When Li Xuan heard Zhao Hao's words, his brows furrowed deeply.

During this time, he almost didn't go out because he had learned a key step in his own martial arts.

Naturally, I didn't pay attention to the affairs of the East Factory.

He didn't expect that this Yang Guan would be so impatient.

After all.

It has only been more than three months since Wei Jingzhong left.

Yang Guan couldn't wait to take over the East Factory, and he was a little anxious.

On second thought, though.

These days, Yang Guan has issued a lot of laws, as if he wants to clean up internal affairs and exclude dissidents.

Controlling the entire East Factory in advance can indeed do a lot of unsightly dirty work for him.

'It seems that the situation in the court is more complicated than I imagined, Yang Guan wants to completely control the court, he must be replaced with his own people, Dongchang is only the first to be opened, there must be a big move in the follow-up, Princess Hongying's previous prediction is right, this Yang Guan's eyes will be repaid, narrow-minded, nepotism, not a suitable candidate for the emperor, I didn't expect that I just succeeded to the throne for less than half a year, and there will be chaos! ’

Li Xuan's mind was clear, and he roughly guessed Yang Guan's thoughts.

Now.

Although Yang Guan succeeded to the throne as the crown prince and placed various princes under house arrest who threatened him, the court was not his hall.

The group of eunuchs promoted by Qingliu, relatives, and Wei Jingzhong has always occupied important positions in the court.

Take the current cabinet chief assistant as an example, he belongs to the Qingliu faction, and he obeys Yang Guan on the surface, but in fact, he also represents the interests of the people in the world, and he will give Yang Guan direct advice, and will not act in full accordance with Yang Guan's will.

Yang Guan naturally couldn't wait to replace these people.

Of course.

If you want to replace these people, it is also difficult, and you must make up some charges for these people to make yourself reasonable!

These unsightly things naturally need to be handed over to the East Factory to do.

It's just that Shangguan Rou is not Yang Guan's cronies, and Yang Guan wants the East Factory to be completely obedient to him, so he must replace the top leader of the East Factory.

"What crime did the emperor condemn to Shangguan Factory?" Li Xuan couldn't help asking.

Although he didn't have much contact with Shangguan Rou, when he was suppressing bandits in Guangning Mansion, he was also taken care of by Shangguan Rou.

If Shangguan Rou hadn't given him the identity of Dongchang, he would not have been respected by the Queen Mother.

Therefore, if he can help this Shangguan Rou, Li Xuan is also willing to help.

Zhao Hao opened his mouth and said: "Corruption and bribery, a group of brocade guards, in the house of the Shangguan factory governor, found a large number of money and jewelry of unknown origin, the total value of which is about hundreds of thousands of taels. ”

Li Xuan tightened his lips: "If it's just a crime like accepting bribes, Shangguan Factory Governor should not be guilty of death, and you don't have to worry too much." ”

In the current situation, at most, Yang Guan found an excuse to replace Shangguan Rou.

He definitely didn't dare to really kill Shangguan Rou.

If Yang Guanzhen has murderous intentions, then the crime of convicting Shangguan Rou is a rebellion.

Yang Guan did not kill Shangguan Rou, probably because Shangguan Rou was Wei Jingzhong's confidant.

If Wei Jingzhong comes back and sees Shangguan Rou killed, it will inevitably clash with Yang Guan.

Wei Jingzhong has been known as the first person in the world since he overwhelmed the crowd before.

Even if Yang Guan is now the emperor, he doesn't dare to offend easily.

Zhang Dafu opened his mouth and said: "We all know what the purpose of this emperor is, although the Shangguan Factory Governor will not worry about his life, but it is inevitable that the Emperor will do anything else to the Shangguan Factory Governor in order to deter other people in the East Factory." ”

Li Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly: "You mean, the emperor may abolish the martial arts of Shangguan and the Governor?" ”

"I don't rule out this possibility, after all, now there are many people in the East Factory who have brought them out, including me, if the emperor wants to control the East Factory, he must first control the time bomb of the Shangguan Factory Governor, do you know, this time the Shangguan Factory Governor was arrested, it was a martial saint I had never seen, I don't know where the emperor found it." Zhao Hao said.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment, and then said: "Now that the general trend of the world has changed, it is not surprising that some strange martial saints have appeared, and this may also be the emperor's confidence to act." ”

Zhao Hao said: "Right now, only the Queen Mother can restrain the emperor's actions, Gonggong Li, you are the Queen Mother's henchman, persuade the Queen Mother to say a few words, and explain the benefits to her, don't let the emperor really abolish the Shangguan Factory Governor, otherwise, there may be a riot in the East Factory, and things will be more troublesome at that time." ”

Zhang Dafu said: "If the Shangguan Factory Governor is really abolished, it is estimated that many factory guards in the East Factory will leave." ”

"This may be what the emperor wants to see, some old people in Dongchang don't retreat, how can he install his own people?" Li Xuan shook his head.

