"Your Majesty, the interception and killing of the Suzhou magistrate outside the Suzhou Acropolis was obviously known to the people above him, or it could be said that it was jointly ordered by people in the Suzhou government officialdom.
Since Your Majesty wants to rectify Jiangnan, he must first control the Suzhou Guards. Without force, no matter what their plots and tricks are, we can suppress them with force!
I thought that I could recruit people to take over the Suzhou Guard and capture all the generals.
Secondly, there is the Wenxiang Sect. Since the members of the Wenxiang Sect have revealed some branch strongholds, etc., they will directly send people to destroy them and arrest them one by one.
As long as there is no leader, the rest of the congregation will be a mob. In the future, an edict will be issued and the state and county officials will arrest them. Reports will be rewarded, and hiding will be punished for the same crime.
At the same time, they sent people to transport back the gold and silver treasures they had hidden. After so many years of preaching, they accumulated a large amount of wealth.
Third, post the crimes confessed by Suzhou Magistrate Zhong Zigui on the Suzhou Prefecture, try to test the reactions of all parties, and see if anyone surrenders to the crime or reaches out to rescue them.
At the same time, the imperial court sent a message to the Six Ministries in Nanjing, questioning them about Suzhou and the Wenxiang Sect, to see their reactions and fish them out.
Finally, a Suzhou prefect was quickly arranged to take office. The area south of the Yangtze River was an important tax base for the imperial court, and Suzhou was the focus of the south of the Yangtze River.
Speaking of wealth in the southeast, Suzhou is the most important. Businessmen gather here every day. If it is not controlled well, problems can easily arise.
Moreover, by arranging a new prefect, you can also see if there is anyone who wants to win over you, killing two birds with one stone!
I made a rash conclusion and asked Your Majesty to forgive Meng Lang. "
Zhou Tingru bowed his body slightly and lowered his head. Chongzhen did not speak, but tapped the armrest with his fingers.
The thumping sound seemed to resound in Zhou Tingru's heart, coinciding with his heartbeat, and cold sweat formed on his forehead again.
Li Ruolian looked at Zhou Tingru and nodded secretly, finally living up to his recommendation of him.
After a while, when the ground directly below Zhou Tingru's lowered head was slightly soaked with sweat, Chongzhen spoke.
"Cao Bianjiao immediately led the warrior battalion to take over the Suzhou Guard outside Suzhou City, and captured the Suzhou Guard Commander Qin Jiwang and all the generals of the guard. Anyone who dared to resist will be killed!
In addition, a trial is conducted to find out who is behind the scenes,"
"I obey the decree!"
"Li Ruolian, arrange for the Jinyi Guards to arrest all the people in those strongholds, and kill all those who resist.
After the gold and silver treasures were sealed, they were all stored in the nearest government office. Tell the people in the government office that if one penny is missing, I will kill the three tribes! "
"I have given an oral order to Chen Qian, the commander of the Yanshan Guards, asking him to take over the Suzhou city defense on the grounds of searching for the remnants of the Wenxiang Sect. Entry and exit from the city must be strictly scrutinized. Suzhou officials are not allowed to leave the city without permission! If any of the city defense and officials resist, they will be killed. !”
"I obey the decree!"
After Cao Bianjiao and Li Ruolian left, Chongzhen looked at Zhou Tingru, who was hunched over.
"Zhou Tingru, since you have said so much, then Suzhou Magistrate, just go ahead and do it. I don't need to teach you what to do!"
"I understand!"
Although Zhou Tingru's voice was dull, he was overjoyed in his heart. His analysis, which was based on speculation and confusion, had already achieved an initial victory.
Although the Suzhou magistrate is a chess piece, the emperor is the one who plays the chess himself. As long as he performs well, Jiangnan will definitely be promoted, and he may be able to return to the center.
But we must not take it lightly. The emperor just issued three orders in a row, all of which ended with shoot-to-kill. If he ruined the emperor's plan regarding the Suzhou prefect, the three clans would be doomed.
"You go down first. Li Ruolian will arrange your appointment as the prefect of Suzhou!"
"I resign!"
After saluting, Zhou Tingru slowly exited the lobby.
Chongzhen was the only one left in the lobby, his eyes were deep and he didn't know what he was thinking.
In the front yard of the mansion, Li Ruolian frowned. His eyes were filled with doubts and disbelief, and his expressions changed rapidly.
Seeing this scene, Cao Bianjiao was full of curiosity. They were all the emperor's absolute confidants and had many contacts with him, but they had never seen him look like this before.
But he wisely did not disturb him, and even stopped Zhou Tingru who was coming out of the lobby. The two of them stood waiting quietly.
After a while, Li Ruolian came back to his senses and looked at Cao Bianjiao beside him: "Commander Cao, you take people to the Suzhou Guard and capture a group of senior officials. I will send the Jinyi Guards to interrogate. This matter is important, so don't make any problems! "
"Don't worry, if you dare to do anything wrong, I will kill the Suzhou guards!"
"Okay, you go ahead. In an hour, Jin Yiwei will take over!"
"Farewell!"
Cao Bianjiao clasped his fists and left with murderous intent on his face. Looking at Zhou Tingru, he trembled all over.
These two people didn't regard him as an outsider at all. They slaughtered him just as the guard said. It was like killing a chicken.
Li Ruolian looked at Zhou Tingru, with a hint of a smile on his face, and whispered: "Master Zhou, do you know why you were called to Suzhou?"
"have no idea!"
"Because it was this commander who recommended you!"
"What? This, this..."
Zhou Tingru exclaimed, even though he had just experienced Jun's prelude, he was shocked when he heard Li Ruolian's words.
Li Ruolian is the commander of the Jinyi Guards. If there is anyone in the world who knows the officials below best, it is him.
As the emperor's absolute confidant and knowing the emperor's character well, how could he recommend him?
Before Zhou Tingru could regain his composure, Li Ruolian's calm tone suddenly changed and became filled with murderous intent: "All of your bad things have been recorded by the Jin Yiwei. If Jiangnan hadn't been short of manpower, it would have been impossible for you to use them again.
Since now is an opportunity and you are also a talented person, I will give you a chance. I hope you can do your job well and share the worries of His Majesty and the court. In the future, you will naturally realize what you want in your heart.
If something goes wrong, I will kill you without waiting for His Majesty to know!
With your intelligence, you should know His Majesty's character and working habits. Don't seek death yourself! "
Zhou Tingru took a deep breath and nodded gently without speaking.
After seeing Zhou Tingru's response, he stretched out his hand to summon a guard in uniform: "Wait here for the guard Fang. Later, I will take Mr. Zhou to the Suzhou Mansion to deliver the order, and arrange for a small-style guard to stay in the government office temporarily to assist Mr. Zhou in taking over the Suzhou Mansion!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Fang family came out holding an imperial edict and handed it to Li Ruolian.
After Li Ruolian transferred the imperial edict to the Jin Yiwei, he summoned several more Jin Yiwei to make arrangements. After hesitating for a moment, he returned to the lobby again.
As if he heard the noise, the pensive Chongzhen raised his head and looked at Li Ruolian with doubts in his eyes.
Without waiting for the emperor to ask questions, Li Ruolian said softly: "Your Majesty, I have some thoughts on what Zhou Tingru just guessed.
It may be a bit ridiculous, but I feel that I still have to report it to His Majesty, just in case something unexpected happens! "
