() On one side are the infantry who have been marching for a long time, responding hastily. On the other side are the elite Baya soldiers of Jianlu, who are well prepared. Therefore, the two sides in this battle are not opponents of the same level at all. The outcome will be determined.
It's obvious.
Soon, all the infantry of the Ming army were wiped out, and the leader named Liu died in the battle. Jianlu only injured a few people, a great victory.
But Jierharang and Abatai, the leaders of the Jianlu, did not look happy at all. The general surnamed Liu was not Liu Xingzuo whom they came specifically to capture, but Liu Xingzuo's younger brother Liu Xingxian.
After interrogating the captured prisoners, Jilharang and Abatai learned the specific situation.
Bai Yangcui was right, this team was Liu Xingzuo's team. Just because of Zhong Jinwei's butterfly effect, Liu Xingzuo rushed to the capital yesterday to report to Sun Chengzong. The infantry was handed over to Liu Xingxian and went to Shanhaiguan to coordinate
Defend.
In history, Liu Xingzuo was overtaken and died in battle. Later, Huang Taiji chopped his body into meat paste to express his hatred, while his brother Liu Xingxian was captured alive. Now history has changed their fate.
Jierhalang and Abatai were helpless. Liu Xingzuo rode away. He didn't know which way to go, and there was no way to start chasing them.
The two took Liu Xingxian's body with them. After all, Liu Xingxian was also one of the people who fled back then, and he was the younger brother of the mastermind Liu Xingzuo. There was always an explanation for Huang Taiji.
Jierhalang and Abatai returned dejectedly. In the capital of the Ming Dynasty, there was also a person who had the same mood as them. This person was Cheng Jiming, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Cheng Jiming thought that he was also a person who had experienced ups and downs in the officialdom. With many years of official contacts, he attracted various forces and became one of their leaders. In the end, he became the chief minister as he wished.
Absolutely no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no forgetting that the factory guards have already come out to take action. I have lived a comfortable life in the past few years, and have forgotten how powerful the factory guards are.
More importantly, his affairs may be related to the assassination of Zhongxing Bo. Although the emperor did not arrest him, his displeasure with him has been clearly revealed.
Cheng Jiming was restless in his study, so he simply stood up and walked to the yard, letting the cold north wind blow on him to clear his mind.
The assassins of Baoding Hou and Li Fengxiang, who assassinated Zhongxing Bo, have been convicted of treason. Dongchang is responsible for the case and is imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison. Those censors are currently only imprisoned in the Ministry of Punishment on charges of corruption. From this point of view, the emperor
I don't want to expand this matter yet.
Fortunately, I have good habits and did not collect money in advance. These censors can deny it even if they want to bite me.
Cheng Jiming was stimulated by the cold wind, his mind was no longer as chaotic as before, and he slowly sorted things out.
While looking at the sky unconsciously, he thought that he had made the emperor angry. In the future, if he contradicted the emperor again and violated the bottom line of the emperor's tolerance, he was afraid that he would be caught by the emperor if he made a mistake.
Let it go. When the time comes, the old and new accounts will be settled together, and it will be dangerous.
As Cheng Jiming thought about it, his attention returned to reality and he found that winter had reached the west and was about to set.
Suddenly, Cheng Jiming's heart moved. He was already very old, so why should he hang around in front of the emperor anymore? Although the chief assistant was inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people, how could it be as important as his own life?
Cheng Ji decided to make up his mind and felt a lot more relaxed all over. Facing the cold wind, he spread out his arms and stretched out, as if to embrace nature. Then, he walked back to the study and wrote his resignation.
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The Meridian Gate of the Forbidden City was crowded with palace maids and eunuchs. There was a small space among them, and there stood six Han generals in imperial robes, holding torture sticks. Four of them were pressing down on the man on the ground, and two of them were standing with sticks.
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Wang Chengen was standing next to them, shouting in a high voice: "Anyone who is like a slave like Wang Xuan, has a lax mouth and dares to deliver news outside the palace will suffer a fate. Look carefully and remember it."
, our family does not want to be imprisoned again."
Although the Meridian Gate was full of people, there was no noise, only Wang Xuan's begging for mercy on the ground.
Wang Chengen glanced at the eunuchs and maids who had their heads lowered, and shouted dissatisfiedly: "Look up at everything you look at with your heads down. It will be good for you to take a long memory."
