Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 314

"Killing the king and plotting rebellion?" Ma Mingpao's face suddenly changed, "Do they really dare?"

"Why don't they dare?" Chongzhen said, "Emperor Wu Zong and my elder brother back then were obviously good at water but collapsed because they fell into the water once. Do you believe it, Ma Qing?"

"I don't believe it either." Ma Mingjue said, "The death of Emperor Wuzong and the first emperor is indeed very strange."

"The so-called falling into the water is just an excuse." Chongzhen snorted coldly, "Actually, this is regicide, because Emperor Wuzong wants to use Liu Jin to collect business taxes, and my emperor brother also uses Wei Jinzhong to collect business taxes. The interests of the civil official group are at stake, so they took the risk and did not hesitate to kill the king and conspire against him!"

Speaking of this meal, he said again: "The reason why they want to kill me is even simpler, because I want to equalize the land! This is more intolerable to the civil society than the collection of commercial taxes."

Hearing this, Ma Mingpao also sighed softly.

Back then, the Holy One used Xuzhou's four million acres of official land as collateral to sell bonds. He had already expected that there would be civil officials who would see through the Holy One's true intentions, but he still didn't expect that the civil official group would dare to murder the king and plot rebellion.

But uneven land is absolutely impossible, because without using the northern official land as collateral to sell bonds, the weak finances of the Ming Dynasty would not be able to support the food and salaries of the frontier troops.

Ma Mingpao said again: "My lord, has the murderer been caught?"

Chongzhen said: "The murderer caught him, but he bit his tongue and killed himself."

"As expected." Ma Minghao said, "The princes in the court are not very capable, but when it comes to conspiracies and tricks, they are more sophisticated than each other. They seem to have used all their abilities and energy in the court. They are always in the court, but they don't have a single mind for state affairs, so since they dare to do such things as regicide and treason, they will never leave any traces."

Speaking of this meal, Ma Mingpao said again: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this point, and it is useless to investigate. It is better to use this to set up a big prison and wipe out those officials who only know about party struggles and do not do business!"

"Kill those who are indistinguishable. I would rather kill the wrong one than let it go."

The implication of Ma Mingpao's words was to kill all the Donglin Party.

It was through this purge that the power of the Donglin Party was completely wiped out.

"Anyway, His Majesty's Prince Qin has grown up now."

"In addition, there are still many officials in the DPRK and China who want to do things and are willing to do things."

"So, even if His Majesty cleans up the officialdom, it won't cause irreparable impact."

When it came to the end, Ma Mingpao's eyes showed murderous intentions. This is also one of Ma Mingpao's traits that Chongzhen admired most.

It is for this reason that Chongzhen handed over the House of Internal Affairs to Chief Ma Mingpao.

It's just that Chongzhen has already thought about how to deal with the regicide case.

Immediately Chongzhen waved his hand and said, "Ma Qing, killing alone will not solve the problem."

In another time and space, the Manchu Qing Dynasty also relied on killing to solve problems. On the tenth day of Yangzhou, Jiading was massacred three times.

But Chongzhen didn't want to kill so many people.

Killing the Donglin Party is fine, but killing innocent people is not.

Ma Mingpao frowned and said, "Is Your Majesty worried about scholars' opinions?"

"It's not just scholars' opinions." Chongzhen said in a deep voice, "There are also people's hearts. The Donglin Party has won the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River."

"This minister also has a deep understanding of this." Ma Mingpao said deeply, "I have to say that the image of the Donglin Party in the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River is really lofty, and the members of the Donglin Party are almost synonymous with loyal ministers."

"The Donglin party members say that the minister is a traitor, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River unconditionally believe that the minister is a traitor."

"People from the East Cong Party said that the minister was in contact with the pirates, but the people in the south of the Yangtze River really believed that the minister was in connection with the pirates."

Having said this, Ma Mingpao said again: "The Donglin Party regards a deer as a horse, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River really believe it."

"The reputation of the Donglin party members did not come out of thin air." Chongzhen said, "It was obtained in exchange for the heads of Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian, Gao Panlong, Zhou Shunchang, Huang Zunsu and other Donglin seven gentlemen! If there were not so many No one will simply equate Donglin party members with loyal ministers because of human bloodshed and sacrifice."

There has never been love without a reason in this world.

The people in the south of the Yangtze River did not support the Donglin Party in this way from the beginning.

Ma Mingpao suddenly said: "This minister understands why the Holy Majesty doesn't want to build a big prison."

Ma Mingyu understood, but Zhu Cijiong on the side still didn't understand, and asked, "Why can't we build a big prison? Why can't we use this regicide and treason case to kill a group of Donglin Party members?"

"The reason is very simple." Ma Minghao said, "The mass killings without conclusive evidence will only make the people in the south of the Yangtze River think that the Donglin party members who were killed have suffered innocent injustice. It became unreasonable, and Gao Hongtu and the Donglin party members were clearly treacherous ministers, but turned into loyal ministers."

"How is that possible?" Zhu Cijiong asked in disbelief.

"I don't believe it, they can really turn black into white."

"You don't need to tell them." Chongzhen waved his hand and said solemnly, "As long as the people in the south of the Yangtze River believe that they are white, even if they are black, they are also white."

This is the hegemony of public opinion, which is equivalent to the Amerik of later generations.

