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Chapter Sixteen

After walking to the gate, Wei Zhongxian stopped again and ordered Sun Yunhe: "Go and invite the two masters Gu Wei of the cabinet, and say that our family has something to discuss."

"Now?" Sun Yunhe hesitated and said, "It's not too late, I'm afraid Lord Gu and the others have already stopped..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted impatiently by Wei Zhongxian and said unhappily: "If we ask you to go, just go, why are you talking about it?"

"Yes, Qiansui, I will invite you now!"

Sun Yunhe was so excited that he didn't dare to say anything else. He hurriedly took a few Jinyiwei and left the entrance of the alley and disappeared into the night.

Wei Zhongxian called Liang Dong again and whispered to him. After hearing this, the latter was stunned, then nodded, and hurriedly took two little eunuchs and left the Wei Mansion.

Yuan Dahai didn't know what Wei Zhongxian was arranging, but when he saw that the other party's face was tense, he must have been arranging the matter against the Donglin Party. But Wei didn't say that, how dare he ask, and just followed Wei one after another and walked into the mansion with Cui Chengxiu.

Half a month after coming to Wei Mansion, this is the first time I have really stepped into Wei Mansion. Once I entered the door two times, Yuan Dahai's eyes lit up. He saw the courtyard full of courtyard corridors, and the lights were everywhere, reflecting the mansion extremely bright. The courtyard was like a garden in the south of the Yangtze River, with pools, rockery, and pavilions. The lights extended from the front yard to the back. I don't know how many houses there were.

Following Wei Zhongxian all the way, the Jinyiwei flashed from time to time, and then quickly disappeared. The guard was so strict that it was beyond Yuan Dahai's imagination. When he arrived at a long corridor and wanted to turn to the east, Wei Zhongxian suddenly stopped again, turned his head to look west, with a hint of concern on his face.

Seeing this, the eunuch who was serving there hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Dad father-in-law, the lady has already rested."

Miss? Wei Zhongxian’s daughter?

After hearing the eunuch's words, Yuan Dahai immediately thought of the daughter Wei Zhongxian had with Feng when he was young, but it was not right to think about it carefully, because from the age point of view, Wei's daughter should be almost forty now, and the term "Miss" is definitely not suitable for her. If she wants to be called, she should also be called "Grandma".

If it weren't for the daughter Feng's birth, who was this lady? Could it be that she was just Wei Zhi's goddaughter like Cui Chengxiu and others?

Yuan Dahai was puzzled and secretly looked at Wei Zhongxian's face. Seeing that he just nodded, he whispered to the eunuch: "Tomorrow, tell the lady that our family has made an appointment with Mrs. Fengsheng, and take her to the emperor in the next two days."

The eunuch replied, "Yes, father-in-law, I have recorded it!"

"Hangzhou has sent some new clothes that ladies wear on weekdays. You have carefully packed them up and don't make any mistakes."

After Wei Zhongxian gave another command, he stopped stopping and walked east first, and soon arrived at his study.

As soon as he entered the study, Wei Zhongxian sat down, then picked up the teacup and stared blankly, without saying a word. Yuan Dahai and Cui Chengxiu did not dare to sit down, and both stood there carefully. Li Yongzhen and Huo Weihua were not polite. They sat in their original seats. After they sat down, they did not say anything to Wei Zhongxian, but were both looking at Yuan Cui and the others.

He called the person in but said nothing. Cui Chengxiu was so itchy in his heart, Yuan Dahai was also confused and didn't know what Wei Zhongxian was planning.

After waiting for half a stick of incense, a rushing footsteps came from outside the house, and a eunuch reported: "Qi Qiansui, Lord Gu and Lord Wei have arrived!"

As soon as he heard that the person had arrived, Wei Zhongxian moved, stood up with a "blind" sound, and couldn't wait to say, "Please invite them in!"

The two important helpers of Wei Zhongxian in the cabinet - Gu Bingqian and Wei Guanghui. The former was entered as a Grand Secretary of the Dongge, while the latter was entered as the Minister of Rites. They ranked third and fourth in the cabinet respectively. The two had one thing in common, that is, they were all excluded by the Donglin Party before they joined Wei Zhongxian, especially Wei Guanghui, who was forced into the "eunuch party" array by Zhao Nanxing, a member of the Donglin Party.

Wei Guanghui was a Jinshi in the 32nd year of Wanli. His father Wei Yunzhen and Zhao Nanxing had eight friends and had a good relationship. After Wei Guanghui passed the imperial examination, his career went smoothly. In the first year of Tianqi, he was appointed as the Minister of Rites. However, because he was not a member of the Donglin Party, he could not go further, and there was nothing else to do when he entered the cabinet. Therefore, he had no choice but to join Wei Zhongxian in the second year of Tianqi. With the help of Wei, he was able to successfully enter the cabinet and fulfill his wish.

