Although the emperor's words did not reveal the slightest toughness, the meaning between the lines was still very clear.
The ministers who were still hesitating had to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise it would be too embarrassing.
"By the way, I almost forgot. I bought this strategy from the prince with money. A piece of paper costs one hundred taels of silver. Each piece of paper writes a person's life and death status in his previous life. I can't pay for it. Who loves you? If you want to see your own card, you will have to spend one hundred taels of silver. If you want to see your colleagues, the price is the same! If you feel that your money is tight, you can choose not to see it, and I will not blame you."
That traitor defrauded a lot of money from my pocket. If I couldn't deceive that traitor, how can I not deceive you?
Although it sounds a bit unpleasant to tear down the east wall and not the west wall, it is still better than trying to draw water from a bamboo basket in vain!
I will make an exception today and collect money once!
"ah?"
The civil servants and generals were all shocked. How could the emperor use such methods?
Do you still need to spend one hundred taels of silver to see your life information?
This is more expensive than any book written by the sage Shenzi!
"Ahem! I didn't make it clear just now. No matter how much this money is, I will not spend it. Instead, I will use it to support the orphans who are wandering around in Nandu City. It can be considered a good deed!"
It is necessary to find a suitable name so that the ministers will have no objection to it.
Chongzhen already had money in his pocket, so he didn't need this little money at all.
It's just that this group of ministers caused me a lot of trouble before, and I felt bad if I didn't accept any money.
"this……"
Although the ministers were not willing to pay the money, they generally agreed after hearing the reasons mentioned by the emperor.
After all, it is a good deed, and it is used for the right purpose. There is nothing wrong with it. Spending money yourself is also an act of accumulating virtue and doing good.
"Your Majesty, the general will give you a thousand silver coins to see the experience of himself and his nine colleagues!"
The first assistant and the second assistant could not express their opinions. Huang Degong, who had already made a lot of money, took the lead in speaking out.
This can be regarded as a reward for being the emperor's favorite general, and all the airships purchased at a huge cost were sent.
If you lead the Yongwei camp yourself, you have to show off at all costs. This is called "taking the lead"!
"..."
The civil servants couldn't help but wonder in their hearts, had the monarch and his ministers discussed this in advance?
Huang Degong was willing to pay a thousand taels of silver. How much should you ask the people behind him to pay?
All the methods of provoking generals were used by military generals on civil servants. How shameless Huang Chuangzi was!
"Okay! Big companion!"
"yes!"
Wang Chengen handed the writing brush to Huang Degong and asked him to write the IOU in public.
Since it is impossible for most people to bring enough money to the temple, it is more appropriate to write an IOU.
Chongzhen was not afraid of someone defaulting on his debt, otherwise he would publicize to the outside world: On a certain day, a certain year, a certain month, a certain person owed a certain amount of money for something...
Is this something glorious?
As a person who considers himself loyal and good, but he refuses to pay the money to rescue orphans, he may not be able to hold his head high in the future.
"See for yourself!"
"Thank you for your companionship!"
"Don't turn the page!"
"Ah? This is..."
"Zong Rong wants to see whoever it is, we can turn it over for you, otherwise one page will cost you one hundred taels of silver."
"Thank you for reminding me, companion!"
Huang Degong could only clasp his hands behind his back and stretch his neck to look at his resume on the table.
Although it is only one page, it contains hundreds of words, and it mainly describes what happened after the twelfth year of Chongzhen.
As a general, he naturally cares about his own life and death, especially whether he surrenders to the enemy or sacrifices his life for justice.
"A certain person and Liu Liangzuo are at odds with each other!"
When Huang Degong saw the end, he immediately became furious.
When the ministers heard Liu Liangzuo's name, they were quite different, because after Liu Liangzuo rebelled in Tongzhou, it was said that he went all the way south to the Huoshan area in the southwest of Nanzhili, and mingled with the "Fifth Camp of Gezuo" entrenched there. .
