Inspector Shen Baigong of the Ministry of Punishment was so frightened that he passed out in the lobby of the Security Procuratorate. Officer Zhu was extremely excited. He was worried that no one would take the lead in anything. As long as there was someone to take the lead in paying the money, all the officials would follow suit.
Zhu Tianjiang and others pinched and pricked his fingers again and again. Shen Baigong finally let out a sigh of relief and slowly opened his eyes.
Looking at Zhu Tianjiang's face that looked like a debt collector, Shen Baigong sat up immediately and said, "Master Zhu, the total of Xiaguan's full move is 800,000 taels. This is all Xiaguan's property, please forgive me.
Get me~!" Shen Baigong had been greedy for money in the past few years, but Zhu Tianjiang was so frightened that he poured it all out.
Zhu Tianjiang Le's teeth were almost broken. What a good man. He was simply worried about the people's worries and thought about what the people thought. It would be unjust if he didn't build a memorial arch for him.
"Master Shen, you are truly a loyal minister of our Dafeng Dynasty. I will definitely report to the emperor and ask for merit for you." Zhu Tianjiang patted Shen Baigong on the shoulder and said with great pleasure.
Shen Baigong opened his mouth, not knowing whether Zhu Tianjiang was satisfied or dissatisfied. The better Zhu Tianjiang said, the more contradictory he felt.
Zhu Tianjiang ignored the situation and sent people to follow Shen Baigong to pick up the money with great fanfare. He also ordered people to set off firecrackers along the way, making Shen Baigong feel like he had won a lottery ticket.
This was not over yet. Zhu Daguan called Zhu Er over again and said, "Zhu Er, immediately order people to post notices throughout the city to vigorously publicize Master Shen's initiative to pay the banknote."
Zhu Er was stunned and looked at Zhu Tianliang in embarrassment, "Sir, how do you publicize this?" Zhu Erxin said that it was better to publicize it, or to beat up the lost dog.
Zhu Tianjiang thought for a moment and said, "That's what the notice says - calling on all civil and military officials to learn from Master Shen Baigong."
Zhu Er waited for a long time before asking in a low voice, "Sir, is it over?"
"No, just this sentence, those bastards know what they are thinking." Zhu Tianjiang said proudly.
Zhu Er didn't know whether it would work or not. Since Zhu Tianjiang gave the order, he just had to follow it.
Shen Baigong was unlucky. After thinking about his unbearable fear of Zhu Tianjiang all night, he finally took the initiative to pay the money. He originally thought that Zhu Tianjiang would follow the decree and those who took the initiative to report secretly would not be published.
.Who would have thought that Zhu Tianjiang not only announced it, but also set him up as a role model. This civil and military officials hated Shen Baigong so much that they regarded him as a thorn in the side and a traitor that Dafeng had not seen in a century.
In the Yanshan Palace, Emperor Chengwu looked at the secret report, with an elusive smile on his face.
"Wei Zhan, this boy is more majestic than I imagined. Three hundred people defeated Xuanming's 600 elite soldiers. Haha, it seems that the Security Procuratorate is hiding a dragon and a crouching tiger." Emperor Cheng Wu said in a deep voice after reading the secret report.
"Your Majesty, don't forget that Zhu Tianjiang's master is Lin Feng. Anyone trained by Lin Feng for half a year can turn from a sheep into a wolf. The defeat of the eldest prince is not surprising." Wei Zhan sat at the bottom.
Said silently.
Emperor Chengwu smiled and put down the secret report, then picked up the memorial jointly written by Prince Jing and the six ministers.
"Hmph, my brother-in-law is really protective of this boy Tianxiang. He actually puts all the blame on the dead people, and even underreports the soldiers who were killed by half. If I didn't have a report on the stick stick, wouldn't it be possible?
Kill the deaf and the blind." Emperor Chengwu said and stood up.
Emperor Chengwu continued, "There is one more thing that must be found out. How many people are hidden in the capital behind that poisonous arrow. If I don't even feel that my own capital is safe, let alone the capital of the world.
." Emperor Chengwu's expression turned serious.
"Your Majesty, the background of the assassin has been found out. It was a foreshadowing left by Zhou Yantian, but the target was not caught. I have ordered Zhuque and Ambassador ### to go out personally and make sure to find the assassin's lair."
Wei Zhan said and glanced at Emperor Cheng Wu. There were some things that he did not tell Emperor Cheng Wu. Mu Qi still reported to Wei Zhan the matter of Zhu Tianjiang secretly retaining soldiers and horses, but Mu Qi repeatedly begged that the matter had already been
He had promised Lin Feng and begged Wei Zhan not to report him to the Emperor of Wu. Mu Qi was one of the elders of the stick group back then. Even if Lin Feng was not involved, Wei Zhan would still give him face.
