Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but glance at Zhang Mingwei. What is the case with this country? There will be a test result soon!

Seriously, although his impression of Zhou Kui is not very good, Queen Zhou's virtuousness is also there. As a queen, she is still very competent. And the children born to Queen Zhou, he is also satisfied.

From this point of view, Emperor Chongzhen felt that although Zhou Kui was not very good, it should not be as bad as Zhang Mingwei said, right? And Zhang Mingwei himself said that he was not completely convinced of Zhou Kui's matter.

Thinking so, Emperor Chongzhen opened his mouth and said, "Come in!" ”

Zhang Mingwei was also a little curious, not knowing if this Zhou Kui was what he knew from historical materials, he was a dumbfounder, and he couldn't recognize that his interests were bound to Emperor Chongzhen's family.

After Xu Gao entered the hall, he said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, Jiadingbo was a little embarrassed at first, but he still promised to give a thousand taels of silver. Later, I felt a little less ......"

As soon as he heard this, Emperor Chongzhen was not happy. What is it difficult to do at first, is this not to give?

Later, when I heard that it was said that it was a thousand taels of silver, I felt insulted, this is called Hanako! Even if he didn't know how much Zhou Kui had, as far as he and the queen had rewarded Zhou Kui before, it was far more than that!

Fortunately, Xu Gao's last sentence made Emperor Chongzhen's face look a little better, thinking in his heart, it seems that it is not so bad, and he finally knows that he can't just give so little silver! No matter what, he always raised a daughter like the queen, isn't it!

As soon as he thought of this, Xu Gao finished speaking: "...... In the end, Jia Dingbo added another 500 taels, and said that the 1,500 taels would be given to the palace after he had collected them first. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a "pop" sound, and Emperor Chongzhen slammed the teacup he was drinking on the ground, and the exquisite porcelain was torn apart and shattered to the ground.

And Emperor Chongzhen himself, panting, as if he had been humiliated, and like a wounded beast, ready to burst out of his fierceness at any time, staring straight at the fragments on the ground, as if it was Zhou Kui.

Although Xu Gao knew that the emperor would definitely be angry when he heard this, he didn't expect the emperor to be so angry, so frightened that he fell to his knees, prostrate on the ground and didn't dare to make a move.

It's also a loss because he has to talk to Zhang Mingwei, so there is no one else in the hall, otherwise, he will definitely kneel on the ground.

Zhang Mingwei didn't have Xu Gao's reaction, looking at Emperor Chongzhen's big temper, he knew in his heart that Emperor Chongzhen had recognized Zhou Kui's true face, so he felt that this Zhou Kui was likely to do what he said, and even his grandson could sell that. That's why he's unusually angry.

Zhang Mingwei could also understand Emperor Chongzhen's feelings, so he let him vent first, and he didn't persuade him immediately.

After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen raised his head with red eyes, looked at Zhang Mingwei, and said hatefully: "I want to cut him with a thousand knives!" ”

As the head of the emperor's relatives and relatives, under such a corrupt state affair, he is still greedy for pleasure and wants to pull out a dime. This kind of selfish thing to the extreme, it is very possible to really hand over the prince to protect himself as Zhang Mingwei said, or to violate his conscience and not take the prince seriously. This made Emperor Chongzhen's mood extremely bad, so much so that he said such a thing.

"Your Majesty is angry, it's not worth it to be so angry for this kind of little life, it's okay to recognize what kind of person it is!" Zhang Mingwei only persuaded at this time, "Your Majesty should take care of your body, not be swayed by emotions, and do the right thing, so that you can prosper the Ming Dynasty!" ”

He didn't say this for Zhou Kui, but it was unrealistic for Emperor Chongzhen to cut Zhou Kui with a thousand knives, unless the queen and the crown prince were abolished first.

When Emperor Chongzhen heard the four words of Zhongxing Daming, he finally came to his senses, but he was still unwilling, and said angrily: "Is it just to do nothing and let him go?" ”

"Of course not! Punishing evil and promoting good is the most basic criterion for doing things, so as to guide people's hearts to good. Zhang Mingwei heard this, and immediately replied to him, "I thought about it, this Zhou Kui is still useful!" ”

"How else can he be useful?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he subconsciously asked a rhetorical question, but then he felt that it was not good to speak to Mr. like this, so he hurriedly asked, "What use is he for?" ”

After finishing speaking, he saw where Xu Gao was prostrate, so he said to Xu Gao, "This doesn't matter to you, go down first!" ”

Xu Gao has already recognized what happened just now, this person is really as the godfather said, he is a person that the emperor relies on very much, and he must not be offended! Because the emperor was so angry, it had no effect on him at all, and he was even courteous!

At the same time, he was also curious, what would be the use of this Zhou Kui?

It's just a pity that Emperor Chongzhen spoke, and he couldn't eavesdrop anymore, so he had to retreat according to the order.

When he left, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Zhang Mingwei and asked, "Sir, how to use this Zhou Kui?" ”

He couldn't understand it, with the selfishness shown by Zhou Kui this time, it was absolutely impossible for him to be an example of the emperor's relatives and relatives. Could it be that Queen Zhou should be persuaded to do so? That doesn't necessarily work, does it?

When he was thinking like this, he heard Zhang Mingwei say to him: "Didn't you say that the prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people?" This Zhou Kui's family can accumulate so much wealth, and they must not have done bad things by virtue of their status as relatives of the emperor. Therefore, if you catch a few things and punish them severely, although it is not good to let Zhou Kui die, it is no problem to cut the knight, and except for Zhou Kui, it is no problem for others to be convicted of a capital crime, right? In this way, it can also show His Majesty's determination to severely punish lawlessness and deter others! ”

His statement actually comes from the Shang Dynasty Reform.

Emperor Chongzhen, as an aspiring king, certainly had an understanding. When he heard this, he immediately clapped his palms happily and said, "Good, good!" Shang Jun once said that the law is not expensive, and the rope is not bent. With the addition of the law, the wise can resign, and the brave dare to fight. The punishment does not avoid the minister, and the reward is not spared. ”

It is conceivable that if Zhou Kui is taken as a target and a chicken and monkey is killed, the effect is absolutely good.

In the past, Emperor Chongzhen did not recognize Zhou Kui's true character, and it was impossible to target Zhou Kui, which is also the reason why when Emperor Chongzhen wanted to liquidate Marquis Wuqing before, someone would pull Zhou Kui to the front to deal with him.

But now it's different, Zhou Kui is like this, if Emperor Chongzhen doesn't punish him severely, he can't get out of the evil breath in his heart.

After a pause, he immediately said to Zhang Mingwei: "Then leave this matter to ......."

As soon as he said this, Emperor Chongzhen remembered that Zhang Mingwei was not the commander of the Jinyi Guard now, and he had just arrived, and he didn't have any helpers, so he couldn't let him do this, so he immediately changed his words: "I will hand this matter over to Wang Chengen, and immediately let him thoroughly investigate Zhou Kui, an old thing, and do a good job!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice from the door: "The slave Wang Chengen has come to reply to the decree!" ”