Chapter 100 Knock the mountain to shake the tiger, hit Goulan Washe! You really don't have it
Chapter 100: Knock on the mountain to shake the tiger, and strike on the fence! You are really useless, become a monk!
Author: Xiao Lanyi
Chapter 100: Knock on the mountain to shake the tiger, and strike on the fence! You are really useless, become a monk!
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Jin has sent a secret message from the Jinyi Guards!"
Before Hu Xi and others entered the palace, Zhu Qiyu opened it and looked at it, and immediately frowned.
This is the secret memorial of Xiangyang Jinyiwei.
After the death of King Xiang, the Jin Yiwei were responsible for ransacking the house, and all the property was missing. Except for the meager Wang Tian, nothing else was confiscated.
There were many vassal kings in Huguang, but not many dared to touch the emperor's tiger beard.
King Zhu Qihao of Jing must be one of them, and King Zhu Huixun of Min must also be a part of it.
The King of Min was restless. The rebellion of King Guangtong in the second year of Jingtai was instigated by Zhu Huixun's fourth brother, King Zhu Huiyu of Guangtong, and his fifth brother, King Zhu Huixun of Yangzong.
Zhu Qiyu sneered twice: "Passing the order, King Xiang's bodyguards are handed over to Li Zhen and Chen You to quell the Miao rebellion."
"As for the royal family's wealth..."
But at this moment, Hu Hui led Lin Cong, Li Xian, Yu Shiyue and other important cabinet ministers into the hall and knelt down with heavy faces.
"Stay flat and give me a seat."
Zhu Qiyu asked someone to serve tea: "What happened to alarm the ministers?"
"Your Majesty, there is another battle report coming from Xuanzang Town!" Hu Xi handed over the battle report.
It is indeed a battle report!
Zhu Qiyu had expected it, but after reading it, he still felt chills running down his spine.
"What a weird defeat!"
Yu Qian led his army to Xuanzhen and tried to recapture the fortress in the Great Wall. After the Wala people destroyed the fortress, they left. When they were repairing the fort in the capital camp, the Wala people marched straight in and repeatedly broke through the Xunzhen defense line.
After three defeats in three battles, Yu Qian could only lead his army to hold on to the fortress as much as possible. However, Xuanzhen had become a sieve. The Wala army could completely bypass Xuanzhen and enter the country to plunder. They could even enter Juyongguan and start another battle to defend Beijing.
"I said it's not surprising. Do you believe me?"
Zhu Qiyu put down the battle report. This battle report was written by Yu Qian himself and was very detailed. On the other hand, the battle report submitted by Yang Xin was not very detailed.
Hu Xi was stunned for a moment, then sighed.
"Old Master, do you know why I used violent methods to regain my power?"
Zhu Qiyu said bluntly: "It's because I know that Xuanzhen will lose again! After this defeat, it will fail again!"
"Let alone Yu Qian, even if Yue Wumu is reborn, he will definitely not be able to win!"
"Your Majesty, please speak clearly!" Hu Hui knelt on the ground.
All officials knelt down.
"Gentlemen, what do you think of Yang Xin's ability? How capable is Yu Qian?"
"There are a total of 270,000 troops in Xuanzang. Although they have lost tens of thousands of people, how can they be defeated again and again?"
"Don't forget, Xuanzhen is the land of the Ming Dynasty, and it has been managed for thousands of years!"
"Did Genghis Khan appear on the grassland?"
"So what if Genghis Khan is resurrected? Can he block firearms? Can he block cannons?"
"The Ming Dynasty has all its elites, there are still veteran generals among the nobles who are good at fighting, and Yu Qian is in command. How could it be defeated twice?"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "Because the problem is not with the army, nor is it that the Wala army is extremely powerful, but that Xuanzang is rotten! It's rotten to the bone!"
Hu Xi knew clearly that the emperor suspected that there was a spy in Xuan Town.
"Your Majesty, does the Imperial Guard have any secret report?" Wang Wen asked.
"Not yet."
"Look at the time for the battle report."
"Have you forgotten the disastrous defeat on Chunlong Day? Who is taking this opportunity to cause trouble?"
Zhu Qiyu seemed to be smiling but not smiling: "I estimate that the report of the third defeat will come again, so be prepared to defend Juyong Pass."
"Your Majesty is suspicious of Shanxi merchants?" Hu Hui said directly.
"Not doubt, but certainty!"
Zhu Qiyu sneered: "Why did Wala suddenly attack the Ming Dynasty? Why did the fortress in the Great Wall get lost so easily? How capable is Yu Qian? How can he be defeated three times in three battles?"
"Have you all thought about it?"
Now that he has said this, Zhu Qiyu simply spread his arms and said: "If you say anything in Qinzheng Hall today, I will absolve all the ministers of their innocence. I will never be guilty of any crime for my words, and I will never kill anyone."
He promised first.
After all, the Qinzheng Palace is known as the Devil's Palace. If it weren't for the helplessness, Hu Ming probably wouldn't even come.
"Just tell me why Wala came from?"
Zhu Qiyu put it bluntly: "It was Chen Xun who brought me here. I am not a fool to use tiles to divide my gods!"
Hu Hui and others were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, and no one dared to answer.
I still remember clearly the beginning of the Ola raiding the border.
At that time, Chen Xun was in high spirits, and he and Prince Zhu Jian exchanged eyebrows.
He already had the intention of abolishing the establishment.
They raided the border with Ola and forced Yu Qian to leave the capital with his camp, hoping to depose the emperor in the capital.
But he didn't want to be killed by the emperor.
His end was not tragic, and he became the greatest sycophant in ancient and modern times.
