Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 559 Mingdu Renovation Plan
Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne and Jing Hongchen became the chief minister of the cabinet, an earthquake occurred in the Riyue court.

During one of the morning court sessions that His Majesty holds only a few times a month, Jing Hongchen suddenly made a report, claiming to have seized evidence of crimes committed by the two major underground forces, the Pingfan League and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.

They committed all kinds of evil in the underground of Mingdu, colluded with many ministers in the palace, had no regard for the law, and even wanted to harm the investigation commissioner sent by the cabinet to Pingfan League.

Eventually, all the rebels were captured, all the locations of Pingfan League were closed down, and they obtained countless evidences of human trafficking and bribery to the palace.

"Your Majesty, I have only heard about the business of the Ordinary League. I didn't expect to find out today that the ordinary women in their league were almost all forcibly abducted from other places. After being tortured and trained, they have completely become tools of the Ordinary League."

"Those with average looks will stay in the alliance. Those with superior looks will be given to the adults they like. Ordinary women with no family background but only beauty will probably not have a good ending. There are at least thousands of them."

Jing Hongchen spoke righteously in the court, but there was a hint of mockery in his eyes as he slowly swept over the ministers.

All the officials related to the Ordinary Alliance were pale and filled with fear.

They don't believe that Jing Hongchen just found out about the Pingfan Alliance. Jing Hongchen definitely didn't take action against the Pingfan Alliance for this reason, but to start eliminating dissidents.

Jing Hongchen continued in a serious tone, "Your Majesty, trafficking in human beings and forcing women into prostitution are just as evil as evil spirit masters. Evil spirit masters only harm people's lives, but this one will harm countless living people."

His Majesty was furious when he heard the news. He did not expect that such a dirty thing would happen in Mingdu in broad daylight. He demanded an immediate investigation into the Pingfan League and all officials who had dealings with the League.

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people knelt down and shouted.

"Your Majesty is wise. I have no dealings with the Pingfan League. Please understand clearly."

"Your Majesty, although the Ordinary Alliance has shown goodwill to me, I have never paid any attention to them. Please understand your majesty."

Huo Yuhao stood up and said in a cold voice: "Since the leader of the Pingfan Alliance has been captured, please investigate carefully. Everything must be based on evidence. I hope you will not frame innocent people."

Jing Hongchen smiled and accepted the order: "I will enforce the law impartially."

Shangguan Wei'er is not dead yet. In order to survive, she will tell everything she knows. And she is very safe now. Those princes can't kill her.

Huo Yuhao and Jing Hongchen acted too quickly. They took action yesterday, and before the news had even reached the palace, they immediately attacked the ministers today.

These two people are performing a double act again. Last time they formed a cabinet, and this time they are going to make a major reshuffle in the court.

The people in the palace were suddenly in a panic, especially those ministers who had received benefits. Some of them hoped to get away with it, while others took the initiative to blame themselves.

Huo Yuhao and Jing Hongchen dealt with them one by one according to the situation. Those with serious cases were arrested first and dealt with them slowly. Those with less serious cases were dismissed and sent home to retire. After that, a new group of ministers would be gradually supported.

The whole movement was so powerful that officials who had not been purged were also uneasy and turned to Jing Hongchen one after another.

By the time the princes behind the Pingfan Alliance learned the news, it was already too late. At the same time, they were shocked to find that not only the new emperor, but they could not even compete with Jing Hongchen.

He was the last one to know that his subordinates were being liquidated, and he was helpless. Apart from his status as a prince and the cultivation level he gained from taking drugs, they had nothing to show for it.

They went to the Worship Hall together to ask Kong Deming to come out of seclusion, and denounced Jing Hongchen for his autocratic behavior and contempt for imperial power. They also criticized the new emperor for his lack of preferential treatment for members of the royal family.

At the request of several princes, Kong Deming naturally came out of seclusion. However, Huo Yuhao executed first and reported later, and he had a legitimate reason, so Kong Deming could not say that he was wrong in clearing out the underground forces.

In the end, Kong Deming just said some words to Huo Yuhao about treating people of the same clan well, and then went back to retreat. He was at the critical moment of breaking through to the tenth-level soul master, and there was no time to waste. The princes immediately looked ashen.

The Ordinary Alliance is easy to deal with, but the Aodu Chamber of Commerce is a little more difficult.

Behind them is the military. The leaders of several soul guide groups have directly united to put pressure on Jing Hongchen and demand that he release the people.

Jing Hongchen was not polite either. He extorted a large sum of money from them and released the people from the Aodu Chamber of Commerce.

The military couldn't turn hostile immediately, but they couldn't keep doing it for long. The students of Mingde Hall, including Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan, had won many military merits in the army, and it was only a matter of time before the army was infiltrated. Although it might take more than ten years, Jing Hongchen was not in a hurry.

An Litong was released, but the industry of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce still suffered a great impact and was seriously damaged.

What happened in the palace soon spread outside, and the people of Mingdu reacted most directly to this matter. When they heard that underground forces such as the Pingfan League were being investigated, they talked about it with great relish.

For a time, Jing Hongchen's reputation in Mingdu rose sharply.

However, in the eyes of many nobles, Jing Hongchen is a nosy guy. The brothels of Pingfan League are places they often visit. Now that it is closed, where can they go for entertainment in the future?

As for how to deal with the industries left by Pingfan League, it is also a big problem. It is impossible to let all these people go with a simple sentence. After taking over Mingdetang, there will also be a long rectification process, taking into account the interests of all parties, to be a relatively perfect follow-up.

The door of the Qingxia Hotel in Pingfan League was closed, and no unauthorized persons were allowed to enter. There were also special personnel on duty, and no one knew what was going on inside. However, this did not affect the crowds who gathered outside to watch the fun, pointing at this place and speculating with each other.

"Hehe, I didn't expect that a force like the Ordinary Alliance would be wiped out in one fell swoop."

A few people in the crowd started chatting.

"If you ask me, it must be that the Ordinary Alliance is blind and has offended some big shot."

"Who else could it be? It must be the Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen. Everyone knows that he is second to none and above everyone else."

Hearing the people around talking at once, a girl with long light blonde hair in the crowd couldn't help but fall into shock.

She was Ye Guyi. After leaving the Douling Empire, she finally returned to Mingdu. After all, this was the city where she had lived for more than ten years.

But soon after she returned here, she heard the news that the Ordinary Alliance was destroyed overnight.

Having been in the Ordinary Alliance for so long, Ye Guyi was very aware of Shangguan Wei'er's methods and the strength of the Ordinary Alliance. He could not believe that such a large underground force would be destroyed in an instant.

The people around were still chattering, "No, it must be His Majesty's intention. You have to know that the Prince is behind the Ordinary Alliance. Jing Hongchen doesn't have the guts to go against His Majesty the Prince."

As they were talking, one child asked in confusion, "Uncle, what are you talking about? They were arrested, weren't they arrested because they did something wrong?"

After hearing this, the others were stunned for a moment, but they thought the child was naive and quickly laughed it off. The child’s questions were immediately drowned out by the adults’ discussion.

But Ye Guyi took these words to heart.

Yes, it was not because of any other reason. The Ordinary Alliance was destroyed because of its own sins. This is justice.

Ye Guyi suddenly felt that returning to Mingdu was an extremely correct choice.