Chapter 116 A huge spider web

In Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town, Luo Yangxing was drinking tea and chatting with his subordinates, feeling quite comfortable.

It was a comfortable life just to make money and flatter the adults of the Donglin Party, unlike his father, Luo Sigong, who had made many great contributions to the court, but ended up not doing well.

When you are an official, you must know how to assess the situation, otherwise you will not be successful in the long run.

Luo Yangxing was still feeling complacent in his heart, but he didn't expect that at this moment, a soldier from the Imperial Guard who was guarding the gate ran in, and the news he brought instantly shocked him.

"Master Commander, the Emperor is here!"

"What?"

Luo Yangxing stood up from the Grand Master's chair, extremely shocked and puzzled, why the current emperor, who had always looked down on their lackeys like hawks and dogs, came to Beizhen Fusi in person today.

Without having time to think too much, he quickly ordered his men to tidy up their appearance and go out to greet the emperor.

Even if you don't take the emperor seriously in your heart, the emperor is the emperor, and you still have to do enough on the surface.

"My lord, Commander Luo Yangxing of the Jinyi Guards is here to see your Majesty. Long live my emperor!"

"May I ask who this lord is?"

"Since Mr. Luo keeps saying that he is loyal to the emperor, he might as well prove his loyalty."

He also has a clearer and more direct understanding of the power of the Donglin Party. It is powerful, extremely powerful. Compared with the civil servant group that he plotted to defeat, the Donglin Party is simply extremely powerful.

That kind of aloof and commanding temperament cannot be found in those who are very young and in high positions.

The Donglin Party, which originated from Donglin Academy, was just a club established by Gu Xiancheng from the beginning. Although it often criticized the government, it could not influence the general trend of the government.

Zhu Houzhao turned to look at Zhu Youjian and chuckled.

"It's very simple. The Donglin Party has brought harm to the country and the people. It deceives the superiors and hides the truth from the subordinates. It is an unforgivable crime. As long as Lord Luo takes the royal guards and arrests many officials of the Donglin Party, he will naturally be able to prove his loyalty to the emperor!"

Zhu Houzhao asked calmly: "Master Luo Yangxing, the commander of Jinyiwei, right?"

“This is absolutely impossible!”

He knew Zhu Youjian very well. Zhu Youjian, the civil servant of the Donglin Party, might hesitate to kill him, but Zhu Youjian probably wouldn't even frown if he killed a lackey like him.

Even in his opinion, Zhu Houzhao's noble temperament was even higher than that of Emperor Zhu Youjian. Such a person should not be unknown.

"I would like to ask Lord Luo, are you loyal to the emperor, or to the corrupt scholars of the Donglin Party?"

Cutting off a person's financial path is like killing one's parents. Immediately, everyone in Beizhen Fusi was extremely angry and scrupulous. Otherwise, they would have swarmed up and chopped Zhu Houzhao into pieces and fed them to the dogs!

Strength is the greatest reliance on speaking. If you have strength, your tone should be stronger when speaking.

"My allegiance is naturally to His Majesty the Emperor."

Zhu Youjian was also shocked and killed all the gentlemen of the Donglin Party. Then his court would be empty, and who would help him handle the government affairs?

But no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find any answer. After all, Zhu Houzhao was not from this world at all.

It was precisely because he didn't like Jin Yiwei that he let Jin Yiwei go as he pleased, and also abolished Dongchang, who was also a knife in the emperor's hand. This made everyone in Jin Yiwei feel in danger, and finally pushed Jin Yiwei to the side of the Donglin Party.

It can be said that Zhu Youjian is in today's predicament mostly because of his own doing. His political IQ is really not very high, and he can do stupid things like destroying his hands and feet.

Integrity and integrity, the foundation of the country?

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laugh. Even the worms among the worms in the Donglin Party could be called honest and upright. He had restored the country's foundation. Zhu Youjian's eyes were bright, and he was no different from being blind.