Privately recruiting soldiers and horses was a serious crime at that time. This kind of thing had already touched the imperial power. Not to mention Zhu Tianjiang, even one of the princes, Emperor Chengwu would definitely kill him if he knew about it.
Emperor Chengwu frowned. The mention of Zhou Yantian was like touching a thorn in his heart. It can be said that the queen mother was bewitched by Zhou Yantian before embarking on the road of suicide. This matter has always been the focus of Chengwu.
The pain in the emperor's heart. Because Dafeng's national power was currently weak, Emperor Chengwu had to temporarily give up the pursuit of Zhou Yantian. Money was needed for war, and money was also needed for disaster relief. When he thought of these, Emperor Chengwu's mood immediately dropped.
"Come here, prepare a decree! Zheng Shan killed the official of the Security Procuratorate and seriously injured Tong Ping Chang Wu. This is really a treasonous move. I asked King Jing to investigate and deal with it strictly and appease the Security Procuratorate."
Emperor Chengwu's imperial edict was tantamount to expressing his attitude. When the Dafeng Dynasty's national power was weak, what he needed was money rather than sons.
In the capital, everyone, whether Zhu Tianjiang or civil and military officials, was feeling uneasy. Zhu Tianjiang did not expect that after Shen Baigong paid the dirty silver, no second person came to the door until sunset.
Tomorrow is the deadline, and today I went to Gu Zhitong's house to pick up the dirty silver, and I have already received nearly four million taels. Although it is no longer a problem to meet the minimum requirement of Emperor Wu's three million, Zhu Tianjiang is very clear about the consequences of the officials' resistance.
As soon as Emperor Chengwu returns to Beijing, there will be a one-sided wave of dismissal. In that case, millions of taels of silver will never be able to protect him.
"Second Zhu, Xia Qing, please take my post and ask the third prince Xuan Le and the fourth prince Xuan Zhu to come over and have a talk." Zhu Tianjiang called the two of them and gave instructions.
"Sir, I'm afraid it's not good to invite the two princes to come to the house at this time. We are supervising all the officials in the capital. If you don't move the two princes and invite them to come to the house, I'm afraid someone will take the opportunity to make trouble." Zhu Er said worriedly.
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"I can't control so much anymore. I have to ask them for help." At this point, Zhu Tianjiang couldn't care whether others gossiped or not, so he kept talking first.
Zhu Er and Xia Qing went to the two mansions with their name cards. The fourth prince Xuanzhu had no problem when he arrived, so he asked Zhu Yi to go back to the mansion first, and he would arrive soon after. The third prince Xuan Le hesitated, not knowing whether he should go or not. The current situation
It was extremely beneficial to him. On the surface, Xuan Le and Zhu Tianjiang had no contact, but secretly they had a tacit understanding. The third prince thought about it and immediately guessed Zhu Tianjiang's intention.
The third prince did not go to Zhu Tianjiang's residence, but wrote a letter to Xia Qing to bring to Zhu Tianjiang.
Zhu Tianjiang opened the letter and read it. It was very simple, with only two words in total. But when he saw the words above, Zhu Tianjiang smiled. It seemed that the third child was smart.
The third prince Xuan Le wrote the word "a few percent", and Zhu Tianjiang wrote a reply at the bottom of the letter, also with the word "five percent".
The third prince smiled slightly when he received the reply and said to Xia Qing, "Tell your lord, it's no problem."
As soon as Xia Qing left, the third prince immediately ordered the people in the palace to inform his followers that he would go to the Security Procuratorate tomorrow morning to hand over half of his family property, and no concealment was allowed.
The fourth prince Xuanzhu was not as generous as Xuanle. When he heard that his followers were being asked to pay money, he became furious.
"Well, Zhu Tianjiang, now my people are treating you like an immortal, and everyone is happy for your strength. When you arrive, you eat everything in, and have no ability to touch Xuan Ming Xuan Can's people. Instead, you are cheating yourself.
People are here. What do you want me to tell everyone? I can't open my mouth."
Zhu Tian was so angry that this pig-headed man still didn't seem to be in danger until now. "You are paralyzed. If you keep yelling and screaming, believe it or not, I will beat you up. Boss ###'s people are obviously fighting against me.
If you don't help me, who will help me? When your father comes back, their people will definitely attack me. I am doing this not to keep this position. If I am dismissed from my post and investigated this time, I will take the initiative to refuse.
