Chapter 287 Don’t try to guess what the upper class is thinking. The Donglin Party is finished!
Sun Xingyao silently watched County Magistrate Xu Lei venting his dissatisfaction and anger, with no intention of dissuading him at all.
In fact, to be honest, at this moment Sun Xingyao was also very dissatisfied with the Donglin Party, a group of so-called great scholars.
He even hated his background as a Donglin scholar!
But for some things, regret is useless. Your stance determines right and wrong, and also determines your future destiny.
He has been labeled a member of the Donglin Party.
Therefore, even though he knew clearly in his heart that it was wrong to undermine the country's cross-regional assistance policy, from his own standpoint, it was right as long as he could defeat the Yan Party.
Xu Lei vented for a long time before looking at Sun Xingyao angrily and said, "Sir, do you really agree?"
"Old Xu, don't forget our origins," Sun Xingyao said as he turned and walked towards the study. Xu Lei immediately followed him, "Remember, you and I have been marked as members of the Donglin Party."
"This point cannot be washed away no matter what."
"We have no choice but to close our eyes and follow everyone forward, and then eliminate the Yan Party."
"As for the loss of the national policy of aid," Sun Xingyao said, having already sat down behind the desk. He looked up at Xu Lei and said, "In the court party struggle, there is no such thing as a tragic victory over a small victory. As long as there is a victory, it is a complete victory!"
"And all mistakes will be paid by the loser."
"The key is whether we can win."
"But," Xu Lei understood these principles, but he cared about something else. Thinking of this, he immediately said, "Is the Yan Party really so easy to eradicate?"
"Although the Yan Party has not been very active in the court in recent years, the focus of the Yan Immortal Clan is not in the officialdom."
"But as long as Yan Song is still in the court, the Yan Party will never lose power."
"We are the Donglin Party, okay?"
After calming down, no matter how dissatisfied he was, Xu Lei accepted his fate. Sun Xingyao was right, one's stance determines right and wrong and one's fate.
If he leaves at this time, he will have no place to stand. Not only will the Yan Party not let him go, but the Donglin Party will not let him go either.
"The Prince Yu's Mansion is behind the Donglin Party," Sun Xingyao said, "The Prince Yu's Mansion will most likely not be directly involved."
"However, if the Donglin Party really reaches a critical moment, and Yan Song and his son are not here now, Prince Yu's Mansion will definitely take action in secret, but the premise is that we don't make any mistakes."
"People like you and me just need to do our part. No matter how complicated the struggles among the upper classes are, they have nothing to do with us." After saying that, Sun Xingyao sighed and said:
"The battle for the throne among the nine dragons and the factional disputes are all brought together. The Donglin Party and the Yan Party are at war, and the kings will not sit idly by. No one knows how many twists and turns are involved here."
"You and I are nothing but ants to the upper echelons." After saying that, Sun Xingyao sighed and said, "Go down and make arrangements. Delay it as long as possible and bankrupt Jinjiang County."
Xu Lei opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he could only nod, bow, and turn away.
"You're living a good life, but you're messing around all day..."
In the study, Sun Xingyao did not compromise and accept his fate as he had shown, and he cursed unconsciously.
That night, throughout the Ming Dynasty, all the Donglin Party officials who were in charge of supporting national policies began to deliberately slow down the progress, regardless of whether they were providing support or being supported.
As long as it involved officials related to the Yan Party, orders were issued to cut off their aid without any surprise.
Such a big thing happened overnight, and the Donglin Party had no intention of covering it up. Naturally, all the top leaders of the Ming Dynasty got wind of it.
Yan Shaoting, who was in charge of the Yan family, naturally also received the news.
Yan family.
In the study room in the ancestral courtyard.
Yan Shaoting, dressed in a white gown and with a gentle and elegant temperament, sat behind the desk.
Above the desk, there is a light curtain suspended.
In the light curtain, a middle-aged man in a green official robe was reporting on the actions of the Donglin Party.
