Chapter 60: The Three Swords of the Imperial Guillotine (II)
After Wei Zhongxian retreated, Zhu Youxiao raised his head, took a deep breath, and after a long time, he said: "Three copper guillotines, I will give it to you, but the dragon guillotine, when you use it, you must be cautious." ”
Carpenter Zhu was not confused, of course he knew very well what it meant to give Yue Su the dragon head. Ordinary relatives are just fine, the real clan nobles, that is to be dealt with by the Zongren Mansion. With this, Yue Su can enforce the law for the emperor, looking at the world, except for the emperor himself, there are few people that Yue Su can't cut.
Yue Su naturally knew the emperor's thoughts, so he knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, you will never forget until you die." Please also rest assured that your majesty will be dedicated to the public, for the Ming Dynasty, for Your Majesty, and after death. ”
"Aiqing, get up. I believe in you. This time, Carpenter Zhu didn't go to Yue Su, his tone was very heavy.
Zhu Youxiao likes to be a carpenter, but he doesn't ignore the Ming Dynasty.
The next day was the early dynasty, the holy decree on the golden palace was read, according to the emperor's will, plus the three bronze guillotines of Yuesu, the sword of Shangfang, and the words that could return to Beijing at will.
When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard this will, they were all shocked, but soon, some people gloated. Yue Su's surname Bing, many ministers know it, there are Fu Wang and Guozhang in Henan, these two families are lawless, that's for sure, and other vassal kings are not easy to mess with. Even if you Yue Su have a dragon leader, if you encounter them doing evil, you really dare to give people to them. It's okay if you don't do it, once you really get it, then there will be a good show.
Even though the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty read poetry and books, they did not know the allusions of the three bronze guils. Therefore, although the ministers knew the power of these three guillotines, none of them spoke out against it, after all, Yue Su was used in Henan, not in Yanjing City, and it was too late to wait to see the excitement. So, this time, the members of the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party once again reached a tacit understanding and shouted in unison: "My Emperor Shengming." ”
Yue Su took the will from the eunuch's hand, and after thanking him again, he said: "Your Majesty, Chen Ke is about to leave Beijing, before leaving Beijing, the minister wants to ask, when will the silver allocated by the household department to Henan for disaster relief be sent?" ”
He is concerned about this issue, and it is normal for Jin Dian to raise it. Zhu Youxiao looked at Chen Dadao, the head of the household department, and asked, "Chen Aiqing, when will the 300,000 taels of silver from the household department be sent?" ”
Chen Dadao is an old fox, how can he put himself on the front line, and immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the household department only waits for the arrangement of the cabinet, and the cabinet will send it when it says it." ”
"Oh." Zhu Youxiao nodded, and asked again: "Ye Aiqing, when is your cabinet set?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty." Ye Xianggao said: "The minister discussed with the cabinet princes, and thought that it would be better to leave Beijing sooner rather than later, and he would definitely be able to leave Beijing within three days." ”
As soon as Yue Su heard this, he immediately said: "Your Majesty, since the disaster relief silver can leave Beijing within three days and be transported to Henan, it is better for the minister to leave Beijing at that time and go with the silver, so as to declare to the world that my emperor loves the people." ”
Ye Xianggao really didn't expect that Yue Su still had such a hand, at this time, he only heard the carpenter Zhu above say: "Yue Aiqing's words are reasonable, Ye Aiqing, you can arrange it over there, let Yue Aiqing leave Beijing with the disaster relief money." ”
"Your Majesty doesn't know anything...... Ye Xianggao is an old Jianghu after all, and the speed of his reaction is also fast, and he replied immediately: "Now the household department is not so cashy, and the cabinet is trying to ask for an order, Xingwen Huguang, collect this year's taxes in advance, and transfer them to Henan for disaster relief." ”
"So that's the case, then I'm right, and the cabinet is moving quickly." Zhu Youxiao said.
Carpenter Zhu couldn't hear for a while that this was Ye Xianggao's prevarication, but how could Yue Su not hear it. Even if the tax is levied now, it will not be collected in a few days, fooling the children. But Yue Su did not expose Ye Xianggao's perfunctory words. He only said: "But I don't know how much can be allocated from the household department, and how much can be transferred from Huguang?" ”
Ye Xianggao didn't answer positively this time, and kicked the ball back to Chen Dadao, "Lord Chen, how much silver can the household department allocate now, please give Lord Yue a quasi." ”
Chen Dadao could not shirk this problem, so he had to tell the truth, "The amount of silver that the household department can allocate now is only 50,000 taels. ”
"Fifty thousand taels, it's too bad." Yue Su hurriedly said: "The Yellow River burst its banks, the disaster is serious, and it is not a drop in the bucket to take 50,000 taels alone." ”
"Lord Yue, don't worry, when you arrive in Henan, the silver over there in Huguang will basically arrive." Ye Xianggao said with a smile.
"Oh well. It's just that I don't know if the 50,000 taels of silver from the household department can go out of Beijing with the lower officials? Yue Su asked. After all, 50,000 taels is better than nothing, and now the disaster situation in Henan is tense, and if you go one day late, you don't know how many people will starve to death. Although 50,000 taels is not much, it can also solve the urgent need and not let the people starve to death. What's more, it's really not good, Yue Su still has a killer trick to use. As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, raiding your home is the way. Since the emperor has allowed to act cheaply, he will deal with a few corrupt officials and corrupt officials, local tyrants and inferior gentry, and everything will come out.
