The ongoing party strife among the emperors of the past dynasties has long caused the collapse of the Ming Dynasty's officialdom, which also created an environment of greed and power-money trading.

Emperor Chongzhen knew very well how rotten the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was, and even more clearly knew how far the Ming Dynasty's foundation had been hollowed out, so drastic reforms were not necessary.

He needed to take advantage of the situation and take control of the military. Through step-by-step planning, he could reverse the decline of imperial power and leverage the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty. This time he sent out factory guards to raid the homes of wealthy businessmen who had fled in advance. This was his test.

It was even more of a show of strength for him!

However, when the Jianlu invaded, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, who had previously lost power, jumped out again, causing a shock in the court.

"Han Yuanfu, have you heard? Cao Huachun, the admiral, is in charge of the Dongji Affairs Factory, and Luo Yangxing is in charge of the imperial guards!" Li Biao was a little excited, and quickly ran into the Wenhua Palace, came to Han Xu, and said.

"And at this time in the capital, a large number of factory guards were dispatched to various workshops to arrest some good families. There were even tragedies of ransacking homes!"

"What?!"

Han Xu, who was handling government affairs, suddenly heard such news. The wolf hair he was holding was hanging in the air, and he suddenly raised his head, looked at Li Biao and said.

"Where did you hear this news? When did the emperor make these decisions? Why didn't the cabinet hear any news?"

Dongchang, Jinyiwei, this is something Han Xu never wants to recall. Previously, in the Tianqi Dynasty, their Donglin Party was the dominant party!

However, a person whom no one expected would gradually gain the trust of Emperor Tianqi through the emperor's wet nurse in the inner court, and eventually became a powerful eunuch with power over the entire government.

And their Donglin Party also began to decline step by step from that time, and many people even died tragically at the hands of the eunuchs.

Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Yuan Huazhong, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Gu Dazhang...

"This is what His Majesty did yesterday!"

Qian Longxi frowned and stepped forward, interrupting Han Xu's memories, and said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, after Sun Chengzong and others took charge of the important affairs of the Military Aircraft Department, the emperor returned to the inner court and summoned the inner court eunuchs and even the old people from before.

According to what I know, Gao Qiqian, who served as the eunuch in charge of the royal horse supervisor, even reached some private deals with the eunuchs who monitored the Beijing camp, and transferred many elites from the Beijing camp."

"Not only that!"

Li Biao followed closely and said: "On the occasion of Youshi last night, for some unknown reason, the emperor suddenly condemned the eunuchs of the inner court and secretly summoned Luo Yangxing into the palace.

We chatted for a long time, and I don’t know what we talked about, but as of today, many people in Jinyiwei were killed and many were detained. Luo Yangxing reused his people and took over the entire Jinyiwei."

boom!

When Han Xu heard this, he was horrified and showed an expression of disbelief. He stood up subconsciously, his slightly opened eyes flashing with light.

The eunuchs in the inner court want to take advantage of the chaos to cause trouble!

At this moment, deep in Han Xu's heart, a voice came out, a situation that he least wanted to happen, but because of the current turmoil, it finally happened.

"How can the emperor listen to slander!"

Han Xu was horrified and said: "Under the current critical situation, if factory guards are reused and factory guards are indulged in the capital, it will lead to great turmoil!"

"yes!"

Li Biao said excitedly: "When the emperor was imprisoned, he summoned us and made it clear to us the dangers of factory guards, and we would never indulge factory guards in the future.

He even set the tone for Wei Eunuch's rebellion in order to restore a clear world. How long had it passed before the emperor listened to the inner court's slander and did something detrimental to the stability of the country in such a critical situation?

I now have serious suspicions that the emperor’s special military aircraft department during the platform summons yesterday must have been bewitched by the eunuchs of the inner court.”

Since the platform call yesterday, during which we learned about what the Military Aircraft Department was doing, and that Xifengkou was captured by Jianlu, cabinet ministers such as Han Xu, Li Biao, Qian Longxi, and many ministers in the DPRK and China had no intention of doing so.

Never settled.

At this critical moment, the imperial court did need to intervene, but it could not overdo it by seizing military power. It should call on Yuan Chonghuan who was outside to unite its troops to resist the invasion and plunder of the rebels.

After all, compared to the capital, Yuan Chonghuan in Liaodong was closer to the Jianlu who broke into the pass. Under the control of some current situations, it was much clearer than here in the capital.

"Yuanfu, the emperor is now bewitched by the eunuchs in the inner court and indulges the factory guards in the capital. This is an act that is harmful to the country and the people. We will never allow such a thing to happen!"

"Yuanfu, you are in charge of cabinet affairs. Now that the emperor has been blinded, you should take care of the Ming Dynasty and enter the Qianqing Gate to advise the emperor!"

While Han Xu, Li Biao and others were trying to figure out the emperor's intentions, many excited courtiers gathered outside the Wenhua Palace and complained loudly.

Things are getting big!

When Han Xu heard these voices, he was secretly surprised. He looked at Li Biao, Qian Longxi and the others, and then at the other cabinet ministers standing aside. At this time, he was being roasted on the fire.

"Han Yuanfu, you should be vividly aware of the dangers of Wei Eunuch."

Li Biao frowned and said: "Under the current situation, if I don't wait to persuade the emperor and make him wake up, then our Ming Dynasty may be suspected of subversion.

Now that the Jianlu have entered Xifengkou, they will definitely attack Zunhua, Santunying and other places. The military aircraft department is in charge of resisting the Jianlu, which is not in line with the ancestral system at all.

Now the emperor indulges the factory guards again, this is definitely not a good thing!"

"yes!"

Qian Longxi followed closely and said: "Han Yuanfu, under the current circumstances, you must shoulder the heavy burden and lead these ministers who care about the country to persuade the emperor.

I feel that the emperor must be worried about the country, and as long as we can persuade Yuan Chonghuan to take charge of the power to resist the imperialists, we will definitely be able to solve this crisis."

As members of the Donglin Party and followers of the civil servants, for Han Xu and others, watching the eunuchs in the inner court expand in power was definitely not the result they wanted to see.

In the Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs of the inner court and the civil servants of the outer court were definitely two incompatible forces. No matter who had the power, they would try to suppress the other!

"Let's go, let's go to Qianqingmen immediately!"

Han Xu, who had been thinking about it for a long time, frowned and said: "No matter what, I must advise Your Majesty, and you must not allow the factory guards to act recklessly.

If we sit idly by and do nothing, the eunuch’s destructive power may happen again in our government, which is definitely not a good thing for the Ming Dynasty!”
Chapter completed!