That night, Zhang Shenyan did not sleep soundly.

As an old official who has been living in the political arena of the Ming Dynasty for many years, he knew very clearly that the scale of actions that the Crown Prince could take after obtaining so much evidence must be very huge.

How big is it?

As long as Zhu Cilang is willing, half of Nanjing City may be implicated!

Will that young prince really do this?

After careful consideration, Zhang Shenyan had to admit that the Crown Prince was really possible.

First of all, it is winter now, and the most inconvenient time of the year, which basically separates Nanjing from other cities. This is the "time".

Secondly, because Nanjing has just been besieged, the surrounding cities actually lack the will to come to Nanjing as a battlefield. This is a "local advantage".

Finally, the 13,000 defenders in Nanjing were completely controlled by Zhu Cilang. The people in Nanjing were so grateful to Zhu Cilang for defending the city. In addition, Chongzhen issued an imperial edict for "doing cheaply" to facilitate Zhu Cilang's guarding the city before the war (equivalent to Shangfang's sword), Zhu Cilang was the most powerful in the city in terms of the hearts of the people, law and fists. This is "harmony of people".

Thinking of this, Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but shivered and muttered softly: "The little duke is still too young. He thinks that a few impeachment memorials can stop His Royal Highness the Prince. Little did he know that his memorials might not have arrived in the capital, and His Royal Highness the Prince had already arranged him clearly."

Zhang Shenyan closed his eyes and forced himself to enter a state of sleep.

He knew that there were still many things tomorrow.

The next morning, Zhang Shenyan, who was yawning, got up, washed up, and left the door.

He bumped into Lu Daqi head-on, and greeted each other, looked at each other's panda eyes and couldn't help but smile.

Zhang Shenyan coughed and said to Lu Daqi: "Shu Lu, if we do well this time, we must meet again in Beijing in the future."

Lu Daqi understood it and smiled and said, "Everyone is doing things for the prince... and His Majesty. I would like to ask Mr. Zhang to take care of him in the future."

Zhang Shenyan laughed and said, "I have an incompetent dog. I just won the championship this year..."

Lu Daqi smiled and said, "Come on, I also have a daughter, and I will be able to get to the hairpin in a few months..."

Zhang Shenyan grabbed Lu Daqi's hand: "Lu Shangshu, you are a good match!"

Lu Daqi held Zhang Shenyan's palm tightly: "Mr. Zhang, we will be in-laws in the future!"

The outdoors in winter are very cold, but Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi are in a very hot mood.

The two of them walked lightly and came side by side outside the main hall to see Zhu Cilang.

What surprised them was that Zhu Cilang... had not gotten up yet.

Half an hour later, Zhu Cixuan yawned and looked at the two people in front of him with some confusion: "Two, you have such heavy dark circles, so you won't sleep much?"

Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi both felt a little embarrassed. It was impossible to tell Zhu Ciyang directly that they woke up early mainly because they were in a hurry to give Zhu Ciyang a good impression, right?

It’s not easy for subordinates these days.

Zhang Shenyan coughed and wisely pulled the topic: "Your Highness, if you need to arrest someone, the old minister has been in Nanjing for many years. You can provide some help to you."

Lu Daqi also said: "Your Highness, I still have hundreds of clerks, who can help Your Highness arrest people!"

Seeing this, Zhu Cilang couldn't help laughing: "Of course I know the loyalty of the two adults, but after all, I still have more than 10,000 troops in the city, so there is no need to bother the two adults."

After Zhu Cilang finished speaking, he could feel that Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi were a little disappointed, so he signaled to Fang Gonggan.

Fang Gonggan immediately took out two pieces of paper and placed them in front of Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi: "Two, this is the list of arrests compiled by our family with their subordinates last night. Do you have anything you want to add?"

Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi were immediately excited when they heard this. Knowing that the key thing was coming, they hurriedly reviewed the list.

As they looked, the shocked expressions on Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi's faces were really unconcealed.

Zhang Shenyan couldn't help but raise his head and said to Zhu Ciyang: "Your Highness, is this list... too serious?"

How serious is it? Not to mention that all the people from the Duke of Wei’s Mansion were arrested, even among the six ministries in Nanjing, there were four ministers and a minister on the list!

It is no exaggeration to say that if this list is really announced, at least half of the officials in Nanjing will be sent to prison.

Zhu Cilang smiled slightly, but the expression revealed in his smile made Zhang Shen Yanrong's body tremble.

Zhu Cixuan said: "In recent years, Jiangnan's taxes have never been collected, and the land that can be taxed is getting smaller and smaller every year. But it is strange that there are more and more wealthy businessmen in Jiangnan, and the trend of comparing among the officials in Jiangnan is getting stronger and stronger. Two Shangshu, you are in Nanjing and are close to Jiangnan. Tell me, what's going on?"

Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi couldn't speak, and sweat began to appear on their foreheads.

Land investment, family industry management, and power to open up the way for family trade, these things have almost become the open unspoken rules in the officialdom of Jiangnan, and these two Shangshu are no exception.

If Zhu Cilang really pursued this...

At this moment, Zhu Cilang suddenly laughed: "Of course, some people may have made some mistakes before, but for me, it is very important to know that mistakes can improve. As long as you perform well, it is natural to not blame others in the past!"

When Zhu Cilang said the words, Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi's hearts fell back into their stomachs.

The two looked at each other and said in unison: "I am willing to go through fire and water for your Highness, and I will die!"

Zhu Cixuan snapped his fingers and smiled and said, "Okay, I'm all my own people, so I won't talk nonsense. Go and clean up the hands that should be cleaned up in your mansion. You only have three days to do, do you understand?"

Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi replied in a row. Although three days were quite urgent, it was enough for the two of them.

After Zhang Shenyan and Lu Daqi left in a hurry, Zhu Cixuan looked at Fang Gonggan: "What are you still standing there? Lao Fang? Lead the troops to arrest people!"

Fang Gonggan was overjoyed and was ready to go: "Please rest assured, I will catch all these bastards and let them know what a typo is!"

Looking at Fang Gonggan's back as he left, Zhu Cilang's face slowly showed a smile.

The budding of capitalism?

Damn, collusion between officials and businessmen and land mergers have caused the Ming Dynasty tax to be unable to be collected, and it is still in its infancy?
Chapter completed!