Chapter 15 Each has its own plan

The sudden attack on Guoan Si made the already calm situation in the capital a little tense again. However, the current officials in the court do not agree with the statement released by Xu Jinghong that they want to strictly investigate the remnants of the family and the officials who colluded with it. They think that although the National Security Department can be on an equal footing with the Ministry of Criminal Justice, it is a new government after all. Do they really have the courage to be the enemy of the Manchu Dynasty? Besides, I'm afraid your majesty and the adults above won't allow them to be so presumptuous, right?

But the facts surprised them. They still underestimated Xu Jinghong's weight in the emperor's heart and the emperor's anger at the long-standing accumulation of the family. For decades, he has been pressed on the head by the family, and there is nothing for the dignity and power of the king, which makes Zhao Zhe hate the family to the bone. Now these remnants are unwilling to stop at this time, which makes him want to kill him. Therefore, when Xu Jinghong proposed to use this matter to investigate the officials in the court, the emperor did not even think about it. I agreed.

This time, he is determined to dig up the whole family. Although he also knew that there would be another turbulence, and maybe someone would take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters, but the emperor could no longer take care of so much. Long pain is better than short pain, so he simply eliminate the existing threat once and for all!

Therefore, in the next few days, Guoansi showed their sharp fangs and conducted a detailed investigation of the large and small officials in the capital. However, all suspected people, without exception, were invited to the government for detailed interrogation, guaranteeing that they killed a thousand by mistake and not letting go!

It was not until this time that officials knew how powerful the Guoan Division, which was approved by the emperor to defend the capital and supervise the officials, which they could not resist at all. Because in terms of power, these officials with only dozens of slaves are not the opponents of the Guoan Division, which has hundreds of elites. In terms of their status in the emperor's heart, these people are suspects, let alone Xu Jinghong, who was moved by the emperor's order, so in the end, they have to accept all the investigations and investigations of the National Security Department, and only hope that the other party will not play on the topic.

But since Xu Jinghong has planned to use this matter to build up his authority, of course, it is impossible not to carry some private goods when doing the job. Therefore, in just ten days of investigation, many officials were thrown into the prison of the National Security Department by him for various reasons. Although these people seem to be unsuspecting on the surface, Xu Jinghong still gave a lot of evidence to prove that they have problems and need further investigation to determine whether they are innocent. And these officials, if found from the root, will soon find some similar points. They are all ministers of real power in the court who are close to the prince or King Yong.

In a few days, the people around him were taken one by one, which made Prince Zhao Jue feel both angry and uneasy. The anger is because Guo Ansi and Xu Jinghong are too bold. They don't pay attention to the crown prince of the country and treat their own people without asking what they mean at all. What is uneasy is that he doesn't know whether there are really people among these people who are related to the remnants of the family. If so, whether he will also be implicated.

So Zhao Jue has been uncertain for days, constantly thinking about how to intervene in this matter. He can not only take himself out, but also protect as many people as possible. For this reason, he has discussed with the counselors around him many times, and today he once again invited several masters into the house to ask them for advice.

After comforting the prince, Shang Yan frowned and said, "This Xu Jinghong's work is really puzzled, because it's not good for him to do so. Because as usual, even if he gains the trust of His Majesty, he always has to restrain in some things, such as matters related to His Highness. But he had no worries at all and arrested many officials close to His Highness, which made it difficult to guess his true intention.

"Yes, if he intends to be an enemy of His Highness, it may be understandable, because maybe he has been under the command of King Yong. But according to the current situation, he even caught all of Yongwang's men. This is two ways out. So what on earth does he think? Doesn't he really think about his future? Lou Kun also said puzzledly, "If it weren't for his help, we could all say that he was fighting against differences in the party, but unfortunately, even this statement is not true now."

Zhao Jue looked at his two masters very unhappily: "You two said so, but they didn't come up at all, which made the prince very disappointed."

The two princes' faces turned red, but there was nothing to refute. They really couldn't come up with a solution and finally had to say, "Your Highness, we can only take the word forbearance now, otherwise we will only be afraid of being taboo by your majesty. Moreover, I believe that most of those officials are still good, and it is impossible to collude with those traitors and thieves, so as long as they wait for a while, they will naturally come out fine. They still haven't said half a word, that is, what these people will think after they come out. After all, the prince can't save them when they are in trouble, so their loyalty will be...

However, the prince obviously did not think of this layer. After listening to their analysis, his original worries really faded a lot: "So, this matter is not too dangerous?"

