Although he was a little surprised at first, Jiang Chuan quickly understood that this was actually normal.

No matter what Li Zicheng's background is, in this era, after all, he is a heroic figure who stirs up the storm and almost subverts the big tomorrow. In terms of his scheme, it is really a logical thing to install eyeliner in the capital.

"How much do you know about these people now?" Jiang Chuan, who calmed down, asked.

"The capital has a large population, the fish and dragons are mixed, various forces are entangled with each other, and the time for the Black Ice Platform to enter the capital is short, so it was not until the past few days that the exact situation of these people was checked. According to the preliminary estimate of his subordinates, the core personnel of these people should be about forty or fifty people, and the other peripheral personnel are all recruited on the spot. The cover identity of many of them is the subordinates of some court magnates, which is also convenient to inquire about the movements of the imperial court. The core of these people is a person nicknamed Harrier, and his cover identity is a steward in the Wei State Mansion, under the pseudonym Liu Xin. ”

Chen Zhaojun said in a deep voice the news he had found.

Jiang Chuan's eyes froze when he heard the words of the Duke of Wei's mansion, Chen Zhaojun was keenly aware of this, and continued: "Your Highness, according to the visit of your subordinates, this Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei, is very likely to have a connection with Li Zicheng. ”

"Is there any evidence?" Jiang Chuan's brows moved, and he asked in a deep voice.

"My subordinates once observed that two months ago, a traveling Taoist came to the Duke of Wei's mansion, and it was said that his fortune-telling was very accurate, and he was treated as a guest by Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei. This man stayed overnight in the Wei Mansion before leaving. Later, according to the information we had, this person's appearance and figure were very similar to Song Xiance, the military advisor next to Li Zicheng. Moreover, that steward Liu Xin entered the Wei State Mansion as a steward five days after this Taoist left. Therefore, his subordinates have reason to believe that Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei, colluded with Li Zicheng, and Liu Xin was not only the link between the two sides, but also the person in charge of the spies of the Dashun Army in the capital. ”

Hearing this, the doubts in Jiang Chuan's heart were finally solved. He finally understood now why he felt that Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei, was hostile to him, because his arrival ruined his plan to join Li Zicheng.

Originally, after he heard that Liu Yao was imprisoned by the emperor in Jinyiwei Prison, he thought that Liu Lin was hostile to him because of this incident.

Now it seems that that it is at most a superficial reason, and the real reason is that his arrival has ruined his future.

In this way, everything makes sense.

With Liu Lin, a traitor, these assassins were naturally prepared to learn the time and route of Jiang Chuan's entry into the city, and they were able to escape smoothly afterwards, and everything was explained.

However, what surprised Jiang Chuan even more was the intelligence gathering ability of the Black Ice Terrace. In fact, it has only been less than half a year since the Black Ice Platform entered the capital, but this intelligence gathering ability is really amazing, and even such a secret thing has been investigated.

"You have done a good job, and the king will reward you. You said before that there are many people who collude with Li Zicheng, who else are they? Jiang Chuan asked in a deep voice.

After Chen Zhaojun thanked Jiang Chuan, he said a few more names, most of them were nobles, and there were also a few clan figures.

"These fools who have forgotten their ancestors really think that they can continue their moth-eaten life by taking refuge in Li Zicheng, it's ridiculous." Hearing the names of those clans, Jiang Chuan snorted coldly and scolded.

Chen Zhaojun was silent and waited for Jiang Chuan's orders.

"I caught a prisoner today, and this king handed it over to you for trial, I don't care what means you use, this king only needs his confession. Of course, this king doesn't mind having a few more names on the confession. Egawa's voice became cold.

Chen Zhaojun's eyes moved slightly, and he bowed down and said in a low voice: "My subordinates understand that there must be a result before dark." ”

Jiang Chuan summoned Bai Mu and asked him to hand over the Assassin captives he had captured today to Chen Zhaojun for interrogation.

After Chen Zhaojun went down, Jiang Chuan lay on a bamboo recliner and closed his eyes and pondered.

It is now almost certain that today's assassination was planned by Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei. And it also involves more noble clans.

When I first came to the capital, I originally planned to wait and see before making plans, but I didn't expect these people to attack me first.

But fortunately, the death of these fools just gave themselves a chance to justify themselves and make an example of the monkeys.

Since it has been delivered to the door, let's use these chicken heads to deter other monkeys who are about to move.

Regarding the attitude of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the noble clan, Jiang Chuan naturally had a plan.

In fact, to put it bluntly, it is very simple, in the words of the founding ancestor in his previous life, it is to unite all the forces that can be united.

However, Jiang Chuan also added: Fight all the enemies that must be attacked.

In terms of interests, if Jiang Chuan wants to subvert the Ming Dynasty, the last thing he wants to do is the current Ji family clan. After all, the rich and wealthy life of these people is based on their royal family.

Once the dynasty changes, these people will become the iniquities of the previous dynasty. According to the practice of previous dynasties, if they can save their lives, they can burn high incense.

