Everyone looked at Wei Guangwei, who was standing in place with his mouth pursed and not speaking, some people looked at him with disdain, some people looked at him meaningfully, and some people were thoughtful.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Wei Guangwei is probably crazy, otherwise he would not have said such words that his IQ is not up to standard, a general who has just made great achievements will treat him with such a tough attitude, but anyone with normal nerves will not say such a thing. But things in officialdom cannot be looked at with simple or ordinary people's thinking, and the reason why Wei Guangwei shows such a tough attitude is, in the final analysis, because of his interests.

Wei Guangwei, as the backbone of the Donglin Party, will pay special attention to anything that will affect the pattern of Jiangnan. What kind of place is Nanjing, it is the same name as Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, the world's first-class prosperous place, and it is also the sphere of influence of the Donglin Party, the interests here have long been distributed by all forces, but Zhu Youxiao suddenly proposed to appoint Yang Feng as the chief soldier of Nanjing, which touched Wei Guangwei's sensitive nerves.

As an official in China, you can be greedy and lustful or do nothing, but you must have enough political sensitivity, otherwise your political life will end at any time. Zhu Youxiao's promotion of Yang Feng to the general soldier seems to be very ordinary and inconspicuous, after all, there are at least dozens of general soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, large and small, and there is no conflict with the interests of the Donglin Party in Jiangnan, but please don't forget the word Nanjing in front of this general soldier.

Once Yang Feng is appointed as the commander-in-chief of Nanjing, it means that all the soldiers and horses in Nanjing will be under the command of Yang Feng, and even have the right to control the soldiers and horses in the entire Jiangsu area during the war, Yangzhou Mansion and Zhenjiang Mansion are all under its jurisdiction, so Yang Feng will be awesome, such a key post falls into the hands of Yang Feng, how can the Donglin Party people sleep, don't forget that just last month, those Donglin Party members and Wei Zhongxian just put Yang Feng together.

Dongnuan Pavilion fell into a depressing silence, Zhu Youxiao sneered and glanced at Wei Guangwei, turned his head to Gu Bingqian and said: "Gu Aiqing's proposal is very good, I have always paid attention to meritorious service must be rewarded and punished, since Yang Feng has made such a great achievement, the imperial court will naturally reward him, otherwise it will not make the meritorious soldiers feel cold." Gu Aiqing, since this proposal was put forward by you, then this holy decree will be drafted by you, and the meaning of the holy decree will be done according to your proposal of the right talent, appoint Yang Feng and crown Yang Feng as the chief soldier of Nanjing, and confer the rank of general of Tongzhi and Jianwei as the governor of the capital, and the rest of the soldiers will be rewarded according to the meaning drafted by the Ministry of War. ”

"Minister...... Obey! Gu Bingqian dragged out his voice and answered loudly.

Wei Guangwei and the others saw that Zhu Youxiao forcibly issued an order despite their opposition, and they were also helpless and annoyed in their hearts, in the end, their arms couldn't twist their thighs, Zhu Youxiao ordered Gu Bingqian, as the first assistant of the cabinet, to agree, and this holy decree could not find any fault at all from a legal point of view.

Seeing that this matter was settled, a sneer flashed in Zhu Youxiao's heart, these Donglin Party people are so stubborn, it seems that Wei Zhongxian's blow to them some time ago was not enough.

When I thought of Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Youxiao, I had a headache in my heart, and the thugs I supported with one hand were already a little useless, so it was time to beat him.

Zhu Youxiao, who was a little distraught, glanced at everyone: "Do you Aiqing have any questions?" If not, go down first."

"Wait for the resignation!"

After the ministers retreated, Zhu Youxiao sat quietly on the dragon chair for a while before saying to the little eunuch beside him: "You go and tell Wei Zhongxian and let him come to Kunning Palace to see me immediately." ”

"Yes!"

After the little eunuch went, Zhu Youxiao was in charge of Kunning Palace.

