Daming Zhu Di: Father, why aren't you dead? !

Chapter 248 Immortal Master: Change to another emperor.

"The crime is mine. It has nothing to do with the people, and it has nothing to do with the fate of the Ming Dynasty. If the ancestors want to punish me, they can punish me, Zhu Youjian."

As soon as Chongzhen finished speaking, two lines of clear tears fell from the corners of his eyes.

He raised his head slightly and closed his eyes slightly.

He is waiting.

In Zhu Youjian's view, as the distinguished chairman of the Daming Group, he had already made such touching words on the board of directors, and the subordinates below all had to echo a few words to comfort themselves. The chairman's low mood also gave him a way to step down.

however.

Chongzhen waited for a few seconds with his eyes closed.

There was still no sound of relief.

Zhu Youjian's brows couldn't help but wrinkled, and he was even more angry. Wouldn't he let this chairman step down?I wonder if these wage earners don’t want to live anymore? !
Subconsciously, Emperor Chongzhen opened his eyes.

'Um? ! '

The moment he opened his eyes, a strange yet familiar face came into his eyes.

Familiar because we are really familiar with each other, strange because we haven’t seen each other for a long time.

Zhu Youjian's head trembled violently, and his slightly narrowed eyes suddenly widened.

Shocked, horrified, disbelieving!

"Emperor, imperial brother?!"

As soon as the words left his mouth, he didn't have time to catch his breath.

Another face next to him, familiar yet unfamiliar, came into his eyes instantly.

His father, Emperor Taichang.

hum...!
Zhu Youjian was confused again. How could his father and brother, who had been dead for more than ten years, suddenly come back to life?
thump.

He collapsed and sat down on the dragon chair.

"Dad, why aren't you dead?"

Completely subconsciously, Zhu Youjian said this ancestral saying that was engraved in the DNA of the old Zhu family.

Furthermore, Zhu Youjian's eyes glanced left and right subconsciously.

When he saw more than 20 strangers wearing dragon robes and carrying machetes looking at him with cold eyes, Zhu Youjian's heart pounded even more.

this moment.

He finally understood why the civil and military officials in the palace did not compliment him.

Not wanting, but not dare.

The eyes of the civil and military ministers standing in the palace looking at the Jinluan Palace had their pupils shrinking sharply, and their legs were almost weak from fear.

More than ten years have passed since Tianqi and Taichang. Most of these temple executives were Jinshi in the Wanli year. Of course, they all knew Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Changluo's faces and recognized them at a glance.

Combined with the analysis of the context of Emperor Chongzhen's speech to the sky just now, we can naturally come to the conclusion that these people wearing dragon robes should be the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty.

The ancestors appeared!
Look at it from the perspective of this group of Chongzhen courtiers.

Just a moment ago, His Majesty the Emperor was still blaming his ancestors.

The next moment, all the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty appeared together, and each of them had a machete in his hand.

"Who asked you to sit down?!"

A sound of shouting was heard, and Chongzhen was stunned again.

I thought to myself, I am the current emperor, shouldn’t it be natural for me to sit on the throne?
Old Zhu Di glared at Chongzhen, raised his hand and grabbed Chongzhen's neck, and directly pulled Zhu Youjian from the dragon chair. Before Zhu Youjian could react, Zhu Laosi next to him raised his leg. He kicked Chongzhen on the butt.

Under the push of a kick, the confused Chongzhen staggered forward. Before he fell to the ground, Emperor Xuande from the side kicked Chongzhen again, and kicked Chongzhen to another direction. Then the next one to strike was Chenghua. Emperor Zhu has a deep understanding.

Zhu Youjian, Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, felt the infinite joy of playing Cuju for the first time in his life.

Of course, in this happiness, he plays the role of a kicked prop Cuju.

"What are all the ink marks on?!"

Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao smiled coldly and took the lead in taking the knife. He backhanded the machete in his hand and slashed Zhu Youjian's left arm directly with the back of the knife.

Snap, fracture.

Severe pain hit his heart instantly, and before Zhu Youjian could make a sound of pain, the back of the knife slapped his mouth, and he swallowed the sound that reached his mouth.

Next, more than 20 princes and princes from other time and space all gathered around him and raised their machetes.

