Chapter 199: Killing to Establish Prestige: Two Contrasts
kill!
Those young masters who were imprisoned in the Jinyiwei Prison ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans one by one, killing batch after batch. The execution ground was stained red with blood, and blood would ooze from them if they stepped on them.
He killed all the ministers and became silent when they saw him.
Chongzhen is almost crazy!
The emperor's dignity was crumbling day by day, his body was getting worse day by day, and state affairs were getting worse day by day. Under such heavy pressure, it was good that Chongzhen did not give in. In order to maintain his emperor's dignity, he had no choice but to kill and call everyone at all times.
Everyone knows that he is the Ming Emperor, and he holds the power of life and death. Killing to establish authority is actually the simplest and crudest way. There is no need to do this unless it is absolutely necessary. Before Chongzhen killed those young masters and ransacked their homes,
The purpose of destroying their sect was not to establish prestige, but to defeat the officials of the world. At that time, Chongzhen did not need to establish prestige, because he was the true Dragon Emperor and his position was stable!
But it's different now. His position is becoming more and more unstable. At this time, killing to establish power has become a helpless move!
At this time, Chongzhen was extremely sensitive. Any disturbance would alarm Chongzhen, and he would be treated roughly by Chongzhen!
Everyone is like this, the more they are about to lose, the tighter they hold their hands and hold on tightly.
This is not a shortcoming of Chongzhen alone. In fact, it is the same for everyone. Standing in Chongzhen's position, it is good if he does not collapse. Chongzhen's performance at this time is the same for everyone, and there are even few who can compare with him.
.At least no matter how difficult it was, Chongzhen persisted and never gave up!
Late at night, Chongzhen's imperial study was still brightly lit, and from time to time, gentle, suppressed coughs could be heard coming from the study.
The two little eunuchs standing at the door looked at each other and shook their heads slightly. The emperor looked like Chongzhen, which is rare in ancient and modern times. He didn't even enjoy a day of blessings. He worked hard every day and relied on snuff to refresh himself many times.
They all fell asleep at their desks and only ate as much as eggs for three meals a day. There were so many concubines in the harem that they had no time to pamper them. Even though they were sick, they had to endure it for fear of letting people know and affecting the majesty of the royal family.
Tsk tsk, even if such an emperor gives them money and asks them to do it, they are not willing to do it.
The two young eunuchs communicated with each other's thoughts with their eyes, and when they shook their heads together, a strong wind suddenly rolled up from the ground without warning, blowing open the closed door of the royal study room, bringing in a bone-chilling chill.
The cold air rushed into the imperial study room!
The cold air rolled up in the imperial study. Dozens of oil lamps on the bronze lamp tree in the imperial study were extinguished. Even the lights in the lanterns were extinguished at the same time. Chongzhen was neatly placed around him.
The small mountain of memorials was suddenly blown up by the cool breeze, flying like snowflakes over the imperial study.
This wind came and went in a weird way, disappearing without a trace in an instant.
The two young eunuchs were trembling with fear. It was definitely their negligence to let the wind enter the room. If the cold wind blew into the Long Live Lord and weakened the Long Live Lord, they would be punished by death.
Chongzhen is now like an extremely oppressive volcano every day. As long as there is a small sign, it will burst into flames. Seven or eight palace maids and eunuchs will die under the rod every month.
Thinking of this, the two little eunuchs were almost scared to death. One after the other, they rushed into the dark imperial study room with trembling steps. With trembling hands, they first lit the candles, and then used the candles to light the lanterns.
The oil lamps above were lit one by one.
The imperial study slowly became brighter, but there was always a haze shrouding the entire study, causing the originally bright lights to be suppressed and exude a gray light!
The two young eunuchs were so frightened that they did not dare to express their anger. They lit the oil lamps in a panic. They did not dare to ask for mercy. If they were frightened, they would not be able to die happily.
To their surprise, Chongzhen was not furious, but was quiet and silent, as if there were only the two eunuchs in the entire royal study and no one else.
The quieter it became, the more frightened the two little eunuchs became. They lit the lamp tree and hurriedly knelt on the ground to pick up the memorials, being careful not to wrinkle them at all.
But Chongzhen still made no sound. It was not until the two young eunuchs tremblingly picked up all the memorials and bent over and sent them to the dragon table that they dared to take a secret look at Chongzhen's face.