"But the Wala people tasted the sweetness and attracted all three Wala people to Xuanzhen. Only then did Yang Xin suffer his first defeat and Xu Heng died in the battle."
"At that time, when we were defeated, I urged Yang Xin to figure it out."
"So far, there has been no news from Yang Xin."
"I don't doubt Yang Xin, it's just that he has lost his courage and dare not investigate."
"Yu Qian newly arrived in Xuanzang and regained the fortress. He was not at fault, but was defeated by the Wala people one by one. If the Wala people can defeat Yu Qian once if Zhuge Kongming is alive, I believe it."
"Three defeats in three battles, what fools are they? Is Yu Qian a fool? Is your honor a fool? They are all famous ministers and generals, how can they be defeated again and again?"
"Not to mention others, Zhang Fu is playing tricks on me and trying to trick me around. How can he not be able to defeat those ignorant idiots in Wala?"
"From the first time Yang Xin sent troops, the loss of the fortress in the Great Wall explained everything!"
"There is a mole in Xuanzhen! There are moles everywhere!"
"Who can receive news of troop mobilization and deliver it quickly?"
"The nobles do not believe me for the time being, but I can tell you that in less than ten days, there will be reports of defeat in Xuanzang Town!"
"Defeat is certain!"
How did Shanxi merchants develop? Didn't they develop because they were two devils?
As for the war, it was the merchants who made a lot of money.
Hu Hui didn't believe it, and neither did Lin Cong, Li Xian, etc.
Thinking that the emperor was looking for a fig leaf for himself, he killed all the merchants in the city, looking for an excuse, or maybe he just took a fancy to the wealth of Shanxi merchants and wanted to rob them again.
Li Xian hesitated to speak, "The Shanxi merchants are my lackeys. Can your majesty show your favor?"
"We'll see."
Zhu Qiyu didn't bother to explain. When the news of the murder of the merchants in the capital reached Xuan Town, the Wala people would go crazy, and then all the truth would be revealed.
"My lords, we still need to transport food, recruit troops from the refugees, and garrison the three passes to protect the capital!" Zhu Qiyu believed that Xuanzhen could no longer be defended and must defend the three passes to save the capital.
Hu Xi frowned. The emperor was not satisfied with the regiment's 30,000 troops, and wanted to expand the army?
"Your Majesty, the court's top priority is to solve the refugee problem."
"I believe in Yu Shaofu. Although Xuanzhen has been defeated one after another, the battle report clearly states that the main force of the Beijing camp has not been damaged and can still fight."
"Is it too early to station troops at Yongguan now?"
In fact, Hu Hui also felt that merchants were causing trouble.
But merchants could not play such a big role. Merchants were just fat sheep, both in the eyes of the Ming Dynasty and in the eyes of the Wala leaders.
"You can train your troops first." Zhu Qiyu was worried about another battle to defend Beijing.
"Your Majesty, there is insufficient food in the capital. Everyone can't survive even a month on porridge. How can we train troops?" Hu Hu asked an unsolvable problem.
Damn Chen Xun!
It was your partisans who caused the Shandong flood!
If there had not been a severe flood in Shandong, how would the merchants in Beijing have dared to hoard, causing me to lose this opportunity?
If more than 100,000 soldiers are trained in the name of garrisoning Juyong Pass, even if the Beijing camp returns to Beijing, so what? Yu Qian will have to kneel down obediently.
Food!
"What do you think the master has to say?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"The veteran thought that after defeating Oara, he would fill the gap in Xuanzhen with refugees from the capital. This would relieve the pressure on the capital and increase the population of Xuanzhen, which would be beneficial and harmless."
This is a plan to draw fire from under the cauldron!
Zhu Qiyu wanted to use the refugees as his basic base. Otherwise, why would he arrange for women to study for their children? He just wanted to win their hearts and use them for his own purposes.
However, Hu Hui wanted to kick the refugee to Xuanzhen, making his work in vain.
“But immigration has always been bad governance since ancient times.”
Zhu Qiyu considered it and said: "Even if we immigrate, we must win first. I say there will be news of defeat within ten days. We should garrison Juyong Pass in time to ease the pressure on Beijing."
Hu Bi felt that His Majesty took the opportunity to seize power.
This is not the first time the emperor has done this, so there is no credibility at all.
The two sides are in a stalemate.
Zhu Qiyu didn't believe in Hu Hui, and Hu Hui didn't believe in the emperor either. The situation was embarrassing.
Li Xian promptly presented a memorial.
Snap!
Zhu Qiyu slapped the case hard: "What does Prince Ning want to do?"
"Your Majesty, this is what Zhou Qing, the patrol envoy to Jiangxi Province, reported. I have to pay it back to you, my lord, my lord..." Li Xian did not dare to say any more.
"Send it up!"
When Zhu Qiyu saw it, he almost died of anger: "Is King Yiyang talking nonsense?"
Snap!
Zhu Qiyu threw the memorial directly on the ground: "What is Ning Fan going to do! Have you had enough of the good life?"
"Zhu Dianpei (King Ning) often visited Longhu Mountain. He was very dissatisfied with me and sympathized with me! He even hoarded food wantonly. What is he going to do? Rebellion?"
"Zhu Dianxu and his mother are talking nonsense? It is really the non-existence of heaven and earth, which is beyond the control of animals!"
"Just last year, the kings of Ning Fan, Zhu Dianpei and Zhu Dianxu, got into trouble because of a woman. They hired princesses instead, persecuted their own brothers, and violated the rules and abused the people. I can't even speak of it!"
"I should have deposed their princes and imprisoned Fengyang."
"But I care about my relatives and let them live."
