After returning to the rear hall, Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Chao and said, "Let them do it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chao agreed quickly.
The content of this imperial edict is extremely serious.
After this imperial edict was announced, the entire city of Nanjing began to move.
The Jinyiwei and the Tongzhengsi cooperated with each other. The Jinyiwei arrested Shang, the Tongzhengsi started to arrest people, and the Imperial Household Department dealt with the aftermath. They cooperated very tacitly.
For a moment, the entire Nanjing population was in panic, and the city became a mess in an instant.
Many people wanted to flee Nanjing with their families, but found that they could not leave Nanjing at this time. The reason was very simple: Lu Xiangsheng had already led his men to blockade Nanjing.
Blocking a city this large would be very troublesome. However, it wasn't like they couldn't leave. Blocking it for a few hours or even half a day wouldn't be a problem. There was no way to leave Nanjing now.
Originally, everyone thought that it was Duke Wei who was in charge, and that there would be some easing of the situation.
But unexpectedly, the action was so swift and decisive, which showed that it was well prepared.
Nearly 40% of the officials in Nanjing's six government offices were arrested. In addition, countless people were also arrested in various middle and lower-level government offices.
Many merchants in Nanjing were also arrested. A temporary government office was erected on the main street of Nanjing.
This yamen was a newly established temporary office that accepted complaints from everyone in Nanjing. Anyone who saw an official breaking the law or a businessman committing a crime could come here to file a complaint.
Suddenly, the whole city of Yangzhou was in turmoil, and at the same time, the Jinyiwei and the Tongzhengsi attacked in all directions and rushed to other cities.
Zhu Youxiao was stationed in the imperial palace in Nanjing.
Glancing at Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao said, "Have your people keep an eye on this and don't let anyone cause any trouble here. If someone takes advantage of them, it will be even more troublesome."
"Yes, Your Majesty. I have already passed it on and asked them to keep an eye on it." Chen Hong said hurriedly.
You know, during every major purge, there are always people who abuse public power for personal gain or settle personal grudges. To put it bluntly, they use the purge to stir up trouble.
During the Ming Dynasty's factional struggles, the Jingcha played a significant role, often serving as a good way to combat dissidents and frame others.
Although the Jinyiwei and Tongzhengsi were in charge of the investigation this time, and the original officialdom was not involved at all, Zhu Youxiao was still very worried and sent Chen Hong's people to keep an eye on it. He didn't want his purge to become a tool for others to make profits.
Zhu Youxiao carried out a vigorous rectification movement in Jiangnan, while on the other hand, the Imperial Household Department developed quietly.
What they had to do was simple: they would start to connect and connect with each other based on the lists they had obtained through their investigations over the years. Of course, the only people recorded on their lists were those businessmen with good reputations and good word of mouth.
Apart from some business activities, there is no criminal activity.
All of these people were absorbed and connected by the Imperial Household Department. You either became a supplier of internal services or became a peripheral employee of the Imperial Household Department. They would replace the merchants who were laid off and quickly occupy the market.
On the one hand, it maintains market stability, and on the other hand, it unites people and boosts morale.
This time, the move was big, and I'm afraid it would affect too many people. Zhu Youxiao was also worried about affecting public sentiment and making people think he was a tyrant. Therefore, propaganda and rallying public support were very important.
Under such pressure, these people agreed very readily.
Then they received their first task, which was publicity.
Quickly announce all the circumstances, tell everyone what bad things these people have done, and make their crimes public.
The emperor did this not out of cruelty, but to discipline them for the sake of the people.
At the same time, another thing was finally taken out by Zhu Youxiao.
This thing is the newspaper. On this day, many children selling newspapers suddenly appeared in Nanjing, waving newspapers in their hands and shouting loudly.
Nanjing is a place where scholars from the south of the Yangtze River gather. Therefore, after the newspaper came out, it quickly became a hot commodity and was snapped up everywhere.
In the newspapers, the focus is on the crimes of those people.
Of course, the main targets are the most treacherous and evildoers, so everyone knows what bad things those people have done.
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