"Did you hear that last night?"
"How could I not hear it? The nearby streets were full of shouts of death and horse hooves running wildly."
"Look, who is that?"
...
The officials waiting for the morning court in front of the palace were talking about what happened last night.
Someone shouted, and everyone's heads turned in unison.
"How arrogant, how dare you come on horseback."
"This is Xu Wei from Shenji Camp."
An official from the Ministry of War recognized the man on horseback.
The officials present were all shocked. The Shenji Battalion had been stationed fifty miles north of the capital. Why did the generals of the Shenji Battalion appear here.
Some of them associated Xu Wei with what happened last night. I felt creepy for a moment.
"You must dismount in front of the palace!"
When Xu Wei stopped in front of the palace, a Forbidden Army soldier came over and said to Xu Wei.
"good."
Xu Wei did not take any credit for himself. He dismounted, handed the sword to the imperial guards, and walked towards Wei Zhongxian.
"Eunuch Wei, I went to change my clothes. You left as soon as I came out. Why didn't you wait for me? I had no choice but to come here on horseback."
Xu Wei walked up to Wei Zhongxian and complained to him with a smile.
"Okay, let's go now."
For these generals, they were used to leading troops in battles. As they walked, they told Xu Wei the rules for meeting the emperor.
"What are you going to do?"
When he reached the front of the main hall, Xu Wei was about to walk in, but was stopped by Wei Zhongxian. Xu Wei didn't understand why he wasn't allowed in now if he wasn't allowed to attend the morning court.
"Wait until you are told to go in, then you can go in."
Wei Zhongxian patiently explained the rules to Xu Wei.
Chongzhen looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, and there were obviously some missing people on the general side.
"How did you all sleep well last night?"
Chongzhen looked at the memorial in his hand and asked all the officials in the court.
"I didn't sleep well. Do you know why?"
Hearing that no one spoke, Chongzhen raised his head and looked at everyone. Since he didn't say anything, he could only say it himself.
"Your Majesty, I don't know."
"I don't know!"
Seeing that the chief assistant did not speak, he stood up first and said. When the chief assistant came out, other officials spoke and echoed.
"I was so happy that I couldn't sleep. Last night, the Fan family was suddenly wiped out by the traitor general Su Yun. Later, Su Yun was also executed on the spot. No one knows exactly what happened. No one in the Fan family escaped alive. All property It all goes back to the treasury.”
All the officials who had cooperated with Jiannu and the Fan family breathed a sigh of relief. As long as Fan Jin died, no one would know what they had done.
"Your Majesty, the Fan family is also a representative of the military support of the Ming Dynasty. Since there is no one in the Fan family, it is wise to return the property to the national treasury. It can also be used as military expenses to ensure the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty."
When he heard that Fan's money was confiscated, the Minister of Household Affairs was the first to stand up. Bi Ziyan's eyes almost narrowed.
"The Ming Dynasty is prosperous!"
"Wang Chengen, come and read the list of confiscations in Fan Mansion."
Seeing the dejected looks of all the officials, Chongzhen kept suppressing his anger and had to show that he didn't know anything on his face.
Throwing a list to Wang Chengen.
Wang Chengen compiled the list and then looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
Fifty thousand dan of grain, twelve million taels of silver, one million taels of gold, 20,000 acres of fertile land, hundreds of land deeds in various places, and thousands of shops in various places. The gold and silver wire is somewhat soft. The specific figures are being checked.
After Wang Chengen finished reciting, the government and the public were in an uproar. So much is just an approximation.
"This one wealthy businessman can equal the entire Ming Dynasty's treasury!"
After listening to Wang Chengen finish reading, Chongzhen leaned on the dragon chair angrily, thinking of what Hu Yunqing said before, that the Ming Dynasty was eaten away by these moths.
"Are you surprised that many people didn't go to the morning court?"
After calming down, Chongzhen looked at the civil and military officials in the court and asked.
In the past, these officials would not have taken Chongzhen seriously at all, and they would definitely say anything. When they saw that none of the generals came, they suddenly understood something, and they all kept their mouths shut and did not dare to say anything.
"I heard something, so I transferred the Shenji Battalion guarding the north of the capital overnight to the capital and took over some of the city's defenses."
"Your Majesty, what news have you heard?"
The chief assistant is not afraid at all. Without the support of the army, it is nothing. He is the chief assistant and can say whatever he wants.
"I heard that some generals were proud of their troops and wanted to rebel. So I asked the Shenji Battalion to clean up the capital. All those with evil intentions were taken down."
When Chongzhen finished speaking, those officials with evil intentions seemed to have fallen into an ice cave.
"Let Xu Wei, the general of Shenji Camp, come in."
Seeing that all the officials in the dynasty were frightened by his own methods and achieved their goals, he said to Wang Chengen next to him.
"Xuanshen Jiying General Xu Wei enters the palace!"
Wang Chengen raised his voice and looked in the direction outside the hall and shouted.
"gone!"
The two people who had been waiting at the door for a long time quickly arranged their clothes and entered the hall together.
"The last general Xu Wei is here to see His Majesty."
"My beloved, please get up quickly. You are suffering in the suburbs."
Seeing Xu Wei kneeling in the center of the hall, Chongzhen saw that this was his loyal minister, and the author had to be strong in civil and military affairs throughout the dynasty. He quickly stepped down from the dragon chair and helped Xu Wei who was kneeling on the ground.
Xu Wei felt a little flattered when he saw the emperor helping him personally.
"Confess Xu Wei as General Dragon and Tiger, reward him with a hundred taels of gold, and take over the defense seal of the capital."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Hearing Chongzhen's reward, Xu Wei knelt down excitedly and thanked him. He thought of giving himself a reward, but he didn't expect the reward to be so big this time.
"Your Majesty, you can have money and official positions, but how can you leave this city defense to one person? Is this a violation of the rules?"
The Minister of War came out and knelt on the ground to speak to Chongzhen.
If the entire city defense is controlled by Xu Wei, their good days will be over.
"Do you think so too?"
Chongzhen looked at the Minister of War, then looked at other officials and asked.
"I will reconsider!"
Other officials knelt on the ground and said in unison.
Only the first assistant stood in front, without any movement, just watching all this with cold eyes.
And Xu Wei, who was standing next to Chongzhen, also remembered these people who resisted him.
"I have already decided, no need to say anything more!"
Chongzhen had long lost trust in these officials, so he might as well leave them all to Xu Wei. If it were not for Xu Wei this time, the capital would be in danger.
After a night of Chongzhen's purge, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty had long lost their previous toughness.
"It's okay! Then retreat!"
Chongzhen felt inexplicably happy when he saw that no one in the civil and military circles of the dynasty dared to influence his thoughts. He stood up happily and strode out of the hall.
