Jinyiwei's psychic case: the opening is Lingbo Weibu

Lu Tao, who was knocked to the ground, didn't care about his bleeding nose and quickly grabbed the memorial written by the "upright and impartial" Lai Ge Lao.

After reading ten lines at a glance, beads of cold sweat covered his forehead.

From his terrified expression, Zhu Wusi and the ministers present at the scene had already realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Yangzhou and Zhenjiang dikes burst..."

"The people on both sides of the strait are in dire straits."

"The imperial court urgently allocated disaster relief grain for this purpose."

"But these grains have become the foundation for the Yangzhou Lin family and the Zhenjiang Lu family to pursue their own interests."

"Local honest officials intend to go to the capital to file a complaint with the emperor."

"But along the way, they were either killed by pirates or died suddenly."

"After a thorough investigation, the Imperial Guards discovered that the Lin and Lu families were the masterminds behind this."

As Zhu Youwei growled these words, she had already walked down the platform step by step.

He stared sternly at Lu Tao, who was already at a loss.

"Afterwards, the Lin and Lu families seized nearly 60% of the silted fields in Yangzhou and Zhenjiang."

"They even increased taxes in my name and took the money for themselves!"

"He maintains a private army of over ten thousand people, and his armaments, weapons, and war horses are even better than those in the capital."

"What's even more heartbreaking is..."

"In the whole of Yangzhou and Zhenjiang, no one knows who Your Majesty is. We only know that he is from the Lin and Lu families."

"And behind all of these things, there is the handiwork of you, Minister Lu."

'boom.'

After Zhu Youwei said this in public, the huge Golden Palace was in an uproar!

"Your Majesty, this case must be the Lin and Lu families' clansmen, who are using their names to abuse their power."

"Minister Lin and Minister Lu, neither of them knows anything."

Zhu Wusi stood up and tried his best to defend Lu Tao.

He knows better than anyone that nowadays, if one of them is gone, the other will be in trouble.

Once the support of the Donglin Party was lost, Zhu Youwei, who had completely taken over the court, had enough capital and confidence to deal with the princes from all sides.

This is a scene that Zhu Wusi, who occupies the land as king, does not want to see.

However, his explanation now sounds so ridiculous.

"If they don't know, who approved the note from the Ministry of Revenue?"

"You? Prince Ning!"

Faced with Zhu Youwei's public questioning, Zhu Wusi was suddenly speechless.

Has the issue of issuing notes been discovered?

Lai Mingcheng, how long have you been in Jiangnan?

How do you check it so clearly?

Thinking of this, everyone, including Zhu Wusi, turned their attention to Xu Shan again.

The last time he went to the south of the Yangtze River, he caused unrest in the entire Jiangnan area.

This time, Lai Mingcheng volunteered to investigate the case, and he was behind the scenes fanning the flames.

Considering what has happened before...

The ministers had reason to believe that Xu Shan, who was pushed to the front by Shen Jishu, had been leading the progress of the case from beginning to end.

The reason why I chose to reveal it at this time...

Firstly, the Jiangnan Navy has already returned to the imperial court, and the troops stationed in Jiangnan County are all her, Zhu Youwei's, people.

Secondly, Xu Shan took advantage of the "Zhuque and Deng Ziyue attack case" to quietly take control of the garrisons in Pukou, Xuanwu and the surrounding areas of the capital.

Furthermore, the people in the East and West Factories were completely wiped out. Even Governor Cao and the Queen Mother were forced to go to Jilong Mountain. On the Ning Wang side, 80% of the tributes he could rely on had been slaughtered...

It can be said that when Xu Shan, who had complete control over the current situation in the capital, handed the knife to Zhu Youwei, she had no scruples and was ready to settle the score later.

If we count them carefully, among the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty: the Ministry of Justice was purged because of the case of "Jin Jiuling is the chief priest of the Demon Sealing Clan". Although it is not completely controlled by Zhu Youwei at present, it also has an absolute advantage.

Ministry of Rites, those who died yesterday were all members of the Donglin Party and Prince Ning's men. The next people to be promoted will most likely be your Majesty's men.

The Ministry of Personnel had already suffered a heavy blow due to its poor supervision in the case of Duke Qing. Although the Donglin Party still had an advantage, it was not difficult to imagine that they would be given special treatment in the future.

The former military representative, Marquis Anping, is now in a difficult position. The position of Minister remains unfilled. Previously, Chen Xi was a lone figurehead here.

But now?

Xu Shan also caught him in a fight and wanted to kill his three clans.

The Ministry of Works was originally Zhu Youwei's camp.

As for the Ministry of Revenue...

After Lu Tao was investigated and prosecuted, there will surely be another bloody purge.

At this point, most of the six ministries in the court were controlled by Zhu Youwei.

And behind this...

They all have the shadow of Xu Shan!

To be more precise, it was after he came to Beijing that he overcame all obstacles along the way and made great contributions to the current emperor's return to power!

The Deputy Captain Xu, who was once looked down upon by the ministers present, has now grown into someone they need to look up to.

It was by relying on his one-by-one defeats that Zhu Youwei was able to secure the throne.

Thinking of this...

When everyone looked at the tall figure who had retired after accomplishing his mission, although there was still hatred in their eyes, there was more fear.

"Somebody come!"

"Imprison the Minister of Revenue, Lu Tao, and jail him."

"This case is under the sole investigation of the Supervision Department."

Zhu Youwei, without even pretending, directly handed over the power of life and death to Xu Shan.

"Think twice, Your Majesty!"

"This case concerns a high-ranking official in the imperial court. Handing it over to the Inspection Department alone would be unfair."

"This prince suggests that the Ministry of Personnel should join in the joint investigation."

This is the best situation that Prince Ning can strive for Lu Tao.

If Xu Shan is given full responsibility for the case, won't Lu Tao confess everything about how he peeped at the widow taking a bath when he was a child?

Hearing this, Zhu Youwei subconsciously looked at Xu Shan beside her.

The latter nodded slightly.

This was the result he expected!

He even guessed who the Ministry of Personnel would send.

This is the Donglin Party’s final move among the six ministries, right?

"Xu Qing!"

"Chen is here!"

"Xu Qing, you have repeatedly solved strange cases and suppressed rebellions. I have been specially awarded the title of [Upper Guard General] and promoted to County Earl."

"Supervise the new army for me!"

Upon hearing these words, the huge Golden Palace was in an uproar.

County Earl, Guard General?

Definitely a second-rank official!

More importantly, he will also oversee the new army.

In other words, Xu Shan now has both power and connections!

"Your Majesty, you cannot do that. Lord Xu, although you have made contributions, you must..."

"Prince Ning, don't you think you've talked too much today?"

This time, without waiting for Zhu Wusi to finish his words, Zhu Youwei turned her head and questioned him in public.

"This king..."

"Thank you Lord for your grace!"

Zhu Wusi, whose face was red with anger, hadn't finished speaking when Xu Shan screamed.

"To repay your kindness, I will work with the Ministry of Personnel to thoroughly investigate this case."

As he said this, Xu Shan turned his head and glared at Zhu Wusi.

If you dare to say another word, I will not cooperate in the Lu Tao case, but will take sole responsibility and investigate it to the end!

Zhu Wusi, who understood Xu Shan's eyes, suppressed his anger and was forced to remain silent.

And up to this point, Xu Shan, in the year he came of age, had reached the highest position among officials!