Your father is furious. He definitely doesn't want to read a letter like this.
If you were in front of him, Chongzhen would probably slap you.
It was Empress Zhou who was soft-hearted and said to Luo Yangxing,"Let me see."
The maid beside Empress Zhou went over to take the letter from Luo Yangxing and handed it to her.
The letter was sealed in wax, so Luo Yangxing probably didn't have the guts to open it.
Empress Zhou tore open the letter. After reading it a few times, her expression could not help but change.
Seeing that Empress Zhou's expression was a little off, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but become interested. He walked to Empress Zhou's side and said,"This unfilial son, what tricks is he playing this time?”
Empress Zhou seemed to hesitate, but she still gave the letter to Chongzhen. Chongzhen took a look and saw that the letter was written by Zhu Cixi.
" Father, I kowtow to the south.
When father received this letter, your son had already gone north.
Your son knows that Imperial Father is angry, and very angry.
However, if the slaves at the border don't die, we can't chill the hearts of the soldiers. Your son had the courage to transport eight hundred thousand taels of silver as military pay, which would make it difficult for the officials in the court to continue their salaries, disaster relief, and suppression of bandits.
Imperial Father is at ease. Your son's grandfather, Zhou Kui, still has five hundred thousand taels of silver.
Father can send someone to borrow it. Grandpa is stingy and will definitely cry poor.
In the third book hole on the left under the desk of the North Town's Fu Division, there are account books of my grandfather buying and selling officials and accepting bribes.
Father can order Luo Yangxing to take this account book to the Imperial Household for questioning. If Grandpa is willing to hand over 500,000 taels of silver, he will be exempted from punishment. If he refuses, he will confiscate the family property.
Let alone 500,000 taels, your grandpa can even take out a million taels!
With this money, official salaries, disaster relief, and bandit suppression can be delayed…'
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Zhou Kui?
Why was he the unlucky one again?
That's right, when Zhu Ci Xin took over the Embroidered Uniform Guards, he had already sent people to secretly investigate Zhou Kui.
Zhou Kui had earned a total of three million taels of silver.
Zhu Ciao did not dare to tell Chongzhen about this. After Zhou Kui handed over one million taels of silver, Zhu Ciao began to collect evidence of his grandfather's corruption.
In the account book left in the Beizhen Administrative Office, there was the whereabouts of the 500,000 taels of silver that Zhou Kui had embezzled and bribed.
As long as Luo Yangxing went to investigate, he could easily get these fifty taels.
No wonder Empress Zhou's expression was not right, and no wonder Zhu Ci Xin left this letter for others to not open.
The meaning of the letter was very obvious. Zhou Kui, the country magistrate, was corrupt and perverted the law. It was right to get money from him.
The problem is, you can't let anyone know about this.
Zhou Kui had committed a capital offense, so Chongzhen could only turn a blind eye.
Get his money and don't punish him.
After all, he was Empress Zhou's father.
This matter could not be blown up. He could only force Zhou Kui to pay again in the name of donating money.
Moreover, he had to hand it over in front of all the officials.
If Zhou Kui knew about this, he would probably find a rock and kill himself on the spot.
This nephew who tricked his father did not hesitate to trick his grandfather!
The furious Emperor Chongzhen flipped the table and kicked the stool. If Zhu Ciyao was here, he would have strangled this unfilial son to death.
In the end, a letter from him made Emperor Chongzhen happy."
"This, this empress, zhen has to thank you, thank the country's father. Five hundred thousand taels, hahaha, five hundred thousand taels! With this 500,000 taels, I can finally catch my breath.”
The trembling palace servants and Luo Yangxing, who was kneeling on the ground, were baffled.
Could the Emperor have been so angry that he became stupid?
A moment ago, he was still furious. Why was he smiling all over in the blink of an eye?
Only Empress Zhou had mixed feelings in her heart. On one hand, if her father could offer five hundred thousand taels of silver, it would really solve the difficulties of the court.
On the other hand, her father had actually been so greedy. As his daughter, Empress Zhou was hurt.
Empress Zhou was born in poverty and had always maintained her commoner nature. She had a deep friendship with Emperor Chongzhen.
At the same time, Empress Zhou was also arrogant. She often reprimanded her brothers for not allowing them to flaunt their power as relatives of the imperial family.
Towards her own family, Empress Zhou had always been strict.
However, who would have thought that his father would actually get so much behind his back?
The last time he donated eight hundred thousand taels to the court, Empress Zhou also thought that her father had a conscience and did not reprimand him too much.
Who knew that he had hidden so much money?
If Ci Ran hadn't been found out by the Brocade Guard, his father would've ruined himself sooner or later if he had continued to take bribes.
"Your Majesty, ChenQie is guilty, ChenQie…"
Chongzhen knew what Empress Zhou wanted to say, so he just smiled and helped her up.
"You didn't do anything wrong. Zhen was a little impatient. The country lord was a little greedy, if he could rein in at the brink of the precipice, it would be a wise choice. Luo Yangxing!"
Luo Yangxing, who was kneeling on the ground with a dumbfounded expression, trembled and said,""Your subject is here."
Just as Chong Zhen was about to speak, he looked at the people in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and hesitated for a moment. Then, he threw the letter in his hand to him and said,
"Follow the letter and leave."
As the Emperor's trusted aides, the Brocade Guards did what the Ming laws could not do.
They did things that could not be done openly. To put it bluntly, they were cleaning up the emperor's mess.
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