No king could tolerate the collaboration of his courtiers.

Of course, Zhu Cihong knows the history of the Southern Ming Dynasty very well, and the rotten officialdom is as completely rotten to the bone as the decadent era.

Most of the officials of the Southern Ming Dynasty were soft-boned, and they basically did not resist in the face of the Manchu Qing Dynasty's southward movement, and directly opened the city gate to offer the city.

But the current situation is much better than the situation in Nanming in the original history, and Zhu Cihong thought that these officials would make different choices. But who knows that there are still people who unscrupulously collaborate with the enemy, and the remnants of the Shun army who are at the end of their rope are still connected.

According to Zhu Cihong's original plan, even if Gu Yinxi failed to recruit the remnants of these Shun troops in the first place. But they lack food and clothing, and it is difficult for them to survive this cold winter, and they are likely to take the initiative to surrender.

can be messed up by this Changsha prefect Zhao Hui, and the whole rhythm is all messed up.

The rest of the Shun army has silver and food, and they can survive this winter. By the time spring begins, they will have more room to maneuver.

And this is what Zhu Cihong does not want to see.

Because by that time, the Manchus would most likely have launched a full-scale war against the Ming Dynasty.

The Huguang and Shandong battlefields fought at the same time, and the Ming Dynasty had no extra troops to guard against the remnants of the Shun army hidden behind them.

If a fire breaks out in the backyard, it is likely that the efforts made will be undone.

This Changsha prefect is really off to a bad start.

Zhu Cihong must severely punish him with the force of thunder and correct the law of the country.

Now that countless pairs of eyes are staring, if the imperial court is not tough enough, it is likely that more and more people will follow the example of Zhao Hui, the prefect of Changsha.

The sudden appearance of such a thing is something that no one wants to see. But since the problem has arisen, it must be actively solved.

Zhu Cihong pondered for a moment, and said to Wen An: "Wen Aiqing, are you willing to take a trip to Changsha Mansion for me?" ”

"Your Majesty has a will, and the ministers should serve their lives!"

Wen Anzhi said in a deep voice.

Zhu Cihong nodded with satisfaction.

"Wen Aiqing is going to Changsha for two things. The first is to take down Zhao Hui, a collaborator and traitor, for me, and the second is to surrender the rest of the Shun army such as Yuan Zongdi and Liu Fangliang. ”

Now the Shun army is divided into two. Li Guo and Gao Yigong in the north have been surrendered and stationed in Jingmen.

If Yuan Zongdi and Liu Fangliang can be surrendered again, then the Shun army will be completely used by the Ming Dynasty, and there will be one less hidden danger.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will definitely handle this matter!"

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"Dong Weng, all the 100,000 taels of silver have been sent to the Shunjun camp, and it is estimated that it will not be long before they will take the initiative to withdraw. Congratulations to Dong Weng, congratulations to Dong Weng. ”

Chen Yang arched his hand at Zhao Hui and said with a smile on his face.

"Hmph, these thieves really have a lot of appetite, fortunately, the official has some spare money, otherwise it will be really difficult to make up for a while."

More than half of the 100,000 taels of silver was paid by Zhao Hui himself, of course he would not bear the loss himself, but would pass on the loss to Shang Jia.

"Don't worry, Dong Weng, as long as you give an order, you can go to get people."

"What are you waiting for, send someone to fetch someone quickly. These businessmen were unforgivable for treason against the enemy, and their relatives and family members were all imprisoned, and their family property was confiscated. ”

Zhao Hui didn't care about being ugly at the moment, he just wanted to make up for the loss as soon as possible.

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The prefect gave an order, and all the three classes of officials were dispatched.

Raiding a house is a fat difference.

Each of these big grain merchants has a lot of money, and even if they catch some of it, it will be enough to eat for many years.

This year's luck is really good, and I met such a good thing before the first month.

One by one, the officials were gearing up and ready to do a big job.

They went to Liu's house first.

The Liu family is a real big grain businessman, and more than 30% of the grain business in Changsha Prefecture is controlled by them.

After earning money, it is natural to buy a house on land, and the Liu family's house is expanding more and more, and now there are five entrances, which can be described as a veritable deep house compound.

The porter of Liu's Mansion was startled when he saw a group of officials rushing over violently, and hurriedly went to report to his master.

Seeing this, the officials scolded and kicked the door.

But this gate is very strong, by no means a few feet can be kicked open, the officials are not willing to waste any more effort after tossing through, so they take the seal and seal the gate directly.

The government has the right to seal down shops and homes. The seized house must not be opened without the permission of the government, otherwise it will be regarded as contempt for the government.

The Liu family's old and young family can hide from the first day of junior high school, but they can't hide from the fifteenth; You can run a monk, but you can't run the temple.

Over there, Liu Yuanqiao, the head of the Liu family, couldn't sit still after getting the news.

He has always been in awe of the government, and his annual filial piety has never been less.

What's going on today, why are there so many officials rushing outside the house to shout and scold?

This is a big New Year, can't these people accumulate some virtue?

Liu Yuanqiao was angry and afraid, and after pacing a few laps in the middle hall, he decided to go and see what was going on in person.

He led a group of servants through the courtyard to the front yard and ordered the gate to be opened.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the door was opened, a group of wolf-like servants rushed in.

One of the officials couldn't help but put an iron chain around Liu Yuanqiao's neck, and the other quickly tied Liu Yuanqiao's hands with a thick hemp rope.

"Wronged, wronged!"

Liu Yuanqiao was frightened and let out a howl like killing a pig.

The officials couldn't help but say, pulling the iron chain and dragging Liu Yuanqiao out like an animal.

In their eyes, where in their hands is a living man, but gold and silver.

Those domestic servants were stunned on the spot, watching their master being taken away by the people of the yamen.

"Raid the house and take people, no one from the Liu family is allowed to let go!"

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In less than a day, more than a dozen grain merchants in Changsha Prefecture were all convicted of treason by the government, and the old and small locks of the family were imprisoned, and all the family property was confiscated and put into storage.

Although after layers of greedy ink, there were still 300,000 taels of silver in the final warehouse.

This amount greatly surprised Zhao Hui. In this way, not only did he make up for the more than 50,000 taels of silver he paid out of his own pocket, but he also took more than 200,000 taels.

Even if the deficit in the treasury is made up, Zhao Hui also has 200,000 taels of silver in the account, which is really not a loss.

From this point of view, it is a good thing for the remnants of the Shun army, Chen Bing Changsha.

If they hadn't come to the city, Zhao Hui wouldn't have found a reason to raid the grain merchant's house.

After this Shun army left, Zhao Hui decided to write a note and report to the court that Changsha Mansion was "attacked" by Shun thieves.

The process is naturally that the thief wants to rely on the "internal response" in the city, that is, a group of grain merchants to create chaos to open the city gate, and then take Changsha City bloodlessly.

But this conspiracy was seen through by the "discerning" prefect Zhao Hui. Zhao Hui ordered the officials to lock the profiteers who "collaborated with the enemy" and took them to prison, and actively organized the people to defend the city.

Zhao Hui believed that if this letter was submitted, the imperial court would definitely praise him greatly, and maybe he would be added to the rank of knight because of this.

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