Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Unexpectedly, Ni Yuanlu didn't care about Wei Zhongxian's presence, and sent Chongzhen back with a single sentence: "Your Majesty Qizuo, Zhuge Wuhou has a saying, he is close to a gentleman and far away from a villain. Now your majesty favors the factory guards, and I think it is not the work of Mingjun .” After finishing speaking, he fell to his knees and waited for Chongzhen to deal with him.

Only then did Chongzhen truly understand a sentence from his previous life.It is not terrible for bad people to do bad things, but what is terrible is for good people to think they are doing good things but end up doing bad things.

Is Ni Yuanlu a loyal minister?Who can say that he is not a loyal minister who dares to confront Wei Zhongxian when Wei Zhongxian is covering the sky with one hand?

But even such a loyal minister is more inclined to the Donglin Party, thinking that it is wrong for Chongzhen to reuse the factory guards.

However, can this blame him?After all, the limitations of the times prevented him from seeing such a long-term vision.

Chongzhen smiled wryly. It would be a pity to kill such a minister. If he didn't kill him, he would make himself angry.Forget it, if such a loyal minister is also regarded as the Donglin Party, he will really become a faint king.

Since you can't kill it, let's explain it carefully.In desperation, Chongzhen said: "Ni Aiqing get up first. I also have a few words to say to Ni Aiqing."

Only then did Ni Yuanlu get up from the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please speak, and I will listen attentively."

Only then did Chongzhen say: "Does Ni Aiqing know what is wrong with my Daming?"

Ni Yuanlu replied directly: "Your Majesty Qi Zuo, I believe that there are three problems with the Ming Dynasty today. First, the state treasury is empty; second, the guards are corrupt; third, the officials are corrupt."

Chongzhen said: "That's right, but does Ai Qing know the root of this malady?"

Ni Yuanlu said: "Your Majesty is ignorant, please give me some advice."

Chongzhen sighed, and said: "The root cause is business tax.

In today's world, it is better to say that it harms agriculture than it emphasizes agriculture.All kinds of additional pies are added to the farmers, but what about the merchants?

Merchants don't do production. Although it's hard to transfer goods, they get a lot.But what about taxes?

Merchants earn a lot, but they don’t pay taxes. Farmers earn less, but various taxes are increased continuously. In this way, the poor get poorer and the rich get richer.

I have heard that the way of heaven is to make up for what is lacking and what is more than it is damaged.But today's Daming has more than enough to sacrifice and more to offer.This is the way of man, but it is not in line with the way of heaven.Going against the sky, how can you not change?It is no wonder that such ills abound. "

Ni Yuanlu, on the other hand, was like being enlightened, she felt a sudden enlightenment in front of her eyes, and she had completely figured out many problems that she couldn't figure out before.He kept murmuring: "The way of heaven, the way of humanity. The way of heaven, the way of humanity."

Seeing Ni Yuanlu's appearance, Chongzhen knew that Ni Yuanlu must be touched, so he continued: "With Wei Zhongxian's illustrious reputation, if Aiqing is really going to die, can Aiqing still see me today?

Aiqing thought that the Donglin Party were all honest men, but she didn't know that these honorable men had no fathers and poisoned the late emperor? "

Before Chen Renzhong and others were arrested and Ling Chi was arrested, the world thought it was because of these few colluding to murder Chongzhen, but the murder of Emperor Tianqi was concealed.

When Ni Yuanlu heard the news at this time, it was like a stormy sea, and his whole world view was almost completely destroyed.

Seeing Ni Yuanlu's confused expression, Chongzhen signaled Wei Zhongxian to take out the confessions of Chen Renzhong, Zhou Yanru and others and give them to Ni Yuanlu to watch.

This time, it almost exploded his heart and lungs.

Chapter 64

Ni Yuanlu, who had read Zhou Yanru's and Chen Renzhong's confessions, shouted, "Your Majesty!" Her face was flushed with anger, and she nearly passed out.

Ni Yuanlu, who came back to her senses, knelt down on the ground and begged Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, please punish all the beasts in the Eastern Forest! Otherwise, everyone will follow suit, and there will be endless generations of daring and reckless people!"

Chongzhen smiled wryly and said: "Killing them all is of course easy. Jin Yiwei can do it easily.

But what about after killing them all?Who will govern this country for me?

By myself?

Do you rely on Jinyiwei and East and West Factories?

How many people are like Ai Qing who are dedicated to the country? "

After questioning Ni Yuanlu as well as himself, Chongzhen suddenly felt a little frustrated, and said slowly: "Now Da Ming is a big empire, like an old man, how can he stand up to such a torment? Regarding the matter of the late emperor, I will definitely ask for an explanation, but it is not now."