Empress Zhang Yan, who was working as a female worker with several palace maids, was very happy when she saw Zhu Youxiao, and she welcomed her husband in and sat down and asked happily: "Your Majesty, why do you have time to come to the concubine here today, didn't you discuss the matter of the victory in Liaodong with a few ministers in the Dongnuan Pavilion?" ”

Although Zhu Yuanzhang set up an ancestral motto as early as the founding of the country, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, nor was he allowed to intervene in the affairs of the court. But Zhu Youxiao has an easy-going personality, but he doesn't care much about these rules, and he respects and loves Zhang Yan, the virtuous and virtuous queen, so he snorted angrily: "Don't mention it, Zitong, it's okay if you don't say it, as soon as you say it, I'll be angry." ”

Zhu Youxiao told Zhang Yan about the Dongnuan Pavilion just now, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Zitong, tell me, are these Donglin Party members too much, I want to promote Yang Feng to be the governor of Nanjing, so many people have jumped out to oppose this matter." Hmph, do you really think I don't know the little ninety-nine they played? These people all have selfish intentions, but they don't take the affairs of the court to heart, it's really black-hearted! ”

Zhang Yan held her husband's hand and comforted softly: "Your Majesty, why should you be angry, our officials of the Ming Dynasty are all this virtue." Although one by one all day open and close their mouths is a small word, as if the saint is reincarnated, but in fact, the stomach is full of selfish desires, see the benefits of a honeycomb up, if once it touches their interests will all be united with the outside world, you appointed Yang Feng as the chief soldier of Nanjing, so that the soldiers and horses in Nanjing are under its control, those people are naturally unhappy, isn't it expected? ”

Zhu Youxiao sighed lightly: "I don't know what Zitong said, it's just that what disappointed me was that Wei Zhongxian was deeply hopeful, but he was so hostile to Yang Feng and repeatedly prevented me from promoting Yang Feng, I was really a little disappointed." Zhu Youxiao shook his head in disappointment as he spoke.

A trace of coldness flashed in Zhang Yan's eyes, "Your Majesty, the concubine has already told you that Wei Zhongxian is a white-eyed wolf who has never been familiar with it, and he will devour the lord at any time, so you have to be careful." ”

When Zhang Yan was pregnant, she was secretly tricked by Wei Zhongxian, and when Zhang Yan had a backache, she sent a palace maid who was proficient in massage to take advantage of the massage to give Zhang Yan a heavy hand, which led to Zhang Yan's miscarriage. However, although Zhang Yan has no way to take these two people for the time being, this matter has become an eternal hatred in Zhang Yan's heart, and she will take the eye medicine of these two people in front of Zhu Youxiao whenever she has the opportunity.

Zhu Youxiao grabbed Zhang Yan's little hand with his backhand, patted it lightly and comforted: "Zitong, I know that you have prejudices against Wei Zhongxian and Ke Baba, but Ke Baba has the grace of breastfeeding me, Wei Zhongxian is doing things for me, and you are the master of the harem, so there are some things for my sake, so you don't have to worry about them." ”

Zhang Yan sighed secretly in her heart, although her husband was a little dissatisfied with Wei Zhongxian, but some things still had to rely on Wei Zhongxian to do, and she still had no way to take Wei Zhongxian.

At this moment, a palace maid came to report that Wei Zhongxian had arrived.

Soon, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and Wei Zhongxian, who was slightly fat, came to the two of them panting and knelt down and said, "Slave Wei Zhongxian has seen Your Majesty, I have seen the queen mother, I don't know what is important for Your Majesty to see the slave and maid?" ”

Zhu Youxiao didn't make a sound, just looked at it, he kept seeing Wei Zhongxian's heart hairy, Zhu Youxiao didn't let him get up, he could only kneel like this, and slowly beads of sweat began to ooze from his forehead, and drop by drop moved from his forehead to the blanket on the ground.

Wei Zhongxian was already fat, and his power increased greatly after becoming a palm seal eunuch, only others knelt to him on weekdays, how could he have knelt down to others, and now he has been kneeling for so long, his body is a little unbearable and begins to be a little shaky. And no one in the palace maids and eunuchs on the side dared to plead for mercy, and they stood aside one by one and did not dare to say anything.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian's body shaking but still holding on, Zhu Youxiao's heart was also soft, and he sighed lightly before snorting coldly: "That's it, get up." ”

"Slave maid...... The slave thanked Your Majesty. Wei Zhongxian knelt for so long that his knees were a little numb, and he staggered to his feet and almost fell, but fortunately, the little eunuch next to him helped him, so he didn't fall to the ground again.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian's appearance, the last bit of anger in Zhu Youxiao's heart subsided, and he pointed to the stool next to him: "Sit down." ”

Wei Zhongxian's head shook like a rattle, "Slaves and maids don't dare, how can there be a place for slaves and maids to sit in front of Your Majesty." ”

"Huh...... You old man can talk. Zhu Youxiao finally couldn't help laughing.

Seeing the appearance of her husband, Zhang Yan, who was sitting next to him, sighed lightly in her heart, this Wei Zhongxian really understood His Majesty's temperament, and the anger in Zhu Youxiao's heart subsided in three or two clicks, it seems that it is not the time to bring him down now.

