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

"Ahem—I have a brilliant plan of my own, and you will know it later."

Emperor Chongzhen coughed, obviously not wanting to tell others, which made Sun Weifan and others scratch their heads and feel very uncomfortable.

Although the matter was made clear, Sun Weifan and Liu Wenbing were still responsible, so they knelt down and apologized.

Emperor Chongzhen was not really angry, so naturally he did not really convict the two. Although he thought so in his heart, he remained relatively indifferent in his words.

"Wuji has told me more than once that supervisory power and military power are very important.

One of you is in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the other is in charge of the Imperial Guard, and you two play a vital role in the revival of the Ming Dynasty.

I am counting on Wuji, and Wuji is counting on you. I trust him. In the future, please refrain from such behavior and focus on your responsibilities."

Emperor Chongzhen looked helpless when he said this. He handed over the military power and the Embroidered Uniform Guard to Zhang Shikang, naturally hoping that the boy could do it himself.

But the result was that both sides were hands-off bosses, and the guy was only responsible for stamping most of the time.

This made Emperor Chongzhen very dissatisfied for a while, but he had no choice. However, this further confirmed his judgment from the side - anyone who said Wuji had evil intentions should be put to death.

Sun Weifan and Liu Wenbing twitched their lips and quickly agreed.

"Also, now that we've done this, we need to find a way to silence the officials. This is a matter that concerns the revival of the Ming Dynasty. Do you have any plans?"

Emperor Chongzhen asked again with a meaningful tone.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Duke Huai and I had already made arrangements when we were in Yongping Prefecture, and we have also informed Commander Lu of the Military Governor's Office.

The Tiqi below will report, and the commanders and deputy commanders of each military garrison will take action."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen nodded in relief and waved his hand to let the two men leave.

When Sun Weifan and Liu Wenbing walked out of the hall, they both felt strange. After walking a little further, Liu Wenbing asked Sun Weifan with a guilty conscience:

"Master, if His Highness knew about us... he wouldn't be angry, right?"

Regardless of the closeness of his relationship with Zhang Shikang or the time of their usual meetings, Liu Wenbing could not meet with Sun Weifan after all. Therefore, as generous as he was when he stabbed Zhang Shikang in the back, he was as nervous now.

Sun Weifan was very proud when he heard this. Thinking of his embarrassment in front of Xinle Hou in Yongping Prefecture, Sun Weifan said with a bitter face:

"Nonsense! Would you be happy if your subordinates stabbed you in the back?"

Liu Wenbing's brows were furrowed into a "川" shape. When he learned that his master did all those things in order to resign from office, Liu Wenbing only thought about how to stop this for the court.

But he ignored the fact that if he did so, he might be dismissed from office.

Just as Sun Weifan said, if his master fails to resign and becomes angry and embarrassed, he and Sun Weifan will definitely be the first to bear the brunt.

After all, the adult has a bad temper.

Seeing Liu Wenbing so worried, Sun Weifan couldn't bear to continue. He patted Liu Wenbing's shoulder and said proudly:

"I'm just kidding you!

Don't worry, my nephew may be a bit reckless, but he will never take revenge on anyone!"

……

On the west street of the capital, there is a Guqi restaurant.

Jingduo, the Nanpi Monkey King, looked around and acted sneakily on the street. After making sure that no one was watching him, he quickly slipped into the restaurant.

In the private room on the second floor of the restaurant, Jinglu Marquis Sun Dasheng, Wuyi Marquis Zheng Chong, Mancheng Marquis Chen Tao, Dong'an Marquis Song Liangzu, and Bazhou Marquis Xu Wenyuan were all present, and even Liu Jiawei from the Chengyi Marquis family came.

Although Liu Jiawei has not joined the military, he has made some achievements in recent years.

In last year's imperial examination, Liu Jiawei, who was only seventeen years old, won all the tests and was selected by Emperor Chongzhen as the second in the first class, that is, the second place in the imperial examination.

This was the first imperial examination after the restriction on only legitimate sons of nobles was lifted. Liu Jiawei had really brought honor to the nobles circle in the capital.

