Meng Wei quickly conveyed King Fu's words to Qin Shuhuai, and Qin Shuhuai smiled after hearing this.

After laughing, he said to Meng Wei, "Old Meng, sit." ”

Meng Wei sat down, but did not speak.

It seems that there is still a knot in my heart.

Qin Shuhuai snorted lightly and said, "Did you see it? I beat the prince and threatened King Fu, but the matter didn't make a big deal. Just when you thought things were going to get out of hand, it got back on track. ”

Meng Wei said, "Grandpa Guo's clever calculation, Meng Wei admires." ”

But it's a little insincere.

"It's not this father's clever calculation", Qin Shuhuai walked up to Meng Wei, changed his tone, and said in a heartfelt manner, "It's the laws of this world." If you want to make a big deal out of one thing, unless the two sides are evenly matched and do not obey each other, you can set off a tsunami. But King Fu is obviously not worthy of being our opponent, and he has done his best to set off a small wave, which can be extinguished by waving his sleeves!"

Meng Wei raised his head, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, just because Qin Shuhuai's words were too ambitious and chilling.

Qin Shuhuai did not pause, but continued in an increasingly aggressive tone, "This duke will tell you the truth again, don't talk about King Fu, even if you look at the Ming Dynasty, there is no opponent who can compete with us now!

"Power is a good thing! With it, we can do everything we want! But do you know that in order to get it, how many iron-clad good men in the martial arts and the imperial court have been buried in the ground for a long time, and how many innocent people have been implicated and their families have been ruined?

"It is precisely because it is so difficult to obtain power that we must make the most of it! We must use power to open the way for the New Deal, and we must use power to break all injustices! In the face of the New Deal, in the face of ideals, and in the face of the great cause that has a bearing on the future, we must use power to tell all those who dare to block -- those who follow me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish!"

"It is precisely because we have power that we can make the New Deal a new deal for all the people of the world! We can get rid of all those who dare to stand in our way! In this way, our world will become the world we want! The world will return to the way it should be!"

"In order to wait for this day, the emperor and my father have worked hard, and even gambled their lives diligently! We are all ready to become benevolent if we do not succeed! Now that we see that a great event is about to be accomplished, how can we fall short because of a small group of people like King Fu?"

"So Lao Meng, why am I scolding you, do you understand?"

The muscles in Meng Wei's body trembled slightly, and his eyes were slightly red.

Remembering that he had been with Grandpa Guo for so long, knowing that Grandpa Guo would put life and death aside from the honor and disgrace in order to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, but at this time he still misunderstood him, and he couldn't help but be surprised.

Thinking of Grandpa Guo's trust and openness in him, he felt even more guilty.

He got up slowly, bowed down, and choked up, "Grandpa Guo, Meng Wei...... Got it!"

Qin Shuhuai smiled slightly and gently patted Meng Wei's shoulder.

"Let's go, let's go to King Fu's Mansion and see how King Fu can 'fully support the New Deal'. ”

Meng Wei smiled embarrassedly, "Okay, let's go!"

Qin Shuhuai took Meng Wei and the others and went to King Fu's Mansion again.

After entering the mansion, when he saw King Fu, Qin Shuhuai said with a spring breeze on his face, "When the officials heard that His Royal Highness King Fu was urgently summoned, they didn't dare to slack off, so they came to pay a visit." ”

King Fu glanced at Qin Shuhuai gloomily, and was not in the mood to greet him at all.

said directly, "Grandpa Guo, this king has thought about it, the new policy is an unprecedented event in my dynasty, and there are advantages and disadvantages for the country and the people, so I am willing to do my best to sell the two million acres of fertile land given by the emperor, thinking that the emperor will share his worries." ”

Qin Shuhuai smiled, "His Royal Highness King Fu really cares about the people, is loyal and prudent, and the officials admire him! King Fu's heart to serve the court will be played truthfully, presumably the emperor will be greatly grateful and give a decree to commend him." ”

Speaking of this, he changed his words again and said, "By the way, the prince asked Meng Wei to bring a message, saying that he would fully support the new policy." So presumably in addition to selling the land, there must be other support? It just so happens that the lower officials are presiding over the new policy, so why don't you talk to the lower officials?"

King Fu couldn't wait to pick up the teacup and smash it on Qin Shuhuai's cheeky face.

This is a clear extortion!

King Fu gritted his teeth angrily, but he had to hold back his anger and said, "So what does Grandpa Guo think is 'full support'?"

Qin Shuhuai thought for a while and said, "It's easy to say. First, please ask the prince to give a note and elaborate on the prince's heart to support the new policy, this is no problem, right?"

