Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 149 Shameless

At the same time, these rumors outside the palace were reported to Emperor Chongzhen immediately through Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

To be honest, Emperor Chongzhen immediately suspected that the source of these rumors was Yang Sichang.Because Yang Sichang knew of Xue Guoguan's proposal, and now this rumor is very similar to Xue Guoguan's proposal.In the words of later generations, Yang Sichang seems to have sufficient motives for committing the crime.

However, no matter what, the rumors are somewhat different from Xue Guoguan's proposal.

On the surface, these rumors were deduced from the affairs of Marquis Wu Qing.

Like this kind of rumor, if you want to find out the source, you may not be able to find out with the means at this time. Even if you can find out, it will probably take a lot of time and manpower to find out, which is not worth it.

After Emperor Chongzhen weighed it a little in his heart, he didn't bother with the source of the rumors anymore.However, he understands one thing, there will definitely be someone to make trouble for this matter on Wuqinghou's side!
After thinking about it for a while, he went to the harem to find Empress Zhou, and asked her to come forward and summon Mrs. Wu Qinghou into the palace to comfort him about what happened today.

Let Wu Qinghou know that the emperor has no other intentions, but to respond to the strong proposal of the ministers, there is no way but to help Li Guochen get what he should get.Marquis Wuqing doesn't have to worry, at least he still has half of his family wealth, and he is still the master of Marquis Wuqing's mansion.

It has to be said that there was a reaction in the palace so quickly, and the Queen's concern and comfort were of great effect.Mrs. Wu Qinghou, who was summoned to the palace, was very grateful for this, and quickly expressed that she would definitely persuade her master to hand over the inheritance as soon as possible, and went back with gratitude.

However, she did not expect that Emperor Chongzhen had long been waiting for her at the place where she must pass.Of course, they didn't meet directly, but they were far away. They just saw her within the line of sight of Emperor Chongzhen, and "rewarded" her with the Grade A bugging seed that the system rewarded not long ago.

And this is the real purpose of Emperor Chongzhen for asking Empress Zhou to call her into the palace.Because at this time, it was not convenient for Emperor Chongzhen to see Marquis Wu Qing, otherwise it would be the best choice to give Marquis Wu Qing the wiretapping seed.

In the evening, Li Zushu, Marquis of Linhuai, paid a sudden visit to Marquis Wuqing's mansion, saying that he had heard that Marquis Wuqing had a sudden illness, so he came to visit him specially.In this regard, neither the Dongchang fanzi guarding the gate nor the household servants could stop him, so they could only be allowed to visit the mansion.

After he left, Mrs. Wu Qinghou went to see Wu Qinghou and said, "My lord, I have already counted the silver in several cellars, and counted 20 taels. Wait until tomorrow morning, and the lord will hand it over in person!"

"Pay it? What are you going to pay? Don't pay!" Li Guorui immediately snorted angrily when he heard this, and knocked over the bird's nest brought by his wife to the ground.

Seeing this situation, Mrs. Wu Qinghou couldn't help being very surprised and a little stunned. When she came back to her senses, she didn't care to clean up the broken bowl on the floor, and asked in surprise: "Master, what's the matter? Didn't you say it well before?" Is it? The emperor is forced to do so, and all the ministers are..."

"What do you know as a woman?" She was interrupted roughly by Li Guorui before she finished speaking, "20 taels, do you think it's 20 taels? Humiliated me publicly at the gate of the mansion, how can I swallow this tone?"

"..." Madam Wu Qinghou didn't know what to say when she saw this.

She naturally understood in her heart that the master had agreed well before, but now he suddenly changed. This might have something to do with the Marquis of Linhuai who visited before.

To be honest, even 20 taels, she couldn't bear it.

However, the Dongchang fanzi and the household servants are all living in the mansion, and she is also afraid, thinking that what the queen said is reasonable, at least half of the family's wealth is still there, and she can always live, so she admits it.But now that the master refuses, she has nothing to do.

Thinking of this, she asked Li Guorui: "Master, since that's the case, how will the court explain it?"

"If you have anything to explain, just say you don't have money!" Li Guorui said bitterly, "If you don't have money, you have to persecute him, so you won't be afraid of chilling the hearts of other nobles and causing public anger?"

Speaking of this, he stopped and told his wife: "You pack some pots and pans, and if you dare to force me to pay you tomorrow, you can sell them on the street. I don't believe it, I don't even want this face , Does the imperial court still want this face, does the emperor still want this face!"

"..." Mrs. Wu Qinghou was speechless again after hearing this.

After a long time, she worriedly reminded: "My lord, doing this will really hurt the court's face and embarrass the emperor. What if the emperor is furious?"

"What else can I do? Do you still dare to kill me?" Li Guorui blushed and shouted sharply, "I am the grandson of Empress Xiaoding!"

