Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know, just check it out." ”

After speaking, Zhu Youxiao said again: "Xu Xianchun, after dawn, I will start and arrest Chen Zhenglin first." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Xianchun said directly.

If you want to set off a big case in Jiangnan, then the starting point of this case must be weighty enough. In this place in Jiangnan, what kind of case is the most weighty?

Naturally, it is a case of fraud in the field.

In this kind of place, everyone takes the imperial examination, and there are more scholars, and what scholars hate the most is fraud in the scientific field.

After such a case is stirred, it is easy to get the support of the readers. To put it bluntly, none of them dared to make a fuss. Because whoever makes a fuss is against all the readers, and in this era, it means that they are against the people of the world.

As long as you engage in a fraud case in Jiangnan, and then make a big deal out of it, as long as it is the person you want to kill, you will be involved in it, and you don't need to talk about any other cases at all, and you don't need to say what other things you have done, and one case will cover you up.

This is the emperor's usual method, who talks to you about any specific case, and what is the mess of specific evidence?

That's not what an emperor should do at all. Only when a courtier makes a move will he talk about the case and the evidence like that.

For the emperor, there are only two ways to make a move, either a case of fraud in the field or a case of rebellion. In a word, you can implicate as many people as you can, hit as many people as you can, and bring down all the opposition, and you will not be given a chance at all.

In this, the best operation is the fraud case in the science field. Because other cases are not easy to handle, it is easy to be called wronged, and it is not easy to handle in public opinion.

On the contrary, in the case of fraud in the scientific field, it will be supported by readers. Of course, it is one thing for them to hate cheating in the academic field, and the other thing is that every time they pass the imperial examination, they are in the minority, and those who are most people will not think that their studies are not good, and they will think that they are not admitted because a few people cheat.

Such thoughts will definitely exist in people's subconscious, so they will tacitly assume that these people are cheating, and even if they don't believe it in their hearts, they will not say it. As long as the test is reopened, you will take advantage of it. Who knows if they'll be able to pass the test again? What if you get in?

Even if someone has justice in their hearts, there is no way to say it, because more people have no sense of justice, and if they have the opportunity to be on the list for ten years, how can they let it go?

Therefore, it is the easiest and fastest way to engage in a fraud case. Zhu Youxiao has no way to do this, so he can only retreat; You can't do a rebellion case, how can you do it if you don't have a rebellion?

It could only be a large-scale corruption case, so it could only start with the salt merchants. The salt merchants were very important in Jiangnan, and half of their prosperity was supported by them.

And if you want to start with the salt merchants, you have to remove their protective umbrella first, so Zhu Youxiao arrested Wei Guogong.

As long as Wei Guogong and his family don't make trouble, they are honest, and others can't mess up if they want to. The sporadic chaos is just a grasshopper shaking the tree, and you don't need to take it to heart at all.

As for saying that a spark can start a prairie fire, they want to be beautiful, and they deserve it?

After getting rid of Wei Guogong in Nanjing, Zhu Youxiao ran to Yangzhou. In Yangzhou, the most closely involved Yamen in the transportation of salt is the Yangzhou Transit Envoy Yamen, and the most critical person with the salt merchants is Chen Zhenglin, the Yangzhou Transit Envoy.

As long as Chen Zhenglin is arrested, he will be able to get enough evidence, and he will definitely confess very happily. When the time comes, no one will protect others.

After Xu Xianchun heard this, he hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Majesty." It'll be early tomorrow morning. We will wait on the way to the office, and after Chen Zhenglin comes out of the house, we will secretly arrest him. ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "That's very good." Did the businessmen who were arrested in Nanjing bring them over? ”

This is also another reason why Zhu Youxiao wants to do something to Chen Zhenglin, those businessmen in Nanjing, they have already confessed some bad things they have done, including sending money to Chen Zhenglin.

Of course, instead of sending money directly, another way was adopted, that is, the legendary elegant bribe, which was played with a vassal elegance.

Ancient characters and paintings, famous classics, seem to be literati and scholars, but in fact, their hearts are full of money.

These things are very common in officialdom, and everyone usually communicates with each other to send something, and as they come and go, this thing becomes more and more expensive. The person who receives it understands it in his heart, and the person who gives it understands it even more in his heart, and everyone knows it.

With such evidence, it is naturally not difficult to arrest people, as long as they are arrested, they can be interrogated properly.

And according to Chen Zhenglin's confession, it can just set off a storm in this place in the south of the Yangtze River.

"Alright, let's do it tomorrow." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "You go and arrange it." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Xianchun agreed, turned around and walked outside.

