Chapter 124
After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sneer and said: "It's only 50 taels of silver notes, which is really generous! And it's from Fanji Bank, not bad, not bad!"

Chen Baoting at the side was also very angry when he saw it, and he couldn't help reminding Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this person must be a corrupt official!"

Although these people were by the emperor's side, if Emperor Chongzhen didn't tell them, they wouldn't know more details.Therefore, at present, they simply think that Chen Xinjia is a corrupt official.As for corrupt officials, these young men who just came out of Neishutang, who had to cut off their descendants because of life, are still very indignant.

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen looked at them and said, "I will deal with them sooner or later, but not now. As long as I take you as my confidants, there will be a steady stream of officials to bribe you to please you. You should register first. Do you understand?" ?”

"Slave obeys the order!" The four servants on duty bowed together to receive the order.

Besides, Chen Xinjia, who mentioned the imperial city, naturally didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen already understood his details, but he didn't move him because he didn't have a completely trustworthy army at hand and wanted to dig out more of his accomplices.

At this time, he came here day and night, so it was impossible for him to go back to Shanxi immediately after departure, because his body would definitely not be able to bear it.I looked up to see that the sky was approaching evening, so I went to the post station, but I didn't rest, so I turned around and changed into casual clothes and went out.

Under the cover of his guards, he sneaked around seven times and finally went to Yang Sichang's house.After all, he is a great official in the border region, and Yang Sichang is a cabinet minister. Without the emperor's will, if he visits the capital as soon as he arrives, it will attract great attention.

However, he certainly didn't expect that his affairs were the last thing the emperor wanted to know, but no matter how careful he was, the emperor would know everything about him.

I have to say, he is very tragic!
After Chen Xinjia arrived at Yang's mansion, Yang Sichang almost left his office and returned to his mansion.

Yang Sichang was not surprised by his arrival.After all, Yang Sichang can be said to be Chen Xinjia's benefactor. He was recommended by Yang Sichang when he was the governor of Xuanfu, and later the governor of Xuanda.

After sitting down in the living room and serving the tea, the two chatted.

"Congratulations to Yang Gebu, congratulations to Yang Gebu!" Chen Xinjia said to Yang Sichang with a smile on his face, "The emperor summoned his subordinates urgently, and I can already see that Lu Xiangsheng must be unlucky!"

When Yang Sichang heard this, he was a little surprised.He had heard about the emperor's urgent summons to Chen Xinjia.But he didn't know the specific content or what was said during the meeting.When he heard this, he couldn't help but feel happy, and quickly asked: "How can you see it?"

The relationship between the two is extraordinary, so they naturally know some things about each other, and Lu Xiangsheng is their common enemy.

Therefore, Chen Xinjia told Yang Sichang about the situation of his meeting, and then said decisively: "The fall of Jinan is a foregone conclusion. Under the emperor's wrath, Lu Xiangsheng will undoubtedly die!"

When Yang Sichang heard this, he was about to be happy when he suddenly thought of something, his expression changed, and he asked in a low voice, "What do you mean? Why are you sure that Jinan fell? Could it be you..."

Hearing this, Chen Xinjia thought inwardly that it was bad, and he made a mistake, and quickly corrected it: "Just imagine Yang Ge, the Jianlu army is so strong, how can our Ming army have an opponent right now? It sounds like Jianlu is attacking Jinan with a purpose. Under such circumstances, if Jianlu is not sure, would he do this? From this, the lower officials concluded that Jinan Mansion will be lost!"

After hearing this, Yang Sichang stared into Chen Xinjia's eyes, still a little suspicious.

He also served as the governor of Xuanda. When he was in office, his relationship with Shanxi merchants was not bad.Although it's not a matter of wearing a pair of pants, there are many things that have common interests.In other words, he comes from a family of officials. Unlike Chen Xinjia, he only thinks that he is a financial sponsor to those Shanxi merchants who cling to him, so that he can get more help and give them some protection.

Therefore, Yang Sichang knew that Shanxi merchants were engaged in smuggling business and selling prohibited items outside the customs.However, this situation should not be too normal for the border. In addition, due to the filial piety of Shanxi merchants, it is easy to turn a blind eye.

But now, after hearing what Chen Xinjia said, he suddenly remembered what the emperor said about internal affairs, and he couldn't help but think about it.

Chen Xinjia saw that he still had doubts, so he quickly expressed his loyalty and said: "Don't underestimate the subordinates like this. After all, the subordinates are also the great officials of the Ming Dynasty, so how can they help Jianlu to do things? Besides, the subordinates have always been In Jindi, how could it be possible to reach out to Jinan Mansion?"

Speaking of this, the voice became louder: "The actions of the lower officials are all for the sake of Daming. The purpose of making peace with the proposal is not the same as that of the cabinet!"

Yang Sichang proposed the strategy of "reconciling foreign affairs before settling the domestic affairs" and advocated negotiating peace with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which included Chen Xinjia's opinions.The two of them, at this point, can be said to have the same political views.

Of course, there are other places where the political views are the same, and there are money bonuses from Shanxi merchants. That's why Yang Sichang looked at Chen Xinjia differently, became his confidant, and recommended him many times.

At this time, Yang Sichang listened to his repeated explanations, so he didn't think about it any more. He shook his head and replied to Chen Xinjia's previous words: "You are not in the capital, I am afraid you don't know how much the current emperor loves Lu Xiangsheng. I am still a little worried!"

Hearing this, Chen Xinjia froze for a moment, and said incredulously: "I have seen with my own eyes that the emperor has lost his position. Even if Lu Xiangsheng has the ability to win the emperor's favor, the fall of the vassal king is the result of Daming since the founding of the country. Can this unprecedented event be spared? Besides, as long as the court impeaches Lu Xiangsheng in a legitimate way, there will be more people impeached, and the emperor will still favor him? It seems...the emperor is not so courageous, right? "

The fall of the vassal king was indeed a great sin.Even Yang Sichang himself, in the original history, was sent by Emperor Chongzhen to suppress the thieves, because Zhang Xianzhong made a surprise attack on Xiangyang, and Xiang Wang Zhu Yiming was killed. He was terrified and afraid of committing suicide.

Therefore, after hearing this, Yang Sichang pondered for a moment, finally nodded and said: "It makes sense, Lu Xiangsheng should not be able to escape this test."

At this point, he suddenly sighed again: "Speaking of which, Lu Xiangsheng is indeed a capable person, but it's a pity that he can't be used by me and is always against me. As long as I'm here, I can't tolerate him!"

Chen Xinjia heard this, and immediately echoed, "That's right, the chief of the cabinet is at peace, but he insists on leading the battle; if the cabinet wants to lose, he insists on fighting for food. Fighting against the cabinet all the time is really ignorant of current affairs!"

At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, who was monitoring the conversation between the two of them in the palace, suddenly thought of it and couldn't help but feel excited when he heard this sentence.

That's right, didn't Lu Xiangsheng promote the policy of "grain for food" when he was the governor of Xuanda before!Before, because of the opposition of a large number of officials including Yang Sichang, the original Emperor Chongzhen was shaken.But now, how could he be shaken!
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