The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 262: Father-in-law

Speechless.

A lot of unfriendly eyes were stared at Shangguan Xiaoxian.

"Your Majesty~!" Shangguan Xiaoxian seemed unaware, her tears flowed even more, she was so moved that she threw herself into Zhu Houzhao's arms and said softly, "You are so good to me."

"Don't cry. Women also have to be strong." Zhu Houzhao hugged her helplessly, then pushed away the soft body in his arms and said seriously.

"Yes." Shangguan Xiaoxian responded obediently, took a deep breath, and said pleadingly: "Your Majesty, my father has already made a big mistake, and I dare not ask Your Majesty to forgive him.

But I beg Your Majesty to capture him and imprison him, even if it means destroying his power, but don't kill him, okay?"

In an instant, all the girls looked at Shangguan Xiaoxian with surprise and fear.

So cruel!

"You can also imprison him or abolish his power."

That's a really good one.

That's my biological father.

A powerful person at the grandmaster level.

Who would believe...?
wrong!

Suddenly, they realized that their husbands were sometimes abnormal too.

"Xiao Xian, you are indeed my good wife, the good imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty, without favoritism.

"Okay, I didn't misjudge you." Zhu Houzhao smiled happily.

The women wanted to cover their heads, but they were helpless.

Silly husband, don’t you see how cruel she is?
What else do you mean no one can deceive you?
Ha ha.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Houzhao said seriously: "He is your biological father, Xiaoxian, and also my father-in-law, but we must not bend the law for personal gain.

However, my father-in-law’s strength as a grandmaster cannot be wasted.

Let’s put it this way. After I catch my father-in-law, I will imprison him and let him make amends for his crime.

For the rest of his life, let my father-in-law continue to work hard for the people of the Ming Dynasty and atone for his sins.

In fact, there are such great masters imprisoned in the imperial court, so it is not considered as partiality and abuse of power. "

Shangguan Xiaoxian and the other girls all had their lips twitching slightly.

He called him father-in-law all the time and showed no mercy at all.

But it is not surprising. Your Majesty has never shown favoritism to anyone.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Shangguan Xiaoxian bowed again with emotion.

"You are my wife, what are you thanking me for? Besides, I am not partial to you." Zhu Houzhao said as a matter of course.

"Your Majesty." Shangguan Xiaoxian's expression became firm, and she said solemnly: "I am willing to do something to atone for my father and the people he hurt."

"What's the matter?" Zhu Houzhao asked curiously.

“Your Majesty, although I will not interfere in the affairs of the Money Gang, I am the daughter of the leader of the Money Gang after all. I have some trustworthy subordinates in the gang and I have sufficient understanding of the Money Gang. I am willing to help take down the Money Gang.

The Money Gang has tens of thousands of members and has a considerable influence.

Even the factory guards may find it difficult to control them all, and innocent people will inevitably be hurt.

With my assistance and my status as a concubine.

As long as you take down my father, I am confident that I can help Your Majesty take control of the entire Money Gang. Then, no matter what we do, it will be much easier.

I can also lead the new Money Gang to do more good deeds for the people of Ming Dynasty." Shangguan Xiaoxian said seriously.

'The real purpose is revealed!'

The girls suddenly thought of this idiom in tacit understanding.

I was even more fearful in my heart.

Shangguan Xiaoxian is so cruel!
He abandoned his biological father without hesitation and wanted to take control of the entire Money Gang.

Such character and decisiveness made even someone as proud as Yao Yue look slightly solemn.

More importantly, Shangguan Xiaoxian almost completely understood the psychological preferences of her "silly" husband and seized this opportunity.

As expected, Zhu Houzhao thought about it seriously and said, "Xiaoxian, what you said makes sense.

If you come forward, it can indeed save a lot of trouble and prevent the lower and middle levels of the Money Gang from getting out of control and harming innocent people.

However, Xiaoxian, after you take control of the Jinqian Gang, you must fully cooperate with the factory guards, arrest all the guilty ones and punish them according to the law.

In the future, you must do more things that benefit the people of Ming Dynasty, understand?"

"I understand. I will never let Your Majesty down." Shangguan Xiaoxian said firmly.

"Okay, then you will go out of the palace with Xiuxiu to the Jinyiwei to find Guo Bujing and others to discuss how to capture my father-in-law and take control of the Jinqian Gang." Zhu Houzhao nodded.

"Yes." Shangguan Xiaoxian nodded in response.

"Okay, the food is getting cold, let's eat quickly." Zhu Houzhao returned to his seat and said carelessly.

The girls had no appetite but still cooperated and ate a bit.

The vast majority of the rest naturally went into Zhu Houzhao's stomach.

After dinner, the women dispersed. Lian Xiuxiu and Shangguan Xiaoxian left the palace under the protection of Wei Jinzhong and went to the Jinyiwei headquarters.

After arriving at the Jinyiwei headquarters, the lights were still on, people were coming and going, and it was even busier.

With the naked eye, one can see that the Jinyiweis passing by have serious expressions but also some anticipation and excitement.

Guo Bujing and Cao Zhengchun went out with a few people to greet them personally.

Without much politeness, the group headed to the meeting hall.

There were not many people here, seven Jinyiwei and four Dongchang, all of whom were core high-level officials of the factory and guard. In front of them was a map of the entire Ming Dynasty, with many special places marked on it.

