Acting for the gods

Chapter 109 My stupid brother!
Wang Chengen is not a simple person, he was originally an undercover agent sent by Wei Zhongxian to Prince Xin's Mansion.

Ranked second among the Thirteen Taibao of Dongchang.

Later, watching Zhu Youjian grow up, and gradually developed feelings for Zhu Youjian during the days of being together day and night, so he chose to stand in the Xinwang camp and became a double agent.

He has a delicate mind, is good at observing words and expressions, and understands military affairs, can govern internal affairs, and does everything.

In the original plot, it was precisely because of the wrong information provided by Wang Chengen that Zhu Youjian was able to confuse Wei Zhongxian, which made Wei Zhongxian gradually let go of his guard, thinking that Zhu Youjian was weak and incompetent, had no assertiveness, and could control him.

Wei Zhongxian didn't expect that Zhu Youjian's stupidity is really stupid, and his ruthlessness is also really ruthless.

So that later Zhu Youjian ascended the throne and took power, successfully killed Wei Zhongxian, destroyed the eunuch party, and laid the groundwork for the downfall of Ming Dynasty!

It's a pity that Zhu Youjian didn't know the future skills, and didn't know that sometimes he tried hard in the wrong direction, and he was digging his own grave.

He is only 17 years old now, and he can't think about many things. All he thinks now is how to sit on the ninety-five supreme position, then eradicate the eunuchs, and make the world brighter.

It has to be said that many of Zhu Youjian's ideas are too naive without experiencing severe beatings from society, and he has no idea that once the Donglin Party gains power, it will be far worse than the Eunuch Party.

It is true that Wei Zhongxian is not a good person, he made the imperial court into a mess, and what he did can indeed be described as heinous.

But Wei Zhongxian at least knows how to measure, and will try his best to do a good job for Emperor Tianqi.

Wei Zhongxian, who was born in a poor family, knew that in recent years, natural disasters and man-made disasters have continued in Daming.

In order to provide military expenses for the frontier army, Wei Zhongxian targeted the taxation on those wealthy businessmen, landlords and gentry classes.

In this way, although the collected money has been deducted layer by layer and the national treasury is not too rich, it can at least maintain the country's normal expenditure.

On the other hand, those self-proclaimed Donglin Party are the natural allies of landlords and wealthy businessmen. Once they gain power, they will only fill their own pockets, and they will not care about the lives of the people at all.

A large part of the reason why Emperor Tianqi reused Wei Zhongxian was because Wei Zhongxian was Daming's pocketbook.

In history, before Zhu Youxiao died, he did not forget to hold Zhu Youjian's hand and say to him: "Being loyal and conscientious is a big deal."

As a result, Zhu Youjian, who was in the rebellious period, couldn't listen to the old man's words at all.

Zhu Youjian, who was influenced by the Donglin Party since he was a child, hated the eunuchs deeply. He believed that his elder brother Zhu Youxiao was incompetent and that the eunuchs were a disaster for the government. .

In fact, Zhu Youjian has a scheming heart and works very hard. He can be regarded as a successful king, but he lacks political awareness and means, and he was born in the wrong era.

In the eyes of the Donglin Party, Zhu Youjian is the puppet they used to deal with Emperor Tianqi and Wei Zhongxian, and helping Zhu Youjian to rise to power was only for their own benefit.

After Zhu Youjian took office, he united with the Donglin Party to take Wei Zhongxian under the knife.

As a result, as soon as Wei Zhongxian fell, the court soon became impoverished, and the treasury was unable to make ends meet. In many cases, it could not even pay the soldiers' salaries.

There was even a mutiny in Liaodong because of this!

In fact, it's not that the imperial court has no money, but that all the money has gone into the pockets of the Donglin Party.

When the Ming Dynasty was alive and dying, these Donglin Party, who were lenient to themselves and stricter to others, still thought about internal struggle and enriching their own pockets. In addition, during the Little Ice Age, natural disasters continued, refugees were everywhere, external and internal troubles, and gradually became a reality. Daming dragged into the bottomless abyss.

Of course, today's Zhu Youjian is ignorant of these things.

Just when Zhu Youjian was frowning.

Wang Chengen walked into the room, seeing Zhu Youjian's gloomy expression, bowed and said, "Your Highness, do you want Lu Wenzhao and Ding Baiying to be dealt with by slaves? They know too much, and there is no room for them in Donglin."

Zhu Youjian stabilized his mind and thought for a while: "Now is not the time, just wait."

Seeing that Zhu Youjian had other plans, and knowing Zhu Youjian's temper, Wang Chengen said instead: "Master Huo, do you want to continue?"

"According to the original plan, there must be no mistakes this time. You take me to contact the elders of Donglin and ask them to act faster. I am worried that things will change later."

"In addition, to control the Beijing camp as soon as possible, we need to prepare for the worst."

