The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 159 Working together
The position of guest official is equivalent to a cooperative member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Although he did not have a court rank, his status was not low, and the Jinyiwei could not force orders on the guest officials.

The two parties are in a cooperative situation.

The guest officials actively or passively do things for the Jinyiwei and get paid.

This is the best result reached by the three of them.

Lu Xiaofeng was the first guest official, but by no means the only one.

Those people in the martial arts world who have a good reputation, good strength, and suitable identity and background, who do not want to join the Jinyiwei, can become guests of the Jinyiwei and cooperate with the Jinyiwei.

There are still quite a few people like this.

If they could get their help, the Jinyiwei would save a lot of effort on many things.

Afterwards, Hua Manlou became the second guest official of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

After some discussion, the Jinyiwei would not directly disclose their guest status, but would only give them tokens to prove their guest status.

The two did not stay in the capital for long and went directly to Jiangnan.

So far, Hua Manlou can only exert greater influence by returning to Jiangnan.

After the two men left, Zhang Fengfu, Weng Taibei, Yan Nantian, and Murong Chong looked even more solemn.

"It won't be so easy for everywhere to calm down. We must be prepared." Zhang Fengfu said in a serious voice.

The other three nodded.

“Nantian, what the Jinyiwei lacks most right now is a powerful Grandmaster.

Among the entire Jinyiwei now, you and Ye Chenshi are the most likely to break through to the Grandmaster level as soon as possible.

Let’s not talk about Ye Chenshi in Yunnan for now. Your most important task now is to practice, and you can put everything else aside for now. "Zhang Fengfu looked at Yan Nantian and said solemnly.

Yan Nantian hesitated for a moment, but still nodded and said with a firm look: "I understand, I will do it as soon as possible."

"Don't force it." Zhang Fengfu said again.

"Yeah." Yan Nantian responded, and without staying for long, he concentrated on practicing.

He himself knew that there were many talented people in the Jinyiwei nowadays. They did not need a congenital master like him, but a grandmaster.

With the Dragon Ball in his possession and the full support of His Majesty, his current mission is to practice and break through to the Grandmaster level as quickly as possible.

The people in Zhang Fengfu were also busy, sending various orders one after another, including those imperial edicts.

On this side, after Li Xunhuan left the Jinyiwei, he asked for leave and went into seclusion.

When Zhu Houzhao learned about this, he was delighted and immediately sent people to Li's house to protect him.

Among the descendants of the Zhu family.

After a period of investigation, it was found that except for the newly promoted prince Zhu Wusi, there was no prince-level official in the Ming Dynasty, and the highest rank was a few dukes.

"It makes me happy. I have never felt so happy before. I never thought that the Kong family would end up like this." After returning, a middle-aged member of the Zhu family laughed happily.

There are many close relatives of the royal family around him.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care about the royal family members getting together. This group of older royal family members who had nothing to do often got together to talk about this and that.

The focus of all the topics discussed by the royal family members today is, without a doubt, the Kong family.

"Yes, you are not in Lu, so you don't know how arrogant the Kong family is. Haha, even the royal palace has to be inferior to them.

Humph, let's see how arrogant they are in the future?" Another middle-aged man sneered happily.

"Yes, your majesty, what you have done this time is truly pleasing to the people, and you should deal with the Kong family.

Now that our Zhu family has been executed for eight generations without merit, why should his Kong family inherit the title for generations? They deserve it. "The third figure laughed.

"Not bad, not bad. I also support Your Majesty this time. Your Majesty has done a good job."

"Haha, the Kong family is completely finished in our Ming Dynasty. The grievances that I have been holding in my heart for half a year have been mostly released at once."

"Hahaha, same as before."

"Everyone, some of what His Majesty said is true. The Ming Dynasty belongs to our Zhu family, and we also have responsibilities. I think we should also contribute this time."

"Yes, we should do our part. We can't let those traitors ruin our Zhu family's kingdom, right?"

"Okay, then let's write letters to each other and let His Majesty read it. We in the Zhu family are not all useless. We also have the Ming Dynasty in our hearts."

"That's right, let your majesty see it."

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This is the noble side.

Several elderly people also gathered together.

Relatively speaking, their emotions were more solemn.

"What do you think of what His Majesty said, our nobles?" The Duke of England frowned and broke the silence.

Everyone present understood what he meant.

The Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty was executed for eight generations without any achievements, and now the Kong family is also going to be abolished.

The only people in the entire Ming Dynasty who still have the hereditary title are these nobles.

Will Your Majesty not let them be demoted for generations one day?

Considering your Majesty's character, it is very likely.

Everyone present thought of this, so there was another silence. No one answered the question and everyone looked sad.

“Hey, no matter what, we can’t stop it, so we might as well cooperate with them.

Think about the disciples of each family in the Wudi Dragon Cavalry and the New Army. His Majesty still values ​​us. "After a while, Duke Dingguo sighed.

The others also sighed and nodded.

