Following Qian Longxi's arrest, all the officials of Donglin were scared out of their wits.
Especially when Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli, the two empire elders, made a move. This Da Ming's naivety was about to change.
The officials of the other factions also received instructions from their bosses to do their work honestly, not to talk nonsense, and not to be timid.
After Cao Wenchao and his nephew took over the three battalions, they immediately sealed off the capital, allowing entry but not exit.
Many dignitaries wanted to inquire about the news, but they found that the entire capital had been sealed off. The dignitaries could not go out and could only wait for news in the residence.
Moreover, most of the disciples of the three great battalions had been eliminated, and the Imperial Palace was heavily guarded.
He wanted to inquire about the inside story of the imperial court through Luo Sigong, the former commander of the Jinyiwei, but unexpectedly, the former commander's house was also raided.
His family members were all captured and reunited in the Imperial Secret Service prison.
Thinking of the Tianqi Emperor's death, many of the nobles who had not participated in it all shut their doors, afraid that it would affect them.
Such a major event must be personally commanded by the emperor. This was the rhythm of cleansing the royal court. The heavens had changed!
The news of these great nobles was quite well-informed. They had always guessed that Heaven Enlightenment had died an unnatural death.
It was just that no one liked the Apocalypse because it hindered their path to wealth.
Many of the dignitaries who had been flirting with Dong Lin were now extremely terrified.
The three battalions they controlled had been taken over by the emperor and the generals they had planted in them had been removed.
Without military power, they would have no right to speak, and their confidence would be even weaker.
They could only hope that the emperor would remember their ancestors 'contributions to the empire and let them go!
After Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli took down Qian Longxi, they sped up the arrest and ransacking!
Every official of Donglin had their residence confiscated and their entire family arrested!
"Liqing, you're forcing me to take the blame!”
Sun Chengzong looked at Yuan Keli with a bitter smile. He didn't agree with Yuan Keli's actions, as he was a little too hasty.
Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, he gave them great autonomy.
What was unexpected was that Yuan Keli directly expanded this autonomy and plundered the house!
Looking at the wealth of these high officials, his initial estimate was that it would not be less than 20 million taels of silver.
Yuan Keli gave him the illusion that he was doing it for the silver and not for the murder of the previous emperor!
Yuan Keli took a deep breath and gritted his teeth."Zhi Sheng, it's not that I want to force you, but you haven't corrected your attitude.
Since the emperor has the determination to revive the Ming Dynasty, then we have to show our courage.
Did we force you to murder the previous emperor? Should the Ming Dynasty not reform taxes and take back property rights? Or do we force them to make a move?"
"That's not what I meant. His Majesty has already restricted the situation from expanding, and his goal is to stabilize the court. If you do this, won't you mess up His Majesty's plan?”
"Zhi Sheng, you are wrong. Although your general idea is correct, you have never considered that Li Sancai's appearance has already caused Donglin to be doomed beyond redemption.
Since we have chosen to support His Majesty's revival, we are now enemies with Donglin.
Look at the money we've stolen these days, 20 million taels. Qian Longxi's family even stole 3 million taels.
If he didn't take Qian Longxi down, would he wait for them to join forces with the dignitaries to rebel and force him to abdicate?”
"I know your concerns, but this is not what we need to consider. His Majesty must have a backup plan."”
"What backup plan?"
"Hehe, you haven't noticed this yet. It can be seen that you haven't paid attention to the documents in the court recently.”
"There's already someone guarding Jiangnan?"
"Of course, after His Majesty ascended the throne, he directly appointed Sun Chuanting as the garrison of the Central Capital. Everyone thought that this was Wei Zhongxian's revenge and suppression.
In fact, it was a spy of His Majesty. As expected, Sun Chuanting had already received a secret edict from His Majesty.
He was monitoring the movements of Donglin's headquarters in Jiangnan. Once the situation escalated, he would send troops to suppress it!”
