44 Offended them all to death
Obviously, Wei Zhaocheng wanted to say that Wang Chengen was Wei Zhongxian, so as to comment on Wang Chengen's strength just now.
However, he didn't have that kind of hard bone. When the eunuch Bingbi saw it, he realized that he had made up his words and dared not say anything else.
Sometimes, some people are very mean. They don’t listen to good words and have to get angry before they will be obedient. Now, under Wang Chengen’s strong aggression, the civil servants finally began to discuss matters seriously, as they were watching the eunuch Bingbi who stayed here.
At the same time, Emperor Chongzhen was yawning and criticizing the memorials. Suddenly, an eunuch came in outside the hall and said, "Your Majesty, the people who brought out of the palace by Princess Kunxing have almost all returned, saying that there is a love for you to report to Your Majesty."
"Oh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was a little surprised and asked, "Where is Princess Kunxing?"
"I haven't seen His Highness the Princess, I should be still outside the palace."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he frowned, put down his imperial pen, walked out with great strides, and thought he was sober and drowsy.
When he arrived at the gate of the hall, he saw people kneeling all over the ground outside the gate of the hall. He recognized the two people in the lead, Princess Kunxing's wet nurse.
So Emperor Chongzhen frowned and asked, "What's going on? Haven't you all gone to the husband's mansion?"
Seeing the emperor appear, the two nannies in the head were excited and said one after another: "Your Majesty, that man is strong and does not treat the princess as a princess. The maid is so angry that she said a fair word and was driven out by him."
"Yes, Your Majesty, that man is so rude. Please ask Your Majesty to make the decision for His Highness the Princess!"
Hearing their words, the others also agreed, "Please ask Your Majesty to make the decision for His Highness the Princess!"
The crowd was in a state of great enthusiasm and had the momentum that had to achieve the goal.
Many people think in their hearts: Didn’t that say, it’s your mansion and your home? Let you be arrogant and look back at what will happen to you!
Most of them believe that when Emperor Chongzhen heard that the eldest princess was neglected, he would despise the Tian family and despise the emperor himself. Even if that person was valued by the emperor before, even if Emperor Chongzhen was not angry under such circumstances, he would definitely have an objection to that person. In this way, the arrogant person would not have a good life sooner or later!
But who knew that when Emperor Chongzhen heard their words, he said coldly: "The princess is going to be a maid and even put on a princess airs? Is this really outrageous? Is my words a blunt in my ears?"
Hearing this, it seemed that he had the intention of asking Princess Kunxing to blame. So, all of these people were stunned.
Although they couldn't figure out what medicine Emperor Chongzhen had taken wrong, they had to do something to let his biological daughter become someone else's maid, at the moment, they were really afraid that Emperor Chongzhen would send someone to question the princess, so a leading nanny hurriedly said: "The princess explained the situation to the maids and others, but she did not put on a princess airs, so the maids couldn't stand it."
Emperor Chongzhen understood as soon as he heard this, and they did not believe their daughter's words and caused trouble for their daughter. Thinking of this, he shouted calmly: "Since you did something wrong, then each person will fight ten times. If the person who was still on the husband's side is heard by me, I will hear something similar!"
"..." The people in the yard finally understood how heavy the so-called gentleman was. But in this way, they felt even more strange. What was the origin of it? It actually made the emperor flatter. Is this the world of the Ming Dynasty?
Thinking of this in my heart, I regretted it very much. If I had known this, I would have to flatter myself. Now, not only will I offend you, but my butt will also bloom, and it will be painful!
After Emperor Chongzhen finished handling the matter, he was about to turn back into the hall, but suddenly he stopped and ordered the eunuch beside him, "When Princess Kunxing returns to the palace, let her come to my side."
Obviously, he is his own daughter after all, so if he doesn't ask about the specific situation, he will still be a little worried.
When he sat back on the imperial throne, Wang Chengen hurried over: "Your Majesty, the specific constitution for the matters discussed in the cabinet has come out."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he quickly reached out and said, "Come on it quickly."
He insisted on not going to rest, just waiting for this matter again.
So, Wang Chengen quickly presented three memorials and added explanations to the side.
The first thing is that the prince set off south three days later, but he did not take the land or the Grand Canal of Beijing and Hangzhou. It was too dangerous under the current situation; instead, he took the sea route from Tianjin Port and transferred the remaining Denglai Navy warships to escort it. It takes time to prepare these, and it is also necessary to arrange them from the capital to Tianjin.
Second, half of the tax cuts north of the Yangtze River and are left for city defense. It is agreed that a local chief official decides the specific purpose of the tax money. Secondary subordinate officials must also sign and seal the official name, and clearly state the specific official name at the prefecture and county level. Afterwards, the higher level can send a special person to check the accounts, and the court will also send inspectors and other imperial envoys to verify.
Third, when the enemy is besieged, the local officials are not allowed to collect only one person when they collect money and grain, but the wealthy households and gentry in the city jointly contribute capital. If one is not enough, the second time will be collected. At least three officials in charge must sign and seal the money and grain, and where the money and grain are used, they will be fed back to the wealthy households and gentry in the city to verify. After the matter is over, the court will be submitted to the court and rewarded as appropriate.
Emperor Chongzhen finished reading these charters while yawning, and felt quite satisfied, so he said to Wang Chengen: "This time the matter is still done well, which saves me a lot of thought."
Hearing this, Wang Chengen sneered a little in his heart, and immediately reported the matter about the cabinet, and then said, "Long live, I offended them all this time."
Hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but slapped the memorial on the imperial desk and sneered: "Haha, it's true that dogs can't change... It's hard to change their nature! Don't worry, I want to see what else they can do to you!"
"After I left, someone in the cabinet compared me to Wei Zhongxian!" Wang Chengen heard this and quickly reported with a little aggrieved, "I have no intention at all, just because they have not discussed the matter for a long time. I was anxious for a moment and spoke to them a little..."
"Go ahead!" Emperor Chongzhen immediately sneered, "I understand. Those people are donkeys, and they won't move without whipping! In the future, you can just stare at them for me and do this. Never learn from Wang Dehua and the others in a collusion with those civil officials. Do you know?"
When Wang Chengen heard this, he felt a sense of justice. He knew that the emperor had changed his attitude towards those civil servants by his husband. When he was satisfied, he immediately received the order.
Emperor Chongzhen was still satisfied with Wang Chengen. Not to mention accompanying him in the end, just today's errands would not have been a result if Wang Chengen had not been decisive.
Thinking of this in his heart, he picked up the three memorials and said to Wang Chengen: "You can take these three memorials to the teacher to see what else can be added. If not, let the cabinet draft the imperial edict directly."
As soon as he finished speaking, he yawned a big yawn.
When Wang Chengen saw this, he couldn't help but yawn.
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but wake up, turned to look at the sky, and changed his mind and said, "Forget it, I look like it's the same. I guess I'm very trapped in rest, so let's do it."
"Long live the dragon body, it's important." Wang Chengen said quickly, "Sir, you said that health is the capital of the Ming Dynasty's revival, and Your Majesty can't be careless!"
Emperor Chongzhen heard this and said, "Okay, I really can't hold on anymore, so let's go and rest."
Speaking of this, he paused and added: "So too, you are the one I trust the most. You cannot be left out of the Ming Dynasty. Go and rest!"
Hearing this, Wang Chengen was a little excited and hurriedly thanked him.
Chapter completed!