"Regicide and rebellion?" Ma Mingluan's expression suddenly changed, "Do they really dare?"
"Why don't they dare?" Chongzhen said, "Emperor Wuzong and my brother were obviously good at water, but they died because of a fall into the water. Do you believe it, Ma Qing?"
"I don't believe it either." Ma Mingluan said, "The death of Emperor Wuzong and the late emperor is indeed very strange."
"The so-called falling into the water is just an excuse." Chongzhen snorted coldly, "Actually, this is regicide, because Emperor Wu Zong wants to use Liu Jin to collect commercial taxes, and my imperial brother also wants to use Wei Jinzhong to collect commercial taxes. This is touching
When it came to the interests of the civil servant group, they took desperate measures and even committed regicide and rebellion!"
Speaking of this meal, he added: "The reason why they want to kill me is even simpler, because I want to equalize the land! This is more intolerable to the civil servant group than imposing commercial taxes."
When Ma Mingluan heard this, he also sighed softly.
When the emperor used four million acres of official land in Xuzhou as collateral to sell bonds, he had already expected that some civil servants would find out about the emperor's true intentions, but he still did not expect that the civil servant group would dare to commit regicide and rebel.
However, unequal land was absolutely impossible, because without using the official land in the north as collateral to sell bonds, the weak finances of the Ming Dynasty simply could not support the food and salary expenditures of the border troops.
Ma Mingluan said again: "Your Majesty, has the murderer been caught?"
Chongzhen said: "The murderer was caught, but he bit his tongue and committed suicide."
"As expected." Ma Mingluo said, "The talents of the Gonggun men in the court are not very high, but when it comes to conspiracy and conspiracy, they are more experienced than the last. They seem to have spent all their abilities and energy on the court.
They are busy in court, but not a single thought is devoted to state affairs, so since they dare to do such things as regicide and rebellion, they will never leave any trace behind."
Speaking of this meal, Ma Mingluan said again: "Your Majesty, the matter has reached this point, and it is useless to investigate. It is better to use this to raise a big prison and catch all those officials who only know party fighting and do not do serious work!"
"Kill the ones that are difficult to distinguish. It's better to kill the wrong ones than let them go."
Ma Mingluan's implication was to kill all the Donglin Party members.
It was through this purge that the power of the Donglin Party was completely wiped out.
"Anyway, the saint's diligent princes and scholars have grown up now."
"In addition, there are still many officials in the DPRK and China who want to do things and are willing to do things."
"So, even if the Holy Spirit carries out a major purge of the officialdom, it will not have irreversible effects."
At the end of the sentence, Ma Mingluan's eyes showed murderous intent. This was one of the qualities that Chongzhen admired most about Ma Mingluan.
It is for this reason that Chongzhen handed over the Ministry of Internal Affairs to General Manager Ma Mingluo.
However, Chongzhen had already thought about how to deal with the regicide case.
At that moment, Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Ma Qing, killing alone cannot solve the problem."
In another time and space, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties also relied on killing to solve problems. On the 10th of Yangzhou, there were three massacres in Jiading. The entire Jiangnan area was decimated, but it almost led to the overthrow of the country.
But Chongzhen didn't want to kill so many people.
It's okay to kill the Donglin Party, but it's not okay to kill innocent people.
Ma Mingluan frowned and said, "Is Your Majesty worried about scholars?"
"It's not just scholars' opinions," Chongzhen said solemnly, "it's also the people's support. The Donglin Party has quite a lot of support among the people in the south of the Yangtze River."
"I have a deep understanding of this." Ma Mingluan said with deep approval, "I have to say that the image of the Donglin Party in the minds of the people in Jiangnan is really tall, and the Donglin Party members are almost synonymous with loyal ministers."
"The Donglin Party members say that I am a traitor, and the people of Jiangnan will unconditionally believe that I am a traitor."
"The Dongcong party said that I was in collusion with the pirates, but the people in Jiangnan really believed that I was in collusion with the pirates."
After talking about this for a while, Ma Mingluan said again: "The Donglin Party refers to deer as horses. Do the people in Jiangnan really believe it?"
"The reputation of the Donglin Party members did not come out of thin air." Chongzhen said, "It was obtained with the heads of Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, Gao Panlong, Zhou Shunchang, Huang Zunsu and other Donglin Seven Gentlemen! If there were not so many
Human bloodshed and sacrifice, no one will simply equate Donglin Party members with loyal ministers."
There is never love without reason in this world.
The people in Jiangnan did not support the Donglin Party so much from the beginning.
Ma Mingluan suddenly said: "Now I understand why the Holy One did not build a prison."
Ma Mingluan understood, but Zhu Cijiong on the side still didn't understand, and asked: "Why can't we build a big prison? Why can't we use this regicide case to kill a group of Donglin Party members?"
"The reason is very simple." Ma Mingluan said, "Carrying out mass killings without conclusive evidence will only make the people in Jiangnan think that the killed Donglin Party members have suffered unjust injustice. In this way, the Holy Spirit is justified.
It became unreasonable, and Gao Hongtu and the Donglin Party members were clearly traitors, but they became loyal ministers."
"How is that possible?" Zhu Cijiong said in disbelief.
"I don't believe it. They can really turn black into white."
"They don't need to say it." Chongzhen waved his hand and said solemnly, "As long as the people in Jiangnan believe that they are white, they will be white even if they are black."
