He actually wanted to cause trouble.
Even if he wrote something else on the note he gave to Zhu Qizhen, he was in the outer court and yet he dared to contact Zhu Qizhen in the inner court.
This is also intolerable.
However, he did not directly order the arrest of Xu Youzhen.
Instead, he ordered people to keep him under surveillance.
At the same time, investigate which officials were his protégés and former subordinates, and which officials had a good relationship with him.
Once the investigation is complete, we'll wait for Luo Yangxing's intelligence to arrive.
Once everything is ready, we'll close the net and arrest all these traitors.
My own finances are already tight, and I have to set aside a portion of my salary every month for you all.
They're just keeping you around, supporting this court to give them face.
But you can't even sit comfortably in such a showy place.
It's time for him to make an example of me, to let you all know how powerful I am.
Perfect timing! Let's take this opportunity to fabricate a major case.
They stuffed all the officials who had been under surveillance for a period of time and were dissatisfied with them into the system.
He disposed of them all together, and then squeezed his own people into the empty space that was now available.
At the same time, let's see if we can hold a special imperial examination and allocate some places to the landlords and gentry.
To further win them over.
At the same time, confiscating the homes of those officials could also replenish the national treasury and alleviate some of the financial pressure on the government.
We could also use those people's heads to scare Zhu Qizhen and make him behave himself.
With Li Qin's order given, the entire capital city became solemn.
The streets of the capital were filled with the figures of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the yamen runners, and soldiers.
All the people in the capital knew that something big was about to happen.
Countless court officials were also restless at home at this moment.
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