After obtaining the emperor's consent, Wang Chengen quickly counted the silver tickets, "Sun Yunhe ninety thousand taels!" Cui Yingyuan 120,000 taels, long live the lord, a total of 210,000 taels of silver tickets! ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen hummed calmly, although he was a human being in two lives, he never had a specific concept of silver and money, this is the biggest difference between the successor emperor and the founding emperor, like Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born with mud legs, and takes money very seriously! He Zhu Youzhen was born rich and noble, and he lived the life of a prince when he was born, he only knew the difference between simplicity and luxury, and did not have a very clear concept of the specific amount of money. ”

Wang Chengen wiped his sweat, "Enough!" According to the old slave's estimate, it must be a quarter of the net worth of the two old guys, at least a quarter to a fifth of their silver deposits, and the jewelry and jade of these people cannot be counted, but the amount of silver stored is limited! Two hundred and ten thousand taels of silver, this is a rich province in our Ming Dynasty, a year's financial income! ”

Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen smiled, "It seems that these two people are sincere enough to convince you!" ”

Wang Chengen nodded yes, "They are scared!" But that doesn't mean anything, they may just be ruined! It doesn't mean that these two people are desperate to follow the emperor, and it is very likely that they will act when they see the opportunity, turn the rudder when they see the wind, and leave themselves a way out. ”

Zhu Youzhen originally wanted to ask what to do next, but when he wanted to ask Wang Chengen, he couldn't come out with a reason, inserted his finger between his forehead and the brim of his hat, and looked at the dragon ball on the crown that kept shaking above his eyes.

Wang Chengen saw the emperor's appearance, of course he knew what the emperor was thinking, but he always thought that the emperor had too high requirements for himself, and things had progressed to this point, in fact, it was already very good! It's time to make a decree! Arrest Wei Zhongxian's party and the officials above the surface! Kill those who should be killed, exile those who should be exiled, won't everything be fine? However, he had already said these words more than once, and at this time he could only silently accompany the emperor.

Zhu Youzhen raised his head, "Big companion!" According to Cao Huachun's analysis and Xu Xianchun's explanation, Wei Zhongxian's silver is most likely hidden outside the Beijing Division, and it is not far from the Beijing Division. ”

Wang Chengen shook his head, "This range is not small, and people who are eunuchs regard money as extremely important!" Even more important than life! Please forgive the old slave for saying bluntly, Wei Zhongxian's silver, the emperor can't think of it, if he doesn't let him escape this limelight, once he feels in danger, he will not take out the silver even if he dies, he is even willing to hide the silver forever in the ground! If you let him go, with Wei Zhongxian's means and the manpower of his men! He would also choose a secret time for someone to take out the money. So no matter what, Wei Zhongxian won't let his silver slip up in the slightest! ”

Zhu Youzhen nodded, "I'm thinking, with the greed and prudence of an old eunuch like Wei Zhongxian, his deposit silver can't be a silver ticket, it must have been exchanged for gold or silver, these entities!" With such a huge number, it is estimated that a hill of four or five stories high can be piled up! It's easy for him to get over a little bit, but it's hard to do it if he wants to transfer a little bit more, right? ”

Wang Chengen shook his head, "Your Majesty, it's useless, no matter how much you plan, it's useless, with all due respect to the old slave, it's better to forcibly arrest Wei Zhongxian's cronies and clansmen publicly!" Catch them all and torture them, and count as much silver as you can! As for Wei Zhongxian himself, when the time comes, you will overturn the case by someone who has rectified him, and let the heavenly authorities and those civil officials crusade against him, if you remember that he is the favored minister of the late emperor, you will send him to Fengyang to guard the imperial mausoleum, and he will not be allowed to leave the imperial mausoleum for half a step for life, which can be regarded as the end of the matter? ”

Zhu Youzhen frowned, "Big Companion, you first deposit all the silver into the internal treasury, and then I think about it alone, your method is the most direct and simple, but no matter what, you can get more benefits than you, you can't let Wei Zhongxian's fate be so simple!" ”

Wang Chengen knew that he could not convince the emperor, and he comforted the emperor not to be too impatient, and after trying to be as calm as possible, he returned to his private house outside the palace from the secret passage, he must enter the palace from the main entrance, this secret passage is dedicated to the emperor, he can't use it, otherwise after a long time, others will arouse suspicion.

