Upon hearing this, other Shanxi merchants were suddenly enlightened. They suddenly woke up and expressed their opinions that it didn't matter if they didn't want the property over there. After all, if the Qing army plundered that place, the money would eventually return to their pockets, and even Countless times more, it's worth it no matter how you calculate it, not to mention that you can bring down the troublesome Lu Xiangsheng.
Chen Xinjia became excited immediately after hearing this, and immediately asked about their available manpower. After some plotting, a conspiracy against Lu Xiangsheng was hatched.
As soon as the banquet was over, the eight major Shanxi merchants returned one after another and mobilized their confidants to do this.
At this time, Liu Yuliang, the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, had already prepared a draft and went to the Wenhua Hall to meet him.
After some greetings, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I left the capital to supervise the division. I heard that Lu Shangshu had regained control of the military. The high generals cooperated with him. I thought that it was meaningless to supervise the division, and the cabinet was busy with affairs. Then he returned to Beijing to resume his mission."
Logically speaking, after saying this, Emperor Chongzhen should have said that the chief minister has worked hard, and he is still thinking about cabinet affairs outside the capital, which is really thoughtful.
After all, in the beginning, it was Liu Yuliang who took the initiative to request orders to go out to supervise the division. This kind of enthusiasm will make the emperor feel that this first assistant is really good!
However, Emperor Chongzhen first found out through the eavesdropping seeds on Cao Huachun that Liu Yuliang was afraid after leaving the capital; then, he learned about what happened in Jinzhou through the eavesdropping seeds on Wang Chengen's body. Therefore, he had an idea of what kind of person Liu Yuliang was. Understand more thoroughly.
At this time, when he heard Liu Yuliang's self-narration, he stared at him expressionlessly and asked unexpectedly in a cold voice: "I don't know what the chief assistant's schedule was like after leaving the capital, and what specific things he did to fulfill his duties as superintendent." Can you tell me about your responsibility?"
Lu Xiangsheng's memorial should arrive in the capital soon. Therefore, until this memorial arrives, Emperor Chongzhen will naturally pretend that he does not know about Jinzhou.
Liu Yuliang below was stunned when he heard his question. Why did the emperor not act according to common sense? Not only did he not praise, but he asked such detailed questions?
For a moment, he didn't know what to say. However, thanks to his many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he quickly came up with a countermeasure and responded respectfully: "After I left the capital, I immediately led my troops to join Lu Shangshu. Along the way, I dealt with the Manchu and Qing troops, forcing the Manchu and Qing Dynasties to The army gave up the encirclement of Lu Shangshu and turned to pursue Wei Chen."
At this point, his voice suddenly became louder and he became a little excited, and he loudly said: "Your Majesty, I want to impeach the magistrate of Jinzhou!"
What a great Liu Yuliang, he confused right and wrong between opening his mouth and shutting up. He was too afraid to move forward and turned into dealing with the Manchu and Qing troops. He even took the matter of rescuing Lu Xiangsheng on himself. He was really capable!
If it were the former Emperor Chongzhen, maybe he would actually believe him. After all, he was the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty. It seemed reasonable if the Manchu and Qing troops came to chase him.
However, Emperor Chongzhen knew the truth of the matter at this time. After he said this, he was even more impressed by his confusion of right and wrong, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Hearing him talk about the incident in Jinzhou again, I couldn't help but secretly think to myself, I really want to take revenge on the magistrate of Jinzhou, what do you think?
Thinking like this, he asked coldly: "Why would the chief minister want to impeach a mere magistrate?"
"Your Majesty, even the ministers almost couldn't come back to see Your Majesty. It's because of this Jinzhou magistrate!" Liu Yuliang looked at the emperor's face and thought it was a reaction to what he said, so he first gave a qualitative conclusion, and then He reported what happened: "One hundred thousand Manchu troops chased Wei Chen and tried to capture Wei Chen to humiliate our Ming Dynasty. But Wei Chen naturally would not give the Manchus a chance and vowed to fight with them to the death. Finally, they reached Jinzhou City and wanted to Enter the city and rely on the strong city to fight the Manchu and Qing troops to the death. Unexpectedly, when the Jinzhou magistrate saw this, he not only refused to listen to the orders of the ministers, but instead closed the city gate tightly to create opportunities for the Manchu and Qing troops. Even if the ministers showed great righteousness, they would not Any effect. It can be said that this person has ulterior motives and wants to trap low-ranking ministers into the Qing Dynasty. Maybe this person is an insider of the Qing Dynasty. "
When he said this, he suddenly had a sad look on his face, as if he was about to cry and said: "Your Majesty, a humble minister sacrificed his life for the country, and it is not a pity to die. This is the duty of a minister. But this Jinzhou magistrate is actually an official of our Ming Dynasty. It is a shame. All of his actions are just like what I said. Please send factory guards to arrest him. The truth will be interrogated and his true colors will be exposed!"
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and stood with his hands down, waiting for the emperor's response. At the same time, I thought in my heart, no matter what aspect, the emperor must punish the Jinzhou magistrate well, no matter what aspects, including giving an explanation to the chief minister, tracking down the Manchu internal agents, disobeying the orders of the governor, trying to frame the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, etc. That’s it!
Haha, Chen Hongxu, Chen Hongxu, you dare to humiliate you in front of your face. I will definitely ruin your reputation and make you worse than death!
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen listened and said lightly: "I already know this, what else does Liu Qing have to do?"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yuliang couldn't help but raise his head in astonishment and looked at Emperor Chongzhen speechless for a moment. The expression on his face seemed to be saying, Your Majesty, I have made it so clear, can I just change it to this sentence? Shouldn't His Majesty be furious and immediately send factory guards to arrest that damn Jinzhou magistrate!
For a moment, he stayed there and forgot to answer.
At this time, footsteps came from outside, and a chamberlain held a long tube and announced excitedly at the door of the palace: "Your Majesty, Lu Shangshu, who leads the army of King Qin in the world, has urgently arrived to report a victory! "
Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen knew what the memorial contained, so he nodded and said, "Send it up!"
Liu Yuliang listened below and came back to his senses. He couldn't help but be a little surprised. What kind of victory did Lu Xiangsheng win? There was a good news coming out at this time? If that was the case, maybe he should join him, so that he could win the battle, and then he would have his own share of the credit.
Out of curiosity, he looked towards a chamberlain to receive the good news.
But at this moment, I heard Emperor Chongzhen speaking again on the throne: "It seems that for many years, some people have forgotten how serious the crime of deceiving the emperor is. Come, tell Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang!"
When Liu Yuliang heard this, he was stunned and felt a little bad in his heart. Why did the emperor bring up the crime of deceiving the emperor at this time?
Cheating the emperor? Didn’t I just do that? Was it discovered by the emperor?
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on his back. But then he comforted himself, how could the emperor know his situation outside and call Cao Huachun over? He should be sending Tiqi to arrest the Jinzhou magistrate!
That's right, that's definitely the case. After Chen Hongxu was captured, he would definitely deny it. This was the crime of deceiving the emperor, and the emperor would definitely be furious about it.
With this thought in his mind, Liu Yuliang finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked forward to Cao Huachun quickly sending the officers to arrest him!
