Chapter 97 Take back the first flame of the imperial power! I am rich!
Chapter 97 The first step to regain the imperial power! I am rich!
Author: Xiao Lanyi
Chapter 97 The first step to regain the imperial power! I am rich!
"Xu Youzhen, you are really capable. You stole the library right under my nose!"
Zhu Qiyu looked at Xu Youzhen: "Then you escaped from the palace quietly. You are really a talent!"
Looking at the sobbing Sun Bor, Sun Bor was filled with words, but could no longer say them out.
Xu Youzhen shuddered: "Your Majesty, please give me a happy life!"
"Don't want to live?" Zhu Qiyu was surprised.
"I dare not live!" Xu Youzhen knew that the emperor would kill them.
Zhu Qiyu smiled, why don't I have such a knowledgeable minister?
Xu Youzhen was a great talent in flood control. In the first year of Jingtai, he was rejected by the courtiers and disgusted by the emperor because he proposed moving to the south. However, he was able to control floods and once again jumped into the government and the public and rose rapidly.
"Xu Youzhen, do you know how the spheres of influence are divided among the ministers?"
Zhu Qiyu generally knew that Xunchen was divided into the British line and the Chengguogong line. As for the specific division, he really didn't know.
After cutting off the partisans of the Supreme Emperor's civil servants, the next step is to cut off the partisans of the virtuous ministers.
Turn the Supreme Emperor into a polished commander.
Xu Youzhen's body trembled slightly and she sighed: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to divide the mountains among the distinguished ministers."
"But I would like to advise your Majesty that your support for the Supreme Emperor is nothing more than Zhang Fu's instigation to seek your own interests."
"Now that Your Majesty is in good health and firmly on the throne, it doesn't matter who your ministers supported in the past. As long as Your Majesty is willing to trust them, they will support you!"
What Xu Youzhen means is that the hustle and bustle is all for the benefit of life.
"Xu Youzhen, why didn't you speak human language before? You wouldn't have fallen into this situation."
Zhu Qiyu considered his words.
The Xunchen who has rebelled is a girl who fell in love once. The man with a broad mind did not care and the love remained as before. But if he is small-minded, he will become suspicious.
"Your Majesty, you doubt, exclude, and distrust me!"
Xu Youzhen burst into tears: "I am not born rebellious, but you didn't give me a chance."
"I also realized that I was wrong in my proposal to move south. In order to make up for my mistake, I took root by the Yellow River and worked hard to regulate it."
"In order to control the Yellow River, I have spent several years passing through every door without entering, just to gain your favor."
"But you hate me. Even if I make great achievements, I won't be promoted."
"All the kings in the world studied hard when they were young, chiseling away walls and stealing light. Why? Isn't it just to be a farmer in the morning and ascend to the emperor's hall in the evening? It's for power, but you don't give it to me."
"Your Majesty, even if you give me a glimmer of hope, I will not take risks."
"I am not afraid of waiting. From the time I entered the imperial examination, I have known how hard it is to wait. I am not afraid of it. I can endure loneliness. I have been waiting for seven full years!"
"But you don't give me a glimmer of hope."
"Back then, Zhang Fu approached Xu Bin first, and Xu Bin recommended him because of his old age. But do you know why Xu Bin declined Zhang Fu?"
"Because he still has hope. He can slowly climb up the court and still be a highly respected minister."
"But I am gone. No matter what I do, in your eyes, I will always be the villain who proposed moving south! You will never reuse me again!"
"Your Majesty, I did not say this out of resentment before I died!"
"But I advise you to give all officials in the world a glimmer of hope. You treat all officials like dogs and drive them to kill each other. This will destroy the hope in the hearts of all officials!"
"I am a weak scholar who dares to rebel. If the civil and military forces of the DPRK and China unite, I am afraid it will be unlucky for you!"
"This is what I said!"
Xu Youzhen kowtows to the end: "I beg your majesty to give me a good reward, I am afraid of pain!"
Zhu Qiyu chewed Xu Youzhen's words over and over again.
It makes sense.
Those who kill will always be killed.
The rabbit bites people when it is anxious.
Always leave a glimmer of hope in people, otherwise it will be easily soluble in water.
No matter how loyal the palace servant is, there is a possibility of being bribed. What if he is pushed into the water? Or what if he is strangled to death with a rope?
"Xu Youzhen, you are right, give me a bar."
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness!" Xu Youzhen cried loudly. He knew that this day would come, and he was extremely lucky to escape Ling Chi.
"I know that you are a talented person in water control, but I have not found any books or records on water control in your home. Can you write down your strategies and experiences in water control and hand them over to future generations?"
The severe flooding in Shandong made Zhu Qiyu make up his mind to completely control the Yellow River.
So Xu Youzhen may die, but his experience will remain.
Xu Youzhen was stunned. Did the emperor want to spare him?
"I'll die after I finish writing. The deadline is half a month." Zhu Qiyu said calmly.
Xu Youzhen cried even harder. If he died immediately, he would not be afraid, but surviving for half a month was the biggest test for him.
