Acting for the gods

Chapter 111 Lu Wenzhao's Confusion
Jiang Fan entered the palace and talked with Zhu Youxiao in the imperial study for a long time.

When Jiang Fan left, Wei Zhongxian looked at Jiang Fan with admiration and fear.

Zhu Youxiao was extremely satisfied with Jiang Fan's performance. Although he didn't promote Jiang Fan immediately, he gave Jin Yiwei the command and envoy authority, allowing him to dispatch Jin Yiwei to supervise the treasure ship case.

As long as this is done well, becoming a regular is a sure thing.

After Jiang Fan left, Zhu Youxiao ordered Wei Zhongxian to increase monitoring of Donglin's movements, especially the Ministry of War.

In addition, corresponding adjustments have been made in terms of taxation.

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Qingfeng Tea House.

After returning from Prince Xin's Mansion, Lu Wenzhao's heart has fallen to the bottom.

Ding Baiying asked: "Brother, what did King Xin say?"

"He wants to kill Beizhai!"

Lu Wenzhao's tone was dignified. A person who could kill even his loved ones to achieve his goals would not care about the lives of his subordinates.

Ding Baiying sighed: "The girl is also a poor person, brother, are you going to do something?"

"Don't worry, I've been cornered right now. After Beizhai's death, King Xin's next target is likely to be you and me. These days, junior sister, you should be more careful. I'll go meet the pacifier, see. Can you fight for a way out!"

The thought in Lu Wenzhao's heart was extinguished, and what he was thinking about now was how to survive in the cracks?
At the very least, we must keep our junior sister Ding Baiying!

As an old man of the Xinwang lineage, Lu Wenzhao knew very well that there were members of the Donglin Party in the Six Ministries, the Three Law Divisions, the 24 Yamens, and every prefecture, road, and government office.

With the flick of a finger, these people can turn black into white.

Apart from Jiang Fan, Lu Wenzhao had only two options to survive, either to enter the palace to face the Holy Spirit, or to seek refuge in the Eunuch Party.

There are great risks in all of them. Many of the people around him have already taken refuge in King Xin, and if there is any change, they may be killed by clever tricks.

Jiang Fan's words may not be credible, but now Lu Wenzhao can only give it a go.

Tonight, many people are destined to be sleepless at night!

Jiang Fan slept well. He heard the chicken dancing in the morning and practiced with two swords in his hands. After many days of practice, Jiang Fan gradually mastered a trick, which is to integrate Tai Chi into the sword technique.

The two knives are hard and soft, fast sweeping and heavy chopping, changeable, it is the lack of suitable opponents, so that the progress is a little slow.

There are masters who know how to measure, and there are opponents who know the level.

At present, Jiang Fan has no master to teach him, so he can only think about it by himself, and some detours are inevitable.

Without a suitable opponent, Jiang Fan didn't know how capable he was.

Anyway, from Jiang Fan's point of view, there wasn't a single one in Jinyiwei who could fight!
Shen Lian, Lu Jianxin, Pei Lun, Qinglong, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu combined were not enough for Jiang Fan to warm up.

After practicing the knife, Jiang Fan carried the ancient black gold knife on his back, did some weight training, sweated all over, and took off his shirt in the yard, revealing his muscular body.

With Jiang Fan's practice, coupled with the configuration of medicinal diet and medicinal bath, the stand-in's physique was obviously much stronger, the body heat increased, and the unicorn tattoo appeared on the back, which looked full of wild attraction.

"Crack~"

Zhou Miaotong dropped the teacup on the ground, looked at Jiang Fan with a reddish face, and swallowed.

When she saw Jiang Fan's body just now, she actually had the urge to touch it, lost her mind for a moment, and knocked over the teacup.

Jiang Fan searched for the sound and saw Zhou Miaotong standing awkwardly in the corridor. He picked up a handkerchief beside him and wiped the sweat off his body, and asked casually, "Miss Miaotong, are you okay?"

"No...it's okay, I just accidentally broke the teacup, and I'll make another cup for you."

Saying that, Zhou Miaotong left in a panic like a frightened rabbit.

