East Factory Governor

Chapter 355

Qin Shuhuai entered the imperial study room and greeted Chongzhen with a smile.

"My minister Qin Shuhuai kowtows to the emperor, may my emperor..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chongzhen stepped forward to help him up.

"Brother Qin, you don't have to be polite."

Then he turned to Wang Dehua and said, "Go out first."

Wang Dehua retreated knowingly, and at the same time signaled for the other two young eunuchs who were waiting on him to go out as well.

Chongzhen said excitedly, "Brother Qin, I heard that you made a big fuss in Jiangnan! Haha, tell me in detail about what you did in Jiangnan afterwards."

After Chongzhen and Qin Shuhuai went out for a "private visit in micro-service" last time, he became more interested in folk affairs.He couldn't go to Jiangnan together, so he could only ask Qin Shuhuai to talk about it once, so it was good for his ears.

Qin Shuhuai then explained exactly how he investigated the case of the Zhao family's extermination in the south of the Yangtze River, how he discovered smuggling along the coast of Zhejiang, and how he blackmailed the governor of Zhejiang.Of course, except for the matter of Yihua Palace, he will not talk about it. There is no need to let Chongzhen know about such things.

Chongzhen listened with gusto, sometimes furious, sometimes nervous, sometimes laughing out loud, as if he was listening to a very interesting storytelling.

Especially when Qin Shuhuai said that he intentionally humiliated the governor of Zhejiang and let his concubine stay with him overnight, he laughed so hard that he beat his chest.

"Brother Qin, you, you are too bullying! Haha, poor Wang Huazhen is in her sixties, yet he is still being bullied by you like this. I feel a little bit wrong for him, haha."

Qin Shuhuai didn't smile, but said solemnly, "Your Majesty, do you know why I humiliated him like this?"

"Why? Isn't it because he is a corrupt official in Donglin?"

"He is a corrupt official in Donglin, but what makes me want to kill him even more is that when this bastard was the governor of Liaodong, he turned black and white and framed Zhongliang in order to shirk responsibility for the fall of Shenyang City. I don't know how many loyal ministers I have. Because of his few words, the good man was called a traitor and died miserably!"

Chongzhen opened his eyes, "Brother Qin, is this really the case?"

Qin Shuhuai immediately described how Shenyang City fell and how Wang Huazhen colluded with the guerrilla general Wang Baochang to slander Shenyang General Chen Lueli for collaborating with foreign enemies, resulting in Chen Lue's family being ransacked and beheaded, and thousands of former Chen Lue's officers and soldiers being classified as rebels. Ming, there is a family that cannot go back, and the things that have to be turned into bandits are described one by one.

After hearing this, Chongzhen was furious.

"Wang Huazhen, an old man, can actually do such an outrageous thing! Isn't he afraid that those loyal souls who died wronged will seek revenge from him? Brother Qin, you can investigate this matter. As long as the evidence of the crime is convincing, we will definitely arrest him." Cut to pieces!"

Qin Shuhuai said embarrassingly, "Your Majesty, it has been a long time since what happened back then. Although I have found the witnesses of the surviving officers and soldiers back then, I think those Donglin party members will protect him in every possible way and will not accept him. Now I only have The irrefutable evidence that he was corrupt and broke the law when he was governor of Zhejiang Province, although Ling Chi is more than enough to punish him, but it is extremely difficult to convict him of framing Zhongliang!"

Chongzhen waved his sleeves and said angrily, "No, I want to give an explanation to the soldiers who died wronged back then! His crime of corruption is of course to be dealt with, but his crime of framing Zhongliang is even more important! Brother Qin, At that time, let those surviving soldiers testify, no matter whether there is circumstantial evidence or not, I will punish him for this serious crime!"

Seeing what Chongzhen said, Qin Shuhuai immediately asked for it, "I obey the order! I thank the emperor for Chen Lue and thousands of soldiers who have complained!"