"I personally issued an edict, which read, 'Don't say you were unprepared,' to warn them!"
"I don't want these brothers to take my words as farts!"
"Hahaha, Xuanzhen was defeated by Wala several times, and the capital was in panic; Shandong was flooded, and the court was in panic all day long!"
"These kings only play with women, complain, and regard me as nothing and the court as nothing!"
"Publish the decree to abolish Ning Fan, respond to all the kings, and demote him to a useless person..."
Zhu Qiyu didn't finish his words.
Hu Hui was the first to kneel on the ground: "Your Majesty, you must not do this!"
"Your Majesty lowers the wrath of the thunder. Jiangxi is far away in the horizon, and the capital is already in danger. Jiangxi must not be allowed to be in chaos again!"
"Your Majesty, please be honest and make excuses first. Just pretend you don't know."
"When Xuan Town is pacified, Wala retreats, and the Beijing camp returns to Beijing, then send troops from Huguang to attack Jiangxi! Take Ning Fan directly! Imprison Fengyang!"
Hu Hui was really ruthless. The emperor just wanted to cut down the vassal, but Hu Hui wanted to kill people directly.
However, Zhu Qiyu pretended to be angry, didn't he just want to take the opportunity to weaken the vassal clan?
The late Emperor Xuanzong often did this kind of thing, and everyone in the government and the public knew it tacitly.
These vassal kings have nothing to do. Who doesn't play with women? As for the stepmother, just play with her. Even if she is your biological mother, it doesn't matter. There is nothing wrong with the royal family. How can a clean person crawl out of a stinky shit pit!
It's just that King Yiyang was stupid enough to give the handle to the emperor, and the emperor used it to manipulate Ning Fan.
"Your Majesty, I am more worried about Longhu Mountain."
Seeing that Zhu Qiyu was angry and lowering his interest rate, Hu Hui quickly said: "Tianshi Dao is harboring imperial criminals, and their crimes are unforgivable. I am worried that Tianshi Dao will incite Ning Fan and raise troops to quell peace."
Yes, this is what Zhu Qiyu is most worried about.
Otherwise, why would he panic when Prince Ning and Tianshi Dao got closer?
"Does the old lady have any good ideas?"
Hu Xi pondered: "The stupidest way is to send Nanchang guards to raid Longhu Mountain and capture Tianshi Dao. But the capital is far away from Nanchang, and the veteran is worried that the plot is not secret. Once it is leaked, Ning Fan will definitely start a rebellion. Although
Ning Fan has absolutely no chance of success, but as far as the court is concerned, money will have to be spent again, so this is the next best option."
"The best strategy is for the court to use thunderous force to raid Jiangxi and wipe out Ning Fan in one fell swoop!"
Hu Hui's eyes flickered: "I think the best solution is feasible!"
According to Fang Ying's report, the Miao chaos in Huguang is not serious and will be quelled in about a month.
At that time, Li Zhen and Chen You led the army into Jiangxi and captured Ning Fan with a thunderous force, cutting off the shackles of the feudal king.
"Old Master, Ning Fan must be eliminated!"
Zhu Qiyu is going to take action against the clan.
Empress Dowager Sun said that for the sake of the throne, he would kill everyone in the clan!
He didn't care before, but when he heard that Prince Ning went in and out of Longhu Mountain, his heart became anxious. Instead of worrying every day, it was better to take action first.
Now Chaotian Palace is harboring imperial prisoners, and the emperor is raiding Chaotian Palace again.
The emperor and the Celestial Master were incompatible.
Tianshi Dao is also the head of Taoism designated by Taizu and Emperor Taizong, and its influence is unimaginable.
If the Celestial Master Dao is forced to support Ning Fan, although there is no chance of success, Jiangxi will definitely be defeated.
There must be no chaos in the South, it must be stable.
On the issue of reducing vassal states, civil servants and emperors stood on the same front.
"Then please, Your Majesty, stop searching Chaotian Temple!"
"Just issue another imperial edict and reprimand the Celestial Master. The capital is under martial law. No one is allowed in and no one is allowed to leave. In particular, no news is allowed to spread out of the capital!"
A cold light flashed in Hu Hui's eyes: "Those Taoist priests claimed to respect Taoist Master, but in fact they only pursued power. Your Majesty gave them power, gave them ultimatums, and allowed them to preach."
"Wait for Li Zhen and others to go straight to Huanglong, arrest the contemporary Celestial Master for treason, force Longhu Mountain to cut off its tail to survive, and re-select the Celestial Master to be used by the court."
Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly.
This was the backlash for his murder. Thanks to the slow speed of message transmission these days, Jiangxi would have rebelled.
"Nanchang Wei cannot be trusted."
"Your Majesty can go to the south to collect grain, and send a general to Jiangxi first to stabilize the situation."
"Firstly, it can prevent Ning Fan from jumping over the wall, and secondly, it can also scare Ning Fan."
Hu Hui's eyes flickered: "Your Majesty, can you make peace with the old minister? What step do you want to take?"
Zhu Qiyu was stunned for a moment, and Hu Hui's eyes made him retreat.
He was dissatisfied with the feudal princes sucking the blood of the Ming Dynasty, and wanted to send all the feudal princes to death.
But the look in Hu Hui's eyes told him that if you do this, your son will no longer be able to enjoy the glory and wealth. Staying in the capital will only make the emperor taboo and he will die sooner or later.
Couldn’t Emperor Ren and Xuan see the shortcomings of the enfeoffment system?
But they want to benefit their other sons.
"Old Master, either don't do it or do it absolutely!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes were as bright as a knife: "From now on, my son will be entrusted overseas! Divide states and establish a country!"
