To intimidate Liaodong is actually to intimidate the officials of Liaodong, so that they will restrain themselves and stop making trouble.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, Xiong Tingbi opposed using Liao people to guard Liao territory in order to free Liaodong from the control of the Liao people.

You know, many times the interests of the Liao people and the interests of the court are inconsistent. In addition, some people are greedy and selfish, so how can Liaodong be good?

Zhu Youxiao's action was very simple, which was to make the officials in Liaodong behave themselves. This time, he would not only arrest Liu Guojin and Li Ruzhen, but also implicate a few more people.

The reason for supporting Xiong Tingbi is even simpler.

The last time, Xiong Tingbi was taken away by these people. This time, investigating these people in the capital was naturally to vent Xiong Tingbi's anger.

The turn of events caught many officials off guard. First, Yao Zongwen admitted to framing Xiong Tingbi. Those involved included Liu Guojin and other imperial envoys from the Censorate, so these people were also arrested by the East Factory.

The entire officialdom in the capital was in a panic, and many people began to be afraid. Everyone was shouting that this was Wei Zhongxian's revenge.

What crime has the censor committed by reporting something based on hearsay?

As for Yao Zongwen's case, it was even simpler. He confessed under torture.

The petitions once again flew into the imperial palace like snowflakes, but there was still no news from the palace, not a single word.

Instead, new news came from the East Factory. Li Ruzhen was actually involved in the frame-up of Xiong Tingbi. It was led by Li Ruzhen and Liu Guojin, two Liao people. They wanted to drive Xiong Tingbi out of Liaodong.

There was an uproar in the capital. Before everyone could react, another piece of news came out, which was that high-ranking officials in the court were also involved in the frame-up of Xiong Tingbi.

For a time, people were in panic.

At this time, many people were listed on the test books, but they were all kept and no news came out.

In addition, there was a rumor in the palace that His Majesty was practicing martial arts with Han Li from the Qingyun Sect in the palace. It was said that they were practicing the "Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao", which was said to be able to become an immortal if practiced to a high level.

The ministers were truly panicking this time. What was going on? His Majesty was asking the immortals for advice. Wasn't the lesson of Emperor Jiajing tragic enough?

Many people once again submitted their papers to the examination hall, but these small books remained as invisible as a drop in the ocean.

Therefore, the ministers targeted Liu Yijing, the chief minister of the cabinet. How could you do nothing?

The commotion outside had little to do with Zhu Youxiao. He was looking at his work with satisfaction. It was a large chair with wheels, or a wheelchair in short.

Sitting on a chair with a blanket draped over his legs, Zhu Youxiao nodded with satisfaction. Adding a handkerchief and coughing occasionally, the appearance of physical weakness was well established.

"Pretend to faint at the critical moment." Zhu Youxiao stroked the wheelchair and said with a satisfied smile.

No matter how much the civil officials stir up, it's all just that. Wei Zhongxian in history was so outrageous, he became the 9,000-year-old emperor, but what happened to the civil officials? They could only jump around and then run to Emperor Chongzhen to take advantage of him!

The real problem of the Ming Dynasty has never been whether the civil servants will jump or not.

No money,

No soldiers,

These are the two key issues.

Zhu Youxiao was very clear about this. At this time, if you wanted to make money through normal means, there would be no chance at all.

Even the Wanli Emperor's tax collectors were beaten to death, but what was the final outcome? Didn't it still end in nothing?!

Zhu Youxiao would never make such a mistake.

In this era, the easiest way to get money is to support a corrupt official or a powerful eunuch.

Wei Zhongxian was notorious for corruption in his previous life, but why wasn’t so much money found when his house was raided?

Because he gave all his money to the emperor.

One of the main reasons why Emperor Tianqi tolerated Wei Zhongxian was that Wei Zhongxian could get money.

Wei Zhongxian's ability to collect taxes (financial management skills) was what the Ming Empire needed most.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to the development of the budding capitalism, all the gold and silver in the world were concentrated in the Three Wus.

Wei Zhongxian established industrial and commercial taxes and maritime taxes in the Jiangnan region, where industry, commerce and foreign trade were developed, which had been abolished by the Donglin Party in the late Wanli period, and he used the powerful East Factory to collect taxes.

Wei Zhongxian either remained silent on the opposition from the upright officials or suppressed it directly with thundering measures.

Therefore, the Donglin Party members in the southeast hated Wei Zhongxian very much because Wei Zhongxian took their money and killed their people.

Wei Zhongxian, who came from the lower classes, did not impose additional taxes on the peasants. For this very reason, Chongzhen's ability to govern was far inferior to Wei Zhongxian's. If the peasants could survive, the Ming Dynasty would not have collapsed.

Compared with the repeated imposition of taxes during the Chongzhen period, Wei Zhongxian exempted taxes when Henan suffered a disaster and allocated funds from the inner treasury for disaster relief.

After the eunuch party set fire to the Donglin Academy, the Yellow River waterway, which had not been repaired for decades, began to be repaired, the army in Liaodong also had enough money and food, and the court was peaceful.

With a much-reviled eunuch in power, the Ming Dynasty became increasingly stable.

The Donglin Party, known as Zhongzheng, was in power, but peasant uprisings were everywhere in the Ming Dynasty and the situation in Liaodong took a sharp turn for the worse.

It sounds like a joke.

Zhu Youxiao sat in the wheelchair himself, raised his head expressionlessly, and a smile appeared on his face.

Looking back at Chen Hong behind him, Zhu Youxiao slowly asked, "Have you found Sun Chuanting?"

"Your Majesty, we've found him." Chen Hong didn't dare to neglect the matter and quickly said, "Sun Chuanting, in the 47th year of the Wanli reign, passed the imperial examination and was appointed magistrate of Yongcheng County. He entered the capital a few years ago and served as the chief examiner of the Ministry of Personnel, and was later promoted to the rank of doctor of honors."

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