Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 849 Secret
Night comes quietly.

Official post.

The Integrity Institute’s office.

"Mr. Dong, you shouldn't have stated the impeachment in front of those people." A voice suddenly rang out in the quiet main hall, and the person's brows were filled with worry.

"You are not unaware of the complexity behind Lu Qingrong. If this is the case, I am afraid we will encounter a lot of trouble in Zhejiang and other places to arrest him next."

"Even if Benxian doesn't say anything, do you think you'll run into less trouble?"

Cui Chengxiu leaned against the official hat chair and looked at the man with a smile, "Since we have already torn our relationship apart, there is no way back. Now it depends on who is faster."

"Zhejiang is in such a mess, and there are more troubles to come. If we don't arrest those who should be arrested now, and further muddy the waters in Zhejiang, that would be real trouble."

Having said this, Cui Chengxiu stopped smiling and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"Let alone other things, Zhejiang will definitely be short of food."

Cui Chengxiu pondered for a moment, frowned and said: "The rise in grain prices in Zhejiang is not only caused by the invasion of Japanese pirates, but also related to the Jianlu rebellion in recent years and northern Zhili and other places."

"This pus-filled sore needs to be pricked when it needs to be."

"Otherwise, when Qi Jin and his men arrive in Zhejiang, food will become an even bigger problem. Don't forget that our Integrity Bureau is spread all over Zhejiang and can gather many disaster victims."

"Dong Weng wants to use this move to confiscate a batch of money and grain as a reserve?"

The man understood what Cui Chengxiu meant, and said with surprise between his brows.

"if not?"

Cui Chengxiu said in a deep voice: "You are not unaware of the cases we have investigated. It is not just Zhejiang that is rotten. If we want to seize the advantage, we must prepare for the rainy day."

"I'm afraid the suppression of the Japanese in Zhejiang will not stop in the short term."

"To put it bluntly, pacifying the Japanese is a small matter, but killing the bandits is a big deal. Although Your Majesty is far away in the capital, you have a very detailed understanding of the situation in Zhejiang and other places."

"This may be the key to breaking the deadlock that we have been looking for. So, we should take advantage of the fact that some people are not prepared and kill them first. With more money and food, we will be more confident."

Cui Chengxiu knew very early on that it was not easy to be an official in a local area, especially in the officialdom of the southeastern provinces. No matter where in the southeast, it was the same situation.

As the richest place in the Ming Dynasty, it has the most problems. However, these problems have never been raised in public and have always existed in invisible places.

After staying in Zhejiang for such a long time and visiting other places during this period, Cui Chengxiu has come to a deep understanding of this point.

"Lu Qingrong's tenure as Governor of Zhejiang is almost over."

Cui Chengxiu hesitated for a moment and said what he was thinking, "Not to mention that all the Zhejiang Party members in Beijing have been arrested, even if they haven't been arrested, he can't keep his position as the governor of Zhejiang!"

"Dong Weng, speaking of this, I have some doubts."

After hearing this, the man frowned and stepped forward and said, "Since before this, Your Majesty ordered the officials to arrest Sun Ruyou and his party, why didn't you order the Integrity Bureau to arrest those who are closely related to the Zhejiang Party in Beijing?"

"There are quite a few of these people, and they have gathered a lot of power in Zhejiang, especially in the officialdom, many of whom are former students and officials of the Beijing-Zhejiang Party."

"You don't understand this."

Cui Chengxiu smiled and shook his head. "They can arrest people like this in the capital because it is very far away from Zhejiang. They can quickly cut the Gordian knot and arrest all the guilty people. Even if the news spreads to the local areas, it will take a long time." "But in the local areas, it's different."

"Sometimes you have to cut the Gordian knot, but sometimes you have to peel off the layers. It's all for one thing, to solve the problem under the general trend."

"You know when fishing, when a fish is hooked, you have to play with it first. It's impossible to bring it directly to shore, because it will easily get off the hook."

"So pulling is necessary, in order to successfully catch the big fish. So in the local area, pulling, bargaining, and confrontation are inevitable."

"After all, the central government needs stability, and everything is done quietly, but while the local governments need to be stable, they also need to establish their authority."

The man showed a look of realization.

No wonder.

"So this fishing rod has been in the hands of your majesty from the beginning to the end." The man looked around and whispered, "Including my Integrity Bureau, all those who went south are fishing lines and hooks, and the big fish they want to catch are those people who were found to have problems by your majesty?"

"Yes."

Cui Chengxiu nodded and said, "The reason why I alarmed the enemy is that I want to provoke all the people behind Lu Qingrong to come out one by one."

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"Otherwise, how could he have opened up the situation in Zhejiang so quickly and even accomplished so many things in the few years he was in office?"

Since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, he has changed the trajectories of many people, which has also affected the current Ming Dynasty, which has quietly become very different from the original timeline.

The biggest changes were in the center and the north. As for the southeast, Zhu Youxiao never paid much attention to it from beginning to end. After all, what needed to be resolved in the Ming Dynasty at that time were the center and the north. As long as other places were not in chaos, Zhu Youxiao would not interfere too much.

While gradually solving the accumulated problems in the central government and the north, Zhu Youxiao assessed the situation and infiltrated little by little in order to find an opportunity to solve the problems in the southeast.

This infiltration lasted for more than three years.

Things should be prioritized, and you can’t just rush in and attack all at once, this is a big taboo!!

"From what I have found, Lu Qingrong has connections with the Zhejiang Party in Beijing, and also has unclear connections with Shao Fuzhong, Pan Ruzhen and others."

Cui Chengxiu lifted his sleeves and said in a low voice: "The factions in the central government are different from those in the local areas. The factions in the central government are clearly divided. After all, there are only so many official positions, and everyone has their own position. If anyone dares to play both sides, the end will be very miserable."

"But the places are different, and the situations they face are completely different, so many things cannot be generalized. And the people I mentioned, such as Shao Fuzhong and Pan Ruzhen, are not simple people at all."

The man was silent.

However, he was secretly shocked. No wonder Ni Wenhuan and his men ran to other places in Hangzhou Prefecture after capturing people in Qiantang. As far as he knew, once the matter in Hangzhou Prefecture was settled, Ni Wenhuan and his men would rush to other places.

"How is the camp you were asked to supervise going?"

When the man was in doubt, Cui Chengxiu asked, "This place will be used as a detention and interrogation site from now on. Now that we have arrested someone, don't let anyone escape!"

"Don't worry, Dong Weng, this matter will be done soon."

The man bowed and said, "Besides, I have ordered people to speed up the construction of the camp needed for the Japanese invasion in Zhejiang. There will be no accidents."

"That's good."

Cui Chengxiu felt relieved. He dared to do this because Qi Jin's army gave him a lot of confidence. He knew that even if the Anti-Corruption Commission arrested more people and made Zhejiang a mess, as long as Qi Jin's army was there, Zhejiang would not be in chaos! !
(End of this chapter)