It turned out to be a secret report letter, a report letter sent privately to an important person in the imperial court. Of course, the report letter in front of Qin Tai was given to Qin Tai by Zhang Juzheng, and of course the recipient was Zhang Juzheng himself. Almost every successful person has a group of strangers who pledge their allegiance to him. These people may not know the person to whom they are allegiated, and it is unlikely that they will even meet each other, but that does not hinder their actions. Every big man needs this kind of person who is loyal to him, and of course, as a small person, he must also have an object of allegiance, otherwise they will not be able to gain a foothold in the officialdom. Only when you have the goal of allegiance and follow the right master, can you mix well in officialdom. Of course, it's not easy to get the big guys to escort them, at least they have to let the big guys see their role. Therefore, these little people voluntarily act as the eyes and ears and lackeys of the big people, and even obey any orders of the big people. The big guys also need this kind of people to do things under their own hands, so these people have become semi-public private organizations of the big guys, asking for relevant news for their masters in various places. Zhang Juzheng also needed to take refuge in the big man when he was not a big man, and his object of refuge was King Yu and the cabinet deputy Xu Jie. When he became a disciple of Xu Jie, and after King Yu's attendant, he left a deep mark on his body, and he was inseparable from King Yu and Xu Jie. Later, King Yu became the successor to the throne, Xu Jie also became the first assistant of the cabinet, and Zhang Juzheng gradually became a big man. He also privately organizes manpower and develops downlines to work for himself. Later, Zhang Juzheng became more and more powerful, and there were more and more cronies under him. Almost every day, I receive messages from my cronies all over the country, some of them public, some of them secret.

Zhang Juzheng vaguely pointed out the source of this letter in the accompanying letter, first, to convince Qin Tai of the accuracy of Zhang Juzheng's news, and second, to make Qin Tai feel the seriousness of the situation. This person named Li Ning is currently a member of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, and he is an official who is not big or small in the south. Compared with the six yamen in the capital, the yamen in Nanjing is not only idle but also has very little oil and water. Generally speaking, those who served as officials in the six yamen of Nanjing were those who were about to reach their age, or they were excluded. Li Ning, as a close confidant of Zhang Juzheng, a future star, should not have been here. However, he not only served in Nanjing, but also in the Ministry of Industry, which was the most bitter, tiring, and unpromising of the six yamen, which no one expected. In fact, all of this was deliberately arranged by Zhang Juzheng, that is, to let Li Ning stick here like a nail to monitor the officials here. Li Ning, a cronie secretly cultivated by Zhang Juzheng, almost no outsiders know about his relationship with Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng sent him here not only to supervise whether the officials here were manipulating the project budget, but also to Li Ning to supervise whether the officials here had any contact with the vassal king. As the capital of the Ming Dynasty and the former capital, Nanjing not only has a set of six yamen, but also has an imperial palace without an emperor. There were large and small actual vassal kings nearby, and their fiefdoms were near Nanjing. Once these vassal kings had the intention of becoming emperors, occupying this ruined palace and claiming the title of emperor was the most justifiable. Being the emperor in Nanjing means that this vassal king has the courage and intention to be the emperor, which is more than half of the success. As the first capital of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing has a perfect imperial palace and the location of the mausoleum of the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang. Once this vassal king ascended the throne and became emperor in Nanjing, it was not only spoken, but also reasonable. Even if the imperial court wanted to conquer, they could also use the natural danger of the Yangtze River to stalemate with the imperial army's army for a while. Therefore, Zhang Juzheng attached great importance to the monitoring of the inside and outside of the southern capital from the very beginning, and his purpose of placing Li Ning here was very far-sighted.

