Chapter 29: Action (Seeking follow-up reading)
In the evening of the 18th day of the first lunar month in the 40th year of the Jiajing reign.
In the Western Garden, Yuxi Palace, Jiajing stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back, gazing calmly at the Taiye Lake in the distance.
A red sun set, and the Taiye Lake looked as if someone had drawn a line with a red pen, splitting the huge lake into two.
Behind him, there was a long wooden table.
Eleven stacks of memorials were neatly arranged on the wooden table.
"Tread, tread, tread."
The sound of hurried footsteps was heard, and the young eunuch quickly handed a memorial to Lu Fang who was waiting at the door.
"Ancestor, this is the memorial from the Embroidered Uniform Guard." The young eunuch spoke in an urgent voice. Lu Fang took the memorial and waved his hand, signaling him to leave.
"Master, the last memorial has been delivered at full speed, and some people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have also been controlled," Lu Fang put down the twelfth memorial, "Now only the capital is left."
"Let's do it."
After watching the red color on the lake disappear, Jiajing waved his sleeves and turned to enter the temple.
"Yes!" Lu Fang responded, and came to the outside of Yuxi Palace, called the eunuch, and said, "Tell Chen Hong that it's time to start."
"Yes." The young eunuch strode away.
……
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The evening drum sounds, and the curfew begins. At this time, night has completely fallen.
"Hurry up!"
A team of eunuchs from the Western Factory rushed out of Dong'an Gate in a mighty manner, with flames shooting into the sky.
The people who had closed their doors and windows to rest were awakened by the sudden commotion and began to look out the windows cautiously.
Looking down from the sky, in the night, the flames looked like a huge fire dragon, coming out from Dong'anmen, then spreading out on the streets, and finally pouring into everywhere.
It's like it was filled with kerosene.
The moment the fire dragon rushed in, it spread out with a "whoosh".
The straight and horizontal lines of light turned the capital into a huge chessboard.
"Lord Governor!" In front of Dong'an Gate, Chen Hong, wearing a red fur robe and with a cold look, walked out with his hands behind his back.
Standing on both sides, the well-equipped eunuchs from the Western Factory bowed and saluted.
"Humph," Chen Hong sneered and waved his hand forward, "Catch the people according to the list. Remember, kill first and report later. This is a special permission from the emperor. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"
"Yes!" Chen Hong leaned forward to get into the sedan chair as the eunuchs behind him echoed. Suddenly, he paused, stood up and looked at the bright moon in the sky. "It is really a clear night."
After saying that, he got into the sedan chair.
"Lift the sedan chair." The eunuchs from the Western Factory drove into the residential area of the high-ranking officials in the capital.
The residence of Wang Chonggu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.
"Open the door, open the door, open the door quickly!" The eunuch from the Western Factory knocked on the door roughly.
"You, who are you? Do you know where this is?" A group of servants shouted angrily as they looked at the torches rising into the sky outside and the group of white-faced, beardless but fierce-looking men in front of them.
This is complete nonsense. This is the capital city, the residence of the Vice Minister of War, and yet some strong men are attacking it?
What is wrong with this world? Is the Ming Dynasty going to fall?
"Capture them!" A captain sneered, and a team of eunuchs from the Western Factory drew their swords in an instant and took all these people under control.
"Who are you!" At this time, Wang Chonggu, the Minister of War, who heard the noise, stepped forward angrily.
"Wang Chonggu? Lord Wang." Chen Hong's cold voice sounded.
Upon hearing this, Wang Chonggu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of War and one of the members of the Qingliu faction, who was furious, looked towards the source of the voice.
The sedan chair tilted, and Chen Hong walked out with a handkerchief in his hand, covering his mouth and nose. He glanced at the black air rising into the sky from the torches in both directions, frowned, and seemed to be very unhappy.
"Do you recognize our family?" Chen Hong stepped forward and looked at Wang Chonggu, his eyes filled with unstoppable pride.
"Who are you?" Wang Chonggu frowned, then suddenly realized and pointed at Chen Hong angrily, "Chen Hong!"
After recognizing that he was not a strong man but a eunuch from the Imperial Household Department, Wang Chonggu was immediately furious, "You are just a eunuch admiral from the Imperial Household Department. How dare you bring troops to my mansion?"
