Everyone looked at Wei Guangwei, who was standing there without saying anything, some looked disdainful, some looked at him meaningfully, and some thoughtful.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Wei Guangwei probably was crazy, otherwise he would not say such words if he did not meet the standards of IQ. A general had just made great contributions and had to treat him with such a tough attitude. Anyone who was mentally normal would not say such words. However, things in the officialdom cannot be viewed with simple or ordinary people's thinking. The reason why Wei Guangwei showed such a tough attitude was ultimately due to the interests.

As a backbone of the Donglin Party, Wei Guangwei will pay special attention to anything that will affect the Jiangnan pattern. What is Nanjing? It is as famous as Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the world's most prosperous place. It is also the sphere of influence of the Donglin Party. The interests here have long been allocated by various forces, but Zhu Youxiao suddenly proposed to appoint Yang Feng as the general of Nanjing, which touched Wei Guangwei's sensitive nerves.

As an official in China, you can be greedy and lustful or mediocre, but you must have sufficient political sensitivity, otherwise your political life will end at any time. It seems very common and unremarkable that Zhu Youxiao promoted Yang Feng to general. After all, there were at least dozens of generals of the Ming Dynasty, both of them, and there was no conflict with the interests of the Donglin Party in Jiangnan. But please don’t forget the two words Nanjing in front of this general.

Once Yang Feng is appointed as the general of Nanjing, it means that all the soldiers and horses in Nanjing will be under Yang Feng's command, and even have control over the entire Jiangsu area during the war. The prosperous places such as Yangzhou Prefecture and Zhenjiang Prefecture are all under their jurisdiction. In this way, Yang Feng will be very awesome. How can the Donglin Party members sleep when such a key position falls into Yang Feng's hands? Don't forget that the Donglin Party members and Wei Zhongxian just set up Yang Feng together last month.

Dongnuan Pavilion fell into a depressing silence. Zhu Youxiao sneered and glanced at Wei Guangwei, turned to Gu Bingqian and said, "Gu Aiqing's proposal is very good. My Ming Dynasty has always believed that if you have merits, you will be punished. Since Yang Feng has made such great contributions, the court will naturally reward him well. Otherwise, wouldn't it be disappointing for the soldiers who have meritorious people? Gu Aiqing, since you proposed this proposal, you will draft this imperial edict. The meaning of the imperial edict will be based on your proposal just now. Yang Feng will be appointed as the general of Nanjing, and the general of the general, and the other soldiers will be awarded the title of general Jianwei, and the rest of the soldiers will be awarded according to the intentions drafted by the Ministry of War."

"I... obey the order!" Gu Bingqian responded loudly.

Wei Guangwei and others saw Zhu Youxiao forcibly issuing an order despite their opposition, and they felt helpless and angry. After all, they could not twist their arms. Zhu Youxiao issued an order, Gu Bingqian, as the chief minister of the cabinet, agreed that this imperial edict could not be found in a legal way.

Seeing this matter settled down, Zhu Youxiao's heart flashed with a hint of sneer. These Donglin Party members are so stubborn, it seems that Wei Zhongxian's attack on them some time ago was not enough.

When I thought of Wei Zhongxian and Zhu Youxiao, I felt a headache. The thug he supported with one hand was already a little difficult to use, so it was time to hit him.

Zhu Youxiao, who was a little upset, glanced at everyone: "Do you guys have any problems? If you don't, go down first."

"I'm going to leave!"

After the ministers retreated, Zhu Youxiao sat quietly on the dragon throne for a while before he said to the little eunuch beside him: "Go and tell Wei Zhongxian and let him come to Kunning Palace to see me immediately."

"yes!"

After the little eunuch went, Zhu Youxiao held Kunning Palace.

The queen Zhang Yan, who was working as a female worker with several palace maids, was very happy to see Zhu Youxiao. She welcomed her husband in and asked happily after sitting down, "Why is Your Majesty free to come to me today? Aren't you discussing the victory in Liaodong with several ministers at the Dongguan Pavilion?"

Although Zhu Yuanzhang established his ancestral teachings as early as the founding of the country, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics or inquire about the affairs of the court. However, Zhu Youxiao was easy-going and did not care much about these rules. Moreover, he respected and loved Zhang Yan, the virtuous and virtuous queen, and he snorted angrily: "Don't mention it, it's okay if Zi Tong, you don't say it, but I'll be angry when I say it."

