The Beggars' Gang in the Capital City could never have imagined what kind of person they had provoked.

At Zhu Ying's order, Song Zhong returned to the Jinyiwei and led the team straight to the Beggar Gang's lair.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued an order that anyone in the Beggars' Sect who is involved in the practice of cutting and mutilating living beings can be executed directly."

"I know that many of you have close ties with the elders of the Beggars' Sect, but you must understand now whether you are more important or will be imprisoned with them."

Song Zhong said this in a cold voice, which made all the captains and thousand-man commanders shudder in their hearts.

The Beggars' Gang, which has been entrenched in the capital since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, will be completely destroyed today?

Everyone could hear clearly the hidden meaning behind Song Zhenfu's words, and precisely because they could hear it clearly, they knew the extent of the interests involved.

The person can be executed directly. Just this sentence alone is enough for those who work in the Jinyiwei Yamen.

This is to tell everyone not to worry about being involved with the Beggars' Sect. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will let bygones be bygones, and if anyone has any connection with him, find the person and kill him.

It has nothing to do with you.

On the other hand, if you want to keep it and get found out, you will have no choice but to go with them.

At the same time, on the Beggars' Sect side.

"What's the matter? Tell me!"

The gang leader looked calm and shouted in a deep voice.

"Boss, many runners from the Public Security Bureau have come. They have started arresting people without any reason. They arrest anyone who is from the Beggars' Gang. Many of our brothers have been arrested."

The gang member who came to report said hurriedly.

The gang leader was shocked, his eyelids twitched violently, and he quickly said, "Notify all the brothers in the gang immediately, hide immediately, go!"

"Understood sir." The gang member who reported the situation left in a hurry.

As soon as the gang left, Old Chen stood up.

"Boss, this is a huge disaster for our Beggars' Sect. We don't understand the current situation. The Public Security Department has just been established. They are able to arrest people like this. I think they are in cahoots with the Military Department."

"Why don't we all go to the inner city to avoid the limelight first, so that we can get some information and see what the situation is like."

"As the year draws to a close, I think this wave will not last long."

After Old Chen finished speaking, he ignored the people in the room and walked out immediately with agility unlike that of an old man.

Another handsome young man quickly caught up and walked with him.

When the gang leader saw this, he cursed in his heart: This old guy is very good at escaping. Whenever there is any disturbance, he is the first one to run away without any dignity left.

However, given the situation, with Mr. Chen taking the lead in leaving, everyone basically understood that the situation was not good.

The gang leader saw that everyone was eager to make a move and naturally didn't bother to stay any longer.

After saying a few polite words, they dispersed like birds and beasts.

As for the Beggars' Sect, there is no core cohesion at all. Most of these elders were born beggars. The hard and arduous life they had led had smoothed their edges. They had thrown dignity out of the window long ago.

Only those who have experienced it will know how to cherish themselves better.

Some of the elders are not beggars at all, but scions of powerful families who came to the Beggars' Sect to get a piece of the pie.

Everyone has his own thoughts, and the gang leader knows it all.

Faced with such a severe blow, of course everyone would flee in desperation.

"Grandpa, how about we just go back to the family? Do you want me to stay and wait and see the situation?"

The handsome young man next to Mr. Chen asked as he walked, his voice sounding a little crisp.

The grandfather and grandson walked quickly, shuttling back and forth between the various neighborhoods as if they were familiar with the route.

"No need, just go back. From now on, there is no need to mention our Beggars' Sect identity. After you go back, immediately instruct your servants to destroy all the related letters and accounts."

"It seems that this matter is not that simple. Not only is it related to the Duke of Liang, but the Jinyiwei has also come forward. Behind them, there must be a big figure who took action against the Beggars' Sect."

"If such a person sets his sights on our Lu family, I'm afraid the entire Lu family will be reduced to dust in an instant."

Mr. Chen, or more precisely Mr. Lu, said this with a regretful tone.

As they were talking, the two came to a small room in an alley. The handsome young man looked around, took out the key and unlocked it, and the grandfather and grandson immediately entered.

The room was not big, and even seemed to be squeezed out from the narrow gap between several adjacent rooms.

After entering the room, the young man quickly took out a set of clothes from the closet for Mr. Lu to change into.

He went into another room next door, undressed and put on new clothes.

When she came out again, she had become a young girl.

The girl has masculine features, and there is a heroic air lingering between her brows.

She was wearing a light green long skirt, had a slender and graceful figure, and her eyes were charming as she looked around.

She looks dignified and virtuous, just like a lady from a noble family.

"What a pity, what a pity. If Shuang'er were a boy, our Lu family would be in your hands. I wouldn't have to worry about the future."

Looking at his granddaughter's posture, Mr. Lu sighed and said.

There are few outstanding young men in the clan, but this granddaughter has been smart since childhood, and is proficient in both civil and military affairs, not inferior to men.

"What are you talking about, Grandpa? Shuang'er will work for the Lu family."

Lu Shuang's voice at this moment was completely different from before, it was even more tender and charming, and even had a hint of seduction.