"Yanzun, these are all the actions of the Donglin Party. They intend to undermine the national policy of aid related to our faction."
After saying that, the man in green robe bowed to Yan Shaoting and said, "Please, Master Yan, make the decision for us."
"Your subordinates and others will absolutely obey Mr. Yan's orders!"
Yanzun is the respectful title given to Yan Shaoting by the Yan Party, which means that Yan Shaoting is incomparably noble in their hearts.
Yan Shaoting looked at the seventh-rank county magistrate in front of him with a warm expression until he finished speaking.
"I already know about this, Yanlu, please contact the others and tell them not to panic."
"Believe in the court. As long as the investigation proves that someone is deliberately sabotaging the national policy of aid, the court will definitely not condone it!"
"Just relax, take good care of the people under your command, and do your job. Believe firmly that good will prevail over evil!"
Hearing Yan Shaoting, the third person in the Yan Party, actually call him by his courtesy name instead of his given name, the seventh-rank green-robed county magistrate suddenly felt warm in his heart and immediately said with a stern face:
"With your words, I feel relieved. Please rest assured, I will do my duty."
They were all old hands in the officialdom. Even though he was only a small seventh-rank county magistrate, he would naturally understand that Yan Shaoting's seemingly official words were actually a reflection of his sophistication.
The Donglin Party took the lead in attacking, and it was obvious that they wanted to completely eradicate the Yan Party, so Yan Shaoting could not sit idly by.
The reason for saying this is that now it is a spiritual network communication, and some things naturally cannot be known by the people in the "Network Monitoring Department".
Yan Shaoting has been active in officialdom for many years. He was personally trained by Lord Yan and was also appreciated by Master Hai. How could he make such a low-level mistake and leave himself open to being controlled by others?
"Well, go ahead and do your work. Trust the court." Yan Shaoting waved his hand and closed the communication as the green-robed magistrate saluted.
"What do you think?" Yan Shaoting did not rush to make arrangements on how to deal with the Donglin Party. Instead, he looked up at the two handsome young men with good temperament standing opposite him.
These two people were none other than Yan Shaoting's eldest son Yan Suzhi, styled Bojin, and his second son Yan Yuncong, styled Bolong.
Hearing that his father was going to test them, Yan Suzhi and Yan Yuncong looked at each other, and then Yan Suzhi said:
"Second brother, you come first."
Looking at the two brothers in front of him who were being humble to each other, a smile flashed in Yan Shaoting's eyes, and he felt very relieved in his heart.
The Yan family is not a royal family, and the family will have many industries in the future.
Naturally, there is no need to worry about the children in the family fighting over each other, or the bleeding left ear like a royal family, or the brothers being at odds with each other.
At least, there is no need to worry among the fourth generation of the Yan family.
After all, all of them are still in the Yan family today, and unless there are any accidents in the future, as long as they do not enter the legendary fairyland, they will always have a say in the Yan family.
The most important thing is that the Yan family is now at a stage where the family should unite as one to develop and grow the family. Any factors or people that are not conducive to unity will be kicked out of the family.
Hearing his elder brother asking him to speak first, Yan Yuncong didn't hesitate to nod and took a step forward. He cupped his hands and said, "Father, I think our Yan family must fight back."
"Over the years, the Donglin Party has relied on the support of Prince Yu's Mansion to continuously expand its influence within the Ming Dynasty."
"Confucianism was so powerful back then. Since the imperial court eliminated the Kong family, Confucianism has been scattered all over the world, with no leader."
"The rise of Donglin Academy in recent years seems to be showing signs of becoming the new leader of Confucianism in the world."
"In fact, it's not just about wanting to be," Yan Yuncong said, pausing and saying, "Although Donglin Academy hasn't said anything in recent years, its behavior is like the head of the Confucian school."
"Even many Donglin scholars have secretly been thinking about reviving the Confucian school."