In an instant, the entire Fengtian Golden Palace was filled with bright sword lights, and the sound of Chongzhen's screams could be heard throughout the entire palace.

The Chongzhen courtiers in the palace were all looking confused. What is going on?
Is the emperor being beaten by a group of Ming ancestors? !

This time I was completely panicked.

Crash.

A large area fell to their knees.

No one thought that these Ming Dynasty ancestors who had manifested their spirits would be so violent. Even their sons and sons would come up and chop them with knives. It was simply too terrifying!

"Father, are you done with the fight?"

"Zhu Youjian's body bones are only average. If he continues to be beaten, he may be killed."

A Biao and Lao Zhu, father and son, stood beside the immortal master, one on the left and one on the right.

Looking at Zhu Youjian who was being slashed with the back of the knife, he couldn't help but frowned. Although Zhu Youjian had no merit, he had worked hard, and he still wanted to strengthen the country.

"This boy can account for at least half of the cause of the country's destruction, but I can't blame him entirely."

A Biao said in a condensed voice.

This is also true. The fall of the Ming Dynasty was caused by many factors. The right time, place and people are all indispensable.

"Brother?"

Lao Zhu did not answer A Biao directly, but looked at Ji Boying in the middle.

"Take care of your own housework."

"I have only one request, let him live."

Feeling Lao Zhu's gaze, Ji Boying spoke lightly.

after all.

Zhu Youjian is the namer of the time and space of Chongzhen time and space. If Zhu Youjian is defeated by these ancestors, then the door of Chongzhen time and space will have to be closed, and then he will have to go back and forth on his own, which is troublesome.

Hearing this, Lao Zhu nodded, moved slightly, and came to the dragon chair.

"stop."

A word out.

The group of emperors and princes who were attacking Chongzhen slowly stopped.

Wuzong Zhu Houzhao grabbed Chongzhen's hair and directly dragged Zhu Youjian to Lao Zhu.

Look at Zhu Youjian at this time.

His long hair was disheveled, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. There were many visible fractures on his body, and he could no longer even hold his hands on the ground.

At this moment, Chongzhen was in pain, and the expression on his face was one of confusion.

When ancestors appear, they appear. Shouldn't they be here to protect the Ming Dynasty?Why did you come up and chop me with a knife?

Do our ancestors always protect their sons and daughters in this way? !
Ji Boying stood behind the dragon chair and glanced at Chongzhen, who was lying on the ground with a wronged and confused look on his face. He saw that this kid was really a little pitiful, so he just thought it was a gesture of kindness.

"Knowledge".

The information about these emperors and princes was packaged and sent to Chongzhen's mind to let him know the identities of these ancestors.

At least.

After taking the beating, let the kid know who beat him.

After receiving this wave of information, Chongzhen could instantly recognize who the people around him were.

The body was shaking violently.

Because he already knew that the majestic man standing in front of him at this moment, in front of the dragon chair, looking at him, was none other than Zhu Yuanzhang, Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty!

"Zhu Youjian, the unworthy descendant, pays homage to Grandpa Taizu!"

Bite your head.

Zhu Youjian first saluted and kowtowed to Lao Zhu in front of him. It was the first time he faced his ancestor at such a close distance, and he would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous.

Then he turned sideways with difficulty and looked at Old Zhu Di and Zhu Laosi, with fear in his eyes. After all, it was Old Zhu Di who pulled him off the dragon chair, and it was Zhu Laosi who kicked him first. of.

"Bye, meet Grandpa Cheng!"

The voice fell.

A kick, a back of the knife, and a slap all landed on Zhu Youjian almost at the same time.

Chongzhen: '? ? ? '

Zhu Youjian, whose back molars were blown away, collapsed on the ground, tears of grievance trembling in the corners of his eyes.

I think you hit me when I don’t speak.

When I speak, you also hit me.

When I salute now, you still hit me.

What else do you want from me?How To?Your sudden group fight is enough to make me sad!
"Oh, poor boy."

Jiajing Immortal looked at Zhu Youjian who was going through a miserable life.He shook his head and sighed.

After all, he had been beaten several times because of the incident of becoming an ancestor, so he felt a little bit the same way.

"There is no need to salute."

"Kneel aside."