Mrs. Wu Qinghou was still afraid when she heard this, she bowed her head and remained silent.

After venting for a while, Li Guorui calmed down slowly, looking at his wife's appearance, and remembering Linhuaihou's idea before, he suddenly felt moved, and said to his wife: "Bo Jiading and I are also friends. In this way, hurry up and send someone to Jiadingbo's mansion and ask him to come over."

After finishing speaking, seeing that she was still hesitating, he urged her again and finally drove her away.

Not long after, Jiading Bo Zhou Kui arrived as promised.As soon as he entered the door, he said loudly: "Wu Qinghou, I'm really embarrassed. I just heard about you and was about to come to visit you. I didn't expect you to send someone here first!"

When Marquis Wuqing heard this, he sneered in his heart. He was afraid that he would have to spend the gift money for the visit, right?

It's true, you can't come empty-handed when you come to visit a patient, right?
After Zhou Kui finished speaking, he seemed to hesitate for a moment, then took out a gift list from his sleeve, and gave it to Mrs. Wu Qinghou, who was accompanying him, saying that it was just a little bit of care, and please don't be offended.

Mrs. Wu Qinghou naturally wanted to be polite, and then accepted it, and retreated out with her maid.She knew that the master must have something to discuss with Jia Dingbo.

When he got out of the room, he unfolded the gift list and looked down. Mrs. Wu Qinghou couldn't help being taken aback for a moment, then spat silently, and whispered with disgust on her face: "It's really stingy, and you can get this little thing !"

After she finished speaking, she casually threw the gift list to the maid who was close to her, and kicked the maid out as well.Then, she leaned against the window, trying to eavesdrop on what the master was going to say to Jia Dingbo?
In the room, Marquis Wu Qing sat on the bed and said with a sigh: "Uncle Jia Ding must have known about my mess, what a pity!"

When Zhou Kui heard this, he was about to comfort him, but Li Guorui changed the subject and said, "But if I hand over the silver, I won't be the only one in trouble."

Zhou Kui had heard some rumors before, but when he heard what Wu Qinghou said, his face suddenly became a little ugly, and he quickly asked for confirmation: "You mean... that the imperial court will ask for money from other people?"

"That's not it!" Li Guorui replied immediately, "Our relatives are no more entrenched than those with hereditary titles. If the emperor has no money, who do you want to ask for money? If I give money now, what will happen next?" It’s impossible to have money in the national treasury, so they will definitely continue to ask us for money! Maybe it’s not Brother Zhou, but it must be another relative. If there is no money in the surrounding area, it will probably be Brother Zhou’s turn .”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Kui's face was very ugly, and he said uncertainly: "At least my daughter is the queen, and my nephew is the prince. I can't do it, right?"

"How is it impossible!" Li Guorui immediately showed a face of sudden realization when he heard it, and said to Zhou Kui, "I don't remember if I don't say it, Brother Zhou, if Brother Zhou said it like this, maybe the next one is Brother Zhou you Already!"

"How is it possible?" Zhou Kui's face was ugly, and he denied it in surprise, "This is impossible!"

Li Guorui saw all the changes in his expression, sneered in his heart, and then continued to analyze Zhou Kui: "Brother Zhou, think about it, Brother Zhou, you are the queen's father, the prince's grandpa, and now the court has no money. The one who is anxious is of course the emperor. If the royal family has no money, they will ask our relatives for money. I did this because there was a bastard in my family. If it wasn’t for this, the emperor would be ashamed to speak directly to our relatives. So like this Come on, in order to get everyone to contribute money, there must be an example, take the lead in donating money, right? Then Brother Zhou thinks who is the most suitable example in the current capital?"

His words were actually inductive.Therefore, after he finished speaking, Zhou Kui could easily come to a conclusion: this example is the most suitable for him.Because he is the queen's father and the prince's grandfather.If he took the lead, the emperor could reach out to other relatives.

As soon as he thought that he had to pay out money, and it wasn't just one or two taels of money, he immediately felt like a knife was piercing his heart.

Seeing his painful expression, Li Guorui knew that he was right, so he continued to add more information: "Also, the opening of the court is the lion's big opening, 20 taels, is it too much? Brother Zhou, think again, If it is an example, can this silver be less than 20 taels? In my opinion, it must be more than me, so that I can ask for more silver from other relatives, right?"

"..." Zhou Kui was so speechless, his heart was like a stormy sea, 20 taels, and much more than this one, this... this is really killing me!
Seeing that he was in a daze, and his face turned pale for a while, Li Guorui had confidence in his heart, and he was not in a hurry, so he didn't speak any more, but picked up the refilled bird's nest beside him, moistened his throat, and waited. Watching Jiadingbo speak first.

After a while, when even Mrs. Wu Qinghou, who was eavesdropping outside, got a little impatient, she heard Zhou Kui muttering to herself a little at a loss: "What should I do? But what to do..."

