After hearing their promise, Yaoji couldn't help but laugh. He looked at the four criminal slaves as if they were dead people: "His Majesty, the father, used the internal funds to subsidize the household department and only ate two meals a day. All the concubines in the palace lived frugally. . But you are stubborn, regard wealth as life, rack your brains to get benefits, and persevere for decades. You are really the worms of the Ming Dynasty. If you continue to keep you and others to cause trouble in the inner court, how can our Ming Dynasty be revived? Hum hum, sad ?Sigh!”
Although Emperor Chongzhen had many shortcomings, he was worthy of recognition in terms of frugality. His efforts were no less than those of the Meiji Restoration more than two hundred years later. However, he was deceived by a group of his subordinates who had nothing to do with their bodies.
If he hadn't been hindered by Gao Qiqi when he was last year, the famous general Lu Xiangsheng would not have died on the battlefield. Even if they were defeated by the Qing army, as long as they could regroup with the support of the imperial court and given time, they could turn the tide and turn defeat into victory.
Among the four people, this guy is the one who deserves to be killed. He has high ambitions but low power. He deceived the emperor and secretly flirted with Yang Sichang. This is a typical example of internal eunuchs colluding with foreign ministers. It is extremely harmful and will cause endless troubles if he is left alive.
The other three are not immune. If we examine them carefully one by one, everyone will have a lot of flaws exposed. If he had been diligent, thrifty and clean for decades, how could such a person take the initiative to become a eunuch in the palace?
Du Xun cried loudly at first, but when he saw that the prince was unmoved, he had to lower his voice and said with sobs: "I made a big mistake by being arrogant when I served as a favor. Your Highness gave me some advice, and I should have repented." From now on, I swear to God that I will change my past mistakes, sleep and eat, be careful in my words and deeds, stay upright, and serve the Holy One wholeheartedly without any selfish motives!"
If you say these words to a beautiful woman in love, add a bouquet of roses, and eat a high-end Western meal, maybe the other party will believe you.
It's a pity that they picked the wrong target. Yaoji is not as gullible as the dumper, and he doesn't want to go for a big meal. How can he catch a real big fish without enough bait?
The four items in front of me are all good baits. If I released the baits mercilessly, how can I still catch big fish?
so……
Wang Dehua was even worse than the other three colleagues. After self-examination, he felt that it was not enough, so he simply started to act as a tainted witness: "This slave deserves to die for his crime, and he deserves it. If His Highness had intentional intentions, this slave would expose the report, and Wang Cheng'en would also accept bribes. The amount is no less than that of the slave! Cao Huachun, who returned home on leave, received much more silver than the slave, no less than one hundred thousand taels! The slave knows that he is about to die, so I hope your highness will investigate and send someone to search and find out!"
Since Wang Chengen, who was also greedy for money, could stay out of the matter and simply insisted that this guy was good, as long as the prince could be suspicious of him, Wang Chengen would not be able to escape death. Even if he is beheaded, he still has to pull someone along. If it involves a wide range of things, and the law does not blame everyone, there may be a way to survive, and that is the way to great kindness.
After hearing this, Wang Chengen couldn't help but widen his eyes and his face changed slightly. He knew that Wang Dehua was dragging him into trouble. He must not hesitate at this time. He immediately knelt down and confessed everything: "I have betrayed the divine grace and boldly spoke out. I am willing to give everything to you." The family property is donated to Your Highness. I have enjoyed the Holy Family for a long time, and now I have no desires and desires. I only want to do my best to serve the Holy One! If the prince is determined to punish this slave, I will never complain at all!"
If the emperor is about to die, even if he is buried with him, at least he can have a good reputation. Now, if he is regarded as a greedy person and is dragged out to behead him, not only will he lose a tael of money, but his head will also be lost, wouldn't it be a big loss?
Anyone can figure out this account, let alone these people who have been promoted to senior eunuchs. Kneeling down and waiting for a moment, the prince had not spoken yet, maybe he was still weighing the pros and cons, and his head might be saved.
Fang Zhenghua was waiting not far away. The prince didn't need to say anything. He only needed to make a gesture to decide the life or death of the father-in-law who once served His Majesty the Emperor.
Considering that Wang Chengen was the only eunuch who accompanied Chongzhen until his death, even if this guy received a huge amount of money, he could still be pardoned.
Death and immortality are all within a thought.
Yaoji has a steelyard in his heart, and if his slaves are about the same loyalty, he will be more greedy than anyone else. The slaves are almost greedy, so whoever is more loyal will be compared.
No matter how bad Wang Chengen was, at least his loyalty was unquestionable. He was comparable to Fang Zhenghua, who killed more than a dozen bandits until he died in battle. Even if he cut him from top to bottom, his head would not be lost.
Furthermore, this guy is the eunuch Bingbi who always accompanies the scapegoat father. What if the father wakes up and finds that both Gao Qiqian and Wang Chengen have been chopped down by his own son, how unreasonable will he be?
Yaoji looked at the kneeling Wang Chengen, and then at the four suspects who were nagging. After Wang Dehua took the lead in attacking, the other three immediately followed, eager to reveal all Wang Chengen's old embarrassing things. He couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart, flicking his sleeves and robes, and said in a hateful voice: "Hmph, if you say that all the chamberlains in the Forbidden City have received money, wouldn't I send people to turn the entire inner court upside down?" Then he turned around. I asked my beautiful biological mother for instructions: "My son has acted recklessly, and I hope my mother will take care of me. I wonder what my mother thinks?"
