My father is Chongzhen? Then I have no choice but to rebel.

Chapter 23 New target: 8 great imperial merchants!

Chapter 23 New target: the eight imperial merchants!
When Wang Qinian heard this, he instantly became excited.

Just as he was about to stand up, he knelt down again.

"I thank His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his cultivation! I will definitely not let His Royal Highness down!"

Zhu Cilang nodded with satisfaction, and then continued:

"Now I have a very important matter for you to do. If you can do it well, you will be the commander-in-chief when you come back."

Wang Qinian's breathing suddenly became rapid.

You know, that's the commander-in-chief! He's only one step away from being the commander of the Jinyiwei!
I thought two levels in a row was good enough, but I didn’t expect there would be an even bigger surprise!
"Please give me your instructions, Your Highness. I will definitely live up to your trust!"

Seeing that the time was almost right, Zhu Cilang finally got to the point.

"I have received a secret report that some merchants in Shanxi have been secretly collaborating with the enemy and selling out the country in recent years."

"They secretly sold Ming Dynasty grain, iron ore, tea, weapons, artillery, and even defense maps to the Jiannu!"

"The Jiannu's power grew day by day, even threatening the Ming Dynasty!"

"These people are Fan Yongdou, Wang Dengku, Jin Liangyu, Wang Dayu, Liang Jiabin, Tian Shenglan, Zhai Tang, and Huang Yunfa."

"I now want you to lead the Imperial Guards to search for evidence of their treason and betrayal. Confiscate their homes and seal up everything you find and immediately transport it back to the capital."

"do you understand?"

When Wang Qinian heard these words, he was completely shocked.

It seems that no one expected that someone would dare to collaborate with the enemy and sell out the country.

But soon, he reacted.

"I understand. Your Highness, please rest assured that I will complete the task!"

Wang Qinian is not a fool. Zhu Cilang has said so much, which proves that this matter is 100% true!

Even if it wasn't, he had to make it come true!

After all, as Jinyiwei, they have done some dirty work, so this kind of thing is easy for them.

Just as I was thinking about it, Zhu Cilang's voice rang out again.

"Once you arrive at the location, do not alert the enemy, and do not contact the local Jinyiwei or the government."

"Most of these people have been bribed long ago."

"Also, these merchants must have a large number of private soldiers and firearms hidden in their homes. We must not underestimate them."

"To prevent any accidents, I will dispatch another 500 personal soldiers to go with you."

"Except for the eight people mentioned above who must be kept alive, anyone else who dares to resist will be killed on the spot!"

"Also, go to the treasury and get 100,000 taels of silver to reward your brothers. Once this matter is done, I will give you a generous reward!"

"It's too late tonight, get some rest and leave immediately tomorrow!"

In just a few words, Zhu Cilang had already formulated an action plan for Wang Qinian.

Of course, the reason for sending five hundred personal soldiers was, firstly, to really help, and secondly, to prevent anyone from tampering with the house during the search.

Wang Qinian naturally understood the meaning of this, but he didn't care.

"I understand. I will definitely live up to the trust placed in me by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Wang Qinian said respectfully again, and then followed a young eunuch to get the silver.

Watching Wang Qinian leaving, Zhu Cilang touched his chin thoughtfully.

This matter didn't have to be so troublesome.

As long as the Jinyiwei arrived in Shanxi, they would get evidence of the eight imperial merchants collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country.

After that, they simply confiscated their property and exterminated their clan, and then transported all the confiscated property to the capital, and the matter was over.

But if that were all, how could Zhu Cilang achieve his ultimate goal?

Previously, taking advantage of the issue of drawing empty salaries, Zhu Cilang killed a group of nobles and punished the remaining nobles, and the problems of the nobles had been almost solved.

Then next, he would naturally take action against those civil servants!

And the eight imperial merchants are the best opportunity to take action!
After all, the eight imperial merchants dared to smuggle with the Jiannu so blatantly, so they must have some connections in the imperial court. They must have spies in Liaodong as well!

In this way, these eight imperial merchants have become the sharpest knife in Zhu Cilang's hand!
With this knife, he can kill a large number of traitors!
When the time comes, no matter whether you are from the Donglin Party, the Zhejiang Party, or the Chu Party, all those who disobey will be killed!
As long as these guys who only bring harm to the country and the people and do nothing practical are dealt with, the Ming Dynasty's court will be clear.

Then he can do what he wants without any worries.

Just as Zhu Cilang was fantasizing about a beautiful life in the future, Ma Bao suddenly ran in hurriedly.

"My Lord, this is terrible! The Emperor has been clamoring to see you!"

what?
When Zhu Cilang heard this, he looked at Ma Bao in surprise.

"Father wants to see me?"

"That's right!"

Ma Bao nodded.

"I heard from the eunuchs guarding that His Majesty has been clamoring to see you since noon."

"But you were taking a nap at the time, so I didn't dare disturb you."

"I just happened to run into him outside and learned about this matter."

"I heard that the emperor was so anxious that he beat someone up. He insisted that you go see him, otherwise he wouldn't eat!"

After listening to Ma Bao's words, Zhu Cilang was somewhat speechless.

What is this guy Chongzhen doing?
Are you still on a hunger strike?

Wouldn’t it be better to just stay in the harem?
He has food, drinks and his wife to accompany him, but this guy is really not satisfied!

That's it!

I should go and have a look, after all, he is my father.
Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang stood up from the dragon throne.

"In that case, let's go meet him!"

Before leaving, he seemed to have thought of something again, and casually stuffed all the lists on the table into his arms.

Kunning Palace.

"You bastards! You traitors! How dare you stop me?"

"Open your dog eyes and see clearly. I am the emperor! How dare you treat me like this? Aren't you afraid that I will kill all your clans?"

Chongzhen stood at the gate of Kunning Palace, angrily cursing at the eunuchs and soldiers who blocked his way.

But these eunuchs and soldiers pretended not to hear what Chongzhen said, and let Chongzhen beat and scold them without saying a word or fighting back.

Without exception, those who were sent to guard Chongzhen were all Zhu Cilang's absolute confidants.

They had already received Zhu Cilang's order that Chongzhen must not be allowed to leave Kunning Palace under any circumstances.

As long as they were within the Kunning Palace, they didn't care what Chongzhen did.

As a result, we have the scene before us.

In Kunning Palace, Empress Zhou saw Chongzhen like this and said helplessly:

"Your Majesty, you've been making a fuss all day. Isn't it time to take a break?"

When Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately furious.

He turned around and looked at Queen Zhou, and said indignantly:

"It's all because of this rebellious son you gave birth to! He actually dared to commit such an unfaithful, unfilial, and unjust act of treason!"

Queen Zhou rolled her eyes at Chongzhen.

"Is this my own child? Isn't it also yours?"

"you"