There was a pause.

He continued: "In this way, you wait here first, and I will go to Cining Palace to find out the tone of the Queen Mother." ”

Now.

Although the Queen Mother did not indirectly participate in the affairs of the court, she engaged in the curtain and listened to the government.

However, the Queen Mother must have known about Shangguan Rou's arrest.

Li Xuan also happened to go to find out what the Queen Mother's attitude was.

Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Gonggong Li, then it's troublesome for you, I hope things won't get the worst outcome." ”

He was brought out by Shangguan Rou.

If Shangguan Rou was really abolished by the emperor, he would definitely not continue to stay in Dongchang.

Li Xuan didn't say anything more, and asked Zhao Hao and the others to wait in his courtyard.

Then.

He left the courtyard directly and went straight to Cining Palace.

After a stick of incense.

Li Xuan came to Cining Palace, and under the leadership of the little eunuch, he stepped into the main hall.

Now.

Empress Dowager Xia was sitting in her seat, holding a document and examining it, her eyebrows frowning slightly.

"I've seen the Queen Mother." Li Xuan bowed and said.

Empress Dowager Xia said: "Oh, Xiao Xuanzi, haven't you been consolidating your cultivation recently, why do you have time to come to Cining Palace today?" ”

Li Xuan said: "Back to the Queen Mother, I have heard some rumors recently, so I want to talk to the Queen Mother." ”

Naturally, he would not mention the matter of Shangguan Rou stupidly, but was ready to knock on the side to see the attitude of the Queen Mother.

"You say." Empress Dowager Xia nodded.

Li Xuan said: "That's the case, recently I went to the East Factory, I heard that the emperor is going to change the blood of the East Factory, many of the factory guards in the East Factory are panicked and have no intention of doing things, and the little one feels that this is not a good signal, so I came to report to the Queen Mother." ”

Empress Dowager Xia's eyes flashed, and she looked at Li Xuan and said: "Xiao Xuanzi, do you think these high-level officials of the East Factory should be replaced, after all, the East Factory is a special institution that directly obeys the emperor's orders, but at the moment, these high-level officials of the East Factory, including Shangguan Rou, were all pulled up by Wei Jingzhong, and they are not very loyal to the emperor." ”

"This Empress Dowager Xia, really knows about Shangguan Rou, and the arrest of Shangguan Rou is the meaning of Empress Dowager Xia...... Li Xuan understood what Empress Xia meant from a few words from Empress Dowager Xia.

Empress Dowager Xia and Yang Guan are both ready to take the East Factory first, and replace the high-level leaders of the East Factory with their own people to prepare for the control of the court.

Li Xuan thought for a while and said: "If the Queen Mother has a suitable candidate, it is understandable to replace the top management of the East Factory, but the factory guards on the side of the East Factory will inevitably have a stress reaction, and it is not good that many people will leave the East Factory and find another way to make a living, after all, many people in the East Factory have been promoted by Wei Jingzhong, including Shangguan Rou, if it is changed, it may make people uneasy." ”

Empress Dowager Xia nodded and said: "There is a certain truth in what you say, so these high-level leaders need to be screened, and those who are reliable will stay, and if they can't be trusted, it's okay to let them leave." ”

"I don't know how the Queen Mother will screen these high-level executives of the East Factory?" Li Xuan couldn't help asking.

Empress Dowager Xia said: "Let's tell you the truth, now Shangguan Rou has committed the crime of corruption and bribery, and has been arrested and imprisoned, after that, the emperor will arrange some things for the high-level criminal officials of Dongchang to do, and if they do well, they will stay, and if they don't do well, let them leave." ”

Li Xuan's eyes flashed, and he asked, "I don't know what the Queen Mother plans to do with Shangguan's father-in-law?" ”

Empress Dowager Xia asked rhetorically, "What do you think should be done?" ”

Li Xuan said: "Killing is definitely not possible, this Shangguan Rou is Wei Jingzhong's cronies, if Wei Jingzhong comes back and sees Shangguan Rou killed, he will definitely not give up." ”

"Well, it's just a bribe, and the amount is not large, so naturally he won't be sentenced to death, but he can't continue to be in the position of factory governor." Empress Dowager Xia expressed her intentions, "Wait for him for a period of time, the emperor will completely control Dongchang, and then let him out, and when the time comes, see if he will continue to stay in Dongchang and atone for his sins, or do something else." ”

When Li Xuan heard this, he knew that the Queen Mother should not abolish Shangguan Rou for the time being, so he couldn't help but say:

"The Queen Mother is wise."

