Chapter five hundred and ninety seventh lobbyists like clouds
After a few days of panic, prominent officials and gentry in Runing and Guide began to take action. They wrote letters one after another, advising Wu Shigong not to be impulsive and to stay calm.
Among them, Mrs. Hou of Guide is the most representative. He wrote: It is estimated that this was done by Wen Tiren, the first assistant, but his act of eradicating the virtuous people in the world was exactly the revenge of Wu Shigong for supporting Hou Xun last time. The Holy Emperor may have been punished
Blinded.
Mr. Hou also guessed what Wen Tiren was thinking: Wen Tiren wanted to capture or kill Wu Shigong. If he succeeded, it would be over; if he failed, he would also force Wu Shigong to rebel and achieve Wen Tiren's political purpose of accusing the Donglin Party of rebelling, so let
Wu Shigong must not be fooled.
Needless to say, Mr. Hou, as a former important minister of the imperial court and one of the original leaders of the Donglin Party, did have a deep understanding of the political situation, so his guesses were basically correct.
Mr. Hou also said: Let Wu Shigong calm down for a while, and wait until Mr. Hou goes to the capital to unite a group of virtuous people to intercede for Wu Shigong. He also asked Wu Shigong not to hurt King Chong, and the imperial envoy Xu Mengqi and the officials of Runing Mansion, otherwise
, there is no room for maneuver.
After Wu Shigong received these letters, he knew that the news of the assassination could not be concealed. Then he lost the suddenness of preemptive strike. Besides, it was really difficult for him to send troops immediately, and basically all the civil and military personnel under him were opposed to it, so Wu Shigong himself also
There was some hesitation.
As the interrogation deepened, the inside story of the assassination was gradually revealed. Wu Shigong basically grasped the ins and outs of the entire incident. However, he still did not believe that this was the personal behavior of imperial envoys Xu Mengqi and Hu Kan, and thought that Emperor Chongzhen at least approved it.
Catch yourself in action.
However, the interrogation also had an unexpected result. Wu Shigong learned the inside story of the prefect Gu Zhengqing's impeachment of him. This made Wu Shigong angry! He had given up so many benefits to the local gentry, but he didn't expect that some people would still be that white-eyed wolf. He was so angry that he gave up so many benefits to the local gentry.
Next, Wu Shigong was ready to go on a killing spree.
It was Deng Qifan and Zhang Zhiheng who persuaded him. They said: Runing, Guide has been troubled by the assassination. If Wu Shigong kills those gentry again, it may cause the situation to be even more unstable. But under the current circumstances, it is still
The top priority is to ensure local peace!
It was Fu Wenzhai, the director of the Propaganda Department, who was so angry for Wu Shigong. He publicized to the outside world: It was these creepy guys who deceived the emperor, attracted the imperial envoys, and Wu Shigong's arrest.
Stocks and futures on the stock exchange and futures exchange have plummeted. So these traitors from Runing and Guide are simply not raised by their parents. They are all beasts! They are beasts!
As soon as this news came out, the other officials and gentry were filled with indignation. Basically, they all suffered heavy losses in this plunge. What hatred can be worse than money? So those gentry who colluded with the prefect Gu Zhengqing immediately became
Although Wu Shigong did not personally take action, those gentry will definitely be worse than dead in the future. Unless they are willing to leave their hometowns, otherwise, they will be killed by the Runing Army and other officials and gentry in the future.
However, this crash is actually very beneficial to the healthy development of stock exchanges and futures exchanges. The speculative atmosphere of those businessmen on the stock exchange and futures exchanges is too strong, making the bubbles bigger and bigger. If it hadn't been for this crash, sooner or later
There was going to be a crash, so this plunge made those businessmen see the risks and gave them a sufficient lesson.
What is even more satisfying is that those businessmen will not blame the Runing Army for this collapse. They just use the gentry as a scapegoat, so they also shift the target for the Runing Army.
However, this lesson also spread to Wu Shigong's inner house. In order to prepare more dowry for Xiaojie, Zhao Ruya secretly bought a lot of stocks, causing her to suffer heavy losses this time.
When Wu Shigong learned about it, he was so angry and funny. He could only continue to comfort Zhao Ruya, who was crying and her eyes were swollen. Later, he also promised to use Wu Shigong's money to make up for the loss of Zhao Ruya's private house.
There is no need to describe in detail how Zhao Ruya expressed her gratitude. When word of Wu Shigong's behavior reached the ears of other ladies, those ladies also exploded. It turned out that they also bought some stocks.
Wu Shigong simply took care of everything, and he promised to make up for the losses for all his wives. Anyway, Wu Shigong's own money was of no use. He might as well make all the wives happy.
In addition, Wu Shigong also asked his wives to hold on to the stocks that had plummeted in price, and ordered Li Xin to use all the money in the house to buy stocks. With the powerful army of Runing Army, Wu Shigong was determined to keep the safety of Runing Mansion.
He was quite confident, so he believed that the price of the stock would rise soon. Besides, if he really died, what would be the use of the money he kept?
