Outside the Dinghuai Gate, Caojiang Admiral's Office.

Chongzhen was flipping through the account books accumulated over the years by the Caojiang Admiralty Office one by one, and next to him stood respectfully Liu Kongzhao, a sincere uncle, plus two scribes.

"Yes, the accounts are well done."

Chongzhen flipped through the ledger and said approvingly, "I can hardly see where I have done anything. ”

The two scribes wanted to deny it, but they couldn't say a word when their mouths opened.

Because Chongzhen was just sitting there casually, there was a kind of breathtaking momentum on his body that was unconsciously revealed, and the two of them didn't dare to talk nonsense.

Needless to say, Chongzhen at this time,

Every move can make the officials who are waiting for them tremble.

Of course, only those officials with evil intentions.

For example, Zheng Sen, Huang Zongxi and other Qinwang scholars did not have this feeling at all.

Liu Kongzhao's heart is even fifteen suspension bridges to fetch water, seven up and eight down.

Is there a problem with the accounts of the Caojiang Governor's Office, he knows better than anyone else, can it be okay? It's so problematic! Or that there is no one year of accounts that are really no problem.

"Sincerity." Chongzhen suddenly smiled and said, "You've accumulated a lot of family assets over the years, right?" ”

"Uh, huh?" Liu Kongzhao hurriedly denied it, "Back to the saint, the court money that the minister has taken over the years is barely enough for the expenses of the government, so he has not accumulated much family resources. ”

"That's not right." Chongzhen smiled and said, "There are 800,000 taels of silver on your account in the Shiyi Office, don't think that if I borrow the name of your distant uncle and brother-in-law, I will be kept in the dark by you." ”

"Saintly, things are not what you think." Liu Kongzhao knelt on the ground with a puff again, and said in a panic, "The 500,000 taels of the 800,000 taels of silver are the public property of the clan, and the remaining 300,000 taels are the dowry that my wife brought from her mother's family. ”

"Sincerity, what are you panicking about? I just ask, and I won't rob you. Chongzhen said abruptly, "Do you really think that I will take a fancy to you two jujubes?" It's only 800,000 taels, hehe. ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Liu Kongzhao hurriedly slapped his ass, "The saint is rich all over the world, and he sits on Jiuzhou, so he naturally doesn't care about this 800,000 taels of silver." ”

As he spoke, Kim Hyun strode in.

Jin Xuan is also the same as Chongzhen, wearing a phoenix-winged helmet and a mountain armor.

It's just that Jin Xuan's mountain armor is black, and the heart guard on his chest is one size smaller than Chongzhen's.

"Holy." Jin Xuan waved his hand and said, "It's almost noon, shouldn't you leave for Nangong?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry, I can't see the climax of this good show if I go early." Chongzhen snorted and said, "Let's let them sing for another hour, and we'll wait for the time to pass." ”

"But will it be a rumor?" Kim Hyun said worriedly.

"After all, the Holy Lord has already transferred the three thousand elite horsemen under his command, and it is impossible for such a big movement not to be discovered by the eyeliner planted by the Donglin Party."

"Oh yes, that's something I owe to think about."

Chongzhen nodded, and said, "However, it's not a big problem. ”

Speaking of this, Chongzhen said to Liu Kongzhao again: "Uncle Chengyi, you have to send a henchman to tell Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang that Jin Xuan's 3,000 iron cavalry has been tricked by you to manipulate the Jiang Governor's Office and disarm. ”

"Minister, Commander." Liu Kongzhao gave a long sigh, and even summoned a family member to the court.

After a while, this family member left with the secret letter written by Liu Kongzhao, and Chongzhen did not stop him.

At this time, Chongzhen never believed that Liu Kongzhao would still have the courage to report to the Donglin Party.

Chongzhen instructed Jin Xuan again: "Jin Qing, you let the soldiers of the cavalry battalion dismount and unload their armor to rest, and then transfer a brigade of pacesetters from the Caojiang Admiral's Office to guard the cavalry battalion." ”

"Commandment." Kim Hyun received the will and left.

Chongzhen raised his head and looked at the sky outside Xingyuan, and said with a smile: "Uncle Chengyi, it's almost lunchtime, haven't you thought about inviting me to have a light meal in your Xingyuan?" ”

"Please, please, please." Liu Kongzhao said hurriedly.

"The minister will let people arrange it, and then go and arrange lunch."

Seeing Liu Kongzhao leave, Chongzhen also fell into deep thought.

There is no suspense about the handling of the Donglin Party.

As long as any official involved in the murder of the monarch is involved, he will be killed.

But for honors like Chengyi Bo and Wei Guogong, how to deal with them, Chongzhen has not finally made up his mind, and the most relieving way is of course to kill and kill.

Killing people is the simplest, not only to relieve hatred, but also to collect money.

