In the following days, the collusion between the gentry and Samarkand in Guangdong Province spread widely in the city of Guangzhou, and continued to spread to the surrounding prefectures and counties.

The common people were very disgusted with such gentry families. First, the spies captured in Samarkand admitted to murdering the Ming Emperor, and now the Ming Dynasty has not long been founded, the population is not large, the land contradictions are relatively light, the officials are relatively honest as a whole, and the life of the common people is very good, and the emperor who gave them such a day is naturally grateful to Dade; They also made a lot of nonsense in the public court, wanted to slaughter the Han people, and often said anything about the infidels, which made people subconsciously angry. Everyone's disgust with these overseas barbarians naturally implicated the gentry families who were associated with them.

Yun Xi did not waste the emotions of the people who had been aroused, and quickly claimed that two gentry families in the city of Guangzhou were in collusion with Samarkand, published the evidence, and sent troops to raid the house. When the soldiers of the imperial court raided the house, not only did no people stop the soldiers of the imperial court or cry out for these two families, but also loudly applauded the government; Seeing the soldiers escorting the two families out of the courtyard, many people hit them with rotten cabbage sticks, and some people stretched out their hands to beat them, but they were stopped by the soldiers.

Seeing that his efforts had such good results, he immediately asked Yang Ren to send an order to the prefectures and counties near Guangzhou City, and after the rumors of this public trial spread widely in the local area, they would raid the designated homes.

He also instructed Yang Rendao: "Not only these few people who want to be raided, but also the rest of the gentry must be suppressed, especially the village gentry." It's just that the news will be much slower to reach the countryside, and you can't rush it, so I'll leave this matter to you, don't live up to my expectations. ”

"There is also the matter of migrating the native people. Regardless of the local guests, the backbone of the people is the gentry. After knocking down the image of the gentry in their hearts, things were much easier. The most prestigious gentry of the people who were to migrate must have made every effort to connect with Samarkand's spies, and besides, these families were not necessarily unconnected with Samarkand's spies. But in the end, we must be 'lenient' and just exile them. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Of course, Yang Ren couldn't bear this, but he also knew that from the country's point of view, it would be good for the country to do this, and Yun Xi didn't let him get rid of them all, so he could accept it.

Yun Xi patted him on the shoulder, said a few more words, showed great trust in him, and discussed a few other things in Guangdong, and made him step down.

After Yang Ren stepped back, Wang Xi, who came up to wait for Yun Xi to change his clothes, said softly: "Official, although Yang Ren is a close confidant of His Majesty, he can't be completely trusted, how can His Majesty explain such a confidential matter to him clearly?" If he confides in others in private, won't it damage His Majesty's reputation? ”

"Wang Xi, he still has to handle this matter, if I don't make it clear, he understands the wrong meaning, he does the wrong errand, and I have to wipe his ass, it's better to explain it to him clearly from the beginning."

"Second, I just dictated to him, not the words, and never said such things to him when other officials were present, the things below were all handled by Yang Ren, even if he said it to others in private, few people might believe it."

What's more, I have already asked Jinyiwei to make evidence that Yang Ren is colluding with Samarkand's spies, and if there is news that is unfavorable to me, I will immediately throw out the evidence and get rid of him. Yun Xi didn't say this last sentence, thinking in his heart. Yun Xi didn't want to use this preparation, but he was prepared.

"As long as the officials are on guard. These literati, in addition to caring about their own future, also care about their own name, there are few who are truly loyal to His Majesty, but they can't be careless. According to the minions, it is better to leave this matter to the generals, and they are more relieved to do such a thing. Wang Xi said.

"This can't be done," Yun Xi did not suspect that Wang Xi had taken bribes from the generals, and explained to him: "A military general cannot have such power." The military generals intervened in civil affairs and had an influence among the people, but they were not able to lose it. A newly opened up place like Taiwan is a last resort, and this must not be the case in other places. ”

Explaining this matter clearly, Yun Xi had already changed his clothes and said to him, "Are there many twists and turns today?" ”

"Your Majesty, there are not many excerpts from the capital, after all, it has just finished the New Year. However, there are a lot of excerpts from Annan, and Marquis Zhang is cautious, and many things in Annan have been asked for instructions from His Majesty; His Royal Highness King Jingjiang is even more so, and he has been asking His Majesty for support these days. ”

"Also, Marquis Zhang seems to be sick and in poor health, and now the daily affairs are presided over by Li Yuma, Li Yuma is more careful, and there are more things to ask for."

"Zhang Wen is sick? What disease? Is it heavy or not? Yun Xi immediately asked.

"Your Majesty, according to the excerpt, Marquis Zhang's illness is not serious, it is just an accidental wind chill, but Li Yuma's excerpt says that Marquis Zhang is old, even if it is a wind cold, it is not easy to heal."

"Quick, find the best doctor in Guangdong and send it to Annan to see Zhang Wen." Yun Xi commanded.

Wang Xi agreed, beckoned a small eunuch to come in, and asked him to deliver a decree to the yamen in Guangdong.

