Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 22 The ruthless tyrant

In front of the Qianqing Palace in the Forbidden City, Li Ruolian presided over the interrogation.

Wang Zhixin had never thought that with his power, his home would one day be ransacked, so he did not hide many secrets in stacking his belongings. Even his close servants knew where the belongings were placed.

This is not to say that he feels at ease with his close men, but that a lot of money and property need to be transported by his men.

When his home was suddenly ransacked, Wang Zhixin knew that his belongings would definitely be confiscated.And once so many belongings are put out, it’s hard to explain.

Therefore, when Li Ruolian was about to be interrogated, although he had been accustomed to torture others in the past, he did not want to suffer the physical pain himself at this time. Seeing that he could not escape, he was ready to confess.

As a result, Li Ruolian actually let the Jinyi Guardsman take off his pants and beat him in front of the public square without asking any questions.

From beginning to end, Emperor Chongzhen had no intention of stopping it.

Wang Zhixin knew that the emperor hated him deeply, or at least was very angry, so he acted like this.So, even though he would have tolerated it originally, he began to scream and scream, regardless of his image, and was beaten until he burst into tears and snot.

Wang Dehua and Luo Yangxing also did not escape a beating.

Seeing their miserable situation, the palace maids and chamberlains who had been gloating about their misfortune suddenly became quiet.

The three people in front of them were the ones they looked up to for power before, but once they offended the emperor, they were treated like dogs.

Faintly, they felt the emperor's ruthlessness.I couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for them.

"Long live Lord, even if I have no merit, I still have hard work, right?" Wang Dehua cried out just after the beating, "I have been serving Long live Lord all my life!"

As he spoke, tears and runny nose ran down his face. It was really miserable to see him like this.

The rabbit died and the fox was sad. Others saw it and couldn't bear to see it.

When the disciples and grandsons of these three people saw them, they immediately began to perform.With a sad face, although she didn't dare to say anything, she wiped away her tears.

When they acted like this on the scene, it was as if the emperor suddenly turned into a ruthless tyrant.

Seeing this, Prince Zhu Cixi's expression changed a little.

Did Emperor Chongzhen communicate with him before to let him know what the situation he was facing was?However, he did not know the development of history after all, and Wang Zhixin and others behaved very well in front of him, the prince.

Therefore, seeing their miserable scene and remembering every bit of their daily life, he obviously couldn't bear it.

Zhu Cixiang weighed it in his mind, hesitated again and again, then took two steps forward, came to Emperor Chongzhen, and said with a little lack of confidence: "Father, son, son... son, minister..."

When Emperor Chongzhen saw him, he looked at him and asked coldly: "Do you want to beg for mercy?"

After all, he is still young and has little experience. Being performed by these old foxes can change his attitude, just like he did back then.With this in mind, Emperor Chongzhen pointed his finger and said, "Do you know why the current situation in the world is so corrupt? They are in charge of the factory guards and are the eyes and ears of the emperor. They should observe the injustice of the officials in the big and small yamen in Beijing." Illegality and rumors will not cause the emperor to be deceived by treacherous ministers. But what do they do? They use their power to ask for benefits from the outer court, and do you know how much benefit they get? "

"It is precisely because of their previous service that I trust them, so I entrust them with the important duties in the palace. What is the result? When the country is ruined and the family is destroyed, they will only laugh at you for being ignorant, not for their corruption and perversion of the law!"

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Emperor Chongzhen was angrily lecturing his son, but most people didn't feel the same way.On the contrary, looking at the misery of Wang Zhixin and others, as well as the behavior of his disciples and grandchildren, I always felt that the emperor seemed to be exaggerating.

However, at this moment, one of Wang Chengen's men hurried over and reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live my lord, the property stolen from Wang Zhixin's house has been transported to the Forbidden City. According to preliminary calculation, it is more than 20 taels of silver, and another gold Silver jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings are also over 20 taels of silver, and the real estate shop has not yet had time to count them."

As soon as these words were spoken, most of the people in front of Qianqing Palace were shocked.

Even the crown prince Zhu Cihong is no exception.

If calculated based on the price of rice, one tael of silver in most of the Ming Dynasty could buy two stones of rice, equivalent to 377.6 kilograms. If calculated based on the rice price of one kilogram being equal to 1.75 yuan, then one tael of silver would almost be enough for later generations. 660.8 yuan.

20 taels of silver is more than 3000 million.This money is not earned through business, but through the power in hand.

Of course, this conversion is definitely not accurate, but it is not bad.Wang Zhixin's total wealth is at least 50 taels, which is about [-] million.

Taking a step back, Wang Zhixin's annual salary is less than 20 taels of silver. How many bribes must he receive to have so much money?
While he was talking, flatbed carriages appeared one after another, and finally stopped in front of the palace. A group of soldiers escorting the carriages, several of them carrying a box, struggled to lift the box off the carriage, and then opened the box to let the emperor Take a look.

This time, under the visual stimulation, it is even more shocking.

Almost everyone looked at the boxes of gold and silver jewelry and could no longer close their eyes.For most people, this is the only time in their lives that they see so much wealth!
Wang Zhixin, on the other hand, looked ashen, clutching his chest and motionless, as if his heart would jump out and pounce on those boxes as soon as he let go of his hand.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Dehua's team who searched the house also returned.

Although not as many as Wang Zhixin, there are still more than 15 taels of silver, and the total number of other gold, silver, jewelry and real estate shops is at least 10 taels.

Their houses were both in the imperial city, not far from the Li Supervisor and the Royal Horse Supervisor, so the raiding team had to return early.The Jinyiwei commander's house is naturally closer to the Jinyiwei Yamen. It is far away from the Imperial City in Dashi Yongfang. It is estimated that it will take some time to return from the confiscation of the house.

Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at Zhu Cixiang and asked calmly: "Do you still want to intercede for them?"

When Zhu Cixiang heard the question, he came back to his senses. There was still a look of shock on his face, but he was a little more ashamed and said, "I was wrong!"

It's also because these are troubled times, otherwise the value of real estate, shops, antiques, calligraphy and paintings would be higher.But the value of the wealth in front of him had already shocked the inexperienced Zhu Cihong.

Emperor Chongzhen turned to look at the front of the palace, pointed at the disciples of Wang Zhixin and others, and said: "Take them all for me, and their homes will be ransacked!"

At the same time, he issued an order to order Wang Chengen to take over the East Factory and Li Ruoyan to take charge of the Jinyiwei. Then, he looked at the generals and their men on standby.

(End of this chapter)