Cao Qingyan is worthy of being an old man in the palace, and he does everything very seriously.
No wonder the late emperor obeyed his words and showed great favor to him.
The same is true for Li Yi.
When the incriminating evidence about King Shou appeared on the documents in the imperial study, Li Yi's expression really changed.
"Old Cao, you are really a roundworm in my belly."
After reading through it for a while, his expression went from happy to dark again.
King Shou's apparent assets alone amounted to 80 million.
The Dafeng Dynasty's annual tax revenue cannot reach this amount.
Worms!
The biggest borer in the Gale Dynasty.
These are just assets, there are also houses, shops, various industries, and terrible fields.
Xuanwu's rough statistics show that there are 600,000 hectares of fertile land in Shouwang, Jiangnan Province, accounting for almost half of the fertile land in Jiangnan Province.
Almost all of them were obtained by force, coercion, and inducement.
The key point is that the annual taxes on these properties are still exempted, and the state does not receive a single mile of tax money.
In the capital of Jiangnan Province, Prince Shou's residence covers an area of one hundred hectares, and almost half of the capital city belongs to him.
In Prince Shou's mansion, there are hundreds of rooms for storing gold, silver, jewelry, and rare treasures.
Another one is the tax money of Jiangnan Province, and two-thirds of it is used as the salary of King Shou.
Just this point almost made Li Yi so angry that his teeth hurt. What kind of shit is this? You spend so much tax money to support him?
These are just things on the table, what is hidden behind the scenes is unknown.
But in Xuanwu's secret letter, he clearly pointed out that King Shou raised dead soldiers, bought and sold people, smuggled salt and iron, etc. In short, in one sentence, what kind of crime did he commit and what did he do!
Li Yi was still trying to find a reason to take the longevity king. Now it seems that it is too simple. If you just grab it, you will have it.
The more Li Yi thought about it, the angrier he became. Who is the boss? The people below are richer than him. Are you kidding me?
check!
We must investigate, to the end!
Li Yi has now made up his mind to attack Shou Wang and the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce first.
These bastards ate my food, and I vomited them out!
With this money, Li Yi could immediately buy food for disaster relief and save tens of millions of people in the Sanqin land.
Li Yi is not a good old man, let alone a friendly person, he just wants to kill to stop killing.
If you want to learn, learn from Zhu Yuanzhang, learn from Yongzheng, kill people with heads rolling in, and kill with blood flowing in rivers.
Killing the clan, killing the aristocratic family, and killing corrupt officials is at least better than killing the common people, right?
"Somebody come!"
Li Yi roared angrily.
"The slave is here!" Several eunuchs fell to their knees.
"Passing my order, Suoyi and Guo Polu ordered five thousand dragon cavalry to follow me southward."
"promise!"
Li Yi narrowed his eyes and said, "Prince Shou, from the Aristocratic Family, I am coming. I wonder if you can still sleep tonight?"
After discussing the march route and support route, as well as various matters in the capital.
Li Yi went to the harem again. Before leaving, he still wanted to see Jiang Yinqiu again.
Zhao Huaijin happened to be there too.
Li Yi and Jiang Yinqiu were still a little embarrassed when they met.
It can be seen that Jiang Yinqiu didn't sleep well last night, and the dark circles under his eyes are a bit heavy. Even though he applied a little makeup, he still couldn't cover the gray bags under his eyes.
Jiang Yinqiu didn't even dare to look up at Li Yi and gave him a gentle salute, which was considered a greeting.
Li Yi said calmly: "I want to go south to Jiangnan Province."
Both of them raised their heads, "So fast?"
Li Yi nodded, "This matter should be done sooner rather than later. If they are aware of it, I'm afraid it will be a big trouble."
"Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, I will attack them first. If you dare to insult my relatives and relatives, you are seeking death!"
For some reason, Li Yi naturally has a heroic spirit, especially when he is angry.
He doesn't look like an emperor, but like a big brother in the world.
Zhao Huaijin smiled mischievously, his eyes filled with pride, and his heart was filled with excitement.
Jiang Yinqiu, who had been lowering his head, couldn't help but raise his head and look at him a few more times, and suddenly there was a hint of sweetness in his heart.
"Huaijin, it's not easy for Aunt Jiang to come here. Please stay with her for me."
When Jiang Yinqiu heard this, his face instantly turned red and he lowered his head again.
This is already Chi Guoguo's teasing.
But Zhao Huaijin didn't know what it meant, so he nodded seriously, "Promise, I obey your order."
Li Yi was about to leave when Jiang Yinqiu finally couldn't help but speak, "Your Majesty, wait a moment."
"What's wrong?" Li Yi asked.
The steps slowly approached, and his eyes became even more domineering.
"Jiangnan Province is not the north. Its people are mostly clan-based, and the Jianghu forces are complex, especially the Jianghu Alliance, which is currently in the limelight. Your Majesty should be more wary of them."
