Liu Jin and Wei Bin arrived at the side of the Ganqing Palace and looked forward from under the eaves. They saw dozens of ministers standing there neatly, and they were immediately tiring with hatred.

"As expected, these people are here. Our family has repeatedly tolerated them before. These people are ungrateful and have become more and more embarrassed by our family. It seems that it is time for our family to use some means to make them surrender!"

Liu Jin clenched his fists and said hatefully.

Wei Bin looked excited and asked anxiously: "Eunuch Liu is going to make arrangements? But should he recruit some people from the factory guards?"

Liu Jin glanced at Wei Bin and felt that Wei Bin's behavior was a bit abnormal.

Then Liu Jin remembered that when he was punishing the court officials outside the Meridian Gate, Wei Bin was his helper. At that time, Wei Bin was his vanguard and rushed forward in everything. Perhaps it was because Wei Bin felt that he had the opportunity to prove his value again, so he was so concerned.

Liu Jin thought to himself: "This time and that time... At that time, Shen Zhihou did not come back from the three sides. Xie Qian, the court officials, also said that he was sick and did not fight me, which gave me the opportunity to establish his authority."

"Now Xie Yuqiao takes the lead in causing trouble. His power is incomparable compared to the beginning. Moreover, the court officials who came this time are more difficult to deal with. Shen Zhihou alone is difficult to deal with. One person is enough to stand up to a hundred people!"

When Liu Jin punished the ministers who impeached him outside the Meridian Gate, he felt arrogant and felt that he had already covered the sky. At that time, Zhang Yuan and Xie Qian were unable to compete with him, nor did Chen Xi return to the court without the emperor's trust, and he felt that he could hold on to anything if anything happened.

In fact, it proved that his feeling was right. Sure enough, after experiencing that incident, his power reached its peak for a while, almost at the point of decisive decisions.

But now, Liu Jin is much more cautious in doing things. He is afraid of Zhang Yuan and Xie Qian, and Chen Xi. In addition, he has been sent to Beijing by Zhu Houzhao once, so he has lost his confidence before and dares to directly punish the ministers in front of him.

Liu Jin said: "These people like to stand here, so let them wait here... Now that Your Majesty is outside the palace, as long as Your Majesty doesn't know, these people will naturally retreat if they wait for the throne for a long time!"

"Eunuch Liu, you..."

Wei Bin seemed to be incomprehensible.

When you saw anyone you killed anyone, even beating those officials below the fifth rank to death was like nothing happened. Now, these ministers have bullied you, but you ignore it?

Are you scared?

When Wei Bin saw Liu Jin turn around and leave, he didn't know how to end the game for a moment. In the end, he could only hide in shame on the other side of the river to watch the fire and avoid this dispute.

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...

In the leopard room, Qian Ning just found some news about Mrs. Zhong.

After a few months, Qian Ning finally found out the news about Mrs. Zhong's family.

At the beginning, the Zhong family was very alert. After leaving Beijing, they went east by land. Before they could react, they had arrived at Sanhe County before they could react. Then they immediately hired a ship to go south and went to sea from Beitang.

Qian Ning didn't know where Mrs. Zhong's family went now, but now with clues, she could finally take credit in front of Zhu Houzhao... He knew that he had a shallow foundation as an official and had no confidence. With a little credit, he thought of Zhu Houzhao showing his loyalty, hoping to get the emperor's forgiveness.

After Qian Ning arrived at the Leopard Room, he learned that Zhu Houzhao was still resting.

Just at this moment, he saw Zhang Yuan hurried in from outside.

"Eunuch Zhang, look at your hurry, but there is something important? Could it be that there is news about Mrs. Zhong?"

When Qian Ning saw Zhang Yuan, he no longer looked hostile as before, but seemed very friendly, as if Zhang Yuan was his savior.

In Qian Ning's opinion, no matter who finds Mrs. Zhong, she can make up for her merits and gain the emperor's trust again.

Zhang Yuan frowned and looked at Qian Ning and said, "We don't have time to find someone. Now we have a big urgent matter to report to Your Majesty... What are you doing here?"

Qian Ning said with a bitter face: "Eunuch Zhang, isn't you a entertainment job? Since Mrs. Zhong fled from the capital, she has been trying hard to find her. She is simply not looking at her eyes and can't untidy her belt. Now she finally has some ideas and comes to report to His Majesty."

"Your Majesty is still resting, please wait here. When His Majesty wakes up, see if he is willing to meet you!" Zhang Yuan seemed very impatient.