After Wei Guanghui entered the cabinet, he did not do evil, but was very loyal to his duties and was not hostile to the Donglin Party members. He asked to see Zhao Nanxing three times, but Zhao Nanxing never saw him once. He bluntly told him to get out, and even said to everyone, "See Quan Wuzi!"

Seeing that Quan was the name of Wei Guanghui's father Wei Yunzhen, Zhao Nanxing said that when he saw Quan Wuzi, it would be very vicious. If Wei Guanghui was not angry, he would not be a human being. Since then, he has been determined to follow Wei Zhongxian and serve as his ears and ears in the cabinet. Sometimes he copied a copy of the cabinet's memorials to Wei, and the copy clearly stated "Catal Family News" on the copy, which obviously put himself in the eyes and ears of Wei Zhongxian's clan.

With Gu and Wei in the cabinet, and the chief assistant Ye Xianggao was quite friendly to Wei, the Donglin Party was successfully suppressed several times of impeachment.

…………………

"The servant has met Nine Thousand Years!"

As soon as Gu Wei entered the study room, he didn't bother to breathe, and he called out "Nine Thousand Years". It seemed that Sun Yunhe had told them the new name.

Hearing the two cabinet ministers call him this way, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help laughing, and his tense face eased, signaling that the two of them didn't have to be too polite. After sitting down and talking, he asked, "Do you all know the matter?"

Gu Bingqian nodded: "I have already followed the commander Sun to say something."

Wei Guanghui also nodded, but said nothing.

"What do you think?" Wei Zhongxian wanted to know how these two most important helpers in the foreign court viewed the matter of the Donglin Party being the main concern of him.

Gu Bingqian was considering this matter on the road and had a good idea. Therefore, when Wei Zhongxian asked, he said directly: "Qiansui, now the Donglin Party member Ye Xianggao, Han Chang presided over the cabinet, Zou Yuanbiao, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong controlled the department, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Huang Zunsu was the way to speak. Half of the court were Donglin Party members, none of these people were good people, and had long been dissatisfied with Qiansui. This time, he took the opportunity of the Beijing Prefecture to deal with Qiansui. In my opinion, they had already planned it! They had long wanted to kill Qiansui! Therefore, the officials believed that this matter would not be discussed again, and should deal with them immediately. Qiansui must not have the kindness of a woman. If you should be cut off, you will be punished, otherwise you will suffer!"

Gu Bingqian was old and gray, so Yuan Dahai naturally recognized him. After hearing what he said, he couldn't help but nodded secretly, thinking that Gu Bingqian was not stupid, otherwise Wei Zhongxian would have lost, and he would not have left the cabinet immediately.

Unexpectedly, Wei Guanghui stood up after hearing Gu Bingqian's words and disagreed: "Before the matter was found out, we would act rashly. If the emperor blamed him, who would be blamed for Qiansui? Besides, the Donglin Party members did not have any major evil. It would be a bit arbitrary to determine that they were going to harm Qiansui based on rumors. The subordinates believed that this matter had to be discussed for a long time and they must not act rashly, otherwise it would be detrimental to Qiansui!"

Cheng Yaojin came out halfway! When he heard Wei Guanghui disagreed with Wei Zhongxian's dealing with the Donglin Party, Cui Chengxiu was anxious and hurriedly stepped forward and said to Wei Zhongxian: "Dad still remember the memorial of the Censor Liu Zhifeng when the palace was in the first year of Tianqi?"

Hearing this, except for Yuan Dahai, everyone in the room changed color. Wei Zhongxian gritted his teeth and slapped the table and said hatefully: "Liu Zhifeng slandered our family, almost causing our family to lose their heads. How can we not remember this?"

Cui Chengxiu said again: "Dad probably won't forget what Liu Zhifeng said at the end of the memorial? If Dad can't remember, his son will remember it!"

Wei Zhongxian was about to say that he remembered, but when he saw Li Yongzhen stand up and said, "If Liu Jin holds three thousand soldiers, can he surrender?"

Silence, Li Yongzhen's words made the study fall silent because this was what Liu Zhifeng said in the memorial to impeach Wei Zhongxian, and Liu Zhifeng was a member of the Donglin Party. Cui Chengxiu brought out this past event with a clear purpose, but it was to remind Wei Zhongxian that in the eyes of the Donglin Party, he was Liu Jin of the past! And what ended Liu Jin in the end, can he say more?

"Qiansui, things have come to this point, please make a decision early!
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