Yu Maoheng himself has thought about the future. Since he has chosen this path, he must bear the consequences.
If things succeed in the future, that's fine, you will be able to leave your name in history; if things fail, you may suffer revenge, so you have to leave room for maneuver.
But things have to be done, because if I don't do it, I am doomed to fail, and taking sides at this time will become a joke.
Yu Maoheng was very clear about this situation, so he needed to find someone to rush forward for him, stand up for him, and do things for him that were inconvenient for him to do.
If anything goes wrong in the future, this person can take the blame for you.
It is difficult to find such a person because no one is willing to be a pawn.
But now that he saw Cui Chengxiu, Yu Maoheng knew he had found the vanguard he was looking for. Compared to himself, Cui Chengxiu was more ambitious, more motivated, and more unscrupulous.
Yu Maoheng knew that such a person was just right for him.
Cui Chengxiu naturally had no idea what Yu Maoheng was thinking, as he had already sent Wei Zhongxian to the door.
Before getting on the carriage, Wei Zhongxian glanced back at Cui Chengxiu, nodded at him, and said with a gentle smile, "Things are complicated here in the Censorate, and Yu Maoheng is in a state of uncertainty. You should be careful."
After hearing Wei Zhongxian's words, Cui Chengxiu knew that he was concerned and quickly said, "Don't worry, eunuch. I understand."
Cui Chengxiu could also guess some of Yu Maoheng's thoughts. To put it bluntly, Yu Maoheng was using him as a pawn.
But among all the ministers in the court now, who is not your Majesty's gun?
Cui Chengxiu understood the most crucial point clearly.
That is, if you want to move forward in this world, you must do things that others cannot do. Otherwise, what makes you think you can do it?
Cui Chengxiu knew that Yu Maoheng was using him as a knife, but what could he do even if he knew?
The saddest thing in this world is not that someone is using you as a pawn, but that you are completely useless.
At least chess pieces will be protected and treated preferentially when they are useful; but if you are useless and cannot even be a chess piece, who do you think will care about you?
If necessary, you, who are not even a pawn, will be the first to be sacrificed without hesitation.
Cui Chengxiu has this awareness. As for his future fate, that will be decided in the future.
However, in order to have a good ending, Cui Chengxiu also has to work hard to prevent himself from being liquidated.
Cui Chengxiu knew this in his heart. As for whether he would be liquidated in the future, that would be a matter of time. If he started worrying about this and that now, he would do nothing. He couldn't worry about nothing.
The news that Wei Zhongxian went to the Censorate to arrest people spread throughout the capital like a swarm of bees.
Of course, this was just the beginning. Wei Zhongxian subsequently arrested many more people, all of whom were charged with colluding with the Donglin Party and forming a clique for personal gain.
From this moment on, Wei Zhongxian's reputation was completely ruined, and everyone on the street was cursing him.
Many people also pointed the finger at several Grand Secretaries in the cabinet, believing that they were fawning on the emperor and had no integrity, and were unworthy of being scholars, let alone subjects.
So many people began to impeach the cabinet ministers, making the situation very chaotic.
Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Youxiao flipped through the account book in his hand, turning his head to look at Chen Hong from time to time, his eyes full of excitement.
These account books were handed over from below, and the contents inside are very simple, just the silver and money confiscated during this period of time.
It is said that the ministers of the Ming Dynasty were rich. Zhu Youxiao didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that these people are indeed rich.
After confiscating these homes, Zhu Youxiao obtained more than 4 million taels of silver, and the remaining property and land were countless.
These things cost several million taels, or even tens of millions of taels. It can be said that Zhu Youxiao made a lot of money from this alone.
At the same time, Zhu Youxiao also thought of another thing, that is, the nobles and relatives of the Ming Dynasty.
You have to know that the nobles and relatives have been passed down since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It has been more than two hundred years. How huge a family fortune would they have accumulated?
If we were to deal with the nobles and relatives of the emperor, how much money would we get?
But for the time being, Zhu Youxiao could only think about it, and there was no reason to take action against them.
Of course, Zhu Youxiao also thought of another group, that is, the princes of the Ming Dynasty.
The royal relatives of the Ming Dynasty occupied countless lands and countless money and grain. They could be said to be complete parasites to the country. They made no contribution at all and even sucked blood from the Ming Dynasty.
However, Zhu Youxiao also knew that he could not touch these people for the time being, and if he wanted to touch them, he had to adopt a relatively gentle approach, otherwise there would definitely be a big mess.
Things need to be done one by one, and people need to be dealt with one by one. It is impossible to offend everyone at once, otherwise you will be doomed.
Putting down the account book in his hand, Zhu Youxiao said, "Send all this money to the Ministry of Revenue. All the property that has been confiscated will be confiscated. Tell the people below not to sell it privately. All these things should be recorded in the book."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I will do it right away." Chen Hong agreed quickly.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao's approach was uncommon.
According to previous rules, the confiscated money and land would be sold, that is, converted into cash, and then divided among the emperor and his ministers.
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