On May 25, Emperor Chongzhen received letters in succession from Wang Zhixin, Zhu Cilang, and Zhang Tongchang.
After reading Wang Zhixin’s letter, Chongzhen was very pleased. He did not care how Xu Mingbi and his grandmother had died, nor was he interested in the truth or Xu Yifan’s attitude; he only cared about how much money the Xu estate held. Xu Yifan was a top-tier "meritorious official" in the *Biographies of Treacherous Officials*, and Chongzhen was eager for him to die sooner rather than later.
"Wang Chengen."
"This servant is here, Your Majesty."
"Calculate how much this is worth!" Chongzhen pointed to a line in the letter.
Chapter 635