The next day, at 11:00 pm.
Yangxin Palace Hall.
The civil and military officials were divided into two groups, and many of the court officials were whispering to each other.
"His Majesty has arrived!"
As Wang Chengen's duck-like voice sounded, the entire hall suddenly quieted down.
Chongzhen was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe. He strode up the steps and sat down on the dragon throne.
"Ministers, if you have something to report, if not, withdraw!”
Wang Chengen stepped forward and said.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report. The Ministry of Justice, the Imperial Censorate, the Supreme Court, and the three divisions will jointly examine Yuan Chonghuan's case.”
"Your Majesty, please make a decision!"
Qiao Yunsheng, the Minister of Justice, stood up and said loudly.
"Your Majesty, two years ago, Yuan Chonghuan sent a letter saying that the Later Jin would use Mongolia to invade the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty. Now, Yuan Chonghuan and the Later Jin have an affair and colluded with the enemy to betray the country.”
"Secondly, Yuan Chonghuan disobeyed the imperial court and killed Mao Wenlong without authorization. He did not put the imperial court's laws in his eyes.”
"In addition, ever since Yuan Chonghuan oversaw Ji Liao, he hasn't recovered his old territory and has yet to decide on a battle.”
"Your Majesty, with such irrefutable evidence, Yuan Chonghuan cannot be allowed to quibble. I implore Your Majesty to punish Yuan Chonghuan severely and sentence him to death to uphold the authority of the Imperial Court!”
Zhou Yanru followed closely behind and said righteously.
Chongzhen didn't know if it was because of Zhu Ciyao's influence, but he originally thought that Zhou Yanru was an important official that he could rely on.
However, regarding Yuan Chonghuan's matter, Chongzhen felt that it was just as Zhu Ciao had thought. This old fellow wanted to bite Yuan Chonghuan to death!
As for how to deal with Yuan Chonghuan, Chongzhen didn't plan to make a decision now.
He had already ordered Yuan Xingshao to investigate Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren. If they were really as Zhu Ciyao thought, it wouldn't be too late to pardon Yuan Chonghuan.
If Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren were innocent, then they would be sentenced to death!
Therefore, Chongzhen decided to delay this matter for now.
After a moment of silence, Chong Zhen said indifferently,""Minister Zhou is right. However, apart from killing Mao Wenlong, Yuan Chonghuan's other crimes lack concrete evidence.”
"Therefore, regarding Yuan Chonghuan's case, the Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Imperial Censorate will continue to search for evidence. After all the evidence is confirmed, we will discuss how to deal with Yuan Chonghuan's case.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the officials in the court could not help but discuss.
Zhou Yanru was even more puzzled. Previously, the first person to punish Yuan Chonghuan was Chongzhen. If it wasn't for the fact that Chongzhen was the emperor, he would have jumped up and scolded Yuan Chonghuan on the spot after he entered the capital!
Yuan Chonghuan had betrayed the emperor's grace, and Chongzhen wished he could immediately execute him on the spot.
Why did Chongzhen not seem to be in a hurry to deal with Yuan Chonghuan?
There was something wrong with this Chongzhen!
On the other side, he was preparing to report to protect Yuan Chonghuan's life, but he was also stunned.
This Chongzhen didn't play by the rules. He didn't know how to play!
Chong Zhen glanced at the ministers and said,""Why, dear ministers, do you have any objections?”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The ministers echoed in unison.
Chong Zhen nodded his head in satisfaction. He was secretly pleased with himself.
If they listened to Zhu Cixin, wouldn't that be reckless?
Thinking of this, Chongzhen thought of the drought in Shaanxi. He did not believe this disaster.
Although Zhu Ci Xin was his son, he was not a god. He had never even left the capital, so how could he predict what would happen thousands of miles away?
Isn't that nonsense?
However, Chong Zhen still decided to ask.
Suppressing his thoughts, Chongzhen asked slowly,""Minister Cheng, is there any report on the disaster in Shaanxi?”
" Huh???"
Cheng Jiming, who was about to report, was stunned. He looked at Chongzhen in a daze and asked in confusion,"Your Majesty, how did you know?"
"Shaanxi Governor Yang He has reported that since spring, there has been no rain in Shaanxi. Now that the grain rain season has passed, the weather is still extremely dry!”
"Yang He said in his letter that there might be a disaster in Shaanxi. This year's autumn harvest will probably be affected.”
What the hell!
Chongzhen's eyes suddenly widened. Zhu Ciyao was right. There was really a disaster in Shaanxi!
"Could it be that my son, Zhu Ci Xin, can really predict things from a thousand miles away?”
"It's really a divine method!"
Chongzhen was shocked, even more shocked than when he heard about the disaster in Shaanxi!
On the other side, Zhou Yanru was silent for a moment before saying,""Your Majesty, it's only April now. The planting will only begin in early May. Isn't it a little too early for Yang He to request the Imperial Court to prepare for disaster relief?”
Chongzhen was slightly stunned. If it was any other time, Chongzhen would definitely think that Zhou Yanru was right.
But…
Now, Zhu Ciao had even predicted the disaster in Shaanxi. Did that mean that if the disaster in Shaanxi was not handled properly, many people would rebel!
Currently, there were already Gao Yingxiang and several other rebels in Shaanxi that had not been pacified. If they were not handled properly, the bandits in Shaanxi would not be able to calm down!
"The bandits in Shaanxi have yet to be pacified, so we can't cause any more trouble!”
"No matter what, the imperial court should have made preparations!" Chongzhen said in a deep voice.”
"Minister Cheng, how much silver is there in the national treasury that can be used for disaster relief?”
Cheng Ji Ming replied without hesitation,"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that the national treasury will not be able to provide disaster relief before the autumn harvest.”
"Is the national treasury out of money?" Chongzhen's heart sank. Ever since he ascended the throne, the war between Jiubian and Shaanxi had never stopped.
If they were not pacifying the bandits, they were guarding the border. Silver was spent like flowing water!
"That can't be right, Chief Officer. I remember that there are still two million taels of silver in the national treasury. How can you say that the national treasury is out of money?”Zhou Yanru said meaningfully.
"And money!"
Chongzhen's eyes suddenly lit up." Minister Cheng, since there's money in the national treasury, why don't you take it out for disaster relief?!"”
Cheng Ji Ming felt extremely bitter and said,"Your Majesty, 800,000 of these two million taels will be used to repair the walls of the capital. The Houjin attacked the capital and damaged the walls, so we must repair them as soon as possible to prevent the Houjin from doing it again!”
"Secondly, the Guanning Army and the garrison of the capital have rendered meritorious service in repelling the enemy. The country is currently in a difficult time, and although the Imperial Court has not rewarded them, the Guanning Army and the various battalions in the capital have spent six hundred thousand taels of silver.”
"Finally, the remaining six hundred thousand taels will be used to compensate the soldiers who died in battle. In this battle of the capital, the Imperial Court's army has lost more than ten thousand men, with more than eight thousand of them dying in battle. According to the Imperial Court's regulations, the soldiers need sixty taels of silver as compensation, and the officers need even more. Six hundred thousand taels of silver is barely enough.”
"That's why I said that the national treasury is out of money.”
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