Zuo Mengeng showed his face when he stabbed the bandits in the back, and was seen by the Wenxiang cultists who were among them.
He was traced when he left the city, and Xu Yaqing learned the news.
Xu Yaqing didn't know that he was from Linqing and that he was actually going home when he appeared here. She mistakenly thought that he was here to pursue her.
The Wenxiang Cult is a wanted criminal by the imperial court. How could Xu Yaqing allow the danger to exist and simply strike first?
If Xu Yaqing had succeeded in that siege, then the Battle of Chaoguan would have been impossible.
Because of the information from the Wenxiang Sect, Feng Lun knew that Wei Zhongxian and Li Chaoqin had not left Linqing, so there was no reason to launch an attack.
But Zuo Liangyu appeared at the right time, causing Xu Yaqing's success to fail.
Xu Yaqing did not dare to stay in Linqing and fled, so Feng Lun could not get the information he wanted.
At the moment of life and death, the dog eunuch decided to take a gamble and blew up the Chaoguan Pier.
The impact of this battle is probably no less than that of the Wang Gong factory explosion two years ago.
There are many articles on how the imperial court responded.
However, the capital was too far away, and Zuo Menggeng couldn't take care of it.
However, Lu Wazi's cleverness endeared him to him.
"Zhang Yan, take these two children back and take good care of them."
Zuo Menggeng gave Zhang Yan ten taels of silver and gave the two children to Zhang Yan to raise in Zhuangzi.
Zhang Yan didn't waste any time, collected the money, and went with his two children who had survived the disaster.
Liu Yiyuan was still thinking about his words and asked: "Where do you plan to start?"
Zuo Mengeng shook his head, not completely sure.
"Let's see how the game goes in the court."
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The Forbidden City in the middle of the night is like a giant beast lying on the ground, capable of devouring everything in the world at any time.
Facing such a behemoth, small humans can't help but feel awe.
However, some people ignored the majesty of the imperial city and walked swiftly in the Forbidden City, rushing all the way and finally broke into the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
"Your Majesty, urgent report from Linqing City."
On the kang in the back room of Yangxin Hall, a thin young man was looking at the memorial attentively.
This man is wearing a bright yellow Taoist robe, with his hair disheveled, casual yet majestic. He is none other than the current master of the world, Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youjian.
The urgent report from eight hundred miles away showed that the situation was urgent, and a look of worry flashed across Chongzhen's face.
"Send it up."
The little eunuch took two steps on his knees and raised the urgent report in front of Chongzhen.
Chongzhen picked it up and Fang looked at it twice. He immediately became furious and threw the table, his roar echoing throughout the hall.
"You bitch slave, how dare you do this?"
The servants inside and outside the house were all silent, for fear of harming the fish in the pond.
An old eunuch walked out of the shadows and comforted him carefully.
"Your Majesty, your precious body is bound to the foundation of the country and cannot be harmed. Please calm down."
Seeing this man, Chongzhen's anger finally dissipated somewhat, but it was still the same as an angry lion.
"Big companion, Wei Zhongxian is dead but not dead, causing trouble."
That old eunuch was none other than Wang Chengen, the old man who had been with Chongzhen when he was in Prince Xin's Mansion.
He didn't know what was written in the emergency report and didn't read it. He only focused on serving Chongzhen.
"A huge disaster can be rectified in a moment with the emperor in charge."
Chongzhen was deeply moved by this loyalty, and finally calmed down and told the story.
"Feng Lun, the Linqing garrison eunuch, brazenly used gunpowder to blow up the Chaoguan Pier, causing numerous casualties among the people. He attempted to kidnap Wei Zhongxian and Li Chaoqin, committing a treasonous act."
Wang Chengen was surprised.
"Slave, remember, Wei Zhongxian and Li Chaoqin did not take the canal."
Contentment flashed across Chongzhen's face.
"I have long expected that the filial son and grandson of Wei Eunuch would not be willing to give in. How could we not make plans and preparations? This time Feng Lun Sang was crazy and failed."
Wang Chengen flattered him a little.
"The emperor can see thousands of miles away, and his hole is like a candlelight. Even Wei Zhongxian was captured without hesitation. Feng Lun is just a grandson in the palm of Tathagata Buddha."
Chongzhen snorted coldly.
"Is he really a son of Sun Wukong? He was killed on the spot before I could take action."
Wang Chengen smiled.
"It seems that the local officials in Laqing are still loyal and brave in their duties."
Chongzhen looked strange.
"It would be strange if a minister of the Ministry of War, a Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, a Grand Servant Shaoqing, a Prefect of Dongchang, a former Liaodong Dusi, and the local garrison in Linqing could not kill Feng Lun.
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Wang Chengen was hunched over, saying nice things, but actually he was anxious inside.
After the eunuchs were killed, there were a lot of vacancies in the inner court.
He was one of the most trusted eunuchs in Chongzhen, and was appointed as the eunuch Bingbi. However, he took office only a short time ago, and many clues have not yet been clarified.
