286. Chapter 286 Money touches people's hearts Drowning for help
It was as if Zhang Yong and the ministers in the court had all connected. On the second day after Liu Jin was imprisoned, the six departments and six subjects (officials, soldiers, etiquette, work, punishment, household), the thirteen censors (the thirteen cloths in the country)
The Chief Secretary) simultaneously submitted a letter, unanimously impeaching Liu Jin, with a total of nineteen charges, which was two more than the charges concocted by Zhang Yong that Qian Wubing handed to Zhu Houzhao yesterday.
At the same time, Zhu Houzhao was almost shocked when Xichang confiscated Liu Jin's private property. Although time was a little tight, under the vicious eyes of the old officials who were urgently transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Liu Jin's private property was roughly
I can also give a rough estimate.
Not to mention all kinds of rare treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings, and the farm property under Liu Jin's name, the most conservative estimate of the silver ingots alone is more than five million taels. If all the property is added, it is very likely that all the money will be confiscated
The income will exceed 15 million taels of silver. The specific estimate is still in progress. However, the accountants in the Account Department all said after reading the account books that it could not be less than 15 million taels.
The number is up.
Fifteen million taels, what is this concept? Looking at the entire income of Zhu Houzhao and his father, Emperor Hongzhi, in the last year of the Ming Dynasty, the total land tax of the Ming Dynasty was about 26 million taels. The court stipulated that the land tax should be paid in silver.
, four stones are equivalent to one tael of silver. In other words, the fiscal revenue of the entire Ming Dynasty at that time was more than 6 million taels of silver, plus 7,788 commercial taxes, salt taxes, mining taxes, etc., it was not even a piece.
Seven million taels. Fifteen million taels, almost equal to the entire income of the Ming Dynasty in the past two years.
And that year, Liu Jin was serving Zhu Houzhao in the East Palace. All his belongings, if fully calculated, would not exceed one hundred thousand taels. However, after Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he served as the chief ceremonial supervisor and eunuch, and now it has only been more than four years and less than five years.
time, that is to say, Liu Jin took half of every tael of silver that the people in the world gave to the imperial court.
"This old dog...!" Zhu Houzhao just saw the first few folds and was already so angry that he couldn't speak. "It's a good thing that I trusted him so much. When I built this leopard house, he complained to me that he was poor and that the internal treasury was empty.
Damn it’s not that the inner treasury is empty, it’s that he has moved the entire inner treasury back to his own home!”
Zhang Yong knew how to seize the opportunity. When he saw Zhu Houzhao's face flushed with anger, he lost no time in taking out another list and presented it to Zhu Houzhao for review.
"What is this? Weapons, armor, why is he hiding so many in his doghouse? Is it really Qian Wubing who said this? This old dog really has a disobedient heart?"
Not only did this add fuel to the fire, a fan appeared in front of Zhu Houzhao again: "The old slave remembered that Liu Jin never left his body with this fan, so the old slave asked him for it and returned it.
This time, the old slave was more cautious and wanted to see what kind of treasure this is that can be so favored by him!"
Zhang Yong held the fan handle upside down, and he didn't know where it touched. With a "click" sound, a circle of sharp blades bounced out from the edge of the fan. A sudden sound came from behind Zhu Houzhao. Apparently, the movement had alerted his personal bodyguards.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and the slight sound disappeared. He picked up the fan and looked at it carefully. His expression gradually turned ferocious. Not only Zhang Yong had seen this fan, he had also seen Liu Jin holding it in his hand many times.
, but if you don’t hold it in your hand, who would know that this fan has such information?
Last night, when he suddenly felt the chill, he thought of Liu Jin who was in prison at the moment, and even sent his chamberlain to give him a piece of clothing. Liu Jin had been by his side almost since he was sensible, taking care of him and protecting him.
He, his father, did not have so much time to spend with him. Although Liu Jin was his slave in front of others, in his heart, he still regarded Liu Jin as his family and his elder.
