Chapter Twenty-Four: A Thousand Cuts Should Be Made
"Okay, why not, but it's just such a thing, I'm afraid it's not enough for the two of us to make it." Seeing that there was not much food on the plate, Zhu Changwu pouted and said.
"Wang Daban..." Chongzhen's face was stunned for a moment, and then he shouted, Wang Chengen on the side had been waiting, and these conversations naturally fell into his ears word for word. He admired Zhu Changwu's casualness.
Even when he was the king of letters, he didn't see anyone who dared to talk to his master like this, this Zhu Changwu was really that.
"Long live the lord, the minister is here, the minister will let people send some more dinner." Wang Chengen is such a smart lord that he didn't wait for Chongzhen to give instructions at all, so he took the initiative to say.
Even if the Ming Dynasty is no longer good, there are still a lot of people in the palace who are waiting for the emperor, and after a while, a new leg of mutton was sent up, and then Chongzhen and Zhu Changwu took one and gnawed it.
It is said that Chongzhen usually eats like this, not to mention how Sven it is, to be an emperor must always look like an emperor, and the same is true for eating.
But now, seeing Zhu Changwu stretching out his hands and gnawing on it, he also did the same, and also stretched out his hands to grab the leg of mutton, and the upper mouth was biting, not to mention, it was really delicious to eat like this, it still felt very refreshing.
Wang Chengen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Chongzhen finally started eating. As a eunuch, he has only one master, and there is only one person he can rely on, and that is the emperor.
As long as the emperor is good, they who are courtiers will get better, and from this point of view, he is really grateful for Zhu Changwu's appearance.
Driven by Zhu Changwu, a total of three leg of mutton were wiped out by the wind and clouds, and Wang Chengen brought a basin of water for Chongzhen and Zhu Changwu to clean their hands.
After his hands became extremely clean again, Chongzhen's face quickly became serious, just now he didn't ask anything in line with the ancient precept of eating without saying anything, and now that the meal is finished, some words are about to be spoken.
"Zhu Aiqing, what's going on with Cheng Guogong?" Chongzhen's voice was calm, but it just gave people a feeling that it would explode at any moment.
Zhu Changwu is good, he has solved the danger of the Ming Dynasty in front of him, but this does not become a reason for him to kill the heroes casually, if this matter is not clear, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will definitely not agree, and it will be a big trouble when the time comes.
Faced with Chongzhen's question, Zhu Changwu didn't say anything, just reached into his arms, took out several letters, and handed them to Chongzhen, and then he took the royal tooth rope and began to pick his teeth.
Before Zhu Changwu entered the palace, he first went to the Xuanwu Gate Tower, and sure enough, Zhang Ao was waiting for him here early. After casually receiving the letters between Zhu Chunchen and Li Zicheng that were found in the Chengguo Mansion, he went straight to the palace.
Before leaving, Zhu Changwu ordered Zhang Ao and Jinyi Wei Qianhu Sun Chuang to interrogate the eunuchs Cao Huachun, Wang Xiangyao and Zhang Yongyu, who were arrested during the day.
With his meaning, in the face of these scum, these masters who put down the dishes and chopsticks and scolded their mothers, they don't need any politeness at all, and any torture just works. It doesn't hurt to really beat people to death, it's a pile of garbage anyway.
Since it is garbage, it must be cleaned up sooner or later, once it has no value, what is the use of keeping it?
After having Zhu Changwu's instructions, Zhang Ao knew what to do, and after agreeing happily, he took Sun Chuang and left quickly.
Not to mention what kind of torture Cao Huachun and they are suffering now, just say that Chongzhen in front of him took the letter suspiciously, and after opening it for a while, his face turned blue with anger, and when he looked closely, even the beard on his mouth seemed to be trembling.
Chongzhen never thought that he trusted Zhu Chunchen so much, but he secretly colluded with the thieves behind his back and betrayed Daming.
In the letters, Zhu Chunchen was extremely flattering to Li Zicheng, and from time to time he would belittle himself, saying that he was an incompetent king, that he was mediocre, that he killed heroes, and reused villains and traitors.
In this way, if you trust Zhu Chunchen, doesn't you mean that he is a villain and a traitor?
On the surface, it seems that Zhu Changwu is picking his teeth, but in fact, Yu Guang has been looking at Chongzhen, and he is not without schadenfreude in his heart, with these letters as evidence, he should know his mistakes in employing people.
As long as Chongzhen begins to deny himself, the next thing is when Zhu Changwu performs.
How many courtiers are there in the capital, and how many heinous people are among these people?
If you kill them all, you can get a lot of system values, which is what Zhu Changwu needs.
"Your Majesty, I said it a long time ago, I am a person in the future, I still remember some major events, this Zhu Chunchen is a big traitor, this matter has long been defined in the history books, I only started it after I knew, I will not kill the wrong person, you can rest assured."
Listening to Zhu Changwu say that he learned about it from the future, Chongzhen was moved in his heart, yes, this person can predict the future, so the people he killed should be all bad people.