When a person is alive but knows that one day he will die, that feeling is the most painful!
The emperor still wants to punish him!
"Let Lian Zhong write it with you. Just find a secret room in the palace and write it there." Zhu Qiyu asked Feng Xiao to make arrangements.
Because Lian Zhong knew water conservancy, Zhu Qiyu was worried that Xu Youzhen would not be able to deal with the problem and guarded against him.
"These three will be sent to prison. It will be too late after the trial." Zhu Qiyu pointed at Ye Da and the others.
Most of the treasures in the inner warehouse were recovered, and most of the silver in the inner transport warehouse was recovered.
The mastermind behind the scenes is Zhang Fu.
The accomplices were Empress Dowager Sun and Chen Xun.
There is nothing left to review.
As for the spies in the palace who are still alive, after this incident, they will go dormant and either clean themselves up and become good people; or they can completely disguise themselves as good people and slowly screen them out.
"Your Majesty, Eunuch Jin has entered the palace!"
Zhu Qiyu frowned. Why did Jin Zhong run into the palace instead of staring at the grain depot?
"What time is it?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, it's time to get ugly. It's almost time to calm down outside. I'd like to ask Your Majesty to take a rest and relax for a while before going to court early." Feng Xiao advised.
That's right, after struggling for several hours, all the damn ones are dead, and it's almost dawn.
"I've drank seven or eight cups of ginseng tea, no wonder I'm not sleepy."
Zhu Qiyu shook his head: "I'm not going to sleep anymore. Let's go to Xuan Jinzhong and see what surprise Jin Zhong brings me!"
Soon, Jin Zhong walked into the Qinzheng Hall. He was covered in blood, and there were wounds and blood stains on his official robes. It seemed that he had experienced a fierce battle.
"Slave Jin Zhong, please give me peace!" Jin Zhong knelt on the ground.
"I am safe."
Zhu Qiyu asked him to get up and asked him about the situation in the granary.
"Report to the Emperor."
Jin Zhong's eyeballs were bloodshot: "Thankfully, I lived up to my command and saved more than a dozen warehouses, which is roughly estimated to be more than 150,000 dan!"
"So much food?"
When he heard this number, Zhu Qiyu was not excited, but felt a chill down his spine.
He stood up suddenly: "How many were burned?"
"My slave estimates that less than 40% of it has been preserved."
Only 40%, so the grain merchants have hoarded nearly 400,000 shi of grain in total!
400,000 koku, this is probably the ration for the people of Gyeonggi Province, right?
"Damn it, they really want all the people in Gyeonggi to die! Have their consciences been eaten by dogs?"
Zhu Qiyu was furious: "Where are the people?"
"I don't know this, but the people who stopped Jin Yiwei from handling the case were all killed. Because the granaries are scattered, I don't have time to track down everyone!"
"It doesn't matter. All nine gates in the capital are sealed. No one can leave the capital. No one can escape!"
Zhu Qiyu suppressed his anger. According to Cheng Mao's confession, the grain merchants collected grain from more than a dozen prefectures near Gyeonggi. In other words, 400,000 dan belonged to Gyeonggi only, and the total amount probably exceeded one million dan!
Are those grains still there?
Zhu Qiyu didn't dare to think about how he could feed millions of people with a mere 150,000 shi of grain.
Is it really necessary to resort to cruelty and kill a group of people?
They are all common people of the Ming Dynasty. If I kill them, will I, the emperor, still be clean?
"Your Majesty, my servants have sent people out of the capital to notify the various government offices to rescue the granaries!" Jin Zhong took the decision without permission and asked the emperor to forgive him.
Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "You have good intentions, but it's useless. The canal transportation office is right in front of you, and the canal guarding army is right in front of you. They are all colluding together. What's more, the guards in each government are rotten to the core.
, the agents you send out may not come back alive."
After grabbing 40% of the food, Zhu Qiyu's heart was heavy.
How many months can 150,000 kilograms of grain be enough to feed the people of Gyeonggi Province?
If people from various prefectures come to the capital to escape famine, they may not be able to survive for a month.
Letting hundreds of officials kill merchants tonight will also cause a bad chain effect.
Jiangnan merchants would definitely not dare to come to Beijing to do business. It would be even more difficult to buy grain from Jiangnan merchants.
Zhu Qiyu knew clearly that the water transport yamen colluded with officials and businessmen, but he still had to hold his nose and use it. If all the water transport yamen were killed now, and the newly appointed officials did not understand the water transport process, the water transport yamen might be shut down.
Once the water transportation is stopped, Caoding, who points to the canal to eat, will not be content. There are millions of people on the entire canal, pointing to the river to eat!
The canal must not be messed up, absolutely not!
If the canal is in chaos, the people will not be able to be saved with the little food in the capital, and the world will really be in chaos.
As an emperor, you must learn to be forbearing.
Also, should the merchants who were killed be comforted and how should they be comforted?