"Exactly, what we want now is to calm down. Of course, Your Highness still has to do something, such as going to your majesty to show his attitude and convince him that you can't have anything to do with those traitors. In addition, it is better to put some pressure on Guoan to prevent them from being too presumptuous.

"Well, Xu Jinghong's behavior is indeed too much. I was too tolerant of him some time ago. This time, I must let him know that I am not casual to provoke." Zhao Jue said angrily.

At the same time, in the Yongwang Mansion on the other side, Zhao Zhuan, the king of Yong, is also distracted and is discussing with the staff below how to deal with the current difficulties. The situation here is the same as that of the prince. There are no officials in the court, only some of whom are staff. After all, now it is the ** period, and the emperor is watching, and the two sons dare not be too obvious.

For them, since many people on the prince's side have been involved, there is no need and excuse to oppose too fiercely, but they have also seen one thing, that is, people still have to try to keep it as far as possible. Because in terms of identity, King Yong is not as good as the prince's name. If he can't help his men get through this difficulty this time, I'm afraid that people's hearts will change, which will be quite unfavorable to King Yong at that time.

"What do you think I should do to make Guoansi not go too much?" Even at this time, Zhao Zhuan still had a warm smile on his face, which was one of the reasons why many courtiers were willing to serve him.

"We can start from two aspects. The first is to keep an eye on the situation of the prince. As long as they put certain pressure on the National Security Department and make Xu Jinghong have to let him go, then we can make a request. Tang Cong, a staff member under King Yong, proposed.

"This is indeed a good idea, but what if Guoan doesn't even buy the prince's account?" Zhao Zhuan frowned slightly and asked.

"In that case, we have to start with him." Tang Cong said and looked at Xu Shihao sitting on the other side: "If I remember correctly, Xu Jinghong is also a member of the Xu family. And there must be a period of love between Brother Xu and him. I wonder if you will do your best for the prince?

Hearing this in Xu Shihao's ears, he couldn't wait to scold the other party's despicableness, which was obviously cheating himself. They should clearly know that those who celebrate the holidays between Xu Jinghong and the Xu family, but now they have to come forward to plead with them. Isn't they happy? But what the other party said is whether he is willing to do his best or not gives him no reason to refuse at all, because once he says no, he is unwilling to do his best, which is irresponsible to the prince.

Among the many staff and confidants under King Yong, Xu Shihao has always been tabooed by many people because of his superior status. Now that there is such an opportunity to cheat him, others will naturally not let it go. Everyone stared at him with interest, waiting for his reply.

After a long time, Xu Shihao said with a wry smile, "The festival between Xia and Xu Jinghong was not small, and my broken arm was injured by him..." He said, but his words changed again: "But since I am working for the prince, there is no possibility of not doing my best. I will try my best to find a way so that he can relax our people a little.

When King Yong heard what he said, he was naturally very satisfied and looked at him admiringly: "You can think so. I am very gratified to do so. Once that day, I will never treat you badly."

"Thank you for your praise!" Xu Shihao immediately said, "Then think about it now, so that you can rescue those innocent officials as soon as possible!"

"Well, you go."

The other staff showed envy when they saw that they were so good, and Tang Cong regretted that he had such a bad idea, which made Xu Shihao get this advantage. But they didn't know that Xu Shihao also knew it at this time, because he didn't know that he was powerless in this matter. If he went to see Xu Jinghong, it would only be counterproductive.

"What on earth should I do?" After leaving the Yongwang Mansion, Xu Shihao kept thinking about whether to find another way to talk to Xu Jinghong or to see him in the name of the Xu family. Anyway, his identity as Xu Jinghong's family can't be lost. If he really finds it in the name of the family, it may have a certain effect. But he had those conflicts with the Xu family, and his mother can also be said to have died because of it. He may have caused counterproductive effects in the past, but what should he do?

So he went all the way back to his home. When he lay in bed, Xu Shihao was still full of worries. At this time, he was discovered by his wife. His main room was also the daughter of an official in Beijing, so he also knew something about the court. Seeing her husband's worried appearance, he asked, "Why are you on your mind?" But what's the reason for the most violent incident of the National Security Department recently?

Looking at his wife, Xu Shihao did not hide it and nodded, "Yes, I'm worried about this matter. Today, His Royal Highness King Yong wants me to think about it because Xu Jinghong is from our Xu family... But you should also know my relationship with him, and I can't see him at all."

"I know this. However, not everyone in Xu's family can talk to him.

"Oh? How to talk about this?" Hearing that there was a lot of certainty in his wife's words, Xu Shihao immediately straightened up and looked at her: "What do you know? You'd better say it quickly."

