Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 92: Reward Wang Yangming and issue an order to arrest him! (Please read on)
After expressing his gratitude, Wang Yangming dropped his hands to his knees and sat in front of Zhu Houcong.

He had heard of this handsome and dignified young emperor before him.

He even learned from Liang Chu's letter that the emperor still remembered the article he had written when he tried to persuade the bandits to surrender, and used it as his creed to pacify the people.

to this end.

He had long hoped to meet the new emperor and realize his lifelong ambitions with the help of this new emperor.

And the words in the imperial edict given to him this time.

This made him even more convinced that the emperor was already familiar with his knowledge, and his understanding and wisdom were even not inferior to his own.

This forced him to admit that there really were geniuses in the world.

He also believed more and more that the new emperor must be a wise and benevolent ruler who loves his people.

And after seeing the emperor in person, he did not question his previous thoughts.

After many years of ups and downs in the officialdom, he has mastered the ability to judge people.

He could sense that beneath the calm and elegant appearance of the emperor before him was an ambitious man, as well as a self-confidence that seemed to have known him for a long time.

thus.

This made Wang Yangming, who had long believed that he had figured out all the world's difficulties and understood the mysteries of the world and had never panicked before, feel a little nervous.

Zhu Houcong was also looking at Wang Yangming carefully.

From Wang Yangming's long and slightly thin face, he knew that the military life from being beaten in court to being exiled to Guizhou and then to suppressing bandits and rebellions must have caused great damage to his body.

But his eyes were indeed deep and radiant, which could not be compared with those of an old man.

The thought of this.

Zhu Houcong spoke first: "Unforeseen events are bound to happen in this world."

"You are capable."

"The storm that Prince Ning wanted to stir up was extinguished by you at the very beginning."

"But right now, there is another big storm in Lianghuai, which will cause many people in Lianghuai to die tragically in the storm."

"But as soon as I ascended the throne, they started a storm again to put out the fire of my new policy."

"Tell me, can I bear it?"

Zhu Houcong asked about Wang Yangming.

Wang Yangming replied: "Your Majesty cannot tolerate this!"

"That's right!"

Zhu Houcong stood up and walked calmly in the hall, saying, "I can't stand it!"

"That's why I summoned you!"

Zhu Houcong pointed at Wang Yangming.

smiling.

"I am willing to be loyal to Your Majesty, work for the people, and bring light to the world!"

Wang Yangming immediately bowed to the ground and replied passionately.

"I believe you."

Zhu Houcong said this, asked Wang Yangming to sit down again, and then said:

"You know that the people in Lianghuai are suffering a lot. The imperial court has always been short of money. Not only is it spending money before it earns it, but many powers have been eroded by the wealthy merchants."

"Most of the five million taels of military pay never reached the border soldiers, and most of the three million taels of disaster relief never reached the victims. Instead, it basically went to corrupt officials and profiteers."

"If this continues, even if my throne room is demolished, I'm afraid the military and civilians won't get a single tile or brick."

"The world is no longer in shape!"

"For a moment, I didn't know who was human and who was a ghost, and whose words counted."

"Do you think this is amazing?"

Zhu Houcong asked.

Wang Yangming replied: "Your Majesty, this is incredible."

"Your Majesty is wise."

"Lianghuai is the most important place in the salt industry in the world. It is also the place where the interests of the great families in the north and south are intertwined. However, it is also the place where the people suffer the most. If the court wants to open up the situation, it must start from there to increase the national treasury and establish national prestige."

"If this abscess is not squeezed out, Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Jiangnan will also rot."

Wang Yangming said seriously.

Zhu Houcong nodded after hearing this and said, "That's why I want to send you there. I want you to be the Minister of War and the Right Censor-in-Chief first, and to go to Lianghuai to suppress the bandits in the name of the military and political governor of Shandong, Nanzhi, and Henan!"

"But ostensibly it's to suppress the bandits, but in reality it's to squeeze out this abscess!"

"I will also let you take charge of the salt administration."

"Kill those who should be killed, and punish those who should be punished!"

"In short, you are going to protect the people of Lianghuai from wind and rain for me."

As Zhu Houcong spoke, he waved to Qin Wen, the eunuch of the Imperial Household Department.

Qin Wen came over.

"Bring me the python cloak and sword I asked you to prepare."

Zhu Houcong gave an order.

Not long after.

Qin Wen then took the python cloak and the sword.

Zhu Houcong pointed at these two items and said to Wang Yangming: "Since you want to establish the authority of the court, you must first have your own authority, so I give you a python robe and a sword."

"The dragon robe cape represents my hope that you can protect the people of Lianghuai from wind and rain."

"As for the sword, I hope you can help clear the way for the upcoming salt administration reform."

After Zhu Houcong said this, Wang Yangming immediately bowed and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I dare not disappoint your Majesty's expectations!"

Wang Yangming is now very excited.

He didn't expect that the emperor had such high hopes for him.

Zhu Houcong also continued: "Remember, to correct a wrong, you must go too far, but you can't correct a wrong if you go too far!"

Wang Yangming couldn't help but be stunned.

Being extremely intelligent, he naturally knew what kind of wisdom these words contained and how profound an understanding of human nature they represented.

