One of the functions of the establishment of the East Factory is to contain the Jin Yiwei.
Therefore, these two organizations have been fighting openly and secretly for a long time. Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.
For example, during the reign of Emperor Taizong, Commander Ji Gang of the Jinyiwei was deeply trusted, so Dongchang could only obey orders. When Admiral Wang Zhen came to supervise Dongchang, even the commander himself was a lackey of the Dongchang Admiral.
Therefore, it is not easy for Shu Liang to choose to borrow the power of Jin Yiwei so neatly.
Shu Liang smiled sheepishly and said.
"I don't dare to deceive the emperor and work with Jin Yiwei. I'm really not used to it. You haven't seen it. When I brought Jin Yiwei's people to the East Factory, the hundreds of households looked at me like they were traitors.
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"But the Emperor has said that I will give you seven days. The situation in the East Factory is too chaotic. I don't have anyone available at the moment, so I can only ask Jin Yiwei to borrow some envoys. After all, they are doing things for the Emperor. Commander Lu also
He must be sincere."
"But now that the Dongchang area has been cleared, there will be no need to trouble Commander Lu anymore."
After saying this, Zhu Qiyu had no reaction, but Cheng Jing behind him raised his eyebrows, with a hint of approval flashing in his eyes.
How about saying that Shu Liang is a smart man?
What he said was both literal and subtextual. He first emphasized the "old grudge" between Dongchang and Jinyiwei, then said that he was anxious to do things for the emperor, and finally completely put both sides aside.
This method is not very clever, but from the emperor's joke-like words, you can immediately hear the true meaning.
This thought really makes Cheng Jing feel ashamed.
Putting down the tea cup in his hand, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.
"You don't have to be so nervous. You did a good job this time. Dongchang is the foundation for your livelihood, so you have to hold it in your hands. The unstable factors have been eliminated early, so there will be no problem."
"However, if you go to war in such a big way and arrest so many people, I'm afraid it's not just about taking control of Dongchang, right?"
Integrating the power of Dongchang within seven days is a test question given by Zhu Qiyu to Shu Liang.
If he does it well, he will be able to sit securely in this position.
It was obvious that Shu Liang understood what he meant and handled the matter very well.
I want to take control of a sieve-like organization like Dongchang into my own hands in such a short period of time.
The first thing to do is to have a strong enough and reliable force.
Shu Liang doesn’t have this!
He entered the palace since he was a child. Although he later had the opportunity to leave the palace after being transferred to the Department of Cherishing Salaries, it was impossible to cultivate influence outside the palace.
And he had only been promoted to important position in the palace for a few months, and he did not have enough confidants to subdue Dongchang.
So he chose to borrow Jin Yiwei's power.
This is the benefit of smart people.
That day Zhu Qiyu told him that Lu Zhong had purchased a house for him outside the palace and would tell him the basic situation of Dongchang.
However, he never mentioned that he could use the power of Jin Yiwei.
But he reacted immediately, and this was his vision that allowed him to understand the situation.
After Lu Zhong told him about the "old grudge" between Jin Yiwei and Dongchang, he knew that it would cause dissatisfaction among Dongchang's subordinates, but he still decisively led Jinyiwei's people there.
This is the ability to make decisive judgments in dilemmas.
In comparison, the series of iron-blooded methods he used after arriving in Dongchang were not so surprising.
After all, Dongchang was dependent on the imperial power but independent of the imperial system.
Not being within the imperial code means that it is neither bound nor protected by the imperial code. It only needs to be accountable to the emperor.
In other words, let alone killing and arresting dozens of people in the Dongchang, even if he overthrew the Dongchang, the courtiers would just stand on the Qianbu corridor and watch the joke.
Of course, after they see the joke, they will still take this opportunity to impeach him.
But this was not out of the desire to protect the East Factory, but simply to attack the new factory boss and suppress the development of the internal eunuchs.
As for Shu Liang, since he dared to go to Admiral Dongchang, he was prepared to be impeached.
Anyway, no matter what he does, those courtiers will look for opportunities to impeach him and establish their ruthless image as soon as possible.
In this way, not only can the power of Dongchang be controlled as quickly as possible, but it can also give a shock to the courtiers outside.
Tell them that this new admiral of Dongchang is not someone to be bullied.
It's destined to be impossible to stop their ill will towards you, so first scare off a bunch of cowards.
Facing the emperor's inquiry, Shu Liang's flattering smile became even wider and he said.
"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you, Your Majesty. I threw those people into prison because I was thinking about finding out some clues. After all, what you ordered is the most important thing."
Zhu Qiyu's expression changed and he asked.
"So, you found something?"
The biggest reason why he found a new person in charge of Dongchang so quickly was to find out the inside story of the party organized by Yang Shan.