Empress Dowager Xia said: "Speaking of which, this palace said before that it will find an opportunity to promote you to the criminal officer of Dongchang, right now, it is a good time, this palace will arrange something for you to do, if you can do it, this palace will write to the emperor and promote you!" ”

"Please ask the Queen Mother to command." Li Xuan bowed.

He didn't have much interest in the position of criminal officer.

However, since the Queen Mother took the initiative to mention it, he naturally would not refuse.

With his current strength, even if it is a Martial Saint, he can solve it.

I'm not worried that I won't be able to complete the task of the Empress Dowager Xia.

Empress Dowager Xia said: "Right now, the emperor wants to carry out land reform, re-measure the land in the world, sort out the household registration, and register the population, but Pei Yuanzhong, the household servant, has been disobedient, and the palace is very disliked. ”

When Li Xuan heard what Empress Dowager Xia had arranged, his eyebrows furrowed slightly.

This is, vote for the name?!

Li Xuan understood in an instant how the Empress Dowager Xia was going to screen the high-level of the East Factory.

Those who are willing to cooperate with the emperor to do these dirty jobs will stay.

If you don't want to, just send it away!

Li Xuan bowed: "The small ones obey the order, and the small ones will do it at night." ”

"Well, this is a search warrant, you take it, there are a lot of dead soldiers in this Pei Yuanzhong Mansion, there may be martial artists in the Grandmaster Realm, you have to be careful."

Empress Dowager Xia handed Li Xuan a piece of paper with a seal and the word 'search' written on it.

Li Xuan took it: "Niangniang, please rest assured, the little one must be done properly." ”

"Well, Hongu is waiting for your good news." Empress Dowager Xia nodded.

Li Xuan didn't stay long, and bowed down.

His brow furrowed slightly.

This Empress Dowager Xia and the emperor are going to carry out land reform and population census so soon, which is simply death.

You must know that the land of the whole country is in the hands of most wealthy families, and measuring the land will obviously infringe on their interests, and if it is not done, it will provoke a popular uprising.

Not to mention the inventory of the population, every family and sect has black households, such as some unregistered slaves, dead soldiers, etc., adding up to tens of millions of people.

These families will definitely not let these people be registered.

If you want to reorganize your household registration, you will inevitably encounter a lot of obstacles!

Neither land reform nor household registration can be accomplished so easily, and there are great risks.

It seems that the Empress Dowager Xia also discovered that the reason why the Great Cadre is declining day by day is that the fundamental reason is the land annexation and the uneven distribution of wealth, so she wants to carry out reforms, but the implementation of this policy without strength will undoubtedly accelerate the death of the Great Cadre. ’

Li Xuan shook his head and didn't think much about it.

No matter how big a cadre is, it's none of his business.

The big deal is that when the time comes, Yang Guan will be forced to abdicate and be replaced as the emperor.

Whether it is the princes or the princess Hongying, they are all eyeing the throne.

Not much.

Li Xuan returned to the courtyard of the cold palace.

Zhao Hao and Zhang Dafu hurriedly greeted them.

Zhao Hao couldn't help but say: "Gonggong Li, what did the Queen Mother say?" ”

Li Xuan said: "Don't worry, the Queen Mother has made it clear that she will only close the Shangguan Factory Governor for a period of time, and will not abolish the martial arts of the Shangguan Factory Governor. ”

When Zhao Hao heard this, he first breathed a sigh of relief, and then frowned:

"It seems that the emperor is determined to take over the East Factory."

Li Xuan nodded: "Yes, the emperor needs Dongchang to help him do some unsightly work, and he must need someone who can be relied on, which is understandable." ”

There was a pause.

He continued: "Speaking of which, the Queen Mother also arranged things for me to do, I don't know if you are interested." ”

"What's the matter?" Zhao Hao and Zhang Dafu said in unison.

Li Xuan told the Queen Mother about the things arranged by the Queen Mother and the next plans.

Zhang Dafu has been the head of the cold palace for many years, so he naturally understood the queen mother's intentions at once:

"This is to let the senior management of the East Factory hand over the vote, and by the way, you can also pull out some powerful ministers who do not obey the order."

Zhao Hao frowned:

"I heard that this Pei Yuanzhong Pei Shilang has a clean sleeve, and has repeatedly written books to reduce taxes in various places and seek benefits for the people, he is a rare good official, this kind of person, will he also be raided?"

When Li Xuan heard this, his expression couldn't help but stagnate:

"yes, I haven't heard of that."

The Queen Mother must know the details of this Pei Yuanzhong, and she also ordered herself to go to the house.

Isn't this a test of your loyalty?!

Only by not asking the reason, not asking the indiscriminate, resolutely implement the instructions arranged by the above.

Is it a qualified factory guard in the East Factory?!

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