After King Fu's request to return to Beijing to serve his mother, Concubine Zheng, was published in full in the Daming Times, as Chongzhen expected, the public opinion in the capital Shilin, which had been quarrelsome, suddenly fell silent.

And under the instruction of Huang Liji, the capital began to circulate, and everything the Donglin Party people are doing now is to build momentum for King Fu to return to Beijing.

From the moment the scholars in the capital saw King Fu's Shangshu, they already felt that things seemed to have changed somewhat.

And the rumors that followed made these scholars dare not speak out at will anymore and support the Donglin Party. Fighting the eunuchs did not make them feel intimidated, as it did not necessarily anger the emperor.

But if you accidentally associate yourself with King Fu, you may be involved in the war for the throne with no bones left.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, the entry of the vassal king into the throne of the Ming Dynasty has only happened three times. Once it was Chengzu Jingnan, a courtier loyal to Emperor Jianwen, who was either killed or exiled.

One was the Tumubao Change, after Yingzong was captured, Yu Qian helped Yingzong's half-brother to be Emperor Jingtai. When Emperor Jingtai was seriously ill, there was another change to seize the door, and then Yingzong was restored. Yingzong killed Yu Qian and Wang Wen for the crime of treason, and persecuted the civil and military officials recommended by Yu Qian.

The last time was the death of Emperor Zhengde, and King Xingxian entered the succession, which was the most peaceful one.

Except for the last time, the first two changes to the throne were all killings. In the midst of such a brutal political struggle, there is no centrist to speak of.

Regardless of whether the Donglin Party members deliberately colluded with King Fu, the Donglin Party, in the name of Huang Zongxi's filial son, overturned the case for the gentlemen of the Donglin Party, and set up the best banner for King Fu to return to Beijing.

In such an uncertain situation, no one wants to take sides easily. And the Criminal Department's suspension of the trial of Huang Zongxi's case made these scholars feel that their guess was not wrong.

The case of Huang Zongxi, which was very noisy in the Beijing city for a while, suddenly began to slowly become cold.

On April 12 of the lunar calendar of the first year of Chongzhen, it rained the biggest rain since the beginning of spring in the capital, the sky above the capital was gloomy, the rain was dripping, and it sounded as if the rain would never stop.

The rain began to fall before the fifth watch, and when Chongzhen finished washing and walked out of the Qianqing Palace, he saw the rain like white lines falling on the white marble floor tiles, splashing into a splash.

The rainwater collects into the open ditch on both sides of the royal road and the road, and then quickly drains into the dark ditch at the edge of the square to the east and west, and then flows south into the Jinshui River.

Both the royal road and the road are slightly higher in the middle and slightly lower on both sides. Therefore, it seems that there is a lot of rain, but there is no standing water on the royal road and the road.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the scene in front of him and admired the craftsmen and designers who built this palace. It is a miracle that they were able to make such an elaborate drainage system in an era when there were no modern measuring instruments.

Wang Chengen looked at Chongzhen in a daze at the square in the rain, he would be wrong, and stepped forward and whispered to Chongzhen: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, as the saying goes, spring rain is as expensive as oil, there is such a rain, I think this year will be a year of wind and rain."

The minister has prepared a walk for His Majesty, please rest a little today and do not walk, so as not to get your shoes wet. ”

Zhu Youzhen glanced at Wang Chengen a little speechlessly, in his memory, Chongzhen didn't seem to have stopped disasters since he ascended the throne. A rainy year is a flood; A year with little rain is a drought; In years when there is not much rain and no less, it is time for a plague of locusts.

Zhu Youzhen turned his gaze to the step behind him, and the six sturdy internal officials who had been picked out were waiting aside. He hesitated a little in his heart, this kind of rainy day, it must be very comfortable to be carried away.

But soon he swept away the thought in his mind, as long as he sat on the chariot today, then there would be a chariot waiting for him at any time in the future.

Then the staffing of the palace that he has finally reduced will increase bit by bit with this step, which is not a good sign.

Zhu Youzhen turned back to Wang Chengen and said, "It's better for me to go by myself, let them send the chariot back, and leave it for the person who has my umbrella to stay." ”

At Chongzhen's insistence, in the end he still did not take the chariot to the Imperial Palace. The Imperial Palace is the center of the three major halls, and it is also the largest palace of the three major halls. The main purpose of this palace is to host various ceremonies.

However, because it suddenly rained today, and there were a lot of people attending the court meeting, so with Chongzhen's consent, the court meeting was held here.

The left and right sides of the Emperor's Palace Dan Majesty respectively placed the sundial and Jialiang representing the imperial power, and there is a six-sided Sumeru seat on both sides of the imperial road, and the hexagonal pavilion with heavy eaves is placed on the seat.

On the high platform of the seven steps in the center of the whole hall, there is a throne with a golden wall and a golden lacquer cloud dragon pattern, and behind it are seven large screens with gold lacquer carved with cloud dragon patterns.

Every time Zhu Youzhen sat on this throne, he felt uncomfortable, feeling that he was destroying cultural relics.

When he arrived at the main hall, there were already seven or eight hundred people gathered in the hall, and most of the high-ranking officials in the capital appeared here today.

Because of the rainy day, the hall was unusually dim, so under the command of Wang Chengen, many candles were lit for lighting.