"They often openly or covertly use the Confucianism as an excuse to attack my father, and network with the old Confucian scholars."
As we all know, the reason why the Confucian sect fell to this point, from its former glorious peak to the bottom, was entirely because Yan Shifan deliberately retaliated against the Kong family.
In fact, in the eyes of many Confucian scholars, the so-called "inspiration and innovation" national policy "proposed" by Yan Shifan was not at all intended to liberate the people's minds as he had said at the beginning.
The current national policy of "Initiative of Innovation" can be implemented as a long-term national policy and has such a profound impact, entirely because the emperor's will cannot be violated, and the court really needs it.
Otherwise, everyone would understand that the Yan family father and son would never really accomplish the "Qisi Reform" thing.
In fact, this is indeed the case. When Yan Shifan first proposed the national policy of "initiating innovation", he did not intend to take it seriously. He just wanted to take advantage of the issue to move against the Kong family.
It was also because of Yan Song's foresight and prudence that he was able to accomplish this task.
Everyone knew that although the "Qisi Reform" was nominally proposed by Yan Shifan, anyone with a little power in the court knew that it was just Yan Song paving the way for Yan Shifan.
The person who proposed and improved the national policy of "initiating thinking and innovation" was Yan Song.
Yan Song did this because he thought his time was up and he would not live to see the day when his family prospered.
Therefore, the Confucian scholars in the world, led by the Donglin scholars, have been brooding over this matter. Reform? What is being reformed? Without a doubt, it is the Confucianism in the world!
In other words, the real hatred between Yan Song and the Donglin Party can be traced back to the root of Confucianism.
"Therefore, I think that we must not compromise on this matter!" Yan Yuncong said, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes, "We must take advantage of this opportunity to wipe out the Donglin Party!"
"We must inform the people below to launch a counterattack against the Donglin Party immediately!"
This is Yan Yuncong's attitude towards this matter, which is very radical.
However, Yan Shaoting, who was in charge of the examination, did not show the slightest change in expression from beginning to end.
He knew his two sons very well.
He basically has an idea of what kind of judgments two people with two different personalities will make.
The reason for the test was to see how these two planned to deal with the Donglin Party.
"Then in your opinion, if my Yan family goes to war with the Donglin Party, what should we do?" Yan Shaoting looked at Yan Yuncong.
Knowing that what was coming next was a real test from his father, Yan Yun was startled and said seriously:
"The action taken by the Donglin Party this time is to undermine the policy of supporting the country, so that the officials of my Yan Party will completely become a drag on the entire court and then be liquidated."
"If this action is brought before the Emperor in ten years, neither side will have a good outcome."
"The Donglin Party will also inevitably suffer a heavy blow!"
"The Donglin Party must be aware of the consequences of doing so," Yan Yuncong paused and said:
"So, in my opinion, they will definitely choose to get things done in the first few years of the ten-year period."
"Because they must resolve all issues and make perfect amends before the emperor comes out."
"As for the Donglin Party, as long as they can eliminate all the officials of our Yan family and win this party struggle, Prince Yu's Mansion will naturally come forward to help."
“Not only that, by then, there will be other forces, such as the kings, who will participate in dividing up the Yan family.”
"At that time, after everyone sat down at the table to share the meat, and after everyone had finished eating the meat, they would definitely help clean up."
"And when the emperor comes out of confinement, no matter how favored my Yan family is, it will definitely leave an impression of incompetence in the emperor's mind."
"On one side are the victorious party members who have proven their strength, and on the other side are the incompetent ones."
"What will the emperor choose?" Yan Yuncong said, slapping his palm with the back of his hand, and said, "Could it be that for the sake of my Yan family, I have to chop off the Donglin Party, the culprit?"
"And then let the Ming Dynasty fall into turmoil? And then waste time and energy dealing with the internal strife of the court?"
"This is impossible. The emperor has always been result-oriented. As long as it does not affect the interests of Ming Dynasty, it will not affect Ming Dynasty."
