Yan Sikong rode to the Jingshan camp overnight and found Zhao Fuyi who was urgently reorganizing the army. He asked him to join forces with Meng Duo, Cai Zhongfan, Feng Che and others to impeach Xie Zhongren before leaving. Yan Sikong had already drafted the impeachment memorial for them.

At that time, Wang Wenyu, the first assistant of the inner cabinet, served for three years, but his political performance was mediocre and he did not hold real power. The second assistant was concurrently held by Meng Duo, the Minister of the Supreme Court. Cai Zhongfan, who was once framed and dismissed by Wang Shengsheng, was reappointed after Wang Shengsheng fell from power due to the case of the New History. When Yan Sikong was still in the Ministry of Personnel, he was secretly transferred back to Beijing. This person had outstanding political performance and dared to speak and act. With the promotion of Meng Duo and others, he was promoted to the Left Du Yushi of the Censorate. There were also Yan Zilian's students and former officials such as Feng Ke and Zhang Min, a group of officials from the Jiangnan gentry, and military generals such as Zhao Fuyi and Zhu Lanting, who constituted the main force against the eunuch party today.

Zhao Fuyi flipped through the memorial and was greatly surprised: "Are these all true?"

"Of course." Yan Sikong said seriously, "I spent many years collecting evidence of his crimes, and this is only part of it. Only the general can do this. Several adults despise me and will not believe me. The general and other important officials mainly impeached him for dereliction of duty, abuse of power and forming a clique for personal gain, and attributed all the pain of Liaoning to him. This is also what your majesty hates most about him." Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "The general is about to take office in Liaoning. If he does not punish the thief, he will not be able to explain to the soldiers and civilians of Liaoning. The general wants to force your majesty to make a decision."

Zhao Fuyi nodded solemnly and put away the memorial: "These are only part of it? Why not list all the evidence of his crimes to Your Majesty and defeat the enemy in one fell swoop."

"We're going to set a trap."

"trap?"

"Now that Xie Zhongren is in the circle, the gentlemen are impeaching him, and the eunuchs want to save him. At the same time, everyone has their own opinions and there are disputes. Your Majesty doesn't know who to believe and will be hesitant."

"Yeah, if this happens, wouldn't that bastard have another chance to turn things around?" Zhao Fuyi looked at Yan Sikong in confusion, not knowing what he was planning.

"Then, we will give him a fatal blow." Yan Sikong smiled grimly, "I have a lot of evidence in my hand that he and the eunuchs are corrupt, framing loyal officials, taking lives, and bullying the people. I will convict his cronies as well. This blow will pierce through them all."

Zhao Fuyi suddenly realized: "Yes, in this way, they will be too busy to take care of themselves, and your majesty will no longer believe a group of guilty ministers. Then, to which minister should these evidences be handed over? We must find a highly respected person..."

"I." Yan Sikong said without hesitation.

Zhao Fuyi's eyes widened: "You? You impeached the eunuch party?"

"I am also a member of the eunuch party. I betrayed them and exposed them. I was sentenced to death. This is the best way to gain the trust of the government and the public." Yan Sikong's eyes flashed coldly, and his body was full of murderous aura. "I not only impeached them, but also impeached myself. I was also involved in several things and cannot be exonerated."

"This..." Zhao Fuyi frowned deeply, "Isn't this just shooting oneself in the foot? If Your Majesty wants to punish the eunuchs, what will you do?"

"Please admit your guilt."

"How can this be possible!"

"The things I was involved in are not punishable by death. Besides, I am the son-in-law of the emperor, so His Majesty will not kill me."

"Even if I don't kill you, I will treat you as a member of the eunuch party, and you will be in big trouble! If the eunuch party falls, the court will be in turmoil, and all parties will wait for an opportunity to make a move. I don't know what the situation will be like." Zhao Fuyi patted Yan Sikong on the shoulder, "Sikong, you should do something and not be buried with the eunuch party. Besides, you have to clear the grievances of the Yuan generals."

"General, rest assured. I will never kill myself." Yan Sikong said, "After I am convicted and impeached by the eunuch party, I ask you to do two things for me."

"You say."

"As I said before, I hope the general will write a letter to tell the truth about the Guangning Campaign. It has been seventeen years since the incident, and most of the people involved have passed away. It is difficult to provide evidence. I am worried that my one-sided story alone will not be enough to convince the public."

