Outside the palace...

"Long Xingchen, it's almost dawn. Your Majesty, are you still not awake?"

After returning to Beijing, Zhu Wusi, who rarely attended the morning court, came to the palace gate early this morning in order to unite other officials to impeach Xu Shan.

But who would have thought that the deputy commander on duty today, Long Xingchen, would directly refuse him entry.

You know, before this, even if His Majesty was resting, he would be invited into the palace to wait in the side hall.

This is his privilege as the emperor's uncle!

After he finished speaking, many ministers who were also enduring the cold wind outside the palace spoke indignantly on behalf of Prince Ning, saying, "Deputy Commander Long..."

"Before that, even if His Majesty hasn't woken up yet, Your Highness will be invited to enter the palace first and rest in the side hall."

"What's going on today?"

"Will you shut the prince out and endure the ravages of this cold wind?"

Facing the ministers' questions, Long Xingchen, with a sneer on his face, clasped his fists and replied, "Your Highness, ministers..."

"We are also following orders!"

"Yongshou Palace has been poisoned by villains. To ensure the safety of Your Majesty, the Grand Commander of the Guards, Lord Xu, has issued an order that no one may enter the palace without permission!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wusi replied in a rage: "Was Yongshou Palace poisoned by evildoers?"

"It was obviously him who cried 'Catch the thief!'"

Zhu Wusi, whose palace also suffered the same disaster, naturally knew that Xu Shan was behind this.

He was already angry and roared hysterically.

"Your Majesty, please don't speak carelessly!"

"Lord Xu, your loyalty to the emperor and your love for the country are testament to this."

"Your Majesty regards him as a loyal minister."

"Defaming him... although not as disrespectful as defaming the prince, is still punishable under Ming law."

Behind Long Xingchen's neither humble nor arrogant words, he was reminding King Ning: There is no evidence, so stop talking nonsense here.

"You...are fine, very fine!"

"They say Xu Shan has great power in the capital, and now it seems to be true."

"Even the imperial guards were in cahoots with them."

Zhu Wusi, who was angry and embarrassed, no longer had the high spirits, composure and competence he had when he first arrived in the capital.

Having suffered repeated setbacks, he was now being pressed to the ground by Xu Shan.

He wasn't the only one who felt this way. Even in the capital, the Donglin Party, which had been so powerful for so many years, had encountered setbacks and suffered a complete defeat.

Today, with Lai Mingcheng in charge and Ji Gang conducting an in-depth investigation, Jiangnan is in chaos and has completely changed beyond recognition!

The Queen Mother and Governor Cao said that they were moving to Jiming Temple, but what was the reality?

He was forcibly driven out by Xu Shan.

As for Lin Ruopu, the leader of the Donglin Party, he has been under house arrest to this day.

The Ning Wang Mansion, which they can now rely on, is said to have suffered heavy losses tonight and was also humiliated by Xu Shan in various ways.

If we allow this beast to continue its evil ways, they will all be liquidated one by one.

It is for this reason that I joined Prince Ning this morning, united as one, to force His Majesty to abdicate and seize Xu Shan's power.

This is their bottom line!

But who would have thought that before entering the palace, she was blocked outside the door by Xu Shan's invisible big hand.

How humiliating!

"Your Majesty, this is too serious!"

"The Imperial Guards have the responsibility to assist the Guards!"

"And Lord Xu is the Grand Commander of the Guarding Division."

"I dare not disobey his orders."

"How about you, Your Highness, go find Lord Xu and ask him to be flexible?"

"you……"

'Pah-ta-ta.'

Just as Long Xingchen finished speaking, a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds came from far away.

"Ok?"

After hearing the voice, the ministers turned their heads subconsciously.

They saw their spies stationed in the capital rushing towards this side in a hurry.

What happened again?

"Your Majesty!"

"What happened? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"In reply to your Highness, Xu Shan, the Deputy Inspector General, led his troops into the Prince Ning's mansion, claiming they were investigating a case under imperial order."

"what?"

When they heard this for the first time, not only Zhu Wuli, but all the ministers who were present and heard the news were shocked.

At this time, he still dares to act arrogantly?

"What's the situation at the other courtyard now?"

'Pah-ta-ta.'

Just as Zhu Wusi finished asking the question, another fast horse came galloping over.

Before reaching the destination, the messenger fell off his horse.

Then he rushed to Zhu Wusi and said, "Your Highness, after the Jinyiwei rushed into the courtyard, they smashed everything they saw and killed everyone they saw."

"Now, let's fight directly with the two priests Zhuo Bufan and Zhuo Dingtian."

'boom.'

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wusi, whose rage shot straight to his head, immediately raged, "Xu Shan, he's going too far!"

"Absolutely lawless!"

"Your Majesty, he must pay a heavy price for this."

"It's absolutely impossible to allow it to continue to be so arrogant."

"Second, second."

'Pah-ta-ta.'

The constant barrage of criticism and condemnation had not yet ended when the harsh sound of horse hooves reached everyone's ears.

Everyone turned their heads again...

I saw a young man in a crimson python robe, surrounded by a group of Jinyiwei, rushing towards this side in a mighty manner.

Seeing his appearance, Long Xingchen, who had been blocking the palace gate and refusing to budge, changed his attitude towards Zhu Wusi and the ministers and quickly walked towards him.

'Whoa.'

The moment Xu Shan reined in his horse, he first stepped forward to salute, and then took the initiative to lead the horse for him!

"My lord, you are back."

"Prince Ning and his ministers are clamoring to enter the palace to see the emperor."

Hearing Long Xingchen's words, Xu Shan dismounted and glanced at Zhu Wusi and the others and asked, "Are you so enthusiastic about attending court?"

"You can open the palace gate and let them wait in the side hall first."

"The thieves in the city have basically been eliminated."

When Xu Shan finished speaking, many sharp-eyed people had already seen the two corpses being pulled by the tails of the horses of several Jinyiwei.

"That, that's..."

"The bodies of Zhuo Bufan and Zhuo Dingtian, enshrined in the palace?"

After hearing this, Zhu Wusi snatched the torch and went forward to find out what was going on.

After confirming that they were the last two priests under his command, he roared at Xu Shan in anger, "Xu Shan..."

"This king will tear you into pieces."

After saying this, Zhu Wusi was ready to take action...

'bass! ’

But as soon as he made a move, one-third of the Jinyiwei accompanying him drew their swords.

The majestic energy gathered together at this moment and rushed towards Zhu Wusi like a tidal wave.

The murderous intent in the air made many timid officials tremble in fear.

"How dare you draw your sword against the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty?"

"You, are you going to rebel?"

After seeing all this, Minister of Revenue Lu Tao, Vice Minister of War Chen Xi and others directly questioned.

"hehe!"

"Are the ministers blind?"

"you……"

"You only saw my Jinyiwei drawing their swords, but didn't see anyone threatening or attempting to attack the emperor's personal guards?"

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