Chapter Eighty-Five: Keeping a Low Profile
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It's an old man again, Chongzhen glanced at the prince and then at Chang Yu, is this all a coincidence?
Moreover, he heard Chang Yu's sentence: When the Son of Heaven guards the country, and when the king dies, he knows that he may die, and the original tangled matter of moving south, he also gave up in his heart, rather than fleeing south to be blamed by the cabinet, blamed, and humiliated by the ancestors, it is better to be upright and honest with the country, anyway, it is a death, if it is better to leave a heroic name, it is not worthy of the ancestors, and if there is really only only February left, it is too late to move south, and it can only be regarded as a desert and escape, which makes the world laugh.
After all, the Ming Dynasty has not been a soft bone emperor in the country for hundreds of years, even if the mob is pressed, even if the tile spur army besieges Beijing, even if the emperor is captured, there is no one who admits defeat, the orthodox emperor is captured and resolutely does not beg for mercy, Longwu, Emperor Shaowu committed suicide and martyrdom, there is no soft egg!
"I didn't expect that there would be such loyal people as you around me, and I never thought that the court officials were inferior to a eunuch in the harem" Chongzhen nodded, and looked at the prince next to him, and suddenly felt that he was not so lonely, there was a prophet's son, there was a loyal servant, maybe things would take a turn for the better, otherwise why would God want his son to have such a dream, but where did he know that the prince's dream was the biggest deception, but no matter what, it was good for him to have some confidence at this time.
"You really surprised me, and it can be regarded as an unexpected joy, I want to reward you heavily."
"The small ones don't want any rewards" Chang Yu categorically refused: "I can't help the emperor get on the horse and kill the enemy, share the worries and solve the difficulties, the small ones are already guilty, what kind of reward do they have, what kind of reward do they want, the little ones don't want power, they just want to do things silently for the emperor." His words were true, but at the same time, he was afraid that Chongzhen was deliberately tempting.
Chongzhen nodded slightly: "You are so loyal, I miss your affection, he will definitely not treat you lightly in the future, now let's talk about how that thing is done?" β
"Guozhang, the British Duke and Xiangcheng Bo have already nodded, and the others will respond at the latest tomorrow, they have no way out!" Chang Yu said and secretly glanced at Queen Zhou, but saw that Queen Zhou just smiled dotingly at him, nothing else, it was obvious that she was very sad about her mother's family.
"How smooth is it? Have you ever been embarrassed for them? Chongzhen asked more tactfully, to be honest, he was still a little worried that Chang Yu would punish these nobles, and he would be killed by those cabinet courtiers when he turned around, although he was now the emperor of the end of the road, compared to before, he still didn't dare to turn his face, if they were all withdrawn, they would become a hall of words, and they would become the commander of the light pole, no one could use it, and the Ming Dynasty would die quickly.
"I didn't even move a single hair, the small one convinces people with reason, and convinces people with law" Chang Yu said lightly, and even the queen of Zhou and the prince looked at each other and smiled, and even Chongzhen had a smile on his face: "You really have a way, those hard bones can be soft to you" said and couldn't help but smile bitterly, and sighed: "I have some of their choreography when I look back."
"What qualifications do they have to arrange the emperor" Chang Yu's voice couldn't help but get louder: "When the national disaster is the first to shrink the head of the turtle, it is just a matter of eating the king's Lu but not sharing the king's worries, but they are full of private pockets, public weapons are used for private purposes, for the moth of the country, they are justified and justified according to the law, why is the emperor afraid of their arrangement!" β
Chongzhen looked at Chang Yu's eyes even more appreciatively when he heard this, nodded slightly but was silent.
"Emperor, in this extraordinary period, you should use extraordinary means, and you can cut the mess with a quick knife" Chang Yu continued, he knew that Chongzhen was an indecisive person, to tell the truth, he still hoped that Chongzhen could turn the situation around, after all, he was really a good emperor overall.
