Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 825 Cracks
Yin people do not have Yin Cheng, but instead received a big meal from the big boss, and the depression of the officials in the court can be imagined.Chongzhen's trust and dependence on Yang Menglong made them both jealous and angry. This kind of almost unreserved trust should have been exclusively enjoyed by them, respected civil servants, but now it fell on that rebellious warrior. How unreasonable!

Everyone has a deep sense of crisis. Although Yang Menglong has never entered the court, his influence in the court is getting bigger and bigger!Every time Chongzhen encounters a big problem, the first sentence is: "Where is the champion?" As long as Yang Menglong is found, Yang Menglong can always come up with a solution to the problem in a short time, or find a solution to the problem. People, take care of things properly.Under such circumstances, it is absolutely impossible for Chongzhen not to trust and rely on Yang Menglong!And what about them?I'm sorry, Chongzhen really didn't scold them wrongly, they really only use some pretty words to fool the big boss, there are really too few people who are willing to do things down-to-earth and help Chongzhen relieve his urgent needs!So Yang Menglong became more and more powerful, Chongzhen became more and more dependent on him, Huguang's military and political power fell into his hands, Fujian was about to fall into his pocket, and even the crown prince's educational power It was taken by him, but these respected and respectable gentlemen can't do anything about it!They were playing a seesaw game with Yang Menglong, and Yang Menglong was pressing them down with one enemy against a hundred!

Basically, how happy Chongzhen was when he mentioned Yang Menglong, and how stinky his face was when he mentioned them...

There are a few ministers who resolutely oppose the invasion of Taiwan, and their reasons are quite good: Fujian and Guangdong have just experienced a war, and the people's livelihood is dying, and it is really inappropriate to use weapons again!Some people even shook their heads and picked up an ancient Chinese prose: "Soldiers are weapons, and the saints use them as a last resort..."

Chongzhen interrupted very rudely: "I also heard the emperor's grandfather said: 'Those who jump on the beam will be killed no matter how strong they are!" Thinking back more than 1000 years ago, Chen Tang was able to release the "Whoever commits a strong man will be killed no matter how far away" He led elite troops to cross the Thousand Li Han Sea almost desperately, beheaded Zhizhi Shanyu, and Taiwan was only a few hundred miles away from the mainland, and there were no more than [-] Xiyi soldiers occupying Taiwan. With a strong army and thousands of warships, how can we not do anything to them? Let the Champion Hou take full power to handle this matter, and all the nobles should stop talking!"

Yi Xi spoke with a forceful momentum, really a bit of the majesty of the emperor.All the ministers made him choke and rolled his eyes, but he was speechless.In fact, what they opposed was not the recovery of Taiwan, but Yang Menglong's recovery of Taiwan. If someone else, such as Zuo Liangyu, led the troops to recover Taiwan, they would definitely support it with both hands.But now that the big boss is determined to support Yang Menglong, there is nothing they can do.Wen Tiren had no choice but to come out to make peace: "The Western barbarians are rampant, and they are trying to invade our Ming territory. It will be impossible not to teach them a lesson... But the Western barbarians have sharp firearms, and they are defending on the basis of danger. It is really not to be underestimated. This matter has to be resolved." Think long term..."

Chongzhen said: "No need, Champion Hou has already made complete preparations, just let him go and do it!"

Of course it's okay to let Yang Menglong let go and fight. The problem is... we don't want him to let go and fight!Big boss, when will you understand our thoughts?
Wen Tiren complained in his heart, but he also knew that Chongzhen's determination had been made and could not be changed, so he had to settle for the second best: "The champion Hou is brave and invincible, he wiped out the coastal pirates in World War I, and the coastal areas of Guangdong and Fujian were wiped out. However, this Fujian is not under the jurisdiction of Huguang after all, and it is not an option for the Heluo New Army to stay in Fujian for a long time..."

Wu Zongda echoed: "Absolutely! The thalassemia in Fujian, the tens of thousands of Heluo New Army troops staying there for a long time is a huge burden for the common people, in my opinion, should the champion Hou come up with a charter, as soon as possible Withdrawing from Fujian will also let the people of Fujian breathe a sigh of relief?"

Chongzhen wondered: "Is Fujian so poor that it can't even afford to support less than [-] new troops?"

Officials from Fujian were crying bitterly: "Your Majesty, the people of Fujian are suffering. There are many mountains and little land, and there is a shortage of products. The people can't even eat enough to eat, and they have to raise tens of thousands of new troops. Isn't that worse! Please have mercy on the people of Fujian, Your Majesty. Let the new army withdraw to Huguang as soon as possible!"

Well, since they couldn't stop Yang Menglong from recovering Taiwan, they did everything possible to add obstacles to Yang Menglong. They have already played these tricks to the peak.

Chongzhen looked at those distressed Fujian officials like an idiot: "Then why has it not been difficult for Fujian to support more than [-] members of the Zheng family in the past ten years?"

Those Fujian officials immediately got tongue-tied and could not speak.

Chongzhen snorted angrily: "You can support more than [-] members of the Zheng family, but you can't support less than [-] new troops. Are you mocking my IQ?"

