Zhu Youjian frowned upon hearing this report.
"He returned to Beijing very quickly."
Luo Yangxing said with a smile:
"Your Majesty, that's for sure."
"Qian Qianyi has been lying low at home for so long. When he heard that you were going to reinstate him, he probably couldn't wait to fly to the capital."
Zhu Youjian nodded slightly.
"That's true."
"By the way, if I remember correctly, Qian Qianyi was also a member of the Donglin Party?"
Luo Yangxing nodded quickly and said, "That's right."
"He even once claimed to be the leader of the Donglin Party."
Zhu Youjian snorted coldly a few times.
"Oh? The leader of the Donglin Party? Heh!"
His tone was full of disdain.
Since Luo Yangxing reported that even Zhou Yanru's seemingly honest home had been searched and found to contain a considerable amount of gold and silver.
The last shred of trust that Zhu Youjian had in the Donglin Party had completely vanished.
“Master Gao is right, the Donglin Party is a parasite on our Great Ming Dynasty.”
"This Qian Qianyi doesn't seem to be a good person either!"
However, after thinking for a moment, he still said to Luo Yangxing:
"Never mind, just let him come to see me."
"Wei Zhongxian has not yet officially launched an attack on the Donglin Party."
"If we don't see Qian Qianyi now, we might alert him."
Luo Yangxing bowed and exclaimed in admiration, "Your Majesty is indeed mature and prudent."
Zhu Youjian smiled and waved his hand.
"Don't flatter me, it's all thanks to Master Gao's excellent teaching."
Hearing Zhu Youjian mention Gao Qingyun in every other sentence, Luo Yangxing sighed inwardly:
"It seems that His Majesty's trust in Master Gao is growing deeper and deeper."
"I'll have to find another opportunity to please Master Gao in the future."
"In this way, even if I lose His Majesty's trust in the future, with Master Gao saying a few good words for me, I won't be completely finished!"
Regardless of what Luo Yangxing thought, after receiving Zhu Youjian's order, he immediately went to the palace gate and asked Qian Qianyi to enter the palace to meet the emperor.
When he met Qian Qianyi, he found that this civil official was whispering with several eunuchs.
Luo Yangxing was dissatisfied.
"Wang Chengen is truly lax in managing his subordinates. How could palace eunuchs be allowed to secretly contact foreign officials?"
He coughed a few times on purpose and walked over with a cold face.
The eunuchs heard the sound, turned around, and were immediately terrified, running away in a panic.
Qian Qianyi, however, remained expressionless.
He approached Luo Yangxing with a smile.
"So it's Commander Luo. I greet you."
"I didn't bring any gifts when I came back from my hometown, just some local specialties."
"I hope Commander Luo won't find it offensive."
As he spoke, he flipped his hand, and a silver note inexplicably entered Luo Yangxing's hand.
Luo Yangxing looked down and his heart skipped a beat; he completely forgot what he was going to say.
He quickly waved his hand and said:
"Lord Qian, isn't this inappropriate?"
Qian Qianyi sighed and said, "Could it be that Commander Luo looks down on my local specialties?"
"Well then, I'll present you with another gift another day."
Luo Yangxing swallowed hard, hesitated for a long time, and then put the silver note into his pocket.
"I need to curry favor with Master Gao, and that won't work without money."
"Anyway, Qian Qianyi was also a member of the Donglin Party, and he was doomed sooner or later."
"As long as Master Gao protects me, even if Qian Qianyi exposes these things, it won't be a big deal."
With that thought in mind, he finally felt relieved.
He smiled at Qian Qianyi and said, "Lord Qian, you are too kind."
"Come, come with me into the palace."
Qian Qianyi also followed behind Luo Yangxing with a smile on his face.
On the way, he suddenly asked casually:
"Commander Luo, how has His Majesty been lately? Is he still taking medicine?"
Luo Yangxing thought that since Qian Qianyi had spent so much money to please him, he would definitely ask about some secrets, or even inquire about Gao Qingyun.
He had already prepared his excuses.
Qian Qianyi only asked this question, which disappointed Luo Yangxing, but also relieved him.
He shook his head and said, "His Majesty's health has recovered well, so he naturally no longer needs to take medicine."
Qian Qianyi nodded slightly, but his brows furrowed as if he were thinking about something.
Upon seeing Zhu Youjian, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed:
"Your subject Qian Qianyi greets Your Majesty!"
"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"
Zhu Youjian waved his hand dismissively.
He already knew from Gao Qingyun that, not to mention now, even hundreds of years from now, no one could live for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
Therefore, I don't believe these claims at all.
Zhu Youjian casually remarked, "Lord Qian has only just returned to the capital and has already come to see me. You must be very tired."
"Alright, I'll have the Ministry of Personnel issue you your official robes and seal. Go report to the Ministry of Rites now."
After he finished speaking, he wanted to get rid of Qian Qianyi.
However, Qian Qianyi kowtowed again and said:
"Your Majesty, I have something to say, but I am not sure if I should."
Zhu Youjian's expression darkened.
"Oh? What do you want to say, Lord Qian?"
He thought that Qian Qianyi, like Zhou Yanru, was also going to file a false accusation against Gao Qingyun.
To everyone's surprise, Qian Qianyi's opening remarks left Zhu Youjian completely stunned.
"Your Majesty, I must tell you that there are treacherous officials among the Donglin Party in the court!"
"What the hell?" Zhu Youjian was so surprised that he lost his composure.
What do you mean by that?
Qian Qianyi was certain: "I knew I was right! Those bastards were indeed trying to trick me at the city gate!"
As the leader of the Donglin Party, if Qian Qianyi were to say, "No one understands the Donglin Party better than me," it would be no exaggeration.
Although he had been back in his hometown for several years, he could tell something was amiss as soon as the Donglin officials opened their mouths.
"When did our Donglin Party become so united?"
"Logically speaking, if Zhou Yanru's case goes wrong, they will indeed make a show of wanting to help him, but they certainly won't really go all out."
"Their encouragement to me to cause trouble for Master Gao was so strong, which made things even more suspicious."
So Qian Qianyi was careful. After arriving at the palace, he immediately bribed the eunuchs with silver.
I learned quite a lot from them.
For example, no new temples were ever built in the palace, let alone any Taoist altars.
Even the candles, incense, and other things that Taoist practitioners love, such as ambergris and agarwood, were not consumed extra.
"This Master Gao is definitely not some Taoist priest or monk. He's probably some civil official who just happened to have excellent medical skills!"
"But this civil official gained the emperor's trust, and then he blocked the path of the Donglin Party."
"That's why those bastards pushed me out to fight them!"
"Hmph! It seems they don't care about me, their former leader, at all!"
Although Qian Qianyi's guess about Gao Qingyun was not 100% correct, there were still many misunderstandings.
But he also knew that Gao Qingyun was not easy to deal with, and the Donglin Party wanted to frame him.
In his anger, Qian Qianyi betrayed the Donglin Party the moment he saw Zhu Youjian.
We must cut ties with them completely.
This ability to change course with the wind is truly maxed out.
"There are many treacherous officials in the Donglin Party. Your Majesty, please immediately send people to investigate them thoroughly!"
Qian Qianyi kowtowed and bowed twice.
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