After looking at the information about Zu Zhilong in his hand, Li Qin felt that he could give his idea a try.
He then ordered his men to bring out all the information about Zu Zhilong.
During this period, I have been having the Embroidered Uniform Guard find ways to monitor and collect information on those important personnel.
Although some people are too guarded, it's really impossible to monitor them.
However, they have collected a considerable amount of relevant information.
For example, they might bribe their servants to gather information about their master's preferences or other details.
Zu Zhilong was Hong Chengchou's right-hand man, so how could I not collect information about him?
Subsequently, a lot of information and intelligence about Zuzhilong was sent over.
Li Qin then handed these materials over to the officials in the military intelligence office, instructing them to assign skilled individuals to analyze and extract this information, and ultimately produce a feasible solution for him.
After all, he had far too many important matters to be responsible for.
As a deputy general under Hong Chengchou, he was prevented from handling other important military and national affairs.
That would be putting the cart before the horse.
Let the subordinates handle these details; I can just focus on being the general manager.
After all, that's what I'm supporting them for.
After Li Qin gave the order, his men immediately began to act.
Li Qin also began to deal with other matters.
This includes further progress and related plans for the Taihang encirclement and suppression campaign, as well as the necessary funding.
The issue of trade between the Tatar tribes on the border and those inside the pass.
The subsequent stability and handling of issues in Huguang.
Issues such as the deployment of troops by Liu Sixiu of Bashu.
There were simply too many things to do; he couldn't possibly give up his duties for the sake of a deputy general in Shaanxi.
The things he actually deals with every day now have nothing to do with the emperor anymore.
While Li Qin was handling other matters.
Xuanfu.
Dugu Yu galloped wildly through the streets on his horse.
Behind him followed his personal guard, who kept making way for those in front of him.
In no time, the streets of Xuanfu were filled with people who had been hit by the car.
After climbing the city wall, Dugu Yu looked at the distant sky and let out a long sigh of relief.
Then, with smiles on their faces, the personal guards, adopted sons, and some generals behind them said:
"Wang Taihe has finally been transferred to a higher position, and there will be no one to hinder me anymore."
From now on, Xuanfu will be under our control.
After he finished speaking, his personal guards and adopted sons immediately came up to congratulate Dugu Yu.
"Yes, Godfather. If it weren't for your long march back then, King Li wouldn't have been able to easily capture Xuanfu, let alone defeat and incorporate the Xuanfu army, and then take the capital."
"Yes, my adoptive father made great contributions back then. Xuanfu was captured because of my adoptive father."
The place should have been guarded by the adoptive father, but instead, King Li sent Wang Taihe to manage Xuanfu and made the general his deputy.
I'm angry for my godfather.
Seeing Wang Taihe repeatedly reject his godfather's suggestions, I felt like I could kill him on his behalf.
"Yes, I'd like to too."
"I want to too."
Looking at the many adopted sons in front of him who were thinking of him, Dugu Yu immediately waved his hand and said:
"Alright, alright, I won't dwell on the past."
Anyway, now we men call the shots in Xuanfu.
The previous oppressive policies that Wang Taihe used against Jiang Xiangyang of Datong are hereby abolished.
I've long been dissatisfied with those frustrating policies.
We should demonstrate strength to deter him.
Did you hear me?
"I heard you."
"Yes, ma'am."
"yes."
After Dugu Yu finished speaking, the many adopted sons spoke up one after another.
Then one of the generals behind him stepped forward and said:
"General, Jiang Xiangyang of Datong has already submitted to the imperial court. If we do this, we are very likely to clash with him."
Dugu Yu's face darkened after hearing what the general who stepped forward said.
"Are you even a man of honor? How can you be afraid of Jiang Xiangyang?"
"Guards, transfer him to a lower-ranking position. We cannot have such spineless men in our army."
After Dugu Yu finished speaking, his adopted sons immediately dragged the general away.
He was not given a chance to speak at all.
Dugu Yu, on the other hand, looked smugly at the person standing on the city wall, gazing into the distance.
As carriages arrived in the capital.
Zu Zhilong brought the negotiators to the capital, and they arrived.
Li Qin was given a grand welcoming ceremony by the imperial court.
We've given you all the benefits you deserve.
Li Qin then dispatched his staff and others to begin negotiations with them.
After all, you can't let him personally negotiate with Deputy General Zu Zhilong, as it wouldn't meet the principle of equality in negotiations.
Anyway, he just needs to listen to the report in the end.
Of course, after Zu Zhilong and his group arrived in the capital, they did not come to pay their respects to him immediately.
Instead, he insisted on paying his respects to Zhu Qizhen, who had now become a complete puppet emperor.
They said that they and Hong Chengchou, whom they represented, were both subjects of His Majesty the Emperor.
Although you, Li Qin, are authorized by His Majesty to manage military affairs both domestically and internationally, and to control the armies of the realm.
Although we are also subject to your control, in the end, it is because we obey His Majesty's decree that we are subject to your control and cooperate with you. We are all His Majesty's subjects.
You are only slightly higher in rank than my governor, but to be honest, we are essentially colleagues serving in the same court, just with different positions.
We all have only one boss above us, and that is the emperor.
Ultimately, we have absolutely no subordinate relationship with you.
Your current power does not come from yourself; it is all authorized to you by the emperor.
We initially declared to the outside world that we were subjects of the capital court, subjects of His Majesty, not yours.
After hearing their words, Li Qin's face darkened, but he couldn't say anything.
Because as long as he doesn't shed that skin, he's still a subject, at most a powerful minister.
In essence, the officials in the world have no subordinate relationship with me.
He could mobilize them, at least openly, a power granted by the emperor.
At least that's how it appears on the surface, but privately everyone knows that he controls the imperial court in the capital.
Even ordinary people on the streets of the capital knew that they were the true masters of the capital.
However, although this is a fact, it cannot be made public.
After all, the emperor is the supreme ruler of the court, and this is an irrefutable political correctness.
Even he couldn't refute it; in fact, he had to defend it, since he would be wearing the clothes in the future.
Violating this political correctness will do him no good at all.
Li Qin understood perfectly well what their request to see the emperor meant; it was simply to increase his bargaining power.
He wanted to make himself realize that they were all subjects of the emperor, not subordinates.
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