The first year of Chongzhen, the third day of February.
Emperor Chongzhen made an order to severely reprimand Wei Zhongxian for conspiracy, impose an'adverse case', and ordered Huang Liji to lead the charge. Two associates of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Criminal Ministry.
Some of these people know what crimes they have committed, and gritted their teeth without saying anything, but more of them are guilty of meritorious service and vomiting happily.
The list of eunuchs expanded rapidly. There were not enough people in the Ministry of Criminal Affairs and the Procuratorate. Dongchang and Jinyiwei quickly dispatched, arresting more than forty officials of Grade 3 or above in the capital!
Jin Yiwei and Dongchang were not limited to the capital. They began to go out of Beijing, arresting governors, governors, chief ambassadors and so on.
The arrest of court ministers on such a large scale has not happened since the founding of Ming Dynasty!
Even the New Party, known as the first confidant of Emperor Chongzhen, and Li Guopu, who will be the first assistant in the future, is worried and uneasy.
Within ten days, the Criminal Department was overcrowded and began to borrow prisons from the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Dali Temple.
For one thing, the eunuch party is really too big and there are too many branches; secondly, the executive officials are taking the opportunity to expand, and they cannot be caught, but those who do not are caught are all caught.
It is even more so when trying to figure out what you want in the local area. Under the banner of "liquidating against the party," they wantonly arrest people, take advantage of the opportunity to collect money, and eradicate dissidents.
These were all things Zhou Zheng had expected long ago. No matter how the court was disturbed, he continued to push forward his plan.
Sitting on the second floor of Zhou Ji, Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Ji's recent "financial report" and said to himself: "It's coming soon."
Liu Liuzhe sat opposite Zhou Zheng and asked, "Second Young Master, what is coming?"
Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "I have been waiting for some people, and they will soon appear."
Before Zhou Zheng had finished speaking, a man knocked on the door at the top of the stairs and said, "My boss, someone sent an invitation."
Liu Liuzhe was startled and got up and took it.
He looked at it and handed it to Zhou Zhengdao: "It's a person named Yang Huyi."
Zhou Zheng raised his brows, smiled, and said, "He is waiting."
Reaching out, it was a bronzing invitation card with very polite words like'please come, bend and wait'.
Zhou Zheng put down the memo, his eyes were cold.
For a while, he stood up and said, "Where is Old Wei now?"
Wei Xizhuang has been released, because he disobeyed Wei Zhongxian, and was also named a'straight man' by some people. However, he has not been implicated in many ways, and now he has no officials.
Liu Liuzhe said, "In the teahouse, Young Master Wei has been there recently."
"Go, find him." Zhou Zheng stood up and said.
Yang Huyi is the patriarch of the Yang family, the eldest brother of Yang Huzhi, and the principal of the Yang family.
Liu Liuzhe quickly got up and accompanied Zhou Zheng to find Wei Xizhuang.
Wei Xizhuang has recently become addicted to alcohol, watching Zhou Zheng come, still holding a flask in his hand.
Zhou Zheng sat opposite him and said, "Okay, the big thing is coming."
Wei Xizhuang was taken aback, put down his wine glass, and said, "What you said before, what have you been waiting for?"
Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Well, Yang Hu entered Beijing."
Wei Xizhuang tried Yang Jiu Shao and Yang Qi Shao. He naturally knew who Yang Huyi was. He put down his hip flask and said with a solemn expression, "What are you going to do?"
Once Yang Hu had been in business for many years, he was able to create such a large family business, and his relationship network was terrifying, and there was no relationship that he could not get through.
Zhou Zheng and him are really too far apart. If you are not careful, you may be ruined, and even more likely to disappear from the world!
Zhou Zheng squinted his eyes and said, "I have endured them for so long. This time, I must teach them a profound lesson!"
Wei Xizhuang knew that Zhou Zheng didn't care about many things, but the things he cared about would be reported. He nodded and said, "What are you going to do?"
Zhou Zhengdao: "Yang Huzhi, Yang Si and others, can I still see it?"
Wei Xizhuang heard this and said bitterly: "Yes! You don't know, that Luo Yangxue is an unsatisfied wolf. I gave him fifty thousand liang before and after, so that he let me go. Fortunately, I There is still something to do in the imprisonment, and he also closes one eye."
