After Li Jing arranged the land for the soldiers and stabilized the morale of the army, he pretended to have fallen into the trap and left the capital on the pretext of purchasing war horses, and then disappeared.
Soon, Li Zushu found Shen Zhanran with Li Jing's token and asked Shen Zhanran to cooperate with his actions.
Shen Zhanran pretended to be unwilling at first, but when Li Zushu presented the evidence that Li Jing had stolen the silver from the Taicang warehouse and the records that Li Jing gave to Shen Zhanran, Liu Wenbing and others, Shen Zhanran became very angry and deliberately showed a hint of weakness. .
Upon seeing this, Li Zushu took the opportunity to persuade Shen Zhanran and told him that since Chongzhen had obtained the true biography of Zhu Yuanzhang's art of war, he might also have inherited the other party's cruelty.
He also listed the heroes and nobles Zhu Yuanzhang killed during the Hongwu period, indicating that Chongzhen was by no means his best choice.
Then he specifically reminded Shen Zhanran that despite his immense glory now, once the rebellion is eliminated, he will die.
In fact, Shen Zhanran had been a little worried after Zhang Yingjing's incident. When he heard this, he immediately showed hesitation.
Upon seeing this, Li Zushu took the opportunity to lobby and promised huge profits.
Shen Zhanran took the opportunity to inquire about the details, but Li Zushu only told him in secret that he had people in Nanjing who could guarantee his wealth.
Shen Zhanran's test was fruitless, so he had to pretend to be helpless and agreed.
However, in order to avoid Li Zushu's suspicion, and knowing that the other party had been interested in Taicang's silver, he pretended to be unwilling to do so, pretending that he wanted to wipe away the traces of corruption created by Li Zushu and create opportunities for the other party.
Only then did he ask Zhu Yuanzhang for an order to allocate 500,000 yuan to reward the army.
Sure enough, when his letter spread, Taicang caught fire soon, and then the transfer of treasury money began.
Although Shen Zhanran didn't know how Li Zushu would steal the treasury funds, he knew that the other party would definitely take action, so he kept a close eye on the matter.
Unexpectedly, only two days after Ku Yin entered Chang Ying's warehouse, he discovered that Ku Yin had already been transferred.
After Shen Zhanran found out about this, he felt a little anxious.
Because he knew that this batch of money was of great importance, and at the same time he didn't know who to believe.
However, he had a strategy and a responsible person. After the panic, he concealed everything without leaving a trace and investigated in secret.
Because he was worried that Li Zushu would take advantage of the opportunity of transporting grain to transport money out of the city, he specifically asked Zhu Cihong to order a suspension of transporting grain out and other matters.
Shen Zhanran originally thought that Li Zushu would come to him for help, but he did not expect that the other party did not come, which made him a little confused.
But in the end Li Zushu came, not asking him to help transport the money, but asking him not to investigate the soldiers and horses lurking outside the capital.
Only then did Shen Zhanran realize that Li Zushu had never believed him, but only deliberately gave him some false news to mislead his judgment.
Therefore, he openly transferred back the Jinyi Guards on the Xianghe side, but secretly asked Liu Wenbing's people to monitor them, but he never found anything unusual.
Later, Li Zushu found him again, told him that Zhu Yuanzhang was dead, and asked him to help seize power.
And this time Li Zushu went out of his way and told him the action plan.
Shen Zhanran would not believe Li Zushu, but he still agreed and pointed out the shortcomings in a serious manner, which made Li Zushu quite embarrassed.
Naturally, the plan changed after that. Shen Zhanran pretended not to know and commanded people to put down the rebellion, but deliberately failed to arrest Li Zushu and others.
Firstly, he wanted to leave a way to survive so as not to lose the clues. Secondly, he was worried that Li Jing would be in danger if he pressed too hard.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden appearance disrupted his plan. At the same time, he also discovered that Zhu Yuanzhang was dissatisfied with him. Unfortunately, at this moment, he was already speechless...
After listening to Huang Nilu's story, Zhu Yuanzhang realized that Li Jing and Shen Zhanran were actually playing a big game of chess. He was shocked and a little worried.
Because Li Jing did not tell him the details, he was indeed forced by the situation.
