Unexpectedly, the emperor's anger not only did not disappear, but became stronger: "If it is in normal times, forget it, at such a critical time, don't you even want our royal face?" ”

Zhou Kui cried: "Your Majesty, I donate 15,000 taels, which is really all our family property!" ”

Chongzhen didn't expect him to be so stingy, and he didn't want to say much to him, so he brushed his sleeves away.

Zhou Kui saw the emperor leaving, and hurriedly crawled in front of his daughter: "Empress, daughter, you can pity your father, your father is really poor, I drink white porridge every day, eat cabbage, how can I have so much silver!" ”

When Queen Zhou saw her father crying so sadly, she asked her personal palace maid to take out two thousand taels of silver.

The palace maid was a little dissatisfied: "Queen, these are all things you usually use to save money!" ”

The queen stroked her forehead with her hand: "Give it all to him, after all, it's my father, how can I watch him suffer!" ”

Zhou Kui changed his face again and smiled: "Thank you, Niangniang!" ”

He held the silver and turned around as he ran: "Daughter, thank you, Dad!" ”

Looking at Zhou Kui's appearance, Queen Zhou was a little sad. When she was not married to Chongzhen, the father and daughter did have a lot of hard lives, and to this day she still remembers the way her father fed her porridge.

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After Luo Hui told the three daughters about entering the palace to meet the queen, the three daughters were both excited and nervous. After all, it was the Imperial Palace, and it was an audience with the Empress.

Especially Dong Xiaowan, her previous identity was a woman in the Qinglou, but now she is going to the most noble palace, and she has mixed feelings in her heart.

"Don't worry, the queen mother is very kind and won't embarrass you!" Luo Hui comforted them.

The three girls felt quite at ease, and then began to discuss what clothes to wear and what makeup to wear!

Luo Hui couldn't help but remind them: "The queen's life is very simple, don't wear luxurious clothes, and don't wear heavy makeup!" ”

Wang Xin dragged her chin: "Listening to you say this, the queen mother is really a very good person!" ”

"That's natural, the royal people are not arrogant and lascivious, and thrift is a joke for those people!"

Chen Luoyan: "Then what should we say when we meet the queen?" ”

Luo Hui: "I suggest you say less, of course, once the queen asks you, you will definitely want to return, just return truthfully when the time comes." ”

Dong Xiaowan frowned slightly: "It's better if I don't go, just go with the two younger sisters!" ”

Chen Luoyan: "Then how can you do it, you are the protagonist!" ”

"yes, there's nothing to be afraid of!" Luo Hui also comforted her.

Dong Xiaowan looked at the earnest expressions of the three of them, and felt a little relieved in her heart.

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Early the next morning, the three girls got up early to freshen up.

Luo Hui also got up early, and today is a battle for him.

There is still a donation box in front of the palace gate, and many ministers have made new donations. Most of the numbers were in the thousands of taels, and a few officials did not continue to donate. For example, Shi Kefa, the first assistant of the cabinet, had already exchanged more than half of his family property for 4,300 taels of silver for the first time. The other is Wei Yude, Zhou Yanru and others, who want to see Luo Hui's jokes.

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In Kunning Palace, Dong Xiaowan's three daughters were meeting the queen's mother.

The queen mother wore a formal phoenix crown and met the three daughters.

The third daughter was surprised to see that Kunning Palace was really as Luo Hui said, and she respected the queen even more for a while.

Queen Zhou looked at Dong Xiaowan and admired: "It's really natural, no wonder Luo Hui relied on 50,000 taels for you." ”

Dong Xiaowan's face flushed: "I didn't expect that the queen knew about the grass people!" ”

"It's not just me, even Your Majesty knows it!"

"Ahh Dong Xiaowan was taken aback: "The emperor is not angry!" ”

Queen Zhou: "That's not true, he trusted Luo Hui very much, but just reprimanded him!" ”

Dong Xiaowan was moved, and a little self-blamed, she didn't expect this incident to alarm the emperor and the queen!

As for Chen Luoyan and Wang Xin, they were even more confused, what 50,000 taels, and the emperor's reprimand, they didn't know.

Thinking of this, the two women glanced at each other and decided to go back at night to 'interrogate' him!

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Above the court, Luo Hui held an account book: "Your Majesty, the ministers donated a total of 445,600 taels for the second time!" ”

Chongzhen frowned, didn't he say that he could make it up, why was it almost. However, he should not be too harsh, plus the donations of the internal officials and the emperor's relatives, one million can be raised.

Emperor Chongzhen: "Even if the matter of fundraising is over, I will announce the matter of Liao Salary to the world and abolish Liao Salary!" ”

The ministers had different faces and discussions.

Luo Hui took the lead: "The emperor is wise, long live my emperor, long live!" ”

"This kid is quite good at getting things done!" The ministers chimed in.

Chongzhen Longyan Dayue: "Everyone, Aiqing Ping, in this matter, I want to reward those who have meritorious service!" ”

Luo Hui: "Your Majesty, the ministers have their own music!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen paused: "Aiqing has something to say!" ”

Luo Hui glanced at the ministers and stepped forward: "Your Majesty, the ministers want to join the prince and the prince, the scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, and the doctor of Guanglu, Master Li Guorui!" ”

Li Guorui was stunned, he had just come down from the cabinet, and he didn't even have the position of the head of the household. Now I have to be a ginseng by this kid, it's really a leak in the house and it rains overnight!

Chongzhen showed some interest: "What do you want to join him?" ”

Luo Hui: "The minister wants to participate in his five major crimes: corruption and perversion of the law, oppression of the people, arson murder, forming a party for personal gain, and selfishness." ”

He knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I didn't, I was wronged!" ”

Li Guorui was so anxious when he heard this, he even shook out the ** and other things for him, how did he see people, this hatred in his heart, he couldn't wait to tear Luo Hui now.

"Have you done these things, when I finish reporting, the emperor will judge!"

Luo Hui took out his own recital: "It's all recorded here, one by one, one by one, there is evidence, and that one can escape the eyes of our Jinyiwei brothers!" ”

The fold was presented to the emperor by the eunuch, and Chongzhen didn't look at it, and he was so angry that he almost overturned the desk.

"Li Guorui, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person, you say that you are loyal to the monarch and the country, what are you doing behind your back, you can't do anything for money, you actually put usury and caused thousands of families to die, you still dare to save **, you are reading the book of saints!"

Li Guorui sat on the ground all of a sudden, he knew that he was finished. Emperor Chongzhen has two characteristics, first, he is a moral gentleman and easy to control; Second, it is absolutely not soft to kill the minister!

"Someone's coming!" Emperor Chongzhen's eyes widened angrily: "Put all Li Guorui's family in prison and hand them over to the three divisions for trial and conviction." ”

The two brocade guards soon came to drive Li Guorui, and he kept shouting: "Your Majesty forgives your sins"

Before he could be dragged out of the hall, the yellow and white things were scared out. The ministers covered their mouths and noses, and their eyes were full of disgust.

An old fritter that has been floating in the Huan Sea for decades was overturned like this.