There was no obstacle along the way, the master of the martial arts alliance arrived, and the sects along the road sent disciples to answer and do a good job of guarding, but they arrived in the capital in one day. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

BJ City, the imperial city, is a metropolis in the world, with high walls and thick walls, straight and wide streets, criss-crossing and rows of shops and houses. The gate of BJ City gathered the displaced people, a face of vegetables, the gatekeeper drove away the victims, not allowed to enter again, the victims of BJ City have enough, they can't be accommodated, the household and the rich merchants give porridge every day, the cost is quite a lot, from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang through Cao to transport grain, it is also not good, the former strong capital has a decay color.

In the palace of the Imperial Palace, Zhu Youzhen sat on the dragon chair, with a grim face, looking at these civil and military officials below, in the face of the current situation of internal and external troubles, they couldn't take effective measures to travel, they only knew that they asked me for money, and they had to use money to make up for the holes in the city, and the treasury was already empty.

Today's topic is disaster relief donations, but there is no silver in the treasury, and there is still food and salary for the border guards, which is quite a lot needed every year, and it is necessary to suppress the rebellion of the people's army. Silver is needed everywhere.

Zhu Youzhen said, "Ladies and gentlemen, now that the country is in trouble, we need to work together to go to the national crisis, I know that your family background is still very solid." I hope that all of you have the money to contribute and make a strong contribution. With that, his eyes swept over the ministers.

The ministers lowered their heads one by one, you look at me, I look at you, and no one spoke. Wait for someone else to say it first. Shi Fenglai, the head of the cabinet, kept silent when he saw that the left and right sides were silent, they were all playing tricks, and as the head of a hundred officials, he didn't mean that he couldn't pass today's pass, and said at the moment, "Your Majesty, the old minister's family is thin and has a large population, but he is also willing to donate five hundred taels." "This old slippery head, the family is married to Mrs. Bafang, half of the fertile land around Gyeonggi is his, and the annual field tax collected is tens of thousands of taels of silver, not to mention the bribes.

The ministers all glanced at Shi Fenglai with disdain. Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, looked at the emperor, "The old minister is willing to donate four hundred taels." "Cui Chengxiu, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, has not deducted the military salaries of his subordinates, the fat is flowing oil, the silver in the family treasury is about to overflow, and he is Wei Zhongxian's cronies, only 9,000 years old, and he still looks down on this young man in his heart.

In Cui Chengxiu's eyes, Chongzhen didn't live like an emperor bitterly, the clothes on his body were torn, he ate two dishes and one soup, sometimes he was reluctant to eat meat, and he didn't have time to rest from morning to night, and sighed secretly in his heart, this is a hard life, compare yourself, go down to the back and a class of sycophants and five seas and six, the mood is really good, listen to the music, drink tea is a day, not to mention more moisturizing, I am in my fifties, my hair is not white, the skin is fine and tender, and the night is more powerful, this is a good fate.

There were these two leaders, one hundred and one fifty, and they scraped together less than 10,000 taels of silver.

Wang Chengen's father-in-law next to Chongzhen calculated, and then told Chongzhen, Chongzhen's face became even more cold when he heard it, such a minister, who can't easily take out 10,000 taels of silver at home, it's really a miser.

Looking at his father-in-law Zhou Guozhang in a blink of an eye, I hope that his old man will take the lead in donating more, the emperor's son-in-law is in trouble, can this country-in-law make some efforts. Zhou Guozhang gave birth to a virtuous daughter, but he was not good, looking at the eyes that looked at him, "Everyone knows, I am old, I have a big family to raise, and I can't take out much silver, so let's do it!" Zhou Guozhang gritted his teeth, as if he had made a great sacrifice, it was particularly painful, "Okay, I will give another five hundred taels, and now the total has reached eight hundred taels." The ministers watched as his back poked straight into his spine. This old thing relied on the royal relatives and relatives, and he was very rich, and he could easily take out hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

Chongzhen was very disappointed when he heard this, and thought fiercely to his own countryman and all the ministers, all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty can be killed, the country is like this, and I don't want to contribute to the country. I work hard to maintain this country, and I also want to do a lot of work like Chengzu, looking at the ministers, I am really tired, I know every day that I am fighting a war of words, a little trivial thing, you impeach me and I impeach you, and it is not a partisan dispute, you rectify me, I rectify you, and make the court into a miasma, that is, I don't do personnel, only my own interests and small abacus. Thinking of this, his eyes scanned this group of well-dressed ministers fiercely.

