Iron Dynasty

Elder Ge Ge, I can't tell you. I still have something to report to the emperor, so I won't accompany you.

Yue Yun's tone was stiff and indifferent, and he did not hide his emotions.

Among the many officials who followed Xiao Ming to conquer the world, such as Pang Yukun, the civil officials were able to maintain a minimum harmony with Ge Yiren on the surface, but generals like Yue Yun did not buy Ge Yiren's account at all.

Ge Yiren showed an embarrassed look, which is why he wanted to speak for Luo Hong in the first place. The army of the empire was controlled by Yue Yun and these people. Even if they were civil servants, how loud would they be in the court?

Then don't bother. Ge Yiren smiled and let the groom continue to go to his mansion.

Yue Yun glanced at the distant carriage, and continued to walk towards the palace with the Cao family and their son.

At this time, the atmosphere on Ge Yiren's carriage dropped to freezing point.

What, are you sure that the two are the father and son of the Cao family! Ge Yiren exclaimed in shock.

You can't go wrong. I saw Cao Kun in the south, and I saw the scar on the back of his hand. The location is exactly the same as the man just now. Ren He said firmly.

Ge Yiren nodded slightly, No wonder Yue Yun wanted to escort the two of them personally, this is a great credit.

After saying this, he suddenly remembered something and asked in a solemn voice, You said you have seen Cao Kun, do you have anything to do with him?

Brother Ge is very concerned. Back then, when Cao Kun was in Suzhou City, there were quite a few people who met him. Ren He explained, Besides, if I had anything to do with him, I would have fled the empire early and stayed in what to do here.

Ge Yiren's expression softened. Although he was dissatisfied with Xiao Ming's suppression of the nobles, he was also extremely disgusted by the Merchant Council, because the Merchant Council also wanted to take their rights.

Seeing that Ge Yiren no longer asked, Ren He let out a light breath, but there was a strong worry flashing in his eyes.

He lied to Ge Yiren, and this time he came to Qingzhou to disrupt the empire, but he didn't expect Cao Kun to be caught so quickly.

As a member of the Merchant Council, he certainly remembered that Cao Kun had a roster in his hands, and it was this roster that forced him to risk being beheaded to come to the imperial capital.

In order to adapt to the current situation when the Merchant Council was raging in the south, everyone who joined the Merchant Council signed and fingerprinted on this roster. On this roster, they also recited the oath to overthrow Xiao Ming’s rule when they joined the Council.

If this roster falls into the hands of the empire, the fate of these people can be imagined.

It seemed that he had seized this weakness in their psychology. After the collapse of the Merchant Council, Cao Kun was still haunted, threatening to send the page they signed to the government office if they were disobedient.

And this completely cut off their retreat, and they could only continue to fulfill the oath they had made in the parliament.

Thinking of this, Ren He's face became more and more ugly, and now all kinds of thoughts flashed in his mind, but in the end there was only one clear and clear idea, that is - escape!

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Royal study.

After receiving the report from the eunuch, Xiao Ming summoned Yue Yun.

Before Yue Yun arrived in Qingzhou, Lei Ming had already delivered the battle report from Calcutta to him.

At the same time, the battle report also mentioned the matter of the father and son of the Cao family.

This time Yue Yun came in person, and he estimated in his heart that the father and son of the Cao family had already been captured.

Sure enough, as soon as Yue Yun entered the imperial study, he saluted and said loudly, Your Majesty, the father and son of the Cao family have been captured by the lower officials, and at the same time they have obtained a roster from Cao Kun.

Bring it up.

Xiao Ming's expression became serious. Wang Xuan had already talked to him about the book.

Hearing that, Yue Yun handed over the roster to Xiao Ming, while he waited on the side to listen to his orders.

After taking the roster, Xiao Ming turned it over, and the names came into his eyes, making him feel more chilled the more he looked at it.

This roster is three fingers wide, blue leather and yellow paper. Each page records twenty people. There are more than 4,000 people on more than 200 pages. Some of them are marked with a cross. This is during the Civil War. people who died in time.

But even so, there are still nearly 2,000 people who have not crossed them. No one knows what role these people play in the empire.

Does anyone else know about this? Xiao Ming asked.

No, the last will escort the two of them in person, and I didn't reveal the news to anyone on the way.

Xiao Ming nodded, then he picked up the phone and dialed, and soon Li San's voice appeared in the microphone.

Come to the imperial study immediately, I have something important for you to handle. After that, Xiao Ming hung up the phone.

Yue Yun was a little envious. When he was in Nanyang, he heard that the telecom company of the empire had invented the telephone. After returning, he had not had time to experience it.

Now the emperor personally demonstrated it, which shocked him extremely.

The two waited for a while, and Li San came in a hurry.

Xiao Ming handed the roster to him at this time, You should find out where and what these people are now, and arrest them as soon as you have accurate information.

Li San just glanced at the names on the roster and knew that it was something from the Merchant Council. He glanced at Yue Yun and said, Cao Kun was caught?

Yes, I have already put them in the Heavenly Prison. After you have sorted out the list, it will be time for me to clean up the civil unrest. Xiao Ming said sternly.

Li San nodded. He knew the seriousness of this matter. During this time, someone was secretly instigating the contradictions of the empire.

After their investigation, there are remnants of the Merchant Council among these people. It is for this reason that they have been waiting for the opportunity to be wiped out.

Xiaguan, this is to do it. While speaking, he was still flipping through the roster, and suddenly one of the names made his hand stop.

He put the roster next to Xiao Ming and said, Your Majesty, there is also a man named Ren He in Ge Ge's mansion. He used to be a great scholar in the south.

Xiao Ming looked at Ren He's name, his eyes narrowed, These Xiao Xiao are really daring, and they are lurking around the cabinet ministers in a grand manner.

Yue Yun hesitated for a moment, then he said, Your Majesty, flies don't bite seamless eggs, and this Ge Yiren is probably not a good person either.

It's really not a good thing. Since he hit the muzzle, don't blame me. Xiao Ming said coldly.

Now that the war in Nanyang has finally come to an end, he can now turn his focus to the interior of the empire.

Since he promulgated the policy of civilianization of nobles, different voices in the empire have been clamoring, and this is naturally fueled by someone secretly.

But at the beginning, he chose to condone, the purpose was to see who could not stand it, and who took the opportunity to confuse the public.

As the saying goes, don't look at the fun now, and be careful to pull the list in the future. So far, Li San has mastered the information of many people.

Now, with this roster, the time has come to set an example.

This is for yesterday.