857 Ridiculous 'Dead Advice'

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Chongzhen's holy decree made those dignitaries in the capital dumbfounded one by one.

This result was something they never expected.

Holy Lord, why don't you agree to move the capital, it's good to move the capital, Jinling, which is rich and safe, isn't it much stronger than the capital that is in danger at this time!

Those ministers couldn't understand it, and the big landlords in the capital, and the nobles and nobles couldn't understand it.

At this time, Li Zicheng's army was still in Changping, two days away from the capital, and there were still 200,000 Ming troops in the capital.

In this way, they can buy them a few days, which is enough for the Ming Dynasty to move the capital to Jinling smoothly.

After all, if Chongzhen wants to move the capital and transfer wealth to Jinling with those dignitaries and dignitaries in the capital, it is impossible to take the land route, they must choose to take the water route.

They only need to transport the belongings in the capital to the east canal ferry port to load the ship, and then they can quickly go south along the canal, and then the Dashun army will have no way to take them.

However, now Chongzhen does not agree to move the capital, which makes them lose the opportunity to transfer their property to Jinling.

What, transfer property yourself, just kidding.

It is not so easy for a large cart of property to be transported out of the city without attracting attention.

At this time, Chongzhen is not dead, the Ming Dynasty is not over, at this time the capital is still under the control of the Ming army, Chongzhen, the emperor's words, are still useful.

If you secretly transfer the property yourself, in case you are discovered, you will be caught by Chongzhen.

Let Chongzhen see that you have so much gold, silver and jewelry at home, and you lied to me that your family is so poor that you can't open the pot.

What the hell is this bullying, what is the crime of bullying, that is the crime of killing the head!

Perhaps, only by following Chongzhen to move the capital south, there will inevitably be a lot of people who will follow at that time, and they will not be too eye-catching if they bring their own wealth mixed in the team.

Although Chongzhen did not agree to move the capital, the ministers in the court did not give up.

One by one, as if they had discussed, they all ran to the palace, ran to the outside of Chongzhen's palace, and stood in rows.

These officials begged Chongzhen one by one to agree to move the capital, but if Chongzhen did not agree, they would not eat, drink or leave, which was called death.

Even Chen Yan, the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty at this time, came in person.

Chen Yan can't come if he doesn't come, he is not a person behind him, he also has a family, and there are interest groups behind him, all of which forced him to persuade Chongzhen to move the capital.

Facing the black officials standing outside the palace, Chongzhen was extremely calm this time, that is, he did not come forward, and he would not give in, so it was impossible to agree to move the capital.

If you want to die, you can die, don't you say that as long as I don't agree to move the capital, you won't eat, drink, or leave!

I'm going to see how long you can hold out and how many of you can do that.

Chongzhen was sitting in the palace at this time and thought so.

If, at this time, those Ming officials outside the hall knew that Chongzhen was thinking so in their hearts at this time, they didn't know what their expressions would be.

In the second half of August, when the autumn tigers are raging, the temperature in the capital is as high as nearly 40 degrees.

On weekdays, these high-ranking officials of the imperial court are probably hiding in their own mansions at this time, drinking herbal tea, and being fanned by the maids to cool off.

But today, they stood outside Chongzhen's palace one by one, staring at the scorching sun, it was simply a sin.

These officials all said that when they entered the palace early in the morning, the sun had not risen at first, and the temperature was not very hot, and these high-ranking officials of the imperial court could still hold on.

I can't just stand, my legs are a little tired, for the sake of my wealth, grit my teeth and persevere.

But when the sun comes up, the taste is refreshing.

These high-ranking officials of the imperial court stood for less than an hour, and they all fell down in large pieces, slumped on the ground one by one, and then couldn't stand.

These court officials are pampered one by one on weekdays, when have they stood for so long, how can they persist so much.

At this time, some officials could not bear this hardship and already wanted to retreat.

But unfortunately, they all put out their cruel words before, and then they changed their minds in a blink of an eye, and they were too faceless.

Forget it, keep gritting your teeth and holding on.

By noon, outside Chongzhen's palace, there was no longer a single official who could stand, and they all sat down on the ground one by one.

Even, next to each official, there are still domestic servants standing one after another, holding umbrellas for them.

"Oh, no, the official is dying, I'm dying of heat."

"I can't do it either, if I continue to dry like this, I'm about to die."