But after Chang Yu said this, he regretted and wanted to slap himself, because he obviously caught the frown on Chongzhen's brows, and he was not happy at all, and instantly thought that this emperor was not only indecisive but also stubborn, and it was obvious that he didn't like to listen to a minion's preaching, even if he praised his loyalty just now, and then Chang Yu realized the so-called personal feeling of accompanying the king like a tiger.
Fortunately, as soon as Chang Yu reacted, he quickly diverted the topic: "I took a total of seventeen people tonight, and the small one gave them the bottom line is 100,000 yuan, and the worst one is a million in the end, and the emperor's salary is immediately solved!" β
Lakh! Million! Chongzhen grew his mouth and couldn't help but say: "You are really ruthless, I'm afraid that they may not be honest and follow ......."
"I'm not afraid that they won't obey, whoever doesn't pay it will be locked up, no one can hold out for a few days in these nobles" Chang Yu said lightly, and then comforted: "The emperor only needs to withstand the pressure in the court, if the cabinet has a plea, he will shirk the matter and hand it over to Jinyiwei to deal with it with full authority, and no matter how small he is, he is willing to bear this notoriety." Speaking of this, Chang Yu suddenly had a big question mark, saying that Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian were actually just the emperor's substitutes, otherwise they stirred up a miasma of smoke and miasma in the government and the opposition, and if they didn't believe the emperor, they wouldn't have heard of it, if there was no emperor's connivance, where would they have the confidence.
Chongzhen expressed his appreciation for Chang Yu's behavior of taking the initiative to take the blame.
Chang Yu then said: "Emperor, in a few days, you can summon these nobles into the palace, and then you can hold a big game in the palace to continue to prepare."
Chongzhen raised his eyebrows, "I'm afraid that after this, they may not take the bait"
"Otherwise," Chang Yu waved his hand and chuckled: "After this, they are getting more and more trapped here."
Chongzhen had an epiphany: Yes, there is nothing faster than gambling to return to the capital, just cut off a piece of meat, it is inevitable to feel distressed, thinking of a way to make up for it, this is also human nature.
"You are really witty" Chongzhen looked appreciative, and Zhu Cihong next to him secretly waved his fist at Chang Yu, this little brother is too good at making money.
"I'll leave this matter to you" Chongzhen suddenly felt a little happy, there is such a clever person in the Tianxing Palace, it is simply a noble bone scraper, a little expert in making money.
"Obey" Chang Yu kowtowed, and then said: "But some people had better not let them enter the palace again, and let him learn to shut up, otherwise it will affect the plan" said and looked at Queen Zhou.
Queen Zhou understood in seconds, and smiled at Chang Yu: "Some people in the palace will not let him step into the imperial city again" It is not an exaggeration to say that Zhou Yufeng has lost any trust in his father's family, but he has more and more trust and love for Chang Yu.
Chongzhen naturally understands who Chang Yu is talking about, in fact, he also hates Zhou Kui extremely much in his heart, it is to the point of being famous for vomiting, and what a dignified country lord does is really disgusting!
But he didn't bother to pay attention to that disgusting person, there were things worth being happy in front of him, such as the million silver, he was excited when he thought about it, how much effort he had put into it, and he didn't hesitate to lose his royal face and begged for donations everywhere, but this little eunuch got a million as soon as he made a move, and it was justified!
"Emperor, I heard that you are going to send the Jinyi Guard to the west, right?" Chang Yu asked suddenly, even the prince next to him was a little surprised, originally they were going to discuss this matter again, but saying it at this moment made him a little worried in his heart, mainly because he was afraid of exposing the eunuch army under Chang Yu.
Chongzhen couldn't help but glance at Zhu Cihong when he heard this, which made the prince even more panicked, but fortunately, Chongzhen was only a glimpse, if the prince leaked these political affairs to a eunuch on weekdays, I am afraid that he would be punished.
But now it's different, firstly, the prince is too important to Chongzhen now, not to mention the position of the prince, but more importantly, this baby is now a prophet, who was dreamed of by the immortals. Second, he now also knows that Chang Yu is reliable, and he is a fighting chicken in his henchman.
"What do you suggest?" Chongzhen asked