Zhou Miaotong stayed in Jiang Fan's mansion these two days, and Jiang Fan did not restrict her freedom.

Originally, Zhou Miaotong thought that Jiang Fan would definitely do some indescribable things if he brought him back to the mansion, and he was a little apprehensive.

But after getting along for two days, Zhou Miaotong found that Jiang Fan didn't seem to have any wrong thoughts about him, and he never did anything beyond the norm.

Instead, Zhou Miaotong had some self-doubt.

Jiang Fan didn't care about Zhou Miaotong's thoughts. After washing with clean water, he changed into a python robe, and went to Beizhen Fusi after breakfast.

Lu Wenzhao had been waiting for a long time, so he found an excuse, and the two met in the interrogation room.

"Master Jiang, please save me!"

Lu Wenzhao's attitude is very low. When asking someone to do something, no matter whether the other party can do it or not, at least his own attitude must be clear.

Jiang Fan asked, "What do you think of the current emperor?"

"The emperor was blinded by traitors, ignored government affairs, and was obsessed with carpentry all day long, which caused the court to be smoky and the crowd was agitated. All the ministers jointly impeached Wei Zhongxian for 24 crimes, but the emperor still ignored it. Such a stupid and ruthless king, Daming Mountains and rivers day by day Down, the country will not be the country."

Lu Wenzhao did not hide his point of view, at least he thought that what he did was for Daming.

It's true that he wants power, and it's true that he wants Da Ming to be good. These two points are not in conflict.

"What you see is only on the surface, but do you really understand the emperor and Donglin?"

Jiang Fan said: "Yang Lian's so-called 24 crimes seem to be bluffing, but in fact they are empty, the logic is chaotic, and the eunuch's monopoly is true. But why doesn't Donglin form a party for personal gain and exclude dissidents?"

"People in Donglin think that Wei Zhongxian oppresses them, and not promoting them is a serious crime."

"I feel that Jin Yiwei and Dongchang arresting people without the cabinet's consent is a serious crime, but I don't know that Jin Yiwei and Dongchang are directly serving the emperor, and the imperial power licenses them to have the right to kill first and then play."

"In other words, as long as they don't follow Dong Lin's wishes, they consider it a serious crime. Don't you think they are too whimsical?"

Lu Wenzhao thought of those elders with mental cleanliness, except that they were very talkative and liked to stand on the moral high ground to attack others. They really didn't do anything, so he couldn't help being silent.

Jiang Fan continued: "Do you think the emperor didn't know what Wei Zhongxian did? But he didn't know that it was the emperor who ordered Wei Zhongxian to suppress Donglin."

"Why did the people change in Shandong? It wasn't because of the collusion between the bosses, officials and businessmen, annexing the land, leaving the people without arable land, and they can only do hard work for the landlords and gentry."

"If the weather is good, they can barely eat and wear."

"If there is a natural disaster and the family has no food left, they will starve to death."

"I don't need to say more about the situation in Liaodong. Master Lu should also know that the treasury is empty. The emperor reformed the tax collection system through the eunuch party, reduced agricultural taxes, and collected industrial and commercial taxes. , why?"

"Because the emperor moved their money bags, he only cared about his own interests, but he never thought that once Liaodong fell, the later Jin would drive straight in, and Ming would be in danger of subjugation."

"Although Wei Zhongxian is treacherous and evil, he is still loyal to Daming. Where do you think the military expenditures of millions of taels of silver in Liaodong come from?"

"The eunuch's power is given by the emperor and can be withdrawn at any time."

"Donglin is different. They belong to the same class as rich merchants and landlords. Once they gain power, they will definitely try to reform taxes, reduce or exempt industrial and commercial taxes, and instead levy agricultural taxes. At that time, more civil uprisings will be aroused. Liaodong lacks military funds. These consequences, Mr. Lu, can be expected Ever thought about it?"

Listening to Jiang Fan's analysis of the pros and cons of the situation, Lu Wenzhao became more and more shocked as he listened, feeling as if he could see the sky through the fog.

I was wrong?

Xin Wang was also wrong!
Originally thought Emperor Tianqi was on the first floor and they were on the second floor, but unexpectedly Emperor Tianqi was on the fifth floor.

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