When Chongzhen quietly left Qian Qianyi's mansion through the back door, only Wang Chengen and Lian Shanxiang were left with him back to the carriage.

After Wang Chengen got into the carriage, he knocked on the front wall of the carriage, and the coachman sitting in front lifted the reins and sighed softly, and the carriage began to slowly move forward.

After sitting in the rickety carriage and thinking silently for a while, Zhu Youzhen asked, "How many people has Yao Ximeng gathered now?" How is he going to make trouble? Among the people he gathered, were there any people who were easier to communicate with? ”

Wang Chengen, who was sitting opposite Chongzhen, immediately reacted and briefly informed the emperor of the information he had at hand.

After all, Yao Ximeng's reputation is not as good as Wen Zhenmeng, so he can only gather 5 or 6 friends who can read together. However, the content of the impeachment revealed by him aroused great interest among many speculators, who thought that this was a good opportunity to gain prestige, so there were 20 or 30 officials who came to participate in it.

Yao Ximeng didn't care that others would rob him of his prestige, so he was completely a gesture of not refusing to come, and he really regarded the action of blocking this peace treaty as the right way to correct the emperor's deviant behavior.

However, few of the officials who were going to write with him to block the peace treaty were as simple-minded as him. At least now this temporary entangled small group, No. 2 and No. 3 people, are all people from both ends of the first rat.

These two people are Wei Zhaocheng and Yushi Qi Yingjia in the matter, they not only hope to make themselves famous in the world through this impeachment, but also worry that this impeachment will cause the emperor to prejudice themselves.

Therefore, the two elected Yao Ximeng as the main writer of the impeachment book in the group, but they declared to their relatives and friends that they were the backbone of the impeachment book, but they were unwilling to compete with someone for fame.

Zhu Youzhen closed his eyes and thought for a while before continuing: "They want to take advantage of Mrs. Yang's return to Beijing to make trouble, and the timing is indeed very good.

You find a clever person to persuade Yang Taichang not to enter Beijing to resume his life, and prepare to go south directly to take over as the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, and rectify the coastal defense and guard posts in Zhejiang and southern Fujian provinces for me.

By the way, bring the original and copy of the peace treaty back to the capital, and strictly copy it from anyone. I told Yang Taichang that from now on, no matter who asked him about the content of the peace treaty, he would remain silent until I gave him permission. ”

Wang Chengen agreed, silently reciting the order given by Chongzhen. Zhu Youzhen paused for a while, and then said: "Let Li Kuilong find someone to impeach Wen Zhenmeng After returning home, he didn't think about it behind closed doors, and he still spoke resentment.

Then arrange for a candidate to go to Suzhou to verify the matter, choose a candidate who had a personal grudge with Wen Zhenmeng in the past, and reveal the matter to Yao Ximeng. Then find someone to persuade Yao Ximeng and volunteer to take on this task.

You send someone to talk to Wei Zhaocheng and Qi Yingjia, if they are willing to avoid the important and deal with the impeachment, after the incident, give them a beautiful position. ”

Wang Chengen hesitated slightly, and he couldn't help but ask cautiously: "Your Majesty, this Yao Ximeng is a deviant person, even if His Majesty transfers him out of the capital now, he may not be willing to give up afterwards." Why don't you take this opportunity to charge him with harboring relatives and friends, and drive him back to his hometown to live idle? ”

Zhu Youzhen, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, opened his eyes and glanced at Wang Chengen coldly, and when he saw it, he lowered his head before he said calmly: "Although Yao Ximeng is a little roundabout, he is very upright.

In my court, there is always a need for different voices. Such a person, if he can stay in the court, let's try to let him stay as much as possible. As long as he doesn't stand in my way, why should I have trouble getting along with him? ”

When Zhu Youzhen said this, he suddenly thought of something, and changed the topic and said: "People in the capital have always liked to be lively, but recently it has been a drought and a war, which has disturbed everyone's mind.

Rather than letting the people of the capital be attracted by the impeachment at that time, it is better to find some activities for them to distract themselves and relax everyone's nerves. ”

Just glared at by Chongzhen, Wang Chengen was a little uneasy in his heart, and after hearing the emperor's proposal, he hurriedly said flatteringly: "It's the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15 soon, it's better to hold a moon appreciation festival, so that the people of the capital can be happy and festive." ”

Chongzhen thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "After all, the Mid-Autumn Festival is only one day, and it can't distract the people's attention for long.

Yes, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, I will hold a sports meeting on the campus of Beimen University. Let the Navy and Army Military Academy, Yenching University, various workshops in the capital, the new army, the Beijing camp, etc., all send personnel to participate in the competition, and the people of the capital can watch the competition for free..."

"Sports day?" Wang Chengen asked confusedly. Only then did Zhu Youzhen remember that the Ming people of this era still didn't know what the Games were, and he briefly introduced what the Games were.

There were not many events in the first Games, because of the tight time and the difficulty of building the equipment for a while, only five major events were set up: track and field, swimming, weightlifting, shooting, and wrestling, with a total of 23 small events.

