According to Su Yin's investigation, Qiao Feng originally did not know the specific existence of the Skynet Army.
However, because he helped the current Shandong Xingzhongshu Provincial Minister Cheng Shengzong successfully ascend to the top position from the original third-in-command position, he learned the exact existence and part of the organizational structure of the Skynet Army.
Concerned that the existence of the Skynet Army might affect the exposure of their relationship, Sheng Zong told Qiao Feng about the incident, hoping that Qiao Feng could do something or be more vigilant.
From this, Qiao Feng began to have the idea of the Skynet Army, and realized that if he wanted to achieve great things in Zhongdu City, the assistance of the Skynet Army was indispensable.
It can only be said that no matter how low-key and ghostly the Skynet Army is, it is still an organization composed of people. The secret service agency can promote the prosperity and strength of the country in the prosperous times, but it cannot reverse the decline no matter what.
So Zhongdu fell.
The Qiao Feng Group expanded its power in Zhongdu at a speed beyond ordinary people's understanding. It soon established a firm foothold within the imperial court and the Renaissance Society, and even reached out to the Ming Dynasty's intelligence system to cover their activities.
After the fall of Zhongdu, judging from the centralized nature of Ming Dynasty, similar situations inevitably occurred in the local areas.
The clues of the Qiao Feng Group have been extending outwards, spreading to five provinces, including Shandong Province, Hedong Province, Hebei Province, Henan Province, and Guanzhong Province. The scale and nature of the Qiao Feng Group are so bad that they can be said to be the worst since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The third big thunderstorm.
But then again, the first two thunder explosions were somewhat reminiscent of the old era, but now is a new era, and it has nothing to do with the old era, so this time is the first big thunder explosion in Su Yonglin's heart.
Faced with such a serious thunderstorm incident, everyone in Zhongdu was shocked and frightened, fearing that they would also be involved in this thunderstorm incident and become the "culprit" of Su Yonglin's third purge. Spoils of War".
Five years have passed since the last major purge. Some people have forgotten the thunder and rain at that time, but now, Su Yonglin wants to help them recall the feeling at that time.
Because the nature of this incident was too bad and its impact was too far-reaching, Su Yonglin was shocked to realize that he had invested too little energy in certain aspects and that others had taken advantage of him.
He was very annoyed.
On the first day of May in the ninth year of Hongwu, Su Yonglin officially ordered the arrest of the thirty-nine-member "Jiangnan Old Man" gang headed by Qiao Feng, and killed them all without mercy.
The legal staff of the Ministry of Justice and the inspection censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were mobilized to arrest all thirty-nine "Jiangnan old men".
Not only will they be arrested, but the freedom of relatives in the family will also be restricted and they will not be allowed to leave Zhongdu and go anywhere until the problem is clarified and the verdict is finalized.
As soon as this incident came out, the entire court was in an uproar. Officials of all sizes in Zhongdu City were shocked by this. The middle and lower-level officials were trembling with fear, worried that this matter would implicate themselves, while the middle- and high-level officials were even more uneasy and worried that they would be implicated. implicated.
However, the formal arrest of these thirty-nine people was just a prelude.
As time went by, all the officials involved in this matter from other departments throughout the Central Capital City were taken down and handed over to a specially formed judicial team for rigorous interrogation.
Su Yonglin also assigned five capable teams to go to five provinces to deal with local problems under the escort of the Huben Forbidden Army. All local officials involved with the Qiao Feng Group were also arrested and brought to Zhongdu for trial.
The families of these people or people related to them are also subject to strict surveillance and restrictions, with their movement restricted and not allowed to leave the local area without permission until the problem is completely resolved.
At the same time, Su Yonglin requested that official documents from the imperial court be issued to all provincial, state, and county-level governments and Renaissance organizations at all levels across the country, to publicize the matter widely, and to print the list of arrested persons and distribute it in large numbers to Local officials should be alert to themselves.
Su Yonglin's thunderous move was actually no different from the previous two, but the previous two were somewhat reminiscent of the old times.
This time, it's a purely internal issue.
