The days when I ransacked the house in Jinyiwei

The Nanjing Minister of War was already a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and with Chang Feng and Zhang Yong protecting him, Jiang Bin could not do anything to Qiao Yu no matter how powerful he was.

Jiang Bin said angrily, "Well, you, the inner and outer ministers, are colluding. This is a big taboo! I will report you to the emperor."

Chang Feng sneered, "Oh, since the beginning of the Hongzhi era, I don't know how many people have reported me. It doesn't matter if you, Marshal Jiang, report me. If you want to report me, go ahead."

Jiang Bin gave a thumbs up and said, "Good. You are so brave! Let's wait and see!"

Jiang Bin walked away in anger.

Qiao Yu bowed to Chang Feng and Zhang Yongyi and said, "Master Chang, Eunuch Zhang, thank you very much."

Chang Feng lowered his voice and said, "Just now your personal guard told us that Jiang Bin asked you for the key to the Nine Gates?"

Qiao Yu nodded: "Yeah. I think this is weird. Maybe Jiang Bin wants to..."

Chang Feng took a breath and said, "Rebel?"

Zhang Yong interrupted: "If he didn't have rebellious intentions, why would he be so eager to control the Nine Gates?"

Qiao Yu said, "What I mean is that we should go to the palace immediately and report this to the emperor."

Zhang Yong nodded: "Okay. I'll take you into the palace."

Two quarters later, inside the Yingtian Palace.

Emperor Zhengde listened to the reports of the three people with a serious expression.

Jiang Bin was a confidant of Emperor Zhengde who was supported by him. If his confidant rebelled, wouldn't he be raising a tiger to harm himself?

Emperor Zhengde asked, "You said Jiang Bin had rebellious intentions, do you have any actual evidence?"

Qiao Yu replied: "Your Majesty, no."

Emperor Zhengde turned to look at Chang Feng: "Tell me."

Chang Feng showed his knife: "Since ancient times, we can only believe that rebellion has happened, not that it has not happened. The key is that the emperor cannot give his subjects the opportunity to rebel. Now most of the generals of the Southern Expedition Army are Jiang Bin's old acquaintances in the border army. If Jiang Bin wants to rebel, the consequences will be disastrous. So I suggest."

Emperor Zhengde asked, "Do you want to suggest that I reduce Jiang Bin's military power?"

Chang Feng replied, "That's right. In fact, Eunuch Zhang has been in charge of the Imperial Horse Administration for many years. He has many old generals. But because Jiang Bin is not on good terms with him, most of the people under Eunuch Zhang are now doing idle jobs in the Southern Expedition Army. It would be better to use these people to replace the generals of Jiang Bin's faction."

Emperor Zhengde hesitated: "Change the general? If Jiang Bin has no intention of rebelling, wouldn't it be discouraging him and the other generals in the Leopard House if I change the general?"

You know, the original intention of Emperor Zhengde to set up the Leopard Room was to train generals who were loyal to him in the Leopard Room and rely on them to seize the military power in the hands of the civil officials.

The generals of the Leopard Room were not only old friends of Jiang Bin, but also the trusted elite in the eyes of Emperor Zhengde.

Chang Feng said: "The emperor can assign a good job to Jiang Bin and his people. If they get this good job, not only will they not be jealous of the emperor, but they will be grateful to him."

Emperor Zhengde asked: "Oh? Tell me, what is the errand?"

Chang Feng smiled and said, "Jiang Bin and his old friends have one strength. That is they are good at torturing civil officials. Blackmail, extortion, insults. They are good at everything. Civil officials in Jiangnan have been corrupt for a long time. And because Jiangnan is far away from the capital, the emperor is far away, and the civil officials are arrogant and domineering in the local area. It's time for someone to torment them."

Chang Feng swallowed his saliva and continued, "The emperor can issue an edict. Order Jiang Bin and his old friends to serve as imperial envoys to inspect various places in Jiangnan."

Emperor Zhengde hesitated a little: "But the money they extorted from the civil servants belongs to them." Chang Feng laughed and said: "The meat is rotten in the pot. No matter how much money they extorted from the civil servants, they still have to give it to the emperor in the end. If they don't pay, I, an old minister, will confiscate their property! The key to confiscation is to leave no penny behind!"