A few days ago, Hong Chengchou said that he was leading troops to encircle and suppress the rogue bandits in the area. If the rogue bandits took the opportunity to flee eastward, he hoped that the defenders in various places in southern Zhili would strengthen their vigilance to prevent the rogue bandits from succeeding in a sneak attack.
Chongzhen knew this very well, because Huang Degong was shot in the throat by Liu Liangzuo in the end. Knowing that he could not save himself, he committed suicide. In addition, Liu Liangzuo had already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, so Huang Degong was so angry.
Regarding this tragic result, Chongzhen felt that there was no need to make changes, and what the traitor said would only increase Huang Degong's feeling of loyalty to the emperor and serving the country.
As for Liu Liangzuo, Hong Chengchou was now surrounded by a large number of troops and was unable to evacuate the Fifth Left Battalion, let alone kill or capture Liu Liangzuo. Due to the vast area of the mountainous area, the Yongwei Battalion that had succeeded in diverting Huang was of no use.
Given the current dire situation in Nandu and Jiangnan, it is even more necessary for this fierce general to lead the Yongwei Battalion to suppress them, so that they will have the opportunity to take revenge in the future.
"Zong Rong, whose other ones do you want to see? We'll let you look through it!"
"...First Assistant, Second Assistant, look at these two first!"
Since you have spent a lot of money, you must get value for money, or even more than value for money. It is definitely worth it to have the honor to see the outline of the lives of these two people.
"This is the chief assistant, the general, please take a look at it!"
This kind of thing is an extremely important object. It is impossible for others to touch it. Even Concubine Tian can't see it. Therefore, it is handled by the powerful eunuch Wang Chengen.
"... Oh~! Hiss... tsk tsk! Chief assistant! I didn't expect you to be such a person!"
Huang Degong glanced through it briefly, and then he suddenly realized it, and then said something meaningful.
This made the first assistant Qu Shichun confused, and he couldn't help but wonder, could he really become a second minister?
After hearing Huang Degong's words, even Cifu Gao Hongtu's eyes changed when he looked at Qu Shichun.
Gao Hongtu was originally used by Wei Zhongxian to attack Zhao Nanxing and others.
Gao Hongtu had never had a good impression of Dong Lin, and had even lashed out.
If nothing else, just because Donglin desperately opposed the imperial court's imposition of mineral taxes, Gao Hongtu believed that everyone in Donglin was deliberately going against the emperor in order to protect the merchants.
What happened just now is the best proof. Emperor Tianqi was right back then, Wei Zhongxian was right, and he himself was certainly right. The ones who were wrong were Donglin, Fushe and other gangs.
"This is the second assistant!"
"...Hmm~!"
Huang Degong stroked his beard and nodded, which comforted Gao Hongtu. Although Huang Chuangzi was reckless, he was also magnanimous and would definitely not become a traitor.
He nodded, perhaps praising his resume. He thought that he would not betray the Ming Dynasty and surrender to the Qing Dynasty and become a second minister, otherwise Huang Chuangzi would never have such an expression.
"Zongrong can still look at seven people!"
"Uh... companion, can you please allow me to take a look at this?"
"Haha! Want to see our family? Your Majesty!"
"Let Hushan see it!"
With the treacherous son using his resume from the fairy world as a guarantee, Chongzhen felt at ease with Wang Chengen. I am afraid that there is no slave more loyal than Wang Chengen in the world.
"...Oh~! Disrespect! Disrespect!"
"You're welcome, Mr. Rong! There are still six people left to see!"
"Okay! I want to see that...Qian Qianyi!"
Huang Degong originally wanted to say that six people were just enough to read the six books of ministers, but then he thought about it and realized that many of them were people who followed His Majesty to move to the southern capital.
These people had been reused when the prince was supervising the country, and they were not implicated when cleaning up the moths, which shows that they may be honest officials and Geng Zhong.
Spending six hundred taels of silver on these people would be a bit of a waste. Instead of doing this, why not take a look at Qian Qianyi, who you don't know much about, and maybe you will gain a lot!
