Neither the Donglin Party nor Prince Ning enjoyed such high-level treatment during their heyday.
But what about Xu Shan?
Now he is only a fourth-rank earl, but he can command the support of hundreds of people!
What does this mean?
In the capital, not only outside the palace, but now even inside the palace, he has become the one who has the final say.
How terrifying!
This can be considered as Xu Shan’s first time attending court, right?
Debut is the peak?
And the more he acted like a figure of respect, the more the Ning Wang and the Donglin Party wanted to get rid of him.
Today, they are all ready to tear each other apart.
Chen Xi, who still controls several garrisons of the Ministry of War, wants to get angry first.
Lu Tao, the Minister of Revenue who is in charge of the Ming Dynasty's purse, will follow closely behind!
All the Donglin Party ministers will come forward collectively to defend their own honor.
And Zhu Wusi will make the final decision at the most critical moment!
"Master Xiao Xu, the Heavenly Master invites you!"
Passing by the Divine Machine Hub, an ascetic attendant whispered to Xu Shan.
"Ok?"
The Taoist priest chose this moment to suddenly block his way, obviously not without reason.
"Thank you!"
After saying that, Xu Shan changed direction and walked towards Shen Ji Shu first.
Prince Ning, who was back in the front row, turned his head and gave Chen Xi and Lu Tao a meaningful look.
The two of them nodded in understanding at the same time.
It is obvious that they are ready to cut the Gordian knot.
After attending court, he directly forced His Majesty to abdicate!
"Tianshi, I'm just about to gather my strength to debate with the scholars and slap them in the face."
"Calling me here now wouldn't delay me from showing off my power in front of others."
When Xu Shan hurried to the door, he saw Yuan Tiangang standing there with a smile on his face, and immediately said "disgrace".
"No delay."
"Here, take a look at this first."
After seeing Yuan Tiangang handing over a memorial, Xu Shan asked in surprise, "What?"
"It was sent swiftly from Jiangnan, eight hundred miles away, and just now presented."
"It was written by Lord Lai himself!"
"I haven't had time to submit it to His Majesty yet. Please submit it later when you go to court."
Hearing this, Xu Shan quickly unfolded it to find out what was going on.
After a quick glance, he widened his eyes and asked, "Are you serious?"
"Really!" Yuan Tiangang nodded with a smile.
"Isn't this going to dig up the roots of the Donglin Party?"
After he finished speaking, Yuan Tiangang smiled and nodded, saying, "At least, they can't keep the Ministry of Revenue."
"No! For this matter, you should find a minister to initiate the report first, and then select a few censors to follow up. The effect will be explosive enough."
"Why did you let me come?"
When Xu Shan asked this question, Yuan Tiangang replied with a smile: "The Donglin Party has been deeply rooted in the court for so many years, and its roots are complex and complicated."
"They have their people everywhere, both openly and secretly."
"Your Majesty does have a few suitable candidates. But it's not easy to come forward at this time!"
Hearing this, Xu Shan said meaningfully: "I understand. I'm afraid I'm being targeted."
"It's easy to dodge a spear but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark!" Yuan Tiangang nodded and replied with a smile.
"What about me? I am also your most proud disciple."
"You destroyed Prince Ning's mansion; the Queen Mother and Cao the eunuch were both forced out of the palace."
"You said you've been in the capital for a long time, who are you afraid of?"
After Yuan Tiangang finished speaking, Xu Shan put away the memorial and said self-deprecatingly, "Alright, I am the knife in the hands of you and His Majesty."
"Not only will you chop people down, you'll also attract hatred everywhere!"
"Go! Don't keep His Majesty waiting in the Golden Palace for too long."
"clear."
After saying that, Xu Shan turned and left.
Not long after he disappeared, a man in a purple robe mysteriously appeared behind the Taoist priest.
"I'm destined to go against the will of heaven!"
"He has just reached the middle stage of the ninth rank and possesses the strength to rival the heavens..."
"Master, you chose him?"
Hearing the man's words, Yuan Tiangang nodded heavily and said meaningfully, "We have to give it a try!"
"Fighting with people is endless fun; fighting with heaven is endless fun!"
"In this round, we, Tianyidao, followed."
After he finished saying this, Yuan Tianshi smiled and turned his head to look at the only two purple-robed Tianshis in Tianyi Sect in front of him - [Sirius] Gu Wuya!
Never kill ordinary people in your life, only kill those in heaven!
Inside the Golden Palace!
Following Hong Gu's words of "If you have something to say, please report it. If not, please dismiss the court", the military generals, led by Chen Xi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, took the lead in standing up to impeach Xu Shan.
It recounts how he became arrogant and domineering and committed numerous evil deeds in the capital after he interfered in the affairs of the City Defense Camp and the Patrol Defense Camp.
He was even more lawless, to the point of torturing the Anping Marquis's family in his mansion.
They smashed the gate of Prince Ning's Mansion four times and assassinated the commander and the attendants of Prince Ning's Mansion.
Afterwards, their heads were placed in front of the government office as a provocation.
As soon as Chen Xi finished speaking, Lu Tao, the Minister of Revenue, stood up and added to his remarks.
"Just now, Lord Xu led his troops to not only smash and destroy Prince Ning's villa, but also slaughtered innocent people in public."
"Before the palace gate, he was disrespectful; after entering the palace, he was arrogant and domineering."
"He even boasted publicly that not only was he fine, but he could even be promoted."
"Your Majesty, Lord Xu has become arrogant due to his favor. If we allow him to continue to abuse his power, it may shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty..."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Pukou Garrison, Jiazi Camp, Xuanwu Garrison..."
"They have all complained about the Inspectorate's meddling."
"If you don't punish them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to quell the resentment of the soldiers."
"Your Majesty, Xu Shan's crimes are too numerous to list."
"Your Majesty, please give an explanation to the people of the world and to all the ministers of the court."
"My lord, second the motion!"
"My lord, I second the proposal."
……
Nearly half of the civil and military officials attending the court today stood out brazenly!
Zhu Youwei, who was sitting in the Golden Palace, looked at the ugly faces of these ministers, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.
At this moment, Zhu Wusi, seeing that the heat was almost on point, immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty..."
"It's a small matter for me to be humiliated repeatedly, but if Xu Shan continues to act recklessly, I'm afraid he will incur the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people."
"Your Majesty, please consider this carefully."
Whether it was Chen Xi, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, who, along with his generals, reported the military camps under his control; or Lu Tao, the minister of the Ministry of Revenue, who, along with the ministers of the Donglin Party, came forward to supplement and second the proposal...
It was also Prince Ning who made the final decision, all of which were using his "strength" to force Zhu Youwei to abdicate.
What he meant was, if you don't investigate Xu Shan today, the consequences will be disastrous!
At this moment, the huge Golden Throne Hall fell into a brief silence.
The civil and military officials present were all waiting for Zhu Youwei's decision!
This was the most powerful abdication attempt since Prince Ning and the Donglin Party joined forces.
The only purpose of forcing the emperor to abdicate this time was to investigate and prosecute Xu Shan, the assistant censor of the Inspection Department and the commander-in-chief of the Guard Department.
No matter what the outcome...
After today, the name "Xu Shan" will leave a deep mark in history books.
After all, not everyone has the qualifications to unite the two major forces of the Ming Dynasty against a common enemy.
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