"Your Majesty, you can't do this!"

Hearing Zhang Mingwei's words, Emperor Chongzhen was stunned for a while, and asked a little uninexplicably: "What do you mean, sir, shouldn't they be exterminated?" ”

"It's not!" When Zhang Mingwei heard this, he immediately shook his head and said, "For these Jin merchants, the sinners of Huaxia, they brought on themselves to exterminate the clan. What I mean is to be cautious about dealing with Jin Shang. ”

"Prudent?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face became serious, and he immediately asked, "What does Mr. mean, do they still have the same party?" ”

Zhang Mingwei nodded and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, if any businessman does not have a little relationship in the officialdom, it is absolutely impossible to become big. More importantly, what they do is smuggling outside the border, and it is also a bulk cargo. If there is no local awareness, does Your Majesty think it is possible? ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded when he heard this, it seemed that he had thought simply. At the same time, he was also very angry, and said hatefully: "The local officials will definitely not get out of their involvement, and I will never spare them!" ”

Zhang Mingwei nodded when he heard this, and he agreed with this very much. The traitors who plagued China will be punished by everyone!

Thinking so, he said to Emperor Chongzhen again: "Has Your Majesty discovered that the several times Jianyu entered the customs, His Majesty issued an order to King Qin, was it when the imperial army wanted to destroy the thieves?" And the captives are plundering in the pass, and obviously they also have an understanding of the troops and terrain in the pass, right? ”

Emperor Chongzhen was taken aback when he heard this, and after Zhang Mingwei's reminder, he immediately remembered.

In the summer of the ninth year of Chongzhen, Lu Xiangsheng, the prime minister of the military department of Sichuan, Shaanxi, Jin, Henan, Chu, Shandong, and Jiangbei, succeeded Chuzhou and Qixiangshan after defeating Gao Yingxiang, Li Zicheng and other thieves. However, in July, Jianyu invaded Gyeonggi again, and Jingshi was placed under martial law. Emperor Chongzhen had to issue an edict to summon Lu Xiangsheng to lead the army into the Weijing Division, giving the thieves a chance to breathe.

In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting joined forces to beat Li Zicheng's eighteen horsemen to hide in the mountains and dare not come out; And Zhang Xianzhong's department was also cornered by the imperial army, especially the Yongwei battalion, and finally had to surrender to Xiong Wencan in Gucheng. It was also at this time that Jianyu entered the customs again, and the Ming army was the king of Qin, giving the thieves a chance to rise again.

"Sir, I mean......" Emperor Chongzhen was not stupid, and immediately guessed, "Is it those Jin merchants who reported the news, thinking that the Jianyu should be the cause?" ”

Seeing Zhang Mingwei nodded, he said a little puzzled: "But this seems unlikely!" Even if those Jin merchants colluded with local officials, it was impossible to know so much, right? ”

In this era, transportation is backward, and information transmission is of course backward. It is far from being able to know the situation of the world at home like in later generations.

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he saw that Zhang Mingwei was still so confident, and suddenly, he came to his senses and immediately quickly asked: "What do you mean, there are also collusions with Jin merchants in this court?" ”

Zhang Mingwei listened, nodded and said: "Like those Jin merchants who betray the country, they make black-hearted windfall money, and they don't know how rich they are. They have the strength to collude with officials in the court, and it can even be said that they can use money to smash and cultivate officials who can be used by them. So that the situation remains in front of them, which is their chance to make a lot of money! ”

"Ho, ho, ho......" Emperor Chongzhen listened like a wounded beast, his eyes showed a fierce light, and he roared in a low voice, just like the kind that would be desperate in the next moment.

These damn businessmen have done so many unimaginable things for him, causing the Ming Dynasty to lose the country, he wants to be the king of the country, the family is ruined, these Jin businessmen should die, they really damn it!

Even the crown prince Zhu Cihong on the side angrily suggested to Emperor Chongzhen: "Father, what the sage said is extremely true, businessmen chasing interests are not a good thing!" ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his face was about to drip gloomily, and when he nodded and was about to speak, he heard Zhang Mingwei shake his head and said first: "What the prince said is not right." Tao Zhugong and Zigong are not all businessmen, but can they be said to be not good things? ”

Tao Zhugong is the great wise man Fan Li who helped King Goujian of Yue to destroy Wu in a war; Zigong, on the other hand, was a disciple of Confucius, a capable man who became rich in business, and Confucianism was later carried forward and spread for centuries, and his merits were great.

Hearing his words, Emperor Chongzhen and Zhu Cihong couldn't help but be stunned, and for a while, they were speechless. These two merchants, of course, are recognized, belong to the kind of praise.

When Zhang Mingwei saw it, he said seriously: "It's just a matter of facts, the eight Jin merchants, that is black-hearted, should be killed, but it should not harm the entire merchant class." As long as the imperial court can regulate the merchants and guide them, it can be clearly said that the Ming Dynasty will definitely benefit a lot. ”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he thought seriously for a while, and when he was a little puzzled and wanted to ask how to regulate merchants, he suddenly remembered the previous matter, so he quickly changed his words and asked: "Sir, do you know that above the court, there are those officials who collude with those Jin merchants?" ”

He attaches great importance to this matter, so he asks first.

"Your Majesty, this matter is not clearly recorded in the history books!" After Zhang Mingwei replied, he saw Emperor Chongzhen's disappointed face, so he changed his words and said, "But I have researched, there is one person, I'm afraid I can't escape it!" ”

"Who?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, his expression was a little excited, and he immediately asked.

For such a person, he is eager to kill.

Zhang Mingwei looked into his eyes and slowly said word by word: "Chen Xinjia! ”

"Huh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately lost his voice and exclaimed, "Is it him?" ”

This answer was something he never expected. Because among these courtiers today, the one he trusts the most is actually this Chen Xinjia.

"Well, there's a good chance you can't go wrong." Zhang Mingwei's expression was serious, and he reminded Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, think about this Chen Xinjia's resume? ”

If it was an ordinary official, Emperor Chongzhen might not know. However, Chen Xinjia is the courtier he relies on the most, and of course he knows it. At this time, hearing Zhang Mingwei's words, the matter about Chen Xinjia flashed in his heart.

Chen Xinjia, in the 36th year of Wanli, was first awarded the governor of Dingzhou.

In the first year of Chongzhen, he became a member of the Criminal Department, entered Langzhong, and prepared for military affairs before moving to Ning.

In the fourth year of Chongzhen, Dalinghe New City fell, and Chen Xinjia was originally dismissed from office, but there were many people to protect him, including the outer court and eunuchs, and he was finally promoted and became the deputy envoy of Ningqian's military armament.

Chongzhen for seven years, promoted to the right of the imperial history, governor Xuanfu.

In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Chen Xinjia's mother died, and he resigned and went home to mourn.

In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, recommended by Yang Sichang, he was appointed as the right servant of the military department and the right servant of the imperial history, and the governor Xuanda became the governor of Xuanda.

In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, Chen Xinjia served as the secretary of the military department. Since Jia Jun in the early years of Hongzhi, only Chen Xinjia has achieved the position of second-grade Shangshu as a lifter.

Emperor Chongzhen thought about this, and didn't think there was anything special, so he asked suspiciously: "What does Mr. mean, I don't understand very well, what are the problems in his resume?" ”