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Chapter 218
"It's not surprising at all. The so-called Zhejiang Party, Donglin Party, Qin Party, Qi Party, Chu Party and others are just people who are fighting for power and profit. Their followers attack each other and seem to be incompatible, but in fact they are just working. It's normal. But for the sake of profit, the leaders secretly make some transactions, which is business.

Just like when they were dealing with me, they had united countless times. They would not stick to factions as long as it was beneficial to them.You should also remember this in the future, be alert at all times, and do not be fooled by his behavior. "

According to Wang An's description, Luo Sigong was recommended to the position by the Donglin Party, and it was members of the Chu Party and Zhejiang Party who cleared the obstacles to his promotion, which sounds very unreasonable.

But it is not impossible to think about it differently. Ming officials are very flexible in their thinking. The more senior officials are, the more open-minded they are and they will not stick to sectarian distinctions.In other words, what they are fighting for is not ideological lines but actual interests.The so-called battle of ideas is nothing more than propaganda slogans and shields.

"My slave, I will obey the Lord Long Live's instructions and never forget it..." Wang An and Zhang Ran looked at each other and were convinced by the emperor's explanation.

"Have you found out about his illegal activities?" Hong Tao didn't ask for more whether he could remember it and understand it. The most important question now was how to rectify Jin Yiwei, or who to call for surgery.

The most suitable candidate is Luo Sigong. To capture the thief, capture the king first.But regardless of whether they are the emperor's personal soldiers or not, after all, they are not as easy to control as eunuchs. If you want to avoid questioning from officials, you must have a strong reason.

"...This person acts cautiously, and I have not found any real evidence of his corruption and violation of the law."

Wang An shook his head helplessly. Although Dongchang had the privilege to investigate anyone, it was difficult to investigate a senior general like Luo Sigong in a short period of time.Especially Jin Yiwei, who is basically the same as his peers, has most of the same tricks and cannot be used effectively.

"My slave has gained something... It's all thanks to the reputation of the factory official that I persuaded Wang Zhizhen, the commander of Jinyiweinan Town Fusi, to serve your majesty." Seeing the emperor turning his eyes to him, Zhang Ran quickly stepped forward to reply.He opened his mouth to announce the good news, but immediately realized something and brought Wang An in again.

"Zhang Zhangyin is too humble...Long live my lord, this servant only showed his face, and Zhang Zhangyin took care of the rest." Hearing that he still had his own merits, Wang An seemed even more humble and didn't want any more.

"Can you two explain things clearly first and then be humble to each other? It's a good thing to work together, but don't overdo it. As long as things are done well, the credit will come naturally without taking away. If things are done badly, as long as you try your best, there will be no punishment. It will fall on your head!”

Seeing that his two capable men turned from secret fighting to sympathy, Hong Tao not only did not feel relieved but became more and more irritable.You know, too much is too much. Even if you really listen to your warning, you don't have to change so quickly and decisively. Wouldn't it be better to leave the process for people to accept.

"Wang Zhizhen is the grandson of the late Wang Chonggu, Minister of the Ministry of War. Before he was demoted, he had two confidants who were both warriors from the Royal Horse Guards. After hearing about this, the slave specially found them to introduce him to Wang Zhizhen, and they offered him good words and advice, and then went to the factory. A fair way out, finally fulfilled the mission, and found some truth.

Luo Sigong had a wide network of contacts in the Jinyi Guards. In addition to the shadow cast by his ancestors, he also had another source of support: the late Jinyiwei commander Zhao Mengyou. He was married to Zhao Mengyou's eldest daughter.

The Zhao family is also a Jinyiwei family. Although Zhao Mengyou died, his younger brother Zhao Mengxiang is still the governor of Fusi Town in Beizhen. His son Zhao Zhenyuan was born in Wuju and is now the commander of Jinyiwei. He is in charge of the Xisi Fang together with Li Chengliang's third son Li Ruzhen. "Seeing that the emperor saw through the little trick, Zhang Ran immediately stopped pretending and told the information he knew verbatim. As for what Wang An thought, he didn't care.

"Well, a commander, a Qianhu who is in charge of the Xisi Fang, and a Fusi town governor in Beizhen... If we add Li Ruzhen, how many of my own troops will I have left?" If Hong Tao always felt that Jin Yiwei was a bit It is unreliable, and now it has to be classified into the most dangerous category, alongside the civil service group.

Just one Luo family and two Li families account for most of the most important and core departments of Jinyiwei. This is only on the surface. I don’t know how many cronies there are secretly.

If he had some connection with the civil service group or the harem, wouldn't the guards around him become killers at all times?Even if they don't do it themselves, they can achieve the same effect by simply providing someone with the emperor's exact location.

The most troublesome thing is that no matter where the emperor goes, he cannot avoid being followed by the royal guards, and it is impossible to conceal his whereabouts.No wonder Tian Yi took the risk of being bruised and ashes, and used his last breath to remind himself.It's true that the more trusted a person is, the more dangerous he may be.

What's more troublesome is not knowing the danger, but knowing that the danger is around you but not being able to get rid of it.Removing Luo Sigong is obviously useless. After years of planning, the civil service group has almost emptied the Jinyiwei and installed countless cronies or allies in it. It is impossible to guarantee that whoever replaces him will not be the second Luo Sigong, so all efforts are in vain.

It is theoretically possible to replace all Jinyiwei's top executives with your own people. Even if the civil servants object, they can't stop it.But that would be tantamount to completely breaking up and telling the other party that he was awake. From now on, he would no longer be able to act like a pig and eat the tiger, which would not be helpful in executing the plan.

In addition, even if the civil servants group are all fools and cannot see this step, they do not have that many available people.The civil servants have eclipsed the emperor, and they need to execute any orders given.The emperor was an empty frame, with no one available except eunuchs. This is why many emperors reused eunuchs in politics.

Use eunuchs to monitor the Jinyi Guards, just like the prison guns and guards sent to various places?It seems that it won't be possible in a short time. Only a few eunuchs can't handle such a complex and huge organization. If something goes wrong, they will be the unlucky ones who take the blame and make themselves sick along with it.

Is it really not possible to abolish the Jinyi Guards as a whole, or to throw them under the management of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion?Hong Tao really thought about it this way, but unfortunately it didn't work either.After hundreds of years of inheritance, Jinyiwei is no longer the emperor's minions back then, but has become a privileged department that provides leisure people, specializing in providing sufficient benefits to various powerful people.

Regardless of the fact that these people have no shit skills, they will cause trouble with their titles and eat, drink and have fun with their salaries. But if anyone dares to exempt these benefits, they will really dare to risk their lives.

Many relatives received their salaries from Jinyiwei, including the queen's family.Before the situation is completely under control, it is not worth it to have a bunch of second-generation ancestors who are born with hatred and have little success and more than failure as enemies.

(End of this chapter)