Corrupt official in the Red Chamber
Chapter 390 Catch them all in one swoop
Chapter 390 Catch them all in one fell swoop
"What does mother mean?"
"Some people in the south have gone too far. It seems that the Emperor can no longer bear it and wants to rectify the situation." Mrs. Zhen said with a slight smile.
Zhen Dianlun was surprised, and then asked: "Is it a maritime business thing?"
"Isn't that right? They have gone too far during this period, and they are too royal and intolerable."
Zhen Dianlun sat there with an ugly face.
"You didn't get involved with these people, did you?" Old Mrs. Zhen glanced at her son and asked.
Zhen Dianlun has shortcomings of one kind or another, but he has one good shortcoming, that is, he listens to his mother.
Because he knew that his mother had been through decades of ups and downs, and her vision was beyond his comparison. In addition, the entire Zhen family relied on her mother's relationship, so they obeyed her mother's words.
"To answer my mother's question, even if my son is very brave, he would not dare to go against your wishes, mother?" Zhen Dianlun said quickly.
Only then was Mrs. Zhen satisfied, and then she said to him: "Our fourth girl has already served Jia Rui, and they are considered in-laws. Don't cause trouble to him at this critical moment."
After saying this, Mrs. Zhen also sighed. Ever since her precious girl passed away in the capital, she felt that the power of the Zhen family began to shrink sharply.
If they hadn't had some contact with Jia Rui from above, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many officials in Jiangnan who would buy their account.
At the same time, the old lady also felt that the Emperor's attitude towards their family had changed drastically.
In the past, the Jiangnan Zhen family was almost equivalent to the local emperors in Jiangnan, but during this time, the Jiangnan Zhen family began to struggle to do some things.
"What is the identity of the fourth girl's mother?" Old Mrs. Zhen asked.
Zhen Dianlun thought for a moment before replying: "She seems to be the second brother's intercourse girl, who can't get on the stage."
"The fourth girl has made great contributions to our family. You go and tell the second child to improve the status of the fourth girl's mother."
Zhen Dianlun rolled his eyes. He understood what his mother meant. She wanted to get closer to Jia Rui.
"I'll talk to my second brother when I get back."
Old Mrs. Zhen nodded, and then suddenly remembered something, and then said: "From today on, the men of our Zhen family are not allowed to step out of the manor. Anyone who dares to go out is not a child of the Zhen family. At the same time, you also tell the people below. Those servants, please be nice to me when they go out. If something happens, don’t blame me for being unkind."
"Mother, I understand." Zhen Diangling understood his mother's intention. He knew that these were troubled times, and the power of the Zhen family was no longer as unscrupulous as before, so he might as well be honest and wait until Jia Rui left.
The entire Jiangnan provinces appear calm on the surface, but in fact there is an undercurrent.
The wealthy families below who were involved in the smuggling and piracy businesses were delighted with Jia Rui's arrival.
Since the court was very secretive this time, even though these people had spokesmen in the court and had information channels, they did not have a correct understanding of Jia Rui's purpose.
They believed that Jia Rui was going to the Nanman Kingdom to seek peace on behalf of the imperial court. By that time, their trade at sea and with pirates would be even more prosperous.
Therefore, during the time when Jia Rui came, not only did they not conduct inspections, but they began to increase operations.
Above the sea, the number and quality of pirates also began to increase.
This made the imperial navy, which had just changed commanders in Fujian, a little overwhelmed.
Faced with this situation, Jia Rui did not act immediately, but continued to collect information according to the established plan.
Of course, when Jia Rui came this time, he didn't plan to have any personal or physical evidence with the other party. He just wanted to know whether the other party was involved in piracy. As for the evidence, Jia Rui didn't care.
In this way, Jia Rui stayed for a total of three months this year. During these three months, Jia Rui ostensibly had fun in a tube every day. In fact, secretly, intelligence was constantly sent to Jia Rui every day. Then with the help of Hua Lan, he sorted out the clues.
When the final results were delivered to Jia Rui's desk, Jia Rui was also surprised.
He also did not expect that several of the largest wealthy families in Jiangnan were already involved in the pirate business, and even each big family controlled one or two pirates.
These pirates are not only the protectors of the family team, but also the sharp bayonets against opponents. When necessary, it is even an important tool to threaten the court to compromise.
For example, during the period when pirates were at their most rampant, pirates from these big families gathered together to attack the county.
Of course, they didn't succeed, and they didn't dare to succeed.
If a county town is really captured, the imperial court will never give up.
But they did not expect that even if they did not capture the county seat, the court would not let them go.
Just today, Jia Rui was wearing official uniform, holding the imperial envoy's seal and the gold medal arrow, sitting in the lobby of the imperial envoy's garden.
There were dozens of generals standing below.
