I have been a county magistrate for ten years. My subordinates insist on giving me a yellow robe.

When the four of them arrived at the imperial study safely, Chen Liu was startled by Duanmu Yuanchen's gloomy expression.

"Your Majesty, what's going on? The Ning family is already in this state, could there be any more trouble?"

Duanmu Yuanchen sighed and pointed at the empty table: "It has been three days since the last morning court session, but in these three days, not a single memorial regarding the Ning family has been submitted."

"No way?" Jiang Yuan felt a little unbelievable.

Logically speaking, the Ning family's leaves are already like fallen leaves in autumn, and a gust of autumn wind can easily blow them down.

There is no need for even autumn wind. As long as someone blows, the falling of the leaves of the Ning family is inevitable.

It is easy to imagine how much benefit the first person who blows out this breath will gain, but now no one is willing to do it, which seems a bit outrageous.

Chen Liu immediately looked at Lao Hei: "Could it be that the Ning family took action first and bribed these guys?"

"No, I had already placed spies in the Ning family when Lord Jiang came. In the past three days, the core figures of the Ning family have never left the house." Lao Hei said softly.

"Alas... this is what I am most worried about. Is it possible that no one dares to take action against such a sick tiger like the Ning family?" Duanmu Yuanchen sighed, his eyes a little dim.

He originally thought that by overthrowing the Ning family's power in the court, he would be able to control them at will, but reality slapped him hard in the face.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully and said, "I kind of understand."

"Although the Ning family is already a sick tiger, its two fangs have not yet been extracted. Naturally, these minions dare not take action."

As for who the two teeth belong to, it goes without saying: they are the Empress Dowager Ning in the harem and Ning Fei, who holds military power on the border.

It can be said that as long as these two people are around, even though the Ning family is declining, it still has the possibility of rising in the future, so naturally no one dares to be the first to step forward.

"Old Jiang, I understand what you said, but the one in the harem is my elder after all, and Yuanji is still in his infancy. Moreover, according to the investigation, he has never been involved in any affairs of the Ning family. I really can't find a reason." Duanmu Yuanchen said helplessly.

"As for Ning Fei on the border, we really can't move him right now. His prestige in the army is too high. Moreover, we are now at a tense moment with the possibility of war with Southern Liang. Moving him would be tantamount to destroying our own strength."

Jiang Yuan found a place to sit down and poured himself a cup of tea.

"Your Majesty, a general's success is built on the sacrifices of countless men. Future generations will judge for themselves. As the old saying goes, 'No one is ruthless without venom.' The first to strike is the strongest, the last to strike will suffer."

"If Your Majesty is unwilling to move these two people, no, the reason is just Ning Fei. Although Queen Dowager Ning has Your Majesty's younger brother in her arms, without Ning Fei, she is doomed to be alone and can't support the family. There is no need to worry."

Duanmu Yuanchen looked at Jiang Yuan with a complicated expression: "Old Jiang, I understand what you said, but now that Ning Fei has been moved, who will guard the border? There is no one in the whole of Daduan who is more suitable than him."

"If something unexpected happens and the country falls into the hands of others, how can I face my father?"

After Duanmu Yuanchen finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence.

Seeing that no one spoke, Duanmu Yuanchen could only shake his head and say, "Even if I don't secure this position in the end, they can only support my younger brother. The country will still be in the hands of our Duanmu family."

After hearing this, Jiang Yuan understood what Duanmu Yuanchen meant and came to a conclusion.

This guy is not fit to be emperor.

Think about the emperors of China in the past. They would rather bear the infamy for eternity than not lose power for a lifetime.

Duanmu Yuanchen could never figure this out.

Following such an emperor will definitely not lead to a good ending in the future.

Even though his mind was filled with thousands of thoughts, Jiang Yuan's surface was as calm as water.

"Your Majesty, I have another plan. I can ask all the officials to advise us and help us to attack the Ning family."

"But Your Majesty, please think carefully. If you don't solve the fundamental problems I mentioned, these will be like drinking poison to quench thirst. Problems will still arise in the future."

Duanmu Yuanchen took a deep breath and gestured for Jiang Yuan to continue.

Jiang Yuan slowly stretched out a hand and gestured twice on his neck: "It's Zote!"

Duanmu Yuanchen's face darkened instantly: "Old Jiang, you should speak Chinese. We can't understand this bullshit."

"Your Majesty, this is easy to understand." Chen Liu spoke quickly. Although he did not understand what Jiang Yuan said, as the chief of the East Factory, he was very clear about the throat-cutting action.

"Oh, then Chenliu, you speak." Duanmu Yuanchen looked at Chenliu expectantly.

Chen Liu coughed twice and cleared his throat: "Your Majesty, what Old Jiang means is that since we can't win, we might as well just commit suicide."

The expression on Duanmu Yuanchen's face was a little frozen, and it took a long time for him to relax.

"Damn it! I mean to kill a few examples! I don't believe these people would rather die than impeach the Ning family!" Jiang Yuan really couldn't hold his temper anymore. Chen Liu was a talented person to be able to think of committing suicide.

Duanmu Yuanchen nodded heavily. "Okay, Chenliu, you and Jiang Yuan are responsible for this matter. As for who to attack, you two can decide for yourselves."

After saying this, Duanmu Yuanchen simply waved his hand and signaled the two to leave.

Jiang Yuan and Chen Liu exchanged glances after they left the room. Chen Liu's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Alright! Since Your Majesty has given us the power, let's kill him like a bloodbath!"

When the two returned to the East Factory, Chen Liu immediately ordered Wei Yong to produce the roster.

"Old Jiang, tell me, if there's someone you don't like, let's just take people and kill him!" Chen Liu handed a thick list to Jiang Yuan, which recorded in detail all the officials in the capital of Daduan.

Jiang Yuan casually flipped through a few pages and couldn't help but sigh that the East Factory's intelligence organization was truly powerful.

It not only contains detailed biographies of these officials, but also records some shameful things clearly.

This is not just a book, it is clearly a book of life and death. With this thing, killing anyone is justified, reasonable and legal.

"Old Chen, I have always had difficulty making choices." Jiang Yuan said lightly.

"So what?" Chen Liu asked conscious.

Jiang Yuan patted the booklet and said expressionlessly, "Then kill according to the instructions in this booklet."

In an instant, Chen Liu, who had been full of energy just now, suddenly wilted: "Old Jiang, it's not necessary."

Wei Yong, who was watching from the side, almost laughed out loud. My goodness, according to past examples, it was always Chenliu who advocated killing a certain number of people, and then he and a group of old men from the East Factory tried their best to dissuade them, saying that killing too many people would affect the reputation of the East Factory.

Now it's really a matter of time.

Jiang Yuan reluctantly flipped through the booklet, and suddenly, a name caught his eye.

Liu Chang!

This guy is an old acquaintance of Jiang Yuan. Liu Chang has a beloved son, Liu Qingfeng.

When Jiang Yuan first came to the imperial capital, he tricked Zhao Ming and Liu Qingfeng.

Afterwards, the Liu family even sent assassins to follow Jiang Yuan all the way to Taiping County in an attempt to assassinate him. Fortunately, Wang Gang arrived in time.

The moment Jiang Yuan thought of this incident, he already had an idea in his mind.

"Chen Liu, call someone and follow me!"