The policy essay written by Liu Jiawei when he participated in the palace examination was read out by Emperor Chongzhen at the court meeting. The policy essay was aimed at the chieftain issue, the focus of the court's reform in the second half of the year.

Today, Liu Jiawei has entered the Hanlin Academy as an editor. Although his rank is only seventh, the Hanlin Academy is not an ordinary government office. It is known as the cabinet training class.

The box was not quiet. Sun Dasheng and others had already started bragging. After Sun Dasheng finished bragging, Xu Wenyuan started bragging, and after Xu Wenyuan finished bragging, Chen Tao started bragging.

There was only one listener, and that was naturally Liu Kar-wai. Liu Kar-wai was a low-key person who was very good at listening. He did not expose some obviously nonsense battle situations, but nodded frequently with a shocked expression.

This made Sun Dasheng and others present even more excited, as if they were all gods of war and that Huang Taiji would wet his pants if he saw them.

"I really envy you brothers for being able to fight in the battlefield and kill the enemy to enhance the prestige of our Ming Dynasty, and for being granted the title of marquis." Liu Jiawei praised very appropriately.

Chen Tao patted Liu Jiawei on the shoulder and comforted him:

"There's nothing to envy. On the battlefield, swords and arrows are blind. You didn't see us being stabbed, but we felt the pain."

What Chen Tao said was true. Zheng Chong was stabbed the first time he went to the battlefield, and the others were also injured to varying degrees in the subsequent battles.

The most thrilling time was when Song Liangzu almost went to see his great-grandmother.

That was when they were chasing Dorgon's defeated troops. The Tatar horse archers turned their heads and shot arrows while running. If one of his subordinates had not used his body to block the arrows for him, Chen Tao would definitely not be able to sit here.

Until now, Chen Tao still feels scared when he thinks of that scene. The Tartar archers were too accurate.

"Yes, now that you have entered the Hanlin Academy, after a few years of further study, you can join the six ministries.

"You also have the title of the Eastern Palace's companion, and once His Royal Highness succeeds the Crown Prince, your meteoric rise to prominence is just around the corner." Xu Wenyuan also consoled him.

As they were talking, the door creaked open. Wang Jingduo walked in, looked outside the door furtively, and then greeted everyone.

"No one saw it, right?" Xu Wenyuan looked at Wang Jingduo and said.

Wang Jingduo seemed to be still in shock. He took a big sip from his wine bowl before replying:

"Don't worry, I walked very carefully and no one noticed."

"Do we need to arrange two people to keep an eye on the outside?" Zheng Chong asked.

Chen Tao patted his chest and said:

"Don't worry, this restaurant is owned by my family, and no one will eavesdrop on our discussion today."

After the sixty-four noble families in the capital raised funds to form a peace alliance, they sold all their domestic properties one after another in accordance with the requirements of the leader Zhang Shikang.

The Yougui Restaurant of the family of Taining Marquis Chen Yanzuo is the only remaining property, which will serve as a venue for future trade negotiations with Liansheng and entertaining business partners.

Everyone felt relieved after hearing this. After all, what they were going to discuss today was too important to them and no news of it could leak out.

"Brothers, you are still unwilling to tell me at this time?" Liu Jiawei had already noticed that something was wrong and asked again.

It was Xu Wenyuan who came in person to inform Liu Jiawei about the party. He refused to tell anyone when asked and asked me to keep it a secret.

Now that everyone is so cautious, it would be strange if Liu Jiawei was not curious.

"Of course it's a very important matter." Sun Dasheng said seriously.

"If the news leaks out, none of us will survive." Song Liangzu said immediately.

"Alas, I guess killing three clans is considered a light punishment." Xu Wenyuan sighed.

Liu Jiawei then realized the seriousness of the problem and frowned:

"Is it really that serious? What exactly happened?"

Sun Dasheng glanced at Xu Wenyuan, who nodded. Sun Dasheng then lowered his voice and said:

"I'm afraid our eldest brother is going to rebel!"

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