"You have been busy recently, so I don't know what's going on in Xu's house. In fact, more than half a year ago, Grandpa was trying his best to mend our relationship with Xu Jinghong. It is said that it was because Grandpa saw that Xu Jinghong was not in the pool and would have some achievements in the future, so he wanted to pull him back.

"Is there such a thing?" Xu Shihao was stunned. In addition to being glad that the current situation had improved, he couldn't help but worry about the future: "In this way, it is possible for Xu Jinghong to return to my door wall, or even go further?"

"I don't know this concubine. However, it can be concluded that the relationship between the Xu family and him is no longer so irreconcable. If you can ask Grandpa to go out and plead with him, it won't be too difficult.

"Well, let me think about it. It would be good if it could be so easy." Xu Shihao said after meditating for a long time.

At this time, people in the government and the opposition are paying attention to this action of Guoansi, such as the Lu family, such as some new officials who have not been involved, and the most concerned about this matter is the first year, Lord Xu. In fact, since Xu Jinghong came back and was reused by the court, the old marquis has been paying attention to his affairs. Now that the matter is so big, he naturally pays more attention to it.

"Brother Ge, what do you think Jinghong thought this time? He offended two people who should not be offended. Isn't he afraid that there will be future troubles in the future?" The old marquis leaned on the lounge chair and asked the counselor beside him.

Govich is also a little puzzled: "This matter does seem unreasonable, but I think he must have his own considerations. But marquis, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it soon if you want to watch it.

"Do you mean Shihao? He and King Yong are so close that he will definitely not interfere in this matter this time.

"Yes, now the Xu family is the only one who can talk to Xu Jinghong. If he comes to invite you to be this lobbyist, will the marquis agree?" Gwich asked with a smile.

"Actually, I'm against them going to the battle between the princes, but at this point, there is indeed no way out." Xu Zhengnian smiled bitterly: "If Shihao really comes to invite me, I can only sell this old face once. I just don't know if Jinghong will agree.

"Actually, the marquis should indeed meet him. The future of the Xu family is with him, and we can know what he really thinks, so that we can help him this time.

As the two old men were saying this, a respectful voice came in outside the door: "Has grandpa ever rested? Sun Shihao wants to see something!" It was Xu Shihao who came to the door.

After hearing the sound, the two people in

looked at each other and smiled: "Come in!" ......

The people of Guoan Division did not only focus on the prince and the people of King Yong and forgot their jobs, that is, to find out those who could really rely on the remnants. And they are also digging more deeply through Liu Kaiyang.

Not to mention, but a few days later, they have found out some eyebrows. At the beginning, it was a servant named Jiao Yan who promoted Liu Kaiyang to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. In the past, when the family was in power, this person was only one of the six-grade men of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and was not prominent. It was not until something happened to the family that he was able to come forward and become the servant of today's criminal department.

It can be said that he has no relationship with the family at all from his resume, but this is just a superficial article. Once the people of Guoan Division dig deep, some hidden situations will be shown one by one. It turned out that this person and the Ye family were of the same clan, but only after the previous generations passed away, they got the surname Jiao. Moreover, when this Jiao Yan was released, he was still a county magistrate in the south of the Yangtze River, where there were many family forces. He was likely to be bought by the Ye family at that time and became their secret aid.

Since there are this series of problems, it is naturally impossible for this Jiaoyan not to be invited to the National Security Department. And because so many officials have also been interrogated, Xu Jinghong is convinced that the person with problems is extremely inconspicuous.

At this time, Xu Jinghong stood in front of Jiao Yan. He had been passively punished a lot, and his skin was full of flesh, and he didn't have much strength to speak.

"Well, do you still want to keep secrets for your masters at this time? They are in my hands and can't protect themselves. Why do you want to be loyal to them again?

"I... I don't know what you're talking about at all. I'm just a waiter, really not what Xu Dusi thought.

"Then explain why Liu Kaiyang was promoted to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Also, how to explain the relationship between you and the Ye family? Xu Jinghong said with a smile.

Jiao Yan was a little stuffed and hesitated for a long time, "This is just a general appointment of the court, and I, a waiter, can't make the decision. And the Ye family and I have never had any contact for generations..."

"Since you are so hard-mouthed, I have no choice but to use a big punishment. I hope your body is as hard as your mouth." Xu Jinghong sneered and turned around and made a gesture, and several people came up.

At this time that made Jiao Yan very nervous, a subordinate suddenly came in and reported, "Lord Dusi, someone outside is asking for a meeting, saying that he is from the loyal and brave marquis."

"Oh?" Xu Jinghong waved people to stop and said strangely, "Why did the Xu family come to me?"