Those Fujian officials were horrified and fell to their knees: "I don't dare, I don't dare!"

Chongzhen flicked his sleeves and said, "Get lost!"

Those Fujian officials scrambled and retreated...

All the civil servants looked at me and I looked at you, with sweat on their foreheads.It was only then that they remembered that the current Chongzhen was no longer the rookie who had black eyes when he first came to the throne, and he could do whatever they said!Finances have improved in recent years, and Chongzhen had a little extra money in his hands, so he made great efforts to reorganize the Jinyiwei, so that the former Jinyiwei, which had been reduced to a street mouse, regained some vitality. With so many minions, Chongzhen has become able to see and hear. It is a dream to want to fool him like before!What's more terrible is that the Nanyang Daily has been sold to the capital. Chongzhen must read every issue, and he can get richer and more objective information from the newspaper. It would be extremely sad for him to hide any major events in this country from him!Just like when the Fujian official closed his eyes and told nonsense just now, he was immediately slapped... Hey, boss, how good would it be if you always play the role of a rubber stamp like you did when you first came to the throne?

The second round of confrontation ended and Chongzhen had the upper hand.After these two rounds of competition, the civil servants who suffered a lot gained two new understandings:
First: The trust and dependence of the big boss on Yang Menglong cannot be shaken;

Second: The eyes and ears of the big boss have become extremely smart, so do less things to mock his IQ in the future!
However, some idiots just can't learn well.When Chongzhen mentioned that after regaining Taiwan, he would build ports in Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Shanghai and other places, and levy tariffs on merchant ships, more than half of the civil servants jumped up, almost roaring in opposition. The loud ones burst into tears, and the heart-broken ones shouted: "No way! This is competing for profits with the people, and it will make the people's resentment boil!"

Then, they experienced the stunt created by the big boss: the lion's roar!

"I think that the Zheng family has dominated Guangdong and Fujian for more than ten years. The ships going here have to spend money to buy the Zheng family flag from them to hang them safely. Therefore, the Zheng family makes more than tens of millions of profits every year, and I have never seen it. The people are full of grievances, why do I send a large army to eliminate the pirates and build a port, and if I want to levy some tariffs on them, the people will be full of grievances immediately!!! Is the surname Zhu still in this world!? "

The big boss's lion's roar resounded throughout the Forbidden City, and all the civil and military officials of His Royal Highness Jin Ji trembled, and their colors changed in horror!
Chongzhen stared at those kneeling civil officials, became more and more angry, and roared like thunder: "You all think I'm an idiot! You all think I'm an idiot! There are so many of you who want to do something for the country. Daming’s wealth is pocketed. In your eyes, everything in Daming is a cake on your plate. You can cut it as you like. If I want to collect a little tax, you will be furious! You guys are so short-sighted, selfish, and single-minded about abolishing the public because of personal interests? It really chills me!" At this point, he could no longer suppress the anger that had been suppressed for several years, and angrily left an unfinished copy. He threw away the memorial and walked away.

The officials were still kneeling there, not daring to breathe.

Probably bullying Xianzong, Shenzong, and Xizong was too much fun. These fierce ministers have forgotten that the emperor is also a man of flesh and blood, not a clay figurine that they can pinch, let alone an inflatable doll.As soon as Chongzhen mentioned the imposition of tariffs, they immediately jumped out to oppose it. Pay a large sum of money to buy peace for Zheng Zhilong... Chongzhen didn't know this before. With a profit of nearly ten million taels, of course he wants to receive a little subsidy. He is not greedy, he only wants to collect six million taels, but the ministers jumped out to oppose it without hesitation. I can't go down anymore... If the tiger doesn't show off its power, do you really think I'm an inflatable doll?
As a result, the emperor was so angry that he immediately frightened all the civil and military officials to the point where they trembled and had a strong urge to urinate.In the past, even if Chongzhen shouted at his throat, it would not have such an effect, because everyone knew very well that this emperor did not really have talents that he could rely on, let alone an army that could be mobilized directly. What he could rely on was only the Zhu family's accumulated experience over more than 200 years. Just a little prestige, just a toothless tiger, afraid of a bird?But things are different now. Chongzhen already has Yang Menglong who is completely devoted to him. As long as he gives an order, that idiot who has had enough of them will definitely pull out the dog-leg knife and rush into Beijing to chop him down without saying a word. Man, are you afraid?Are you panicking?

So they still knelt there obediently and waited to be dealt with!

The eunuchs watched with cold eyes, full of pleasure in their hearts.You bunch of civil servants, aren't you very good?How is it now, the emperor was angry, didn't you kneel there obediently, as quiet as chickens (the kind that was caught by the police uncle on the spot)?

The civil servants were filled with grief and indignation. After Taizu and Chengzu, they were the civil servants who had the final say in the world of the Ming Dynasty. They were the only ones who could scold the emperor. Never had the emperor pointed his nose at him and scolded him until he was bloody. !
This emperor is so disobedient that he will kill you if he gets the chance, even if you are the ninth emperor!
(End of this chapter)