Ming Dynasty: Chongzhen, He Ransacked the Father-In-Law's Home at the Beginning

On the first day he became Emperor Chongzhen, he received an urgent call from six hundred miles away: Ningwuguan was lost, and the last loyal minister and good general Zhou Yuji was killed in battle. In the court hall, the officials were still quarreling. The first assistant, Wei Zaode, advocated an increase in taxes and pay, while the leader of the nobles, Zhu Chunchen, shouted to hold on. Chongzhen looked at the Jinyiwei commander Wu Mengming who was dripping with cold sweat: "In three days, either hand over the exact Jinyiwei roster, or hand over your head!" After mastering the imperial guards, Chongzhen finally turned his attention to the extremely wealthy nobles and nobles: "The national treasury is empty, why don't all the beloved ministers donate some? Let's start with the abbot!" Zhou Kui: "I am willing to donate all my belongings, a total of five hundred taels of silver!" "Five hundred taels?" Chongzhen sneered, and the next day he sent Jin Yiwei to take out 500,000 taels of silver from the home of the head of state, Zhou Kui! In the secret room of Duke Cheng's mansion, candlelight flickered. Zhang Jinyan, the Minister of War, lowered his voice: "My lord, what do you think about this matter?" Zhu Chunchen raised his lips slightly: "I have sent someone to contact King Chuang..." They didn't know that in the shadow outside the window, a pair of eyes from Beizhen Fusi were watching all this coldly. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.