Hu Xi was stunned for a moment, then immediately knelt down and said: "Old minister, I congratulate Your Majesty on your ambition!"
In Hu Hui's eyes, all overseas countries were barbaric lands. The emperor's heart was more ruthless than he imagined when he threw his own son out to become a savage.
"Old lady, please get up."
Zhu Qiyu looked at Lin Cong, Li Xian and others: "I am talking to you all today because I hope the court will be stable!"
"I don't want to kill anyone anymore. The Ming Dynasty can no longer be turbulent."
Li Xian and others rolled their eyes, "You have become the real emperor. Of course you don't want to kill anyone. You will take all the benefits of your love. Do you want us to take the blame?"
"As long as you all work together with me, I can allow you to go overseas to build a country and become king and hegemon in the future."
Zhu Qiyu finished his words, but what he received was a blank stare.
Believe it or not, whoever dares to cry with gratitude and say yes, the emperor will kill him immediately.
The idea of dividing a country and establishing a country is something that even a prince would not dare to think about. How dare you, the civil servants, think about it?
This is a trap!
If you jump in, you will die.
"Okay, I can promise you not to kill you." Zhu Qiyu told the truth.
This is like a human saying.
Li Xian felt sad in his heart. Half a month ago, it was Chen Xun who said this. The civil servants were still superior, and the emperor was nothing more than a mascot in a cage.
How long has it been since the offensive and defensive transitions, and the civil servants have to rely on the emperor to feed them.
"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness!" Hu Hui took the lead and knelt down.
"Cabinet, has there been any news from Shandong?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Your Majesty, there is no news coming yet." Wang Wen rushed to report.
"The news will be spread to the palace immediately."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "Where is Zhang Feng? How is the grain harvest going?"
…
Hubu, Guanghuiku.
The warehouses and warehouses used to store grain were burned down, and the well-preserved warehouses and warehouses such as Guanghui Warehouse were temporarily used to store grains.
Cao Jixiang led the patrol battalion to visit major temples to collect food supplies.
He knew that getting this position was not a matter of good fortune, but that the emperor would kill him when he ran out of it.
The day before yesterday, he was summoned to the palace. The emperor said that the people who killed Zhao Rong were from the patrol camp, which frightened him to death. When he came back, he straightened things out and found that no one had killed Zhao Rong.
He also sent people to check, and found that there was indeed no news about Zhao Rong, and his body must have been destroyed.
The only thing that can save his life is to urge food and finish it beautifully.
He gave the patrolman a death order, and whoever couldn't get enough food would be chopped into pieces.
He personally sat in Guanghui Treasury to supervise the storage of grain.
Zhang Rui, the grain storage ambassador in Jingcang of the Ministry of Revenue, was personally in charge, and Shi Chong, the patrolling battalion commander, kept an eye on each other and supervised each other. They didn't look at each other.
"Damn it, you bald thief, you don't pay enough for food!" Shi Chong grabbed a monk's clothes and shouted.
The spitting stars were sprayed on the monk's face, and the monk clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, this battle is full, why is it not enough? Please don't make things difficult for the poor monk."
"Full? Where is it full?"
Shi Chong pointed at the pile of wooden buckets, staring and telling lies.
But I saw a man rush out from the diagonal thorn, and kicked the bucket hard, knocking the bucket over and scattering the food all over the floor.
The monk wanted to pick it up, but Shi Chong kicked him away. He pointed at the half bucket of grain and cursed: "Damn it, look at how little grain you handed over? Your temple has been sealed. Damn it, you fooled me.
I’m tired of living!”
"This is food for a poor monk!" the monk cried angrily.
"Yours? This is Guanghuiku's territory, and it is my food! Pay it over again! Ma Liu'er's, if you can't pay it over, your temple will be sealed, go away and return to secular life!"
Even Zhang Rui, who was in charge, couldn't stand it anymore: "Shi Chong, the majestic capital master, how can I allow you to fool around?"
Zhang Rui asked someone to put away the grain and clasped his hands at the monk: "Master, please come back. Your temple has paid enough. Please take this certificate."
Shi Chong was about to grab it, but Zhang Rui pushed him away: "If you keep doing this, I will report to Eunuch Cao, what is the patrol camp going to do? Is it a plunder?"
"I'm helping you, but I have to suffer from your arrogance!"
Shi Chong pushed Zhang Rui away and sat aside angrily: "My uncle is Shi Heng. He has been through hell for a while. I'm afraid of you, a dog official!"
Zhang Rui glanced at him and saw that the patrol camp was full of hooligans and lacked intelligence and strategy.
He sighed, sat down again, and ordered the officials of the Ministry of Revenue: "No one is allowed to cheat. If the temple official has handed over enough food, he must give a voucher, and no one is allowed to embarrass others!"
A local ruffian made Shi Chong laugh like he was playing monkey.
After teasing him for a long time, Shi Chong was not happy either and instead kicked him a few times.
"Sir Xiaoqi, the camp governor asked us to collect more grain, regardless of whether the temple is alive or dead."
The local ruffian Zhang San lowered his voice and said: "That Zhang Rui feels that the grain bites his hand. I think he is probably a Buddhist, so I'm going to keep a wide berth."
Shi Chong snorted: "What exactly are you going to say?"
"Sir Xiaoqi mentioned something before. What does the emperor want? He wanted money before, but now he wants food. Will he be in charge of the temple and the life and death of Taoist temples?"
Zhang San said flatteringly: "As long as we can get more food, the emperor will be happy and may pardon your crime, and then let you be a master of thousands of households. How majestic it would be!"