Yeah, they can’t stop it anyway, so what else can they do?
Against Your Majesty?

No one dared to think of this.

The hundreds of noble children in the army are their greatest comfort now.

“In this case, let’s all do our part and contact the sons of nobles from all over the country.

Let His Majesty see that we old guys are still useful." The Duke of England said solemnly.

"Okay." Several people nodded in agreement.

"If nothing unexpected happens, the new Ming army will be the future, and those newcomers will probably surpass our nobles.

We alone may not be able to occupy the majority of the future Ming army." Duke Cheng said in a serious tone. "What do you mean?" Duke Ying asked.

“Talent, your majesty values ​​talent the most now, identity is not too important.

Can the talents of our family be compared with those of the entire Ming Dynasty? Can they be compared with those of the entire world?

Definitely not.

The talented people in our family have all entered the army, and there won’t be many left in a short period of time.

So, I think we need foreign aid." Duke Cheng said solemnly.

"What kind of foreign aid can we get?" The Duke of England frowned and asked in confusion.

"Stupid, there are more dukes, marquises and earls in the Ming Dynasty than just us. They have just been abolished." Duke Dingguo said with his eyes shining.

“Yes, compared to those newcomers, these families whose titles have been abolished are still friends with us and can be considered as one with us.

As long as we help them now, we will definitely be able to keep each other warm in the future." Duke Cheng nodded and smiled.

"But what about His Majesty?" The Duke of England was a little worried.

The word "banding together" made him a little scared today.

"What are you afraid of? As long as we select talents from those families and do not bend the law for personal gain, how could His Majesty blame us?" Duke Chengguo said firmly.

"You're right."

"OK then."

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Not only the Jinyiwei, Li Xunhuan, the royal family members, and the nobles, but all departments in the court almost simultaneously began to speed up their actions.

This happened openly and secretly, as many officials sent private letters in all directions.

Among these private messages, there are those who use their influence to appease various places.

Naturally, there is no shortage of people who want to take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.

Because there are too many of them, and their owners are generally of high status, including members of royal families, nobles, and others.

Therefore, the Jinyiwei was unable to monitor each and every one of them, and most of them could only be left to their own devices.

But no matter what, most people in the imperial court in the capital are working together to try to quell this storm.

Many people outside the province are also doing this.

What happened at Chengtian Gate spread to all parts of the Ming Dynasty, and even to the entire world, at an extremely fast speed.

But this speed is certainly not as fast as that of the imperial court.

At least not as fast as the court's unique information lines.

For example, from the capital to Jin, or from the capital to Lu.

In the middle of Jin Dynasty.

Wang Shouren received the detailed information immediately and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

Your Majesty, you are still so strong-willed.

I won't tolerate it for even a moment.

But that is why Your Majesty is Your Majesty.

Wang Shouren smiled with relief and pride.

Then he fell into deep thought.

With His Majesty in the capital to suppress the situation, there won't be any problems.

There will be no trouble in Jin either.

The capital city and the five armies in Jin are enough to ensure that there will be no trouble in the north.

The Duke of Lu now has Baoguo, Guo Bujing, and Cao Zhengchun. Even though this is the Kong family's old nest, they can't turn the tables.

But we cannot be careless. There may be people who will make trouble for the Kong family, especially the Mongols. Your Majesty should still be reminded of this.

Other places.

Wang Shouren looked towards the south, especially the center of the south, Nanzhili.

His eyes were slightly blank.

Can we send two armies south?
This thought came to his mind, but he dismissed it.

It is not the right time yet. The new military system has just been determined, and tens of thousands of new troops will be added this time. Two army commanders are unqualified and the instructors are not in place yet.

It still takes time.

After pondering for a moment, he smiled calmly.

Never mind. There is no need to hide anything at this time. The most important thing is to stabilize the overall situation.

“Tell the Imperial Guards that they can choose a time to spread the news that I, the governor, have broken through to the Grandmaster level.” Wang Shouren said calmly.

"Yes." A soldier in the army responded.

Soon, the thousand households in Jin received the order.

Without hesitation, the news was immediately spread to the capital.

Rudi.

Zhu Hui, Guo Bujing and Cao Zhengchun were all shocked after receiving the imperial edict.

They never expected that they had not yet investigated the Kong family thoroughly, and were being extremely cautious as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

In the capital, His Majesty directly abolished the Kong family.

It was as easy as dealing with an ordinary official.

Besides feeling shocked, the three of them also felt a little ashamed and anxious.

They are too slow.

"Duke Baoguo, Tongzhi Guo, first arrest all the members of the Kong family immediately, and then investigate them one by one." Cao Zhengchun immediately said murderously.

Zhu Hui and Guo Bujing did not hesitate. His Majesty had completely abolished the Kong family, so they no longer needed to be cautious and have so many concerns.

Moreover, the things that have been investigated in the past few days have shown that the Kong family is even more "dirty" than they imagined, and there will definitely be a few people who are innocent.

(Chapter 1.)
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