"Your Majesty, the minister dared to ask the emperor. Is the minister honest enough in the emperor's heart? ”

Wang Chengen knew that when Chongzhen drilled the tip of the bull's horns, it was best to change the topic, otherwise he wouldn't know how to die.

As long as Chongzhen's attention is diverted, there is a chance to survive.

"You don't have anything to do with you, you can't be lewd, and you don't love money, of course you're honest."

Chongzhen didn't think about it, and said directly.

"The emperor is wrong, the minister is greedy, the minister is the most greedy person in the court.

In the cellar of the minister's house, there were 12,000,000,000 taels of silver.

These silvers were given to the ministers of the court and China in just one year from November of the seventh year of the Apocalypse to the present. ”

After Wang Chengen finished speaking, Chongzhen was shocked, he couldn't have imagined that the eunuch he trusted the most turned out to be a huge greed in the court.

"You'd better tell me about it." Chongzhen stood up in shock, and he said with a gloomy face and gritted his teeth.

"The minister is a eunuch, and the minister feels that his parents and relatives in the world are unreliable, so they sent the minister to the palace.

Brothers and friends are also unreliable, because they are only friends of wine and meat, and they only like the money of their ministers.

Therefore, the minister thought that only silver was the most reliable.

The officials in the court, from the minor officials of the ninth rank to the senior officials of the first rank, gave bribes to the ministers every three or five times, gave silver, gold, and treasures. ”

Wang Chengen said with tears in his eyes.

"I... I cut you down. Chongzhen drew the Son of Heaven sword again and placed the sword across Wang Chengen's neck.

Wang Chengen closed his eyes and was silent, waiting for Chongzhen to make a move.

"Dog minion, bastard thing, you are a slave raised by me, you can only ask for what I give you, and you can't ask for what I don't give you."

Chongzhen was so angry that he smashed the sword in his hand to the ground, stomped his feet and howled.

Wang Chengen can be said to be the person he trusts the most, but now the person he trusts the most is corrupt.

Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, he has been advocating honesty and frugality, and it can be said that Wang Chengen has lost all his face.

"In a year's time, the silver you collect in a year is more than the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty in a year."

"The minister didn't want to accept it, they sent 10,000 taels of silver, but the minister refused, but the next day they sent 10,000 taels of gold.

They don't believe in the incorruptibility of ministers, they think that ministers are too little.

10,000 taels of gold, if the minister doesn't accept it, the ministers in the court will think that the minister wants to let Dongchang and Jinyiwei rectify them.

Otherwise, how could this eunuch not even want 10,000 taels of gold.

That's 10,000 taels of gold.

Your Majesty, the minister also knows that bribery is a big crime.

However, if the ministers do not take bribes, the ministers of the court and the central government will unite to rectify the ministers.

Your Majesty, do you remember?

When you ascended the throne, the ministers of the court admonished, and they said, "How can we use those traitors in Jinyi Weidongchang to supervise me?"

We are all great Confucians, we are bachelors, Your Majesty, if you want to be a holy monarch, you must first remove the foundation of Jinyi Weidong Factory, which is the style of benevolence.

That's all because the minister doesn't accept their money, and the minister is afraid.

If the ministers are eliminated by them, who will think about the emperor? ”

Wang Chengen's words were earnest, and he complained with a handful of snot and tears.

In a sense, Wang Chengen is Chongzhen's confidant.

If Wang Chengen was killed by those ministers, Chongzhen would not agree.

Because he doesn't trust other people.

Therefore, when Chongzhen heard this, his heart also softened.

"Yes, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty, there is no one who is of the same mind as me."

"The minister implored the emperor to collect the 1,200 taels of silver as the emperor's private silver.

The minister categorically did not dare to call it a donation, because the silver originally belonged to the Ming Dynasty, and it was all the people's fat and people's ointment that the ministers of the court and central government scavenged from the people.

The minister kept it for the emperor for a year, and now all the things are returned to the original owner.

And ask the emperor to punish the crime. ”

Wang Chengen knew that Chongzhen's heart had softened, so he struck while the iron was hot, and immediately said it seriously.

