Chapter 100 The Last Ashes
Cao Huachun tried his best to grab the gun and said, "Ambition is hidden in your body."
Mu Tiantao gritted his teeth and said, "I have ambition, but the ambition has long been smashed into pieces under Yun Zhao's huge hammer. I even believe that there are many people in this world who are as ambitious as me.
Like me, even if they had ambitions, they were wiped out by Yun Zhao's saliva.
Cao Gong, Yun Zhao is the most terrifying among the people I have ever seen or known.
The closer the person to him, the more he can feel this kind of pressure like waves.
You should understand that I have ambitions, but I dare not!”
Cao Huachun smiled on his face, let go of the gun, and endured the bitter smile and said, "Child, you have to take it slowly, take it slowly, Yun Zhao did a ridiculous thing - that is, establish the People's Congress system.
For many years, I have been waiting for Yun Zhao to make mistakes. He has been walking steadily. I thought there was no hope in this life. Unexpectedly, when I was desperate, he finally made a mistake in his pride and complacent.
You have to learn to be patient and tolerate it well. Ten, twenty, thirty, even a hundred years, you can always wait for the opportunity."
After saying that, Cao Huachun forced his hand over and said, "Take away the bracelet, this is what I have prepared for you for ten years of poverty..."
Before he could finish his words, he took his last breath and his body was strung by Mu Tiantao's spear and did not fall to the ground.
Mu Tiantao was silent for a moment, but finally he suddenly pulled back the spear. When he returned the shot, the tip of the spear picked up the bracelet.
He didn't look at the bracelet. After turning the bracelet around the tip of the gun, he stuffed it into the cannon barrel. After the officer shouted "fire", the bracelet flew into the bandit group with the shells...
Mu Tiantao didn’t know if there were any Lantian secret spies around him, and there were 80% of them, but he just didn’t know who this person was.
Cao Huachun must have known this truth... So, he came to Mu Tiantao for only one purpose - that is, to make Lan Tian suspect Mu Tiantao.
Mu Tiantao understood that regardless of whether he killed Cao Huachun or not, Cao Huachun's purpose was achieved.
He even believed that news about Cao Huachun’s treasure house should have begun to spread in the capital.
And he, Mu Tiantao, was the last person to meet the living Cao Huachun...
People's hearts are sometimes darker than ink, and sometimes they are even more fierce than jackals.
Cao Huachun used his life to lay a disaster for the newly born Yun Dynasty.
“More than one treasure house!”
When Xia Wanchun learned about Cao Huachun’s treasure house, he quickly reported to Han Lingshan.
However, Han Lingshan was not surprised by this incident at all.
"And there is a treasure house?"
Seeing that Xia Wanchun's eyes began to spray golden light, Han Lingshan laughed indifferently and said, "It is said that there are still 37 million taels of silver deposited in the Ming Dynasty that have accumulated over the past three hundred years, and now it has stopped flying."
Xia Wanchun said in surprise: "No way?"
Han Lingshan shrugged and said, "I don't think so. The Ming Dynasty has become so decayed. If there is so much money, it is impossible not to take it out. Is it necessary to force the people of the world to rebel?"
"Yes, who would believe it?"
"Someone believed it."
"Who is that stupid?"
"He believed Li Hongji outside the city, not only believed, but also believed it. They even believed that it was natural for the Ming Dynasty to exploit the people of the world for three hundred years and have 37 million taels of silver."
Xia Wanchun grabbed his hair and said, "He is a hero of his generation..."
"His reason is very simple - silver will not disappear, it's just that I don't know who is in his hands."
"Does my master believe it?"
Han Lingshan smiled and said, "Your master only believes that wealth is created by the people's hands. He never thinks that discovering one or two treasure houses can make the people rich.
On the contrary, if 37 million taels of silver suddenly appeared in the Ming Dynasty, it would be a disaster for the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the price of silver is not even comparable to the price of copper, and the situation of expensive copper and low silver will occur, which will disrupt the existing economic order in Lantian.
It will also cause the development of Lantian's economy to stagnate. Only when the value of our newly created wealth exceeds this 3,700 taels of silver will our social economy continue to develop.
Your master’s original words are - 37 million taels of silver, what should we do? In another ten years, we will completely give up on silver..."
"But the stupid Lee Hongji won't see this. He will think that as long as he has money, there are people, and supplies."
Han Lingshan laughed and said, "Except for me, Lantian, the entire Ming Dynasty is in war. In addition, Shi Lang's navy has begun to block the Ming Dynasty's sea front. If our Lantian does not need silver to trade, then what can Li Hongji have no more money in his hands?
Eighty-most of the treasures are conspiracies created by Cao Huachun. Look, there will be no only one treasure incident in Cao Huachun, and even Zhang Bingzhong’s treasure, Li Hongji’s treasure, etc. will appear in the future.”
Xia Wanchun looked at Han Lingshan who was laughing vigilantly. He felt that Cao Huachun might compile the first half of this treasure drama, and the second half would most likely be written by Han Lingshan.