Americo held a tube of laundry detergent and said it was a chemical weapon, and people all over the world believed it.

Before breaking the public opinion hegemony of the Donglin Party, no matter what you say or do, it will be wrong.

Ma Mingpao said solemnly: "So, the Holy Majesty not only wants to kill people, but also punishes people's hearts. Is what I said right?"

Chongzhen was stunned when he heard the words, then pointed at Ma Mingpao and laughed loudly: "Ma Mingpao, it is not a good thing for a courtier to be too smart, you should learn from Yang Xiu's lesson."

Ma Mingpao shook his head and said, "I'm not Yang Xiu, and my sage is not Cao Cao, so there's nothing to worry about. In front of you, my sire, I'll always speak straight and never know what to keep."

"Okay, I hope Ma Qing, you can always remember what you said today, and you can always keep the original intention of today." Chongzhen nodded and said, "I will handle the regicide case myself. Go to jail with peace of mind, after the third court trial, and return your innocence, then hurry back to the House of Internal Affairs and earn money for me."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "I'm about to spend a lot of money again."

"Your Majesty, speaking of this minister, I still have an unclear request." Ma Mingpao hurriedly said.

"I have already arranged it." Chongzhen smiled and said, "Seven hundred scholars, is it enough?"

"That's enough, seven hundred scholars are enough." Ma Mingjue said happily when he heard the words, "My lord, with these seven hundred scholars, I can let go of my hands and feet and do a big job."

"Ma Qing, I want money." Chongzhen said, "A lot of money."

Ma Mingpao said with emotion: "Your Majesty, don't worry. As soon as I get out of prison, I will arrange the sale of the third tranche of bonds. This time, I will sell [-] million taels directly. I guarantee that Your Majesty will not worry about money for a few years."

While speaking, the cell boss had already brought the bowls and chopsticks, and there were still four sets.

Zhu Cihong and Zhu Cijiong also followed Chongzhen to sit at the table without any suspicion.

In the Xuzhou army before, they could enjoy eating food, dried soy sauce, and steamed cakes. The table of wine and dishes in front of them is already a rare delicacy.

Only Zhu Cizhao had a sad face and couldn't eat.

This pig food-like thing, how to eat it?

"Slap!" Chongzhen slapped Zhu Cizhao on the back of the head.

Zhu Cizhao burst into tears and looked at Chongzhen with aggrieved eyes.

"Don't cry." Chongzhen scolded, "As a prince, you must learn to endure hardships. You can't bear this kind of hardship. How will you expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty in the future?"

"Ah?" Zhu Cizhao said with a bitter face, "Royal father, are you going to go to the battlefield?"

Chongzhen said: "It means that you are still young now. In two years, you will have to go to the army with your elder brother and third brother to practice. When the time comes, you will have to eat whatever the soldiers in the border town eat."

Zhu Cizhao said: "But father, how can there be a vassal king in our Ming Dynasty going to the battlefield?"

"Who said no?" Chongzhen said, "During the Yongle Dynasty, the King of Han and the King of Zhao often went to battle to kill the enemy? Eat, if you don't eat this meal, don't eat today!"

Hearing this, Zhu Cizhao could only pick up the chopsticks pitifully.

Ma Mingpao on the opposite side pretended not to see it, Holy Father, who would dare to speak his beak?
But I thought secretly in my heart, I, Ma Minglu, would have to be more cruel when I was teaching my son later on, if you don't peck jade, you can't be a weapon, and if a boy doesn't suffer a little bit, how can he become a talent?

……

On the other side, Wei Guogong Xu Hongji has returned to Wei Guogong's mansion.

Wei Guogong Mansion is located on the right side of the Qinhuai River. Since the Forbidden City in Nanjing collapsed for a long time, the Wei Guogong Mansion of the Xu family has become the largest single building in Nanjing.

Normally, Xu Hongji was always proud of this tiny house.

But today, Xu Hongji felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart.

To be honest, Xu Hongji really regretted it at this moment, and he should not have been in this muddy water if he knew earlier.

Well now, the Donglin Party's regicide and treason case came to light, the Holy One will definitely take the opportunity to set up a big prison, and the Duke Wei's mansion, which lasted for more than two hundred years, may also collapse in this catastrophe.

As soon as Xu Hongji came home, Xu Yaoji, Xu Yinjue and Xu Renjue surrounded him.

Xu Yaoji asked urgently: "Brother, I heard that the Holy Majesty did not die, but came back alive?"

"Oh, don't mention it soon." Xu Hongji sighed, and said, "This time our Xu family may be doomed."

"How could it be?" Xu Yinjue said, "Father, our Duke of Wei's mansion has the iron certificate of the alchemy book given by the great ancestor Gao. Even after Emperor Cheng Zuwen succeeded Jing Nan, he didn't dare to do anything to our Xu family."

"What do you know?" Xu Hongji sighed, "One moment and another moment, besides, the Holy One is not Emperor Cheng Zuwen."

Xu Hongji's subtext is that Chongzhen's prestige has even surpassed that of Emperor Chengzuwen. After all, although Emperor Chengzuwen's martial arts were outstanding, he did not realize Taoism and become a saint.

Xu Hongji was simply frightened, which belongs to infinite imagination.

(End of this chapter)