Shi Chong's eyes flashed: "How to get the most food? Let alone the temple. After being ransacked, there probably won't be much left. Besides, there is still the disaster star staring at me. I can't use my skills at all."
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"Qing.lou."
Zhang San said cautiously: "My slave has heard that Qinglou has been collecting people outside the city these past few days. He has been scattering grain out in handfuls, just like he picked it up. He even went out to scatter it today."
"If you say Qinglou has money, I believe it. Where does the food come from?"
"All the grain in Beijing is in the hands of the Ministry of Household Affairs. All merchants are dead. To buy grain in the city, you have to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Every household has a quota to buy grain. Any more will not be sold."
"Where does Qing Lou get the food? Go, go, don't amuse me!"
Shi Chong picked up a straw stick in his mouth unhappily: "Do you think that bastard is stupid? Isn't it nice to get more food, make the emperor happy, and get promoted quickly? He's pretending to be noble!"
"The younger one definitely didn't lie. Many brothers have seen that the brothels are full of food. There is more than one brothel, there are more than a dozen brothels, and they bought many girls outside the city."
When he mentioned girls, Zhang San's eyes lit up: "Even some small households in the city who were worried about running out of food sold their daughters to them."
Seeing how seriously he said it: "Really?"
"I guarantee it with my life!"
"Which ones are there specifically?" Shi Chongzhen was a little excited.
I heard that Dongchang and Tiqi made a fortune the night before yesterday. They have been spending the past few days in the Goulan tile house. Spending money is a waste.
He had been rich before, but he hadn't gone for entertainment for a long time. The girl inside probably had forgotten about him a long time ago, alas.
"Every family has one. I heard that Qunfang Pavilion is the largest, and it admits two to three hundred girls a day!"
Shi Chong knew that Qunfang Pavilion was the top hook-up place in the Bada Hutong.
This Bada Hutong is famous for being the place where the imperial court houses official documents. It is located in a different location from the Bada Hutong that everyone is familiar with. It is now in the inner city, but later moved to the outer city.
"Damn it, go try your luck."
Shi Chong took his people to Qunfang Pavilion to try his luck.
Not only Shi Chong thought this way, Cao Jixiang was also very cowardly and was suspected by the emperor.
Tang Xu also received the news that people from Jinyiwei and Dongchang were throwing money in the alley.
"Let Cao Xuan, Cao Duo, and Cao take people around. Our family wants to know who the hell wronged me!"
Cao Jixiang gritted his teeth: "Also, how did our family hear that there is food in the Bada Hutongs? Where did the news come from? Did it reach our ears?"
"Let's go and find out now!" Tang Xu sent someone to ask.
…
Shi Pu and Ye Sheng resettle the refugees.
But we found that there were fewer and fewer women among the refugees. After asking around, we found out that some of the women had been bought away.
"The nine gates are closed, who can buy someone outside the city?"
Shi Pu inquired further, but found that the refugees knew nothing.
"Shi Shangshu, this matter is extraordinary. We will write a memorial and hand it over to the Ministry of Punishment for investigation."
Ye Sheng is really too busy. According to statistics, there are about 70,000 refugees. There should be some more nearby, and the statistics have not been completed yet.
A porridge shack was set up in Chaoyang City to fill the stomach first, and then the men and women were separated. The children were sent to the Licaolan Factory, and the women were sent to the Royal Trading Company.
"I wrote it myself!" Shi Pu wrote a memorial based on what he heard during the investigation and his guesses, and presented it to the Holy One.
now.
The sky was dark, and Zhu Qiyu was at the military aircraft, writing furiously.
"Your Majesty, Minister Shi has a memorial to present!"
Because it involves refugees, Zhu Qiyu's special orders are passed on from time to time without delay.
Zhu Qiyu stopped writing, unfolded the memorial, and immediately frowned: "Is the woman lost?"
He subconsciously thought that he must have been taken away by Jin Yiwei.
But Feng Xiao shook his head. There was no news from Jin Zhong, which proved that it was not Jin Yiwei's fault.
"Feng Xiao, do you know how many hook-and-rail tile houses there are in Beijing?"
He didn't say anything, and the eunuch Hanlin, who was working, raised his head.
Zhu Qiyu asked the eunuchs to circulate the memorial and discuss it.
Hanlin and others stood up one after another and arranged them in two rows.
"Your Majesty, it is inevitable that Goulan Washe will take the opportunity to buy some girls." Qiu Jun said bluntly.
"But where does the food come from?"
Yin Zhi retorted: "The refugees are indeed hungry, but they all have money in their pockets. There should be no shortage of money in Qinglou, and there is no food produced. Where can the food come from?"
"this……"
Qiu Jun frowned and thought: "Is it to store grain?"
"According to statistics from Master Shi, there are probably thousands of women missing, and thousands of girls have disappeared."
Yin Zhi said: "Even if it is sold at a low price, it will still cost ten or twenty catties of grain. Two thousand people come and more than forty thousand kilograms of grain. This does not include the women in the city. It seems that they have no worries about food. I am afraid it will exceed
One hundred thousand kilograms, how big a warehouse must be to store so much grain!"
"Your Majesty, are there any fish that have slipped through the net among the grain merchants?"
Qiu Jun knelt down.
Zhu Qiyu frowned. News came from the Jinyiwei that all the warehouses in the capital were either burned down or occupied by the Jinyiwei.
"Your Majesty, please conduct a thorough investigation of Qinglou!"
Yin Zhi knelt on the ground: "We thought that during such a curfew, the Qinglou was singing, laughing and dancing. Now that the princess has passed away, your majesty endures the pain and manages the affairs. They don't show any restraint or show any sadness. This is a big mistake. This is a crime of respect! I would like to ask Your Majesty to order a thorough investigation of the Qinglou. We will definitely gain something!"