Li Yi frowned and snorted angrily: "A mere gangland force dares to oppose me. Are they worthy?"
There was no rage, his eyes were cold and calm, but the faint light emitted was filled with murderous intent, making people fearful.
Jiang Yinqiu was also a child of an aristocratic family. He was in a high position and had long developed the habit of hiding his emotions and anger. However, he was so surprised by the murderous intention in Li Yi that his delicate body trembled.
When the emperor was angry, blood flowed and corpses were everywhere!
Jiang Yinqiu was frightened. He bowed and saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I will return to the court after victory. I am waiting for good news in the capital."
Li Yi nodded, turned and left.
But Jiang Yinqiu suddenly felt empty and silently recited three times in his heart, peace.
After leaving the garden, Li Yi went straight to the imperial study and called for an audience with Cao Qingyan.
Confronting the enemy with contempt but not contempt is Li Yi's consistent style.
He was very unfamiliar with Jiangnan Province, and his predecessor was even more confused. In his memory, he had never left the capital, no, the palace, except for the few times he went to the brothel in the middle of the night.
Therefore, he must find out in advance what this Jianghu Alliance is?
"Your Majesty." Cao Qingyan walked in lightly.
Li Yi nodded, "Do you know there is a Jianghu League in Jiangnan Province?"
"What's that for?"
"Your Majesty, it's a Jianghu organization, but this organization's strength is extraordinary. There are many masters in the sect, and they are ruthless in doing things." Cao Qingyan was also quite fearful when he spoke.
Li Yi narrowed his eyes, "Who raised these eagle dogs?"
There is no doubt that it would be impossible for such a powerful Jianghu organization without the promotion of big figures behind it.
There is definitely a big shot, and he is also a being with hands and eyes that reach the sky.
Cao Qingyan stumbled, "Your Majesty, your Majesty, this old slave doesn't know anything either. The Jianghu Alliance is very careful in doing things and rarely leaves any clues. Moreover, our people have never been able to penetrate into its core, let alone find out the person behind it."
"However, there are rumors in the world that Jianghu Alliance is an eagle dog raised by the eldest son of the Zheng family."
"It's the Zheng family again!" Li Yi's face suddenly changed. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He gritted his teeth and roared, "What on earth do the Zheng family want to do, subvert the world? Is there smoke coming out of the Zheng family's ancestral grave?"
"Okay, in that case, don't blame me for being ruthless. I can't wait any longer. The target is Jiangnan Province. I will definitely wipe out all the forces in Jiangnan Province!"
"You bastard, if you dare to go against me, you are asking for your own death!"
That night.
Li Yi, Cao Qingyan, Suo Yi and all the plainclothes internal surveillance experts left the city in a low-key manner.
As for the five thousand dragon cavalry of the Guo brothers, they stayed in the military camp and never moved.
With such a big news, it is inevitable that there will be no mistakes or leaks.
To be on the safe side, Li Yi set off early and separated from the rest of the army. His main purpose was to be caught off guard and make a sudden attack.
The intelligence work of the internal surveillance team is becoming more and more detailed, so detailed that it is surprising.
Any questionable details are carefully considered and never left unchecked.
It is simply impossible for people from aristocratic families to find out the news and take precautions in advance.
Even just in case, there is an "Emperor" sitting in the imperial palace of the capital, and there will be a good show of pretending to be a fish and a dove taking over the magpie's nest.
But just now, the eight-hundred-mile expedited team of internal aircraft monitoring experts has set off in advance, notifying the internal aircraft monitoring experts lurking in various places to do a good job in protecting their Majesty and not to allow His Majesty to receive any security threats.
Xuanwu also did a good job in the response work in Jiangnan Province. The entire security work was almost seamless, leaving no gaps.
This time, Cao Qingyan was also more cautious. Behind them were three hundred masters of internal surveillance in civilian clothes, following from a distance in case something changed.
at the same time.
Jiangnan Province is extremely quiet late at night, as if there is no living person.
Sudden.
A woman rushed out of a private house. The woman was half-clothed and screamed for help miserably.
Behind her, two tall and strong men walked out. In the darkness, the two faces were fierce and obscene, with lewd smiles on their faces, and their eyes seemed to be looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
"Help, help!"
But for some reason, the surrounding residents turned a deaf ear, and only the screams echoed in the alley.
"Stinky girl, you still dare to resist. Do you know who we are? Let me tell you, even if you sue the government, it will be useless. If you serve us brothers honestly, you might still be able to survive."
"Hahaha, you are right. This is Jiangnan Province, and it is the world of our brothers."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
At this moment, an angry shout came from the distance, "Bold, who is it in the middle of the night!"
Then, the sound of the impact of armor mixed with the sound of footsteps came over.
"Brother, no, they are officers and soldiers patrolling the city!"
The woman also seemed to see help and desperately called for help.
Little did she know that her cry for help would only make these beasts more ferocious.
