Obviously, Wei Zhaocheng wanted to say that Wang Chengen was Wei Zhongxian, so as to comment on Wang Chengen's strength just now.
However, he didn't have that kind of toughness. When Eunuch Bingbi looked at him, he realized that he had made a mistake and did not dare to say anything more.
Sometimes, some people are just mean. If you don't listen to nice words, you will have to get angry to be obedient. No, under Wang Chengen's strong outburst, and watched by the eunuch Bingbi who stayed here, these civil servants finally began to discuss matters seriously.
At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen was yawning and approving the memorial. Suddenly, a chamberlain came in from outside the palace and said: "Your Majesty, almost all the people Princess Kunxing took out of the palace came back. They said they had some affection. Play to Your Majesty."
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised and asked, "Where is Princess Kunxing?"
"I haven't seen Her Highness the Princess, she should still be outside the palace."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned, put down his imperial pen, and strode out, just to clear his groggy mind.
When I came to the entrance of the palace, I saw people kneeling on the ground outside the entrance of the palace. He recognized the two leading people, Princess Kunxing's wet nurse.
So Emperor Chongzhen frowned and asked, "What's going on? Didn't you all go to the husband's house?"
Seeing the emperor's appearance, the two leading maids became excited. They fell to the ground one after another and said: "Your Majesty, that man is strong and does not treat the princess as a princess. I was so angry that I said a fair word and was driven away by him." Out."
"Yes, Your Majesty, that person is really rude, please ask Your Majesty to make the decision for Your Highness the Princess!"
Hearing what they said, others also echoed and said, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for Your Highness the Princess!"
For a moment, the crowd was in a fierce mood, and there was a strong momentum that was necessary to achieve the goal.
Many people think this way in their hearts: Didn’t I say, that is your mansion, your home? Let you be arrogant, look back and see what will happen to you!
Most of them believed that when Emperor Chongzhen heard that the eldest princess was being neglected, he was despising the Tian family and the emperor himself. Even if that person had been valued by the emperor before, under such circumstances, even if Emperor Chongzhen was not angry, he would definitely have a problem with that person. As a result, that arrogant person will have a hard time sooner or later!
But who would have thought that when Emperor Chongzhen heard what they said, he turned cold and said: "The princess went to be a maid, and she is acting like a princess? Is it really unreasonable to turn a deaf ear to my words?"
Listening to this, it seems that there is still the intention to question Princess Kunxing. So, these people were all dumbfounded.
Although they couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Emperor Chongzhen took wrongly, and actually made his own daughter become someone else's maid, for now, they were really afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would send someone to question the guilty princess, so they took the lead. One of the nuns quickly said: "The princess explained the situation to the maids and others, and she did not act like a princess. The maids couldn't see it."
Emperor Chongzhen understood as soon as he heard this. They didn't believe his daughter's words and caused trouble for her. With this thought in mind, he shouted with a stern face: "Since you are the ones who made the mistake, then each of you will receive ten battles. If the message is passed to those who are still with you, sir, if I hear similar things happen again, it will be doubled!"
"..." The group of people in the yard finally understood how important the so-called gentleman was. But as a result, they felt even more strange. What was the background that made the emperor even want to flatter him? Is this still the world of the Ming Dynasty?
Thinking this in my heart, I regretted it very much. If I had known this, I would have to fawn over you. Now, not only do I offend you, my buttocks also have to bloom, which is very painful!
After Emperor Chongzhen finished handling the matter, he was about to turn back to the palace when he suddenly stopped and ordered the eunuch beside him: "When Princess Kunxing returns to the palace, let her come to my side."
Obviously, she was his daughter after all, so he would still be a little worried if he didn't ask about the specific situation.
When he sat back on the throne, Wang Chengen came over in a hurry: "Your Majesty, the specific regulations of the matters discussed by the cabinet have been released."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he quickly stretched out his hand and said: "Hurry and bring it up."
He insisted on not taking a rest, just waiting for this matter.
Therefore, Wang Chengen quickly presented three memorials and added additional explanations on the side.
The first thing is that the prince will set off south in three days. However, he will not take the land route or the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, which is too dangerous in the current situation. Instead, he will take the sea route from Tianjin Port and mobilize the remaining Denglai Navy warships. escort. It takes time to prepare these, and arrangements need to be made from the capital to Tianjin.
Second, reduce taxes by half in areas north of the Yangtze River and reserve them for urban defense. It was agreed that the local chief official would decide the specific use of the tax money, and the second-level officials would also sign and deposit it, and clearly indicate the specific official names at the prefecture and county level. Afterwards, the higher level can send special personnel to check and review the accounts, and the imperial court will also send imperial envoys such as inspectors to check.
Third, when the enemy besieged a city and the local chief official collected money and grain, he should not just recruit one family, but the wealthy households, gentry, etc. in the city should jointly contribute funds. If the first collection is not enough, a second collection will be collected. Each collection must be signed by at least three officials in charge, and where the money and food will be used will be reported to the wealthy households and squires in the city for verification. After the incident is over, report it to the court and reward him as appropriate.
Emperor Chongzhen yawned after reading these regulations. Feeling quite satisfied, he said to Wang Chengen: "This time things were done well. It saved me a lot of trouble."
Hearing this, Wang Chengen sneered in his heart, and immediately reported the matter to the cabinet, and then said: "Long live my Lord, I have offended them all to death this time."
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but slap the memorial on the imperial case, and sneered: "Haha, it turns out that dogs can't change..., their nature is hard to change! You can go ahead with it, I want to see, they still have it How can I touch you!"
"After I left, someone in the cabinet compared me to Wei Zhongxian!" After hearing this, Wang Chengen quickly reported with a little grievance, "I didn't mean that at all. It was just because they hadn't discussed the business for a long time. I was anxious for a while. They spoke a little too hastily..."
"It's good to rush!" Emperor Chongzhen heard this and immediately sneered and said, "I finally understand, those people are just donkeys, they won't move unless they are whipped! From now on, you have to keep an eye on them for me, and you have to do this, You must not follow Wang Dehua’s example and collude with those civil servants, do you understand?”
When Wang Chengen heard this, he felt measured in his heart. He knew that the emperor had changed his attitude towards those civil servants under the influence of his husband. When he was satisfied, he immediately accepted the order.
Emperor Chongzhen was still satisfied with Wang Chengen. Not to mention accompanying him in the end, today's errand alone might not have resulted if Wang Chengen had not been decisive.
With this in mind, he picked up the three memorials and said to Wang Chengen: "You can take these three memorials to my husband and see if there is anything to add. If not, just let the cabinet draft the decree. .”
As soon as he said this, he yawned greatly.
When Wang Chengen saw it, he couldn't help but yawned greatly.
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but wake up. He turned his head to look at the sky, then changed his mind and said, "Forget it, I think it's about the same. I guess sir is very sleepy and resting, so let's do that."
"Long live the dragon body is the most important thing." Wang Chengen heard this and said quickly, "Sir, he said that good health is the capital of the Ming Dynasty and ZTE. Your Majesty must not be careless!"
Emperor Chongzhen smiled after hearing this and said: "Okay, I really can't hold on anymore, so I'm going to rest."
Having said this, he paused and then added: "You too, you are the one I trust the most, Ming Zhongxing cannot do without you, go and have a rest!"
Hearing this, Wang Chengen became a little excited and quickly thanked him.
So, the four people who stayed up all night finally went to rest. However, they did not know that as the government was disbanded in the cabinet, a storm began to arise in the capital.
