In a house in the inner city, dozens of students and scholars gathered here.
"Mr. Ye, you are finally back. You are back now. We all have a backbone,"
"Ye Gong, today's Ming Dynasty needs you to turn the tide. Your Majesty is ignorant, and his power is lost to Wei Zhongxian's gelding. The factory guards are tyrannical. Many of our Donglin Qingshi have died tragically under Wei Zhongxian's butcher's knife."
Ye Xianggao, who was at the top of the table, just remained silent. He was a minister of the cabinet during the Wanli period and had been in office for several years. He did not want to come out and interfere with this matter, but who gave him such a high reputation?
In the current situation in the court, the Donglin Party has been frequently attacked. Not to mention important ministers, all positions with some say have been removed, which is not good for him.
Originally, they had planned that the new emperor had just ascended the throne and was not very young. He must have a dark eye on government affairs. After the Donglin Party drove Fang Congzhe away, they all promoted him as the first minister of the cabinet of the new dynasty.
After he takes office, he will slowly clear out all the officials of the three parties, so that everyone can be in good hands and Donglin Qingliu can peacefully realize the ideal country in their hearts.
But who knew that the person sitting on the throne now was nothing like his father and grandfather. Instead, he delegated power to the factory guards and supported Wei Zhongxian and Xu Xianchun in their wanton behavior.
He was also anxious. Although he was also the head of the civil service back then and retired to serve as an official to enjoy the blessings of his hometown, how could he be an official enough? During this time at home, he did not have a day to spare, and he was always paying attention.
The changes in the capital are just waiting for him to take over again.
Miao Changqi saw Ye Xianggao closing his eyes and meditating, so he had to come out first and said:
"Everyone, please be patient. This matter is not urgent. We still need to consider it in the long term. There are factory guards all over the city. Remember not to leak any news. Moreover, Mr. Ye has just arrived in Beijing. You should wait for two days!"
A young scholar came forward and said:
"Please forgive me, Mr. Ye. It is true that we have been rude, but we can't be in a hurry. In just half a year, no fewer than hundreds of Qing people died tragically in Donglin, and even Nanjing was poisoned. If we continue to wait, we will
How much more will it cost?”
Another scholar also stepped forward and said:
"Now Mr. Liu and Mr. Yuan are still being tortured in the imperial prison to find out the charges. Wei Gong is targeting us all day long. I, the scholar of Donglin, have been severely punished by Wei Gong for the slightest mistake. The lightest one is Zhan San.
10. Mr. Ye, you must not sit idly by and do nothing!"
How could a person like Ye Xianggao, who had such a high official status, not know this? But he had no better way. He originally came to Beijing this time to meet His Majesty as a former minister, thinking that His Majesty would give him some advice.
Give him a thumbs up.
But who would have known that they would hear the news that Liu Yishen was sent to prison on the way. This was really a bolt from the blue. Even an important minister like Liu Yishen was like this, let alone a bachelor of the cabinet during the Wanli period.
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He originally wanted to back out, but for the sake of his own face, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the capital. He kept an extremely low profile along the way, just to prevent others from knowing that he was coming to the capital.
But who would have thought that he had just entered the city and hadn't even sat on the hot seat yet. These students, officials and scholars came directly to him in groups. He didn't want to be exposed. Did they tell the factory guard that he was a former cabinet university?
The scholar ran back again? The Ming Dynasty had regulations. Officials who became official could not stay in the capital. This really angered me. This is why he remained silent from beginning to end.
Seeing that Ye Xianggao still didn't say a word, a student member jumped out and shouted:
"Mr. Ye, this time we are united and must drive the Hakka family out of the capital. Please kill Wei Zhongxian and Xu Xianchun, these two cruel and cruel castrate slaves who have assassinated the Qing Dynasty, and give me the bright light of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Yes, I would also like to ask your Majesty to advise you to abolish the Factory Guards. Factory Guards bring harm to the country and the people. Since Emperor Taizu established the Jinyi Guards, many loyal ministers and righteous men have died unjustly in prison, not to mention the Dongchang Factory. If the Factory Guards are not abolished,
Our lives as Qing scholars are still in danger!"
Ever since Zhu Youxiao took action against these people in the Dachaohui, he ordered the factory guards to strictly control the entire Gyeonggi Province. As long as you dare to be dissatisfied or opposed, the factory guards will immediately send you to jail and investigate all eight generations of your ancestors.
, every time a crime is committed, hundreds or even thousands of people are implicated, and they are suppressed to death. If they don't take action, if they do, the minimum is to confiscate their homes and exterminate their families.
To deal with these scoundrels and hypocrites who talk about benevolence, justice and morality, it is useless to talk more. We can only put an iron knife made of blood on their necks. The people are even more happy and even set off firecrackers in many places to celebrate. For them, don't say
Now that he is an official, the gentry and landowners are all bad, and they would like to go to the execution ground to behead themselves.
And it is precisely because of this kind of suppression that these people's resentment is getting bigger and bigger, and they want to skin the factory guards. In the past, they had no choice but to put their tail between their legs and be honest.
But now that Ye Xianggao came, everything was different. All the officials, students, and gentry suddenly had a backbone and leader. They eagerly hoped that Ye Xianggao would lead them to fight back fiercely.
But their eagerness made Ye Xianggao very dissatisfied. What did these people think of his dignified predecessor Yuan Fu? Let him be used as cannon fodder?
Ye Xianggao's housekeeper had been with him for more than twenty years. When he saw that his master looked wrong, he quickly came out to smooth things over and said:
"Everyone, my master has been running around for days. Today is really not a good time to discuss important matters. Why don't we give my master a good night's rest? Can you guys come tomorrow?"
Seeing what the steward said, all the officials and scholars couldn't continue to be aggressive. Besides, it was only one night, so they could still afford to wait. After everyone said their words, they all went back.
Miao Changqi also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He had known Ye Xianggao for many years, and he knew his temper very well. Fortunately, there was a discerning butler who came out to smooth things over.
"Young people are impatient and don't know how to behave. Please don't take Taishan Haihan to heart!"
Ye Xianggao said calmly to his old friend:
"What did Youyuan say? I have lived for decades and I have never seen anyone or anything. You underestimate me!"
When Miao Changqi saw what he said, he felt relieved and said again:
"Taishan is very busy these days. All the princes in the court are waiting to see if Taishan can come up with any good ideas!"
Those officials are not like these officials and scholars. They can still bear their temper and will not be so irritable.
Ye Xianggao also felt a lot of pressure and said helplessly:
"I have no choice at the moment, so I'd better find out first."
"Youyuan, please follow me into the inner hall to talk, and tell me the situation in the court in detail!"
The two of them talked about this matter until late at night. Miao Changqi left through the back door in the middle of the night, but he didn't know that when he left, three pairs of eyes were staring at his back.