At this time, Zhang Yuan seemed to Zhu Houzhao still trust him very much, but in fact his situation was not much better than Qian Ning.

Zhang Yuan was about to enter, but was stopped by a small twister who heard the sound coming out.

Xiao Twist spread his arms, blocked Zhang Yuan, and said, "Eunuch Zhang, why are you here? Your Majesty is resting inside, you can't go in and disturb the emperor."

Seeing this attitude, Qian Ning sneered in his heart and thought to himself: "I thought you, Zhang Yuan, are very glorious. It turns out that like me, you are already a dog in the water..."

Zhang Yuan said anxiously: "If there is an important matter in our family, please see Your Majesty... Something big happened in the palace!"

Xiao Zhuozi insisted: "No matter what happens in the palace, you must wait until Your Majesty wakes up before saying that this is Your Majesty's decree... Eunuch Zhang, you were once a member of Your Majesty, so you won't know the rules, right?"

"you!"

Zhang Yuan glared at Xiao Zi fiercely. This little eunuch who was originally not worth mentioning in his eyes actually dared to stop him and even "spokenly" him, which made Zhang Yuan feel that he was greatly insulted.

Qian Ning walked forward and said with a smile: "Eunuch Zhang, don't make things difficult for you. As ministers, we must follow the most basic rules... Your Majesty hates being disturbed the most when he is resting. Even if the beams of the house are burned, there will naturally be someone to solve them... There is always a priority, right?"

"My father-in-law, your majesty is doing well these days?"

Qian Ning tried his best to show his loyalty and asked about Zhu Houzhao's recent situation.

Xiao Tiaozi's voice was calm: "You are healthy and you have to worry about Qian Qianhu, but... if Qian Qianhu is fine, it is best not to wander around here... Your Majesty had given instructions before that if Qian Qianhu didn't find Mrs. Zhong, he would go back to the leopard room by himself and chopped Qian Qianhu's legs directly..."

Qian Ning couldn't help but tremble, with a question on his face, and said, "Your Majesty... do you really say that?"

Xiao Tiaozi frowned: "This is what Your Majesty said. If Qian Qianhu doesn't believe it, you can wait until Your Majesty wakes up and go in and ask Your Majesty in person. Don't blame us for not reminding you if your leg falls off!"

Qian Ning was depressed and couldn't help but look at Zhang Yuan.

I have been serving Zhu Houzhao for only a few months, and even my official position has not changed at all, but now I can't even compare with Xiao Tiaozi's status.

In the past, Qian Ning even looked down on Zhang Yuan, but now he finds that he is weak and even dares to intimidate them.

Qian Ning was very conscious and was afraid of being irritated by Zhu Houzhao, so he could only swallow his anger. He had always regarded the powerful eunuchs as ancestors, and his mentality was always good. Zhang Yuan was different. He always felt that Xiao Tiaozi was just a trivial little person. At this time, he had to fight for a while and shouted sternly:

"My ministers are waiting for the saint in front of the Qing Palace. For such a big thing, we have come to report to Your Majesty. That is to think about Your Majesty's country and country, but he has to stop him. But he wants to ignore the danger of the Ming Dynasty? If Your Majesty knows, your sins cannot be solved by cutting your head!"

After being threatened by Zhang Yuan, Xiao Tiaozi still looked calm and said, "Eunuch Zhang said so much, it will be futile. Your Majesty is resting. If you really want to report it, you can only wait until Your Majesty wakes up!"

After saying that, Xiao Guozi turned around and went inside. Zhang Yuan took a step forward and was about to grab Xiao Guozi's shoulder, but Qian Ning blocked it.

"What is Eunuch Zhang doing? Didn't you hear me?... Eunuch Zhang intends to harm Mr. Zhu, or is he going to break in and out of the way?"

"Channing, you...!"

Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning took over again.

Unfortunately, no matter how Zhang Yuan blew his beard and stared at him, Qian Ning and Xiao Tiaozi were not allowed. At this time, several eunuchs and guards came out, intending to block Zhang Yuan and Xiao Tiaozi.

Qian Ning seemed very proud, turned around and saluted Xiao Tiaozi, and said flatteringly: "Duang Daddy, are you still scared? Eunuch Zhang just likes to yell at all, brag about small things without any worries, and be sensational... Don't be as knowledgeable as him, the little one will send you in."

The more Qian Ning looked cowardly, the more angry Zhang Yuan was when he saw it. He absolutely did not admit that he had lost power and stared at Qian Ning tightly.

