Late Ming Dynasty: Oops, I am surrounded by the Donglin Party

"I heard that you brought a lot of servants with you when you came?"

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Liu Yuliang and others, and his words showed his doubts about these cabinet ministers.

Zhang Shikang had always been at odds with most of the court officials, and several conflicts had arisen as a result.

These people definitely had reasons to stab him in the humerus.

Liu Yuliang frowned, feeling very angry at the emperor's questioning. Just as he was about to retort, Zheng Sanjun said:

"Your Majesty, it is as you asked. We came from the capital. The Ming Dynasty and the Jian Nu are at war. For safety, we brought some servants with us to prevent any accidents."

Zheng Sanjun did not show any anger on his face, but spoke calmly.

"Call all the servants here." Emperor Chongzhen gave the order expressionlessly.

Liu Yuliang could no longer tolerate this kind of distrust and immediately retorted:

"How can your majesty doubt us? We came from the capital for the country.

I have a sincere heart, but Your Majesty doubts me. It is really sad! "

He really felt aggrieved. He came here from far away, had no food to eat or sleep well, but not only did he not get the emperor's understanding, but he was also wronged. It was really outrageous.

Even when Zheng Sanjun behind him pulled him, he insisted on saying it out without caring.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Zheng Sanjun gave up and shook his head slightly.

He knew that the emperor valued Zhang Shikang very much. If that boy was assassinated, the emperor would certainly be furious. He really shouldn't provoke the emperor at this time. Alas.

Emperor Chongzhen did not speak immediately, but stared at Liu Yuliang coldly with red eyes. After three full breaths, he suddenly said coldly:

"I don't care what you think. Before the real culprit is found, everyone must prove their innocence.

If you don't want to, then you have something to hide!

I don't care who the assassin is, if he dares to kill me, I will kill him and exterminate his entire clan!"

Later on, Emperor Chongzhen almost shouted it out.

Sun Weifan was angry, Xu Wenyuan was angry, but compared with the twelve years of depression in his heart, that anger was like a surging sea.

Just this little bit, and he almost lost all hope for the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing the angry look on Emperor Chongzhen's face, Liu Yuliang was frightened and his face turned pale. Zheng Sanjun quickly stepped forward and said:

“Your Majesty, please calm down. Although we are dissatisfied with your recent edicts and Marquis Guanjun, we only have different political views and are far from a life-and-death struggle.

Besides, we are all old and have long lost the desire to fight. If Your Majesty does not believe us, we will call them over ourselves."

Soon, all the servants brought by the ministers were taken into custody by the soldiers, there were dozens of them.

In addition to Lu Xiangsheng, Zhang Xiuqing was also responsible for the screening.

The two men had different methods of identification. Lu Xiangsheng asked the servants to look at the dead assassins one by one, then observed the expressions of these servants, and then asked them.

Zhang Xiuqing directly asked the servants to fight him one by one. He memorized the assassin's moves.

The servants' skills are usually taught by a master, and he can find the flaws as long as these people use them.

After struggling for half an hour, the two still didn't find anything, and Zhang Xiuqing was a little confused.

At this time, Zhang Shikang and Emperor Chongzhen had returned to the central army tent to rest, and Zheng Sanjun and others were not there either. Zhang Xiuqing said:

"Your Majesty, I have not found anyone who has the same moves as the assassin.

But…" Zhang Xiuqing said hesitantly.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't try to fool me!" Emperor Chongzhen said coldly.

Although more than half an hour had passed, he was still filled with rage, and even his own guard leader did not look favorably upon him.

"When I fought with those people, I found that some of their servants were ruthless. Although they tried to avoid it, the determination they inadvertently revealed could not deceive me.

Therefore, I guess that they are probably all rigorously trained soldiers."

Zhang Xiuqing told the truth.

“I knew it.

It is ridiculous to keep saying that you are doing this for the Ming Dynasty!" Emperor Chongzhen said sarcastically.

Although it could not be proved that these people were responsible for the assassination, Chongzhen was already very contemptuous of the fact that they were raising assassins.

If an official has no other intentions, why would he keep a group of assassins?

"Brother, look at you, your old illness is coming back again, calm down, calm down!" Zhang Shikang advised.

He was stabbed, and this brother seemed to be more anxious than him. He suspected everyone and didn't even give face to the prime minister of the cabinet. He was really impulsive.

"Humph! You still have the nerve to talk about me. Why didn't you bring your personal guards with you when you returned?

Do you know that your life is not only your own, but also belongs to the Ming Dynasty and to the people of the world who are waiting to be saved from disaster?

How can you be so careless about your life?

you……"

"Stop, stop, stop, brother. I know I'm wrong. Please stop reading." Zhang Shikang raised his hands and feet in surrender.

Emperor Chongzhen was interrupted in casting a spell, and thought Zhang Shikang didn't take it seriously, so he said coldly:

"From now on, I will not allow you to travel alone. You must bring your personal guards with you wherever you go. This is my order!"

"What about going to the bathroom?"

Zhang Shikang choked Emperor Chongzhen with one question. Fortunately, he did not mean to anger his brother, and then he softened and said:

"Hehe, just a joke, I get it, I will pay attention next time.

However, I didn't expect that you, brother, treated Zheng Sanjun and the others so harshly that you didn't even put in some superficial effort.

Now it seems that they may have known that we are going to deal with them."

There was even a hint of complaint in Zhang Shikang's words.

Every one of these cabinet ministers was very smart, and Zhang Shikang had originally planned to slowly lay out his plans and proceed step by step.

It would be best to divide these people and defeat them one by one.

But after what my brother did, I guess these people will definitely become suspicious.

When it comes to political intrigue, Zhang Shikang has some self-awareness and may be considered a good hand in the military camp, but compared with these cabinet ministers who are full of knowledge and have many schemes, he is inferior.

He looked at the brother in front of him again. Haha, if this brother was really proficient in the art of power and intrigue, the Ming Dynasty would not be in such a mess.

Alas, what a bad teammate!

"I just don't believe it. Without them, how can the imperial court stop functioning?

Now that the war with the Jiannu has come to an end, it is time to tidy up the court when I return.

Why, you have no confidence?

There were no outsiders in the big tent, and Emperor Chongzhen did not get angry after being scolded, but asked back.

"Hey, brother, how can I describe you? This is different from the previous officialdom struggles.

If you want to make the Ming Dynasty better, it is useless to just dismiss a few cabinet ministers.

I have said before that if we want to completely change the current situation where the court is spending more than it earns, we will be facing more than just one or two enemies.

This is a struggle between classes.”

Zhang Shikang paused and said:

"Destroying someone's financial resources is like killing his parents.

But can you cut off the financial resources of an entire class?

It's not just one class, the bureaucrats, but also the gentry and landlords. At least half of the land in the Ming Dynasty is in their hands.

Not only that, the trade routes of the two capitals and thirteen provinces, the allocation of goods, including food supply, and other things closely related to the people are all controlled in their hands.

This was a life-and-death war, no less cruel than the fight with the Jiannu.

If you are really determined, brother, you should probably leave the water's origin.

Even the food you eat requires caution.

after all……

Our Ming emperor is easily soluble in water!"