"Okay! Mr. Rong, don't make a fuss, otherwise it won't be easy to sell for money in the future!"
Wang Chengen has seen everyone, so he naturally knows Qian Qianyi's virtues very well. However, Wang Chengen is very strict and won't tell anyone. When he heard that Huang Degong wanted to see Qian Qianyi's resume, he was quite impressed, at least with his vision. good.
"Thank you for your advice, companion! ...Hmm~!"
Huang Degong looked around and saw that all his colleagues were staring at him eagerly. The changes in expressions on their faces were naturally visible, and perhaps he could analyze them.
As a result, Huang Degong could only remain calm, looking at Qian Qianyi's amazing resume like he was reading newspapers in Beidu.
Qu Shishu and Qian Qianyi were both from Donglin. How could one die heroically while the other was greedy for life and afraid of death?
Huang Degong was really puzzled by this, but considering that the former was recommended to the emperor by the prince, and combined with his resume, Huang Degong was relieved.
I'm afraid that starting from today, Qian Qianyi's career will come to an end. Even if he escapes the death penalty, he will be sent to a mine to mine until he grows old...
Gao Yushun, the governor of the East Factory, Tian Youwei, the governor of the inner factory, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyiwei, Chen Tailai, the censor of the Zuodu Procuratorate, and Yuan Jixian, the minister of the Ministry of War.
Huang Degong is not afraid of the slander of civilian officials, but as the emperor's hawk, the factory guard must understand the background of his leader clearly.
Zuodu Yushi has a great influence on the handling of the case, and the Minister of War is the corresponding official. It is best to read the resumes of these two before you can rest assured.
The first two were buried with their masters. Li Ruolian was defeated and hanged to death because he resisted the bandits attacking the city. Chen Tailai was besieged and set on fire by Qing soldiers and died. Yuan Jixian was captured and killed because he refused to surrender to the Qing Dynasty.
After reading the resumes of these five people, Huang Degong felt that the one thousand taels of silver was really well spent. It benefited him greatly. At least he understood the personalities and virtues of the nine important people around him.
"Banban, I want to spend another thousand taels of silver!"
"..."
Wang Chengen was noncommittal and could only turn his head to look at his master.
"Don't be impatient, Hushan. In a few moments, all my dear friends can't wait."
Chongzhen really liked Huang Degong's decision to spend money, but he couldn't let one person watch all the time, and a group of people waited around. At least they had to take turns watching.
This is a typical case of selling tickets, and that traitor often does this. I think this time I can be considered a great success.
"Your Majesty, I hope..."
"How much money does the chief minister hope to spend?"
"...Three hundred taels! I hope to see the resumes of myself, my second assistant, and Qian Qianyi!"
Qu Shishu also wanted to read more. The problem was that civilian officials obviously did not have as much money as military generals, especially the generals of the Yongwei camp. Many of them had participated in the battle to suppress the rebellion in the Beijing camp and received rewards from the prince. The income of civilian officials could not be compared with them.
Even though he was short of money, Qu Shichun decided to take a look at the resume of his second assistant Gao Hongtu, at least to know that he was a talented person. Then there was the resume of his mentor Qian Qianyi. Huang Degong had just read it, but he didn't see any clues. He had to find out. The truth comes out.
Qu Shishu was determined not to think that he would choose to be a second minister, even if Donglu used his family to threaten him.
Since he had already spoken to the emperor, once unexpected results occurred, he could only obey his orders happily.
"Okay! Big companion!"
"Chief Assistant, please watch!"
Wang Chengen despised Dong Lin very much, but he still had some admiration for the man in front of him, thinking that he had dedicated his whole life for the Ming Dynasty, just like Zhuge Kongming of the Shu Han Dynasty.
Qu Shishu wrote an IOU, and after reading the content about himself with a blank expression, he was speechless, but the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground. In the end, if you can sacrifice your life for righteousness, you will be considered to have lived up to the divine grace.
etc!
