At noon, the morning court broke up. Every official who came out of the palace was in despair, and their faces were even pale. They were like godless ghosts emerging from the underworld!
These high-ranking officials had never seen what they saw this morning. They heard that the officials who made trouble in front of Chang Xiao's house yesterday and were regarded as pawns by these officials had seen it before, and even saw it very much.
Thoroughly, even eating and drinking![]
It is not that the high-ranking court officials are averse to blood. To be in their position, at best they are determined and at worst, every hand is stained with blood, but they have never seen it.
, a person's body has become like that, but he can still hold his breath and not die. This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this person can still speak clearly and clearly about the Zhang family's conspiracy to raise private soldiers, and so on.
It's really unbelievable.
Mr. Zhang talked about things one by one as if he were pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. The most important thing is that Mr. Zhang did not tell a lie and everything he said was reasonable and well-founded.
In fact, Mr. Zhang never said a word about the false imperial edict. All he talked about was the "business" that the Zhang family had done in the past decades. The so-called business meant selling iron, grain, and even weapons to Huang Taiji and Japanese pirates.
The family even tinkered with two cannons and sold them to Huang Taiji, which brought huge benefits.
This is a serious crime of collaborating with the enemy. There are many scattered things behind it, such as the Hongwan case involving the death of the late emperor, etc., etc., none of them are shocking. The Zhang family has more than 200 people in the Ming Dynasty.
Nian, although such a big monster may not look as good as Mr. Ge, but in fact, every pore of this monster is leaking dirty and smelly pus and blood. How could it be possible that he has not done anything dirty? On the other hand,
, it is impossible to support the Zhang family's huge expenses without doing something that will make a lot of money.
Many of the officials and courtiers below are well aware of these things, but they only know it in their hearts. It is really like this now, and the descendants of the Zhang family are asked to tell them one by one in the court.
Still full of shock.
Mr. Zhang did not lie. All the courtiers knew this. They also had a clear conscience. Even Zhang Fengxian himself could not deny it, because Mr. Zhang's description was too detailed. Basically, the whole story of the future was clearly explained. This is indeed irrefutable proof.
After hearing this, no courtier dared to care about Chang Xiao's tearing up the imperial edict and killing the eunuch who passed it on.
They all hang out in the court, and the court has its own rules. They don't live in a vacuum, so how can they not interact with such a big family as the Zhang family? How can they avoid being tainted with meat?
The sins committed by the Zhang family can basically be arranged for a major crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. At this time, if you try to catch Chang Xiao, maybe Chang Xiao will drag him into this disaster. At this time, he is still honest.
Squint! Everyone has seen it. Chongzhen's face looked fine at first, and it was obvious that he was still acting, but by the time he heard this, he was already as red as blood.
Others Chongzhen could bear it, but he couldn't bear selling weapons and food to Huang Taiji. You must know that Chongzhen was worried every day, mending holes everywhere as if he was running for his life, watching the Ming Dynasty becoming more and more dilapidated, but he didn't expect that the Marquis under his command
He actually made a fortune behind his back, ate from the imperial court and wore the imperial court's clothes, and finally stabbed the imperial court in the back. Chongzhen could never bear such a thing!
Chongzhen patiently heard 70% of it, but he couldn't listen anymore, and directly issued an order to confiscate the house and exterminate the family, and there was no need for a trial!
Because the facts were so clear, Zhang Fengxian was already dumbfounded. He sat on the ground and shook like chaff, unable to utter a single word of rebuttal. In the end, he vomited blood and uttered two sentences.
One sentence is that he is a beast, and he is scolding his own son who has brought disaster to the Zhang family. Another sentence is that I will not let you go even if I am a ghost! This is naturally said to Chang Xiao.
Immediately, Zhang Fengxian spat out a mouthful of blood and was furious. It must be said that this method of death was much better than having the family confiscated and exterminated in front of his eyes. As the saying goes, die early and be reborn early.
Chang Xiao graciously helped him to be saved and accepted Zhang Fengxian’s soul beads, without giving him the chance to become a ghost!
The court broke up early, and all the officials left one after another. Everything ended like this. After this battle, all the officials understood one truth, that is, Chang Xiao was more terrifying than Chongzhen. Looking at the still beating heart, it was still beating.
Pumping the air in their lungs and listening to all kinds of strange noises coming from people's stomachs, they knew that from now on, they would never offend Chang Xiao again, and would rather offend Chongzhen than offend Chang Xiao.
After all, even if Chongzhen acted like a rogue today, he was still reasonable on the whole, but Chang Xiao was not only a rogue but also unreasonable, and did not follow the normal order of things. Such a character will always be the most difficult to deal with.
, because normal thinking can never guess what Chang Xiao is thinking!
Logically speaking, under normal circumstances, the interrogation should start after someone reports it, but for Chang Xiao, it was completely the other way around. He was tortured first and asked what the crime was. This method was used in the court.
Any official is good at what he does, so who can be free from some dirty things?
They just hope now that the matter will end here and not spread any further. The Zhang family can no longer be saved, and they must not drag themselves into the whirlpool.
As for Chang Xiao, forget it, let’s just watch and wait for God to accept this monster!
Chang Xiao was left behind by Chongzhen without exception.
The monarch and his ministers met again after more than ten days, but the atmosphere was not as harmonious as before, and it was a bit awkward.
Chongzhen was the first to laugh and said: "Chang Aiqing, during this trip to the underworld, have you ever found the snake fruit?"