"Then, the emperor has never interfered in any party disputes."
"So," Yan Yuncong took a deep breath, and a gleam of light seemed to flash in his eyes. He said coldly:
"Father, we must strike first!"
"Just eliminate all those Donglin Party members who have anything to do with our Yan family officials who are supporting the national policy!"
"At that time, we will give Prince Yu's Mansion a gesture, such as getting closer to the other princes. In this way, Prince Yu's Mansion will definitely understand what we mean."
"Humph!" Yan Yuncong sneered and said, "There are some truths that the Donglin Party's corrupt scholars cannot see clearly."
"But Prince Yu's Mansion must be able to see clearly that even if my Yan family loses those low-level officials who implement the national policy, what can it do? The three ministries of Li, Li, and Hu are all in my Yan family."
"These three parts are enough to affect the overall situation!"
"Power ultimately comes from the top. The Donglin Party is too naive. They think that by eliminating some low-level officials, they can undermine our Yan family? Or in other words, they want to make the emperor think that our Yan family is incompetent?"
"Therefore, we must cut the Gordian knot and suppress it directly with force, eradicate Donglin Academy, and put out the flames directly!" After saying that, Yan Yuncong took a deep breath and said, "I'm done."
It's still that radical and domineering style.
Yan Shaoting looked at Yan Yuncong without any surprise.
This son's temperament, personality, and way of doing things are very similar to his father Yan Shifan when he was young.
Always arrogant, domineering and overbearing.
However, Yan Yuncong's view on the problem was still very mature. At least in his analysis, it was very logical and did not disappoint him.
To be precise, Yan Yuncong's approach is actually also a method.
However, in Yan Shaoting's opinion, this style of doing things is no longer suitable for the current Yan family.
If the Yan family had not yet determined the future direction of the family, their style of behavior could naturally be so overbearing and unreasonable. But now, the Yan family has already gone beyond the scope of "knife".
The emperor can certainly use the "knife" of the Yan family, but when the emperor does not use it, "this knife" is qualified to play with all living beings, and there is no need to be so low-level in his style of doing things.
For the immortal families, what they compete with in the end is no longer just combat power, but foundation.
What is the foundation? It is accumulation! What is accumulated? High-end combat power and powerful cultivation are only part of it, and there is also dignity!
Especially in a dynasty!
It is right for a respectable aristocratic family to look down on everything with a detached attitude and wipe out everything silently.
It would be totally wrong to continue to act like a reckless man.
The Donglin Party was indeed powerful, and Yan Song had said at the beginning that if it was allowed to develop, it would have the potential to become a party.
But to put it bluntly, the Donglin Party is just a young man in front of a force as large as the Yan Party.
To be more direct, the Donglin Party was just a plaything fostered by the Crown Prince Zhu Yijun.
In recent years, the Donglin scholars seemed to be the arm of Prince Yu's Mansion in developing civil service power, but Prince Yu's Mansion had long cultivated its own civil service soil, and these officials were the direct descendants of the palace.
Those young officials who come from various immortal academies, have clean backgrounds, outstanding talents, and have become county magistrates or even county magistrates at a young age, are the real strength of the palace!
It is a pity and a tragedy that those nerds still cannot see the situation clearly and are immersed in the environment of Donglin's powerful situation.
In fact, all the activities of the Donglin scholars in official circles were just to pave the way for the true descendants of the royal palace.
This matter has become a big deal. Just as Yan Yuncong said, the Yan family only needs to make some gestures and Prince Yu's Mansion will sit back and watch.
It just so happens that all the Donglin scholars have been eliminated, and only those officials who are truly the direct descendants of Prince Yu’s Mansion will come to power.
Even Prince Yu’s Mansion has to thank the Yan family!
This can be seen from the attitude of Crown Prince Zhu Yijun towards Donglin Academy. He first handed it over to his son Zhu Changluo as a hands-off manager and left it to its own devices. Later, Zhu Changluo let the most talented Zhu Youjian go and made him the young master of all the people in Donglin Academy.
