Luo Yang was righteous and the ministers looked at each other and dared not say much. If it was true, it would be better for them to ask for death for helping Han Yu to be injustice, so it would be better to wait and see. The ministers lost their voices, and Emperor Chongzhen spoke, "Great companion, present the things!"

Emperor Chongzhen repeatedly read the various contract books in the box carefully and suddenly laughed. "As the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, it is normal for a family to have a million taels. It is not too greedy if he is much less than Yan Song." Emperor Chongzhen compared Han and Yan Song, and the ministers standing below were so scared that they were trembling. Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about the reaction of the ministers and handed the box to Wang Chengen. "Dear families, Han Qing donated a million taels, how much do you plan to donate!" [bsp;                                                                                                                                                                                          �

Zhou Yanru was worthy of being the fastest-responsive minister and was the first to stand up, "Long live, I live my life with my salary and I have no money left." He started crying and poor, and other ministers also complained. Sun Chengzong was the most embarrassed. He was an old minister of the three dynasties. During the Wanli period, he served as a teacher for the Crown Prince Zhu Changluo. Although Zhu Changluo only served as the emperor for a short life for only one month, Emperor Tianqi trusted him very much and promoted him to serve as Minister of War and Grand Secretary of the Dongge. The most important thing was that he had four years of struggle in Liaodong, and he had countless food and salary. He didn't believe it if he had no money. The problem was that he could not stand up and donate money first. Even if the emperor supported him, if all the ministers were behind his back, Sun Chengzong would not be far from death.

"Luo Yangling, send Zhou Qing to the prison for rest. I want to see how he lives with his salary!" Emperor Chongzhen's lungs were almost irritated. Zhou Yanru still dared to cry poor, but it was just because he was uncomfortable. When Zhou Yanru saw that he was crying poor, he was troubled, and quickly changed his words, "Long live, I am willing to donate 10,000 taels. I really only have so much. Please beg the emperor!"

When Emperor Chongzhen saw someone surrender, he waved to Luo Yangxing, "Zhou Qing, you are the second assistant. The first assistant donated one million taels and you donated 10,000 yuan. Isn't it a little less?" Anyway, he broke up. Emperor Chongzhen did not intend to give these people face, so it was inevitable that he would beat the dog in the water.

"Long live, I really have so many, I really can't compare with Lord Han." Zhou Yanru gritted his teeth and insisted. He could not speak any more. It was not that Zhou Yanru felt sorry for the money, but that his bid was too high and he was afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would suspect him. Sun Chengzong really didn't want to cause turmoil in the court because of this incident, so he stood up and helped Zhou Yanru block it. "Long live, I donate 50,000 taels."

Wen Tiren also knew that it was not the time to undermine the situation. As Sun Chengzong said, "I donate 30,000 taels." Qiao Yunsheng, Bi Ziyan, Wang Yongguang and others pledged the donations, ranging from 10,000 to 5,000. Finally, the ministers of Wuying Palace donated 200,000 taels of silver.

Emperor Chongzhen felt much better when he saw these ministers bowing their heads and admitting their defeat. He also knew that he would definitely gain more than this when he really searched the ministers' homes and imprisoned. But he had to consider whether doing so would cause dissatisfaction among the ministers and thus lead to greater harm.

"Big partner, you send someone to collect donations, I'm exhausted." Emperor Chongzhen waved to Luo Yangxing and turned to leave Wuying Hall. Wang Chengen summoned a large group of eunuchs and went back to collect donations with the ministers. As for the edict, no one dared to object under this situation. Zhou Yanru took the edict on behalf of the cabinet and ordered Mingfa to issue it.

The foreign ministers had not yet reacted to such a big incident in the palace, and the eunuchs knew about it. Xu Yingyuan, Cao Huachun and other eunuchs gathered in the rank of the chief eunuch. Since Xu Yingyuan ascended the throne of the number one eunuch, he almost never stopped serving as the director. Today, he had to speak. "Everyone, our eunuchs are the emperor's slaves. Now that the emperor is making trouble with civil servants for money and food, we should also make some statements. We cannot let those civil servants cause trouble for us later. Our family has an idea, and the twenty-four yamen donate 240,000 taels of silver to share the worries of the emperor."

One yamen is indeed not much, but there are also wealthy and rich. Of course, it doesn’t matter to the rich and powerful yamen of Xiangsi Lijian and Yumajian. Xiangsi Shangyijian, Zhidianjian, Zhongdianjian, and Washing Clothes Bureau. Ten thousand taels can kill their lives. Several eunuchs in the Qingshui yamen looked embarrassed, and Cao Huachun said, "Our ancestors are leaving a way out for everyone, and no one is allowed to refuse. The miscellaneous families know your difficulties, so let’s do this, the big head yamen, the imperial horse yamen, and the monk’s meal supervision. We pay 200,000, and the remaining 40,000 will be divided equally."

Cao Huachun's move was very popular. Several big yamen who were named didn't care about the money at all. The poor yamen were also grateful. They shared 40,000 taels for twenty yamen, and each yamen was only 2,000 taels. No matter how much they felt sorry, they couldn't cut the meat and accepted it.

Cao Huachun came to Wuying Hall with the silver donated by the eunuch. Emperor Chongzhen was asking Luo Yangxing about the search of the house. "Why is there only Han Du's things, Wang Qia? He is more honest than Han Du!" Emperor Chongzhen spit out the word "clean" and was full of sarcasm and mockery for the first time.

Luo Yangxing quickly replied, "Long live, I am afraid that Long live will wait too long, so I searched Han Yu's mansion and immediately entered the palace to report. Wang Qia's mansion was searching. I will go back and stare at it, and I will repay you whenever there is news."

