Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 202 Four Mansions
One of the functions of the establishment of the East Factory is to contain Jin Yiwei.

Therefore, the two organizations have been fighting openly and secretly for a long time. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.

For example, during Taizong's time, Ji Gang, the commander of Jinyiwei, was deeply trusted, and Dongchang could only obey orders. When Wang Zhen was in charge of Dongchang, even the commander himself was the lackey of the admiral of Dongchang.

Therefore, it was really not easy for Shu Liang to choose to borrow Jin Yiwei's power so simply and neatly.

Shu Liang smiled embarrassedly and said.

"Don't dare to lie to the emperor. The slaves are not used to working with the Jinyiwei. You haven't seen it. When the slaves brought the Jinyiwei people to the East Factory, those hundreds of households looked at the slaves as if they were traitors." of."

"But the emperor said, give the slaves seven days, and the situation in the East Factory is too chaotic. The slaves have no one available for a while, so they can only ask Jin Yiwei to borrow some envoys. After all, they are doing things for the emperor. Commander Lu also Definitely do my best.”

"But now, the Dongchang side has been cleaned up, and there will be no need to bother Commander Lu anymore."

After saying these words, Zhu Qiyu didn't respond, but Cheng Jing who was behind him frowned, and there was a flash of approval in his eyes.

How about saying that Shu Liang is a smart person?

What was inside and outside the words, first emphasized the "old grudge" between Dongchang and Jinyiwei, then said that he was anxious to do things for the emperor, and finally put the two sides aside completely.

This method is not clever, but from the joke-like words of the emperor, the real meaning can be heard immediately.

This thought really made Cheng Jing feel ashamed.

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Zhu Qiyu shook his head and said.

"You don't have to be so nervous. You did a good job this time. Dongchang is the foundation of your life. You have to hold it in your hands. The unstable factors have been eliminated early, so there is no problem."

"However, you have made such a big move and arrested so many people, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as controlling the East Factory?"

Within seven days, integrating the power of the East Factory was a test question for Shu Liang by Zhu Qiyu.

If he did well, he would be able to sit securely in this position.

Obviously, Shu Liang understood what he meant and handled things well.

He wanted to take such a sieve-like institution like Dongchang into his own hands in such a short period of time.

The first thing to do is to have a sufficiently strong and reliable force.

This, Shu Liang did not!
He entered the palace since he was a child, and although he was later transferred to the Xixin Division, he had the opportunity to leave the palace, but it was impossible to cultivate influence outside the palace.

And he has been reused in the palace for only a few months, and he does not have enough confidantes to persuade Dongchang.

So he chose to borrow Jin Yiwei's power.

That's the benefit of being smart.

Zhu Qiyu told him that day that Lu Zhong had purchased a house for him outside the palace, and would tell him the basic situation of the East Factory.

However, he never mentioned that he could rely on Jin Yiwei's strength.

But he reacted immediately, this is the vision that can gain insight into the situation.

After Lu Zhong told him about the "old grudge" between Jinyiwei and Dongchang, he knew that it would cause dissatisfaction among the subordinates of Dongchang, but he still decisively took Jinyiwei's people there.

This is the ability to make decisive judgments in a dilemma.

In contrast, the series of iron-blooded methods he used after he arrived in Dongchang were not so surprising.

After all, Dongchang is attached to the imperial power, but it exists outside the imperial court system.

Not within the court system means that they are neither bound by the court system nor protected by the court system, and only need to be responsible to the emperor.

In other words, not to mention killing and arresting dozens of people in Dongchang, even if he toppled Dongchang, the courtiers would just stand under the thousand-step corridor and watch jokes.

Of course, after reading the joke, they will still take this opportunity to impeach him.

But this is not out of the need to maintain the East Factory, it is just to attack the new factory owner and suppress the development of eunuch forces.

As for Shu Liang, since he dared to go to Admiral Dongchang, he was ready to be impeached.

Anyway, no matter what you do, those courtiers will look for opportunities to impeach him, and establish their image of being ruthless as soon as possible.

In this way, not only can the power of Dongchang be controlled with the fastest speed, but it can also give the courtiers outside a shock.

Tell them that the new admiral of the East Factory is not easy to bully.

It is destined that they can't stop their malice towards themselves, so let's scare off a bunch of timid ones first.

Facing the emperor's inquiry, Shu Liang's obsequious smile became even more flattering, said.

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from you, my lord. This servant threw all those people into the imperial prison. I also thought about whether I could find out some clues. After all, what you ordered is the most important thing."

Zhu Qiyu's expression changed, and he asked.

"So, something was found?"

The biggest reason why he found a new person in charge of Dongchang so quickly was to find out the inside story of the party organized by Yang Shan.