The value of Donglin Academy to Prince Yu's Mansion is just a place for teaching and educating people. The most important thing is that Yan Shaoting had been wooed by Zhang Jingxiu a long time ago, and Prince An's Mansion was interested in making friends with Yan's party.
As everyone knows, Prince An's Mansion and Prince Yu's Mansion are allies.
Zhang Jingxiu's meaning was very clear. He wanted to make the countries outside and not belong to the forces of the other eight kings, and unite with them. Only in this way could he delay time.
As long as the time is delayed, the other eight kings will inevitably collapse and be completely eliminated in the battle for the throne of the Nine Dragons.
(Note: See Chapter 282 for details.)
Compared with the final result of the Nine Dragons' Succession War, which was to eliminate all the princes, which one was more important than a mere Donglin Party? Prince Yu's Mansion didn't understand? You know, the one sitting in Prince Yu's Mansion now was Zhu Changluo!
Therefore, for these upper-class people, the Donglin Party is just a plaything.
The Yan family is involved? How ridiculous!
Because of this, Yan Shaoting remained calm and even had the mood to test his two sons.
The truth is that the Prince Yu's Mansion, which the Donglin Party thought was its strong backer, had actually abandoned it a long time ago.
"Bojin, what do you think?" Yan Shaoting looked at his eldest son Yan Suzhi again.
The eldest son, Yan Suzhi, has always been steady and quite similar to his grandfather Yan Song, and even the most like himself.
When he heard his father asking about him, Yan Su stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Before answering your father's question, I have a question I want to ask. I hope you can tell me."
"You ask." Yan Shaoting said calmly.
"There are nine dragons fighting for the throne in the imperial court. Which side will my Yan family take? Or should we remain neutral?"
Hearing this, Yan Shaoting calmly picked up the spiritual tea on the table and took a sip, saying, "How about standing on one side? How about being neutral?"
"As for standing in line, except for Prince An, none of the other eight princes can cooperate perfectly."
"If you are neutral, then you can only stand on the side of King An."
"Because the alliance between Prince An's Mansion and Prince Yu's Mansion is so powerful, it will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of the other eight princes. Prince An's Mansion needs allies, or more precisely, it needs to stick together for warmth."
"As long as we drag it out and wear them down slowly, we can wear them down little by little."
"Heh," Hearing this, Yan Shaoting chuckled and said, "Then what's the point of your question? According to what you mean, my Yan family can only stand on the side of Prince An."
"Father, please forgive me," Yan Suzhi bowed and said with a smile, "It seems that father has made a decision."
"According to Grandpa's idea, my Yan family will not participate in the struggle for the succession of imperial power. My Yan family is just the emperor's knife."
"Therefore, we can only remain neutral," he said, and then he paused and said, "What I want to ask is, has father rejected the kings' solicitation?"
"What if I refuse? What if I don't refuse?" Yan Shaoting asked while drinking tea with his head down.
"Let's assume that father has already rejected the kings and tell us about the invasion of Donglin this time." Yan Suzhi said, paused, took a step forward and spoke again.
"I think that we should remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations. To catch a thief, we must first catch the leader. Let him be as crazy as he wants. As the saying goes, if God wants to destroy a person, he must first make him crazy." After saying this, Yan Suzhi smiled faintly and said:
"In the eyes of Prince Yu's Mansion today, the Donglin Party is nothing more than a dispensable existence."
"When the situation becomes serious and the local government's policy of assistance is proven to have failed, we can then use public opinion to guide it."
"At that time, the imperial court only needed to directly arrest people from Donglin Academy. The treatment of Donglin scholars would, from a profit perspective, also make way for the direct descendants that Prince Yu's Mansion had previously cultivated."
"At that time, no one will come to stop us."
