With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen began to read the memorial submitted to him by Wang Chengen.
At one glance, he immediately frowned.
There are many lists of people who obtained military positions through public bribery, including those in the capital, some in the capital, and even some in the Jin Dynasty.
Those with the lowest official rank are all guerrillas, and those with the highest official rank are at the rank of general soldier. Wu Sangui, Zuo Liangyu, Liu Liangzuo, Tang Tong, Li Fuming, Bai Guangen, etc. are all on the list.
It can be said that this list is a bit shocking!
Apart from anything else, most of the generals that the imperial court relied on were involved in bribery. Can such generals really be loyal to the emperor and serve the country? Can they really focus on fighting wars and suppressing thieves?
No wonder, whether they were suppressing bandits or killing captives, they were defeated repeatedly, but most of them were unscathed and could make a comeback in the blink of an eye, still the first in the army!
It’s rotten. The army is really rotten!
No, it’s not rotten, it’s rotten!
At this time, Emperor Chongzhen was filled with disappointment. Looking at the list, sweat broke out on his forehead.
If it weren't for the God-given treasure that allowed him to contact Liu Weichao in later generations, then he would have been kept in the dark about everything.
I don’t know that Zhou Yanru and Chen Xinjia are still using them as their confidants after all these bad things.
Little did he know that the imperial examination room was controlled by Fushe and that the corruption in the officialdom was out of his control;
Little did he know that the military commanders had fallen to this level, and that the army was rotten to the point of being absolutely stinking;
If it weren't for Liu Weichao, I guess he would still be deceived by them. He seems to be working hard every day, worrying from morning to night, but in fact he is just worrying about some things that his subordinates have asked him to worry about. He even thinks he is handling government affairs fairly, but in fact he is just worrying about things.
Being led by the nose by these ministers below!
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With all this going on, can the country avoid subjugation?
Emperor Chongzhen, who once again realized this, was naturally frightened, alert, and thankful again!
Sitting there, looking at the memorial, he thought about it for a long time. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, so he looked at the memorial again and turned over it again and again.
Then, Emperor Chongzhen raised his head, looked at Wang Chengen, and asked with some confusion: "So many generals bribed Chen Xinjia, but I found out why none of these generals are serving as generals in Beijing?"
If this is the case, it means that Jingying is pretty good, at least it can keep itself clean in this area!
Wang Chengen was a little hesitant after hearing this, especially when he looked at Emperor Chongzhen's face, which turned from the sadness and anger just now to a hint of joy and expectation. He thought if he said it out, it would hit the emperor again?
"What's wrong?" Emperor Chongzhen saw Wang Chengen's expression and couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. He frowned again and immediately shouted, "Say!"
When Wang Chengen heard this, he did not dare to neglect and reported quickly: "Long live my lord, that Beijing Camp is one-third of an acre of land belonging to Duke Cheng Guo. Chen Xinjia, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, cannot get involved. The generals in the Beijing Camp are only trying to please Duke Cheng.
They are all his confidants, so there is no need to bribe Chen Xinjia!"
At this point, seeing Emperor Chongzhen's face looking ugly, Wang Chengen thought to himself that he had already said it anyway, so he continued: "After Chen Xinjia took office as Minister of War, he wanted to get involved in the appointment and dismissal of the generals in the capital camp, but was taught a lesson by Duke Cheng.
Once, the two of them are at odds with each other!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face turned even darker.
When did the Jingying camp become Zhu Chunchen’s one-third of an acre? That was the Jingying camp, the largest military force to defend the capital!
"The generals in the capital camp are all disciples of Duke Cheng, and the soldiers in the camp have all been transferred by them to pursue their own selfish interests!" Wang Chengen continued to report, "In addition to working for them to make profits, they have no pay.
It's normal. When Long Live Lord goes to the capital for inspection, he will gather some ruffians from outside to serve as heads."
When he said this, he felt that Emperor Chongzhen was extremely angry, so he quickly added: "These were discovered by the servants after they took charge of the West Factory and paid attention to the affairs of the outer court, especially when they secretly investigated Duke Cheng."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen tried hard to suppress his anger, and said to Wang Chengen with a slight change in his voice: "You did a good job, very good! You are very dedicated to your duty, I am very satisfied!"
After finishing speaking, he waited for a while and his mood improved again before he continued to ask: "Is there anything else about Zhu Chunchen?"
"Back to Lord Long Live, I also found out that Zhu Chunchen also has contacts with the palace. He has a good relationship with Wang Zhixin!" Wang Chengen reported quickly, "I also found out that there is a family member of the chamberlain in the palace, living in Zhu Chunchen's village!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was immediately shocked.
Because he remembered that when Liu Weichao told him about the Nine Lotus Bodhisattva, he had suggested that he could check it out through the family members of the palace servants.
Now Wang Cheng'en reported that one of the palace chamberlain's family members was being taken care of by Zhu Chunchen, which meant that the relationship was extraordinary.
When he thought of this, Emperor Chongzhen's expression became extremely gloomy again, and he asked again: "But is it related to the case of Jiulian Bodhisattva?"
"Go back to Lord Long Live, I am still investigating, it will take time!" Upon hearing this, Wang Chengen knew that this case was very important and did not dare to speak casually, so he replied truthfully.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen urged: "Let me find out the truth as soon as possible! I want to see who is plotting against the royal family and harming my son!"
Now there are signs that it is directed at Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo. This makes Emperor Chongzhen angry and a little worried at the same time. Because Zhu Chunchen controls the Beijing camp.
No matter how bad the capital camp is, it is still the largest army in the capital city. Fortunately, Zhou Yuji has led his troops back, so he feels a little more confident.
Otherwise, you may not even dare to investigate again. What if you are discovered and someone jumps over the wall in a hurry?
Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen was a little alarmed, and he told Wang Cheng'en: "Be careful about Zhu Chunchen's matters, and don't let any news out!"
"I understand!" Wang Chengen heard this and quickly replied, "Because the matter is so important, I hired my most trusted people to investigate in secret, little by little, so I spent more time!"
Emperor Chongzhen was somewhat relieved to hear that he understood the importance of the situation, and immediately praised Wang Chengen a few words before asking him to retreat.
Night fell unknowingly, and Emperor Chongzhen sat alone for a long time before going to have dinner.
That night, he slept with Concubine Tian.
Because Concubine Tian was urging him almost every day, now he could finally tell Concubine Tian that he had some clues. However, no further information was disclosed, for fear that Concubine Tian could not help but reveal clues.
After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's explanation, Concubine Tian forced herself to hold back, agreed to his request, and endured it again.
At this moment, the mobile phone hanging on Emperor Chongzhen's chest suddenly vibrated.