The emperor could kill grain merchants on the charge of hoarding, but how could other merchants be held accountable? The Ming Dynasty emphasized the rule of law, so why did the emperor issue an order to kill all merchants in Beijing?
All will be resolved.
After dawn, there are thousands of problems that need to be solved.
Killing people is fun, but the hardest part is how to wipe your butt.
Zhu Qiyu took desperate risks in order to quickly regain the imperial power. Now it is time to seize the power, use imperial power to solve problems, stabilize the center, and test his political quality.
"Your Majesty, it was the Jinyi Guards who found out later. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Jin Zhong apologized.
"Get up, it has nothing to do with you. You have only been in Jinyiwei for a short time and you have achieved today's achievements. I am very pleased and I will encourage you in the future."
Zhu Qiyu heard it, and there was dissatisfaction in Jin Zhong's tone.
The emperor was indeed partial.
Shu Liang was given a big bone, but Jin Zhong didn't even drink the soup.
Jin Zhong is aggrieved.
It's not bad to complain to him, it's better than stumbling upon Shu Liang behind his back.
Biwang and Lu Zhong fought dog-eat-dog, giving Zhu Qizhen a chance to escape. The Golden Knife case ended without any problem. In some places, there are rivers and lakes, and people are by no means harmonious.
But now is definitely not the time for internal fighting. Any signs of internal fighting will be extinguished by Zhu Qiyu.
"Jinyiwei has made great achievements today. I will give you a large amount of money. Everyone will be rewarded."
Zhu Qiyu suddenly clapped his hands: "Feng Xiao, bring it up!"
Soon, Feng Xiao came up with a tray.
Open the red cloth.
Four fish-shaped tokens are revealed.
"I named this amulet. Anyone who has made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty can give it to me."
"This talisman is divided into four categories: jade, gold, silver, and copper. Each talisman is engraved with the name and achievements of the grantor."
"If you have a gold talisman or above, if you have a death-free medal, you can avoid death!"
Zhu Qiyu picked up a piece and said: "This is a silver talisman. I asked the Yin Shou Supervisor to make it overnight. Your Jin Zhong's achievements tonight are engraved on it. I give it to you. I hope you will continue to work hard."
Jin Zhong looked at the silver talisman in the emperor's hand with great honor.
"This silver talisman is the first one given by me. It has a number on it. You are the first person to be given a silver talisman in this dynasty, Jin Zhong!"
Zhu Qiyu personally placed this talisman in Jin Zhong's hand.
Jin Zhong looked at the writing on it and touched it gently, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.
But he held his hands above his head, knelt on the ground, and cried: "Your Majesty, please take back this talisman. I am an eunuch and do not deserve to have this talisman!"
He addressed him as "Your Majesty" rather than "Emperor", which meant he was extremely solemn.
"Nonsense, you Jin Zhong saved food at night and made great contributions to the country, just like Zheng He's voyages to the West and promoted the prestige of the Ming Dynasty. Isn't Zheng He a eunuch? Doesn't he deserve to have the incense of future generations?"
Zhu Qiyu compared Jin Zhong with Zheng He, which was to promote Jin Zhong's identity.
Jin Zhong burst into tears.
The most glorious thing is that this is the first silver talisman in the Ming Dynasty.
Give him this eunuch!
"My imperial edict will be issued and read out at the great court meeting!" Zhu Qiyu was about to create the highest level of glory.
Jin Zhong was so excited that he couldn't control himself and kowtowed repeatedly.
All the dissatisfaction in my heart was thrown away.
"These three bronze talismans have not yet been engraved with their names. Please select the three people who have made the greatest contributions among your men and report them to me. I will engrave the names of these three people on them and issue them together."
Zhu Qiyu cannot rely on Jin Zhong to control Jin Yiwei alone, but must promote more talents for his use.
"I thank you for your kindness! I will repay you with death!" Jin Zhong kowtowed repeatedly.
Then he announced three names, all of which were his confidants.
Guan Yao, Song Tang and Lu Qian.
Zhu Qiyu had his name engraved and presented it to him personally at the court meeting.
"Jin Zhong, can Jin Yiwei fight again?" Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed, and the big drama was coming.
"My servant is not tired, and neither are the Jin Yiwei brothers! Please give me your orders, Your Majesty!"
"good!"
Zhu Qiyu said: "As soon as it gets dark, the Jin Yiwei will cooperate with the bodyguards to clean up everyone in the city and on the streets, and drive them into their homes. No one is allowed to carry the goods on the streets, and they will all be sent to the Ministry of Households for the exclusive use of repairing the capital!"
"
Jin Zhong's eyes widened, the emperor wanted to blatantly take advantage of others.
The problem is that the emperor doesn’t want the money, so why do he want to be such a bad guy?
Wait, the household registration department is dedicated to special funds.
The emperor wants to use this money to clean up the capital and win over the people of the capital.
What a good guy, you kill people all over and you still use money to pretend to be a good person and win people's hearts, the emperor is like this...
But the officials were afraid that they would be tricked by the emperor.