After hearing his eldest son Yan Suzhi speak seriously and see through the nature of the current court in just a few words, and even see clearly the attitude of Prince Yu's Mansion towards the Donglin Party, Yan Shaoting could not help but nod with satisfaction.
"However, we are in the upper echelons and have a lot to consider," Yan Suzhi said in a submissive tone, "Therefore, using the spiritual network to incite public opinion will not work."
"After all, the spiritual network is in the hands of various factions in the cabinet, and now it naturally falls into the hands of the Ninth Prince and us."
"If the Donglin Party wants to attack us, the Eighth Prince will certainly not miss the opportunity to deal with us."
"Therefore, if we dare to use the spiritual network to stir up public opinion, we might end up giving others an advantage."
"Fortunately, the Tongzhengshisi has always been in the hands of my Yan family."
"We only need to use the 'official newspapers' and 'miscellaneous newspapers' to stir up public opinion and let the people in the areas that have been helped know that it is the Donglin Party that is causing trouble."
"Those who are righteous will have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous will have few supporters. He who wins the hearts of the people will win the world," Yan Suzhi said with a gentle smile, "At that time, the Donglin Party was a rat that everyone wanted to kill."
"Can the other eight princes fight to the death with my Yan family for the sake of the Donglin Party, which is dispensable and can only cause some minor losses to my Yan family even if it succeeds?"
"The above is based on the fact that my father refused the princes' solicitation and clearly wanted to stand with Prince An's Mansion or remain neutral."
"If my father hadn't refused and his attitude was still unclear, then everything would be easier to say."
"If we move against the Donglin Party, no party will complain about our Yan family or interfere."
"You could say that in order to win over the Yan family, even if we use our power to coerce them, what does it matter if we use trumped-up charges to deal with them?"
"Everyone will turn a blind eye." After saying that, Yan Suzhi bowed and said, "I'm done."
Having said that, it can be said that the situation was measured and all aspects were taken into consideration.
It can be said that when it comes to dealing with the Donglin Party this time, the difference between Yan Suzhi and Yan Yuncong is obvious.
"Are you convinced?" Yan Shaoting did not announce the winner or loser, but just looked at Yan Yuncong and asked calmly.
"Yes, big brother's method is more reliable." Yan Yuncong was not unconvinced. Losing is losing.
"Then I'll tell you now, at present, the Yan family has not yet made it clear which side they will stand on."
Yan Shaoting paused as he spoke,
“But even though we know that if the Yan family wants to deal with the Donglin Party, in order to win us over, none of the kings will interfere, but my Yan family has its own set of standards.”
"Just do as you said before." Yan Shaoting paused and said, "Bolong, you follow your elder brother. This time, just treat it as a practice for you."
"Yes!" Yan Suzhi and Yan Yuncong bowed and turned to leave.
In the study, looking at the backs of his two sons, Yan Shaoting chuckled and no longer took the Donglin Party seriously.
As I said, if Prince Yu's Mansion still regards the Donglin Party as an important arm, then he will be on high alert.
But over the years, this group of nerds in the Donglin Party have long lost their former glory.
To put it bluntly, these nerds overestimate themselves.
How could a bunch of mediocre nerds who claim to be upright but are actually only good at talking on paper understand the power struggle among the upper echelons?
At this time, in Prince Yu's Mansion, the inner hall.
At the top, Zhu Changluo, Prince of Rongchang, who was slightly fat, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and had a dignified look, sat.
Below, the eldest son Zhu Youxiao and the fifth son Zhu Youjian stood side by side.
"Those nerds in Donglin overestimate their own capabilities and want to take action against the Yan Party. Are you still going to protect them at all costs?" Zhu Changluo said coldly.
Hearing this, Zhu Youjian's eyes flashed with a trace of struggle, and then he raised his head, opened his mouth, and said:
"Father, I have been practicing in Donglin since I was young. It was the Naxi masters who taught me many truths. Can I..." Zhu Youjian said under Zhu Changluo's cold gaze:
"Can you save their lives?"