Wipe out the nobles who left Wei Guogong and Chengyi Bo in Nanjing, 70 million taels is estimated to be not that much, but 30 million taels is definitely only a lot more.

The problem is that the side effects of this are too great.

Killing Wei Guogong and Chengyi Bo is indeed very relieving, but it will inevitably make Zheng Zhilong, Huang Degong, Zuo Mengeng and even Yu Wu feel afraid, and even leave a bad impression in the minds of King Qin's scholars.

It's nerve-wracking.

……

It's not just Chongzhen who feels nerve-wracking, but also Gao Hongtu.

Because at this time, the Jinluan Hall in Nangong had evolved into a large-scale brawl scene, and hundreds of low-level civil officials and military generals had already fought together, and many of them had already been beaten to the point that their noses were blue and their faces were swollen.

One of the worst imperial histories even had six teeth knocked out.

It stands to reason that such a brawl should be the absolute upper hand of the Donglin Party.

However, no, the Donglin Party not only did not gain the upper hand, but even gradually fell into the disadvantage, because those originally neutral low-level civil officials and military generals had already stood on the side of supporting the crown prince.

Speaking of which, the officials of the neutral faction are actually angry with the officials of the Donglin Party.

Because the power of the six ministries, five temples, two courtyards and one government was taken away by the officials of the Donglin Party, and these officials of the Donglin Party were more possessive than the other, and the officials of the neutral faction couldn't even drink the soup, who could stand this?

Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity to support the new king, the neutral officials went on a violent outbreak.

Of course, there is another factor that cannot be left unmentioned, and that is the role played by the market.

Many of these officials who sided with the prince made money directly or indirectly from the bond trading of the Shiyi Exchange directly or indirectly through their relatives, so they were angry at the Donglin Party's approach.

If the Donglin Party really controls the city, where will they make money?

Officials from both sides fought, and the Jinluan Hall became the scene of a large-scale brawl.

Gao Hongtu and Shi Kefa all came forward to stop them, but no one listened to them at all.

In the end, it was Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, who decisively transferred the soldiers from the Beijing camp to finally stop the brawl.

At this time, several officials who were physically weak were beaten to death in the palace, so Zhu Cizhi hurriedly ordered someone to summon the imperial doctor to treat the palace, but fortunately, his life was not in danger.

At this point, there is no way to continue this great court meeting.

Gao Hongtu immediately decided to disperse the dynasty and return to the government for dinner, and wait for the afternoon dynasty after the time to make a decision.

As soon as the dynasty dispersed, Gao Hongtu and Jiang Yueguang returned to their cabinet with more than a dozen henchmen, and asked Gao Fu to guard the gate of the straight room.

"Teacher, Xie Ge Lao suddenly turned his face and changed his hexagram, and so many officials suddenly turned against us, this matter is extraordinary, and the students think that there must be a reason for it." Li Jinglian said.

"Yizhou, what do you think will be the reason?" Gao Hongtu asked solemnly.

Li Jinglian said in a deep voice: "Could it be that something happened to the Caojiang Admiral's Office?" ”

"the Jiang Admiral?" Jiang Yueguang frowned and said, "There is a sincere uncle over there, what can happen?" ”

Li Jinglian said in a deep voice: "Elder Jiang Ge, have you forgotten that after Ma Mingluo was imprisoned, when Da Situ proposed that the household department take over the Internal Affairs Office, what happened to the court?" ”

"The Holy Secret Edict?!" Jiang Yueguang couldn't help but be taken aback.

"If Jiuqing really has the secret edict left by the saint, it is really possible to mobilize three thousand iron horses, in this case, even if there is sincerity to sit in the Caojiang Admiral's Office, it is useless."

"It can't be, right?" Yuan Pengnian was dumbfounded, "The Holy Lord has never returned to Nanjing, and it is impossible to predict that there will be such a situation today, so how can he leave a secret edict for this in advance?" ”

Li Jinglian said in a deep voice: "Of course, the Holy Lord could not have predicted such a situation today, if he really had such an unpredictable prophetic ability, he would not have been assassinated and collapsed in Yangzhou." ”

After a pause, he said: "But with the heart of the saint, it is completely possible to leave a secret edict in advance for Jiuqing who went to the disaster to be able to transfer troops at a critical moment. ”

While he was talking, Gao Fu hurried in.

"Sir." Gao Fu reported in a low voice, "Someone sent a secret letter just now, saying that the three thousand iron horsemen who were originally stationed on the shore of Mochou Lake outside Qingliangmen have gone to the Caojiang Governor's Office. ”

"That's it." Li Jinglian stomped his feet and said, "Sure enough, the student was unfortunate enough to be right." ”

At this time, even Gao Hongtu was a little panicked, and hurriedly asked: "Yizhou, what is the matter now?" ”

Li Jinglian's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and he said in a deep voice: "Teacher, there is only one way to do it now, and that is to ask Wei Guogong to immediately dispatch the Beijing camp to control the whole city of Nanjing!" ”

"After the Beijing battalion takes control of the whole city of Nanjing, we will go to the noon court."

