Before Lu Xiangsheng's messenger set off, Emperor Chongzhen had actually learned of Wang Chengen's plan through the eavesdropping seeds on his body. After thinking about it carefully, he felt it made sense.
And because of his soul fusion, he basically knew what the original Emperor Chongzhen would do after King De was killed. I have to say that what those ministers were worried about, and what those Shanxi merchants and their associates hoped for, would indeed happen.
However, Emperor Chongzhen at this time was dominated by the souls of later generations, so the result was different.
Emperor Chongzhen thought about these things and sneered in his heart. If this is the case, then let's take advantage of this momentum to carry out a massacre and wipe out all the Shanxi merchants! Only in this way can we meet the thunderous wrath expected by the courtiers!
In other words, it is certain that Lei Lei will be furious, but this target is not Lu Xiangsheng as they hoped, but Shanxi merchants and his associates!
However, there is a prerequisite, that is, before uncovering the target for venting anger, a new army under the Yuma Supervisor must be established, led by oneself, and find out who the Shanxi merchants and their associates are!
When Emperor Chongzhen thought of this, he immediately issued an order and ordered Governor Chen Xingjia of Xuanda to come to Beijing immediately after receiving the order.
In addition, Lu Xiangsheng's idea was to take advantage of the current division of the Manchu and Qing armies, and the large number of people and property that had been plundered were still in Hebei. Therefore, if Guan Ning's army is allowed to enter the pass quickly, they may be able to rescue these Ming people.
Emperor Chongzhen thought that this was a good idea, so before Lu Xiangsheng's messenger arrived in the capital, he immediately rushed 800 miles to Shanhaiguan to deliver the order, asking Wu Sangui and Zu Dashou to immediately lead troops to serve the king. Anyway, even if Emperor Chongzhen came up with this matter himself, no one would be surprised.
After finishing all this, Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang, appeared again. This time, I came to report something about Fang Fengnian, the former assistant minister.
After some greetings, he reported to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, according to the verification by my servant, Fang Fengnian did accept bribes to speak for corrupt officials. But...but..."
"But what?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but asked with a little dissatisfaction upon hearing this, "Don't hesitate, tell the truth!"
After hearing this, Cao Huachun sighed in his heart and said, "But the total amount of embezzled money was 1,150 taels, and it was given to his family by the family members of two corrupt officials."
In other words, the matter discovered by Jinyiwei was indeed true. It was handed over to Dongchang for verification and conclusion, which was a matter of more than one thousand taels of silver. To be honest, in the officialdom of Ming Dynasty, there are really not many.
Of course, it's hard to say whether Fang Fengnian still has any problems. Neither Jinyiwei nor Dongchang are immortals, and they cannot fully grasp Fang Fengnian's affairs. Even in later generations, it will not be easy to obtain all the corruption information of corrupt officials.
If torture is used to force Fang Fengnian to answer as many questions as he imagined, then this is tyranny, and there is no point in yielding to punishment.
In fact, Ming law also stipulates that punishments must not be abused.
Normally, when a county magistrate tries a case, he will not throw in a stick or put a stick on the case if there is a disagreement, as shown on TV in later generations. Rather, punishment can only be used if there is real evidence and the criminal is still not recruited.
No matter how many officials follow this rule, at least this is what the law says.
Cao Huachun was fucked by Emperor Chongzhen several times in a row, and he was very scared. He was afraid that he would offend the emperor by not doing something well, so he was very cautious in doing things and did not dare to cross the line of the law. Therefore, for now, he only reported it to the police. Such a little dirty silver.
After looking at the emperor's face, Cao Huachun said carefully: "Your Majesty, I don't know how to deal with this matter?"
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen frowned and thought for a while, then stood up and said, "Let's go, I'll go see him in person!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty wants to see him, but my servant will just go and fetch him. How can there be any reason for your Majesty to go see him!"
"No!" Emperor Chongzhen did not stop and vetoed as he walked, "I just want to see him in an environment like Dongchang Prison!"
After hearing what the emperor had said, Cao Huachun had no choice but to lead the way and led the emperor to Dongchang Prison again. At the same time, he was also murmuring in his heart, why did the emperor go to Dongchang Prison again and again? Of course, he didn't dare to ask this.
Not long after, Emperor Chongzhen came to Dongchang Prison again. This time, just like last time, no advance notice is allowed.
Along the way, Emperor Chongzhen discovered that Cao Huachun seemed to have been replaced by many refugee soldiers. This could be distinguished from their faces, bodies, and expressions when they saw himself as the emperor. He was quite satisfied with this.
After entering the prison and arriving at the door of a cell, Emperor Chongzhen saw Fang Fengnian wearing prison clothes, sitting with his back to the door and facing the wall, seemingly thinking about life.
Seeing that he turned his head without hearing the sound, and he couldn't just leave the emperor alone, Cao Huachun lowered his voice a little and shouted sternly: "Fang Fengnian, come here quickly to see me!"
Fang Fengnian recognized Cao Huachun's voice. Hearing this, he did not turn around. Instead, he continued to maintain his previous posture and replied coldly: "Eunuch Cao does his best and makes things difficult for others. Do you want to imitate Wei Ni?"
When Cao Huachun heard this, he was startled, glanced at the emperor, and then immediately shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, your majesty is here!"
To be honest, Dongchang has been doing things these days, or in other words, doing things openly. After checking this, checking that, getting rid of this, getting rid of that, and even killing the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, Cao Huachun was worried that his relationship with the others was completely over. If they united to attack him, they would I wonder if the emperor will still protect him?
Just like Fang Fengnian at this time, Cao Huachun was frightened by Wei Ni's words.
Emperor Chongzhen actually knew this well, so he said calmly: "I am here, where did Wei Ni come from?"
Fang Fengnian, who was facing the wall, heard Cao Huachun's words. When he was surprised, he heard the emperor's words again. He was startled and turned around quickly. As expected, he saw the emperor standing outside the cell. He was so frightened that he immediately fell to the ground and said: "Sin." I see your Majesty, long live, long live, long live!"
Looking at him, Emperor Chongzhen was silent for a moment, and then asked coldly: "Do you know the crime?"
Fang Fengnian still lay there, not daring to raise his head, and just echoed: "The guilty minister was obsessed with accepting the money, and the guilty minister knows his guilt!"
Who is not corrupt in the Ming Dynasty officialdom? If every corrupt person ransacked their homes, the Ming Dynasty would be doomed. Whether it was for the Ming Dynasty or for his future self, he did not want the emperor to severely punish corrupt officials, so he spoke for them and collected some money by the way.
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen snorted coldly: "Looking at you facing the wall and thinking about your mistakes, do you think you have figured out what crime you have committed? It seems that I overestimate you!"
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