Zhu Youjian could show the ruthlessness that a royal family should have towards Nurhaci's Manchu and Jin family.
However, facing his own people, especially his mentor, and having studied in Donglin since childhood and been deeply influenced by Confucianism, he really could not bear to watch his masters die tragically.
In fact, with his intelligence, he naturally knew long ago that in the palace, not to mention his grandfather, but also his grandfather Zhu Yijun, his father Zhu Changluo, and his eldest brother Zhu Youxiao, their attitude towards the Donglin scholars could be said to be really contemptuous.
If it weren't for the natural influence of the Donglin scholars in the southeast, they would have been able to cultivate the royal palace's own direct lineage.
This Donglin Academy had long been wiped out.
Now, Donglin Academy is still thinking about taking action against the Yan Party, disregarding the overall situation and engaging in vicious party struggles.
This time, my father finally made up his mind to eradicate Donglin.
He could advise on some things, but he knew that some words could not be said, otherwise the Donglin scholars would really have no hope.
Zhu Youxiao, who was standing aside, couldn't help but shake his head secretly when he saw his fifth brother begging his father to save the life of the great scholar from Donglin.
"Fifth brother, can't you see it? The more soft-hearted you are, the more father hates those great scholars. Your plea will only hasten their death!"
Sure enough, Zhu Youxiao was right. Zhu Changluo shouted angrily, "Shut up!"
"Come here, lock up this rebellious son. He is not allowed to step out of the palace without my permission!"
"He is not allowed to have any communication with the outside world!"
"Yes!" Soon, two guards who had reached the middle stage of Qi training came in and directly controlled Zhu Youjian with the "Soul Binding Ring".
"Father?!"
Zhu Youjian wanted to struggle, but he had already been carried away by the guards. No matter how he shouted, it was of no use.
"Father, please calm down. My fifth brother does this because he values friendship and loyalty..." Zhu Youxiao loved his brother very much, so he was about to plead for mercy, but was interrupted by Zhu Changluo.
"Okay, let's stop here." After that, Zhu Changluo said, "The Donglin Party should give up. They can't beat the Yan Party, but the name of Donglin will be retained."
"What father means is..." Zhu Youxiao certainly agreed that the Donglin Party could not defeat the Yan Party. What he wondered was why the name of Donglin should be retained?
"It's not something that has been kept forever," Zhu Changluo said, "After all, the direct descendants of my Prince Yu's Mansion are nominally from Donglin."
"After these people come to power, we will slowly cancel the ban. During this period, we can just let them lose their status as Donglin scholars."
"Everything should be done in a safe and orderly manner, with a focus on decency."
"After all, the Donglin scholars have considerable prestige in the southeast."
"Therefore, for many things, it is better to wait for three to five years until everything is settled smoothly before announcing them to the public."
"Yes, I understand." Zhu Youxiao nodded.
"The battle for the throne among the nine kings is just a small episode. The kings haven't started to act yet..." Zhu Changluo said as he waved his hand. Zhu Youxiao bowed and took his leave.
Time flies, and three months have passed in the blink of an eye.
However, during these three months, all national policies that had been implemented with the approval of some officials of the Yan Party were stopped without any surprise.
However, to the surprise of all Donglin scholars, the Yan Party did not react at all.
Not only that, those officials also looked like they were trying their best to save the situation, and they spent the whole day on the spiritual website appeasing the immortals and immortal people, big and small.
For a moment, all the immortals and immortal people seemed to be working together to overcome the difficulties and help their own prefectures and counties.
Instinctively, Gu Xiancheng, Gao Panlong, Qian Jianyi, Ruan Dacheng and others from Donglin Academy felt a sense of uneasiness.
On the ninth floor of Guanlan Yazhu.
"I'll go contact Prince Yu's Mansion!" Gu Yuncheng was the first to stand up and speak.
"Something happened!" At this moment, a great scholar in a green robe suddenly rushed up the stairs, holding a Ming Dynasty newspaper in his hand, and said, "Look at this!"