But now it seems that his compassion last night was really without reason. The confiscated weapons and armor, and the fan with ulterior motives all told him one fact clearly and unmistakably, Liu Jin, and
It's not as good to him as he imagined.
"Zhang Yong, will you ever treat me like this old dog in the future?"
Zhu Houzhao held a fan, was silent for a long time, and then suddenly asked.
Zhang Yong knelt on the ground with a bang: "Zhang Yong is His Majesty's slave. Even if His Majesty could tell Zhang Yong to die, Zhang Yong would die with a smile. How could he live up to His Majesty's grace like this traitor?"
!”
"After these facts are approved, Liu Jin, the old dog... let's go to the Ministry of Punishment, the Yushitai, and the Dali Temple for a joint trial!"
He shook his head tiredly and threw the fan in his hand on the small mountain of memorials in front of him: "Take them all out. I don't want to see these memorials or Liu Jin in the future!"
…
"Liu Jin fell like this?"
When the news spread, many people didn't believe it. Over the years, countless officials and people have been tortured by Liu Jin. Because of the emperor's favor, Liu Jin was like a huge mountain that could never be moved away from their hearts.
But suddenly, without any warning, this mountain fell down so quietly?
With such overwhelming power and so many minions, could he not resist at all?
This is almost everyone's question. For such a big thing, it seems that it is not strange for the capital to be in chaos for a while. In the past, when Liu Jin was still alive, just because he sneezed, his minions in the Dongchang...
They also had to walk around the streets, open doors and enter homes to see if anyone was cursing their Eunuch Liu. The current quiet situation made people feel a little unreal.
But Zhang Cai knew that Liu Jin was really finished this time.
Although Liu Jin stood beside the emperor in court, he could make decisions on his behalf; in court, he sat in the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and could applaud the emperor on his behalf. His power seemed boundless, but in fact, if a serious person takes a closer look, all his power comes from
The Son of Heaven comes from the Zhengde Emperor who didn't like to take care of government affairs. If one day, the Emperor doesn't want him to continue in this position, then he will be nothing.
As for the emperor's intention to capture Liu Jin, why didn't Liu Jin resist? Others don't know. Doesn't Zhang Cai know about it? Resist, what does Liu Jin use to resist? Military power, he has never touched it. He is the most powerful minion in his hand.
Dongchang was also beaten to the ground by Jin Yiwei and Xichang, and now there are only three or two kittens left holding up the Dongchang brand.
As for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Liu Jin has been offended almost every time in the past four years. He is a eunuch, but he still wants to imitate others to be a lonely minister and a powerful minister. However, he is greedy and domineering by nature. The only outcome is
After he lost the emperor's favor, no one in the civil and military dynasties stood up for him except for shouts of beating and killing.
When he saw those people from the West Factory moving weapons and armors one by one to Liu Jin's house, Zhang Cai knew clearly that this time it would be difficult for Liu Jin even if he didn't want to die.
He was probably the first person to notice something happened to Liu Jin. That afternoon, as he was walking towards Liu Jin's house, he saw countless soldiers and soldiers from a distance, surrounding Liu Jin's house. Without saying a word, he immediately turned around.
He left and never returned to the Yamen or his own home from then on.
His decision was very correct. As soon as Zhang Yong captured Liu Jin, he began to arrest Liu Jin's party one by one according to the map. He, Zhang Cai, was on Zhang Yong's list. If not the first, he was definitely the second.
three.
However, even if he saw the opportunity so quickly, he could not leave the city at that time. At the moment, he was hiding in a residence not far from Liu's house, watching those people wearing official clothes coming in and out of Liu's house.
.
"Save yourself, save yourself!" Even if he falls into Zhang Yong's hands, he must look for any possible life-saving straw. With what he has done for Liu Jin over the years, how can he stay out of it?
A group of people were walking in the distance. He was sitting in front of the window in a daze, and suddenly he was shocked and saw someone he knew.