And Wei Zhongxian's eyes also flashed a hint of pride, although he was just an uneducated gangster before, but he knew how to drill camps than most people in the palace when he was a child, and he was more familiar with Zhu Youxiao's temper than most people, otherwise he would not be reused by Zhu Youxiao.

After laughing, Zhu Youxiao looked at Wei Zhongxian and said lightly: "Wei Zhongxian, I heard that you have a lot of opinions about Jiang Ningwei's commander Yang Feng, is there such a thing?" ”

"Your Majesty, why do you say that?" Wei Zhongxian hurriedly defended: "The slave and maid have never met that Yang Feng, so how can they have an opinion on him. You've wronged your slave. ”

"No?" As soon as Zhu Youxiao heard this, the anger that had already subsided began to emerge again, "In that case, why did you instruct your people to target Yang Feng three times and twice, I finally came up with a general who can fight, why did you instruct your people to deal with him three times and twice?" ”

What kind of person is Wei Zhongxian, who has been operating in the palace for so many years, it can be said that the palace is full of his ears and eyes, and the things that happened in Dongnuan Pavilion today naturally can't be hidden from him, and he also knows why Zhu Youxiao is in a hurry to call him over, and he has already thought of countermeasures in his heart, hearing this, he hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid have always been afraid of things and dare not carry them, and the slave and maid are invalids, how dare they deal with the people that Your Majesty values." ”

"You dare to quibble!"

Zhu Youxiao was really angry, pointed at Wei Zhongxian and said sharply: "I ask you, Huang Liji, the secretary of the military department, is your person, right?" I was about to promote Yang Feng, but Huang immediately jumped out and tried desperately to stop without saying a word, isn't this what you ordered? ”

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao was so angry, Wei Zhongxian's heart was not good, he was familiar with Zhu Youxiao's temper, he knew that the other party was really angry, he knelt on the ground with a puff, and kowtowed again and again: "Your Majesty Mingjian, the slave maid is just a palm seal eunuch, how can he have the qualifications to command the second-grade members of the imperial court." Besides, today in the Dongnuan Pavilion, the slave and maid are not present, how can they instruct Lord Huang. ”

"That's just as well."

Zhu Youxiao nodded slowly, Wei Zhongxian was indeed not present in the Dongnuan Pavilion just now, to say that he was a little unreasonable to say that he immediately instructed Huang, could it be that he misunderstood Wei Zhongxian?

Seeing the puzzled look on Zhu Youxiao's face, Zhang Yan on the side was eager to reprimand Wei Zhongxian, this guy is too cunning, he can be regarded as having a thorough understanding of his husband's temper, and the crisis was resolved in a few words.

"Well, you don't have to explain." Although Zhu Youxiao is more honest, he is not a fool after all, although he was relieved by Wei Zhongxian's words, he still had a certain vigilance against Wei Zhongxian, so he solemnly warned: "Wei Zhongxian, I don't care what you think, but I want to warn you, you must first put the major affairs of the court in front of everything you do, if you spoil my major affairs for your own selfishness, I will definitely not spare you, do you understand?" ”

"Yes...... The slave and maid know. ”

Although Zhu Youxiao's tone was very flat when he said this, Wei Zhongxian's heart was awe-inspiring, he knew that Zhu Youxiao was dissatisfied with what he had done during this time, although he was still safe for the time being, but people's patience was limited after all, if he continued to challenge Zhu Youxiao's bottom line, then even if he would figure out the Sacred Heart again, and the Hakka family would speak for himself, Zhu Youxiao would not let an uncontrolled person continue to stay in the position of the palm seal eunuch.

Wei Zhongxian is convinced of this, if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants to remove or kill an official, he may still have to go to great lengths or worry about being criticized by the people from the government and the opposition, but if the emperor wants to remove or kill him, there is absolutely no problem, because no one in the whole world will never speak for a eunuch. This is the cruel reality, don't look at him now he is above 10,000 people under one person, but in fact, his scenery is all based on Zhu Youxiao's favor to him, once he loses the emperor's favor, then he will not be far from death.

"Alright, you go down!"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and motioned for Wei Zhongxian to go out, and Wei Zhongxian kowtowed to Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan again, and then respectfully retreated. When Wei Zhongxian withdrew from Kunning Palace, his originally respectful expression quickly turned blue.

"This Yang Feng is really a bit ghostly, I didn't expect His Majesty to attack our family for him. You immediately collect all the things about Yang Feng in Liaodong and send them to our family's study. ”

"Yes!"