Through the recent sit-in at the Chongwenmen Tax Gate to resist taxes, as well as some of the ripples caused by the Yuan case, Emperor Chongzhen became more clearly aware of the intricate network of relationships that existed in the Ming Dynasty.

Different from the early days of the Tianqi Dynasty, the Donglin Party of the Chongzhen Dynasty had many officials in Beijing, but they were not as firmly in control of everything as before.

Hidden under the edge of today's Donglin Party, there are also these numerous factions. Behind these groups who can serve as officials in the government, they all represent local gentry and landlord groups.

The court and place of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be two separated areas, but with the extension of many relationships such as teachers and students, disciples, former officials, in-laws, etc., could it be possible to weave an intricate network of relationships?

As long as they are living people, they will have corresponding needs, whether they are mental, physical, or material, it is inevitable that they will come together.

The confrontation between monarchy and ministerial power is, in a sense, a pure struggle of interests. If the emperor gets more, they will get less accordingly.

"Wang Qing, please step back first." Seeing Wang Qia and others looking worried, Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Please properly resolve all the current matters in the Military Aircraft Department."

"…I will take my leave."

Wang Qia and other officials from the Military Aircraft Department bowed their hands one after another, and then left with their own thoughts, but their intuition told them that the emperor would not simply handle this matter.

"Do you remember clearly who those officials kneeling at the Meridian Gate are?" After Wang Qia and others left, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Li Fengxiang and said, "I don't want to cause trouble for them, but they are causing trouble for me.

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"Your Majesty, all your servants have taken note of this."

Li Fengxiang hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Some ministers from the outer court always ignore the emperor's kindness and want to challenge the emperor's bottom line. In my heart..."

Listening to what Li Fengxiang said, Emperor Chongzhen showed a playful smile. The Li Fengxiang in front of him was not a good thing. If he was released, he would destroy the Ming Dynasty. But if he stayed by his side and became a vicious dog, he would still

It's doable, but at worst, I'll just kill him if I use it at the end.

"Go and find some strong eunuchs from the Supervisor of Ceremonies." Emperor Chongzhen looked at Li Fengxiang with a cold expression and said, "You are responsible for this matter and ask the Jin Yiwei to be responsible for prison sentences and give me a severe beating.

If they dare to say such things that are harmful to the imperial court, I want to see if they have a tough butt, or if they are just a tough guy!

Everyone wants to gain fame through this, okay, then I will satisfy them, don't beat them to death, I want to keep them alive, I want them to see their reputation ruined, but there is no way.

After this is done, you personally go to Jinyiwei and ask Luo Yangxing to check the list of officials you know and who they rely on."

"This slave accepts the order!"

Li Fengxiang's eyes lit up and he hurriedly cupped his hands and responded with an excited look on his face. His emperor had entrusted him with such an important errand. If he could handle it well, he would definitely be reused in the future.

But how could he know that in Emperor Chongzhen's heart, he had already been relegated to the cold palace, and he just wanted to use him if he could, and kill him if he couldn't.

The current culture in the Ming Dynasty is very bad. Whether they are officials in the court or local officials, or generals in various places, including factory guards, they do everything with various calculations.

Everyone is extremely positive about things that are beneficial to them. On the contrary, they are in another situation. This is the residual poison brought about by party strife.

That is to say, the current Emperor Chongzhen has done various things in the past, which greatly frightened the factory guard forces, so that at this stage, the inner court and the imperial guards do not dare to have any hidden selfish intentions.

"Han Zanzhou, have you sent someone to deliver any news about what Wang Daman is planning?" Emperor Chongzhen, who was a little tired, rubbed his temples and said to Han Zanzhou, who had been silent.

"Back to your Majesty, I haven't received any news from Eunuch Wang yet." Han Zanzhou bowed slightly and said, "Would you like me to send someone to ask Wang Banban?"

"No need to ask."

Emperor Chongzhen sighed lightly and said: "Send someone to tell Wang Daban that the errands scheduled earlier should be completed as soon as possible. There are still many things to be solved later."

"Here!"

The wealth that had just been confiscated from the Neichang and Xichang had not yet warmed up in the arms of Emperor Chongzhen, and most of it was going to be used to solve the problems encountered by the military aircraft.

Although the team led by Zhou Yuji rushed to the Zhangjiakou area, preparing to deal with the eight major Shanxi merchants, they would make an astonishing fortune by then.

Including those in the capital right now, some people who are plotting secretly cannot escape the fate of being caught. However, the money gained from ransacking houses cannot compare with the continuous financial income.

There is a problem with the structural framework of the Ming Dynasty. If we just keep ransacking homes, it will inevitably go to the other extreme. If it is serious, there will be serious riots everywhere.

Therefore, if we want to fundamentally solve the problem, we must grow as quickly as possible. The state-owned economy, led by internal factories, must move forward in a complementary manner, so that the basic order of the Ming Dynasty can be stabilized.

"You treacherous eunuchs, let me go quickly. Whatever you want to do, don't think that because you are confusing His Majesty with your words, I am afraid of you."

"Your Majesty, do you really not defend loyalty and treachery?"

Just when Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about various plans to be carried out in the future, at the important place of Meridian Gate at that time, a team of eunuchs led by Li Fengxiang captured the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who wanted to gain fame through this.

In fact, since the Ming Dynasty, there have been many loyal civil servants who, in order to gain fame and achieve certain political demands, would anger the emperor and engage in court battles.

In the eyes of the emperor, imperial warfare was a means of upholding the authority of the emperor, but in the eyes of the civil servants in the court, it was a form of tyranny, but it was also a good place to gain reputation.

"Your Majesty has a decree to severely beat these traitorous officials who are disrupting the imperial court!" The feeling of being glared at and scolded by more than a dozen censors made Li Fengxiang furious, and he immediately shouted in a deep voice: "Dare you tell the truth about the overthrow of the country?"

I mean, you guys are really abominable."

"Crack!"

"ah……"

Just when the civil servants who were pinned down on the bench wanted to angrily scold Li Fengxiang, the eunuchs holding the board restrained their efforts and smashed him down one by one.

There are a group of eunuchs in the inner court who know how to use rods to kill people. They can beat people to life or death in a single thought. Although Li Fengxiang's words were cruel, before coming to the Meridian Gate, Li Fengxiang specifically explained to these eunuchs who were carrying out executions.

, court battles are possible, but these civil servants cannot be beaten to death.

Looking at the screaming officials in front of him, Li Fengxiang, who was standing with his hands down, had a slight smile on his face. Can't they all be scolded?

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