"Eunuch, eunuch, it's all the same as Wei Gelding.

You... You're a stereo, you're going to piss me off. "Chongzhen is angry, he is reluctant to kill and is reluctant to kill, and he is reluctant to punish him. Eighth Library

He could only stretch out his hand angrily and point at Wang Chengen.

"The emperor is angry, the emperor is angry, think about it, think about it carefully.

In this way, after the year, Yuan Chonghuan's salary plus the salary of Chen Qiyu, the governor of the five provinces, is just 10 million taels, isn't that just complete?

The extra silver taels are just enough to pay the arrears of the defenders of the capital.

After sending all this money, and there is still some silver, you and the queen can have a good year this year. ”

Wang Chengen knelt on the ground and put himself in Chongzhen's shoes.

"You... Go back to the house, and don't enter the palace without my message.

Go, go. ”

Chongzhen was dumbfounded, he couldn't have imagined that one day, he, the emperor, would rely on the silver obtained by a eunuch to pay the soldiers' arrears.

This is really a ridiculous joke.

Chongzhen was excited, and waved his hand to signal Wang Chengen to go down.

"Your Majesty, the minister has this intention, thanks to the Shanxi General Soldier Wang Zezhi, it is he who said that the emperor is bitter, and the minister empathizes."

Wang Chengen bowed and saluted, and said more before leaving.

How did he know that this sentence was like igniting a powder keg.

"Get out, from today onwards, you, Wang Chengen are grounded, and you can't leave the house without my order."

Chongzhen was furious, he didn't expect that Wang Chengen would be unable to protect himself, and he would have to speak for Wang Zezhi.

What kind of goods Wang Zezhi is, others don't know, he couldn't be clearer.

It's just a little thief in Shouyang, it's only been a year, and the tail is up to the sky.

The more Chongzhen thought about it, the more angry he became.

He knew all the things that Wang Chengen didn't report.

For example, mining and ironmaking, steelmaking, and private mutual markets.

But Wang Chengen didn't mention these things, but returned to Wang Zezhi to intercede.

This time, he couldn't bear it anymore, and he was directly furious, and ordered Jinyi Wei to escort Wang Chengen back to the mansion to watch him.

After Chongzhen put Wang Chengen under house arrest, he was still angry.

As soon as he thought about it, he single-handedly promoted Wang Zezhi.

Now, Wang Zezhi has not only done great rebellion, but he can't touch him.

That's it, and now that Wang Chengen, who he trusts the most, has also been poured ecstasy soup by Wang Zezhi, he can't stand it anymore.

He wants to frustrate Wang Zezhi's spirit.

He opened the box of letters that Wang Chengen had brought back from his death, and shouted in the empty study.

A figure appeared silently, kneeling on the ground.

"Go, return these letters to his original master, and I want them to impeach Wang Zezhi, go ahead."

This figure is the person that Chongzhen has cultivated in private.

This is a group of people who are above Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

They directly obey Chongzhen's orders, and that's not all.

All the ministers of the court, including Wang Chengen, were under the surveillance of this group of people.

As an emperor, he had to keep a back hand for himself, and these people were his back hand.

That night, all the families of the ministers in Beijing received some letters for no reason, which were evidence of their collaboration with the enemy and betrayal of the country.

Some people really betray the news, and some people confuse the public with false information and make false news.

However, no matter what, they all collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country.

In addition to the letter, there is also a personal name, and this person's name is Wang Zezhi.

That night, the ministers of the court and the central government quickly became active, and one party after another gathered to talk secretly.

An hour before the court, they discussed the result.

These ministers in the court are all human spirits, and just a little speculation, they know that this is the emperor's handiwork.

As for Wang Zezhi, many of them knew what happened to the squires of Datong Mansion, as well as the news that the Naturalized City had opened a private market.

Therefore, they came to the conclusion that the emperor wanted to get the king, and the letter was a threat, and if these people did not comply, they would be charged with collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

Coming to the conclusion, these ministers dispersed one after another to prepare for the court meeting of the tenth day of the first month.