When the imperial edict arrived, the first snow began in Nanjing.

Zhu Cilang sat in the palace, staring at the imperial edict in front of him, and pondered for a long time.

Fang Gonggan whispered: "Your Highness, just kill a few more people."

Zhu Cilang coughed and said seriously: "Things are not that simple."

Of course, it is OK to kill people. The problem is that if you kill people indiscriminately, it will definitely cause panic in the officialdom of Jiangnan.

If the entire Jiangnan officialdom had joined forces to fight Zhu Cilang, of course, it would be unrelated to Zhu Cilang. Anyway, I have soldiers and kill them directly, but Chongzhen probably couldn't stand it.

Although the emperor Chongzhen was like a stream of change to the chief minister, it actually meant that Chongzhen lacked control over the official class.

If you can control it, why do you still replace people?

Therefore, Chongzhen was an emperor who was arbitrarily merciless in the official class, but in fact he was an emperor who was led by the official class.

Zhu Cixuan said: "It is best not to give my father a chance to sway. It is best for us to solve it on the spot."

Fang Gonggan said in confusion: "What is your highness going to solve it on the spot?"

Zhu Cilang said: "Go and call Shi Kefa."

Shi Kefa was from Daxing, Zhili, Northern China, but in the past few years he has been an official in Jiangnan and is very familiar with the officialdom in Jiangnan.

Soon, Shi Kefa appeared excitedly: "Your Highness, I have a list here..."

Zhu Cixuan waved his hand with a lot of laughter and cry: "Wait, Lao Shi, don't you think that this palace called you here just to kill someone, do you?"

Shi Kefa was stunned for a moment and said, "Isn't it?"

Zhu Cilang: “…”

It seems to be true, at least this time it is indeed.

Zhu Cixuan coughed and said seriously: "Old Shi, you have to understand that there are so many officials in Jiangnan, you can't kill all the people, right? If that happens, everyone will be in danger. Who will do anything for the Ming Dynasty!"

Shi Kefa said seriously: "Please rest assured that the list I have listed is quite typical. If Your Highness arrests them and searches their houses, there will definitely be no problem."

Zhu Cixuan took Shi Kefa's list, glanced slightly, and then stopped on the first name on the list: "Duke of Wei State Xu Wenjue?"

Shi Kefa nodded with a serious expression: "It's this person. Your Highness, I have discovered some inside information in Jiangnan in recent years. The Duke of Wei has accepted land investment in a large number of land alone. It has tens of millions of acres of land, and is one of the top landlords in Jiangnan. Not only that, the Duke of Wei's Mansion also has many industries such as textiles, shipbuilding, fishing, and trading shops. The Zhejiang merchants and the Southern Zhili Chamber of Commerce in Jiangnan are said to be headed by the stallions in Wei."

Zhu Cixuan listened, and his expression gradually became serious: "Take it serious?"

Shi Kefa said: "I have some evidence, please take a look at it."

After saying that, Shi Kefa took out a paper file from his sleeve and placed it respectfully in front of Zhu Cixuan.

Zhu Cilang looked at Shi Kefa thoughtfully. It seemed that this person was also prepared.

I opened the file and looked at it. It was basically a few offerings with handprints.

Zhu Cilang finished reading carefully, then looked up at Shi Kefa and said, "Old Shi, you should know that Duke Wei... is not an ordinary person."

The Duke of Wei was one of the hereditary dukes of the founding country of the Ming Dynasty. The first Duke of Wei was the famous general under Zhu Yuanzhang - Xu Da.

This series of dukes has been hereditary and has not yet fallen for more than two hundred years. Now it is also guarding Nanjing for the Ming Dynasty. It has a very deep force in Nanzhili and Jiangnan.

Shi Kefa said seriously: "It is precisely because of this that I have to make up my mind to overthrow this Duke of Wei. In this way, the Ming Dynasty's Jiangnan can regain peace!"

Zhu Cilang smiled, stood up, and said, "Okay, then let's go and meet this Duke of Wei, Xu Wenjue."

When Shi Kefa heard this, he was shocked and happy, knowing that Zhu Cilang had agreed.

Sitting in the carriage heading to the Duke of Wei's Mansion, Zhu Cilang was looking up the information of Duke of Wei Xu Wenjue in his mind.

This Duke of Wei should be about 30 years old this year. Judging from historical records, this guy has no ancestral character at all. He couldn't wait to surrender as soon as the Qing army arrived in Nanjing...

Even if we don’t talk about history, when Nanjing was surrounded, the Duke of Wei did not appear from beginning to end, but just sent someone to say that he was sick.

Zhu Cixuan pulled a contemptuous sneer on the corner of his mouth: "If you don't have anything to plant, then use you to do it!"

Fang Gonggan, the governor of the East Factory, was not a good meal. Through the eunuch system spread across the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Cixuan also secretly obtained a piece of information, pointing directly at the Duke of Wei, Xu Wenjue, like Shi Kefa.

What is the problem with Jiangnan? Simply put, these new bourgeoisie think that we Jiangnan should live our own good life. Why should we contribute money and efforts to help the north and the Jiannu and the Mongolians fight?

The bourgeoisie has no motherland, and they will always have only personal interests in their hearts!

What's even more ridiculous is that in history, the Ming Dynasty actually supported the development of the bourgeoisie, but instead, the Qing Dynasty, which entered the pass, was extremely hostile to the bourgeoisie.

From Kangxi to Qianlong, Emperors of the Qing Dynasty used the "literary inquisition" as an excuse to kill the bourgeoisie in Jiangnan, completely extinguishing the budding capitalism that originally sprouted in Jiangnan.

Only looking at the short-sightedness of the immediate interests and the endless greed to plunder the last copper coins is the true face of capital.

To deal with such a guy, you can only use the iron fist of justice to execute it!

The carriage gradually stopped, and Fang Gonggan's voice came from outside: "Your Highness, the Duke of England's mansion has arrived."

Zhu Cilang walked off the carriage and was in front of him an extremely grand mansion. On the gate was hung with a plaque full of historical heritage - the Duke of England's Mansion.

It is said that it was written by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Cixuan looked at the closed door in front of him and frowned slightly: "What does this mean? Lao Fang, haven't you sent someone to inform me?"

Fang Gonggan was also a little confused, but more angry: "I have sent someone to inform you, but the British Duke's Mansion is so ignorant?"

Fang Gong went up and kicked directly at the gate of the British Duke's Mansion: "The Prince is coming down, please open the door to greet him quickly!"

A few seconds later, the side door of the mansion opened, and a young boy, about fifteen or sixteen, walked out and saluted Zhu Cilang in a little panic: "Xu Dezhi has seen His Highness the Crown Prince. His father Xu Wenjue was infected with smallpox and cannot see guests for the time being. Please forgive me."

Zhu Cilang looked at Xu Dezhi and was about to say something when the system suddenly rang out.

"The sign-in task is triggered. Please go to the Xu Mansion Secret Room within one hour to sign in and trigger a new sign-in task."
Chapter completed!