Wang Xi turned his head and said to Yun Xi again: "Official, the most important thing in His Royal Highness King Jingjiang's letter is that according to the minion, it seems that it is a list of guards that His Highness will be under His Royal Highness's jurisdiction in the future. Your Majesty replied earlier, and Your Highness's affairs are also easy to handle. ”

"Of course, this matter is very important, but I can't just make a decision in Guangzhou. I went to Annan to have a look, and then made a final decision. The army will not withdraw from Annam for a while and a half, and there is no hurry for a while. ”

"Official, when are you going to Annam? The minions should prepare in advance. Wang Xi asked.

"Today is the twenty-eighth day of the first month, and in two days, I will leave on the second day of the second month of February." Yun Xi thought for a moment and said.

"Why are the officials in such a hurry?" Wang Xi was taken aback when he heard this and asked.

"It's not early!" Yun Xi said: "I set out from the capital in September, and it is now the end of the first month, and I will go to Annam again, and when I return to the capital, it will be almost the beginning of March." I have been away from Beijing for six months, which is a long time. ”

This is the longest time he has been away from Beijing since he succeeded to the throne, and he didn't even spend the New Year in the capital, and now he really wants to go back. If he hadn't been relieved about Annan's affairs, he would have returned to Beijing a long time ago.

The two of them said a few more words, and Yun Xi went to the house where he dealt with the folds on weekdays to give the answers, and Wang Xi stood by his side and waited.

As he was standing, a small eunuch walked in lightly with a few copies of the fold and said to Wang Xi: "Princess, the new excerpt from Annan. ”

Wang Xi nodded and took the fold and asked him to go down, opening it one by one and looking at it. He is now equivalent to Yun Xi's secretary, and the excerpts submitted directly by the local government or drafted by the auxiliary officials are all passed through by him, sorted and classified according to the priority of the matter, and then the resumes of the officials involved in the excerpts are turned out for His Majesty's consultation. Annan's excerpts are now sent directly to Yunxi.

Wang Xi's face was still very calm when he saw the first few copies, and he couldn't see anything, but when he saw the penultimate part, his face changed and became dignified, and when he saw the penultimate part, his face became surprised, and he looked at the sealed envelope in the fold, and did not open the envelope but closed the fold; When I saw the last one, my face returned to normal.

He closed the last excerpt, weighed it, reordered the folds and walked to Yun Xi's side, and when Yun Xi finished grading a batch of folds, he stood up and moved for a while and sat down again to continue to mark the folds, saying: "Your Majesty, the fold that has just been passed over is from Annan. ”

"Something very important?" Yun Xi asked immediately.

"Yes, Your Majesty." He immediately took down the first three copies of the fold and put it in front of Yun Xi, and said, "There are three copies of the report of the fold, and the slave feels very important. ”

"This is the first part," Wang Xi said while Yun Xi opened the recital, "It is His Royal Highness the King of Jingjiang who wants to build momentum for the king in Annan, please allow Your Majesty." ”

This piece of memo is what Zhu Zanyi discussed with Chen Qia before, and it was sent to Guangzhou after Chen Qia revised and improved it.

Yun Xi read the folds and approved the word 'quasi'. This in itself was one of the things he had to do when he sent Chen Qia to Annan, and there was no reason not to allow it.

"This second part, Your Majesty still remembers the excerpt He Rong and Hou Ye gave to His Majesty after the fiasco near Yi'an for the first time, saying that the Ming Dynasty had Annan spies and the renegade Jinyiwei? It's all found out now. ”

"Oh." Yun Xi spoke, opened the fold and looked at it carefully. After a while, he said very angrily: "Han Yike, the magistrate of Lingao County, Hainan Prefecture, turned out to be Annan Xiaozuo? Immediately send someone to Hainan Island to arrest him and interrogate him why he betrayed Daming! ”

Of course, Yoon-hee was angry. He has succeeded to the throne and has been good to hundreds of officials, and besides, this is a collusion with foreign officials, and it is even more intolerable.

"Official," Wang Xi said softly, "Now Han Yike is no longer in Kochi County. He is now the governor of Danzhou. ”

"Who promoted you?" Yoon-hee asked.

Wang Xi hesitated for a moment before he said: "Your Majesty, it was Your Majesty who went to Hainan to inspect before, and when I saw that he still had some ability, I decided to promote him." ”

"What!" Yun Xi had long forgotten about this matter and shouted, "I have ever done such a thing? ”

Wang Xi stood aside and didn't speak, Yun Xi thought back to himself, and after a while, he searched the memory from the depths of his mind.

"This," he wanted to punish the person who promoted Han Yike just now, but he didn't expect that the person who was promoted turned out to be himself, which was very embarrassing.

But immediately Yoon-hee's second reaction was even more angry. I have already shown my appreciation for you, and I even want to hook up with the people of Annam.

So Yun Xi said: "Order Jinyi Wei to arrest him in Guangzhou for interrogation, and when I come back from Annan, I must know why he hooked up with Annan." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Xi agreed.

Yun Hee's gaze turned to the last piece of the recital. He was still waiting for Wang Xi's explanation, but he heard him say: "Your Majesty, there is a secret letter in this letter, and the servants dare not read it. ”

"Oh, what thing did I give them to be so careful?" Yun Xi flipped through the fold, tore open the envelope, and looked at it.