After all, compared to Jin Yiwei, who is better at arresting and interrogating, Dongchang is more suitable for inquiring about news from various channels.

When it came to business, the flattering smile on Shu Liang's face also restrained a bit, and he spoke.

"Your Majesty, Dongchang's big restaurants, brothels, and casinos in the capital do have hidden lines. However, a few days ago, Eunuch Jin supervised Dongchang and ordered them not to act rashly. Therefore, these people did not pay attention to it." Inquire about the news."

"However, this time the servants cleared up the East Factory, and arrested many people from various forces. From their mouths, some news was pried out."

Although Shu Liang said that he was disappointed that he didn't have much clue about the party, Zhu Qiyu still asked.

"What news? Also, you said that there are people from various forces in the East Factory. Who are they from?"

For some reason, Shu Liang seemed a little embarrassed, and only answered after a while.

"Back to the emperor, most of these people are Jinyiwei people, and some of them are used by Wang Zhen to monitor Ma Shun, and there are a few residences of honored relatives, and some people are stuffed in. In addition, there are some who were bought by some censors to find out news for them."

Zhu Qiyu took a deep look at Shu Liang.

No wonder someone with such a thick skin like him would feel embarrassed.

Using Jinyiwei's people to grasp the fine work that Jinyiwei placed in the East Factory is no longer crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, but crossing the river while demolishing the bridge.

He was certain that Lu Zhong was instructed by himself and did not dare to turn against him, otherwise Lu Zhong would have withdrawn him long ago for such a behavior.

As for the censor, Zhu Qiyu has also heard of some.

The imperial court set up science and road officials to play rumors, but it is impossible for these censors to squat on the street every day to listen to rumors.

Therefore, there are quite a few censors in the capital who cannot be found and released, so they will go to Jinyiwei or Dongchang, hoping to get first-hand news from them.

These are all profit transactions, nothing surprising.

However, Xun Qi...

A light flashed in Zhu Qiyu's eyes, and he said lightly.

"You said just now that some of the Xun's relatives also came in. Specifically, which ones are they?"

Shu Liang clearly felt that the Son of Heaven paid a lot of attention to this matter, so he didn't dare to neglect, and said carefully.

"Basically, there are relatives from every family. However, most of them came to dawdle. The servants screened them. There are strange ones here. There are four mansions in total."

Zhu Qiyu frowned, and then came to his senses.

Dongchang is no better than Jinyiwei.

In the final analysis, Jinyiwei is a serious establishment and is one of the 26 guards in Shangzhi. Among them, there are still certain rules and procedures for recruiting personnel.

However, Dongchang was established by Emperor Taizong, and it was not included in the imperial system at all, and because it needed to inquire about information.

The personnel among them are of various teachings and teachings, and there is a mixed bag of good and bad people.

Because of this, it is easier for Dongchang to arrange people to go in and dawdle.

After all, Xunqi has developed to the present, and has passed down four generations quickly, becoming a huge family.

When the family grows, there are always collateral children who need to find a job to do.

Dongchang, which doesn't need much talent and can bully others, has become the first choice.

Obviously, not all of these people were deliberately arranged to come in to inquire about the news, but there is no doubt that there must be real details mixed in.

These real detailed works are what Shu Liang called "weird".

So Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Which four? How are they different from the others?"

Shu Liang said: "These four residences are the residence of the Duke of England, the residence of Marquis of Dingxi, the residence of Marquis of Yangwu, and the residence of Prince Consort Jiao Jing."

"Most of the honorable relatives in Jingzhong have collateral descendants. They used to work in the East Factory, but after the Civil War, they were arranged to work in the East Factory. They were basically from these four families."

"After the slaves noticed, they arrested those who came in later and put them in the imperial prison. The news that the slaves wanted to say was also learned from them."

British Duke's Mansion, Dingxihou's Mansion, Yangwuhou's Mansion, Jiao Jing...

Zhu Qiyu flipped through the names of these mansions in his heart, and a trace of coldness appeared on his face.

Sure enough, this group of people still hooked up.

In the British government, Zhang Fu of the third bedroom is now in charge, and the people in the East Factory are undoubtedly his new sect.

The Dingxi Marquis Mansion has always been very close to the British government. Jiang Gui, the first Marquis of Dingxi, died of illness in the first month of this year. Jiang Gui's 16-year-old grandson, Jiang Wan, inherited the title.

Ningyuan Bo Renli, no, it should be called Ningyuan Hou Renli now, which is the line of the British government through the Dingxi Houfu.

After becoming suspicious of Ren Li, Zhu Qiyu specially ordered Lu Zhong to secretly check the relationship network of the Dingxihou Mansion.

As a result, it is naturally rewarding.

Dingxi Hou Jiang Gui had four sons and five daughters.