Elder Lu nodded and said, "Let's go back to the clan. Now that I think about it carefully, the person behind this is probably the current crown prince."

"That young man in fancy clothes in the dyeing workshop is facing the Crown Prince. Only he can mobilize the Royal Guards and the Public Security Bureau at the same time."

Speaking of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there was a very obvious flash of fear in Mr. Lu's eyes.

The Eight Great Masters of Jiangnan are Gu, Lu, Zhu, Zhang, Shen, Wu, Zhou and Xu.

Now, the Gu family has fallen because of Gu Shuanggui’s incident, and few of the clan members in the capital have escaped.

I'm afraid life is not easy back home in Jiangnan either.

Now everyone is trying to protect themselves and dare not get involved in anything concerning His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

This is why Mr. Lu ran away immediately without even caring about his reputation when he heard that the Public Security Bureau was taking action.

While talking, the grandfather and grandson did not pause. After finishing their work, they left quickly.

The streets were already in some chaos. A large number of soldiers and security officers were searching everywhere, and groups of ragged beggars were being arrested.

The grandfather and grandson looked at each other and walked even more hurriedly.

"stop!"

A loud shout came from behind. The grandfather and grandson just paused for a moment and continued to move forward without paying any attention.

"Why are you running? The one with the green dress and the old man, you can't hear what I say. If you dare to run away again, I will arrest you."

An arrogant voice stopped the grandfather and grandson's actions.

Old Lu turned around and saw a young man dressed as a security guard, looking at him and his granddaughter viciously.

"Young man, please stop me. What can I do for you?"

Mr. Lu replied calmly.

He just didn't want to cause trouble at this critical moment, but that didn't mean he would be afraid of a small yamen runner.

Even if this bailiff is from the Public Security Bureau.

The yamen runner saw this and looked a little uncertain. He asked, "Just now I saw you sneaking out of the alley. Why are you so nervous? Are you hiding something?"

Upon hearing this, Mr. Lu and Lu Shuang felt relieved.

Faced with the speculation, Mr. Lu naturally explained: "I just went to the weaving workshop to check out the fabrics. An old man and a child like me heard that there were some changes on the street, so we naturally didn't want to get involved. Of course, it's better to leave early."

"I live in the western section of Qinhuai River. If this young man has any questions, feel free to ask."

Listening to the Western Section of Qinhuai River, a hint of fear flashed in the eyes of the officer from the Public Security Bureau.

After a slight hesitation, he said, "Okay, leave early. It's a bit chaotic here. Just don't get involved."

Mr. Lu bowed and said, "Thank you, little brother."

Then he took Lu Shuang and left quickly.

"Brother, I saw them coming from the south just now. Are we going to let them go like this? They might be big fish." A yamen runner nearby came over and said.

The young yamen runner shook his head slightly and said, "All those who can live in the western section of Qinhuai are high-ranking officials. We should not interfere in these matters. Now that Duke Liang is reorganizing the Public Security Bureau, it is better for us to have less trouble than more."

The yamen runner who spoke later heard this and nodded in agreement.

The actions of the Public Security Bureau were much faster than those of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

This was related to the time when Zhu Ying gave the orders. Before he even returned to the palace, he had already sent the order to the Public Security Bureau.

And at this moment, inside Kunning Palace.

Zhu Ying sneered and said, "You are so bold to raise the price. Send a message to the Chamber of Commerce and buy up firewood from retail investors at 40 wen per load and sell it at 30 wen per load."

"I'll just see what they have to compare with."

The people in the capital had no gas or coal, and they mainly burned firewood for cooking and heating.

The firewood in this city is carried by the people living in the suburbs and sold in the city.

Seeing this, some businessmen bought up firewood in large quantities and drove up prices.

However, businesses like buying and selling firewood are too cheap and the Heroes Chamber of Commerce usually does not touch them, which gives others an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Ye Yueqing was not at all surprised when she heard this.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about the people, and losing some money is no big deal.

Then he said, "There's a message from Datong, Shanxi, saying that a huge coal mine has been discovered and they're organizing people to dig it, but they're short of labor. I'd like to ask Your Highness to order the conscription of corvée labor."

Zhu Ying shook his head slightly and said, "Forget about the corvée labor. Just carry the wages and the people will come to you."

"At the same time, the Shanxi Provincial Governor was ordered to announce to the prefectures, states, and counties that anyone who violated the law would be punished with forced labor and forced labor."

At this point, Zhu Ying paused and continued, "Attach a secret letter and ask the governor of Shanxi to arrest all the beggars in Shanxi Province and send them to the coal mines to work, so as to prevent them from causing chaos in the local area."

"It's the Spring Festival, and these beggars are most fond of doing sneaky things."

Now Zhu Ying has decided to strike hard against the Beggars' Sect all over the world.

The main practitioners of illegal human trafficking are in the Beggars' Gang, where good and bad people are mixed together.

Without the Beggars' Gang, illegal human trafficking would be reduced by at least 80% to 90%.