Ye Xianggao didn't know what Yue Su was planning, but he knew that in the current situation, if he didn't give Yue Su a tael of silver, it would be difficult to coax Yue Su away. Fifty thousand taels for you is.
"Lord Yue, naturally you can. Master Chen, you said yes. Ye Xianggao said with a smile.
"Yes, yes......" Chen Dadao nodded hurriedly.
After getting 50,000 taels of silver and three bronze guillotines and Shang Fang swords, Yue Su thought that this was enough, and there was no need to fight anymore.
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Carpenter Zhu took Yue Su back to the Heart Cultivation Palace, just waiting for the three guillotines to be delivered.
Before noon, someone from the War Bureau came to tell me that the guillotine had been built, and Zhu Youxiao immediately ordered it to be delivered.
Soon, three copper guillotines were delivered. The guillotine is covered with a yellow satin, uncovered by the carpenter Zhu himself, and the three royal guillotines are all made of brass, which is not only exquisite in style, but also exudes majesty and solemnity.
Carpenter Zhu saw it, nodded again and again, and praised it, and Yue Su thanked him again. Zhu Youxiao asked someone to take Shang Fang's sword and give it to Yue Su, but only said one sentence, "Aiqing, you must remember what I said yesterday." ”
Yue Su knelt on the ground, took Shang Fang's sword, and said respectfully: "Remember, minister." ”
Today, Carpenter Zhu did not leave Yue Su for lunch, asked Yue Su to go back to the house to pack up, and asked someone to send the three copper guillotines to Shuntian Mansion.
Yue Su returned to the mansion and placed the three bronze guillotines on the main hall, and everyone under his command was surprised, but after knowing the purpose of the dragon, tiger, and dog guillotines, their eyes almost fell out.
"Tsk...... My lord, with these three guys, we don't have to tie our hands and feet to handle cases in the future. It's like dealing with the silver monk Fajue, how can it take so much effort. Iron Crow exclaimed excitedly.
Yue Su was not too proud, but said: "The emperor gave these three bronze guillotines, although he trusts the mansion, but he must not be arrogant and reckless. After that, we will continue to do the same. ”
"Your subordinates will follow your teachings."
Yue Su said: "Let's set off now, the big guy will pack up today, and after taking the silver from the household department, he will leave Beijing and rush to Henan." ”
"My lord, knowing that you are going to Henan for disaster relief, my brothers packed up the salute yesterday and can leave at any time." Tie Qiu said with a grin.
"Okay, big guy, just get some rest."
After Yue Su finished speaking, he was ready to leave for the back house to see how Ruan Aoyue's side was tidying up. At this time, I saw Jin Cicada bow down and said, "My lord, I told Brother Li and them about your going to Henan for disaster relief." After hearing this, they all said that they would go to Henan with the adults. ”
"Oh? Why? Yue Su asked.
"Brother Li and Brother Kong said that their darts were all lost in Henan, and since the adults are going to Henan, they want to follow them to see if they can find out the people who robbed the darts, so as to avenge the dead brothers." Jin Cicada said truthfully.
"So so, if they want to go along, it doesn't matter. By the way, what's going on with the dart game? Yue Su asked.
"The yard for the reopening of the dart game has been bought, Brother Li, they are cleaning up, it is estimated that it will not take a few days to reopen, and they will come over later, please give a name to the dart board."
Yue Su nodded and said, "It's okay." Then I'll wait for them in the back flower hall, and as soon as they come, you can just lead people to the back flower hall. ”
Yue Su had already told Ruan Aoyue and Shi Niang the news of going to Henan for disaster relief last night, and both of them said that they would follow. Now back in the back house, the second daughter has finished packing up, Yue Su handed over the sword and holy decree of Shang Fang to Ruan Aoyue to collect, and told the three copper guillotines.
After Du Shiniang and Mei'er listened to the function of the three guillotines, their reaction was the same as that of Tie Qiu, they were speechless, and they couldn't speak for a long time. Ruan Aoyue's expression was not the same as the two of them, but it was also shocked. He secretly said in his heart: "Three copper guillotins, this ...... How is this possible......"
Not long after lunch, Li Zhong, Kong Jian and others arrived as scheduled, and Yue Su met everyone in the back flower hall. As soon as they came up, they asked Yue Su to choose a name for the dart game, Yue Su thought for a while, and suddenly remembered that he had watched a TV series in his previous life, called "Changfeng Dart Bureau", so he said: "Let's call it Changfeng Dart Bureau." ”
After getting Yue Su's name, everyone applauded repeatedly, and after thanking him, he put forward a request to go to Henan with Yue Su.
When Yue Su had just eaten, an idea came to him, and this time everyone offered to follow, and he immediately replied: "You want to go with this mansion, that is the best, this mansion is patrolling Henan this time, and it needs help." But you can't all go, at least some people should be left in the capital to clean up. By the way, pay attention to the news of the Beijing Division, if there is anything important, you must immediately rush to Henan to spread the news. ”
"Don't worry, my lord, we have already discussed, leave Tao Wei and Jiang Zhou to run the dart bureau in the capital, and by the way, find out the news for the adults, and the others will follow the adults to Henan." Kong Blade said.
"Then the house will be relieved. In this way, you should go back and prepare now, and when you leave Beijing, don't follow the support of your own government, and still go to Henan in the form of darts. We will inform you when you leave. ”
(To be continued)