Chapter 40: Leave the palace and take a walk
Xu Xianchun stared at Wei Zhongxian, his expression was quite moved, he believed that the handle Wei Zhongxian was holding must be very big, even shocking, if he could get it, it would definitely be very beneficial, this is obvious. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
But soon Xu Xianchun thought of another person, that is, Wang Chengen.
Now Xu Xianchun can't conclude that Wang Chengen asked him to interrogate Wei Zhongxian, whether it was Emperor Chongzhen's instructions or Wang Chengen's own opinion, these two situations are completely different.
If it was instructed by Emperor Chongzhen, it means that this is something that the emperor wants, and he has no room for interference at all, because now his position is not guaranteed, and he can't even save his life.
If Wang Chengen did it in private, it means that Wang Chengen has selfish intentions, and he wants to get this thing and strengthen his power.
If he could hold it in his hand, maybe he wouldn't be eaten to death by Wang Chengen.
After muttering for a long time, Xu Xianchun was suddenly startled in his heart, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have been fooled. At this time, in my own situation, can I leave here and say anything, and what will I say in the future?
Wei Zhongxian did this and handed over the things to himself, wouldn't Wei Zhongxian say it? Do you really dare to kill Wei Zhongxian here? Once he kills Wei Zhongxian, there will be no three hundred taels of silver here, and he won't be able to run away.
Besides, Wei Zhongxian is really sincere? Why did he choose himself? Wouldn't it be better to choose Wang Chengen?
If you choose Wang Chengen, maybe you can save your own life, glancing at Wei Zhongxian, Xu Xianchun was in a cold sweat, and he almost jumped into Wei Zhongxian's pit, once he accepted Wei Zhongxian's things, then he had a handle in Wei Zhongxian's hands.
As for the previous handle, Xu Xianchun believes that Wang Chengen must have known it, and it is no secret that he is doing things for Wei Zhongxian.
Since he still chooses himself, it proves that Wang Chengen doesn't care much about what he did before, but now he is doing it himself, which is tantamount to self-isolation from Wang Chengen, who can keep himself at that time? Xu Xian figured it out in a pure electric light!
"My father-in-law has a good calculation!" Xu Xianchun breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down his emotions, and said to Wei Zhongxian: "My father-in-law is a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and I am still in the mood to care about Xu, Xu has thanked my father-in-law, I just want to know where my father-in-law's yellow and white album is, as long as the bus comes out, I don't want to do anything to my father-in-law." ”
Seeing that Xu Xianchun was not negotiating with him, Wei Zhongxian sighed, and a flash of disappointment flashed in his eyes.
"Are you sure you want my yellow and white albums? There is your Xu Xianchun's name on it, so you are not afraid of being implicated? Wei Zhongxian did not give up and continued to say to Xu Xianchun.
The so-called yellow and white album is actually a secret book, something that every official will have. It records the receipt of gifts for the New Year's Festival, as well as the gift money given to him by each official, and even the things he begged to do, and there is still time.
Once you get Wei Zhongxian's yellow and white album, you can clearly know who Wei Zhongxian's party members are, who has given Wei Zhongxian how much money they have given them, and you can probably see who is greedy for how much money. If it is also recorded who asked Wei Zhongxian for something, countless cases can be involved.
This yellow and white album, Emperor Chongzhen naturally wants to get it, this thing is very important for future things.
In the previous life, Emperor Chongzhen got Wei Zhongxian's yellow and white album, a whole few large boxes, but how he got it is very vague, but he knew that Emperor Chongzhen lost his temper and finally made a move on the officials in the court.
A case of Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party involved more than 300 officials, all of whom were Beijing officials, and they were basically swept away from the court.
The consequence of this is that Emperor Chongzhen basically fiddled with the personnel disputes in the imperial court for more than ten years. Chongzhen reigned for 17 years, changed 50 university scholars, and 14 military department scholars (that refers to the official military department secretary, like Yuan Chonghuan who added the title of military department secretary does not count).
He killed or forced the governor or governor to commit suicide, in addition to Yuan Chonghuan, there were ten others, killed eleven governors, and forced one to die. Among the fourteen military department books, Wang Qia was imprisoned and died, Zhang Fengyi and Liang Tingdong were poisoned, Yang Sichang hanged himself, Chen Xinjia was beheaded, Fu Zonglong and Zhang Guowei were dismissed and imprisoned, and Wang Zaijin and Xiong Ming were dismissed and investigated.
This also shows that Emperor Chongzhen's complete failure in employing people, and his sweep away from the court can prove that he is politically innocent.
Although there is a change of person now, and Emperor Chongzhen is not ready to sweep away the court, Wei Zhongxian's yellow and white album is still very important.
With the current political environment and the degree of corruption in the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to completely eradicate corrupt officials, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty are not allowed.
However, if the flies are not swatted, the tigers will definitely fight, and as for when to shoot the flies, it will have to wait for Emperor Chongzhen to free his hands.
