sbdcsierra Chapter 114: To fight against the outside world, we must keep the inside at peace
Chapter 114: To fight against the outside world, we must keep the inside at peace
With Li Chengfeng's support, Xu Feng's subsequent actions were naturally very smooth.
"But it's impossible to fight on two fronts. We need to discuss which aspect should be addressed first."
Xu Feng had two choices. On the one hand, he had to suppress the evil forces in the world, and on the other hand, he had to go out to sea to fight against the Japanese pirates.
"As the saying goes, we must first stabilize the country before we can resist foreign aggression. I intend to start from within."
Finally, Li Chengfeng immediately placed a booklet in front of Xu Feng. "Don't underestimate this booklet. It records the relationships between all the forces here and their connections with the capital. This is also the most important intelligence for us, the Jinyiwei."
Since everyone chose to fight side by side, Li Chengfeng naturally had nothing to hide, and even handed over the most valuable treasures of the Jinyiwei to Xu Feng.
Faced with Li Chengfeng's great trust, Xu Feng was not only moved, but also secretly made up his mind to do these two things well.
"It's just that these two things must be done in secret, so we can't mobilize the army."
Although it is true that the next things will be difficult, at least with the cooperation of the Jinyiwei and Li Chengfeng, Xu Feng's pressure is instantly reduced a lot.
"Let's talk about the He family first."
The He family is a prominent family that controls the grain transport in Linhai County.
Xu Feng learned from the book that the current head of the He family is named He Yong, and his backer is the Prime Minister.
Mrs. He's distant cousin is a capable man in the Prime Minister's mansion. The reason why the He family was able to get in touch with the Prime Minister was all because of the relationship with the distant cousin.
"He is truly a seventh-rank official in front of the Prime Minister."
After Xu Feng learned this, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a scornful smile.
The He family has made a lot of money over the years, but they have also done a lot of evil things in the city.
The previous county governors were afraid to do anything to the He family because of the Prime Minister's supervision. But now the situation here has completely changed.
Of course, the arrogant He family never took it seriously and did not take the Jinyiwei and Liushenmen people seriously at all.
"Now everyone in the court knows that the Six Gates belong to the Prime Minister. Even if the He family does something evil, they will naturally not do anything."
"But the situation of us Jinyiwei is very different."
Li Chengfeng took a sip of wine and sighed heavily.
"I previously requested that Lord Zhan Wudi take action against the He family, but Lord Zhan had reservations and didn't want to antagonize the Prime Minister, so this matter was shelved. I never expected it to grow into a toxic tumor until today."
The He family is so arrogant and domineering, so they must give the Prime Minister a lot of money every year. As long as we can find out this clue, then things will be much easier in the future.
"The He family is very cunning in what they do. It's not as simple as we see it."
In fact, Li Chengfeng had investigated the He family over the years, and of course he had obtained a lot of clues through unremitting efforts, but every time he was about to take action, the clues would suddenly be cut off.
After a long time, Li Chengfeng naturally understood that all this was the work of the Prime Minister.
"Of course, the most important thing right now is that we, the Jinyiwei, are short on manpower. It would be difficult for us alone to bring the He family to justice."
"But expanding enrollment now, without a decree from the imperial court, would be a risk to the emperor if we did so casually. And more importantly, we can't tell Lord Zhan Wudi about this."
It is not easy for the Jinyiwei to expand its recruitment, after all, they are responsible for the safety of the entire dynasty.
Randomly expanding enrollment would not only arouse the emperor's suspicion, but would also likely lead to suppression from political opponents.
However, Xu Feng had already thought of a countermeasure before he returned. In order to make his travel more convenient after returning, he specifically asked the emperor for the power to execute first and report later.
"Really?"
When Li Chengfeng heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he no longer had any worries.
"I will immediately arrange for Honglian to monitor the He family. The expansion of the Jinyiwei must also be put on the agenda as soon as possible."
It turned out that Xu Feng did this because he wanted to get credit for Ye Ziyu as soon as possible. The current situation is becoming more and more serious, and only by having people under him can he do things better.
"Don't worry about monitoring the He family. I'll find someone to do it myself."
Li Chengfeng clapped his hands on the spot, and then four men in black immediately jumped down from the beams.
It seems that Li Chengfeng has long wanted to take action against the He family, so he started making plans early on.
"Although the He family is arrogant and bullies the people, they are very clean in what they do and try their best not to cause trouble for themselves. It's not easy for us to deal with them now."
However, these difficulties naturally could not faze Xu Feng. On the contrary, the more challenging the task was, the more he liked to do it.
"Your Excellency, Commander, we have discovered that the He family has been colluding with the Japanese pirates for three years."
One of the men in black handed an account book to Li Chengfeng. "The He family originally made their fortune through navigation, so every time they trade with the Japanese pirates, they always make two accounts..."
After Li Chengfeng opened the account book, he was really shocked by the shocking numbers inside.
"I guess most of this money was sent to the capital, and of course more went into the Prime Minister's pocket."
Although these princes, nobles and wealthy families in the capital city live a very luxurious life on weekdays, they actually rely more on private industry support.
If he relied solely on the meager salary from the imperial court, he would probably not even be able to afford the daily New Year gifts.
"Such a large sum of money is transported to the capital every year. Wouldn't it be unnoticed? The Prime Minister is being rather bold."
After Xu Feng looked at the account books, he felt even more uneasy.
Unexpectedly, they worked hard here until their death, but these wealthy families in the capital lived a life of luxury and extravagance.
You have to know that a lot of this money is the hard-earned money of the common people. Some of these people even hold high positions and generous salaries in the court, but on the other hand they sell out the court's interests.
Thinking of this, Xu Feng felt even more heartbroken.
"Ugh……"
Li Chengfeng sighed heavily, patted Xu Feng on the shoulder, and continued, "You have just entered the court as an official, and you don't understand many things, so you must remain calm."
The more you are in such an environment, the more you need to stay calm. Only by taking the initiative can you increase the possibility of future success.
"Sometimes if we want to serve the people, we must first become the pawns of those in power."