Zhu Yunniang was jumping up and down in front of Qian Wubing, looking very happy. Yesterday, Qian Wubing casually said that there were so many things that had not been recovered from Liu Jin's mansion. Zhu Yunniang was immediately interested and went to find him directly.
, I’m going to Liu Jin’s house to “open my eyes!”
In her words: "I have seen a lot of silver, but I have never seen millions of taels of silver put together. How many rooms would it take to fit it in? Don't you want to go and see it?"
So, in Li Feng'er's smile, Qian Wubing was dragged here by this little girl. In Dai Wang's Mansion, Li Feng'er is now closely protected by Qian Wubing's people. There are Jinyi guards inside, palace guards outside, and more
With Mu Siniang, a good start and a group of experts at her side, there is no need to worry about her safety for the time being.
"Tell me, after so much money has been copied, will Zhang Yong take a small amount of it and line his own pockets? Their internal officials seem to like this money very much. Just look at Liu Jin and you will know!" Zhu Yun!
My mother tilted her head and asked as she walked.
"If he wants to die quickly, let's do this!" Qian Wubing smiled. Although Zhang Yong had this opportunity, I believe Zhang Yong would not do such a stupid thing to bring down Liu Jin. He just wanted money.
It's very easy. He probably wouldn't be able to do this kind of thing.
"Then if I fall in love with something, tell me, will he turn a blind eye?" Zhu Yunniang said with a guilty conscience without looking at Qian Wubing. Yesterday, he was treated by "numerous rare treasures"
The words "exotic treasure" attracted her. If she really saw something good, she was really afraid that she couldn't help but talk to Zhang Yong.
"I didn't hear anything, and I didn't see anything after a while!" Qian Wubing laughed loudly. This little girl didn't realize that she was still a little money-crazy. What was the use of her money?
A little boy with a runny nose ran over from a distance. Just as they were about to step into the door of Liu's house, the little boy spoke in a sweet voice.
"Are you Qian Wubing..."
It was as if Zhang Yong and the ministers in the court had all connected. On the second day after Liu Jin was imprisoned, the six departments and six subjects (officials, soldiers, etiquette, work, punishment, household), the thirteen censors (the thirteen cloths in the country)
The Chief Secretary) simultaneously submitted a letter, unanimously impeaching Liu Jin, with a total of nineteen charges, which was two more than the charges concocted by Zhang Yong that Qian Wubing handed to Zhu Houzhao yesterday.
At the same time, Zhu Houzhao was almost shocked when Xichang confiscated Liu Jin's private property. Although time was a little tight, under the vicious eyes of the old officials who were urgently transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs, Liu Jin's private property was roughly
I can also give a rough estimate.
Not to mention all kinds of rare treasures, antique calligraphy and paintings, and the farm property under Liu Jin's name, the most conservative estimate of the silver ingots alone is more than five million taels. If all the property is added, it is very likely that all the money will be confiscated
The income will exceed 15 million taels of silver. The specific estimate is still in progress. However, the accountants in the Account Department all said after reading the account books that it could not be less than 15 million taels.
The number is up.
Fifteen million taels, what is this concept? Looking at the entire income of Zhu Houzhao and his father, Emperor Hongzhi, in the last year of the Ming Dynasty, the total land tax of the Ming Dynasty was about 26 million taels. The court stipulated that the land tax should be paid in silver.
, four stones are equivalent to one tael of silver. In other words, the fiscal revenue of the entire Ming Dynasty at that time was more than 6 million taels of silver, plus 7,788 commercial taxes, salt taxes, mining taxes, etc., it was not even a piece.
Seven million taels. Fifteen million taels, almost equal to the entire income of the Ming Dynasty in the past two years.
And that year, Liu Jin was serving Zhu Houzhao in the East Palace. All his belongings, if fully calculated, would not exceed one hundred thousand taels. However, after Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, he served as the chief ceremonial supervisor and eunuch, and now it has only been more than four years and less than five years.
time, that is to say, Liu Jin took half of every tael of silver that the people in the world gave to the imperial court.