After Xu Xianchun left, Zhu Youxiao turned his head to look at Wei Changsheng and said, "You did a good job here, go back and give Chen Hong a copy of all the things you have collected, and then do a good job." ”

"After this incident, you will be transferred out of here and enter the Ministry of Internal Affairs first. If you have worked in the Ministry of Internal Affairs for a few years and do a good job, you can be transferred to the officialdom as an official. If you don't want to be an official, then go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In a few years, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will also have a lot to do. ”

Like Wei Changsheng and them, there must be no problem in entering the Internal Affairs Mansion. First of all, in terms of business, it can be regarded as having experience; Especially when it comes to dealing with interpersonal relationships, that's not to mention.

After such a person enters the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he will inevitably be able to show his talents.

And the Yamen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be a very useful yamen in the future. For Zhu Youxiao, collecting talents for the Ministry of Internal Affairs is also to prepare for the future.

Of course, Wei Changsheng knew what the Internal Affairs Mansion was, and hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Majesty." The minister will do his best and never fail His Majesty's cultivation. ”

"Alright, then you can go down first." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

After Wei Changsheng also left, Zhu Youxiao looked at Qi Yuanfu, and then looked at the lively Yangzhou City outside the window, and said with some coldness in his eyes: "Scatter your people out and monitor every move in this city." If there is any trace of the movement of troops and horses, report it immediately. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Qi Yuanfu agreed with a serious face.

After Qi Yuanfu also left, Zhu Youxiao sat directly on the chair and said, "Oh, I'm tired after a day's journey." Let them prepare the feast and let them continue to play music and dance! ”

"Yes, Emperor." Wei Chao agreed on the side.

It is such an ordinary night, Yangzhou City is still bustling, it is time to eat, drink, and enjoy it.

But no one knew that at this time, some people quietly took action.

When the sun rises, there are more people on the streets. The sound of selling, the sound of talking and laughing, the city seemed to come alive for a while.

In a city like Yangzhou City, there is also a little more fireworks, and the smell of cooking rice in the morning fills the air.

Zhu Youxiao stood at the window, pushed open the window, took a deep breath and said, "This is the smell of fireworks in the world." ”

Wei Chao stood behind Zhu Youxiao, serving carefully, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

After a while, Wei Chao said, "Your Majesty, breakfast has been prepared, do you want them to bring it over?" ”

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Okay, let them serve it." ”

Soon, breakfast was served, which is a special snack in Yangzhou.

Zhu Youxiao began to eat with interest.

While eating, Zhu Youxiao remembered one thing, that is, when the news of going to Jiangnan one day in the future will also spread, will there be all kinds of food to rely on him?

But it doesn't matter, it seems good to be able to leave such a good name.

In the matter of eating at Zhu Youxiao, Chen Zhenglin has already come out of the house. Chen Zhenglin can be said to be very industrious these days.

Since the emperor arrived in Nanjing, the atmosphere of the entire Yangzhou officialdom has been different, or the atmosphere of the entire Jiangnan officialdom has been different.

The lazy and lazy atmosphere on weekdays is gone, and it is more about some shrewdness and ability. Go early in the morning, never leave early in the afternoon, no matter if there is something to do, you must stay in the yamen.

Because the emperor is in Nanjing, no one knows if there will be people who owe a small report. So everyone's nervousness is still there.

Chen Zhenglin is naturally the same. After getting up early in the morning and having dinner, he got into a sedan chair and prepared to rush to the yamen.

The land south of the Yangtze River is different from the north, and the habit of riding a carriage is still maintained in the capital.

After all, Emperor Taizu once said that taking a sedan chair is a matter of taking people as animals, so it is not allowed to sit in a sedan chair, and officials must go to the carriage. Only those elderly officials who have been rewarded by the emperor can you sit in a sedan chair.

It's just that this kind of thing is worse in the south, not to mention that there are people here who pay for it, so they will naturally enjoy some of it. The carriage of this era was certainly not as comfortable as a sedan chair.

After Chen Zhenglin got into the sedan chair, he habitually said, "Let's go." ”

The sedan chair was lifted up, and soon walked towards the yamen.

After they left Chen's house, someone made a very common gesture not far away, which seemed to be catching lice.

Then someone started delivering the message quickly.

In the end, the news was delivered to a two-story teahouse, where Xu Xianchun was sitting drinking new tea.

"The man came out." Putting down the teacup in his hand, Xu Xianchun sneered and said, "Let the people below do it, and tell them that this matter is absolutely not allowed to leak out." ”

：。 ：m.x