Needless to say, this head belongs to Liu Yuliang, the former chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty. It is really unlucky that the head of the person who committed the crime of deceiving the emperor is hung here to warn all officials. This is the fate of those who dare to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor!
When Chen Xinjia thought of this, he just secretly sighed that Liu Yuliang was unlucky. As for whether he wanted to take a warning, he never thought about it at all. After just one glance, he went into the imperial city to hand over his badge and wait for the emperor to summon him.
He didn't wait long as he handed in the badge. After a while, a chamberlain came over to convey the order, asking him to see him immediately.
When Chen Xinjia saw it, he was even more puzzled as to what urgent matter the emperor had summoned him for, but he responded immediately as soon as he handed over the badge. He was unsure and a little worried. When he saw that no one was around, he immediately walked a few steps quickly and rushed behind the servant. He smiled and whispered: "This father-in-law is really young and promising. I don't know what to call him?"
"Our surname is Lan, and our given name is Tianbao." Lan Tianbao immediately turned around, replied respectfully, and then prepared to turn back and continue leading the way.
But who would have expected that at this time, Chen Xinjia actually took out a piece of silver from his sleeve, put it directly into his hand, and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Eunuch Lan, it's our first time meeting you. Just a little money for tea, don't go out with me!"
Lan Tianbao's hand sank slightly, and he immediately knew that he was holding a fifty-two-weight large ingot. This meeting was a great gift, and it was his salary for several years, so he couldn't help but be a little stunned.
When Chen Xinjia saw it, he knew that this young chamberlain had probably never seen so much money before, and he was shocked.
Haha, it’s just a baby bird!
So, Chen Xinjia stretched out his hand and pushed Lan Tianbao's hand holding the silver to his side, then his face deliberately turned cold and said: "If Eunuch Lan doesn't accept it, he will look down on me. You shouldn't be so unwilling to give it. Isn’t this my official’s face?”
Lan Tianbao turned around and quickly put the ingot away without any further excuse. At the same time, a smile appeared on his young face.
Seeing this reaction, Chen Xinjia was not surprised. Hasn't it always been that money can make things work? If you can't let the devil push the wheels, it can only be said that there is not enough money. It's not normal for such a little chamberlain to have fifty taels of silver thrown at him and his spine to be bent!
Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Chen Xinjia's face again, and then he tried to ask: "Eunuch Lan, I wonder what the emperor knows about summoning me in such a hurry?"
Upon hearing this, Lan Tianbao immediately shook his head and said, "We don't know, but judging from the emperor's appearance, he seems to be in a hurry."
"..." When Chen Xinjia heard this, he was a little speechless, and at the same time, his heart ached a little. Unexpectedly, after throwing out fifty taels of silver, nothing could come out.
Unable to ask the specific reason, he felt a little unsure and couldn't think of how to deal with it first.
So, he changed his explanation and asked: "Has anything big happened in the past few days? For example, anything that can make the emperor happy or angry?"
Hearing this, Lan Tianbao replied this time: "There is no such thing as great joy, but there is indeed great anger. It is not all because Jianlu is harming our Ming Dynasty. Lu Shangshu has an urgent delivery. It is said that Jianlu is possible." Jinan Prefecture will be captured, and the emperor will be very angry because of this."
When Chen Xinjia heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised. Lu Xiangsheng actually has such high battlefield acuity. Can he guess that the Qing army is going to attack Jinan? But in terms of time, even if Lu Xiangsheng figured it out, it would be too late to save Nancheng. Besides, with the little army he has in hand, how can he rescue Nancheng?
If the capital suspects that Jinan City is likely to fall, then Lu Xiangsheng will be doomed. So, could it be that when the emperor called me here, he wanted to take over Lu Xiangsheng's position?
He actually took over the post of Governor of Xuanda from Lu Xiangsheng. If the emperor wants to punish Lu Xiangsheng now, then someone must take over Lu Xiangsheng's position. Maybe it's because of this!
Thinking about it this way, he felt that this possibility was very high. Just when he was about to inquire more from Lan Tianbao, someone passed by, so he had to hold his temper and didn't dare to speak anymore.
The law of the Ming Dynasty stipulates that there is no collusion inside and outside the palace. It would be bad if someone saw him, a governor outside the palace, chatting and laughing with the eunuchs in the palace, looking very familiar.
Unexpectedly, Chen Xinjia never had a chance and went directly to the Wenhua Hall for an audience.
After the ceremony, when Chen Xinjia was about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen on the throne had already taken the lead and asked coldly: "How many elite troops does Chen Qing have that can be mobilized to fight against Jianlu in the field?"
Chen Xinjia was stunned for a moment after hearing this. After thinking about it, he never thought that the emperor would ask this question.
The duty of Governor Xuanda has always been to guard against enemies on the grassland. Therefore, this time when the Qing army entered the customs, he took the opportunity to kick out the troublesome Hu Dawei and Yang Guozhu to King Qin, which was an explanation.
At this time, listening to the emperor's intention, it was obvious that he was raising elites to fight the Qing army in the pass. Don't say that he doesn't want to fight the Qing army. Even if he does, the troops he still has are not material for war. He knows this well.
Therefore, he replied with a little embarrassment: "Your Majesty, the elite of Weichen's troops have been mobilized as soon as possible. Now the only army can only rely on the cities in the Xuanda area for defense, and it is really difficult to fight against Jianlu in the field... …I’m really afraid of missing the military plane!”
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he looked very unhappy and immediately asked, "Do you have any extra money or food?"
"Your Majesty, the imperial court still owes several months of military pay to the troops under the minister's command!" Upon hearing this, Chen Xinjia immediately complained.
He was indeed right, at least in official matters.
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he shouted very unhappy: "There are no people or money? What do you do for food? Get out of here and go back to train troops!"
This is insulting!
After hearing this, Chen Xinjia was secretly happy. It seemed that the emperor was really anxious. He was asking for money and people to the extent that he was already messing up the rules. For this reason, he urgently recruited himself, the Governor of Xuanda, to Beijing. When he couldn't get people or money from him, he even ignored the emperor's dignity and even used swear words.
However, on the surface, Chen Xinjia showed that he was a little aggrieved, but he did not dare to say anything and could only retreat.
Of course he didn't know that in fact these were all bullshit. Emperor Chongzhen summoned him urgently just to secretly reward him with an eavesdropping seed.
What Chen Xinjia didn't expect was that after he exited and there was no one else in the Wenhua Hall, Lan Tianbao took out the large ingot from his sleeve and gave it to the emperor, and reported the conversation between the two. Because Emperor Chongzhen had explained in advance that if anyone tried to win over them or bribe them, they would be guilty and report it afterwards.