To put it bluntly, Chang Feng's advice to Emperor Zhengde was to drive a tiger to devour a wolf - it was simply too damaging. The civil servants in Jiangnan were evil people, and Jiang Bin was even more evil than them.

Evil people need to be punished by evil people.

When Jiang Bin and his followers made a fortune by extorting civil officials, they would become a fat pig. With the temper of Emperor Zhengde, how could he not want to kill them? When the pigs are fat, they should be slaughtered.

Zhang Yong laughed and said, "The old marquis is simply an old fox in the court, an old sparrow in Dongting Lake. This trick is too clever. Your Majesty, I will appeal."

Qiao Yu was stunned. He thought to himself: I have heard that the Jinyiwei's methods are dirty and mean. I never thought that the Jinyiwei's methods can be described as vicious.

Although Qiao Yu was a civil servant, he did not belong to the Jiangnan civil servant faction and was not in the same party as Yang Tinghe. Therefore, he did not raise any objections.

Emperor Zhengde wanted to use Qiao Yu and wanted to test whether he was willing to be used. Emperor Zhengde smiled and asked Qiao Yu: "Qiao, my dear, what do you think?"

As a student of Yang Yiqing, Qiao Yu was naturally not a rigid and corrupt scholar. He said, "Your Majesty, what Lord Chang said just now is absolutely right. The civil officials in Jiangnan have been doing evil for a long time, relying on the fact that the emperor is far away. The officialdom in Jiangnan is corrupt. From the governors to the provincial governors, provincial inspectors, prefects, and county magistrates, they all took advantage of their power to do business, embezzle, accept bribes, and annex land. Someone should punish them."

Emperor Zhengde made the decision: "Okay! Let's do as Chang Qing said. Let Jiang Bin and the generals of the Southern Expedition Army go to various places in Jiangnan for inspection! The military power will be transferred to the generals under the former Imperial Horse Administration."

Chang Feng shouted: "Your Majesty, Holy Ming!"

As Chang Feng expected, as soon as Emperor Zhengde issued the order, Jiang Bin and his followers celebrated.

In the headquarters of Jiang Bin, the deputy general of the Southern Expedition.

Jiang Bin happily drank a sip of tea: "Father asked us to inspect the Jiangnan area on his behalf. This is obviously to make us rich! When we were in the frontier army, we fought on the battlefield for so many years with our heads hanging on our belts. It's time to find some wealth to leave to our descendants."

Xu Tai, the commander of the Yulin Vanguard, was Jiang Bin's most trusted general. He was the top military scholar in the 17th year of Hongzhi. He was adopted as an adopted son by Emperor Zhengde by flattering Jiang Bin. He was also named the Earl of Anbian for his military exploits in Xuanfu.

Xu Tai smiled and said, "Master Shuai, you have to find a good place for me."

Jiang Bin said, "Old Xu, you have been by my side for so many years, how can I treat you badly? Go to Nanchang!"

Xu Tai muttered, "But the richest places are Jiangsu and Zhejiang."

Jiang Bin waved his hand: "Wrong! The richest places may be Jiangsu and Zhejiang. But the most lucrative place for this job is in Nanchang!"

Xu Tai cupped his hands and said, "Please tell me clearly, sir."

Jiang Bin laughed and said, "Think about it, the Ning Wang rebellion has just been put down. Where is his lair? Nanchang! If you go to Nanchang, you can say whoever is rich is the Ning Wang's remnant. Wouldn't those people rush to you to buy their lives with money?"

Xu Tai suddenly realized: "Great! Thank you, Mr. Shuai, for giving us this good job!"

Jiang Bin lowered his voice and said, "Nanchang is the seat of Wang Shouren. He doesn't get along with us. You know what to do."

Xu Tai said fiercely: "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely punish Wang Shouren."

Jiang Bin added: "Wang Shouren is a very difficult person to deal with. I will let Zhang Zhong accompany you to Nanchang."

Jiang Bin was indeed not a man capable of great things. Previously, he had been intent on rebellion. As soon as Emperor Zhengde gave him and his followers a lucrative job, his ideal changed from wearing the imperial robe to making a fortune. (End of this chapter)