"I really didn't expect Sun Chuanting to be in charge of Jiangnan!”Of course, Sun Chengzong knew Sun Chuanting's ability!
If Sun Chuanting was also His Majesty's man, then the situation in Jiangnan would not have expanded.
Choosing Sun Chuanting was definitely a good move, probably because Sun Chuanting's position was not high, but he resigned because he was dissatisfied with the eunuchs.
Following that, the Emperor appointed Sun Chuanting to stay behind in the Central Capital and defend Fengyang Prefecture.
It seemed that he had been promoted, but in the eyes of the world, Sun Chuanting's life would end here. This was a place for Sun Chuanting to retire.
Since Sun Chuanting was a part of the eunuchs 'plot to fool the emperor, no one objected to Sun Chuanting's appointment as the Central Capital's garrison.
After all, that was the Zhu family's imperial mausoleum. No one dared to object or say anything.
Anyone who objected would be looking down on the royal family's ancestral mausoleum. This was not being a son or a minister. This was great disrespect. This would lead to the execution of the family.
This was the Ming Empire's world, the Zhu family's land, and who dared to say that the Fengyang Imperial Mausoleum was not important?
"High, really high! His Majesty is indeed a young emperor. His methods and methods are not inferior to Great Ancestor and Great Ancestor…"
Sun Chengzong was truly convinced. Although the emperor was young, he was thoughtful and meticulous.
It was likely that the emperor already had a plan before he ascended the throne!
Yuan Keli saw Sun Chengzong's happy expression and could not help but say proudly,""Zhi Sheng, you can't be blamed for this.
After all, you focus on Liaodong, and I am the General Administration Department. All the documents have to go through my hands, so it's not strange for me to know.”
At this point, Yuan Keli also blushed and said,"When I saw Sun Chuanting being transferred to the Central Capital, I thought it was a model set up by the eunuchs to show the emperor. It was only after the Donglin incident that I realized that this was His Majesty's doing.”
Sun Chengzong was in a good mood after he was rid of the worries of the unrest in Jiangnan. He said happily,"We can only take three steps at a time, but Your Majesty is wise.
Li Sancai wanted to know that his appearance had directly led Donglin to its destruction. He wondered if he would die from slamming into a wall.”
" This time, we've completely cleaned up the trash in Donglin. If you have the ability and integrity, it'll be a test." Yuan Keli sneered.
After passing this test, they would be put in an important position by His Majesty. If they failed, they could not blame anyone.”
As for Tian Zi not wanting to kill Dong Lin with a single blow, this was a far-sighted plan.
After all, there were talents in Donglin too. It was impossible for every member of Donglin to be a person who used their official position for personal gain.
For example, a talent like Li Biao, although he had taken the big shot of Donglin as his master, he was neutral as an official.
Impartial, supporting whoever was right and opposing whoever was wrong!
The Emperor did not abandon such a talent just because he had a relationship with Donglin. On the contrary, he was even valued by the Emperor.
"In terms of employing people, the emperor is quite wise. He doesn't harm talents who want to be good officials because of their composition.”
Sun Chengzong smiled." This shows that the emperor cares about ability and character. As for what faction these talents belong to, or whether they are gentlemen or not, they are not cliques."
As long as one had talent and virtue, His Majesty would put them to good use. This was the style of a wise ruler.”
" As for Donglin, hehe," Yuan Keli said with a cold and hateful tone," they're just a bunch of stray dogs. We won't slander a good person, but we won't let a bad person off either."”
The Donglin Party was very powerful, but the military power was not in their hands. Half of the military power was in the hands of the dignitaries, and the other half was in the hands of the emperor.
Three months after the emperor ascended the throne, he had quietly taken away half of them, and they were all elites.
What dissatisfaction did these old officials have with the current emperor? They would definitely cling to the emperor's thigh and follow in his footsteps to recreate a prosperous era.
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