King Fu immediately said, "This is the proper meaning, that is, if you don't say that this king will do the same." ”

This is true.

King Fu even sold his land, and of course he had to write a note to show Chongzhen's loyalty to ask for credit, to show how much he supported this emperor's nephew. Otherwise, would he have written a fold saying that he was forced to sell his land?

This is a very important part. After Chongzhen received it, he would definitely send it to other vassal kings and big bureaucrats in various places, so that the wait-and-see faction and the resistance faction led by King Fu would inevitably be dealt a big blow.

King Fu has admitted it, which of you still dares to carry it?

Qin Shuhuai said again, "This is very good. As for the second, it's a little embarrassing to say it. That's the case, soon the imperial court will go on an expedition to the Western Regions, but the money and food are tight at present, so the lower officials thought to themselves, can the prince help a little?

King Fu had already guessed that Qin Shuhuai was going to blackmail money. He Qin Shuhuai has a reputation for extortion, and King Fu has not heard of it!

So he said, "Grandpa Guo is reasonable, then this king will take the lead in raising 100,000 taels of silver to show his heart." ”

Qin Shuhuai said in his heart, 100,000 taels of silver?

When King Shi Zaifu became a vassal king, Emperor Wanli allocated him ten times the cost of an ordinary vassal king.

In addition, in the heyday of Wanli in history, tax envoys and mining envoys were all over the world, and the moon was enshrined, and the pearls and treasures were piled up like a mountain, and most of them were given to Zhu Changxun.

How rich is Zhu Changxun? Qin Shuhuai can't count it, but one thing is certain, that is, King Fu is richer than Chongzhen now.

So he thought for a while and said, "Lord Wang, in fact, the cost of the expedition is still 70,000 stone of grain and 1 million taels of silver. The prince also knows that it is difficult for the imperial court! The lower officials have tried their best, but they can't make up the shortfall. No, now the emperor is blistering at the mouth in a hurry!"

King Fu was so angry that his beard was cocked!

If you have no money or food, then you are still on an expedition?

As soon as you open your mouth, it is 1 million taels of silver and 70,000 stone of grain?

The conscience of heaven and earth, Qin Shuhuai is already very restrained.

He listed King Fu on the same level as the Cao Gang!

He extorted four million taels from the Cao Gang, and the King of Extortion Fu was converted to about 1.1 million taels at most, which is definitely a conscience price.

Why did he knock so little?

There is only one reason, that is, it is necessary for King Fu to continue to speak out on behalf of the old magnates to support the new policy, and the political value of this matter is far more than several million taels of silver.

So you can't push him too hard.

One million taels of silver must not be much for King Fu.

Sure enough, after King Fu was silent for a while, he said, "Please ask the grandfather of the country to bring a message to the emperor, just say that this million taels of silver and 70,000 stone military rations, even if the king smashes the pot and sells iron, he will make it for the emperor. ”

Qin Shuhuai made a serious gesture to King Fu and said, "King Fu is loyal to the emperor, and the lower officials are very affectionate, please accept the lower officials!"

King Fu didn't feel that Qin Shuhuai was praising himself at all, but felt that he was humiliating himself.

said expressionlessly, "So, can Grandpa Guo release the dogs?"

Qin Shuhuai immediately said, "Don't worry, after a detailed investigation by this prince overnight, the so-called murder of the prince and the rebellion of the Fu Wangfu are completely empty! As for the second son, he is currently being sentenced to the yamen for healing, and the prince can take him back at any time." ”

......

King Fu's work efficiency is extremely high, but in just three days, he has collected 70,000 stone grains, and handed over a stack of silver tickets totaling one million taels to Qin Shuhuai.

Qin Shuhuai smiled happily, and did not forget to praise King Fu when he came.

But before he could finish speaking, King Fu turned and left.

Qin Shuhuai transferred a thousand people from Luoyang City and escorted grain and grass with him.

His next stop was Xi'an.

Although Hong Chengchou has joined the cabinet, because the situation in Shaanxi is still complicated, and there is no more suitable successor than him for a while, he still retains his original post. If there is no particularly big matter, he participates in the cabinet in the form of expedited performances.

Qin Shuhuai went to Xi'an to find Hong Chengchou.

The reason for finding Hong Chengchou was to ask him to write a recital for Chongzhen.

What to write?

Of course, it is recommended to recommend Li Dingguo, the first talent in the late Ming Dynasty!

In this expedition, Qin Shuhuai was determined to let Li Dingguo make enough political capital!

Li Dingguo, Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, plus Sun Chengzong, who is still in good health, Qin Shuhuai believes that these four talents come together, and the Ming Dynasty has one word: stable!