Zhu Youxiao General Zhu said everything about the Donghunting Pavilion just now to Zhang Yan, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Zi Tong, tell me, are these Donglin Party members too much? If I want to promote Yang Feng to be the governor of Nanjing, so many people will come out to oppose this matter. Humph, do you really think I don't know the little bit of their beating? These people all have selfish intentions, but they don't take the big affairs of the court to heart. It's really a shame!"

Zhang Yan held her husband's hand and comforted her softly: "Why should your majesty be angry? The officials of our Ming Dynasty are all virtues. Although they speak silently all day long, as if they are reborn, they are actually full of selfish desires. When they see the benefits, they will come up in a honeycomb. If they are touched by their interests, they will join forces to the outside world. You appoint Yang Feng as the general of Nanjing. In this way, the soldiers and horses in Nanjing are under their control, so those people will naturally be unhappy. Isn't this expected?"

Zhu Youxiao sighed lightly: "I don't know what Zitong said, but what disappointed me is that Wei Zhongxian is deeply intimate with me, but he is so hostile to Yang Feng and repeatedly prevented me from promoting Yang Feng. I am really disappointed." Zhu Youxiao shook his head in disappointment while saying that.

A trace of coldness flashed in Zhang Yan's eyes, "Your Majesty, I have told you a long time ago that Wei Zhongxian is a ungrateful wolf who has never been raised. I don't know when it will kill the master. You have to be careful."

When Zhang Yan became pregnant, she was secretly plagued by Wei Zhongxian. When Zhang Yan was in pain, she sent a palace maid who was proficient in massage to take advantage of the massage, which caused Zhang Yan to have an abortion. Although the palace maid herself threw herself into the well afterwards, Zhang Yan still guessed from some clues afterwards that this matter must have been plagued by Wei Zhongxian and Keshi. But she suffered from no evidence. In addition, Zhu Youchao trusted Keshi and Wei Zhongxian very much, so she still had no choice but to deal with these two people. However, although Zhang Yan had no choice but to deal with these two people for the time being, this matter became the eternal hatred in Zhang Yan's heart. Whenever she had the chance, she would put the eye drops of these two people in front of Zhu Youchao.

Zhu Youxiao held Zhang Yan's little hand in his back hand, patted him gently and comforted him: "Zi Tong, I know you have prejudices against Wei Zhongxian and Kebaba, but Kebaba has breastfeeding me. Wei Zhongxian is working for me, and you are the lord of the harem, so you should not bother with them for some things for my sake."

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

Just then, a palace maid came to report that Wei Zhongxian arrived.

Soon, a burst of rapid footsteps sounded outside. Wei Zhongxian, who was slightly fat, came to the two of them panting and knelt down and said, "I have seen Your Majesty and the Empress. I wonder what is the important thing about Your Majesty in a hurry to see me?"

Zhu Youxiao didn't say anything and just watched it. Wei Zhongxian felt irritated. Zhu Youxiao didn't let him get up, and he could only kneel down. Slowly, beads of sweat as big as beans began to seep out of his forehead, and dripping from his forehead to the blanket on the ground.

Wei Zhongxian was already fat, and his power increased greatly after becoming the eunuch in charge of seals. On weekdays, only others kneeled down to him. He had never kneeled before. Now, after kneeling for so long, his body was a little unbearable. No one on the palace maids and eunuchs on the side dared to plead for mercy. They stood aside with their eyes, nose, and hearts, and dared not say anything.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian shaking his body but still holding on, Zhu Youxiao felt soft and sighed softly before snorting coldly: "Forget it, get up."

"I... I thank Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian knelt for too long that his knees were a little numb. He stood up and almost fell down. Fortunately, the eunuch next to him helped him, so he didn't fall to the ground again.

Seeing Wei Zhongxian's appearance, Zhu Youxiao's last anger subsided. He pointed to the stool next to him: "Sit down."

Wei Zhongxian's head shook like a rattle, "I dare not, there is no place for me to sit in front of His Majesty."

"Haha... you old guy can speak, too." Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing.

Seeing her husband's appearance, Zhang Yan, who was sitting next to him, sighed softly. Wei Zhongxian really understood His Majesty's temperament, and in a few seconds, the anger in Zhu Youxiao's heart subsided. It seemed that it was not the time to defeat him now.

