Wei Zhongxian entered the palace because he had personally captured the Imperial Commander of the Brocade Guard, Cui Ying Yuan!
They were preparing to report Cui Ying Yuan's situation to the palace!
To take down Cui Ying Yuan, even without the hint from the Emperor, he would still take down Cui Ying Yuan.
It couldn't be said that Old Wei was heartless, but Cui Ying Yuan was too greedy and greedy for power.
Cui Ying Yuan ignored his hints and even dared to show off his authority in front of Tian Ergeng, Xu Xianchun, and the others.
If this wasn't courting death, what was?
The era when he, Old Wei, monopolized the Second East and West Factories and the Embroidered Uniform Guards was over!
However, Cui Ying Yuan still continued to play the same trick. If he didn't make a move, he would be the next person to be dealt with.
For the sake of Ming Dynasty and his own bright future, he could only kill Cui Ying Yuan.
Among the eunuchs, only Cui Ying Yuan had no talent or virtue. He could not be allowed to continue to serve as the commander of the Jinyiwei.
The Brocade Guards were the Emperor's personal army, and they would be the Emperor's escorts and eyes and ears when he went out in the future. They could not be careless!
As Wei Zhongxian's trusted aide, Tu Wenfu understood Wei Zhongxian's current status very well and didn't feel that Wei Zhongxian was doing anything wrong.
If Cui Ying Yuan was not in line with Wei Zhongxian's control of the Jinyiwei, he would be a chess piece pushed out by Wei Zhongxian.
Under the unfavorable circumstances, Cui Ying Yuan was also a scapegoat that he used to kill.
Now, Cui Ying Yuan had completed his historical mission. Moreover, Wei Zhongxian had given him a chance. It was just that Cui Ying Yuan was reckless and wanted to continue staying.
Tu Wenfu sighed,"This subordinate really didn't know that this idiot had such a hobby!" It was not like the Duke of Wei did not give him a chance, but he did not know how to cherish it. Who could he blame?”
Wei Zhongxian's face was livid." I get angry just thinking about this bastard. I clearly hinted at him, but he pretended not to see it."”
Tu Wenfu smiled bitterly." The Duke of Wei was originally a local ruffian. He's ruthless and ruthless. Once he became the leader, he forgot everything and couldn't see the situation clearly."
He's dead. I can't say that the Duke of Wei is heartless. If he continues to stay, I'm afraid we'll all be implicated.”
Tu Wenfu supported Wei Zhongxian in taking down Cui Yingyuan. Everyone knew that Cui Yingyuan was Wei Zhongxian's man.
And the current emperor was wise, he would never allow the East and West Second Plants to reach out to the Jinyiwei.
At the same time, Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun were also keeping an eye on the position of the commander of the Royal Guards. During this period of time, Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun had already cleaned up Cui Ying Yuan's trusted aides.
Only Cui Ying Yuan didn't feel the killing intent coming from within, and he still dared to show off his authority as a boss in front of Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun.
Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun didn't make a move because they wanted Wei Zhongxian to handle it personally.
If Wei Zhongxian did not give them face and still wanted to control the Embroidered Uniform Guards, then Tian Ergeng and Xu Xianchun would definitely make a move.
At that time, everyone's faces would be ugly!
Moreover, the emperor would not allow Wei Zhongxian to do this. Wei Zhongxian had now used the reputation of the East Chamber to take down Cui Yingyuan and handed it over to Tian Ergeng and the other confidants of the emperor to handle.
He had entered the palace to report this matter!
After seeing Wei Zhongxian enter, Zhu Youjian couldn't help but smile.""Old Wei, are you done?"
Wei Zhongxian didn't dare to hide it and smiled bitterly.""Emperor, this old servant is really blind. I gave him a chance, but this bastard didn't cherish it!”
"Cui Ying Yuan was originally a scoundrel, but he suddenly rose to a high position and held the power of life and death in his hands! How can you bear to give up power?"
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid you can't imagine how much this bastard embezzled, can you?" Wei Zhongxian gritted his teeth.”
Zhu Youjian's curiosity was also piqued by Old Wei. He could not help but ask,""Could it be that his assets have already exceeded a million?”
Zhu Youjian no longer held the word 'incorruptible' in his mind when it came to the officials who held real power.
