() Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhong Jinwei with a smile, nodded and said: "Master Zhong said it well, but I was wrong. In the future, I need Master Zhong to explain to me more, so that I can no longer be limited to the previous pattern and grow."
knowledge.”
Zhong Jinwei waved his hand quickly: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to accept this. Let's discuss it together. I also learned a lot from your Majesty."
"Oh, what did you learn from me?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little curious and wanted to know what Zhong Jinwei had learned.
Zhong Jinwei was speechless. He was polite to Emperor Chongzhen, but he actually took it seriously. But in a blink of an eye, he thought it was true, so he replied: "Your Majesty, you are dedicated to the people, broad-minded, and not ashamed to ask questions. All of these have left a deep impression on me."
Emperor Chongzhen laughed a few times, and then said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, you have learned to skate, and you will flatter me."
"Where, where, I have a basis for this."
"Then tell me."
Zhong Jinwei stretched out a finger of his left hand and said: "First, Your Majesty is dedicated to the people. This can be seen from the fact that he has been worried about competing for profits with the people just now. Moreover, after His Majesty ascended the throne, he also lowered the Liao salary, which is also for the people.
Think about it, those who don’t want to simply massacre the victims and turn them into thieves are the same.”
Emperor Chongzhen just smiled to see how much Zhong Jinwei could say.
"Second, your majesty can listen to all kinds of weird stories from the ministers, can allow Xu Shilang to cooperate with foreigners, translate books, change the calendar, not engage in literary inquisition, and tolerate different opinions. This requires a broad mind. No better than Na Kang Mazi
, the best you can do is learn it yourself and don’t allow others to do it." Zhong Jinwei stretched out his second finger.
"Kang Mazi?" Emperor Chongzhen had never heard of this person.
"It was an emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty who had pockmarks all over his face, commonly known as Kang Mazi." Zhong Jinwei explained.
"This Kang, how did Kang Mazi do it?" Emperor Chongzhen was still a little hesitant to call others insulting nicknames, but when he thought that he was an enemy of the Ming Dynasty, especially the Zhu family, he no longer hesitated and imitated Zhong Jinwei, calling him a direct name.
came out.
"He, who is called the Holy Ancestor, is actually just bragging. He prohibits contact with Westerners, does not allow Chinese people to learn foreign skills, and establishes a literary inquisition. If he says a wrong word, he will be beheaded."
Emperor Chongzhen thought to himself: After such a comparison, I am really broad-minded. Emperor Chongzhen felt beautiful in his heart, but he immediately lost his feeling. How could I compare with the barbarians?
Zhong Jinwei stretched out his third finger: "Needless to mention the third point of shameless questioning, it is, Your Majesty."
The king and his ministers looked at each other and laughed. They were both very happy.
After saying that, we started to eat again. Fortunately, there was hot water under the plate, which kept the dishes from being cold and we could still eat them.
Just eating and talking, the meal lasted for nearly an hour.
After all the servants had finished cleaning up and exited the main hall of worship, Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhong Jinwei: "Master Zhong, these days are an extraordinary period for the Dongchang to close the net. You must be more careful. In order to prevent accidents, it is best to go to the ceramics factory.
For good measure, the Dongchang guards and Jinyi guards over there are enough to protect you. Moreover, you can also concentrate on cement and supervise the progress of the new kiln. This is our most important thing."
Emperor Chongzhen was still obsessed with the one-stop plan, but he also took Zhong Jinwei's safety into consideration.
"Okay, I understand." Zhong Jinwei nodded.
There will definitely be a big commotion in the court in the past few days. Although I have Emperor Chongzhen to protect me, it is better to keep out of sight. If you really want to fight, just fight with the Westerners. Forget about internal fighting, these domestic fights
Let Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren take care of the intrigue.
He didn't think about it, but in just a few minutes in the morning, he ran away from the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. He could be regarded as a monster making trouble in the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, because of him, the next chief minister of the Ming Dynasty would also be in trouble soon.
There was nothing going on with Emperor Chongzhen for the time being, so Zhong Jinwei took his leave and returned to the Earl's Mansion.
After Zhong Jinwei returned to the Earl's Mansion, he withdrew all the people who were monitoring the Earl's Mansion, including the two officers. That was no longer necessary.
Then he ordered Yu Haining to stay in the Earl's Mansion carefully and not to go out, and then took six of his servants to the ceramics factory.
After arriving at the ceramics factory, the two supervisors went to rest.
Zhong Jinwei had nothing to do, so he took An Guiyi as his tail and ran to see Wu Shengda and others building a new kiln.
