Chapter 528 Don't guess the emperor's mind! 【2 more】
There was cold sweat oozing out from the foreheads of Lu Zhi and others, which showed what kind of pressure Chu Yi's words put on them.
Lu Zhi was trembling all over, his eyes were full of fear, he pointed at Chu Yi and said tremblingly: "Chu Yi, you... you are bullying others too much!"
Chu Yi just looked at Lu Zhi indifferently.
Sun Zhong gritted his teeth and said to the Emperor: "Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for the old ministers. Chu Yi has no regard for the Emperor and dares to directly threaten the important officials of the imperial court in front of Your Majesty. He still has the king's law in his eyes, but also your Majesty."
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Zhu Houzhao glanced at Sun Zhong and others calmly. In the expectant eyes of Sun Zhong and others, he heard Zhu Houzhao say: "Daban is right, I believe Daban!"
These light words almost made Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong, and Han Li faint.
They thought that if Chu Yi was so rude, the emperor would definitely be angry. In addition, Chu Yi had great power, which was already a serious threat to the imperial power.
The emperor should be very afraid of Chu Yi.
In the final analysis, this is the biggest reliance of Lu Zhi, Han Li, and Sun Zhong.
Even though they all consider themselves senior, have many disciples and old officials in the court, and are not afraid of what the emperor will do to them, they are not fools.
Jumping out to confront Chu Yi like this is not a wise choice, but Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong and others firmly believe that the so-called relationship between Zhu Houzhao and Chu Yi is just a passing thing.
Maybe in the past, the monarch and his ministers got along well with each other, but a year has passed. Chu Yi has traveled across the ocean, and Zhu Houzhao has gradually gained power and gained a bit more imperial air.
When Lu Zhi and others thought about it, in the past, Zhu Houzhao relied so much on Chu Yi because he wanted to use Chu Yi's power to regain power. Now that the power has been completely in the hands of the emperor, the emperor will definitely have to deal with Chu Yi's eunuch.
There were few emperors in the past dynasties who were willing to share their power with them. Obviously Chu Yi's power had threatened the emperor's authority, and the relationship between the emperor and his ministers was probably no longer so close.
As a minister, you naturally have to figure out the emperor's thoughts. As long as you cater to your superiors and help the emperor get rid of Chu Yi, a serious problem in his heart, the prosperity and wealth of their descendants will be guaranteed.
As for why it was determined that the Emperor and Chu Yi were at odds, it was because they clearly angered the Emperor yesterday, but in the end the Emperor let them go back to their homes and ordered them to think about it behind closed doors.
Sometimes it is a mistake to think too much. Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong, and Han Li were just too smart, so they over-interpreted the emperor's meaning and thought it was a hint from the emperor, so they went to bed early today.
Jumped out and pointed directly at Chu Yi.
However, Zhu Houzhao's words directly shattered the speculations of Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong and other veterans. If Zhu Houzhao really said that he had fallen out with Chu Yi, he would never say such a word.
Now even the Emperor was not on their side. Lu Zhi and others looked at the Emperor with resentful expressions, and the Emperor looked confused.
Gritting their teeth, Lu Zhi and others looked at each other and said immediately: "Chu Yi, this is what you said. If there are not more than 60 million taels of gold and silver..."
Chu Yi waved his hand and said: "I said that if there are no more than 60 million taels of gold and silver, I will spare your lives!"
Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong, and Han Li were considered fools. Chu Yi mentioned the old talk again, and they now fully realized that Chu Yi was obviously targeting them.
Thinking of their actions of entering the palace yesterday, and thinking about Chu Yi's obviously different attitude towards them today, even Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong and others realized that Chu Yi might have received the news of their entry into the palace despite their slow reaction.
A group of civil and military officials looked at this scene. Many looked at Sun Zhong, Lu Zhi and others, and then looked at Chu Yi, with a bit of sarcasm in their eyes.
I heard an official sneer with a bit of disdain: "People who rely on their elders and act like they are old, but they don't even think about how Chu Yi got the name of the God of Killing."
"Chu Yi never kills people overnight. Sun Zhong and the others dare to intercede for those who assassinated Chu Yi. Isn't this clear that they are causing trouble for themselves!"
"Haha, this is the style of General Manager Chu!"
"My mentor is confused..."
Under the gaze of all the civil and military officials, Lu Zhi and others, who had come to their senses, realized that they had no way out at this moment, either to expose Chu Yi in front of the civil and military officials of the court, and to accuse Chu Yi of deceiving the emperor.
, or Chu Yi seized the opportunity to capture it.
Seeing the changing expressions of Lu Zhi and others, Chu Yi felt calm in his heart.