When Xiao Guozi entered with arrogance, Qian Ning turned around and looked at Zhang Yuan, and said in an impatient tone: "Eunuch Zhang, if you want to die, don't pull others to take care of you."

Zhang Yuan spitted out of his mouth: "Who wants to die? I'm going to take you as a cushion! Qian Ning, you are so backless. You used to be a whisper to Liu Jin like your grandson, but now you're a little bitch, are you afraid of being like this?"

Qian Ning sneered: "I am different from your Eunuch Zhang. You are not good enough to ignore your affairs after death. You are a family of young people waiting to support you. If you are not afraid of death, you will continue to be arrogant and no one will stop you. But I am afraid to find trouble like you... I will say goodbye!"

After saying that, Qian Ning seemed to be really afraid that Zhang Yuan would cause trouble and implicate him, so he trotted all the way out of the Leopard Room.

Zhang Yuan wished he could draw money and Ning a few big-eared sacks to relieve his anger, but now there is not even a person who obeys his orders.

In the leopard room, he felt isolated and helpless.

"As the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor, our family has not removed our post. Who are you?"

After Zhang Yuan finished speaking viciously, he found that no one listened to him, so he had to calm down and leave the leopard room. He pretended that he had never been here and went back to the palace to sulk.

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...

All the ministers stayed outside the Ganqing Palace and waited for the saint.

It was almost over until the afternoon, and the emperor still did not show up. Not only Zhu Houzhao, but even the eunuchs in charge of the palace did not come out.

Xie Qian was very stubborn and stood there motionless. His body was quite strong and could still stand in the biting cold weather of the first lunar month, but the officials next to him, especially those old ministers who were over 60 or even over 70 years old, could not bear it at this time.

Jiao Fang couldn't help but persuade: "Yu Qiao, if Your Majesty is not summoned, he will most likely not return outside the palace. Staying here is in vain. It is better to submit a memorial to Your Majesty and ask for a court discussion, which is much better than staying here and waiting."

Wang Yang then gave up: "Yes, yes, Xie Shaofu, don't be radical when encountering things, or take a compromise."

“Yes, yes!”

Many people around him echoed.

Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe did not say a word, and did not persuade Xie Qian to go back with the others.

Xie Qian asked with a stern face: "Why, in order to persuade Your Majesty to return to the government, can't even wait for such a little time? Have you forgotten the entrusted entrusted by the late emperor at the end of his death?"

This was said in a reprimanding tone. Although many people present understood Xie Qian's painstaking efforts, they couldn't help feeling unhappy after hearing it.

Many ministers thought to themselves: "You Xie Yuqiao was the Minister of Gu's life who was entrusted to the orphans of the late emperor on his deathbed, but how many ministers of Gu's life were there at that time? Apart from you Xie Yuqiao, only the British Duke Zhang Mao was still in the court, but what a treacherous old fox is the British Duke? He will act with us and advise His Majesty? Just pretend to be a big shot in front of us..."

Xie Qian looked at the people around him. There were many people complaining, but very few people with firm will. Even the young and energetic Hanlin officials could hardly hold on now.

People in the Hanlin Academy usually shouted slogans, saying that they wanted to fight the eunuch party. They held meetings from time to time to condemn the eunuch party in power and explained all kinds of disadvantages. However, they were asked to stand at the gate of the Qianqing Palace, and they all complained. After all, these people usually live in luxury, so how could they bear such suffering?

Xie Qian finally looked at Shen Xi behind him. The boy stood there, lowering his head, as if he was thinking about something. He looked carefully and found that the other party was actually closing his eyes.

Xie Qian was very upset: "This kid is actually closing his eyes and pretending to sleep?"

Just as everyone was complaining and stroking away from Qianqing Palace and returning home, Liu Jin finally showed up.

At this moment, Liu Jin was wearing a heavy cloak, which looked very bloated, but in the eyes of people who had been blown by the north wind for most of the day, they were envious and hoped to be covered with a layer of cold. Liu Jin walked over, his face full of kind smile, and even his front teeth were exposed, and he said happily:

"Oh, it's rare for you to blow the northwest wind here! What are you doing? Could it be that Your Majesty has something to summon him?"

Even if the people present don’t want to stay, they are unwilling to take over Liu Jin’s straits.

Everyone knows that this time the matter is mainly aimed at Zhu Houzhao's delegating power to the eunuch party, which means that the political enemy is right in front of him. It is necessary to show his character appropriately as a literati.
To be continued...