Chapter 319 Blockade of the Border Fortress
If Cui Yingyuan really wants to arrest a member of the Kong family to further open up the breakthrough, it must be because of this reason.
The energy of the Kong family is too great in Shandong, even more like the emperor than him.
What he didn't expect was that the Kong family's hand was so long that they colluded with the Liaodong General Group.
From this point of view, the historical records are not completely correct, and the unofficial historical records are not groundless.
It seems that I am still too confident. The Kong family’s power network is much larger than what I know now.
No wonder Cui Yingyuan went there for more than a year before he found out any clues.
"Does the White Lotus Sect have any eyebrows?"
Apart from the Kong family, it cannot be accomplished in one or two days. Zhu Youxiao can proceed step by step.
No matter how disaster the Kong family harmed, it was just to oppress and exploit the people, join forces with officials and gentry to suck the blood of the court, so as to make a fortune.
The harm of the White Lotus Sect is much greater than that of the Kong family in the current situation.
Once they really rebel, as long as they take a little momentum, at least hundreds of millions of civilians will suffer.
Moreover, it is an irrelevant blow to the already weak imperial power and the authority of the Ming Dynasty.
Throughout history, as long as someone starts this kind of thing, successors will try again and again.
"Report to Master Long Live, the important dens of the White Lotus Sect in Shandong and the gathering points hidden among the prefectures and counties have been found out. Just wait for Your Majesty's order to destroy these dens in one fell swoop and arrest these traitors and rebels!"
"But the Xu Hongru, Cui Yingyuan mentioned this matter in the memorial, mentioned by His Majesty, and this person has not been found yet."
It is not so easy to find someone who is hiding by a name.
Just like Wang Mang, even if he killed so many Liu Xiu, what can he do? The Liu Xiu he killed was just wrong.
Zhu Youxiao was also in the mood to find him, but Xu Hongru couldn't catch his eyes. He just wanted to see if he could use a move to capture the thief and capture the king first.
"I will give you a handwritten order. Tomorrow morning, you will take this handwritten order to go to the military camp outside the city to find Admiral Zhang Zhiji, and ask him to send 5,000 troops to go south immediately and stand by in Cangzhou!"
"The East Factory also selected a group of capable men and went south together. When my handwriting arrived, I immediately entered Shandong and destroyed the remnants of the White Lotus Sect in one fell swoop!"
"Then quickly move towards Qufu and control the surrounding prefectures and garrisons, so that the Kong family cannot contact the outside world. I will tell you what to do at that time."
If you want to deal with the Kong family, whose influence and reputation have reached the extreme, you must first have absolute initiative in moral justice.
The best way is to connect them with the rebellion, which is also the most effective.
The White Lotus Sect in Shandong can help him.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao was also wondering why the White Lotus Sect has existed for hundreds of years and is mostly entrenched in Shandong, but the Kong family can be completely unaffected and not be affected at all?
"I obey the order!"
"Also, don't give up looking for Cui Yingyuan. I want to see people alive and see corpses alive."
"You Dongchang and Jinyiwei also have many spy strongholds in Shandong. Mobilize them to contact Cui Yingyuan's subordinates. As long as you find one person, you can find Cui Yingyuan."
He didn't believe that more than twenty intelligence special forces with excellent martial arts and meticulous intelligence would disappear silently in the world.
No matter how powerful the Kong family is, no matter how smart the methods are, they will not reach this point.
Then Zhu Youxiao asked Yang Huan about the businessmen in Shanxi. In the past four months, he had gone out to stuff out several times and resold how much grain, salt and iron.
Yang Huan seemed to have guessed that the emperor had already asked, and took out a few letters from his arms and presented them to the emperor.
Zhu Youxiao opened it and saw that the signature was Xu Xianchun, and he felt relieved.
Xu Xianchun has fully grasped their criminal facts and evidence, and I don’t know how much evidence there is in his hands.
All the merchants who participated have basically found out the assets of their homes, and all warehouses and shops are monitored by Jinyiwei.
To prevent them from realizing the court's intentions, transferring assets and running away.
Xu Xianchun is ready now, and all the preparations have been completed. As soon as the emperor's order arrives, he can set up a prison and deal with them all according to law.
"Your Majesty, in the past few months, these merchants from Shanxi have traveled seven or eight times, most of them heading to the grasslands in the south of the desert. I guess Lin Danhan must be the one who traded with them."
"They actually dare to regard the court as nothing, and they are not just bold."
"They used the grain they had worked hard to grow with the Mongolians and made them fatten and strong."
"If you continue to invade and loot again, even if your Majesty personally conquers ten times, he will not be able to pacify the grassland or suppress the ambitions of the Mongols."
"This kind of behavior is even more abominable than direct rebellion."
"I think that if the order is issued immediately, the power and foundation of Shanxi merchants should be destroyed in one fell swoop, and severely punished it, as an example, and to deter the bad and unscrupulous businessmen in other places."
Zhu Youxiao deeply agreed, and Yang Huan was right. One of the reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty was this.
Officials, gentry and merchants united to collect important materials such as food and salt from poor people at low prices or by coercion.
There are also iron ore resources, and their own army is worn in rags, just like a beggar.
Zhu Youxiaozhao came to Ma Xianglin, who was on duty outside the palace, and told him all his plans and ideas.
After Ma Xianglin learned that there was such a black-hearted businessman who had no bottom line, who had no bottom line, and had traitors and harmed the people, he immediately expressed his support for the emperor's decision.
He also asked him to lead the 3,000 Imperial Army troops and 5,000 Yulin Army soldiers to Shanxi to assist the arrest and seal off the Jinyiwei.
This matter is of great importance. Not to mention that the local civil servants and military officials will not help these merchants fight against the court. Just the private soldiers they raised themselves are also a considerable military force.
Moreover, Zhu Youxiao believed that only Ma Xianglin, the commander of the Imperial Guard, could have greater power in Shanxi, so this job must be his.
"After you arrive in Shanxi, don't rush to close the net first. Contact Man Gui first, let his Xuanzhen troops block all border passes, and pay close attention to changes in the situation."
"From the day when my order is passed, no one is allowed to go out of the frontier. If the generals guarding the pass dare to violate the order, they will be punished with a higher level and will destroy the entire clan!"
Man Gui has been promoted to General of Xuanfu Town for half a year. Some important positions and checkpoints have probably changed to their confidants, but they should still be in case.
Businessmen are not only strong in relationships, they can also use silver to open the way, and everyone is equal in front of silver.
The three of them took the emperor's order and left, and Zhu Youxiao was finally able to rest assured and had a good sleep.
Chapter completed!