At this time, the eunuch of the imperial study and the admiral of Dongchang, Wei Gonggong, came in from the apse, knelt down and said, "The old slave is willing to donate all his half-life savings of 1,500 taels to the imperial court, so as to do the old slave's meager strength." "Gonggong Wei has a wide heart, a fat body, fair skin, and a loyal face.

"Father-in-law Wei is loyal to the country. ”

Chongzhen said approvingly on the surface, now is not the time for a showdown, and he will clean you up soon. Who doesn't know that half of BJ City belongs to Gonggong Wei and is known as Nine Thousand Years Old. The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty all went out of his house and built shrines for him in various places. At that moment, the sound of flattery was endless. Wei Gonggong is for the country and the people, and every day can be expressed. Gonggong Wei was loyal to Sheji and broke his heart for the country. Wei Gonggong is diligent and thrifty, sleeps at night, and is full of sycophants.

"It's disgusting! The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are all sycophants!" This voice came from outside the hall, so clear in the noisy court, hitting everyone's eardrums, reaching the heart, poking at the pain point in their hearts.

Presumptuous! Fight! Who's making a noise!

The commander of the brocade guards outside the hall shouted, "Shen Lang, the four-rank guard with a sword, was ordered to enter the capital and asked to enter the temple to face the saint. ”

Zhu Youzhen listened, his face was happy, his face softened, and he said to Wang Chengen, Wang Chengen said, "Xuan Sipin brought a knife to guard Shen Lang into the palace!"

Xiao Lang'er Shi Shiran walked into the hall, his eyes were peaceful, describing nature, the eyes of the ministers stared fiercely at this guy who didn't know the height of the sky, and the person who dared to speak out to humiliate them turned out to be a young prodigal son of about twenty, black as practice, slightly dark, handsome and extraordinary, wearing an ochre-colored strong coat, fitting spirit, and walking beside them with a graceful demeanor. came to the front of the ministers, came to a respectful kneeling salute, and looked up to see that the emperor was about the same age as him, but slightly haggard.

Zhu Youzhen said, "Aiqing, please get up, come from afar, and work hard all the way." As soon as the words fell, a minister played, "Your Majesty, this person has no respect for his superiors, and he is noisy in the court, so he should be in a hurry." Another minister said, "This person satirizes the ministers and dares to slander Gonggong Wei, he is the enemy of the world, and his crime should be punished!"

"Presumptuous! Shen Aiqing is the four-rank sword guard of my Qinfeng, and whoever dares to criticize it is aimed at me! Moreover, not long ago, he killed the thieves and broke into the sky, solved more than 500 thieves with 20 people, captured the heads of the thieves alive, and made great achievements. Chongzhen said with a stern face.

At that moment, the ministers did not dare to say anything.

When Gonggong Wei saw this lawless young man, he actually had a feeling of powerlessness, and the princes of the Manchu Dynasty were afraid of him, but this young man didn't take him seriously, and there was a sense of frustration in his heart, this person must be eliminated, but he lined up a lot of masters in the rivers and lakes to assassinate, but he failed, and even invited the master of Dongying to be beheaded, it seems that he is his fierce rival. But this person seems to be very respected by Chongzhen, and it is not easy to start above the court, since you have come to the capital, then the capital is your burial place.

Father-in-law Wei's loyal fat face became a little fierce, and he was carefully calculating in his heart.

Xiao Lang'er looked at such ministers contemptuously, "Eating the Ming Dynasty and not relieving the emperor's worries is disloyal, only knowing flattery, eunuchs, and corrupt law, which is despised by the people of the world, and is unjust." In Xia Bucai, I made some efforts for Daming, and I want to donate 200,000 taels of silver!" After that, he looked at the ministers, who thought they had heard it wrong, and asked, 200,000 taels of silver, oh my God, this person is crazy, what a rich life he can live with so much money. Everyone was dumbfounded, even Chongzhen thought they had heard it wrong, and asked, "Shen Aiqing, how much do you donate?" "Back to Your Majesty, 200,000 taels of silver." After Chongzhen heard this, Long Yan was happy, "Okay, good, it's all like Shen Aiqing, why is the world unhappy, why is it not happy." Shen Aiqing, go to the Imperial Garden to drink two cups with me, and disperse!" "Obey!" Xiao Lang'er replied.

The money donated by this little wave was twenty times that of the ministers, this was not a slap in the face in front of the emperor, and the ministers were angry and jealous and hugged Gonggong Wei one after another.