"Are you going to rebel?" As a military officer, Wang Chonggu was not a good-tempered person and had long disliked these eunuchs.
"Hmph," Chen Hong sneered, and as he raised his hand, a copy of the evidence was immediately placed in his hand. "Look for yourself!" As he said that, he threw the evidence in Wang Chonggu's face.
"You!" Although Wang Chonggu was angry, he still caught the evidence as it fell to the ground and began to look through it. "Give me a thumbs up, Lord Wang." Chen Hong sneered.
A eunuch from the Western Factory came closer with a torch so that Wang Chonggu could see clearly.
"This, this, is completely false, completely false!" Looking at the charges listed above, Wang Chonggu trembled all over.
The higher-ups actually said that he embezzled military pay!
Not only that, there are also reports that his hometown annexed the land of military households.
Even the time and date are written clearly. Although these are facts, they are understandable.
With just these, can you lead people to capture him?
"Take him away." Chen Hong waved his hand, turned around and was about to get into the sedan, ignoring Wang Chonggu's call.
"Chen Hong, even if I am guilty, it is not your turn to arrest me. What the hell do you think your West Factory is!"
Wang Chonggu struggled to rush forward and beat the bastard Chen Hong to death, but was crushed to death by the eunuch from the Western Factory next to him.
Hearing this, Chen Hong paused, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and some unpleasant things flashed through his mind again.
The Imperial Household Department, Lu Fang and others excluded him.
Every time the cabinet met for a meeting, the elders were disdainful of him. When they walked on the street, they would not even look at him straight in the eye.
He stood in the crowd like a minion.
He lived a very depressed life, and he swore at that time that one day he would be visible to everyone and they would look up to him!
Now, the opportunity has come!
He is now the governor of the Western Factory, and even Lu Fang has to be polite when he sees him these days.
People like Huang Jin even started to take detours when they saw him.
"What the hell is the West Factory?" Chen Hong sneered and turned around, looking down at Wang Chonggu who was glaring at him, "Then you better listen to me!"
"We are the supervisor of the Western Depot appointed by His Majesty the Master. We execute first and report later. This is the Western Depot... Do you understand?"
"Take him away!" After saying that, Chen Hong no longer paid attention to Wang Chonggu who was cursing, and turned around and got into the sedan.
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"Oh!"
The residence of the Minister of Personnel was kicked open.
"Minister of Personnel, Chen Yiqin, is suspected of bribery, manipulating official selection, and undermining justice. Take him away!"
As Chen Hong said this, he threw the evidence in the other person's face.
"Let me go, Chen Hong, you eunuch, if you dare to fabricate charges, His Majesty will not forgive you!"
……
"Wang Bangrui, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, is suspected of abusing his power and making wrongful judgments, leading to the death of an innocent person... Take him away!"
"..."
"Zhang Zhi, the president of the Hanlin Academy, is suspected of instructing Zhou Yunyi to spread false statements and slander the court. Arrest him!"
"..."
"Xiong Jia, the Minister of Personnel, is suspected of bribery and manipulating personnel... Capture him!"
"...Wu Shan, the Right Censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, is a member of a clique and is engaged in private activities... Take him away..."
"...Gao Yi...Yang Bo...Xu Zan..."
"Take it, take it, take it..."
"Take it away, take it away, take it away..."
That night, the capital city was ablaze with flames.
Under a huge, bright moon, Chen Hong's cold and ruthless voice and the angry curses of the arrested officials could be heard.
Overnight, many officials from the Qingliu and Yan party factions in the capital were taken away by the Western Factory and thrown into prison.
Although it did not touch the core, and they were all non-staff members and would not affect the normal operation of the court, countless officials still received the news and sat up in the middle of the night in panic. People were in a panic and their legs were trembling.
Tonight, my subjects are destined to have sleepless nights.
The name of Xichang and Chen Hong are also remembered by countless people.
At the same time, Chen Hong finally got what he wanted and was taken seriously by the Yan Party and the Qingliu...
"..."
Everyone, it’s Tuesday, the most critical day. Please be sure to turn to the latest chapter, the last part, where the follow-up reading ranking appears. Please, please!
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