Huang Liji felt incredible, since His Majesty knew, why didn't he summon me to wait for the audience?

The three cabinet scholars looked at each other, and for a while they couldn't figure out the intentions of Emperor Bai Qi!

What a big deal!

It's not an exaggeration to say that the sky is falling.

With such a big event, there is no choice to discuss with the cabinet, and it is obvious that this emperor's heart is already unpredictable.

Huang Liji subconsciously looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "Sun Gong, what do you think?" ”

After all, among the three of them, the one who knows the Emperor of the Apocalypse the most is Sun Chengzong.

Sun Chengzong said: "The old man thinks this matter is a bit unbelievable, if the guess is good, there should be a will soon." ”

Liu Hongxun sighed and said: "Those people in Jiangnan are really bold and reckless, things have come to this point, no matter what you do, it is difficult to have a perfect solution."

And at this time, suddenly a eunuch came in a hurry and said: "Your Majesty has an edict, Xu Zhaokui, the secretary of the Imperial Punishment Department, will go down to the south of the Yangtze River to thoroughly investigate the assassination case, Qinya!" ”

Huang Liji and the others received the commandment, and they couldn't help but look at each other.

Zhou Yingqiu went to investigate corruption and died.

Now another criminal department has been sent

"There's something strange about this"

Liu Hongxun said: "Maybe Your Majesty wants to turn big things into small things and small things into nothing, otherwise, I won't send the criminal department to investigate thoroughly." ”

Huang Liji nodded, this may be the best result, Jiangnan is an important town in the world for money and grain, once it is chaotic, the consequences are unpredictable.

But if it is just a thorough investigation, then with the IQ of this criminal department Shangshu, he must try his best to control this matter within a controllable range!

For example, find out how the Assassin killed someone, why he killed someone, and so on.

However, although Liu Hongxun said this, Huang Liji was still a little incredulous, and he muttered: "I'm afraid that things won't be so simple, and Your Majesty's temperament will never be like this." ”

"It's hard to say." Liu Hongxun said: "After all, this is a major event that shakes the country's foundation, and if you are not careful, it will be a catastrophe, even if it is Your Majesty, you need to deal with it carefully." ”

In fact, it's not just the cabinet anymore.

When the news broke, the capital shook.

Out of concern about Jiangnan, people also began to have a lot of gossip.

Of course, there are people who have fun.

After all, Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of the ministry, was a eunuch, and this assassination was really a heavy blow to the eunuch party in the eyes of people.

In fact, this can also be understood, today's party struggle has reached a white-hot stage, and they are already on the same footing with each other, and the new deal has become a sword hanging over people's heads, which is really worrying.

The death of the official Shangshu is nothing less than a warning to the palace.

This time it was an assassination, so what about the next time?

And Xu Zhaokui, the secretary of the Criminal Department, got the will, and he was already panicking.

He is also a eunuch.

But this case obviously has no way to be investigated.

If you look into it thoroughly, God knows what the consequences will be.

So he took the will, but did not set out, intending to continue to delay.

Many reports came from Jiangnan, and the six ministers of Jiangnan mentioned the assassination case in a colorful manner, but almost all of them said in unison, saying that the assassin was just an ordinary person who hated the eunuchs, because they really hated the eunuchs, so they took risks, and now they are imprisoned in prison, and they confessed that it was their own actions and had nothing to do with anyone else.

After that, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not summon any more ministers.

He didn't show his head either, as if nothing had happened.

The expected anger and anger did not appear.

It seems that this incident did not affect the mood of the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

Therefore, judging from the feedback from all aspects of Jingshi, Jiangnan's side, after waiting anxiously for half a month, everyone finally slowly relaxed.

It's still on the Qinhuai River, and it's still the Qinhuai River, where the lights are red and green, the lights of thousands of homes, the bursts of silk and bamboo, the laughter, and the Qinhuai River.

In the painting boat, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

What's more, with a bit of sarcasm, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect that the faint monarch would also be scared." ”

"The people's hearts are available." A scholar in an official scarf shook his head and said: "Here in Jiangnan, everyone spurns that eunuch, Zhou Yingqiu died, I don't know how many people set off firecrackers!" In recent days, the old man has visited relatives and friends, and when people mention this matter, they are all overjoyed and overjoyed by the assassin Zhang Qingxiang, who mentions this person, and many people give him a thumbs up, saying that he is a righteous man! ”

"Hahaha"

And they all laughed heartily.

"Judging from the news from the imperial court, this time I sent the criminal department secretary to investigate, but although Xu Zhaokui, the secretary of the criminal department, is also a eunuch, but with Zhou Yingqiu's experience, I am afraid that it is not us who is panicking now, but this criminal department secretary."

"But you still have to be careful, for the sake of the best assassin Zhang Qingxiang, let's kill it."

"Kill now?"

"Kill now!" The man sitting on the first seat muttered, "Let's do it tonight, and destroy the corpse." ”

"Okay, the subordinate should be the person to do it."

