In Hu Wanan's secret house in the capital, Hu Wanan knew everything that happened in the morning immediately, and his whole body suddenly became uneasy.
"How could Xiao Jing be asked to investigate this case?"
Hu Wanan is a little unbelievable. They have already studied the character of Emperor Hongzhi thoroughly. They know everything about Emperor Hongzhi. He is a good emperor and an emperor who is close to civil servants. For so many years since he has been on the throne, he has listened to the civil servants on everything.
, almost everything is under the control of civil servants.
This was also the reason why he was confident that he could turn this matter into a minor matter, because in their expectation, no matter who Emperor Hongzhi sent to investigate this case, it would all go unsolved in the end.
In addition, the grain merchants have taken the initiative to bleed, and the ministers and ministers of the DPRK and other ministers have come to remonstrate. In the end, this huge matter will be suppressed calmly and will not cause any waves.
But no one could have imagined that Emperor Hongzhi would now ask Xiao Jing to investigate this case and use the power of eunuchs and factory guards.
Jinyiwei and Dongchang were notorious entities in the past. Although everyone seems to have gradually forgotten their existence in the years since Emperor Hongzhi came to the throne, people who have experienced the Chenghua Dynasty will still be shocked when they hear about the factory guards.
Eclipsed.
The factory guard is the sharpest knife in the emperor's hand. In the past, Emperor Hongzhi put it away in a high cabinet, and everyone's life was naturally easier. Now, if you take it out again, it will not be so easy to fool Emperor Hongzhi in the future.
"Have all the tails been taken care of?"
Thinking of the factory guard, Hu Wanan had trouble sleeping and eating. He kept walking around the room. After thinking about it, he asked Hu Yining, who was standing respectfully beside him.
"Don't worry, we have already dealt with it long ago. No matter how powerful the Jinyiwei and Dongchang people are, they will never be able to find us."
Hu Yining said very confidently.
Dare to plan such a big thing, they have been fully prepared from the beginning, carried out detailed planning, and had already thought of an escape route and how to escape before the matter failed.
"You still can't be careless. If you think about it carefully, those tails have not been cleaned up. In such a big operation, there will always be clues exposed."
"Now the situation in the DPRK has changed drastically. Once our family is traced, the people in the DPRK will definitely regard us as abandoned sons. By then our Hu family will be finished."
Hu Wanan was not reassured by Hu Yining's words. He thought carefully for a long time and then explained after thinking about it.
"Yes, I'll do it right away. I'll make sure all the tails are taken care of."
Hu Yining thought for a while and nodded solemnly, and was about to get up and go out.
"Bang~"
The door to this secret house was suddenly violently knocked open, and then a group of Jin Yiwei wearing flying fish uniforms with embroidered spring knives at their waists filed in.
"Jinyiwei?"
"How could it be so fast?"
As soon as they saw the Jin Yiwei people, Hu Wanan and Hu Yining's expressions changed drastically, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. How could the Jin Yiwei have found out about them not long after the morning court ended?
…
In the streets and alleys of the capital, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi, who had disappeared for more than ten years, began to appear in groups. At this moment, their faces were filled with energy and joy.
After being immersed in it for eleven years, they were like swords hidden in the snow. They had been silently in the dark, enduring loneliness and all kinds of ridicule.
The emperor no longer needs them. For eleven years, Jin Yiwei and Dongchang have not had any chance to perform. They were once frightened, talked about with disgrace, and majestic and incomparable.
But in the past eleven years, Jinyiwei and Dongchang's life has been too sad. After all, they are the swords in the emperor's hands. If the emperor wants them to be prosperous, they can be prosperous. When the emperor doesn't want to use them, their lives will be very difficult.
Already.
Since Emperor Hongzhi came to the throne, he trusted civil servants and no longer relied on the eunuchs and factory guards like Emperor Xianzong. Naturally, the source of Jinyiwei's funds has shrunk greatly, forcing Jinyiwei and Dongchang to lay off personnel on a large scale.
Of course, none of the Jin Yiwei errands actually live by their salaries. Many times, the main source of income for Jin Yiwei errands is from accepting bribes. They often handle a case for the emperor, and the Jin Yiwei errand becomes rich all of a sudden.
This is what factory guards have always been criticized for. Many times, in order to make a fortune, these factory guards will try every means to involve innocent people in order to extort money.
