Zongwu: Start as Jinyiwei, invincible and powerful!

Next, Lin Fan directly ordered the Jinyiwei to take action. They not only arrested the Prime Minister Zhang Julu, but also directly searched Zhang Julu's house and sent all the members of the Zhang family to the imperial prison.

During the process of confiscating the property, they naturally found a lot of evidence that Zhang Julu was colluding with the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain and some court officials, and wanted to get rid of Lin Fan and other ministers and seize power.

Of course, almost all of this evidence was arranged by Lin Fan.

As the saying goes, if you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext, not to mention that Lin Fan controls a violent organization like the Jinyiwei.

So, Lin Fan ordered the Jinyiwei to arrest several ministers who were close to Zhang Julu.

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In the palace.

In a magnificent hall, the young emperor Zhu Jun sat on the dragon throne with a pale face.

Not far in front of Zhu Jun, Cao Shaoqin and Yu Huatian were standing solemnly.

Just now, Cao Shaoqin and Yu Huatian had reported the outcome of the battle on Fengming Mountain to the young emperor Zhu Jun.

In addition, Lin Fan led the Jinyiwei to capture Zhang Julu, and they also reported on the confiscation of Zhang's house.

"This...what should I do?" Although the little emperor Zhu Jun was precocious, he was only a twelve or thirteen-year-old child after all. When he heard this, he was immediately panicked.

Cao Shaoqin said respectfully, "Your Majesty, this is a fight between Lord Lin and Lord Zhang. Why should you worry?"

"Even if Lord Lin overthrows Lord Zhang this time, it will only give him more say in the court. But you are the monarch and he is the minister. He certainly wouldn't dare to do anything to you."

Cao Shaoqin and Yu Huatian are now both openly loyal to the young emperor Zhu Jun, so of course they have to stand on Zhu Jun's side and speak for him.

After hearing what Cao Shaoqin said, Zhu Jun's expression looked a little better.

After a slight hesitation, Zhu Jun said, "Actually, there is one thing I haven't told you before. Now please help me analyze it."

Cao Shaoqin and Yu Huatian exchanged a glance, then bowed simultaneously and said, "We are willing to share your Majesty's worries."

"All of you go down," the young emperor Zhu Jun waved his hand to let everyone else in the hall leave, and then he said to Cao Shaoqin and Yu Huatian nervously,

"Actually...actually, this time, I was the one who asked the four Heavenly Masters from Mount Longhu to come to the capital. I wonder if the Imperial Guards will find out about this and report it to Lin Fan."

"If Lin Fan knew that the person who asked the Four Heavenly Masters to deal with him was not Zhang Julu but me, I wonder how he would treat me."

Yu Huatian asked, "Your Majesty, besides you, does anyone else know about this?"

Zhu Jun said: "I arranged for Zhao Zhong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, to do this."

A fierce look flashed in Cao Shaoqin's eyes. "Since that's the case, Your Majesty should find a way to silence Zhao Zhong. As long as Zhao Zhong can't speak, then Lord Lin won't be able to learn the whole story."

"This...how can we stop Zhao Zhong from speaking?" Zhu Jun's eyes flickered, and there seemed to be some reluctance in his expression.

Yu Huatian said, "The dead can't speak! Now the entire Jinyiwei is basically under the control of the Yongyi Marquis. It's better to be safe than sorry."

In fact, this is also what Zhu Jun is worried about.

Zhu Jun left Cao Shaoqin and Yu Huatian with the intention of getting rid of Zhao Zhong.

In Zhu Jun's heart, Cao Shaoqin, Yu Huatian, and the two factories under their command are the ones who are completely loyal to him.

After all, these are all eunuchs, and the only one they can rely on is him, the emperor.

In comparison, his trust in the Jinyiwei was much lower.

The main reason is that Lin Fan is the commander of the Jinyiwei and has great control over the Jinyiwei.

It was fine when Lin Fan was not around, but now that Lin Fan is in the capital, he, as the emperor, is afraid that he cannot avoid Lin Fan and control the Jinyiwei under him.

After hearing Yu Huatian's words, Zhu Jun hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Then do as Lord Yu wishes. I'll leave Zhao Zhong to Lord Yu to deal with. Tell him that I will remember his loyalty, and when I take power, I will definitely treat his family well."

"Yes, to avoid any unnecessary trouble, I will do it right away," Yu Huatian said with a bow.

"Go ahead," Zhu Jun said, waving his hand.

Yu Huatian didn't say anything else. He bowed slightly and slowly retreated.

After Yu Huatian left, Zhu Jun was still a little uneasy. He clenched his hands tightly together, and sweat seeped out from between his palms.

Cao Shaoqin looked at Zhu Jun, a hint of sarcasm flashed across his eyes, and then he spoke to comfort him:

"Your Majesty, don't be nervous. The Rain Lord will definitely be able to get rid of Zhao Zhong. Now that the four great celestial masters of Longhu Mountain are dead, once the Rain Lord takes care of Zhao Zhong, no one else will know about this."

"Let's take a step back. Even if Marquis Yongyi knew from Zhao Zhong that it was you who invited the Four Heavenly Masters from Mount Longhu, he would just pretend not to know. You are the Emperor of the Great Zhou, and Marquis Yongyi is just a subject. He wouldn't dare do anything to you."

"Huh!" Zhu Jun let out a long breath and gritted his teeth, "You're right. I am the Emperor of the Great Zhou, and Lin Fan is merely my subject. If the Emperor wishes for the death of his subject, then the subject must die. Even if he knew, so what? I don't believe he dares to kill the Emperor!"

"Your Majesty, what you said is absolutely right," Cao Shaoqin bowed slightly, looking as if he agreed.

"Accompany me to the Imperial Garden to relax and wait for news from the Rain Governor," Zhu Jun took a deep breath, barely suppressing the tension in his heart, and said to Cao Shaoqin.

Cao Shaoqin's words did have some effect, making Zhu Jun less afraid.

After saying that, Zhu Jun stood up from the dragon throne and walked out of the hall.

"I obey your command!" Cao Shaoqin agreed respectfully, then followed closely out of the hall.

Behind the two of them were several eunuchs and palace guards.

On the other side, after leaving the palace, Yu Huatian did not go directly to find Zhao Zhong, but found Lin Fan first.

"What's the matter that you come to see me at this time?" Lin Fan looked at Yu Huatian and asked casually.

Yu Huatian said, "Your earlier judgment that the four Heavenly Masters of Longhu Mountain were invited by the young emperor turned out to be correct. The young emperor had previously sent Zhao Zhong, the commander of the Jinyiwei, to deliver a letter to Longhu Mountain."

"Haha, the little emperor is young, but he has a big heart." Lin Fan chuckled when he heard this, and he was not too surprised by this.

"Yes," Yu Huatian nodded in agreement, and continued, "The young emperor was worried that if you knew about this, it would be harmful to him, so he asked me to kill Zhao Zhong to silence him. I wonder what your Excellency means?"

Lin Fan nodded slightly, "Then go and kill Zhao Zhong, and then return to report. Don't scare our little emperor."

"Yes, I'll do it right away," Yu Huatian bowed and turned to leave.

"Haha, let you continue to enjoy that position for a while." After Yu Huatian left, Lin Fan raised his eyes and looked towards the direction of the imperial palace, shook his head slightly, and chuckled softly.