Chapter 30 The Son of Heaven Can't Beat the Partisans
After leaving the palace next morning.
Most of the party officials had no intention of dealing with official matters, but gathered together in secret meetings in groups of three or five.
Each small group discusses the same topic.
The crime of deceiving the emperor!
Of course, the Hunjun is soft-hearted and easy to fool, so naturally what they are discussing will not be the matter of deceiving the Emperor itself.
But look at it from this morning.
This charge may be used by political opponents as a reason to criticize them!
"We are all guilty of deceiving the emperor!"
"In the past, when we fooled the emperor, others couldn't prove it. But now, the stone tablet with the inscription on our false report of our family status is erected by the Jinming Lake in the palace!"
"Unless we stay out of the case our whole lives, if our homes are searched as usual during the investigation, we will be like Bi Xiuzhi and others, who will be found with a large sum of money and then be charged with deceiving the emperor!"
"When the time comes, even if the emperor is soft-hearted, his political opponents will not let him go so easily!"
"That's right. Just look at how Bao Zhiyuan used foreign affairs and deceived the emperor to kill Bi Xiuzhi. It's a lesson from the past!"
Most people in the small group were worried and looked heavy.
But there are also people who are confused and ask.
"Why is everyone so worried? As long as we launder the money as soon as possible or hide the money outside, everything will be fine? Anyway, there shouldn't be any big problems recently..."
"Brother Ziyu, why are you so naive? Do you think we are just thinking about the long term when we say this?"
Brother Ziyu who made the suggestion was confused.
Suddenly, there is an illusion that everyone is wise but he is stupid.
"Please tell me what you are worried about right now?"
"Of course he's an eunuch!"
"The eunuchs have been biting hard, and this time they suddenly found a sharp weapon that can hit us. They must not go crazy! Just wait, someone will definitely deliberately create a big case tomorrow morning and imitate Bao Zhiyuan's trick of killing Bi Xiuzhi!"
"But the eunuchs don't have clean butts, how dare they?"
"Putting your life and death on the enemy's thoughts is stupid!"
"Doesn't that mean that just in case you have to move money away from home today?"
"Exactly!"
"As soon as it gets dark, I will transfer the money to become a monk."
"Me too!"
There is a small group that is thinking about how to transfer huge sums of money from their families.
There are also many small groups.
I received a piece of conclusive news that was said to have come from the harem.
"What?"
"You said that Ma Cen, the minister of Taipu Temple, went to the emperor and donated one hundred thousand taels to the emperor to build the Tongque Palace! The emperor directly erased his name from the stone tablet and the roster?"
"Master Taipusi, you are so tall!"
Some people couldn’t help but give high-fives and praise!
"We only wanted to hide money to cover up the evidence of deceiving the emperor."
"But I forgot to eliminate the physical evidence in the hands of the foolish emperor, which has the same effect! It can also prevent political opponents from finding evidence to deceive the emperor!"
"I won't accompany you all, I will enter the palace right now!"
"I also take my leave and advise everyone to move quickly. The little emperor is short-sighted. If he thinks he has enough money to build the Bronze Bird Palace, there will be no store like this in this village!"
Less than half of the group left in a hurry.
But most of the rest are hesitant. That is real money. Who wouldn’t feel bad if it was donated to the Dog Emperor for nothing?
Those people just now had no place or channels to transfer their money.
Or if you are greedy for less, you won’t feel bad if you throw it away.
But they... they have worked very hard over the years, picking up and picking up bits here and there!
There are also some officials who are not afraid of boiling water.
Keep your luck in mind.
"Anyway, sir, I have no political enemies in the court, and I am a little transparent among the factions. As long as I am careful not to get involved in cases that require a search and investigation, isn't it okay?"
"Master, how can I feel at ease if I don't sleep on my pillow with the money I worked so hard to earn?"
All officials and all attitudes.
then.
After nightfall.
Jinling City is extremely noisy!
It was clear that the sounds of cars and horses were constantly flowing in the alleys, but even if people on both sides met each other, not a single sound was made.