Lao Zhu glanced at Chongzhen and spoke calmly.

Then, he turned slightly sideways as a gesture of greeting.

Under the astonished gazes of Chongzhen and the civil and military officials in the palace, an elegant figure slowly walked out from the side of the dragon chair and sat down on the dragon chair generously.

'? ? ? ? ? ? '

The screen is full of question marks.

After Ji Boying sat down, Lao Zhu followed him and sat on the right side of the dragon chair.

(Note again, the dragon chair is 1.6 meters wide, more than enough for two people to sit on)

"Lao Zhu, our trip this time is to first get familiar with the situation in Chongzhen time and space, and then go back to formulate a strategy."

"Of course, there can be no delay in time."

Ji Boying glanced at Lao Zhu.

The Chongzhen time and space is more special and unpredictable than any previous time and space. Ji Boying is even ready to restart after failure.

Old Zhu nodded solemnly.

"Brother, whatever you say, we will do it."

"Ah."

Ji Boying nodded slightly.First, take the first step.

In Chongzhen time and space, what is missing most right now?
Without a doubt, silver.

Today, Chongzhen cannot even afford military pay, and the treasury is already empty. It is a place where even mice are unwilling to go.

Obviously, tens of millions of silver have flowed into the Ming Dynasty from overseas in the past few decades, but strangely, this silver disappeared after entering the Ming Dynasty, and there was a clanging sound in the treasury.

Of course, the main reason for this situation is Zhu Youjian's own problem.

As we all know, officials who are greedy for money are unavoidable in any generation, even hundreds of years later, after the vigorous reconstruction of the world, this will still be the case.

Although Wei Zhongxian and Wei Laogou of the Tianqi Dynasty were also greedy for money, Wei Laogou knew what was important and what was more important. He knew that no matter how greedy he was, he could never save money on the issue of military expenditure in Liaodong.

For example, when Sun Chengzong built the Liaodong defense line, he basically allocated whatever the court wanted, and there was absolutely no fuss about military expenditures for border defense.

After all, Wei Laogou himself knew one thing very well.

You can do whatever you want in other areas, except military spending in Liaodong.

If the skin is not attached, the hair will remain.

Even an illiterate eunuch knew that if Liaodong was lost, the Ming Dynasty would be close to finishing.

However, as Zhu Youjian came to power, Wei Zhongxian and his party members were killed by Chongzhen in minutes, and Chongzhen spared no effort to trust the Donglin Party, the balance in the entire Chongzhen court was completely broken, and the balance quickly tilted towards the Donglin Party. In the end, we reached the current situation. Both the government and the public were Donglin, and no one could check and balance them.

Even if Chongzhen had the intention to suppress the Donglin Party, he was already powerless.

It's all nonsense if you don't have a knife in your hand.

Although Chongzhen kept changing his chief ministers and ministers over the years, it seemed that the imperial power was arbitrary, but in fact it was mainly because the Donglin Party did not care, because no matter how Chongzhen changed, the Donglin Party was still the one who was up and down.

The soul of Donglin has penetrated into the foundation of the court.

However, after the Donglin Party of the Chongzhen Dynasty gained power, they did not do anything serious at all.

In the eyes of these civil servants, those who are not greedy for money as an official are bastards.

Working hard to make money was the first priority, so some civil servants jointly recommended Chongzhen to levy agricultural taxes and completely ignored the commercial taxes in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Unfortunately, he met a master like Chongzhen and actually believed it.

Everyone in the Donglin Party is extremely greedy. Whether the country is destroyed or not is none of their business. If the emperor is gone, just replace him with the next one. If they knew that Li Zicheng later robbed them all, they probably wouldn't think so. .

so that.

within the original historical trajectory.

When Li Zicheng attacked the city, Chongzhen, in desperation because of the empty treasury, asked the ministers to borrow some money to reward the soldiers who defended the city. As a result, the ministers pushed and shoved, and everyone hid it.

Even Chongzhen's father-in-law, Zhou Kui, was a notoriously corrupt official. When Zhu You interrogated him about borrowing money, he repeatedly said that his family had no money and could only eat porridge and pickles every day. Chongzhen almost became angry. Vomiting blood.

In the end, he couldn't bear the dignity of his father-in-law, so he relented and donated 1 taels.