Just when Li Ning thought that he was about to be given up by Zhang Juzheng, he got an unexpected gain. Because Zhang Juzheng was originally a disciple of Xu Jie, he was trained by Xu Jie's successor, so most of the people below thought that Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie's goods were all the way. They didn't know that Xu Jie's later wooing Zhang Juzheng many times, Zhang Juzheng was unwilling to go along with Xu Jie, and he was already at odds with each other. There are many reasons why Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie did not completely turn their faces. First, Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie have the status of master and apprentice, and once they turn their faces, Zhang Juzheng will be charged with bullying the teacher and destroying the ancestors. Zhang Ju is going to be the future head of the Ming Dynasty, and he can't be infamous for this reason. Second, Zhang Juzheng needs to take over the people and power from Xu Jie, who is about to retreat, and he can't contradict Xu Jie at this time. Third, the emperor at that time, Emperor Longqing, also hoped that they would be amiable and set a good example for those who followed. Therefore, Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie did not completely turn their faces, Zhang Juzheng let the teacher Xu Jie everywhere. Xu Jie also knew that if he turned his face with Zhang Juzheng, it was not only Zhang Juzheng who suffered, but his own loss might be even greater. Xu Jie's old age will always die, and his descendants will have to live in the future, once he offends the first assistant of the current dynasty, Zhang Juzheng's future against Xu Jie's descendants will outweigh the losses. Therefore, Xu Jie tried his best to maintain a polite and amicable attitude with Zhang Juzheng on the surface. The people below still think that Xu Jie's people are Zhang Juzheng's people, and Zhang Juzheng's people are also their friends of Xu Jie's party.

When this Xu Jie's cronies contacted Li Ning, Li Ning almost showed his feet. Li Ning, who knew the grievances between Zhang Juzheng and Xu Jie, didn't expect Xu Jie's subordinates to come to contact him. Li Ning held the mentality of listening and watching and participated in several of their secret gatherings. What Li Ning didn't expect happened, Li Ning vaguely heard some eyebrows, these people seemed to be helping Xu Jie, who had already been Zhishi, to contact some people. Li Ning, in a very coincidental situation, knew who was on the other end of their contact.

The role of the Ministry of Industry in Beijing is similar to that of the Ministry of Industry in Beijing, which is mainly responsible for the maintenance and maintenance of public facilities under its jurisdiction. In contrast, if you want to rebuild or start the project, the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing does not have such a large budget, and you need to report to the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household in Beijing. After the accounting of the Ministry of Industry of Beijing is approved, the Ministry of Household of Beijing will allocate funds to the Ministry of Household of South, and the Ministry of Household of South Beijing will allocate the money to the Ministry of Industry of South Beijing, so that the Ministry of Industry here can start construction. The Ministry of Southern Beijing was also responsible for the daily maintenance of several feudal palaces. Of course, because the yamen's funds are insufficient, it can only be slightly repaired. Every time this kind of thing is thankless, if you don't repair it, the vassal kings will say irresponsible remarks and scold their mothers, and if you go to repair it, the vassal kings will still be unhappy. Therefore, the Shangshu servants of the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing were reluctant to go, and some Langzhong could also push and push, so that people like Li Ning, who could only be deputies, would come forward to do things. Li Ning was ordered to take someone to repair the outer wall of the palace for a prince, but he saw a person who should not be here on the side of the outer wall. Through the appearance of this person, as well as the words and deeds of their assembly, Li Ning was almost certain that the people who these people wanted to contact were these vassal kings.

He wrote down everything he knew, as well as his own thoughts and opinions, and secretly sent it to Zhang Juzheng in the capital. Zhang Juzheng was skeptical at first, and did not want to make it public immediately. Zhang Juzheng wanted to personally send someone to check again, after all, this time the matter was aimed at Xu Jie, the original cabinet chief. Xu Jie is not only the original cabinet chief, but also his teacher and guide for Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Juzheng is unwilling to believe that this matter has anything to do with Xu Jie, both in public and private. But Zhang Juzheng seemed to feel something in his heart, as if he felt that this matter was true. When Zhang Juzheng hesitated, several other sources of information came back. Just when several other bigwigs also received private letters, Zhang Juzheng finally confirmed the authenticity of this matter.

The reason why Zhang Juzheng was able to determine it was because of a letter from another cronie. This cronie is hidden deeper than Li Ning, and he is one of Zhang Juzheng's closest cronies. This person who is not only a fellow villager with Xu Jie, but also the same year as Xu Jie's son, is an ultimate spy that Zhang Juzheng spent a lot of effort to secretly stay by Xu Jie's side in his early years. He will never have any contact with Zhang Juzheng in normal times, and will only contact Zhang Juzheng alone when it is most critical. This person also had information about Li Ning at about the same time, and it also confirmed that Xu Jiezheng was secretly contacting several well-intentioned vassal kings in an attempt to force the little emperor to step down. With this person's confirmation, Zhang Juzheng finally fully believed Li Ning's words, but Zhang Juzheng was not happy.