This soul is back, but at a loss.

"It's not that there is no way!" Li Guorui just said this, which immediately attracted Zhou Kui's attention. As if grabbing a life-saving straw, he reached out and grabbed Li Guorui's hand. His face was sincere and flustered, and he quickly asked, "Hou What can Master teach me? As long as the family property can be preserved, Master Hou will be a good brother of my Zhou, and in the future, there will be no distinction between two families!"

During this conversation, honorific titles have already been used.

"Hehe, look at what Brother Zhou said. Brother Zhou is very grateful for coming to see me. If there is anything, it is natural to share joys and sorrows." Li Guorui said with contempt in his heart, but his face showed sincerity, "If you want to Keeping the family property is simple and simple, just to see if Brother Zhou can put up with it?"

"As long as the family property can be kept, don't let this old face go, just take my old life, it's all right!" Zhou Kui immediately patted his chest to reassure, and at the same time asked expectantly, "Is there any chance?" What a good idea, tell me quickly!"

At this time, Li Guorui didn't hold Zhou Kui anymore, and taught him carefully: "The most important thing right now is to let the emperor know that we can't afford so much money, right? We don't have money, so we can't force us to take it to death." So much money..."

When he said this, he saw Zhou Kui's eyes lit up, and he knew that this product was hooked, and he would definitely do as he said next.

"...So, I'm planning to sell pots and pans on the street tomorrow! Then, after Brother Zhou heard the news, he also wanted to help my younger brother with money. However, Brother Zhou has no money, so what should I do? Let's sell pots and pans together with my younger brother to make money. In this way, the whole capital knows that we have no money, and the emperor forced us to sell pots and pans. You say, then the emperor can force us to take money again Is it?"

Hearing this, Zhou Kui couldn't help but be overjoyed. Obviously, he felt that in this way, it was impossible for the emperor to force them to give money for the sake of face.

"Furthermore, if you really want to talk about money, there must be more money in the palace than us! How dare you force us into this, the emperor? Why don't you pay the money yourself? Tell me, if everyone in the capital knew about these things, Is there such an idea?"

"Hey, why didn't I think of that!" Zhou Kui said overjoyed after hearing this, "Good idea, good idea, let's do it like this!"

Among the nobles, they can almost guess whether they have money, but this is not important, the important thing is that they can not pay this money without paying it.As for the face, can it be eaten?
Hearing his response, even Mrs. Wu Qinghou, who was eavesdropping outside, was a little dumbfounded.Unexpectedly, the queen's own father and the prince's own grandfather, in order not to spend money, would not care about the royal face at all!If this matter is really done in the future, where will the queen's face, the prince's face, and the emperor's face be put?
After hearing this, she felt relieved.

Jia Dingbo went to sell pots and pans together, and the emperor became angry with embarrassment. Even if he wanted to punish people, Jiading Bo would stand in front of him.Although the Marquis of Wuqing's Mansion would also hate the emperor, but after all, it was 20 taels of silver, and it would make the master feel ashamed to be a man in the future, admitting that he was born of a lowly maidservant.It's really better to just do this once.

With confidence in mind, Mrs. Wu Qinghou stopped eavesdropping, turned around and left happily.

She naturally didn't know that all the content she heard out of curiosity was fed back to Emperor Chongzhen by the eavesdropping seeds on her body.

Not long after, when Emperor Chongzhen paid attention to the wiretapping system, he saw all the dialogue texts.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw these words and saw Zhou Kui's stinginess and shamelessness, he really laughed out of anger!
As the queen's father, the prince's grandpa, to do such a thing, well, then don't blame me for being rude, and I will clean it up with you!
With a decision in mind, Emperor Chongzhen immediately sent an order to summon Cao Huachun, the admiral of Dongchang, alone.

As soon as they met, he ordered in a cold voice: "Immediately check the family wealth of Marquis Wuqing and Uncle Jiading for me, and find out the source of their money and income, especially illegal income, understand?"

Cha Wu Qinghou, Cao Huachun is not surprised, but...

He hesitated and confirmed: "Your Majesty, does Jiading Bo also want to investigate?"

"Huh, there is such a patriarch in the world, it is a disgrace to the Ming Dynasty!" Emperor Chongzhen said angrily, and then ordered sharply, "Check it out, let me check it carefully, remember, you don't need to be too precise , as long as there is a general idea, I will have it before noon tomorrow, understand?"

It is really not an easy task to find out how much income these two relatives have. However, it is relatively easy for Dongchang to just check the source of the money and roughly estimate the family's wealth.After all, Dongchang must know about the real estate shops and the like, those are from that mansion, especially those that are popular and of high value.

After explaining this, Emperor Chongzhen went to the harem to find Queen Zhou.

　The next chapter is around ten o'clock in the evening, unchanged.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)