As Chongzhen expected, after hearing that this sports meeting was going to be held, the attention of the people in the capital was really attracted, and after the winners could get the gold and silver medals issued by the palace, many people were eager to try and want to participate.

In the capital, the atmosphere that had become somewhat depressing due to the spread of bad news such as natural disasters and wars began to slowly return to its former liveliness.

Most of the people felt in their hearts that since the emperor was still in the mood to hold a sports meeting to have fun, it meant that the bad news that had come recently was probably not so serious, and the Ming Dynasty should be able to resist it.

A few days later, in a five-mile send-off kiosk outside Chaoyangmen, a group of officials were escorting a colleague south in civilian clothes.

Yao Ximeng hurriedly drank the send-off wine, said goodbye to his friends and colleagues who saw him off, and prepared to go on the road.

Although he still had a smile on his face, he couldn't hide a bit of anxiety between his eyebrows. When he heard that someone had impeached Wen Zhenmeng and complained after returning home, he suddenly became a little anxious.

Although the impeached person has some grievances with his uncle, the content of the impeachment may not be true. But he was familiar with Wen Zhenmeng's character, but he was really not sure whether this uncle had said anything similar.

In the situation that the emperor has already shown extreme disgust with his uncle, if someone adds a few more slanderous words from it, then the Suzhou Wen family will really be overturned this time.

Although the Wen family is quite famous in Jiangnan, it is also the home of the Jiangnan gentry. But if it is deliberately targeted by the emperor, then the disaster of breaking the family is just around the corner.

Under the persuasion and mediation of his friends, Yao Ximeng finally went through the back door against his will and took over the errand of inspecting Suzhou. For him, keeping his uncle's family safe is much more important than his official position and reputation.

However, when he was leaving, he was still a little red-faced and couldn't raise his head when he looked at a few friends and colleagues. He obtained part of the peace treaty between the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu from someone, and under his persuasion, he came forward to correct the contract and prepare to resist this humiliating peace treaty.

Unexpectedly, just as the impeachment and peace treaty were at a critical juncture, he took the initiative to ask to go south because of his uncle's affairs, which made him feel that his behavior at the moment was like a deserter who had escaped from the battle.

Yao Ximeng thought about it for a long time, but after all, he still didn't find an excuse for himself, he simply bent down and respectfully bowed to several colleagues.

Several friends who saw him off were a little at a loss when they saw him like this, and Qi Yingjia couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Brother Yao made such a big gift, but is there anything you want to ask me to wait?" If there's something to do, you might as well just say it. ”

Yao Ximeng straightened up, and said to several colleagues: "This impeachment of Yang Jingfu for signing a peace treaty without authorization is an insult to the prestige of my Ming Dynasty, and I should have advanced and retreated together with all the monarchs.

But unexpectedly, at this time, I want to go south. This matter started because of me, but it can't end because of me, which really makes me a little ashamed.

Although I also know that I am a little cheeky, I still want to ask you to resist the adoption of this peace treaty, otherwise a hundred years later, Your Majesty and I and other courtiers will be laughed at by future generations because of this matter. ”

Qi Yingjia and the others were thinking thoughtfully, standing aside and acting relatively cold, Wei Zhaocheng, but after hearing this, he said with some annoyance: "What Meng Chang said is a little inauthentic, standing here, that is not a courtier who is loyal to the Ming Dynasty.

Our participation in this matter is also out of public interest, not because of someone's personal friendship. Meng Chang also had the king's order to go south this time, so you don't have to worry about this impeachment. ”

Wei Zhaocheng's unceremonious rebuttal suddenly made Yao Ximeng a little red-faced, and at this time, several colleagues on the side stepped forward to persuade him with good words, and finally did not let the send-off become unhappy.

After bidding farewell to Yao Ximeng and getting into the car to leave, Qi Yingjia looked at Wei Zhaocheng, who was walking towards his carriage alone, and his heart couldn't help but move.

He said goodbye to a few colleagues and hurried towards Wei Zhaocheng. Wei Zhaocheng, who was about to get into the carriage, suddenly heard a voice calling behind him.

He turned his head to look and saw Qi Yingjia holding his robe in one hand, waving to him a little breathlessly and saying, "Brother Wei, Brother Wei, please wait." ”

Wei Zhaocheng looked at him and asked tentatively, "Brother Qi, is there something to tell me?" ”

Qi Yingjia, who was relatively bloated, was already sweating profusely after running these two steps, and after wiping the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, he said with a smile: "My carriage is broken, I want to ask Brother Wei to give it a ride, I don't know if it's convenient?" ”

Wei Zhaocheng subconsciously looked at the car brought by Qi Yingjia not far away, and the servants of the Qi family were tidying up the car, and it didn't seem that there was anything wrong.

He immediately understood, and said with a smile on his face: "What's inconvenient, Brother Qi, please get in the car." ”

Qi Yingjia arched his hand at him, and got into the carriage unceremoniously. The two talked secretly for a long time on the way back to the city, and when the carriage was about to arrive at Chaoyangmen, Qi Yingjia changed back to his own carriage with a smile, obviously both of them were satisfied with this conversation.