Wang Chengen is not a simple person. He was originally an undercover agent sent by Wei Zhongxian to Prince Xin's Mansion.
Ranked second among the Thirteen Taibao of Dongchang.
Later, because he watched Zhu Youjian grow up and spent time together day and night, he gradually developed feelings for Zhu Youjian, so he chose to join the Xinwang camp and became a double agent.
He has a delicate mind, is good at observing people's words, understands military affairs, can manage internal affairs, and handles all aspects of work. He can be said to be an all-around man, and he can be regarded as a capable minister under Zhu Youjian.
In the original plot, it was precisely because of the wrong information provided by Wang Chengen that Zhu Youjian was able to confuse Wei Zhongxian, and Wei Zhongxian gradually let down his guard, thinking that Zhu Youjian was cowardly, incompetent, had no independent opinions, and could be controlled.
Wei Zhongxian did not expect that Zhu Youjian was really stupid when he was stupid, and he was really ruthless when he was ruthless.
So that later Zhu Youjian ascended the throne and took power, successfully counterattacked and killed Wei Zhongxian, destroyed the eunuch party, and paved the way for the defeat of the Ming Dynasty!
It's a pity that Zhu Youjian doesn't know his future ability, and he doesn't know that sometimes he uses his efforts in the wrong direction and is digging his own grave.
He is only seventeen years old now, and he cannot think carefully about many things. Now all he thinks about is how to sit on the supreme position, eradicate the eunuchs, and restore the Ming Dynasty to a bright and prosperous world.
It has to be said that without having experienced severe beatings from society, many of Zhu Youjian's ideas were too naive, and he had no idea that once the Donglin Party gained power, it would be far more harmful than the Eunuch Party.
It is true that Wei Zhongxian was not a good person. He made the court a mess and his actions can indeed be described as heinous.
But at least Wei Zhongxian knew the rules and would do his best to run errands for Emperor Tianqi.
Wei Zhongxian, who was born in a poor family, knew that the Ming Dynasty had been experiencing constant natural and man-made disasters in recent years, and the people were in dire straits. Every family was very poor, and there was no profit at all. If the government continued to impose excessive taxes, the government would force the people to rebel, so he has been committed to reducing agricultural taxes.
In order to provide military expenses for the border troops, Wei Zhongxian targeted the wealthy businessmen, landlords and gentry class with taxes.
In this way, although the money collected has been deducted at all levels and the national treasury is not too rich, it can at least maintain the country's normal expenditure.
On the other hand, the self-proclaimed Donglin Party is a natural ally of landlords and wealthy businessmen. Once they gain power, they will only line their own pockets and will not care about the lives of the people at all. Even if there are continuous natural disasters, they will still impose taxes on the people.
A large part of the reason why Emperor Tianqi reused Wei Zhongxian was because Wei Zhongxian was the money bag of the Ming Dynasty.
In history, before Zhu Youxiao died, he did not forget to hold Zhu Youjian's hand and said to him: "Those who are loyal and virtuous can plan great things."
As a result, Zhu Youjian, who was in the rebellious stage, couldn't listen to the old man's words at all.
Zhu Youjian, who had been influenced by the Donglin Party since childhood, hated the Eunuch Party deeply. He believed that his brother Zhu Youxiao was fatuous and incompetent. The Eunuch Party was causing trouble to the government. Only by eliminating the Eunuch Party and taking power himself could he revitalize the Ming Dynasty and make the sun, moon, mountains and rivers last forever.
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In fact, Zhu Youjian was scheming and worked hard, and he was regarded as a conservative king. However, he lacked political consciousness and means, and he was born in the wrong era.
In the view of the Donglin Party, Zhu Youjian was their puppet used to deal with Emperor Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian, and it was only for their own benefit to help Zhu Youjian ascend to power.
After Zhu Youjian came to power, he united with the Donglin Party to attack Wei Zhongxian.
As a result, when Wei Zhongxian fell, the imperial court quickly became extremely poor, and the state treasury could not make ends meet. In many cases, it could not even pay the soldiers.
There was even a mutiny in Liaodong!
In fact, it was not that the imperial court had no money, but that all the money went into the pockets of those Donglin Party members.
At the time of the survival of the Ming Dynasty, these Donglin Party members who were lenient to themselves and strict to others were still thinking about internal fighting and enriching their own pockets. In addition, during the Little Ice Age, natural disasters continued, refugees were everywhere, external and internal troubles, and the situation was gradually reduced.
The Ming Dynasty was dragged towards the bottomless abyss.
Of course, Zhu Youjian today is ignorant of these things.
Just when Zhu Youjian was frowning.
Wang Chengen walked into the room and saw Zhu Youjian's expression gloomy. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, do you want me to deal with Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying? They know too much, and there is no room for them in Donglin."
Zhu Youjian stabilized his mind and thought for a while: "Now is not the time, let's wait."
Seeing that Zhu Youjian had other plans, Wang Chengen knew Zhu Youjian's temperament, so he turned and said: "Master Huo, do you want to continue?"