But Shen Zhanran didn't have no chance, but he didn't say anything, maybe he wanted to take the opportunity to test.
After all, he had killed countless people in his previous life. Although he had his own reasons and felt that the killing was not indiscriminate, for the court officials, his murderous spirit was indeed too strong, and there was something in his heart.
It’s normal to worry.
Although no one knows his identity now, in order to boost morale and resolve the differences between him and Chongzhen, he had already claimed to have obtained the true biography of Taizu.
When the rebels besieged the city and everyone's lives were hanging by a thread, perhaps everyone only remembered his bravery and fighting skills, and hoped that he would become stronger as possible.
But when the rebels retreat and the danger is lifted, people will naturally think of Zhu Yuanzhang's bloodthirsty.
Especially if people spread the news, his bloodthirsty will be widely spread along with his bravery.
Now that he thought about it, Li Zushu left behind those wealthy businessmen not only to destroy his relationship with the Jiangnan gentry, but also to take the opportunity to publicize his bloodthirsty and further alienate him from the gentry.
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but shuddered in his heart when he wanted to understand this.
After Huang Nilu finished speaking, he pretended to be puzzled and said, "Why didn't Shen Qing tell us directly, instead of asking you to relay it?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Nilu bowed and said, "I also asked this question before. He said that there were too many eyes and ears in the palace, so he was afraid of leaking the news, so he didn't say it clearly. In addition..."
"Besides, he may be afraid of His Majesty's reproach. After all, millions of taels of silver are at stake. I see that Mr. Shen is also very frightened!"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw that Huang Nilu's subsequent words were obviously insincere, and they were definitely not the truth.
However, he also knew that this was not the time to ask further questions, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you can tell Shen Qing later that we know his loyalty!"
"Also, tell him not to blame himself. No matter how serious his problems are, he must come back to see us alive!"
"I remember I told you before that as long as you plan carefully, no matter whether it is right or wrong, we will not blame you..."
When Huang Nilu heard this, his body trembled slightly, and then he said respectfully: "I have recorded your Majesty's words, and I will definitely tell Master Shen!"
After he finished speaking, he opened his mouth again, but in the end he didn't say anything.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he knew that the consequences of his claim to have Taizu's true inheritance could not be resolved with a few words, so he said no more. .z.br>
After Huang Nilu left, he thought for a while and then asked Wang Chengen to find Jiang Dejing.
Jiang Dejing originally wanted to see Zhu Yuanzhang because of what happened this morning.
But through these days of observation, he knew that Zhu Yuanzhang had a long-term strategic vision and a resolute character. Zhu Yuanzhang must have considered the things he could see and think about, so he did not go to the palace to advise him.
At this moment, when he heard that Zhu Yuanzhang had summoned him, he thought that Zhu Yuanzhang had changed his mind and rushed over immediately.
Just when he was hesitating whether to remonstrate, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered him to increase the salary of new officials by 20%, and asked him to visit other officials in the court. If they were indeed honest officials, they could increase their salaries as appropriate.
Jiang Dejing was stunned when he heard this.
Because after Zhu Yuanzhang adjusted official salaries for the third time in the 25th year of Hongwu, he made the official salaries at that time a permanent system.
Although prices rose in later generations and many officials lived in hardship, they put forward suggestions to adjust their salaries, but they were ignored because the ancestral system could not be violated.
Unexpectedly, Chongzhen, who had always respected his ancestors, violated the ancestral system today and took the initiative to adjust official salaries, which immediately surprised Jiang Dejing.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw this, he was also very happy.
It turned out that he had just thought about it and realized that writing iron certificates was no longer the best option. He then remembered that when he checked the memorials of the previous dynasty, many people had suggested increasing official salaries.
Moreover, after his investigation, he found that there was indeed room for adjustment, but he did not mention it because of the lack of money.
Seeing Jiang Derjing's expression at this moment, he knew that this method was feasible. He also pretended that he had received instructions from Taizu in his dream, saying that he should be considerate of officials and so on.
After Zhu Yuanzhang said what was true and false, Jiang Derjing didn't know how to answer it for a while.
However, Jiang Dejing also vaguely felt that Chongzhen was not blindly following Taizu, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
Just as the two were discussing the details of official salaries, Wu Laoliu walked in with a solemn expression.
