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In the past few days, although Qin Tianye has been busy training the new army at the Military Academy, he has not neglected the city defense expansion project.

After removing the original outer wall bricks of the city wall, the next task is to widen and raise it.

"Very good. If the project can be completed ahead of schedule, all construction workers will be rewarded with five ounces of silver each."

Xia Yun nodded with satisfaction.

The sooner the city wall project is completed, the more confident he will feel.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Xia Yun returned to the governor's office.

But at the same time, he also received an official letter from the court.

The content of the official letter is very simple.

As Xia Yun expected, the court officially abolished the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, and because of Zhou Yunyi's corruption case, it was directly announced that Zhou Yunyi would be executed on the spot and sentenced by the Zhejiang Governor's Office.

As for Xia Yun allowing his soldiers to kill thirty people from the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, the court only gave him some symbolic punishment and fined Xia Yun three years' salary.

In addition, the official letter sent by the court conveyed the news of the court’s great victory in the Northeast.

First, Zhao Gongming, the governor of Zhili, defeated the Tatar siege troops in Changchun.

Afterwards, Zhao Gongming and Xiao Yan annihilated 30,000 Tatar cavalry on the Mobei grassland.

After this battle, the Tatars quickly fled to the northern desert and disappeared on the grassland.

This event can be considered a great joy for the Liang Dynasty, which is currently facing internal and external troubles.

"Come here, pass on the imperial decree. Take Zhou Yunyi, the former deputy director of the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, to the Ximen Caishikou and execute him on the spot!"

After reading the official letter, Xia Yun was delighted and issued an order to execute Zhou Yunyi on the spot.

Ever since that guy was locked up in the dungeon of the prefectural yamen, he has been cursing Xia Yun every day in the dungeon.

For this reason, Xia Yun had starved him for two days and two nights and had not given him a drop of water to drink.

"Sir, should we give him a full meal before the execution?"

Chong Heihu, who was about to go down to execute the order, suddenly turned around and asked.

"No."

He answered with two words in a crisp and clear manner.

Over the past few years, corruption has been rampant in the Jiangnan Weaving General Administration, and the main reason for this is that Zhou Yunyi was involved in corruption and bribery.

When countless people were displaced and starving to death on the streets, did Zhou Yunyi ever think of giving them a full meal?

"Yes, my lord!"

Chong Heihu accepted the order and then turned around and left the court.

For a moment, Xia Yun was the only one left in the courtroom.

Xia Yun looked at the official letter from the court on the table again.

This time, the empress only chopped off Zhou Yunyi's head. As for the other people in the Jiangnan Road General Administration, almost none of them were killed or punished.

Xia Yun thought about it carefully and felt that the reason for this result was probably because the empress was protecting her.

Of course, on the other hand, it was also because Wang Changqing acted decisively. After he detained Zhou Yunyi, he directly brought the entire Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau's personnel back to the capital!

……

On the other side of the world, when Xia Yun was speculating on the empress's movements, someone in the capital also had his sights set on him.

"Father, why did you hand over all the memorials concerning Xia Yun to His Majesty for him to handle personally in the court that day?"

Xu's house, in the study.

Xu Miao stood in front of the desk and looked at his old father with a puzzled look.

He had been harboring this question in his mind for many days.

Although he was called the Little Cabinet Minister by outsiders, the power of the entire cabinet actually belonged to only one person.

That is Xu Jinsong who is painting at his desk at this moment.

"What do you think I should have done that day?"

Xu Jinsong did not look up at Xu Miao, his eyes seemed completely focused on the table.

"Father, even if Xia Yun is His Majesty's confidant, he has arrested so many scholars in Zhejiang, so this must be true!"

"I heard in the past two days that Xia Yun directly raided the homes of hundreds of scholars and sent them all to do hard labor. This is something that goes against the ancestral system of our Liang Dynasty. Are we really going to keep silent?"

There was a hint of grief in Xu Miao's voice.

"Then what do you want to do?"

At this time, Xu Jinsong slowly raised his head and fixed his eyes on Xu Miao.

"Another large group of assassins were sent to kill Xia Yun?"

"Or are you going to collude with a few black cat princes and send troops to capture Xia Yun?"

Xu Jinsong obviously wasn't really asking Xu Miao what he thought, and his words revealed an extremely obvious disdain.

"Your Majesty has now handed over the entire Zhejiang Province to Xia Yun. If he dies, who can take on this responsibility?"

The more Xu Jinsong spoke, the more obvious the scolding became in his words.

He really couldn't understand why his son, whom he had raised for so many years, could never see through His Majesty's extraordinary trust in Xia Yun.

Xu Miao remained silent for a while after hearing this.

"In the past few days, the people in the Inspectorate have been busy running around, trying to find evidence of Xia Yun's corruption and abuse of power. What's the result?"

"Your Majesty has only fined Xia Yun three years' salary."

Xu Jinsong continued to speak. Today he was determined to make his son understand the current situation in the court.

Sure enough, when Xu Jinsong mentioned the Inspectorate, the resentment in Xu Miao's eyes disappeared by more than half.

As the prosecutorial agency most trusted by His Majesty, even they cannot have any substantial impact on Xia Yun.

What’s more, they are the Jiangnan Party officials themselves?

Seeing Xu Miao's face showing a look of confusion, Xu Jinsong felt much more at ease.

"Where is Zhao Gongming now?"

Xu Jinsong changed the subject and led the topic to Zhao Gongming.

"Zhao Gongming won a victory in the Mobei grassland and has now returned to the capital. His Majesty will most likely summon him to reward him in a couple of days."

Xu Miao responded slowly.

"Tonight you will write a letter to His Majesty stating that the situation in Zhili is critical and that the Zhili Governor Zhao Gongming must leave the capital as soon as possible and take charge of Zhili."

Xu Jinsong's face suddenly turned gloomy when he heard that Zhao Gongming was still staying in the capital.

"Father, Zhao Gongming's father-in-law has been dead for many years. Zhao Gongming is already a toothless tiger. Why should we be so afraid of him?"

A hint of doubt appeared in Xu Miao's eyes again.

He didn't understand why his father had always paid special attention to Zhao Gongming for so long.

"Humph! Zhao Gongming commands 300,000 troops in Zhili. If he makes any move, neither you nor I will have a good ending."

Xu Jinsong snorted coldly, and a look of disappointment appeared in his eyes again. Compared with the intrigues in the court, the generals who held military power made him more afraid!

In the blink of an eye, another ten days passed.