Zhu Cixiang got the imperial edict written by Emperor Chongzhen himself and took Wang Zhixin out of Qianqing Palace. His East Palace guards were waiting outside Qianqing Palace at this time, as were the three East Palace lecturers Chen Rui, Li Shichun and Lin Zengzhi, as well as the two accompanying eunuchs Qiu Zhizhong and Huang Dabao.
Because they all knew the importance, they were all uneasy and did not speak, just looking at the gate of Qianqing Palace. Now everyone saw Zhu Cixiang coming out with a smile, holding the imperial edict and a Shangfang sword, followed by Wang Zhixin with a frowning face, and everyone was relieved.
In any case, Mr. Qiantose was not imprisoned after all. What benefits did he get?
"Master Qiansui, what decree did the emperor give you?" Huang Dabao was Zhu Cixiang's closest confidant, so he was the first to step forward, bowed and then asked.
"Time is tight, let's talk on the way!" Zhu Cixi then turned to Wang Zhixin and said, "Wang Banban, lead the way."
"Lead the way?" Wang Zhixin was stunned, "Where are you going?"
"Go to your house!" Zhu Cixiang smiled.
"What are you doing at Lao Nu's house?" Wang Zhixin's voice trembled.
"Of course it's money!" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Wang Banban, who doesn't know that you are the richest among the internal officials?"
After hearing this, Wang Zhixin's calves felt weak, and she knelt down to Zhu Cixiang, "I have no money. I have already donated ten thousand taels, and I have gone bankrupt..."
"Really?" Zhu Cixiang said, handed the imperial edict to Huang Dabao, and then took Shang Fang's sword in his hand.
"Master Qiansui, have mercy on me... have mercy on me!" Wang Zhixin was so frightened that he kowtowed, but he still didn't have any money. "I really have no money! This old slave has gone bankrupt..."
Seeing how he wanted money rather than his life, Zhu Cixi burst into laughter, "Wang Zhixin, don't be afraid, this Shangfang Sword can only kill ten people, you are not qualified!"
Fortunately, he was not qualified... Wang Zhixin was slightly relieved, but he did not dare to stand up.
Zhu Cixiang said leisurely: "Actually... the gold and silver in your home are no longer yours! That thing is so heavy! When I protect my father and break out, how can there be so many big cars for you to load with silver? Leave it to you. At home, the bandits are also much cheaper, right?"
"Old slave really has no money..."
"You really don't have any money?" Zhu Cixiang smiled, "Then you go on my behalf and ask Cao Huachun to come to the inner school. Just say that I have a benefit for him and ask him to go out of the city to Tongzhou and Tianjin to deliver orders... and... You can give him an hour to clean up the gold and silver in his house, and just leave what he can't take away with me for military pay.
Wang Banban, this opportunity was originally yours! Now it’s up to Cao Huachun! Think about it clearly, do you really not want to leave the city with your gold and silver? That would really break the bank! "
You can legally leave the dangerous place of Beijing with your hard-earned gold and silver! What could be more attractive to Wang Zhixin than this?
As for surrendering to Li Zicheng to protect his family's property, Wang Zhixin originally dared to think about it, but now that Zhu Cihong has caught him, he still thinks nothing of it! When the time comes, let's break out together. If you can't leave, just hold on and die! If you leave the city now, you can save part of your family property and your life. What a great thing!
"How is it? Are you rich?" Zhu Cixiang said in a seductive voice, "You are no better than other internal officials. Your brother is the general soldier in Su Song, and he has soldiers... When we get to Jiangnan, I will Both the emperor and the emperor rely on you! Even if there is some money with unknown origin, I will not care about it. And I promise that I will not tell the emperor how much money has been moved from your house... You, still I am a good eunuch of the Ming Dynasty!"
"I have money, I have money, I have money..." Wang Zhixin gritted his teeth, "I remember, I am rich!"
"How much can you give me?" Zhu Cixiang asked.
"Two, two hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"Okay, okay, you are indeed a good eunuch!" Zhu Cixiang nodded repeatedly, "Then go back quickly and prepare the cart to load the money... The order will be sent to your house by Mr. Chen later. There are two copies in total, one for each Give it to Song Quan, the governor of Shuntian, and give one share to Feng Yuanyang, the governor of Tianjin."
"After receiving the order, I will go home immediately to make preparations. I thank you, Master Qiantai."
Before today, Wang Zhixin probably never dreamed that he would thank someone from the bottom of his heart for taking away his two hundred thousand taels of silver.
But this incredible thing really happened!
Two hundred thousand taels of silver, here you go!
