"If anyone in any locality dares to falsify information, or if any officials collude with local authorities and conceal the truth, you must investigate thoroughly for me. Can you handle this?"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, we will definitely do a good job!" the two said in unison.
Although Zhu Youxiao's prestige is now at its peak, no one dares to challenge his authority in the central government, and he also has an invincible army in his hands, but he is not arrogant enough to think that the whole world will listen to him.
Central government control over local governments has always been a difficult task. People at the lower levels always feel that the emperor is far away and that even if they did something, the emperor would not be able to find out about them.
What's more, the speed of information transmission in this era is slow, which makes these people even more unscrupulous.
This time, Zhu Youxiao wanted to tell them that this matter could not be dealt with recklessly.
"Wei Zhongxian, you will go to Jiangnan this time. Chen Hong, you will be responsible for Jiangbei. The seven southern provinces and the six northern provinces, each of you will be responsible for an area. Do a good job and don't let me down." Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The two of them agreed quickly.
"Alright, go get ready. Word will get out soon, so you two should leave as soon as possible. You know the consequences if we mess up this time."
After the two of them saluted respectfully, they retreated together.
After the two men left, Zhu Youxiao glanced at Wei Chao and said, "Tell the Imperial Household Department to keep an eye on this as well. They don't need to focus on the local government offices or the wealthy families, but just keep an eye on the Jinyiwei, the Dongchang, the Tongzhengsi, and the Metropolitan Censorate. If they do anything inappropriate, have the Imperial Household Department report it immediately."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Chao quickly agreed and turned around and ran outside.
He was very fast and even a little excited.
He was hoping that Chen Hong and Wei Zhongxian, the two old men, would start a fight. When that happened, he would be able to reap the benefits. After all, the Imperial Household Department was monitoring them, so news would come back quickly.
Wei Zhongxian and Chen Hong walked outside together, looked at each other, and snorted coldly.
The struggle between the two has become increasingly fierce in the past two years. Wei Zhongxian has always been suppressed by Chen Hong and cannot raise his head, but this time he has the momentum to turn the tables, which makes the relationship between the two even more tense.
"Why don't you leave?" Wei Zhongxian glanced at Chen Hong and said unhappily.
"My back hurts, let's stop and rest." Chen Hong glanced at Wei Zhongxian and asked, "Why don't you go? What are you stopping for?"
"My legs hurt." Wei Zhongxian said expressionlessly, "Stop and rest for a while."
The two looked at each other and snorted coldly.
Then Chen Hong said, "Don't play tricks on me. We all know each other. Tell me the truth. Why are you waiting for me here?"
"Who's waiting for you? It's obviously you who's waiting for me." Wei Zhongxian said unhappily, "If you don't tell me something, I'll leave."
"Just go if you want to leave. We won't keep you here." Chen Hong snorted coldly and said unhappily.
"Are we really leaving then?" Wei Zhongxian said again.
"Just go if you want to leave. Why are you asking about our family?" Chen Hong said directly.
"Then why don't you leave?" Wei Zhongxian glared at Chen Hong and said.
"My back hurts." Chen Hong said again.
"Don't try to be so rude." Wei Zhongxian curled his lips and said, "Stop pretending. If you had nothing else to do, would you wait here for us? You've seen it this time. The Emperor is serious. Let's cooperate, shall we?"
"How can we cooperate?" Chen Hong said, hugging his shoulders. "We don't want you to take advantage of us."
"Can you speak nicely? If you can't speak nicely, I will really leave." Wei Zhongxian glared at Chen Hong and said unhappily.
"Then tell me." Chen Hong's tone softened.
"Seven in the south and six in the north, this is how we divide it. No one can interfere with the other. The emperor did this so that we don't undermine each other and do things in a down-to-earth manner."
"Why don't we just help each other this time? If the Emperor finds out about us sabotaging each other, you know the consequences."
Of course Chen Hong knew it, otherwise he wouldn't be waiting here for Wei Zhongxian.
They both knew the emperor's character very well, so they both knew what to do.
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