Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew, in the eyes of the civil officials of the Ming Dynasty, were the standard of iron fools.
He didn't know how many twists and turns there were in the ways of the world. The nature of a soldier was very strong, and the style of the current Ming Dynasty military officers was very different.
Uncle and nephew were famous in Liaodong. They were good at fighting. Whenever they fought with Slave Jian, they would always charge forward fearlessly.
Moreover, the Cao family's uncle and nephew dared to fight and obey orders. Although the civil officials despised the uncle and nephew for being valiant martial artists, they did not want to be sidelined.
After all, Liaodong was at the forefront of the war. Without a few obedient and daring generals, their lives would be in danger.
Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, both uncle and nephew, no matter who took the throne, would like these two iron fools very much.
As the Son of Heaven, Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao had been tested by history. In the end, both uncle and nephew were loyal to the country.
As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youjian naturally had to put them in an important position.
Lu Xiangsheng, Zhou Yuji and Yan Yingyuan were all outstanding generals who sacrificed themselves for Ming Dynasty.
They were the first batch of loyal generals that Zhu Youjian put in important positions to deal with the invasion of Jian Nu next year.
Zhu Youjian felt that Ming Dynasty did not lack talents, but lacked trust and control.
As long as these generals who had sacrificed their lives for the Ming Dynasty were given material security and sufficient military funds, these generals would be able to erupt with immeasurable combat power.
Other than Liaodong, the key strategic towns had been arranged for real generals to take over.
If Slave Jian dared to come next year, Zhu Youjian would teach him a lesson!
Zhu Youjian was not a political noob like his silly and sweet predecessor, who was fooled by the Donglin Party until he was hung on a crooked tree in the back of the mountain.
It could be said that Old Wei was only recognized before Chongzhen died, and even sent people to secretly collect Wei Zhongxian's bones for a lavish burial.
From this, it could be seen that his predecessor's level of governing the country was really not as good as the Heaven Enlightenment Emperor Zhu Youxiao.
Although his predecessor was diligent, it was useless. He did not grasp the main contradiction and the key to the problem.
Zhu Youjian had already started to place his chess pieces. The court meeting tomorrow would definitely be very exciting.
All the civil and military officials in the court would probably become the best actors, and the eunuchs and the Donglin Party would definitely start to tear each other apart.
Especially Ke Shi's death, it shocked the entire court.
The emperor had already released a clear signal that the end of the eunuchs was coming.
The ministers were probably preparing a big gift for tomorrow's court meeting to show their unyielding character.
The courtiers must have thought that Wei Zhongxian was crazily tearing at the officials in the court as a final counterattack, a struggle before death.
Old Wei and Wang Tiqian both knew that the Emperor would make a move in the near future. Old Wei had received Wang Chengen's hint and had already sent people to keep an eye on Wang Tiqian.
After discovering that Wang Tiqian had personally left the palace, Wei Zhongxian obtained the location of Wang Tiqian's secret meeting with Li Sancai, Han Fei, and the others.
He personally handled this matter, and when he saw that Li Sancai was still alive, he immediately realized that the former emperor had died of murder and was definitely not an excuse made by the current emperor.
The former emperor had really died in the hands of Li Sancai. Before Li Sancai was dismissed, he had tried his best to obstruct the country's tax reform. He had caused great harm to the country.
However, Li Sancai had passed away four years ago, and now he had appeared again. It would be strange if there was nothing fishy going on.
Wei Zhongxian immediately ordered Tian Ergeng to continue monitoring him. He wanted to enter the palace immediately to meet the emperor.
Zhu Youjian had been discussing with Cao Wenzhao and Cao Huachun on how to train the newly formed palace guards.
It could be said that the palace guards were the template for the re-establishment of the Golden Guards and the Tiger Guards. If they succeeded, they could carry out a comprehensive military reform and officially start the military reform.
Zhu Youjian even said bluntly in front of Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao,"Zhen likes the two generals 'iron naivety, sincerely sharing the king's worries.
