After learning that the Crown Prince's goal in clearing away the evil officials was him, the Cabinet Chief Minister Xie Sanbin could no longer sit still.

He immediately went to the Imperial Household Department to discuss countermeasures with the eunuch Wang Chengen.

At this time, Wang Chengen was processing official documents in the Imperial Household Department.

During the time when Chongzhen pretended to be ill, Wang Chengen gained power far beyond his imagination.

If it were someone else, they would definitely be arrogant.

But Wang Chengen didn't.

During this period, he was extremely cautious, fearing that his decisions would lead to mistakes and harm the country.

He had just finished processing an official document when the Cabinet Chief Minister Xie Sanbin walked in in a hurry.

Wang Chengen thought the other person was a young eunuch cleaning the room, and without even raising his head, he rebuked him, "Have you forgotten the palace rules?"

Xie Sanbin coughed lightly: "Eunuch Wang, it's me."

Wang Chengen raised his head and said, "Hey, isn't this Lord Xie? What big thing happened that made you go to the Imperial Household Department in person?"

Xie Sanbin quickly came to Wang Chengen and lowered his voice: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has raised an army to support the king!"

"Huh?" Wang Chengen didn't believe it. "Thank you, sir. You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want."

"If you don't believe me, look!" Xie Sanbin took out an official document from his sleeve: "This is an urgent letter from Huaiyang Governor Wei Yinwen from Huai'an Prefecture!"

Wang Chengen opened the document and quickly read it.

After watching it, a chill rushed from the soles of my feet to the top of my head.

This is not just a big deal, it is bigger than the sky.

"This...this..." Wang Chengen pointed at the official document and spoke incoherently, "This doesn't make sense!"

Xie Sanbin immediately nodded in agreement: "It really doesn't make sense! The so-called treacherous ministers ruining the country and eunuchs interfering in politics are completely nonsense."

Wang Chengen shook his head and said, "It is definitely true that eunuchs interfered in politics, but it is hard to say whether there were treacherous officials who harmed the country."

Xie Sanbin sighed with a dark face, "This is an extremely urgent matter, so please don't mock me with this sentence, Eunuch Wang."

"Yes, yes, yes," Wang Chengen quickly stood up and ran out with the documents.

Xie Sanbin grabbed Wang Chengen's clothes and said, "I'll go with you!"

"Your Majesty has ordered that no one should be seen."

"It's already this late, and there's still no decree. Go and report first. I'll wait outside."

"That's all we can do."

The two of them ran towards the Qianqing Palace one after the other.

As soon as Wang Chengen entered the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he knelt down and whispered, "Your Majesty, something big has happened, Your Majesty."

Chongzhen put down the teacup filled with wolfberries and asked calmly, "What happened?"

"The Governor of Huaiyang sent an urgent message saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has raised an army to defend the king! The army has already captured Yangzhou and is heading towards Huai'an..."

Chongzhen picked up the teacup again, took a sip, and then asked, "Under what pretext did the prince raise his army?"

"The Crown Prince's manifesto said that treacherous officials in the court are ruining the country and eunuchs are meddling in government affairs...so we must serve the king and purge the emperor's entourage!"

"Yeah," Chongzhen nodded and continued drinking tea.

Wang Chengen waited for a while, and seeing that Chongzhen had no intention of speaking, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister Xie Sanbin wants to see you."

"Let him in."

"Yes." Wang Chengen turned around and walked outside, leading Xie Sanbin in.

"Your Majesty," Xie Sanbin bowed and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is serving the king in the name of clearing the emperor's court. Your Majesty, please immediately summon the civil and military ministers to discuss countermeasures."

Chongzhen turned his gaze, stared at Xie Sanbin and asked, "Who does the prince want to purge?"

Xie Sanbin lowered his head and said, "They want to cleanse me of the emperor, saying that I am a traitor who has harmed the country."

Wang Chengen knelt beside him and added: "And there are servants who say that I am a eunuch interfering in government affairs."

"Oh!" Chongzhen pretended to be enlightened: "So it's you guys."

Wang Chengen immediately kowtowed: "I am innocent! Although I have held great power during this period, I know in my heart that everything is given by the emperor. I cannot and will not interfere in politics!"

Xie Sanbin followed suit and kowtowed: "I am also innocent! Since I became the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, I have worked diligently for the country and the people. Although I dare not say that I have fulfilled my duties, I have a clear conscience. Your Highness the Crown Prince said that I am a traitor who has harmed the country. It is simply..."

Before Xie Sanbin could finish his words, he shut his mouth.

Because he thought of a problem.

If there were no treacherous ministers ruining the country and eunuchs interfering in politics.

Then the prince's so-called loyalty to the king would lose its legitimacy.

In other words, the prince was rebelling.

He could neither admit his guilt nor dare to say openly that the prince was rebelling.

I could only lower my head and think about the wording.

Chongzhen did not intend to wait, but went straight to the point: "You mean to say that the prince is rebelling?"

Xie Sanbin lowered his head: "I dare not."

Wang Chengen also lowered his head: "I dare not."

Chongzhen waved his hand: "It has already happened, why are you two still trying to cover up for the prince?"

Xie Sanbin and Wang Chengen didn't dare to say anything and continued to keep their heads down in silence.

Chongzhen continued, "As the saying goes, if an enemy comes, we must stop him; if a flood comes, we must block it with earth. Since the prince has rebelled, we must send troops to suppress the rebellion. But I want to remind you that the Ping Liao army that is currently in Korea to wipe out the Jian Nu cannot be moved, otherwise all our efforts will be wasted."

"Also, the troops near the capital cannot be moved. I can't sleep without them in the capital. The rest of the troops can be mobilized."

Xie Sanbin turned his head and glanced at Wang Chengen, and replied in a deep voice: "I obey your order."

Walking out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity.

Xie Sanbin and Wang Chengen returned to the Imperial Household Department to discuss countermeasures.

After discussing for a long time, there was no result.

When Chongzhen talked about suppressing the rebellion, Xie Sanbin first thought of the Ping Liao army that was fighting in Korea.

They are powerful and have rich combat experience.

No one is better suited to counter the rebellion than them.

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