There were many involved officials in the southwest of the capital, as many as 378 people involved in the case. In addition, there were 36 officials involved in the case in the capital, including five officials above the third rank.

In addition, there are two princes and three royal relatives. These people are mixed and are involved in the silver mine case in Dingxing County.

Emperor Chongzhen was furious: "I have produced so many corrupt officials in my country! What else do you want? Do you not push me to the king of the country that destroyed you are unwilling to accept it? Look, look at your Ming Dynasty, look at your court! Look at what we have become! The Han Dynasty was destroyed by foreign relatives, the Tang Dynasty was destroyed by vassal states, the Song Dynasty was destroyed by foreign enemies, and what our Ming Dynasty was destroyed by our Ming Dynasty, you say!"

"Long live forgiveness, I will die if I am guilty of death." The ministers shivered and knelt on the main hall of the Huangji Hall.

Chongzhen sighed to the sky: "You deserve to die for a thousand sins, but you still know that you deserve to die for a thousand sins. Do you know what kind of life are the people of the people? Open your eyes and look at it. I ask you officials to open your eyes and look at it. Don't bother anymore, don't bother these innocent people. These people are my people and your parents of food and clothing!"

Some old guys knelt on the ground didn't know whether they were remorseful or the tears of crocodile. In short, someone was quietly wiping his eyes.

Emperor Chongzhen might still be kept in the dark, and these ministers were all in a clear mind. They knew very well what kind of life the people were living.

However, everyone chose to selectively lose their memory. They were willing to pretend that they could not see what they could not see.

I have heard of such a miserable scene in various places. Although there are no bandits and chaos, there are fewer natural disasters. It seems that God is willing to give the people food.

However, the lives of the people are still difficult. Some officials are still exploiting the people.

There are always a hundred ways for officials to make their pockets full. No matter how strict the government is, or even if the system is sound, they always have a way and always have a way to make a big profit.

However, in troubled times or end-of-life dynasties, these corrupt officials became increasingly crazy and became more and more omnipotent. No one thought that if we exploited too much, we would eventually force officials to rebel.

What they think is to make money, make money, or make money, as for the people who can't survive, as for the hungry people who sell their children and even change their children.

What does it have to do with us? If I don’t make money, others will be able to make money. Besides, it’s hard for me to make money. I don’t have to make money by myself alone, so I have to make some money.

They are convincing themselves like this, but in short, I am right. I have the right to speak. When I am in the local office, I am the local emperor and I can really do whatever I want.

Zhu Cilang was very pleased. What he was pleased was that his father, Emperor Chongzhen, understood his good intentions. Emperor Chongzhen was no longer the same as before, and his eyes were blind. Now he wanted Emperor Chongzhen no longer at the mercy of others. He no longer believed the truth.

For example, Yuan Chonghuan, who could pacify Liao in five years? After Yuan Chonghuan made a promise, his official position rose and became prosperous. Unfortunately, he was extremely ambitious and had no choice but to pacify Liao. Not only did he not quell the Liao rebellion, but he instead allowed the Qing army to encircle and suppress Beijing. Chongzhen, who was shocked and angry, angrily killed Yuan Chonghuan.

In fact, Yuan Chonghuan knew that it was just a lie to pacify Liao in the fifth year. But he still said it because he understood Chongzhen.

Yuan Chonghuan knew Chongzhen's character. Only when he said this would he be valued by Chongzhen. Only by drawing a super big cake for the emperor would no one believe that he could pacify Liao for five years, and no one believed that the Qing Dynasty was so vulnerable. But Chongzhen believed it.

Chongzhen was so simple. A child raised in a deep palace and courtyard could understand the sinister world. Chongzhen naively thought that it was very simple to govern the country and pacify the world.

At that time, Emperor Chongzhen was full of energy and wanted to do a great job. He even imagined that he could become a capable monarch who was comparable to Qin Emperor Wu and Tang Emperor Tang Emperor Song.

Yuan Chonghuan knew that Chongzhen had such a temperament, so he dared to speak nonsense. He first stabilized the emperor and let Emperor Chongzhen believe in himself. Only then could the Liaodong soldiers resist the invasion of the Later Jin.

Yuan Chonghuan knew the consequences of saying this and the risks he accompanied. However, Yuan Chonghuan also made a mistake, that is, the degree of decay of the Ming official system far exceeded his imagination.

You should know that Emperor Chongzhen was the power of the whole country and fully supported Yuan Chonghuan to pacify Liao with the strength of the Ming Dynasty. Yuan Chonghuan also simply thought that he could withstand the invasion of the Later Jin Dynasty. Especially when he killed Nurhaci with one shot, Yuan Chonghuan became more confident.

This kind of self-confidence made Governor Yuan lose himself. What he should not have been to kill Mao Wenlong privately.

Mao Wenlong deserves to die, he is a bandit. He has done everything by burning, killing, looting, and doing everything. However, he is also a nail wedged into the backyard of the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, it was a nail that made the Qing Dynasty painful. It was true that Mao Wenlong was arrogant and domineering, and even the bandits were real. But there was the same thing, Mao Wenlong would never surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

It’s not that Mao Wenlong is so loyal, but that he doesn’t want to bear the eternal infamy. He doesn’t want to be a traitor who was scolded by later generations, so Mao Wenlong’s existence can effectively restrain the Qing Dynasty’s troops.

There is nothing black or white in this world, and people who are too upright cannot rule Pi Island. Only people like Mao Wenlong can gain a foothold in Pi Island.

Mao Wenlong was born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He failed many times when he was a teenager. Then he resolutely joined the army. He became the personal soldier of the famous general Li Chengliang. He even won the sixth place in the military examination in the same year, and later promoted to Dusi under Xiong Tingbi.

During the Zhenjiang victory, Mao Wenlong captured Kangxi's grandfather Tong Yangzhen, his son Tong Fengnian, his nephew Tong Songnian, and others and sent them to Beijing. Mao Wenlong also sent a large number of personnel to spy on the Qing Dynasty and harass the rear, which was in line with Xiong Tingbi's strategy. The Later Jin side was even more "suspected and fearful, and was so drowned all day long that he only chased Mao soldiers and spies."

Mao Wenlong's island was isolated overseas, and logistics supply was extremely difficult. Once the Qing Dynasty blocked it, it would be even more difficult to transport supplies from the Ming Dynasty.

What should I do? I can only rely on robbery. Either I can make money by doing business, sell banned materials, make money by ginseng and cloth, accept North Korean food and salary relief, trade with merchants in good faith, and farm farms and smelting iron.

It seems that Mao Wenlong does things that cannot be put on the table, but only in this way can he raise his troops and gain a foothold in Pidao. However, Yuan Chonghuan made the biggest mistake in his life, killing Mao Wenlong.
Chapter completed!