A hint of pride flashed in Wei Zhongxian's eyes. Although he was just an uneducated gangster before, he had been in the market since he was a child, but he knew how to do something better than most people in the palace, and he was more familiar with Zhu Youxiao's temper than most people, otherwise he would not have been valued 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 Yang Feng, the commander of Jiangning Guard. Is there anything wrong with this?"

"Your Majesty, why are you saying this?" Wei Zhongxian quickly defended: "I have never met Yang Feng, so how could I have any objection to him? You are wrongly accusing me of you."

"No?" When Zhu Youxiao heard this, his anger that had already subsided began to emerge again. "Since that's the case, why did you instruct your people to target Yang Feng again and again? My Ming Dynasty finally found a general who could fight. Why did you instruct your people to deal with him again and again?"

Who is Wei Zhongxian? After operating in the palace for so many years, it can be said that his eyes and ears are everywhere in the palace. Of course, what happened in Dongnuan Pavilion today cannot be hidden from him. He knew why Zhu Youxiao was anxious to call him over, and he had already thought of a countermeasure in his heart. He heard this and quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I have received the wrong love from Your Majesty and have entrusted it with important tasks. Therefore, I have always been trembling with things and dare not carry them. As a disabled person, how dare I deal with those that Your Majesty values."

"You still dare to argue!"

Zhu Youxiao was really angry and pointed at Wei Zhongxian and said sternly: "I ask you, Huang Liji, the Minister of War, is yours? I just wanted to promote Yang Feng, but Huang immediately jumped out and tried hard to stop him without saying a word. Isn't this your instruction?"

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao was so angry, Wei Zhongxian thought it was not good. He knew Zhu Youxiao's temper and knew that the other party was really angry. He knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed repeatedly: "Your Majesty clearly understands that I am just an eunuch in charge of seals, so how can I instruct the second-rank official of the court? Besides, today I am in Dongnuan Pavilion and I am not present, so how can I instruct Lord Huang?"

“That’s true.”

Zhu Youxiao nodded slowly. Wei Zhongxian was indeed not present at the Donghunting Pavilion just now. It would be a bit unreasonable to say that he was giving Huang a direct instruction immediately. Did he misunderstand Wei Zhongxian?

Seeing Zhu Youxiao's confusion expression on his face, Zhang Yan, who was beside him, wanted to scold Wei Zhongxian. This guy was so cunning that he had figured out his husband's temper and resolved the crisis in just a few words.

"Okay, you don't need to explain." Although Zhu Youxiao is a relatively honest person, he is not a fool after all. Although Wei Zhongxian's words relieved his anger, he still became a certain warning to Wei Zhongxian. So he solemnly warned: "Wei Zhongxian, no matter how you think, but I want to warn you that you must put the major affairs of the court first in everything you do. If you ruin my major affairs for your own selfishness, I will definitely not forgive you. Do you understand?"

"It's...I know."

Although Zhu Youxiao's tone was very plain when he said this, Wei Zhongxian felt a sense of sternness. He knew that Zhu Youxiao was dissatisfied with what he had done during this period. Although he was still safe for the time being, human patience was limited after all. If he continued to challenge Zhu Youxiao's bottom line, then even if he could figure out the holy heart and Keshi spoke for him, Zhu Youxiao would not let an uncontrolled person stay in the position of eunuch in the position of the seal.

Wei Zhongxian believed in this. If the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty wanted to dismiss or kill an official, he might have to do something or be worried about being criticized by the people of the court, the people, but if the Emperor had dismissed or killed him, there would be absolutely no problem, because there would never be anyone in the world to speak for a eunuch. This is the cruel reality. Although he is now below one person and above ten thousand people, in fact, his glory is all based on Zhu Youxiao's favor. Once he loses the emperor's favor, he will not be far from death.

"Okay, you go down!"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand to signal Wei Zhongxian to go out. Wei Zhongxian kowtowed Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan again before he stepped out respectfully. When Wei Zhongxian withdrew from Kunning Palace, his originally respectful expression quickly turned ashen.

"This Yang Feng is really a little lingering. Unexpectedly, His Majesty actually attacked our family for him. You will collect all the things about Yang Feng in Liaodong and send them to our study."
Chapter completed!