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

Chapter 94: Confiscation of property! Arrest of people! The fate of the eight imperial merchants!
Moreover, if we want to completely resolve the issue of the eight imperial merchants, it is not enough to just kill these eight merchants.

Because behind this matter were tens of thousands of border troops from Xuanfu and some officials from the imperial court!
After all, the eight imperial merchants dared to transport grain to the Jiannu from Zhangjiakou so blatantly, how could Xuanfu not know about it?
Of course, this does not mean that all officials and generals from Xuanfu were involved, but high-ranking officials such as the governor, governor-general, and general are definitely not able to escape.

This is also what Zhu Cilang is really worried about. If this matter really gets out of hand and leads to the rebellion of Xuanfu officials and soldiers, it will be a loss.

So for now we can only wait and see until Qin Liangyu arrives.

When the time comes, we will bring Qin Liangyu's white-pole soldiers with us and solve all the problems at once.

Before that, he could only raid the hometowns of the eight imperial merchants.

Also, considering the time, Qin Liangyu should be arriving soon.
The scene returns to Jiexiu, Shanxi.

After Zhang Yongfa ordered the Jinyiwei to notify the main force, he did not leave. Instead, he changed his clothes, jumped directly onto the roof, and began to look at a room not far away.

This room is the one where Fan Wen and Chen Sheng were before.

Not long after, Fan Wen left with a big belly, but Zhang Yongfa ignored him. It was obvious that his real target was Mr. Chen in the room!
Because he already knew that Chen Sheng was a spy sent by the Jiannu, in his opinion, this was a great achievement!
In the room, Mr. Chen didn't know what had happened. After Fan Wen left, he drank a few more glasses by himself and then lay down on the bed to sleep.

Without any defense.

In fact, there was really nothing to be on guard against, because he had been to Shanxi more than four or five times, and each transaction went smoothly and never attracted anyone's attention.

So in his opinion, this time is also the case!

creak!

Suddenly, at this moment, a slight sound was heard. Chen Sheng opened his eyes dazedly and was about to see what was going on when a cold, shining Embroidered Spring Knife suddenly chopped down.
puff!

With a burst of blood spurting out, Chen Sheng's head was chopped off.

Until his death, Chen Sheng's face was still confused, as if he didn't understand what was going on.

How could he be hacked to death suddenly when he was fine?
Zhang Yongfa didn't care whether he was confused or not. He threw his head aside and started searching his body.

Soon, several hundred taels of silver notes and some customs documents were found.

In addition, an unopened and unsigned letter was found in the lining of his shoes.

Zhang Yongfa was delighted, knowing that he had found a treasure, and hurriedly and carefully put the letter into his arms.

Then he put all the banknotes into his pocket, wrapped his head with cloth and tied it to his back.

After doing all this, he quietly left.
At the same time, less than ten miles away from Jiexiu, a team of about 1800 people was resting on the spot.

They are the team sent by Zhu Cilang to confiscate property!

Because it was a large army, they could not march quickly and it took them a full six days to reach Shanxi.

In the past two days, the Jinyiwei who were previously sent out to investigate the situation have been constantly reporting to them the specific properties and locations of the eight imperial merchants.

Now the only ones left are the Jiexiu Fan family and the Jincheng Huang family!

Not long after, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the dark night.

The Jinyiwei who were in charge of the alert became alert instantly and prepared for battle.

The person who came seemed to have thought of this as well, and before he got close he hurriedly shouted:
"Jinyiwei flagman Wang Ming requests to see the clerk!"

After hearing this, the Jinyiwei were sure that the other party was one of their own and immediately let down their guard.

The people who came this time were the Jinyiwei who were in charge of the Huang family in Jincheng.

Soon, another fast horse came to report.

This time it’s the Jiexiu Fan family!
At this point, they finally had detailed information on all the properties, shops and lands owned by the eight imperial merchants.

Wang Qinian gave the order immediately without hesitation:
"Search the house! Arrest the people!"

Soon, this team of more than 1800 people was divided into eight groups, which went to various places to carry out house-raiding tasks.

Although the number of people seems small, it is still enough to complete the mission.

Because the ones leading the charge were Zhu Cilang’s 500 personal soldiers!

These guys are wearing heavy armor, like mobile tanks, and they can fight ten of the servants and slaves at once!
Wang Qinian even personally led a team of people to the city of Jiexiu.

When the officers and soldiers defending the city suddenly saw this large army, they were frightened and at a loss.

Wang Qinian didn't waste time talking to them and directly revealed his identity.

"Jinyiwei is investigating the case. Open the city gates immediately!"

The soldiers guarding the city knew that the newcomers had bad intentions, but they did not dare to open the door without permission. They could only stammer:
"Please wait a moment, everyone. I cannot make the decision on this matter. I need to report this to the magistrate."

After hearing this, Wang Qinian sneered in his heart.

He knew very well that these soldiers guarding the city had been accepting bribes from the eight major businessmen in Shanxi for many years, and they must be trying to tip off the city.