Although they only took a sneak peek, they were extremely surprised. This was the first time they saw Chongzhen in his current state.
They felt distressed for no reason.
At this time, Chongzhen's eyes were empty and bloodshot, and he seemed to be lost in thought. He was leaning on the dragon chair. He was obviously only twenty years old, but he was already as old as thirty or forty years old. His whole face
There is no luster at all, and there are even faint fine lines appearing at the corners of the eyes.
The most important thing is that Chongzhen's loss and despair at this moment seemed to be that Chongzhen was defeated at this moment. The two young eunuchs had never seen this kind of expression on Chongzhen's face.
Chongzhen has never been defeated. His heart is extremely strong. Even if he encounters failure, his heart will never be truly defeated.
It was when the ancestral grave was being dug that Chongzhen showed that extremely sad and depressed expression, but it was not the despairing feeling he felt now.
They even had a feeling that Chongzhen was dead, and they even had the urge to test Chongzhen's breathing.
With a loud bang, Chongzhen violently overturned the dragon table in front of him. The dragon table made of golden nanmu hit the ground and roared like dragons. The sound was extremely shrill, just like a real dragon being killed by a weapon.
A sharp sword cuts like a wound.
"Zuo Liangyu, Zuo Liangyu, idiot, idiot! What do I want from you!" Chongzhen was furious and walked back and forth in the house, destroying wherever he went and knocking everything he saw to the ground.
Although Chongzhen was often angry in the past, he rarely lost his temper over things, because smashing things cost money, and Chongzhen knew very well that he had no money, so all the money was used to provide relief to the victims. He moved it to Jiubian to defend against foreign enemies and smashed it.
He couldn't afford to buy or repair anything. Even his clothes were patched by the Queen and her own children. Sometimes Chongzhen, who was always fast and furious, walked very slowly. At this time, the little eunuchs knew that the clothes on Chongzhen's body were
It's broken. If I walk too fast, I'm afraid the broken parts will be exposed. So I walk very slowly.
But today Chongzhen has no scruples. The anger in his heart is like oil cooking his heart, belly and lungs. If he doesn't vent it out, he will be burned alive.
The gust of wind just now made Chongzhen clearly and clearly feel that Zhang Xianzhong had become another dragon under him. Zhang Xianzhong directly snatched hundreds of dragon veins from his hands.
There are a total of 999 dragon veins in the world of Middle-earth. It is normal for dozens of dragon veins to wander out from time to time.
Generally, the emperor is in charge of at least 900 dragon veins. These 900 dragon veins are the so-called great fortune of the world and the welfare of all people!
The Jiuding built by King Xia Yu at that time represented not only the Kyushu but also the more than 900 dragon veins that Xia Yu was in charge of at that time. The Jiulong Town Golden Pagoda built by Zhu Yuanzhang was similar to the Jiuding! It was used to suppress these more than 900 dragons.
There are nine dragon veins in the Jiulong Town Golden Pagoda, and each golden dragon suppresses more than a hundred dragon veins.
Since Zhang Xianzhong dug up the dragon veins in Chongzhen's ancestral tomb and destroyed the Feng Shui dragon cave, the more than 900 dragon veins that gathered in Chongzhen's body like ropes began to become loose, but these dragon veins are still solidified in Chongzhen
He was still controlled by Chongzhen.
But after Zhang Xianzhong merged with the Jiulong Town Golden Pagoda, he used the flesh and blood souls of tens of thousands of people as the source of power, and used the pulling power of the golden dragon in the Kowloon Town Gold Pagoda to forcefully take away hundreds of thousands of people from Chongzhen.
A dragon vein.
This is equivalent to removing 10% of the dragon veins from Chongzhen. This is just the beginning. Zhang Xianzhong is just using a golden dragon from the Jiulong Town Golden Pagoda. In the future, as long as Zhang Xianzhong kills more people and collects more souls,
After accumulating enough power of blood energy and soul, you can continue to use blood energy and soul to use the extraction power of the second golden dragon, and once again extract hundreds of dragon veins from Chongzhen!
After that, there will be a third golden dragon, a fourth golden dragon, and finally a ninth golden dragon. By that time, all the dragon veins in the world will have been snatched away by Zhang Xianzhong! His real dragon, Chongzhen, will exist in name only.
