The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 162 South Zhili

It was the first time that Liu Jian and others knew that Wang Shouren had reached the level of Grand Master.

Hearing this, everyone felt a little complicated.

The ultimate state of Grand Master!

They are men of letters and do not know martial arts.

But they are the real high-level officials of the Ming Dynasty and they know the nature of this world very well.

Strength, respect.

Military force is the most important thing. The martial arts forces of the Ming Dynasty are the strongest in the world. This is the deepest foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

But among all the martial arts forces in the Ming Dynasty, how many have reached the level of grandmaster?
All the overt and covert ones added together would never exceed the number of ten fingers.

Each of them is truly capable of suppressing one side.

Just like when Zhu Houzhao said before that he would invite an old ancestor to take charge of Nanzhili, they were not worried at all that Nanzhili might cause trouble.

Nanzhili is the center of the South, where martial arts families are scattered all over the place and are intertwined. No one can be sure what old monster is hidden there?

But a great master who is extremely powerful is definitely enough to keep Nanzhili stable.

This is the Grand Master who is at the ultimate level of power.

In the distant Liyang land, such powerful people are also known as the land of immortals.

The word "immortal" can explain everything.

To put it in the most direct sense.

With every additional grandmaster that emerges in the Ming Dynasty court, its foundation increases and its power strengthens.

And if there is one more grandmaster, everyone will feel that the strength of the Ming Dynasty court has increased significantly.

This is the gap between the two.

What's more, Wang Shouren is not just an ordinary martial arts grandmaster, he is a general who leads troops.

He has nearly 200,000 new troops under his command who are currently being trained.

Even Liu Jian and others felt that the Ming Dynasty had become much stronger and they were more confident.

As for the complexity, it is Wang Shouren's identity.

He was born into a scholarly family and entered Taoism through Confucianism.

Now, we have come to this.

If you take one more step, wouldn’t you reach the state of a saint?

How will the civil servants face Wang Shouren then?
Even now, they find it difficult to face.

Considering the establishment of the new army of the imperial court, it is possible that military generals will completely overwhelm civil officials in the future.

Thinking of this, they couldn't help but feel complicated.

How come he, with such great potential as a saint, became a military general?
Zhu Houzhao's order was quickly executed.

On that day, Wang Zhi took three innate masters of the factory guards and headed straight to the south of the Yangtze River at the fastest speed.

He carried the imperial edict to arrest high-ranking officials from the six ministries of Southern Zhili, and when the time came, he would announce it and arrest the people on the spot.

Otherwise, if we issue an edict to Nanzhili now, it would be difficult to take down those high-ranking officials in one fell swoop.

The imperial edict officially appointing Xu Ruowu as the governor-general of Southern Zhili was also in his possession.

Of course, this news had already been sent to Xu Ruowu by eagle carrier, so that he could make preparations early.

Just one day later, Xu Ruowu received the news.

He raised his brows slightly, but was not surprised.

Based on his understanding of the emperor, it was only a matter of time before he cleaned up the mess in Southern Zhili.

It just so happened that this time Nanzhili took the initiative to run into us.

After pondering for a moment, he began to make preparations.

In a small village hundreds of miles away, an old man also received the news.

Without hesitation, he went to Nanjing alone and quietly.

More than a day later, Wang Zhi, with three innate masters, traveled thousands of miles a day and arrived at Yingtian Prefecture, Nanzhili.

"I never thought that one day we would come to Nanjing!"

Wang Zhi looked at the majestic and beautiful city in front of him and couldn't help but sigh.

"This is all because of your majesty's trust in Lord Wang." Behind him, a Dongchang clerk immediately complimented him.

"Oh, that's not wrong." Wang Zhi smiled and nodded slightly, his eyes flashing with a hint of coldness, "It's also these greedy guys who have gone too far.

Let's go, it's time to let them know what they can't do."

"Yes." The three people behind him answered in unison.

After entering Nanzhili, Wang Zhi first contacted Xu Ruowu, and they were not strangers to each other.

After a brief exchange, he immediately contacted the factory guards in Nanzhili, and then the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

In the afternoon, the imperial edict was formally issued, and all high-ranking officials above the fourth rank in Nanzhili were required to receive it.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: The Mighty King Xu Ruowu is appointed as the Governor-General of Southern Zhili, in charge of all important military and political affairs of Southern Zhili. This is my decree."

"I accept your order and thank you for your grace."

Wang Zhi read the imperial edict in person, and Xu Ruowu accepted it on the spot.

All the officials in Nanzhili were dumbfounded. Why did His Majesty suddenly appoint a governor-general of Nanzhili?
Nanzhili had a special status and had never had a governor.

This, this, this...
Some people sensed something was wrong, and Your Majesty is no longer confident about them.

But with the imperial edict in front of them and two great masters present, no one dared to say anything more.

"Everyone, please accept my order."

Wang Zhi suddenly looked at these senior officials with a smile.

These senior officials felt an inexplicable chill in their hearts and bowed again.

Since the kneeling ceremony has been abolished, they don't have to kneel down.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, proclaims: More than 300 scholars broke into the government office of Yingtian Prefecture. Are all the high officials of Nanzhili useless?

He ordered Wang Zhi to lead the imperial guards to arrest the six ministers of Nanzhili, the left and right imperial envoys, the prefect of Yingtian Prefecture, the chief officials of the four temples, and the eunuchs in charge of the garrison, and investigate the matter thoroughly.

