Chapter 35: Emperor Yu’s attitude
Prince Xuanyong’s Mansion!
More than a dozen figures stood respectfully. The leader was dressed in a flying fish suit, with an embroidered spring knife hanging on his waist. His square face had a sharp and stern look, and he stood in the center of the hall with an unruffled expression.
Lin Yong stood aside without saying a word, silently looking at the group of men uniformly dressed in uniforms and accessories. Each one of them exuded a strong evil spirit, as if they were all evil spirits walking out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
"His Royal Highness King Xuanyong is here!"
"Jiang Wei, see my lord!"
The stern young man at the head knelt down on one knee when he saw Ning Fan's figure and bowed respectfully. The fourteen people behind him all looked solemn and silent!
"Excuse me!"
Ning Fan walked up to the top with a smile, and glanced around with admiration in his eyes: "With all of you in charge of our Jinyi Guards, you will definitely be able to make great achievements and eliminate corruption for me, Dayu!"
"Jiang Yu!"
"My subordinate is here!"
"I have received the imperial decree from my father. From now on, you will serve as the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard. On the one hand, you will monitor the world. On the other hand, you will immediately interrogate the corrupt officials investigated by the imperial court!"
"Any official who violates the laws of my Dayu will never be tolerated. Those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to have their homes confiscated will be ransacked!"
"As you command!"
There was a hint of coldness in Jiang Wei's eyes. He took the imperial decree handed over by Ning Fan, looked at the thousands of households behind him, and shouted: "Assemble all the Jinyi guards in Beijing and investigate separately. Anyone who obstructs them, regardless of official rank." , shoot without mercy!”
"promise!"
Each of the fourteen Jinyi Guards Qianhu was filled with murderous intent, and their eyes were shining with excitement. Lin Yong looked at him with fear. Ning Fan said softly: "If you encounter resistance, send someone to report it to me. The king will take action personally!”
"promise!"
Seeing everyone leaving the hall quickly, Lin Yong on the side finally couldn't help it anymore, stepped forward and whispered: "Second Master, what are you..."
"According to the emperor's order, I take the post of commander of the Royal Guards, patrolling, arresting, and investigating corrupt officials!"
"But, your constant confiscation of homes...will you offend Long Yan?"
"Haha, kill first and tell later, royal authority has granted you!"
Ning Fan's eyes also showed a hint of murderous intent. Since his father wanted to see blood, he didn't mind going on a killing spree, but he just didn't know if his father could hold it because his knife was too sharp!
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Jinyiwei temporary yamen!
Jiang Wei led more than a hundred Jinyiwei generals wearing flying fish uniforms and embroidered spring knives hanging from their waists to arrive at this yamen. Now that the Jinyiwei yamen is stepping up construction, they can only make do with this temporary yamen!
"Have everyone been brought here?"
"Reporting to your lord, all the corrupt officials investigated and dealt with in the court today will be imprisoned here!"
"Okay, go down!"
Jiang Yu raised his feet and prepared to walk towards the Yamen. The imperial guards guarding here saw this menacing group of people, each of them with a strong murderous aura. They shrank their heads in an instant and silently made way for them to come out. !
"Separate interrogations. Once the evidence is confirmed, they will be investigated immediately. All stolen money and stolen goods will be escorted to the Yamen!"
"promise!"
Fourteen Qianhu grinned and walked into different small rooms. Not long after, screams sounded out one after another, miserable, sharp and harsh!
"I'll do it!"
"I plead guilty, please give me a good time!"
"Xu Pengzhan, the Minister of Household Affairs, bribed Ma Ziyuan, Yin of Jingzhao Prefecture, with more than 32,000 taels of silver three years ago!"
"Two and a half years ago, in the name of celebrating his birthday, he collected money from local county officials, totaling more than 125,870 taels!"
"One year and nine months ago..."
Jiang Wei held the confession in his hand and read it out one by one. The corner of his mouth turned cold and he said, "Can you plead guilty?"
"Pleas guilty!"
"I plead guilty!"
Xu Pengzhan drooped his head and responded feebly. Jiang Gu turned around and looked at the waiting guards behind him, and said in a deep voice: "Prepare manpower to seize the House of Husband, Xu Mansion, immediately!"
"Go and inform the prince!"
"As you command!"
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"My lord, your majesty's plan kills two birds with one stone!"
"What do you mean by this!"
Jia Xu said with a deep look on his face: "First, your Majesty wants to test you and give you such overwhelming power. You can choose from six officials in the imperial court. Your Majesty wants to see if you can withstand the pressure of many aristocratic families and officials! "
"Secondly, Your Majesty wants to see the reaction of the major aristocratic families. Most of these officials are hawks or direct descendants of the four major families. If these people are arrested mercilessly, what will the four major families do? reaction?"
"Although Jinyiwei is powerful, compared with the four major noble families, your foundation is still shallow, like a worm shaking a tree. It can be said that without His Majesty's support, you are a sword without an edge!"
Ning Fan held a cup of hot tea and said with a smile: "My father is indeed very calculating. If the four major families react too much, my father can take back my power at any time, and these officials have indeed been pulled down!"
"If the four prominent families wait and see what happens, my father can support me in the shortest possible time to create a balanced situation!"
"However, I have never planned to rely on my father to gain a foothold in this court!"
"Presumably, there should be news from Jiang Yu soon!"
Jia Xu nodded slightly and glanced sideways, and saw a guard wearing a flying fish suit hurriedly approaching: "Your Highness, your Excellency asked your subordinates to come here to summon Xu Pengzhan, the Minister of Household Affairs, to confess!"
"My lord has already led people to surround the mansion!"
"Yes!" Ning Fan nodded with a smile and said softly: "You go and tell Jiang Li, I'll talk to you when I get there!"
"Yes!"
Ning Fan looked at Jia Xu on the side and chuckled: "Let's go, let's start with this Lord Xu. After today, there will be a bloody storm in the capital!"
"Someone come!"
"Yes!"
"Prepare my official uniform!"
Ning Fan changed into a flying fish uniform with a serious face, with an embroidered spring sword hanging from his waist, and rushed to the residence of Xu, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, with Jia Xu and Dian Wei.
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The palace!
The imperial study!
When Emperor Yu received the news from the secret guards, his eyes suddenly jumped. He held the memorial tightly in his hand and said in a deep voice: "Don't stop him. Send someone to secretly protect the second brother!"
"Since he wants to test the waters, let him hit the wall!"
"I also want to see who gave him the confidence. If I remember correctly, Xu Pengzhan was recommended by Chen Hansheng to enter the court!"
"Yes!"
"I didn't expect that he would be the first to attack the Chen family!"
There was a sharp light in Emperor Yu's eyes, and he said lightly: "Pay close attention to the movements of all parties, and report immediately if there is any news!"
"Yes!"
The figure of the man in black disappeared on the spot, and Emperor Yu's face gradually became deep. He said softly: "In just half a day, he has pulled together a Jinyiwei team. Second brother..."
"I still underestimated you!"