Why did Huang Degong say this just now?
Could it be...
This guy must be biased against me!
What a reckless man!
Qu Shishu didn't believe that Huang Degong, as a general of the emperor's personal army, would surrender to the Qing Dynasty and become a rebel general, but the other party didn't think so.
Spend a hundred taels of silver to read Huang Chuangzi’s resume?
Qu Shichen thought it would be better to exchange for a few banquets...
Fortunately, his resume said this, otherwise, if Huang Chuangzi told him, he would be notorious!
Looking at Gao Hongtu's resume, the results are similar to his own. He was unable to turn the tide and could only be buried with the Ming Dynasty.
Although he had different views on some things, and Gao Hongtu even criticized Donglin, in the final analysis, he did not become a traitor. As an official of the Ming Dynasty, this was at least a bottom line. Once it was crossed, it would be doomed.
After reading Qian Qianyi's resume, Qu Shishu was shocked beyond measure because the content was so astonishing.
The water is too cold? ? ?
Can this be considered a reason to give up and commit suicide?
As the leader of Donglin, wouldn't it cause everyone in Donglin to suffer greatly if he was surrendered to the Qing Dynasty because of this?
Donglin takes the world as his own responsibility, but the leader of Donglin is greedy for life and afraid of death, and becomes a second minister...
How would thousands of scholars from Donglin be embarrassed if they heard this news?
Qu Shishu had reason to doubt the authenticity of his identity and resume. At the same time, as a student of Qian Qianyi, he had some idea of whether his teacher was unyielding and proud.
However, on second thought, he openly excused merchants and ordered his colleagues to increase agricultural taxes, causing farmers to live in hardship and the court's annual income to greatly reduce. Can such a narrow-minded person be loyal and good?
Qu Shichen was a little confused and confused now. It was really difficult for him to make a conclusion on which one was the real Qian Qianyi.
If this book is really written by the prince, then what is the purpose of promoting himself to be the first assistant, belittling the teacher and reducing him to a second minister?
This thick book is either mostly true or mostly fake.
If the teacher's resume is just a falsification, it would be a bit...
"Chief Assistant!"
"ah?"
"Please wait!"
"good!"
It was the turn of the second assistant Gao Hongtu. He spent two hundred taels of silver to watch himself and Qu Shichun, and the others did not watch it at all, so as not to waste money.
If you have this money, why not treat Huang Degong to a private banquet? This reckless man has looked at many people. Wouldn't it save a lot of money to talk to the jacket from his mouth?
Judging from Qu Shichun's expression when he saw Qian Qianyi's resume just now, Gao Hongtu believed that something must have happened to Qian Qianyi, and he might still be a traitor.
In this case, I only need to spend two hundred taels of silver, and I can ask Huang Chuangzi about the conduct of others!
When he really saw his resume, Gao Hongtu couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that he died like this.
Not being a second minister!
Very lucky!
Although the appearance of his death was a bit tragic, he could still be regarded as a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty and did not discredit his late Majesty at the time.
Later, Gao Hongtu also understood why the prince suggested that his father promote Qu Shichun to be the first assistant. This guy was indeed outstanding.
It is admirable to be able to unite a group of stragglers, almost a mob, to fight against hundreds of thousands of Donglu cavalry, and to fight for several years.
It's just that neither he nor Qu Shichun could turn the situation around and turn the Ming Dynasty from defeat to victory. It was a pity.
The current prince has already defeated the chieftain Taiji, so Ming Dynasty will surely see a huge turn for the better!
The first and second assistants together only spent five hundred taels of silver, which was equal to half of Huang Degong's expenditure.
This made Chongzhen despise the two of them, and he guessed their plans at this time.
Since both of them were loyal and good, sacrificing their lives for the Ming Dynasty, it was hard to criticize them.
I originally thought I could earn ten thousand taels of silver, but looking at this situation, I would be very happy if I could earn five thousand taels of silver...