These court officials complained bitterly, and they really couldn't stand this crime.

At such a high temperature, they were still wearing solemn official uniforms, and when the official uniforms were tightly covered, it was even hotter.

Not only is it hot, they haven't even eaten breakfast, and at noon, their stomachs are rumbling with hunger, and this hot and hungry state directly makes most officials unable to resist.

"Shousuke-sama, what can I do now? The Holy One has not come out yet, so do we have to continue to wait like this? ”

An official couldn't help but open his mouth and asked about Shoufu Chen.

Chen Yan wiped the beads of sweat on his face with his sleeves, and said coldly: "Otherwise, what else do you want?" Do you still want to storm the palace? ”

"This, the lower officials don't dare."

Hearing that Chen Yan's tone was obviously not good, the official didn't dare to refute, so he had to accompany the smiling face and said.

"It's all self-inflicted! Ben Guan knew this would be the result for a long time.

With the holy temperament, it is not so easy to change the things that are recognized.

What's more, it is the relocation of the capital, such an important matter, since the Holy Lord is against it, he will not easily change his mind. ”

Chen Yan turned his head, closed his eyes, sat cross-legged on the ground, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, and said indifferently.

"Who says it's not, it seems that the saint is iron-hearted this time."

After hearing Chen Yan's words, an official next to him echoed.

"Hey, I knew that the saint had already made up his mind not to move the capital, so the official wouldn't come to join in the fun.

It's okay now, it's not to leave, and it's even more sinful to stay. ”

An official sighed and said.

At this time, most of the officials present had already regretted the cruel words of the dead admonition.

As a result, now they have completely overestimated themselves, so that they want to go but can't.

If anyone turns around and leaves now, first, they will be looked down upon by other officials, and secondly, they will be despised by Chongzhen in the palace, who is willing to take this head.

As a result, the officials, who could no longer hold on at this time, hoped that someone would stand up and take the lead and leave here quickly.

In the end, they insisted on a stick of incense for another time, and seeing that no one dared to be this bird, these officials couldn't wait.

They all knew that each other was not stupid, and no one would be willing to be this up-and-coming bird, so they had to turn to Chen Yan for help.

Chen Yan is the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty at this time, as long as he is willing to take the initiative to retreat, and the other Ming officials around him will also retreat, it is reasonable.

Seeing the officials around him coming over, indirectly persuading himself to give up this admonition, Chen Yan also sighed and nodded.

In fact, Chen Yan couldn't hold on to it himself, and at this time he knew that it was the most suitable for him to take the lead.

"Holy Lord, since you have made up your mind, your ministers have no choice but to obey the Holy Lord's will.

The ministers retired. ”

Chen Yan bowed to Chongzhen's palace, shouted loudly, and then retreated.

"The ministers are willing to obey the will of the saints, and the ministers will retire!"

The other Ming officials around saw Chen Yan leaving, and they immediately saluted and shouted one by one, and then retreated.

In just a short period of time, the dozens of officials in front of the palace were all gone, and no one chose to stay.

"Hehe, Cheng'en, do you see it, this is my good courtier.

They say how nice they say, but in reality, they can't do what they say. ”

After learning that all the ministers outside the palace had retreated, Chongzhen showed a sneer on his face and said sarcastically, in fact, there was still sadness in his eyes.

'Thinking of me Chongzhen, at this time, none of the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty were willing to give me a death advice, it's really sad! ’

Chongzhen thought sadly in his heart, threw away the brush in his hand, leaned on the dragon chair and closed his eyes to recuperate.

In fact, thinking about these Ming officials who came to Chongzhen to 'give advice' to Chongzhen, they are not good goods, and they are all selfish.

At this time, among the Ming officials, there were still quite a few people who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty and Chongzhen.

If not, there would be no literati doctor in history who was martyred after Chongzhen's death.

Although there are quite a lot of people, only about 30, this proves that there are still a group of literati and doctors who are loyal to Daming and Chongzhen.

Perhaps, these die-hard literati doctors did not occupy much official position in the court at this time.

At this time, the high-ranking officials in the Ming court were all occupied by those Donglin Party officials who were good at intrigue, forming parties for personal gain, and framing them.

It's just that those loyal officials, after Chongzhen issued a decree that they would not move the capital, all they had to do was to obey Chongzhen's will, and there was no need to come over to continue admonishing.

