Chapter 9 Wei Zaode, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty!
I heard Li Banghua speak in such vernacular.
The people around him were slightly stunned.
At this time, Li Banghua continued: "I have always understood everyone's distrust of the court, but can you really trust someone who is rebellious? I can't see it!
The imperial court has indeed done many wrong things before! But now, the Crown Prince leaves the palace to support the army and defends the capital. Those who are willing to follow His Highness the Crown Prince can receive ten taels of silver, and those who die in battle will be rewarded fifty taels of silver! If they perform meritorious service, they will receive military merit.
There is absolutely no problem in getting promoted!"
When they heard Li Banghua talking about money, the surrounding people finally began to commotion.
But the people around were just talking about it, and no one actually went to the hospital. They looked at the commotion among the people around them.
Li Banghua sighed slightly in his heart. Of course he knew that although these people were moved, they still didn't make the slightest move.
It’s just that over the years, the government has seriously broken their trust so many times that they no longer trust the government!
Thinking of this, Li Banghua sighed slightly in his heart.
He waved to the few imperial guards beside him.
Soon, two royal guards carried a large basket of silver and arrived in front of everyone.
"If you are willing to defend the city, I will give you ten taels of silver! Give it to you on the spot!"
Li Banghua glanced at the people around him.
Upon hearing Li Banghua's words, the eyes of the people around him suddenly lit up, with excitement in their eyes.
Ten taels of silver!
These days, ten taels of silver! Even though the price of rice in the capital is astonishing now, it is enough to feed a family for a whole year!
Still full of food!
It’s not easy to have enough to eat these days!
"I come!"
A strong man in ragged clothes among the crowd finally couldn't resist the temptation and shouted directly to Li Banghua who was standing aside.
"Register! Create a register!"
Li Banghua had a smile on his face.
"Name."
"Wang Erniu!"
"Hometown."
"People from the capital."
"Okay! This is your money, keep it!"
After Wang Erniu took the money from the clerk next to him, he stood aside.
"Those who have received the money can go back and settle their families first! You can also come back later!"
Li Banghua said calmly to Wang Erniu who was around him.
After hearing Li Banghua's words and seeing the first person to get the money, the people around him finally couldn't bear it anymore and rushed to the side one after another.
"Keep order! Line up! Line up!"
The Jin Yiwei next to him shouted orders to the people around him.
Seeing the Jinyi guards dressed in brocade and holding embroidered spring knives, these people were still a little afraid, and soon they slowly lined up.
With money to clear the way, the recruitment of troops here will naturally proceed smoothly.
But Li Banghua was not happy at all.
These soldiers recruited are all ordinary people!
Can these people really fight?
Even if it is to defend the city, can these people really do it?
Li Banghua felt a little confused. Unfortunately, there were not many experienced veterans in the capital!
Thinking of this, Li Banghua sighed slightly.
Except for Li Banghua.
The recruitment process in other places is not slow either.
After all, with money and the golden sign of the prince leaving the palace, many people still do this.
At this time, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Wei Zaode, was in the Wei Mansion.
"What? Ridiculous! The prince's leaving the palace is a big deal! Not a single minister got the news! It's simply ridiculous!"
Wei Zaode said angrily to a servant next to him.
"No! I have to go find His Majesty! The prince has left the palace, and I, the chief minister, have not received any news at all! This is against the rules!"
"Moreover! Cheng Guo Gong Zhu Chunchen, who is pure and kind in nature, and as the respected Duke of the country, actually killed him at the prince's request! He even ransacked his house! This is nonsense! I must go find your Majesty!"
With that said, Wei Zaode spoke to the servant beside him.
"Come here! Prepare a car for me!"
After saying that, Wei Zaode hurriedly got into the carriage and rushed towards the palace.
Soon, Wei Zaode came to the palace and met Emperor Chongzhen.
"Your Majesty! Why did you let His Highness the Crown Prince out of the palace? And I don't know what traitors were around him. You actually let him kill Duke Cheng and ransacked his house! So and so! Where is the royal majesty! Where is the imperial power?
"
Behind him were several censors, all of whom also spoke to Chongzhen.
Chongzhen looked blankly at Wei Zaode in front of him and the censors behind him.
"Take a look!"
Let's talk. Chongzhen threw a few letters to Wei Zaode in front of him. Chongzhen remained silent and did not speak.
Wei Zaode was stunned for a moment, and he quickly picked up the letter from the ground. Soon he saw the content on the letter, and Wei Zaode's expression changed.
It is actually a letter from the collusion between Cheng Guogong and Chuang Ni!
"Cheng Guogong, actually colluded to rebel???"
Wei Zaode had a look of shock and anger on his face, but privately he did feel a little uneasy because he had secretly exchanged letters with Chuang Ni.
At this time, when I saw the letters between Cheng Guogong and Chuangnii, I naturally felt a little uneasy, as if someone had caught me for my behavior.
He couldn't help but wonder, should he burn all those letters and destroy the remains?
"well!"
Chongzhen sat in his seat with some dejection, looked at Wei Zaode in front of him and said: "Wei Aiqing, now Chuangni is close to the capital. Chuangni will be in Beijing by evening at the latest. Let the prince do the trouble!
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"Your Majesty, don't panic. The city of Beijing is several feet high. No one can break in."
Wei Zaode comforted him.
Chongzhen shook his head and said nothing. In fact, he already had some regrets in his heart. Li Banghua, the imperial censor, had previously written a letter asking him to move the capital to Nanjing, so that he might not have a chance to do it again.
Although I was a little tempted at the time, I felt that if I did this, I would be sorry for my ancestors, so I could only refuse righteously.
But now, Li Zicheng's troops have arrived at the gates of Beijing. At this time, it is just a dream to escape from Beijing!
I'm afraid I'm just about to abandon the city, but I'm going to be captured alive in a few hours!
Thinking of this, Chongzhen's heart became gloomy and he already had the will to die.
He waved half-heartedly towards Wei Zaode and several censors beside him.
"My dear friends, please help yourself!"
With that said, Chongzhen turned and left. Looking at Chongzhen's back, Wei Zaode opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he had to sigh.
"Forget it, Your Majesty doesn't care about His Highness the Crown Prince's misdeeds, what can I, a cabinet bachelor, do? It seems that the Ming Dynasty..."
With that said, Wei Zaode shook his head, turned around and left Jinshen Hall.