Was this a letter worthy of Luo Sigong's trembling hands, who had seen great storms and waves?
The answer was yes.
Because it was a very complete property confiscation report valued at one million taels of silver.
And ten banknotes worth ten thousand taels of silver.
Luo Sigong finally knew what a big boss was and what it meant to be rich.
What was a real big tiger, and what was an insignificant small fish and shrimp?
Compared to Shen Yicheng, what was Yang Junmin?
So what if the Jin faction was on its last legs?
Spending a hundred thousand was definitely not Minister Shen's net worth, because Minister Shen was born in Jiangzhe, which was a place where rich merchants and gentry gathered. Any random merchant could spend ten thousand taels of silver. Behind Minister Shen, there was a faction in Jiangzhe that could compete with the Jin faction!
Luo Sigong was a man who knew how to adapt to circumstances. Otherwise, he would not have left a good reputation among the generally notorious commanders of the Imperial Bodyguard. In short, the commanders who cooperated with the emperor and the eunuchs had a bad reputation, so those who did not have a bad reputation were naturally those who cooperated with the civil officials.
For the important position of the Imperial Bodyguard commander, the civil officials certainly did not dare to neglect it. They did not have the power to promote people, because this was the emperor's personal army, but they had plenty of means and methods. When it came to political struggles, each of the big bosses of the Daming court was a genius in the world.
Luo Sigong naturally knew that it was not so easy to get the money. If he was not careful and got burned by the money, he would not be able to reason with anyone.
It was not that he was not loyal to the Emperor. He believed that he had the determination and the will to do his duty for the Emperor. It was just that he felt that if he told the Emperor about this matter, it would not be counted as doing his duty.
Who knew if he could survive after this matter was exposed? The emperor was fine, but he was miserable, wasn't he?
Zhang Jing, that old eunuch, would only understand this better. After all, Feng Bao was killed by him.
I am doing this to fulfill my duty, to let the emperor be the emperor in peace, to let the Daming court live in harmony, and not to have any things that hurt our own people and make our enemies happy. So, I am doing this for the emperor and the Daming.
Luo Sigong convinced himself in this way. Then, he put the envelope into his inner pocket with a smile.
"You flatter me, Minister Shen. We are all ministers of the same palace, and we are only doing our best to serve His Majesty and to show our loyalty to Daming the Imperial Court. These small matters are not worth mentioning at all. I will definitely report the stolen money of one million taels to His Majesty."
Luo Sigong's voice was steady, and it could be heard that he was very calm inside.
Shen Yicheng couldn't help but sigh. This was a talent worth nurturing.
At the same time, Shen Yicheng was deeply aware of the situation he was in. He knew that he was a civil official, a hypocrite with dirty hands and feet, but that didn't stop him from being "loyal" to Daming.
Getting rid of the Jin family and walking on his own path of becoming the Grand Secretary was just the beginning. He would definitely face even more challenges and problems in the future.
He had to calm the Emperor down before he could act on the Imperial Censors according to his plan.
As for how to calm the Emperor down, that was a skill. The previous ministers didn't do a good job, which made the Emperor aware of many things and caused a lot of trouble. If Shen Yicheng were to do it, he would definitely start with the Imperial Bodyguard and the East Faction Guards.
As long as the two arms on the Emperor's body covered his eyes and ears, wouldn't the Emperor be safe?
After calming the Jin family, he would only have to face more challenges. His current allies would all become enemies. If the Emperor jumped around randomly, he wouldn't have enough energy to fight on two fronts.
So, this was the most convenient and safest way. He was very clear that Luo Sigong wasn't loyal to the Emperor, or rather, the entire Imperial Bodyguard wasn't loyal to the Emperor for a long time.
It was better to say that the Daming Imperial Court was full of smart people. Who would still be loyal to the Emperor at this time? Except for the most trusted old eunuchs of the Emperor, there shouldn't be anyone else.
Sometimes, it wasn't a good thing to have too many smart people.
At the very least, it was too convenient to do things, which made Shen Yicheng feel that it wasn't challenging and a little boring.
He looked at Luo Sigong with a smile.
"Commander Luo, you are loyal to the Emperor and the country. You are indeed a rare good minister. Then, from now on, I hope that Commander Luo can take care of the task of protecting His Majesty. After all, there are so many corrupt officials, and I still have to do my best to deal with them."
Luo Sigong expressed that he understood.
"This is my duty, and I will not shirk it."
The conversation was very pleasant, and both the host and the guest were happy. Shen Yicheng felt that the matter was almost done, so he got up and prepared to leave.
"I'm old, and my appetite isn't very good. These dishes are mostly fish and meat, and quite oily. I like porridge and side dishes, and if I eat too much of these things, I might get upset. So, please enjoy them, Commander Luo! I won't stay any longer. "
Luo Sigong got up to send him off.
After sending him to the door, Luo Sigong didn't leave and bid farewell to Shen Yicheng.
"Take care, Minister Shen."
"Hehe, I'm leaving now."
Shen Yicheng turned around and left.
After a few steps, Shen Yicheng heard a voice behind him.
"Minister Shen."
Shen Yicheng turned around and saw Luo Sigong smiling.
"Commander Luo, do you have anything else to say?"
"Minister Shen, you must be careful of one person."
Shen Yicheng immediately became very alert.
As the commander of the Imperial Bodyguard, Luo Sigong had eyes and ears all over the world. If there was a ranking of the most well-informed people in the Daming Dynasty, if the commander of the Imperial Bodyguard was ranked second, no one would dare to say that they were first.
The information he knew must be very important, and it was related to the overall situation.
Was it Shen Li?
This guy had always been dissatisfied with him. Now that he had lost in the political struggle and lost all his power, he still had the status of a minister. He was a very difficult opponent, and there was no guarantee that he wouldn't make a move in the future.
Shen Yicheng had always thought that this person couldn't be underestimated. Could it be that this person was plotting something?
Was it Zhao Zhigao?
This old guy seemed to be aloof from worldly affairs, but every time Shen Yicheng paid his respects to him, he could feel that everything in his heart was seen through by this old guy. Perhaps it was because he had been bullied for a long time, and suddenly meeting someone who didn't bully him was very novel?
It was hard to say. With age comes wisdom. This old guy wasn't a useless person, he was just easy to bully. But in terms of tactics, he might not be as simple as he thought.
Was it Xu Zuo?
Could it be that the Imperial Censorate had sensed that he had Zhang Juzheng's ambitions and was preparing to start a war of words? Could it be that they had led the entire Imperial Censorate's Great Ming Dynasty's strongest verbal cannons to bombard him with verbal attacks before he had even finished his preparations?
If this really came, he would really have a headache for a while, because he hadn't prepared to deal with the Imperial Censorate yet.
Who was it?
No matter who it was, as long as he knew in advance, he could prepare the corresponding countermeasures. Then, even if he couldn't destroy the opponent, he could at least fight to a draw, maintaining the current state until he was ready.
Shen Yicheng looked at Luo Sigong expectantly.
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