"Country Father, Country Father! Why did she suddenly faint? Quick, quickly help her up." Luo Yangxing shouted.
Several Brocade Guards beside him went over and helped Zhou Kui up. They pinched and massaged him, and finally, Zhou Kui slowly woke up.
Zhou Kui's eyes were empty as he woke up. Two lines of tears fell from the corners of his eyes again.
Five hundred thousand taels, five hundred thousand taels!
Luo Yangxing had heard of Zhou Kui's miserly reputation. The last time he took away one million taels, he had already lost half his life.
If he took another five hundred thousand taels from him this time, he would probably hang himself.
Luo Yangxing had nothing to say about this matter. He just cupped his hands and said,"My condolences, Country Lord."
It would have been better if he hadn't said anything, but Zhou Kui immediately began to tremble.
He collapsed on the chair, his left hand clutching his chest, his right hand trembling as he pointed at the Kang.
The Brocade Guards looked at each other. No one knew what the country lord meant.
Luo Yangxing was also dumbfounded. Helplessly, he instructed,""Call the servants over."
The subordinate went out and called his servant Liu Fu in again.
As soon as Liu Fu entered the door, he saw Zhou Kui lying limply on the armchair. He could not help but turn pale with fright."Country Lord!"
Why else would the people around him know the best? Liu Fu looked at the direction Zhou Kui was pointing and immediately understood.
He grabbed the brick bed and took out the copper pot that was under the blanket.
The meticulous Liu Fu touched it with his hand."It's still hot, Father, quickly cover it.”
This Matron Tang seemed to have become Zhou Kui's life-saving straw. He hurriedly snatched it and placed it on his chest.
This kettle really had a magical effect. Zhou Kui seemed to have come back to his senses.
"Aiyo, aiyo, 500,000 taels, 500,000 taels of silver, this old man, can just go to hell ~ Wuwuwu ~!”
Even though he was howling, Zhou Kui still ordered his servants to go to the bank to exchange another 500,000 taels of silver for the meeting ticket in the end. His eyes were filled with despair.
This time, it was really a huge blow to Zhou Kui.
The Jinyiwei left, and Luo Yangxing got what he wanted.
However, what Zhou Kui never dreamed of was that all of this was the doing of his good nephew, the Crown Prince, Zhu Ci.
"Father, the porridge is ready. According to your instructions, add less corn and more water. This is the pickled vegetables you asked for. When I marinated them, I added double the salt.”The servant Liu Fu brought Zhou Kui's dinner over.
At this moment, Zhou Kui was not in the mood to eat porridge. His lips trembled as he took the bowl of porridge.
Large drops of tears fell as he ate and wailed.
One bite is a howl, another bite, another howl
Liu Fu couldn't stand it anymore and brought the pickled vegetables over.
"Father, you can't just eat porridge. Eat some salted vegetables.”
Zhou Kui looked at him aggrievedly. 500,000 taels of silver!”
On the second day, the Imperial Extremity Sect held morning court. All the officials came one after another, except for Zhou Kui.
Just as everyone was whispering to each other, a hunchbacked old man was being supported by a eunuch as he walked over shakily.
"Eh, who is this person? He looks familiar.”
"F * ck, isn't this Country Lord Zhou? Why did he age so much in just a few days?”
"Lord Zhou, what are you doing?"
When he walked in, the officials surrounded him and looked at Zhou Kui.
Everyone had a misconception that Zhou Kui was like this. He seemed to be an old dog whose tendons had been pulled out by someone.
Zhou Kui didn't say anything. He just kept crying.
Everyone was even more surprised. As they discussed, the morning court eunuch summoned them to court.
The officials filed into the hall. Chongzhen seemed to be in good spirits today.
After the officials cheered, Chongzhen waved his hand lightly."Dear ministers, please rise."
Looking at the Emperor's expression, there was a joyous occasion today.
The Minister of Revenue, Fang Yuegong, plucked up his courage and stepped forward. He bowed and asked,
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is very happy today. Could it be that they had won the battle at the border, or that the raiders had been cleared, or that there was some happy news in the harem?”
Chong Zhen was indeed very happy. He laughed and said,"Neither. Today, I want to tell all my beloved ministers a piece of good news. The imperial court is in a difficult position. These years, there have been years of war and disasters. The national treasury has long been emptied. This is difficult for your Ministry of Revenue.”
Chongzhen finally spoke the truth, and the Minister of Revenue, Fang Yuegong, was so moved that he wiped his tears with his sleeve.
Fang Yuegong was a good and loyal official.
He, who was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue's money and grain, could not cook without rice.
Chongzhen finally understood their difficulties, and Fang Yuegong could not help but cry.
Chong Zhen was also very excited. He couldn't help but stand up.
"Zhen knows that not only Zhen, but all of you have not had it easy these years. As far as I know, many officials in the various departments and yamens also have no rice to put into the pot. This is all my fault. I have let you down.”
"Your Majesty!"
All the officials knelt on the ground in unison. Some of them quietly wiped away their tears.
That's right, there hasn't been a single day of peace in the country these past few years.
The court was even more complicated. Natural disasters and man-made disasters, coupled with years of war, caused the relationship between Emperor Chongzhen and the officials to be very stiff.
The monarch and his subjects were estranged from each other and didn't trust each other.
Today, Emperor Chongzhen suddenly had a heart-to-heart relationship with everyone. This made some of the pillars of the court shed tears of gratitude.
In the first year of Chongzhen, Huangtaiji personally led 100,000 troops to bypass the Guanningjin defense line and attack Beijing.
The Ming and Qing dynasties fought outside Beijing for more than half a month, but in the end, Huangtaiji returned in defeat.
But why did Li Zicheng, the intruder, take only two days to break through Beijing, which Huang Taiji had not broken through for half a month?
There were naturally many reasons for this, but one was that Chongzhen and his officials were estranged from each other and didn't trust each other.
At that time, Chongzhen had thought of moving the capital to Nanjing. After all, Nanjing was another political hub of the Ming Dynasty.
There were still three provinces and six ministries in Nanjing. In other words, as long as Chongzhen came to Nanjing, all the government departments of the Ming Dynasty could continue to operate.
When Chongzhen made this suggestion, none of the officials agreed.
Although Chongzhen was not a fatuous ruler, he was extremely conceited and did not listen to opinions at all.
In 17 years, he had changed 19 cabinet chiefs. This kind of eagerness for quick success and instant benefits naturally made everyone betray him.
In the end, Li Zicheng's peasant army became more and more intense, and the soldiers came to the city.
Now that the Emperor had actually made his ministers become friends, Chongzhen knew that it was not easy for these officials.
The officials also understood the emperor's difficulties, so everyone let go of their past grudges. Chongzhen could not help but cry.
"What Zhen owes you, many officials have not even been paid a year or two of salary. Today, I will make a statement. All the officials in the capital will be paid at least six months of their salary. Those with financial difficulties can submit a written application to the Imperial Court, and the Imperial Court will compensate you with your salary!”
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