Zhu Qiyu had more on his mind. He robbed a pawnshop in Beijing the night before yesterday. There were big bosses behind these pawnshops and they dared to take possession of the property.
He didn't know anyone else, but Wang Wen had opened several restaurants in Beijing, and as a result, he didn't even dare to fart.
Zhu Qiyu had been waiting, but he didn't come for a long time, which made him feel worried.
Since you won't come out, knock on the mountain to frighten the tiger and lure the snake out of its hole.
"Pass an edict to cordon off the entire city's Qinglou and inspect it! Find out where the food comes from. No business will be allowed again without an edict!"
"Well, leave it to Dong... leave it to Jin Yiwei. The patrol battalion will cooperate."
Jin Yiwei didn't get any soup that morning, so I'll give it to them this time.
…
Jin Zhong received the imperial edict, summoned all the imperial guards in the capital, and began to blockade Qinglou.
It was a shame that morning.
All officials in the capital slapped Jin Zhong hard on the face.
Unexpectedly, Qing Lou also slapped him hard.
He wanted to recruit a group of refugees from outside the city to join the Jinyiwei. The emperor asked him to recruit a group of women and choose the ones with good colors. Qinglou actually got there first. He really didn't take the Jinyiwei seriously!
"Guan Yao, Song Tang, and Lu Qian, the three of you will personally lead the team and copy it for me! Those who stand in the way will be killed without mercy!"
Jin Zhong ordered: "Your Majesty is furious because of this, and I will make these people pay the price!"
Bang!
Guan Yao personally led the team and kicked the old bustard of Qunfang Pavilion away.
Putting the knife directly on her neck: "The princess has passed away, how dare you have fun?"
"Lord, we are doing business normally!" the madam cried.
Qunfang Pavilion was full of chaos.
Many doors were suddenly closed, and many people looked panicked.
"Shut up!"
Guan Yao was tall and tall, with the waist of a wasp and the arms of a monkey, and the jade tree stood in the wind, but his expression was a bit sinister: "Why don't I see how serious you are?"
"Go up and search!"
"Poor sir, we all paid taxes and paid Dongchang's protection tax. You can't bully people like this!" the old bustard teased.
Guan Yao gently opened her neck, blood came out, and she was so frightened that she immediately fell silent.
"You all need to be quick, we have to drive out the next one!" Guan Yao yelled.
There were a few shouts and curses coming from upstairs. They were all powerful men who were having fun inside and were being affected by their good deeds.
Those jokes are full of bad taste. Just when the young man is having fun, he suddenly kicks in the door and scares people to death.
"Damn it, I'm from the patrol camp, not a customer. Let me go!" Shi Chong was escorted down by Jin Yiwei Fanzi.
When he saw Guan Yao, he immediately shouted: "Guan Yao, are you fucking pretending that you don't know me?"
"Brother Shi!"
Guan Yao touched his nose, he really knew Shi Chong.
He was born in the army and was assigned to the Qianhu Guards Station. His father died in Tumubao. He originally lived in the Beijing camp. Later, he was valued by Jin Zhong and was promoted to the Jinyi Guards and served as Qianhu.
"Let me go!"
Shi Chong turned around and said that Zhang San was his, then he jumped down the stairs, slapped the old bustard in the face, and asked angrily: "Where are those Dongchang fans?"
"What?" The madam looked confused.
"The guys from Open Mouth, Shut Up I, who came in in front of me, are very generous and gave you a bag of golden beans! Where did they go?" Shi Chong asked.
The madam shook her head.
Snap!
Shi Chong slapped her hard, then held down one of her arms, stepped on her arm, and tried to tear her arm off: "You collected so many golden beans, and it's only been half an hour. How can you forget that? At that time,
You were desperate to let others get into their arms, and that guy pushed you away, where did he go!"
The madam kept screaming: "It's Xiaocui who is waiting for them upstairs!"
Shi Chong dragged her upstairs. The madam's body was pressed against the stairs and she almost fainted from the pain.
But Shi Chong didn't care and shouted loudly: "Where is Xiaocui? Get out of here!"
Jin Yiwei Fanzi told Guan Yao to stop it.
Guan Yao shook his head, Shi Chong was a man who knew his priorities, so he must have discovered something unexpectedly.
There was a creak.
A door opened, and a scarred woman came out. She said she was Xiaocui, and those bastards were not human at all!
"Where's the person?" Shi Chong grabbed her neck!
"Jump out of the window, run, run away!" Xiao Cui's face was full of horror.
Shi Chong pushed her away and rushed into the room. It was a mess inside. The window was open. It was dark and gloomy outside and no one could be seen.
"groove!"
Shi Chong cursed, then kicked Xiaocui hard, knocking her downstairs.
Then he became fierce and wanted to kill the old bustard.
He was stopped by Jin Yiwei.
"What's going on?" Guan Yao subdued Shi Chong with his fists and kicks.
Shi Chong rubbed his belly, got up, and gave Guan Yao a thumbs up: "You're so damn powerful, I'm convinced!"
Then he leaned close to Guan Yao's ear and lowered his voice and said, "I heard what those people said about Zhao Rong and killing him. They are Dongchang's fans!"
"What?" Guan Yao was shocked!
Zhao Rong, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, was killed, which angered His Majesty. Jin Zhong was also furious in the morning and asked the Jin Yiwei to pay attention to find Zhao Rong's body and find out the murderer.
But I don't want to know that I can't find anything even if I break through the iron shoes.