"This old dog...!" Zhu Houzhao just saw the first few folds and was already so angry that he couldn't speak. "It's a good thing that I trusted him so much. When I built this leopard house, he complained to me that he was poor and that the internal treasury was empty.
Damn it’s not that the inner treasury is empty, it’s that he has moved the entire inner treasury back to his own home!”
Zhang Yong knew how to seize the opportunity. When he saw Zhu Houzhao's face flushed with anger, he lost no time in taking out another list and presented it to Zhu Houzhao for review.
"What is this? Weapons, armor, why is he hiding so many in his doghouse? Is it really Qian Wubing who said this? This old dog really has a disobedient heart?"
Not only did this add fuel to the fire, a fan appeared in front of Zhu Houzhao again: "The old slave remembered that Liu Jin never left his body with this fan, so the old slave asked him for it and returned it.
This time, the old slave was more cautious and wanted to see what kind of treasure this is that can be so favored by him!"
Zhang Yong held the fan handle upside down, and he didn't know where it touched. With a "click" sound, a circle of sharp blades bounced out from the edge of the fan. A sudden sound came from behind Zhu Houzhao. Apparently, the movement had alerted his personal bodyguards.
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and the slight sound disappeared. He picked up the fan and looked at it carefully. His expression gradually turned ferocious. Not only Zhang Yong had seen this fan, he had also seen Liu Jin holding it in his hand many times.
, but if you don’t hold it in your hand, who would know that this fan has such information?
Last night, when he suddenly felt the chill, he thought of Liu Jin who was in prison at the moment, and even sent his chamberlain to give him a piece of clothing. Liu Jin had been by his side almost since he was sensible, taking care of him and protecting him.
He, his father, did not have so much time to spend with him. Although Liu Jin was his slave in front of others, in his heart, he still regarded Liu Jin as his family and his elder.
But now it seems that his compassion last night was really without reason. The confiscated weapons and armor, and the fan with ulterior motives all told him one fact clearly and unmistakably, Liu Jin, and
It's not as good to him as he imagined.
"Zhang Yong, will you ever treat me like this old dog in the future?"
Zhu Houzhao held a fan, was silent for a long time, and then suddenly asked.
Zhang Yong knelt on the ground with a bang: "Zhang Yong is His Majesty's slave. Even if His Majesty could tell Zhang Yong to die, Zhang Yong would die with a smile. How could he live up to His Majesty's grace like this traitor?"
!”
"After these facts are approved, Liu Jin, the old dog... let's go to the Ministry of Punishment, the Yushitai, and the Dali Temple for a joint trial!"
He shook his head tiredly and threw the fan in his hand on the small mountain of memorials in front of him: "Take them all out. I don't want to see these memorials or Liu Jin in the future!"
…
"Liu Jin fell like this?"
When the news spread, many people didn't believe it. Over the years, countless officials and people have been tortured by Liu Jin. Because of the emperor's favor, Liu Jin was like a huge mountain that could never be moved away from their hearts.
But suddenly, without any warning, this mountain fell down so quietly?
With such overwhelming power and so many minions, could he not resist at all?
This is almost everyone's question. For such a big thing, it seems that it is not strange for the capital to be in chaos for a while. In the past, when Liu Jin was still alive, just because he sneezed, his minions in the Dongchang...
They also had to walk around the streets, open doors and enter homes to see if anyone was cursing their Eunuch Liu. The current quiet situation made people feel a little unreal.
But Zhang Cai knew that Liu Jin was really finished this time.
Although Liu Jin stood beside the emperor in court, he could make decisions on his behalf; in court, he sat in the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and could applaud the emperor on his behalf. His power seemed boundless, but in fact, if a serious person takes a closer look, all his power comes from
The Son of Heaven comes from the Zhengde Emperor who didn't like to take care of government affairs. If one day, the Emperor doesn't want him to continue in this position, then he will be nothing.