"Well, you did this well. It seems that the standard for Zhou Aiqing to give three million taels is not high." Emperor Chongzhen smiled coldly and gave Luo Yangxing half to death. Wang Chengen reported outside the hall that Cao Huachun would have something to do. Luo Yangxing took the opportunity to leave, and he didn't want to stay by the emperor's side at this time.

Cao Huachun was also an old man in Emperor Chongzhen's residence. He had never liked fighting for power. Emperor Chongzhen admired this slave very much. "What happened to Cao's companion here?"

"Long live, I heard that Long live will raise military pay. The slaves from the twenty-four yamen jointly donated 240,000 taels of silver to let me use it to relieve my worries. I knew that this little money was just a drop in the bucket, and I just wanted to do my best to the emperor." Cao Huachun was instructed by Xu Yingyuan to send the donation, which could not show the eunuchs' heroic spirit too much, but also let the emperor remember this achievement and speak with caution.

Emperor Chongzhen was very moved. He knew that the eunuchs were greedy for money, and he knew that the eunuchs often took advantage of him, but the eunuchs' actions this time made him very pleased. Compared with those civil officials who were known as gentlemen, the eunuchs took the initiative to donate and lose money, which seemed very gentleman.

"Parent Cao, tell them that I have recorded this matter." Emperor Chongzhen didn't know how to deal with the situation in front of him. The eunuch was the emperor's slave. The slave donated money to the emperor. Should the emperor thank them?

Not to mention Emperor Chongzhen's entanglement, Luo Yangxing left the palace and rushed to Wang Qia's mansion. Wu Mengming had completely turned the palace into the sky. He found 5,000 taels of gold and 180,000 taels of silver, and several land and house deeds. Wu Mengming reported to Luo Yangxing with a happy face, and Luo Yangxing grinned, "This little money is not as much as Lord Zhou has found, so why are you happy!"

Wu Mengming didn't know that Zhou Shixiong had dug up a big greedy person. With his current achievements, Wang Qia had more money than Wei Zhongxian. He only found 80,000 taels of silver for Wei Zhongxian's family, but it was just the final figure of Wang Qia's family's property. However, Datou robbed Zhou Shixiong and was not included in Wei Zhongxian's property.

"Master Zhou?" Wu Mengming certainly knew it was Master Zhou, but he didn't believe that Han Gong, who was famous for Lian Ming, would be a corrupt official. Luo Yangxing said a few words, and Wu Mengming looked at the property piled in the yard and found that he could not catch up with Master Zhou's gains even if he beat him up.

Luo Yangxing took Wu Mengming to search the palace again, opened all the boxes and checked them carefully, and confirmed that Wang Qiao was really not as rich as Han Yu, so he escorted the property back to the palace to see the emperor. Emperor Chongzhen was already despised by Han Yu's wealth, and Wang Qia's mere 200,000 taels did not make him excited. "Luo Qing, tell me carefully about the incident of the house search."

Emperor Chongzhen wanted to listen to the story to relax, but Luo Yangxing betrayed Zhou Shixiong without considering it. He found nothing in the Han Mansion, and Zhou Shixiong was the hero of this matter. Luo Yangxing was not afraid to make a contribution when he found out his conscience, but was really afraid of being settled later. When he took over as the commander of the Jinyiwei, his father's former commander Luo Sigong said a sentence, "Since Taizu established the Jinyiwei, there were only six Jinyiwei commanders who died with good deeds. The more glorious you did, it means that you are not far from death. Remember!"

Lu Bing did the home of the chief minister of the dynasty and died suddenly. Ji Gang did it, Ling Chi. The experiences of these seniors told Luo Yangxing that being the commander of the Jinyiwei is a very dangerous job. The better you do, the faster you die, the more miserable you are!

"Oh, it turns out that Zhou Aiqing helped you dig out this big borer. Since that's the case, I won't reward you anymore. Go and do what Zhou Aiqing told you." Luo Yangxing was a little stunned and understood what Zhou Aiqing told her, so he hurried out of the palace to spread rumors.

"Come here, I'll tell you that Zhou Shixiong is in the same way." Emperor Chongzhen wanted to share the anger and joy in his heart with Zhou Shixiong. Needless to say, it would be a big blow to the proud Emperor Chongzhen. If the person helped the previous emperor up to do such a thing, Emperor Chongzhen wouldn't be too angry. Han Yu was the minister whom he pulled up to be the chief minister with one hand. He turned out to be a hypocrite and a corrupt official. How could Emperor Chongzhen feel?

Zhou Shixiong returned to the inn for a short time and was called into the palace again. He could not ride a horse in the palace. He was very depressed when he saw the emperor. "Your Majesty, your imperial study room is too far from the palace gate. Every time he comes in, he will have to walk for half an hour."

Emperor Chongzhen originally wanted to complain to Zhou Shixiong, but he didn't expect to be complained first. He smiled bitterly and said, "Zhou Aiqing, I have no choice. You can't let me go to Chengtian Palace to review the memorials."

Zhou Shixiong also understood that the places where the emperor often stayed must be safe. If it was too close to the palace wall, it would be easy to have accidents. "Alas, everyone is involuntarily."

Zhou Shixiong's words aroused the emotion of Emperor Chongzhen, "Yes, everyone is involuntarily. I want to work hard since I ascended the throne, but when you look at the Ming Dynasty, even though it is not a mess, it is definitely not a peaceful era. It is difficult to be a minister, and it is even more difficult to be an emperor!"

ps: Sometimes, there is nothing.
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