Zhou Zheng suddenly snorted and said, "He won't be mad for long! Go and see Yang Si and Yang Huzhi. I want to arrange a few thunders at Yang's house."
Wei Xizhuang didn't pay attention to Zhou Zheng's words, but said in a bit of amazement: "Does the emperor still take action against Luo Yangxing?"
Wei Xizhuang looked at Zhou Zheng with a shocked expression. He now fully believes in Zhou Zheng's words, the new emperor is really a ruthless character who wants to kill so many people in one breath, more ruthless than his ancestors!
Zhou Zheng shook his head. He didn't say much that Chongzhen hated Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and would waste them. Luo Yangxing naturally became a nameless commander of Jinyiwei.
"Let's go, to vent your anger too." Zhou Zhengdao.
Wei Xizhuang hated these salt merchants very much, took a sip of wine, wiped his mouth, did not ask much, and said, "Go!"
Zhou Zheng arrived at the imprisonment, and yet to see Yang Si, Yang Huzhi and others, Wei Xizhuang suddenly whispered in his ear: "Forgot to tell you, this morning, Tian Ergeng committed suicide."
Zhou Zheng raised his brows and nodded without saying much.
By now, Tian Ergeng was completely desperate, and Zhou Zheng's rescue of one of his sons was already his last desire to survive.
Yang Huzhi, Yang Si was not detained in the prison cell, but in the torture cell.
Both of them had traces of torture, their blood was still dying, and they were dying.
When Yang Sishao saw Zhou Zheng coming, he hurriedly shouted: "Master Zhou, save me, save me, I am your person, you can't die without saving..."
Yang Si's face was full of horror, and his whole body was wounded. Obviously, Luo Yangxing didn't give them preferential treatment here.
Yang Huzhi reluctantly raised his head and looked at Zhou Zheng, the zombie face still had no expression.
Zhou Zheng ignored Yang Si and looked at Yang Hu and said, "You should know the news of the demise of the castration party, right?"
Yang Huzhi seemed to have been tortured excessively. He couldn't lift his head, rolled his eyes and looked at Zhou Zheng, still in a nonchalant tone, and said, "Talk about your purpose."
This is a smart man.
Zhou Zhengdao: "I don't know how many people have recruited you. In the emperor's liquidation list, there is a single merchant, and your Yang family is ranked third."
Yang Huzhi narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhou for exactly a while, and said, "Let's talk about it."
Zhou Zheng smiled and said: "There is no other request, I want you to help me keep an eye on the Yang family's every move."
Yang Huzhi listened to Zhou Zheng's words, his gray eyes flickered slightly, and he stared sharply at Zhou Zheng, and said, "You can't kill our Yang family, what do you want?"
Zhou Zheng was startled, but he didn't expect Yang Huzhi to come to this conclusion.
He shook his head and said: "It's not that I can kill you. I want to kill you. I can do it right now. As long as my father says a word, Jin Yiwei will copy your Yang family in Yangzhou."
Yang Hu made his expression still, and said, "You can't do it. If you do, you won't come to me."
"I thought you were a wise man,"
Zhou Zheng had an undisguised disappointment on his face, and said, "If you destroy your Yang family, there will be Zhao family, Wang, and Qian family. This is not what I want, it's too much trouble."
The corner of Yang Huzhi's eyes suddenly twitched, his eyes flickering at Zhou Zheng.
He originally thought that with Huang Liji and Li Guopu's care, Zhou Qingli could not deal with the Yang family. Now it seems that the young man in front of him has even more ruthless plans!
He did not speak, but Yang Si quickly answered: "Zhou Gongzi, I will help you stare at the Yang family. If you have any news, I will tell you the first time, Zhou Gongzi, as long as you save me out, I will be your dog. The most obedient dog, Lord Zhou, save my life..."
Zhou Zheng turned a deaf ear to what he said and looked at Yang Hu and said, "Your eldest brother has already entered Beijing, and he sent me a greeting card."
Yang Huzhi's face of the zombie who hadn't moved for ten thousand years suddenly changed color, he raised his head violently, and said angrily: "You are not allowed to move my eldest brother!"