"A story of a treasure is like a big show, enough to see clearly the various aspects of the world."
Xia Wanchun said: "Do we need to figure out the matter about Cao Huachun's treasure? After all, this matter is more related to Mu Tiantao."
Han Lingshan sighed and said, "It has nothing to do with Mu Tiantao, it has something to do with Zhu Mai."
Xia Wanchun shook his head and said, "Zhu Mai is too stupid."
Han Lingshan shook his head and said, "The ones who are really worthy of entrusting great responsibilities are often stupid people, not smart people."
"Why is this?"
"You will understand after you suffer a few more times in the future."
"I'll investigate Zhu's wife."
"Need not!"
"Why?"
"Don't you understand? The reason why stupid people are called stupid is because they know they are stupid. So when they find you are close to her, she shuts up, hides her mind and does nothing, and will be very determined.
If someone does nothing, how do you investigate?
When you ignore him, she will panic and find ways to cover it up or solve the problem.
Once a fool starts to find a way, the chance to show his strength will come.”
"Then I will send someone to stare at her?"
"Don't be aware of it. Let's talk about it after a while. She has no time or energy to deal with Cao Huachun's treasure. It's not too late to consider this matter after the war in the capital has subsided."
Neither Han Lingshan nor Xia Wanchun had any plans to leave the capital.
War and troubled times are a very small thing for them.
They are strong people in the world, and the harsh environment is the time for them to achieve great things.
Liu Zongmin, who couldn't wait to take the lead in capturing the capital, withdrew his troops in the evening after the test failed. However, he did not go far and camped fifteen miles away from the capital, waiting for the arrival of the main army.
The people in the capital were very silent.
The palace was also very silent, and the emperor had not been on duty for two days.
In fact, the emperor went to court early, but there were very few officials who could come and his rank was not high.
The morning bell and evening drums will still ring on time, indicating that the ancient city is still alive.
Zhu Mai was wearing leather armor and was commanding a large group of eunuchs and palace maids loading things into the carriage.
Someone stood up to command, and the eunuchs and palace maids seemed to have a backbone. After getting the promise that the princess would take them away, they, who were always lazy, also had the motivation to work in a short time.
The blood-red sun fell from the eaves of the palace in winter, and it was dark in a short while.
Sometimes Chongzhen stood at the entrance of the hall and could see his daughter pretending to be moving, but he didn't say a word. Now, the emperor's eyes are cold and he has no warmth when looking at anyone or something.
He had no followers around him, and only the old eunuch Wang Chengen was still with him.
Just this morning, he wrote a "personal decree" in his imperial pen: "I have led the six divisions to pass by, and the country has commissioned the prince to report to your subjects that if you can work hard and bravely, or help food, grass, equipment, mules, horses, boats and chariots, you will go to the army to listen to it, to annihilate the Chou and rebels, and to divide the land and reward you will never break your promise."
It can be seen that the emperor wanted to make his last attempt. He wanted the "Sixth Division" as his followers, but where was his "Sixth Division"?
He summoned the ministers' servants, Liu Wenbing, the son-in-law of Xinle, and Gong Yonggu, and said: "The law is so peaceful, how dare I save my servants?"
He asked the soldiers in the camp where they were there, and the governor of the Beijing camp where Li Guozhen was there, and the answer he got was that all the birds and beasts had scattered.
He summoned the eunuch, but except for a few panicked confidants who were still by his side, no one else came.
...Watching his daughter leading a large group of eunuchs and the palace maids encapsulating things, Chongzhen's heart was as calm as water.
It was not until Zhu Meiyu put a big cloak on him that he looked at his daughter's face and said, "Can you go into battle and kill the enemy?"
Zhu Niang nodded and said, "Yes."
Chongzhen looked at the eunuchs and palace maids in the yard and whispered: "Okay, I have a division."
Zhu Mai said again: "Mu Tiantao has 8,000 troops under his command, Zhu Chunchen, the Duke of Chengguo, and Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, and 5,000 troops under his command."
Chongzhen said dumbly: "Okay, I have the fourth division. When I have enough of the sixth division, we will go out of the city to kill the thieves."
Zhu Mei stood on tiptoe and helped her father tidy up her messy hair and said, "Father, you have to have a good sleep now and have a good meal, otherwise you will have no strength to kill the enemy."
Chongzhen nodded and said, "Authentication."
After saying that, he took Wang Chengen back to Qianqing Palace.
After seeing off his father, Zhu Mai turned around and said to the eunuchs and palace maids: "So quickly, we must take away everything we need within three days.
At that time, with the eight thousand troops of the prince of the Prince of Mu's mansion protect us from leaving the capital, remember that we should all change into clothes that are suitable for running away. If we can't keep up, we will have no way to survive."
The eunuchs and palace maids cried and agreed, and hurriedly continued to load things into the carriage.
Chapter completed!