These generals are all leading generals from all over the Yangtze River.
These people are local bigwigs in any place, and they suddenly gathered in Jia Rui's imperial envoy's headquarters, and the entire Jinling City was unaware of it, which shows the confidentiality of this operation.
Jia Rui looked at the dozens of generals below, and his mood was very exciting.
This opportunity was great. If the Emperor hadn't sent him down to Jiangnan, he wouldn't have had the chance to meet so many generals.
It was this opportunity that allowed him to control the entire Jiangnan army. It can be said that with Jia Rui's order now, the entire Jiangnan can break away from the empire.
Jia Rui is so proud now that he will have no worries even if he breaks up with the emperor completely in the future.
"Everyone, pirates have been rampant in Jiangnan during this period. Have you all heard about it?"
Although the generals below are in the army, the waterways south of the Yangtze River are as dense as a chessboard, so they are more or less exposed to things on the sea.
"Sir, I've heard of it." Everyone cupped their hands and said in unison.
"Haha, I won't say much more. I just want to tell you that the owners behind these pirates are the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River."
The generals below did not find it strange. As local garrison, these people had more or less noticed this.
To be honest, it would have been impossible for the local wealthy families to have been active for so many years without the protection of these generals.
Each of these generals present can be said to be a beneficiary.
but. Now these generals are ready to follow Jia Rui and turn their backs on each other.
"I won't say anything more. Now everyone comes up to receive an envelope, and then according to what is said in the letter, we will act in various places and we must catch all these wealthy families."
The generals hurried forward and took the envelopes handed over by Jia Rui one by one.
"Each of you return to your station and take action immediately without delay."
The generals below all handed over their hands, and then under the guidance of Wangcai, they withdrew from the imperial mission, and then left Jinling through the secret passage.
After the generals left, Jia Rui continued to sing and dance as before.
Just half a month later, one day suddenly one day the generals from all over the country seemed to have gone crazy and led their soldiers to attack the family headquarters of various wealthy families.
Although these wealthy families are said to have profound foundations, they are somewhat dwarfed by the encirclement and suppression by the elite troops of the imperial court.
Although they also thought about contacting their friends or having friends come to reinforce them, the people they sent out all failed.
These people also began to understand and knew that the court had discovered the business they had done in private.
However, they are not completely desperate, because there are many spokesmen for them in the court.
Therefore, they resist with all their strength, or slowly shrink their strength, hoping to persist longer under the encirclement and suppression of the army.
On the other side, they also sent messages to their spokespersons in the court through various intelligence agencies, asking these people to immediately impeach the generals stationed in various places.
Therefore, in just a day or two, a snowstorm of impeachment memorials was delivered to the emperor's Long Shu case.
The emperor's face looked gloomy and scary when he saw so many memorials.
He did not give any orders to these generals. Their sudden action should have been under the orders of the Supreme Emperor.
And the only one who can command so many generals to act together is Jia Rui, the spokesperson of the Emperor in Jiangnan.
It seems that he has been tricked by Jia Rui. On the surface, he is sending the princess south to get married, but in fact, he is following the emperor's secret order to rectify Jiangnan.
Although the emperor has long wanted to rectify these moths in the south of the Yangtze River, such a big move did not go through the emperor. Thinking about it, the emperor felt weak.
In the end, the emperor simply stayed out of sight and out of mind, and directly ordered the eunuchs below to send all these memorials to Longshou Palace.
The Supreme Emperor of Longshou Palace responded to these impeachment memorials simply and asked the eunuchs to build a fire in the yard and burn them all.
Moreover, the Supreme Emperor did not let the people below conceal the news this time, so the Supreme Emperor's attitude quickly spread throughout the court.
You must know that although the Supreme Emperor is old, his control over the entire empire is unmatched by anyone. Once he expresses his attitude, the entire empire will not waver in will.
Therefore, the spokesmen chosen by the wealthy gentry in Jiangnan immediately shut up.
Even many children of Jiangnan's wealthy families began to break away from their families.
Not to mention those who received the money, they simply refused to acknowledge it.
In this way, the wealthy people in the south of the Yangtze River did not wait for the good news from the court. Instead, they were surrounded and suppressed by the army while waiting, and the castle was finally destroyed.
This operation can be said to be a river of blood in Jiangnan.
Countless wealthy families and aristocratic children suffered heavy casualties in this war.
The gentry who were not involved in the pirate business were almost frightened when they saw this situation.
They quickly restrained their children and even issued a message that no one was allowed to participate in maritime smuggling.
In this way, the bloody turmoil lasted for nearly a month. During the Chinese New Year, the massacres finally stopped in various places.
Jia Rui, who was based in Jinling, finally received reports on the results of the battle from various places.
(End of this chapter)
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