The first wind and rain drifted away

In the vast night, when the door of the palace of the emperor Jiading Bo Zhoukui opened, a warm sedan chair burst out.

In the sedan chair, the national abbot Zhou Kui's round fat face was full of red, yawning and squinting as if he had fallen asleep, and his head swayed little by little with the warm sedan chair.

This former national abbot who relied on fortune-telling and divination on the streets for a living, has long been rich and beautiful after more than ten years of pampering.

He was invited to the court meeting that he had to attend today, and he entered the palace yesterday to inquire about his daughter Queen Zhou, and he already knew the topic.

His heavenly son-in-law is really poor and crazy, and he actually wants to borrow money from his father-in-law.

It's ridiculous that the daughter is ignorant, and said that the emperor already has money, but he just went through the motions, hoping that his father will cooperate with Yunyun.

The emperor is rich?

What a joke!

His daughter is confused, but he is not confused.

Just by confiscating a few eunuchs and Zhang Sizhi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and making some silver taels, dare to say that he is rich?

The treasury is empty, the arrears of military salaries over the years are still being emptied, the new year is coming in a hurry, and there are still natural disasters in various places, how long can it last?

The poor son-in-law borrowed money from the rich father-in-law, isn't that a meat bun beating a dog, and there is no return?

Guozhang Zhou Kui is a person who has endured hardships and understands that money is not easy, so he cherishes it more and more.

There is nothing wrong with that.

Unfortunately, he forgot who brought him the money.

The footsteps of the soldiers of the Five Cities Terracotta Division were heard on the quiet streets, and a few early paving on the side of the road lit a fire to prepare food for the early risers.

After staying up all night, the husband likes to come here to eat a bowl of steaming wonton and blunt noodles, and then come home to sleep beautifully.

At this time, the sky is not yet bright, and the empty street is still a little deserted, only the princes and ministers of the previous dynasty, each warm sedan chair converges in the direction of the noon gate.

The bell rang in the morning, and the ministers entered the hall.

The steps are still the same, and after some nonsense as usual, Chongzhen Chongzhen asked Bi Ziyan, the newly reinstated head of the household department: "Bi Aiqing, how much silver is there in the treasury?" What is the geometry of grain and grass? ”

Bi Ziyan, an old minister who saw the light of day again, came out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the household has less than 100,000 taels of silver.

This year's autumn grain has not yet been put into storage, and there are only 150,000 quintals of old surplus grain. ”

Emperor Chongzhen was silent, and the ministers below immediately exploded.

They almost forgot about the loss of honor in front of the king, and they exchanged heads and ears one after another, until there was a rotating imperial history who shouted: "Silence! The ministers quieted down.

Seeing this, Wen Tiren, the first assistant of the cabinet, nodded slightly to the second assistant Wang Yingxiong beside him, and stepped out of the class and said:

"Your Majesty, now that the treasury is left, it is difficult to even distribute hundreds of officials, let alone advance the military salaries of the soldiers.

The minister suggested that he might as well borrow some silver from the courtiers, and return the borrowed silver taels when the imperial treasury was sufficient.

The minister has been an official for many years, and there are usually subsidies from the imperial court for all kinds of households, so there is still surplus wealth in the family.

As the first assistant of the dynasty, the minister is willing to set an example, and now takes the lead in donating 100,000 taels of silver for national use. ”

Then the second assistant Wang Yingxiong also came out and said: "The minister's family is poor, and the parents, wives and children are all supported by the minister's Fenglu, and the family does not have much money to spare.

However, there are more than 2,000 acres of fields and forests in his hometown, and the ministers are willing to sell them all, and it is estimated that they can get more than 50,000 pieces of silver, plus the deposit of silver, they can only pledge 80,000 taels, and the ministers are ashamed of the emperor's grace! ”

I have to say that for Emperor Chongzhen's temptation, Wang Yingxiong also took great pains to play the sad card.

Then Min Hongxue, the secretary of the ministry, went out of the class and said: "The Son of Heaven is Longen, Ze is the world's soldiers, and the ministers pledged 200,000 taels. ”

It can be seen that he was instructed by Wen Tiren, so he generously pledged a large amount.