A... Just when Zhu Changwu was still watching the excitement on the side, outside the Jianji Palace, there were suddenly some chaotic footsteps.
Although this step has been lightened as much as possible, Zhu Changwu still perceives it very clearly, and he can't help but look towards the gate of the hall, he doesn't know who will come at such a late hour?
Zhu Changwu didn't think about whether someone would be unfavorable to Chongzhen, now that the thieves are newly defeated, the main forces are outside the city, even if there are some spies in the Jingshi, they don't have the courage to break into the palace at night. Are these eunuchs really ornaments?
Of course, in front of Zhu Changwu, these eunuchs are really decorations.
Under the gaze, three figures soon appeared outside the main hall, and then the little eunuchs standing at the door knelt down and saluted, saying goodbye to the queen.
Needless to say, it was the Empress Zhou who should have died in the original history.
The person who came was Queen Zhou, not with any heavy phoenix crown, perhaps because it was dark outside, she came to Jianji Palace, which was her own territory, in short, when Queen Zhou appeared, she was dressed very ordinary.
But even if she wears ordinary clothes on her body, it is still difficult to hide her noble and refined temperament.
gives people the feeling that at a glance, this woman is a rich and noble person, and she is by no means comparable to ordinary folk women.
Queen Zhou was followed by two people, a man on the left and a woman on the right.
The two are of the same age, the man is delicate, he is seven points similar to Chongzhen, his eyes are clear, and if he looks closely, he can also see the meaning of sorrow.
After estimating his age, Zhu Changwu thought that he should be the crown prince Zhu Cihong.
The woman is on the right, her hands are like soft wattles, her skin is like clotted fat, her hands are tightly holding Queen Zhou's arms, the autumn water is picturesque, her cherry lips are lightly opened, her eyebrows are slightly frowned, and her eyes are also worried, but her body has a sense of coldness.
Princess Zhu Huijiao of Changping?
Well, this should be the original form of the one-armed god and nun in the film and television drama. But the difference is that with the timely arrival of Zhu Changwu, her arms are still intact.
The three of them entered the inner hall, and their eyes looked at Chongzhen who was sitting on the steps of the Jinluan Hall with great unity.
"Your Majesty." A gentle call came from the mouth of Queen Zhou, and then I saw that her eyes were full of concern. Originally, she heard from the eunuch that Chongzhen had not eaten, so she wanted to bring her son and daughter over to persuade her. But when he really saw it, what he saw was Chongzhen's angry side when he looked at the letters exchanged between Zhu Chunchen and Li Zicheng.
"Kill, should kill, should be cut with a thousand cuts!"
Suddenly, Chongzhen roared like this, he trusted Zhu Chunchen so much, and even wanted to hand over the crown prince to the other party after his death, but now it seems that this is a traitor at all, if he really does this, I am afraid that his body is not cold yet, and this rebel will sacrifice his son to Li Zicheng.
Thinking that he was so blind, thinking of the non-person he trusted, and thinking of his misuse of people again, at this moment, Chongzhen was full of guilt and hatred at the same time.
That is, Zhu Changwu slashed Zhu Chunchen with a knife, otherwise, he would never let it go easily, and Ling Chi's punishment would not be excessive.
"Your Majesty, the minister didn't kill the wrong person." Zhu Changwu's gaze only stayed on the three of Empress Zhou for a moment, and when he heard this roar full of murderous intent, he asked with a smile.
"There is no mistake, no, what Aiqing did was to cheapen this villain." Chongzhen opened his mouth to speak, and between the lines, it was full of anger and hatred towards Zhu Chunchen.
"Hey, hey." Zhu Changwu smiled, as long as he didn't kill the wrong person, then he was innocent of this matter, and then he had to figure out who to kill next. Although it is said that this time he won a big victory in the battle of Beijing and won a value of nearly 30,000, in his opinion, it is still not enough.
Just like a newly unlocked Dongfeng warrior, one needs 5,000 points, and the more than 30,000 points can't meet his needs at all.
Chongzhen was angry, and still angry. But Zhu Changwu, who was sitting on the side, was laughing, smiling proudly.
The two people with completely different reactions formed a stark contrast, and they couldn't help but gather the eyes of Queen Zhou and the three.
I didn't notice Zhu Changwu before, it was because they only had Chongzhen in their eyes. But now, this person has spoken, and he is still smiling there without any scruples, without understanding Chongzhen's mood at all, which is difficult for people not to pay attention.
The three of them all looked at Zhu Changwu with a curious gaze, dressed in ordinary people's clothes, looking very young, very heroic and handsome. They could be sure that they hadn't seen this person before.
Zhu Changwu is very young, so young that he is only a little older than the crown prince and Princess Changping.
But it's about the same, but they can't see a trace of youthfulness from Zhu Changwu's body. On the contrary, when he sat there laughing, it was a little obscene no matter how he looked at it.