Zongwu: On the first day of my accession to the throne, I signed in to the Heaven-shaking Law

Yu Huatian's ability to read people's expressions is unique.

Even though Zhu Houzhao did not reveal too much malice towards Yan Song.

But it was just an order.

Yu Huatian's guess was almost right.

After seeing Yan Song's memorial, Zhu Houzhao did want to use Yan Song as a knife.

But he did not intend to trample Yan Song to death.

If this man can really survive.

Then he can be used in the future.

After all, Yan Song is still talented.

And after this time.

I'm afraid Yan Song can only be a lone minister, right?

.....

Yan Song naturally did not know what Zhu Houzhao meant.

But he could feel Yu Huatian's undisguised coldness.

If Yan Song dared to say a word of refusal now.

I'm afraid he would become the object of Yu Huatian's authority like those people.

"Of course I can't back down at the last minute."

Yan Song took a deep breath: "Your Majesty intends to do so."

"Then..."

"The first person to take action in the Western Factory should be the Minister of Personnel Xia Yan!"

Yan Song is indeed a ruthless man!

After he realized Zhu Houzhao's intention.

He immediately sold out his previous backer.

Yu Huatian also knew the relationship between Xia Yan and Yan Song.

Such ruthless and decisive!

This made him look up to Yan Song: "Why?"

Yan Song said calmly: "The reason why Nanjing has such a special status."

"First, it is a problem left over from the reign of Emperor Chengzu."

"But more importantly, it is because 80% of the taxes of the Ming Dynasty are in the hands of Nanjing!"

"Holding the purse of the Ming Dynasty, this is why Nanjing is so special."

"It is also the fundamental reason why these people are so unscrupulous."

"Outsiders think that the Minister of Revenue is the most important official position in Nanjing!"

"But in fact, there is not much money in the Nanjing treasury!"

"The real wealth is controlled by the entire bureaucratic group in Jiangnan!"

Nanjing has been self-financing for many years.

The Forbidden City has no right to ask.

Even the late emperor probably doesn't know how much money Nanjing has.

Nanjing's account books are also a mess.

If you want to completely eradicate the six ministries in Nanjing, you must first get this done.

Instead of looking for those dead money, it is better to start with the Minister of Personnel.

Solve the problem of people first!

As for why he didn't find Zhang Cong, the Minister of Revenue, first.

Based on Yan Song's understanding of Zhang Cong.

I'm afraid Zhang Cong has already found a coping strategy.

He may even hand over the account book neatly.

But such an account book can only clean up the bureaucracy in Jiangnan at most.

If you want to eradicate it completely, it's not enough.

.....

Talent!

Yu Huatian has only this idea in his mind now.

He thought Yan Song was just expressing his determination.

Unexpectedly, Yan Song really did something!

This is not a backer to deal with himself.

It's clear that he really wants to eradicate the bureaucracy in Jiangnan completely.

If Yan Song was not the Minister of Rites in Nanjing, he was a third-rank official.

Yu Huatian really wanted to recruit Yan Song as the head of the West Factory.

He chuckled and said, "According to what you said, you do the work and I draw my sword!"

Yan Song nodded fiercely.

He has completely given up.

....

At sunset.

The residence of Nanjing Minister of Personnel Xia Yan was kicked open by Yu Huatian.

With Yu Huatian's previous identity as the head of the Western Factory.

He was too familiar with doing this kind of thing.

There was no need for Yan Song to say more.

In just a moment, a large amount of silver and land deeds were seized from Xia Yan's home.

Even under the leadership of Yan Song, several secret accounts in Nanjing were found.

These are all evidence of the division of spoils by the Jiangnan bureaucracy.

They have always been in the hands of Xia Yan, the Minister of Personnel.

There are even detailed records of how much money Nanjing has now.

Where is the money distributed.

With this.

Yu Huatian can act recklessly.

Wang Yangming can also take over the Nanjing court smoothly.

As long as the whereabouts of the money are found.

Then what else is there?

No matter how powerful the Jiangnan bureaucracy is, they have several great masters of celestial phenomena under their command.

Or are there several land gods? !

....

"Yan Song! You will not die well!!!"

As the account book fell into Yu Huatian's hands.

In just one hour.

All the Shangshu of the six ministries in Nanjing have been arrested and imprisoned.

Even the assistant ministers did not escape.

If Yu Huatian had not brought a thousand Western Factory soldiers with him this time.

And Yan Song, the insider, to help.

I'm afraid he might not be able to catch all these people.

However, this result also led to Yan Song becoming a rat crossing the street that everyone wanted to beat in Nanjing.!

People were everywhere insulting Yan Song.

Some even ran to the gate of Yan Song's mansion and insulted him.

"You are cutting off the roots of Jiangnan!"

"Do you really think that you can rise to prominence by helping His Majesty?!"

"Yan Song! You are from Jiangnan!"

"It's ridiculous that there is such a person like you in Jiangnan!"

.....

Yan Song didn't pay any attention to these insults.

He just kept wandering around in various government offices.

This was to persuade those people to abandon darkness and join the light, and also to gather people.

Yan Song himself knew that what he did would surely cause thousands of people to insult him.

But so what.

As long as enough people were gathered.

He would wipe out the entire Jiangnan bureaucracy for His Majesty.

He would be rich and powerful in the future.

What's more, these people really thought they would have a chance to turn over?

Yan Song would never give them these opportunities.

Whether it was Xia Yan, the Minister of Personnel, or Zhang Cong, the Minister of Revenue.

In Yan Song's eyes.

The best ending was to die with dignity.

If they were not decent, Yan Song would give them enough dignity.

......

With such actions.

It took only two days.

The entire Nanjing Six Ministries had been completely destroyed in the hands of Yan Song.

Officials above the rank of assistant minister.

Except for those Yan Song had won over.

There were almost no neutral officials.

A truly honest official could not stand in the officialdom of Nanjing.

Even if a saint like Hai Rui was thrown here, he would probably be trapped in a few days.

Even if Hai Rui himself was upright enough.

But he had no relatives? No friends?

If that was the case.

Then just throw him out of Nanjing and throw him to a remote place.

The Nanjing Six Ministries of the Ming Dynasty could not accommodate a true saint.

And could not produce a true saint!

Wang Yangming is one of the typical examples.

If he had not been arrogant and conceited in his early years, he would not have been demoted.

But Wang Yangming is different now.

He is the Minister of War in Nanjing, in charge of the military power of the entire Jiangnan area!

....

"Yan Song is really a sharp blade."

Wang Yangming, who had just dealt with the matter in Jiangxi, came back with emotion.

Even he could not have cleaned up the six departments of Nanjing so thoroughly in two days.

So clean.

More importantly, there is no flaw.

Even if someone in the Forbidden City wants to speak for Xia Yan, Zhang Cong and others.

But in the face of Yan Song's thick stack of evidence.

The only way is to keep silent, right?

Wang Yangming shook his head: "So the truly terrifying enemy is still our own people."