When Ni Yuanlu heard the words, it was inconvenient to continue to ask Emperor Chongzhen to kill all the Donglin Party members, but since then, she has hated the Donglin Party deeply in her heart, and when targeting the Donglin Party members, she is more powerful than the members of the Eunuch Party. radical.

Without waiting for Ni Yuanlu to say anything more, Chongzhen continued, "We'll discuss this matter later. The reason I've sent Zhaoqing this time is for the matter of "Records of Loyalty and Traitors."

When Ni Yuanlu heard the words, she said, "I am willing to listen with all my ears."

Chongzhen said: "The former Jiannu besieged the city, and one of them was Fan Wencheng. He was originally a Han, but he was willing to be a running dog for Jiannu.

Feeling this, I decided to compile the "Records of Loyalty and Traitors", which lists all the loyal officials and traitors who have died in state affairs since the Qin and Han Dynasties.

The so-called loyal ministers of the death festival, such as Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and others;

The so-called traitors are taken from the meaning of "those who betray the Han Dynasty", such as the theory of Han Zhongxing, Gao Hui in Tang Dynasty, Qin Hui in Song Dynasty, etc.

Whether they are loyal or traitorous, their names are written, and their stories are recorded, so that they can be passed on to the world.Loyal ministers will last forever, and traitors will leave a bad reputation for thousands of years, admonition for those who come later! "

Ni Yuanlu bowed immediately and said: "Your Majesty is wise. Although there have been some story books before, most of them were compiled by the people, and there are some shortcomings in them.

Now His Majesty has ordered his ministers to compile and edit this book, and he will definitely do his best. "

Chongzhen laughed and said, "Does Ni Aiqing think this is the end?"

Ni Yuanlu was surprised and said: "Besides this, I really don't know what other tricks your majesty has."

Chongzhen said: "After Qing's compilation is completed, I will order craftsmen to write in the book, and select loyal ministers and generals such as Wen Tianxiang and Yue Wumu, a total of 12 people, to cast statues in the Zhonglie Shrine, and enjoy incense for generations.

Like Zhong Xingyue and Fan Wencheng, they also choose the number of twelve, cast iron into kneeling statues, and make them kneel outside the martyr's temple for people to cast aside! "

Although Ni Yuanlu was surprised, she also felt that it was unusual to relieve her hatred.Just hearing the name of Fan Wencheng mentioned repeatedly by Chongzhen, he asked, "Your Majesty, I wonder who this Fan Wencheng is? If his name is listed in the Traitor Record, then I need to know the life of this person, otherwise I will only make up out of thin air, I'm afraid Make the world laugh."

Chongzhen said: "Fan Wencheng is the nineteenth grandson of Song Wenzheng Gong Fan Xiwen, a student in Shenyang County. He failed the imperial examination in Liaodong, so he has a lot of resentment and often speaks of dissatisfaction.

When the old slave came to Fushun, Fan Wencheng, as a scholar, voted for the old slave together with his brother Fan Wencai.

Afterwards, he was quite trusted and reused by the old slave, and he had many plans to attack Daming.Now that the old slave is dead, Huangtai Ji Jiannu relies heavily on him. "

Upon hearing this, Ni Yuanlu said: "This thief should punish his nine clans! Mr. Fangzheng knows it underground, and he will not be at peace."

Chongzhen said: "Of course this thief deserves to die. After the completion of the Martyr's Shrine, I will take him to kneel in front of the Martyr's Shrine."

After Ni Yuanlu left the palace and went to Zhang Luo to edit "Records of Loyalty and Traitor", Chongzhen looked towards Liaodong and said to himself, "Fan Wencheng, don't die, wait for me."

The gloomy air in the words could not go away, and Wang Chengen who was beside him trembled in shock.

Wang Chengen jokingly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Fan Wencheng will definitely be captured alive."

Chongzhen smiled when he heard the words, but didn't speak. Seeing that there was nothing left and right, he went back to the harem to talk to Queen Zhou.

But in Liaodong, Wang Xuanji also had a headache.Let’s not mention the toss and turns along the way, even if the family members of several prisoners died because of acclimatization, Wang Xuanji didn’t take it to heart—after all, he arrived at Phi Island safely.

After handing over Zhou Yanru and other family members of prisoners to Mao Wenlong, Wang Xuanji also met Liu Xingzuo.

After conveying the emperor's order for Liu Xingzuo to go to Beijing to face the saint, Wang Xuanji hurried back to Shenyang with a Jinyiwei from a hundred households.