The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 493 Something Big Happened at Home
Queen Wang actually sent an urgent message over 800 miles saying that she deserved to be put to death!

Something big must have happened at home.

Wanli was really anxious.

He hurriedly gave some instructions and then rushed to the capital with 100,000 cavalrymen.

This time he did not follow the old path of Liaodong Town.

He ordered someone to lead the way and ran all the way southwest to the confluence of the Laoha River and the Xiliao River. After crossing the river, he ran all the way south.

He traveled by day and by night, rushing madly to the capital. It took him less than eight days to travel over two thousand miles!
On July Yimao, around 5 p.m., the setting sun was blood-red. The streets and alleys of the capital seemed empty, and everyone seemed to have rushed home for dinner.

At this moment, a thunderous sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the north of Deshengmen.

The dense string of black dots soon appeared in the telescopes of the soldiers defending the city.

Imperial Guards, Embroidered Uniform Guards, and Cavalry of the Shenwu Camp!

The Emperor has returned to Beijing!

Although the soldiers guarding the city did not see Wanli himself, they did not dare to close the city gates. More than 100,000 cavalry rushed into the city at lightning speed and headed straight for the palace.

Wanli was extremely anxious at this moment.

He didn't care and ran all the way to the gate of the Qianqing Palace. Then he jumped off his horse, stumbled in, and called out in a trembling voice: "Xun'er, Xun'er, are you still there?"

The meaning of the word "still" is self-evident. He was worried that the emperor's legitimate son Zhu Changxun was no longer around!
Unexpectedly, just as he ran to the gate of Kunning Palace, a small figure rushed out from inside, saying joyfully: "Father, your son is here, your son is here."

what?
Wanli was stunned for a moment, then picked up the little guy and asked with concern: "Xun'er, are you okay?"

The emperor's legitimate son, Zhu Changxun, nodded repeatedly and said, "I'm fine, but I miss my father a little."

Are you okay?
Wanli was a little confused.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Were you sick the past few days?"

The emperor's heir apparent, Zhu Changxu, repeatedly shook his head and said, "No, I've always been fine."

So what's going on?

Wanli was really confused.

At this time, Queen Wang had already walked out quickly with several concubines.

Queen Wang actually fell to the ground and sobbed, "I deserve death, Your Majesty, please punish me."

What are you doing?
Xun'er, nothing's wrong.

What crime deserves death?
Wanli looked at his beloved son in his arms in bewilderment, then raised his hand and said, "Xi'er, don't cry, get up quickly, get up quickly, what's going on? What crime deserves death?"

Upon hearing this, Queen Wang slowly got up from the ground and choked up, saying, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Family disgrace should not be made public. Can you please go in and tell me?"

what?
Why should family disgrace not be made public?

Wanli was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand eagerly and said, "Okay, let's go in and talk."

He followed Queen Wang into the bedroom with a confused look on his face, and sat down at the round table beside the bed. Queen Wang actually wanted to kneel down again.

What on earth is going on?
He quickly raised his right hand to support her, and said kindly, "Xier, what crime have we committed as a family that deserves death?

I thought something happened to Xun'er. You really scared me.

If Xun'er is fine, then it's no big deal. Stop crying. Come, sit down and tell me what happened.

The emperor's legitimate son, Zhu Changxun, also leaned over anxiously, wiping Queen Wang's tears while saying in a tearful voice, "Mother, please stop crying. You've been crying for days."

After hearing this, Queen Wang stopped crying and sobbing.

Seeing this, Wanli simply stuffed his precious son into Queen Wang's arms, then pulled her to sit down and comforted her, "Talk, it's no big deal. Even if the sky falls, I will hold it up. Don't be afraid."

Upon hearing this, Queen Wang felt quite ashamed and said, "I deserve to die. I failed to take good care of my brother, Xiao Bing. He embezzled a lot of money from selling oil."

Oh, it turns out that my brother-in-law embezzled the money from selling oil.

How do you say this?

Naturally, he would not condone corruption like Emperor Jiajing.

However, it’s no big deal if your family members are a little greedy. It’s not a death penalty.

Wanli heard this and nodded slowly, saying, "It is indeed wrong for Xiaobing to be greedy for money, but as a family, we don't need to follow the laws of the Ming Dynasty. The money is in the inner treasury anyway, and the court officials have no control over it. We can punish him however we want.

Don't worry, I'm only ruthless to outsiders, I won't be so harsh on my family. Tell me, how much did Xiaobing embezzle? "

Alas, he is too greedy.

Queen Wang still felt a little ashamed and said, "Your Majesty, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have indulged him.

Now the lamp oil business is getting better and better. It sells well not only in Ming Dynasty, but also overseas. Therefore, they are discussing expanding production capacity and preparing to produce lamp oil worth tens of millions of taels a year.

The construction of this oil refinery started last year, so the money earned from selling oil should have increased last year.

Xiaobing actually said that the refinery was not completed, so the output did not increase last year. I actually believed it blindly. In the first half of this year, the money from selling oil was the same as before, without any increase. Then I realized something was wrong.

I had my father called over and asked him about it in detail, only to find out that the oil refinery was built very quickly. They should have completed the construction of all the expanded refineries last year, and they should have refined at least five million taels of lamp oil.