The situation is already like this. You have to behead whether you want to be beheaded or not be beheaded. Otherwise, how can you convince the public if it is in full view of everyone?
Although Empress Zhou blamed her son for acting abruptly in her heart, she wanted to give her full support on the surface. She was even more angry at these bold slaves who deceived the emperor: "Brother Hong is acting unreasonably. Anyone who breaks the rules of the inner court must be severely punished." loan!"
She couldn't save tens of thousands of taels of silver after being a queen for more than ten years. This was a good thing. A mere eunuch had more property than the concubines. If word spread about it, it would make people laugh. How can we vent our anger if we don’t set an example?
After Yao Ji got the promise from his beautiful biological mother, he put his hands behind his back and ordered Fang Zhenghua: "Come here, use money to plug the mouths of these four people, push them out of the Meridian Gate immediately, and behead them without any mistakes!"
Don't you like money? Now it's good, I can die eating silver ingots, which is considered to be what I wanted!
If the crimes committed by the chamberlain did not involve foreign ministers, the case would not be too complicated, and there seemed to be no need to hand it over to Dali Temple.
Even if it was really necessary, I was so angry, my brain was boiling, my hands were trembling, and I just chopped it off. What can you do to me?
I am the second best person in the world, but killing a handful of slaves is a big deal?
Anyone who dares to make unreasonable assertions will be dragged out and beaten to death by me!
Fang Zhenghua did not dare to hesitate and immediately motioned to his subordinates to stop them, lest these people suddenly curse and filthy Sheng Cong when they were about to die, embarrassing everyone. If he bites him out again, he will have to explain it as hard as Wang Chengen. At such a critical moment, it is better for you to die than for everyone to die together.
You all deserve your own fault today, don’t blame others for your longevity...
Beheading the four leading eunuchs was not enough. After Wang Chengen escaped, he was given the opportunity by the prince, and then it was announced in public that whoever could report where the four slaves hid the stolen goods would receive 5% of the stolen goods. There is no threshold or upper limit for rewards. There is no need to report in public. As long as you remember, you can report to Fang Zhenghua anytime and anywhere. Only those who know the truth will be tempted by tempting them with benefits. If you don't report what you know and still try to steal the stolen goods, then just wait to be punished. With rewards and punishments clearly defined, these people can make a choice.
These four bitches must have hidden treasures in other places, not just what they see in front of them. At worst, this is just the tip of the iceberg. If instead of decapitating them, they were sent to Dongchang for interrogation, over time, the thoughts of these slaves in the Houdi might come alive again. As long as they don't die, some people will not be afraid of the prince, thinking that the prince is easy to fool. Even if they die, there will still be people who are perfunctory, so just wait and see...
After Yaoji is repaired, the principle of the slaves in Di is to attack a small group and win over the majority. It is impossible to kill all the slaves who are corrupt and bend the law. In that case, the happiest group will probably be the bureaucracy. After learning of such a major benefit After the news, they had to celebrate all night long. The prince is not an oblivious scapegoat, so he will naturally not do anything to help the enemy.
To the frightened slaves below, Yaoji cleared his throat, stretched his neck with a loudspeaker made of paper shells and shouted: "From now on, the chamberlains and maids who have entered the palace within five years can forget the past. Those who have been in the palace for more than five years can use their hands. Use your money to buy Zijin Bonds! If you deposit for five years, you can make a profit of 10%, if you deposit for ten years, you can make a profit of 25%. There is no limit to the amount. I welcome everyone to buy!"
The money you have with you is just dead money, and it will never see the light of day. After I clean it up for you, it will not only be profitable, but it will also see the light of day. Isn't it a good way to get the best of both worlds?
All the senior eunuchs in the 24th yamen, including the 12th Supervisor, the 4th Division, and the 8th Bureau of the Inner Court. Who dares to take my words as fart? If you don’t plucking a hair, just wait for your hair to be removed by boiling water!
Although the slaves below don't quite understand, and most of them are in a daze, the smart and clever Wang Chengen already understands it. The meaning of the prince's words is already very clear. The court is short of money now, you slaves Everyone should do their best to support.
Whoever supports the prince will buy more purple bonds. On the contrary, he is a rebel, and the consequences are obvious. You can choose between Dongchang or Jinyiwei's prison, and you can enjoy fancy executions for free...
Why didn't the prince say that he would forgive the servants who had been in the palace for more than five years? The purpose is to use this bond to test the sincerity of the slaves. The trap that can kill anyone at any time is set here. If anyone can't see it clearly, their life will be in vain.
The four who pushed out the Meridian Gate are a precedent. Any idiot who can't bear the money should use his own head to apologize to His Highness the Crown Prince!
Gao Qiqian and the others were unlucky. What they usually did was too much. The emperor didn't mind, but that didn't mean the prince could tolerate it.
Right now, who lives and who dies in this palace probably all depends on this young prince.
This kind of vigorous and resolute method had never been seen before when King Xin ascended the throne.
After the head fell to the ground, the senior eunuchs did not dare to despise the newly awakened prince.
