The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 237 The Gap between a Prostitute and a Great Confucian
As the news spread that the emperor was going to implement a new land policy in the southwest and northwest, especially the radical content, all the gentry and landlords in the world were in an uproar and panic.

But because it has not yet fallen on their own heads, the big gentry in the north and south did not make drastic moves, and chose to wait and see what happened.

There is no way, now that the imperial court is in full swing, and the young emperor wants to be self-reliant and wants to act like a king. At this time, as long as he is not a fool, he will never stand up and fight head-on.

Similarly, as long as the family is not ransacked and the family is not forced into a desperate situation, the gentry and landlords in the world will not choose to fight the emperor to the death.

Instead, he would choose to hibernate, and after the emperor Zhu Cihong died of old age, he would try to turn himself over.

Obviously, the gentry and landlords in the world have completely laid down, and they don't plan to fight Zhu Cihong, a ruthless man, but plan to fight his sons and grandchildren.

They can't beat Zhu Cihong now, it doesn't mean their descendants, and they can't beat Zhu Cihong's descendants, as long as they win one.

Zhu Cihong was also quite surprised when Jin Yiwei reported the responses to the New Deal from all over the country to the capital.

"Your Majesty, those scholars didn't stand up to make trouble, isn't it good to oppose the new policies in the Southwest and Northwest?"

Seeing his solemn face, the red lady asked with some puzzlement.

"My dear concubine, as the saying goes, there must be monsters when things go wrong. With the wisdom of scholars in the world, it is impossible not to see that this time I am just trying to test it out. I will definitely promote it throughout the country in the future, but now I am facing such an earth-shattering land reform. They didn't even bother to fight, it's really..."

Zhu Cihong didn't know how to describe it after talking about it.

Obviously, the reaction of the gentry and landlords in the world exceeded his expectations, which was really uncomfortable for Emperor Shenwu who had a strong desire to control.

"Your Majesty is worrying too much. Those scholars must know that it is useless even if they object, and they dare not make trouble and rebel, so they pretended to turn a blind eye."

The red lady smiled.

But I couldn't help thinking in my heart, is the emperor always so suspicious?He is not happy when people oppose him, and he is not happy when others do not object.

"Forget it, I don't want to be too lazy, I don't believe they can play tricks!" Zhu Cihong also waved his hands with a wry smile, not thinking about it, but asked suddenly: "By the way, my concubine, what about Liu Rushi's current situation?" how?"

"I've been locked in the sky prison all this time, but don't worry, Your Majesty, the concubine has ordered her before, and she hasn't been wronged."

Seeing that he was still concerned about Liu Rushi, the red lady had to start to wonder if he was really interested in that woman, but she hurriedly replied.

"It's not an option to keep her locked up like this. Bring her here, let me see her first!"

Zhu Cihong thought about it and said.

For Liu Rushi, he really admired him very much, and she was also one of the few women in the late Ming Dynasty that he really appreciated.

Perhaps there is no harm if there is no comparison. Qian Qianyi and Liu Ru are one Donglin Daru and the other a prostitute. The traitors, on the contrary, are prostitutes who leap forward and choose to die in the lake without hesitation.

It is precisely because of the disparity in their identities that Liu Rushi's integrity is even more evident, which is especially commendable.

"Yes!"

The red lady didn't say anything inappropriate, she turned around and left the study to give orders.

Half an hour later, a woman in her thirties was brought in. She looked beautiful and had a gentle temperament, but her brows were a little lonely.

"The sinful lady Liu kowtows to Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live your Majesty, pays homage to Your Majesty, Your Majesty, a thousand years old."

After Liu Rushi was brought into the study room, he slowly worshipped. Even facing the emperor, he was still very calm, and he did not show any anxiety or nervousness. He was obviously ready to be beheaded.

After all, everyone in the world knows that traitors are what the emperor hates the most. As family members of traitors, no matter men, women, old or young, they will all be executed.

"Be flat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Rushi was still neither sad nor happy, slowly stood up and buried her head in her chest.

"You look pretty good, how do you feel about the past few months in prison?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the criminal woman knows that she deserves death, thank you for taking care of me these past few months!"

After Liu Rushi finished speaking, he bowed to the red lady.

Obviously, he is really grateful to Hong Niangzi for letting her stay in the prison for the past few months without any hardship at all.

"You don't have to thank me. These are all ordered by His Majesty, including cutting you off from Qian Qianyi."

Seeing that she had misunderstood, the red lady quickly waved her hands and explained that although she admired Liu Rushi a little, she would not specifically remind her to take care of her.

Liu Rushi was suddenly surprised, and finally raised his head to look at Zhu Cihuang, but he didn't dare to ask, so he lowered his head again.

"At the beginning, I asked my concubine to remind you to break off your relationship with Qian Qianyi, so as not to be implicated by him. Not only did you not believe it, but you even went around to complain for him. What can you say now?"

Zhu Cihong stared at her and said angrily.

"Thank you for your majesty's painstaking efforts. The guilty woman will be responsible for herself. Now I just ask your majesty to leave the whole body, and the criminal woman is very grateful."

Liu Rushi was straightforward, knelt down and replied.

"Forget it, I think you have now seen through the true face and character of those so-called gentlemen, and I don't want to worry about it anymore. If you want, you can continue to be the director of the Propaganda Supervisor. If you don't want to, I won't force you to change your name. , where you want to go and what you want to do in the future is up to you."

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, and his tone softened.

Liu Rushi was stunned, and it took him a long time to react, and asked in disbelief, "Your Majesty wants to forgive the criminal woman?"

"Why, is it possible that you still want to go back to the prison?"

"Your Majesty is an immortal sage. The sinful woman knows that she is mediocre in appearance and humble in status. She really doesn't understand why His Majesty attaches so much importance to her and she doesn't hesitate to make an exception..."

At this moment, Liu Rushi also felt that the emperor's kindness to her was quite unexpected. If it was said that the emperor had taken a fancy to her, that's why he was so deliberate. She wouldn't believe it even if she was killed, but other than that, she couldn't think of anything else. The reason is gone.

So he raised his head and boldly asked out the doubts in his heart.

Seeing her as if she wanted to know the reason for dying, Zhu Cilang had no choice but to say: "If I say that I just admire your integrity and character and want you to witness the glory of my Ming Dynasty, do you believe it or not?"

Liu Rushi didn't answer, but she obviously didn't believe her, because this was the first time His Majesty saw her, and she didn't think she had any noble integrity and character, which could be appreciated by this ancient sage.

Not to mention Liu Rushi herself, even the red lady beside her didn't believe Zhu Cihong's words.

Zhu Cihong saw the expressions and reactions of the two of them in his eyes, and he knew that this would be the result, so he didn't bother to say any more, and said directly: "Then you can just pretend that I have a crush on you, and you decide how to choose. .”

Liu Rushi obviously didn't expect the emperor to be so direct, no matter how indifferent his attitude was, his cheeks were slightly flushed, and he bowed to the end and replied: "Everything is up to His Majesty's arrangement."

(End of this chapter)