After Li Zicheng broke through the city, he confiscated one million taels of cash from Zhou Kui's house, as well as several million taels of Lingluo treasures. These eventually became King Li Chuang's military expenses.

This is just the tip of the iceberg.

After Li Zicheng conquered Shuntian, he raided the princes and nobles. A month later, he sorted out his sack and found that there were 7000 million taels of silver lying in the sack, as well as countless other treasures.

Ji Boying's eyes swept across the ministers in the palace.

In the current Chongzhen time and space, King Fu, the fat pig, had been cooked by Li Zicheng after he captured Luoyang, and King Xiang had been slaughtered by Zhang Xianzhong to sacrifice to heaven. These two largest fat pigs in the Ming Dynasty had become military expenses for the rebel army.

Therefore, the simplest and most convenient way to make money is to squeeze out of these extremely rich Donglin Party members.

For a long time, many people of later generations who do not know much about the late Ming Dynasty have a question.

That is, since Zhu Youjian had no money to spend on the military, why didn't he learn from Li Zicheng and directly raid the Donglin Party's house? After all, 7000 million taels of silver were lying in the Ming Dynasty Imperial Capital.

The reasons are roughly as follows.

First, Chongzhen himself was a proper entangled emperor. He acted hesitantly, lacked decisiveness, and never took responsibility. It was extremely easy to regret and blame him. If he was asked to raid the Donglin Party's house, this kid would probably end up entangled in the harem. A whole year.

Moreover, although this guy looks tough, he is actually very timid when making decisions.

There is a typical example. Xue Guoguan, the chief minister of the cabinet at that time, gave Chongzhen a way to raise money: borrow money.

To put it bluntly, it is just to get some money from relatives, only borrowing it but not paying it back.

However, the Nine Lotus Bodhisattva popped out from the mouth of Zhu Youjian's fifth son, which frightened him into nightmares every night. He quickly returned all the 20 taels of silver that had gone to the treasury to Li Guorui's family, and then backhanded Xue Guoguan to death. Sorry, I really don't take any responsibility at all.

Second, the entire Chongzhen Dynasty, from the civil servants to the factory guards, was colluding. The power of the Donglin Party had already penetrated into the Jinyiwei. Even if Chongzhen asked the Jinyiwei to raid the Donglin Party's house, there was no telling whether they could extract money. .

When Wei Zhongxian's house was raided, Wei Laogou's millions of wealth disappeared inexplicably. Chongzhen couldn't find it even if he wanted to, so in the end he could only let it go.

If the capital's 7000 million silver is really copied, the responsible civil servants and factory guards will get [-]%, the lackeys will get [-]%, the city foxes and rats who followed the participation will get [-]%, and the share left to Chongzhen will be [-]% , it was not enough for the Qing Dynasty to spend one year to fight against the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Third, even though Zhu Youjian is the Emperor of Ming Dynasty and the supreme emperor in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, the entire Chongzhen court situation is already completely rotten.

Under the Donglin Party's more than ten years of forming a party for selfish purposes, local governors and temple officials have formed a close network of relationships. It can even be said that they are disciples and old friends.

It would have been fine in the prosperous times, but now the Ming Dynasty Group is in a state of collapse. Everyone is in danger and is considering a new way out. If Chongzhen dares to ransack the homes of Beijing officials, there is a high probability that the local governors of the Ming Dynasty will surrender to Li Zicheng in droves.

Fourth, Zhu Youjian is a man who has a lot of face and cannot find any reason to confiscate his home. He is a typical person who wants to save face and suffers the consequences.

Because he would copy the clan relatives first and temporarily move away from the Donglin Party, there would be no problem with the governor of the above places, but even if he was a clan relative, he would not be able to lose face.

"Lao Zhu, come with me."

heard.

Lao Zhu was slightly stunned, wondering what it meant and where to go?
But since it was his brother who spoke, he nodded.

Swish.

Ji Boying moved with his thoughts.

The two people on the dragon chair disappeared instantly.

For a moment, everyone in the entire Fengtian Hall looked in horror, seeing a living person disappearing in front of their eyes.

Dead silence.

No one in the hall dared to make a sound. They all kept their mouths tightly shut for fear of getting angry.

