EBE Chapter 725 Wen Tiren's Pot
Chapter 725 Wen Tiren's Pot
Chapter 725 Wen Tiren's Pot
Zhu Youjian's face turned pale with anger. Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, was utterly shameless! How could he say such things!
Zhu Youjian thought for a moment, then sneered, "Boxin, once you hand over everything, you'll be under house arrest in the capital. Do you still dare to make such a request to me?"
Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Da Yu'er, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhu, I don't admire your foolish character, but I do admire one thing about you: you always have your country in your heart! I am not very talented, but I feel that only with my assistance can we deal with the Donglin Party."
The court is now completely controlled by the Donglin Party, which means you still need me. Brother Zhu, what kind of boss makes people work without paying them?
"Hehe!" Zhu Youjian chuckled and asked, "I want to know how you plan to deal with the Donglin Party. Even I am not confident in eradicating them now. Moreover, if we go to war with the Donglin Party, the Ming Dynasty will be plunged into internal strife. With internal and external troubles and factional strife breaking out in the court, the Ming Dynasty will be in imminent danger!"
"Little pig, you're such a pig-brain! When the ruler commands the subject to die, the subject has no choice but to die. These hypocrites from the Donglin Party aren't some big shots; they have some shame, they won't openly rebel!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "As I just said, since ancient times, the fight against corruption has always been about striking at opponents and eliminating dissidents!"
"Hmm?" Zhu Youjian nodded and asked, "You want to use the pretext of anti-corruption to purge the Donglin Party members?"
Wang Wenzhou laughed and said, "That's right! Even though the Donglin Party members stick together, they all care about their reputation and face. I'll take them one by one, pick one out, ruin his reputation, and then get rid of him. Sooner or later, I'll take them all down!"
Zhu Youjian thought for a moment and then said, "It's not impossible, but how will you end up in this mess? You led your troops to besiege the capital, which is tantamount to rebellion. How will the Donglin Party let you off the hook? How will I explain this to the whole world?"
Wang Wenzhou curled his lip and laughed, "Little pig, this is easy! I'm not fighting a rebellion, it's just purging the court of corrupt officials, so of course I'll kill a few of the villains around you. It's a good opportunity to start with a few Donglin Party members! In my opinion, Yang Changsi is a decent guy. If it weren't for that guy's decisive command, I would have already broken through the city!"
"Pfft..." Zhu Youjian was both amused and exasperated. Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, was capable of anything shameless and had the nerve to say such shameless things.
Zhu Youjian said coldly, "How can I indiscriminately kill meritorious officials? If I did, wouldn't that chill the hearts of the people?"
Wang Wenzhou sneered, "Brother Zhu, have you no shame? Aren't I a hero? Didn't you kill my babies and little flowers?"
"Ahem..." Zhu Youjian was very embarrassed and didn't know how to refute it, after all, it really was him who did it.
Zhu Youjian thought for a moment and then said, "Boxin, in my opinion, Wen Tiren is old and frail. Although I am reluctant, I should let him go home to enjoy his retirement!"
Wang Wenzhou frowned and said irritably, "That's going too far! Old Wen is related to me, after all. Why are you making an example of him? Do you want to deal with the Donglin Party or do you want them to continue to control the government?"
Zhu Youjian said with a wry smile, "Boxin, you've outsmarted yourself. Do you know that the person who advised me to send someone to kill you was none other than Wen Tiren?"
"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou spat out his drink, saying incredulously, "How is this possible? I did marry his granddaughter! How could Old Wen do this?"
"Haha!" Zhu Youjian laughed and scolded, "It's true that you married Wen Tiren's granddaughter, but later you sold her out. Although not many people know about this, everyone in the court knows it. As the Grand Secretary, Wen Tiren has lost all face!"
Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment, then said with a smile, "Brother Zhu, don't try to fool me! I can see that you're the one using delaying tactics! You think you can stall for a few days until the armies from all over the country arrive and then you can take care of me."
"Hmph!" Wang Wenzhou snorted coldly and said irritably, "Let me tell you the truth, if I really wanted to fight you to the death, even if you controlled me, I would still find a way!"
Wang Wenzhou was obviously talking nonsense. He now deeply regretted getting so drunk before the attack on the city. That way, he wouldn't have thought of his baby Ruru after seeing Da Yu'er.
On the city wall, Wang Wenzhou was far too impulsive. So what if Da Yu'er is dead! As long as Zhu Youjian is killed, is it so hard to find a beautiful girl who looks like Ru Ru?
Zhu Youjian took a sip of wine and said solemnly, "Boxin, I know that you and I, brothers, can no longer trust each other. Let me also share my thoughts."
The reason I agreed to cooperate with you was because I was forced into it by the Donglin Party! You're right, those scoundrels from the Donglin Party, they keep claiming to be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but in reality, they are all treacherous villains!
In just six months, they emptied the national treasury! Otherwise, how could I have allowed you to continue being your local tyrant in Hanshan? My 300,000-strong army would have attacked Hanshan long ago!
Wang Wenzhou thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I understand. Once I surrender, there will be nothing that can threaten your imperial power. In that case, you can use me to deal with the Donglin Party."
"Pat pat!" Zhu Youjian patted Wang Wenzhou on the shoulder and said in a serious tone, "Boxin, I still stand by what I said: If the ruler does not betray me, I will not betray the ruler!"
"Pah!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "Zhu Youjian, do you have any shame? How dare you say such a thing?"
Zhu Youjian took a sip of wine and said with deep emotion, "Boxin, I grew up in the palace since I was a child. Apart from my deceased elder brother, I have never had a single friend in my life. You are my first friend! Let bygones be bygones! I also agree to your conditions! As long as you can help me revive the Ming Dynasty! You are right, in my heart, the Ming Dynasty is the most important thing!"
"Alright!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "I'll trust you one more time! Brother Zhu, it's getting late, I'll go find my wife to rest now. We can talk about it tomorrow!"
After saying that, Wang Wenzhou put his arm around Dayuer, looked at Wang Chengen, and said with a smile, "Old Wang, send a eunuch to lead the way! I'm afraid if you don't send someone, I'll be tied up by the guards outside the Imperial Study as soon as I leave!"
Wang Chengen cautiously looked at Zhu Youjian, whose face was ashen, and silently nodded.
"Lord Wang, this way! This old servant will escort you there!" Wang Chengen hurriedly called out to Wang Wenzhou.
"Sigh..." Zhu Youjian sighed helplessly as he watched Wang Wenzhou's retreating figure. He truly regretted his past actions. If he had listened to Empress Zhou's advice and hadn't sent someone to kill Wang Wenzhou, things wouldn't be like this today.
Zhu Youjian had no choice but to agree to Wang Wenzhou's conditions, because there was one thing he was certain Wang Wenzhou didn't know.
Wang Wenzhou's wife and concubine, Mu Yiyun, led the people of Hanshan and annihilated Sun Chuanting's 150,000-strong army in just three days. 50,000 were killed in battle, and 100,000 were taken prisoner. Within a few short days, Mu Yiyun had amassed an army of 200,000 in Hanshan.
Currently, most of the troops sent to defend the emperor have turned towards Hanshan to block Mu Yiyun's 200,000-strong army. The reason Wang Wenzhou has not yet received the news is that the messenger was intercepted by the troops blocking Mu Yiyun.