When the Jin Yiwei put the big iron chain on Li Guorui's head, the arrogant Wu Qinghou was completely dumbfounded. He really didn't expect that Wang Dehua would take this seriously.

"Dog slave, how dare you touch me!"

Although Li Guorui was horrified, he still managed to remain calm. However, when he pointed at Wang Dehua and yelled in panic, his inner nervousness and fear were exposed.

Wang Dehua stepped forward and said with a smile: "What's wrong with our family just touching you? Huh?"

While talking, Wang Dehua also pushed Li Guorui, looking very unscrupulous.

"Bah! Old eunuch!" Seeing how disgusting he looked, Li Guorui couldn't help spitting a mouthful of thousand-year-old phlegm.

Wang Dehua wiped the yellow and white stuff on his face and felt nauseated. When he heard him scolding him as an old eunuch, his body trembled with rage and he screamed: "I'll put you in a prison and I'll serve you!"

Although Li Guorui, Marquis of Wuqing, had not been in prison, he had heard of the various feasts of Jinyiwei, especially the so-called good service, and he probably didn't know how to torture him.

As soon as Wang Dehua said this, he was so frightened that he peed, collapsed on the ground, and repeatedly begged for mercy: "I won't go to the imperial prison, I want to help pay!"

Wang Dehua wiped the thousand-year-old phlegm on his hands, kicked Li Guorui away with a disgusted look, and said harshly: "You are thinking of paying me now? It's too late! Drag him away quickly!"

The most important thing when being a slave is to have a sharp eye and be able to figure out the master's thoughts. Wang Dehua knew that the emperor wanted him not only to collect money, but also to want Li Guorui to be a chicken, to scare the other officials, but he just couldn't lose face to say it.

"I want to see your Majesty! I want to see your Majesty!"

Li Guorui shouted loudly, and he suddenly realized that the only one he could rely on was the Holy Emperor. The title of Marquis Wu Qing was not worth mentioning. Only the emperor could protect him. The emperor would never allow these dog slaves to do whatever they wanted.

....

But how could Wang Dehua give him the opportunity to meet the emperor? He immediately waved his hand impatiently.

The Jin Yiwei hurriedly dragged Li Guorui down, who was howling like a ghost, stuffed rags into his mouth, and put a hood on his head to avoid disturbing the people.

Wang Dehua glanced at the Wuqing Hou Mansion with a smile on his face, but there was no smile in his eyes. He suddenly shouted: "Why are you still standing there, confiscating the house!"

Jin Yiwei and Dongchang fans were ordered to carry out a large-scale house search. This time the house search was completely violent and they did not seek anything else but a quick word.

That Wang Dehua was able to occupy a high position at the beginning shows his means and ability. Before it was time to hold the lamp, a guard in Jinyi came to report: "Report to the prince, this time I copied five hundred thousand taels of silver..."

Wang Dehua took a breath. In just one afternoon, five hundred thousand taels were copied from a residence in Wuqinghou Mansion, and it was still cash! Other jewelry, calligraphy and paintings were useless. The Li family of Wuqinghou was really fat!

"You continue to copy, copy carefully for our family, don't let go of a single coin, and the rest of you will carry the money to the Ministry of Accounts for me!"

After Wang Dehua made arrangements, he took the account books he had just compiled and went to the palace happily to announce the good news.

After Chongzhen received the good news from Wang Dehua, he was surprised and happy. Five hundred thousand taels of cash were actually found in Li Guorui's home. Thinking of Li Guorui crying for poverty and still selling furniture on the street, Chongzhen felt that this guy was particularly hateful and felt that he

This is a deliberate attempt to discredit the royal family.

Chongzhen could no longer tolerate it and issued an order on the spot to strip Li Guorui of his title, and ordered his family to leave the capital and be repatriated to their place of origin. Li Guorui himself continued to be imprisoned, awaiting the edict and being punished.

As soon as the news spread that Marquis Wu Qing had his house confiscated and his title reduced, the nobles and officials no longer dared to use the tactic of selling off furniture and utensils to resist the forced borrowing. For a time, the stall economy on Qianmen Street immediately went into depression.

Not setting up a stall does not mean that you are willing to spend money in your pocket to help pay. More nobles and officials are in a wait-and-see state.

Everyone knows that although it is in the name of borrowing from the Ministry of Revenue, the national treasury has been in deficit year after year, and the world is still in war. God knows when it will be hit, and when the money will be repaid after it is borrowed, it is a big unknown.

If this money is lent out now, it will be completely wasted. It is no different from donating it, just changing it to a nicer name. Everyone has been involved in official circles all year round, and their skills are much better than that of the emperor in the Forbidden City.

Naturally, he refused to follow the path.

However, there are still many timid and cautious people in the officialdom. Faced with the huge pressure of confiscating their homes, some people gradually lost the confidence to resist and began to lend their savings to the eunuchs who came to force them to donate.

.......

While the capital was launching a vigorous campaign to support the army, the war in Liaodong was at a stalemate.

The main forces of the Ming Army and the Qing Army have been facing off within a few dozen miles between Haizhou and Anshan. The camps of both sides are very neatly arranged, and both are equipped with numerous Hongyi artillery. No one dares to attack easily.

The main force was in confrontation, but the fight in Gaizhou was inextricable. The Qing army gathered all the surrounding troops and launched a crazy attack on Gaizhou.

Gaizhou was an important economic zone of the Qing Dynasty, controlling the output of salt. Yizhou was captured by the Ming army, and the road to buy salt from Mongolia was blocked, which caused the supply of salt to the Qing Dynasty to greatly shrink. Grain and salt

Prices increased rapidly, and turmoil emerged within the Qing Dynasty.

Although Mongolia is landlocked, it is dotted with numerous salt lakes, salt wells, salt ponds, etc., and its salt production is very rich.

In several offensive and defensive battles in Gaizhou, both sides suffered heavy losses. Wu Sangui annihilated two thousand enemies and beheaded the Eight Banners of the Qing Army and the Han Army's Gushan'e Zhenma Guangyuan.

The Shanhaiguan army stationed in Gaizhou was surrounded by tens of thousands of Qing troops. Wu Sangui saw that the Qing army was too powerful and did not dare to rescue him, so he retreated to Yaozhou. Li Fuming, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan City, defended Gaizhou to the death. The city of Gaizhou was broken and Jierhalang killed him.

Zhou Yuji led the Royal Third Division of the Tianwu Army to attack Gaizhou again. Jierhalang saw the banner of the Tianwu Army from a distance and abandoned Gaizhou without saying anything.

Zhou Yuji's troops recaptured Gaizhou without bloodshed, Wu Sangui was stunned for a moment and even his thighs were bruised.

...

In the Tianwu Army camp, Zhu Cixiang stood on the watchtower and looked at Anshan Post Castle in the distance. He was also worried in his heart. Huang Taiji, the turtle grandson, had been hiding in the city and did not take the initiative to attack. There was really nothing he could do.

Anshan Posthouse is like a nail. The army cannot advance unless it is captured. If they bypass Shengjing from the left, the Qing army's Anshan Posthouse and the defenders of Liaoyang will rush to help. They are very close to Shengjing and can reach Shengjing in a day or two.

arrive.

Furthermore, Shengjing City is surrounded by fortresses. These were built by the Ming Dynasty in Liaodong to defend against the Jurchens and Mongols. Now they have become an important defense for the Qing capital.

Whether it is a detour from the western or eastern front, it is unrealistic unless the Navy deploys troops.

Zhu Cixiang had already received the news about the matter in the capital. If this battle failed, he would not mind bloodbathing those scoundrels in the capital.
Chapter completed!