During this period of time, Emperor Chongzhen's life was extremely sad. Due to the rare drought in the northern provinces last year, the displaced people who had run out of food began to flow from various places since the beginning of winter, and in addition to the strict urging of the local government, sporadic riots of displaced people broke out one after another, and the domestic situation began to be turbulent. He repeatedly issued strict orders for local governments to provide disaster relief, but with little effect. Due to the poor annual tax harvest, the silver deposits in the state treasury and the grain reserves in Taicang were almost exhausted, and even the food and salaries that should be paid for the front line could not be paid, the morale of the front-line generals was low, and incidents of mutiny among soldiers occurred frequently. Now the remnants of Li Zicheng have fled into Henan, and a large number of displaced people have joined Li Zicheng's team, which has become a trend of resurgence. Hong Chengchou, the commander of the Northwest Bandits, personally escorted Shang Dayong, a Qin prisoner, and was about to enter Beijing soon. He planned to use the grain escorted back by Wang Qiang to appease Hong Chengchou, but at this time he got a report that Wang Qiang killed the prefect Yang Lichang in Shandong, and released military food for disaster relief, and there was not much military food left! Immediately angry, he immediately sent Fan Hu to take Wang Qiang into Beijing and put him on death row, intending to wait for Hong Chengchou to behead Wang Qiang after he arrived in Beijing, so as to vent his anger for the soldiers in front.

However, it was said that Wang Qiang was put on death row in the East Factory, and according to the rules of the East Factory, he was given 20 whips as usual, and these 20 whips were exquisite, and they were beaten with a leather whip made into a twisted argument like a twist and dipped with salt water. It is said that this rule of the East Factory is to establish prestige, and to defeat the prestige of the prisoner as soon as he comes up.

Wang Qiang was beaten to the point that his skin was open, crying for his father and mother. After the fight, the two jailers carried Wang Qiang to the dungeon, and put him in a dimly lit cell, Wang Qiang lay on the ground, crying out in pain, suddenly heard a crow-like laughter in his ears, "quack quack" was very harsh, he was frightened, turned his head, and looked through the faint light, only to see an old man lying on the straw pile in the corner of the wall, the old man was naked, with a quick scar on his body, and some places had been purulent and rotten, the old man's hair was snow-white, and he was long draped over his shoulders, The wrinkles like walnut skin were on his face, and the ghostly appearance of the old man made Wang Qiang feel a little creepy, and he couldn't help but shrink back.

The old man smiled at Wang Qiang and said, "How about the boy, the taste of tenon wrapped meat is not pleasant, right?" ”

"What kind of tenon wrapped meat, I haven't eaten it." Wang Qiang replied cautiously.

"Hey, hey, hey, the tenon wrapped meat is the twenty whips that entered the East Factory."

"Oh, that's it, of course it's uncomfortable, how do you old man know?" Wang Qiang replied.

"How do I know? Hehe, that's the rule I set in the first place! The old man said proudly.

"Huh? It's your rule, who are you? Wang Qiang asked with a grin.

"The old man's name is Jiang Yuquan, and the former commander of the East Factory is under him." The old man said proudly.

"Yo! Dare you to be the head of the former East Factory? So why did you come in too? Wang Qiang didn't feel any pain in his body when he was curious, so he sat up and asked.

"At first glance, you are a little cub, and you don't even know the name of the old man. I think that our family followed the nine-thousand-year-old back then, and it was also a figure who leaned towards the government and the opposition, that is, the first-class members of the imperial court had to bow and salute when they saw me, and no one dared to be disrespectful to me, but a few years ago, I was killed by Chongzhen Xiaoer, and I was also imprisoned here, no wonder, all these years, the old man is prosperous, you are still a little hairy child who doesn't understand bullshit. Hum! Grandpa Jiang recalled the past glorious years and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Wang Qiang understood it, and secretly thought that this was an important figure in the Wei Ke Eunuch Party, no wonder he heard the voice awkwardly, it turned out to be a eunuch. But such an important person, why didn't Chongzhen kill him?

Wang Qiang thought wildly, and the old man asked, "Boy, how did you come in, you can be locked up with me, you must be a person?" ”

"I'm not a person, I'm just a little eunuch, but this time I was ordered to escort military rations, and as a result, I was given disaster relief, so I was imprisoned." Wang Qiang then briefly talked about the process before and after he killed the official and released the grain.

After listening to it with great interest, Father-in-law Jiang said with a smile: "I didn't expect that your kid is young and timid, but there is no harm to the court for you to do this, Chongzhen Xiao'er is really stupid, if he kills you for this, then he is a bastard." ”

Wang Qiang was very disrespectful to Chongzhen when he heard Gonggong Jiang's words, and when he remembered the question just now, he couldn't help asking: "Gonggong Jiang, I heard that this Wei was not at the beginning, this nine-thousand-year-old bad thing implicated a lot of people who were killed, why is your old man okay?" ”

"Hehehehehe, I guess you forgot about me."

"Forgot?" Wang Qiang asked suspiciously.

"Back then, Chongzhen Xiao'er drove out all the people in the nine-thousand-year-old force, because I knew a lot of things, I was going to be locked up and interrogated slowly, but I couldn't ask anything, so I was locked up like this, this pass was eight years, and no one paid attention to me, it is estimated that he was busy with other things and forgot about it. Alas! It's better to kill the old man happily in the first place, so as not to suffer here. By the way, if you can get out alive this time, when you see Chongzhen Xiao'er, you might as well remind him, just say that the old man is saying a big rebellion here, and let him kill me. Jiang Gonggong couldn't help but say indignantly when he talked about Chongzhen.

