"But Lao Liu's operation is considered a success, no matter how much money is spent on food, I feel happy when I think about it."

Thinking of Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help laughing, and his mood became very good.

If Liu Jin hadn't sensed that something was wrong in advance and made arrangements in advance, maybe this time he would have really let these profiteers succeed.

Now not only has he kept his own industry, but also dealt a heavy blow to these profiteers, of course, the more important drama is still to come, and the case of investigating the theft of official grain from the Texas warehouse and the Linqing warehouse has not yet had a result.

It is also Emperor Hongzhi who is casting a long line to catch big fish, this time the incident is obviously not aimed at the victims, but at the father and son of Emperor Hongzhi, he openly let Xie Qian be responsible for investigating the matter, and secretly let Xiao Jing use the power of Jinyiwei and Dongxi Factory to secretly investigate.

This is the big show, and there will really be a good show to watch at that time.

As for cracking down on these profiteers, making these profiteers lose some money or something, it is nothing at all, for these businessmen, money is nothing at all, what they have is money, even if it is this blood loss, as long as the basis is still there, they will soon recover.

Only by uprooting these profiteers and the forces behind them can they be said to be truly demoralized, and even eliminate these hidden enemies.

So this requires a long line to catch big fish, which is also the reason why Emperor Hongzhi has been holding his troops still.

"Let's go, let's go back."

Emperor Hongzhi saw that Zhu Houzhao had not spoken, as if he was thinking about something, and he did not rush to ask, looked at the sky, and was also preparing to return to the palace.

In the study of Emperor Hongzhi in the palace, only Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao father and son were left in the entire study, and Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao, who was still preoccupied, and asked, "What do you seem to have been thinking about?" ”

"Father, I wonder what kind of medicine is sold in these profiteers' gourds, but I can't figure it out."

Zhu Houzhao said the doubts in his heart.

"If you can't figure it out, I can't figure it out either."

In front of Zhu Houzhao, Emperor Hongzhi did not say 'I', but 'I', and the relationship and relationship between father and son was obviously very good.

"Father, how is the investigation of the cases of Texas Cang and Linqing?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and asked, in fact, he was also very curious, where did the grain in these two big granaries go.

"The water is very deep, and now I have only figured out a rough idea, but I can't find out the specific behind-the-scenes yet."

Speaking of this, Emperor Hongzhi had a feeling that he had been deceived.

He has always believed in Wenchen, believed in these officials under his hands, and believed in what they said about the Zhongzheng Ying Dynasty, and felt that the people above the court were all virtuous ministers, but the results found out by Xiao Jing here made Emperor Hongzhi feel terrible, and there were too many courtiers involved.

But this is only a rough spot, and it is difficult to find out who is the real mastermind behind it, which makes Emperor Hongzhi feel restless and chilled at the same time.

The mastermind behind this is in a high position, and he must be deeply trusted and respected by Emperor Hongzhi, and there are not many people like this in the court, and they can be counted on their fingers.

This is also one of the reasons why the gap between Emperor Hongzhi and Wenchen is getting wider and wider, and why he is now starting to let Zhang Mao, the representative of the military generals and nobles, enter the core decision-making circle.

"Father, maybe it's time to ask about the situation of this case."

Zhu Houzhao's small eyes kept turning around, and soon, he thought about it and suggested.

"It's time to ask, too."

After listening to this, Emperor Hongzhi nodded and said after thinking about it.

The next day, the morning pilgrimage.

"Something to start, nothing to retreat~"

As usual, Xiao Jing's voice echoed in every corner of the Jinluan Palace, the ministers who had something to report were ready, and the ministers who were okay continued to recuperate in a daze.

"Your Majesty has something to do~"

Soon a minister stepped forward.

It's almost the same as before, it's nothing more than a flood here, where there is a locust plague or something, asking Emperor Hongzhi to exempt a certain area from taxes this year, or asking Emperor Hongzhi to allocate funds for disaster relief.

At the same time, there are also southwest toasts tossing from time to time, these toasts also need to be appeased by Emperor Hongzhi's side, if the trouble is too fierce, it is naturally indispensable to send troops to clean up and suppress.

In addition, there is the dismissal from local officials, the impeachment of various local feudal kings, in addition to having nothing to do every day, but also bullying men and women, snatching people's land and other things.

Anyway, there is a huge Ming Dynasty, there are a lot of things every day, these can only be regarded as trivial things, as long as it is not a large-scale famine or Tatar and Wara go south, it can basically be said that the Haiyan River is clear, and the four seas are peaceful.

