After thinking about it, Emperor Chongzhen felt that it was not enough, so he summoned Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang.
Not long after, Cao Huachun arrived in a hurry. He seemed to have misunderstood something. As soon as he met, he hurriedly reported: "I am reorganizing the East Factory. I will reflect deeply in front of the portrait of Grandpa Yue. From now on, everyone in the East Factory must be loyal and serve the country. Otherwise, I will not be able to do anything." No one can spare them.”
When Dongchang entered, a large portrait of Yue Fei was placed, reminding Dongchang Tiqi to handle the case in vain. That's why he said this.
When Cao Huachun said this, he took a peek at Emperor Chongzhen's face and seemed a little surprised. Suddenly, he thought that this matter made the emperor more satisfied, so he continued to strike while the iron was hot to show his remorse: "The stolen money that has been recovered now, including the slave's own money, totals ninety-eight thousand, seven hundred and seventy-eight taels. Six points.”
When it came to handing over the stolen money, he still used his brains and mixed it together to avoid the tangled problem of how much money he personally should hand over. Even to show that there is no perfunctory, the money has been calculated to the level of points. Unlike Wang Chengen, who foolishly turned it in alone, and it was still a round number.
Emperor Chongzhen actually knew this well. And for him, he prefers to be like Wang Chengen, who is simple; as for a veteran like Cao Huachun who puts so much thought into it, then don't blame yourself for using him like Wei Zhongxian and becoming a scapegoat afterwards!
Thinking of this, he immediately smiled and said: "Very good, I'll just give the money to Chen Baoting later. I told you that I have something to do for you."
Cao Huachun was actually a little worried. He didn't know whether the emperor would be satisfied with the amount of money he handed over. He was afraid that the emperor would ask him how much money he had paid. When I heard the emperor's words at this time, it seemed that the emperor didn't care about the amount, and he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Did he pay a little more?
At the same time, he was a little surprised. He didn't know what the emperor was going to tell him, so he quickly replied: "Your Majesty's will, I will definitely do my best to fulfill it!"
Emperor Chongzhen looked at him and said: "Go and find out Li Ruolian, the commander of Jinyiwei, and find out everything about his family situation, including what he has really done in Jinyiwei for so many years. Remember, we must If he did something, regardless of credit or fault, whether it was someone else's fault or someone else's fault, I want to see the facts!"
This kind of matter without conflict of interest has just been dealt with by Cao Huachun. I believe he will not mess around with this matter. Emperor Chongzhen was still confident about this.
Li Ruolian? Cao Huachun thought for a while and then remembered that there was indeed this person on Jinyiwei's side. He had an impression in his mind that he was not likely to cause trouble. He was an old scalper from Jinyiwei! The emperor suddenly pays attention to him. Is he about to turn around or is Luo Yangxing putting the shit basin on his head again?
He was thinking about this matter in his mind, but on the surface he accepted the order without hesitation: "I obey the order, I will do it right away!"
After leaving the palace gate, he immediately called the chamberlain waiting outside the palace and asked, "Has Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, come to see you?"
"Back to our ancestors, no! But Master Luo, commander of the Jinyi Guards, has been here."
Cao Huachun frowned after hearing this, and asked again: "Do you know the reason why the emperor sent Luo Yangxing here?"
"Back to my ancestors, those eight were waiting in the hall. My grandson could only hear a little bit outside. It seemed to be related to the Manchu Tatars, and there was no mention of anything about Li Tongzhi."
After hearing this, Cao Huachun turned his head and glanced inside the palace. The emperor had used those eight little chamberlains from the inner study hall. They were really in the way!
He knew that the twelve eunuchs in the palace were all like him. After knowing that the emperor was interested in cultivating the eight eunuchs, they had all tried to win over them. It's useless for anyone to try to win over the Emperor's thigh, he's really very smart! No, the emperor even let these people take charge of the money he handed over!
I was slightly unhappy, and I couldn't figure out why the emperor suddenly wanted to investigate Li Ruolian's affairs on his own, so I couldn't win over or step on him in advance. It seemed that it had to be business!
Naturally, he didn't know that the emperor knew something about Li Ruolian through eavesdropping on the seeds, so he wanted to know more about whether Li Ruolian could be of great use! He didn't even know that he was secretly inquiring about the emperor's movements at this time, and Emperor Chongzhen also knew everything!
At this time, although the capital had been under martial law for a long time due to the invasion of the Qing Dynasty army, after all, there were too many civil servants, military officers, princes and nobles in the city, and it was impossible to maintain a high degree of martial law all the time. But relatively speaking, the streets were still quite deserted.
Soldiers from the Wucheng Military and Horse Division patrolled the streets. When they saw the refugees on the street corner, they swarmed up, pushed, kicked, and cursed fiercely.
"Let you run out, let you run out!"
"It's all your fault. We have to go out on patrol in this winter!"
"..."
Before martial law was imposed in the capital, some refugees had already fled. Those who have relatives can still seek refuge with them, while those without relatives can only beg on the streets. However, various security incidents, slovenly images, and corpses of people who died of freezing and starvation everywhere have made Sunchon Prefecture very nervous. To avoid the headache, the censor patrolling the city also dispatched soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to intensify patrols on the streets. Once refugees are found, they will be closely guarded.
"Brother, please come on, I've been hungry for a few days. If I were sent there, I would definitely starve to death!"
"Sir, please be merciful and escort me away. Let him keep my child, just in case there is a kindhearted person who gives me food for me to eat!"
"..."
The refugees, regardless of whether they were men, women, old or young, tried their best to plead for mercy, but they were still driven away without mercy. For a moment, the cries were loud, but to no avail. Occasionally I would open the houses along the street and take a look, and then I could only sigh. In this world, people are suffering!
Suddenly, there was the rapid sound of horse hooves on the street, and a group of knights came galloping towards them. This gave the refugees who had been driven away a hope, and they all struggled even more fiercely, trying to block the road to see if they could get a chance to survive. .
The soldiers from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division were also a little curious. When they looked up, they found that the knights all wore pointed hats, white leather boots, brown clothes, and small ribbons. Suddenly, these soldiers were startled and immediately He pushed the refugees back while shouting: "Crazy, that's Dongchang Fanzi!"
Upon hearing this, even these refugees were shocked and did not dare to stop them. Because they know that Dongchang Fanzi will not care about their life or death. They might be hit by a horse and die, and they will be charged with another crime.
When these Dongchang fans passed by at lightning speed, the soldiers of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division began to talk with curiosity.
"What happened in the past two days? I encountered the third team of Dongchang fans!"
"Yeah, weren't you always fine before? Could something have happened?"
"Who knows? Someone is going to be unlucky anyway!"
"..."
