Forbidden City.

Zhu Youxiao woke up from a deep sleep in the early morning. The queen Zhang Yan was sleeping next to him. After a lot of hard work last night, her face looked extremely rosy. Zhu Youxiao carefully took out his arm, and stood beside the palace maid.

After being served, I began to wash and dress.

While he was having breakfast, Wei Zhongxian asked to see him.

"Long live my emperor!" Wei Zhongxian saluted respectfully.

"Get up." Zhu Youxiao drank millet porridge and asked casually, "Is something wrong?"

"Wei Chen has some news here." Wei Zhongxian got up and replied. He no longer belongs to the eunuch series, so he can call himself a minister.

"Say it." Zhu Youxiao did not raise his head, he was more casual in front of these eunuchs.

After receiving the approval, Wei Zhongxian lowered his voice and slowly detailed the situation following the recent auction of cement technology. This gave Zhu Youxiao a clearer understanding of the public's reaction.

Wei Zhongxian listed several typical reactions of landowners and farmers. When he said that farmers sold their land and said they were waiting for land distribution, Wei Zhongxian became cautious.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Youxiao asked strangely.

"Your Majesty, aren't you angry?" Wei Zhongxian asked carefully. He thought that these farmers were simply bullying the emperor and playing such a trick. But to his surprise, the emperor didn't care at all.

"Why are you angry? It's good for farmers to get money after all." Zhu Youxiao said something he didn't understand.

"Is it good for farmers to have money?" Wei Zhongxian was puzzled. He didn't understand what was good about it. Of course he didn't understand, just like few people in the entire Ming Dynasty understood why he invested 30 million taels of silver in building roads.

"You don't need to understand, just do a good job in the intelligence work of Dongchang, don't be like Jin Yiwei." Zhu Youxiao said angrily.

"Wei Chensheng." Wei Zhongxian bowed his head and replied respectfully.

Later, he continued to report back on all aspects of the country to let Zhu Youxiao understand clearly. Under the management of Wei Zhongxian, a enterprising eunuch, Dongchang was indeed prosperous, and its intelligence and assassination capabilities had made great progress.

"Your Majesty, I have some information about the two ministers in the cabinet." After finishing some complicated matters, Wei Zhongxian added hesitantly.

"Say it, I'll listen." Zhu Youxiao suddenly became serious when he heard that it was related to the cabinet.

"Like this, the two great scholars Cui Jingrong and Huang Kezuan have some secret contacts with the Kong family in Shandong, King Fu in Henan, and some other big landowners." After thinking about it, Wei Zhongxian slowly told what he had learned,

Although they are not in the country, the organization originally established is still collecting all kinds of secret intelligence.

Hearing this unexpected information, Zhu Youxiao was in a daze for a moment. He opened his mouth to say something, but finally fell silent.

"You don't need to worry about this matter. Prepare some information. Jinyiwei will hand it over to you then." After a long time, Zhu Youxiao spoke.

"Yes, I'm sorry. If there's nothing wrong with my writing, I'll leave now."

"Go down."

After Wei Zhongxian left, Zhu Youxiao sat in a chair alone in a daze, his eyes kept turning, and he was lost in memories.

I don't know how long it took before he came back to his senses.

"Liu Ruoyu, go to the Jinyiwei lobby." He said, his voice a little hoarse and low.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Soon, a gorgeous four-wheeled carriage was ready, pulled by four white horses, which looked very majestic.

The horseshoes quickly arrived at the Jinyi Guards Office at Daming Gate.

"Your Majesty has arrived."

With loud singing and shouting, Zhu Youxiao, dressed in a dragon robe, walked into this place that frightened countless people.

This is Zhu Youxiao's first time here, and it is a little different from what he imagined. At this moment, the headquarters of Jinyiwei has a desolate smell inside and out, as if it is old furniture with no vitality.

"Veteran Luo Si respectfully welcomes Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Luo Sigong was the first to kneel down, followed by rows of other Jinyiwei officials, and shouts like mountain roars and tsunamis came from their mouths.

When Zhu Youxiao raised his head, he was immediately stunned. Luo Sigong's appearance at this moment was really worthy of the title of veteran. His hair was gray, the muscles on his face were slack, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were so dense that they looked like they could trap mosquitoes.

This look was completely different from how he looked before he went on the expedition. The high spirits he had at that time were all gone.

Seeing him like this, Zhu Youxiao had words of reprimand on his lips, but he couldn't say them out at all. The endless words reached his lips and turned into a sigh, "Thank you for your hard work, my dear."

"Old minister, I am ashamed. I am unworthy of your majesty's important responsibilities. The Jin Yiwei exists in name only and cannot serve your majesty." As he spoke, Luo Sigong burst into tears.

How could he not be sad, how could he not be in pain? Many things that Jin Yiwei should have noticed were not reported at all. Even the two pavilion elders in the capital noticed that there was something wrong, let alone the place.

"The humble minister deserves to die, the humble minister deserves to die." Luo Sigong kowtowed repeatedly, feeling extremely painful.