Admire this. "

When the voice fell, the high-ranking officials of Nanzhili felt dizzy.

How is it possible? How could the emperor want to arrest them all?

Aren’t you worried about the chaos in Southern Zhili?
"Impossible! How could His Majesty issue such an order?" One person found it hard to accept and shouted loudly on the spot.

"Heh." Wang Zhi sneered disdainfully and was too lazy to say anything more to these little guys from back then.

Then he waved his hand: "Take them all."

"Yes." The Jinyiwei immediately stepped forward to arrest the man, his face full of excitement.

The Jinyiwei who participated in the Jindi Operation have been envied by them for almost a year.

Even the Jinyiwei from other places envied them.

Because Nanzhili is Nanjing, the officials there are of too high a rank, and the Jinyiwei are not strong enough, so they dare not act rashly.

A commander-in-chief was appointed to take charge, but he never showed up.

it's good now.

With one move, he captured all the highest-level officials in Southern Zhili.

It is foreseeable that this will only be the beginning.

When you pull out the radishes, you will get mud along with them, and they will definitely be in bunches.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"How dare An do this?"

"impossible!"

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After realizing that His Majesty was really going to move all of them, most of the dozen or so people could no longer maintain the composure of high-ranking officials, and some were terrified and crying.

In addition to these chief officers, many of the nearly 100 civil and military officials also looked pale and dared not say a word.

Wang Zhi was even more disdainful. No wonder he was sent to Nanzhili to retire. It was just not a good idea.

The Embroidered Uniform Guards took these high-ranking officials away, and Wang Zhi looked at the Duke of Wei, whose body was stiff and obviously frightened.

He said calmly, "Duke Wei and His Majesty are also very dissatisfied with you, and asked me to bring you a message."

"Please speak, Lord Wang." Duke Wei said politely.

The same was true for the several nobles behind him.

"Your Majesty has ordered that if you are really useless and unable to do anything, then you should give up your position immediately to avoid further embarrassing General Xu." Wang Zhi said word for word.

This was what His Majesty told him personally before he left, asking him to investigate the nobles in Southern Zhili as well.

Duke Wei shuddered when he heard this, cold sweat broke out on his body, and he bowed and said, "I understand. I will never let your majesty down again."

"Oh, Duke Wei, I'll have to trouble you to cooperate with King Mighty from now on." Wang Zhi said with a smile.

"I understand. I will definitely obey the orders of the mighty king." Duke Wei immediately affirmed.

The others nodded repeatedly.

How could they not understand that those words were not only spoken to Duke Wei, but also to all the nobles in Nanzhili.

"The King of Might and Southern Zhili are handed over to you. His Majesty has said so himself, so you can do whatever you want." Wang Zhi was polite to Xu Ruowudao again.

"This governor will definitely not let Your Majesty down." Xu Ruowu said solemnly, calling himself "this governor" instead of "this king".

"Okay, then let's go check on those thieves." Wang Zhi said with a smile and left with the Jinyiwei.

The two of them got busy.

As for Xu Ruowu, he didn't do anything big.

He was very clear that his mission as the governor was to ensure that Southern Zhili was not in chaos, and then cooperate with Wang Zhi to clean up the officialdom in Southern Zhili.

At this time, stability is the most important thing.

Wang Zhi, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. He acted recklessly without any scruples.

Confiscating houses and arresting people.

Nanzhili now has three thousand-household offices, second only to the capital, and the power of the middle and lower levels of the Jinyiwei is sufficient.

Together with the two Jinyiwei innate masters he brought with him, they just made up for the strength of the top leadership.

There is also the power of the East Factory.

In addition, there are two great grandmasters, him and King Weiwu, and one of them is a great grandmaster at the highest level.

He doesn't need to worry about anything.

Another purpose of his coming was to publicize the power of the court and deter evildoers.

"Go in and search every place thoroughly. Don't leave any corner unattended, but don't hurt anyone easily."

"Who are you? Do you know where this is? This is the residence of Lord Wang, the Minister of Personnel. How dare you be so presumptuous?"

"Oh, this is where we are searching."

"Who are you? Why are you arresting me?"

"Why? Ha, when you attacked the Yingtianfu government office, didn't you think about today? Arrest him."

"I am the nephew of the Minister of Rites. You can't arrest me."

"It's ridiculous. Even the Minister of Rites can't save himself."

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Nearly a hundred years later, the name of the Jinyiwei once again spread in Yingtian City, which was full of flowers and a romantic atmosphere.

The situation that had been peaceful for nearly a hundred years was broken.

More than a dozen high-ranking officials, more than three hundred scholars, and other people who were implicated one after another.

The factory guards arrested more and more people.

One of the most prosperous cities in the world fell silent on this day.

Countless news spread in all directions.

Not only this, in order to cooperate with the actions in Southern Zhili and prevent the high-ranking officials in Southern Zhili from being prepared, Zhu Houzhao had previously blocked the news.

After Nanzhili began the action, orders from other places followed.

The Jinyiwei, who had just expanded again, started to work hard.

In all the places where the scholars successfully attacked the government offices, the chief officials were all captured.

Those scholars were also arrested and all their titles were stripped.

Investigate this matter thoroughly.

(Chapter 1.)
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(End of this chapter)