After all, compared to Jin Yiwei, who is better at arresting and interrogating, Dongchang is more suitable for gathering information from various channels.
When business came up, the flattering smile on Shu Liang's face softened a bit and he spoke.
"Your Majesty, Dongchang has indeed arranged secret wires in the big wine shops, brothels, and casinos all over the capital. However, a few days ago, Eunuch Jin supervised Dongchang and ordered them not to act rashly. Therefore, these people did not pay much attention to it.
Find out the news."
"However, my slaves cleared the East Factory this time and captured many people from various forces. I was able to pry out some information from their mouths."
Although Shu Liang was a little disappointed that he didn't have much clue about the party, Zhu Qiyu still asked.
"What news? Also, you said there are people from various forces in the East Factory. Who are they from?"
For some reason, Shu Liang seemed a little embarrassed, and he replied after a moment.
"Going back to your Majesty, most of these people are members of the Jinyi Guards, and some of them are used by Wang Zhen to monitor Ma Shun. In addition, there are several Xunqi mansions where some people have been packed in. Apart from these,
In addition, there are also some who were bribed by some censors to find out information for them."
Zhu Qiyu took a deep look at Shu Liang.
No wonder someone with such a thick skin like him would feel embarrassed.
Using Jin Yiwei's people to seize the details of Jin Yiwei's placement in the East Factory is no longer about crossing the river and demolishing the bridge; it is about crossing the river and demolishing the bridge at the same time.
He was determined that Lu Zhong was under his own instructions and did not dare to fall out with him. Otherwise, Lu Zhong would have withdrawn his people long ago.
As for the censor, Zhu Qiyu has also heard about it.
The imperial court established officials who heard about the incident, but it was impossible for these censors to squat on the streets every day and listen to rumors.
Therefore, many censors in the capital who cannot be released will go to Jinyiwei or Dongchang, hoping to get first-hand information from them.
These are just interest transactions, there is nothing strange about them.
However, my dear relatives...
Zhu Qiyu's eyes flashed with light and he said lightly.
"You just said that some relatives were also sent in. Specifically, which families were they?"
Shu Liang clearly felt that the emperor paid a lot of attention to this matter, so he did not dare to neglect it and said carefully.
"Basically, there are relatives from every family, but most of them are just here to hang out. After screening, I found that there are some weird ones here. There are four mansions in total."
Zhu Qiyu frowned and then reacted.
Dongchang is no better than Jinyiwei.
After all, Jinyiwei is a serious member of the establishment and one of the twenty-six guards of Shangzhi. There are still certain rules and procedures for recruiting personnel.
However, Dongchang was established by Taizong and was not included in the imperial court's regulations at all, and it was because he needed to find out information.
The people there were from various religions and were a mixed bag of good and bad.
Because of this, it is easier for Dongchang to arrange for people to go in and hang out.
After all, Xunqi has developed so far that it has been passed down for four generations and has become a huge family.
When a family grows, there are always descendants from the sidelines who need to find jobs.
Dongchang, which requires no talent and can bully others, became the first choice.
Obviously not all of these people came in deliberately to inquire about information, but there is no doubt that there must be real details mixed in.
These truly detailed works are what Shu Liang calls "strange".
So Zhu Qiyu asked.
"Which four? How are they different from the others?"
Shu Liang said: "These four mansions are the British Duke's Mansion, the Dingxi Marquis' Mansion, the Yangwu Marquis' Mansion, and the Prince Consort Jiao Jing's Mansion."
"Most of the distinguished relatives in the capital have descendants from their descendants. They used to work in Dongchang. However, since the Civil Engineering War, those who were arranged to join Dongchang are basically people from these four families."
"After my slave noticed it, I took all those who were arranged to come in later and sent them to prison. The news I want to say was learned from their mouths."
Zhu Qiyu turned over the names of these mansions in his heart, and a coldness appeared on his face.
Sure enough, these people got together.
In the British government, Zhang Fu from the third room is now in charge, and the people in the East Factory are undoubtedly his new sect.
The Dingxi Marquis Mansion has always been very close to the British Duke's Mansion. The first Dingxi Marquis, Jiang Gui, died of illness in the first month of this year. The successor to the title was Jiang Gui's grandson Jiang Wan, who had just turned sixteen.
Ning Yuan Bo Ren Li, no, now it should be called Ning Yuan Hou Ren Li, which is the line connected to the British Duke's Palace through the Dingxi Marquis Mansion.
After becoming suspicious of Ren Li, Zhu Qiyu specially ordered Lu Zhong to secretly check the relationship network of Dingxihou Mansion.
As a result, there is naturally a lot to gain.
