Chapter 14: The Zhang Family's Choice
Now that Zhu Kun has been abolished, their confidence has been shattered, coupled with Wei Jinzhong's ruthlessness, all the masters of Qingwangfu were soon slaughtered.
Then Wei Jinzhong asked his subordinates to count the property of Qingwangfu, but after counting the property, he found that the entire property of Qingwangfu was equivalent to tens of millions of taels of silver, which was equivalent to the financial income of the entire Ming Empire for ten years.
This shocked Wei Jinzhong, and at the same time he was a little happy, Wei Jinzhong knew that the emperor was worried about money, and now it was just a Qingwang Mansion, and he had so much wealth, if the entire imperial city family was uprooted, he didn't know how much money he had.
Then Wei Jinzhong led his subordinates, one by one, to those who dared to disobey the holy order, the family of officials, since His Majesty had an order, he would not hesitate to carry it out.
In the western suburbs of the imperial city, in a huge mansion, Zhang Jizhong, the abbot at this time, was fidgeting in the hall, frowning and walking around.
In the hall, there were two young men in brocade robes and a middle-aged man, and a middle-aged young man in a gray cloth robe kneeling on the ground.
The four of them were Zhang Jizhong's younger brother Zhang Yunzhong and their two sons, and the man kneeling on the ground was Zhang Fu's subordinate.
Outside just now, the other party heard about Wei Jinzhong, and even the Qingwang Mansion was eradicated, and the remaining dignitaries and nobles, the big families, were eradicated one by one, and the people of the entire imperial city family were panicked.
If he wanted to escape from the imperial city, it was impossible, because Zhu ignored and directly sent troops to block the various city gates.
Hearing this news, Zhang Guozhang's family will be restless, after all, their family also did not do what Zhu Haotian wanted, and they were also afraid that their family would be like other families.
"Father, what should we do now, I heard that Wei Jinzhong took people to clean up one by one, and now it's almost to our side, they won't do anything to our family, right?"
"Yes, even King Qing's Mansion has been washed in blood, Prince Qing is a member of the royal family, compared to our Zhang Mansion, his status is only high and not low, they have not ended well, what can we do!"
At this time, Zhang Jizhong and Zhang Yunzhong's two sons said worriedly.
Zhang Jizhong also shook his head helplessly at this time, with a look of regret.
"I didn't expect Your Majesty to be so decisive, otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to do this at the beginning, I relied on the identity of the national ruler, thinking it was okay, but I didn't expect to stand even the prince, and I didn't know what to do. ”
"Big brother, don't despair first, I don't think our family may not have a glimmer of life!"
Zhang Jizhong's younger brother Zhang Yunzhong has been smart and clever since he was a child, but at this time he saw that the situation was not so bad.
So he didn't panic a little, and began to calmly say to the eldest brother.
"Second brother, you have been smart since you were a child, tell me what to do! Zhang Jizhong heard his brother's words and hurriedly asked.
"Big brother, in my opinion, the emperor is doing this, he is fledgling, ready to monopolize power, these people are disobedient and have big tails, so His Majesty wants them to go under the knife. ”
"In this way, not only can you take back your rights and achieve the purpose of killing a hundred people, but you can also earn a considerable amount of income, which is enough for Your Majesty to conquer the world. ”
"Your Majesty is an emperor who is not willing to be lonely!"
Zhang Yunzhong sighed.
"Second brother, what you said is very reasonable, but what does this have to do with the crisis of our Zhang family? I'm worried about ourselves!" Zhang Jizhong asked puzzled.
"Big brother, of course this is different, our Zhang family is different from other families, we have two backers, and we are the closest people to the emperor. Zhang Yunzhong said pointedly.
"You mean the Queen Mother and Yan'er?" Zhang Jizhong asked rhetorically.
"Yes, father, you can find the Queen Mother and your sister! Although Your Majesty is not born to the Queen Mother, I heard that he has great respect for the Queen Mother. ”
"And my sister, I heard that the emperor is very fond of his sister, if the queen mother and her sister intercede with Your Majesty, the emperor will definitely no longer pursue our Zhang family. ”
"And we have to lower our posture now, if the Queen Mother and Your Majesty have any requests, our Zhang family is willing to make compensation. ”
"Last time it was really us who was wrong. ”
"Your Majesty asked the hundred officials to take out the silver and contribute to the country, which is obviously to make people stand in line. ”
"At the beginning, our Zhang family did not see the situation and made a wrong choice, and we must not miss it this time. ”
"If you don't have money, as long as you gain the trust of Your Majesty and the glory of our Zhang family, there are many opportunities to get money. ”
"But if you anger Your Majesty, no amount of property is useless, just like King Qing. ”
Hearing his uncle's words, Zhang Jizhong's son Zhang Tai's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said to his father.
Hearing Zhang Tai's words, Zhang Yunzhong nodded with satisfaction.
"Tyre is right, it seems that Tyre has grown up and can see things so thoroughly. ”
"That's what I think, in the past, there was a dynasty controlling the government, and it was impossible for us to enter the palace. ”
"Since Your Majesty's pro-government, this rule has not been there, but we haven't seen my sister and Yan'er yet!"
"Now that our Zhang family is facing life and death, it's time to go to the palace, and it's a big deal to take out all the property to prove that our Zhang family is on His Majesty's side. ”
Zhang Yunzhong said.
"Okay! In that case, I will go to the palace and beg the Queen Mother and Yan'er, hoping that the emperor will see that for their sake, he can let go of our Zhang family and give our Zhang family a chance to reform themselves. ”
"Yun Zhong, you look at the family, don't let the family cause trouble during this time, if Father-in-law Wei comes to the door, you tell him that I am going to see the queen and the queen mother, I believe he will not embarrass us. ”
In the end, Zhang Jizhong made a decision.
"Don't worry, big brother, with me at home, nothing will happen, you can rest assured. Zhang Yunzhong said.
Then Zhang Jizhong said goodbye to his family and hurried in the direction of the palace.
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As soon as Zhang Jizhong left, Wei Jinzhong led people to the western suburbs, and the power of the entire imperial city was already clear.
"Overseer, the front is the Zhang Mansion, which is the family of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, do we still want to go?" a guard reported to Wei Jinzhong.
"Since it is the family of the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother, it is difficult for us to decide, let's make a decision after bringing the miscellaneous family back to Your Majesty!"
When Wei Jinzhong heard that it was the family of the queen and the queen mother, he didn't dare to make a decision privately.
Then he said to his subordinates: "You closely monitor the movements of the Zhang Mansion, without the order of the Miscellaneous Family, you are not allowed to go to the Zhang Family to disturb them, the Miscellaneous Family will return to the palace for a trip, and make a decision after His Majesty is ill." ”
"Yes, Overseer. ”
Everyone hurriedly responded and dispersed, secretly spying on Zhang's mansion, while Wei Jinzhong dodged away and hurried away in the direction of the palace.