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

Chapter 9 You bastard, how dare you deceive me?

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang finally suppressed the murderous intent in his heart, and then said calmly:

"Luo Yangxing, my father suddenly fell seriously ill tonight and summoned me to the palace. He then issued an imperial decree stating that from today on, I will be the regent. Do you understand?"

What the hell is this regent? It's clearly a rebellion and an attempt to usurp the throne, okay?

Luo Yangxing complained in his heart, but he quickly agreed:
"I understand. I know what to do. Your Highness, please rest assured!"

Are you kidding? It’s already this late, what else don’t you understand?
Zhu Cilang knew that he was a smart man, and he was too lazy to talk nonsense anymore, so he asked directly:
"Tell me, how many Jinyiwei are there now?"

"Your Highness, the number is approximately 75000!"

Luo Yangxing replied respectfully.

75000 people?
Zhu Cilang sneered in his heart, stood up suddenly, and rushed towards Luo Yangxing like an angry tiger.

"Bring me the knife!"

Zhu Cilang shouted.

Li Hu handed the bloody knife to Zhu Cilang without saying a word.

Before Luo Yangxing could react, the knife was placed on his neck.

"You bastard, how dare you lie to me!"

Zhu Cilang sneered.

"It's fine if you just lie to the emperor, but you actually dare to lie to me?"

"It seems like you really don't want to live anymore!"

"In that case, I can only send you to death!"

What the hell is this joke? At this time, he still says that the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei had 75 people. Aren't they treating him like a fool?
Because Li Guozhen was in control of the Beijing Camp, Zhu Cilang didn't care about Li Guozhen's deception and just wanted to deal with him later.

But how could Luo Yangxing dare to fool him?

He had already learned from Captain Wang Qinian how many people there were in the Jinyiwei.

If you are really capable of doing the job, don’t even talk about 75, it’s less than 000!

This bastard dared to report 2 for a salary of 75000, and he ate up the empty wages of 50000 people!

I can’t stand it, I really can’t stand it!

Kill him!
The next second, the blade directly cut through Luo Yangxing's neck, which could take his life at any time.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, please spare my life!!!"

In an instant, Luo Yangxing was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

He never imagined that the prince, who looked harmless and gentle just now, would become like this in an instant?

He had no doubt at all that if he dared to say any more nonsense, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would definitely chop off his head!
Is this really what a thirteen-year-old boy should look like?
At the same time, he cursed himself in his heart for being such an idiot.

Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was able to get Captain Wang Qinian to come to him, he must have bribed Wang Qinian a long time ago.

This means that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince probably knows about the affairs of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

He even dared to deceive His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. He is simply courting death!
Luo Yangxing felt that his deceased ancestors were waving to him.
In a flash, Luo Yangxing finally came to his senses and shouted:
"Your Highness, I was wrong! Please give me another chance!"

"Currently, the actual number of Jinyiwei is less than 2, but I can guarantee that these 2 Jinyiwei are absolutely loyal to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

The last sentence clearly conveys a meaning:
He is still useful!

After hearing this, Zhu Cilang moved the knife further away and then threw it to Li Hu.

Then, he turned and walked towards the dragon throne, saying as he walked:
"The actual number is only 2, but you have been reporting it as 75 and receiving the salary of 000 people."

"So, you've eaten up the empty salaries of 50000 people?" "Luo Yangxing, you have a huge appetite! Aren't you afraid of eating yourself to death?"

"Touch your neck and see how long your head can follow you."

"How long can your nine clans survive?"

Zhu Cilang sat back on the dragon throne, his whole body filled with a strong murderous intent, as if he was ready to rush down and kill Luo Yangxing at any time.

Li Hu's face was also terribly gloomy. He knew that these people would definitely be drawing salaries without working, but he didn't know that these people would dare to do so!
No wonder he never got full military pay when he was a private. It was probably because he was robbed by guys like this!

Thinking of this, Li Hu couldn't help but tighten his grip on the knife.

As long as the prince gives the order, he will chop this guy into meat paste on the spot!

Luo Yangxing was so scared that he almost peed himself.
He lived through the reigns of Wanli, Tianqi and Chongzhen, and had seen these three emperors when they were angry, but to be honest, no emperor had ever given him such a feeling of oppression.

It was as if the person sitting on the dragon throne at this moment was not the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, but a real dragon!
A true dragon emperor who looks down on the world and regards him as an ant!
But he is only thirteen years old.
Luo Yangxing didn't hesitate any longer and slammed his head hard to the ground.

"Your Highness, I didn't want to do this either. It was those people who forced me to do this!"

"If I don't do it, they will kill me and my family without a burial place!"

"I am willing to donate all my wealth, and only ask Your Highness to spare my life, so that I can continue to serve Your Highness despite my guilt!"

Luo Yangxing was completely desperate.

If he was the only one who died, he could just let the matter go, and those people would help take care of his family after knowing it.

But now Zhu Cilang obviously wants all nine of his clans to die together. What else does he have to worry about?
After all, he only got a small share of the cake!

He really can't take the blame for this!
"Tell me, who is involved in this matter?"

Zhu Cilang asked indifferently.

How could Luo Yangxing dare to continue hiding it? He quickly said:

"Duke Dingguo Xu Yunzhen, Duke Chengguo Zhu Chunchen, Duke Yingguo Zhang Zhiji, Marquis Dingxi Jiang Bingzhong, Marquis Huaiyuan Chang Yanling, and dozens of other nobles participated!"

"I will write down the names of these people immediately!"

Zhu Cilang winked at Ma Bao beside him, who understood instantly. He then picked up the four treasures of the study from the imperial desk and placed them in front of Luo Yangxing.

Luo Yangxing didn't dare to get up, so he just lay on the ground and wrote down all the big guys behind him.
Soon, a piece of rice paper with names written all over it was brought to Zhu Cilang.

Zhu Cilang took a quick glance and suddenly a storm of fear surged in his heart.

Because half of the nobles in Beijing are basically on it.

He really didn't expect that this group of nobles would be so bold. Not feeling that it was not enough for them to take the empty salaries of the Beijing Camp and the Five Military Commandery, they even dared to take the empty salaries of the Embroidered Uniform Guard?

You know, the Jinyiwei represents imperial power!
How dare these reckless guys covet the imperial power?

How dare they?

Were the nobles in the late Ming Dynasty so rotten?

And Chongzhen was completely unaware of this?
It's really unbelievable!
With this list in hand, killing everyone one by one would be the easiest task.
It is no problem to wipe out nine generations of a clan.

Zhu Cilang put away the rice paper and continued to ask in a cold voice:
"So, the Jinyiwei has been taken over by the nobles? When did this happen?"

Luo Yangxing kowtowed again and quickly replied:
"Your Highness, the nobles are merely taking the empty paychecks from the Imperial Guards, but they haven't gotten involved in their activities. I can guarantee this with my entire clan!"

"The Imperial Guards still only obey the orders of His Majesty the Emperor."

Being forced to eat empty salaries with nobles is considered corruption, but if nobles get involved in Jinyiwei, then it is no different from rebellion.
Luo Yangxing really didn't have that much courage, so what he said was all true.

(End of this chapter)