Chongzhen's true dragon scales are now falling like snowflakes, and Chongzhen can even clearly feel that his organs are getting weaker and weaker, and even his luck, which has already hit rock bottom, has become even lower.
How could Chongzhen not be angry? He repeatedly warned Zuo Liangyu, explained in detail and in private, and told him not to let Zhang Xianzhong succeed.
Chongzhen always believed that Zuo Liangyu had fully understood his painstaking efforts and would definitely use all his strength to attack Wuchang. Even if he could not kill Zhang Xianzhong, he could at least drive him away so that he would not have time to gather his blood, energy and soul.
Even after Zuo Liangyu arrived around Wuchang, he didn't take action for several months. Even so, Chongzhen still calmly waited for Zuo Liangyu to bring him good news! He didn't doubt the people he employed, and he believed Zuo Liangyu was waiting.
The opportunity came to kill Zhang Xianzhong in one go! Chongzhen could be said to be eager to hear the news of the great victory.
He gave Zuo Liangyu all the trust a king would have in a minister, but this Zuo Liangyu, this idiot, actually sat and watched Zhang Xianzhong integrate the Jiulong Town Golden Pagoda into one, and from the beginning to the end he did not use any strength to attack
Wuchang City is simply sitting and watching Chongzhen have his dragon vein taken away! Waiting for the Ming Dynasty to change hands! His heart is hateful and can be punished!
The emperor often did not understand the hardships of his subjects. He did not know Zuo Liangyu's difficulties. Zuo Liangyu's inaction completely angered Chongzhen. There was really no need for Chongzhen to understand Zuo Liangyu's difficulties. His ministers just wanted to do it for him.
You share your worries, you Zuo Liangyu has a huge reason to worry, can you just watch Chongzhen, the emperor, being snatched away as the real dragon by others?
Chongzhen was pacing back and forth in the study angrily. Compared with Zuo Liangyu's inaction, the thousands of heads sent by Chang Xiao became the most striking contrast. This is what a dedicated minister looks like.
Chang Xiao just brought more than a hundred servants with him when he left the capital. Chongzhen didn't give him a single person, didn't give him a tael of silver, and didn't ask Chang Xiao to do anything!
But this Chang Xiao actually killed so many bandits along the way. Chongzhen would never believe it if Chang Xiao did not fight with all his strength. Chongzhen knew in his heart whether the heads Chang Xiao sent were ordinary people and whether they were killing good people and taking credit for their merits.
The ground is very.
Chongzhen was aware of Chang Xiao's actions. Chang Xiao killed the bandits there and reported to Chongzhen how many people he had lost and killed.
Then comparing it with the memorial sent by Chang Xiao, Chongzhen knew that there was not a word of lies or exaggeration in Chang Xiao's memorial. This is really rare, considering that ordinary generals killed some bandits.
, were about to blow the cowhide to the sky, but Chang Xiao did not. Chang Xiao's memorial did not have any emotions or boasts. He just told Chongzhen honestly how many bandits he had killed there, and then prepared to go again.
How many people were killed, how much money was obtained from the suppression of the bandits, how much money was distributed to the soldiers, and how much money was kept for himself. He also sent people to quietly collect the money, and then transported it into the capital one by one, and sent it to Chongzhen's private treasury.
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Also, the most important thing is how many people Chang Xiao has recruited. This number is not bad. This is what Chongzhen cares about most.
Chang Xiao was able to report all of this truthfully and meticulously, without any concealment, which at least shows that Chang Xiao had no secrets and no evil intentions!
He didn't hide anything for himself, he didn't hide anything for himself, and he worked tirelessly to kill and pacify the bandits all the way. This person's status in Chongzhen's eyes naturally improved step by step! At this time, there was another person whom Chongzhen placed high hopes on.
The inaction of Zuo Liangyu, who gave him whatever money he wanted, and Chang Xiao's desperate killing of enemies who gave him nothing, made Chang Xiao even more fiercely loyal.
Chongzhen's huffing and puffing breathing gradually subsided, and his face that was red with anger gradually returned to normal!
As I said, Chongzhen is a man with a strong heart who will not be knocked down. His strength lies in the fact that no matter what kind of blow, his thin shoulders can bear it, carry it up, and never admit defeat.
Even if there is a short-term depression or even a short-term discouragement, you will recover in a very short time!