"Yes, you deserve to die. As a dignified commander of the Jinyi Guards, you can't even control the Qianhu House below and let the place be corroded. What use do I need from you?" Zhu Youxiao burst out suddenly.

A storm of words poured out, hitting Luo Sigong, leaving him in a state of embarrassment.

"Old minister deserves to die, old minister deserves to die, please punish me, please punish me." Luo Sigong muttered over and over again, with a miserable look on his face, a dignified second-grade official, crying bitterly, which made people feel sad to see him.

"Hand over the seal of Jinyiwei." Zhu Youxiao said calmly. Although he couldn't bear it, Luo Sigong was old. Judging from his performance during this period, he was no longer suitable to continue to be in charge of Jinyiwei.

After stopping the emperor's indifferent words, Luo Sigong, who kept kowtowing, suddenly stiffened and paused. After being stiff for a few seconds, he slowly knelt down and said in a lost voice, "Old minister, I obey."

The desolate tone and old actions made several younger Jin Yiwei around him unable to hold back tears. Soon, Jin Yiwei's seal and ribbon were held up.

Zhu Youxiao looked around and looked at the faces below. Although everyone lowered their heads and tried their best to hide it, he could still faintly see the deep desire that could not be hidden.

Who wouldn't want to be the Commander of the Jinyiwei? He's a second-grade officer. It's just a pity that Zhu Youxiao has already decided on the candidate to take over. These people are destined to be disappointed.

"Xu Xianchun!" Zhu Youxiao spat out a name, causing the kneeling crowd to sigh slightly, as if one person was proud and everyone was disappointed.

"I'm here." Xu Xianchun responded with a trembling tone, filled with uncontrollable surprise and surprise. How could he have imagined that this position would actually fall to him.

"From today on, you will be the commander of the Jinyiwei. Don't let me down. Keep the Jinyiwei in good order." Zhu Youxiao stared at him and said.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely do my best to repay your kindness with death." Xu Xianchun stood up and walked out from the crowd, kneeling down side by side with Luo Sigong.

"Yes." Zhu Youxiao nodded slightly, and then asked someone to send the big seal over.

After receiving the big seal, Xu Xianchun's whole body trembled, and he could not suppress his surprise. Behind him, there was an expression of envy and jealousy, which seemed to be replaced by someone else.

"Huh?" Suddenly, Zhu Youxiao noticed something strange. Among all the envious or jealous expressions, Luo Sigong's expression was a bit abnormal. He was too calm, and there was no trace of sadness on his face.

Seemingly noticing the emperor's gaze, he covered his face with his hands and immediately became sad. However, seeing the scene just now, Zhu Youxiao couldn't believe that this was his true emotion.

Thinking about his son, who was only thirty years old and already a second-rank police minister, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but guess, "Isn't this old guy acting?"

Staring at that old face, Zhu Youxiao became more and more sure of his guess. After all, the contrast between Luo Sigong and Luo Sigong was too great. After suppressing the rebellion in Southern Zhili, 300,000 people were kept in good order. It was impossible for him to do anything this time.

No.

This old guy is going to retreat bravely! Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but admire his political wisdom.

"You two, get up." With a smile, he walked up to the two Jinyiwei commanders, "Luo Aiqing, you must drink Xu Aiqing well to handle the handover work, whether it is done or not.

Make the handover clear and don't delay important matters." In the last few sentences, Zhu Youxiao emphasized his tone.

After saying that, he didn't care about the two people's reactions and walked away.

"Master Luo, what is this?" Xu Xianchun's face was full of doubts. As an old agent, how could he not hear the hidden meaning of His Majesty's words just now? Could there be other meanings to this handover?

Luo Sigong remained silent, without saying a word, turned around and walked inside, "Follow me."

As a result, the two left behind their subordinates who came up one after another to wish them congratulations and walked inside, leaving behind a large group of Jinyiwei officials with stiff expressions and unclear expressions.

Luo Sigong led the way, followed by Xu Xianchun. When he arrived at the exclusive office of the Jinyiwei Commander, he pressed a certain vase, and then a bookshelf began to move.

At the back, there is a mezzanine. There are no gold or silver treasures in it, just many files.

"This is top-secret information that only the commanders of the Jinyi Guards in the past can know. It includes secrets that have been buried since the founding of the People's Republic of China. These secrets are spread all over the Ming Dynasty and even overseas. I don't know if they are still useful." Luo Sigong said leisurely.

said.

Then, he picked up another file from it and said, "This is what Your Majesty asked me to hand over just now. It is a list of conspiracies connected by local officials. There are local gentry officials, royal guards, military attachés, etc. You can follow the clues and find out.

Eliminate these cancers."

"Master Luo, this???" Xu Xianchun was shocked. Why didn't he take it out and tell His Majesty that he lost his official position because of this?

Seeing his puzzled look, Luo Sigong patted his shoulder and said in a serious tone, "Let it go when it's time to let it go. I've had enough in this life, and I'll leave the rest to you young people."
Chapter completed!