Wei Zhongxian received the news and of course realized that this was a good opportunity.
After reporting it to Tianqi, Liu Shimin was quickly asked to carry a secret letter to inform Wang Hongyu that Ye Xianggao wanted to suppress the matter.
Finally, before the soldiers and horses entered Shanhaiguan, they met Wang Hongyu.
The letter stated that His Majesty did not want to suppress the matter and had the idea of taking the opportunity to suppress the radicals of the Donglin Party. However, there are currently no credible ministers in the DPRK, let alone truly trustworthy generals and soldiers.
This matter also involves Wang Hongyu, so I want to ask him what countermeasures he has? Is there any next plan for Shanhaiguan?
After reading the secret letter, Wang Hongyu thought calmly.
Now that the situation in Liaodong has become clear, Yuan Yingtai did not fight like a human being and was injured and disappeared during the retreat. There is no way to clear this up.
Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong still spoke for him and stepped up their criticism of me, even telling Wang Huazhen's acquiescence that I went to Shanhaiguan.
Is this losing your mind?
If you think about it directly, you can only come to this conclusion. Even Ye Xianggao within Donglin wants to suppress this matter. Aren't the two of them losing their minds?
wrong……
The two of them have not lost their minds.
Wang Hongyu thought carefully about it based on his historical knowledge, especially the stance and style of the Donglin Party, and gradually figured out what was going on with them.
In fact, Donglin's foundation was not strong. In the past, it relied on the presence of the eunuch Wang An in the palace, the alliance and the military power of the British Duke, to gain great power.
Now, Wang An is dead...
Wei Zhongxian did this, and it must have been Tianqi’s acquiescence.
Zhao Nanxing and others saw through this and wanted to represent the main line of Donglin, deliberately angering Tianqi and tempting him and Wei Zhongxian to punish them.
The two were punished, demoted and even killed, which made the world's scholars believe that Wei Zhongxian was evil and ruthless, that Tianqi was fatuous and ignorant, and that the Donglin Party was the most just and brave, thus accumulating greater public support.
During the Wanli Dynasty, they liked to use tricks to contradict the emperor and gain fame by being demoted. Now they have not forgotten their roots~
Wang Hongyu smiled. It seemed that although Zhao Nanxing had a bad temper, he was a smart man.
We know that if the Donglin Party makes concessions to Wang An, Wei Zhongxian, Yuan Yingtai and himself, it will mean that the court that Donglin has been in charge of for half a year will collapse.
Therefore, Wei Zhongxian deliberately angered Tianqi in order to gain reputation through punishment, and let the topic of the righteous minister, the evil eunuch, and the fatuous emperor once again dominate public opinion.
Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong’s plan is quite good.
Ye Xianggao would not support it, because he is a steady and calm person. When he became the first assistant, he would definitely want to ease the situation and do things well first.
Zou Yuanbiao would not support it, because this memorial itself goes against the facts, and the two groups of people had directly quarreled before.
After all, neither Ye Xianggao nor Zou Yuanbiao founded Donglin Academy and lectured at Donglin Academy. It was precisely after Gu Xiancheng's death that Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong became the two most influential people in Donglin Academy.
But……
If Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian punishes Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong, the situation will immediately change.
Once the punishment is imposed, Ye Xianggao will definitely try his best to make things right publicly. If he can't make things right, the owner will think that Ye Xianggao is doing good things and Wei Zhongxian is doing evil things. After Wei Zhongxian killed Wang An, he immediately gained a huge notoriety and became a scholar.
Son’s enemy….
Once punishment is imposed, Zou Yuanbiao and other Donglin Party members will immediately put aside their disputes with Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlong and speak out for these upright ministers who have been persecuted by villains.
So, this is a set.
It's basically fishing.
Wang Hongyu smiled slightly.
Although they are no match for these old guys when it comes to court tactics, when it comes to strategy and tactics, they are definitely no match for me after being trained by my eldest brother.
He immediately started writing, and a superb plan to compete with others in fishing was instantly written.
Wei Liangqing and his brother-in-law Liu Shimin are still visiting the Hunhe Army. In addition to delivering secret messages, he also has the task of condolencing the soldiers in the bloody battle of Hunhe.
Just halfway through expressing condolences, Wang Hongyu...co
..
He quickly dragged his uncle away: "My uncle, hurry back to the capital to deliver the message. This time the matter is more urgent, so we must ensure safety. We must let His Majesty see it. We must ask Eunuch Wei to do his best to carry out the letter, and I also ask my uncle to cooperate fully."
Although Liu Shimin was less than 40 years old, he was considered an old man from Wanli, Taichang, and Tianqi. Seeing his nephew who could command such a murderous and powerful army so anxious, he patted his chest and said:
"Don't worry, it will definitely be delivered to His Majesty. You and Eunuch Wei will give you their full support."
Liu Shimin didn't stay long and immediately returned to the capital accompanied by Jin Yiwei.
He was quite intelligent and good at literature and history. Although Wei Zhongxian was a eunuch who could read, his handwriting was far inferior to that of Liu Shimin, so he also participated in the decision-making of major events.
Rao was extremely smart, but he didn't notice that his nephew Wang Hongyu looked at his back with a hint of apology.
"Only my uncle can do this, so I can only give him a hard time~"
At this time, Qin Ling happened to go to Shanhaiguan for Wang Hongyu to contact Qin Liangyu and came back. He went directly to report: "General Wang, Shanhaiguan will be there in 50 miles. My cousin will personally take people out of the customs tomorrow to welcome him."
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Liu Shimin returned to the Forbidden City at four o'clock in the morning at an accelerated speed of 600 miles.
When Zhu Youxiao heard that Wang Hongyu had replied to an important confidential letter, he didn't feel sleepy at all. He quickly stood up excitedly. Thinking that this was a secret again, he quickly regained his composure and screened away the others. He only called Wei Zhongxian and Liu Shimin present.
After getting rid of Wang An and his party members, there are no Donglin Party informants in the palace, but there are still people such as Duke Yingying and Duke Cheng Guo, as well as many old people left behind by the Wanli Dynasty. It is impossible to figure out what is going on behind the scenes.
Intricate relationships.
Therefore, Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao must also be cautious about such secrets.
Wei Zhongxian opened the secret letter, checked it was correct, and handed it to Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao quickly browsed under the candlelight. He was suddenly amazed after just a moment of reading. Then he frowned and became serious, but finally smiled.
Wei Zhongxian came over and asked, "Your Majesty, what did General Wang say in his letter?"
Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao was only seventeen years old at this time. Even if he tried his best to control it, he could not suppress his inner excitement.
He stared at Wei Zhongxian and Liu Shimin carefully for a long time, and saw that he had been emperor for half a year, but the only people he could trust were his two father-in-laws, and at most the nanny Hakka who had no knowledge of political affairs. This was really sad and ridiculous.
Without Wang Hongyu, he would have no choice but to fight against the Donglin Party. No matter how he dealt with these guys at this time or at that time, the replacement might not be as strong as this gang.
Then I picked up Wang Hongyu's confession letter to me and read it sentence by sentence. Every sentence touched the depths of my heart.
"In the officialdom, the enemy is our own, and on the battlefield, the wind and grass are moving, and the master is the mountain, so don't move lightly. The wind, forest, and volcanoes are the foundation, and the mountain is the foundation. If you are motionless like a mountain, then there will be wind, forest, and fire to clear the way for it."