Boom!

Just when the corners of Jing Zhaoyin's mouth were raised, suddenly, the door of Jing Zhaoyin's mansion was kicked open, and then, a dense crowd of factory guards poured into Jing Zhaoyin's mansion!

"People from the East Factory?"

Jing Zhaoyin's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly hid the ledger in his hand.

But Cao Zhengchun had already swept in front of him and snatched the account book in his hand!

"Lord Cao, what are you doing here?!"

Jing Zhaoyin saw that the account book was seized, and his eyes were cracked, "This official is a member of the third rank of the imperial court, and you are not qualified to search this official's mansion!"

"Jing Zhaoyin, you sold illicit salt, committed a capital crime, and you still dare to speak hard in front of the Governor?"

Cao Zhengchun sneered, stepped out, and appeared in front of Jing Zhaoyin.

kicked on Jing Zhaoyin's leg and kicked Jing Zhaoyin's legs alive!

Jing Zhaoyin let out a scream like a pig.

"Cao Zhengchun, you abuse lynching, I want to see Your Majesty!"

"Still want to see Your Majesty?"

Cao Zhengchun's eyes showed a hint of ridicule, but he picked up Jing Zhaoyin like a chicken, "If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when we go to the Dongchang dungeon!"

"No!"

Jing Zhaoyin's eyes were full of fear.

The Dongchang dungeon, it's a place where you can't get in.

That's hell for officials!

How many officials were locked up in the dungeons of Dongchang, not seeing the day, wailing night and night.

But before he could say more, Cao Zhengchun had already flown up and carried him in the direction of Dongchang!

Two hours later.

Cao Zhengchun entered the palace to face the saint.

He handed a bloody letter to Zhao Lin and said, "Your Majesty, this is the list of accomplices confessed by Jing Zhaoyin. ”

While presenting the blood book, the corners of Cao Zhengchun's mouth were filled with a hint of coldness.

The torture of Dongchang is unbearable for ordinary people.

He just gave Jing Zhaoyin two kinds of punishments, and the other party couldn't resist it, and honestly confessed all his accomplices.

Zhao Lin unfolded the blood book and swept it away with a glance.

There are many names written on the fold.

There are merchants.

There are also ministers of the DPRK and China.

Among them, there is even a greater existence than Jing Zhaoyin's official position.

Zhao Lin gently closed the fold, his eyes changed, and he was as sharp as a knife.

"Arrest them all and ask for the guilt!"

Zhao Lin said coldly.

"Yes. ”

Cao Zhengchun led the order.

He immediately returned to the East Factory and began to mobilize the entire East Factory to conduct a large-scale search and arrest of the entire Beijing Division!

As long as it has anything to do with the case of selling illicit salt, it is within the scope of arrest of Dongchang.

In the entire Beijing Division, there were at least ten ministers' mansions, all of which were broken into and arrested by the factory guards of the East Factory.

No matter how big or small the official position is, they will all be arrested first!

Zhao Lin only said one sentence.

In the entire Beijing Division, chickens fly and dogs jump!

Panic!

Officials arrested!

The store was seized!

The businessman was arrested and put in prison!

There was a lot of wind.

Above the court, many "upright" ministers began to play to the emperor and attacked Cao Zhengchun and Dongchang in the court.

Since ancient times, eunuchs and civil officials have been two different factions, natural enemies.

The civil officials relied on their background in the imperial examination and looked down on eunuchs.

The eunuchs, on the other hand, relied on being the emperor's domestic slaves and also despised civil officials.

It's just that things are very different today.

This is no ordinary partisan feud.

Cao Zhengchun and Dongchang are only under the orders of His Majesty, and only His Majesty is the head of the horse, and Dongchang dares to arrest people in Beijing on such a large scale, which must be the instruction of His Majesty.

In this way, the attacks of these officials were naturally ineffective, and they were all suppressed by Zhao Lin.

And the clever officials, such as Zhuge Liang and the Six Books of Shangshu, remained silent in the matter and stayed out of it.

They understand the stakes of the matter.

This is not a struggle between civil officials and eunuchs.