Just when Emperor Chongzhen Zhu Youzhen was struggling with how to deal with Wei Zhongxian, as soon as he returned to the upper study, he got the front-line battle report sent by Yang Siqing, "Long live the lord, the Jiannu army has retreated, and Huang Taiji evacuated the outskirts of Beijing with the main force and went to the direction of Xifengkou." Zunhua, Qian'an, Yongping, and Luanzhou were handed over to the Jiannu general Amin to guard. ”

Zhu Youzhen snorted, "Where are Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan's men now?" ”

Yang Siqing was puzzled, "Well, the slaves can't tell clearly, the six reports in the past few days have been sent from six different places, Sun Chengzong's four copies are four places, and Yuan Chonghuan's two copies are also two places, and neither army has a fixed stationing location." However, there is a man who can determine the location, Man Gui led 5,000 cavalry into Beijing to guard, stationed in Shunyi, and defeated Hou Shilu, the chief soldier of Xuanfu, so he rushed to the periphery of Beijing. He is now stationed in Deshengmen with Hou Shilu. With this team, the emperor no longer has to worry about the safety of the Jingshi. ”

Speaking of Mangui, Emperor Chongzhen was still very impressed, he was a Mongolian, a native of Xuanfu (now Xuanhua, Hebei), and a famous general who resisted the Later Jin in the late Ming Dynasty. He practiced riding and archery since he was a child, and after enlisting in the army, he successively served as the general banner, 100 households, and garrison with military merits. After the forty-seventh year of Wanli (1619), he gradually emerged, successively served as guerrilla, general, etc., and was the chief commander of the Ming army in the "Battle of Ningyuan" and "Battle of Ningjin", with outstanding achievements. Man Gui will immediately die a heroic martyr in this battle to defend Beijing.

Do you want to let Man Gui die again? Zhu Youzhen immediately beat a drum in his heart, definitely don't want it! Although Man Gui commanded his subordinates rudely, he treated friendly troops brutally! But how many generals who can fight wars have no temper? At least Man Gui is loyal to the imperial court and is definitely not a warlord-type general! Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen even thought of letting Man Gui or Zhao Shujiao take over the defense of Liaodong! It was only when the factors inside and outside the court were combined, and all parties believed that Yuan Chonghuan was the best candidate, that the emperor made up his mind to let Yuan Chonghuan come back!

"Well, got it, is there any other urgent report?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't wait to stand up, he didn't know how Man Gui died at the beginning, but now he was anxious to prevent this qiē from happening! Thousands of troops are easy to get, and one will be hard to find! There are faults that can be changed, as long as they are loyal to the emperor, this is the foundation! can fight and die for the country, he is sure that Man Gui is a loyal minister! And a complete loyalist! Why are loyal ministers still divided into complete and incomplete? Some people became loyal to their subjects, but they were captured, and after a while they became disloyal! Those who died directly in battle, don't ask, big loyal ministers!

Yang Siqing heard the emperor's inquiry, and hurriedly reported several official affairs that needed to be handled directly by the emperor, and Emperor Chongzhen gave instructions one by one. For a diligent and shrewd emperor, the efficiency of the entire court is actually very high! Even in wartime!

After dealing with official business, Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youzhen immediately returned to the courtyard of the inner palace, put on makeup, walked the secret road, and came to Wang Chengen's private residence outside the palace.

When I got out of the inner courtyard, I asked the eunuchs and subordinates in Wang Chengen's house, and they all said that they didn't see the princess? Only then did Zhu Youzhen remember that Wang Chengen should be found in the palace, and only he could walk through this secret passage! It is impossible for Wang Chengen to walk this secret path alone.