After a play, more than an hour passed, and Emperor Hongzhi saw that there were no ministers standing up again, so he also looked at Xie Qian and said: "Xie Aiqing, how is the investigation of the case of grain theft in Dezhou Warehouse and Linqing Warehouse?" ”

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, the entire court, the originally sleepy ministers suddenly shivered one by one, and cheered up.

Everyone knows very well that the cases of Dezhou Cang and Linqing are too important, I don't know how many people are implicated, this time the famine was not so serious at all, but because of this matter, it has now become a time bomb, once this bomb explodes, I don't know how many people will die.

Not only the civil servants cheered up, but even the generals and nobles who had always existed like the air also cheered up, pricked up their ears, and listened quietly, also looking forward to what was going on.

Xie Qian heard Emperor Hongzhi's question, and slowly stood up, his posture was upright, he stood straight, his bearing was extraordinary, and his demeanor was unwavering.

"Your Majesty, this case is very widely implicated, and it is very difficult to investigate, and at present, it has only been found that there are grain merchants who colluded with officials in Dezhou Cang and Linqing to resell official grain."

Xie Qian's voice was not too loud, but it was also very clearly transmitted to every corner of the Jinluan Palace, and when they heard Xie Qian's words, many people in the court secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Now it seems that Xie Qian's side does not seem to have the intention of delving into this case, otherwise, with Xie Qian's ability and means, it took so long to find out only some grain merchants and officials who managed the two granaries.

Hongzhi frowned slightly when he heard this, he was very dissatisfied with this result, how long he had investigated, he only found out that the grain merchants colluded to manage and resell official grain.

Does this need to be checked?

You don't need to look it up at all, you can think of it with your toes.

"Are those grain merchants?"

"And the officials?"

"Have you found out where the grain is in the other two warehouses?"

However, Emperor Hongzhi was still not in a hurry, but continued to ask in depth.

Hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, some people among the ministers began to be worried, it seems that this Emperor Hongzhi did not plan to close the case so easily, and it will be difficult to do it now.

"Back to Your Majesty, it has been found that grain merchants Liu Youliang, Zhao Yingyuan, Lu Yunliang and others colluded with all the officials of Dezhou Warehouse and Linqing Warehouse to resell the official grain in the two warehouses."

"As for the whereabouts of the official food, it is impossible to investigate any further."

Xie Qian still asked methodically.

"Why can't I find it out?"

When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he asked with a slight stunnedness.

"Because these grain merchants have all been wiped out, there is not even a trace left, which is why the minister can only find this step."

Xie Qian replied.

"Wiped out?"

Emperor Hongzhi's eyes flashed, of course he knew about this, and he knew it in detail, but what he showed now was very shocked and surprised.

"Yes, it was tragically destroyed, all 36 people in Liu Youliang's family were killed, 54 members of Zhao Yingyuan's family were also killed, and 72 members of Lu Yunliang's family were also killed."

Xie Qian reported cold numbers one after another, and more than 100 people in the three grain merchants were killed in this way, and they were tragically destroyed, which was simply a horrific tragedy.

"Lang Lang Qiankun, Zhao Zhao Sun and Moon, such a tragic incident happened in my Ming Dynasty, why has it not been reported?"

Emperor Hongzhi stood up directly and swept over the ministers with a very stern look.

As Emperor Hongzhi's words fell, several people immediately knelt down among the ministers, all of whom were officials in charge of related matters, including Bai Ang, the secretary of the Criminal Department.

"Your Majesty, because this case is related to the theft of official grain from the Dezhou warehouse and the Linqing warehouse, the minister has not separately filed a case for investigation and reporting."

There was a slight tremor in Bai Ang's voice, this kind of big case is usually reported to the emperor immediately, which makes people thoroughly investigated, and now he conceals it and does not report it, this crime alone can make him lose his black hat.

"Okay, very good, how many things I don't know about this Ming Dynasty, and how many things have not been reported."

Of course, Emperor Hongzhi knew very well in his heart that these people were all substitutes for the dead, and they were all substitutes for the dead ghosts pushed out by the forces behind them, but what he didn't expect was that these people were so ruthless, and in order to cut off the clues, they slaughtered all over the house.

Of course, what really made Emperor Hongzhi angry was that these courtiers had such a big incident, and they never reported it to themselves, if they hadn't taken the initiative to ask today, it was estimated that this matter would have been concealed, and even in the end, most of them would not have come.

Such a huge wave can be easily suppressed by these people, which makes Emperor Hongzhi suddenly feel that there are still a few ministers in the court who can be trusted?