The problem is, Xiao Bing's oil supply has never been much. Wanshengtang, the company responsible for Ming Dynasty and overseas business, has started to urge for delivery. "This means that this kid has embezzled more than 10 million taels in just over a year!

wrong.

Lamp oil can only be sold to earn money. If this guy doesn’t sell the lamp oil to Wanshengtang, who will he sell it to?
Ordinary people simply cannot do such a big business.

Also, even if a person eats silver as a meal, it is impossible for him to spend more than 10 million taels in a year.

This kid is greedy for so much money that he can't spend it all.

Because there is nothing so expensive in this world.

Moreover, judging from the character of Queen Wang, Earl of Yongnian Wang Wei, Wang Jun and Wang Dong, this family is honest people. They are not the kind of people who like extravagance. It is impossible for Wang Bing to embezzle more than 10 million taels for no reason.

This is extremely abnormal.

There is a big trick here!
Wanli frowned and thought for a while, then asked: "Where are your uncle and Xiaodong? What have they been doing recently?"

This has nothing to do with them.

Queen Wang said honestly, "My uncle and Xiaodong have been staying at the Summer Palace recently to help my father manage the artisan household."

They may not even know it!
Wanli asked again: "Have they spent money lavishly in the past two years?"

This really has nothing to do with them.

Queen Wang shook her head repeatedly and said, "No, no, they are all very busy. They spent the New Year at the Summer Resort and had no time to spend money."

Sure enough, something was very wrong.

This kid Wang Bing embezzled so much money and didn't tell his family, let alone give them any share!
is it possible?

This is not possible under normal circumstances.

Wang Bing is not the most important person in the Wang family. Queen Wang is. Even if Queen Wang is not a member of the Wang family, the most important person in the Wang family is Wang Wei, the Earl of Yongnian, not Wang Bing, the uncle of the emperor.

The king's uncle Wang Bing got such a lucrative job thanks to the favor of Queen Wang and Yongnian Earl Wang Wei.

In this case, this kid embezzled so much money. Not only would he have to pay it back to Queen Wang, he would also have to pay it back to Yongnian Earl Wang Wei.

This kid didn't even give Yongnianbo Wang Wei any money. If Yongnianbo Wang Wei knew about this, he might suggest replacing this kid with Wang Dong or even Wang Jun.

Of course, this is an analysis based on the family of corrupt officials. The Wang family is not a family of corrupt officials.

Yongnianbo Wang Wei, Wang Jun and Wang Dong were not corrupt at all, and their lives were almost the same as before. It was impossible for Wang Bing to be so wildly corrupt.

In short, something is very wrong.

Wanli nodded slowly, then said loudly to the door: "Send Luo Sigong to see the emperor."

This guy has been secretly investigating in the capital, but he has not found any clues about any important people.

It seems that there is something wrong with the direction they are investigating.

The roots of the three major families in Puzhou are not in the capital but in the northwest!

The roots of the Zhejiang Party are not in the capital but in the southeast.

There is absolutely no need for these guys to risk being exposed by secretly causing trouble in the capital!
Seeing him frowning and silent, Queen Wang couldn't help but say with guilt, "Your Majesty, I have caused such a big mess by managing this inner treasury. I am guilty. How about handing this inner treasury over to the Imperial Noble Consort or Noble Consort Zhang? I don't have the face to manage it anymore."

At this moment, Queen Wang is in charge of the money in the inner treasury, and Imperial Noble Consort Qin Lan, Noble Consort Zhang and others are assisting her.

Wanli had no time to take care of such tedious matters, and he was not confident in leaving it to others, not even eunuchs, because eunuchs had lost most of their lives, and only money was of some use to them.

He originally thought that Queen Wang and all the concubines were basically in the palace, and they had fine clothes and delicious food, so they didn't have to spend any money at all, so it was impossible for them to be greedy for money.

Who would have thought that those guys would actually attack the relatives by marriage!
Wang Bing is Queen Wang's younger brother.

The purpose of those guys' actions might not just be greed for money.

If he creates a rift with Queen Wang's family because of this, or even severely punishes the Wang family, those guys are likely to use this as an excuse to stir up a dispute over the country's foundation.

Can I let those guys get what they want?

Wanli snorted inwardly, then shook his head slightly and said, "This isn't your fault. You've managed the inner treasury well. There's never been a problem with the army's food and wages, military rewards, or even the funds used for the development of Liaodong and Nurgan. Why should I change? You'll still be in charge of the inner treasury from now on."

Alas, didn’t this almost go wrong?

Queen Wang still felt a little guilty and said, "Your Majesty, the inner treasury was originally quite full, but with the development of the Nurgan Dusi and Xiao Bing's greed, the inner treasury is now a little tight. There are only a few million taels left in the inner treasury."

Fortunately, there is no major war at the moment, otherwise military rewards cannot be paid out.

Wanli thought for a moment, then shook his head slightly and said, "It's okay to be nervous. It's not like I haven't been nervous before. The expenses at the Nurgandusi are indeed a bit high. I really need to find a way to make more money."

He indeed overlooked this problem. In fact, he still had many other ways to make money.

For example, in America, there is a place called Gold Mountain.

There really is a mountain of gold in that place!

Moreover, the area where Jinshan is located was incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

He just needs to order people to explore and he will definitely find it.

(End of this chapter)