If the generals in the army were as unfawning as the two generals and wholeheartedly devoted themselves to the country, then the Ming Empire would not be in such chaos today.”
Especially the Liaodong faction, they already had the thought of raising thieves and respecting themselves.
Although no one pointed this out, anyone with a brain would know that the Liaodong faction was already too big to fall.
Although Cao Wenzhao and his nephew didn't like Liaodong, Slave Jian had committed all kinds of crimes in Liaodong, so they could only accept it.
Cao Huachun said," Your Majesty, although Liaodong is not doing anything and consumes a lot of military resources every year, if we don't support them, I'm afraid Liaodong will be in even more danger."”
Zhu Youjian sneered,"I know exactly what the generals of Liaodong are thinking."
Because of the internal strife in the court, Liaodong was in a mess. This allowed Liaodong's local generals to grow fat, which had seriously endangered the empire's national security.”
Cao Huachun now deeply understood, even more so, that the country's finances were tight. It was impossible not to reform.
However, he also sympathized with Dong Lin. It seemed that he could only follow Tian Zi's pace, or else he would be in danger.
He could faintly sense the emperor's dissatisfaction with the court and his hatred for most of the Donglin Party.
Wei Zhongxian suddenly came to the outside of the hall to ask for an audience. Cao Huachun was somewhat stunned. What could Old Wei want?
After a while, Wei Zhongxian walked in, sweating profusely. He knelt in front of Chongzhen and said,""Your Majesty, this old servant has something to report. I wonder…"
"Old Wei, don't worry. Everyone here is my confidant."”
Wei Zhongxian understood and immediately said,"Your Majesty, this old servant is now certain that the Donglin Party is the culprit behind the previous emperor's death.”
Cao Huachun was shocked." Duke of Wei, you can't say that easily. Do you know the consequences?"”
"It doesn't matter!" Zhu Youjian said.
"Under my personal supervision, I discovered that Wang Tiqian and the Donglin Party were having a secret meeting in a secluded courtyard.”
"Who are the participants?"
"Li Sancai and Han Fei!"
"What?" Cao Huachun and Cao Wenzhao were both shocked.
Li Sancai had died four years ago, so why had he appeared in the capital now? Had he seen a ghost?
Cao Huachun immediately felt that something was wrong. Clearly, things had exceeded his expectations.
Since Li San faked his death, then his scheme was huge.
For the sake of the Donglin Party, they had directly killed the previous emperor. This was no longer a party struggle but a rebellion.
If the matter was true, it would be quite serious. Countless ministers in the court would be beheaded.
It turned out that this was the result His Majesty had been waiting for. Li Sancai was originally dead, but now he was alive. The problem had arisen.
Zhu Youjian wasn't afraid of the Donglin Party joining hands with the dignitaries to force him to abdicate. With the system, he could exchange for a large number of elites to suppress them at any time.
Moreover, he was still investigating. There was still about half a month before the actual operation. He had plenty of time.
The reason why he let Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, and Cao Huachun know was because he believed in their loyalty.
Although Cao Huachun sympathized with the Donglin Party, it didn't mean that he supported the Donglin Party. He also wouldn't join the Donglin Party in the murder of the previous emperor.
He was the emperor's servant. Unless his brain was filled with water, he would not do such a thing.
Wang Tiqian was involved. This was a fact that he could not accept.
Zhu Youjian was also shocked. Li Sancai was the mastermind behind the scenes, and the cabinet ministers were also involved?
Zhu Youjian sucked in a breath of cold air. If he had killed Old Wei, he would probably be the one crying now.
At the same time, Wei Zhongxian also informed him that the person who had contacted Empress Yi 'an was Han Fei!
Ol 'Wei was very calm now, but he was also very pained. He had actually made such an unforgivable mistake.
If not for the wise Son of Heaven, the previous Emperor would probably have died without knowing why.
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