"Don't worry."

"The second thing..." Yan Sikong pursed his lips, "I would like to ask the general to recommend me to redeem myself and defeat the rebels."

Zhao Fuyi was stunned: "The so-called rebels..."

"Little Wolf King Feng Ye."

Zhao Fuyi's face changed: "You are just a civil official, you want to suppress the rebellion? Do you know that Feng Ye has conquered cities and strongholds all the way without any failure?"

Yan Sikong asked in return: "General, who do you think should lead the troops to suppress the rebellion?"

"Of course it is General Liu Anping. He is rushing to Huguang with his army. Once the army arrives, Fengye is not good at naval warfare and will be defeated without a doubt."

"In your opinion, will Feng Ye be waiting for General Liu there?"

Zhao Fuyi was silent.

"The general has led troops for many years and has made many military achievements. He was a famous general at that time. The general should have a more thorough understanding of the battle situation than I do." Yan Sikong stared into Zhao Fuyi's eyes and said softly, "If the general was him, where would he go next?"

Zhao Fuyi sighed: "Hetao."

Yan Sikong nodded: "Hetao. To support Hetao, we can only mobilize troops from two places, one is Datong, the other is Central Plains. Datong is no longer the Datong of King Jingyuan. It is too busy to take care of itself. General Di died in Taining. Does Yuzhou still have a general who can resist Fengye?"

Zhao Fuyi was silent for a moment before shaking his head and saying, "I'm afraid... no."

"When Feng Ye and I were close friends, we often discussed military affairs all night long. We also fought side by side in Jingzhou. I am very familiar with his way of leading troops." Yan Sikong took a step further and put pressure on Zhao Fuyi, "General, do you think there is anyone more suitable than me to quell the rebellion of the Wolf King?"

Zhao Fuyi turned away, obviously disagreeing, but unable to refute: "This matter is of great importance. It not only concerns your life, but also the safety of Dasheng. I cannot agree to you now."

"General, are you afraid that I can't defeat him?" Yan Sikong said in a deep voice, "I will make peace as the main goal and put all the blame for the death of King Jingyuan on Xie Zhongren. Then I will ask His Majesty to treat him specially. I am sure I can convince him to surrender."

Zhao Fuyi hesitated and said, "Feng Ye is fierce and arrogant, and is definitely not someone you can easily deal with."

"That's right, but if there's any chance that he'll surrender, I'll have to take action, right?"

Zhao Fuyi's sword-like brows knitted together: "I need to think about this matter."

"Feng Ye's horse is still in Lingwu Villa not far from here. I have asked someone to raise it for three years. Apart from Feng Ye, it only recognizes me. It is the best meeting gift."

Zhao Fuyi had obviously heard of this. He looked deeply at Yan Sikong and said, "Sikong, if he still refuses to surrender despite all efforts, what if we insist on him rebelling?"

Yan Sikong narrowed his eyes and said, "Then I will fight him on the battlefield."

Zhao Fuyi took a deep breath and said, "In the battle with King Liang, I know that you are good at using troops and you are definitely not an ordinary weak scholar. But leading troops and making plans in the rear are two different things. Feng Ye is good at being in the military tent. He participated in the battle at the age of eleven and led troops at the age of fourteen. He is famous all over the world. I am afraid that you... will not be his opponent."

Yan Sikong straightened his chest and raised his voice slightly: "General went to Liaodong, General Di died in battle, and General Liu is far away in Huguang. I dare to say that no one except me can quell the rebellion of the Wolf King."

Zhao Fuyi pursed his lips tightly, struggling deeply.

"General," Yan Sikong pleaded again, "If I can't send troops, how can I redeem myself for my crimes? I'm afraid I'll be banished to some barbaric land."

Zhao Fuyi sighed heavily: "Okay, I promise you."

Yan Sikong concealed the surging joy in his heart and the ambition boiling in his eyes, and bowed deeply: "Thank you for your help, General."

Zhao Fuyi went on a long expedition to Liaoning, and Zhu Lanting was determined to support Chen Yi. One day, he would help Feng Ye compete for supremacy in the Central Plains and bring Chen Yi to Beijing to be a puppet emperor, then he would have the whole world in his pocket!