Chapter 74: You can't do this even with wool
"I believe in ciyi." Chongzhen said.
"What, long live, what did you say?" Queen Zhou looked at him with horror and asked in confusion.
Chongzhen sighed: "I said, I believe in Cilang. This child is very independent. I believe that he has his own reasons for going to Liaodong and Yizhou City. Don't worry, Queen, Cilang will be fine."
If you don’t worry, there will be a ghost. As a mother, Empress Zhou is worried every day. In her imagination, Zhu Cixuan had a hundred cold arrows aimed at him at any time in the border. If Zhu Cixuan didn’t return to the capital for one day, Empress Zhou would not feel at ease for one day.
"Long live, he is our prince!" Queen Zhou cried bitterly. She didn't say why you were so cruel. It was the border and the battlefield. This time it was Jiannu who attacked him, and Zhu Cixuan arrived at the front line. Isn't it obvious that he was going to die?
As a father, Emperor Chongzhen was actually worried. He didn't want the queen to be nervous: "Queen, think carefully about how much changes the child Cixuan has changed over the past few months. First, he solved the military salary for the court, and then knew that there would be war in Liaodong. You and I have to believe that there is God's will in the dark. Didn't Cixuan say that it was Emperor Taizu Chengzu who showed his spirit. Maybe his ancestors taught Cixuan to lead troops to fight, which made my Ming Dynasty last forever."
Despite Emperor Chongzhen's comfort, Empress Zhou was still extremely worried. Zhu Cixuan, a child, shouldn't have agreed to let him go to the border, let alone let him be a military supervisor.
Perhaps out of guilt, Chongzhen pointed to the content of the letter: "Queen, this is the matter of the father-in-law..."
Zhou Kui deserves to be punished for 10,000 yuan, but he embezzled and accepted bribes to buy and sell official positions. It is reasonable to say that death is worthy of death.
But he has donated more than one million taels of silver, which can be said to have emptied all the money.
The most important thing is that such a large sum of money has really solved the crisis of the court's shortage of money.
At this time, I wouldn’t be so excessive to get money from him.
In this case, why didn’t Emperor Chongzhen attack others? At present, he was worried about internal and external troubles, and there was a lot of trouble in the country, and Jiannu was attacking the border. When he was employed, Chongzhen could not deal with those corrupt officials drastically.
Besides, if you arrest those corrupt officials now, there will inevitably be fish that miss the net. It is better to put on a long line and catch big fish. The ministers will not move first and attack Zhou Kui, the father-in-law.
This is also what Zhu Cilang meant, so he mentioned this matter in his letter. After all, he was his father-in-law and the father of Empress Zhou.
Chongzhen also felt sorry for it. As soon as Empress Zhou was there, she asked about one of hers.
Unexpectedly, Empress Zhou was very angry about her father's corruption, and she said angrily: "Long live the way she wants to do it. Even if she deals with me according to my Ming Dynasty law, she has no complaints. As a minister, she does not know that she is loyal to the country and makes a lot of money in private. My father is so ashamed of my Ming Dynasty. I am guilty of my Ming Dynasty and I am willing to be punished together." As she said that, she knelt down.
Chongzhen hurriedly helped her up: "Ci-Yang means my meaning. The father-in-law has made mistakes, but he also has made contributions. Without other help, the Liao salary will be difficult to resolve."
Zhu Cixuan means to deal with this matter in a low-key manner. It is best not to disturb others, but to let Zhou Kui take it out in private.
Doing this is to protect Zhou Kui, otherwise he would have been greedy for so much and would have moved long ago.
After all, he was his own father. After hearing what Chongzhen said, Empress Zhou said gratefully: "I thank you for your kindness. Alas, I hope my father can reform himself. If he dares to embezzle and accept bribes, he will be punished."
Chongzhen nodded: "I won't let him do it again, I will warn him."
"Long live, is there really nothing wrong with the emperor in the border?" Queen Zhou asked with great concern.
Chongzhen, who was not sure in his heart, nodded and hugged Queen Zhou in his arms with a rare warm feeling: "No, there will be no problem."
The palace people in the Ganqing Palace were so scared that they lowered their heads, and Wang Chengen next to them also turned around in embarrassment. Although the emperor and the queen respect each other, there were still very few actions of the two of them intimately.
The two of them ignored it at this moment. Their son was in the most dangerous place on the front line. They all knew that their son was for the Ming Dynasty and for the whole world.
A little child has such a courage, so what else can this parent be afraid of? Empress Zhou lay in Chongzhen's arms and leaned against his broad shoulders, and finally calmed down in her heart. But she felt that with Chongzhen, he would hold on to him even if the sky fell. Moreover, he was an emperor who was in charge of the world. He was kind and would definitely be fine.
Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei, was summoned to the palace by Xuan. For some reason, he vaguely felt that something big was about to happen.
Sure enough, when he arrived in the warm cabinet, Emperor Chongzhen met him alone.
When they met alone, Luo Yangxing knew that the emperor had something to do with the butt. As the emperor's personal armed forces, the Jinyiwei did something shameful.
"Luo Yangxing, I have given you a task. Remember, this time you still have to keep it confidential and not know it from outsiders."
Luo Yangxing heard Chongzhen's serious statement and hurriedly knelt on one knee: "I obey the order!"
Chongzhen nodded: "Get up, go to the father-in-law's mansion and borrow another 500,000 taels of silver from the father-in-law."
Luo Yangxing looked shocked when he stood up, 500,000 taels, Zhou Kui?
Even Luo Yangxing had such an incredible expression, and Chongzhen felt that it was too much. But when the front line asked for money, he didn't care about so much: "Tell me the truth, can the father-in-law give this money?"
The Jinyiwei is really omnipresent. Zhou Kui's family background has been investigated clearly. After hearing Chongzhen's question, Luo Yangxing honestly answered: "Your Majesty can be taken out. But the father-in-law has really come to the bottom this time. If he took out so much money at once, the father-in-law is afraid that he will find a short-term view."
That's right, Zhou Kui really saw the bottom. After taking another 500,000, he couldn't get a penny. The rest were all fixed assets.
Zhou Kui, the father-in-law who is rich but wants to spend a penny in half, would be light if the court borrowed the 500,000 taels of silver, it would be a pity if he had seen the shortcoming.
In fact, Chongzhen also knew that his father-in-law was stingy, and this time he was afraid that he would really kill him. He thought for a while and then said, "You just keep an eye on it, go."
This was the emperor's will. After receiving the emperor's order, Luo Yangxing respectfully bowed and retreated. At the same time, he also had his own helplessness in his heart, and the father-in-law was in great trouble.
There are too many corrupt officials in the court, and it is unlucky, why is it Zhou Kui? It’s just that the Crown Prince has checked your details too clearly.
The emperor did not dare to neglect his orders. When he returned to the Beizhen Fushi Office, Luo Yangxing began to count the people and prepared to walk to the Zhou Mansion. This time, as Emperor Chongzhen said, I was afraid that he would really have to look at him well to avoid finding a short-sighted view.
Chapter completed!