However, Zhu Youzhen, who was wearing the lowest-level flying fish suit and wearing a soft iron mask, didn't care if Wang Chengen knew that he was going out of the palace, thinking that he could get rid of Wang Chengen and go out for a walk without permission, and in a blink of an eye, he became happy, and found the two brothers Gao Dewei and Gao Demeng, who were now on duty in Wang Chengen's mansion, "Go, the prince has a secret faction, let's go to the city gate." ”

Gao Dewei and Gao Demeng glanced at each other, and they both thought in their hearts, they really took chicken feathers as arrows! What do you look like with a small flag from the seventh grade? The two of us are authentic six-rank guards! "Yes."

Zhu Youzhen also saw that the two of them were unwilling, and took off the identity of the emperor, he is not bullshit! But he shrugged his shoulders and smiled self-deprecatingly, not too much in his heart.

The three of them rode out of the inner city and went straight to the Desheng Gate in the outer city! Since that day, Zhu Youzhen personally fought the Eight Banners soldiers who were besieging the city at Deshengmen, and heard that the people were still talking about his personal battle, and he was so unhappy, but when he saw the endless stream of beggars on the street, his heart sank unconsciously! The huge Beijing master, beggars occupy half of the sky, how can an emperor feel good in his heart?

It's been almost ten days since I was reborn, and I've done a lot of things, but it seems that for the overall situation, it's no different, and I'm still on the trajectory of history for the time being! Even if he promoted a Lu Xiangsheng exceptionally, it doesn't seem to be a sign of turning the tide! The whole country is like a seriously ill patient, and the kind of patient who has no money! Even if you occasionally pick up a little money on the side of the road, you have to quickly take it to buy medicine and food, where can you take care of anything else?

"Uncle! Uncle! Why don't you give two of you after dinner? We can't afford to run a small business. "An old man in his fifties, at first glance, is the owner of a small restaurant.

"Fuck you! Didn't you see the uncle's injuries for the country? Eat a small meal of wine, that's to look up to your old man! "A strong soldier, wearing infantry clothing, Zhu Youzhen can't figure out which unit it is! The man had one wrist wrapped in a white cloth, and blood was oozing from it. One hand pushed the old man, and the old man fell to the ground.

Seeing the old man falling, a young junior rushed out of the tavern, holding a kitchen knife, "Who dares to touch my father!?" I'm fighting with you! ”

Listening to the accent, the father and son should be out of town.

Eight soldiers draw knives at the same time, although these eight people are all wounded soldiers, their style is quite strong, and they should all be veterans, and at the same time show their knives! The momentum is quite amazing!

Hearing the lively gathering of onlookers, they saw that the knife was moved! In an instant, they separated a lot, and the two errand officers of the Imperial History Yamen on the periphery hurriedly turned around, for fear of being implicated, but they happened to run into it, and if they left like this, it seemed that they couldn't say it, and they were in a dilemma, and the soldier was not easy to mess with.

The old man cried and hugged the young man's leg, "Dog baby! Never mind! Never mind! It looks like the capital can't stay any longer! Let's also go to beg, sell the shop, and beg to go back to our hometown! ”

The guy was hugged by his father's thigh, although he was angry in his heart, but he didn't have a hard mouth in the face of the eight wolf-like soldiers!

One of the soldiers comforted me, "We don't deliberately eat white food, we left in a hurry, I forgot to bring silver, I will make up for it for you another day!" Don't feel uncomfortable! ”

It's okay that this soldier didn't say this, but as soon as he said this, the guy's voice trembled, "What if you don't make it up?" I've never seen a soldier eat white food, and I came to make up for it after I got around! It's a good thing to say, what kind of ability is it to bully the common people? ”

A few soldiers were furious when they heard this! Surrounded together, seeing that the young man was going to suffer a big loss, a middle-aged man in his thirties and almost forty years old in the onlookers pulled two officials who were about to go away from the city and the imperial history yamen, and shouted, "Since you two are officials, why don't you dare to speak up when you see bullying the people?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to go out in person, but when he saw someone come out, he was so unhappy, because of his identity, he still didn't want to cause trouble.