In the Imperial City Office, Zhao Jun was sitting in the main seat in the lobby.

Cao Xiu sat on the other side.

The guards of the Imperial City Department lined up on the left and right, with the commanders Wang Ze, Wu Zhangruo, Zhong Bao, Gu Maozhi, as well as the bailiff Chen Zhong and the inspector Wang He standing respectfully by the side.

Kneeling below were Li Bin, Zhou Wenyan, Yu Ji and five commanders.

Zhao Jun looked down and shook his head, saying, "Of the five chief officers of the Imperial City Administration, three have rebelled. Of the ten commanders, six have rebelled. Of the five thousand men, aside from the Imperial Guards, who are only following orders, there are over two thousand spies, over six hundred of whom are secretly selling information. You guys are truly bold."

Cao Xiu next to him didn't look too good.

As the imperial envoy, the people under him were rotten to the core, which had a lot to do with his failure to clean out the termites in a timely manner.

But he had no choice.

The Imperial City Administration did not have that much authority to begin with, and in the past it was constrained by the Imperial City Deputy Envoy Wang Shilong. He was lucky to have two commanders who were trusted by him and two or three hundred obedient inspectors under his command. It was impossible for him to manage the entire Imperial City Administration of more than 5,000 people in an orderly manner.

Li Bin, Zhou Wenyan and others below had pale faces. No wonder Zhao Jun said in his conversation with Li Dewen that he had actually already obtained evidence of these people's crimes and was just trying to find out the corrupt officials in the Imperial City Bureau.

Unexpectedly, the thing Zhisi asked them to investigate was actually a trap set by Zhisi.

I'm afraid that these days, every move of the people under investigation has been under the eyes of the director. Although they sent someone else to talk to the other party and did not go there in person, their every move is probably seen clearly.

This made everyone except Cao Xiu's confidants Wang Ze and Gu Maozhi secretly shocked, while Wu Zhangruo, Zhong Bao, Chen Zhong, Wang He and others were even more relieved.

When they saw Zhao Jun depose Wang Shilong because of a disagreement, they became afraid. Although they wanted to resell the information to make money, they hesitated again and again and dared not take any action because of Zhao Jun's power.

Therefore, they completed the task assigned by Zhao Jun with all their heart and soul. Although the things they checked were relatively superficial, it was already very good to be able to find these things in just over ten days, so Zhao Jun did not blame them.

At this moment, the eight people below, who were middle and high-level officials of the Imperial City Bureau, all looked ashen. Zhao Jun said in a cold voice, "You eight bastards, I gave you a chance but you didn't use it. I told you to investigate the other party's background, but you turned against the enemy and undermined the authority of the Imperial City Bureau. You deserve to be killed!"

Li Bin gritted his teeth and said, "Director, at most, we failed to do our job properly and failed to find evidence of their crimes. How can you accuse us of colluding with the enemy and undermining the authority of the Imperial City Department? I'm afraid there are some scoundrels who are slandering us. Please investigate carefully."

Zhao Jun smiled, threw a booklet off the table, and said, "You still refuse to confess even when facing death. It doesn't matter. Take a look at these books. They all record your recent transactions with the other party. The time, place, witnesses, and physical evidence are all here."

Li Bin took the booklet tremblingly, and after turning two pages, he became pale and weak, and collapsed on the ground.

The others were also terrified, and one even shouted, "Minister, please understand! Someone must be framing us."

"Yes, we are loyal to Zhisi and would never dare to betray him."

"Please be informed and investigate."

They no longer dare to make excuses and can only say that they were framed.

However, Zhao Jun said in a deep voice, "It's okay to deny it. Those of your confidants have betrayed you, and those who should be beaten have also been beaten. You'd better think about how to confess honestly, otherwise, like Li Dewen, I'll cut off your fingers one by one and drag you away! I'll punish you!"

Every country has its own laws, and every family has its own rules.

When the Imperial City Bureau was established, its rules and regulations were already set.

After Zhao Jun took office, he made certain changes to the company rules, and naturally there were appropriate punishments for the betrayers.

Soon, guards dragged the eight people away. No matter how they cried and begged, Zhao Jun remained unmoved. He thought that the opportunity had been given to them, but they did not cherish it. There was nothing he could do about it.

After dealing with the eight people, Zhao Jun looked around and said, "This time we've managed to lure the snake out of its hole and uncover the corrupt officials within the Imperial City Bureau, but there's still some work to do. Where's Wu Zhang?"

"Chisi."

Wu Zhangruo quickly stood up.

Zhao Jun said, "Liu Cheng is a fool, both stupid and evil. He accepted money from those people and ignored my orders. He personally led his men to Potai Temple in order to give Kaifeng Prefecture an advantage. Send someone to capture him for me."

"yes."

Wu Zhangruo agreed and then left.

Zhao Jun then continued, "There are so many traitors within the Imperial City Administration, and Cao Xiu cannot escape blame. However, considering your loyalty, I will fine you half a year's salary. Here's the list; arrest those who should be arrested, and dismiss those who should be dismissed. What I need is solidarity from top to bottom within the Imperial City Administration, not a chaotic mess!"

Cao Xiu came out with a gloomy expression and took the list from Zhao Jun. He bowed and said, "Thank you for your kindness, sir. I will do my best."

His bad face was not because he was resentful of Zhao Jun's punishment.

But even he had not expected that the Imperial City Bureau had become so rotten.

As the government's eyes and ears, most people fell, except for his own confidants and a few who could control themselves.

The key point is that among the more than 2,000 secret agents, there are more than 600 who have ideas.

If it weren't for the fact that Cao Xiu's close confidants each had three or five good friends who knew that Zhao Jun was serious about this and persuaded some people, I'm afraid most of the Imperial City's spies would have been captured by their own people first.

So faced with such a situation, Cao Xiu felt a little embarrassed. After getting the list, he said something to Wang Ze and Gu Maozhi, and left angrily.

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