The palace gates of the imperial city were strangely wide open at night.
There were also carriages coming in and out silently.
Zhu Youde stood high on the palace wall and looked down at Wang Zhonghou's large cash register.
"When I, the Emperor, asked them to donate money, they were all so poor that they wished they could become saints immediately."
"But today, after seeing what Bao Zhiyuan did, he was afraid that his political opponents would use the accusation of "bullying the emperor" as a basis for criticism, so everyone rushed to send money to the League... The dignity of the emperor was no match for the threat of party struggle!"
"Wang Po, do you think that what I have done as the emperor is aggrieved or not?"
"You have a lot of money, should it be okay?"
Wang Po Hanhan scratched his head.
"Anyway, I see these corrupt officials being so frightened by the emperor's clever scheme that they even take the initiative to give them money. It's pretty cool to see."
"You! That's true."
Zhu Youde was in a complicated mood.
But at this moment, I looked at the white flowers and silver mountains below and smiled slightly.
"Let's check these people first. If they donate all their wealth obtained through corruption, then when I feel better, I might spare their lives."
"Ah? Your Majesty is not prepared to let them go?"
"For those who are disloyal, I will only give them one chance! But they should still have a few years to live. Their rights are scattered. I am not the real emperor yet!"
At this time, a little guard ran up to the tower.
"Your Majesty, according to estimates and observations, this will be the time when the most money, carriages and horses are transferred in the city.
"Okay! Send the order!"
"Two factories in the east and west, search for assassins throughout the city!"
"There are actually bold assassins who dare to blend in with the entourage of officials entering the palace and want to assassinate again. It is really unreasonable!"
After the emperor finished speaking.
Not long after, there was a flurry of excitement in the cash collection area below.
Some of the officials' entourage were detained on the spot, while some black figures escaped from the official team and desperately escaped from the palace gate.
"Okay, I'll go back and have a good sleep."
"Tomorrow morning I'm going to see how many idiots with no brains and no luck will be caught tonight."
Following the rumors of the two factories in the east and west, they were scattered into Jinling City like fish swimming into the sea.
Jinling City instantly became chaotic.
There were constant convoys secretly transferring money, and eunuchs from the two factories regarded them as assassins and arrested them on the spot.
The second assistant, Fan Song, lived in his home.
Most of the members of the eunuch party were gathered together, and the lights were brightly lit.
Every short period of time, an eunuch from the West Factory would send the names of people and their files.
"Comrades, thank you for your hard work in rushing to the memorial. These people who deceive the emperor will be given conclusive evidence tonight, and they will all be killed tomorrow!"
"Master Fan, you're welcome."
"Most of these are members of Zhang's Party. Not only is it not hard for us to write the memorial, but we are so excited!"
"That's very good, butler, go prepare some midnight snacks."
Fan Song is responsible for central dispatching.
A room full of eunuch members would seize this rare opportunity to flatter him whenever they took a break from writing.
"My lord, my lord, this is a brilliant plan to take advantage of the opportunity to scare the snake and then catch the turtle in the urn! Party Zhang was in a state of embarrassment, but the blame could not be thrown at us. It was all because Bao Zhiyuan lit the fire first!"
"Fortunately, the prince has already asked us to make up the donation, otherwise we would not be able to sit in Diaoyutai like this today."
"Everyone here has paid their dues, and there are a bunch of fools who only see money in their eyes. They will be caught as assassins by the West Factory along with the members of Zhang's party."
"They dare not listen to the words of the prince, they deserve it!"
"Just throw it out tomorrow and give it to Old Man Zhang to vent his anger at being tricked tonight."
Fan Song listened to these discussions.
This is the sigh in my heart.
This is not the work of him and the prince. In fact, this is entirely the emperor’s wise strategy!
But the emperor strictly ordered not to reveal it, so he could only keep it secret.
Naturally, the Zhang family also received news of the chaos in Jinling tonight.
Zhang Shoufu was woken up and listened to his son's words.