The purpose of convening the court meeting today is very clear to everyone, that is, for Huang Zongxi's case of avenging his father's grievances.

Of course, today, the case is no longer a matter of whether Huang Zunsu was personally wronged or not, but a question of whether the Donglin Party case was unjust, false and wrongly decided.

Although King Fu's request to return to Beijing made the Donglin Party have a lot of supporters, Liu Hongxun is still full of confidence, thinking that at this court meeting, Chongzhen can accept the result of overturning the case for Donglin.

After all, in these days, whether it was Jinyiwei who handled the case at the beginning, or the imperial history who came out to impeach the Donglin Party, they were all speechless when questioned by Huang Zongxi in front of the people of the capital.

Liu Hongxun felt that a young emperor who had just ascended the throne should not risk tarnishing his reputation and continue to cover up the facts for the eunuchs.

At the suggestion of Zhu Youzhen, Liu Hongxun recounted the interrogation of the case in the past few days, and he finally concluded: "... In Yichen's view, although the case has not yet been completely concluded, the facts are already very clear.

Wei Zhongxian, Cui Chengxiu, Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun and other eunuchs in order to monopolize the government, so under the pretense of holy will, they successively persecuted Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Zhou Chaorui, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Gu Dazhang, Gao Panlong, Zhou Shunchang, Zhou Qiyuan, Miao Changqi, Li Yingsheng, Zhou Zongjian, Huang Zunsu and other Donglin princes.

I ask Your Majesty to restore the reputation of the princes of Donglin, investigate the crimes of Wei Zhongxian, Cui Chengxiu, Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun and other eunuchs who persecuted Zhongliang, and return the world to a prosperous world..."

After Liu Hongxun finished speaking, Wang Shoulu and more than 20 other officials also immediately stood up, while supporting Liu Hongxun, while attacking the past chaos of the eunuch party, and asking the emperor to punish the eunuch members.

All of a sudden, the hall was filled with voices demanding the punishment of the eunuchs. Huo Weihua, Li Kuilong, Ni Wenhuan, Cao Qincheng, Yao Zongwen and other eunuchs who were regarded as Wei Zhongxian's cronies all looked at Huang Liji, who was standing at the head of the ministers.

They tried to get some hints from the first man of Wenchen so that they could fight back against the Donglin party.

But Huang Liji looked at the ground in front of him with a slight bow, holding the wat board with both hands, and was not moved by the clamor of these Donglin Party members in the slightest.

Not only did Huang Liji not respond to Liu Hongxun's statement, but several of Huang Liji's close protégés also did not move.

Huo Weihua, Li Kuilong, Ni Wenhuan and others pondered for a while, and then chose to continue to be silent.

Wang Shoulu and other officials shouted for a while, but found that none of the eunuch henchmen who had not given in to each other in the past stood up to respond today.

In the entire Imperial Palace, only the voices of these people echoed, and this realization suddenly made their momentum quickly fall back.

Because the eunuchs regarded by the Donglin Party did not respond, Liu Zongzhou, Han Xiangyun, Qian Qianyi and others did not stand up and wanted to see the emperor's reaction.

Zhu Youzhen sat cross-legged on the throne, waiting for Wang Shoulu and the others to finish speaking, and after the hall was quiet, he said coldly: "Mr. Huang, what is the theme of my court meeting today?" ”

Huang Liji, who had not moved at all, took a step forward and replied respectfully to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty convened today's court meeting to discuss the case of the Criminal Department's interrogation of Huang Zongxi to avenge his father's grievances. ”

"So didn't Shousuke convey what I meant?"

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister has already conveyed His Majesty's intentions."

After Zhu Youzhen asked, he asked Huang Liji to return to the queue, and then asked the ministers: "If any of you don't know the theme of today's court meeting, stand up." ”

Under Chongzhen's gaze, no one stood up. He then asked Wang Shoulu and the other officials who came out to support Liu Hongxun again, and they were obviously very clear about the theme of today's court meeting.

When questioned by the emperor, Wang Shoulu and the others already felt a little bad. Sure enough, then Chongzhen reprimanded: "I know what topics are going to be discussed at today's court meeting, and I ran out to disrupt the agenda of the court meeting without asking me for instructions, do you still have me in your eyes?"

Who is the history of today's rectification? If you don't blast out this group of people who disrupt the meeting, is it really a fart to set the rules of the court meeting? ”

Under the emperor's angry reprimand, Wang Shoulu and more than 20 other officials, driven by the two rectifying the wind and the imperial history, walked out of the imperial palace.

None of these officials thought of staying and defending the emperor. Being kicked out for disturbing the order of the venue is just not being able to participate in this court meeting, and there is no substantive punishment.

But if they don't accept the punishment and continue to make trouble, they will be sent to the Xishan Government School for education and reform.

Several officials who came back from the Xishan Official Academy looked like they had palpitations when they talked about that place, and they seemed to be more afraid than going to prison. This made the officials of the DPRK and China finally have some awe.

Going to court and going to prison can bring fame to officials, and even if they go to the field for a while, they will eventually be able to recover. However, the officials who entered the Xishan Government Academy could not gain any fame.

Because the Xishan Official Academy did not take away their official positions and salaries, but only let them carry out ideological transformation. This is obviously not in line with the image of loyal ministers who are tortured in the eyes of the people, so no one is willing to take this risk.