Hearing Zhu Youjian's order, Wang Chengen couldn't help but worry, speeding up the progress, many mistakes are easy to make.

Still too young!
Slightly sighed in his heart, but Wang Chengen did not violate Zhu Youjian's order.

In Wang Chengen's mind, Zhu Youjian's status far exceeds Zhu Youxiao's.

Right now, the biggest obstacle in the way of King Xin is Emperor Apocalypse.

If Emperor Tianqi lived for a day, Zhu Youjian would have no chance of ascending the throne.

Wang Chengen took the order to leave, extremely decisive, no matter how difficult the road ahead, he would overcome all difficulties and eradicate all obstacles for Zhu Youxiao, even if that person was the emperor.

Zhu Youjian was the only one left in the room. He came to the window and looked at the bright moon in the sky. Zhu Youjian murmured in a low voice: "Brother Emperor, don't blame me for being cruel. You are the one who is confused. If I do this, I will be so cruel." It's for Daming's foundation!"

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Beizhen Fusi.

Escorting Guo Zhen to prison, Jiang Fan asked Guo Zhen some information about the Donglin Party and King Xin, and then told Qinglong and others to keep them under strict supervision before going to the palace overnight.

With the gold medal given by Zhu Youxiao, and Jiang Fan's status as the governor of Jinyiwei, he can bring a knife into the palace without disarming the weapon outside, and the journey is unimpeded.

After passing many checkpoints and several interrogations, Jiang Fan came outside the heavily guarded Imperial Study Room.

After the report from the eunuch on duty, the door of the imperial study room opened, Wei Zhongxian with gray temples walked out, and Xuan Jiangfan entered the hall to face the saint.

Walking into the main hall, Jiang Fan was slightly surprised to find that Zhu Youzheng was seriously handling the memorial.

I didn't expect that the carpenter emperor would be so diligent, and he was still dealing with the government affairs in the middle of the night. How did he get involved when he was an emperor?
It's not just pretending, is it?

At this time, Zhu Youxiao raised his head when he heard the sound, and said with a smile, "Jiang Aiqing is here. Why did you come to see me so late?"

"Reporting to the emperor, it was not an accident that I found out that the emperor fell into the water, but someone tampered with the treasure ship and wanted to murder the emperor. This person is Guo Zhen's father-in-law from Dongchang, as evidenced by the "Treasure Ship Supervision Minutes" , the person who inspected the treasure ship twice before leaving the factory was Guo Zhen.”

Jiang Fan handed the "Treasure Ship Supervision Minutes" to Wei Zhongxian, and then said: "After the follow-up and investigation by Wei Chen, Guo Zhen went to Mingshi Fang Jinling Tower to have a banquet tonight, and was almost silenced. Fortunately, Wei Chen arrived in time and was caught. live."

"According to Guo Zhen's confession, he is actually from Donglin, and the mastermind of the Treasure Ship case is the former Chief Assistant Han Yu."

"Besides, it is not an accident that His Highness the Crown Prince was frightened and died last year when the Wanggong factory exploded. It is very likely that the Donglin people did it."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, he let out an oh, and then said: "Is there any more?"

Seeing that Zhu Youxiao's expression management is in place, Jiang Fan's evaluation of him has changed.

Judging from Zhu Youxiao's attitude, it seems that he was not surprised by what he said.

In other words, it has long been known that the Donglin Party did it.

When his son died and he was almost killed, normal people would be furious, but Zhu Youxiao was able to remain calm. Such a forbearing person is very different from the image in history.

Could it be that Emperor Tianqi is actually an old bastard?
Jiang Fan kept an eye on it, and at the same time realized that he had made a mistake before.

That is preconceived.

[It seems that the carpenter emperor is not as miserable as recorded in the history books! 】

Turning his mind, he cast a glance at Wei Zhongxian, and Jiang Fan continued: "I have also received news that Donglin may have taken control of the Tai Hospital, and is going to let Huo Weihua, Minister of the Ministry of War, offer the emperor the so-called elixir of spiritual dew. "

"This medicine is said to be a fairy medicine, but it actually contains a small amount of toxins. Long-term use will cause internal organ edema. Please be careful, Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao's complexion changed slightly, his eyes became more murderous and distressed, he looked in the direction of Prince Xin's Mansion, and said in his heart: "My stupid brother, can't you wait for a few years?!"

After listening to Jiang Fan's words, Wei Zhongxian turned pale with shock.

Because Huo Weihua, Minister of the Ministry of War, is his confidant.

In the early years of Tianqi, Huo Weihua attached himself to Wei Zhongxian and made plans to frame Wang An of Donglin.

In the fourth year of the apocalypse, Huo Weihua was promoted by Wei Zhongxian to be the minister of the Ministry of punishment. He has been vigorously cracking down on the Donglin Party members. He has pursued three cases and rewritten "Guangzong Shilu".

(End of this chapter)