The first year of Chongzhen, the third day of February.
The Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree, severely reprimanding Wei Zhongxian for plotting against the law, making a 'case against the law', and ordering the leader to assist Huang Liji. The Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China, two associate directors of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.
Some of these people know what crimes they have committed and bite their teeth without saying anything, but most of them make contributions and vomit happily.
The list of eunuchs was rapidly expanded, and there were not enough people in the Criminal Department and the Imperial Court. The East Hall and the Royal Guards quickly dispatched, and more than 40 officials above the third grade were arrested in the capital!
The Royal Guards and East Hall are not limited to the capital. They began to go out of Beijing and arrest governors, governors, and political commissioners.
So