As a veteran in the court, Chu Yi didn't want to take down these people. The key is that these seniors had high prestige. Chu Yi was killing too much at the time and the people in the court were panicked, but he had to keep these people.
People come to stabilize the court.
Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao were not the kind of people who had a habit of killing. Since they kept these officials, they gave them a chance to change their ways.
However, Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao were obviously disappointed, otherwise Zhu Houzhao would not have replaced almost 20 to 30% of the officials in the court in a short period of time.
Don't look at only 20 to 30 percent of officials, but realize that hundreds or even thousands of officials are involved.
You must know that in normal years, the frequency of replacement of officials in the court is quite low. If 10% of officials are promoted or transferred every year, it is still a huge change.
Looking at the emperor, Lu Zhi and Sun Zhong said with a bit of tragedy: "Your Majesty, please bear witness for us!"
Chu Yi waved his hand and said: "Yu Dayou, give the account book of the captured loot to a few elders and ask them to check it!"
Yu Dayou sent people to carry out dozens of thick account books that were almost as tall as a person, and then threw them in front of Lu Zhi and others.
These account books record in detail all the property seized, and the boxes in which these properties are placed are recorded in detail.
It can be said that by following the records in the account book, finding the box with the serial number and opening it, you can find the registered items.
Looking through the account books, Lu Zhi and Sun Zhong became increasingly pale. The records in these account books were very clear.
After all, Lu Zhi and others have been veterans of several dynasties, so they naturally know that if they want to make fake accounts, then the records in these account books will definitely not look so clear at a glance.
With such clear account books, how can one make fake accounts and hide tricks?
Gritting his teeth, he casually pulled out an account book from the high pile of Zhang Bo, and then opened a page at random. What was recorded on this page was dozens of jade articles. Each jade article had a detailed description.
In Box No. 109, you can find these jade objects as long as you open Box No. 109.
"Open box 109!"
Soon, a box with a seal on it and a clear serial number mark was carried over. Everyone could tell that no one had touched the box, otherwise, the seal would never be intact.
Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong and others stared at the box with red eyes and gritted their teeth and said: "Open the box!"
Several soldiers looked at Chu Yi subconsciously, Chu Yi waved his hand and said: "Open it!"
Soon the seal was removed, and then the box was slowly opened, and the contents stored in the box were immediately revealed.
Chu Yi looked at Lu Zhi who was holding the account book with a half-smile and said: "Master Lu, the box has been opened. You might as well check it in person to see if there is anything missing?"
Seeing how calm Chu Yi was, the bad feeling in the hearts of Lu Zhi and others became more and more serious. As the saying goes, don't look back until you hit the south wall, and don't shed tears until you see the coffin. Lu Zhi and others stared at the jade in the box and then
Check and compare one by one.
If it were one of those great eunuchs who love money as much as their lives, with such a good opportunity, it would be strange if they didn't do some tricks in the account books and misbehave a large amount of gold and silver.
However, Chu Yi has no interest in gold and silver at all. If the superiors do something good, the subordinates will follow suit.
Chu Yi himself is upright. It can be imagined that no matter what his people think, at least no one dares to do anything under Chu Yi's nose. Therefore, there is nothing fishy in these captured war trophies.
So Lu Zhi and others randomly opened a dozen boxes one after another. However, the contents of each box were exactly the same as what was recorded in the account book, without any discrepancies.
With their own eyes, the boxes were opened one by one, and precious jade, jewelry and other treasures were displayed in front of everyone.
All the civil and military officials were shocked when they saw this scene.
Everyone just heard that Chu Yi didn't like wealth and beauty, but few people believed it.
Who doesn't know that powerful chamberlains in the past were either fond of property or lustful, and it would be strange if Chu Yi could be an exception.
It's just that everyone thought that Chu Yi was doing it very secretly and no one noticed it. But now, seeing that these properties are not missing at all, it is simply unbelievable.
If you think about it, if they were in Chu Yi's position, it would be abnormal if they didn't do anything with these trophies.
As each box was opened, the more boxes were opened, the more beads of sweat appeared on the foreheads of Lu Zhi, Sun Zhong and others.
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, Chu Yi must have done something..."
Lu Zhi murmured incessantly, obviously he was a little dazed at this moment.
"Open, open everything..."
Sun Zhong, Han Li and others were not much better than Lu Zhi. They were deeply shocked and couldn't help shouting with red eyes.
There are no less than thousands of these boxes. If they were all opened, the scene would probably get out of control. At this moment, Zhu Houzhao, who had been watching all this with a cold eye, said coldly: "That's enough!"