Su Yonglin also had a very clear definition of the nature of this operation - to launch the most violent and ruthless attack on the internally degenerated enemy.
In addition to the administrative and judicial systems, within the military system, because some Fuxing members working in the Ministry of Military Affairs were involved in the Qiao Feng and Ludian criminal groups, the military system was inevitably implicated.
Because the main generals, instructors, secretaries and other positions in the army are all held by Fuxing members, and even the grassroots officers and soldiers in the army have many Fuxing members, so in various senses, the Ming army is closely related to the Fuxing Society. Inseparable relationship.
In particular, the Ministry of Military Affairs is mainly responsible for managing the revival members and organizations in the army. If there is a problem with the Ministry of Military Affairs, it is difficult to say that there will be no problems with organizations at all levels in the army.
According to the results of the interrogation, the Qiao Feng Group did not initially think about getting involved in the army. It was only after they came into contact with some cadres of the army that they came up with such an idea.
But before they could fully take action, they were exposed.
As the opportunity arose, Su Yonglin asked military cadres and political cadres stationed across the country above a certain level to take turns going to Zhongdu to report on their work, and to meet and chat with some cadres they had not seen for a long time. Maybe there would be unexpected gains.
According to the principle of distance, the first thing to deal with is of course the cadres of the former Yanyun Corps and the current Fourth Corps responsible for the garrison in the Yanyun area.
Li Xiao, the commander of the Fourth Corps, succeeded Sun Ziyi as the commander of the Corps. He was not Su Yonglin's old subordinate, but in terms of qualifications, he was even on an equal footing with Su Yonglin for a while in the early days, but his affiliation was different.
Since the mutiny and reorganization of the Liberation Army, he has restrained his temper and tried to do as little as possible and talk as little as possible. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, he was also the only general among the top generals of the Ming Army who was not a member of the Renaissance.
It's just that his military exploits and other achievements are good, but they are only slightly better than Sun Tzu Yi, and not as good as the other four. Therefore, the idea of the early five tiger generals of the Ming army is still not widely recognized by Li Xiao.
Li Xiao himself didn't care, or even that he was questioned by the mainstream opinions in the military, so his status in the Fourth Corps was not as stable as that of other generals.
However, the Privy Council, the General Staff Headquarters, and the Military Affairs Department of the Fuxinghui all believed that there was nothing wrong with this. As a garrison in the Zhongdu area, it might also be a good thing that the Fourth Corps was more willing to obey the orders of Su Yonglin than the generals.
Li Xiao himself is very happy to take on this slightly embarrassing position of neither being above nor being below.
However, in the seventh year of Hongwu, after the recommendation of his old friend Zhou Zhi, Li Xiao took and passed the Fuxing Society membership examination and officially became a Fuxing member. Later, he had a director-level cadre status in the Ministry of Military Affairs.
Although Li Xiao is already a veteran in the eyes of the outside world, because he is a "newcomer" within the Fuxing Association, his position within the Fuxing Association can only be regarded as a grassroots cadre, even for many who are several years younger than him. Young members are even worse.
But he is also calm, neither fighting nor grabbing, never pursuing promotion, and rarely making a sound. If he doesn't pay special attention to him on weekdays, everyone won't even feel his presence.
"Many people outside are saying that you are simply the second Sun Tzu Yi. They also say that after Sun Tzu Yi leaves office, you will be his most suitable successor. This makes me dumbfounded. Although you are not from my old department, But it’s not so difficult to survive, right?”
Su Yonglin poured a cup of tea for Li Xiao with his own hands. Li Xiao quickly stood up and took it to express his gratitude.
"Your Majesty is serious, I am just doing what I should do, that's all."
"Of course it's good to do what you should do, but there are some things that you don't need to care too much about."
Su Yonglin smiled and sat next to Li Xiao, and said: "Among the things Qiao Feng explained, there is a part about you. He confessed that not everyone in the Yanyun Corps knew about the existence of the circle of elders, and there were also people through various connections. Contact him through various channels, but he thought that the one who was most interested in this should be you, but you never tried to contact him from the beginning to the end."
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