Text Volume 1 Dismal Business_Chapter 15 The hearts of the people are scattered
Although there are many fortunate people in the Jinyi Guard, these people have never really taken root in this organization that has spread for hundreds of years.
Such as Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, Cui Yingyuan's generation, just like the branches and leaves on the big tree of Jinyiwei, every time the Ming Emperor ascends the throne, the branches and leaves of the big tree will be replaced, but no emperor will uproot the big tree.
When Tian Ergeng and his ilk held His Majesty's will, Jinyiwei naturally bowed down to his orders, but when it came to this kind of dynastic change, Jinyiwei's first guarantee was his own survival.
Unlike Tian Ergeng, who is a noble-born Jinyi Wei commander, Cui Yingyuan climbed from a street gangster step by step to the position of Jinyiwei's envoy, and he naturally knows the real rules of Jinyiwei's operation.
For Jin Yiwei, cruelty, tyranny, corruption and violation of the law are not a big deal, but colluding with powerful ministers to fight against imperial power is an insurmountable bottom line. Because this is equivalent to denying the value of the existence of Jinyiwei, in this organization that has been established for hundreds of years to maintain imperial power, most of the members of Jinyiwei in the middle and lower classes still have a lot of faith in this kind of mission they carry.
Under Cui Yingyuan's leadership, several Jinyi Guard officers in the room expressed their unwillingness to risk their lives to wade into the muddy waters of Gonggong Wei and Dongchang at this moment.
Tian Ergeng looked at the performance of Cui Yingyuan and Xu Xianchun, and was speechless with anger. These two people, plus him and the two thousand households in Dongchang, were all called the "Five Biao" henchmen under the command of Wei Gonggong.
"The two of them are so short-sighted now, do they think that if they stay away from Father-in-law Wei now, they can wash off the mark of the Wei character on their bodies?" Tian Ergeng looked at the two of them coldly, thinking hatefully in his heart.
Facing Tian Ergeng's angry eyes, the two people who usually knelt down on the ground and pleaded guilty for the crime turned their heads to look at the corner of the wall today, and the other looked at their feet intently, completely avoiding Tian Ergeng's gaze.
In the past, the power leaned towards the government and the opposition, and in Jinyiwei, he was called the eldest son of Wei Zhongxian, and Tian Ergeng, the governor of Zuodu, was in this room today, but he couldn't even find a person who supported him.
Tian Ergeng didn't want to go all the way with Wei Zhongxian, but now His Majesty the Apocalypse went too suddenly, and since he entered Jinyiwei, in order to curry favor with Wei Gonggong's ascendancy, he has done everything to deal with the Donglin Party.
It can be expected that if Gonggong Wei falls, he, the Zuo Du who is in charge of the Jinyi Guard, will definitely be the next scapegoat. As for whether he can escape this catastrophe, Tian Ergeng, who came to power by relying on politics, actually knows that there is little hope.
However, Tian Ergeng still has a glimmer of hope after all, if the Jinyi Wei can unite to support Wei Gonggong, King Xin will also be jealous after he ascends the throne, and will not completely clean up the so-called eunuch party led by Wei Gonggong, then he may still strive for an end of exile and exile.
But unexpectedly, King Xin hadn't shown his attitude yet, and Jinyiwei, the henchmen who relied on welcoming Gonggong Wei's ascension, had already been torn apart.
Tian Ergeng sighed, stood up and glanced around at everyone in the room, and then scolded himself: "Do you think that if you don't do anything today, you will be able to gain the trust of the new emperor in the future?" I'm going to see what happens to you people. ”
After Tian Ergeng finished speaking, he brushed his sleeves and left the room. After a long time, Qiao Kecai sneered and said: "This eldest Tian Ergeng has always been the only factory man, but he really regards our Jinyi pro-army as a lackey of the East Factory." I want to see what kind of good fate he can end up with if he is so 9,000 years old. ”
Qiao Ke left angrily after speaking, everyone in the room had different thoughts, but they all knew that the Wei Gong and his party, which seemed to be vigorously suppressing the government and the opposition, were already at the end of the day, and now everyone was thinking about how to escape from the broken ship of Wei Gonggong before the shipwreck.
"It's been hot and humid these days, and it looks like it's going to be a thundershower. Those of us still guarded the gates, so as not to be washed away by the heavy rain in our own yards. It's better for everyone to disperse and tidy up their portals, so as not to be used by those who have a heart. Xu Xianchun, who was taciturn, said depressedly.
"What Lord Servant said is right, at this time, it's better to guard your yard first, and as for the rest, it depends on the will of God." Commander Liu Yingxun immediately echoed.
In addition to Cui Yingyuan, the four or five officials in the room exchanged a few words and left.
Xu Xianchun, who walked to the door, looked at Cui Yingyuan, who was still sitting in a daze on the chair, and couldn't help but stop and turn back and ask, "Cui Zhenfu asked you not to leave?" Don't you have the case file to sort out? ”
Cui Yingyuan woke up like a dream, and replied with a non-questionable answer, "So fast, everyone is gone." ”
"Cui Zhenfu made you so uneasy, why didn't you support Governor Tian just now, Jinyiwei and Dongchang joined forces, can't you still protect Gonggong Wei? Although those Donglin remnants have hard bones, not all of them have such hard bones as Yang Lian. Xu Xianchun said quietly with his hands behind his back.
Listening to Xu Xianchun's words, Cui Yingyuan laughed out loud, and said after a long time: "Join forces? Do you know where Dong Kun went today? ”
Xu Xianchun shook his head and replied sincerely, "I don't know." ”
Cui Yingyuan's eyes were red and he said: "The people who can really fight in the Jinyi Guards are these people who are pro-military divisions, and the others are just the ones who go to the street to catch thieves." Early this morning, an old friend of mine in the Pro-Military Division told me that Dong Kun personally led a team to the Inner Dongchang of the Imperial City today to take over the guards of the Imperial City before King Xin ascended the throne. This is a warrant issued by His Majesty to Nanzhen Fusi to command Luo Yangxing half a month ago, and Gonggong Wei is by His Majesty's side every day but knows nothing about it. If we stay honest now, there is still a glimmer of life, if we don't know whether to live or die and have private contact with Grandpa Wei, I'm afraid it will be difficult to keep a whole corpse. ”
Xu Xianchun was silent for a long time before he spit out a sentence: "I see." ”
Looking at this Xu Yanshi, who stayed in the edict all day and didn't like to interact with people, and looked like he didn't care about himself, Cui Yingyuan couldn't help but be irritable, and sneered: "Does Xu Yanshi really think that he can stay out of the matter?" ”
Cui Yingyuan regretted it as soon as he spoke, "This Xu Yishi has always been unsophisticated, although he is of noble birth, he is not very proud in Jinyiwei at the beginning. Later, Wei Zhongxian ruled the Donglin Party, and took a fancy to him for not being affectionate and willing to obey orders, so he achieved the post of commander in just 2 years. Isn't it boring to complain to him by yourself? ”