In the eleven years since Emperor Hongzhi came to power, he has not used the power of factory guards at all, leaving these Jinyiwei and Dongchang fans with nothing to do. Naturally, they have no source of income. How can they live a satisfactory life?
But it was different now. The emperor thought of them again and activated them again. These Jin Yiwei and Dongchang's fans were all like chicken blood, and they moved faster than rabbits.
The warehouses of the major grain dealers in the capital were sealed immediately. The real people behind the grain dealers Hu Wanan, Sun Wentang, He Jingnian and Jiang Yunshan were also seized by the factory guards almost immediately.
catch.
At the same time, on the official road leading from the capital to the south of the Yangtze River, there were groups of factory guards who were rushing towards the locations of these people's families, preparing to seal off the families behind these people as well.
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In the imperial palace in the capital, Xiao Jing listened carefully to the reports of his subordinates, showing a satisfied smile from time to time.
"Very good. Everyone is very efficient in doing things. Your Majesty will definitely give you some praise this time."
"Our factory guards have never been reused. This time we have to do things beautifully to let His Majesty know that we are useful. We are no better than those civil servants, let alone those nobles, relatives of the emperor and the country. Our honor and disgrace
Everything is tied to His Majesty."
"If His Majesty thinks that we are useful, then we will have a good life. If His Majesty thinks that we are useless, then we will never have a good life. Now that we have the opportunity to do things for His Majesty, we must do it to His Majesty's satisfaction."
Xiao Jing looked at the commanders of the Jinyi Guards and Dongchang Factory beside him, and was very satisfied with their work efficiency. After more than ten years, his eating skills have still not faded.
Ever since Emperor Hongzhi asked Xiao Jing to secretly investigate the theft of the official warehouse, Jinyiwei and Dongchang acted quickly and figured out the situation of Hu Wanan and others early on, even including some ministers in the court behind them.
Everything has been figured out, and the efficiency and speed of this work are also amazingly fast.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that this case is too involved.
Dezhou warehouse and Linqing warehouse were two of the four major official warehouses of the Ming Dynasty. The grain stored in them was so huge that it was impossible to transport it quietly. As long as you were willing to check, you could easily find it.
Even if they kill Liu Youliang, Zhao Yingyuan, Lu Yunliang and other superficial grain merchants, there are still many ways to find out.
The sources of grain for the major grain merchants in the Beijing Grain Store, where they store grain, what grain they sell, and the records of entry and exit from the capital, etc., are simply impossible for Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to investigate.
It's not that difficult.
The reason why Hu Wanan and others miscalculated was because they did not expect that Emperor Hongzhi would ask the factory guards to investigate this case. If this case were to be investigated by officials from the central government.
More than half of the officials in the Manchu Dynasty came from the Jiangnan area, and most of the remaining half were inextricably related to these people. If they were to investigate, they would definitely not be able to find anything even if it took a hundred years.
Come, naturally let it go.
But for professionals, it is not difficult to investigate a case because there are so many things revealed.
The stolen grain from the official warehouse must be sold, and the grain merchants in the capital will naturally check for it; if anyone in the court speaks for them, as long as they go to check, they will probably not be able to escape.
Jinyiwei and Dongchang have already been eyeing Hu Wanan and others. As long as the emperor gives an order, they can catch all these people in the shortest time.
"Yes~"
After everyone heard Xiao Jing's words, everyone nodded emotionally in agreement.
"Okay, let's go down and do the work, pry open their mouths. I want to see who are the people who want to target His Majesty and the Crown Prince, and want to restrict the imperial power."
Xiao Jing nodded with satisfaction. After being a great eunuch for so many years, he finally felt majestic.
In the past, Xiao Jing was as good a person as Emperor Hongzhi. That was because Emperor Hongzhi needed him to do so. Now Emperor Hongzhi needs him to become a sharp blade, so Xiao Jing naturally turned into a sharp blade, thinking that he knew that his
Everything is tied to the emperor, including honor, disgrace, wealth and honor.
"Your Majesty has always been a bit of a hero. In the past, he was too soft-tempered and too kind to those people, so these people dared to be so presumptuous."
"Hmph, you actually want to limit the imperial power. Even the prince is plotting against it, and he is not afraid of annihilating the nine clans."
Seeing everyone leaving, Xiao Jing shook his head slightly and sighed while drinking tea.
