soon arrived at the Wenhua Palace and greeted the emperor with a little speculation.
As a result, what he often didn't expect was that Emperor Chongzhen said to him with a smile: "When you impeached Wang Dayong of Dongchang in the morning, Gangcao has reported to me, saying that the situation is true. That Wang Dayong has been impeached. If Cao Daban is captured, he will be severely punished according to law."
When Liu Meicai heard this, he was stunned. He didn't expect that his impeachment was successful! Unexpectedly, I was a little happy in my heart, so I quickly replied: "Your Majesty is wise, there should be no escape for dirty officials!"
Little did he know that Emperor Chongzhen was looking at him after he finished speaking. Because Emperor Chongzhen remembered that it was the censor in front of him who was the first to impeach Dongchang's subordinates by name, unlike the previous censors who talked in general terms.
This kind of impeachment is very offensive in the morning. As long as you say it, it will definitely divert everyone's attention. I don’t know if he is really paying attention to illegal activities in Dongchang, or does he have other purposes?
Emperor Chongzhen was not very good at judging this. But it doesn't matter. One of the most important reasons why he told Liu Meicai to come here was not to tell him about Dongchang Wang Dayong, but to use this reason to reward him, that is, to reward him with an eavesdropping seed.
