After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was not enough, so he summoned Cao Huachun, the governor of Dongchang.

Not long after, Cao Huachun hurriedly arrived, seemed to have misunderstood something, and hurriedly said as soon as they met: "The slave maid is rectifying the East Factory, and I will conduct a deep review in front of the portrait of Grandpa Yue, and everyone in the East Factory must be loyal to the country in the future, otherwise the slave and maid will not be the first to spare them." ”

When the East Factory entered the house, a large portrait of Yue Fei was displayed to remind the East Factory that Tiqi did not need to be in vain to handle the case. That's why he said that.

When Cao Huachun said this, he peeked at Emperor Chongzhen's face, as if he was a little surprised. Suddenly, he thought that this matter made the emperor more satisfied, so he continued to strike while the iron was hot and expressed remorse: "Now the stolen money that has been recovered, together with the slave's own, is a total of 98,778 taels and six cents. ”

In terms of handing over the stolen money, he still used his brains and mixed them up, avoiding the rather tangled question of how much silver was better for him to hand over. Even in order to show that there is no perfunctory, this silver has been calculated to this level. Unlike Wang Chengen, he stupidly handed it over alone, and it was an integer.

In this regard, in fact, Emperor Chongzhen knew it. And for him, he prefers to be like Wang Chengen, simple; As for an old fritter like Cao Huachun, who has so much thought, then don't blame yourself for using him like Wei Zhongxian, and being a scapegoat afterwards!

Thinking so, he immediately smiled and said, "Very good, the silver will be handed over to Chen Baoting when he turns around." I passed on the arrival of the great companion because there was one thing for the great companion to do. ”

Cao Huachun is actually still a little worried, I don't know if the emperor will be satisfied with the amount of silver he handed over? I am afraid that the emperor will ask him how much silver he has paid. At this time, when I heard the emperor's words, it seemed that the emperor didn't care about the amount, and I couldn't help but regret a little bit in my heart, did I pay a little more?

At the same time, he was also a little surprised, he didn't know what the emperor was going to explain, so he hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty's will, the slave and maid will do their best to complete it!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and said: "You go to check the Jinyiwei commander and acquaintance Li Ruolian, and find out the situation in his family, including what he has really done in Jinyiwei for so many years, remember, it must be what he did, whether it is merit or sin, whether it is replaced by others or pretended, I have to look at the facts!" ”

This kind of thing without conflict of interest has just knocked Cao Huachun, and I believe that he will not be perfunctory in this matter. For this, Emperor Chongzhen is still sure.

Li Ruolian? Cao Huachun thought for a while before remembering that there was indeed this person on Jinyiwei's side, and he had a little impression in his heart that he was not going to make trouble, an old scalper of Jinyiwei! The emperor suddenly paid attention to him, did he come to work from time to time or did Luo Yangxing put the pot on his head again?

pondering this matter in his heart, he did not hesitate to receive the order on the surface: "The slave and maid obey the order, and the slave and maid will do it immediately!" ”

When he got out of the palace gate, he immediately called the attendant who was waiting outside the hall and asked, "Has Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, come to meet the saint?" ”

"Back to the ancestors, no! However, the commander of the Jinyi Guard has made Lord Luo here. ”

Cao Huachun frowned when he heard this, and then asked again: "Do you know what the emperor is here for?" ”

"Back to the ancestors, the eight in the hall are waiting, and the grandson can only vaguely hear a little outside, as if it is related to the Manchu Tartars, and there is no mention of Li Tongzhi."

Cao Huachun listened, turned his head and glanced at the palace, the emperor used the eight little chamberlains from the inner study hall, it was really a hindrance!

He knew that the twelve eunuchs in the palace were all the same as himself, and after knowing that the emperor intended to cultivate those eight little chamberlains, they had all intentionally wooed them, but the eight little chamberlains did not enter the oil and salt, they just hugged the emperor's thighs, and it was useless for anyone to woo them, they were really shrewd! No, the emperor even put the silver handed over to them in charge!

I was a little unhappy in my heart, and I couldn't figure out why the emperor suddenly wanted to investigate Li Ruolian's matter by himself, so he couldn't win over or step on it in advance, it seemed that it could only be official!

He naturally didn't know that the emperor knew some things about Li Ruolian through eavesdropping seeds, so he wanted to know more about whether this Li Ruolian could be of great use! He didn't know that at this time, he was secretly inquiring about the emperor's movements, and Emperor Chongzhen also knew it clearly!

At this time, although Jingshi had been under martial law for a long time due to the invasion of the Manchu army, after all, there were too many civil and military generals in the city, and it was impossible to maintain a high degree of martial law all the time. But relatively speaking, the streets are still a lot deserted.

The soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses were patrolling the streets, and when they saw the refugees on the street corners, they swarmed up, pushed, pulled, kicked, and cursed angrily.

"Let you get out, let you get out!"

"It's all you who hurt us, let us all come out to inspect in this winter!"

“……”

Before martial law was imposed in Beijing, some refugees had already fled in. If you have relatives, you can still go to your relatives, and if you don't have relatives, you can only beg along the street, but in this way, all kinds of public security incidents, as well as the sloppy image, as well as the frozen and starving corpses everywhere, all give Shuntianfu a big headache.

"This brother, okay, it's all right, I've been hungry for a few days, if I am sent there, I will definitely starve to death!"

"Your Excellency, take me away, and let my child keep him, in case there is a kind family to give alms to eat!"

“……”

Refugees, young and old, were driven away without mercy, despite their best efforts. For a moment, the cry shook the sky, but it was useless. The houses along the street occasionally open to take a look, and then can only sigh. In this world, the common people are miserable!

Suddenly, the sound of horses' hooves came from the streets, and a group of knights galloped in, which gave hope to the refugees who had been driven away, and they all struggled even harder, trying to block the road to see if they could get a chance of life.

Those soldiers of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division were also a little curious, looked up, and found that those knights were wearing pointed hats, white leather boots, brown clothes, and small tapestry. ”

As soon as they heard this, even these refugees were shocked and did not dare to stop them. Because they know that Dongchang Fanzi will not care whether they live or die, and if they are not directly hit by a horse, they will be charged with another crime.

When these Dongchang fans passed by at a gallop, the soldiers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division began to discuss with a little curiosity.

"What's going on in the last two days, I've met the third team of Dongchang Fanzi!"

"yes, haven't you been fine all the time? Something must have happened, right? ”

"Who knows? Someone is going to be unlucky anyway! ”

“……”