Chapter 125: Only by being cruel to yourself can you be cruel to others

After dealing with the Donglin Party and severely frightening the officials, the actions of everyone in Lao Zhu's family are far from over.

Zhu Di, Zhu Zhanji's grandsons and grandsons took Jian Qi to the Jing camp. Under the pressure of Jian Qi's fast sword, the disobedient people in the Jing camp were killed on the spot.

However, the results of the recruitment almost made Zhu Di vomit blood. The Three Thousand Battalion, Shenji Battalion, Fifth Army Battalion, Yulin Guard and other troops defending the capital were almost all empty shells, either old, weak, sick or disabled, or ruffians.

, all added up, there were less than 10,000 soldiers with some combat effectiveness.

Zhu Di was extremely angry about this, but something was better than nothing. Zhu Di reorganized 10,000 soldiers who had some fighting ability and conducted rigorous training to prepare for the expedition to build slaves.

In the palace, Lao Zhu is the leader, Zhu Biao, Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Youtang, Zhu Houcong, Zhu Yijun and others are helping Zhu Youjian handle the government affairs. The Chongzhen Dynasty is in a state of ruin, and every place needs to be changed.

Zhu Houzhao gave Zhu Cihong a task - to ransack his home!

The Donglin Party is finished, and now it's Xungui's turn. The reason why the army defending the capital is so corrupt is all because the Xungui Group is too greedy. Now it's time to make them pay the price!

When searching the homes of many nobles, Zhu Houzhao felt that it was most appropriate to start with Zhu Youjian's father-in-law, Jiading Bo Zhou Kui.

"What, you want me to raid my grandpa's house?"

Zhu Cixiang looked at Zhu Houzhao with a confused expression.

"Those who want to do great things must always maintain a calm attitude. It is not appropriate to make a fuss."

Zhu Houzhao said very calmly: "As the head of the country, Zhou Kui did not want to repay the country's favor during the crisis of the Ming Dynasty. Instead, he unscrupulously amassed money. If not his home, he would raid anyone's home."

"My money, my money."

"Is he my grandfather?"

After Zhu Cixiang was silent for a long time, he held a knife in one hand and led the imperial guards towards the Jiading uncle's mansion to kill him.

Zhu Cixiang would never have thought this way before meeting Zhu Houzhao, but after hanging out with Zhu Houzhao for a long time, it was inevitable that he would catch some of Zhu Houzhao's problems: imperial power was supreme and cold-blooded.

I am not even afraid of Jin Yiwei's sharp embroidered spring knife. I really want money rather than my life.

Originally, Zhu Cihong didn't want to show up. After all, Zhou Kui was his grandfather. Even though he was determined, he still couldn't bear it. However, Zhou Kui's stubbornness forced him to show up.

If you are ruthless to yourself, you will be even more ruthless to others.

But no matter how he yelled, the Jin Yiwei refused to take advantage of him. They went in and out of various courtyards of Jiading Bo's Mansion and conducted a comprehensive search of Zhou Kui's mansion.

Let Zhu Cihong go and ransack Zhou Kui's house in person. As long as he can do it, his path to becoming a ruthless person will be almost half completed.

Such a greedy, stingy, and ruthless person would do nothing more than ransack his home.

"What about grandpa? You are still the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty."

"Excellent!"

"Go ahead, the future of Ming Dynasty is in your hands, it's up to you how you choose!"

Zhu Houzhao said in a persuasive manner: "For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, there is no one who cannot be sacrificed. As the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, you have to look at the world and don't be trapped by that meager family affection!"

He was very much looking forward to what Zhu Cixiang, a ruthless man, would do to the Chongzhen Dynasty in the future.

"Bold, how dare you break into the father-in-law's house without permission."

After all, he was the head of the country, so Jin Yiwei didn't dare to use the knife on him. He could only let him pounce on the pile of money, like a cow guarding its calf, guarding his money tightly and not giving Jin Yiwei a chance to get close.

Zhu Cixiang's voice raised a little unconsciously. He felt that Zhu Houzhao was crazy and asked him to ransack his grandfather's house, but Zhu Houzhao could not figure it out.

He advised Zhu Cihong as a person who had experienced it: "Being born in the royal family, you can't help yourself. There are many things you don't want to do, but you must do them."

"His Royal Highness, save me. These royal guards are crazy. They dare to cause chaos in the old minister's house."

He finally figured it out. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, a mere Zhou Kui was nothing. Moreover, it was just a house raid, not an extermination.

Seeing that the money he had saved by "frugaling" was about to go away from him, Zhou Kui went crazy and rushed over desperately, trying to save his life no matter what, completely ignoring the existence of Jin Yiwei.

The raid on Zhou Kui's house was also a fire lit by Zhu Houzhao to promote Zhu Cihong's transformation.

Zhou Kui was furious. He was so angry that a group of royal guards dared to run rampant in his mansion. This was outrageous!

Did you know that he is the head of the country and the current emperor is his son-in-law?

Zhu Cixiang was silent for a moment. Although there was still some resistance in his heart, he felt that Zhu Houzhao was right. In front of the country, everything was too insignificant, and blood ties were not worth mentioning.

Those who occupy the top positions must be ruthless and unjust people. Zhu Cihong is still far from it now, and he is far from qualified to become a ruthless person who cleansed the last Ming Dynasty.

Jiading Bo Zhou Kui was an old miser, and Zhu Youjian organized a fundraiser. Empress Zhou knew his stingy nature, so she sold her jewelry for five thousand taels of silver and asked it to be donated to Zhu Youjian, so as to stimulate the enthusiasm of the officials.

As a result, he just took two thousand taels from it and put it into his pocket.

Seeing Zhu Cixiang appear, Zhou Kui felt as if he had seen a savior and quickly asked Zhu Cixiang for help. He had been desperate for help just now, but now his face suddenly changed to an earnest one.

"Put down my money"

Seeing his precious money being constantly searched out by Jin Yiwei, Zhou Kui's heart was broken, as if his lifeblood had been cut off, and he screamed heartbreakingly.

For a miser like him, money may be more important than his lifeblood. The screams that seemed to have killed his whole family made the Jin Yiwei who were inspecting the Jiading uncle's house look at him sideways. They had seen love.

Money, I have never seen anyone who loves money so much.

Zhu Houzhao thrust a knife into Zhu Cixiang's hand. He believed that Zhu Cixiang would make the right choice. Whether he wanted to dominate the country or worry about family ties, it all depended on what Zhu Cixiang thought.

Seeing Zhu Cixiang leaving, Zhu Houzhao smiled unkindly, turning a kind-hearted young man into a ruthless and ruthless man, giving him an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

As soon as Jin Yiwei came a little closer, he immediately pretended to hit Jin Yiwei's knife edge, leaving Jin Yiwei with nothing to do with him and had no choice but to ask Zhu Cihong to intervene.

He personally believes that Zhu Cixiang is his grandson. If he encounters a problem, Zhu Cixiang will not help him.

However, Zhu Cixiang really didn't know how to help him. He waved his hand and coldly ordered: "Take it down!"

If he was a little intolerant of Zhou Kui before, now he wanted to kill Zhou Kui on the spot to vent his hatred.

The silver that Jinyiwei found was at least three hundred thousand taels. Zhou Kui was a small country head with a very small salary and was not from a wealthy family. Where did this money come from?

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What Zhu Cihong hates most now happens to be "greed". Zhou Kui has hit the wrong horse!
Chapter completed!