Ruan Dacheng's logic is very simple. If you plead guilty, you will not get greater benefits than others. The only way is to be able to pay for your crime and perform meritorious service in prison.
Prove that you are more capable than other ministers and more willing to cooperate with the court. Only in this way can you gain the favor of Emperor Chongzhen, and if you are lucky, you can also get some benefits.
Of course, Ruan Dacheng does not dare to touch, cannot touch, or offend those who are loyal or who claim to be loyal. He might shoot himself in the foot.
But for these ministers, there is no need to worry too much.
To put it more bluntly, it is not illegal to harm other ministers...
"Since you are all such open-minded people, I will tell you now. Listen carefully. I would like to ask you, are there any shortcomings in your body, or are there any clues?"
"..."
"Brother Wang, why don't you come and talk to me?"
"I have received gifts from students, does that count?"
"If Brother Wang is pleased with his fortune, this act will be regarded as a human act. If Brother Wang is in jail, this act will be regarded as illegal gain!"
"This... haha! Brother Ruan's words are really to the point! I understand!"
Ruan Dacheng's explanation really left Wang Duo speechless, because it was indeed the case. When he was finally defeated, he might be used by the gangsters to make a big fuss.
"According to what the Heavenly Book says, we are all traitors. And Your Majesty will never punish us for the crime of being traitors, otherwise it will be difficult to convince the public. What if we change the crime? For example, colluding with profiteers! Accepting benefits! Accept it. Donate! How about it? Whether the benefit received is due to human nature or not, we don’t have the final say. The Three Laws Division has the final say. Will the person in charge of the Three Laws Division protect us? I believe you all know it! According to the Ming Dynasty ancestral system, accept it Fifty taels of silver will be peeled off! I think it will not be too difficult for the factory guards to find physical evidence of fifty taels of silver, right? To say the least, you don't know what those merchants are like, right? They say the profits are not much, but in fact Spending money like water, he wished he could buy up all the thin horses in Yangzhou at once and take it as his own. The prince has the accounts of the merchants in the northern capital, and the merchants in the northern capital have close contact with their counterparts in the southern capital. If something happens to the northern capital, how can the southern capital be spared? Your Majesty uses the arrested merchants to come After making a big fuss, the merchants confessed to you, if you don't take the initiative to plead guilty, will you still have a way to live by then?"
In Ruan Dacheng's view, taking the initiative to plead guilty is the last chance. Once missed, it will be doomed.
Although it may not be a warning, but being sent to mine and dig until you die from exhaustion, how much better than being a warning?
Your Majesty just wants to punish everyone with punishments that are not imposed on the two ministers. You can't prove your innocence, so you can only be punished in vain!
"When you plead guilty, you have to admit the guilt of the other ministers!"
After hearing Ruan Dacheng's words, Cai Yichen thought about it and reminded him, don't forget that it is not an ordinary crime, it will kill people, how can you admit it easily?
"According to the Book of Heaven, the northern capital was originally occupied by rogue bandits five years later, and then the eastern captives entered the pass, defeated the rogue bandits, and occupied the northern capital. Another year later, the eastern captives sent 200,000 troops southward and captured the southern capital in one fell swoop. And the prince After traveling to the immortal world, my skills have greatly improved, and I can also build immortal weapons such as airships. This time I defeated the Donglu and defeated Huang Taiji. This is undoubtedly an example. You will feel that this is very good, and there is no need to be a second minister anymore. But it seems that this is not the case. If the Donglu are unable to take over the Central Plains, they may even be wiped out by the prince in the future. But the Book of Heaven is still there, is there any chance to clear the suspicion of these two ministers? If it cannot be cleared, it will Taking it to the grave, generations to come will remember that you are traitors, not loyal! Who dares to slander the content of the Book of Heaven? This is slander? The prince's ability to defeat the Donglu proves the existence of the fairy world, otherwise the prince of Huangkou's age will lead Isn’t it as absurd and ridiculous as a daydream for Master Wang to defeat an army of 300,000 Donglu troops? Since there is evidence from the crown prince, there is no doubt about the content of the Book of Heaven, and we are determined to be our second ministers! Like Mount Tai, we will never be able to stand up!"