Changing corruption in the system and changing the status quo is what Emperor Chongzhen wants to do. Only when the system has changed, will it be possible to fight tigers and swatt flies.
Of course, Xu Xianchun didn't know what Emperor Chongzhen thought, he just knew that he was going to get Wei Zhongxian's yellow and white album. Whether Wang Chengen wants it, or Emperor Chongzhen wants it, it doesn't matter, it has nothing to do with him, he just wants to find a thigh now, and after the fall of Wei Zhongxian, he can keep himself.
In the current form, the fall of Wei Zhongxian is certain, and the purge in the court is also certain, and there will definitely be no fewer people involved, and it is the most important thing to protect yourself on your side.
"Father-in-law, we don't have to go around in circles, and I don't want to put my father-in-law in the big urn, so let's tell the truth!" Xu Xianchun stared at Wei Zhongxian and said directly.
After thinking about it, Wei Zhongxian smiled and nodded, he didn't want to enter the big urn himself, anyway, things came to this point, that is, once he died, he had nothing to hide, so he said directly: "I have four houses outside the city, one of which is in the abduction alley of Nancheng, and the Huangbei album is there." ”
Xu Xianchun's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed in his heart, and when he got the news, the matter was completed.
Stretched out his hand and took a booklet that Wang Chengen gave him, there were some questions on it, which were written in advance, Xu Xianchun did not hesitate, and began to interrogate Wei Zhongxian according to the above questions.
The interrogation of Wei Zhongxian was in full swing here, and Emperor Chongzhen was already preparing to leave the palace.
Dressed in a white robe, it looks like a good Jiangnan brocade, wearing a square scarf, chasing jade pendant at the waist, and holding a folding fan in his hand.
By Emperor Chongzhen's side, Fang Zhenghua and Wang Chengen were both dressed in civilian clothes and looked like housekeepers of rich families.
Several of the little eunuchs and guards were dressed in coarse cloth and short clothes, with straps, foot stools, thin-soled boots, and knives in their hands.
Wang Zaijin was by Emperor Chongzhen's side, and he didn't understand what kind of medicine Emperor Chongzhen was selling in his gourd, so he had to follow Emperor Chongzhen. The group left the palace and began to wander aimlessly around BJ City, at least Wang Zaijin thought so.
Emperor Chongzhen was very interested, looking around from time to time, and he was also curious about the stalls and selling.
After walking a few blocks, Emperor Chongzhen nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "The capital is worthy of being at the foot of the Son of Heaven, but it is also a little prosperous, and the people's lives seem to be okay. ”
"The emperor cares for the people and takes out internal funds for disaster relief, and the officials below naturally dare not slack off!" Wang Chengen hurriedly smiled and said, "This is all the emperor's kindness." ”
Looking around, Wang Zaijin also nodded, he also heard about the explosion of Wang Gong's factory, now the capital market is prosperous, and even beggars are rarely seen on the street, it seems that the disaster relief is really good, so that Wang Zaijin is also in a good mood.
"Let's take a look at Xicheng!" Emperor Chongzhen closed the folding fan in his hand and spoke.
Fang Zhenghua and Wang Chengen glanced at each other, and at the same time saw the worry in each other's eyes, the emperor is going to Xicheng? You must know that Xicheng is the place where the explosion of Wang Gongchang was most affected, and it will be as prosperous as here?
But they didn't dare to persuade Emperor Chongzhen, so they had to follow Emperor Chongzhen.
The group soon came to Xicheng, and as soon as they entered Xicheng, Emperor Chongzhen felt the difference here. Although there are many damaged houses, most of them have been repaired, and if you look at the surrounding roads, many of them are newly built, and you can see that there is a situation of damage.
However, Emperor Chongzhen is also very satisfied with this situation, and it is already the intention of being an official to achieve this point.
There were no beggars on the road, no refugees, and the streets were stable, which made Emperor Chongzhen feel unreal, could it really be so?
After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was better to take a deep look, and found that there was a teahouse in front of him, so Emperor Chongzhen said: "Let's go there for a cup of tea and rest!" ”
I had heard that the teahouse restaurant was the existence of the news, and Emperor Chongzhen was also ready to give it a try.
The group entered the teahouse directly, and as soon as they entered the teahouse, they heard someone inside say loudly: "They are all scum, regardless of the lives of the people, they only have official positions and money in their eyes, I want to beat the drum, this matter can't be just settled." ”
Emperor Chongzhen was stunned, who is this? How could you say such a thing in broad daylight?
Sure enough, the young man in the teahouse hurriedly ran over, and said with a sad face: "Two, this is a place to drink tea, you have to speak quietly, otherwise it will delay our business, and this disaster will come out of your mouth!" ”
The man also seemed to realize that he was out of shape, a little embarrassed, sat back on the stool, waved his hand to Xiao Er, drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, and then turned his head angrily, sighed deeply, and his voice was full of loss.