Bi Jiucheng, Chen Rui, Li Shichun, Lin Zengzhi, Huang Dabao and Qiu Zhizhong were all dumbfounded when they saw this scene with their own eyes.
In order to make some money, Emperor Chongzhen had to kneel down and beg the corrupt officials to kill the eunuchs. In that case, he only got less than 200,000 taels.
And with just a few words, Zhu Cixi was able to coax two hundred thousand from Wang Zhixin... and Wang Zhixin wanted to thank him even more!
No one can compare to this level of making money!
Several people thought at the same time: If this prince had changed with the emperor, all the bandits and Donglu would have been wiped out long ago, right?
"What are you doing in a daze?" Zhu Cixiang noticed that the people following him were all in a daze, and kept urging, "Quick, quick, get busy! Time is running out!
Huang Dabao, Qiu Zhizhong, you two go get the decree and the seal of this palace and send them to the inner school field.
Mr. Chen, Mr. Lin, Mr. Li, and Bi Shishu, you go to the inner school field first. Once the edict and seal arrive, immediately issue edicts to Feng Yuanyang, Song Quan, Wang Yongji, Gao Di, and Wu Sangui in my name, telling them that I The palace is now out of the palace to care for the army, and the governor is directly under the control of military affairs. They are now under the control of this palace.
Wu Sangui was then ordered to immediately lead his troops closer to the capital, and at the same time, he divided his troops and went all the way to Tianjin to garrison.
Order Song Quan to recruit a strong force to defend Tongzhou no matter what, until my escort arrives!
Order Feng Yuanyang to prepare all sailors on sea ships...
Everyone else, follow me, let’s go to Cao Huachun’s house! "
Zhu Cihong's head guard at the East Palace, Zhu Chunjie, was stunned when he heard this, "Master Qiansui, didn't you already ask Wang Zhixin to go out of the city to deliver the decree?"
Zhu Cihong sneered: "I have a lot of decrees to pass on! By the way, that Zhu Chunchen is your cousin, right? He also has money. Go and ask him if he wants to take money out of the city?"
Everyone admired Zhu Cixi even more now. This prince really knows how to do business! Even sending people out of the city to convey orders has become a money-making business when they get to him.
However, these guys who only have money in their eyes did not see through Zhu Cixiang's true thoughts.
Money, of course, is good! But the purpose of getting Cao Huachun and Zhu Chunchen out of the city was not just for the money, but to eliminate hidden dangers in the city.
Because Zhu Cixiang was also a descendant of Taizu of the Ming Dynasty in his previous life, he paid special attention to the historical materials from the period of the death of the Ming Dynasty. I know that both Cao Huachun and Zhu Chunchen are suspected of opening the door to welcome surrender!
Of course, the records of this period of history are not very clear, and historical data cannot be fully trusted. Therefore, Zhu Cixiang did not want to kill them indiscriminately. After all, Chongzhen only gave him ten quotas for killing people, so he had to use it sparingly.
So Zhu Cixiang simply sent these two unreliable elements recorded in history books out of the city to end the matter. In addition, Zhu Cixi also wanted to send an errand to Cao Huachun.
However, some things were beyond Zhu Cixiang's expectations. Just when he went to Cao Huachun to do business in person, Zhu Chunjie's cousin Zhu Chunchen was called to the palace by Emperor Chongzhen.
It turned out that this Zhu Chunchen was Chongzhen's most trusted nobleman. Historically, Emperor Chongzhen wrote an edict before committing suicide, ordering Zhu Chunchen to command the armies and assist the crown prince Zhu Cihong.
However, this time Emperor Chongzhen asked Zhu Chunchen to enter the palace not to let him assist Zhu Cixiang, but to discuss with him how to guard against Zhu Cixiang...
There are now more than 12,000 garrison troops in Beijing. 5,000 of them are on the city walls and cannot be mobilized. Among the remaining 7,000 people, Zhu Cixiang's Kenan camp and the pure army composed of eunuchs accounted for almost 6,000, and there were more than 1,000 people who were pretentious teams such as the banner guards and the brocade guards.
In other words, the army in Zhu Cixiang's hands had left Emperor Chongzhen helpless. Moreover, Zhu Cixiang was Wu Xiang's son-in-law and Wu Sangui's brother-in-law. Emperor Chongzhen was still counting on Wu Sangui to save his life!
Under this situation, Chongzhen had no choice but to retreat in order to advance, and asked Zhu Cihong to oversee the military affairs of the capital. But he was not confident about leaving all the defense of Beijing to Zhu Cihong. So he called Zhu Chunchen, whom he trusted most, and wanted him to be responsible for the defense of the imperial city. He also wanted him to pull up an army to guard against Zhu Cixiang.