"At that time, the teacher will directly force the Wenchen military generals in Beijing to express their stance at the court meeting."

"If you support the eternal king, it will be enough, if you dare to support the crown prince or the king again......"

Speaking of this, Li Jinglian made a gesture of killing his head, and said: "There is no forgiveness for killing!" ”

Hearing Li Jinglian's words, including Gao Hongtu, everyone present was stunned.

Because if it is according to what Li Jinglian said, I am afraid that today's noon dynasty will be a river of blood, and hundreds of civil officials and military generals will be beheaded.

Even when Dong Zhuo supported the Han Dynasty and dedicated the emperor, he didn't kill so many people.

At the moment, everyone's eyes are focused on Gao Hongtu's head, and this decision can only be made by Gao Hongtu.

Gao Hongtu hesitated for a long time, but finally made up his mind: "This infamy will be borne by the servant, for the eternal stability of the Ming Dynasty, for the concept of co-governance of scholars and doctors, why should the servant regret the infamy behind him?" ”

At that moment, Gao Hongtu went straight out of the straight room and went to the Governor's Office to find Wei Guogong.

……

Xu Hongji, the Duke of Wei, was also on pins and needles in the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies.

Xu Hongji's younger brother Xu Yaoji, as well as his eldest son Xu Yinjue and nephew Xu Renjue were also present at this time.

"Brother, don't hesitate any longer." Xu Yaoji said, "Whether it is to support the accession of King Yong to the throne or to support the crown prince's accession to the throne, we must come up with a charter, and we can't be ambiguous anymore." ”

"Yes, father." Xu Yinjue also said, "Otherwise, you will be offended on both sides." ”

"I don't want to make a decision sooner." Xu Hongji said angrily, "But what do you say, which one should I support?" King Yong or Crown Prince? ”

Xu Renjue said: "The Donglin Party has already controlled the overall situation in Nanjing, so it is natural to support the enthronement of King Yong." ”

"Nope." Xu Hongji shook his head and said, "That is, Gao Hongtu and these scholars are thinking about supporting the Yongwang, and they haven't thought about what will happen once they support the Yongwang." ”

"What will happen?" Xu Renjue asked, "Will the prince raise troops?" ”

"Yes, the prince will definitely raise troops." Xu Hongji said, "Don't forget, there are 30 border troops in Xuzhou, and there are 200,000 villagers in Huai'an Mansion, and they all listen to the prince." ”

"I'm afraid he'll do it." Xu Yaoji said disapprerovingly, "When the prince tidies up his soldiers and horses, and then goes south to Huaiyang, the Donglin Party has already rectified the political situation in Nanjing, and when the time comes, the wolf soldiers from Huguang, Jiangxi and even Guangxi can be transferred to Qinwang, as well as Zheng Zhilong and the Zheng family in Fujian, may not be able to help the prince." ”

"Yes." Xu Renjue said, "If there were no sailors, the prince's army would not even be able to cross the Yangtze River." ”

Xu Yaoji continued: "When the time comes, there will be a big river in front of you, and there will be no grain and grass in the back, and the prince's army will soon collapse without a fight, and the Ming Dynasty will be the eternal king from now on." ”

Well, Xu Yaoji and Xu Renjue, father and son, never thought that this would lead to the death of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Hongji was a little moved, but he was still a little hesitant: "However, if we really let the Donglin Party control the overall situation of the DPRK and China, it will be difficult for our Xu family to make money from the Shiyi Office, and those civil officials will look ugly." ”

Xu Yaoji said: "Then tell them that our Xu family wants to account for half of the shares of the Shiyi Exchange." ”

While the brothers and nephews were discussing, the housekeeper suddenly came in and reported: "Master, the old Gao Ge is visiting." ”

"Big brother, Gao Ge Lao must have come to ask for your opinion." Xu Yaoji said, "You can't hesitate any longer, if you miss this village, you won't have this store, if you offend the Donglin Party, our Xu family will not be able to move an inch in Nanjing." ”

"Got it, got it, you guys stay away for a while." Xu Hongji sent Xu Yaoji and a few of them away, and asked the housekeeper to invite Gao Hongtu in.

"Wei Guogong!" As soon as Gao Hongtu walked in the door, he said straight to the point, "The old man needs Jingying to maintain the court, so if there are any conditions, you can just put it forward." ”

It's already at this point, so there's no need to hide it anymore.

Because both Gao Hongtu and the Donglin Party know very well that only interests are the most convincing.

If there is not enough interest, it is not enough for Wei Guogong Xu Hongji to bet all the chips.

[Note: Don't scold me for being a dog out of context, it's really written here, there has to be a singing process]

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