The second is those nobles who are deeply favored by the emperor, their ancestors are all knights who followed the founding ancestors of the Ming Dynasty to fight the country, so they can be regarded as shareholders in the large group of the Ming Dynasty, although they basically only participate in dividends and do not interfere in the company's affairs, but they are also involved in various interests.

So they are the second group that is unwilling to be subverted. Of course, there are not a few people like Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei, who want to continue or even expand their power and status through Li Zicheng, after all, for these nobles, although life is good, there are many restrictions from the imperial court.

The group that may have the weakest feelings for the imperial court is the official. They are all rogue officials, that is, they can be laid off at any time, unlike the clan and nobles, who can be hereditary.

And the main force of work in the court is these officials who are promoted by step by step examination.

They are equivalent to external employees at all levels of the company, once the company has the possibility of bankruptcy, they are the first group of people to leave, after all, the company is only an employment relationship with them, and the owner will be replaced by another owner after the owner collapses. And those clans and nobles definitely can't slap their butts and leave so easily.

Once the company goes bankrupt, and the big boss hangs up or runs away with his sister-in-law, then all kinds of debts and property rights and other issues must be liquidated with them, the shareholders and the relatives of the big boss.

Therefore, based on the above analysis, Jiang Chuan's attitude is very clear, it is to win over officials, it is to restrict the nobles, and it is naturally mainly to suppress the clan.

Of course, this is only the basic policy, there are also officials who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and there are also nobles and clans who are willing to find a new way out for themselves, and specific problems still have to be dealt with concretely.

After sorting out the clue in his heart, Jiang Chuan opened his eyes and breathed a long sigh of relief.

To be honest, Jiang Chuan prefers to fight with open swords and guns on the battlefield than to intrigue with these people and calculate with each other.

But he also knew that since he had embarked on this path, these were all things that he had to go through.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and it was several eunuchs who brought a large wooden basin and hot water for bathing.

Many people think that only the palace has eunuchs, but this is not the case. There are eunuchs in various palaces and even princesses' mansions or princesses' mansions or concubines' mansions, but the emperor is not the only one who is afraid of cuckolding.

Therefore, there are naturally eunuchs in Jiangchuan's palace, and they are all rewarded by the emperor from the palace.

The eunuch at the head looked dignified and calm, and Jiang Chuan not only asked curiously, "What's your name?" The yamen in the palace before? ”

The eunuch hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Back to Your Highness, the slave maid is called Zhang Shun, who used to be waiting for the ancestor in the ceremonial supervisor, and the ancestor saw that the slave and maid were quite capable, so he asked the slave and maid to serve His Highness." ”

Jiang Chuan was stunned for a moment and asked, "Old Ancestor? ”

That Zhang Shun lowered his eyebrows and replied: "My lord, the ancestor is the honorific title of these palace maids and eunuchs in our palace to the master of ceremonies and the seal of Grandpa Wei. The celebrant and several other fathers-in-law, slaves and maids are all honored as ancestors. ”

Jiang Chuan suddenly understood, remembering that it seemed to be called this way in the Ming Dynasty 1566 that he had seen before, and not only laughed.

"I didn't expect you to be the person next to Gonggong Wei. Grandpa Wei has always been good, huh? Jiang Chuan asked.

"Father-in-law Wei is all right, but he often thinks about His Royal Highness. Before the slave maid came, Gonggong Wei repeatedly told the slave and maid that the slave and maid must serve His Royal Highness well. Gonggong Wei said that His Royal Highness is the future heaven of the Ming Dynasty, and the most important thing in this world is His Royal Highness. That Zhang Shun spoke in a sincere tone, not annoying, and Jiang Chuan was very comfortable listening to it.

His heart moved, secretly thinking about what is the relationship between this Zhang Shun and Wei Zhongxian, is it really Wei Zhongxian's henchman?

Regarding the relationship between Wei Zhongxian and himself, Jiang Chuan actually didn't pay much attention to it. After all, now he is the towering tree, and Wei Zhongxian and Xia Junze are just vines that want to climb their own big tree.

If Wei Zhongxian is willing to be sincerely loyal, then he doesn't mind letting him cling and give him a chance.

If Wei Zhongxian had a plan to bet on both sides, then he would have to stay. The people in this house have to be screened carefully.

The eunuch Zhang Shun looked at the young, handsome, and imposing His Royal Highness the King of Qin in front of him, and suddenly pondered and was silent, and did not dare to say more, kneeling on the ground and hanging his head without saying a word.

After these eunuchs were castrated, they were less courageous than ordinary people. The momentum on Jiang Chuan's body was cultivated from fighting on the battlefield and commanding thousands of troops, both evil spirit, and the strength of the superior, usually when he smiled and spoke, it was okay, but at this time he was suddenly silent, and suddenly there was a feeling of not being angry and self-threatening, so that Zhang Shun had a feeling that he was facing a tiger, and his body couldn't help trembling.

At this moment, Bai Mu's voice came from outside: "Lord, the eunuch Wei Zhongxian is here, saying that he has come to visit the lord by order. ”