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After Qin Yiming listened, he immediately nodded to Xue Guodian.

Xue Guoguan understood that the warehouse that Han Shengcai led people to verify indeed had the seal of the governor of Xuanfu. In other words, the connection between Guo Zhicong and these Shanxi merchants was inevitable.

Adding to what he just heard in the back hall, haha, Xue Guoguan stared at Guo Zhicong and suddenly shouted loudly: "Come on, tie up Guo Zhicong too and escort him to the capital immediately."

"..." When Guo Zhicong heard this, he was stunned for a while, almost unable to believe his ears. When the factory guards came forward to arrest him, he came back to his senses. He immediately struggled vigorously and shouted, "Xue Guoguan, I have no enmity or enmity with you. What do you mean by this? Why did you tie me up too?"

"Don't you know what you are doing?" Xue Guoguan asked after hearing a sneer, and then ordered loudly: "Gag their mouths and take them away immediately!"

After hearing this, Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi immediately stepped out of the queue, clasped their fists and shouted loudly: "Yes!"

These were previously discussed in front of the emperor. After arriving at Xuan Mansion, the city gates must be controlled immediately, only entry is allowed but no exit is allowed, and then all the generals who came to greet them and the Shanxi merchants in the city were captured. Without waiting for a trial or announcing the charges, Ma Xianglin and Zhang Fengyi took charge of five hundred white pole troops and one hundred factory guards each, and immediately escorted them to the capital.

Without these leaders, the forces in Xuan Mansion would be like a snake without a head. Then Xue Guoguan, the cabinet minister, was in charge of the Xuan Mansion, assisted by Qin Liangyu and Qin Yiming, and led the Baigan Army, Jinyi Wei Xiaowei, and Dongchang Fanyi to raid the homes of Shanxi merchants. This is why Fan Yongdou and others saw that the number of white pole troops exceeded their estimates before, because there were also many factory guards among them.

After receiving the order and following the prior agreement, Zhang Fengyi entered the chat group and immediately said to the working group: "Your Majesty, Chief Assistant, Xuanfu has arrested Xuanfu Governor Guo Zhicong and eight people on the list of Shanxi merchants and six people outside the list. The generals from all walks of life have plans..."

Hu Guang had already estimated the time and was waiting, so he couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard Zhang Fengyi's report immediately. Unexpectedly, the arrest went so smoothly, and none of the eight major Shanxi merchants escaped the trap. He immediately praised: "Well done, be careful on the road and don't have any accidents. These people are heinous people. They must be interrogated in the capital and then summoned to the world to serve as a warning!"

"According to the order!" Zhang Fengyi responded immediately after hearing this.

Hu Guang immediately exited the chat group, glanced at First Assistant Wen Tiren, nodded, and then turned to look at the Jinyiwei Commander Liu Xingzuo, Beijing Camp Chief Rong Mangui, and Beijing Camp Supervisor Wang Chengen, who were already waiting in full formation, and solemnly ordered: "Xuanfu It’s completed as planned, it’s your turn!”

"According to the order!" The three people immediately clasped their fists in salute, bowed and accepted the order, then slowly retreated outside the hall, looked at each other, and immediately strode away.

Hu Guang watched them disappear at the palace gate, and entered the chat group again. He switched to the Dongchang work group, clicked on Cao Huachun's icon and ordered: "Cao Daban, the capital has already taken action. You will take action as soon as you arrive. The relevant persons will be escorted to the capital immediately."

"My slave obeys the order!" Upon hearing this, Cao Huachun immediately agreed and was very surprised at the same time.

The influence of Shanxi merchants is huge, and as one of the knowledgeable people, he knows that this kind of people is the most difficult to deal with. Unexpectedly, after listening to the emperor's words just now, it seemed that everything was going well. It seemed that the emperor had made sufficient preparations.

Thinking of this, Cao Huachun secretly made up his mind: this incident should be no less important than repelling the Jianlu. You must do this job well in order to show your abilities!

No matter what Cao Huachun's thoughts were, the capital was in a state of shock at this time. No matter how cold the weather was, the people of the capital gathered there in twos and threes, chatting in amazement about today's major events.

"Do you know? That Ma Shilong, the one who was given the sword to Shang Fang by the emperor before, and who was imprisoned in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, was just led by the commander of the Jinyiwei personally and escorted him to the Jinyiwei Prison!"

"What? Didn't he want to confirm whether he escaped from the battlefield? Even if he is convicted of this crime, he will not go to Jinyiwei Prison!"

"..."

These people didn't understand the matter, and when people passing by heard them discussing it, they revealed the truth.

"Does the original chief assistant Han Xu know? He was taken away by Dongchang just now, and there are also people from the Beijing camp, and now they are ransacking their homes!"

Upon hearing this, these people were shocked. Something big was going to happen! They quickly inquired about the situation, but basically no one knew. On the contrary, more people continued to break the news, saying that that person was the Minister of Hubu Cangchang who had just returned to the capital in the morning and was taken away by the factory guards and his residence was also searched. That scene, with the woman crying and the man wailing, was really desolate.

The news slowly came together, and the people of the capital suddenly discovered that they seemed to have raided the homes of many prominent officials at the same time.

Some soft-hearted people immediately shook their heads and sighed: "It's not easy to be an official! Look, someone who was prominent in the public eye before has ended up having his house confiscated in the blink of an eye!"

Hearing this, someone looked around and whispered: "No, accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. It's not good to serve alone. Look, the glory and wealth are gone in the blink of an eye!"

"Ah, how pitiful are the wives and children at home! The men were imprisoned, the women were sent to the Jiaofang Bureau, and all the family property was confiscated, tsk tsk..."

Some people were discussing, and the topic focused on a more conspicuous aspect: "Have you noticed that all these things today are confiscated homes? How much money will the court earn from doing this?"

"Yes, it's true when you say it. Is it because the court can't come up with the money, so it did this?"

"..."

At the end of the discussion, these people all felt pity for those whose homes were confiscated. But the imperial power was so high that they didn't dare to say anything, they could only sympathize with him in their hearts.

This kind of public opinion situation is almost everywhere in the capital. The favorability of the people in the capital toward the government, the court, and the emperor inevitably dropped to a new level.

Many officials were surprised after learning about this situation. They were afraid that this kind of thing would suddenly happen to them, and began to prepare to ask the court for an explanation.

However, they had not formally asked the court for an explanation. In the evening, notices were posted all over the streets, officially announcing the reasons for the search of these civil servants and military officers.

"What? What did you say? Shanxi merchants helped the tyrants, sold food, iron tools, etc. to the Jianqiu, and also provided military information and led the way for the Jianqiu?"

"That's right, how about building a small tribe to capture Liaodong and defeat our Ming Dynasty's millions of troops?"

"If it weren't for those Shanxi merchants, do you think there are tens of thousands of captives who would dare to abandon their homes and take a detour through the Mongolian grasslands to invade the capital?"

"..."

Everything in the notice about Shanxi merchants collaborating with the prisoners was spread by people. As a result, they learned that the officials arrested today were originally in the same group as Shanxi merchants, and their attitude suddenly changed. They all turned around and became extremely angry.

I'm really busy these days and can't update regularly. Next, it should be fine. Previously, I owed an update for a high order of 50. Yesterday, I saw that the monthly ticket was 50 more. According to the rules, I still owe an update. In a few days, the high order should add another 50, so If I owe another chapter, I will pay it back as soon as three chapters are due. Basically, starting tomorrow, we will update at normal times.