"Your Majesty! The situation has become so serious that many grain merchants have refused to provide grain and grass to our military camps in the Ming Dynasty!"
"Yes! They are all worried that His Highness the Prince will find a reason to punish them. Some farmers who provide vegetables to the military camp will not dare to go!"
"This matter has spread so much that some drug dealers no longer dare to provide military supplies to the imperial court. No one even dares to provide medicinal materials for the palace!"
"I also heard some rumors that some doctors were afraid that they would be blamed by His Highness the Crown Prince, so they did not dare to treat officials at will!"
"Alas! Now, if someone in our court is sick, we can't find a doctor to treat him. Most of the doctors who previously agreed to enter the medical school to teach have regrets!"
"Alas! You made a mistake every step of the way. Your Highness the Crown Prince should take the initiative to admit your mistake at this time and let the world know that this mistake was made by Ni Yuanlu, so that the impact can be relieved!"
The officials said one after another.
Emperor Chongzhen frowned. Has this matter reached such a serious stage?
"My dear friends, in my opinion, why don't we go to see the prince together? He is not an unreasonable person. If you tell him clearly, he will agree."
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice.
Wang Chengen also followed up and said: "Sir, it's better to go to His Highness the Crown Prince to explain this matter clearly. His Majesty will also go with you. Is there anything else to say?"
this……
After hearing what Wang Chengen said, the ministers present nodded and said: "Your Majesty, as long as you follow us, we are not afraid of mountains of swords and seas of fire!"
Half an hour later, ten officials gathered in the prince's residence. Emperor Chongzhen sat aside and watched Lin Fan confront these officials.
Lin Fan clasped his hands behind his back and frowned. He didn't expect these people to be so shameless as to invite Emperor Chongzhen here. This matter would be difficult to handle!
Facing these officials alone, the worst he can do is fight them to the end. In the end, these people can only retreat. Now that Chongzhen is here, it will be difficult for him to do things.
"Damn it! This old guy Chongzhen is really good at looking for trouble. If these people want to come to make trouble, you can just send them over. Why do you come here yourself?"
"You are here, how can I still exert myself?
If I am a little tougher on them, they will cry, make trouble, and hang themselves. I can bear it, can you bear it?"
Lin Fan complained in his heart.
Emperor Chongzhen's head was full of black lines, he thought to himself, do you think I am willing to come?
If these people hadn't come to me to cry, would I have been able to eat enough to hold on?
When the officials saw Lin Fan lowering his head and saying nothing, they thought they were seeing Emperor Chongzhen. Lin Fan got a little scared and immediately thought of making a preemptive strike!
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Ni Yuanlu killed people from three aristocratic families in Chizhou Mansion and beheaded them all. The nature of this matter is vile and extremely serious. Please punish Ni Yuanlu severely!"
"Your Highness, those three aristocratic families just bought the food in the granary. They spent real money on it. They are right in terms of emotion and reason!"
"Your Highness, you can't imagine the seriousness of this matter. People from major aristocratic families have refused to cooperate with our court, and they won't sell basic supplies to us!"
The officials said one after another.
Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice: "My dear friends, you don't need to make this matter so serious. The nobles of the aristocratic families are just having a small fight. The prince can solve it!"
"Fan'er, you still need to give an explanation to the officials about this matter."
Lin Fan rolled his eyes at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "How do I remember that the person who killed the three great families was my third brother?
Why do you people put all the blame on Ni Yuanlu?"
Forehead……
All the officials were speechless. We are taking the initiative to help you put the blame on Ni Yuanlu. It would be better for you to take the initiative to stop it on yourself.
"Your Highness, let Ni Yuanlu take charge of this matter alone, otherwise, things will not end well!"
One person advised.
"Why didn't it end well?
Do you know how complicated the current situation in our Ming Dynasty is?
If it is not resolved, the next Li Zicheng will appear!"
"Do you want to see with your own eyes the eventual destruction of the Ming Dynasty?
When Li Zicheng appears next, can I drag you to the battlefield to fight?"
"If you can't do it, then your descendants will be dragged along. Are you willing?"
Lin Fan scolded the officials.
In terms of momentum, Lin Fan was so much stronger than them. All the officials were dumbfounded. They thought they had taken the initiative, but they didn't expect that Lin Fan would take the initiative back with just a few words.
"This... Your Highness, is this matter so serious?"
"Your Highness, the situation in our Ming Dynasty is getting better and better, and I and other ministers will do our best to make the Ming Dynasty even better!"
"Your Highness, this matter has nothing to do with the situation between the DPRK and China. Please be aware of everything and punish Ni Yuanlu severely!"
The officials said one after another.
Lin Fan sneered and said: "Haha! With your stupid heads, how can the situation in the DPRK be improved?"
"Let me ask you, why did Li Zicheng appear in the first place, and why was he able to gather so many people to rebel?"
Lin Fan asked coldly.
"This... is because Li Zicheng is a rebellious person. Such a person is born to be a bad person!"
An official said.
After hearing this, Lin Fan couldn't help but sneered: "A rebellious person?
Only you people can believe such stupid things. If someone is a traitor and is a bad person, how many of you can survive?"
"I will now send people to your respective homes to investigate, including your servants. If there are any rebels, I will kill you. Are you willing?"
this……
All the officials were so frightened that they shrank back. Lin Fan said coldly: "Then the appearance of Li Zicheng means there is something wrong with the existing system of our Ming Dynasty."
"The first point is that the common people don't have enough to eat. There is no surplus grain and no money for the food that the common people grow all year round, and all the money has been made by the nobles of the aristocratic families!"
"Not only have these aristocratic families earned all this money, but they still dare to reach out to the court, causing the court to have no food for disaster relief. Isn't this disgusting?"
"I ask you, if you are common people and the food you grow is bought by someone for a penny, and that person sells it to you for a hundred cents, would you be willing?"
this!
As soon as Lin Fan's question came out, all the officials present were stunned. Some officials even lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly at Lin Fan.
Emperor Chongzhen was also stunned by Lin Fan's question. He didn't notice this question at first, but now he realized the seriousness of the matter after Lin Fan said it.