Ruan Dacheng explained it in a eloquent manner, and it was all connected and impeccable.
The ten people next door, including Hou Xun who was not the second minister, were all silent.
He himself cannot prove that he is not a traitor, but the prince can prove that the Book of Heaven is authentic and reliable through his own merits. This is completely over!
As long as he carries the title of Second Minister for one day, he will be reviled by everyone in the world.
If you carry this burden for a lifetime, not only will you be scolded for the rest of your life, but future generations will also be affected.
How terrible does this have to be?
Everyone felt chilled after what Ruan Dacheng said...
"It's okay if you don't plead guilty, and I'm sure His Majesty won't embarrass you. Maybe not, but the men are digging mines and guarding the borders, and the women will probably not be spared if they are sent to the Jiaofang Department. No matter what, Your Majesty will not stay. Those of you who have not confessed your guilt and are planning to continue to hold contrary opinions to Your Majesty and the imperial court. Now that the Northern Court is spending a lot of money to defend against the enemy, and the Southern Court is eager to raise money, we are exonerating profiteers who evade taxes. As a result, we have become prisoners, in fact, we have become a stumbling block for the court to collect taxes. If we get out of the way and let the court deal with the profiteers, we will just give in. If we don't, the court will step on our corpses. , go and deal with the profiteers! Today's court is not comparable to the court of the past, and your majesty is more like the majesty of the past. The prince has already set an example in Beidu, so your majesty can just copy it! How we make a decision is all in one thought. After this, Dong Dong The era of Lin, Fushe, Jishe and other gangs protecting merchants has passed. If anyone is still stubborn, they can go and be buried with profiteers. Ruan knows that he has a bad reputation, but you have given Ruan three thumbs up before. With these words, Ruan This is based on reality and comes from the heart, that's all. Everyone has his own ambitions, and you can't force it. Your family members have nothing to do with Ruan, but I hope you will think more about your family. If you are loyal and you are alone, you should be a real man. If you die, you will die, and you will have nothing to worry about. If you die in the name of my second minister, you will owe your ancestors a debt, and future generations will pay it back! Is it not what you want to let your descendants mine for generations until they die?"
No matter how strong-willed a person is, there will be weaknesses, either in himself or in his family members. Ruan Dacheng just wants to find that weakness and make the "audience" avoid it, and finally have to compromise.
Seven points truth, three points intimidation!
This is Ruan Dacheng’s strategy!
Because some people cannot be convinced by just listening to the truth, and their weaknesses must be exploited to manipulate them.
No one next door is alone, even Hou Xun, who is not the second minister, and his son Hou Fangyu are all in the same room as Ruan Dacheng.
Is it possible that Hou Xun does not consider the future for his biological son?
Obviously impossible!
Hou Xun is like this, and there is no need to go into details about others.
However, taking the initiative to plead guilty still requires great courage. Everyone is now just a suspect, not convicted and sentenced.
Since there seems to be a lot of room for change, many people are lucky in their hearts, hoping that the injustice can be redressed.
The Heavenly Book was originally made by the prince, and its contents cannot withstand scrutiny, at least for now.
As time goes by, even if there is some agreement, that will happen later.
If you don't have to plead guilty and you can be released from prison as soon as possible, it's the best of both worlds.
But where to find this method becomes a big problem...
This time, Emperor Chongzhen sent factory guards to pick up the man. Chongzhen would definitely not let him go easily before getting enough benefits.
Although the first assistant Qu Shichun is from Donglin, until now, no one knows what Qu Shichun's attitude is. If the first assistant stands aside and watches, everyone will be very disappointed.
Gao Hongtu, the second assistant, criticized Donglin. Except that he never took refuge in Jiuqiansui, he basically did all the bad things he could do. Many people hoped that this old man would die soon.
