Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"So in the past few days, you have left the capital to capture Jianlu's hidden stakes?"

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao took the memorial and did not look at Tian Ergeng and the others. He said in an indifferent tone: "And he arrested Wu Changchun at the Shanhaiguan Department near Shanhaiguan?"

"Yes, it is."

Tian Ergen, who was kneeling on the ground, no longer looked as energetic as before, his heart beat a lot faster, and he said nervously: "When I found out about this matter, I didn't dare to be careless at all, for fear that the thief would escape, and I would Thinking...if this thief is related to the Xiyuan drowning case, then I will..."

Zhu Youxiao didn't listen to what Tian Ergen said. His thoughts at the moment were all focused on Wu Changchun.

Wu Changchun, rarely recorded in historical materials, was the son-in-law of Li Yongfang, the number one traitor. He was condemned to the customs by Li Yongfang in the first year of Tianqi. What he wanted to do was very simple, that is, to spy on various situations in the Ming Dynasty.

As for the specific time of Wu Changchun's arrest, there are not many records in historical materials, but not long ago, the controversial Ningyuan victory began.

Therefore, the time when Wu Changchun was arrested was between the fifth and sixth years of Tianqi's fifth year. It was also because of the Ningyuan victory. Wu Changchun's spy case was blown up by the eunuchs under Wei Zhongxian.

But for Zhu Youxiao, what he is thinking about now is not whether the arrested Wu Changchun is related to the Xiyuan drowning case, but how many hidden prisoner piles are hidden in the Ming Dynasty, especially in Shanhaiguan. How many people were bribed by Jianlu during this period!

"Your Majesty, do you want the East Jishi Factory to intervene in this case?" Wei Zhongxian, who was standing nearby, saw that his emperor was silent. He glanced at Tian Ergeng out of the corner of his eye and lowered his head and said to Zhu Youxiao.

"Wei Banban also thinks that this thief may be related to the fall into the water in Zhen Xiyuan?"

Zhu Youxiao closed the memorial, leaned on the cushion and looked at Wei Zhongxian.

Tian Ergeng, who was kneeling on the ground, felt a little nervous at the moment, and even began to pray secretly that the case could not be handed over to the Dongji Bureau.

Although Tian Ergen joined Wei Zhongxian's sect and flattered Wei Zhongxian in every way, the recent events made Tian Ergen understand that if he wanted to gain a foothold in Jinyiwei, he could not rely on Wei Zhongxian alone, but also to win the emperor's trust!

If Wei Zhongxian falls out of favor, won't he fall?

No one knows better than Tian Ergen that once he falls in Jinyiwei, what kind of counterattack will the Luo family and other hereditary families who were previously punished by him do! !

"Without conclusive evidence, I dare not speak nonsense."

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head slightly and said, "However, this servant feels that there is something fishy about this matter. If it is what Commander Tian said, Wu Changchun is indeed very suspicious."

"Whether there is any suspicion, we will know after investigation."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and threw the memorial in his hand on the imperial case, "It really opened my eyes. How long has it been since? Strange things happened one after another. Those who didn't know thought that Ming Dynasty was terminally ill!! "

The emperor/emperor attaches great importance to this matter.

Wei Zhongxian, who was standing, and Tian Ergeng, who was kneeling, had the same thoughts in their hearts after hearing what the emperor said. They were inevitably uneasy.

For Wei Zhongxian, too many things have happened recently, and he urgently needs to use actions to prove his loyalty and ability to his emperor.

For Tian Ergeng, too many things have happened recently. He urgently needs a major case to prove his ability to the emperor and then win the emperor's favor.

Under the rule of autocratic imperial power, the factory guards who relied on the imperial power, no matter who they were or how much power they held, all stemmed from the trust of the emperor.

If this foundation is lost, no matter how powerful it was before, it will eventually be destroyed. This is the cruel fact!

Despite the fact that the Ming Dynasty is in decline now, with many internal problems and many external threats, the Ming Dynasty is still the Zhengshuo of China!

Be it Wei Zhongxian or Tian Ergen, no matter how ambitious they are, they would never dare to do anything extraordinary, because they know better than anyone else who they depend on for everything they have.

"In the inner court and the court, I cannot live without Wei Banban."

In this tense atmosphere, Zhu Youxiao said leisurely.

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he felt a sense of disappointment in his heart, but his face did not show it. On the other hand, Tian Ergeng, who was kneeling on the ground, was extremely excited!

“Tian Ergeng!!”

"Chen is here!"

Under Zhu Youxiao's gaze, Tian Ergeng suppressed his excitement and kowtowed to the emperor.

"Since Wu Changchun was caught by the Jin Yiwei, and it is clearly known that he was a hidden stake sent by Jianlu, then let me investigate carefully!!"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly, leaned forward and said: "I want to know how he sneaked into the pass, and in what capacity he was active in various parts of the capital. Who did he come into contact with during his lurking period, and who did he bribe? How many people, including Jianlu, whether there are other hidden stakes, let me dig deep one by one!!"

What a big case! !

The more Tian Ergen listened, the more excited he became. He had an intuition in his heart that if he could find out the case and really catch a large number of people related to it, the power of the Jinyiwei would definitely increase! !

"I obey the decree!!"

Thinking of this, Tian Ergen hurriedly expressed his position: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will do my best to pursue this case and uncover all the traitors!!"

"And keep an eye on Yusi outside the court for me."

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were sharp and he looked down at Tian Ergeng and said: "Since I, Yuji, came to the throne, there have been too many mistakes in Liaodong in just a few years."

"I have some doubts now. Is there anyone in this court who is secretly contacting Jianlu? Let's investigate carefully first. If there is any suspicion, arrest him and send him to prison!"

"I understand!"

Tian Ergen paid his respects again.

Of course Zhu Youxiao knew that within the Ming Dynasty, there must be a group of traitors who secretly collaborated with Jianlu. Liaodong had been leaked through a sieve, let alone Guan Nei?

Not to mention, Zhu Youxiao knew about the group of Shanxi merchants in Shanxi alone.

Also reminded by Wu Changchun's arrest, Zhu Youxiao knew that there were some things that he had to implement in advance to uproot those Shanxi merchants who were seeking glory as sellers!

However, Zhu Youxiao didn't want any mistakes in this matter, so he had to prepare in advance, at least until the situation in the court and the capital was slightly more stable before doing anything.

Zhu Youxiao had already thought about who would take the lead.

Just tell Fang Zhenghua to go!

It is inevitable that the Xichang group headed by Fang Zhenghua will rise strongly in the inner court, but if it is to truly check and balance Wei Zhongxian, it is far from just purging a group of inner court offices and executing a group of inner court scum. Far from enough.

Founder needs to have a real great achievement, so that his status and power in the inner court can be stable, and it can play a role of checks and balances. What's more, the Xi Jishi Factory led by Founder, Zhu Youxiao has other great uses! !