Wang Zaijin took out a text from his arms, raised his hands, and said solemnly:
"Your Majesty, this is the secret report given to me by the four prime ministers the day before yesterday. There are many people in the capital with evil intentions. When Miyun was besieged, someone secretly spread rumors, and the capital seemed to be in chaos!"
"After in-depth investigation, we finally found some clues. Some officials in the DPRK and China secretly collaborated with the enemy and informed Nalin Danhan of all the intelligence and location of our army."
Zhu Youxiao had already thought of this, and he had already prepared for Lin Danhan to appear in Miyun. This was indeed a God-given opportunity for them, and he would not let go of such a good opportunity.
It's a pity that he had already expected this, and it was useless for these people to use these conspiracy methods secretly.
This is also the reason why he left Miyun secretly. These people don't care who becomes the emperor, they only care about whether their vested interests are lost.
Zhu Youxiao didn't ask any more questions, but said:
"Now I know why I am so cautious!"
"Your Majesty's divine calculation, I admire you!"
Zhu Youxiao held the text and said:
"The assistant minister will write a report of success and return to Beijing to reassure the people. As for those young people, I will deal with it slowly after I return to the court."
"I obey the decree!"
After Wang Zaijin left, Wang Chaofu bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, during the battle in Miyun the day before yesterday, many Mongolians were captured in the city, and one of them was a servant sent by officials from the DPRK and China to contact Lin Dan Khan. They have all confessed."
"According to the servant's confession, he was a servant of He Shijin from the military department, and He Shijin was the mastermind of the rebellion!"
"After His Majesty went on an expedition, He Shijin went to the city to recruit cronies, mostly from Donglin and local gentry. We don't know who they are or how many of them they are, but Chen Suoxue, the head of the Household Department, also had many plans among them!"
He Shijin? He has never even heard of this person. This kind of person whose name cannot be left in the history of the late Ming Dynasty is probably no different from an ox or a horse.
"Who is responsible for this?"
"Go back to the Emperor, Dongchang!"
"Pass on my order, let Wei Zhongxian take these two people first, follow the clues, and dig out all these people. Regardless of whether there is evidence or not, as long as they are suspected, they will be sent to jail first!"
"yes!"
In the muddy waters of the late Ming Dynasty, there was no need to follow the rules and pull out the carrots and bring out the mud. Among these officials, ninety-eight out of a hundred were unclean. Only by showing some prestige could they be suppressed.
If you live with them, at least you won't dare to be so unscrupulous.
"Let Yang Huan also return to Beijing. He must have gained a lot. I wonder if he can bring me good news."
In fact, his target this time is not the officials in the capital at all. He has killed very few of the officials in the capital who hold real power. The rest are headless flies and cannon fodder. He really has no interest in dealing with them.
A big fight.
It's just that these people actually jumped out so wisely this time. Since they are eager to die, Zhu Youxiao must be satisfied with them.
next day
After Xuan Dajun broke camp and returned to town, the Yulin Army made another small expansion, and the establishment of the engineer battalion was basically increased.
They simply could not refuse the Yulin Army's detached treatment. Just the food and meat was enough to make their hearts flutter, not to mention the considerable amount of silver they could get.
In the evening, Wei Zhongxian's secret report finally came through. He Shijin and others had all been sent to prison. Everything in the capital was normal and there was no abnormality.
After receiving this report, Zhu Youxiao did not wait any longer. After a night's rest, the army returned to Beijing as a formal division.
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Zhangjiakou
This is an important trade point between the Ming Dynasty and Mongolia, and it is also the only legal long-term open trade point in the Ming Dynasty. The Ming army's massive northern expedition did not affect everything here.
In the government office in Zhangjiakou, Yang Huanzheng was wandering around the courtyard with a worried face. His Majesty ordered him to check the evidence of the crimes of the businessmen and officials, but he has not gained much in the past two months and only mastered some small things.
Yu Xiaoxia, how can he explain this to His Majesty?
"Commander, don't worry too much. The brothers have tried their best, but these people are too cunning and we underestimated the enemy too much!"
How could Yang Huan not be worried? Your Majesty entrusted him with this important task. If he failed, I'm afraid he would lose trust from now on.
When they first arrived in Zhangjiakou, everything was as expected. They quickly grasped many clues, and when they were about to follow the clues, they found that they had no way to start.
Because the clues they had seemed to have been cut off by others, they were all small fish and shrimps. This was the first time that Yang Huan had encountered this kind of thing in his many years as a Jin Yiwei.
After thinking deeply, he discovered that this was all a trap set by them to test them. From this, he could find that these people were indeed not simple, whether it was their means or their minds.
"What new discoveries did the Mongols you asked you to investigate?"
After Yang Huan hit a wall here, he quickly changed his strategy and started with the Mongols. These people were simple-minded and much easier to deal with than the officials and businessmen.
A Tiqi replied:
"There is no new discovery. Those Mongolians are all from various tribes, and they are just here to trade with each other!"
Yang Huan closed his eyes and said solemnly:
"Now we can only count on Sun Laoer and the others!"
Yang Huan conducted an in-depth investigation in Zhangjiakou for a period of time and found that things were not that simple. There was collusion between government and businessmen here, and his mission did not go smoothly.
Then he decisively sent a team of Tiqi to continue tracing along the border, focusing on the roads connecting the outside of the wall.
At the Datong Youwei Pass, a huge caravan carrying dozens of carts of goods entered the Ming Dynasty.
This caravan has hundreds of guards, and they actually have war horses and armor. The guards in uniform in the distance did not act rashly when they saw it. There were only less than twenty of them. If they act recklessly, they will only lose their lives in vain, and they will also alert the snake.
"Liu Baihu, what should we do? Should we go to Datong with the flag to mobilize troops from the right guard?"
The leader Baihu quickly stopped him and said:
"No, if these people dare to enter and leave the customs so arrogantly, they must have taken care of everything. Datong Youwei is most likely wearing the same pants as them. Who will live and who will die?"
"Then what do we do?"
"I'll take people to wait in front first. You can take a few people to follow and act according to the situation. If you need anything, send a quick horse to report. Did you see those people in robes? These are our targets!"
The Jinyiwei followed them for nearly thirty miles. It was finally dark. The Jinyiwei took advantage of the darkness to successfully catch the two men in robes, and then quickly rode towards Zhangjiakou.