"Over there in the imperial court," the person sitting in the first place, continued thoughtfully: "Although Your Majesty asked the Criminal Department to conduct a thorough investigation, it seems that you don't want to make a big deal out of it, but you still have to be careful, Your Majesty is best at cultivating the plank road in the dark, and you must beware of Your Majesty breaking down to the south of the Yangtze River." ”

Someone disagreed, saying, "Is it so serious? ”

At this time, some people became vigilant.

The man smiled and said: "This is a faint king, acting impermanently, naturally you have to be careful, and besides, be careful to sail a ship for ten thousand years!" ”

"If so, how can we prevent it?"

"It's better to find a way to let Xiaolingwei take strict precautions, especially to beware of people crossing the river."

Xiaolingwei is in the east of the city, it is the most important military town outside the city of Nanjing, facing the north of the Yangtze River in the distance, there are not only complete military facilities here, it can be said that it is the most important fortress to protect the city of Nanjing.

"Xiaolingwei's side" sat in the first place: "Liu Kuo, the commander of Xiaolingwei, found someone to greet him and told him that something was wrong and he couldn't run away." ”

"In addition, take out 300,000 taels of silver, reward the soldiers in the guard, and give up the silver, if you can't even give up the silver, how can you make people die? Of course, this is the second thing, all the ferries and wharves on the riverbank should also be strictly guarded, and we will be loose outside and tight inside, as long as we are vigilant, we can ensure that Jiangnan is worry-free. ”

Someone couldn't help but say, "Do you want to evacuate the people along the coast?"

"I don't have to." The man smiled, then sighed and said: "That faint king is cruel and unkind, and the traitors around him are even more oppressive to the people, and regard the people as pigs and dogs, because of this, if the court is in trouble, it will inevitably cause panic among the people of Jiangnan." If there is really a large army crossing the river, it will be difficult for them to distinguish between the enemy and me, and they are afraid that they will do it to the people! ”

"Once the people are slaughtered, the hearts of the people in the south of the Yangtze River will belong to us, and the tens of thousands of people in these provinces will have the same hatred as us, and such a brutal army will be like the end of a strong crossbow, and it will collapse without a fight."

When everyone heard this, they laughed and said, "Wonderful, it's really wonderful, who is not afraid of the chaos and cruelty of the people?" ”

The person sitting in the first place continued: "What do the prefectures and counties, as well as the civil and military forces of the various guards, think of this matter? ”

"Many of them came to Nanjing City to inquire about the news, and after learning about the situation, they all said that they wanted to advance and retreat with us."

The first person sneered, "Don't you have to follow us in and out? Zhou Yingqiu is dead, now up and down, no one can escape the relationship, now it's not us who let them advance and retreat together, it is they who beg to advance and retreat with us! These people have been rich with us for a long time, and now it is their turn to work together with us. ”

"Exactly."

After a pause, the first person said: "Yes, there is another thing, are the guns and cannons we secretly built, especially the cannons purchased by the Francoman, ready?" ”

"Ready."

"It's time to see the real chapter, and you should tell the faint king what it means to win the hearts of the people in the world. At the beginning, when this faint monarch persecuted Donglin in the court and got close to those eunuch traitors, we should be sober. Of course, this is also thanks to Zhang Jingyi, if it weren't for Zhang Jingyi's tossing of some new policies, to make us and other honest and loyal people in Jiangnan die without a place to be buried, maybe we wouldn't be able to make such a determination. ”

"But now they have at least told us one truth, and that is that in the court, it is useless to count on this faint king. Whether the people can be in the right dynasty depends not on the stinginess of the faint monarch, but on letting them know that although the provinces in the south of the Yangtze River can unite as one, they can be given a head-on attack, which is the most serious thing. ”

"Exactly."

"Oh, there is one more thing, did you send someone to see King Huai? What did His Royal Highness King Huai say? ”

"He was afraid of things, at first he also met our people, and talked with our people about the past and the present, and then he suddenly heard that Zhou Yingqiu was assassinated, and seemed to feel strange, so he immediately closed the door and thanked the guests, pretending to be sick, we have sent people to ask to see one after another, and he refused to see him, only saying that his health is not good, and it is inconvenient to see each other."

"Heh" The first person on the list showed a sneering look and said: "This King Huai does not dare to take on the big responsibility, so he can only count on His Royal Highness King Yi of Jiangxi Jianchang Mansion." Speaking of which, this Yiwang is also named Zhu Youxiao, and he still has the same name as His Majesty! ”

Although it has the same name, after the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne, the Yiwang named Zhu Youxiao immediately changed his name to Zhu Youmu.

Someone said: "I'm afraid that he may not be willing." ”

"Who doesn't have the heart to be great? It's just that I'm afraid, let's go and get in touch first, it's not in a hurry. ”

"Okay, I'll arrange it."

After that, the person sitting in the first place immediately stood up and said, "You must be prepared with both hands, if the faint king can obediently obey, this matter will be over." But in order to prevent it from happening, it is better to prepare for the worst. ”