Wang Qiang thought that he was more than lucky this time, and eighty percent of them couldn't escape this catastrophe, so he couldn't help but say gloomily: "Alas! Your old man saves it, I just went out, and I was directly beheaded at the noon gate, and I guess I can't bring it. ”

"Alas, this is all nine thousand years old for a while, thinking that his old man was in power and power, and his power was all over the world, and he dared not obey the order, and even the abolition of the throne was in his hands, but he was confused for a while, and he was so tired that our family lived a life here, hey! Alas! Regret not being at the beginning! Jiang Gonggong clenched his fists and said with infinite regret.

Wei Zhongxian is a famous traitor in history, Wang Qiang has no good impression of him, and he disagrees with Jiang Yuquan's words, and lies down sideways to no longer care about Jiang Yuquan.

This Jiang Yuquan has probably been locked up for a long time, and it is easy to find someone who can talk to him, so he is willing to let it go, and still chatters on the side and says: "It's not a pity that the old man died, but these secrets will also be buried in the soil with the old man, and no one will know about it from now on, isn't it a great pity!" ”

Wang Qiang thought to himself: This Jiang Yuquan was in a high position back then, calling for wind and rain, he was the core figure in the Wei Party, he knew a lot of secrets, and his value must be extremely high, otherwise Chongzhen would not be reluctant to kill him, if he could ask it, it would be very beneficial to himself, but after thinking about it, he was looking at the person who was going to die, what the hell are you doing, let's squint for a while.

Jiang Yuquan didn't give up, and said tentatively: "Hey, boy, aren't you not moved by the old man's secret at all?" After speaking, he stared at Wang Qiang slyly.

Wang Qiangwu shook his head and said lazily: "I said old man, I'm going to lose my head in half a day, why do you know so many secrets!" Take this pile of secrets down to the underworld, you say I'm not tired. ”

"Hey, you little rabbit cub, I don't know how many people in the world are looking forward to knowing the old man's secret, but you are so ignorant. To tell you the truth, as long as the old man dials a little, he may save this little life! Jiang Yuquan snorted and said.

"Really!" Wang Qiang did it vigorously when he heard this, and glared at Jiang Yuquan.

"Humph! Little bunny, now you want to know, but I don't bother to say it! Jiang Yuquan picked up his hand, turned his head, and said childishly.

"Hey, I said old man, you can interrupt me, okay, don't say yes, then I won't listen to it." Wang Qiang also said vindictively, and after speaking, his body was thrown to the side, with his back to Jiang Yuquan.

Jiang Yuquan's cheeks were bulging, but he couldn't do anything about Wang Qiang, he transported the weather alone, and finally couldn't hold back, moved his body to Wang Qiang's side, pulled Wang Qiang and said: "Boy, seeing that you are not very old, your temperament is not small, the old man is just joking with you." ”

Wang Qiang lay there and didn't open his eyes, only raised his hands and said: "Okay, old man, I thank you, will you let me sleep solidly, maybe this is the last night I live." ”

Jiang Yuquan knew that Wang Qiang was playing with a child's temper, and he was no longer angry, and coaxed with a smile: "Okay boy, you just lost tens of thousands of loads of military rations, it's not a big deal, the old man tells you a place, there are a lot of treasures hidden there, you go and get it, and pay the emperor for it." ”

When Wang Qiang heard this, he turned over, but only opened one eye and said, "Really? ”

"The old man can't lie to you, it's just that Chongzhen Xiao'er is cheap, if it weren't for saving you, the old man wouldn't have cheapened the dog emperor if he died. However, the old man did not save you in vain, so naturally he wanted your kid to help. ”

Wang Qiang saw that Jiang Yuquan was serious, so he got up and said: "Old man, let's talk about it first, let me help what I didn't say, as long as I can do my best naturally, I won't accept it indiscriminately if I can't do it, you tell me what you want me to do first, and if you can do it, it's not too late for you to tell me the secret." ”

"It's not that hard to do." Jiang Yuquan silently turned sideways and looked at the opposite wall with blank eyes and said, "The old man knows that he has not lived long, I hope you can help me collect a corpse after death." ”

"Old man, I didn't say this, as long as I can get out alive, I'll do this." Wang Qiang said.

"After I died, I was buried in Caojiadian, fifty miles west of the city, where there is a grave of six princesses, and I was buried nearby. That was the woman I loved the most in my life and was the most sorry for her. ”

"Okay!" Wang Qiang said seriously.

"And, and most importantly, you go and find my treasure and bury it with me!" Jiang Yuquan said in an accentuated tone, his shoulders trembling slightly, very excited.

Jiang Yuquan's "baby" Wang Qiang knew very well that it was the eunuch's object. Eunuchs were castrated, and they could not enjoy the joy of humanity when they were born, which often led to the biggest regret in life, so the eunuchs attached great importance to this thing, and generally had to find a secret place to hide it properly, and when they died, they would be buried with them, and they would leave a whole corpse, looking forward to being reincarnated as a man.

Wang Qiang saw that Jiang Yuquan said sadly, and he also sympathized, and said: "I will do this for you, but you have to tell me where your treasure is hidden." ”

Jiang Yuquan turned his head to look at Wang Qiang and said: "My treasure and the place where the treasure is hidden are in one place, there is a Guandi Temple about five miles north of Tongzhou County, and the treasure is hidden in the ------" Jiang Yuquan approached Wang Qiangzai and carefully said the method of taking the treasure, and Wang Qiang remembered them one by one.