Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 21
Generally speaking, officials of the outer court and eunuchs of the inner court, especially factory guards, are naturally not to be dealt with.The factory guard was unlucky, and the outer court was definitely laughing at him, and even applauded him.

This time, although there is also gloating, many people are also worried.

First there were rumors that the emperor was going to force him to donate again, and then there was news that the emperor was determined to move south. Against this background, the emperor suddenly ransacked the homes of three of the most powerful ministers. It was really a sign of the coming storm!
I don’t know what will happen in the big court meeting tomorrow?
In the Imperial Court on the west side of West Chang'an Street, Zuo Du Yushi is writing a secret memorial to be presented to the emperor alone; in the Hubu Yamen inside the Daming Gate, the Minister of Hubu is also writing a memorial to prepare for the court meeting tomorrow. Use.

Some people don't want to stand up on their own, so they just think that if the sky falls, there will still be tall people who can hold it up.It's just a pity that the cabinet is in the Forbidden City and it is inconvenient to contact him.

In fact, although the cabinet did not know that there was a house raid, the unusual scene in the Forbidden City also made them unintentional to work.

Wei Zaode walked to the table of Chen Yan, the chief minister again, and said dissatisfied: "We are the ministers of the cabinet, and those servants don't know anything about it. What does this mean for our cabinet? As the chief minister, you must appeal to His Majesty and ask for a It’s the explanation!”

After hearing this, Chen Yan just said lightly: "How do you explain the matters in the palace?"

"The emperor has no selfless things, not to mention that in the Forbidden City today, there are three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. Something big will definitely happen!" After hearing this, Wei Zaode said with great dissatisfaction, "You are the chief minister, don't be a coward!"

What he said was quite rude.

However, Chen Yan was not angry and responded calmly: "I have been in poor health recently, and my position as first assistant is no longer sufficient. As the saying goes, those who are capable work harder, and I ask you to show up more. I believe you."

"You..." Wei Zaode was a little angry after hearing this, and couldn't help but mocked, "How about I draft the personnel recommendation memorial?"

After hearing this, Chen Yan said calmly without raising his head: "When I step down from the position of chief assistant, I believe it will be the master who orders you."

When Wei Zaode heard this, he wanted to mock him again. He knew how to make money by dominating the position of chief minister. At this moment, he heard Jiang Dejing say: "The commander is right. Your Majesty should also inform you of what happened in the palace." The cabinet is!”

Wei Zaode was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately turned around and walked towards him, praising: "Brother Zhongbao is still responsible!"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the other ministers and said, "Dear elders, what do you say?"

It seems that the cabinet at this time is already under his auspices.

Fang Yuegong didn't respond. It seemed that he didn't hear him, and he seemed to be uninterested. He was just doing his own thing.

Fan Jingwen put down the brush in his hand, frowned and said: "There are rumors that His Majesty wants to move south. I don't know if this is the case. If so, please advise. In the current situation, the only way to unite people and stand firm is to wait for help, otherwise the people of the Ming Dynasty will be dispersed. !”

Wei Zaode was even more happy after hearing this. Finally, a cabinet minister made it clear, so he hurried over to discuss it with Fan Jingwen.

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In Wang Zhixin's outer house and in the inner courtyard, there were many soldiers. Under the gaze of everyone, a eunuch was forced with a knife and a gun and a secret door was opened.Suddenly, many people almost exclaimed in unison.

Looking through the open secret door, you can see that inside the secret room, there are all large boxes neatly placed there. The lids of the boxes are open, revealing boxes full of gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc. of.In short, once this secret room is opened, the wealth inside can blind anyone!
These soldiers have probably never seen five taels of official silver in their lives, but there are boxes of them here, so many that they can't even look at them.

The three generals leading the team, Liu Dai, Wei Shizhen, and Xu Dayun, also became short of breath.

As soon as the darkroom door opened, the atmosphere became a little weird.No one moved, the expressions on their faces were envious at first, and then slowly turned to greed.

Many soldiers turned to look at the three leading generals. Although they did not speak, their eyes were the same, and their faces were full of expectation.

Liu Dai looked at the little servant sent by the prince to lead the way, his face was also full of greed.

His expression changed a few times, and finally he took a deep breath, and after spitting it out, he broke the silence and said, "No one should have any petty thoughts. We are here to ransack the house. Do you know why?"

As soon as he spoke, everyone else turned to look at him and listen to him.

"Emperor Taizu entrusted your Majesty with a dream, so we are here. Do you know what this is?" When Liu Dai said this, he raised his hand to his head and said louder, "There is a god three feet above your head. If anyone reaches out, his majesty may dream that we are unclean again, so how can he still use us? Serving the country is also protecting the family. Although money is important, there should be more important things!"

After hearing his words, Wei Shizhen and Xu Dayun immediately stopped thinking.When searching a house, everyone must agree to make a deal.If in normal times, they finally have such an opportunity to make a fortune, maybe they will persuade people who don’t want to make a fortune so that everyone can make a fortune together.

However, yesterday, the emperor had a heart-to-heart relationship with them, saying that we would overcome the country's difficulties together, and that he regarded them as his confidants, and that the Emperor Taizu in heaven was really capable of manifesting spirits, so it was hard to reach out for the money.

So the two of them immediately followed up with their righteous words and warned their soldiers that no one should take it for themselves.

The eunuch sent by Wang Chengen also swallowed his saliva and said righteously: "Emperor Taizu entrusted a dream to Lord Long Live. I'm afraid that this old guy Wang Zhixin knows how much money he has corrupted. Who dares to reach out and report back to Lord Long Live?" If there is less found over there, no one can escape!”

The soldiers present, including those who rushed to the courtyard at the entrance to look around after hearing the news, all looked regretful when they heard their words.Some were really unwilling to do so and hid in the crowd and shouted: "Can't we just take the arrears of military pay?"

When Wei Shizhen heard this, she was the first to reply: "Military pay is military pay, and dirty silver is dirty silver. We must keep a clear distinction. However, I believe that His Majesty, Emperor Taizu, will never treat us badly in the future, so you can rest assured!" "

After his words came out, the soldiers finally became silent.

Therefore, the three generals and Wang Chengen's men immediately ordered people to count the belongings and then find a car to transport them to the Forbidden City.

Wang Zhixin's house is like this, and Wang Dehua's and Luo Yangxing's houses are similar. The only difference is the number of houses to be searched and the amount of gold and silver wealth seized.Perhaps it was the intimidation of Emperor Taizu's appearance. In short, no one dared to confiscate the house this time.

(End of this chapter)