However, Fu Wenzhai, Director of the Propaganda Department, is indeed very capable of taking advantage of every opportunity. He gave another interpretation of Wu Shigong's behavior: Wu Shigong used his private wealth to stabilize the market in order to prevent local officials and gentry from suffering losses. As soon as the news spread
came out and won Wu Shigong a good reputation.
Of course, there are also those who are struggling to make a fortune. In addition to military industries such as Bian's Iron Works, Hollywood boss Li Yuenu is making a lot of money these days. In view of this apocalyptic panic, the man holding up his pants at the door of Hollywood actually
There was a long queue, causing Hollywood's stock price to rise instead of falling.
In order to share her joy, Li Yuenu called Wu Shigong to her place of house arrest. She tried her best to let Wu Shigong retain his seed, and almost squeezed Wu Shigong dry. Of course, this kind of thing was not left to Li Yuenu herself.
Instead, they were reserved for the maids who served her. Li Yuenu found a way to recruit some beautiful maids and sent them to his house. This is really a policy from above and a countermeasure from below!
Now Wu Shigong feels that he is in some trouble. He also knows that it is not good to hesitate like this, but the opinions within the Runing Army are not unified, which makes it difficult to make up his mind to rebel immediately. Wu Shigong even hopes that the court will take action immediately.
Under the same hatred of the enemy, the civil and military personnel of the Runing Army will have no other choice.
So now Wu Shigong needed to solve the problem of communication with the court. He couldn't wait to find a middleman. As God wished, the middleman appeared immediately.
These days, Runing Army Supervisor Ye Zhong is not in Runing Mansion. He is busy with his village and mine in Ye County. Seeing his private wealth continue to expand, Ye Zhong really hopes that such days will never end. But just
At this time, news of Wu Shigong's assassination came.
Upon hearing the news, Ye Zhong's first reaction was to pack up his belongings and flee back to the capital. Others didn't know the power of the Runing Army, but Ye Zhong knew it, and he would never dare to stay in Ye County longer.
But after thinking about it, Ye Zhong found that he had no choice but to arrest Wu Shigong. If the arrest of Wu Shigong was really the imperial edict of Emperor Chongzhen, then he must have committed a serious dereliction of duty as a supervisor. Even if Ye Zhong escaped back to the capital, he would still have lost his head.
It's inevitable. And if the Runing army rebels, what are you going to do by escaping to the capital? Are you going to die?
Moreover, Ye Zhong has a very good relationship with Runing Army and Wu Shigong himself. Besides, Ye Zhong in Ye County already knows the news, so Runing Army in Ye County must also have got the news. They have not come to the door yet, which means that
The Runing Army had no intention of arresting Ye Zhong. If that was the case, why would Ye Zhong escape?
So Ye Zhong stayed behind closed doors and sent his servants everywhere to inquire about the news. When he went to Wucunjing, Ye Zhong actually analyzed the background of the assassination. No matter how the incident unfolded, Ye Zhong
The supervisors could never escape, so in the end, Ye Zhong secretly made up his mind to go to Runing in person to persuade Wu Shigong.
Ye Zhong's arrival was not hindered by Runing's army at all. Even when he went to Wu Shigong's house to deliver a message, the housekeeper Liu Yuan asked him to wait for a while and then greeted him immediately.
However, Ye Zhong did not expect that there was another guest who arrived first, it was Qing Chenzi. When Ye Zhong saw the immortal Qing Chenzi coming out at the gate, he was simply dumbfounded. Could it be that after Wu Shigong was assassinated?
Do you have thoughts of being born into the world? Do you want to become a monk to escape the censure of the court?
"Buddha of Infinite Life!" Qingchenzi raised his hand to Ye Zhong.
Ye Zhong also suddenly woke up and saluted Qingchenzi: "The Taoist Master is polite!"
So when Ye Zhong saw Wu Shigong, he first said: "Your Excellency, please cheer up, it is better not to encounter people from outside the country, and the court will use it greatly! The Za family believes that there must be a misunderstanding about the assassination of your Excellency."
Wu Shigong smiled slightly. He knew that Ye Zhong's words were not true. He was arrested by the imperial envoy, so Emperor Chongzhen and the court could not be separated from each other. However, Wu Shigong still had to explain Qingchenzi's visit: "
Qingchenzi came as a lobbyist for King Chong."
"What did he say?" Ye Zhong was of course very concerned about King Chong's movements.
"It's nothing! I just want to strengthen the relationship between Prince Chong and this official." Wu Shigong replied lightly.
In fact, Wu Shigong betrayed Prince Chong. After Prince Chong's mansion was besieged, Prince Chong was really frightened. However, there was definitely no shortage of careerists around Prince Chong. They analyzed it to Prince Chong: If Wu Shigong rebelled, what would happen?
A name was needed, and as a member of the royal family, King Chong had great appeal.
With the strength of the Runing army, maybe King Chong can ascend to the throne of the Ninth Five-Year Plan. Even if he is a puppet, it is much better than being a captive vassal king in Runing.
So the words of those ambitious people impressed King Chong, and Qingchenzi volunteered to come to Wu Shigong to act as the lobbyist.
And Ye Zhong must have thought of Qingchenzi's purpose, and he immediately exclaimed: "Sir! You must think twice!" (To be continued...)