But Jin Zhong couldn't understand. The emperor wanted to win over the officials, so why did he do this? The referee's bias was too obvious.
"How dare you?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
"Your Majesty asked your servant to go up the mountain of swords and down the frying pan. The slave didn't even blink. May I ask, Your Majesty, if you can kill people?" Jin Zhong looked generous.
"Anyone who disobeys orders will be killed!"
Zhu Qiyu's lips curved into a sneer: "Send the order to Fang Ying to enter the capital and coordinate with the bodyguards to stabilize the capital!"
"I will pass on the secret decree to Song Wei. The guards can go to the Arms Bureau first and get weapons from the War Bureau. I will allocate a thousand sets of armor and a thousand crossbows to the guards..."
"Your Majesty, don't grant weapons easily!" Jin Zhong was shocked.
"These armors are to support Xuanzang. Now that the capital is in turmoil, let's arm the guards first, but don't use firearms!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed: "Jin Zhong, I will send you to the Ordnance Bureau and the Military War Bureau to move the firearms to the palace!"
"Ah?" Jin Zhong was startled and suddenly understood that this was the emperor's true intention.
He was worried about keeping the firearm outside the palace, so he took the opportunity to move it inside the palace, or in other words, it was completely in his hands, so he felt relieved.
"Zhongcui Palace (later changed to the original Xianyang Palace) is empty, so store it there. Be careful. Firearms are afraid of water and must be kept dry!" Zhu Qiyu warned.
Yes, this is Zhu Qiyu's real purpose.
firearm!
Not only did he want to bring all the firearms from outside the palace into the palace, but he also wanted to set up a firearms bureau inside the palace, which could be combined with the military warfare bureau. He would never worry if it was not under his nose.
"Give the regiment another 200 pieces of armor and a hundred bows and crossbows." Zhu Qiyu gave Fang Ying another favor.
If he wants to train regiments, train bodyguards, and raise horse troops, he must have weapons.
But all the weapons produced in Beijing must be sent to the front line.
Zhu Qiyu is generous to others.
Now that there was chaos in the capital, and there were no constraints in the court, he took the opportunity to arm his own army.
But don’t feed too much.
When these armies were first set up, people's hearts were not fully under control. If they were fed too much, people's hearts would be greedy and they would get more and more. If Zhu Qiyu could not come up with better rewards in the future, people's minds might change and they would become resentful, and the gains would outweigh the losses.
Zhu Qiyu glanced at Jin Zhong: "Jinyiwei can take some of the goods on the street. You can take it at your discretion, and don't let anyone find out."
When you ask people to do things, you should always give them benefits.
What's more, the Jinyiwei have made great achievements tonight, and the rewards from the court are limited. They can't be more, so let them be greedy, otherwise they won't feel balanced.
If you want to use them, you have to tolerate these bad habits. This is the emperor's helplessness.
"I don't dare to ask for it!" Jin Zhong was worried that the emperor would settle accounts later.
"Take it, just don't go too far, I agree."
Zhu Qiyu gave Jin Zhong a few more words of advice and then sent Jin Zhong away.
He feels disappointed. If he wants to use people, he has to satisfy his desires. This is the human heart.
After being lost in thought for a long time, Zhu Qiyu asked: "Has Zhongcuigong been sorted out?"
"When I return to the emperor, I have already cleaned it up. The oil paper that I took from the Shangshi Bureau will prevent the gunpowder from getting wet." Feng Xiao reported back.
Zhu Qiyu nodded: "You said that all the officials in the court are as smart as monkeys. Did they really not understand my thoughts?"
Feng Xiao did not dare to answer. He knelt on the ground and did not dare to move.
"I'm not sick, and I'm just torturing all the officials."
"But we wanted to make the national treasury richer, so we came up with the following policy."
"It costs money to clean up the mess in the capital; it also costs money to buy food to provide relief to the capital; Xuanzhen and Shandong are all places where money is burned. I want to nip it in the bud."
Zhu Qiyu murmured to himself: "I also want to test people's hearts and see if I am too smart, or if all the officials are cooperating with me in acting?"
…
A ray of light cuts through the darkness, and the sky is dimly lit.
Jin Zhong led the imperial guards and bodyguards to gather together.
Jin Zhong read out the imperial edict, and Song Wei was responsible for rectifying the capital. Jin Yiwei cooperated and moved firearms into the palace.
However, what made Jin Zhong dumbfounded was.
The sky was bright, and the capital city in the beacon fire seemed to suddenly fall silent.
It seemed as if it suddenly stopped.
Occasionally, there were small fights and shouting, but it was because the floods had washed away the Dragon King Temple, and they were all people from Dongchang, who were taking advantage of others.
Jin Zhong was embarrassed for them.
After two hours of busy work, the money collected was very limited.
The news was reported to the palace.
At this time, Shu Liang was in high spirits and told the story vividly.
"I'm not afraid that you will make mistakes, so what are you afraid of if I support you?"
"That's it! Well done!"
"These damn businessmen are facing a national crisis and don't want to serve the country."