Feng Ke is different, those guys can unite and tear me apart."
Zhu Tianjiang looked at Xuan Zhu's big face angrily. Compared with Lao San, he was really not the material to be an emperor.
"Zhu Tianjiang, if you ask my people to pay money, maybe they will follow your instructions when they are angry. I know your difficulties, but you kid has not grasped the root of the problem at all." Xuanzhu said unconvinced.
Zhu Tianjiang was startled, "What do you mean?"
"Hmph, you are a fan of the authorities. You have been fighting with the boss Xuan Ming for the past two days. What will happen even if you win?"
Zhu Tianjiang looked at Xuanzhu, and he found that what this kid said made sense, "You mean, Xuanming is just Xuancan's pawn? I didn't hit the right point?"
Xuanzhu shook his head, "Xuancan is nothing. What those officials are really looking at is the queen in the harem! If you can't pass the queen's test, even if my people pay the money, you will only become the laughing stock of others."
, can't solve the problem at all. If you want to fundamentally change the predicament, you have to move the Feng family." Xuanzhu stared at Zhu Tianjiang with a serious face.
"Damn it, I thought you were a pig just now. It seems you are not a pig, but a fish. You are as wise as you are stupid."
Zhu Tianjiang narrowed his eyes and looked at Xuanzhu carefully. Xuanzhu didn't care about Zhu Tianjiang's insults, since he was already used to it anyway.
"How about it, you don't have to ask my people to pay any money this time." Xuanzhu said proudly.
Zhu Tianjiang shook his head, "No! The money must be paid, and the group of people following you are not good birds. I'll be open-minded and pay 50 percent. If you don't pay, Gu Zhitong and the other three will be their example."
"Do you have any f*cking sense of humanity? Now all the civil and military officials of the court are staring at the Security Procuratorate. If only my people have paid, all the officials will laugh to death." The fourth child was really a little anxious, thinking that this guy is not a scammer.
It's as if I can't live on my own.
Zhu Daguan smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I promise you won't be the only one who pays the money. If that happens, I will refund it in full." The third child has already given a reply, and Zhu Tianjiang knows it very well. Don't look at him and him.
The third prince was just a friend of interest, but he absolutely believed what Xuan Le said.
Seeing that the fourth child was still reluctant, Zhu Tianjiang had no choice but to say, "Listen, tell your people that after this investigation, the official positions will definitely be rearranged. Whoever pays more, I, Zhu Tianjiang, will come forward then."
Recommend him to sit in the best seat. Otherwise, let them guard the city gate and watch the horse gallery."
By throwing out this bait, Zhu Daguan succeeded in completing the "ideological work" of the fourth prince. Zhu Tianjiang also understood Xuanzhu's difficulties. He was different from the third child. On the surface, Zhu Tianjiang was also the fourth prince. If
If these people just paid money, they would indeed become a laughing stock among Dafeng officials.
As soon as Xuanzhu left, Zhu Tianjiang immediately asked Zhu Er to get information about the queen's family's power in the capital, and began to analyze who to attack.
"Your Excellency, the Queen's Feng family has been keeping a low profile these years. Even with Emperor Chengwu's official adjustment this time, the Feng family has not received much reward. Now the Queen has a cousin who serves as a fourth-grade supervisor in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. This person
You are so rich." Zhu Er said while looking at the information.
"Then let's take action on this person."
"Sir, you are really crazy. The House of Internal Affairs is the steward who manages the miscellaneous affairs of the royal family. There must be a holy order in that place. Besides, the House of Internal Affairs is a subordinate of King Jing Qiantai. Do you want to discuss it with Prince Jing before taking action?
"
"Don't we have a gold medal? Besides, it belongs to Prince Jing, but it is the second prince who has taken refuge. If not him, who will do it?"
Zhu Yi couldn't help but interjected, "Sir, I think what Zhu Er said is reasonable. I'm afraid it's a bit inappropriate to directly target the Queen's family."
Zhu Tianjiang sighed, "Brothers, I know that in your minds, the queen is the mother of the world. In fact, those coquettish women are not as broad-minded as you think, and their paralyzed breasts are big enough.
.Even if we don't mess with her, sooner or later the Queen will deal with us. This matter has been settled. Tomorrow morning, I will personally lead the team to get people!" Zhu Tianjiang settled the matter on the spot regardless of everyone's differences.
Zhu Tianjiang was a man of two generations. Since the empress, a naughty old woman, was causing trouble behind her back, she would openly target her family members. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she forced Emperor Chengwu to come forward as a guarantor to save those old women from causing trouble for him in the future.