Phi-Fic Chapter 379 Military Supervisor
Chapter 379 Military Supervisor
Chapter 379 Military Supervisor
While drinking his milk, Wang Wenzhou pondered the two assassination attempts, trying to figure out who was behind them. Zhu Youjian, Dorgon, Huang Taiji, and the Donglin Party—all four factions had reasons to want him dead, but none seemed like they were the ones who did it. Overall, the Donglin Party was the most likely culprit. Because apart from the Donglin Party, the other three factions all had reasons not to want him dead.
"Knock knock!" Wang Qiang knocked on the door and said hurriedly, "Young Master, hurry up and get dressed, the Emperor has already entered the mansion."
Zhang Jiao and Liu Rushi quickly put on their clothes with wry smiles.
As soon as Zhu Youjian entered the room, he said with a smile, "Boxin! I knew you were a lucky man and wouldn't die so easily. As the saying goes, evil lasts a thousand years!"
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!" the babies hurriedly kowtowed.
"Rise! Bo Xin is loyal to the emperor and loves his country. You, as his wives and concubines, are also patriotic role models." Zhu Youjian made a fortune because of Wang Wenzhou's babies and greatly admired Liu Rushi and the others.
Damn it! This is my baby, Zhu Youjian! Don't even think about touching him! Wang Wenzhou quickly said, "Ruru, let me talk to Brother Zhu. You all go out first."
Liu Rushi and the others quickly left the room.
Wang Wenzhou immediately burst into tears.
"Alas..." Zhu Youjian looked at Wang Wenzhou's pale face and his heartbroken tears, and sighed in his heart. Bo Xin was heartbroken this time. Three pregnant wives and concubines died suddenly. No one would feel good in this situation.
While weeping, Wang Wen secretly observed Zhu Youjian. He discovered that the sadness on Zhu Youjian's face was genuine, indicating that this was not Zhu Youjian's doing. If it were Zhu Youjian, he wouldn't have known that he had woken up and rushed over to visit him in the middle of the night.
Zhu Youjian sat down on the edge of the bed, gently patted Wang Wenzhou's shoulder, and comforted him, "Boxin, that person is gone, and you are still recovering from your serious injury, so don't be sad."
Wang Wenzhou wiped away his tears and said with aggrieved expression, "Brother Zhu! My three pregnant babies died tragically! How can I not be heartbroken?"
Zhu Youjian nodded slightly; this was indeed a difficult matter to console him with.
After crying for a while, Wang Wenzhou asked in a cold voice, "Brother Zhu, who do you think is the one who would love to tear me apart alive?"
"It must be the work of the Tartars, Boxin. Don't worry, I have already begun to deploy a large army. This time, we will definitely pacify Liaodong in one fell swoop!" Zhu Youjian was very confident, feeling that with silver in hand, pacifying Liaodong would not be difficult.
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou burst into laughter through his tears, and said with a laugh, "Brother Zhu, do you think Huang Taiji is that stupid? The things I did in Liaodong have the Tartars too busy to take care of themselves, and they have no choice but to beg for peace with the Ming Dynasty. Would he be so stupid as to assassinate me?"
Zhu Youjian smiled awkwardly. In fact, he knew that at this time, many people wanted Wang Wenzhou dead, but only Huang Taiji would definitely not assassinate Wang Wenzhou.
"Boxin, rest assured, I have ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern and Western Depots to thoroughly investigate these two cases, and I will definitely give you an explanation!" Zhu Youjian said solemnly.
Wang Wenzhou shook his head with a wry smile and said mournfully, "I'm afraid we'll never find out anything even if we investigate for ages. Since those people want to kill me, they must be prepared for my revenge. Besides, they won't be stupid enough to slip up and let me find evidence."
Zhu Youjian thought so too. After all, the two cases had been going on for several days. In these few days, all the elite investigators of the Ming Dynasty, including the Six Doors, the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and the Eastern and Western Depots, had been thoroughly investigating the cases, but so far no useful clues had been found.