"Proceed according to the original plan. Nothing will go wrong this time. Please take me to contact some bosses in Donglin and ask them to speed up action. I'm worried that things will change later."
"In addition, to take control of Beijing Camp as soon as possible, we need to be prepared for the worst."
After hearing Zhu Youjian's instructions, Wang Chengen couldn't help but worry. Speeding up the progress would make mistakes in many places easy.
Still too young!
He sighed a little in his heart, but Wang Chengen did not disobey Zhu Youjian's order.
In Wang Chengen's mind, Zhu Youjian's status far surpassed that of Zhu Youxiao.
Right now King Xin's biggest obstacle is Emperor Tianqi.
As long as Emperor Tianqi dies, Zhu Youjian will have no chance of ascending to the throne.
Wang Chengen accepted the order and left with great determination. No matter how difficult the road ahead was, he would overcome obstacles and remove all obstacles for Zhu Youxiao, even if that person was the emperor of the dynasty.
Only Zhu Youjian was left in the room. He came to the window and looked at the bright moon in the sky. Zhu Youjian murmured in a low voice: "Brother, don't blame me for being cruel. It's you who are confused. I can't do this."
It’s for the foundation of Ming Dynasty!”
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Beizhen Fusi.
After escorting Guo Zhen to the imperial edict, Jiang Fan asked Guo Zhen some information about the Donglin Party and King Xin, and then told Qinglong and others to keep him under strict supervision before heading to the palace overnight.
With the gold medal given by Zhu Youxiao and Jiang Fan's status as the envoy of Jinyiwei Town, he could bring a sword into the palace without having to disarm it outside, so he could have an unimpeded journey.
After passing many checkpoints and several interrogations, Jiang Fan arrived outside the heavily guarded imperial study room.
After the eunuch on duty reported the matter, the door of the imperial study room opened, and the gray-haired Wei Zhongxian walked out of it, and Xuan Jiangfan entered the hall to meet the saint.
Entering the main hall, Jiang Fan was slightly surprised to find that Zhu Youzheng was handling the memorial seriously.
I didn’t expect that this carpenter emperor would be so diligent and still dealing with government affairs in the middle of the night. How could he be an emperor?
You're not just pretending, are you?
At this time, Zhu Youxiao heard the sound, raised his head and said with a smile: "Jiang Aiqing is here, why do you come to see me so late?"
"Reporting to the Emperor, I have found out that the Emperor fell into the water. It was not an accident, but someone had done something on the treasure ship and wanted to murder the Emperor. This person is the father-in-law Guo Zhen of Dongchang, as evidenced by the "Minutes of the Supervision of the Construction of the Treasure Ship"
, the person who conducted the two factory inspections of the treasure ship was Guo Zhen."
Jiang Fan handed Wei Zhongxian the "Minutes of the Supervision of the Construction of Treasure Ships" and then said: "After Wei Chen's follow-up investigation, Guo Zhen went to the Jinling Tower of Mingshifang for a banquet tonight and was almost silenced. Fortunately, Wei Chen arrived in time and was caught.
Live mouth."
"According to Guo Zhen's confession, he is actually from Donglin, and the person in charge of the treasure ship case is the former chief assistant Han Xu."
"In addition, it is not an accident that the Wang Gong Factory exploded last year and His Royal Highness was frightened and killed. It was most likely caused by people from Donglin."
Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't see any joy or anger on his face. He said "oh" and then said: "Is there anything else?"
Seeing that Zhu Youxiao managed his expression so well, Jiang Fan's evaluation of him changed.
Judging from Zhu Youxiao's attitude, it seemed that he was not surprised by what he said.
In other words, we already knew that it was the Donglin Party.
His son died and he was almost killed. Normal people would be furious, but Zhu Youxiao could remain calm. Such a forbearing person is very different from the image in history.
Could it be that Emperor Tianqi is actually an old bastard?
Jiang Fan kept an eye on it and realized that he had made a mistake before.
That's the first impression.
[It seems that this carpenter emperor is not as miserable as recorded in the history books!]
With a sudden thought, Jiang Fan glanced at Wei Zhongxian and continued: "Wei Chen has also received news that Dong Lin may have taken control of the Taiyuan Hospital and is preparing to ask Huo Weihua, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, to present the spiritual dew drink known as the elixir to the emperor.
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"This medicine is said to be a fairy medicine, but it actually contains trace amounts of toxins. Long-term use will cause visceral edema. Please be careful, Your Majesty."
Zhu Youxiao's expression changed slightly, his eyes became murderous and sad. He looked in the direction of Prince Xin's Mansion and thought to himself: "My stupid brother, can't you wait even a few years?!"
After listening to Jiang Fan's words, Wei Zhongxian was shocked.
Because Huo Weihua, Minister of the Ministry of War, was his confidant.
In the early years of Tianqi, Huo Weihua attached himself to Wei Zhongxian and made suggestions to frame Wang An of Donglin.
In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, Huo Weihua was promoted by Wei Zhongxian to the position of minister of the Ministry of Punishment. He has been vigorously attacking the Donglin Party members. He has pursued three cases and rewritten "Guangzong's Records".