Zhu Youxiao did not participate much in his wedding, but everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. The people below him did their jobs well, so he did not have to worry about anything.
After several purges in the palace, many people died, and now the situation is relatively stable.
There is no queen or imperial concubine in the harem for the time being, and palace fighting cannot be staged yet, so the entire palace is relatively stable, and Zhu Youxiao does not have to worry about anything. What he has to worry about is the things outside the palace.
The foreshadowing I have been laying for a while now is almost over, and it will soon be time to lift the lid.
The Donglin Party was being beaten back step by step, and other matters were almost arranged. The Jinyiwei had already done their job, and Wei Zhongxian of the East Factory was also ready.
Although the cabinet's actions were somewhat beyond his expectations, their actions did relieve a lot of his pressure.
However, there is one thing he must be wary of, that is, the people in the cabinet are taking action now, naturally not to follow the footsteps of himself, the emperor, but to fight for power and profit.
They saw that the Donglin Party was about to fall, so they prepared to take action. Their purpose was to fill the power vacuum left after the Donglin Party was overthrown.
They want to take over these powers, but there is a condition here, that is, whether you are willing to let them take over these powers.
But, isn't the reason why I do so many things just for the power in the court?
Sometimes things are just so helpless, and Zhu Youxiao has no choice. Now he is concentrating his attention on dealing with the Donglin Party, and he really doesn't have the mind and energy to deal with these people.
If I deal with both groups together, they will only end up joining forces.
It's okay to fight a group of people alone, but if you fight them all together, you won't be strong enough.
I originally wanted to employ these people. After all, after the fall of the Donglin Party, these people were the best candidates to take over.
The reason is very simple. They are familiar with the court's government affairs and have been doing it for so many years. If they are allowed to do it, there will be no mistakes for the time being, and they also need a smooth transition.
The only problem is that it seems that these people don't just want to make a transition for themselves, but want to take advantage of this opportunity to get promoted.
It seems that there are many such people in the court. I need to plan carefully.
But there is also good news. This way, the foreshadowing he had laid with the Jinyiwei can be put to use.
Apart from the East Factory Jinyiwei, Liaodong is temporarily stable and there is no need for me to do anything. Apart from Liaodong, there is nothing happening in the Ming Dynasty for the time being, so I can handle it peacefully for a few years.
Just when Zhu Youxiao was feeling relieved, Chen Hong suddenly ran in quickly from outside.
Chen Hong's face looked a little nervous, he was holding a stack of test papers in his hands, and he walked very quickly, obviously he had encountered something big.
This wasn't the first time Zhu Youxiao had seen this kind of situation; he had experience with it. Zhu Youxiao knew he couldn't afford to be idle. If you don't find someone, you'll find someone else.
"Your Majesty!" Chen Hong walked to Zhu Youxiao's side with a look of fear on his face, obviously thinking of something terrible.
In this case, it is naturally related to the question book in his hand.
"If you have anything to say, please talk slowly. It's not a matter of life or death yet." Zhu Youxiao was in a rare mood and said with a smile.
Seeing Zhu Youxiao's expression, Chen Hong slowly calmed down, but his face was still anxious.
After putting down the memorial in his hand, Chen Hong finally spoke: "Your Majesty, this is the memorial that the cabinet just sent over."
"It seems that it is not a small matter that makes you rush to send it here." Zhu Youxiao sat up straight and reached out to pick up the question book in front of him.
I took a look at the signature on the memorial, and it turned out to be Zhang Chunping, the Censor of the Ministry of Justice.
When Zhu Youxiao saw that the person who submitted the memorial was a Censor-in-Chief, he probably understood who was behind this.
It must be the Donglin Party that is causing trouble. However, this is also expected, they naturally cannot easily admit defeat.
Now that the Donglin Party has been forced to this extent, it is natural for it to fight back.
The Donglin Party did not fight back before because they had not reached a unified opinion. After all, it would be difficult to make decisions no matter who is in charge.
However, there was no Donglin Party member in the court who could suppress everyone, after all, Ye Xianggao was not there.
However, the Donglin Party suffered losses one after another. Faced with such strong external pressure, it was bound to quickly complete internal integration.
This is not surprising at all, and Zhu Youxiao can understand it.
Judging from the current question books, they must have completed internal integration and selected a temporary leader.
However, Zhu Youxiao never expected that these people would start from this angle. It really caught him off guard.
Zhu Youxiao sighed softly in his heart. It turned out that none of the old foxes in this era were easy to deal with.
It can be said that he surrounded the Donglin Party from all angles, imagined all kinds of possibilities for them to change their confessions, and suppressed them from several straight lines.
Unfortunately, they still found their own negligence.
I had arranged Fang Congzhe's move before, actually to leave myself a way out.
Once things get out of control, he can bring Fang Congzhe out.
If the Donglin Party in the court delayed the affairs of the court because of the struggle with him, then he could let Fang Congzhe come out to take charge.
Therefore, he did not invite Fang Congzhe back to the capital on the surface, but asked the Jinyiwei to escort him to the capital in secret.
As for his crime, we'll investigate it later. If it's true, it's true. If not, it's false. I can let him have it when I need him, and I can let him go when I don't need him.
Once there is some chaos in the court, he can immediately use Fang Congzhe to take over the mess.
After all, he had been the chief minister of the cabinet for so many years, and there were people like Fang Congzhe both in the court and in the local areas.
After he takes office, he can take over quickly, and even some personnel adjustments can be completed quickly.
This is why I brought Fang Congzhe back.
On the one hand, he wanted to see if he could be used to convict the Donglin Party, and on the other hand, he wanted him to come out and cover for himself at a critical moment.
I was originally very proud of this arrangement, but looking at the current situation, it seems that it will no longer be useful.
I didn't expect that the Donglin Party would target me and stir up this matter. Now it seems that they are planning to make a big fuss about it.
Did he shoot himself in the foot? Zhu Youxiao smiled bitterly when he thought of this.
Looking at Chen Hong who was standing aside trembling with fear, Zhu Youxiao smiled softly.
He knew what his great companion was worried about.
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