He knew that Zhu Houzhao was ruthless, but he didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao would be so frantic and wanted to kill all his ministers.

With the Seven Sunflower Sword Guards at his side, he was not afraid of Luo Yangxing's dog jumping over the wall.

After all, in his hands, the Jinyiwei was completely out of control. He only knew that the commander of the Jinyiwei was Luo Yangxing, but he had no idea how many people there were in the Jinyiwei, what they were commanding, or the names of the commanders.

"The Donglin Party are all honest and upright officials, how can they kill at will and harm the country!"

"Exactly."

A trace of cold sweat quietly appeared on Luo Yangxing's forehead.

Zhu Youjian snorted coldly and remained silent. He couldn't tell whether Luo Yangxing was loyal to him or not.

Being able to still hold a high position after entering the Manchu Pass, his vision was extremely vicious, and it was easy to see that Zhu Houzhao was not an ordinary person.

"Zhu Shou!"

Luo Yangxing nodded slightly.

You are telling lies with your eyes open!

Looking at the people in Fusi, Jinyiwei North Town, one can't help but feel sad for Zhu Youjian. Jinyiwei is known as the emperor's personal army and is the sharpest knife in the hand of the Ming Emperor. In the end, he was turned into a loyal lackey of the Donglin Party.

It's true that it makes people speechless.

"snort"

Luo Yangxing spoke righteously without even thinking about it. Emperor Zhu Youjian was sitting on it. How dare he talk nonsense, someone would be killed.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao dared to talk to the emperor like this, and the emperor was not angry, Luo Yangxing felt more and more uneasy, racking his brains to guess who Zhu Houzhao was.

Zhu Houzhao said lightly, but Luo Sigong and everyone in Beizhen Fusi were shocked!

Who is the Donglin Party? Their father, the financial backer, and the Jinyiwei from more than a hundred households in Fusi, Beizhen, have never taken advantage of the Donglin Party.

"Luo Yangxing said that he is loyal to you. Do you believe this?"

Asking them to ransack their sponsor's father's house, wouldn't this mean to cut off their financial resources and make things difficult for themselves?

Proving one's loyalty is not a good signal. If you don't do it right, you will be killed.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care what Luo Yangxing was thinking. He opened his mouth again and posed a problem to Luo Yangxing.

There was no one among the civil and military vassals in the entire dynasty that he didn't recognize. There was no such person at all. Zhu Houzhao suddenly appeared and brought the emperor to Beizhen Fusi, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Luo Yangxing led the people from Beizhen Fusi to welcome Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Youjian and his entourage into the hall.

When the people are in full swing, do you still want peace in the world?

"I don't know how to prove my loyalty to His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao didn't talk to him about anything and directly asked a fatal question.

His face was full of sarcasm and ridicule, as if he had heard a big joke.

Luo Yangxing looked at Zhu Houzhao, his eyes full of doubts and fears.

Among the successive commanders of the Jinyi Guards, except Lu Bing, the younger brother of the Jiajing Emperor, all others were obsessed with the word "loyalty", even his father Luo Sigong was no exception.

However, as officials from Donglin Academy colluded with Jiangnan gentry and wealthy businessmen, the Donglin Party was born. They relied on their strength in numbers and used money to clear the way, and quickly rose up in the court.

Until Zhu Youjian, the big fool carefully selected by the Donglin Party, came to power, the Donglin Party was completely unable to contain it, and its power expanded rapidly, becoming a big cancer that entrenched itself in the imperial court and was difficult to remove.

Even the Jin Yiwei of the emperor's own army can be bribed by the Donglin Party, which shows how terrifying the power of the Donglin Party has reached.

Money from below clears the way, high-ranking officials above protect them, officials and businessmen collude, and officials protect each other, weaving into a huge spider web that covers the entire world. If this spider web with the Donglin Party as the core is not cleared away, even if there is no Manqing wild boar skin, the Ming Dynasty will eventually be destroyed.

Towards destruction.
Chapter completed!