Although Zhong Jinwei did not do anything himself, he kept asking questions. Wu Sheng was surprised by Zhong Jinwei's strong curiosity, but he still answered every question he asked seriously.
An Guiyi saw that Zhong Jinwei, a popular figure in front of the emperor, ignored his noble status and mixed with the craftsmen. He did not dare to show off, followed Zhong Jinwei, and learned every word and deed of Zhong Jinwei. He knew that his future wealth should be
It landed on Zhong Jinwei.
The next day, there was an uproar in the court. No one expected that several censors would impeach Emperor Chongzhen at the same time, Zhongxing Bo, who was currently in the limelight.
There are three reasons. One is that he is lawless and runs rampant in the capital. He offends the marquis with his uncle, makes trouble in the marquis' mansion, and beats the only son of the Marquis of Baoding. The second is that he goes to Jiaofangsi to have fun in the face of national crisis. The third is that he has no respect and inferiority.
, being rude in words and deeds in important places in the court, insulting important ministers, and being shameless.
Emperor Chongzhen just watched their performance and did not express any opinions. Even his expression was the same, making it impossible for people to understand his thoughts.
After a group of people finished making noise, they found that the emperor had not said a word, so they calmed down and waited for Emperor Chongzhen to express his position.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at the group of ministers below, and suddenly asked Cheng Jiming: "I want to hear what the chief minister thinks about this matter?"
Cheng Jiming originally wanted to add fuel to the fire and burn Zhong Jinwei. Since Zhong Jinwei was established in the court, he always ruined his own good deeds, and he has long been displeased with it.
Now is the opportunity. With so many people impeaching together, not only will you get a lot of extra benefits by following the impeachment, but you will also have greater certainty. No matter how popular you are in front of the emperor, the emperor will still have to consider the opinions of so many ministers.
Thinking of this, Cheng Ji ordered him to go out and say: "Your Majesty, I think that Uncle Zhongxing is a person who has returned from overseas. It is understandable that he does not understand the etiquette of the Celestial Dynasty. Now that he has done so many extraordinary things, I suggest that he be ordered to
He is not allowed to go out in the mansion, and the Ministry of Rites sends personnel to teach him etiquette until his words and deeds conform to the etiquette of the Celestial Empire."
As long as Emperor Chongzhen agreed to this request and supplemented it with follow-up measures, I was afraid that Uncle Zhongxing would come out to cause trouble again.
Wen Tiren knew that Zhong Jinwei had no helping hand in the court. Several people he was close to were not here, or they were training soldiers for important matters, or their official positions were not enough to stand in the court. Moreover, Zhong Jinwei was a big helper to him and was not in the court.
, the one who loses the most is himself. In addition, he also knows the importance of Zhong Jinwei in the emperor's mind. If he doesn't show it now, it will be later.
So, he thought about it for a while and then left work to prepare for the incident.
Unexpectedly, at this time, Emperor Chongzhen stood up directly from the dragon throne, and without saying a word, he turned directly back to the apse. The middle official who was accompanying him hurriedly shouted: "Retreat from the court."
The ministers in the main hall looked at each other in confusion, wondering which act Emperor Chongzhen was performing.
Emperor Chongzhen entered the back hall, where Wang Chengen, the admiral of the East Factory, and Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, were already waiting here.
Emperor Chongzhen said to them: "Do it."
The two of them took the order to withdraw and act separately. It had been a long time since they had gone out to do something so legitimately, so they had to behave well this time.
Wang Cheng'en led the Dongchang policemen to close the net and arrested Li Fengxiang, the admiral of the Beijing camp, and Liang Shixun, the Marquis of Baoding, on charges of treason.
Luo Yangxing led the Jin Yiwei to the Ministry of Punishment, presented the decree and the confession of the housekeeper of the Marquis of Baoding, and asked the Ministry of Punishment to stamp Shi Zhong's driving post and arrest several censors for corruption and bribery.
The Ministry of Punishment showed Shi Zhong the evidence given to him, and was afraid that Jin Yiwei would cause trouble for him in the future because his butt was not clean, so he obediently stamped it.
Luo Yangxing took the stamped driving certificate and secretly admired Dongchang's methods. He could spot the key briber at the right time and quickly obtain his confession. It seemed that he had done a lot beforehand.
On this day, factory guards were dispatched one after another to arrest people everywhere. For a moment, the officials in the capital were frightened and did not know what had happened.
Representatives from several forces met one after another to go to the cabinet to find the chief minister and seek advice.
I didn't expect that Ji Ming was not in the cabinet, but he suddenly fell ill and went home to recuperate.
The situation was urgent, so I had to visit the chief minister's house again, but he was rejected and no one was seen.