After shouting, Wang Chengen ordered the Han general of Jinyiwei: "Execution."
Wang Xuan's pleas for mercy immediately turned into wails and screams, each one loud and loud, making the eunuchs and maids at the Meridian Gate tremble with fear.
The screams slowly turned from high to low, and eventually they were no longer heard, but the sound of "Puff, Puff" being struck by the cane was still heard in the surroundings.
After about a quarter of an hour, Wang Chengen shouted to stop, and then asked the eunuchs and maids to line up and circle around the two corpses on the ground before returning to the palace to do their work.
After the Meridian Gate matter was settled, Wang Chengen went directly back to the Wenhua Palace to report it to Emperor Chongzhen. After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while and said to Wang Chengen: "Wen Qing's confidentiality system must also be shared in the palace. You
Go back and prepare a draft for me with the servants of the Supervisor of Ceremonies regarding matters in the palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Cheng'en also agreed that all matters, big or small, should be banned, but it would be easier to not ban them all.
"Go and bring Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, to me. It's time to dispose of the property obtained from the confiscation of the house."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Cheng'en bowed and came out. Although he has become the admiral of Dongchang, he is still the emperor's slave and has to do errands.
When Bi Ziyan, the Minister of Hubu, heard that he had received some money, he took three steps at a time and quickly came to see Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Bi Ziyan who looked at him expectantly after the salute. He couldn't help but feel a little funny and said to him: "Bi Qing, here is a list of the properties of the former Marquis of Baoding and the Admiral of Beijing Camp. Do you know how many there are?
?The equivalent of the property is as much as 1.35 million silver taels."
After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he sighed. The property of the two families amounted to one-third of the annual tax of the treasury.
Bi Ziyan looked at Emperor Chongzhen and just sighed. He didn't see the next move. He became anxious and urged: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"Don't worry, I called you here just to allocate these properties to your household department to be used as military pay for King Qin's army and as disaster relief money for the refugees in the capital."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, my hair will be a few grayer now." Bi Ziyan was in a good mood and dared to joke with Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen looked at Bi Ziyan's hair exposed under the brim of his hat, which was almost gray, and couldn't help but sigh: "I know Bi Qing's hard work."
Bi Ziyan looked at Emperor Chongzhen gratefully, not afraid of hardship, but afraid that his superiors would not understand.
"Bi Qing, if I arrest more corrupt officials and confiscate more homes, will your hair turn black again?" Emperor Chongzhen suddenly made a joke about Bi Ziyan.
"Ah, Your Majesty, you must not do it. This is not the right path. It will cause all officials to panic and paralyze the government. This is not a blessing for the Ming Dynasty." When Bi Ziyan heard this, he was startled and hurriedly admonished him.
He knew the situation. If Emperor Chongzhen were to do this, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many people standing in the court. The country is in troubled times, and if this kind of strong medicine is poured down, unimaginable chaos will occur.
Emperor Chongzhen actually knew that he couldn't do this, he just expressed the tempting wish in his heart. He looked down at the list of house seizures on the imperial table, suddenly raised his head and said to Bi Ziyan seriously: "You must use this money well.
Yes, if you put it to practical use, I will let the Inspectorate and the factory guards keep an eye on it, so don’t let me down."
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will definitely keep an eye on this money and no one will reach out to it." Bi Ziyan promised.
Emperor Chongzhen nodded, picked up a piece of paper on the imperial table, stood up, walked to Bi Ziyan, looked at him and said: "Then I will give you the money. You can go back and get the money from Dongchang."
, I have already explained it to Wang Chengen."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Bi Ziyan solemnly agreed, and then reached out to take it. Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen would not let go, so he pulled a little harder, but still couldn't pull it away, so he had to raise his head and remind him: "Your Majesty."
Emperor Chongzhen reluctantly let go of his hand and repeatedly warned: "Use it to the real purpose, Bi Qing."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty." Bi Ziyan promised while looking at the paper in hand. Suddenly he realized something was wrong. Didn't it say there were 1,350,000 taels of silver? So, he raised his head and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "
Your Majesty, why do you only have one million taels?"
As Bi Ziyan said this, he thought to himself: Your Majesty wouldn't be the first to bleach his hands.