This is the hegemony of public opinion, equivalent to America in later generations.
America took a tube of laundry detergent and said it was a chemical weapon, and people all over the world really believed it.
Until the Donglin Party's hegemony of public opinion is broken, no matter what you say or do, it will be wrong.
Ma Mingluan said solemnly: "So, the Holy One not only wants to kill people, but also wants to kill people's hearts. Are you right?"
Chongzhen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then pointed at Ma Mingluan and laughed: "Ma Mingluan, it is not a good thing for a minister to be too smart. You should learn from Yang Xiu's lesson."
Ma Mingluan shook his head and said: "I am not Yang Xiu, and your Majesty is not Cao Cao, so there is nothing to worry about. In front of you, Your Majesty, I will always say what I have to say, and I will never know the meaning of reservations."
"Okay, I hope Ma Qing that you can always remember what I said today, and that you can always maintain the same original intention today." Chongzhen nodded and said, "I will handle the regicide case myself. During this time, Ma Qing, you will
Go to jail with peace of mind, and when you are cleared by the three courts, you can quickly return to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and earn money for me."
After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "I'm going to spend a lot of money again soon."
"Your Majesty, speaking of this minister, I still have an unclear request." Ma Mingluan said hurriedly.
"I have already made arrangements." Chongzhen smiled and said, "Seven hundred scholars, are they enough?"
"That's enough. Seven hundred scholars are enough." Ma Mingluan heard this and said with great joy, "Your Majesty, with these seven hundred scholars, I can free my hands and feet to do a big job."
"Ma Qing, I want money." Chongzhen said, "A lot of money."
Ma Mingluan said with emotion: "Your Majesty, don't worry. As soon as I am released from prison, I will immediately start arranging the sale of the third tranche of bonds. This time, I will directly sell 100 million taels. This guarantees that Your Majesty will not worry about money in a few years."
While he was talking, the prison warden had already brought in four sets of bowls and chopsticks.
Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong also followed Chongzhen and sat at the table without any objection.
In the Xuzhou army before, they ate the food, dried soy sauce and steamed cakes, and they all enjoyed it. The table of food and wine in front of them was already a rare delicacy.
Only Zhu Cizheng had a sad look on his face and found it difficult to eat.
How do you eat something that looks like pig food?
"Pah!" Chongzhen slapped Zhu Cizhen on the back of the head.
Zhu Cizheng burst into tears and looked at Chongzhen aggrievedly.
"Don't cry." Chongzhen scolded, "As a prince, you must learn to endure hardship. If you can't bear this little hardship, how will you expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty in the future?"
"Ah?" Zhu Cizheng said with a bitter face, "Father, your sons and ministers also want to go to the battlefield?"
Chongzhen said: "You are still young now. In two years' time, you will have to follow your eldest brother and third brother to go to the army for training. Then you will have to eat whatever the soldiers in the border towns eat."
Zhu Cizheng said: "But father, how can any vassal king in our Ming Dynasty go to the battlefield?"
"Who says not?" Chongzhen said, "During the Yongle Dynasty, didn't the King of Han and King Zhao often go to battle to kill the enemy? Eat, if you don't eat this meal, don't eat today!"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Cizheng could only pick up the chopsticks pitifully.
Ma Mingluan on the other side pretended not to notice. Who dares to comment on the Holy Emperor and the Prince?
However, I secretly thought to myself, I, Ma Mingluan, will have to be more ruthless when I teach my son. If you don’t peck the jade, it won’t make a difference. If the boy doesn’t endure more hardships, how can he become a talented person?
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At the other end, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji has returned to the Wei Guogong Mansion.
The Duke's Palace of Wei is located on the right side of the Qinhuai River. Since the Forbidden City in Nanjing fell into disrepair and collapsed, the Xu family's Palace of Wei has become the largest single building in Nanjing.
Usually, Xu Hongji is always proud of this fine house.
But today, Xu Hongji felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart.
To be honest, Xu Hongji felt so regretful at this moment that he should not have waded into this muddy water if he had known better.
Well, now that the Donglin Party's regicide case has come to light, the Holy Emperor will definitely take the opportunity to raise a prison. The Duke's Palace of Wei, which has lasted for more than two hundred years, may also collapse in this catastrophe.
As soon as Xu Hongji returned home, Xu Yaoji, Xu Yinjue and Xu Renjue came around.
Xu Yaoji asked anxiously: "Brother, I heard that the Holy Master did not die and came back alive?"
"Oh, don't mention it now." Xu Hongji sighed and said, "I'm afraid our Xu family will not be able to escape this time."
"How could it be?" Xu Yinjue said, "Father, our Duke of Wei has an iron book of elixirs given by Emperor Taizu Gao. Even after Emperor Chengzuwen successfully pacified the country, he did not dare to do anything to our Xu family."
"What do you know?" Xu Hongji sighed, "This moment is another moment, and besides, the Holy One is not Emperor Cheng Zuwen."
Xu Hongji's subtext is that Chongzhen's prestige has even surpassed that of Emperor Cheng Zuwen. After all, although Emperor Cheng Zuwen's martial arts was outstanding, he did not realize the Taoism and achieve the status of a saint.
Xu Hongji was simply frightened, and it was an infinite imagination.
