My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 29 Civil servants are the best at killing with a borrowed knife!

Finally, Fang Zhenghua spoke first.

"My Lord, I am also responsible for training the Qing army. This..."

Before Fang Zhenghua could finish his words, Zhu Cilang waved his hand.

"Don't refuse. There aren't many people I can trust right now. Just put in some extra effort!"

Hearing this, Fang Zhenghua was deeply moved and dared not say anything else.
"I obey your command! I will live up to the trust placed in me by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Gao Yushun was a little confused, because he never thought that such a good thing would happen to him.

But soon, he expressed his loyalty.

"I obey your command! I will manage the East Factory well!"

After the two eunuchs expressed their loyalty, it was Luo's turn to cultivate his character.

Luo Yangxing knelt on the ground, feeling agitated, and then said respectfully:
"I will definitely live up to the trust placed in me by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Luo Yangxing was the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. The more people there were in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the greater his power would be. So he was naturally very happy about expanding the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

"Okay, let's get to work!"

Zhu Cilang waved his hand, signaling them to retreat.

Then, Zhu Cilang thought of something and shouted:

"Ma Bao!"

Ma Bao slipped in from the door in an instant.

"My Lord, I am here."

Zhu Cixiang said:

"Withdraw two million taels of silver from the imperial treasury. Give five hundred thousand taels to Li Hu, four hundred thousand taels to Li Guozhen, four hundred thousand taels to Luo Yangxing, and three hundred thousand taels to Wang Xiantong. Take the two hundred thousand taels and distribute them to the eunuchs and maids in the palace."

"Send the remaining two hundred thousand taels to the Duke of England!"

"Then tell them that this is the salary and reward I give them."

"After paying each soldier their full amount, the rest will belong to them!"

"As for promotion, we'll talk about it when the time is right!"

When Ma Bao heard this, he smiled happily and said:

"I understand. I thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The current situation has stabilized, so it’s time to fulfill the previous promises.

That is to pay off the wages owed to the Beijing Camp, the Five Military Commanderies, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and give them five taels of silver each.

There is also a reward for his three thousand personal soldiers.

Originally, we didn't need so much, but this is a rebellion after all, so how can we not give more?
This money is enough to buy people's hearts.

Just as Ma Bao was about to leave, Zhu Cilang suddenly thought of something and said:

"Oh, right, send someone to the Imperial Prison to bring Xue Guoguan to me!"

"Slave, you obey!"

After answering, Ma Bao left.

About an hour later, Xue Guoguan was brought before Zhu Cilang.

"Your humble servant Xue Guoguan pays respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Xue Guoguan knelt on the ground and kowtowed in fear.

As the former chief minister of the cabinet, Xue Guoguan did not need to kneel to anyone, not even when meeting the emperor.

But he had already lost his position as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet and was just a criminal involved in corruption, so naturally he had to kneel.

At the same time, Zhu Cilang was also looking at Xue Guoguan in front of him.

I saw that Xue Guoguan's hair and beard were all gray, and his face was old. He was at least sixty years old!

But Chongzhen actually killed such a loyal old man?
What's more, this little old man is the chief minister of the cabinet and the top civil officials in the world. It seems a bit outrageous no matter how you think about it.

Hey!
Zhu Cilang sighed in his heart, and then raised his middle finger to Chongzhen in his heart.

"Ma Bao, move a stool and let Master Xue sit down and talk!"

Zhu Cilang gave the order directly.

Upon hearing this, Ma Bao quickly brought a stool over. Xue Guoguan was reluctant at first, but seeing Zhu Cilang's serious expression, he finally compromised.

Before he was brought to see Zhu Cilang, Ma Bao had already told him some recent events, so Xue Guoguan knew that the Crown Prince was currently acting as regent.

Xue Guoguan had some impression of the prince in front of him.

But this prince seemed a little different from what he had imagined.

It seems to be less immature and more mature and steady.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zhu Cilang spoke again.

"Master Xue, I want to ask you, what party are you from?"

"Is it the Eunuch Party? The Zhejiang Party? The Chu Party? Or the Donglin Party?"

When Xue Guoguan heard this, he stood up from his chair and hurried over to bow and say:
"Your Highness, the Crown Prince! I am not part of any party! I am only a member of the Emperor's party!"

Ah!
Very standard answer!

This is also the answer Zhu Cilang wanted.

Zhu Cilang continued:
"During this morning's court session, dozens of ministers, led by Chief Minister Zhou Yanru, reported to me that you were corrupt and had accepted bribes, and requested that I punish you."

"But you've already been stripped of your official position, demoted to a commoner, and even imprisoned. How do you think I'm going to deal with you?"

"You are a smart person. You should be able to see that they want to use me to kill you!"

"Is there anything you want to say?"

Although Zhou Yanru did not explicitly ask Zhu Cilang to execute Xue Guoguan during the morning court session.

But when a large group of people jointly petitioned to punish Xue Guoguan, didn’t they just want him dead?
A civil servant!
What he is best at is killing with a borrowed knife.

At that time, it will be Zhu Cilang who kills people, and the one who benefits will be the Donglin Party. This plan is really perfect!
Unfortunately, they met Zhu Cilang, a time traveler!
At the same time, when he heard these words, Xue Guoguan felt dazed.

Because to be honest, he never thought that he would die from this.

After all, he was once the head of the cabinet!
The leader of all the literati!
How could he be executed for embezzling several thousand taels of silver?

Among the Donglin Party, Zhejiang Party, and Chu Party, which one is clean?
After coming to his senses, Xue Guoguan quickly knelt on the ground.

"Your Highness! I am guilty!"

"I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to spare my life for the sake of my old age!"

As Xue Guoguan spoke, he began to sob softly.

As a pure imperial party member, even if he was corrupt, even if he was incompetent, even if he came up with many bad ideas, he should not have ended up like this!
Because he was always loyal to the emperor and imperial power!

Seeing Xue Guoguan's appearance, Zhu Cilang hurried over to help him up, and then comforted him:

"Master Xue, there is no need to do this. I have not agreed to their request."

"I know you are loyal to my father."

"And who said you were guilty?"

Ok?
Xue Guoguan had just gotten up, and when he heard the last sentence, he looked at Zhu Cilang in surprise, not understanding what he meant.

Because his corruption and bribery have basically been confirmed, and he himself has admitted it!

Even the stolen goods were caught in the act!

Isn’t this a crime?
"Your Highness, I don't quite understand!"

Xue Guoguan said this while trembling his lips.

He really couldn't understand what the Crown Prince in front of him was going to do.

Seeing this, Zhu Cilang simply spoke out.

"Master Xue, let me tell you the truth! My father and I are very dissatisfied with the Donglin Party recently and want to find someone to suppress them."

"So I thought of you!"

"I can give you great power, so that you can fight against Ren Donglin's party."

"You can also have your own party, but there is one requirement, that is, your party can only be the Imperial Party!"

"They cannot have any connection with the Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party, or the Chu Party. They can only be loyal to the imperial power!"

"Master Xue, are you willing to tell me now?"

Zhu Cilang spoke slowly.

(End of this chapter)