"But they are all extremely rich. If they were willing to donate some to the national treasury, how could my life be so miserable?"
"Isn't the Ming Dynasty their Ming Dynasty?"
"Humph, people without kings and fathers! They deserve to be killed! They all deserve to be killed!"
Zhu Qiyu smiled all over his face: "How much money did you receive? Tell me and it will make me happy."
"Back to your Majesty, there are a lot of jewelry, antiques, salt, land deeds, etc. that cannot be estimated. But if we only count the cash silver, I estimate that it exceeds three million taels of silver!"
"so much?"
Zhu Qiyu was slightly surprised: "You shouldn't have robbed all the officials' money, right?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare. I don't dare to ruin the emperor's important affairs!"
"These are merchants' money!"
"It's all living money. It doesn't include the house, fixed assets such as shops, or acres of land, etc., it's not included!"
"If we count them all, I estimate that there are probably three to forty million taels of silver!"
Shu Liang admitted that although some of the illegal money was taken from the pawnshop, the main source was the illegal money from the pawnshop. The income from the Dongchang was only a small part, and the officials in the imperial court were definitely making a lot of money.
A rough estimate shows that at least more than 20 million taels of silver appeared on the streets last night.
Although it is not all in cash, there are so many treasures. The only pity is that some ancient paintings, books, etc. must be somewhat damaged, which is really a pity.
Zhu Qiyu suddenly realized that he was just eating a big meal. When daybreak, Jin Zhong could still eat more. If the Ministry of Household Affairs also received several million taels of silver, the national treasury would be rich.
"How much can you get if you sell jewelry or something?" Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Two million taels."
"But Your Majesty, many merchants in the capital have died."
"I'm afraid there is a lot of noise outside Beijing, and every family has grabbed a lot of treasures. There is less cash on the market. There are so many jewelry, antiques, porcelain, etc., they will definitely not be sold at a good price for the time being." Shu Liang said truthfully.
A total of five million taels! There are also a lot of salt and land deeds!
There is no shortage of money this time!
Although it was a one-time deal, the consequences were huge.
But who made him red-eyed due to lack of money? He is a majestic emperor who is so poor that he has pawned his underpants. Who will believe it?
He pawned all the objects in the palace that could be pawned.
They all came back today.
Yesterday you dared to accept the royal objects, today I will send you to the Palace of Hell!
Although I cannot blatantly raid your home, I can blatantly send you to the Palace of Hell. Doesn’t everything about you become mine?
Besides, the grain merchants in Beijing were hoarding, and you were just accidentally killed. It was all done by hundreds of officials. What does it have to do with me?
If you have the ability, go to Hu Hui for it, ask for it from Li Xian, go to Wang Zhi, go to Yu Qian for it!
Zhu Qiyu was very excited and paced back and forth: "Shu Liang, you did very well! Very good!"
"When my slave saw that the prince was worried about money and his hair turned gray, he felt anxious and hated himself for being powerless."
"I hate those pawnshops that collect royal items even more. They know they are overstepping their bounds, but they still dare to collect them. How audacious are they?"
"This slave has always kept this account in mind. Last night, I gave the order to kill them all!"
"Originally, I wanted to kill Jueqing. Building, a gambling stall, but I entered several houses, and the buildings were all empty. I hate it!"
Shu Liang's tone was sonorous.
"well done!"
"You can't eat a fat man in one bite, nor can you kill everyone in one night!"
"Take your time, I can do many things when I have money!"
"After tonight, there will no longer be any power to restrain me in the capital!"
"This is all thanks to your comfort!"
Zhu Qiyu laughed: "Shu Liang, I will give you a silver talisman, and then I will give Gong Hui, Meng Zhou, Zhang Yongnian and others bronze talismans. You are doing well!"
Shu Liang held up the silver charm and thanked him: "Your Majesty, there is another surprise that I haven't told you yet!"
"What surprise?"
"My slave has caught Zhang Jin!" Shu Liang grinned.
"What?"
Zhu Qiyu was shocked: "Zhang Jin was caught? Zhang Fu's son, the one who faked his death and escaped? Where was he caught?"
"If I return to the emperor, it is Zhang Fu's only son who was caught in Chaotian Palace. Thanks to Cao Jixiang's help..."
Shu Liang told the story again.
Zhang Jin was working as a Taoist priest in Chaotian Palace, and he was lucky. Cao Jixiang killed so many Taoist priests, but it was not his turn.
Cao Jixiang took away Zhou Yingyu and Li Wenying, and left Chaotian Palace. Zhang Jin, who had escaped, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
But he never expected that Shu Liang would take Dongchang Fanzi and catch him out.
He wanted to run away, but the key patrol battalion surrounded Chaotian Palace. Running away at this time would be tantamount to throwing himself into a trap, so Zhang Jin endured it and continued to pretend to be a Taoist priest, but was still caught.
"It's Chaotian Palace again. That's great. Tianshi Dao harbored Xu Youzhen first, and then Zhang Jin. How brave!"
