Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't know, just check it out."

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao said again: "Xu Xianchun, take action after dawn and arrest Chen Zhenglin first."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Xianchun said directly.

If you want to start a big case in Jiangnan, then the starting point of this case must be substantial enough. In Jiangnan, what kind of case is the most significant?

It is naturally a fraud case in the imperial examination.

In this kind of place, everyone has imperial examinations, and there are many scholars. What scholars hate the most is fraud in the imperial examination.

After such cases are overwhelmed, it is easy to get the support of scholars. To put it bluntly, no one dares to make a fuss. Because whoever makes a fuss is against all scholars, in this era it means being against people in the world.

As long as you engage in a fraud case in Jiangnan and make things worse, as long as you want to kill, you will be involved. There is no need to talk about other cases, nor do you have to say anything else you have done, but a case will make you complete.

This is the method that the emperor often uses. Who talks to you about specific cases and what mess is there in the specific evidence?

That is not the way the emperor should have. Only when the ministers take action will they talk about the case and the evidence.

For the emperor, there are only two ways to take action, either a fraud case in the imperial examination or a rebellion case. In just one sentence, as many people as you can implicate, as many people as you can, as many people as you can, and defeat all the opposition, and you will not give you any chance.

The best thing to do here is a fraud case in the imperial examination. Because other cases are difficult to handle, they are easily called wronged and are not easy to handle in public opinion.

On the contrary, in cases of fraud in the field of the imperial examination, they will receive support from scholars. Of course, it is one thing that they hate fraud in the field of the imperial examination. In addition, there are a few people who pass the imperial examination every time, and most people will not think that their knowledge is not good, and they will think that they fail because a few people cheat.

Such ideas will definitely exist in people's subconscious mind, so they will acknowledge that these people are cheating. Even if they don't believe it in their hearts, they will not say it out. As long as they start the exam again, they will take advantage of it. Who knows if they can pass the exam again? What if they pass it?

Even if someone has justice in his heart, he cannot say it out, because more people don’t have a sense of justice. After ten years of hard work, how could he let it go after the opportunity to be on the list?

Therefore, the easiest and quickest way to create a fraud case in the imperial examination. Zhu Youxiao has no way to do this, so he can only settle for the second best; there is no rebellion case, so what if there is no one to rebel?

That can only be a large-scale corruption case, so we can only start with salt merchants. The salt merchants are of great importance in Jiangnan, and half of their prosperity is supported by them.

If you want to start with the salt merchants, you must first remove their protective umbrella, so Zhu Youxiao arrested Duke of Wei.

As long as the Duke of Wei and his family are not making trouble and honest, others will not be able to get into trouble even if they want to. Scattered chaos are just a scoundrel of shaking trees, so they don’t have to take it seriously at all.

As for the sparks can start a prairie fire, they are so beautiful that they deserve it?

After dealing with the Duke of Wei in Nanjing, Zhu Youxiao ran to Yangzhou. In Yangzhou, the most closely involved in salt transportation is the Yangzhou Transportation Transportation Order, and the most critical figure with the salt merchants is Chen Zhenglin, the Yangzhou Transportation Order.

As long as Chen Zhenglin is arrested, he can get enough evidence and he will definitely confess very happily. When the disaster comes, no one will protect others.

After hearing this, Xu Xianchun hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Majesty. It will be early tomorrow morning. We will wait on the way to the Yai. After Chen Zhenglin came out of his house, we will arrest him secretly."

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "It's so good. Have you brought those businessmen arrested in Nanjing?"

This is another reason why Zhu Youxiao wanted to take action against Chen Zhenglin. The merchants in Nanjing have already confessed some of the bad things they have done, including the fact that they gave Chen Zhenglin money.

Of course, it is not just a direct gift of money, but another method is adopted, that is, the legendary elegant bribe, and the game is just a kind of art.

The ancient calligraphy and paintings, famous classics, all seem to be literati and elegant, but in fact they are full of money in their hearts.

These things are very common in the officialdom. In normal times, everyone communicates with each other and gives something. After a while, the things become more and more expensive. The people who receive them understand, and the people who give them know more and more, and everyone knows them tacitly.

With such evidence, it is naturally not difficult to arrest people. As long as you arrest people, you can interrogate them carefully.

Moreover, Chen Zhenglin's confession happened to cause a storm in Jiangnan.

"Okay, then let's do it tomorrow." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "You go and arrange it."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Xianchun agreed, turned around and walked out.