Wen Tiren's henchmen saw that the bigwigs above had pledged to donate one after another, and they also jumped out, you are 30,000, I am 50,000, and they have collected more than 1.2 million taels for a while.

Wen Tiren and Wang Yingxiong squinted, their hearts were extremely happy, they could finally form a party openly, and it was also the instruction of the Son of Heaven, so it would undoubtedly be much easier to do things in the future.

It's a pity that Wen Tiren's henchmen are limited after all, and after a wave of excitement, the pledge is completed, and there is a sudden cold scene in the court.

Seeing that the traitorous party was so enthusiastic, the righteous men and gentlemen in the court all stood by and remained silent.

At the highest point of the Jinluan Palace, Emperor Chongzhen saw that the noble generals and righteous gentlemen were silent, and no longer continued to relay donations, and sneered in his heart.

After thinking for a moment, he pretended to be satisfied, nodded and said: "Now is a time of national crisis, fortunately with Wen Shoufu as an example, all of you Aiqing are enthusiastic to donate, and I am very relieved!"

In this case, I am also willing to transfer the two million taels of silver in the treasury to the Ministry of Residence, so that the treasury can use it.

No matter how much other ministers pledge, they can just show some loyalty to the country. ”

Speaking of this, he instructed Wu Ganlai, the cabinet secretary who was in charge of recording in the court: "Wu Aiqing, you make a record of the pledges of the court Aiqing. ”

Wu Ganlai got up in response, walked to the courtiers lined up with a pen and paper, and registered them in turn.

There are many ministers, and it will take a long time to complete the registration, Emperor Chongzhen smiled and asked Zhou Kui, who was ranked first among the imperial relatives: "Zhou Aiqing, as the national abbot, is one with the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty, how much do you want to pledge this time?" ”

When Zhou Kui heard this, he went out of the class and said: "Your Majesty, the minister's family has always been a family heirloom for farming, and he has always been poor. So far, the balance has only saved more than 10,000 taels of silver.

If the emperor needs it, the ministers are willing to donate all of it to solve the urgent needs of the country! ”

Zhou Kui's words were righteous and awe-inspiring, but in the ears of Emperor Chongzhen, who knew the situation, it was a fucking joke.

More than 10,000 taels,!

Emperor Chongzhen clearly remembered that in history, he handed over more than 500,000 taels of silver under Liu Zongmin's torture, and then Liu Zongmin found more than 200,000 taels of silver in Zhou's mansion.

As for other real estate, I don't know how many.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen raised his head and said no more, but a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

Don't look forward to clouds and rain when the weather is dry, and don't hope for good relatives when you are back.

Now that the love has been broken, then the grace should also be extinguished.

In fact, Emperor Chongzhen killed not because Zhou Kui did not donate, but because he betrayed the crown prince Zhu Cihong.

Li Zicheng fled from Beijing in defeat, but did not kill the three princes, the three princes were separated in the chaos, and the crown prince Zhu Cihong found his grandfather Zhou Kui to ask for asylum.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Kui saved his life, and betrayed Zhu Cihong to Jiannu the next day.

In order to maintain his reputation, Jiannu said that Zhu Cihong was a fake, and killed all 15 people who proved that the prince was not a fake.

As a grandfather, Zhou Kui also came out to say that the crown prince Zhu Cihong was fake, and he also received a reward from the cuckold king Dorgon.

Zhou Kui's behavior of selling out for glory is even more shameless and hateful than Wu Sangui and his ilk!

In the court, Zhou Kui saw Emperor Chongzhen's statement like this, and knew that he was angry with his son-in-law.

However, he secretly thought in his heart: It doesn't matter if he makes the emperor unhappy today, can he really disown me as the abbot?

Two days later, he entered the palace to plead with his daughter, and said goodbye. How can I lend him this white money?

The world is his, not mine!

ps: Thank you for the book friend Yan Yu for his reward, and I am grateful for my kindness!