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Imperial City, Military Department.

Zhang Chai sat on the chair and fell into deep thought.

During his interrogation of Iokar, he further deepened his understanding of the Underground Trade Organization, an extremely vicious force in the imperial capital, which not only trafficked in human beings but also involved drugs. even took women in slums and prostitution halls as the targets of drug tests, killing many innocent people, which is a heinous crime!

However, it is not easy to eradicate the underground trade organization, because the background of the underground trade organization is very large, and the involvement is very wide, and there are hundreds of officials involved in the case, and even the royal princes and princesses are involved.

There is no doubt that the existence of the underground trade organization is one of the sources of the decay of the empire, and only by eradicating the underground trade organization can it be possible to improve the empire's depressed economy, but the underground trade organization with the royal family as the background is bound to be difficult to eliminate......

Just as Zhang Chai was frowning as he thought about what to do, there was a sound of heavy footsteps outside the door, and he looked up and saw Minister Earnest stepping in with his hands behind his back.

"ZZ, I heard you arrested my distant relative, Iokar?" Chancellor Earnest looked as if he was asking, but in fact his tone was affirmative, giving the impression of not being angry and arrogant.

"Shouldn't Iokar be arrested for colluding with underground trade organizations, abusing lynchings, mutilating women, and violating the laws of the Empire?" Zhang Chai got up unhurriedly and asked rhetorically.

Minister Earnest's face was cloudy, and he said in a deep voice: "My cousin has died of his father since he was a child, and his mother has been overly pampered and neglected to discipline him, and his temperament is a little stubborn, so it is enough to teach him a proper lesson." ”

Zhang Chai sneered: "The prince is guilty of the same crime as the common people!" Minister, you know this, right? You are the Minister of the Empire, if you connive and shield your relatives privately, what will others think of you? When the time comes, you will be a role model, everyone will learn from you, and use the private power in your hands to do wrong, then it is really unreasonable for this empire not to die. ”

Bang!

Minister Earnest slapped the table in annoyance, blew his beard and glared, "What do you know? Iokar is the head of the Quartermaster Department, and he has always been very good at handling affairs, and he needs to handle many important quartermaster affairs! You arrested him casually, have you ever thought about the military supply problem at the front? Now the army is fighting against the alien peoples in the north, and the Quartermaster Department is indispensable for him! Did you know?! ”

Zhang Chai could see that Minister Earnest was not really angry, on the surface he was protecting his shortcomings, but in fact he was just reminding him not to mess around, he shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: "No matter what, if you do something bad, you will be punished, but since the Ministry of Munitions is short of people now, then I have a suitable person to recommend it." ”

The Quartermaster Department is responsible for the logistics of the army, such as weapons, equipment, uniforms, etc., which is a very important department, and he intends to recommend Iyeas to fill the vacancy in the Quartermaster Department. Iaias has a flexible mind, is not low in force, and has a mature heart, and he is definitely stronger than Iokar in terms of his ability to do things.

"There are some things that you don't overdo too much." Chancellor Earnest warned, said no more, and prepared to turn and leave.

"Chancellor!" Zhang Chai's heart moved, and he stepped forward and said, "I want to ask you about the underground trade organization. ”

Minister Earnest stopped and said in surprise, "What are you asking for?" ”

Zhang Chai frowned and said: "You should know very well that the underground trade organization is a cancer of the empire, and if you leave it alone, there will be big problems sooner or later." ”

"You want to move it?" Minister Earnest's old eyes narrowed into a slit, "The underground trade organization is not as simple as you think, its background is the royal family!" No one ever dared to think of it, you know? ”

In fact, the princes and princesses of the royal family are bitter enemies of Minister Ornest, so even Minister Ornest cannot touch the huge power of the underground trade organization.

Because of this, Zhang Chai wanted to discuss this matter with Minister Earnest, he raised his eyebrows and said: "Minister, even the emperor has been played by you in applause, is the so-called royal family so troublesome for you?" ”

Minister Earnest shook his head and said, "It's not just trouble, it's a headache!" Hmph, don't look at my infinite scenery now, but the real beneficiaries are actually the lazy guys of the royal family! You know General Bud, right? That old stubborn who has always been against me is the one who protects the royal family, and if you don't get rid of Bud, you won't be able to move the underground trade organization. ”

When Zhang Chai heard this, he almost understood the stakes.

The empire should be divided into two factions, one is the minister faction, the other is the royal faction, the background of the underground trade organization is the royal family, and Bude, the old-fashioned general, supports the royal family, so it is inevitable to clash with the minister of Earnest who manipulates the little emperor, so in this intricate relationship, the tumor-like existence of the underground trade organization has virtually formed a huge force that no one can shake.

His mission is very clear, within the two-year task time limit, either to eliminate the revolutionary army, or to find a hidden way out, plus the task limit is to maintain the rule of the empire, then the first thing is to ensure that the empire is not destroyed, so that it is necessary to eradicate the cancer of the empire.

Thinking of this, Zhang Chai suddenly had an idea, what would happen if he united with Minister Earnest to control those princes and princesses in the royal family in one fell swoop, and then eradicate the underground trade organization?

This idea is quite bold, one careless may plunge the entire empire into civil strife, after all, many members of the royal family have feudal territories in various places and also control part of the military power, once the royal family members rebel, then the empire that is already worried about internal and external troubles will be in danger......

Although the consequences may be severe, if he does not take even the slightest risk, the decaying empire will collapse sooner or later, which is not what Zhang Chai wants to see.

As soon as he thought of this, Zhang Chai looked at the cloudy old dark eyes of Minister Ones, he slowly said the bold idea in his heart, and finally, he made up his mind and said: "Bude and other generals will be dealt with by me, and the members of the royal family will be controlled by you, and after the matter is completed, the imperial tumor of the underground trade organization will be eradicated in one fell swoop...... What do you think? Minister, do you dare? ”

Even though Minister Earnest has been in the imperial officialdom for decades and has long been an old slippery head who has been standing at the pinnacle of officialdom and playing with power, he can't help but be surprised when he suddenly hears such a bold idea. (To be continued.) )