At the same time, Zhang Jia was not idle in the palace! He used this matter of the palace people's return to their hometown to take care of their old age to publicize it, telling the palace people that from now on your life, old age, illness and death will be taken over by the royal family, so any further betrayal of the royal family would be betraying the master!
Moreover, Zhang Jia also revealed that in the past, people didn’t have to ask anything about selling information to support their retirement. But if someone is found to be delivering news outside the palace, being caught will not only lead to death! I want to kill my family! He asked those who were spies to stop selling information. As long as you calm down and do your job honestly, no one will hold you accountable. And if a family member is threatened, the inner court can send someone to protect them!
After what Zhang Jia did, many of the people in the palace who passed on the news became confused! Some people used to sell information simply for money, but now that the risks have increased, it's not worth it to work for a little money anymore, so they just settle down.
Some people who had something to do with it got worried and quietly went to the execution room to explain the matter clearly. Among them are some eunuchs and maids who hold key positions! Although they were transferred away after the explanation, their minds settled down and they felt that their lives were much better!
So when Emperor Wanli saw this list, his expression changed! This is not a palace that is isolated from the outside world. I am clearly living in a sieve, but I don't know it! So he resented those who planted spies even more.
But fortunately, he also knew that this thief would never be caught, and there must be more loyal spies hiding in the dark. Therefore, he could only let the Zhang family handle this matter slowly, and at the same time pass the news to Liu Haojia to see what results he could get.
But it didn't take long for Emperor Wanli to realize the benefits of working together! After a large number of spies were confessed or arrested, the first ones to lose their composure were those noble families!
They apologized to Emperor Wanli and Empress Dowager Li one after another, saying that they had no other intentions for placing the spies, but just wanted to get more favors! Someone smart simply handed over the list of spies who had been assigned to him, which saved Zhang Jia a lot of effort.
Although Emperor Wanli was angry with what these people had done, he could only greet them with a smile and promised not to pursue them. He took the opportunity to recruit a new group of students to the martial arts school to appease these nobles. After all this tossing, the distance between the two parties actually got a little closer!
After receiving the benefits, Emperor Wanli confidently waited for the Civil Service Group to send someone, but what he didn't expect was that there was not even anyone from the Civil Service Group, which made him very angry!
The civil servant group is different from the Xungui. The number of spies placed by the Xungui in the palace is relatively small, and they are all placed by one family. When it comes to withdrawing, it is very simple, as long as the head of the family makes the decision.
The Civil Service Group is different. They are arranged by many people sitting together to discuss. Whether it is placing people or withdrawing people, it requires too many people to discuss, and the speed cannot be fast at all! In addition, these civil servants had been in power for a long time and were very arrogant. They did not think that Emperor Wanli had the means to deal with all the spies, so they acted even more slowly.
It didn't matter that their slow response not only offended Emperor Wanli, but also made him hate them completely. You also put great psychological pressure on the spies in the palace!
They have seen that many of their companions came back very relaxed after going to the execution room to explain themselves! Some people were even directly picked up by members of the noble family, or simply given a sum of money to buy out their status, so that they could live freely in the future. This made them feel very uncomfortable!
Not only that, when they asked the people behind them for support, they were scolded instead, which made them even more worried! Therefore, many spies arranged by the civil service group have quietly explained everything! Therefore, the intelligence network that the civilian clique has spent decades or hundreds of years laying out is rapidly falling apart!
The most frightening thing is that their future has been settled, and these palace people are full of gratitude to Emperor Wanli! They even began to spontaneously monitor the people around them, making it increasingly difficult for the spies hidden among them to hide! After all, as a spy, if you have any information, you have to send it out, which makes it very easy to be exposed!
Especially with the close cooperation with Lao Zhu's family, a two-pronged approach inside and outside the palace quickly eliminated a large part of the spies and locked in many people! This made Liu Haojia keenly aware that there was indeed a third force!
Liu Haojia went through the details based on the names he got at the beginning, and soon discovered that several wealthy businessmen outside the palace were responsible for contacting them. And based on the confessions of the palace people, Liu Haojia guessed that there were several eunuchs and maids in charge who were their leaders! Counting this way, this third party has already placed over a hundred people in the palace!
After Liu Haojia deduced this fact, he also broke into a cold sweat! Because the nobility and civil servant groups have interests in the emperor, they will not do anything else. But this group of mysterious disciples had no idea of their purpose, so he had to use them carefully!
So I originally planned to spend half a year to a year to find out the details of these people, but now I can’t wait any longer! He secretly informed Zhang Jia and asked him to arrest people for torture in advance. The target was a eunuch in charge of purchasing. At the same time, he also selected a wealthy businessman outside the palace and prepared to capture him and torture him!
It is easier for Zhang Jiazai to do it in the palace. He only needs to mix a batch of inferior products into the things the target buys, pick out his thorns, beat him up and demote him, and then quietly take him into the torture chamber. After all, this kind of thing is too common in the palace.
As for the target outside the palace, we need to deal with it carefully! This wealthy businessman's name was Jin Sihai, a native of Zhejiang, specializing in the silk and satin business. The silks and satins he sells are of the highest quality and are very popular among the nobles in the capital, so he has a wide circle of friends! If the news really leaks out, it will cause a lot of trouble! So Liu Haojia had to find another way!
That night at Liu Haojia's house, he selected ten skilled servants and carefully explained today's plan. To this end, he released the Beggar Clan members in advance, carefully inquired about the structure and personnel arrangements of the entire house, and even drew a map.
Everyone discussed the map in detail and felt that everything was in order. Liu Haojia clapped his hands and said, "Okay, now go to dinner and rest after dinner. Let's start after midnight!"
Everyone agreed and dispersed, each going to prepare. These people are all trained by the Liu family in the past few years, and there is absolutely no problem with their loyalty.