"Sir Guo, Governor Cao, His Majesty ordered me to come here, one, to protect the two ladies, and two, to tell you that the two ladies are willing to take action." Wei Jinzhong said directly.

"Thank you, Eunuch Wei. Please explain in detail." Guo Bujing said with a smile. Cao Zhengchun looked at Wei Jinzhong indifferently without any expression.

Deep in his eyes was a look of disdain and hostility.

"Okay." Wei Jinzhong nodded and told the other ladies about their support. The senior officials of the factory guards took careful note of it and thought about the feasibility of it.

Finally, he talked about how Lian Xiuxiu and Shangguan Xiaoxian could help.

Immediately, the senior factory guards couldn't help but look at Shangguan Xiaoxian, who was sitting quietly like a fairy, and were secretly shocked.

What a cruel Empress Shangguan!
Obviously, they don't really think that Shangguan Xiaoxian is simply selfless.

Shangguan Xiaoxian remained indifferent, looking serious and calm, as if she had no idea what others were thinking.

"Cough." Wei Jinzhong coughed lightly and glanced at everyone with a warning.

"Can you look the Imperial Concubine in the face like that?"

Cao Zhengchun and Cao Shaoqin then reacted and gave warning looks.

No matter what, they remember their most important identity and position.

"I am sorry for being rude, please forgive me, Your Majesty Shangguan." Guo Bujing clasped his fists and bowed.

"No problem." Shangguan Xiaoxian shook her head, her expression unchanged.

"Thank you very much, Empress Lian, Empress Shangguan, and all the other ladies for your help. Eunuch Wei would like to thank all the ladies on behalf of the Jinyiwei." Guo Bujing said politely.

As for the East Factory, there is no need for him to replace it at this time. The East Factory can obviously thank itself and does not need him to replace it.

Cao Zhengchun followed suit and thanked him.

Lian Xiuxiu and the other two girls nodded.

Without further ado, Guo Bujing presided over the discussion and continued, saying sternly, "This is a matter of great importance. Please tell us separately, ladies. Sorry for the trouble."

Without saying much, Lian Xiuxiu and Shangguan Xiaoxian separated and each talked to a Jinyiwei and a senior official of the Eastern Depot.

Half an hour later, the two girls followed Wei Jinzhong back to the palace.

The factory guards continued their discussion.

“If Shaolin, Wudang, Tianshan Sect, Huashan Sect, Yujian Villa in Shu, and Cihang Jingzhai all support the court’s action.

Then the righteous martial arts world will never act rashly, and we can even force other righteous forces to express their stance and even help us stabilize the situation."

"Wouldn't that be a bit too much?"

“I think we can give it a try. Even among the righteous forces, their relationship with the imperial court in the future will inevitably be different.

This time, it may not be impossible to distinguish. "

"We need to wait until Shaolin and Wudang have made their stance clear before we can discuss how to distribute the experts.
We must not allow chaos to break out in all parts of the Ming Dynasty."

"That's right. With the current strength of the Imperial Household Department and the cooperation of the government, the Martial Arts Hall, and the army, we can steadily take down those brothels, gambling houses, and the town forces behind them.

But we must make a good distribution and take down those strong ones as soon as possible, so as to prevent them from jumping off the wall and causing unnecessary trouble and chaos. "

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That night, the Jinyiwei headquarters was busy all night.

The most core senior executives were discussing the overall plan, while the rest were busy interrogating people from brothels and pimp shops.

There were also people from the gambling house who were arrested shortly afterwards.

The next day comes.

The atmosphere in the capital city became a little solemn, and many dignitaries and officials sensed an unusual atmosphere.

All the brothels, pimp houses, and gambling houses in the capital were taken down, and so many officials were implicated.

Given Your Majesty's temperament, will you let this go?

Definitely not.

Many dignitaries and officials are thankful that they have not been involved in these things.

Some people were even terrified, but fortunately they had foresight and escaped quickly.

September 9th was a relatively peaceful day.

No decree was issued from the palace, but many people became more solemn, believing that this was the calm before the storm.

At night, few people knew that Zhu Houzhao personally came to the Jinyiwei headquarters to listen to Guo Bujing and their plans.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty must have a legitimate reason to arrest someone.

Therefore, I think the first step is to issue an imperial decree to thoroughly investigate brothels, pimping houses, and gambling houses across the country.

The Jinyiwei will take action immediately, seal off all three places in the Ming Dynasty, and secretly investigate the forces behind them.

At this point, let’s not talk about banning brothels and casinos and lowering the vigilance of the forces behind them.

After finding out the power behind them, we will take action with lightning speed.

This way we have more time to make arrangements, and when the time comes, we can fight big and small forces together, not giving them any chance to react, and also avoiding more innocent people being implicated." Guo Bujing said.

Zhu Houzhao thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Guo Bujing continued to explain the detailed contents of the plan.

They are all aimed at those big forces that are clearly involved in brothels, pimping houses, casinos, and oppress the people. How to assign experts? How to take them down in one fell swoop?
As for those small and medium-sized forces, the local factory guards will be responsible for planning.

Because there are too many of them, and also because the Jinyiwei headquarters doesn't need to worry about them.

(Chapter 1.)
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(End of this chapter)