Therefore, Wang Yangming dared not to take this mission lightly, and he bowed and said, "I will remember the holy teachings."

"Go and see the Prime Minister." "Then, receive the order and go to Lianghuai in secret, and try not to let anyone know."

Zhu Houcong continued with a smile.

Wang Yangming wanted to meet with the Prime Minister Liang Chu again, because the cabinet needed to give him instructions on the specific details, such as how much the salt profit should be and how to solve the problem of salt withdrawal congestion.

Zhu Houcong only asked the cabinet to send Zhou Shangwen to lead the troops south in the name of suppressing bandits.

after this.

Jinyiwei Zhang Tong came to see Zhu Houcong and reported to him: "I have already contacted Ke Zhushi and the officials from the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of Revenue, and the Censorate, as well as several local officials who stayed in Beijing, and learned that they were going to transfer the relief money."

Zhang Tong raised a secret report above his head and said, "I have written down the places where they will transfer accounts, the times when some powerful officials will transfer accounts, and so on."

Qin Wen hurriedly reported the secret to Zhu Houcong.

Zhu Houcong took it away and took a look.

There was a long list of names on it, including some high-ranking officials at the level of Shangshu and Shilang.

snort!
Zhu Houcong slammed the secret book shut.

At this time.

Liang Chu suddenly sent a secret letter asking for an audience.

Zhu Houcong also summoned him.

As soon as Zhu Houcong saw Liang Chu, he asked, "Have you met Wang Yangming?"

"See you."

"Show this book to Yuan Fu."

Zhu Houcong said this and handed the book to Qin Wen.

Qin Wen then handed the book to Liang Chu.

After reading it, Liang Chu said, "This is truly horrifying!"

then.

Liang Chu said again: "Your Majesty, it seems that the rectification of the salt administration is not only in Lianghuai, but also in the capital, Nanjing and the two Huai regions. It is like a long snake, with the head of the snake in the capital and the tail in Nanjing. Since you have already gone to Lianghuai with a sword, we should first go to the head of the snake to prevent it from biting you back!"

"Exactly!"

Zhu Houcong then looked at Zhang Tong and ordered, "You and the people from the Northern Pacification Office should discuss and arrange the captains and spies. When the time comes, you and Ke Weixiong should leave first. In order to create the illusion that you have escaped by luck, remember to ask a few officials with fewer points to leave with you. Then the Pacification Office will ask for permission to arrest the people!"

Zhang Tong bowed and said yes.

Zhu Houcong instructed Liang Chu again, "When the time comes, you will stay in the imperial study and draft the decrees for me to seal off the city and arrest people. Send them out immediately after you have drafted them!"

Liang Chu bowed and said yes.

Let’s talk.

Wait until the day when the Pacification Office gets the imperial decree to arrest the person.

Liang Chu reported to the emperor again that he had met Zhu Houcong and stayed in the imperial study, and then the imperial decree was issued to seal off the city.

At this time, in a large courtyard, a senior official in a red robe was unaware of this matter. He was just asking his subordinate Li Deng about the distribution of disaster relief money:

"Can we really take this money?"

"Don't worry, sir. This time, the Royal Guards will follow and take the items. They are old people around your majesty."

"According to him, no one except the cabinet has met the emperor privately recently."

Li Deng replied.

After hearing this, the red-robed official suddenly stood up from his chair and said with a smile: "Good! Let our new emperor know this too. Don't think that relying on Liang Shunde and Zhang Cong will make the country rich and strong. In the end, it will just be new people singing old tunes. The deficit will still be deficit, and the treasury will still be used to pay out!"

talking.

The red-robed official ordered, "Check the account immediately!"

"Yes!"

Let’s talk.

At the place where the divided disaster relief silver was accounted for, all the eunuchs and their families who owned the property arrived one after another.

Wang Jing, the commander of the Jinyiwei who was hiding in the dark, began to issue orders to the Jinyiwei around him, saying: "After Zhang Chenshi's family and the few family members who came out with him can be released, don't let any of them go!"

"Also, Lu Song, take someone to get the account books specifically to prevent someone from setting them on fire immediately."

Lu Song nodded here.

Wang Jingze waved his hand and said, "Action!"

Suddenly, a large group of Jinyiwei rushed out from the night.

And shortly after that.

Another group of Jinyiwei were also called to the Zhenfu Division by Qin Wen.

After Qin Wen read the imperial edict, he began to give orders to the Jinyiwei.

"You, take people to arrest the Minister of Revenue Yang Tan immediately!"

"You, take people to arrest the Minister of Works Li Sui immediately!"

"You, take people to arrest the Left Censor-in-Chief Jin Xianmin immediately!"

"You, take people to arrest the Minister of Revenue and the Governor of the Warehouse Zheng Zongren immediately!"

"You, take people to arrest Dali Temple Minister Yu Lin immediately!"

……

"Yes!"

then.

Large numbers of Jinyiwei jumped out from the darkness in teams, and suddenly gathered like a torrent, flooding the streets.

The red-robed official had just put his feet on the breasts of the two maids and fell asleep, and was muttering to himself: "I will retire after receiving this money. If they want to change the system, let them change it themselves!"

From outside, the sound of his servants running over crying was heard.

"master!"

"Oh no!"

"The Royal Guards broke in!"

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