Dingxi Marquis Jiang Gui had four sons and five daughters.
After he died of illness, it was his eldest son Jiang Yi who should have assumed the title, but it was because Jiang Gui's eldest son Jiang Yi suffered from foot disease.
Logically speaking, in this case, either the second son would ascend the title, or the eldest grandson would ascend the title.
Both situations have precedents.
The most typical example is today's British government.
After Zhang Fu's death, his eldest son Zhang Zhong was unable to ascend the throne due to illness, but he still had an eldest grandson. However, in the end, it was his youngest son Zhang Mao who ascended the throne.
So in fact, when the eldest son is ill and cannot take the title, the final decision of who will take the title depends on the court's decision.
In the end, the court decided that Jiang Wan, the eldest son of Jiang Yi and the eldest grandson of Jiang Gui, would ascend the throne.
Zhu Qiyu specifically inquired about the situation at that time.
The British government played a big role in this. To be more precise, it was Zhang Fu who helped Jiang Yi keep the title of Changfang.
This was enough for Zhu Qiyu to include him in Zhang Fu's party.
In addition, there are two other places in Dingxihou Mansion that attracted Zhu Qiyu's attention.
After Jiang Wan succeeded in seizing the title, Jiang Yi married his eldest daughter to Sun Lian, the son of Sun Jizong, the commander of the capital.
Zhu Qiyu didn't know whether Zhang Fu was the matchmaker, but this Sun Jizong was none other than Empress Dowager Sun's biological brother and Zhu Qizhen's biological uncle.
Before that, one of Jiang Yi's two sisters was married to Li Xiu, the commander of the Yulin avant-garde, and the other was married to Zhang Yong, the commander of the Jinwu rear guard.
The Yulin Guard and the Jinwu Guard both belong to the 26 Shangzhi Guards.
Moreover, the most important thing is the imperial army that is responsible for guard patrols and is responsible for the security of the palace.
Zhu Qiyu remembered very clearly that in his previous life, during the restoration of Nangong, Shi Heng and others entered the palace city through the palace gate guarded by the Yulin vanguard.
Although the rewards were awarded afterwards, the Dingxi Hou Mansion was not involved.
But with this relationship, he still had to wonder whether the Dingxi Houfu secretly played any role in that incident.
As for the remaining two mansions.
Needless to say, Jiao Jing, when Zhu Qizhen was on his own expedition, he could safely hand over the power of the Beijing camp to him for safekeeping, so he must be his die-hard loyalist.
And Yangwuhou Mansion...
The late emperor had two sons and three daughters. The eldest daughter, Princess Shunde, and the second daughter, Princess Yongqing, were born to the deposed Empress Hu. Princess Yongqing died young and Princess Shunde married the consort, Captain Shi Jing.
The youngest daughter, Princess Changde, was born to the Empress Sun family, who is now the Empress Dowager Sun, and she married the Prince Consort Xue Heng.
Unfortunately, this Xue Heng was the second son of Xue Lu, the first Marquis of Yangwu, and the uncle of Xue Shen, the second Marquis of Yangwu.
In other words, these four mansions are either die-hard loyalists of Zhu Qizhen, or they are related by marriage to the Empress Dowager Sun.
At this time, they sent people to sneak into the East Factory, and their intentions were naturally obvious.
Zhu Qiyu felt happy in his heart. Fortunately, because of Yang Shan's incident, he took back Dongchang from Jin Ying early.
Otherwise, after a period of time, one after another, the descendants of the relatives will be arranged to serve in the East Factory. These four families will be among them, but they will not be as conspicuous and easy to investigate as they are now.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Zhu Qiyu looked at Shu Liang and asked.
"In that case, let's talk about it. What did the people they sent in tell us?"
Shu Liang looked at the change in the Emperor's expression and knew that there must be some secret that he didn't know among the four relatives.
So I immediately made up my mind to investigate more carefully when I got back.
But at the moment, it's obviously more important to get it right.
After pondering for a moment, Shu Liang spoke.
"These people have confessed a lot of information, but many of them are false. I have selected some that are relatively reliable and reported them to the emperor first. After reviewing the rest, I will write a specific chapter and give it to the emperor.
I'll bring it up."
After Zhu Qiyu nodded in approval, Shu Liang continued.
"First of all, they were ordered to sneak in to spy on news, mainly in the palace. In addition, if there is a chance, they can also win over some eunuchs. They don't know what they want to do specifically."
"Secondly, they don't know each other, and they are very strict with each other. It took a lot of effort on the Jin Yiwei side to open their mouths."
"One of them confessed that they also used the cover of Dongchang to contact some ministers in the court. Among them, the emperor told his slaves to focus on... Yang Shan, the minister of Honglu Temple!"