Xindao, Qing'er, Mrs. Qi, I have already done half of what I promised you.Don't worry, General Chen's grievances will be cleared up soon!

Chongzhen knocked on the table angrily, and then fell silent for a while.

From Qin Shuhuai's trip to the south of the Yangtze River, it is not difficult to see that the power of the Donglin Party has spread all over the world, and its actions have reached a heinous level.In the eyes of these Donglin party members, there are only a few party leaders, and they don't see him as the emperor.

Leaving aside the matter of Wang Huazhen's framing of Zhongliang back then, Chongzhen wouldn't have believed it even if Qin Shuhuai hadn't said it himself about the unauthorized opening of foreign towns along the coast of Zhejiang.Because he still clearly remembered how last year the Donglin party members made a generous statement in the court hall, asking the court to strictly enforce the sea ban.

After a long while, Chongzhen gritted his teeth and said, "These bastards are simply more hateful than eunuchs. Brother Qin, do you know what Zhou Yanru said in front of you just now? He dared to command me to hook me up to anthropomorphize the ministries this year." One-third of the officials, and then replaced with the person they nominated! Bastard, I can't wait to take him down on the spot!"

After Chongzhen's "private visits in micro-services", he also learned the folk curse words. When he was angry, it was very useful to swear a few words.

Qin Shuhuai chuckled, and said to Chongzhen, "Your Majesty, be patient first. After the ministers go to the three sides and take down Yang He's military power, it won't be too late to deal with them."

Chongzhen nodded, "After Yang He was dealt with, a good general was selected from the three sides to guard it. I then mobilized the Datong Army and part of the Guanning Army to garrison the capital, and then began to clean up the governors from all over the country. What do you think, Brother Qin?"

Qin Shuhuai heard that Chongzhen had already thought of mobilizing troops to garrison the capital, so he knew that he could not wait to clean up Donglin, so he immediately said, "Your Majesty is wise! The Donglin Party should be eradicated as soon as possible! As long as the Donglin Party is excluded, many things will be much easier to handle." gone."

Chongzhen thought for a while, and then said, "By the way, I wanted to ask you, Zhou Yanru forced me to use the officials he nominated, what do you think of this matter?"

Qin Shuhuai said with a dark smile, "Zhou Yanru wants to die by himself, then the emperor will grant him. If you delay this matter first, he will definitely bring it up during the court meeting and force you to agree. Then you will pretend to give in." , Use the officials he nominated. The matter will naturally be recorded by the pen officer, and when the old account is turned over, he is guilty of usurpation, deceit, and mad rebellion. Which one is not a crime of lingering death?"

When Chongzhen heard this, he immediately smiled sinisterly.

"Brother Qin is right! He dared to force me, so what is it if he didn't overstep, cheat, or rebel? Well, in this way, even if no other evidence of his crime can be found in the future, this matter alone is enough to confiscate him Chopped."

After a pause, he said, "By the way, I have already asked someone to investigate the Hong Chengchou you mentioned last time, but he is talented, and he is quite assertive. There is a difference in strategy, so the relationship is not good. Yang He is a senior member of the Donglin party. Hong Chengchou did not go to curry favor with Yang He, and he must have no feelings for Donglin. Such a talent is really rare. Brother Qin, I want to thank you Recommended."

Qin Shuhuai said, "Your Majesty, although the members of the Donglin Party claim that all the scholars in the world are Donglin, there are also many officials in our dynasty who have not yet lost their conscience. Li Fu, that's how it is."

"What about Li Fu... I also received a memorial to impeach him at the beginning of the year. However, Luo Yangxing said that this person had a good reputation as an official in Ningbo. At that time, I thought it might be another battle between civil servants, so I put it on hold. But let's talk Come back, although this person has a heart for the people, he still disregards the court's laws and regulations, and I don't have to punish or reward him. But if he is reused in the future, will there be something wrong?"

(End of this chapter)