Zhu Qiyu was furious: "Shu Liang, lead people to raid Chaotian Palace."
"All Taoist priests are imprisoned in Jinyiwei Prison and screened carefully. I suspect that Chaotian Palace is harboring filth and evil, and there are imperial prisoners inside!"
Shu Liang immediately understood what the emperor meant.
It wasn't enough to plunder the Chaotian Palace. The emperor knew that these Taoist priests were extremely rich, so he took them to the imperial prison and drained them of their last copper.
"Your Majesty, there is not enough room in the prison."
"Just interrogate them in Chaotian Palace, in front of Taoist Master Sanqing! Let Taoist Master see their hearts, whether they are loyal or traitorous! Are they true believers or fake Taoist priests?"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed, and money came again.
Chaotian Palace not only has money, but also food.
This kind of Taoist temple, not only hoarding money and food, but also having the worship of powerful people, is definitely richer than the national treasury.
"My slave obeys the order!"
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered, and he wanted to take the name of Tianshi Dao, but he resisted.
Now that the DPRK situation is unstable, Jiangxi cannot continue to be in chaos.
Suffer it first and wait for Zhang Yuanji to come to Beijing to sell Chaotian Palace at a good price.
Tianshi Dao is Tianshi Dao. Why live in Chaotian Palace? Is the palace worthy of you and other Taoist priests?
Only I can live in the palace!
Anyone else who lives here is trespassing and deserves to be killed!
"Chaotian Palace was changed to Tianshi Temple, and all palaces in Beijing, such as Lingji Palace, etc., were all renamed and were not allowed to be called palaces!"
Zhu Qiyu wanted to further seize power: "Order all over the country who have "gong" in their names to change their names. If they do not change their names within a time limit, they will be beheaded for violating the rules."
"My slave obeys the order!" Feng Xiao kowtowed.
Shu Liang and Feng Xiao saw that the emperor was different.
The emperor, who holds the imperial power in his hands, really speaks of the constitution of heaven.
"Long live your Majesty, long live, long live!" Shu Liang knelt down and flattered him.
"Shu Liang, Dongchang can be greedy for money, but not for food. You are not allowed to take a grain of grain. If anyone takes a grain of grain, I will pick off his dog's head!" Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed sharply.
Dongchang Fanzi took away 10% of the silver, which made him extremely dissatisfied.
10% of five million taels, five hundred thousand taels, what do they need so much money for!
Huai Bi is guilty, don’t you know?
"My slave obeys the order!"
Shu Liang trembled all over, the emperor's eyes looked like he wanted to kill someone, and he might have to use a knife on Dongchang.
Dongchang Fanzi shared too much money, and the emperor was dissatisfied.
At that time, he did not expect that he would get so much money. He did not dare to tell the emperor that Mengzhou, Zhang Yongnian and others shared 20% and sent out two teams without supervision. He did not know Mengzhou, Zhang Yongnian and others.
How much did Yongnian seize?
Zhu Qiyu softened his tone: "Shu Liang, you are not allowed to take back what you have distributed, and you are not allowed to investigate. This matter is over. You and others are still meritorious officials, but the food in Chaotian Palace is the life-saving food for the people in Beijing.
No one is allowed to move, do you understand?"
"My slave will keep an eye on it personally. If anyone dares to touch the food, I will kill him first!"
Shu Liang breathed a sigh of relief. This is the advantage of telling the truth to the emperor. The emperor will be angry and dissatisfied, but he will not blame him, but will trust him more.
"I will give Dongchang five bronze talismans. You can pick two more who have made the greatest contributions and receive a bronze talisman each."
"You are not allowed to take 10% of the matter to the court and accept all the rewards that should be given by the court. Don't take too little."
Zhu Qiyu stood up and patted his shoulder: "You have done another great feat by catching Zhang Jin. This achievement is not inferior to making money for me. I will give you another bronze talisman!"
"My slave, thank you for your kindness!"
Shu Liang burst into tears with gratitude. The emperor suppressed the matter privately to protect Dongchang Fanzi.
Give me a slap and a sweet date.
Zhu Qiyu comforted him a few more words and let him go.
"Feng Xiao, imprison Zhang Jin."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed: "Choose a place in the palace, set up an inner prison, and put it under the supervision of the capital. Zhang Jin will be detained secretly. No one is allowed to know that Zhang Jin is in the palace."
"My slave obeys the order!"
Feng Xiao was Shu Liang's godson, and when he saw the emperor beating Shu Liang just now, he felt a cold sweat in his heart.
The two of them have a prosperous relationship.
"Expand the library and store jewelry, antiques, etc. in the library."
"As for the money, put it in the inner transport warehouse."
"The rest are brought into the palace and are still stored in the Changchun Palace. The palace gate is keyed and guarded. No one is allowed to approach. The keys are still kept by you and will be counted every ten days."
The silver recovered previously was stored in Changchun Palace.
"Pass the breakfast and go to court after eating."
