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

Emperor Chongzhen frowned when he heard this.

Liu Wenbing, Marquis of Xinle, and Sun Weifan, Duke of Huaiguo, were the second-in-command of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the second-in-command of the Imperial Guard, respectively.

If Zhang Shikang was the right-hand man of Emperor Chongzhen, then these two were Zhang Shikang's left and right-hand men.

It's getting dark soon, why come to see him at this time?

After a brief thought, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand at Wang Chengen:

"Let them in."

A moment later, Liu Wenbing and Sun Weifan came in together, and Emperor Chongzhen said gently:

"What brings you here, my dear ministers?"

When Liu Wenbing saw that Fang Zhenghua, the director of the East Factory, was also there, and saw his solemn expression and slightly red eyes, he immediately guessed that Fang Zhenghua might have already taken the initiative to file a complaint.

He looked at Sun Weifan and signaled Sun Weifan to go first.

After Sun Weifan received the signal, he coughed and immediately fell to the ground:

"Your Majesty! I…I want to report it!"

Everyone present had strange expressions on their faces when they saw this. Sun Weifan had always been a man of few words, and after joining the military camp, he no longer cared about the affairs of the court. This was the first time he had impeached someone in the past three years.

For a moment, everyone was curious about who had made Duke Huaiguo so angry that he wanted to come and report it in person.

"Oh? Who do you want to report?" Emperor Chongzhen asked calmly while picking up the tea.

"Your Majesty, I wish to report Zhang Shikang, the Prince of Wuying and Marshal of the Army!"

"Puff..." Emperor Chongzhen spat out the tea he had just taken a sip of. He thought he had misheard and frowned as he asked:

"What did you say?"

"I want to report Marshal Zhang Shikang!" Sun Weifan repeated.

Emperor Chongzhen's expression became solemn. As the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard, Sun Weifan's credibility was naturally much higher than others.

He could ignore the impeachment of court officials and the reports from the East Factory.

If even Sun Weifan impeached Wuji for rebellion, Emperor Chongzhen would really be unable to bear it.

"What did he do wrong?" Emperor Chongzhen stared at Sun Weifan carefully.

Sun Weifan didn't hesitate at all when he heard this. He had already memorized the lines by heart. The biggest problem now was his acting skills.

Sun Weifan was not very confident in his acting skills, but when he thought that this was related to his own future and even the future of the Ming Dynasty, he suddenly seemed to be possessed by the spirit of drama.

But when I saw his right hand reaching deep into his robe and fiercely pinching the soft flesh on the inside of his thigh, his eyes immediately began to water, the long-lost juice welling up in his eyes. The macho man shed tears, and I felt pity for him.

"Your Majesty, I want to impeach Zhang Shikang. He has concealed his achievements from Your Majesty and has had the Imperial Guards spread the word about his achievements. He has also refused to allow me to speak.

He has committed the crime of deceiving the king, Your Majesty!

As the deputy marshal of the Imperial Guard, Your Majesty has bestowed upon me an iron certificate and a red letter of honor, showing your grace in rescuing me. I will never let Your Majesty down.

Therefore, even if Zhang Shikang is my nephew, I will still report him and impeach him!

Deceiving the emperor is a grave crime! Your Majesty must execute his entire clan!"

Sun Weifan became more and more excited as he spoke, and he looked like he was determined to draw a clear line between himself and Zhang Shikang, no, he was irreconcilable with him. Wang Chengen and others who were present were stunned by what he saw.

Liu Wenbing kept winking at Sun Weifan, meaning that he had gone too far and was using too much force.

Emperor Chongzhen was also a little confused. He even suspected that Sun Weifan had been drunk before he came.

But no matter what, Wuji already has a high prestige in the army, and now he is going to the people to publicize his achievements, which is always very suspicious.

Now that it is a report from a general of Sun Weifan's rank, the credibility is naturally higher.

What on earth is that kid going to do?

This was the biggest question in Emperor Chongzhen's mind.

On the other hand, he was seriously skeptical of Sun Weifan's statements, saying his acting was poor and his logic was inconsistent.

Emperor Chongzhen even felt that the actor's acting skills were not as good as his own.

The crime of deceiving the emperor can be a serious or minor crime. If it is really put into action, no one in the court, whether civil or military, will survive.

If Zhang Shikang is executed, who will revive the Ming Dynasty?

Do you rely on Sun Weifan?

You are going to kill nine generations of your clan. Sun Weifan, you keep calling me your nephew. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you too?

"Do you have any evidence?"

"Yes, yes, yes! I have written a memorial containing irrefutable evidence of my nephew's guilt. Your Majesty!"

As he said this, Sun Weifan submitted his memorial. Emperor Chongzhen glanced at it briefly and felt mixed emotions.

The memorial even clearly stated what Zhang Shikang had instructed his subordinates to say.

Most of the time, he wanted to let people know that it was all thanks to Zhang Shikang that they were able to escape war, own land, have food to eat, and avoid disasters.

The records were so detailed that it was impossible for them to be fabricated, which made Emperor Chongzhen a little puzzled.

"Why did he do this?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned.

The voice was not loud, and it seemed as if he was asking Sun Weifan, but also as if he was asking himself.

After all, Emperor Chongzhen asked himself, although he had made mistakes in the past few years, but overall he believed that he was still good to that boy.

Although there were indeed many tasks to be done, the titles, official positions, and rewards to be given were also quite a lot.

He even wanted to marry his eldest daughter to that boy.

Is he really going to rebel? This doesn't make sense. No one knows better than him how lazy that guy is.

Unless that guy has been pretending all along, deliberately making people think he is lazy so that everyone can let down their guard.

But this logic doesn't make sense. That guy was the commander-in-chief of the army two years ago and held all the military power in the Ming Dynasty.

If they wanted to rebel, they should have done so long ago. Why wait until the bandits, the Jiangnan rebels and the Qing Dynasty were wiped out?

"Your Majesty, this is also the main reason why I came here in person. I want to expose the hypocrisy of my eldest nephew!

My eldest nephew did this for only one purpose.

He wants to resign his military power!"

Sun Weifan, who seemed to see through everything, said confidently.

These words were spoken with such force that Wang Chengen and the others frowned in disbelief.

However, among the people present, the first one to figure it out was Emperor Chongzhen.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the words "he wanted to resign his military power", he suddenly felt enlightened and understood everything.

"That's not surprising, that's not surprising." Emperor Chongzhen murmured.

A weird person has a weird logic of behavior. If this logic is applied to others, no one will believe it at all.

But if it is applied to Zhang Shikang, everything will make sense.

After going around in circles, it turns out this guy wants to quit!!!

This is a big problem.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at his cousin and said calmly:

"Xinle Hou, what is the purpose of your visit this time?

Are you here to impeach the Marshal of the Army as well?"

After Sun Weifan finished his report, he felt relieved. He turned his head and raised his chin towards Liu Wenbing, meaning, it's your turn.

Liu Wenbing took a deep breath and bowed:

"Your Majesty, I come to confess my guilt. I have committed the crime of deceiving the king!"

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