Miscellaneous newspapers? Everyone was stunned when they saw this.
Since the spiritual network was laid, everyone has been getting information online, and can get news from all over the world.
Nowadays, few people use paper magazines and official newspapers anymore.
"Give it to me!" Gu Xiancheng felt something was wrong when he saw the magazine. He stood up, snatched the magazine and started reading.
"The Donglin Party is behind the national policy of helping brothers and sisters"
When he saw these words, Gu Xiancheng felt his head buzzing.
In an instant, he understood that the Yan Party had taken action!
Miscellaneous newspapers and official newspapers were all under the management of the Ming Dynasty's Tongzhengshisi, and the Tongzhengshisi had always been in the hands of the Yan family.
Before, the scenes of the major national assistance policies, the regions where the immortals developed their brothers, and all the immortals and cultivators working together to overcome difficulties appeared in his mind.
In this way, doesn't it show that the Yan Party has become an innocent victim? The content directly points to party struggles. Doesn't it mean that the Donglin Party is engaged in vicious party struggles and disregards the development of the immortal way and the life and death of the monks?
Well, actually they did plan to do so, but some things cannot be brought to the table!
He could already anticipate what was going to happen next.
Public opinion was incited and the people were outraged. Then, in order to quell the people's anger, the imperial court took action against the masterminds behind the scenes.
This time, it is very likely that the Donglin Party will be uprooted and completely eradicated!
It can be said that the Yan party’s move of responding to change with unchanged approach was too cruel!
Of course, what made Gu Xiancheng and others most terrified and terrified was that no one had informed them about this matter.
The Donglin Party was so powerful that they were going to attack the Yan Party. How could the capital not know about this? Even if the Yan family had great power, they couldn't do it silently, right?
How could it be hidden from Prince Yu's Mansion, and how could it be hidden from the other kings?
What does this mean?
This means that Prince Yu’s Mansion has given up on them!
Not only that, their self-proclaimed heroic and grand party struggles were not even taken seriously by those in the capital!
At this moment, Gu Xiancheng felt that he had suffered an unprecedented defeat. He always felt that the Donglin Party was powerful enough to compete with the Yan Party.
But reality gave him a hard slap in the face!
They wanted to deal with Yan Dang, but the other party didn't even look at them, but just raised their finger slightly.
But what the Donglin Party was going to face was a disaster of extermination of their roots!
"It's over, Donglin is over..."
Mr. Gu took a few steps back and would have fallen down on the spot if someone hadn't supported him.
"Mr. Gu, why are we finished?" Looking at Mr. Gu, who was in a slump and had dull eyes, Qian Qianyi felt his scalp itchy and his hands and feet cold. He said blankly, "Isn't it just public opinion? We can also compete with it by mobilizing the influence of Donglin scholars..."
That's right, this idiot hasn't seen what's going to happen next.
"Idiot!" However, what greeted him was an angry roar from Gu Xiancheng's younger brother, Gu Yuncheng.
"Until now, you still can't see what will happen next? The Yan Party first let their officials calm the people, then gather the people's hearts and minds, and then incite public opinion."
"With so many immortals and cultivators, where will they vent their anger? On us!"
"This is not the point. The point is that this may very likely trigger the first cultivator riot in the history of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Based on this alone, the three major battalions can go out directly to deal with the culprit of the entire incident!"
"The Yan Party has become the good guys who protect the development of the immortal way and safeguard the monks and the people, and we have become the bad guys who actively stir up trouble!"
"Only by eliminating us can the world be peaceful again!" Gu Yuncheng almost shouted the last sentence.
"boom!"
Finally, Qian Qianyi, Ruan Dacheng and others finally realized the seriousness of the matter.
Everyone was suddenly struck by lightning and their faces turned pale!
Gu Xiancheng’s words just now, “Donglin is finished!”, echoed in my mind at the same time.
"..."
(End of this chapter)