Zhu Qiyu was in a good mood. With the money, he would repair the palace first, then the capital, provide relief to the refugees, and conduct large-scale military training.
This money cannot be spent easily, you have to find a way to make money with money.
Use this money as capital, make money, make money.
Zhu Qiyu was so happy that the porridge tasted like big fish and meat, and he ate it with relish.
But at this time.
Jinyiwei sent people to report, the streets were silent, and Jin Zhong confiscated a lot of money.
The smile on Zhu Qiyu's face was stiff, and he chuckled twice: "It seems that I am conceited and can't play with those old foxes."
"Whatever you collect will be sent to the Household Department, headed by Zhang Feng's branch. I won't ask."
Zhu Qiyu was in a bad mood and said in a low voice: "Let's go to court."
Feng Xiao waited on him personally.
The layout of Changchun Palace and Zhongcui Palace was left to his godson Qin Cheng.
Enter Fengtian Hall.
Zhu Qiyu seemed to see the heat of ridicule.
That's right, he was played by the courtiers. He wanted to take advantage of the enemy at dawn, but in the end Jin Zhong caught a few small fish and shrimps, and his IQ was suppressed.
What if the little horse stumbles?
I can take the imperial power back!
Sitting on the dragon chair, he didn't sleep all night, but he was not tired at all, but was very excited.
This is the unique gene of Lao Zhu’s family, the neurotic workaholic.
"Gentlemen, how did you spend last night?" Zhu Qiyu seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
But Li Xian knelt down and reported in a serious manner what happened in the capital last night. He only said that the merchants had caused chaos and destroyed the court.
"Ahem!"
Even Hu Hui couldn't bear to listen to it. Can people in the world believe these words if they are spread out?
But Li Xian is serious. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway.
Zhu Qiyu's face darkened.
The power to clear all officials must be in my hands!
What does Li Xian want to do? Continue to strengthen King Li’s party?
Is it bad to be my knife?
"snort!"
Zhu Qiyu suddenly snorted coldly: "Mr. Li Ge really worked hard, didn't he make less money last night?"
Li Xian, who was in the middle of a long and eloquent speech, suddenly became choked up and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I am doing this for the benefit of all people in the world."
Do you want to do some good for the little brats in your family?
"Too many people died last night. I'm afraid it won't be enough for Mr. Li Ge to convince the world with just a few words."
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "Where is Zhao Rong? Why didn't Zhao Rong come?"
"Your Majesty, I sent someone to inquire at the home of Minister Zhao. His family said that Minister Zhao did not return home last night." Shi Pu replied.
"Where have you gone? Escaped?" Zhu Qiyu frowned.
The courtier's pupils suddenly dilated, and the emperor was about to take action on the Supreme Emperor's followers.
Zhao Rong was the first to bear the brunt.
However, Zhao Rong escaped, and Wang Zhi knelt on the ground with a thud.
When I say that I am not a member of the Supreme Emperor, does anyone believe it?
"Wang Zhi, why are you kneeling down? Are you guilty of being a thief?" Zhu Qiyu raised his voice.
Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi, I haven't killed you several times. Not only did you not pretend to be dead, but you also engaged in Li Wang's party with Li Xian and fought with me in the ring?
You said I should burn the first fire when I take back the imperial power?
Wang Zhi, tell me!
"Your Majesty, I heard that there was great chaos in the capital, and many people died in the chaos. I felt sad in my heart, so my body became weak."
Wang Zhi shed tears and said: "Your Majesty, my bones are broken and I am constantly ill. I stayed up half the night last night and this morning my eyes are dim and I feel bad all over. Please beg for my bones!"
What a person who takes retreat to make progress!
Knowing that Zhu Qiyu was going to burn him, he ran away first.
The originally relaxed atmosphere in Fengtian Hall suddenly solidified.
"Begging for bones, haha! I've made enough and want to run away? Let me take the blame? Will I wipe your butt?" Zhu Qiyu murmured to himself.
Wang Zhi knelt on the ground, trembling.
He kept winking at Hu Hui, who wanted to speak for him.
Zhu Qiyu frowned, has King Li's party and Hu's party reached a cooperative relationship?
He immediately changed the subject: "Where did Zhao Rong go?"
"I don't know."
"Wang Zhi, you have a good relationship with Zhao Rong, tell me!" Zhu Qiyu was not going to let Wang Zhi go.
Wang Zhi cried and said, "I have nothing to do with Zhao Rong. Please take a closer look, Your Majesty!"
"Am I wrong?" Zhu Qiyu asked him.
"Your Majesty is not wrong, Your Majesty is not wrong, yes, I am wrong, I am wrong!" Wang Zhi burst into tears.
"Please get up, Sir."
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flickered: "I'm afraid it's impossible to count how many people died in Beijing last night."
"How many times have Xiaoxiao taken the opportunity to cause trouble in the capital? I want to investigate, but I'm afraid I'm powerless."
"But this is the capital! No Xiaoxiao is allowed to cause trouble!"
"I must investigate and give justice to the victims!"