Now that the imperial edict has been determined to be false, there is no need for everyone to mention this to each other. Chang Xiao said lightly: "Your Majesty, we have been fooled by Allen. He took me to the underworld not to find some snake fruit at all.
, but to save his father!"
Although Chongzhen didn't have much hope for snake fruit, he was a little disappointed when he heard Chang Xiao's words.
But Chongzhen still refused to give up and asked about what he saw and heard during his trip to the underworld.
Chang Xiao basically responded to Chongzhen's questions. Chongzhen asked several questions, and then the imperial study became quiet, even too quiet.
Chang Xiao stood for a while and then asked to leave. Chongzhen didn't say anything. At this moment, Chongzhen was a little angry in his heart. I, the emperor of the country, have already shown goodwill to Chang Xiao, but Chang Xiao still acted like this.
It shouldn’t be!
For the emperor, who was used to being flattered by his ministers like thunder and rain, he felt that it was a rare favor to his ministers when he lowered his posture a little. Chongzhen Lian Changxiao killed the eunuch who passed the decree and tore up the imperial edict.
He didn't care about the treasonous things. In Chongzhen's eyes, this was enough to make up for the fact that Chang Xiao didn't suffer any damage. Chang Xiao shouldn't care about this matter even if he didn't say he was grateful.
Chang Xiao turned around and left, feeling slightly relieved. He was just putting on a show to let Chongzhen know his dissatisfaction. This would make it appear that the monarch and his ministers were not completely separated from each other. The temporary hostility to each other was actually a good thing! If only he would smile all the time.
There was no trace of resentment, and I'm afraid Chongzhen had to think about whether Chang Xiao was being discordant!
As long as Chongzhen doesn't come to deal with him, he has nothing to fear in the capital. Even if Chongzhen comes to deal with him, as long as Chang Xiao can escape from the capital, he can completely rely on the Dragon Worship Cult to organize a force, even if
It is not yet possible to fight for imperial power, but it is enough to protect itself and wait for the opportunity.
But when Chang Xiao just walked to the gate to leave the palace, a young eunuch rushed over holding a bloody memorial.
"Urgent report from eight hundred miles away, Li Zicheng breaks through Xuanfu!"
What?
Both Chongzhen and Chang Xiao's expressions changed. Did Li Zicheng survive the beating? How could he suddenly break through the Xuan Mansion?
After conquering Langfang, wouldn't we have already reached the gate of Beijing? The key is that Li Zicheng has been active in Shanxi, Shaanxi, so why did he suddenly pass through many passes and reach Langfang? The Ming army fighting Li Zicheng in Shaanxi all
Is it made of paper? This doesn’t make sense?
At this time, Chang Xiao didn't care to deliberately show that he was angry to confuse Chongzhen, and quickly turned around and walked back to the imperial study!
Chang Xiao calculated several times last night. The power he currently has on hand is not enough to overthrow Chongzhen and establish himself as emperor. It is even more impossible to rely on peaceful evolution in the palace. Without royal blood, even if he kills Chongzhen, it will be impossible.
If he couldn't become the emperor, it would be an advantage for Li Zicheng at best. However, Chang Xiao did have the opportunity to become a real and nameless emperor and set up a little emperor to sing in the front stage. However, this was completely different from what Chang Xiao wanted. Moreover, at that time
, what Chang Xiao has to face is the huge pressure brought by Li Zicheng and Huang Taiji. Chang Xiao does not think that he will be much better than Chongzhen sitting in the position of Chongzhen. At least one thing, he Chang Xiao can never stand that kind of situation.
A life buried in memorials. So waiting for both Chongzhen and Li Zicheng to suffer losses is the best ending.
So Chang Xiao decided to endure it for the time being. In another half year, the Dragon Worship Cult will be able to sweep the entire Ming Dynasty. By then, Chang Xiao will have enough capital. If three years pass smoothly, the Dragon Worship Cult will be
It's so scary that I dare not say that all the people are religious, but it certainly won't be too different. When the time comes, the people of the world will rise up and shout, he often laughs. If he is not the emperor, no one can be!
For Chang Xiao, the best thing is that if nothing changes in the past six months, the Dragon Worship Cult will grow into a monster that swallows everything. Chang Xiao never expected that Li Zicheng would suddenly jump out to disrupt the situation.
For Chang Xiao, who knew that Li Zicheng destroyed the Ming Dynasty, anyone could despise him, but when it came to Li Zicheng, he couldn't be careful. Moreover, Chang Xiao smelled an elusive flavor in Li Zicheng's actions.
Li Zicheng's actions seemed to be beyond the reach of an ordinary person. Such a surprise attack made Chang Xiao feel like someone from the immortal world was involved. However, there was a huge amount of magic power in the immortal world that could intervene in the court.
The transformation must be at the Dao Qi level, and even the Dao Qi level is not qualified. It must be the kind of existence that has transcended this world and achieved the realm of true immortals to have such power!
But although such beings have such abilities, they are too lazy to intervene in the world's disputes. For them, the changes in the court are like a fight between ants' nests, and they may not even be willing to take a look. As long as Zhongtu Zhengshuo does not
Change, no matter which emperor is in power, it has nothing to do with them. That is to say, the Buddhists who need to absorb the power of faith are only a little dependent on the emperor.
What kind of existence would intervene in such changes in the country?
When Chang Xiao thought of this, he suddenly thought of an existence, a guy who escaped from the underworld - the Great Fallen Angel.
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I guess everyone doesn't want to watch the fight in the court, so I speeded up the speed! A lot of plots were scrapped...