Since all the important officials from the Jiangnan clan (Donglin, Fushe) in the imperial court who could go to the palace had been eliminated by the emperor, the only ones who could be counted on now were Zheng Sanjun, Shi Kefa, Ni Yuanlu, Zhang Shenyan, Jiang Yueguang and others.
If these people remember their past friendship, they may lend a helping hand at a critical moment and perhaps rescue them.
Even if it was out of conscience, he would not just watch the emperor persecute Zhongliang and scholars.
"Do you think someone will come to save me? I wonder who will save me? Who dares to save me? Who can save me?"
The reason why Ruan Dacheng planned to plead guilty was because he had seen clearly.
If you don't save yourself at this time, you will definitely be trapped. In the worst case, you will be killed. In the worst case, you will be mined. You will not be spared.
"Is it possible that everyone in the government and the public is deceived by the Book of Heaven? There must be loyal and good people who dare to stand up and remonstrate with him to the death!"
Li Zhan, who had quarreled with Ruan Dacheng before, was still not convinced, and he did not believe that the civil servants of the dynasty would wholeheartedly work for the Dog Emperor.
"What Brother Li said is reasonable. With the Ming Dynasty and the bright future of the world, all scholar-bureaucrats in the world will definitely not be bribed!"
Tang Shiji clearly supported Li Zhan's attitude, and he didn't believe that no one dared to stand up.
"Death remonstrance? Well said! May I ask what the premise is before the death remonstrance?"
Ruan Dacheng needs to hear what ridiculous reasons the opponent can come up with to excuse the match, otherwise his brain will really be "unmatched".
"It must be that the emperor is ignorant, does not distinguish right from wrong, does not know right and wrong, listens to only one side, and relies on the so-called heavenly book to arrest the loyal!"
Li Zhan gave a reason that everyone recognized, so it can't be considered as his subjective assumption.
"If the Heavenly Book is false, then who is the traitor? Who is the loyal minister? If all the civil and military officials in the dynasty are loyal and loyal, how can Taicang, the household department, make ends meet? The so-called loyalty means that it is one's duty to oppose the emperor and the court, resulting in a sudden decrease in annual income. It was difficult to defend against the enemy, and Ji Fu was in a hurry. The fine work of the Eastern captives could not be more threatening to the Ming Dynasty than the "loyalty" of the Ming Dynasty, right? Military generals should regard resisting the captives and suppressing the bandits as the standard of loyalty, but what about the civil servants? Could it be that they oppose His Majesty, fight against the court, and collude with profiteers? As a standard of loyalty and virtue? I dare to ask you, who dares to say that he has received benefits from merchants as a matter of course. Even in front of the holy tablet of His Majesty Taizu Gao, he can be confident and claim that the money he receives is justified. This is the general trend. Filling one's own pockets is what people want. Colluding with businessmen and evading taxes will definitely make the world prosperous! If one of you dares to do this, I will immediately kneel down and kowtow to him three times! I must be eager to give it a try at this time, and plan to extend my power. Most of the people who came to help received the benefits from the merchants, right? Before he can save you all, this person will be caught by the factory guards and meet you. I dare to ask if you all ate the delicious food of Zhenzi last night. Ah? Do you dare to say that? The prince advocates diligence and frugality. Each meal only uses four dishes, two meat and two vegetables. What about you? Is it true that the sentence is true, the front is tight, the rear is tight? Is this the case? What did Zhongliang do? He held a banquet, was romantic, colluded with merchants, and acted illegally. At the same time, he claimed that he was Zhongliang, and everything he did was for the good of Ming Dynasty! Some people say that I am shameless, but I am unwilling to refute. But this is what Zhongliang did. Why... Haha! I think everyone must have a final conclusion in their hearts! What a loyal person! First be a loyal person in the Ming Dynasty, and then be a loyal person in the Qing Dynasty! Both dynasties will be loyal and good, and the future is limitless!"
What Peng Bin said before was very good, and Ruan Dacheng thought what he said was very appropriate.