After Xu Xianchun left, Zhu Youxiao turned to look at Wei Changsheng and said, "You are doing a good job here. Go back and give Chen Hong a copy of the things you collected, and then do your business well."

"After this time, you will be transferred from here and first enter the Interior Office. If you have worked in the Interior Office for a few years and do well, you can be transferred to the officialdom to be an official. If you don't want to be an official, then go to the Interior Office. In a few years, there is great potential."

For those like Wei Changsheng and others, there is definitely no problem in entering the Interior Office. First of all, they have experience in doing business; especially when dealing with interpersonal relationships, there is nothing to say.

Such a person will inevitably be able to show his own talents after entering the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Interior Government Office will be a very useful yamen in the future. For Zhu Youxiao, collecting talents for the Interior Government Office is also to prepare for the future.

Of course, Wei Changsheng knew where the Ministry of Internal Affairs was, and hurriedly said, "Yes, Your Majesty. I will do my best to live up to Your Majesty's cultivation."

"Okay, then you can go down first." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said.

After Wei Changsheng also left, Zhu Youxiao looked at Qi Yuanfu, then looked at the bustling Yangzhou City outside the window, and said with a cold look in his eyes: "Spread some of your people and monitor every move in this city. If there are signs of military mobilization, report it immediately."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Qi Yuanfu agreed with a serious face.

After Qi Yuanfu also left, Zhu Youxiao sat directly on the chair and said, "Oh, I'm tired after rushing all day. I asked someone to prepare a banquet and let them continue playing music and dancing!"

"Yes, the emperor." Wei Chao agreed.

It was such an ordinary night, and Yangzhou City was still lit up. You should eat, drink, and enjoy the pleasure you should enjoy.

But no one knew that at this moment, some people started to act quietly.

When the sun rose, there were more people on the streets. The sounds of hawking and laughing sounds seemed to be alive for a while.

In cities like Yangzhou City, there is also a little more fireworks, and the fragrance of cooking in the morning fills the air.

Zhu Youxiao stood at the window, pushed open the window, took a deep breath and said, "This is the breath of fireworks in the world."

Wei Chao stood behind Zhu Youxiao, serving him carefully, and did not dare to neglect the slightest.

After a while, Wei Chao said, "Your Majesty, the breakfast is ready. Should they bring it over?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Okay, let them bring it up."

Soon, breakfast was brought up, which was a special snack in Yangzhou.

Zhu Youxiao started eating with great interest.

While eating, Zhu Youxiao remembered something, that is, one day when he went to Jiangnan, he would also spread. Will there be all kinds of food to lean on him?

But it doesn't matter. It seems that it's pretty good to leave such a good reputation.

Chen Zhenglin has already come out of his home when having dinner at Zhu Youzhai. Chen Zhenglin can be said to be very hardworking these days.

Since the emperor arrived in Nanjing, the atmosphere in the entire Yangzhou officialdom has been different, or in other words, the atmosphere in the entire Jiangnan officialdom has been different.

The laziness and dissipation on weekdays is gone, and it is more of a shrewd and capable person. Go early in the morning and never leave early in the afternoon. No matter whether there is anything or not, you must be staying in the yamen.

Because the emperor is in Nanjing, no one knows if anyone will report it. So everyone still has a nervous expression.

Of course, Chen Zhenglin was the same. After getting up early in the morning and having dinner, he got into the sedan chair and prepared to rush to the yamen.

The land in the south of the Yangtze River is different from the north, and the habit of riding a carriage is still maintained in the capital.

After all, Emperor Taizu once said that sitting in a sedan chair is to take humans as animals, so it is not allowed to sit in a sedan chair, and officials must ride in a carriage. Only those older officials who receive the emperor's reward can you sit in a sedan chair.

But this kind of thing is worse in the south, and there are people here who pay for it, so they will naturally enjoy it. The carriages of this era must be comfortable without sedan chairs.

After Chen Zhenglin got into the sedan chair, he habitually said: "Let's go."

The sedan chair was lifted up and soon walked towards the yamen.

After they left the Chen family, someone made a very ordinary gesture not far away, which seemed to be catching lice.

Then someone started to deliver the message quickly.

Finally, the news was passed to a teahouse on the second floor, where Xu Xianchun was sitting inside drinking the newly-launched tea.

"The person is out." Putting down the teacup in his hand, Xu Xianchun sneered and said, "Let the people below do it and tell them that this matter is absolutely not allowed to leak the news."
Chapter completed!