To be honest, if Emperor Chongzhen had not traveled through time and knew that the Shanxi merchants were the internal agents of the Manchu Tatars, even if he thought about the internal agents, he would have been confused by the censor, and would have doubted his own judgment again.
At this time, he listened to the conversation of these censors below, and for a moment, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional. The original Emperor Chongzhen was probably deceived and lame like this!
Listening to the speeches of these ministers, Emperor Chongzhen was not sure for a moment. Did they really think so, or were they speaking for Shanxi merchants?
You can't figure it out just by thinking about it, so go back and check it carefully. The reason why I came up with this idea at that time was not to alert others and see if any monsters would pop up! Thinking like this, he immediately interrupted Liao Guolin's words and said: "This is what I said!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place fell silent. Liao Guolin opened his mouth wide and was stunned for a moment. It seems that I just said a lot of words and attacked the emperor!
"The guilty minister is outspoken and speaks whatever comes to mind. Please forgive me!" Liao Guolin came back to his senses and immediately apologized.
Yang Zhiqi on the side also followed suit and said: "Your Majesty, as a censor, I should say what I have to say, so that I can live up to your majesty's promotion!"
Yes, when the two sang together, they first put themselves on the righteous side.
"Your Majesty, those who don't know are not guilty!" Fang Fengnian came out and said fair words, "They didn't know what Your Majesty said beforehand!"
Yang Sichang stood there, frowning and thinking, and felt that it made sense, so he followed up and said: "Your Majesty, what the two censors Yang and Liao said is quite reasonable. The pass has been suppressing the rebellion of thieves. And the Manchu Tatars No matter when we enter the pass, it will force the imperial court to mobilize troops to serve the king, which will give the bandits a chance to breathe. I'm afraid this matter is just a coincidence."
Not only him, but also other ministers came out to agree, feeling that the emperor was worrying too much about this matter.
Facing the speeches of many ministers below, Emperor Chongzhen looked at them without saying a word. As expected, it is true that you may not be able to decide what is discussed in the court today. No matter what their purpose is, they can always give a high-sounding reason.
As he listened, he heard what the officials below were saying gradually changed. He heard them saying: "Your Majesty, in this case, I think that Dongchang should be restrained. This Tiqi is going out everywhere, which is really not the case." Good omen for the country!”
"Yes, I beg your Majesty to restrain Dongchang Fanzi and restore peace to the capital!"
"..."
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen finally understood. It turned out that these ministers unanimously protested, and the actual purpose was to prevent Dongchang Fanzi from becoming active. In response, he sneered in his heart and remained silent, waiting for Cao Huachun to come over.
Seeing that the emperor still didn't speak, Liu Meicai, the imperial censor who had been silent all this time, suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Ma Dayong, the boss of Dongchang, has moved a lot of good things to his house in the past few days. It's 90% likely. , he did something wrong again while executing the emperor's orders, committed adultery and violated the law. These people like to use your majesty's power to bully others, I suggest that they be investigated thoroughly!"
After hearing this, some ministers immediately understood. Since the emperor has been unwilling to restrain Dongchang Fanzi, then attack Dongchang Fanzi. Are you, the emperor, afraid? Do we still need law and discipline?
Thinking like this, many imperial censors came forward one after another. Regardless of whether there were facts or not, they started to make trouble. Anyway, Taizu gave them the power to make trouble after hearing about it. So what if Dongchang Fanzi knew about it? So many censors and officials were saying that the law does not punish the public. This sentence is not just rhetoric. Moreover, it is said too much that the emperor only stayed in the palace and did not know what was going on outside the palace, so white that he could be called black.
Among them, Liu Meicai was thinking about preparing a big gift for Cao Huachun later. This is a two-pronged approach, one hard and one soft. He hoped that he could go back to the past and share money on the ground. This way, you are good, I am good, everyone is good, and the most important thing is to get rich together. That's not the case!
Just when they were talking about a lot of nonsense about Dongchang Fanzi, no matter whether there was any truth or not, and they were talking lively, and they must convince the emperor to rein in the factory guards, suddenly there was a voice: "The ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, the eunuch and concurrently Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang, requests an audience!"
As soon as this voice fell, the scene suddenly fell silent, the rightful owner has arrived!
Some officials would beep casually when Cao Huachun was away, but when Cao Huachun came, they were afraid of being noticed and immediately backed down. Of course, most people, relying on what everyone has said, there are so many people, so what if the factory owner comes, can he bite everyone to death?
No matter what their mentality was, Emperor Chongzhen immediately shouted coldly: "It's just the right time. In that case, I want to ask Cao Daban if there is anything to gain? If according to what Qing and others said, there is so much movement but nothing is found, then I will reinstate the restraint Dongchang. How about it?"
Hearing this, Liu Meicai suddenly felt happy, because he knew that Dongchang had not really checked who might be an internal agent of the Manchu Tatars. If that was the case, then there would be no problem. Others didn't believe that Dongchang would have any results, so they all understood it together and echoed the emperor's words one after another.
"Your Majesty is wise, I have nothing to say."
"I'm keeping an eye on your Majesty's behalf. If Dongchang casually treats Your Majesty, I'm bound to expose it!"
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In order to prevent Cao Huachun from biting someone temporarily, someone also took advantage of the opportunity to vaccinate Emperor Chongzhen.
Emperor Chongzhen ignored this and immediately ordered Cao Huachun to appear in court.
"Cao Huachun, the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the Secretary of Ceremony and the governor of the East Factory, came to visit..."
After the summons was passed level by level, Cao Huachun, dressed in a scarlet robe, appeared in front of everyone. They saw him hurriedly holding a memorial. Because of his status, he could go directly to the emperor.
"Your Majesty, the former eunuch Wang Zhixin and several others have confessed to the important case of the Royal Horse Prison discovered by this slave. The relevant evidence and stolen goods have also been collected. Your Majesty, please take a look!"
Cao Huachun's voice was loud, high-pitched, and harsh, and many civil and military officials could hear him clearly.
It is indeed harsh. When Cao Huachun arrived, he mentioned an important case in the Royal Horse Prison, and the relevant evidence and stolen goods were already available. This news was beyond the expectations of all civil and military officials.
If Cao Huachun, after hearing about the impeachment of Dongchang in the morning, found a reason on the spur of the moment and fabricated some crime, then they would all be able to refute it immediately, which would just confirm their previous worries. However, no one expected that Cao Huachun would report a major case as soon as he arrived. And it seems that he also got the evidence.
In this way, doesn't it mean that Dongchang's previous activity still had results, so wouldn't the emperor not be able to restrain Dongchang Fanzi? Although the Royal Horse Prison is also one of the twelve prison guards in the palace, Dongchang's bite is like dog bites dog. For them, the civil servants have the mentality of watching a show. But what if the emperor does not restrain Dongchang because of this, and then Dongchang starts biting the outer court?
While they were worrying, Emperor Chongzhen was furious after reading the memorial. He then threw the memorial to Cao Huachun and ordered at the same time: "Such a serious matter is really a shame to our Ming Dynasty! Cao Daban, please tell the content of the memorial to Read them all and see if any of them still say that my Dongchang will only disturb the people!"