"I'm not lying. Those guys saw blood at the first sight. They were all fierce. Although they changed into casual clothes, one of them forgot to change his shoes. He was still wearing white boots. There was blood on the white boots. That was Dong
I can recognize the shoes from the factory at a glance."
Shi Chong patted his head hard: "We should have held them down then!"
"If you had taken action at that time, you would have been silenced."
Guan Yao asked someone to bring Xiaocui over. Xiaocui was really unlucky. She was troubled by several gentlemen, and then kicked downstairs by Shi Chong. She was seriously injured.
"What are the characteristics of those people?"
"What are the characteristics?" Xiaocui cried. Her leg was lame. She wanted to get treatment, but the Jin Yiwei was so fierce that she couldn't give her a chance.
"Think about it. If you tell me, your life will be spared. If you can't tell me, you won't have to go to the doctor for treatment. I will send you back to the west directly." Guan Yao asked.
Shi Chong muttered that Guan Yao was talking too much nonsense and directly took off her parts.
"Yes, there was a guest who seemed reluctant. He never touched the slave's house from beginning to end and looked out the window the whole time." Xiao Cui endured the pain and thought carefully.
"Which one?" Shi Chong yelled at her and wanted to beat her again.
"How could anyone know!"
"Think about it, what are its characteristics?" Guan Yao pushed Shi Chong away and asked softly.
Xiaocui was stunned for a long time: "It seems like she is wearing white boots."
Guan Yao suddenly looked at Shi Chong, and Shi Chong slapped his head: "As long as I see him again, I will definitely recognize him!"
"When this thousand households report to the admiral, we will go to Dongchang to investigate!" Guan Yao felt that this was another great achievement.
"Let me report to the Lord Qianhu, nothing was found!" Someone came over to report.
Shi Chong asked what to search for?
Guan Yao said it was a task and asked his men to search again.
"If you tell me clearly, maybe I can help you!" Shi Chong also wanted a piece of the pie.
Guan Yao did not want to share the credit with Shi Chong.
After a while, I still found nothing.
"There's not even a new person coming in?" Guan Yao didn't believe it.
Shi Pu's memorial clearly stated that more than two thousand women were lost. Even if they could not find food, they must have a new face.
"Really not!"
Guan Yao tapped the ground with the handle of his knife to see if there was a cellar.
"Are you looking for someone?"
Shi Chong understood immediately: "Jin Yiwei is also investigating the disappearance of women?"
"How do you know? No, you have been in Qunfang Pavilion and have not returned to the patrol camp. How do you know?" Guan Yao stared at him.
"It's spread all over the city, everyone knows it." Shi Chong said that he also came to try his luck.
"Has it spread all over the place?"
Guan Yao ordered people to search several places but could not find the cellar.
After leaving Qunfang Pavilion, several brothels were sealed off one after another, but no faces were found, and there was not even a grain of food.
Guan Yao, Song Tang, and Lu Qian met and found nothing.
"Will they buy a house to house these women?" Song Tang frowned.
"Probably not. There are so many people, no matter how they are placed, they will leave clues. Moreover, these brothels are not run by one family, and there is no way they can work together. Why can't even one of them be found?"
Lu Qian whispered: "Have you noticed that not a single courtesan was caught?"
This sentence reminded Guan Yao: "Yes, there are ten great oirans in Qunfang Pavilion, and there are dozens of outdated oirans. Where are the people?"
"This is the largest gold sales den in Beijing. How come there isn't even any decent stuff?"
"They must have received the news in advance and transferred...but what are these courtesans doing?"
Before Guan Yao could finish his analysis, Lu Qian interrupted him: "Anyway, someone leaked the secret!"
"Send someone quickly to report to the admiral! No, I will go there myself!" Song Tang said urgently.
And Jin Zhong is accompanying him in the palace.
"Jin Zhong, how are you doing with the expansion of manpower?" Zhu Qiyu took a stroll in the Qianqing Palace after dinner.
"Your Majesty, we are still recruiting."
"Take your time, don't be in a hurry. These refugees, if you make good use of them, will be a helping hand. Only those who have endured hardship know how to cherish them."
Zhu Qiyu patted him on the shoulder: "Jin Zhong, did you notice something strange? The pawnshop in Beijing was cleared. The people didn't make a fuss, and the pawnshop's backstage didn't make a fuss either. I've made preparations and plan to return some of it."
, but there has been no movement for two days!”
Jin Zhong was stunned: "What does the emperor mean?"
"There is something wrong with them. They don't dare to make trouble because they are afraid of me."
Zhu Qiyu smiled lightly and said: "The day before yesterday when I released all the officials in the capital to plunder, those moral gentlemen who spoke of benevolence and righteousness all looked like cats with sunny days."
"Money and silk touch people's hearts."
"But I got a treasure of about two million taels. They didn't make any fuss and just gave it to me. It's weird, really weird."
"Your Majesty, do you want me to check it out?" Jin Zhong speculated on His Majesty's thoughts.
"Well, check the background of the pawn shop. There is so much money. I lost less than one million taels (estimated value) and I have already gone crazy."
Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "I have a bad feeling."
"So the emperor is knocking on the mountain to shake the tiger?"
"You see? I didn't plan to touch Qinglou originally, but these people are too weird. Let's move to make the water a little muddier and see what they are thinking?" Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.
But at this moment, Fu Gang came over to send a message: "Your Majesty, the Jin Yiwei came to send a message, saying that they found nothing in the Qinglou!"
Jin Zhong was surprised. Shi Pu could not make false accusations, but what about people? Where about food?
Zhu Qiyu smiled: "Knocking on the mountain to shake the tiger is useful. These people are smart enough to transfer people! If someone follows the investigation, they will definitely catch big fish."
