"Your Majesty, I have found out everything." After seeing Zhu Youxiao, Wei Zhongxian immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, looking like he was doing his best to do his job.
Zhu Youxiao sat in a wheelchair, looking at Wei Zhongxian expressionlessly, and then said, "Bring it over and let us see it!"
Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian quickly got up from the ground, handed over the confession in his hand, then quickly took a few steps back and stood obediently by the side, waiting for Zhu Youxiao to read the confession.
The confession was very simple, and Zhu Youxiao understood it after taking a few glances at it.
According to Zhang Xiude's confession, this was a case of collusion between Li Ruzhen of Liaodong and some ministers in the court. To put it bluntly, it was actually Li Ruzhen colluding with the Donglin Party in the court.
Li Ruzhen relied on the Donglin Party to protect himself and ensure the status and power of his Li family in Liaodong.
The Donglin Party used Li Ruzhen to embezzle military funds from Liaodong.
Both sides benefit from each other, so people like Xiong Tingbi will naturally be excluded and suppressed.
Anyone who is unwilling to go along with the Donglin Party and hinders their wealth creation will be driven away.
Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly and put down the confession. He is truly a Donglin gentleman!
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but think of a person. His name was Yue Buqun. He had a nickname called Gentleman Sword. But in reality, this person was a complete hypocrite.
It is actually very appropriate to understand the Donglin Party members as hypocrites. Everything becomes smooth and there are no obstacles.
A hypocrite is someone who is good at confusing right and wrong and covering his immoral behavior with a moral cloak; a person who appears to be decent, noble, and accommodating, and can endure what others cannot endure and maintain his demeanor, but is actually a hypocritical, fickle, shameless, and despicable villain who will do anything to achieve his goals.
The definition of hypocrite is applied to the Donglin Party perfectly and without any mistakes.
The Donglin Party was particularly good at confusing right and wrong and covering their immoral behavior with a moral cloak.
Glancing at Wei Zhongxian, Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly, "Is that all you found out from the interrogation?"
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Zhongxian with dissatisfaction as he spoke: "Li Ruzhen is now in prison. Take him to the East Factory for a thorough interrogation. I want to know who he has colluded with and who he has been associated with. You should hurry up and handle this matter!"
Zhu Youxiao had no intention of keeping Li Ruzhen. The previous incidents were just minor ones. Only after Li Ruzhen was involved did the matter finally get on track.
In a word: it’s a big deal.
In fact, Liaodong had already started doing this during the time of Li Chengliang. He nurtured bandits in Liaodong to create trouble and improve his own status. At the same time, he made friends with important officials in the court and planned to expand his power in Liaodong.
The imperial court also realized the problems of the Li family in Liaodong, so it dismissed Li Chengliang from office and detained him in the capital, but still did not dare to kill him. Firstly, he had someone in the court to protect him, and secondly, the situation in Liaodong was not optimistic.
Within a few years after Li Chengliang left office, the situation in Liaodong got out of control, and it was impossible that the Liaodong Li family did not allow it to happen.
Liaodong only lost Li Chengliang instead of experiencing a total collapse. Once Li Chengliang left, Liaodong collapsed at an avalanche-like speed, and finally the problem of nurturing an enemy turned into a threat.
The imperial court released Li Chengliang and sent him back to Liaodong, and was no longer able to clean up the mess.
The imperial court sent a large army to suppress the rebellion, but ended up using Yang Hao, who led to the Sarhu Incident, and Liaodong became completely out of control.
Under such circumstances, Liaodong became a major threat to the Ming Dynasty.
After Li Chengliang left, Li Ruzhen continued to play the game of nurturing the enemy. He watched Tieling fall without providing any rescue, colluded with the Donglin Party to embezzle military pay in Liaodong, and at the same time drove away Xiong Tingbi. This series of actions completely messed up Liaodong.
At this moment, Wei Zhongxian's face suddenly showed joy, and he quickly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I will definitely complete the task."
After Wei Zhongxian left, Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought.
Li Ruzhen must be dealt with, and this matter will also implicate many people from the Donglin Party.
Zhu Youxiao believed that Wei Zhongxian would not miss this opportunity. You know, the reason why Wei Zhongxian was able to become the Nine Thousand Year Old was because he was very talented in this area.
"The Ming Dynasty needs a eunuch who castrated himself to enter the palace. Those literati and scholars are really shameful!" Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sigh.
Glancing at Chen Hong beside him, Zhu Youxiao thought for a moment, then turned and said to him, "Go to Concubine Li and convey the imperial decree to confer the title of Concubine Zhuang on her. Effective immediately, she will move into Ciqing Palace."
Chen Hong was slightly stunned after hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, but he was a sensible man, so he quickly bowed and said, "Yes, I obey your order."
Everyone in the palace knew Ciqing Palace, the residence of the Empress Dowager. The Emperor actually allowed Concubine Zhuang to live in Ciqing Palace. Everyone knew what this meant – it meant that although Concubine Zhuang did not have the title of Empress Dowager, she was in fact the Empress Dowager.
Zhu Youxiao did this because he naturally wanted a stable harem, which is why he killed Kebaba first after traveling through time.
The harem must be a place under one's control, and no one else must interfere. The biggest mistake Emperor Tianqi made was letting Kebaba interfere in the palace.
Powerful eunuchs can be kept outside, but the palace must be quiet and there must be someone to supervise them. No news can be leaked out, and this can also ensure the safety of the harem.
Concubine Zhuang, this was the result after Zhu Youxiao's careful consideration. To be honest, the original fate of Concubine Zhuang was not very good.
Concubine Zhuang, also known as Concubine Li Zhuang in history, was a kind and taciturn person. She was not as favored as Concubine Li Kang. Later, when the Tianqi Emperor ascended the throne, Concubine Zhuang was persecuted and killed by Wei Zhongxian and Kebaba at the age of 37.
In fact, Emperor Chongzhen's hatred for Wei Zhongxian was also closely related to the death of Concubine Li Zhuang.
After Emperor Tianqi ascended the throne, he immediately transferred his younger brother, who was five years younger than him, to be raised by Consort Li Zhuang, and in the following year he named his younger brother Prince Xin.
So Zhu Youjian moved into Ciqing Palace, his birthplace, with his stepmother "Dong Li".
After Concubine Li Zhuangfei died, Zhu Youjian would first worship the sky every morning and then pay his respects to his stepmother.
However, Emperor Chongzhen was under surveillance by Wei Zhongxian and watched by Kebaba, so he did not dare to go out to offer sacrifices.
When he missed his biological mother, he avoided the surveillance of the powerful eunuch Wei Zhongxian, secretly took some silver and sent a trusted eunuch to the cemetery in Xishan to offer sacrifices on his behalf, repeatedly instructing him: "You can pray clearly, just as if I were there in person to offer sacrifices."
This is also why Emperor Chongzhen was afraid of Wei Zhongxian when he ascended the throne. Wei Zhongxian's surveillance of him was pervasive, which is why Emperor Chongzhen was determined to kill Wei Zhongxian.
Zhu Youxiao sighed lightly, his eyes a little vague: "I must live well in this life and let those who deserve to die die."
Who was the person Zhu Youxiao was talking about? The answer is simple: it was another Li Xuanshi, also known as Xi Li.
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