Just as Wang Qinian was about to order the Jinyiwei around him to kill the officers and soldiers guarding the city, he suddenly heard a painful groan from the city wall.

The next second, the officers and soldiers who were talking just now suddenly fell off the city wall.

What followed was the panicked sounds of other officers and soldiers.

But the sound didn't last long and stopped.

Immediately afterwards, the city gates opened wide.

Zhang Yongfa, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, stood at the door covered in blood.

"Greetings, Mr. Assistant Secretary!"

Wang Qinian glanced at Zhang Yongfa and nodded with satisfaction. "You did a good job. I'll take note of your contribution!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Zhang Yongfa was delighted and quickly expressed his gratitude.

Then, a group of people rushed towards the Fan family's old house in a mighty manner.

On the way, Zhang Yongfa took the initiative to tell Wang Qinian about the murder of Chen Sheng, and handed over his head, letters and banknotes found in his shoes to Wang Qinian.

Don’t underestimate this head, it is also a contribution!

But Wang Qinian only accepted the unsigned letter, but did not accept the head and the silver note.

Firstly, he looked down on it because the prince had promised him greater benefits.

Secondly, how could he, a newly appointed deputy commander, steal the credit from his subordinates?

Because the letter had never been opened before, Wang Qinian did not dare to open it casually. He could only put it away and prepare to send it to the capital for the prince to read it himself.

Soon, the group arrived at the Fan family's old house!

Because it was a night attack and they did not insist on taking anyone alive, they took complete control of the Fan family in less than a quarter of an hour.

Those disobedient servants and slaves were killed, while the obedient ones were imprisoned and prepared to be taken back to the capital.

The same scene was happening simultaneously in seven other old houses.

By the second half of the night, the homes of the eight imperial merchants had been completely controlled by the Embroidered Uniform Guards.

Due to the swift action, the eight imperial merchants had no time to react, so no major casualties were caused.

Only a few unlucky people were accidentally hit by arrows, but their lives were not in danger.

After taking control, the next step is to raid their house!

If someone is willing to cooperate and take the initiative to tell the location of the family property, the Jinyiwei will naturally not make things difficult for them.

But if they encounter stubborn people who refuse to cooperate, the Jinyiwei will not be polite.

Under the torture of Jinyiwei, these guys who just refused to cooperate even confessed that they had peeped at their neighbors taking a shower when they were young.
At dawn, Wang Qinian finally got the detailed list of the assets of the eight imperial merchants.

He just took a look and then looked shocked.

Wow! The silver seized from the confiscation alone amounted to over 53 million taels, and over 4 million taels of gold!
In addition, there are all kinds of rare treasures, filling more than 130 boxes!
In addition, there are some assets that cannot be taken away, such as shops, land, goods, food, etc.

If all these things were converted into silver, there would be at least 70 million taels!
And this is only the property of the eight imperial merchants in their hometown of Shanxi, not to mention their properties far away in Zhangjiakou!

If all of them were added together, Wang Qinian couldn't imagine how much there would be.

But overall, this mission was completed perfectly.

As long as all these things are sent back to the capital, the prince will definitely be very happy.

"Sir, I found an account book in a secret room. Would you like to see it?"

Suddenly at this moment, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard came to report.

His face looked extremely strange, as if he had encountered something terrible.

Wang Qinian didn't care. He took the account book and started flipping through it.

However, just one glance and he broke out in a cold sweat, and then quickly closed the account book.

Because this is actually a list of people who accepted bribes!
The first part is the name, and the second part is the amount of bribe received.

Just with a quick glance, he saw two names that frightened him.

General of Xuanfu: Wang Chengyin!

Governor of Xuanfu: Guo Zhicong!

Wow! The most powerful generals and officials in Xuanfu are all listed here. He really doesn't dare to look at the rest.

God knows how many other people are involved!

The next second, he called another captain of the Jinyiwei.

Then he handed him the previous property list, the unsigned letter and the list of bribes in his hand.

"Eight hundred miles, rush! You must personally lead a team to deliver these things to the Crown Prince. Remember to be quick!"

"We changed horses along the way, but we didn't change people. If the prince wants to ask about what happened here, just tell him the truth!"

"Yes!"

The captain who was named quickly agreed, then carefully took the things from Wang Qinian's hand, packed them tightly, and then set off with a team of Jinyiwei.

Watching the Jinyiwei leave, Wang Qinian knew that the capital was about to usher in a new bloody storm.
Of course, Zhu Cilang, who was far away in the capital, still knew nothing about the situation in Shanxi.

After all, the two places are far apart, and even the Jinyiwei find it difficult to convey news from Shanxi in a timely manner.

However, Zhu Cilang was not idle during these two days.

This is because Song Yingxing and Wang Zheng are here!

There is no need to say much about Song Yingxing. Zhu Cilang had known him for a long time, and the two got along very well. In the end, Song Yingxing successfully joined the Firearms Research Institute, and his status was second only to Bi Maokang.

Given that Bi Maokang is advanced in age, Zhu Cilang regards Song Yingxing as the successor to the next president.

(End of this chapter)