After graduating from university, our classmate Xiao Zhu was walking alone on the mountain road back to his hometown. He was carrying his bag and singing. He looked very arrogant.
As the saying goes, nothing good happens when people are happy, and dogs are happy to snatch poop to eat.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhu felt a pain in his right leg. He looked down and saw that he had been bitten by a five-step snake.
What bad luck. Little Zhu lowered his head and looked at the wound on his trouser leg. After taking four steps, he had come here before he could wake up to talk.
Little Zhu had transmigrated to become the son of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, and he himself had become the 12-year-old Crown Prince, Zhu Ciyan.
This was the Darming Dynasty of a parallel world. Although the history of the era he lived in was similar, there was no connection.
Even if he changed this era, the course of history he lived in would not change. This was probably the only thing Zhu Ci Xin knew.
So, go all out!
Who knew that Zhu Ci's abnormal behavior in the past two months had completely angered the already battered Emperor Chongzhen.
"Where's that unfilial son? Where did he go again?”
In the warm pavilion of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Emperor Chongzhen was looking at the report of the defeat in front of him. He was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger.
Eunuch Wang Chengen replied carefully,"
"Replying to the Emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince seems to have gone to the country's father. He said that he was going to ask the country's father for money.”
For some reason, the obedient Zhu Ciyan had become more and more abnormal in the past two months.
He first brought a few eunuchs from the palace to Mei Mountain to cut down a crooked tree.
Then, he went to drink with Luo Yangxing, the commander of the Jinyiwei. This time, he went to borrow money from Zhou Kui's house.
Why would a twelve-year-old child go to Mei Mountain to chop down a tree with an axe and saw? Could it be that he was afraid that someone would hang themselves from this crooked tree?
"What does a young child like him need money for? Is the money in the palace not enough for him to spend? All day long, they don't know how to share my worries. All they know is to make things difficult for me.”
Emperor Chongzhen was increasingly disappointed with his son. Wang Chengen, who was next to him, did not dare to say anything. He could only lower his head and say nothing.
At this moment, Zhu Ciao had already arrived at the country's father, Zhou Kui. Zhou Kui was Zhu Ciao's grandfather and Empress Zhou's father.
Zhou Kui was the current country's father. Although his daughter, Empress Zhou, was well-educated and well-mannered, Zhou Kui was extremely stingy and stingy.
When the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, Emperor Chongzhen wanted all officials to donate silver to help pay, and Zhou Kui reluctantly donated five thousand taels of silver.
After the fall of Beijing, Zhou Kui and his entire family were captured by Li Zicheng. His wife and daughter-in-law were forced to hang themselves, his eldest son was beaten to death, and he, his second son, and nephew were tortured to death. He had no choice but to hand over a huge sum of three million silver and all his family property.
It was quite difficult to borrow money from such a stingy person.
Therefore, as soon as he entered the door, Zhu Ci Xin pretended to look like he was in trouble."Grandpa, you're finished."
Zhou Kui, who was drinking tea in the living room, trembled in fear when he heard this."Your Highness, what did you say?"
"Grandpa, my Imperial Father smashed a cup in the palace and said that he wanted to execute your entire family. Mother knew that something was wrong and quickly let me tell you first that the old Zhou family is going to face a great disaster this time.”
Zhou Kui felt the world spin. He knew Chongzhen very well. This son-in-law of the emperor was extremely suspicious. The number of courtiers he had beheaded could be said to be too numerous to count.
It didn't matter if you were a civil official or a general, whether you were an important minister of the country or a general at the border. Once he was suspected, his head would still be moved.
During the reign of Emperor Chongzhen, more than fifty scholars, eleven ministers of the Ministry of Justice, fourteen ministers of the Ministry of War, seven governors, eleven governors, and one person were killed. This included Yuan Chonghuan, who had a big mouth.
Even this big-mouthed man who held a large number of troops had been cut into pieces, so it was not surprising that Chongzhen wanted to make a move on him.
The question was, what had he done?
Zhou Kui was a little flustered." Crown Prince, you can't joke about this. I wonder why Wansui wants to raid my house."”
For a stingy person like Zhou Kui who would rather die than submit, it was impossible to deal with him without giving him some powerful medicine.
"Grandpa, don't you know what you've done?" Zhu Ci Xin sneered. Let me ask you, how much have you embezzled over the years?”
Zhou Kui would never admit how much he had taken. His eyes were wide open like bells.
"Slander, it's definitely slander! This is slandering people's innocence out of thin air. This old minister wants to see you!”
"Grandpa!"
Zhu Ci called out to him.
"You've been eating and drinking in the capital for many years, and your family assets add up to a total of three million taels. Others don't know, but your account book is kept in the North Town Administrative Office!”
"I remember every single one of them. I remember every single account of you buying, selling, and accepting bribes. If it wasn't for my Imperial Mother receiving the news and asking me to inform you, the Jinyiwei would have already arrived at our doorstep.”
It was over! Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Zhou Kui's family property was indeed worth three million taels. Even his wife and children did not know about this, but the Brocade Guard had secretly investigated it clearly.
In that case, he had indeed been targeted long ago.
One had to know that if this account book of three million taels were to be sent to Chongzhen, even ten Zhou Kui's heads would not be enough to chop it off.
Three million taels was enough to pay for half a year's salary.
At this time, the Liaodong garrison had been in arrears for several months. Emperor Chongzhen was worried about this matter. At this time, he took the initiative to bump into the muzzle of the gun. Wasn't he courting death?
Zhou Kui's mouth moved, and he looked at Zhu Cixin with trembling eyes."
"First, First Crown Prince, what, what does the Empress want to say?”
This fellow was already scared out of his wits and was incoherent.
Zhu Ci Xin secretly heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that the psychological defense of this stingy grandpa had finally collapsed.
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