readytorunbook Chapter 754 Abdication
Chapter 754 Abdication
Chapter 754 Abdication
Zheng Sanjun carefully observed Wang Wenzhou's expression; he found it hard to believe what Wang Wenzhou said. After thinking for a moment, Zheng Sanjun said, "Boxin, please stop joking. This old man is a little tired and wants to rest for a while!"
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou said with a laugh, "Alright, Lao Zheng, think it over carefully, and then come talk to me when you've made up your mind!"
Wang Wenzhou understood that Zheng Sanjun wanted to discuss this matter with someone, after all, it was a big deal, and Wang Wenzhou also knew that although what he said was reasonable and well-founded, the Donglin Party members did not dare to believe it.
"Goodbye!" Wang Wenzhou said, then hugged the baby and left.
Not long after Wang Wenzhou left, Zheng Sanjun immediately convened a meeting of the Donglin Party leaders.
The Donglin Party members rushed over with their legs trembling. The Donglin Party Congress was well-attended, with almost all the Donglin Party members in Beijing present.
Zheng Sanjun repeated what Wang Wenzhou had just said to everyone, and then asked, "What do you all think, colleagues?"
Qian Shisheng said with a wry smile, "Lord Zheng, I thought it was something serious! I was just tired and wanted to rest. Whoever believes the words of that mad dog Wang Wenzhou is doomed! Why would you believe him?"
"Yes, Lord Qian is right!" Many people agreed, after all, they had almost all been fooled by Wang Wenzhou. When Wang Wenzhou first attended court, he gave them a good beating.
At this moment, Fan Jingwen cupped his hands and said, "Gentlemen, I have something I would like to say."
Zheng Sanjun nodded to Fan Jingwen and said, "Lord Fan, please speak freely."
Fan Jingwen pondered for a moment and then said, "As you all know, I have always been a filial son. Tomorrow is my mother's 80th birthday, and as her son, I must celebrate her birthday no matter what!"
"Yes!"
"As it should be!"
Everyone nodded.
Fan Jingwen said with a wry smile, "But everyone, do you know what? I was stopped by the soldiers. They said that without the Emperor's decree, no one is allowed to leave this place!"
"Huh?" Qian Shisheng asked, "Could it be that the mad dog Wang Wenzhou falsely conveyed the imperial edict?"
"No!" Fan Jingwen said with a wry smile, "The Governor-General of the Capital Garrison, Liu Shichao, is a good friend of mine. I asked him to find someone to intercede on my behalf, but after he returned, he told me that in addition to the soldiers of the three major battalions, the soldiers guarding the Imperial Estate also include the Imperial Guards, and they all obey the orders of Wang Qiang and Lord Wang."
"Huh?" Qian Shisheng said in confusion, "Could it really be that Wang Wenzhou forged an imperial edict?"
Qian Shisheng said this because everyone knew that Wang Wenzhou and Wang Qiang had long since broken up, and now Wang Qiang was the Vice Minister of War, a dog under Zhu Youjian.
Fan Jingwen nodded and said, "Therefore, I believe that what Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou said is true!"
Qian Shisheng frowned deeply and said incredulously, "How could the Emperor be so incompetent?"
Many people present shared this view. The Donglin Party not only controlled the imperial court, but many local officials were also members of the Donglin Party. If Zhu Youjian were to kill them, wouldn't the Ming Dynasty descend into chaos?
"Heh!" Zheng Sanjun sneered, "Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou is right. If the Emperor were a wise ruler, would the Ming Dynasty be in this state? Gentlemen! We are at the mercy of others. Such a foolish emperor is the root of the Ming Dynasty's calamity! I believe that we, the Donglin Party members, should not sit idly by and wait for our doom!"
"Yes!" Everyone nodded. Although the Donglin Party always claimed to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, they were not fools. Zhu Youjian had a knife to their throats, and they could not do it. When the emperor commands a subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die.
Zheng Sanjun thought for a moment and then said, "I think the reason why Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou revealed this matter to me is that he wants to join forces with our Donglin Party."
"Yes!" Qian Shisheng nodded. "Lord Zheng is absolutely right!"
"As you all know, who is Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou? Gentlemen, does anyone have an unmarried granddaughter or daughter? Tell me quickly!" Zheng Sanjun naturally wanted to use this opportunity to cooperate closely with Wang Wenzhou. If all the bigwigs of the Donglin Party became Wang Wenzhou's fathers-in-law, then the rift between the Donglin Party and Wang Wenzhou would be eliminated. After all, there were too many dirty deeds between the Donglin Party and Wang Wenzhou in the past.
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That evening, Wang Wenzhou was having dinner with his baby.
Sheng Lan entered the room and said, "My lord, Zheng Sanjun and others request an audience."
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "Let them in, those old foxes have definitely come to their senses!"
Sheng Lan nodded, glancing enviously at Da Yu'er. If she hadn't been disfigured, she would be the one feeding her nemesis mouth-to-mouth right now.
A short while later, Zheng Sanjun and the others entered the house under Sheng Lan's guidance.
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Please, everyone, have a seat. Have you had dinner yet? If not, join us!"
Zheng Sanjun quickly replied, "Boxin, we have already had dinner."
In fact, Zheng Sanjun and the others hadn't eaten dinner. They were so sick they were about to die, how could they have any appetite?
"Old Zheng, what's your decision?" Wang Wenzhou asked, taking a sip of wine from Da Yu'er's mouth.
Zheng Sanjun cupped his hands in greeting and said sincerely, "Boxin, some time ago, your newly built manor suffered a sudden misfortune. You experienced the pain of losing your father, wife, and son. We, your colleagues, all felt sorry for you. Although we are colleagues, I am a bit older than you. Speaking of which, I am an old friend of your father, Wang Xianda. Therefore, I would like to act as a matchmaker for you."
After Zheng Sanjun finished speaking, he took out a list, handed it to Wang Wenzhou, and said with a smile, "Boxin, take a look. These are the unmarried girls from the families of my colleagues. As long as Boxin takes a liking to them, with Boxin's talent, it will be a great honor for anyone who marries a girl from any of these families as a concubine!"
"Pfft!" Wang Wenzhou burst out laughing. He said with a loud laugh, "Alright, Lao Zheng, you're really funny! Speaking of which, ever since I became an official, everyone who tries to curry favor with me has offered to sleep with my girl! And you, you've just made such a long list."
Wang Wenzhou looked at the list, smiled wryly, and said, "Old Zheng! How come there's even a six-year-old girl? I'm not into that kind of thing!"
Zheng Sanjun rolled his eyes at Wang Wenzhou. "Do you think I don't know you have strange tastes? You like other people's wives, but we are all people with a sense of shame. We are not like Zhu Youjian, who can offer his own wife to you to sleep with. We are not that shameless!"
Zheng Sanjun said with a smile, "Boxin, you can choose. In my opinion, you can marry them all. You have a heavy task now, you need to leave an heir for the newly established Marquis's mansion!"
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "Alright, let's not talk about that for now. You want to send pretty girls to sleep with me? Of course, I'll take advantage of that. Let's get down to business. What have you thought about what I told you? What does your Donglin Party want to do?"
Zheng Sanjun nodded and said coldly, "Throughout history, there have been countless examples of incompetent rulers who have ruined the country. We, the Donglin Party members, have always taken the world as our responsibility! How can we sit idly by and watch incompetent rulers ruin the country? Boxin! You are also a loyal and patriotic person. We, the Donglin Party, believe that for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, for the sake of the world, and for the sake of the people, we should write to the Emperor and urge him to abdicate in favor of a certain prince!"