As for the emperor's intention to capture Liu Jin, why didn't Liu Jin resist? Others don't know. Doesn't Zhang Cai know about it? Resist, what does Liu Jin use to resist? Military power, he has never touched it. He is the most powerful minion in his hand.
Dongchang was also beaten to the ground by Jin Yiwei and Xichang, and now there are only three or two kittens left holding up the Dongchang brand.
As for the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, Liu Jin has been offended almost every time in the past four years. He is a eunuch, but he still wants to imitate others to be a lonely minister and a powerful minister. However, he is greedy and domineering by nature. The only outcome is
After he lost the emperor's favor, no one in the civil and military dynasties stood up for him except for shouts of beating and killing.
When he saw those people from the West Factory moving weapons and armors one by one to Liu Jin's house, Zhang Cai knew clearly that this time it would be difficult for Liu Jin even if he didn't want to die.
He was probably the first person to notice something happened to Liu Jin. That afternoon, as he was walking towards Liu Jin's house, he saw countless soldiers and soldiers from a distance, surrounding Liu Jin's house. Without saying a word, he immediately turned around.
He left and never returned to the Yamen or his own home from then on.
His decision was very correct. As soon as Zhang Yong captured Liu Jin, he began to arrest Liu Jin's party one by one according to the map. He, Zhang Cai, was on Zhang Yong's list. If not the first, he was definitely the second.
three.
However, even if he saw the opportunity so quickly, he could not leave the city at that time. At the moment, he was hiding in a residence not far from Liu's house, watching those people wearing official clothes coming in and out of Liu's house.
.
"Save yourself, save yourself!" Even if he falls into Zhang Yong's hands, he must look for any possible life-saving straw. With what he has done for Liu Jin over the years, how can he stay out of it?
A group of people were walking in the distance. He was sitting in front of the window in a daze, and suddenly he was shocked and saw someone he knew.
Zhu Yunniang was jumping up and down in front of Qian Wubing, looking very happy. Yesterday, Qian Wubing casually said that there were so many things that had not been recovered from Liu Jin's mansion. Zhu Yunniang was immediately interested and went to find him directly.
, I’m going to Liu Jin’s house to “open my eyes!”
In her words: "I have seen a lot of silver, but I have never seen millions of taels of silver put together. How many rooms would it take to fit it in? Don't you want to go and see it?"
So, in Li Feng'er's smile, Qian Wubing was dragged here by this little girl. In Dai Wang's Mansion, Li Feng'er is now closely protected by Qian Wubing's people. There are Jinyi guards inside, palace guards outside, and more
With Mu Siniang, a good start and a group of experts at her side, there is no need to worry about her safety for the time being.
"Tell me, after so much money has been copied, will Zhang Yong take a small amount of it and line his own pockets? Their internal officials seem to like this money very much. Just look at Liu Jin and you will know!" Zhu Yun!
My mother tilted her head and asked as she walked.
"If he wants to die quickly, let's do this!" Qian Wubing smiled. Although Zhang Yong had this opportunity, I believe Zhang Yong would not do such a stupid thing to bring down Liu Jin. He just wanted money.
It's very easy. He probably wouldn't be able to do this kind of thing.
"Then if I fall in love with something, tell me, will he turn a blind eye?" Zhu Yunniang said with a guilty conscience without looking at Qian Wubing. Yesterday, he was treated by "numerous rare treasures"
The words "exotic treasure" attracted her. If she really saw something good, she was really afraid that she couldn't help but talk to Zhang Yong.
"I didn't hear anything, and I didn't see anything after a while!" Qian Wubing laughed loudly. This little girl didn't realize that she was still a little money-crazy. What was the use of her money?
A little boy with a runny nose ran over from a distance. Just as they were about to step into the door of Liu's house, the little boy spoke in a sweet voice.