I was a conman in the Ming Dynasty.

Chapter 752: Palace Coup

Chapter 752 Palace Coup

Wang Wenzhou hugged Da Yu'er and kissed her, then said with a smile, "Old Hong, let's see if you're obedient or not. If you're not obedient, my baby will immediately shout that you did something shameful to her."

Hong Chengchou looked at Dayuer and saw that the smile on her face was very bitter. Hong Chengchou thought to himself, "Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou, you have really gone too far! How could you ruin the reputation of your wives and concubines like this? Do you have any shame?"

Wang Wenzhou continued, "Then, the officials will happen to pass by and hear the commotion inside our house. Someone will definitely go in to check, and then your reputation will be ruined!"

Da Yu'er said with a wry smile, "Godfather! I'm sorry!"

Hong Chengchou nodded to Dayuer, sighing inwardly, "What a wonderful girl, how could she have been ruined like this by that mad dog Wang Wenzhou?"

"Hmph!" Hong Chengchou snorted coldly and said angrily, "How could my colleagues believe something that's been fabricated out of thin air?"

"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "Making something out of nothing? How could that be? Look at your wound. I castrated you in a fit of anger. How could they not believe it? And Lao Hong, don't forget that you are not a member of the Donglin Party. Those bastards from the Donglin Party will definitely kick you when you're down."

Hong Chengchou broke out in a cold sweat instantly. Wang Wenzhou was right. The Donglin Party members were partisan and would attack anyone who was not a member of the Donglin Party, as long as they made the slightest mistake. They would seize on any fault and not let go!

"Baby, baby, have a sip of wine!" Wang Wenzhou patted Dayuer.

Da Yu'er quickly took the wine cup from the maid beside her, took a sip of wine, and fed it to Wang Wenzhou.

Hong Chengchou was dumbfounded. Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou was truly a walking scoundrel, drinking and carousing wherever he went.

"Old Hong, as long as you listen to me, I guarantee you'll go down in history!" Wang Wenzhou said solemnly.

"What do you mean by that?" Hong Chengchou wanted to know what Wang Wenzhou was really up to.

Wang Wenzhou laughed and said, "Back when I besieged the capital, all the troops I led were imprisoned in the suburbs. As long as you obey and have my letter, you can subdue them. I'm not bragging, but my troops are the most elite in the entire Ming Dynasty. Let me ask you, with these troops at your command, what difficulty is there in recovering Liaodong for you? Once you recover Liaodong, will it be too late for you to go down in history?"

"Hmm?" Hong Chengchou nodded. Although he had never seen Wang Wenzhou's troops in person, he had heard that they were indeed elite. Which general like him wouldn't want to recruit these men? He had tried to find a way, but Wang Wenzhou's men wouldn't listen to anyone and would rather be prisoners outside the city than submit.

"Wang Wenzhou, what exactly do you want?" Hong Chengchou still didn't quite understand. Logically speaking, even if Wang Wenzhou hadn't caused this mess, he would have agreed to many things if Wang Wenzhou had offered to hand over the troops to him. Why was Wang Wenzhou doing this?

Wang Wenzhou, with his arm around Da Yu'er, took a sip of wine and said helplessly, "Old Hong, I won't lie to you. Do you think Zhu Youjian was a wise ruler?"

Hong Chengchou frowned deeply. Regardless of whether Zhu Youjian was a wise ruler or not, he had no way to reply to this.

Wang Wenzhou continued, "I know about your experience. You've been leading troops to suppress bandits. I'm asking you, why are there more and more bandits the more you suppress them?"

"Hmm..." Hong Chengchou shook his head with a wry smile; he couldn't say those words either.

Wang Wenzhou cursed and said, "Isn't it because the people just can't live like this anymore? Old Hong, how many people have you killed over the years while you were aiding and abetting the wicked?"

"You bastard!" Hong Chengchou roared. "I am loyal to the emperor and love my country. Everything I have done is for the Ming Dynasty! These rebels have committed countless crimes. Don't they deserve to die?"

"Pah!" Wang Wenzhou scoffed. "If it were you, starving, freezing, unable to find a wife, and having to rely on your hands for sex, would you obediently become a submissive citizen?"

"Hmph!" Hong Chengchou said angrily, "Am I the kind of person who idles away his time?"

Wang Wenzhou said with a smile: "When the state is well-governed, it is shameful to be poor and lowly! When the state is poorly governed, it is shameful to be rich and noble! Old Hong, you are an educated man, you should know this saying, right? In today's Ming Dynasty, how the hell can poor people afford to go to school?"

You spent a long time suppressing bandits in Shaanxi. You're not stupid; you should know what kind of bastards the local officials there are. Why did I kill so many local officials when I first came to Shaanxi?

“Hmm…” Hong Chengchou was speechless. He also understood that what Wang Wenzhou said was true.

Wang Wenzhou continued, "If a country's people can live and work in peace and contentment, who the hell would rebel? Apart from a few idiots who have been mentally unstable since childhood, as long as they can live well, who would want to commit crimes?"

“Old Hong, have you ever considered that even if the Ming Dynasty recovers Liaodong and quells the domestic banditry, with an idiot like Zhu Youjian as emperor, can the people of the Ming Dynasty still live in peace and prosperity?” Wang Wenzhou asked.

"Hmph!" Hong Chengchou snorted coldly and said angrily, "His Majesty is diligent in governing and loves the people. You just said that I have indeed killed many bandits. His Majesty has reprimanded me many times for this because he also believes that even bandits were once simple and honest people of the Ming Dynasty! Why can't His Majesty let the people of the Ming Dynasty live in peace and prosperity?"

Hong Chengchou sneered inwardly. He finally understood why Wang Wenzhou had been causing so much trouble—he wanted him to join the rebellion. He didn't want to get involved. Although he would certainly gain merit by participating, he was still aware that a loyal minister should not serve two masters.

"Heh!" Wang Wenzhou sneered, "Since that's how it is, I won't try to persuade you anymore!"

After Wang Wenzhou finished speaking, he patted Da Yu'er's bottom and said with a smile, "Baby, baby, it's your turn to act!"

Da Yu'er rolled her eyes at Wang Wenzhou. What a nemesis! If I stay by your side, I won't have any shame.

After thinking for a moment, Da Yu'er decided to try to persuade Lao Hong. Although Lao Hong was now a eunuch, she still felt ashamed to be disheveled in front of him.

Da Yu'er smiled slightly at Hong Chengchou and said, "Godfather! I'm sorry, but I have a few words to say. Although my husband is a bit of a rascal, think about it, since he became an official, has he ever done anything to wrong the people? My husband has a bad reputation in official circles, but in the hearts of the people, he is a truly upright official. Why are the people of Hanshan so loyal to my husband?"

Hong Chengchou said with a wry smile, "I would never betray my master for personal gain!"

Wang Wenzhou hurriedly said, "Old Hong, you're completely wrong! I didn't mean for you to betray the Ming Dynasty. I just wanted to contact some important officials who still care about the people of the Ming Dynasty and devise a plan to make that pig Zhu Youjian abdicate and pass the throne to a worthy successor. The emperor will still be in their family! Let him pass the throne to his son and become the retired emperor! If that pig is still the emperor, the Ming Dynasty is doomed sooner or later!"

"Huh?" Hong Chengchou frowned. So the mad dog Wang Wenzhou was planning a palace coup!