It was as if all the conspiracies were born in the darkness. At night, unlike the usual Donglin Academy, it was especially noisy tonight.
It was already late at night, and there were many old cars coming and going at the entrance of the Academy.
In a certain room in Donglin College, it was exceptionally spacious. There were not many decorations, only two rows of seats, separated by an ancient and elegant long desk.
The two rows of seats were already filled with people. There were even many young faces standing behind these seats.
Gu Xiancheng was sitting in the middle at the moment. Seeing that there were more people on both sides than last time, Gu Xiancheng nodded in satisfaction.
"Hehe, Old Gu, almost everyone is here. Let's start.”
A short and fat man of the same age as Gu Xiancheng spoke.
If Wei Zhongxian was here, he would definitely be surprised.
This person was Zhou Conglong, one of the Six Pavilion Elders of Great Ming!
Just like Gu Xiancheng, they were both cabinet elders of the Ming Dynasty.
Similarly…he was also the second most powerful person in the Donglin Party, second only to Gu Xiancheng.
There were many students and old friends in the court, no less than Gu Xiancheng.
Hearing Zhou Conglong's words, Gu Xiancheng nodded.
"Ahem…"
He coughed lightly and the room was instantly silent.
Gu Xiancheng looked around. Now, in this room, nearly half of the court officials had gathered. This was also the period when the Donglin Party was at its strongest.
Since decades ago, he and a few old friends had rebuilt the Academy. After decades of development, it had finally reached such a scale.
Over the years, as he and a few of his old friends and disciples rose in status in the imperial court, the Donglin Academy also grew stronger. Groups of students were sent to various departments of the imperial court.
After all these years of development, this group of self-proclaimed Donglin Party members seemed to have become stronger than they had imagined.
"Everyone, I have invited everyone here tonight to discuss an important matter.”
Gu Xiancheng's voice rang out and once again became the focus of the audience.
"Teacher, please speak. The students are all ears.”
The person who spoke was none other than the Vice Minister of Revenue, Cao Man.
After he finished speaking, there was another round of echoing voices from below.
"Our Donglin College has been teaching since its establishment. It is our original intention to help the country prosper.”
Gu Xiancheng spoke with a sense of righteousness, and there were even people below who had a burning light in their eyes.
Obviously, Gu Xiancheng's words had ignited the feelings of home and country in his heart.
"But…now that the eunuchs are running rampant, when the new emperor ascended the throne, they wanted to use the emperor to order the vassals. Today, in the court, they even proposed the absurd move of garrisoning the palace.”
Gu Xiancheng spoke passionately, stirring up everyone's emotions with just a few words.
"That's right. The eunuchs are running amok now, killing loyal and loyal people.”
"Wei Zhongxian is even more scheming!"
"These castrated dogs deserve to die!"
The crowd was instantly enraged, and they all wanted to tear Wei Zhongxian apart right now.
Gu Xiancheng nodded his head in satisfaction and exchanged a glance with Zhou Conglong. Zhou Conglong immediately stood up.
"Gentlemen, what should our Donglin Party do?”
Zhou Conglong shouted, and the crowd fell silent. No one dared to reply to him. It wasn't that they didn't know how to reply, but…they didn't have enough authority.
"Eliminate the eunuchs and help the country!"
When everyone was silent, Gu Xiancheng's angry roar was like a spark that instantly ignited the pile of dry wood below and ignited a raging fire!
"Eliminate the eunuchs and help the country!"
" Eliminate the eunuchs and help the country!"?
" Eliminate the eunuchs and help the country!"?
……
This was the roar of the Donglin Party, and it did not stop for a long time.
It was different from the clamor at Donglin College…
At this moment, a crowd was kneeling outside Wei Zhongxian's room in the East Chamber.
Cao Zhengchun respectfully walked in, and his footsteps interrupted Wei Zhongxian's deep thoughts.
"Is everyone here?"
Wei Zhongxian stood up and asked slowly.
"Yes, Your Excellency. All the commanders above the rank of 100 households from the East Military Hall and the Inspectorate are here.”
Not bad, Wei Zhongxian was very satisfied with his execution.
"Follow me to take a look."
The door opened and Wei Zhongxian appeared in the courtyard with Cao Zhengchun.
"This subordinate greets the governor!"
Dozens of people knelt on the ground, but their momentum was like a rainbow.
Wei Zhongxian nodded and took a few steps forward.
"Do you know why everyone is gathered here in the middle of the night?”
Wei Zhongxian's voice rang in everyone's ears, and no one dared to reply.
"Of course you don't know."
Wei Zhongxian answered his own question, and everyone knelt on the ground, hushing in fear.
"Some people say that the East Chamber is a eunuch faction and want to get rid of them. They say that we framed the loyal and righteous, harmed the people, and endangered the country!”
Wei Zhongxian laughed to himself.
His expression suddenly changed as he looked at the dozens of commanders kneeling on the ground with a cold expression.
"Tell me, are they right?”
Wei Zhongxian shouted angrily, his words exploding in everyone's ears.
Still, no one dared to answer. Only Wei Zhongxian's words echoed in the courtyard.
"Let me tell you, they are right! You are poisonous insects that endanger the world, the country, and the Ming Dynasty!”
"Tell me, what should we do?”
After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, he stood with his hands behind his back and remained silent.
……
There was a long silence. The three thousand men looked at each other, then one of them gritted his teeth and spoke.
"This subordinate is willing to kill this person for the governor to appease the anger in your heart!”
Wei Zhongxian turned around and looked at this person. This person was a trusted aide of Wei Zhongxian for many years. His name was Liu Yang. A memory appeared in Wei Zhongxian's mind.
"Can you kill them all?"
The man was stunned and knelt on the ground again.
"This subordinate is willing to continue killing! Protect the East Chamber, even if you die, you have no regrets!"
After Liu Yang finished speaking, the remaining two Chiliarchies looked at each other and shouted at the same time.
"Protect the East Chamber. I have no regrets even if I die!"
Immediately after, dozens of commanders roared in unison.
"Protect the East Chamber. I have no regrets even if I die!"
"Hahaha…"
Wei Zhongxian's laughter seemed so discordant compared to these impassioned words.
"Are you going to protect the East Chamber like this? How good are you at killing? Don't you think our reputation isn't bad enough?”
Everyone was stunned. Daren seemed a little different today.
"I didn't ask you to come here to kill!”
"I asked you to come here to set the rules for you!”
Set rules?
Everyone was dumbfounded. In the past, didn't the factory owner send people out to assassinate them?
Looking at the dumbfounded crowd, Wei Zhongxian's next words struck them with lightning.
"The East Chamber will have a new atmosphere!"
"From now on, I will start from myself."
"No one can take advantage of the people and bully them. This is the first!”
"No one is allowed to commit adultery or plunder. This is the second!”
"No one is allowed to accept bribes and buy or sell official positions. This is the third!”
As soon as Wei Zhongxian finished speaking, the courtyard was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Everyone's hearts were in turmoil. This was still the East Chamber?
Has the Governor gone mad?
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