At this time, in the capital, there were also some high-ranking officials of the imperial court, and their families were still living in poverty, and the whole family only lived on the court's income.

Moreover, in the past two years, the imperial court has even stopped issuing ministers' salaries from time to time, and many officials' families are living in extreme poverty.

It's just that Qing officials like this are rare in Daming at this time.

There are also some officials, although their families are wealthier, but he is also extremely loyal to Chongzhen.

The matter of moving the capital was vetoed by Chongzhen.

After the failure of the ministers' 'death advice', no one was willing to mention this matter anymore.

Then, in the entire capital, those dignitaries and dignitaries who happily loaded the gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin at home and waited to be taken away.

In disappointment, the servants had to move these belongings back to the secret room or cellar, and continue to put them there to mold.

Soon, the Dashun envoy group led by Du Zhizhi also rushed to the capital and played the banner of peace talks with Daming and Chongzhen.

The arrival of Du Zhizhi not only interested Chongzhen, but also made the civil and military ministers of the Ming and Manchu dynasties excited.

Chongzhen didn't expect that at this time, Li Zicheng would take the initiative to send someone over to negotiate with him.

Although Li Zicheng sent Du Zhizhi, Chongzhen also knew the news that Du Zhizhi opened the gate at Juyong Pass and took the initiative to surrender to Li Zicheng.

It can be said that Chongzhen has a grudge against Du Zhizhi and wants to kill him immediately.

However, for the sake of the overall situation, Chongzhen still did not kill Du Zhizhi.

Since Du Zhizhi is the envoy sent by Li Zicheng to negotiate peace, then Daming has to be officially treated and let Du Zhizhi live in the hall.

However, what people didn't expect was that before meeting Chongzhen, Du Zhizhi actually returned to his previous mansion in the capital and lived there directly.

Because Du Zhizhi surrendered to Li Zicheng at Juyong Pass before, Chongzhen was furious and directly seized Du Zhizhi's mansion.

It's just that because the incident has only happened for a few days, Chongzhen has not had time to send someone to confiscate Du Zhizhi's family property.

In the imperial court, there are already many people eyeing this piece of fat, and raiding the mansion of such a great eunuch is the fattest errand.

Previously, the mansion of Du Xun, another eunuch who also surrendered to Li Zicheng in Changping, had been ordered to be raided by Chongzhen yesterday.

It is said that according to the officials sent by the imperial court to raid Du Xun's mansion, they reported to Chongzhen afterwards.

In Du Xun's house, they confiscated more than 300,000 taels worth of silver.

A mere eunuch can accumulate so much family property, and there is no need to think that there must be no less corruption and extortion on weekdays, which makes Chongzhen very angry.

After hearing the news, Du Xun was also extremely heartbroken and resentful.

The heartache is that all the property accumulated over the years is gone.

And what he hates is Chongzhen, and what makes him even more unbelievable is that only 300,000 taels worth of property were confiscated from his house, you are teasing Lao Tzu!

Du Xun really wanted to say that Lao Tzu alone had more than 800,000 taels of silver stored in the secret room and cellar in the backyard!

This does not include other silk silks, jewelry, and valuable calligraphy and paintings that Lao Tzu has collected over the years.

Now you are saying that you only found 300,000 taels worth of property in Lao Tzu's mansion, and Lao Tzu is not convinced.

As for where the large amount of silver that was missing in the middle went, Du Xun was of course clear, and of course it went into the stomachs of some officials.

This kind of thing, Du Xun himself did not do less before.

At this time, the officials of the Ming Dynasty court, deceiving their superiors and subordinates, and enriching their own pockets, were so common that it had even become a common practice.

Moreover, the appetite of the officials is amazing, and the average amount cannot satisfy them.

It's a pity that at this time, Daming's Jinyiwei has already existed in name only, and Chongzhen, who has no eyes, is completely ignorant of the courtiers doing these things in private.

When Du Zhizhi returned to his mansion, he looked at the property in his mansion that had not been confiscated, and his face showed joy.

The wealth that Du Zhizhi has accumulated over the years is no less than Du Xun.

This time, the reason why Du Zhizhi agreed to Song Xiance and was willing to take the risk of serving as an envoy of Dashun came over to convey Li Zicheng's peace negotiation conditions to Chongzhen.

One of the huge reasons is that Du Zhizhi wants to return to the capital and find a way to take away these belongings in his house.

(End of chapter)