"More than that?" Wei Zhongxian said hatefully. In just three short years, his family property had reached more than two million taels of silver, with no less than three hundred thousand mu of land and thirty shops in the capital.”
Zhu Youjian praised sincerely," Impressive. Although he is a bastard, he is really a genius when it comes to corruption. He has accumulated more than two million taels of silver in three years."”
"This old servant is not angry about this. When I was investigating the shops, I found Slave Jian hiding in them.”
"Is he a spy for Slave Jian?"
"He should have secretly provided information to Slave Jian! Most of the money he collected came from the Fan family…"
Zhu Youjian wasn't too angry. He came from a later generation and had long known about the traitors of the Jin merchants, so he was already mentally prepared.
"It seems that Slave Jian's days are not good, especially in Liaodong region. The people of my Ming Dynasty have been massacred, and nine out of ten houses are empty.”
Zhu Youjian then changed the topic." However, Slave Jian has been waging wars. They lack food, salt, and iron. They need a lot of salt, iron, food, and cloth!”
He knew about the misery of the people of Liaodong, but the nobles and wealthy merchants in the Imperial Kingdom were giving blood to Slave Jian.
However, he didn't expect Cui Ying Yuan to be the one protecting the Jin merchants and providing convenience!
Slave Jian's spy had appeared in the capital. In that case, Slave Jian's southward travel wasn't a temporary plan, but a long-planned one!
" These shops are selling luxury goods under the name of Cui Ying Yuan," Wei Zhongxian said." They sell old ginseng and fur from Changbai Mountain.”
Zhu Youjian sneered." Old Wei, don't underestimate these Jin merchants. If I hadn't destroyed their biggest umbrella, Duke of Cheng Zhu Chunchen, I would have killed them.
He wouldn't let Cui Ying Yuan sell the fur and the old ginseng of Changbai Mountain!
The Jiangnan area was probably sold and amassed wealth by the Duke of Wei and other dignitaries. The north and south were connected, and the empire was like a sieve. There were no secrets in front of Jian Nu.”
Wei Zhongxian asked carefully,"Emperor, should we clear out the Slave Creation Stages in the capital?”
Zhu Youjian nodded." We can clean them up. But don't alert the Jin merchants. Let them continue to jump around. But we must monitor them…"
"The Emperor is going to close the door and beat the dogs?" Wei Zhongxian asked.”
"Yes, Slave Jian will go south next year, and it will be easier to clean them up together.
The goods transported by Jin merchants could be confiscated through various checkpoints.
First, he would put a shackle on the Jin merchants, but he could not force them too much. He would only control the amount of materials he had.”
"This old servant has also been investigating in secret these days!" Wei Zhongxian said in a deep voice. Most of the resources of the Jin merchants came from the Jiangnan area. The Fan family was just a middleman and a second-hand dealer.”
Zhu Youjian said,"Immediately seal off the situation of the three guards. Don't be too strict with the rest."
You can give them an opening and find out the specific route of their supplies. At the same time, find out who is operating and selling in the Jiangnan area.”
Not dealing with it now didn't mean that he wouldn't settle the score in the future.
If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to confuse the enemy and the Northern Slave Jian, Zhu Youjian would have already destroyed the Eight Great Families of the Jin merchants.
Currently, the Eight Great Families of the Jin Dynasty were very important. They were the key to investigating the collusion between the internal and external forces of the empire.
Only by figuring out the specific internal enemies could they be eliminated in one go without causing political turmoil.
Moreover, by next year at the latest, the food would be in his hands through the annexation of the Imperial Villa.
It could force many hidden gentry to reveal themselves and sell their food to Slave Jian in the north.
It was very disadvantageous for Zhu Youjian to deal with it urgently without finding out the colluders inside and outside.
These traitors were extremely rich, and their land assets were also a very considerable number.
In order to increase the number of imperial fields he had, he could only suffer a little.
He would deal with them after he investigated the specific list of these rats. Next year, he could harvest a large number of fields.
Now that he had resolved the issue of the loyalty of the three guards, Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Yingyuan, and Zhou Yuji, the three commanders of the Nine Borders Army, were also asking him for junior officers.
As his trusted subordinates, there was nothing to say. The three of them were given about 10,000 system soldiers.
In order to teach Slave Jian to turn over a new leaf next year, Zhu Youjian also needed to strengthen Lu Xiangsheng, Yan Yingyuan, and Zhou Yuji.
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