Seeing that Chongzhen was furious, he didn't understand how serious the matter was.
At the court meeting on the second day, the atmosphere was so dark that Wang Chengen knew something was wrong.
Chongzhen received the news of the Linqing Incident last night, and all the ministers also received it at dawn.
The guarding eunuch used gunpowder and bandits to blow up the Chaoguan Pier and robbed prisoners brazenly. As soon as the news came out, the whole world was shocked.
Previously, Chongzhen raised his sword and quickly and neatly dealt with Wei Zhongxian and a group of eunuch party bosses, making everyone mistakenly believe that the eunuch party was vulnerable.
But what happened in Linqing severely slapped Chongzhen and the court in the face.
A mere guarding eunuch almost caused a catastrophic disaster.
Many people thought that if Feng Lun really kidnapped Wei Zhongxian, the remaining eunuchs would probably respond and bring chaos to the world.
For a time, many officials looked at the few remaining eunuch officials in the court with murderous expressions.
Han Xuyue, who had just returned to the capital, stood out. As the chief assistant, he had to express his stance.
As the boss of Donglin, it is his mission to kill the eunuchs.
"Your Majesty, the remnants of the eunuchs are still determined to be evil. If the evil is not eradicated, I am afraid that the country will be shaken and the country will be unstable."
Qian Longxi also came out.
Although Han Xu's return made him very dissatisfied, they had the same stance on dealing with the eunuchs.
"Today, just Feng Lun dares to follow Bo Lang's actions. I don't know how many die-hard eunuchs there are in the inner court and the outer court. I am afraid that your majesty is in danger, so I have to be cautious."
As soon as this statement came out, all the eunuch officials present were frightened.
This is to expand the scope of attack!
But damn Feng Lun did such a shocking thing, what should they do?
For a time, both Donglin officials and eunuch officials hated Feng Lun.
Two big bosses took the lead, and many officials spoke out one after another. They seemed to be united and would not stop until everyone in the eunuch party was killed.
Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, looking at the roaring shouts and killings below, and instinctively felt a trace of fear.
If there were no eunuchs, all the dynasty would be Donglin...
Suppressing the anxiety in his heart, Chongzhen searched among the ministers and suddenly said: "Wen Qing, what do you think?"
The person he placed high hopes on was Wen Tiren.
Although Chongzhen was young, he learned the art of emperor well.
When he first ascended the throne, after clearing out the eunuchs, he found that most of the vacancies in the court were occupied by Donglin. He instinctively sensed something was wrong, so he began to promote officials from non-Donglin factions.
Wen Tiren, a rising star of the Zhejiang Party, came into his sight and took charge of the headquarters as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, acting like a minister.
Xu Guangqi, the left minister, was completely suppressed and did not have much say at all.
When the whole court was shouting about fighting and killing, Wen Tiren knew that the emperor did not want it.
Especially the remaining eunuch officials, Chongzhen did not want to deal with them. Otherwise, no one would attack Liu Hongxun.
Now Liu Hongxun was so battered by the attack that he was mentally and physically exhausted, and he was afraid that he would not be able to hold on for long.
Wen Tiren had already received hints from Chongzhen and was preparing to train him to join the cabinet.
In this case, it is necessary to relieve the boss's worries.
"Your Majesty, I believe that all the reasons are due to Wei Zhongxian. As long as we grasp this point, Feng Lun's incident will never happen again."
Wen Tiren found a breaking point.
The reason why the remnants of the eunuchs dared to do such crazy things was because Wei Zhongxian was still alive, and they felt that they still had a chance to make a comeback.
Wen Tiren proposed a method to remove the firepower from under the cauldron.
As long as Wei Zhongxian dies, the remaining eunuch members will have no hope.
If you don't want to be besieged by the Donglin Party, you can only obey the emperor, and the emperor can also gain a group of loyal lackeys.
Chongzhen heard the mystery immediately and couldn't help but admire Wen Tiren greatly.
He had long wanted to kill Wei Zhongxian.
It's just that Wei Zhongxian was the late emperor's entrusted minister, so he killed him as soon as he ascended the throne, fearing that the world would say he was heartless and unjust.
But now Feng Lun's evil deeds have become the best excuse.
Chongzhen followed the advice and immediately said: "That's it... let's go and do it with the royal guards."
After thinking about it, he was also afraid that Donglin officials would be dissatisfied, so he added conditions for compromise.
"Send another message to recall the local guards, tax supervisors, and mine supervisors, and return power to the local areas."
Han Xu and Qian Longxi looked at each other and realized that the little emperor on the dragon throne seemed a little strange.
With just one move, the atmosphere in the court became strange.
Many officials were thinking deeply about what kind of signal the emperor's move was.
After Wen Tiren finished stating his opinion, he returned to his position. He looked at his nose and his nose, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
The ministers in Donglin felt as if they had lost, but they were unable to fight again.
You said you want to punish the eunuchs...
OK, the emperor personally ordered Wei Zhongxian to be eliminated, and even the lawless guards, tax supervisors, and mine supervisors in various places were recruited back.