Seeing the murderous glint in Wang Wenzhou's eyes, Zhu Youjian was startled. Would Wang Wenzhou do something reckless? Given Wang Wenzhou's character, if he suspected someone of committing a crime, he would find a way to kill them even without evidence.
Zhu Youjian shook his head with a wry smile. He admired Wang Wenzhou's talent, but he couldn't completely control him. No! He couldn't let Wang Wenzhou stay in the capital, otherwise he would definitely cause a huge uproar.
"Boxin, take a look. This is a memorial impeaching you." Zhu Youjian took out a memorial from his pocket and handed it to Wang Wenzhou.
When Wang Wenzhou read the memorial, his brows furrowed. "These bastards are really something. They actually found so much dirt on me."
This memorial came from an imperial censor of the Donglin Party. It listed all sorts of treasonous acts committed by Wang Wenzhou.
What surprised Wang Wenzhou the most was that the Donglin Party actually discovered Gao Guilan's identity and pointed out that she was the daughter of Gao Yingxiang, the rebel leader. This was ironclad evidence that Wang Wenzhou was "colluding with bandits." If Zhu Youjian wanted to kill him, he could use this excuse to have Wang Wenzhou's entire family executed.
"Hoo..." Wang Wenzhou took a deep breath. It seemed that Zhu Youjian was still very loyal. The assassination was definitely not done by Zhu Youjian.
"Brother Zhu! My heart is breaking! Who is this bastard spouting such nonsense? Look at this, it's all baseless accusations and baseless charges. How could my baby possibly be Gao Yingxiang's daughter?" Wang Wenzhou burst into tears, crying very sadly.
Zhu Youjian shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Alright! Stop pretending! I'm not stupid. The Eastern and Western Depots can still find out a person's identity!"
"Waaaaah... Brother Zhu! I've already lost three babies! You can't let me be a single dog! I can't lose any more babies. If another one dies, I'll really lose all will to live!" Wang Wenzhou wiped away his tears, crying as if it were real.
Zhu Youjian smiled and said, "I know who you are, Boxin. I'll say it again: if the emperor doesn't betray me, I won't betray him! I believe in you! These days, focus on recovering from your injuries. Once you've healed, I'll send you to the five northwestern provinces as a military supervisor. You should persuade your father-in-law to abandon the darkness and surrender to the court."
Wang Wenzhou said with a wry smile, "Brother Zhu! This can't be right! How can you make your younger brother a eunuch?"
"Stop joking!" Zhu Youjian said irritably, "I sent you to supervise the army for your own good. You should know that the national treasury is not short of silver. In recent days, the people and civil and military officials have donated a total of fifty million taels of silver."
"Huh? Really?" Wang Wenzhou had no idea that his babies had not only donated all their wealth, but also called on the public to donate, even leading to a forced donation drama.
"A ruler's word is his bond!" Zhu Youjian said with a smile. "I have to thank my brothers and sisters-in-law for this. If they hadn't taken the lead in donating, the court wouldn't have received so much money. With the people's support, the restoration of the Ming Dynasty's prestige is just around the corner!"
Wang Wenzhou frowned deeply. From what Zhu Youjian was saying, this whole thing was caused by the children? Did the children donate all of my money?
Zhu Youjian said with a smile, "Go and tell your father-in-law to stop causing trouble! The court went too far in the past, and the collection of the three taxes was a last resort! This caused many people to be displaced. I have already ordered the collection of the three taxes to be stopped. Tell Gao Yingxiang to stop inciting the people to cause trouble. As long as he surrenders to the court, I guarantee he will be spared!"
"Brother Zhu, let's make this clear first: no matter whether I can persuade Gao Yingxiang to surrender, you cannot kill my little Lanlan! My little Lanlan has already severed her father-daughter relationship with this traitor Gao Yingxiang!" Wang Wenzhou knew that with money in the national treasury, these rebels like Gao Yingxiang really wouldn't be able to cause trouble for long, so it would be better for them to surrender to the court.