After he died of illness, it was supposed to be the eldest son Jiang Yi who succeeded him, but because Jiang Gui's eldest son Jiang Yi suffered from a foot disease, he needed to be replaced.

Logically speaking, in this case, either the second son or the grandson of the eldest son will inherit the title.

In both cases, there are precedents.

The most typical example is today's British government.

After Zhang Fu's death, his eldest son Zhang Zhong was unable to inherit the title due to illness, but there was still an eldest grandson, but in the end, it was the youngest son Zhang Mao who succeeded him.

So in fact, in the case that the eldest son is ill and cannot attack the noble, it depends on the decision of the imperial court who will attack the noble in the end.

In the end, the court's decision was made by Jiang Yi's eldest son, Jiang Gui's eldest grandson, Jiang Wan.

Zhu Qiyu deliberately inquired about the situation at that time.

The British government has made a lot of efforts in it. To be more precise, it was Zhang Fu who helped Jiang Yi to keep the title of long house.

This is enough for Zhu Qiyu to place him in Zhang Fu's party.

Besides, there are two other places in Dingxihou's Mansion that attracted Zhu Qiyu's attention.

After Jiang Wan succeeded in conquering the title, Jiang Yi married his eldest daughter to Sun Lian, the son of Sun Jizong, the commander of the capital.

Zhu Qiyu didn't know if Zhang Fu was involved in this, but this Sun Jizong was none other than Empress Dowager Sun's brother and Zhu Qizhen's uncle.

Prior to this, Jiang Yi's two younger sisters, one married Li Xiu, commander of Yulin's vanguard, and the other married Zhang Yong, commander of Jinwu's rear guard.

Habayashi Guard and Jin Wu Guard belong to Shangzhi 26 Guards.

Moreover, the most important thing is the imperial army team in charge of guarding and patrolling, responsible for the safety of the palace.

Zhu Qiyu remembered very clearly that in the previous life, when the Nangong Palace was restored, Shi Heng and others entered the palace city from the palace gate guarded by Habayashi Qianwei.

Although the subsequent rewards did not involve the Dingxihou Mansion.

But with this relationship, he still had to wonder whether the Dingxi Hou Mansion played any role secretly in that matter.

As for the remaining two mansions.

Needless to say, Jiao Jing, when Zhu Qizhen personally conquered, he was able to rest assured that the power of the Beijing camp was temporarily handed over to him for safekeeping, he must be his diehard loyalist.

And Yangwuhou Mansion...

The first emperor had two sons and three daughters. The eldest daughter, Princess Shunde, and the second daughter, Princess Yongqing, were descended from the Hu family after the abolition.

The youngest daughter, Princess Changde, was born of the Empress Sun's family, who is now the Queen Mother Sun, and she married Xue Heng, the captain-in-law.

Coincidentally, this Xue Heng is the second son of Xue Lu, the first Marquis of Yangwu, and the uncle of Xue Shen, the second Marquis of Yangwu.

In other words, these four mansions are either Zhu Qizhen's diehard loyalists, or they are related by marriage to Queen Mother Sun.

At this time, they sent people to sneak into Dongchang, and their intentions were naturally obvious.

Zhu Qiyu felt lucky, fortunately, because of Yang Shan's incident, he took back Dongchang from Jin Ying in advance.

Otherwise, after a period of time, one after another, the children of the relatives will be arranged to serve in the East Factory, and these four families will be mixed in, but it will not be as conspicuous and easy to check as it is now.

Withdrawing his thoughts, Zhu Qiyu looked at Shu Liang and asked.

"Since that's the case, let's talk about it. What exactly did the people they sent in tell me?"

Shu Liang watched the emperor's expression change just now, and he knew that there must be some secrets among the four relatives that he didn't know.

So I immediately made up my mind to check it carefully after I went back.

But at the moment, it is obviously more important to play it right.

After pondering for a moment, Shu Liang spoke.

"These people confessed to a lot of news, but many of them were false. The slaves screened some of them to be relatively reliable. They first reported to the emperor, and the rest, after the trial, they wrote a specific chapter and gave it to the emperor. Grandpa sent it up."

After Zhu Qiyu nodded in approval, Shu Liang continued.

"First of all, they were ordered to sneak in for the purpose of spying on the news, mainly the news in the palace. Besides, if there is a chance, they can also win over some eunuchs. They don't know exactly what they want to do."

"Secondly, they don't know each other, and their mouths are very strict. Jin Yiwei took a lot of effort to pry their mouths open."

"One of them confessed that they also used Dongchang's identity as a cover to contact some ministers in the court. Among them, the emperor ordered his servants to pay more attention... Yang Shan, Minister of Honglu Temple!"

(End of this chapter)