Jing Zhaoyin and others colluded with officials and businessmen to secretly sell illicit salt and damage the interests of the imperial court, which was a heinous crime.

Whoever dares to speak for them will surely anger His Majesty.

As they expected, the ministers who attacked Cao Zhengchun and Dongchang were all demoted or dismissed, without exception.

Under Cao Zhengchun's command, in less than two days, all the people involved in the case of selling illicit salt were caught and all arrested.

As for the wind and rain in the city, Zhao Lin is sitting in the palace, as stable as Mount Tai.

However, it is just the arrest of a few ministers who are hungry for profit and some profiteers who violate the law and discipline, and they can't shake the foundation of the imperial court.

The entire Great Song Dynasty is in the palm of Zhao Lin's hands, not to mention that at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there is only one in the capital?

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Cining Palace.

The Queen Mother was chatting with Concubine Tang Shu, sipping fragrant tea, and cheering for homely things.

That's when it happened.

The eunuch came to report.

"Queen Mother, there are several ministers outside the palace who ask to see you. ”

"Nope. ”

The Queen Mother waved her hand and refused directly.

The eunuch's face was embarrassed, and he said: "But those ministers said that if they can't see the queen mother, they won't be able to kneel for a long time......"

"Then let them stay on their knees all the time. ”

The Queen Mother said coldly.

Concubine Tang Shu on the side looked surprised, "Why didn't the queen mother see them?"

"Hmph, they must have come here for the sake of the illicit salt case. ”

The Queen Mother snorted coldly, "This case has touched the Jiangshan Sheji, and it has involved a lot, which has made Your Majesty Long Yan furious. ”

"They want the mourning family to come forward and let His Majesty's subordinates show mercy. ”

"What is the queen mother's plan?"

Tang Shufei asked.

"It is taboo to interfere in politics in the harem. ”

The Queen Mother shook her head and looked calm, "Why did the mourning family offend Your Majesty for the sake of a few ministers?"

"Besides, selling illicit salt is a capital crime in itself, and those people are consumed by the desire for profit, and they are innocent of death. ”

"Spread the will of the mourning family, and say that the mourning family supports all the decisions of His Majesty! During this time, no guests are allowed!"

"Yes. ”

The eunuch then retreated.

The Queen Mother is a smart person, she has long been in power with His Majesty, how can she dictate the affairs of the court now?

In the eyes of the Queen Mother, these ministers who came to beg her were simply stupid to the extreme.

Don't these guys know what kind of character His Majesty is?

Think that her words as the queen mother can make Her Majesty change his mind?

How naïve!

Even if the Heavenly King Lao Tzu pleaded, His Majesty would never let go of those guilty ministers!

She's not that stupid to wade into such troubled waters!

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Prime Minister's Office.

Zhuge Liang is playing chess with his scholar.

In the past few days, he has been in the house and has not gone out.

But he knows everything about the situation in the outside world.

Now, because of the case of selling illicit salt, a hurricane has been set off in the entire court.

Dozens of ministers have fallen as a result.

Many letters of plea were sent to him, wanting to ask him for help.

But he burned them all.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang had only one thought in his mind.

That is, the king wants his ministers to die, and the ministers have to die.

Who is Your Majesty today?

That's the Lord of the World!

Hundreds of millions of lives are in control!

If the Son of Heaven wants to kill, who can stop him?

Even if these ministers were to flee, where would they go?

Under the whole world, it is not the king's land. On the shore of the land, it is not the king's minister!

Even if they run to the ends of the earth, His Majesty can catch them back.

If His Majesty suddenly orders him to commit suicide and apologize, he will not hesitate to present his head!

"Because of the sale of illicit salt, His Majesty has implicated dozens of ministers of the DPRK and China, and all of them have been sent to Dongchang Prison and sentenced and convicted. ”

Zhuge Liang's face showed a hint of emotion, "It seems that our Majesty can't tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes......"

Through this matter, the emperor is afraid that the entire Great Song Dynasty will know a truth.

The dragon has reverse scales, and if you touch it, you will die!

Doing things that are corrupt and perverting the law and committing adultery under the nose of His Majesty, no matter how big the involvement is and how high the official position is, will eventually be found out!

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