"My servant will personally take people to investigate!" Jin Zhong was worried that Guan Yao and others were not strong enough.
"return."
Zhu Qiyu looked at him: "Do you know what I want?"
Jin Zhong was at a loss.
"Idiot, Qinglou can never be banned, but the most well-informed place in the world is Qinglou."
Zhu Qiyu reminded him: "What did Jiaofangsi do before? Huh?"
"Your Majesty wants to take over Qinglou for his own use?"
"What else?" Zhu Qiyu asked again.
"Knock on the mountain to shake the tiger, find the pawn shop and the backstage of Qinglou!"
Jin Zhong saw the serious look on Zhu Qiyu's lips and his heart skipped a beat: "I will get all their savings into my hands!"
"Don't say it so harshly. Those ill-gotten gains should have been confiscated and exterminated!"
The corner of Zhu Qiyu's lips curled up: "Go, there are too many people in Beijing, and the limited food cannot feed so many mouths, so it is time to reduce the number."
Jin Zhong trembled all over.
The pawn shop was robbed, and he was going to be killed for making trouble. If he pretended to be deaf and dumb, he was going to be killed!
This is the emperor!
"The message is sent to Wang Zhi, saying that the gang that caused trouble in the capital the day before yesterday has appeared. Please take people to arrest it." Zhu Qiyu raised the corners of his mouth.
Anyway, he got his hands dirty and let the courtiers follow him, making them smelly.
When Jin Zhong went out, he met Lu Zhong.
Lu Zhong knelt down and saluted.
Zhu Qiyu didn't let him get up, he just closed his eyes and said nothing.
Lu Zhong was trembling with fear.
That night, when he saw with his own eyes the merchants being killed like lambs to be slaughtered, he knew that the emperor had taken back the imperial power. In the capital, he could kill people with just a word, and he really had the constitution of heaven in his mouth.
Kneeling in the Qinzheng Hall, he felt only fear.
"Not much gained." Zhu Qiyu said slowly, he was very dissatisfied with Tiqi.
Originally, he had high hopes for Tiqi.
Just a little money revealed his true nature.
Now it seems that it doesn't matter who you hire. Whether it's the orphans from Tumubao or the people from Zhu Qizhen, they are not loyal when they should be.
"The humble minister is guilty! Your Majesty, please punish me!" Lu Zhong trembled.
"Penalize you? On what terms should I punish you?"
Zhu Qiyu slowly stared at Lu Zhong: "A few days ago, I was also in the Qinzheng Hall. How did you promise me?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there are less than 300 Tiqi soldiers, and the capture is indeed not much! But Tiqi is loyal to Your Majesty, the sun and the moon can..."
Snap!
Zhu Qiyu smashed the cup on Lu Zhong's head.
Lu Zhong had a wound on his head and was dripping with blood, but he didn't dare to move, let alone scream.
"Not much was seized? Then why is Ti riding in the Goulan tile house, singing and singing every day? The money is pouring out like water? Do you think I am a blind man? Ah!"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly became furious, and the door of Qinzheng Hall suddenly opened, and seven or eight eunuchs rushed in.
He waved his hand and asked people to go out.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life!" Lu Zhong cried and howled.
"Lu Zhong, you are a guilty person, I will spare you this once."
"This is the second time I have enabled you, giving you a horse and allowing you to use money and food as you wish."
"But is this how you repay me?"
"Did you deceive me?"
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
"Don't you know how precious money and food are? I've been eating porridge for almost a month! I squeezed all this money and food out of my teeth!"
"I gave it to you just so you can blind me? Ah!"
A sonorous sound.
The Emperor's Sword was unsheathed, and the cold blade rested on Lu Zhong's neck.
Lu Zhong's whole body tightened, and tears flowed uncontrollably: "Wei Chen, Wei Chen... please give Wei Chen a chance to explain for the sake of our friendship over the years!"
"explain!"
Zhu Qiyu's tone was cold.
Lu Zhong hurriedly said: "On that day, Wei Chen was worried that Ti Qi would not work hard. For the capture that night, Wei Chen promised to give Ti Qi 30% of his property, so he did not hand over much."
"But Weichen has never taken any of it, really not!"
"Your Majesty, please tell me clearly that my loyalty to Your Majesty is absolutely not false at all!"
The sword gradually moved away from his neck.
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Lu Zhong, was there nothing to repay that night? Ah? I didn't receive your memorial, let alone the secret revelation. I sent you to monitor, are you all blind? Nothing.
See?"
Lu Zhong was covered in cold sweat and breathed a sigh of relief: "Replying to Your Majesty, Tiqi did not report it to Wei Chen, so Wei Chen didn't know how to report it to Your Majesty, so he didn't..."
"Idiot!"
Zhu Qiyu sighed quietly: "You should continue to pretend to be crazy and act stupid. Tiqi is not suitable for you. You should become a monk."
Under his command, even Shu Liang and Jin Zhong were trained.
However, Lu Zhong didn't know how to figure out his thoughts; he was secretive and dishonest at all, which made him feel extremely distrustful.
What is the value of living for such a person?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Lu Zhong didn't expect that the emperor would ask him to become a monk?
"If you continue to be nagging, I will take off your head. Enter the way of the Heavenly Master and become a Taoist priest. I will give you an ultimatum, so go ahead."
Zhu Qiyu feels that he is very tolerant.
"Your Majesty, I, I, I have something to say!"
Lu Zhong climbed up to Zhu Qiyu, but Zhu Qiyu pointed the tip of his sword at him. He was so frightened that he stopped and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen really saw it that night..."