At the end of the Prime Minister's Meeting, Fan Jingwen was appointed as Privy Councilor, while Huguang General Zhang Shan was promoted to the Admiral of Chuanhu to be appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Central Plains to suppress bandits, and ordered him to lead the troops in Huguang Town to enter Henan to rescue Luoyang. Henan troops obeyed his command, and local officials in Henan cooperated with the suppression of bandits.

Liu Jun left the palace and just returned to the Zhili Governor's Office of Deshengmen, Liu Yongzhen had already arrived. "Third Brother." He shouted when he met, "I have something important to report."

Liu Jun took him into the study behind. "Tell me."

Liu Yunzhen walked to the desk and sat down, "It's about Zhou Yanru." He had a little excitement on his face. Now he basically acted as a messenger between Liu Qiao and Liu Jun. Liu Jun and Liu Qiao now try to avoid private meetings. If there is any matter, they ask Liu Yunzhen to pass on messages, and do not write letters, and try to be as cautious as possible.

"The Jinyiwei has found out that the last time the money-making incident was Zhou Yanru who was behind the scenes and secretly inciting it." He said excitedly, "We have been watching Wu Changshi for a long time. Wu Changshi is Zhou Yanru's confidant planner. The last time the matter was;; + Wu Changshi made suggestions and ran around to incite. We have sufficient evidence and can take Wu Changshi at any time. Third brother, as long as Wu Changshi takes Wu Changshi, he will be able to immediately examine Zhou Yanru."

"Are you sure? Wu Changshi is just a small fish. If you can't use this small fish to catch Zhou Yanru's big fish, then you don't have to move this small fish for the time being. What I want is full of confidence. Even if you are 90% sure, we cannot take this risk. The opportunity is often only once, and we must not be wasted easily."

Liu Jun said while pouring tea for himself and Liu Yongzhen.

"If you investigate more, you must have the ironclad evidence. If you don't take action, you will have to kill it with one blow."

Liu Yunzhen looked at Liu Jun's calm look and said anxiously, "Zhou Yanru has joined forces with Wu Yan now, so we won't take action again. I'm afraid they will fight back. Yesterday, Wu Yan visited Wu Xiang. They had been plotting for a long time. It was obvious that they wanted to borrow Ning Jin's troops to act."

"We have to take the initiative and act immediately. Take Wu Changshi, then turn Zhou Yanru down and kill the chicken to warn the monkey. As long as we take Zhou Yanru, Wu Yan will not be able to make trouble."

Liu Jun glared at him, "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. I plan everything before moving. As long as we keep our feet firmly and let them jump, the more they jump, the worse they will fall. Now our situation in Beijing is very good, so we should try to avoid giving people a domineering and strong feeling. We should try to keep a low profile, and the second-handed can also control people."

Holding the army in his hand, Liu Jun was not worried that they would turn the tables. What he wants now is reputation, public opinion, and stable control. If he is really impatient, why should he choose this path and directly seize the capital. Isn’t it better to change the dynasty?

"During this period, the Jinyiwei has strengthened the monitoring of the officials and citizens of the capital." Liu Jun took out a wooden box and opened it. There were a whole stack of silver notes inside.

"This is a million silver notes. You can take them back to your uncle. Let him reward the brothers of the Jinyiwei. Thank you for your hard work. Tell everyone that I will never treat my brothers who do my business for you."

Liu Yunzhen was also amazed at the box of money. The third brother was so generous and generous.

Liu Jun actually already has his own intelligence personnel, but the Jinyiwei is still very capable, and it is more convenient for them to do many things. Liu Qiao has mastered this powerful intelligence agency, and Liu Jun can buy their support by spending some money, but Liu Jun is still willing to spend some money.

Liu Jun was not worried about giving out one million yuan, although he now had a lot of money. The military expenditure of these troops increased greatly, whether it was food and salary or clothing exchange, it was invested heavily, with at least 30 million yuan a year.

But you can't save money if you need it.

Liu Jun has made Hubei's military system full of energy, expanded the workshop again, recruited workers, purchased raw materials everywhere, and was producing various military products day and night to change the newly expanded Chu army in various towns.

"The world cannot be in chaos." Liu Jun sighed.

He picked up the teacup and walked to the wall in front of the book case, looking at the world map above. This is not a world map drawn by Europeans. There are still many mistakes in the map drawn by Europeans. There are also some important places that are not drawn on it, such as Australia, such as the exact location and size of the Antarctic and Arctic.

This map was personally corrected by Liu Jun.

The Ming Dynasty only occupied a very small piece on this map, and the borders of the Ming Dynasty at this time were not even reached in later China.

Several large areas of the Western Regions, grasslands, and northeast are still separated from each other. However, the sea at the doorstep of the house south of the Ming Dynasty is occupied by fleets from far away Europe.

The Ming Dynasty had a population of over 100 million, which was completely called the country with the largest population in the world at this time. If civil strife could be resolved as soon as possible and unanimously moved outward, what kind of scenario would it be?

The Netherlands, with a population of two million, can dominate the world, why can't the Han people?

Western Liaoning.