This "loyalty" is not the other's, and what he did went beyond the scope of shamelessness.
At this time, both Li Zhan and Tang Shiji were choked. They secretly cursed Ruan Dacheng as a bastard, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Is it interesting to ask for money to talk things over? Is it fun?
Whenever I mention this, I get angry and anxious, fearing that I will be betrayed by those businessmen who are greedy for life and fear of death.
"If you listen carefully, I won't bother you anymore. Get some rest early. You may be interrogated tomorrow."
Seeing who would become the stubborn fool this time, Ruan Dacheng had no other thoughts, so he closed his eyes and squinted in the corner.
"I wonder how the leader makes a decision?"
After listening to Ruan Dacheng's long speech, Cai Yichen also wanted to hear Qian Qianyi's suggestions. It might be more appropriate to consider them comprehensively.
"I heard that the annual income of Zhejiang Tea Class is only a thousand taels. Is there a huge difference from the truth? Does Yun Xian know?"
Qian Qianyi did not directly tell him his plans, but instead asked about something more interesting.
"Why...why does the leader ask such a question?"
Cai Yichen was a little confused when he was asked. Of course he knew the actual situation.
"If you know it, confess it; if you don't know it, insist on it, that's all!"
This is the advice Qian Qianyi gave to the other party. It is the other party's business to listen or not.
"Ah? This... why did the leader say he knew but confessed instead?"
Cai Yichen needs to ask clearly before making any calculations.
"The difference is so huge, and the Holy One has learned the truth. Now Long Yan is furious. If the money is not enough, Yun can first use the lives of his family members to fill it. Are you willing?"
"this……"
"If Mr. Yun can raise a million taels of silver, he can naturally keep his whole family safe. If he has a very close relationship with the tea merchant, and he doesn't want to plead guilty this time, and the tea merchant blatantly evaded a large amount of taxes, what do you think your majesty will do? Woolen cloth?"
"..."
"The tea merchants will naturally be severely punished, but it is not enough to act as a deterrent. It would be great to choose an important person from Zhejiang to do the surgery, so that he can serve as a warning to others!"
"Don't scare me, leader!"
"Could it be that Yun Xian thought that the key figures who colluded with the Lianghuai salt merchants would be severely punished, but the key figures who colluded with the Zhejiang tea merchants would be fine?"
"this……"
"Have you not seen the current situation clearly yet?"
"I hope that the leader will not hesitate to teach me, I am very grateful!"
"If you have money, give money; if you have life, give life!"
"Ah? This..."
"Compared with wealthy merchants, we all have no money, but we have a destiny. This is fate, which means we are destined!"
"Could it be that the leader thinks that what is stated in the Book of Heaven is true?"
"I am incompetent. Do you have the ability to identify the authenticity of the Heavenly Book?"
"……Disaster!"
"Things are not what they used to be. Please take care of yourself!"
Ruan Dacheng had already rested, and Qian Qianyi also planned to wake up before talking.
He neither wanted to be executed nor sent to mine, so he could still stay in Jiangnan, even if he was banned.
At worst, I will cut off all relations with merchants and write and write at home, and I will not feel lonely if I have my wife and concubines by my side.
Qian Qianyi still doesn't know whether Chongzhen really wants to kill Donglin, but as the leader of Donglin, he must be careful at this time to avert danger.
For Donglin, there are endless leaders.
But for me, there is really no way to resurrect after death.
The old boy Ruan Dacheng is quite smart, but the sad thing is that others can't see through it.
Back then, Wei Zhongxian was so arrogant that he only killed a number of Donglin generals.
For Donglin, who has many soldiers and generals, it is not a big deal. As long as there is a vacancy in the court, even if there are hundreds of vacancies, they can be filled quickly.
However, it would be unimaginable for the emperor and the prince to join forces to deal with Donglin.
The prince has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, and the emperor controls the factory guard eagles and dogs, all pointing at Dong Lin's words...
Qian Qianyi thought it would be better to find a way out for himself first!