In the Jinluan Hall, Chongzhen was kneeling beside the dragon chair. His father and brother, Emperor Taichang and Emperor Tianqi, were looking at him from left to right. Chongzhen did not dare to raise his head at all.

of course.

Because of the fractures and injuries on his body, he couldn't even raise his head now.

This group of princes and princes carrying machetes looked at the empty dragon chairs with some confusion on their faces. Why did the immortal master and the great ancestor suddenly leave without telling them in advance.

What's next?
Old Zhu Di and Zhu Laosi, the two ancestors of the Yan clan, stood on the left and right of the dragon chair, calming the audience.

"Brother, where have my father and the immortal master gone?"

Xiao Zhu Si moved slightly, came to A Biao's side, and asked in a low voice.

Abiao frowned and shook his head.

"I don't know."

It's not that Abiao doesn't want to answer, it's just that he really doesn't know.

Although he is a teaching assistant, he has not been notified by the Immortal Master in advance about this matter.

Time passes little by little.

About half an hour later.

Swish.

The wind blew and the figures of Ji Boying and Lao Zhu reappeared on the dragon chair.

But this time, besides the two of them, there was another person beside the dragon chair.

Wearing a flying fish suit, with a spring knife embroidered across his waist, his face exuded a fierce aura.

Seeing this person, A Biao frowned instantly.

'Erhu? '

In Hongwu and the Ming Dynasty, the Jinyiwei had been established, and Mao Xiang was the first Jinyiwei commander.

Also at this moment.

From outside the gate of Fengtian Palace, hundreds of guards in brocade uniforms rushed into the palace, all of them covered with evil spirits.

These Jin Yiwei who entered the palace were not from Chongzhen time and space, but from Hongwu time and space.

In an instant, all the civil servants in the palace were so frightened that their faces changed. Many of them even had weak legs and collapsed directly to the ground.

"Brother, are these people enough?"

Lao Zhu raised his eyebrows. He originally wanted to bring half of the Jin Yiwei over, but Ji Boying refused.

Three thousand elite imperial guards were enough to shake the capital.

His quota is only 9999+, and the remaining [-] quota will be used elsewhere.

"It should be enough in the capital. As for the rest of the country, take your time."

"Seal the nine gates first and don't let the news get out for the time being."

Ji Boying and Lao Zhu just returned to Hongwu time and space. This time they did not go to Zuixian Tower, but directly found Erhu, who ordered three thousand elite Jinyiwei elites and brought them all to Chongzhen time and space.

after all.

If you want to get money from the Donglin Party, you definitely can't rely on the useless Jinyiwei from the Chongzhen period. The Jinyiwei from the Chongzhen period are already completely rotten.

"Ah."

Old Zhu nodded.

then.

Ji Boying's eyes swept over the worried officials and military officials in the hall.

"Starting from today, you will have a new emperor."

The voice of the Immortal Master sounded faintly.

Changing a person, especially changing a person's temperament, is by no means something that can be accomplished in a short time.

Although Chongzhen was diligent in his work, he had too many character shortcomings, including hesitation, entanglement, blame-shifting, and daring not to take responsibility. If placed in a peaceful and prosperous time, he might still be a conservative king, but in the current troubled times, it would be the same. It is an accelerator of national subjugation.

The voice fell.

Zhu Youjian's pupils shrank sharply as he knelt beside the dragon chair. Am I being crippled now?What mistake did I make? !

Haven't I done enough? !

The confident Chongzhen roared in his heart.

The civil and military officials in the palace were even more shocked when they heard this.

The emperor is like this. He just talks about it and changes it at the drop of a hat? !
Other emperors and princes, such as Lao Zhu Di and Zhu Laosi, all frowned. They didn't think there was anything wrong with the immortal master's suggestion of changing the emperor.

Instead.

Now that the immortal master has decided to change the emperor, who should he change?
We can't replace Zhu Youjian's sons.

or.

Choose one of them to take over?
But this group of people, all of them are either emperors or princes, and each of them is a very important existence in their own time and space, so it is impossible to take over their duties in different time and space for a long time.

Ji Boying's calm eyes swept across the group of emperors and princes, and finally landed on one person.

Chongzhen time and space, in troubled times.

Be a king who kills decisively.

(End of this chapter)