Zu Dashou opened the curtain and sat next to the fire with a thump. Wu Sangui was eating a piece of beef jerky. "Liu Jiye is becoming more and more arrogant." He shouted angrily, "He actually let the old lady Qin Liangyu be the general of Ningyuan, but drove you to this deserted Guangning. This little thief was fortunate to enter the little thief. When I was fighting outside the pass, he was still in his womb. Now he has been named the King of Liaodong and the Minister of Responsible. Can you believe it?"

"What else can't be believed? He is not only the King of Liaodong, but also the Governor of Zhili. Even now, Liu Jiye has control over the eleven towns in the world."

"We have to think of a way. If this continues, we will all be done. When he digests the Beijing army, the next one will definitely be to reorganize our Liaoxi Army. This time, Qin Liangyu was sent as General Ningyuan, and the next time we might swallow us directly. The Beijing army's nine towns, Liu Jiye cuts down whenever he says, withdraws whenever he says, and merges whenever he says."

"What can we do? Stay outside this pass, all the food and money are counted on the supply of the imperial court. Ningyuan has Qin Liangyu, Beiyang soldiers on the sea, Mongolians and Qing barbarians in the east, so I dare to make some changes. Liu Jun just needed to stop Ningyuan and cut off our food and money, and we would die immediately and die without attacking." Wu Sangui shook his head, and after saying that, he continued to chew his beef jerky.

Zu Dashou looked around uneasyly, "But we can't sit still, right? As you said, if we really stay sleepy like this, there is no need for Liu Jiye to annex and integrate, and we will just cut off food. More than 80,000 of us will have to finish playing."

Outside the pass in October, the north wind was howling, and life was not easy. Especially after Wu Sangui handed Ningyuan to Qin Liangyu, the situation became worse and worse after he moved to Guangning.

Guangning was captured by the Qing army for more than ten years and was already in ruins. In this winter, when it moved to Guangning, it would have to build cities and strengthen fortifications in the severe cold. Otherwise, the Qing army would be on the west bank of the Liao River not far away, so who could sleep peacefully?

"We haven't paid any salary for half a year."

"The grain prices in western Liaoning are getting more and more expensive."

"The soldiers all complained."

In the tent, Zu Dashou sighed. In the cold winter, they still had to patrol and hunt to supplement some food. When they thought that Liu Jiye was now occupying the capital, eating and drinking, they were staying in the snow and ice, and Zu Dashou felt very uncomfortable.

"It will be very sad this winter, and it will probably be difficult to wait for the court's food and salary." Wu Sangui swallowed the beef jerky. "I plan to trade with the Mongolians this winter, let's learn from Liu Jiye, trade to make money, and be self-sufficient."

"Doing business?" For a moment, Zu Dashou couldn't believe his ears. When was it time? Wu Sangui was still thinking about those things.

"The prince is still very trustworthy. He has maintained his transaction agreement with us before. Now the court reached a peace agreement with the Qing Dynasty and the two sides stopped the army. Now is a great time to trade. The various grain, cloth, tea, iron pots and hemp ropes shipped by the East India Company are all goods that the Manchus and Mongolian people need very much. We use these goods to exchange them with the Manchus and Mongolian people for cattle, horses, sheep, fur tendons, herbs, jade, etc., and then sell them to the East India Company. Once the transaction is changed, the profit is not very good."

Zu Dashou looked at his nephew and saw a light flashing in his eyes.

"Uncle, in our current situation, if we dare to fight with the prince, it would be a death sentence."

"But you're so scared?"

Wu Sangui snorted and did not answer. The most important thing now is not how to disobey Liu Jiye, but to protect the troops of Guangning and Jinzhou. In any case, they have to protect the troops of the two towns. As long as these two towns are in hand, it will not be too late.

"You will be trampled by Liu Jiye for the rest of your life?"

"This is not a shameful thing. Liu Jiye is the King of Liaodong, the Minister of Gushi, or the Governor of Zhili. Whether it is title, official position or real power, it is far superior to you and me. Why are we not convinced?" Wu Sangui reminded him, "We obey him because he is the Minister of Gushi."

"If one day, Liu Jiye will no longer be a minister of resignation"

The capital, the Forbidden City.

The emperor accompanied Queen Mother Zhang and Queen Mother Zhou for lunch.

"Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, the King's Heart is asking for a visit."

Wang Chengen came in to report.

"I'm accompanying the two empress dowagers for dinner. What's the matter that you can't wait?"

Wang Chengen hurriedly said, "The king's heart has important matters reported secretly, and it is urgent for 100,000 yuan."

Zhu Cilang was very surprised. Queen Zhang said on the side, "Since it's an urgent matter, let him come in and report it."

"What the hell is it?"

Wang Chengen winked, and the eunuchs and palace maids on both sides immediately and tactfully retreated quietly.

Wang Zhixin knelt down, "I asked Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces. The Dongchangjian learned that the last time the Beijing army made a slaughter of money was Wu Changshi, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, and Wu Changshi was instructed by the chief assistant Zhou Yanru. In addition, the Dongchangjian also found that Wu Changshi and Zhou Yanru sold official positions, were illegal, and the evidence was conclusive, and the evidence was as iron as a mountain."

"Ah? Zhou Yanru was corrupt and abused the law, and secretly incited the Beijing camp to make money?" Zhu Cilang was very surprised. (To be continued.)

ps: Thank you to the Bull Demon King for fighting the gourd widow, book friend 151210, spring comes and flowers bloom early, thank you everyone!
Chapter completed!