After Tian Ergeng and Wei Zhongxian were ordered to go out, Chongzhen sat on the chair and suddenly felt as if all his strength had been drained. Wang Chengen watched from the sidelines, knowing that the emperor was under great pressure, but because of his status as a eunuch, he couldn't speak.

Chongzhen originally thought that if Jiannu was sent to the feet of Jingshi, under the stimulation of the crisis of the death of the country, there might be some changes in the court. Unexpectedly, he still overestimated the discipline of these people. The eunuchs rushed to donate, although the donation was less than one layer of their family property, or even less than half of it, but compared with the indefatigable Donglin Zhugong, Chongzhen suddenly understood one thing: Daming has a fart eunuch party, and it is almost the same as the imperial party. The so-called eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, didn't they still let these righteous gentlemen write stink?

Chongzhen, who wanted to open it, was no longer entangled. It doesn't matter if you are a eunuch or a Donglin party, there are benefits to being obedient, and all those who are disobedient will die!

Chongzhen, who slowly straightened up, muttered: "This is my country!" ”

Just when Emperor Chongzhen was re-energizing, in the harem, Empress Zhou was also summoning Zhou Guozhang.

The two sides first met the gift of the monarch and the minister, and then the gift of the father and daughter.

After taking a seat, Empress Zhou spoke: "Today's daughter ordered someone to call her father to come to the palace, but I heard that the emperor opened his mouth to borrow money at today's court meeting, and his father only pledged 10,000 taels of silver?" ”

Zhou Kui said: "Not bad. There is no money left in the family, and this 10,000 net is still saved by my father for many years. ”

Empress Zhou was also disappointed when she heard this, and finally realized the meaning of what Chongzhen said to herself before. Under the nest, Ann has finished eggs? His father is the ruler of the country, if Jiannu really enters Beijing, others will be better, but I am afraid that his family will die without a place to be buried. How could my father be so confused!

Empress Zhou spoke again: "Father, there is a way of thunder and rain and dew, all of which are Jun'en. Now the family has such a status, and it is all because of her daughter's status as a queen. If the emperor is furious and thinks about the abolition, can the family property be saved? ”

Zhou Kui's mind was racing, what his daughter said was indeed reasonable, but he remembered that he had a lot of dealings with important ministers in the court on weekdays, and then thought that Emperor Chongzhen was a heavy feeling, how could he say anything about it? I am only afraid that I will be more prosperous in the future, how can I be as my daughter said? Resisting all the slaves was originally the business of those guards, but their own family was a cultivator and heirloom, how could they be involved in such things? Isn't that unseemly?

Thinking of this, Zhou Kui said: "Good daughter, don't you know that this big family eats horses and chews, and how many silver coins can be dropped?" For my father, I still want to borrow money from you. ”

When Queen Zhou heard this, she was greatly disappointed. In this case, I will help my father for the last time. At that moment, he ordered someone to take the five thousand taels of silver tickets that he had saved for a long time, and handed them to Zhou Kuidao: "My daughter still has five thousand taels of silver here, and my father will donate them at the court meeting tomorrow." If the palace is tired, go and rest first. Come and send the abbot out of the palace. ”

The extremely disappointed Empress Zhou was actually called the palace, showing that she no longer regarded Zhou Kui as her father, but as a courtier.

After leaving the palace, Zhou Kui secretly thought: "It's okay to make my daughter unhappy today, and it's okay." Will she really not recognize me as a father in the future? After two days, he entered the palace to plead and pleaded, and he just mourned. It's just that how can this white silver be lent to the emperor? The world is his, not mine! ”

When it came to the next day's court meeting, after the ceremony, Chongzhen first asked Zhou Guozhang: "I don't know what Guozhang is thinking about?" ”

Zhou Kui came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's family does have a lot of extra money, and I am willing to add another three thousand taels to help the state affairs." ”

When Chongzhen heard Zhou Kui's words, he laughed very much and said to Zhou Kui: "Okay, Zhou Aiqing is also the pillar of the true country!" ”

Others don't know, but Emperor Chongzhen clearly knows that Empress Zhou summoned Zhou Kui last night and asked him to bring back the five thousand taels of silver that Empress Zhou had accumulated for a long time. In just one night, the five thousand taels of silver have shrunk to three thousand taels, this week Guozhang is really good!

Thinking of the words sent by the queen last night, Chongzhen said again: "Since that's the case, that's it, 13,000 taels is 13,000 taels." What about the other Aiqing? ”

The other noble ministers saw that Zhou Kui only pledged 13,000 taels, and the emperor did not see the responsibility, so he pledged 1,000 taels and 800 taels for you. Someone even went out and said: "The minister's family has no money to spare, and after the court was dispersed yesterday, he has ordered someone to sell the minister's house, and the bank should donate it." ”

When it comes to the final statistics, even if you add a few high-powered Donglin bigwigs, they only got more than 100,000 taels, which is not even a fraction of the donations donated by the eunuch party.

Chongzhen sat on the dragon chair, watched the farce below, and then laughed loudly: "Haha, good! All of you love Qing really wholeheartedly for the country! ”

Looking at the courtiers who were shocked by his sudden laughter, Chongzhen said again: "Everyone, Aiqing, can you have a performance today?" ”

At that moment, there was a royal history out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister has this music." ”

Chongzhen was very curious, knowing what was crazy about these imperial histories, there were fires outside the city, and the emperor in the city was urging him to borrow money, so they were still in the mood to come out and impeach them? Then he said, "Speak! ”

The imperial historian said: "When the minister heard the words, the country has demons, and the people are uneasy. There is a letter to Qian Jiazheng, a tribute student who stayed in Beijing, to impeach the eunuch Wei Zhongxian for ten crimes! The evidence is conclusive, and the crime deserves to be punished!

When Chongzhen heard this, he was displeased, and thought secretly: "These mad dogs are useless except for biting people!" At the time of the national crisis, I still think about the struggle, and I don't want to retreat from the enemy! ”

He immediately frowned and said, "This matter will be discussed later." Aiqing can hand the fold into the palace. ”

Without waiting for the imperial history to reply, Chongzhen continued: "Qing is fine, but I have something to say."

Yesterday, I sent Jinyiwei and Dongchang to the streets of Beijing to raise funds. The return of the factory guard was more than 100,000 taels.

The black and white girl leaning on the Red Mansion donated 3,000 taels of silver.

It turned out to be the ransom money she had prepared for herself. Because he heard that the imperial court was short of money, he donated it directly.

There is a brocade guard Xiaoqi who persuaded her to donate less, so as not to have no money to redeem herself. The black and white girl actually refused, but said that there were eggs under the nest, and insisted on donating them all.

There were also beggars who donated more than ten dollars they had begged.

When I heard about the return of the factory guard, I was very relieved! ”

While speaking, Chongzhen stood up from the dragon chair, paced to the top of the imperial steps, and continued: "A **, still patriotic." Even the money related to one's own redemption can be donated.

Today, all the princes of the court are worth extraordinary, and the income is more than 100,000 taels!

I am in the audience Aiqing, but she is not even as good as **! ”