The eight Great Jin merchants who collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country perished again, and only three remained, but this time the liquidation was not over, and there was one person who must be killed.

Zhu Shun dealt with the last things in Miyun County, looked at the letter sent by Song Yingsheng, and remembered Liu Zehong's resume.

Liu Zehong is also one of the traitors on the second minister's biography, he honestly stayed in Shanhaiguan, and this time he actually colluded with the Donglin Party and the Jin merchants to calculate the industrial faction.

He can't be easily spared, and there is nothing to say about this kind of traitor who will surrender to the Manchus in the future.

It's just that how to kill this Liu Zehong needs to be carefully considered, the people in the army are not as good as the Donglin Party, and they have always been more united.

Moreover, Liu Zehong's father and uncle were both high-level military attachés in the Liaodong Border Army, and if this matter was not properly resolved, it would definitely cause a large-scale mutiny in the Liaodong Border Army.

After years of development, the Manchu Eight Banners no longer lacked food, and there was no limit on the population.

The number of Manchurian Eight Banners, Han Eight Banners, and Mongolian Eight Poles is increasing day by day, and the greatest advantage of the Ming Dynasty, the population advantage, is weakening day by day.

Shanhaiguan can now be said to be at a disadvantage, and if it causes another large-scale mutiny, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Killing is a must-kill, but it requires the use of some means.

Zhu Shun took the letter and found the crown prince Zhu Cihong, who was waiting for the arrival of the workers' ticket number to establish a matching financial system in Miyun County.

After the establishment of the three sets of teams in Miyun County, the Taxation Bureau, the Metropolitan Inspection Bureau, and the workers' ticket number, a set of efficient and honest government systems will be established.

As for the results, it is necessary to constantly observe and improve them.

When the crown prince Zhu Cihong received this letter, he carefully read the contents of it, thought for a moment and said: "It's not difficult to kill this Liu Zehong, let's borrow a knife to kill someone." ”

"The Donglin Party has already assigned the position of the governor of Liaodong to Hong Chengchou, and it is just right to use this Liu Zehong to provoke the relationship between Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou, and it is best to make them turn against each other."

Zhu Shun nodded when he heard this, the crown prince Zhu Cihong really did not disappoint him, and he was able to see the benefits and disadvantages from the complex network of Liaodong military leaders, and made the most prudent countermeasures.

Before Hong Chengchou served as the governor of Liaodong, the most prestigious of the major military leaders in Liaodong should be Mangui, and he was also the chief soldier who could most threaten Hong Chengchou's status.

In order to stabilize his position, Hong Chengchou recruited a large number of military leaders in Liaodong, and it was a coincidence that all the people he won were Zu Dashou Zuo Liangyu, who would surrender to the Manchus in the future.

Zhu Shun was right to think about it, he wanted to win over a military attache like Cao Wenzhao who was dedicated to serving the country, but Cao Wenzhao, Huang Degong and others would not pay attention to him.

Only those military leaders who smell like each other and often use the convenience of Shanhaiguan to open the back door to the Jin merchants to loot silver can be won over by Hong Chengchou.

If you want to kill this Liu Zehong, it's easy to borrow a knife to kill someone.

The crown prince Zhu Cihong called a student of the army martial arts hall and instructed: "Send this letter to the imperial court, and ask the cabinet to issue an edict to Hong Chengchou, the governor of Liaodong." ”

After the crown prince Zhu Cihong said this, he glanced back at Mr., the two glanced at each other, and laughed together.

The knife has already been given to Hong Chengchou, but I don't know how he will choose.

Killing Liu Zehong will definitely offend the generals of the Shanhaiguan army's faction of Zu Dashou.

If you don't kill Liu Zehong, you are violating the imperial court's edict.

Whether he kills or not, Hong Chengchou has to offend one party, and it is obvious that he cannot afford to offend the imperial court.

He could only choose to kill Liu Zehong, offend Zu Dashou, who had been brought over with great difficulty, and become the enemy of his faction of generals and guerrillas.

This is Yangmou.

Half a month later.

Shanhaiguan Governor Yamen.

Hong Chengchou sat on the official hat chair, looking at the imperial edict in his hand, and there was no change in expression on his face.

However, several staff members around him have already sensed that something is wrong, and with their understanding of Hong Chengchou for many years, Hong Chengchou is now obviously on the verge of anger.

Several staff members originally wanted to ask what was written in the edict, but when they saw Hong Chengchou's appearance, they didn't dare to say anything.

Even a brother of the Hong clan ancestral hall in the staff, who was also a reader of poetry and books in Hong Chengchou's own family, also did not dare to ask what was going on.

The carved wooden door of the lobby where Hong Chengchou was located was open, and he sat quietly, watching the sun slowly rise from the sky, until he couldn't see the sun and the sky turned dim yellow.

Hong Chengchou sat quietly all day.

The water and rice did not come in.

The staff members who had been with each other for many years had all left, leaving only the staff member of the same sect, and this was the second time they had seen Hong Chengchou in such an angry mood.

The last time he stepped down from the position of trilateral governor and became an ordinary low-ranking official.

From a very popular minister who reached the apex of military attachés, to a low-level official who grabbed a lot of money in the court, the gap was so large that ordinary people could die of illness on the bed.

It is understandable that Hong Chengchou had that kind of angry mood back then, but it appeared again today but the staff couldn't understand it.

Hong Chengchou is obviously still the governor of Liaodong, what else can make him appear in a mood comparable to the anger of the year, could it be that the ancestral grave of Hong Chengchou's family has been dug up.

Seeing that the sun was about to set, Hong Chengchou handed over the edict in his hand to the same kind of staff, but there was still no change in mood: "There are masters in the court, and this trick makes Hong convincing." ”

The staff of the same sect took the edict and quickly read it, frowning: "Brother, there are people in the court who want to borrow a knife to kill people." ”

"As long as we kill Liu Zehong, we will completely break with Zu Dashou, and if we don't kill it, we will be disrespectful."

The staff of the same sect returned the edict in his hand to Hong Chengchou, pondered for a moment and said, "Brother, it's better to do this, let's transfer the edict to Man Gui." ”

"Let's just say that this edict was issued to Man Gui, what does my brother think."

Hong Chengchou nodded, agreeing with the idea of the staff of the same sect: "This is also a way to do it." ”

But at this moment, a pro-Ding walked in and reported: "General Liu Shen is shouting outside to see the master." ”

When the staff of the same sect heard this, they couldn't help but smile bitterly, the master in the court really left no room for action.

directly blocked all of Hong Chengchou's retreats, and had already given the news to Liu Zehong's father, so that he came to Hong Chengchou to intercede with care.

If you want to blame Man Gui again, you can't blame it.

Hong Chengchou was able to sit on the governor, and his talent was also the most top-notch among the military attaches of the Ming Dynasty, and he could see the situation very clearly, so he only said one sentence: "No matter who comes to the governor, it will be said that the governor has gone to inspect outside the customs." ”

The staff of the same sect understood what Hong Chengchou meant, and went out with him, preparing to arrange for someone to take down Liu Zehong.

At this point, it has to be killed.