"Let's do this, Mr. Wangge, I'll leave it to you to investigate."
Zhu Qiyu made the final decision.
First of all, make sure that the people who died last night are innocent, then the people who stole the money are bad people, and they are all stained with blood. Only by taking refuge in me can I help you clear your name overnight.
The expressions of the courtiers changed suddenly, and they all looked at Hu Hui, Li Xian and others, asking them to speak up.
Hu Xi frowned.
Don’t you know who won the most fun last night?
Dongchang not only robbed merchants, but also exploited gangsters. I heard that Zhu Kai, the second son of Funing Bo, had an arm chopped off; Zhang Zhong, the eldest son of the British father-in-law, was intimidated; and many officials' servants were brutally killed.
These are all good things done by Dongchang!
There are also patrol camps and Tiqi, what have they done? Don’t you know what they have done?
The emperor asked Wang Zhi to come and investigate today. Is it to inspect Dongchang?
Or should he check himself?
Wang Zhi licked his dry lips. This was a big pit. If he jumped in, the emperor would kill him.
"The old minister is not energetic enough and is really unable to bear the heavy responsibility."
"Last night there was chaos in the capital, and the situation was as big as heaven."
"I am worried that it will delay His Majesty's important affairs."
"So I ask your Majesty to choose another talented person, and also ask your Majesty to allow the old minister to retire and return to his hometown."
Wang Zhi was determined to leave.
Zhu Qiyu's face darkened and he said nothing.
All the officials in the court are excellent people.
Otherwise, why wouldn’t anyone take the bait this morning?
Even if they didn't figure out the emperor's meaning in the court yesterday, they figured it out after one night.
So they put it away when they saw it was good, and before dawn, they took their things back home, happily counted their money, and escaped disaster.
Then it becomes clearer that the killing last night seemed to be about businessmen, but in fact it was about people's hearts.
Kill King Li's Party and Hu Party to pieces.
Why did Li Xian hurriedly clear his name? Wasn't it just to prevent the emperor from threatening him with this?
As long as the emperor holds the power to whitewash his courtiers, the courtiers will have no choice but to defect to the imperial party.
And Wang Zhi was the emperor's target.
If you want to join the imperial party, you should first apply for a certificate of surrender.
"Your Majesty, I have something to advise you!"
Wang Hong took the lead and saw the hope of joining the cabinet.
"Say!" Zhu Qiyu's eyes were cold.
"Reporting to your Majesty, I believe that the source of the unrest in the capital lies in the grain merchants."
"But as far as I know, last night, not only the grain merchants, but all the merchants in the capital were hit by the disaster."
"There are countless people who have been exterminated, and there are not many good merchants among them."
Wang Hong knelt down and reported: "Moreover, countless people in the capital have died due to the war, and many more have been injured. Many local ruffians took the opportunity to cause trouble and disrupt the order in the capital."
"Therefore, I request your Majesty to conduct a thorough investigation!"
Zhu Qiyu frowned, Wang Hong didn't seem to be seeking refuge with him.
"Because this case is so important, it would be difficult to be fair and impartial if only the three judicial departments were involved, so I would like to ask the cabinet ministers to take the lead and lead the three judicial departments to thoroughly investigate the case!" Wang Hong's voice was loud.
So I was waiting here!
Wang Zhi's body went limp, Wang Hong wanted to take refuge with the emperor!
"I think what Zuo Fudu Censor said is true!" Yang Xuan and others agreed.
A large number of people knelt down in the court hall.
Among them, there are not many members of King Li's party.
Wang Zhi glanced at it and almost fainted. Are you fools?
Pushing me out of the pavilion is equivalent to admitting that I am stained with blood. The only person who can wash away the blood in the future is the emperor!
Why should the emperor wash away your blood?
From now on, you can only work for the emperor and become the emperor's lackeys!
You are really stupid. If the ministers do not join forces to keep warm, and the cabinet is the center, how can they compete with the imperial power? How can they check and balance the emperor?
But you idiots are throwing yourself into the arms of the royal party one after another.
Wang Zhi was disappointed. He began to miss the time when Chen Xun was alive. At that time, he should not have pretended to be an ostrich, but should have tried his best to protect Chen Xun. How could he have caused today's disaster?
All the collapse started after Chen Xun's death.
The emperor's hunger for power was really nerve-wracking.
When there was a food shortage, he did not take action to solve it. Instead, he used the food shortage as an excuse to indulge the officials in the capital and went on a killing spree in the capital, plundering and killing all the merchants.
Just to gain power quickly is inhumane!
His eagerness for imperial power is really frightening.
For the sake of power, he will kill anyone and give up on anyone.
Think about it, such a mind-numbing emperor is as if Taizu was still alive. You actually want to be his dog. Will there be a good end?
Idiots!
You send me into the fire pit today, I am just waiting for you in the fire pit, and you will come down sooner or later!
He doesn’t want to be Emperor Taizong, he wants to be Taizu!
That Emperor Taizu who treated all the civil and military officials in the world like pigs and dogs!